Roosevelt Adviser Debate Sparks Interest Over Brain Trust
Congress heatedly debated a stock exchange control bill as Rep. Britten accused Ben Cohen of shaping the measure. Lawmakers denied the charge while Rayburn noted treasury floor presence. A push arose to place the bill under a new three member presidentially appointed commission separate from the federal trade commission.
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Washington
Brain Trust
House
Rep
Britten
Ben Cohen
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
Cohen
Commerce Committee
Deny Cohen
Rayburn
Tex
Treasury
Bulwinkle
Martin
Mass
Special Commission
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Virginia Bruce Seeks Divorce From John Gilbert
Virginia Bruce Gilbert, John Gilbert’s fourth wife, files for divorce in Los Angeles claiming abuse and violence during their year and eight months of marriage. She cites four prior marriages and says he belittled her in front of friends and family and ordered her to stay home, urging a Reno divorce.
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Los Angeles
John Gilbert
Virginia Bruce Gilbert
The
Follies
Gilbert
Oliva Burwell
Leatrice Joy
Ina Claire Miss Bruce
Reno
The Gravy of Life in Jesus Teachings
An essay-style reflection contrasts dry sermons with Jesus as a storyteller who mixed life and faith. It celebrates practical, colorful preaching that blends fact, philosophy, humor, sympathy, and love, in a bid to keep truth tasty and memorable.
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Jesus
France Lets Trotzky Stay in Paris With Restrictions
Paris government decides Leon Trotzky may remain in France despite refusal of entry by many nations. He will be confined to a definite area and must renounce politics including his Fourth International project.
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Paris
Leon Trotzky
Europe
America
France
France unearths another spy ring in Paris case
French secret police announced the arrest of George Sybert, a former Polish colonel now linked to the German spy service. He used multiple names and a German passport, sought access to French officers, and attempted to buy military documents with planted papers provided by a French contact. More arrests were hinted.
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Paris
France
George Sybert
Sybert
Grotte
Frege
Belfort
Notre Dame University President In Critical Condition
In South Bend Indiana the condition of Rev Charles L O Donnell president of Notre Dame University remained critical after his Tuesday crisis when he received last rites. Doctors said he was paralyzed by infection from a lung operation leaving his condition unchanged Wednesday.
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South Bend
Ind
Charles L. O'Donnell
Notre Dame University
Father O'Donnell
Chicago Hunts Dillinger Ad Car 5 Found
Federal agents and Chicago police launched a major hunt for John Dillinger after a blood stained car was found on the north side. The vehicle, stolen in St Paul, linked to Dillinger’s gang, spurred raids on underworld haunts and a special Dillinger detail of 40 officers.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
St. Paul
Wisconsin
Indiana
John Stege
Dillinger
Underworld
John
Toy Gun
News Reel Firms Asked To Aid Plan To Bolster NRA
New York AP reports NRA representatives pressed newsreel firms to cooperate in favorable weekly features to boost public support. Horner said he did not seek help from newsreels but would cooperate on shorts. The plan reportedly included a symposium of the unemployed who found work via the NRA and calls for speeches by Grace Coolidge and Alfred E. Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Recovery Administration
NRA
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors
Will Hays
Harry Scott
Washington
Charles F. Horner
Recovery Administration
Grace Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Berry and Allen Vie for South Dakota Governor Post
In South Dakota a Democrat governor Tom Berry faces Aberdeen publisher W C Allen after Berry won the primary over Lieut. Gov. H A Astrud by 51 964 to 14 034 on 1629 of 1925 precincts. Democratic incumbents swept three other offices with a Republican contest ending in a stalemate.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Tom Berry
Belvidere
Warren E. Green
W. C. Allen
Aberdeen
Prescott Steals 10000 in Metals Over Low Mood Notice
Cleo Prescott, 37, arrested in Brooklyn for stealing gold and platinum worth 10000 from his employer. He said he took the metals because business was slow and he wanted a nest egg before a deeper low mood set in.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Cleo Prescott
Sommers Named Head Of Iowa Dental Society
Dr Roy S Sommers of Des Moines begins as president at the seventy second annual Iowa State Dental Society session in Des Moines with Dr Erling Thoen to succeed him as president elect. Membership exceeds 1000, the largest in three years.
