Prosecution Plots of 1928 Slaying Case Involve Pair
Walla Walla authorities prepared to prosecute 73 year old Mary Eleanor Smith and her son Decasto Mayer, inmates, for the 1928 slaying of naval officer James Eugene Bassett. Corpus delicti could be proven by circumstantial evidence despite no body. Bassett disappeared en route to Manila duty after buying an car. Mayer allegedly killed him for the car. Mrs Smith also implicated Mayer in three other slayings with bodies reportedly buried in an Idaho quarry.
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Walla Walla
State
B Gray Warner
King County
James Eugene Bassett
Mary Eleanor Smith
Decasto Earl Mayer
Warner
J. M McCauley
Bassett
Mayer
Manila
U S. Naval Academy
Two Men Hurt In Crash Near Tama
Two men were injured when an auto left Highway 30 and veered into a ditch near Tama. Robert J. O'Donnell of Brooklyn and Richard Deverall of Villanova sustained injuries. passengers not seriously hurt. Driver reportedly lost control after clipping a projecting part of a passing truck while traveling to Grange Ta after a Catholic conference in Milwaukee.
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Tama
Robert J. O'Donnell
Brooklyn
N.Y
Marshalltown
Richard Deverall
Villanova
Grange
Milwaukee
Broken Hip Nail Surgery Described At Cedar Rapids Hospital
Mrs Victor Bergland a 65 year old Cedar Rapids woman underwent a three inch stainless steel nail fixation of a fractured hip in St Luke's hospital under local anaesthetic. It was the third such operation in Cedar Rapids this week with two others previously performed.
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Victor Bergland
St Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Perry Leatherberry
Bergland
Leatherberry
Margaret Neal
Alice Neal
Eighth Avenue SE
Chicago
Tom Costello
Thirteenth Street SE
St Luke's
Hitler's Naples visit fuels fascist spectacle and tensions
Hitler toured Naples amid public adulation while Mussolini arranged a grand reception. The pope condemned the swastika display in Rome, signaling strain with the Vatican. Talks with Mussolini covered Czechs, Spain, and broader European alignments as Rome-Berlin ties strengthen.
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Sudetens
Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Pius
Holy See
Reich
Security Board Rejects Plan To Cut Payroll Tax
Washington AP The social security advisory council rejected Senator Vandenberg's proposal to reduce payroll taxes as a recovery measure. Arthur J Almeyer said the council backed the present reserve fund handling and opposed lowering the tax rate now. Vandenberg argued a reduction would ease the burden on business and labor though he warned about the long term pension reserve total.
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Washington
Social Security Advisory Council
Vandenberg
Mich
Arthur J. Almeyer
Social Security Board
Advisory Council
Altmeyer
Michigan
Businessmen Back A F L Pact Offer
Delegates at a convention urged closer government and business cooperation amid optimism on relations. Francis E. Frothingham warned that ongoing economic distress may require dictatorial steps, urging tax and labor reforms and a return of dollar value power to Congress. Fred H. Clausen cautioned that continued large scale spending could bring disaster if not halted.
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Lee J. Dougherty
Resolutions Committee
Francis E. Frothingham
Investment Bankers Association of America
United States
Frothingham
Congress
Fred H. Clausen
U. S
Representatives of Business
Treasury to Step Up Audits on Small Income Tax Returns
A nationwide treasury probe targets tax evasion by individuals in small income brackets. Audits of low income returns will be expanded with hearings for questioned filers, enabling four to five times more reviews and potential prosecutions, while higher income loopholes were addressed last year.
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Treasury
Washington
INS
The
Internal Revenue
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue Bureau
Ghost Troops of China Close on Nanking Front Seabord Clashes Rise
Chinese forces 800000 strong sharpen tactics after Shanghai and Nanking campaigns. Japanese artillery and planes remain superior but Chinese night assaults and close combat maneuvers seek to blunt that edge near Lunghai railway and Hangchow Bay.
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Manchukuo
Hangchow Bay
Lini
Lunghai
Shanghai
Nanking
Taierhehwang
Group Approves RFC Railroad Loan Bill in Senate
The group backs RFC loan legislation and a Wheeler plan for a railroad reorganization court to be studied this session. Sen. Harry Truman says the railroad reform measures will wait for the next session, with a committee to study railroad problems to be formed from Roosevelt White House associates.
