California Assembly Hears Mooney Pardon Bid
California's assembly debated a legislative pardon for Thomas J Mooney the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bomber. Supporters argued justice delayed twenty two years while critics called the move a political farce as Mooney maintained innocence and detailed past trials and alleged wrongful imprisonment.
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Sacramento
Cali
INS
California
State Assembly
Thomas J. Moores
San Francisco
Mooney
Mlooney
Thomas Z. Cunningham
Los Angeles
Ellis Patterson
Prisoner From Maquoketa Faces Wisconsin Murder Charge
Ray Stevens 42 brought from Wisconsin to answer a robbery charge for the Sabula holdup and later extradited to Madison to face robbery and murder charges in the Dec 14 killing of Oscar Bornstein at a Madison filling station. Lieut. Jack Arnold and District Attorney Lyall Beggs investigate. a witness said Stevens resembled the killer but was not certain. Stevens waived extradition.
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Gazette
Maquoketa
Ray Stevens
Wisconsin
Paul Sievers
Sabula
Madison
Oscar Bornstein
Jack Arnold
Lyall Beggs
Happiness as Kingdom of God Theme in Church Talk
Ver non Guttenfelder spoke at the Church of God on L avenue NW about happiness in the Kingdom of God. He said lasting happiness comes from living for God, with joy and peace in the Holy Ghost and becoming new in Christ. Soloists Mrs. Colledge and Guttenfelder performed. youths from Green's Grove Interdenominational joined. no meeting Saturday. closing service Sunday evening.
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Vernon Guttenfelder
Church of God
L Avenue
Eighth Street
God
R. N. Colledge
Guttenfelder
Green’s Grove
Colorado levies new taxes on visiting stars
Colorado tax officials plan to mail ight surprise packages to celebrities who earned income in the state since a July tax law. Notables like Nelson Eddy Joe Louis Gladys Swarthout Kirsten Flagstad and Sascha Gorodnitzki will receive tax blanks with a note to remit taxes on appearances. Non residents receive a small exemption and the 1 to 6 percent tax may face penalties if ignored.
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Denver
Colorado
Nelson Eddy
Joe Louis
Gladys Swarthout
Kirsten Flagstad
Josef Hofman
Sascha Gorodnitzki
Paul Whiteman
Kay Kayser
Herbie Kay
Billy Rose
Homer Bedford
Rose
New York
Jim Londos
Bedford
Income Tax Department
Yale Receives Gift Of Conrad First Editions
Yale university acquires a near complete collection of Joseph Conrad works from George T. Keating of Plainfield New Jersey. The gift includes all first English and American editions, periodicals, biographical materials autographs and letters revealing Conrad’s legal name Joseph Korzeniowski. Yale president Charles Seymour calls the archive a mine of information for future scholars.
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New Thaven
Joseph Korzeniowski
Keating
Conrad
Yale
Charles Seymour
Decorah Speakers Sweep Sub-district Declamatory Contest
Decorah won two firsts in oratorical and dramatic, Waterville one first in humorous, Postville one second in oratorical, Monona two seconds in dramatic and humorous, with winners Marvin Bachman Hale Caffeen Rethealla Unterberg Louis Hill Pauline McKane and Jean Johanningmeier named for top places.
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Monona
Decorah
Waterville
Postville
Marvin Bachman
Hale Caffeen
Rethealla Unterberg
Louis Hill
Pauline McKane
Jean Johanningmeier
Revival at Foursquare Church Promises Fifteen Hours of Preaching
The Lat ter Rain revival at Foursquare Gospel tabernacle 009 First avenue W continues with a rally of fifteen consecutive hours of preaching by Foursquare and guest ministers led by Rev. Harold Hunter. He will continue services next week.
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Foursquare Gospel Tabernacle
First Avenue W
Foursquare
Harold Hunter
Berlin Egg Game Becomes Breakfast Fun Across Families
Berlin residents play an entertaining breakfast game guessing the country of origin for eggs. A red shell stamp marks origin, with recent imports from Argentina Romania and Turkey noted in Berlin shops.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Diry
Turkey
Tangled Family Puzzles Immigration Authorities
A Vancouver case involves a British Indian father who entered the United States illegally then Canada with his Mexican wife and their small son. The child is a U.S. citizen by birth, but U.S. authorities will not permit the parents’ return. Canadian officials hold them while deciding actions amid cross border legal tensions.
