New PWA Funds For 20 Warships Revealed
Washington reports that construction will begin on twenty warships costing 40 million dollars once 1.322 billion dollars in public works funds are secured. The plan includes twelve destroyers two destroyer leaders and six submarines as the Vinson act initiates a program to replace 102 ships and reach full treaty strength. Allocation among shipyards is undecided with a policy to split work between private and navy yards.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Navy
Claude A. Swanson
Swanson
Germany seeks return to international disarmament talks
Germany reportedly seeks a path back into the international disarmament conference from which it withdrew last year. Baron Pompeo Aloisi told UK leaders that Germany shows willingness to participate again in negotiations on the arms issue. The United States, with Norman H. Davis assigned to attend, adds to growing hope for renewed talks scheduled later this month.
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Geneva
Germany
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Italy
League of Nations
Turkey
Anthony Eden
Privy Seal
United States
Norman H. Davis
Washington
Trial of Women in Boettcher Case Placed With Jury
The case of Mrs. Fern Sankey and Mrs. Alvina Kohler charged with conspiring in the abduction of Charles Boettcher II of Denver went to the jury at 5 55 p m. Judge Lyman instructed separate verdicts for the two defendants and told jurors to report by 10 p m if ready, else seal and return Thursday morning. Gordon Alcorn, a government witness who implicated the two women, was returned to Leavenworth penitentiary at 4 p m under heavy guard.
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Gordon Alcorn
Sankey
Clara Bow and Rex Bell Expecting Baby Next December
Hollywood AP reports Clara Bow and Rex Bell expect a baby in December. Bow hinted she may retire from films to settle into family life, with the announcement conveyed from their desert Nipton area ranch by Bell.
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Clara Bow
Rex Bell
Stork
Hollywood
Bell
Nipton
Dollar Day Bargains Draw Cedar Rapids Shoppers
Crowds of shoppers flocked to Cedar Rapids on Dollar Day as unusually fine weather boosted summer goods sales. Hundreds from rural areas visited, with cotton dresses, summer hats, stockings, and white shoes in high demand. Men’s furnishings, ready to wear, and eateries saw heavy activity as doors opened and continued steadily through the day.
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Cedar Rapids
World history warns of chaos and a coming order
A father explains to a child that the world is in its worst shape, while forecasters like Spengler and Wells predict a century of chaos, a 1940 world war, a plague, and a collapsing United States. The piece cites past civilizations falling for lack of righteousness and urges building a just life.
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Spengler
Wells
United States
Babylon
Egypt
Tyre
Prophets Forest
Matthew Arnold
Basement Fire at Prout Furniture Store
A basement blaze at the Prout Furniture company, 205 First Street SE, began in packing material and spread smoke to the first floor while the basement remained hottest. Firefighters used fresh air gas masks and three water lines to confine the fire to the basement. loss undetermined.
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Prout Furniture Company
First Street
E. P Kohout
NRA CODES 16 TO BE SUBSTITUTE SOLUTION BROADTEST
Washington dispatch reports ongoing protests at the White House and NRA over Johnson plan to scrap service codes. The American Transit association presses for substitutes and relief if taxicab and street railway industries are not placed under a code. Labor leaders say any reformation must include a viable substitute beyond the PRA and last summer's re employment pact.
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Washington
INS
Hugh 8. Johnson
White House
NRA
American Transit Association
Johnson
Recovery Administration
Escapes Kidnappers by Leap From Car in Texas
Grover C. Cain, a wealthy Texas filling station owner, escaped kidnappers after more than an hour when one assailant struck him with a pistol. He leaped from his car as the attackers fled, leaving him bruised but safe. Cain had been forced to drive his own vehicle before escaping near a residence, while residents mistook the scene for burglars.
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San Antonio
Cain
Pilot Battles death by own action in midair struggle
At 2000 feet over Muncie Indiana pilot Raymond Williams wrestled passenger Regis Schwer a 19 year old Central high student from lunging off the wing. Schwer were knocked unconscious with a fire extinguisher as the plane began a deadly glide and Williams steadied for a safe landing.
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Muncie
Ind
INS
Earth
Raymond
Pete) Williams
Regis L. Schwer
Schwer
Williams
Fourth man sought in Gettle kidnapping case
Los Angeles deputies, heavily armed, hunted a fourth suspect as federal prosecutors pressed to keep three already-sentenced men in San Quentin for the mail extortion conspiracy tied to the Gettle kidnapping. The indictment also named Joan Burke and Loretta Woody, with state charges pursued against the women. United States Attorney Pierson Hall urged swift federal action.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Federalment
San Quentin
James Kirk
Larry Kerrigan
Roy Williams
Joan Burke
Loretta Woody
California
United States
Pierson Hall
Cedar Rapids Gazette to Publish 16 Best Short Stories
The Sunday Gazette will print sixteen best short stories of the year selected by leading editors. The first story, chosen by the McCall's editor, appears next Sunday May 20 with additional installments in spring and summer.
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Sunday Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
The
Gazette
McCall's
Pinchot Loses To Sen Reed In Pennsylvania
Governor Gifford Pinchot concedes the Republican nomination for senator to David A. Reed after illness hindered his statewide campaign. Reed leads with a large turnout in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as results from 6,200 of 1,836 districts show Reed ahead and contesting the general election. Separately Louis McFadden and Elmer Dietrich win congressional nominations in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania district.
