Iowa House votes to probe fish and game records
The Iowa House passed a 93 to 4 resolution demanding full access to the state fish and game commission records to investigate potential misuse of funds. Rep. Goode led the push amid criticism of agency spending, while opponents cited cost and regulation concerns.
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House
Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
State Fish and Game Commission
Goode
Bloomfield
Fish and Game Commission
Izaak Walton League
Legislative Committee
Dewey E. Goode
Black Thirty Hour Week Bill Favored By Senate Panel
Senate judiciary committee issues a favorable report on Hugo Black's 30 hour week bill for interstate commerce industries. No roll call. administration opposes. AFL backs the measure. a 1933 senate version passed but died in the house. Senator Warren Austin may file a minority report.
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Washington
ULP
Hugo K. Black
Ala
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
American Federation of Labor
House
Warren Austin
Judiciary
Noeppel and son indicted for selling West Point berth
A special district grand jury indicted Rep. John H. Noeppel and his son Charles J. Hoeppel on charges they sold a West Point appointment for $1,000. Investigators traced the deal after James W. Ives alerted the War Department adjutant general that the appointment seemed irregular. A second congressman allegedly traded an appointment to the Naval Academy at Annapolis for Hoeppel’s aid.
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Washington
LLP
John H. Noeppel
Calif
Charles J. Hoeppel
West Point
Justice Department
James W. Ives
Baltimore
Adjutant General's Office
War Department
Grand Jury
Hoeppel
Naral Academy
Annapolla
United States
Charley Murray
Special Lenten devotions at St Josephs PrairieHurg
Special Lenten devotions will be held at St Josephs church on Wednesday evening and Thursday morning. Confessions will be heard by visiting priests on Wednesday evening. Thursday Masses will be celebrated at seven and eight oclock. Father Mon Signor Kopecky of Duncan will celebrate the eight oclock Mass and preach in Bohemian.
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St. Joseph's Church
Mon Signor Kopecky
Duncan
Bohemian
Brig Gen Grahl to Speak at City Luncheon Tuesday
Brigadier General Charles H. Grahl of Des Moines a Republican on the governor's staff and former adjutant general will speak at a noon luncheon of the Canopus club at Hotel Montrose. His topic is the importance of the National Guard to business men. A display of modern army equipment will be shown Tuesday afternoon and evening.
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Charles H. Grahl
Des Moines
Fort Madison Penitentiary
State of
Iowa
Canopus
American Legion
Reserve Officers Association
Hotel
Montrose
Grahl
National Guard
General Grahl
Cedar Rapids
National Sojourners Association
Wilkes and Leggett Given Five Year Indeterminate Sentences
George Wilkes 23 of Cedar Rapids and Merle Leggett of Anamosa with four other youths were arrested in a weekend robbery probe. Judge F O Ellison handed indeterminate five year terms in state facilities. Wilkes to Anamosa reformatory Leggett to Fort Madison. County Attorney G K Thompson filed assault with intent to rob charges after John M. Smith salesman lost a watch and $12 March 5 near Whitlam park following a cafe gathering.
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George Wilkes
Cedar Rapids
Merle Leggett
Anamosa
F. O. Ellison
Wilkes
Anamosa Reformatory
Leggett
Fort Madison
G. K. Thompson
John M. Smith
Whitlam Park
Gerard Says Hitler Moves To Aid Germany’s Economy
Former Ambassador James W. Gerard told United Press Hitler’s conscription of a new army serves two aims. It stirs nationalist sentiment and provides a partial fix for unemployment by enrolling about 500,000 youths in the Reichswehr, preventing potential unrest.