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Harry Truman
Burton IX. Wheeler
Mont
Roosevelt
White House
Iowa Tavern Owners to Sponsor Minors Ban Measure
Des Moines AP Iowa tavern owners intend to sponsor an amendment to the state beer law forbidding minors from entering beer selling venues even with a parent or guardian. They also seek banning minor employment and stricter closing hours for all beer venues.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Chris Larson
Pomatron
Wednesay
Larson
Real Lion Hunt and Typhoon Tale Captivates Lions Club
Frederick N. Lutz described a lion hunt in Johore to Cedar Rapids Lions at the Roosevelt hotel. He recalled a Java shark encounter and a Manila typhoon that drenched the city, with two feet of water and roofs torn by wind and debris, during his ten years with Goodyear in Shanghai Manilla and a Paris of the East nightlife.
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Lions Club
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Sultan of Johore
Singapore
Java
Frederick N. Lutz
Roosevelt Hotel
Cedar Rapids
Lurton H. Stubbs
Woodland Drive
Lutz
Far East
Goodyear Rubber Company
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Paris
Mr. Lutz
State tavern owners group names list of officers
Week nights vary by local ordinance as the Tavern Owners association reveals its board. Besides Larson the board includes A J Pott Davenport secretary treasurer Ralph Waughtal Fort Dodge John Schaack Waterloo A O Zahradnik Cedar Rapids and Al Rosenberg Des Moines.
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Larson
The
State Tavern Owners Association
A. J. Pott
Davenport
Ralph Waughtal
Fort Dodge
John Schaack
Waterloo
A. O Zahradnik
Cedar Rapids
al Rosenberg
Des Moines
Last Rites Held For James E. Blake
Funeral services for former Cedar Rapids businessman James E. Blake were held at Grace Episcopal church in Cedar Rapids with Rev. R. J. Campbell officiating. The service highlighted Blake's long church involvement and included Masonic members from Mount Hermon lodge. Burial followed at Dale Hill cemetery.
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James E. Blake
Cedar Rapids
Miami Beach
Fla
Grace Episcopal Church
Father R. J. Campbell
Father Campbell
Mr. Blake
Dale Hill Cemetery
Mount Hermon
A. F
A. M
Iowa high school music meet opens with large attendance
The Iowa City state high school music festival began with thousands of pupils from across Iowa. Results include Superior awards for Irene Peterson and Shirley Harlan in solos, and Superior for Cresco in orchestra class B, plus top choir honors for Burlington, Davenport, Mason City, and Dubuque in various classes.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Irene Peterson
Rolfe
Marjorie Dutton
Manchester
Shirley Harlan
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Ruth Cords
Dubuque
Robert Willoughby
Grundy Center
Dundee
Robert Andrew
Newhall
Cresco
Burlington
Davenport
Mason City
Music Honours Awarded At State Event
A list of students from various towns and schools received honors in music. Excellent marks were earned by Saint Sophie, superb performances by Adelaide Kinecke, Carl Pearman, and Marvell Dulin. The Cedar Rapids Boys’ glee club achieved Superior in Class AA.
Britain And France Say Franc Stabilized At 179 To The Pound
Sir John announced the first official British statement on France devaluing the franc, noting stabilization at 179 to the pound. He said the dollar’s lower value was denied in Washington and cited the Sept. 25, 1936 tri partite agreement, reaffirming continued currency stability among the United States Britain and France.
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John
Washington
France
United States
Britain
Hoover Links France Plight to New Deal Policies
Kansas City AP dispatch reports former President Hoover attributing France’s economic woes to its adoption of new deal style policies. He said while European nations tightened belts France did not balance its budget, restricted production, and saw rising prices and falling consumption. Hoover spoke en route to a grass roots meeting in Oklahoma City.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
France
Oklahoma City
Fred Larby Dies After Week Long Illness
OLIN Fred Larby of south of Olin died Tuesday night at Mercy hospital Anamosa after a week's illness Funeral services will be held at the family home at 2 p.m Friday
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Olin
Fred Larby
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
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