Linville attacks to curb Hoover power on Farleyism
Guy Linville a Republican attorney and Senate candidate spoke to nearly 300 at the Montrose hotel Monday urging a fall victory to curb Farleyism and strip J Edgar Hoover of FBI authority. He warned civil service erosion means higher costs and possible dictatorship if New Deal policies persist. Primary election next Monday postpones club meeting. luncheons resume June 8.
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Republican Club
Guy Linville
United States
Montrose Hotel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Farley
Linville
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Civil Service
New Deal Party
Dic
New Deal
Ann Harding Reveals $100000 Divorce Settlement
Hollywood star Ann Harding said she paid her ex husband Harry Bannister 100000 at their divorce. She stated she disclosed terms to counter his threats to publicly scandalize her and to explain why she would take their daughter Jane to Europe for a film.
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Hollywood
Ann Harding
Harry Bannister
Bannister
Leeds On Honeymoon With His Cinderella
William B. Leeds, heir to a tinplate fortune, honeymooned with Olive Hamilton, daughter of a Pittsburgh steel worker, aboard the yacht Moana after a sea wedding off British West Indies waters. The ceremony was performed by Capt. John B. Fox and witnessed by the crew.
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Miami
Fla
Pittsburgh
British West Indies
William B. Leeds
Olive Hamilton
William Hamilton
Leeds
Xenia
Russia
Anastasia
Greece
Moana
John B. Fox
Move To Permit Beer Parlors Near Churches Probed
City officials consider amending a ordinance to allow class B beer parlors downtown near churches and schools as June license renewals approach. Mayor Hahn and Councilman Johnson favor the change but skeptics fear it could undermine local church and school protections. The Third Avenue SW site may be the only location affected if adopted, though final passage is expected next week.
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Frank K. Hahn
Johnson
Hahn
Third Avenue SW
Black Legion tied to Poole murder and state wide probe
Police link the death of WPA worker Charles A. Poole to a Black Legion ritual killing. Investigators seek federal aid and a state wide grand jury as similar floggings and secret members surface in Michigan Ohio and beyond.
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Charles A. Poole
WPA
McCrea
Poole
David N. Crowley
Legion
Pontiac
Jackson
Attorney-General’s
Harry Colburn
Black Legion
W. F. Effinger
Lima
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
William Shepherd
Shotgun Shepherd
Ohio-West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Colburn
Fatal head-on crash kills three in Lombard area
Three people died and four were injured in a head-on collision on Route 64 within Lombard city limits. The deceased were Patrick Pirola 24 of Melrose Park Florence Moore 22 of Wheaton and Bertram Schumacher 20 of Elmhurst. Injured include Golda Hamilton 21 Everett Linstrom 23 Bruno Voitkevitz 23 and Harold Meany 23 with serious injuries reported.
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Chicago
Lombard
Patrick Pirola
Melrose Park
Florence Moore
Wheaton
Bertram Schumacher
Elmhurst
Golda Hamilton
Everett Linstrom
Bruno Voitkevitz
Harold Meany
Three Iowans Die as Train Hits Car in Mitchell
MITCHELL Iowa AP Three people a man and wife and a three year old girl were killed when an Illinois Central freight train struck a light sedan at a crossing Monday afternoon. The dead are Levi Gifford about 60 his wife also about 60 and Mary Kleckner 3. The Giffords died instantly and Mary Kleckner died after being removed from the wreckage. The child was the daughter of Bernard and Mary Kleckner farm neighbors of the Giffords who had joined a buying trip to Osage.
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Mitchell, Ia
Illinois Central
Levi Gifford
Mary Kleckner
Giffords
Bernard Kleckner
Osage
Sheriff James Smith to speak at church tonight
Sheriff James Smith will address the Christian Endeavor Union at 7 15 this evening in the First United Brethren church. The Cedar Rapids Amateur baseball league plans a meeting Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the playground commission offices at city hall.
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James Smith
Christian Endeavor Union
First United Brethren Church
Cedar Rapids
Playground Commission
Story Hour at Sixteenth Avenue SW Library
A story hour is planned at the Sixteenth Avenue SW library station on Tuesday at 4 p.m. Miss Marcella Klein will read and tell the stories.
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Sixteenth Avenue SW
Marcella Klein
Mrs Bird Injured in Fall At Home
Mrs Isabelle Bird age 73 of 1520 Third avenue SE suffered a fractured left leg in a fall at her home and is confined at St Luke's hospital.
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Isabelle Bird
Third Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
City approves purchase of reserve parts for plant generator
City council on Monday granted authorization to spend about $200 for reserve parts for the gas engine generator set at the sewage disposal plant.