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New York
James W. Gerard
Adolf Hitler
United Press
Germany
Hitler
Reichswehr
Vinton Couple Injured When Car Hits Parked Truck
Mr and Mrs Ralph Bordewick of Vinton suffered cuts and bruises when their car struck the rear of a parked truck on highway 161 between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids at about 10 pm Sunday They were taken to St Luke s hospital Bordewick was released that night Mrs Bordewick remained hospitalized Monday The Bordewicks had been visiting in Iowa City and were on the way home O D Beebe of Center Point and A Ervin of Vinton also sustained minor injuries in a separate 10:45 pm crash on highway 161 near the airport Beebe said he was pushing a stalled car and Ervin collided with Beebe s vehicle
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Ralph Bordewick
Vinton
Highway 161
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bordewick
A. Ervin
St. Luke's Hospital
Beebe
Ervin
Jealous Man Shoots, Woman Wounds, Then Kills Self
Stan ley Spencer 28 of Denver shot Cripple Creek waitress Billy Bradley 26 after jealousy over her dating another man. Lydia Dennison 23, Bradley’s roommate, deflected a bullet as Spencer then killed himself. Sheriff Ed Winyard reported the incident occurred in Cripple Creek Colorado.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Ins
Stanley Spencer
Denver
Billy Bradley
Ed Winyard
Lydia Dennison
Miss Bradley
Iowa inquiry reveals alleged bribery attempt in liquor contract
Nora L. Johnson testified efforts to raise a $20,000 kitty to boost a bid for hauling liquor. J. Givin Chase said Governor Herring assured Reppert would get a fair deal, while a contact with Gov ernor Herring reportedly said White Line would win due to Mulock's recommendation.
Liquor graft alleged in Des Moines bid case
A Des Moines witness testified before a legislative committee about efforts to raise the liquor hauling bid by four cents per case to create a kitty for a state contract. Nora L. Johnson said Reppert sought a higher bid and noted a state official’s approval for White Line Transfer using Mack trucks, with possible involvement of Gov. Clyde S. Herring and E. H. Mulock.
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Ficial
Page
Johnson
Governor Herring
Des Moines
Nora L. Johnson
Howard C. Reppert
Retail Merchants Delivery
Commission
Reppert
Clyde S. Herring
White Line Transfer Company of
Floyd E. Page
O’dea Motor Company
Reppert Company
Iowa
Huh’ Mulock
Government
Governor dismisses Johnson testimony on Reppert contract
Gov Clyde L Herring said no one questioned him about Reppert's contract and he had not heard of Johnson. He called Johnson's testimony about a supposed contact for the liquor commission hauling contract "silly talk" and described the evidence as hearsay and second hand.
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Des Moines
Reppert
Johnson
Clyde L. Herring
H. C. Reppert
Retail Merchants Delivery of
Liquor Commission
Hart’s liquor contract bids hinge on Ford equipment
Testimony shows Hart traffic manager did not specify trucks for the contract. The witness said the Retail Merchants bid could have qualified, with initial 27.5 cents per case reduced to 25 under Hart’s suggestion. White Line won the contract at 29 cents per case, later amended to June 1 1937, boosting annual costs by about $8,000 as case definitions shifted from gallonage to box units.
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Hart
Liquor Commission
Flepser
Reppert
McKinnon
Johnson
Page
White Line Company
F. J. Hoppe
Commission Comptroller
Commission
Stone
Poland's Strategic Stance Shapes Next European Conflict
The piece argues that only a real occupation of the Rhineland or Ruhr could trigger sanctions, warning Germany could devastate capitals and expand its youth strength. It notes Poland’s likely neutrality toward France, possible alliance with Germany if Russia intervenes, and predicts a looming continental war with a red flag.
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Rhineland
Ruhr
Germany
Poland
Russia
Hitler
Italy
Abyssinia
France
Soviet Union
England
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Europe
British Relied by Hitler Reply and Soviet Call for European Pact
British protest against Germany's March 16 conscription and army expansion is recorded after talks in Berlin. Moscow via Izvestia and Pravda urged all European powers to unite for mutual safety against German rearmament and warned Berlin of anticipated aggression unless a rapid system of collective defense is formed.