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Roy S. Sommers
Des Moines
Iowa State Dental Society
Memorial Building
Erling Thoen
Dental College
University of Iowa
W. J. Charters
H. Altfillisch
Dubuque
John Scholten
Cedar Rapids
C. S. Foster
Iowa State Board of Dental Examiners
L. C. Hemsworth
Waterloo
H D. Coy
Hamburg
Iowa City
F.B. Whinery
Hardy F Pool
Mason City
John J. Booth
Marion
Iowa
Executive Council
Earl H. Ford
Herbert D. Coy
H. E. Hanson
H. G. Bolks
Sioux City
W. A. Chapman
Burlington
Harry M. Ehred
Forest City
Executive’ Council
Herbert
H. ‘Belding
Waucoma
M. H. Duffy
Bussey
Clyde B. Eller
Clarinda
Farl H. Ford
Arthur G. Gary
Walk
T. F. Ryans Son Brings Mystery Suit Against Wife
New York social circles were unsettled by a secret action filed by Clendenin J. Ryan Jr. against Countess Marie Anne Wurmbrand Stuppach his Viennese wife. Whiteside refused to describe the suit while details awaited release. Ryan is a La Guardia secretary and a grandson of the late Thomas Fortune Ryan, who left a vast estate.
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NEW York
INS
Clendenin J. Ryan, Jr
F. H. la Guardia
Marie Anne Wurmbrand-Stuppach
Ryan
George W. Whiteside
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Vienna
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Order Reduction In Illinois Utility Rate
The Illinois Commerce Commission ordered a temporary cut of 1 300 000 dollars in Public Service Company of Northern Illinois electricity charges. Residential customers see 1 055 000 dollars of the total reduction. The changes take effect and appear on bills after June 1.
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Chicago
Public Service Company of
Northern Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Washington Day in Review at Chamber Convention
The Associated Press reports mixed praise and condemnation of the administration's handling of business at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce convention. Discussion included Senator King on silver rehabilitation, Pecora criticisms, and Republican counterclaims.
Governor bans armed guards at Kentucky governor's mansion
Governor Ruby Laffoon announced overruling Adjutant General Denhardt and removing guards around the Kentucky governor's mansion after threatening letters were received. Denhardt had ordered guards and warned to shoot to kill if prowlers were found near the mansion. He added an extra guard for Neal Bowman, an Ohio desperado detained in the Frankfort reformatory on murder charges.
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Frankfort
Ruby Laffoon
Henry H Denhardt
Si. H. Denhardt
Kentucky National Guard
Denhardt
Kentucky
Portsmouth
Ohio
Neal Bowman
Heflin Falls to Third in Alabama Democratic Primary
In Alabama, former Senator Tom Heflin slides to third as 175 of 246 boxes report. Incumbent Rep. Miles B. Allgood leads with 7,870 votes, while Major Jon Starnes has 6,760 and Heflin 5,375. A runoff on June 12 between Allgood and Starnes appears likely.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tom Heflin
Alabama
Heffin
Miles B. Allgood
Allgood
Jon Starnes
Guntersville
Heflin
Starnes
Pledges on Non-Invasion Discussed at Iowa Conference
At the Congregational Christian conference of Iowa in Cedar Rapids the world peace forum considered a pledge for individuals to refrain from invading foreign borders or aiding military action. Dr Albert W. Palmer urged a pledge preserving a right of defense, while debate focused on whether to endorse binding resolutions and a later report by the resolutions committee.
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Cedar Rapids
Congregational Christian Conference of Iowa
First Congregational Church
Stoddard Lane
Des Moines
Albert W. Palmer
Chicago Theological Seminary
Palmer
Lane
Resolutions Committee
House Divided Over Dr Wirt Charges After Dinner Talk
Congress reviewed Dr William A Wirt claims that a brain trust sought to overthrow the social order. Democrats sided with a finding of no basis while Republicans urged fuller inquiry. McGugin accused majority of shielding those opposed to the government.
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Washington
House
William A. Wirt
Gary
Ind
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
Summary unavailable due to fragmented input. The text appears to reference Cedar Rapids traffic tolls for 1934 and mentions accidents injuries and deaths, but lacks coherent details or verifiable figures.
