Luther A Brewer dies. Cedar Rapids book collector
Luther A. Brewer prominent Cedar Rapids publisher and Leigh Hunt collector died at 3:07 am in a local hospital after a brief illness. He built a world renowned Leigh Hunt library and donated to the Torch Press. Funeral services are set at his home with burial in Oak Hill.
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Luther A. Brewer
Fourth Avenue SE
Oak Hill Cemetery
Brewer
Cedar Rapids
Smith W. Brookhart
Senate
Dan Aglf
Steck
Johnson Brigham
Des Moines
Republican
William G. Dows
Third Street
Fourth Avenue
Torch Press
Job Printing Company
Cyrenus Cole
Leigh Hunt
Hunt
Marianne Kent
Wiliam Howard Taft
White House
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Linn County
Art Association
House Passes Rayburn blue sky securities bill
The House approved the Rayburn driven blue sky bill to protect investors by requiring federal Trade Commission publicity on all interstate security issues and to punish fraud. It sets a 30 day waiting period after registration, allows stop orders, and permits buyers to sue sellers for misrepresentation.
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House
Rayburn
Blue Sky
Roosevelt
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
The
Trade Commission
Healer Convicted of Murder in Texas
Paul Oakley, a self styled divine healer, was convicted of murder in the slaying of Bernice Clayton a 3 year old cripple in Linden Texas. The jury deliberated seven hours and Oakley faces a fifty year prison sentence. His counsel said a motion for a new trial would be filed and an appeal would follow if denied.
Over Half Inch of Rain Friday Sparks Cool Air Outlook
Grey skies lingered after Friday’s downpours with 0.59 inches of rainfall. Temperatures held in the low forties with a 42 at midnight rising to 44 by 9 am and reaching 49 by 1 pm on Saturday.
Farm Leaders See Food Strike Failure And Seek Policy
AP report quotes Edward A. O Neal of the American Farm Bureau Federation and other leaders predicting the national farm strike planned by the Farmers Holiday Association will not succeed or move prices. They favor a lasting national agricultural policy and neutral stances in several states amid varied local reactions.
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Chicago
America
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Farmers
Holiday Association
Des Moines
Farm Bureau Federation
O'Neal
Washington
O. G. Barrett
Cook County
Cook ‘County
Bureat
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Wisconsin
Badger
Minnesota
Illinois
Missouri
Nodaway County
Nebraska
South Dakota
Peggy McMath Recalls Kidnapping Ordeal And Return
Peggy McMath recounts her kidnapping ordeal from school through a lengthy confinement. She describes a driver, a one room shack, and repeated moves before being rescued by her father at Wychmere harbor and returned to safety with the coast guard at Harwichport.
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Cyril Buck
Snow Inn
Harwichport
Wychmere Harbor
Fugitive Sought for Murder Held in North Dakota
Winnipeg dispatch reports Royal police were advised that AlbIn Johnson, sought in Manitoba for the deaths of his wife and seven children, was under arrest at Cavalier North Dakota. Police have no further details but suspect he may have crossed the border. The victims were found after a fire at Harris Minnesota on April 10 and authorities think the murders preceded the blaze.
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Winnipeg
Man
Royal
Albin Johnson
Cavalier
N. D
Johnson
Manitoba
Harris
Minn
America Protests Police Allotment
Geneva AP reports American delegate Colonel George Strong led protests as the army committee at the general disarmament conference voted that U S state police forces be counted with a military value of 1 000 soldiers in determining the American army strength The estimate places state police total at about 80 000.
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Geneva
George Strong
Army Committee
United States
Germany Plans to Raise All Her Own Foods
Berlin report quotes Walter Darre, Nazi agriculture chief, saying Germany must feed itself by expanding farming, returning peasants to the land, and limiting foreign trade. He outlines policies to prevent foreclosures, lower interest, reduce agrarian debt, and promote small, peasant-run farms.
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Berlin
Walter Darre
Adolf Hitler
Nazi Agricultural Department
United Press Saturday
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Regree Ee
Darre
Hitler
Russia
Roosevelt may ask debt moratorium again
President Roosevelt plans to seek Congress powers for a second moratorium on foreign debts unless Capitol Hill opposition grows too strong. Admin leaders and a confidential warning to the president signal likely Senate rejection and a possible shift to alternative moves to appease debtor nations.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Senate
American tariff truce seeks British position in London
Norman Davis, Roosevelt special ambassador, instructed in London to press Britain for an immediate tariff truce or a clear stance. He heads to Geneva for the disarmament conference as Tokyo agrees to the truce with reservations. In New York the dollar hits a new low since 1879, while the pound and franc rise.
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London
Norman Davis
Roosevelt
Washington
Davis
Geneva
New York
England
Europe seeks coordinated disarmament talks after US shift
European chancelleries open a charged exchange of views after Washington abandons hopes for British backing of the economic armistice. With retaliatory measures likely to persist, Britain intensifies communications with continental capitals on disarmament and economic issues.