Cedar Rapids Odd Fellow Lodge Meets Tuesday Evening
The joint memorial committee and assistants of the Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges of Cedar Rapids will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Maine lodge hall located at 838 First Avenue East.
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Odd Fellow and
Rebekah Lodges
Cedar Rapids
Maine Lodge
First Avenue E
Injured Man Suffering Deep Foot Wound At Ellis Park Beach
John Talgat, 19, of 1004 Seven teenth avenue SE, stepped on broken glass at Ellis park bathing beach Sunday. He was taken to Mercy hospital where he is confined with a deep wound to his left foot.
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John Talgat
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Ellis Park
Mercy Hospital
Playground garden schedule for Mrs Smith this week
Mrs L J Smith playground garden director will visit several gardens this week. Monday at 4 p m Harrison and J Street SW garden Tuesday at 4 p m J Street SW garden Wednesday at 4 p m Fillmore garden Thursday at 4 p m Cleveland garden Friday at 4 p m Tyler garden Saturday at 8 a m Holland Furnace garden
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L. J. Smith
Harrison
Fillmore
Cleveland
Tyler
Holland Furnace Garden
Salada Tea Reps To Call On Cedar Rapids Households
Salada Tea company representatives will visit Cedar Rapids households this week to leave tea samples and coupons for cash discounts at local dealers. Samples and coupons will only be left where housewives are at home.
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Salada Tea Company
Cedar Rapids
Rural driver fined for entering arterial highway without stopping
Co. W. Luense of rural route one paid a $10 fine plus costs after pleading entering an arterial highway without stopping. E. W. Bathle faces a June 2 hearing on overloading a truck by 7,000 pounds. Highway Patrolman Rhoades made both arrests.
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Co. W. Luense
Justice A. S. Reed
E. W. Bathle
Rhoades
trombone solo by George Trieble at Roosevelt concert
George Trieble of Harrison school is listed to perform a trombone solo at the Roosevelt school concert this evening. Cedar Rapids delegates to the Congress of American Poets were named by the city council to attend the New York City congress from June 14 to October 12, with Mayor Hahn as honorary member request noted.
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Roosevelt
George Trieble
Harrison School
Roosevelt School
Paul Engle
Jay Sigmund
Cedar Rapids
Congress of American Poets
New York City
Frank K. Hahn
Walker man pleads guilty to reckless driving
Carl Shepherd aged 29 of Walker pleaded guilty before Justice A. S. Reed to a reckless driving charge from a Troy Mills area accident last Wednesday night. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs.
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Carl Shepherd
Walker
A. S. Reed
Troy Mills
Chicago man jailed for intoxication in police court
Pat Connelly, 52, of Chicago received a thirty day jail sentence in police court Monday for intoxication. Eight other defendants on the same charge were fined $10 and costs each. The list includes Robert Fowlkes, 21, Waterloo. Jess Alstott, 59, Mason City. William Perrigo, 51, Central hotel. F. L. Byse, 39, Robins. Phillip Keegan, 45, Williamsburg. G. W. Kelly, 27, Waterloo. Morgan Lewis, 19, 119 Second street NE. and Charles Peterson, 66.
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Pat Connelly
Chicago
Robert Fowlkes
Waterloo
Jess Alstott
Mason City
William Perrigo
Central Hotel
F. L. Byse
Robins
Phillip Keegan
Williamsburg
G. W. Kelly
Morgan Lewis
Second Street
Charles Peterson
Rev Hilmore Cedarholm Opens Mission Series at Waterloo
In front of about 400 people the Rev. Hilmore Cedarholm of Burton Avenue Church of the Air in Waterloo began his Sunshine Mission services Sunday night. Richard Ga-
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Hilmore Cedarholm
Burton Avenue Church of the Air
Waterloo
Sunshine Mission
Richard Ga
Des Moines Choir Holds Evening Service With Soloists
Trelle of Des Moines presented a vocal solo with Mary Tremaine as accompanist. The Rev. Mr. Cedarholm sang a solo and will preach at 8 p.m. today and play the chimes. Rev. Frank H. Ward Mission superintendent returns from Boston to lead the service. William Dykhuizen and Cyrus Metcalf will lead congregational singing.
Reserve officers elect leaders at Iowa camp
Capt. Charles R. Sexton of Cedar Rapids was elected second vice president of the Iowa department of the Reserve Officers' Association at the department's annual encampment camp at Fort Des Moines Sunday. Major Sophus C. Jacobsen of Cedar Falls was chosen as president. Nearly twenty Linn county reserve officers attended.
