Relief Funds Probe Threat Prompts House Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports rising fury over relief fund use for politics. Maj. Gen. Johnson Hagood faces possible reinstatement fight in Congress, with Rep. McSwain guiding the Hagood resolution. WPA criticism spreads to Michigan, Pennsylvania and West Virginia as Rush Holt vows continued attack.
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Washington
Ins
Congress
Johnson Hagood
Eighth Corps
WPA
Hagood
Rep
McSwain
South Carolina
House
McLeod
Roosevelt
Michigan
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rush D. Holt
Robert McCullough
Ofice
Claim Surcharges On Rail Freight Aid To Truckers
Testimony at an interstate commerce commission hearing on rail freight surcharges shows diversion of brick and tile shipments from rail to truck transport. R O Youngerman of Mason City presented exhibits, noting limited shipper complaints and the expectation that surcharges would not extend beyond July 1. Commissioner Clyde B Aitchison announced oral arguments on a motion to dismiss the railroad's extension request.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. O. Youngerman
Mason City
Iowa
Clyde B. Aitchison
Freight wreck injures two trainmen near La Salle Illinois
Two Rock Island freight trains derailed one mile east of La Salle injuring engineer Leo Ley Blue Island and head brakeman Henry Dickman Blue Island. Ley suffered steam scalds while Dickman sustained a leg fracture and severe cuts as cars piled up killing hundreds of hogs and sheep and scattering livestock into La Salle streets.
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la Salle
Body Of Missing Co-Pilot Found In Great Salt Lake
The body of Glenn A. Lenz, co-pilot of the Standard Oil plane missing since October, was recovered from the lake bed. Pilot Robert S. Allen and mechanic George O. Anderson had already been found near the lake shore.
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Great Salt Lake
Salt Lake City
Glenn A. Lenz
Standard Oil Company
Oakland
Calif
Sheriff’s
Lenz
Oil Company
Robert S. Allen
George O. Anderson
Two Killed and One Injured in Logging Strike at Crown Willamette
In Seaside Oregon police say two men were killed and a third injured in a clash between Crown Willamette Logging workers and pickets on Saturday. Victims James Ray 35 of Seaside and William Blackwood 40, both pickets, were shot dead while William Weedel, another picket, was critically wounded. The incident follows a months long union jurisdictional dispute.
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Seaside, Ore
Crown Willamette Logging Company
James Ray
Seaside
William Blackwood
William Weedel
Former Idaho student ends life in Moscow
Arthur M. Pecka 22 of Chicago, a former University of Idaho student, shot himself in the head Saturday in Moscow. He left letters to friends and his Chicago parents saying I am tired of it all. Pecka had dropped out during Christmas holidays with sophomore forestry status and had been working for a Spokane sporting goods firm.
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Moscow
Idaho
INS
Arthur M. Pecka
Chicago
University of Idaho
Pecka
John Pecka
Forestry
Spokane
Franklin D. Jr Under Fire Over Pet Names At Yale Prom
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr says a girl may call him darling without engagement as Miss Olivia Morgan embraced him at a Yale prom. He explains he avoided a kiss due to cameras while denying engagement to Miss Du Pont who attended with I R Weymouth. Roosevelt is a Harvard man and still in college.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Olivia Morgan
Tye
500 Farm Families Lose Homes in Montana Floods
Five hundred farm families driven from their homes by Yellowstone valley floods sought refuge as serious conditions persisted in Miles City Glendive and Sidney. Melting snow and breaking ice caused the flooding and forced evacuations across the region.
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Helena
Mont
Yellowstone Valley
Miles City
Glendive
Sidney
Pennsylvania Univ Benefactor Edward Robinette Dies
Edward B. Robinette, 54, investment banker and founder of the Robinette Foundation at the University of Pennsylvania, died Saturday in Philadelphia. His passing ends a career tied to philanthropy and higher education.
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Pennsylvania Univ
Philadelphia
Edward B. Robinette
The
Robinette Foundation
University of Pennsylvania
Social Club Host Wins Prizes in Card and Bridge Gatherings
Edgewood hosts Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Smith for Young Married Couple card club. Miss Helen Peterson entertains Young Ladies bridge group. Mrs. Floyd H. Hatch hosts Contract bridge club with prizes to Mrs. Arthur Welterlen and Mrs. Dale Kramer. Farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hamlett and Jesse precedes their move to Manchester.
