Milk Fund receipts rise amid community support
Verne Marshall notes Milk Fund receipts totaled 3347.99 with many donors including Mt police department, B Nai Brith lodge, Kenwood Co, Penney Co, Office Group, Iowa clubs, and local churches. The piece also reports on state politics, liquor fund inquiries, and Panama fee disputes.
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B’nai Brith Lodge
State Clothing Co
Kenwood
C. Penney Co
Iowanas Club
Bem
St. A
Benjamin Franklin
Oakdale
German Consul Hears Four Men Plotted Crime
Boston reports claim that four men plotted the Lindbergh baby kidnapping with revenge as motive. Baron Kurt von Tippelskirch said the tale is delicate and he cannot confirm or deny it. He noted none of the information came from his office and he did not name Hauptmann.
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Boston
INS
Baron Kurt von Tippelskirch
Johannes Borcher
New York
Baron von Tippelskirch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
German consul general edits New Lindbergh evidence claim
New York report says Johannes Borcher admitted receiving a letter from Boston outlining new evidence in the Lindbergh case. Dispatches claim two men supplied details alleging the kidnapping was plotted in Boston with at least four men involved. Borcher said the letter lacked detail and he could not comment further.
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New York
INS
Johannes Borcher
Boston
Dispatches
Borcher
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Conviction and Death Row
Three years after the Lindbergh baby kidnapping a period ending May 2, 1932 when the child's body was found. Bruno Richard Hauptmann was convicted of murder last February 13 and awaits death row appeals at Trenton State Prison.
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Hopewell
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jrr
Lindbergh
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Trenton
Heier Defends Testimony Across Hauptmann Case
Benjamin Heier defense witness for Bruno Hauptmann testified Friday he has new evidence backing his claim that he saw Isidor. The remark points to continued coverage on page 2.
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New York
Benjamin Heier
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Isidor
Holmes Vitality Surprises Friends Amid Pneumonia Illness
Washington AP reports Oliver Wendell Holmes 93 year old retired justice shows remarkable vitality while bedridden with bronchial pneumonia. Friends note he speaks easily to callers and remains mentally sharp though doctors fear recovery may be a miracle. Holmes turns 94 on March 8 and left the court in 1932 due to weakness.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Felix Frankfurter
Holmes
Justice Holmes
North Central States Entomologists Meet in Ames Iowa
The 1936 meeting of the north central states entomologists will be held at Iowa State College in Ames Iowa on February 27 and 28. The group decided during a two day conference ending Friday afternoon.
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Champaign
Iowa State Collide
Ames
Iowa
Four eras of human progress and a plan for unity
Huxley argues three historic stages toward enlightenment: agriculture enabling settled life and culture, universal ideas forming structures of thought, and science applying facts for humanity. He adds a fourth era a human providence where nations cooperate without a world state, driven by necessity or perish.
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Julian Huxley
Star of Light
Suspect Accused in $200 Elks Club Robbery
Joe Miller twenty one of Buffalo New York was charged with breaking and entering after Elks Club theft of about 200 dollars in small change. He was captured by residents near the east city limits following a police chase and a staged stop when Deputy Condon fired a warning shot. Chief Detective Earl Stanley said Miller denied involvement.
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Elks Club
Joe Miller
Buffalo
Miller
Larry Condyn
George Scheffer
Herring Calls Beh Testimony Virtually Correct
Gov Clyde L Herring says Carleton D Beh testimony before a legislative committee on state war bond sales is substantially correct. He notes he did not state at a pre conference that bonds should go to Beh company but that issuing bonds against the sinking fund would be a splendid idea.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Carleton D. Beh
Beh
Hitler Extends Olive Branch After Saar Reunion
In Saarbrucken Hitler addresses a cheering crowd declaring Europe must cooperate for peace and that the Saar's return to Germany marks progress in Franco German ties. He hails the plebiscite as a historic merit and pledges work toward a united Germany while calling for Europe to unite for peace.
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Saarbruecken
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Saar Basin
Hitler
INS
Saar
Germany
Hitler Seizes Saar Territory in Nazi Name
Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler swept into the Saar and proclaimed the mining region part of Nazi Germany. He planted the swastika banner on the coal rich soil as crowds watched in a ceremony-like arrival.
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Saarbruecken
Adolf Hitler
Saar
Nazi Germany
State To Fight Linn County Suit For Flood Damage
Des Moines AP The attorney general said the state board of conservation may settle flood damage claims through a board of appraisers as the constitutionality is tested in Linn county district court. He will represent the state in an injunction case brought by Joseph M. Vissel over land affected by a Palisades Kepier dam project. The Forty-fifth General Assembly granted the board power to settle such damages and hold public hearings.
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DES Moines
LeRoy A. Rader
State Board of Conservation
Linn County District Court
Cedar Rapids
Board of Conservation
Joseph M. Vislsel
Palisades-Kepier State Park
Forty-fifth General Assembly
Operation On Girl With Upside Down Stomach Hastened
Alyce Jane McHenry a 10 year old Omaha Nebraska girl with the upside down stomach will be operated on Monday morning due to serious distress spells said Dr Philemon E Truesdale Friday in Fall River Massachusetts United Press dispatches indicate the procedure was moved up from the following week
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Fall River
Mass
Alyce Jane McHenry
Omaha
Neb
Philemon E. Truesdale
Reveal Delay In Hospitalizing Child Who Died After Peanut Lodged In Throat
Luella Clara Hayes aged 18 months died at University Hospital Iowa City after a peanut became lodged in her bronchial passages. The case raises questions of delay in hospital transportation and communication between the Linn county medical relief center and the county relief office. The family waited at home Sunday to Tuesday before admission, with pneumonia symptoms developing en route to the hospital.
