Supreme Court nullifies most graft indictments in Iowa case
The Iowa Supreme Court voided the majority of indictments tied to graft and corruption probes, ruling that officials including H. M. Havner and M. E. Rawlings were improperly allowed to present before the Woodbury county grand jury. The Gazette insists Havner was paid only expenses, not for services or a conflict of interest.
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Graft Case Indictments Wiped Out by Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court nullified 31 graft related indictments in Woodbury County, marking the end of the statewide payoff charges reaching into Des Moines. The decision voided cases against Walter Maley and others, while leaving open the possibility of new indictments in a future probe.
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Gazette Defends Graft Crackdown and Court of Public Opinion
The Gazette asserts it exposed corruption in Iowa public service, arguing Havner’s acceptance of $700 from the editor disqualifies him from serving in the investigation. It cites an Iowa statute forbidding county attorneys to take fees for prosecutions and notes Havner’s dual allegiance after accepting the money.
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Havner Denies Gazette Compensation After Graft Indictment ruling
Special prosecutor H. M. Havner, informed of the supreme court ruling nullifying graft indictments for lack of qualification due to pay from The Gazette, states he never received compensation from the paper. He insists the charge is untrue and maintains his independence in the case.
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Gazette editor denies Havner compensation by The Gazette
Verne Marshall Cedar Rapids Gazette editor says Havner received no pay from The Gazette or other sources beyond Woodbury county board of supervisors. He accuses graft exposure in Sioux City cases and notes The Gazette won the 1935 Pulitzer for public service as public opinion questions the court ruling.
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Woman Caught With Karpis Is Released
Ruth Robinson, ally of criminal figure Alvin Karpis, was ordered released by J Edgar Hoover after federal agents captured her with Karpis and Fred Hunter in New Orleans. Hunter remains in custody on charges of harboring Karpis and a Garrettsville mail robbery. Karpis was transported to St Paul for kidnapping charges.
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Junior High Heads Regained Principal Titles in Board Action
The board of education restored junior high heads to their former titles after previously relegating them to assistant principals. Senior high principals Hallman and Kluss will supervise Franklin and Roosevelt, with plans to hire senior high principals for McKinley and Wilson. The move aims for harmony, rescinding a prior nine and a half month nurse compensation change and paying nurses twelve months. A list of twenty census enumerators was approved.
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Britain presses Mussolini to set parley terms on Ethiopia
London calls on Il Duce to join Geneva talks over Ethiopia's future after Haile Selassie flees to Palestine. Eden seeks terms for dialogue with the league of nations conciliation committee while urging order in Addis Ababa and protection for Europeans.
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Feds Seek St Paul Leak in Hamm Kidnap Hunt
The St Paul Daily News reports a federal probe into Alvin Karpis hinges on how St Paul police plans to trap the Barker Karpis gang in the 1933 William Hamm Jr kidnapping. Federal agents aim to determine if operational details leaked to the gang.
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Italians Enter Addis Ababa End Ethiopian Capital Siege
The Italian army seized Addis Ababa after a seven month campaign, with Marshal Badoglio leading a large motorized column into the capital. The occupation ends days of terror as Mussolini signals a colonial victory while Britain and Geneva assess sanctions impact. The American legation in Addis Ababa was briefly reoccupied by U S staff after evacuation.
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War Is Over Mussolini Declares Italian Victory
Rome reports Premier Mussolini telling half the nation that the war is over and Ethiopia is Italian. He announced Marshal Badoglio entered Addis Ababa at 4 p.m. with Italian troops, while crowds cheered from Piazza Venezia and surrounding avenues. The scene followed the fall of the Ethiopian capital.
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Betty Seeks Help To Attend Camp Good Health
A Cedar Rapids plea describes Betty from a six member family living in three rooms with poor air and limited food. Nurses want to send her to Camp Good Health for nourishment, rest, outdoor play, and a chance at better health if donations fund the trip and care.
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The Cure for Fear and Worry Says Dr Newton
A reader recalls a sermon on worry and contrasts faith with fear. She shares hard life facts from nursing a father, supporting a mother, and financial hardship, claiming faith in God offered relief when worry failed. She urges helping others and trusting results come.
Milo Reno Farm Holiday Leader Dies at 70
Milo Reno 70 of Des Moines president of the National Farmers Holiday association died of an acute heart attack in his hotel room at 10 15 a m Tuesday while convalescing from influenza. Born in Wapello County Illinois he led Iowa Farmers Union as secretary in 1916 and president 1921 1930. He rose to national prominence in the 1920s for his stance on the McNary Haugen farm bill and later opposed the Hoover administration.
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Previous Pulitzer winners for distinguished service rise
The Pulitzer prize for distinguished public service in journalism has been awarded annually since 1918, with gaps in 1920 1925 and 1930 when no awards were given. The Cedar Rapids Gazette won for its crusade against corruption in Iowa.
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Hope Technicality May Free Capone In Habeas Move
Attorney William Parrillo said he and Lyman Sherwood will seek habeas corpus relief for Al Capone within two weeks. They cite a new federal statute loophole used to dismiss Trustee System Service officials, planning a move in San Francisco to challenge Capone’s indictment.
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Pulitzer Prize Awards Honor Gazette for Graft Crusade
The Cedar Rapids Gazette won the 1936 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its campaign against corruption and misgovernment in Iowa. Editor Verne Marshall led charges before the Iowa liquor commission, triggering indictments of state officials and slot machine operations, with the prize including a $500 gold medal.
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Summer Temperatures Rise Past 82 Degrees in Cedar Rapids
The day saw a rapid temperature climb in Cedar Rapids with clear skies and a high of 82 after starting at 50 at 7 am and reaching 70 by 10 am and 82 by 2 30 pm. Monday’s peak hit 74 at 3 30 pm, then cooled to 65 by 7 pm and 55 at midnight.
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