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W. A. Smith
Helen Peterson
Young Ladies Bridge Club
Floyd H. Hatch
Contract Bridge Club
Arthur Welterlen
Dale Kramer
J. J. Tyrrell
Congregational Sunday School
Joe Hamlett
Jesse
Town
Hamletts
Manchester
Five Hundred and Bridge Clubs Meet Over Week
Local social clubs held gatherings this week with Mrs. Henry Koch hosting the Keystone Ever Ready five hundred club and Mrs. George Wiese entertaining her five hundred group. Mrs. C A Johnson honored guests Mrs E F Kaeser and Mrs R R Stoner at a bridge gathering. Margie Schubert won first honors while George Eichmeyer took the traveling prize. Eureka club met with Mrs Herbert Popp and prizes went to Mrs Pete Cherveney and Mrs George Felmer. The Literary club plans a meeting at Mrs J Pratt’s home.
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Henry Koch
George Wiese
C. A. Johnson
E. F. Kaeser
New Glarus
Wis
R. R. Stoner
Lost Nation
Margie Schubert
George Eichmeyer
Herbert Popp
Eureka Club
North English social notes recount gatherings and milestones
North English residents attended events this week at various homes. Lee hosted the Poinsettia club with Mrs Merle Smith. The Philathean club met at Mrs Arthur Lindsley’s. Mrs Frank Allen celebrated her birthday with a Tuesday surprise. The Willow Grove Community club held a Friday party at the Baird home where Mrs Baird received a gift. The Baird family plans to move to Newton. attendees included the Norlings Coffmans Lockharts Holdens Millers and Coffmans.
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Merle Smith
Poinsettia Club
Philathean Club
Arthur Lindsley
Frank Allen
Willow Grove
Vernon Lockhart
Dicky
William Coffman
William
Gene Holden
Bruce
Eddie
Leil Miller
Leelyn
Loren
Grand Mound Ta-Ta-Pochon Camp Fire officers named
Gladys Snell was chosen as leader with Dorothy June Schunter as president Betty Jensen as vice president Melva Joyce Langbehn as secretary Ruth Rock as treasurer and Alice Mae Anderson as news reporter F N club members played five hundred at Ben Wulf home Tuesday Mrs Lester Peters and Mrs Max Hopp won prizes All out went to Mrs Art Peters and guest prize to Venita Peters Rebekah lodge met Wednesday.
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Ta-Ta-Pochon
Gladys Snell
Dorothy June Schunter
Betty Jensen
Melva Joyce Langbehn
Ruth Rock
Alice Mae Anderson
F. N
Ben Wulf
Lester Peters
Max Hopp
Art Peters
Venita Peters
Rebekah
Schantz announces marriage of Carlton to Darleen Phil lips
Mrs. Nora Schantz of Troy Mills reports the marriage of her son Carlton to Darleen Phillips of Center Point. The couple will reside on the Schantz farm southwest of Troy Mills. A farewell dance at Cecil Oldridge’s home honors the Oldridge family departing to a farm near Alburt.
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Nora Schantz
Troy Mills
Carlton
Darleen Phillips
Center Point
Cedar Rapids
Schantz
Cecil Oldridge
Oldridge
Alburnett
Automobile For Nearly Every Family In Iowa
Iowa's 1935 auto registrations rose to 619,658, up 27,308 from 1934, with 635,704 Iowa families in 1930 census. Truck registrations reached 83,836, while license receipts dipped to 9,869,887 from 9,997,307 a year earlier.
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Iowa Daily Press Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
State Motor Vehicle Department
Two Killed When Auto Hits Truck Near Deming NM
Mrs. Sam Lothlen a 45 and her son Gaylord 13 of San Diego Calif were killed early Saturday near Deming New Mexico when their car collided with a truck. David Roche in the rear seat was only slightly hurt. Mrs Lothlen had been in Texas for her father’s funeral.
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EL Paso
Tex
INS
Sam Lothlen
Gaylord
San Diego
Calif
Deming
N. Mex
Lothlen
Texas
David Roche
Chicken Thieves Punished At New Castle Work House
In Wilmington four men identified as chicken thieves were whipped fifteen times each with a cat o nine tails by Warden Elwood H. Smith at the New Castle work house. Secretary of State Dent Smith witnessed the punishment along with other observers. Afterward physicians treated the battered prisoners Clarence Clayton Jacob Townsend James Wilson and Leonard Banks received prison terms two years for Clayton and eighteen months for the others.
