Raids Target Sioux City Slot Machine Ring
Police raided Oasis Inn and Brislaine brokerage, seizing 73 slot machines and keys. Profligate operation tied to a racketeering network with names of local figures and a bank of records, drafts, and letters linking machines to Chicago manufacturers. Three defendants waived preliminary hearing and were bound over for trial.
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CITY
INS
Carlos Goltz
Oasis
Brislaney
Administration of Justice
Pa. Young
Brennan
Brisbane
Leora
Cate
Mills Now Company of Chicago
Manu
Joe Young
South Dakota
Mills Novelty Comay
Ea Oel Company
Bronx
Ux City
Sioux City
Des Moines
Dakota
Nebraska
Kroloff
eMachines
Elected President of Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Mrs H C Houghton Jr of Red Oak was chosen president at the twenty first biennial convention in Des Moines with 570 attending the banquet in Memorial Coliseum. Delegates to the General Federation Triennial were named and greetings from Eleanor Roosevelt and Carrie Chapman Catt were read.
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H. C. Houghton, Jr
Red Oak
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Robert J. Johnston
Humboldt
Memorial Coliseum
Eugene Cutler
Des Moines
C. W. Reed
Cresco
William Hathorn
Mason City
David Lennox, Jr
Marshall]town
Emil Hesselschwerdt
Kalona
Eugene Henely
Grinnell
General Federation
Irs
Moighton
Trst
Henely
F. W. Damour
Cedar Rapids
Committee On International Relations
F. C. Kellogg
Division of
Motion Pictures
Detroit
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Carrie Chapman Catt
Edna Dieman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anamosa Church Praises Gazette Editor For Exposing Graft
Members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Anamosa Iowa signed a declaration praising Verne Marshall editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette for courageous work exposing corruption in Iowa city and state offices. Sixty two names signed the pledge as Rev. Harry Duncan Green leads the church.
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Verne Marshall
The
Gazette
Towa
Methodist Church At
Anamosa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Harry Duncan Green
Grand jury session sparks slot machine crackdown
Machine promoters before the grand jury now in session. Slot machines once running full blast in Sioux City disappeared from circulation shortly after Verne Marshall’s journey to appear before the grand jury.
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Grand Jury
Sioux City
Verne Marshall
Iowa Whispers Turn to Action Against Gambling Rackets
Public opinion in Iowa grows harsh toward graft and public officials involved in rackets. Sioux City raids terrorize gambling networks, seizing seventy three slot machines and uncovering a wider conspiracy reaching Des Moines and neighboring states. Grand juries in Woodbury and other counties prepare indictments, while officials face forced ousters and probes. The Gazette’s exposure sparks state-wide reforms including liquor-control steps and new measures against bootlegging. The drive reflects citizen faith in Iowa’s integrity and a demand for aggressive action.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Sioux City
Des Moines
Nebraska
South Dakota
Public Safety
Max 5. Duckworth
Mbis
Woodbury’ County
Sayles A
Des’ Meinesiene County
Legislative Liquor Investigation Committee
Polk County Grand Jury
Adams County
Johnson County
University of Iowa
Dubuque
Belvidere Club
Carter Lake
Council Bluffs
Liquor Control Commission
Legislative Investigating Committee
Burlington
H. B
Massive U S Air Fleet Makes Ocean Flight Toward Midway
Honolulu reports forty six American fighters roared westward in the greatest ocean mass flight. The secret operation from Honolulu to Midway Island 1323 miles away could pause at French Frigate Shoals or Pearl and Hermes Reef if storms threaten.
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Honolulu
mid-Pacific
Midway Island
J. F. Voorhees
Voorhees
French Frigate Shoals
Here
Pearl and Hermes Reef
Patman Leader Rejects Bonus Compromise in Senate
Sen. Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma, leader of the Patman bonus forces, refused to accept any proposed compromise to win enough votes to override the veto. He dismissed the advances as inadequate and stood firm on his position.
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Washington
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Timid Henry James and the danger of secondhand living
Frank Swinnerton argues James’s timidity kept him from engaging with life, yielding character that is studied rather than lived. He warns that clinging to past beliefs and secondhand knowledge dulls truth and resilience and robs readers of genuine human impact.
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Frank Swinnerton
Henry James
James
Drift Through Our Days Do We Live at All
A reflective 1955 remark on life’s drift and the emptiness of merely getting by. It critiques routine days that lack full living and purpose, urging deeper engagement with life.