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Vancouver
B. C
INS
British India
United States
Canada
Mexico
Skeleton Of Ape Man Found In Siberia
A large prehistoric ape man skeleton was found on the Irtysh riverbank in Siberia. A spear remained embedded in the skull, suggesting a violent death. The skeleton featured a flattened skull, a heavy jaw with 16 preserved teeth, and very long arms reaching below the knees. A stone slab and a bow were held, with a belt eight arrows and burnt clay earrings nearby. Bone-cut arrows and spear head indicate skilled work. The Semipalatinsk Museum staff are studying the find.
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Moscow
Tns
Irtysh
Siberia
Semipalatinsk Museum
Deaf mute Learns to Speak Again After Accident
Earl Bills of Hazelhurst, 38, who has been deaf and mute since birth, testified at a compensation hearing before Referee E H Bashline that an axle slip while working for the Axel Swanson estate severed a finger on his right hand. The injury blocks his ability to form letters, forcing him to relearn speech with his left hand.
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Kane
INS
Earl Bills
Hazelhurst
E. H. Bashline
Warren
Bills
Axel Swanson
Plans debated for low income medical care in Cedar Rapids
At a Friday luncheon of the Council of Social Agencies in Cedar Rapids experts discussed a prepay medical plan for low income residents. Dr W E Peschau urged clear definitions of low income and emphasized medical control to curb abuse while ensuring records. The county underwrites care for border line cases not on relief, with staged repayments. Billeck noted socialized medicine risks and current insurance rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Council of Social Agencies
MLA
W. E. Peschau
Linn County Medical Society
E Harold Skinner
Medical Dental Business Bureau
Alice Werber
Relief
Link County
W J Billock
Des Moines
Lowa Hospitals Insurance Service Company
Peschau
Skinner
Ferber
American Medical Association
Billeck
Labor Refutes Herring Answer To Wage Protest
The Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor criticized Senator Clyde L. Herring for opposing the prevailing wage amendment in the federal housing act. Herring replied that AFL officials did not appear before the Senate committee and that no request was made for their involvement.
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Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa Solon
Herring
Iowa
Guy Gillette
American Federation of Labor
Senate
Labor Leaders Pressure for Prevailing Wage Clause
Federation members discuss Herring's reply and push to include a wage clause. William Green and other labor figures strive to secure the provision. A petition to stop illegal refuse dumping into the Cedar river is supported. Waltons seek federation backing. Teamsters announce a March 17 event at CS PBS hall with public invitation.
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Herring
William Green
A. F. of L
Cedar River
Waltonians
Teamsters’ Union
C. S. PB. S. Hall
First Of Skating Benefit Films Will Be Shown Tonight
Color travel films titled 10,000 Miles of Trailer Travel will be shown tonight at First Congregational Church Washington Avenue and Seventeenth Street SE Cedar Rapids audiences pay 10 cents for children 25 cents for adults with a lecture by Robert O Bickel. Benefit supports the Cedar Rapids Skating Association and promoting winter activities.
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Devil's Backbone State Park
Iowa
Wisconsin
West
First Congregational Church
Washington Avenue
Seventeenth Street SE
Robert O. Bickel
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Skating Association
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
South Dakota
Arizona
Bickel
Trinity Methodist Church
Third Avenue
John Beck
The
Iowa Skating Association
Lou Dennis
George McCollister
Chile records sharp rise in cost of living
Chile shows the highest cost of living among nations with a 30 percent increase since 1929, reflecting growing prices and economic pressure on households.
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Chile
Northwestern Alumni Form Cedar Rapids Club
At a luncheon in Hotel Roosevelt local Northwestern alumni organized a Cedar Rapids Northwestern club. Carl Jordan became first president with R. C. Montgomery as vice president and Mrs. Ernest A. Reiter as secretary treasurer. Coach Lynn Waldorf spoke on education over athletics and noted Northwestern’s 1936 Big Ten championship team had the highest scholastic rating in the country.
