Milk Fund receipts fall as donations trickle in
The Milk Fund shows dwindling receipts with a total of 0.50 recorded over several days. Donations came from V. S. Bokorney's and employees, H. G., Junior Shassah, Two Girls, and the Tuesday Art Club. The fund secured a sales tax refund plan and plans to fund milk purchases, while public health groups warn needy children may receive little or no whole milk.
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V. S
Bokorney’s
H. G
Shassah
Gazette
iWesterday
Learsing Association
Miss Hartz
Morsing Association
Davenport leader accuses Iowa Liquor Board of waste
G. Decker French voices sharp criticism of the Iowa liquor control commission during a legislative investigating committee hearing. He calls for warehouse reforms and sale of liquor by the drink, citing losses from missed cash discounts and high hauling costs under the single warehouse system.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
G. Decker French
Davenport
Legislative Investigating Committee
French
Iowa
Commission
Davenport liquor problem ties to education, says French
G Decker French of Davenport tells legislative investigating committee that fifty percent of liquor consumed in town is illegal. He notes rumors of widespread illegal sales and argues education is the only permanent solution to the liquor problem.
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Des Moines
INS
G. Decker French
Davenport
Legislative Investigating
Liquor System Run Without Spending Public Funds
He stated the liquor system operated without using taxpayers money, addressing concerns about cash discounts and financial practices.
Iowa liquor freight costs spark warehouse lease critique
French testified the commission could save money by using 6 000 to 8 000 dollar annual warehouses and by cutting rent on a central building costing 37 000 dollars yearly. He blamed high Des Moines to stores hauling for Iowa liquor costs and urged Davenport warehousing to serve fifteen stores, projecting 31 634 dollars annual savings.
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Ohio
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Michigan
French
Commission
Des Moines
M. X. Geske
Court 5U
Critique of HOLC Lending Policy and Homeowner Relief
The speaker argues HOLC failed to aid homeowners lacking income and notes the federal government is spending billions that won’t return. The aim to relieve distressed owners is described as another unkept promise, harming those most in need.
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HOLC
Grant Wood and Sara Sherman Maxon to Wed Tonight
Grant Wood and Sara Sherman Maxon will marry tonight at 8:30 in Minneapolis at the home of Mrs. Maxon’s son and daughter in law. Dr Johns of the Minneapolis Congregational church will read the service. The couple aims to promote regional art and music in their careers and will reside in Cedar Rapids after May 1.
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Grant Wood
Sara Sherman Maxon
Minneapolis
Jones County
Woman’s Club Chorus
Jones County Farm Bureau
Maxon
Cedar Rapids
Edward W. Haman
Glenn Averill
Anamosa
Anna
Holmes Condition Turns Worse In Pneumonia Fight
Washington AP report says Oliver Wendell Holmes former supreme court justice was examined after noon Saturday and found to have taken a slight turn for the worse in his battle against bronchial pneumonia.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Court
Delay in transporting infant Luella Hayes to hospital
Miss Cora Jacobs accused Linn county relief of failing to notify the medical relief office promptly about urgent transportation for Luella Clara Hayes, 18 months, who inhaled a peanut and died at University Hospital Iowa City. Dr. B F Wolverton defended the delay, noting the case's urgency and signaling further statement.
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Cedar. Rapids
Cora Jacobs
Linn County Medical Relief Office
University Hospital
Luella Clara Hayes
B. F. Wolverton
County Medical Relief Office
Joe W. Hayes
Center Point Road
Iowa City
Hayes
Cedar Rapids
Wolverton
Luella Hayes
Medical Relief Office
County Relief Office
Katherine Ferguson
Lucille Fisher
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1935 Accidents and Injuries
The report lists totals for 1935 Cedar Rapids auto toll figures showing accidents injuries and deaths. The text includes a tally of cases and casualties with no further context available.
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Cedar Rapids
Pair With Trying Old Con Game Charges
Springfield Illinois police held M. S. Murphy of Omaha and George Springman of St. Paul after a confidence game attempt targeting August Sibilsky of Wisconsin. The men allegedly offered real estate trades around the state arsenal for a Waukesha summer resort and staged a fake gambling windfall to extract money. A fourth associate remained at large, and a Wisconsin man was unable to be located.
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M. S. Murphy
Omaha
George Springman
St. Paul
August Sibilsky
Waukesha
Wis
Sibilsky
Springfield
Spring- Man
Murphy
Springman
Old State Arsenal
Wisconsin
French Intercept Smuggled Arms At Belgian Frontier
Police in Lille France seized contraband arms including nine sub machine guns a large automatic pistol a repeating carbine and 4300 cartridges smuggled into France in a car at the Belgian frontier. Customs officials at Baisieux labeled the seizure of greatest importance.
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Lille
France
Baisieux
Stolen Jewelry and Cash From Six Apartments
Jewelry valued at 325 dollars and about 36 dollars in cash were stolen Friday afternoon from six apartments in the Ausadie apartments at 845 First avenue East. A foot pad pried open locked doors while tenants were away. police investigated Friday night with no arrests. Items included rings, jewelry, and a box of coins. the heaviest loss totaled 125 dollar diamond dinner ring and other valuables. Police noted one man likely responsible and linked the burglaries to a separate Wickham's garage robbery at 125 First street NW, where 6.65 dollars was taken Thursday night.
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Ausadie
First Avenue E
Paul Myers
Matt Hayner
Anita Martins
R.S. Prewitt
John R. Murphy
Hazel Ross
Wickham’s
First Street NW
Collegiate Fencer Seriously Injured In Combat
Dayton Ohio AP reports two noted Ohio fencers dueled with sabers on Friday night. Robert Zolg of the University of Dayton was critically injured when a saber pierced his chest and punctured a lung. his opponent's blade caused the fatal wound according to hospital staff.
