Indictment Shock Hits Kansas City County Court
A grand jury in Kansas City, led by reform anger at Boss Tom Pendergast, handed down more than 90 indictments including four against the presiding county judge David E. Long and former county judge J. W. Hostetter. Indictments cite misused funds for repairs to Gil Bourk headquarters and implicate Italian-born gambler Charles Carrolla and associates. Bonds posted totaled 10,500 with many indictments signed by Roy McKittrick aides as Gov. Stark and Judge Southern raise push for a special investigator.
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Kansas City
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Lloyd C. Stark
David E. Long
Peace
Gil P. Bourk
J. W. Hostetter
Charles Carrolla
Albert L. Reeves
Carrolla
Allen C. Southern
Long
Bourk
Thomas Lacoco
William Englander
Dominic DiMaggio
John Lazia
North Side
Lazia
Roy McKittrick
McKittrick
Stark
Southern
Charges German Consuls Are Nazi Propaganda Source
Omaha AP John C Metcalfe former Dies Committee investigator labels German consuls as the most serious source of Nazi propaganda in America He cites ties between the German government and the German American Bund and says consuls have interfered in U S affairs and inflamed racial and religious tensions.
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Omaha
John C. Metcalfe
Diesen-American Activities Committee
America
Bund
Germany
Des Moines Snow Removal Job Criticized as Flop
Des Moines streets commissioner John MacVicar condemned the city snow removal effort as a complete absolute flop. He criticized the civil service workforce and said he was disgusted with the whole group of workers involved.
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Des Moines
John MacVicar
Des Moines ,City
Civil Service
Radio Station Schedules and Programs Across Iowa X
A dense listing of radio daytime and evening programs across stations WMT WGN KFJB WSUI WHO WOI and others. Includes news talks music orchestras bands sports summaries and serials with times from early morning to late night. Names of programs hosts and featured acts appear with station identifiers and local market references.
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Rosemary’s Skallads
Siue
WMT
Sports
Xavier Cueat
WGN
Heidelberst
Heidelberst Who—One Man's Familyfjb—News; Sports. *Woc
Williamsburg Ha
Orrin Tucker
Hobby Lobby
Lone Reneer
Tommy Dorsey
WOC
Paul Whiteman
Orch
WSUI
Ray Herbeck
Cireen Hornet
Town Hathons
Theater
KFJB
House of Peter
Bob Crosby
WOGN
Chicaco Golden Gloves
Kay Kyser
Raymond Paige
Edgar A. Guest
Wiait
Amos
Andy
Guy Lombardo
Chicago Golden
Snarry Clinton
Wayne Kim
Bill Carlsen
Herbie Holmes
Dick Jurgens
Who—Veterans Forum
WOOC
Gilen_ Gray
Joe Reichman
Tinvy Wills
Henry Kline
Orchestra
Shep Field
Boone
Moraine Parada
KEJB
Country Home
KPJB
KFIB
Blue Ribbon Melodies
WOI
WHO
SKFIB
WHGO
Wwoc
Mark Kitchen
Vass
WOJT
WoOlf—Reading
Morning Melodies
Central City
KFJIB
Kitty Kelly
House of MacGregor
John
Galll Rinc
Naccordion
Plain Bill
Sunset Trio
John Metcalf
Parade of Bands
Bachelor's Children
Lorenzo Jones
Maurice Reese
Don Pedro
Wsui—Book Shelf
Widder Brown
KPJIB
Kitty Keene
Keib
Corntusse Nooz
Mustenle
Manhattan
Judy
Jane
KFJE
Maaarle Kitchen
Sugar Bowl
Dick Leibert
WGON
Myrt and Maree
Don Roth
Richardson Stringard
Hilltop House
KPIB
Melody Farm Bureau
Aiternoon
Happy Gang
Main Street
Voice of Iowa
Voice of the Farm
Joey
Chuck
Cedar
Ralph Ginsburgh
Betty
Bob
Aes Watt
Dr Malone
Arnold Grimm
KFJSB
Ed Fitzgerald
Rev
School of the At
WiM'r
Judy and
Janet
Iilmus
Stan Stanley
Ralph_Ginsbure
Mary Marlin
Woc—Davenport
George Weller
Cedar Valley Hillbillies
Louis Rich
Mu Perkins
Courtessey
June Baker
Pepper Youns
WWMT
Woocc
Lebrun
Tom Owen
Lawrence Salem
Hanna Reid
Johnny Johnston
Don Winslow
Navy
Midimegnt
Jane Anderson
Dick Tracy
Cyclone
Jack Armstrong
Reir
Nan Wynn
Lewis Accepts Peace Plan To Head CIO Trio
Washington reports John L. Lewis accepted President Roosevelt's bid for labor unity and named a CIO trio to meet an AFL committee for a new peace effort. The two sides plan talks likely in March after Roosevelt returns from Caribbean maneuvers, with cautious optimism and questions about real merger prospects.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor Committee
Organized Labor
Lewis
Federation
William Green
Sidney Hillman
Philip Murray
AFL
Daniell J. Tobin
Matthew Woll
Harry C. Bates
Labor
Caribbean
Green
Wood Indicted for Murder of Friend Nelson
Elvin Wood, 36, confessed killer of his close friend Abner Nelson, wealthy farmer, was indicted by a special grand jury for murder. The case timeline shows Nelson slain on Feb 19, Wood claiming ransom debt motive, body dumped in the Illinois River, and Wood held without bail after arraignment scheduling.
