Des Moines Senate Reverses, Reappoints Manley to Liquor Board
The Iowa senate reversed itself and confirmed Bernard E. Manby of Mason City for a six year term on the Iowa liquor control commission. The move comes after Gov. Herring submitted his name and initial rejection. a later executive session yielded a 30 to 19 vote in favor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Bernard E. Manbcy
Mason City
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Clyde Herring
Manley
Senate
Harold Cooper
Marshalltown
Liquor Commission
Minority Report Calls for Removal of Iowa Liquor Officials
Rep. Dewey E. Goode of Bloomfield filed a separate report criticizing the Iowa liquor control act administration. He urged removal of Liquor Commissioners Dick Lane and Bernard Manley and noted Chairman Harold Cooper has resigned. He accused the commission of pursuing higher sales instead of controlling liquor sales and criticized overpayments to distilleries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Dewey E. Goode
Bloomfield
Goode
Dick R. Lane
Bernard BE. Manley
Harold M. Cooper
Distr
Cop Wounded In Gun Battle Dies In Omaha
Police Sgt W B Miller of Council Bluffs died after a head wound from a gun battle that left Phillip McCames 26 an ex convict dead. McCamey died after the shootout in Omaha as Miller ended a pursuit of a stolen cab. Alvin Kilgore 26, who admitted being with McCamey, was arrested in a local hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
W. B. Miller
Council Bluffs
Miller
Phillip McCames
McCamey
Alvin Kilgore
Mayor William J. Neill Dies After Lengthy Illness
William J. Neill 59 longtime Cedar Rapids official dies after extended phlebitis illness. He served on the city council since 1934 and earlier on the board of education and playground commission. A veteran of the Spanish-American War, Neill was active in Veterans groups and local baseball. He died in a local hospital after a rapid decline beginning last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Neill
Board of Education
Cedar Rapids
Neill
Neall
Amos H. Conner
George S. Lightner
John T. Carmody
Matt J. Miles
New York City
John Neill
United States Army
Jacksonville
Fla
Cuba
Army of Occupation
Dows Camp
United Spanish War Veterans
Coopers
T. M. Sinclair Packing
Welch-Cook-Beals Company
Senate Orders Probe Of Relief Spending
The Senate adopted a resolution by Senator Couzens seeking a probe by the Appropriations Committee into relief spending. The inquiry will examine state deadlines for relief allotments, required cooperation and assistance, interstate agreements, and accounting methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Roosevelt
Couzens
Mich
Appropriations Committee
Gazette exposes Iowa graft as legislature avoids probe
The Gazette accuses the Des Moines state government of shielding corruption and demands full accountability. It calls for independent investigations into graft while criticizing elected officials and newspapers that evade the truth, warning of political consequences for those who dodge evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazelle
Clyde L. Herring
Merring
Gazette
Des Moines
Iowa
State House
Pensions Shifted From Property Tax To Sales Tax
Iowa House rejects a senate bill for annual 1 million dollar pension aid funded by property tax and adopts an amendment routing the money from sales tax revenues. The move, along with a fair practice bill, clears nearly a score of measures. licenses for drivers would be renewed June 30 at 25 cents, with all current licenses expiring December 31. Both bills go to the governor for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Senate
House
L. D. Teter
Marion
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn
Iowa
Bus and automobile crash kills man in Rockaway Beach
One man died and 19 were injured when a car and a bus collided at Rockaway Beach New York. The bus driver Frank Misrok of Brooklyn was held on a technical charge of homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rockaway Beach
Frank Misrok
Brooklyn
Supreme court delay in Cedar Rapids liquor case appeal
The Iowa Supreme Court postponed the appeals of J LeRoy Farmer and Delbert Greb from their liquor law convictions to the fall term in Des Moines. Attorneys planned printed abstracts and arguments, following a raid on Farmers canning plant and a buy alleged by Greb. Harold Cooper, former state liquor commission chairman, was convicted under the liquor control act and fined. his appeal is pending after resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Supreme Court
J. LeRoy Farmer
Delbert Greb
Cedar Rapids
Farmer
Greb
Harold Cooper
State Liquor Commission
Cooper
Commission
Report of Liquor Probe Committee Cites Violations
Iowa liquor control commission and its legal adviser Leslie E. Francis were found to have flagrantly violated Iowa law in settling seizure cases. The legislative committee endorsed dismissal for Francis and praised the commission, while Chairman Harold M. Cooper’s case was left aside due to his resignation. Rep. Dewey E. Goode dissented with a minority report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Leslie E. Francis
Iowa
Legislative Committee
Forty-sixth General Assembly
Francis
Harold M. Cooper
Cooper
Dewey E. Goode
Davis
Goode
Floyd E. Page
Commission
Page
Kuhlmann Ouster Sought in Sioux City
County Attorney Max Duckworth filed a district court removal petition asking for immediate suspension of Henry C. Kuhlmann as Sioux City Commissioner of Public Safety. The petition accuses Kuhlmann of neglect and malfeasance after reorganizing the police department and restricting raids by officers not on the raiding squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux
CITY
CAP
Henry C. Kuhlmann
Safety
Sioux City
Max Duckworth
May Charge Gang Ringleader With Kidnapping and Murder
Providence reports a lead investigator says Carl Rettich may be charged Thursday under federal Lindbergh law with kidnapping and murder of his henchman Andino Merola. A related arrest ties Rettich’s crime syndicate to a $429,000 armored car theft in Brooklyn last fall as John McGlone, formerly of Providence, is arrested in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Carl Rettich
Warwick
Andino
Andy” Merola
R. J
Lim
Brooklyn
U. S
J. Howard McGrath
New York
John “Dummy” McGlone
Oil Firms Challenge Chain Store Tax in Iowa
Des Moines AP report says two Iowa oil companies plan to test the constitutionality of the new Town chain store tax law in court. Standard Oil officials call the law unconstitutional, while Mid-Continent Petroleum Co. vp J C Denton says the company may file a challenge as self protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
New Town
Standard Oil Co
J. C. Denton
Mid-Continent Petroleum Co
Gazette editor casts doubt on partisan probe of graft
Verne Marshall insists he will not face the Iowa House as a witness in a probe linked to The Gazette's graft charges. He calls for an impartial inquisitorial body with independent attorneys and investigators to examine the evidence without political influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Iowa
Verne Marshall
The
Gazette
House of Representatives
Marshall
Senate
House
L F Foster
Iowa House Calls for Evidence of Graft in State Officials
The Iowa House passed a resolution by Rep. LaMar P. Foster to compel members with graft evidence against state officials to present it for possible impeachment. The vote was 74 to 20 amid warnings of investigations reaching back to prior administrations, and discussions of appointing an impeachment committee if evidence is sufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
House
LaMar P. Foster
Cedar County
B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
J. P. Gallagher
Gallagher
Foster
Senate
Also Mentioned on This Page
M.inley
Liquor Board
Minority Report
Lane
Cedar Rapids News
Herring
R. G. Moore
Dunlap
Moore
Java
General Assembly
Fis
Tion
Iowz
Hercing
HGH
Duckworth Files
Kuhlmann
Iowa House - of Representatives
Hereq
Hickenlooper
State Democratic Party
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!