Ross Dominates McLarnin in Light Welter Title Fight
Barney Ross, the lightweight champion, built a clear lead over welterweight king Jimmy McLarnin in a 15 round battle. The bout saw Ross press the attack with rapid jabs and sharp combinations while McLarnin fought back hard, delivering heavy body and head punches. both fighters showed fatigue by the late rounds.
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New York
Barney Ross
Jimmy Mclarnin
McLarnin
Ross
Jimmy
Barney
Rose
Jimemy
Rosa
Ross Fourht
Rosas
Cleht
Harney
Farney
Attie
MacLarnin
Jarney
Forbes
Barnes
Tong
Nothing can take the beauty of joy from the heart
The piece reflects Lord Haldane’s tale of a six week engagement that ended without explanation. He found lasting value in that brief happiness and urged gratitude for beauty kept in memory. The essay extols treasuring joy, believing death cannot rob what one has truly loved or served.
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Lord Haldane
Sven
Dane
Heaven
Heiress Barbara Hutton Plans Divorce From Prince Alexis
Barbara Hutton, American heiress, intends to elude her Georgian prince Alexis Mdivani and return to the United States for a divorce. Her father, Franklyn L. Hutton, sailed from New York on the Bremen and Barbara may accompany him home. Reports say the marriage, rumored unhappy since June in Paris, prompted nervousness and requests for solitude as health concerns arose.
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London
Barbara Hutton
Alexis Mdivani
United States
Barbara
Franklyn L. Hutton
New York
Bremen
Georgia
Paris
Hutton
Aigieeaarth Raat Ares
Gavin Wii Ie
Merbara
England
Mrs Reynolds Testifies in Cincinnati Shooting Trial
Mrs Alice Reynolds denied involvement in the March 11 shooting that killed James Meyers and wounded Philip Citron. She contended she wrestled with bartender Harry Stahl to stop him from using a pistol, while insisting Citron placed the weapon after Meyers was shot.
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Cincinnati
Alice Reynolds
James Meyers
Jack Reynolds
National Wrestling Association
David Polinsky
Reynolds
Meyers
Philip Citron
Polinsky
Stahl
Citron
Phil
Double Funeral Planned for Mr and Mrs Lanko Near Springville
A double funeral for Ernest F. Lanko and his wife Maude Lanko will be held Tuesday at noon at Turner Chapel in Cedar Rapids. Mrs Lanko was shot by her husband, who then killed himself, after a divorce case in district court last week. Burial will be at Linwood cemetery. Survivors include daughter Grace Lanko and son Wilson Lanko of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest F. Lanko
Springville
Turner Chapel
Lanko
Lenko
Ermil B. Frye
Trinity Methodist Church
Myron M. Sackett
Foursquare Gospel Church
Burlel
Linwood Cemetery
Maude Chamberlain
Traer
Mr. Lanko
Grace Lanko
Wilson Lanko
Labor Act May Be Abandoned In Final Jam
Washington leaders signal the Wagner labor bill and Roosevelt housing program may be scrapped as Congress rushes to adjourn by June. Roosevelt has not pressed for passage, leaving final disposition to Capitol Hill. Both bills face opposition and time constraints.
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Washington
LLP
Congress
Roosevelt
Capitol
Industrial Adjustment Board
House
Joseph W. Burns
Cedar Rapids Cleaners Manager Cites NRA Code Stand
Porter D. Reed manager of Band Box Cleaners in Cedar Rapids says he never had a Blue Eagle and supports wage hour provisions. He objects to price cutting and favors difference between cash and carry and delivery dry cleaning prices while noting he adheres to hours. Carl J. Kurtz of Des Moines notes only minor violations. other cleaners surrendered Blue Eagles. overall NRA code compliance is generally good with some isolated cases.
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Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Porter D. Reed
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
United Press
Gazette
Blue Eagle
Mr. Reed
Reed
Carl J. Kurtz
Des Moines
Band Box Cleaners
Thomas Severn
Varsity Cleaners
Iowa City
Meat Cutters End Strike At St. Louis
Striking workers in six packing houses at St. Louis voted to return to work under an agreement reached through mediation by the regional labor board and Robert Woodrill of the national labor board. About 500 employees were to be recalled immediately without discrimination.
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ST. Louis
Regional Labor Board
Robert Woodrill
National Labor Board
DINE and DANCE Ad Submission Deadlines
The Gazette announces advertisement deadlines for holiday listings. Ads must be received by 12 noon Tuesday for the Tuesday Evening Gazette and by 10 am Wednesday for the Wednesday edition. Submit via mail phone or in person at The Gazette office. Dial 241121 Ad-taker.
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Evening Gazette
The
Gazette
Gazette Office
NRA suspends fair trade and price fixing in seven industries
Recovery Administrator Hugh S. Johnson suspended fair trade and price fixing provisions in seven codes including motor vehicle storage bowling barber shops cleaning and dyeing shoe rebuilding advertising distribution and advertising display installation. The move follows Roosevelt order to scrap minor industry codes and signals NRA reorganizations and greater local control.