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Warsaw
Berlin
Europe
Moscow
INS
Germany
Soviet Russia
Izvestia
Pravda
Communist Party
Austria
Memel
Danzig
Lovarna
Complete Jury To Try Chase For Killing U S Agent
A federal jury was completed to try John Paul Chase, a California bootlegger and gambler, in the government's first murder trial under a law allowing federal courts to try killings of government agents. Chase, associate of Baby Face Nelson, is charged with killing Samuel P. Cowley, a U S agent who died pursuing the last Midwest mobster. Agent Herman Hollis also died in the highway gun battle. Defense says Chase acted in self defense, not knowing agents fired first. Two alternates were chosen. opening statement scheduled for Tuesday.
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Chicago
John Paul Chase
California
Chase
George “Baby Face
Nelson
Samuel P. Cowley
Department of Justice
Ace
Midwest
Herman E. Hollis
W. W. O'Brien
Brien McMahon
Washington
Accused Of Soliciting For Non-Existent Charity
James Wood 44 of Burlington was arrested at 11 45 a m Monday by Detectives Bailey and Marshall and booked on obtaining money under false pretenses. Wood was found soliciting in the city for an Oskaloosa charitable institution police say does not exist.
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James Wood
Burlington
Bailey and Marshall
Wood
Oskaloosa
Millersburg One-Act Play Contest Winners Named
Millersburg held a Friday contest judged by G A Lineweaver of Webster. Winning cast included Wilford Lown Dean Morse Harry Lown Mildred Humphrey Ruth Bean. Other participants were Harold Koehn James Dillon Keith Somers Naomi Voelkel Melvin Dietze Jean Danshill Paul Miller Reta Dyson Ruth Chittick. Musical interludes featured Nathada Bruhn piano Richard Magoon Kenneth Seaton cornet and a trio Mildred Barker Jean Dandill Naomi Voelker.
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Millersburg
G. A. Lineweaver
Webster
Wilford Lown
Dean Morse
Harry Lown
Mildred Humphrey
Ruth Bean
Harold Koehn
James Dillon
Keith Somers
Naomi Voelkel
Melvin Dietze
Jean Danshill
Paul Miller
Reta Dyson
Ruth Chittick
Nathada Bruhn
Richard Magoon
War Baby Shares Soar in Germany
Berlin United Steel rose 134 points to 804g as armament linked stocks jumped. Bayerische Motor Werke climbed 434 points to 130%4 and Berlin-Karlsruhe surged 544 points to 130 amid Germany rearmament plans.
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Berlin
Germany
United Steel
Bayerische Motor Werke
Bavarian Motor Works
Berlin-Karlsrhue
Gesellschaft Fuer Electricitaet Unternehmungen
Electric
Supreme Court Recess For Two Weeks Set
Washington sources say the Supreme Court will pause for two weeks and resume on April 1 to hear arguments in two New Deal cases. The NRA and Frazier-Lemke mortgage moratorium act defenses are scheduled for the first week of April.
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Washington
Sapeme
Apu
Vouol
NRA
Hans Smith Named Deputy Assessor
Hans J. Smith of 1549 D Avenue NE was appointed deputy tax assessor by the city council on Monday on the recommendation of City Assessor Dom Feiereisen. Feiereisen cited delays in taking Linn county pension lists as slowing the assessor's office work. the appointment brings the staff to nine.
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Hans J. Smith
D Avenue
Paulson Contraction Company
Dom’ Feiereisen
Linn County
Smith
Observing Masaryk Birthday at Rotary Luncheon
Stanley J. Mangler spoke at a Rotary Club luncheon at the Hotel Roosevelt observing the eighty-fifth birthday of Czech leader Thomas G Masaryk. The event drew local Czech descended men and featured songs by Rose Paidar and Bernice Hach.
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Thomas G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Stanley J. Mangler
Rotary Club
Hotel Roosevelt
Masaryk
W. H. Stepanek
Cedar Rapids
Rose Paidar
Bernice Hach
Exchange Of Liberty For Treasury Bonds Ends March 27
Paul H. Huston of Peoples Savings Bank warns that the third called 41 percent Liberty bonds cannot be exchanged for 2 percent United States Treasury bonds after March 27. The April 15, 1935, bond call date may confuse some investors who have not yet exchanged. Local banks are processing exchanges through the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
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United States Treasury
Paul H. Huston
Peoples Savings Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Huston
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
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