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Pinchot
Sen. Reed
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
David A. Reed
New York
Washington
Reed
Will
Joseph F. Guffey
Roosevelt
Roland
Morris
Wilson
Japan
Guffey
Pittsburgh
Berwick
Louis McFadden
Elmer Dietrich
Flyers Plan Return Hop From Ireland Lahinch
Irish Free State dispatch reports Capt. George Pond and Lieut. Cesare Sabelli intend to fly from Lahinch to Rome then to Ireland before attempting a New York return flight. They plan a round trip after missing Rome in a single hop and will repair the monoplane after a safe but narrow Atlantic landing.
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Lahinch
Irish Free State
Atlantic
George Pond
Cesare Sabelli
New York
Rome
Ireland
Captain Pond
Here
Sahbelli
Escape tale of Dillinger girl told by federal agent
Federal agent recounts Evelyn Frechette describing Dillinger hidden in the Twin Cities after escaping Crown Point. She says Dillinger met in Chicago and fled to Minneapolis and St Paul, staying two weeks, with Henderson Hamilton and others visiting, before the sheriff’s party confrontation.
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ST. Paul
John Dillinger
Twin Cities
Crown Point
Ind
Evelyn Frechette
Harold Reinecke
Chicago
Indiana
Reinecke
Miss Frechette
Dillinger
Department of Justice
Clayton May
Minneapolis
Augusta Salt
8&J. Paul
Misa Prechutte
North Side
Mollie Carran West Branch teacher dies at 80
Special to The Gazette. Mrs Mollie Brown Carran, 80, longtime friend of Herbert Hoover and West Branch resident since 1865, died at her home at 3 15 a m Wednesday from the effects of a site suffered on May 8.0500 cec. Hoover sent messages of inquiry and sympathy.
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Gazette
West Branch
Mollie Brown Carran
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Roosevelt 10 Make Metal a Primary Money
President Roosevelt forged a deal with the senate silver bloc to pursue a new monetary plan. The plan would declare silver as primary money with 25 percent silver reserves and 75 percent gold. It authorizes Treasury purchases of silver up to 1.29 an ounce and allows presidential nationalization of silver.
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Washington
LLP
Roosevelt
Senate Silver Bloc
White House
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau
Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
Dea
Herman Oliphant
The
Morgenthau
West Branch teacher Mollie Carran praised by Herbert Hoover
Mrs Mollie Carran a West Branch teacher for fifteen years after 1870 educated Herbert Hoover and his boyhood peers in the three R s Hoover recalled her as the founder of character Autographs and visits linked her to Hoover including a 1923 note and a 1933 White House luncheon Mrs Carran remained honored in his circles through the years Funeral services set for Friday at the Methodist church with hour to be announced later.
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West Branch
Carran
Mollie Brown
United States
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Hoffman Nominated For N. J. Governor
Newark N J AP Harold G Hoffman led the Republican gubernatorial primary with a large plurality as 842 districts remain. U S Senator Hamilton F Kean secured the Republican nomination for the U S Senate with 182 513 votes to 69 382 for James G Blauvelt across 1 988 districts reporting.
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Newark
N. J
Harold G. Hoffman
U. S
Hamilton F. Kean
U. S. Senate
James G Blauveit
Iowan Plans Lone Quest to Get His Money Back
Arthur Peterson of Dayton Iowa hatches a self reliant scheme to recover losses from a man in Chicago. He uses telephone calls and a directory search to identify the alleged grifter Walter J. Davis of Lombard Illinois. Police intervene but Peterson insists on handling the matter himself by calling Davis at various hours. He plans to continue until repayment is secured or finds another approach.
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Chicago
Arthur Peterson
Dayton
Peterson
Walter Davis
Davis
Halsted Street
Davises
Walter J. Davis
Lombard
Chicago Davises
Senator Vandenberg Seeks Speech Amid Senate Sleep Episode
In Washington AP report Senator Vandenberg of Michigan interrupted the Senate shouting Mr president to gain recognition for a speech. The presiding Erickson appeared asleep in Garner's chair before waking to allow Vandenberg to proceed.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Erickson
Cont
Garner
Michigan
Fascists Seize Rule In Latvia Coup Brings Martial Law
Latvia is placed under martial law after a sudden political military coup. Parliament and political parties are suspended, the Riga garrison occupies public buildings, troops with tanks patrol streets, and socialist leaders are arrested. The move claims to forestall unrest while constitutional reforms are implemented.
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Riga
Latvia
Europe
Socialist Party
Barrow and Parker Said Captured Near San Antonio
Austin Texas AP reports L G Padres chief of the Texas state highway patrol says San Antonio police advised Wednesday that an automobile believed to contain Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, famous outlaws, was captured south of San Antonio after a hunt across the region.
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Austin, Tex
L. G. Padres
Texas State Highway Patrol
San Antonio
Ch le Barrow
Olwan
Bonnie Parker
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Boettcher
DR. Newton
Cedar Rapids News
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Gettle
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Tucson
Ariz
June Robles
Arizona
Steve Galloche
McFadden
John Hamilton
Dillinger Neutenant
Pat Cherrington
Opal Long
Dil Mager
Mr. Hellman
Mollie B. Carran
Crente
Palo
Alto
Perma
Norbert” Meever
Weet
Moble Carran
Mrs. Carran
Mr Hoover
Mrs. Hoover
Iowan
Barrow
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