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Cedar Rapids
Wednesday's Major League Results National League scores
Chicago and Brooklyn led a busy day with varied results across the leagues. Key performances included Warneke and Hartnett for Chicago, Mungo and Lopez for Brooklyn, and Frey O'Farrell for St Louis in their wins while Detroit and Philadelphia split two games.
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National League
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Warneke
Hartnett
Meine
Grace
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Frey
Lindsey
O'Farrell
Carleton
J. Dean
W. Davis
Miss Hepburn Secret Divorce Revealed
Katharine Hepburn has obtained a secret divorce from Ludlow Ogden Smith of New York and Philadelphia. The divorce was learned Wednesday night after Hepburn left for Havana and Miami. Papers cite incompatibility and deep disagreement as grounds.
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Merida
Yucatan
Mexico
Katharine Hepburn
Ludlow Ogden Smith
New York
Philadelphia
Miss Hepburn
Havana
Miami
Fla
Hepburn
Hepburn Wins Secret Divorce in Merida Court
Actress Katharine Hepburn obtained an immediate secret divorce from her husband in Merida, after arriving from New York with Laura Harding. The hearing was held with only Hepburn present, with the district attorney supporting the decree. Smith, her New York insurer husband, did not oppose the suit.
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Merida
New York
Laura Harding
Miss Hepburn
Smith
Yucatan
West Hartford
Conn
Europe
Whitney accuses Pecora of propaganda before Senate probe
New York Stock Exchange president Richard Whitney charged Ferdinand Pecora with propaganda after the senate stock market investigation panel released bank data showing brokers loans totaling 4.7 billion dollars as of July 1 1929 and profits by Wall Street insiders. Whitney defended the exchange and pledged to refute the Fletcher Rayburn bill with evidence.
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Associated Press
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Congress
King
Utah
William A. Wirt
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Treasury
Eugene Black
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Banks
Washington
Senate Stock Market Investigating Committee
Whitney
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Fletcher-Rayburn
May Devereaux Teaches With School Goat Exhibit
Springfield Missouri Bowerman school teacher May Devereaux brings her pet goat to class for students to study. The curious exhibit unfolds as May leads the goat into the classroom with no objections from the teacher.
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Springfield
Mary
May
May Devereaux
Bowerman School
Harriman Sees Gains and Cautious Support for New Deal
At the U S Chambers of Commerce meeting President Harriman outlined recovery gains under the New Deal and urged a stable policy path. He called for continued federal action with business cooperation to maintain orderly economic freedom while avoiding bureaucratic control.
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Washington
America
U. S. Chambers of Commerce
Roosevelt
Henry S. Harriman
NRA
AAA
Chamber of Commerce Guided NRA and AAA Origins
Henry Harriman, president of the United States Chamber of Commerce, confirmed that the chamber’s special committee drafted the NRA and AAA framework before Roosevelt’s election and that its findings were handed to Roosevelt officials, including Professor Raymond Moley.
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Washington
INS
Raymond Moley
NRA
AAA
Roosevelt
United States Chamber of Commerce
Henry
Harriman
Chamber
Professor Moley
Actress Corinne Griffith Wins Mexican Divorce
Corinne Griffith Hollywood film actress obtained a divorce from Walter Mitchell Morosco, a screen producer, at Juarez, Mexico, on Wednesday.
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Miss Griffith
EL Paso
Tex
Corinne Griffith
Walter Mitchell Morosco
Juarez
Mexico
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Illinois
DR. Wirt
North Carolina
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O'Connor
Virginia
McGugin
Kan
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William S. Westervelt
Frederick C. Howe
Farm Administration Consumers’ Counsel
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Howe
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Weer
Perkins
Mungo
Lopez
Sukeforth
Schumacher
Mancuso
Detroit
Blachelder
Hemsley
Sorrell
Auker
Rowe
Cochrane
Boston
Benton
Dietrich
Kline
Hayes
Rhodes
Pipgras
Walberg
Pennock
Ferrell
van Atta
Murphy
Smythe
Dickey
Weaver
Berg
Pecora
Goat
U.S. Chamber of
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A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Company
Daniel C. Roper
S. T. Bledsoe
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