Cedar Rapids Officials Hit Campaign Notes For City Posts
A Cedar Rapids race features candidates Currell Hahn Booth Burgus Benesh Kruidenier Starman Williams Sheftie and Stefan for five seats with focus on qualifications department changes and beer regulations. Voters also choose a superior court judge Thomas Powell in a 7 am to 8 pm poll.
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Frank K. Hahn
J. Earl Booth
L. D. Burgus
W. C. Benesh
Kruidenier
Dan Kruidenier
J. L. Starman
Dave Williams
Iave
Ed Sheftie
Ed Stefan
Currell
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service Commission
S. C. Wiles
Public Safety Commissioner
Hahn
Booth
Chicago
John Smith
Linn
Burgus
Benesh
Starman
Williams
Sheftie
Stefan
Public Trust
Carrell
Iowa
Haha
Superior Court
Thomas B. Powell
Hauptmann case nears final clemency bid in Lindbergh kidnap
Governor Hoffman signals dwindling chances for Hauptmann as state board of pardons prepares to consider a renewed clemency plea. Prosecution argues against further reprieve while officials pursue Condon questions and new leads.
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Court of Pardons
Hauptmann
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Boston
State Board of Pardons
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Pardons
Harold G. Hoffman
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Wilentz
Wichita Beacon telegrams returned by senate committee
The Wichita Beacon telegrams sent and received under subpoena by the senate lobby committee have been returned without prejudice. Investigators found no messages of interest or unethical character in the audit.
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INS
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Darrow Presses for Hauptmann Retrial in Lindbergh Case
Clarence Darrow urged Hauptmann receive a new trial arguing the Lindbergh kidnapping case was rushed and flawed. He faulted jurors, questioned Gov. Hoff man's handling, and urged deeper investigation while opposing capital punishment. Governor Hoffman welcomed Darrow's critique and pressed for fuller questioning of Dr. Condon and others in the probe.
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South America
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St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Riddles of the Lindbergh Case Surface in Testimony
The transcript hints the star witness doubts Hauptmann acted alone and suggests other individuals were involved in the crime. The line of questioning probes why the witness believes additional people shared responsibility and what evidence supports this view.
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Hauptmann
Oklahoma City Club Women Sponsor Emma's Education
Emma Willis, 19, daughter of impoverished sharecropper parents, is to receive educational support from Oklahoma City club women. She was released on habeas corpus from Supply hospital after an Anadarko jury acquitted her of her father’s murder. doctors testified she remains sane. She plans a visit to her mother in Anadarko before going to Oklahoma City.
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John Day
Anadarko
Oklahoma City
Mrs. Patterson Denies Poisoning Two Daughters
In Greenville Texas Velma Patterson, 34, denies accusations of poisoning her two daughters Billie Fae 11 and Dorothy 12. A chemist's report linked poison found in Dorothy to that in Billie Fae who died in January. Authorities have not determined a motive for the deaths.
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Greenville
Tex
Velma Patterson
Brunette
Dorothy
Billie Fae
College Leaders and Professors Face Pay Cuts in Land-Grant Colleges
Washington AP reports that 400 deans in land-grant colleges earned median salaries of 5193 in 1928 and 4187 in 1934, while professors saw medians fall from 4278 to 3775 over the same period, reflecting broad federal pay reductions across higher education.
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Washington
Federal Office of Education
Readers urged to vote after frank local debate
The piece argues for a fair voter verdict and praises a People's Forum letter by E. E. Severn. It notes some readers oppose open editorial comment but urges public interest in municipal affairs and honest discussion.
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People’s Forum
E. E. Severn
Precinct Workers Drive Heavy Voting In South Side
The author praises political workers in South Side precincts Fourteenth Fifteenth and Sixteenth for intense activity likely to spur unusually high turnout. He notes such alert organization could push turnout beyond current levels and press city commissioners to act honestly and without fear or favor.
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South Side
Voters urged to judge by results not personalities
The piece argues tomorrow’s election should be decided by governance results rather than candidates or personalities. It warns against smokescreens distracting from major issue good government and states the test is the mayor and commissioners’ outcomes.
Woman Leaps to Death at Sylvan Beach Bridge
The body of Miss Mildred Brett, 30, was recovered from the Meramec River after she leaped from the U S highway 66 bridge at Sylvan Beach. Acquaintances said she had been despondent over unemployment.
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ST. Louis
Sylvan Beach
Here
Mildred Brett
Brett
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