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London
CIN
Europe
Schacht Enters White House Talks backs world tariff truce
Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, Hitler’s spokesman, arrives in Washington to join Roosevelt discussions on restoring world prosperity. He expresses support for a global tariff truce and says Germany seeks debt payment and postwar treaty revision, while offering to avoid political questions unless asked.
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Hitler
Hjalmar Schacht
White House
United States
Europe
Schacht
Roosevelt
Germany
Dr. Schacht
Bank Bill To Offer Relief For Cities
Washington reports an amendment to the Glass bank reform bill would authorize emergency federal reserve loans to nearly bankrupt cities. Senator Glass and the administration have reconciled some points and may move the bill to the Senate next week. The treasury secretary would remain on the Federal Reserve Board and the deposit insurance effective date is delayed one year. Final municipal relief decision rests with Roosevelt and banking committee members.
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Federal Reserve Bank
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Federal Reserve Board
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Roosevelt
Banking and Currency Committee
Sharp earthquake detected by Georgetown seismograph
Washington AP reports a sharp earthquake centered about 2350 miles south of Washington recorded Saturday on Georgetown University seismographs. It began at 12 40 17 a.m. EST with maximum intensity at 12 55 a.m. and ended at 2 30 a.m. local time.
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Washington
Georgetown University
E.S.T
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll This Year
Readable data shows counts for accidents injuries and fatalities in Cedar Rapids auto toll metrics. unclear figures include base totals and unclear labels.
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Cedar Rapids
Guard Officers Probe Farm Riots In Northwest Iowa
In Le Mars Iowa AP guardsmen continued the probe into farm disturbances with charges pending. Eight more men were arrested while eighty six prisoners were to be brought before the military council before the inquiry ends. Some prisoners were released after questioning as guard members planned to depart.
Final angles in Crawford county foreclosure riot inquiry
Denison reports the Crawford county foreclosure sale riot inquiry near Shields farm nears conclusion as prison camps release suspects. Thirteen suspects gain liberty after military council appearance while guardsmen return to work. Des Moines says charges likely Wednesday and trial tentatively set for late May. Judge Advocate Frank Hallagan leads a study of evidence with civil officers to plan trials.
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Frank Hallagan
Fatal burn death of Alberta Neer in Cedar Rapids home
Five year old Alberta Neer locked in a bathroom where she played with matches and was fatally burned Friday afternoon. She died at 1 A M today in a local hospital from burns covering more than half her body. Alberta was born September 27, 1927 in Erie Illinois and is survived by her parents a sister and multiple relatives.
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Ordar Rapids News
Alberta Neer
Roy Neer
First Street
A. m
Erie
Ill
Beverly Joyce
Charles Montanaro
Cedar Rapids
Nick Neer
Erie, Ill
Floyd Bates
Marjorie Crandell
Sil
Russel Gursky
Richard
Leonard Neer
Reed
Ater
Kidnappers Threaten M Tigue Family
Detectives guard boxing champion Mike McTigue's family after a phone call warned that one of the five children would be kidnapped and slain unless money is paid. McTigue, unafraid for himself, said he cannot let harm come to his children as police escort the children from a parish school.
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New York
Mike Mc- Tigue
Mc- Tigue
McTigue
Prowler Slain By Former Iowa Man
An unidentified colored youth was killed when he tried to crawl through a bedroom window in the apartment of William Markus, 48, a barber who once owned a shooting gallery in Davenport, Iowa. Markus awakened by the noise and fired a revolver, killing the intruder. He told police of his past business in Davenport.
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Peggy
Chicago
William Markus
Davenport
Iowa
Markus
Boy, pig share hospital stay in Kansas City tale
John Gentry Jr aged six spent nearly five months in a hospital after a coasting accident. Skin from a pig was grafted onto his injured foot in a pioneering procedure. The pig recovered quickly and gained about 40 pounds during the process.
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Kansas City
John Gentry, Jr
John
Buck brothers held in Abduction Case in Harwich Mass
Cyril Buck and Kenneth Buck were arrested after confessing involvement in a four man plot to abduct Peggy McMath. Peggy was recovered after a $70,000 ransom was paid by Detroit grandparents. Authorities said Kenneth admitted hiding $10,000 of the ransom and Cyril refused his share.
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Cyril Buck
Peggy McMath
Kenneth Buck
Daniel Needham
William’. . Lee
McMath
Peggy
Detroit
Needham
Napers
Kenneth
Cyril
Anda
Mae DR Ae
Pee Rennetd
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Ralph “‘H.* Snow
Cape. Cod
William R. Kales
West Harwich
Oery
Woods Hole
Peggy Mce
Nell Cook McMath
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