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Washington
INL
Roosevelt
Hugh &. Johnson
NRA
Darrow Board
Blue Eagle
Darrow
Somites
Kenneth M. Simpson
Leonard S. Horner
Johnson
Ruling limits moratorium as emergency measure
Washington report notes a unanimous Supreme Court decision invalidating a retroactive Arkansas life insurance policy moratorium tied to debt collection. The ruling distinguishes this from Minnesota precedent, saying states may protect vital interests under their reserve power without impairing contracts.
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Washington (Lp
Minnesota
Supreme Court
Arkansas
W. B. Worthen Company
Enterprise Harness Company
Little Rock
Campaign to combat chinch bugs threatens Iowa corn crop
Iowa officials from extension service and experiment stations plan a state wide program to shield corn from chinch bugs. An impending one million dollar federal appropriation will fund creosote oil aid, with counties covering unloading storage and hauling. Farmers urged to inspect fields for heavy infestation and set up tar barriers now.
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Ames
Congress
Extension Service
Experiment Station
Iowa
C. J. Drake
United States Department of Agriculture
Sremnta
Biiesant
Towa
Oly
Newton
Dr. Drake
Drake
Homer Hixson
L. O. Elisor
Gerald Spawn
Floyd Andre
A. O D. Worthington
J. C. Decker
Mercury Reaches 107 at Mitchell May Record Heat
Rains in central and north central South Dakota Sunday night gave way to heat Monday. Mitchell reported a May all time high of 107 degrees, Pierre hit 105, and Sioux Falls recorded 96.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Mitchell
Pierre
Mercury
Rev Vinton Lee to speak at Atkins Memorial Day service
The Rev Vinton Lee of Belle Plaine will lead Memorial Day services at the Atkins Presbyterian church at 9 30 a m. The Atkins band will provide music and local Sunday school children will recite. Lee will also speak at Palo cemetery after the church program, followed by decorating veterans graves.
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Atkins
Vinton Lee
Belle Plaine
Presbyterian Church
Lee
Palo Cemetery
Kidnap Plot Confessed in Hollywood Actress Hoax
Hollywood police arrested Colum McConaster 24 after a tip to Maureen O Sullivan led to his admission that he fabricated a plan to abduct her. He said the ruse aimed to gain a reward from the actress.
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Hollywood
Calif
Maureen O'Sullivan
Colum McConaster
McConaster
Monday Major League Results highlights from National and American leagues
Baseball results from both leagues show Pittsburgh and New York split decisive games with strong pitching from Richards and Hubbell. Cincinnati defeated Brooklyn as Chicago lost to Boston while St Louis overwhelmed Philadelphia. In the American League Washington beat Chicago and Detroit defeated Boston with wide scoring, and New York outslugged St Louis in a separate matchup.
French aces complete Atlantic flights despite wing vibration
Captain Maurice Rossi and Lieutenant Paul Codos landed at Floyd Bennett Field after a 38 hour 28 minute crossing from LeBourget Paris to New York in the silver monoplane Joseph Lebrix. They had hoped for a nonstop California leg but wing vibration forced a landfall. The pair, first to fly the Atlantic both ways, still hold last year’s New York to Syria record.
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NEW Yrk
Maurice Rossi
Paul Codos
Atlantic
Joseph Lebrix
Floyd Bennett Field
California
LeBourget Field
Paris
New York
Apon
Rossi
France
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Floyd Bennett
Codos
Fiorello la Guardia
Lebrix
United States
Navy
Boston
Roosevelt Urges Congress to Reconsider Cocoanut Oil Tax
In a special message President Roosevelt asked Congress to rethink a three cent per pound processing tax on cocoanut oil from the Philippine Islands. He cited the Philippine independence act allowing duty free imports and urged alignment with the act’s spirit, listing three reasons for reconsideration. The message notes ongoing discussions to be settled before next January.
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Es Peepee Agee Aritington
Roosevelt
Oren
Philippine Islands
Congress
Philippines
Congress of the
Toledo Strike Deadlock Halts Automotive Talks
An impasse ended truce talks in Toledo as union leaders, company officials, and mediators broke up after an ultimatum demand for a 10 percent wage increase. Reinstatement of union members and past riot injuries color the tense negotiations at Electric Auto-Lite Logan Gear and Bingham Stamping plants.
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Toledo
Charles P. Taft
Electric Auto-Lite
Logan Gear
Bingham Stamping Ae Tool
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1934
An item notes traffic tolls or accident statistics for 1934 in Cedar Rapids. It records counts of accidents, injuries, and deaths though the readable text is fragmented. The piece lists figures like injuries and deaths alongside total accidents.
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Cedar Rapids
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