Offer Reported To Get Editor Marshall In Trouble
Mike Zak testified Wednesday that a man named Lane offered $250 to “get something on” Verne Marshall, editor of The Gazette, in a Cedar Rapids area incident connected to the J. LeRoy Farmer canning plant raid. Zak recounted details from Gus' beer parlor and said Lane spoke of a party of thirteen seeking “evidence.” No money was shown, Lane's initials remained uncertain, and police found no confirmation from New Hampton authorities on any Lane.
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Verne Marshall
the Gazette
Mike Zak
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Zak
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Lane
New Hampton
J. LeRoy Farmer Canning
J. LeRoy Farmer
State Liquor Commission
The
Gazette
Farmer
21K
Earl Stanley
Robert Hopwood
I. R. Lane
George C. Murray
Lanes
Protest Filed Over Cedar Rapids Gazette Cooper Appeal Coverage
Lawyers for Harold M Cooper filed a protest in the Iowa supreme court against Gazette articles criticizing the continued appeal. Marshalltown attorneys Boardman and Cartwright argued the stories aimed to belittle the court and prejudice public opinion, citing May 4 coverage including headlines about a show down and delays in hearing. The filing asserts the press seeks to dominate state agencies and urges no change in court actions, stressing concern for public misperception.
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Supreme Court
Gazette
DES Moines
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Boardman and Cartwright
Marshalltown
Cooper
Harold ‘M. Cooper
Marshall and Herring at Dinner Not a Truce in Missouri
In Excelsior Springs Missouri Governor Clyde Herring and Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall shared a dinner table, but both denied any political truce. Marshall pledged continued opposition to the Herring administration while noting the social meeting did not alter his anti-corruption stance. Herring said he planned to stay a few days and then go to Hot Springs, adding he was recovering from illness and did not discuss governance with Marshall.
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Excelsior Springs
Clyde Herring
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Marshall
Des Moines Register
Herring
Register
Hot Springs
Iowa
Cooper Attorneys Err Over Gazette Editorial Says Cedar Rapids News
The Cedar Rapids Gazette editor cites Cooper’s lawyers as making a misstep in protesting an editorial and May 4 news item. Verne Marshall defends the editorial’s stance and notes the Linn county case timeline, while hinted libel action remains a possibility if justified. Cooper’s lawyers allegedly failed to file briefs, shifting responsibility to County Attorney Thompson and prompting resignation chatter.
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Thompson
Gazette
Cooper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Baer Burned When Blank Gun Explodes During Radio Sketch
Max Baer, heavyweight champion, suffered a facial burn and chest wound from a blank cartridge pistol discharge at a Long Branch hotel while rehearsing a radio sketch. Peg La Centra was burned on the face. Baer and La Centra were treated at Hazard Hospital and returned to their accommodations.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Max Baer
Baer
Hazard Hospital
Long Branch
Peg la Centra
Miss la Centra
New York
James J. Braddock
Jerry Casale
New Jersey
al Linton
Casale
Wadding
Power Shift Over Banks Moves Through Congress
The House narrowly passed a banking bill rewriting the Federal Reserve Act to create a central bank-like authority over monetary policy. The 271 to 110 vote sends the measure to the Senate, with Carter Glass opposing Fed Governor Marriner Eccles and Republicans fighting added powers for the president and board. The bill grants the Federal Reserve Board control over reserve requirements and open market operations, allows Roosevelt to remove reserve directors, and seeks to curb district bank independence amid a two day legislative battle.
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Washington
House
Federal Reserve Act
Senate
Carter Glass
Federal Reserve
Marriner S. Eccles
Wilson
Eccles
Reserve Board
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
John
Hollister
Ohio
Federal“Reserve “Board
Federal- Reserve Board
Roosevelt
Amelia Earhart Sets Mexico City to New York Nonstop
Amelia Earhart claimed a nonstop flight from Mexico City to New York, the first ever between the cities. Captain Emilio Carranza’s similar bid from Mexico City to Washington ended in a fatal crash on the return, 100 miles short of his goal.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
Mexico City
Emilio Carranza
Mexico
Washington
Towa City Cleared Of Vice Charges In Grand Jury Report
IOWA CITY A grand jury reported no direct evidence of gambling or prostitution beyond conditions at the Andrews hotel and noted an injunction against the hotel. Police with a federal agent raided seven local places during the inquiry, making three arrests. Indictments under state liquor law were returned against seven individuals, names withheld pending custody.
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Iowa City
A. Johnson County
Grand Jury
Andrews Hotel
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Wict
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Rice
Iowa Federation OF Women’s Clubs
Anamosa Folk Praise Gazette
U.S. Air Fleet
Midway
Alaska
Hawaii
United States
Air Amada
DR. Newton
Cedar Rapids News
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Wrti
Cooper’s
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Towa City
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