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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1935
Page
1
President Roosevelt endorsed the AAA during a White House talk with 4000 farmers from 25 states. He defended the program against critics, urged continued support for the farm processing tax, and discussed a potential permanent national farm organization to promote production control and legislation.
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith on a Tasman Sea flight to New Zealand sent an S O S after losing a propeller and another engine began to sputter. Canberra sea plane prepared for rescue as he reported engine trouble and dumping fuel while attempting to reach the coast.
Major John Sanford Cohen, 65, president and editor of the Atlanta Journal and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, died at his home in Atlanta Monday night.
In Blair Nebraska the medical report on Eugene Robinson aged 6 shows measles listed as good mumps as fair and whooping cough as severe. The note suggests his illnesses are grouped as a single siege of childhood ailments.
Gov Clyde L Herring told Cedar Rapids Gazette editor Verne Marshall he would back ousting state officials if direct facts prove corruption. He cited discussions with Marshall at Excelsior Springs Missouri but said no specific evidence was presented. He also met with E H Mullock and rested after sunburn.
Verne Marshall declares The Gazette possesses facts showing state house corruption and that the governor has failed to act on promised steps. He accuses the governor of knowing the mess but withholding action and calls the liquor investigation a joke.
Iowa City Mayor Thomas E. Martin must appear in district court at 10 a.m. Friday to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failing to reappoint police chief W. H. Bender. A writ of mandamus forced the reappointment, but the city appealed to the state supreme court.
Governor Clyde Herring signed the corporation moratorium law extending charters expiring in 1935 1936 for two years to avert liquidations. He planned a trip to Excelsior Springs Missouri likely Saturday to meet Nebraska Governor Roy Cochran and Missouri Governor Guy Park about the PWA program.
The Sioux City front exposes Woodbury County Attorney Max E. Duckworth as closely tied to Iowa liquor control act violations and possible personal gain. The Gazette labels the Des Moines legislative committee a farce as Attorney General Edward L. OConnor fights impeachment and seeks to shield Duckworth, with Judge Munger allowing AG involvement in the grand jury. Governor Herring’s silence and recent absence add to a broader pattern of elite entanglements and derailed accountability in Iowa.
Corning, UP James Chalmers and William Rose pled guilty to operating a gambling house. Judge Homer A. Fuller fined both 500 dollars and sentenced three months in jail, suspended on good behavior. Trial for eight others indicted will begin next Monday.
The Senate voted 62 to 20 to reject Huey Long's motion for an investigation of Postmaster General James A. Farley. After a day of heated debate Long charged fraud and manipulation, refusing to concede the issue is closed.
In a quiet Reno ceremony attended by her parents and a few close friends, Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani wed Count Kurt Haugwitz Reventlow. The Rev. William Moll Case officiated at Reno Federated Church in a Presbyterian service.
Attorney Edward L. OConnor fights to control the grand jury probe while Sioux City attorney Ole T. Nagiestad and Carlos W. Goltz are appointed as special prosecutors by Judge F. H. Rice. Judge Munger allows Clair Hamilton to participate despite OConnors challenge.
The Senate voted late Tuesday to extend the NRA to April 1, 1936, trimming price fixing and limiting regulation to interstate commerce. The same session approved TVA power to generate transmit and sell electricity. The chamber also defeated Henry Shipstead on open codes and faced mixed views on NRA fate and two-year extension hopes.
Affidavits filed with the petition of Carlos Goltz for the ouster of Woodbury County Attorney Max E. Duckworth are made available Monday afternoon. They allege protection payoffs and liquor and gambling law violations during Duckworth's administration. Joe Stevens describes difficulties running a beer garden, raids, and appeals to local police officials and Duckworth.
Iowa faces a Supreme Court fight as Attorney General Edward L. O Connor seeks to oust special prosecutors Ole Naglestad and Carlos Goltz in a Woodbury county graft probe. Supervisor actions are paused with legal questions about appointment.
SIOUX CITY AP police seized 1500 punch boards from a house at 913 Wall Street late Tuesday. Some boards carried prizes such as merchandise including watches fountain pens pipes and pocket knives.
Linn County Attorney General Thompson announced plans to use a strong legal approach at the opening of chain letter offices to curb schemes. He said the practice may be gambling under Iowa law and could involve false pretenses, with several operators already agreeing to close after consultation.
The second jury to try David A. Lamson on a wife murder count was discharged in San Jose California after nearly four days of deliberations and 95 hours without reaching a verdict. Seven men and five women were polled and announced they could not agree.
Clair Hamilton, assistant attorney general, said the goal of seeking to revoke the order appointing two special prosecutors is to ensure any indictments would not be illegal. He stated the office has no role in ouster actions against Kuhlmann and Duckworth and urged the two men to contest their cases. If indictments were returned and the special prosecutor appointment ruled illegal, the indictments would be invalid.
In Sioux City plans were laid to adjourn the grand jury investigation of graft and corruption in public office until a supreme court ruling on the dispute over appointing special prosecutors to present evidence. Special prosecutor Carlos W. Goltz said he conferred with Assistant Attorney General.
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