Freedom of the Press in Un-American Activities Debate
A court quote from Milwaukee Publishing Co. v. Burleson is cited to warn that freedom of speech does not shield those who urge law violation. The American Legion cites the remark amid a critique of “liberals” who defend provocative thinking and defend Browder’s radio appeal to undermine the Constitution.
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RVR
Supreme Court of the United States
Milwaukee Publishing Company
Burleson
U. S
The
Americanism Commission of the American Legion
United States
Browder
America
Supreme Court
High Court
One Change In Council: Kruidenier Defeated By Benesh
In a local council race W G Benesh defeats Kruidenier by 808 votes. Mayoral candidates Frank K Hahn and Fred Currell receive finance and public safety roles while Lou Burgus Earle Booth join public safety assignments. The result highlights shifts in public improvement leadership with Dan Kruidenier listed among candidates and Dave Williams and John Starman in related posts.
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Wes C. Benesh
Dan Kruidenier
Benesh
Kruidenier
Frank K. Hahn
Fred Currell
Louis D. Burgus
J. Earle Booth
Thomas B. Powell
Superior Court
South End
Public Safety
South Side
Hahn
Williams
Starman
W. J. Neill
Senators Pivot on Seizures of Private Mail
A Washington report says senators who seized private correspondence and telegrams to punish critics plan to pause such actions. The piece argues the Constitution must be defended and that those who weaponize its provisions risk prosecution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
United States
Browder
Hauptmann case fueled by Lindbergh ransom money
The article notes Hauptmann likely faces execution and critiques a New Jersey pardon delay. It argues Hauptmann possessed Lindbergh ransom cash, disputes his attempt to blame a dead man, and calls for accountability amid trial proceedings. It also covers local city elections and the new safety commissioner Wes Benesh.
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey Court of Pardons
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Isidor Fisch
Benesh pledges clean city as new commissioner takes oath
On the day before election Benesh pledges to maintain law and order. He cites Cedar Rapids police as a strong foundation for the role. The reelection of Mayor Frank Hahn and three commissioners ensures continued steady administration for at least two more years.
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Fifth Street
Third Avenue
Wes Benesh
Dan Kruidenier
Benesh
Department of Public Safety
Cedar Rapids
Kruidenner
Frank Hahn
Dave Williams
Chandler Receives Texas Ranger Commission After Colonels Blunder
Kentucky Governor A B Chandler faced embarrassment after he nullified honorary Kentucky colonels. Within two days he accepted a 10 gallon hat and a Texas ranger commission from Governor James V. Allred of Texas.
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Frankfort
A. B
Chandler
Kentucky
James V. Allred
Lone Star
State
Pittsburgh Mayor and Tax Probers Clash in Capitol
Pittsburgh Mayor William N. McNair clashed with the Ways and Means Committee during Reichert tax debate. The 72 year old, angered by interruptions, shouted and knocked over a chair as he threatened to disrupt proceedings. He left the room after railing at federal funds coming to Pennsylvania under the New Deal.
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Washington
INS
Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
Capitol
Ways and Means Committee
McNair
Doughton
North Carolina
Townsend Pneum Pension Split Drives Factions in Movement
Washington dispatch reports a bitter rift within the Townsend old age pension movement as Rep. John S. McGroarty attacks founder Townsend. McGroarty accuses Townsend of political ambition and seeks to align voters with his own pension bill while Townsend denounces political manipulation and denies backing delegates.
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Washington
INS
Townsend Old Age Pension Movement
Francis E. Townsend
Old Age Revolving Pensions, Ltd
John S. McGroarty
California
Townsend
McGroarty
National
National Headquarters
Townsend People
Rep. McGroarty
Congress
Townsend Pension Organization
Patricia Maguire Sleeping Beauty To Be 31 Wednesday
Patricia Maguire known as the sleeping beauty of Oak Park will turn 31 on Wednesday. She remains in a coma since February 15, 1932, from a rare sleeping sickness, with some signs of improvement but still helpless. She has gained weight and survived a severe pneumonia attack.