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Hotel Roosevelt
Northwestern University
Cedar Rapids Northwestern Club
Lynn Waldorf
Carl Jordan
Ernest A. Reiter
Commonwealth Apartments
Waldorf
Northwestern
Alumni Association
Schuschnigg Quits As Austrian Leader Amid Crisis
Austrian Chancellor Schuschnigg resigns after Hitler pressures and mobilizes troops. Nazi forces move toward Linz and Innsbruck as riots erupt in Vienna. Mussolini reportedly back plebiscite while Vienna papers blaze with Rome dispatches.
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Schuschnigg
Hitler
Rome
Mussolini
Austria
Linz
Innsbruck
Injured Child Regains Voice After Three Years
In Pittsburgh a 9 year old girl Kitty Skoka, who three years ago could not speak above a whisper, has regained her voice through medical care. She sang at Christmas and now learns songs easily as doctors work to remove a throat tube. The incident began when, at age six, she swallowed a jackstone causing an abscess and tracheal collapse.
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Pittsburgh
Kitty Skoka
Kitty
Vivid Story Of A Newspaperwoman
New York INS reporter Irene Kuhn recalls a dynamic press career in Assigned to Adventure. She details winning an INS beat covering the Hilo tidal wave, and traces his career from New York to Paris and the Orient with assignments during the Japanese earthquake and Bergdoll draft dodger chase.
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New York
INS
Irene Kuhn
Honolulu
International News Service
Switzerland
Dodger Bergdoll
Alaskan Mosquitos Outwitted Fishermen in Alaska Tales
Portland youths Jack Coonan and Jack Edwards recount encounters with unusually large clever mosquitoes during a Alaska fishing trip. They described mosquitoes as big as horse flies using coordinated entry to bypass nets and claim the insects outsmarted the fishermen.
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Portland, Ore
INS
Jack Coonan
Jack Edwards
Portland
Alaska
Coonan
Edwards
Births in Fairfax and Mercy Hospital Welcomes Newborns
Born to Mr and Mrs Wesley Cerveny Jr of Fairfax a daughter on March 6. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Raymond McCollister of 1718 Hamilton St SW on March 10 at Mercy hospital. A son was born to Mr and Mrs E J Shanklin of 1109 Third Ave SW on March 10 at Mercy hospital.
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Wesley Cerveny, Jr
Fairfax
Raymond McCollister
Hamilton Street
Mercy Hospital
E. J. Shanklin
Third Avenue
Types of meteorites and their three main classes
Meteorites are categorized into three primary groups: stony meteorites or aerolites, iron meteorites or siderites, and stony irons or siderolites. This classification covers about seventy five known varieties within the field of meteoritics.
Whitney case widens as rearrests sought and probes widen
Investigators pursue further fronts in the Richard Whitney case as five inquiries proceed. Gregory F. Noonan and Ambrose V. McCall lead federal and state probes, with securities acts and exchange affairs under scrutiny alongside a bank pledged collateral scandal. Whitney, facing personal legal strain, leaves his flat to consult lawyers while his wife remains out of public view.
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Cole
Richard Whitney and Company
Gregory F. Noonan
United States
Ambrose V. McCall
Noonan
Brien McMahon
U. St
McCall
State Securities Act
Whitney
Ihs
Stock Exchange
Securities and Exchange Commission
Irwin Kurtz
NEW York
Richard Whitney and
Cower
New Yor Stock Exchange
Exchange
F. Kingsley Rodewald
Senio
Genera John J. Bennett, Jr
New York Stock Exchange
Bennett
O Whitney
Gran Jury
Manhattan
Attorne
Thomas E. Dewey
Rodewald
Genera Ambrose V. McCall
William A. W Stewart
New York Yacht Club
Thos Whitney
Whitney Friday
Swan Town
Par Avenue
Gertrud Sheldon Whitney
Hoover lays wreath at Pilsudski tomb in Cracow
In Cracow Poland former President Herbert Hoover placed a wreath on the tomb of late Marshal Józef Piłsudski. The ceremony honored the Polish leader during Hoover's visit to the nation.
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Cracow
Poland
INS
Herbert Hoove
Jose Pilsudski
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