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Dayton, O
Ohio
Robert Zolg
University of Dayton
Mercury Hits Springlike High in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a springlike spell as thermometers rose to 50 degrees by Friday afternoon. Readings then fell to 38 by evening 30 near midnight and 26 by 7 am Saturday with a brief 40 at 10 am and 48 at 1 15 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Sir Malcolm Campbell Trials Bluebird At 208 MPH In Daytona Beach
Sir Malcolm Campbell ran the Bluebird 2,500 hp car on the Daytona Beach course achieving 208.212 mph on a trial, with a 0.38 mile segment at 233.464 mph before engine issues halted the run. Officials postponed the record attempt to Sunday awaiting better conditions and a wheel cowling fix.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
Ins
Malcolm Campbell
Ocean Speedway
Campbell
Irday
Besa
Malcolm
Bluebird
Roumania to Crack Down on U.S. Goods
Bucharest notified the American legation that it would suspend issuing import permits for American goods until a trade agreement is reached. The move signals tightening controls on U.S. imports amid ongoing negotiations.
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Roumania
U. S
Bucharest
INS
United States
Legation
Prisoner Escapes With Bloodhounds From Houston Farm
Edwin McHugh, an inmate at the Houston city farm, escaped by smashing a bunkhouse window with three companions. Bloodhounds pursued him across a bayou to a city park where he claimed to be a fugitive prison guard and asked a keeper to take custody of the dogs. The hounds later were found asleep. McHugh remains missing.
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Houston
Tex
Edwin McHugh
City Farm
McHugh
Free Mount Theater Tickets via Daily Gazette Want Ads
Readers can win free tickets to the Mount theater by having their name appear in the Gazette want ads each day this month. Check the Want Ads for big Sunday Gazette listings and call 2-1121 to place an ad before 8 80 P.M. tonight.
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Paramount Theater
Gazette Office
BIG Sunday Gazette
New Lindbergh Case Reports Reach Berlin
Dr. Hans Borchers investigates Boston consul reports claiming four people plotted the Lindbergh kidnapping. The Boston Post says a full report was sent to Berlin to Hitler. Bruno Hauptmann’s chief of staff Edward J. Reilly lies in hospital with an infected ankle.
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NEW York
Hans Borchers
Boston
Lindbergh
Boston Post
Hitler
Berlin
Bruno Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Hauptmann
Europeans Worry Over British Pound Sharp Dive
Continental markets show panic as the pound sinks in London trading. The pound slips to $4.79 on New York and 71 9 16 francs in Paris with no sign of official intervention. The British Treasury struggles to stabilize the market as gold demand spikes and the control fund withdraws.
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London
New York
Paris
New ‘York
Montreal
Cedar Rapids Feels Quake Reported Across Four States
The earthquake early Friday was felt in Cedar Rapids and Des Moines Iowa along with sections of Missouri Nebraska and Kansas. Mr and Mrs David Turner of 301 Twenty third Street Drive SE woke at about five am by a severe bed rocking quake. no damage reported and officials confirmed tremors across the four states.
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Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Kansas
Cedar Rapids
David Turner
Twenty-third Street Drive
Gazette
Des Moines
Merchants Hope Relief Order Distribution Will Be Fair
Cedar Rapids merchants who protested to Governor Clyde Herring in Des Moines against relief orders in Linn county being routed to one store hope for a fair and equitable distribution. Officials in Des Moines have promised to review the matter, with committee members inspecting relief records not open to Linn county before. Linn county clients may buy from any store with scrip merchandise orders, according to Mrs. Alice Ferber. Continued on Page 7 Col 4.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar ‘Rapids
Clyde
Herring
Des Moines
Linn County
Clyde Herring
Robert Armstrong
B. J. Newburger
Jack Levin
John Carey
Morris Sanford
Ina T. Tyler
Iowa Emergency Relief Administration
Linn County Relief Office
Alice Ferber
Relief Department
Greek Planes Press War as Rebels Fight to Crete
Greek government troops pursue rebel warships after bombing and torpedo threats. Venizelos joins rebels in Crete as battles rage near Melos and Piraeus. four insurgent ships trapped, destroyers and artillery pressing the siege. Casualties rise while a martial law order deepens a crisis across Athens and Macedonia.
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Athens
Greece
Panagiotis -Tsaldaris
Eleutherios
Venizelos
Crete
Macedonia
Melos
Piraeus
Evzones
Sunnk
Salonica Harbor
Averoff
Pedestrian struck by car injures head and legs in SE
Ralph Sheldon, 47, of 127 Twenty-eighth Street SE, suffered a deep scalp wound and leg bruises after being hit by Alvin Benesh, who saw him cross near Twelfth Avenue on Third Street SE. Witnesses corroborated the account. Sheldon was taken to Mercy Hospital and X-rays showed no fractures.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph Sheldon
Twenty-eighth Street
Alvin Benesh
Swisher
Third Street
Sheldon
Twelfth Avenue
Benesh
Mercy Hospital
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Jay B. Nash
Department of Alth and Physical Education
York University
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Jand
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Ilquor Board
Decker
Henry D. Sherman
Sherman
Monticello
Chcago
New York City
Reginsald-De ‘Company
John W. Marry, Jr
Thompston
Holmes
Cedar Bafide News
May
Sir Malcolm
Cedar Rapids News
Navy
Aegean Sea
Helen
Troy
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