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Chicago
INS
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Patricia
Mrs. Glab Sentenced For Killing Husband
Hazel Belford Glab 36 was sentenced in Los Angeles to five years to life for murdering her husband John I. Glab a wealthy Cicero druggist eight years earlier. Earlier she faced a two to nineteen year term for forging the $500000 will of Albert L. Cheney, the Las Vegas millionaire who died last year in a hotel room.
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Los Angeles
INS
Hazel Belford Glab
John I. Glab
Cicero, Ill
Albert L. Cheney
Las Vegas
Nev
British Cabinet Split Over Military Aid Plan
London AP report says Britain's cabinet is deeply divided over the Locarno Rhineland settlement and the proposed Anglo Franco Belgian defense talks. Prime Minister Baldwin's government tentatively backs starting talks next week, but ministers fear a cabinet crisis as figures like Sir John Simon Ernest Brown Viscount Hailsham and Sir Godfrey Collins express doubts.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
Rhineland
France
Belgium
Stanley Baldwin
Hitler
Derfuehrer
The
Daily Mail
Laborite Herald
Home
Sir John Simon
Ernest Brown
Viscount Hailsham
Godfrey Collins
Scotland
Hitler Signals Caution On Rhineland Fortifications
Germany will not push rapid military steps in the newly occupied Rhineland zone. Adolf Hitler reportedly advised Britain in the Locarno talks reply sent to Anthony Eden, with Joachim von Ribbenstrorp delivering it to London. The note says Germany will not actively fortify the Rhineland or boost troop numbers, while maintaining a conciliatory tone.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Rhineland
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Anthony Eden
London
Joachim von Ribbentrop
England
Hoffman Keeps Phone Line Open Before Hauptmann Execution
Gov. Hoffman stays in Trenton tonight as Hauptmann faces execution at state prison two miles away. He will keep a telephonic link with Prison Warden Col. Kimberling and will notify Attorney General Wilentz on instant notice. He rejects any reprieve or last minute confession as a dodge, but would consider a genuine confession naming accomplices to aid the case.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Mark O. Kimberling
Hauptmann
Wilentz
Weather Bearish As Mercury Dips In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids area saw March depart like a polar bear as the thermometer fell to 16 early Tuesday under a partly cloudy sky. After a 34 degree high Monday, the day continued with 24 reading at 9:30 a.m and 32 at 2:45 p.m, before rebounding later.
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Cedar Rapids
Vera Stretz recounts struggle with Dr Gebhardt in case
Vera Stretz testified that she shot her lover Dr Fritz Gebhardt during a struggle in his skyscraper apartment claiming self defense after he attacked her. She described frequent quarrels and gave the gun to Gebhardt earlier that year while noting his gallantry and gentleness.
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New York
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Vera Strett
Miles M. O’brien
Gebhardt
Samuel Leibowitz
O’brien
Leibowitz
Miss Stretz
Cerf Fights Sylvia Sidney Divorce Suit in Los Angeles
Bennett Cerf filed a blanket denial to Sylvia Sidney’s divorce complaint, indicating the New York publisher will contest the action. Sidney, a petite film star, claimed interference with her screen career and disapproval of her movie associates as causes of the divorce bid.