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Wilmington
Del
New Castle
Elwood H. Smith
Dent Smith
Clarence Clayton
Jacob Townsend
James Wilson
Leonard Banks
Clayton
Funeral Services for A. E. Pearson of Springville
Funeral services are set in Parsons Kansas for A E Pearson formerly of Springville born December 19 1862 on a farm near Springville He was the son of Thomas and Mary Pearson married Alta Atkinson in 1888 They lived near Springville before moving to Kansas thirty years ago His wife preceded him in death He is survived by his son John of Arlington Virginia three granddaughters two sisters Mrs Ella Barrett Waubeek and Mrs Hannah Fields and a brother Jesse Parsons of Montana
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Springville
A. E. Pearson
Parsons
Kan
Thomas
Mary Pearson
Alta Atkinson
Cass Center
Jones County
Kansas
John
Arlington
Ella Barrett
Waubeek
Hannah Fields
Jesse Parsons
Montana
Norway School Board Race and Bond Issue
The Norway district will elect two school board members and a treasurer on Monday. Candidates include Milo Melberg Ed Melhus and William Athoff with no treasurer candidate named. Voters will decide a $23000 bond authorization to build and equip an auditorium gymnasium.
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Norway
Milo Melberg
Ed Melhus
William Athoff
Varying Classified Ads Offer Loans Beauty Services and More
A mixed set of classified items includes advertisements for vigor tonic tablets, a personnel move in hardware paint department, a reward notice for fraudulent use of Want Ads, loan services on diamonds, maternity hospital for unmarried mothers, auto transportation cautions, free sample remedies, and numerous beauty and laundry services with weekly specials and delivery.
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Marshall Curtiss
THE
Home Lumber CO
6Th St
Gazette
Mullin
Montgomery Ward
Fairmount Hospital
Kansas City
Help wanted ads seek workers across trades
A collage of classified employment notices from The Gazette invites men and women for painter, dairy farm, clerical, sales, real estate, and general labor positions. Listings include salary hints, references requests, and location tags across Chicago and Cedar Rapids markets.
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Care Gazette
Outfit Free
Arch
Philadelphia
Konigsmark
Montgomery Ward Co
Rawleigh
Freeport
Gazette
Bromwell Mill
Solon
Iowa
Club Hostesses and Irish Surprise Program
Mrs. Helen Paulsen hosted a club gathering with Mrs. E. J. Cryder entertaining the Methodist Ladies aid on Thursday. A program titled Irish Surprise was presented led by Mrs. Frank Weih and Mrs. C. W. Pollock.
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Helen Paulsen
E. J. Cryder
Methodist Ladies Aid
Frank Weih
C. W. Pollock
Senior Bridge Club meets with Mrs A L Clark
The Delhi group gathered for a bridge event where Mrs A L Clark hosted. Mrs A A Schmidt won the high score prize and Mrs Gwen Bentz took the consolation prize.
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A. L. Clark
A. A. Schmidt
Gwen Bentz
Bathing Suits Aim to Ease Summer Swimwear Impediments
Mrs Stephen Sanford wife of the famed polo star and New York social figure is shown at her Palm Beach estate wearing the newest shorts and halter combination promising greater mobility for swimmers this summer.
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Stephen Sanford
New York Society
Palm Beach
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Reliable
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Allison
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Omaha
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Dr. Wendt
Canton
S. Dak
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Bal
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Peacock
Paris Academy OF Beauty
3Rd St
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Marion
12Th Ave
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Blatz
Reliable Sales Co
Dept
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Milwaukee Ave
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High St
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Mass
Anderson Bros
Danville
Union
Outfiter National Press
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MGR
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Los Aegeles
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P. H. Davis
CF-69
Cincinnati
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Ohio
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Ford
Knapp Brothers, Inc
Summer Street
Boston
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5Th ST
Nova A G CO
T. SW
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R. BoEe Works
Louis Melsha
Prop
17Th Ave
Chandler
Hawkeye Tin Shop
Will Rogers
Universal House
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4Th Ave. W
Albert Mills
Monmouth
Call de Marah
W. G. Steele
M. L. Kasner & Son
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Russell’s Cutlery
33Rd St
Perm
Harvey Trimble
Marengo
Fashion Frocks, Inc
Business College
Elliott Fisher
Bank Burroughs Mach
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H. S. Grad. Express
Center Point Rd
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Atkins, Ia
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Cedar Rapids Barber College
Uv. Ss
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Rochester
N. Y
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P. C
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Desoto
Willys Knight
Thor
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Graham
Handilier
First Avenue
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KATZ
Kadlec Bros
16Th Ave
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Kissick Co
3Rd St. NE
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2Nd Ave. E
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Ana
Dodge
Pontiac Cpt
Wagner Motor GO
Desoto-Pymouth
Teahen F Funeral Home
di Ward
South Bend
C. R. Knitting Co
2Nd St. SW
Bennett
Delhi
Allen
Allen Motor CO
10Th St
Otor CO
Bokerney
Andrew
1St St. SW
Eeng Dial
Ellis Blvd
Ellis
10Th St. SE
Hadad Automobile CO
4Th St. NW
Yellow Cab
Makibben
DE Soto
Makibben Motor CO
Waa SE
Diamond T
International
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