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Luella Clara Hayes
Joe W. Hayes
Center Point Road
University Hospital
Iowa City
County Relief Office
Linn County Medical Relief , Center
Hayes
Cora Jacobs
Medical Relief Center
Lucille Fisher
B. F. Wolverton
Fisher
Wolverton
Joe
Hayts
Ther
E. G. Kieck
Kieck
Unions Vote Planned On Auto Plant Strike
The American Federation of Labor ordered its 176 automobile unions to vote on a possible general strike that could involve about 200000 workers. If approved, the strike would disrupt the auto industry during its strongest year since 1929.
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Detroit
INS
American Federation of Labor
Francis J. Dillon
Auto Workers Council
Dillon
Federation of Labor
Automobile Labor Board
A. F. of L
Labor Board
Roosevelt
White House
Lea Wolman
Wife Swapping Case In Lindsey's Hands
Los Angeles AP Superior Judge Ben Lindsey reviewed thousands of words of testimony in the Emerson marital dispute and said he will not announce a decision until thorough study of the case is complete.
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Los Angeles
Ben Lindsey
Be h Upholds Gov Herring On Warrants
Carleton D. Beh testified before a legislative committee probing the $3.5 million sinking fund warrants sale that he had not discussed sale mechanics with Gov. Clyde Herring. He said Herring was first official told of the issue and that no commissions were promised.
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Chmidt
The
Gazette
Feuling
Schmidt
Legislative
Iowa
Liquor Commission
Des Moines
INS
Carleton D. Beh
Clyde Herring
Beh
Legislative Committee
Gov. Herring
Clyde
Fifty CCC Youths Help Search for Missing Man
Fifty CCC youths joined the search for J B King 22 a real estate owner missing since Feb 21. The family alerted police fearing he is lost after a blizzard and possible farm trips to Nebraska and Illinois. Lloyd King arrived from Omaha to assist.
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Shenandoah (Ap
CCC
J B. King
Nebraska
Illinois
Lloyd
Omaha
King Thompson Denies Misquoting James W. Bell
Linn county attorney King Thompson returns from Des Moines and denies telling the legislative committee that Cedar Rapids resident James W. Bell urged leniency in the Cooper case. He states Bell’s name appeared only briefly in testimony and no improper conduct was suggested.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa Legislative Investigating Committee
James W. Bell
Cooper
King Thompson
Linn County
Hquor Control Commission
Thompson
Bell
Linn County Grand ‘Jury
Envelope mailed to liquor probe head contains broom
A stamped Manila envelope addressed to State Senator M X Geske of McGregor, chair of the committee investigating the Mate liquor commission, was opened at the inquiry chambers after lunch. Inside was a small broom head and a note saying this may help. The package had been mailed in Des Moines and was filed among inquiry records.
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Des Moines
M. X. Geske
McCregor
Chambers
Towan Bill To Aid Spanish War Veterans
Representative Gillette introduces a bill to exempt Spanish American War veterans from income tax on pensions. The measure seeks tax relief for veterans of the conflict.
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Towan
Washington
Gillette
Protest Purchases Prompt Linn County Relief Debate
Cedar Rapids merchants urged Gov. Clyde Herring to limit relief orders going to a single store. The group pressed county relief officials to distribute purchases more equitably among Cedar Rapids merchants, citing predominance of J C Penney. The meeting included E H Mulock and relief leaders as they sought a fairer allocation of county and federal relief funds.
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Des Moines
INS
Clyde Herring
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Robert Armstrong
Armstrong Clothing Company
B. J. Newburger
Newman's
Jack Levin
Syndicate Clothing Company
John, Carey
Marin's
County relief allows clients to choose clothing stores
Officials said a $10,000 federal grant for winter needs covered mostly clothing. Clients were surveyed by mail to name preferred stores and orders were written to match those choices. Additional clothing bought directly by the department was small, and clients again could choose where possible.
Probe chief accuses liquor board counsel in Des Moines
An Iowa legislative committee grilling the liquor board legal adviser Lealle E. Francis faced sharp exchanges as testimony conflicted over a lease for 100 cash registers with National Cash Register. Harold M. Cooper and W. T. Millhaem clashed over who approved lease language and whether it was a lease or a purchase order. Francis claimed his recollection, while critics pressed for sworn accuracy amid loud exchanges and table thumping.
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Des Moines
Legislative’ Committee
Mqnor Commission
Lealle E
Francis
Commission
Harold M. Cooper
W. TL Millhaem
Cooper
Sch. M. X. Geske
Geske
Bell
National Cash Register Company of
Dayton, O
Millhaem
Franely
Comemittee
Six Arrested in East Bank Swindle Plot
Federal agents report six men detained in Philadelphia and New York as part of a plot to swindle banks of two million dollars in securities and cash. Authorities say ten more suspects are being sought and details of charges are withheld to avoid spoiling further arrests.
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Philadelphia
Federal
Division of Investigation
Chicago
Aoe
R. George Harvey
New York
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CT Asday's Milk Fund
Paul Schmidt
Johnson Mty
Iowa Liquor Can' S Commission
Demotic Campaign
E. J. Feuling
Ghmidt
Liquor Control Commission
Panama
Sam
Panama Canal
United States Treasury
New York City
Heier
Bulletin
DR. Newton
Cedar Rapids News
Herring
Olive Branci
Hamburg
Koenigsburg
Fatherland
Cedar Rafids News
Lindsey
Liquor Probe
Linn
PROBE
Liquor Board
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