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Los Angeles
INS
Sylvia Sidney
Bennett Cerf
New York
Cerf
Miss Sidney
Hog Called A Wild Animal Roams Chicago Hallways
Police responding to a call to capture a wild animal chased a 250-pound hog through an apartment building in Chicago. After about 20 minutes of futile tackles officers cornered the pig in a hallway. The owner may reclaim it after paying cleaning bills.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
A Cedar Rapids notice details the 1936 automobile toll policy and fee schedule affecting local drivers. Officials outline changes to toll rates, eligible vehicles, and payment methods, with emphasis on compliance deadlines and enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Hauptmann Case Today At Glance
Execution tonight in Trenton New Jersey on the Hauptmann death sentence after final clemency was refused. Rumors circulated that he might talk before death as his wife Anna held to hope. Governor Hoffman said no interference. Hauptmann's mother in Germany maintained innocence. Paul Wendel remained jailed in Trenton amid unverified confessions.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Charles, Jr
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Anna
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Kamenz
Germany
Paul H. Wendel
Grand jury asks federal probe of Wendel confession
Mercer county grand jury urged the U S justice department to take over the investigation into Paul H Wendel a disbarred Trenton lawyer who confessed then repudiated kidnapping Lindbergh Jr The jury heard Ellis Parker Burlington detectives chief whose probe led to Wendels arrest fingerprints were sent to Washington for comparison Allyne M Freeman foreman led the inquiry and asked the county prosecutor to leave the room during witness questioning
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Trenton
N. J
U. S. Department of Justice
Mercer County Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Ellis Parker
Burlington County
Wendel
Federal Bureau of Identification
Washington
Grand Jury
Allyne M. Freeman
Erwin Marshall
Mercer County
Parker Challenges Wilentz To Publish Wendel Confession
Mount Holly New Jersey A harbor of crime figure Ellis H Parker head of Burlington County detectives urged Attorney General David Wilentz to publish Paul H Wendel's full confession to the Lindbergh kidnapping. He warned Hauptmann would face a crucifixion if executed and vowed to disclose more details to force a public reckoning.
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Mount Holly
N. J
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Ellis H. Parker
David T. Wilentz
Paul H. Wendel
Wendel
Burlington County
Bruno Hauptmann
Parker
Wendel arraigned on money charge in Mercer case
Paul H. Wen del, once jailed on a Lindbergh murder allegation, faced arraignment in the court of sessions on allegedly converting 3 584 dollars from the Charles Schroeder estate to his own use. No bail was requested and he remained jailed.
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Trenton
LLP
Paul H. Wendel
Mercer County
Court of Sessions
Charles Schroeder
Wendel
Schroeder
Erwin Marshall
John F. Kates
James S. Turp
Marshall
Marilyn Miller Receives Three Blood Transfusions
Marilyn Miller, actress, remained in a general run-down condition at Doctor's Hospital after two weeks of treatment. She was given three blood transfusions on Monday as doctors reported a worsening toxic condition but continued to monitor her recovery.
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New York
Marilyn Miller
Doctor’s Hospital
Lawrence W. Whittemore
Court Denies Stay as Hauptmann Faces Execution
In Trenton the Supreme Court refused a stay of execution for Bruno Hauptmann set for 8:15 p m EST. The Wendel case also resurfaces as Detective Parker testifies before Mercer county grand jury amid reports the governor might delay Hauptmann’s death to allow investigations.
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Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
Trenchard
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Wendel
Mercer County
Grand Jury
Ellis H. Parker
Burlington County
Hoffman
Hauptmann
Hauptmann breaks down over possible execution in New Jersey
In Trenton on Tuesday Bruno Richard Hauptmann sobbed as he faced possible execution for the Lindbergh baby murder. He insisted on his innocence and declined breakfast while awaiting the electric chair. He asked for his final meal to go to Dr. Condon and spent hours writing to his mother in Kamenz, Germany.
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Trenton
N. J
INS
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Board of Pardons
Charles Zied
Death House
Philadelphia
Hauptman
Kimberling
Dr. Condon
Kamenz
Germany
Hauptmann’s Sister Secludes With Daughter Amid Execution Hope
Hollywood United Press reports Emma Gloeckner sister of Bruno Hauptmann and her 17 year old daughter Mildred went into seclusion awaiting the Lindbergh baby slayer’s execution. Neighbors noted the house was closed and the pair had recently left Monday. Attorney Vincent Marco cited threatening letters received by Mrs Gloeckner and her daughter.
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Hollywood
Emma Gloeckner
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Mildred
Gloeckner
Lindbergh
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Currell
Kruidemier
Alexis Carrel
DR. Newton
Rips Townsend Pension Group
Sleeping Beauty
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