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Wood
Seneca
Ilinois River
Holderman
Charles Ross
Chicago
Nelson
Hayes
Vatican Station To Broadcast Ballot On Pope Four Times Daily
The Vatican radio will broadcast four ballot updates daily on progress toward selecting a new Pope. Conclave voting is set for 9 30 and 11 a m, and 4 and 5 30 p m, with each session lasting about an hour and a half. Broadcasts target 11 a m 12 30 p m 5 30 p m and 7 p m local times, on two different wavelengths.
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Vatican Station
Pope
Vatican City
Vatican
Tennessee House Votes Local Option Liquor Legalization
The Tennessee House approved a local option liquor bill 52 to 42, paving a path for wet counties to legalize whisky sales while statewide legalization hinges on Senate action and a potential statewide referendum. Governor Cooper warned he would veto bills without a statewide vote, as Oklahoma Mississippi and Kansas remain dry.
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Nashville
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Kansas
DAR Denies Marian Anderson Dates at Constitution Hall
New York report says manager S Hurok claimed the D A R denied Marian Anderson access to Constitution Hall in Washington for April 8 9 and 10. He said April 8 and 10 were open to white artists but still denied and that April 9 date was rejected despite prior leasing.
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New York
Hurok
Marian Anderson
Washington
Constitution Hall
Frank L. Nason
Boston
Daughters of the American Revolution
Iowa Coeds Vie For Honor Of Queen Of Engineers Ball
Twenty University of Iowa coeds compete for queen of the engineers ball set for March 17. Candidates represent Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Gamma, Alpha Chi Omega and others from Cedar Rapids to Des Moines. Names include Ruth Bunce, Jane Devall, Jane O’Meara, Betty Miche, Anna May Taylor, Dorothy Price, Jane Levine, Margaret Leeper, Marion Whinnery, Else Hansen, Alice McGowan, Alice Fay Coward, Marguerite Davis, Julia Haring, Connie Kucheman, Norma Arnow, Mary Beach, Virginia Jones, Shirley Morgan and Alma Atherton.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wyo
Kappa Alpha Theta
Jane Levine
Shenandoah
Pi Beta Phi
Margaret Leeper
Waterloo
Gamma Phi Beta
Marion Whinnery
Delta Gamma
Else Hansen
Davenport
Alpha Chi Omega
Alice McGowan
Marion
Russell House
Alice Fay Coward
Uruguay
Currier Hall
Marguerite Davis
Rochelle
Alpha Delta Pi
Julia Haring
Camanche
Alpha Xi Delta
Connie Kucheman
Mint workforce cut as funding runs short in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA AP They are short of money at the mint. An official announcement on Tuesday said the appropriation is insufficient to sustain current operations. About 385 employees will move to part time schedules starting Wednesday and continuing until July 1.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
Boy Prefers Grandparents To His Mother
Milwaukee court hearing centers on 13 year old Rezon Brooks who favors living with his grandmother and grandfather over his mother. Judge Harold Murphy notes the child’s welfare and parental rights, with custody deemed under law to be chosen by the boy at age 14.
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Milwaukee
Rezon Brooks
Rezon
Harold Murphy
Laura Brooks
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Samuel Gross
Brooks
Reton
August Brooks
Telephone Company Net Income Drops 8 Per Cent In 1938
New York AP reports American Telephone and Telegraph Co. and subsidiaries earned 155,543,144 in 1938, down 8 percent from 182,342,866 in 1937. Dividends slightly higher than fully earned for 1937 and 1938 combined. Western Electric earnings plunged from 19,514,000 to 5,734,000 due to higher wages and taxes.
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NEW York
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric Co
Navy awards $24 million armor plate contracts
Washington AP Swanson, Secretary of the Navy, Tuesday awarded contracts totaling $24,000,000 for armor plate for four new battleships.
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Washington
Secretary of Navy
Swanson
Tomato raisers seek war to prop up prices in hearing
In Washington AP Theron McCampbell a New Jersey farmer told the House Agriculture Committee that thousands of New Jersey tomato growers hoped war would lift prices. Testifying for national soup company suppliers he urged cost of production legislation as a substitute for soil conservation. Hawthorne Iowa Farmers Union president said such a plan would force factories to work if enacted. Claude L Wood Michigan cost of production clubs said it would yield seven thousand dollars extra income vs six hundred fifty in government checks. He warned people may take steps if Congress fails. Other witnesses included J B Lang Ohio and Fred Winterroth Illinois official.
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Washington (Ap
Theron McCampbell
New Jersey
House Agriculture Committee
United States
National Soup Company
Congress
Page Hawthorne
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Lord
N. Y
Hawthorne
Claude L. Wood
Brown City
Mich
Michigan
J B. Lang
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Fred Winterroth Bloomington
United Farmers of Illinois
Law to Ban Subversive Papers From Armed Forces
Washington AP declares literature subversive to government has reached U.S. military. Acting Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison asked Congress to enact a bill punishing distributors. Draft bill proposes up to two years imprisonment and a $1000 fine for advising soldiers to disobey orders or distributing material with such content.
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Washington
Navy
Charles Edison
Congress
Edison
House
Railroads Ordered to Install Automatic Stokers on Locomotives
A three judge federal court ruled railroads must install automatic stokers on most modern coal burning locomotives. About 180 railroads challenged the Interstate Commerce Commission order from December 27, 1937, citing costs near 39 million dollars. Brotherhoods argued stokers aid crew safety. the plan requires 20 percent of engines per year for five years beginning July 1. Christopher Columbus and others completed voyages on Friday.
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Cleveland
the Nations
Interstate Commerce Commission
Florence E Atten
Charles H Simons
Frank Jo Kloch
Brotherhood Motion Pictures
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