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Charles R. Sexton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of the Reserve Officers’ Association
Fort Des Moines
Sophus C. Jacobsen
Cedar Falls
Linn County Reserve
Examiners to Offer Driver Licenses in Cedar Rapids
State Motor Vehicle Examiners Charles Hogan and James Hayes of Dubuque will be in Cedar Rapids at the courthouse basement hall Thursday and Friday to give driver's and chauffeur's license examinations. No examinations will be given Saturday due to Memorial day.
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Charles Hogan
James Hayes
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
First Christian minister gives Pella address to grads
The Rev Blaine Hyten of the First Christian church spoke at Pella Friday evening to graduating high school students and eighth graders. Forty nine high school graduates and forty six eighth graders received diplomas. Hyten chose Youth and Tomorrow as his subject.
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Blaine Hyten
The
First Christian Church
Pella
Mr. Hyten
Fined For Reckless Driving In Police Court
C W Blood of Anamosa was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. He paid 10 dollars and costs with the balance suspended. Charles Baldridge of 704 Seventh Street SE was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding, as was Leo Luense of Marion. Robert Cooper of Alburnett paid 9.50 dollars and costs for speeding. R K Michael of 306 B Avenue NW was fined 1 dollar and costs for double parking, and C L Beeson of 101 Second Street SE received 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking.
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C. W. Blood
Anamosa
Charles Baldridge
Seventh Street SE
Leo Luense
Marion
Robert Cooper
Alburnett
R. K. Michael
B Avenue NW
C. L. Beeson
Second Street SE
Thompson executed for murder of Mrs Hoopes in Linwood
Clarence Thompson, 38, a Black resident of Delaware County, died in the electric chair at Rockview penitentiary early Monday for the 1935 slaying of Mrs. Vivian Hoopes during an attempted home robbery in Linwood Pennsylvania. He was convicted in March 1935.
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Bellefonte, Pa
Clarence Thompson
Delaware County
Rockview Penitentiary
Vivian Hoopes
Thompson
Murder confession recorded by movies in Starr trial
In Chicago the state used motion pictures showing Thomas Starr's reenactment of the May 9 murder of Mrs. Lillian Guild to support his conviction. Starr described crawling from a fire escape to the victim’s room and striking her with a brick after she resisted, amid another hospital invasion attempt nearby. Starr told officers he found religion and awaited the promised land.
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Chicago
Motior Pictures
Thomas Starr
Lillian Guild
Starr
St. Luke’s Hospital
Guild
Lois Richert
Redmond Addresses Knights at Iowa Catholic Convention
State Deputy W. H. Redmond of Cedar Rapids criticizes Mexican propaganda and communism during the thirty-fifth annual Iowa council meeting of the Knights of Columbus. Bishop G. T. Bergan presided at the pontifical high mass opening the session in Des Moines, which is bidding to host the 1937 convention.
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Clinton
W. H. Redmond
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Council
Knights of Columbus
Resolutions Committee
Mexico
G. T. Bergan
Des Moines
Wendel Case Defendant Bleefeld Dies in Hospital
New York report states Harry Bleefeld aged 61, one of five men indicted in the Paul H. Wendel abduction case, died in Kings County Hospital from a complication of diseases while free on $7,500 bail.
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New York
INS
Harry Bleefeld
Kings County Grand Jury
Paul H. Wendel
Trenton
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bleefeld
Kings County Hospital
Roosevelt to Return to Capital Tonight
President Roosevelt, after three days with his mother and a minor leg fracture, would leave Hyde Park for Washington late Monday night. No callers were planned at the estate and a hoped weekend visit by Governor Lehman and Postmaster General Farley did not occur, suggesting a delay in courting Lehman for support.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
INS
Roosevelt
Washington
Marvin H. McIntyre
Herbert H. Lehman
James A. Farley
Lehman
New York City
Aspo
Death Ends Career Of Claudia Muzio
The 44 year old soprano Claudia Muzio died from a cerebral hemorrhage in her Rome hotel Sunday night. Her husband impresario Signor Renato Liberti was at her side as the celebrated singer, famed in North and South America and Europe, passed away.
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Rome
Claudia Muzio
North
South America
Europe
Signor
Renato Liberti
Impressario
Roosevelt nominates Moorhead for Omaha postmaster
President Roosevelt sent to the senate the nomination of Harley G. Moorhead as postmaster at Omaha Nebraska.
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Omaha
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Harley G. Moorhead
Neb
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