Gazette urges clear stance in primary battle over graft
The Gazette criticizes lack of guidance for voters in the upcoming primary and calls out Governor Herring and Lt. Governor Kraschel over graft findings. It endorses Hubert Utterback for senate and Justice Richard Mitchell for governor, praises John Mitchell for attorney general, and notes Republican candidates Grimes Wilson Call for governor and Davidson Shaw for attorney general among others.
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The
Gazette
Hubert Utterback
Senate
Richard Mitchell
John Mitchell
Fort Dodge
O’connor
Mitchell
Ekraschel
Utterback
Herring
J. M Grimes
George Wilson
Wilson
Grimes
George Call
Harold E. Davidson
Clarinda
Robert Shaw
Sigourney
Borah criticizes Standard Oil tied to pre convention campaign
Idaho Senator Borah in a radio speech accuses Standard Oil and related firms of heavy activity in the pre convention effort. He warns the party must avoid monopolistic influence as delegates and leaders face a pivotal choice amid distrust of old guard leadership.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Standard Oil
Standard ‘Oil
The
United” States
Iowa Farmer Given 10-Year Sentence for Poison Plot
William A. Ulrich of Popejoy Iowa was sentenced by District Judge O J Henderson to ten years in Fort Madison prison for attempting to poison his wife's parents Mr and Mrs Luke Aswegan. Ulrich was convicted for placing poison in a sugar bowl at the Aswegan home last January causing illness after tea was sweetened. The state cited chemists who testified the sugar held poison. Ulrich admitted buying the poison but said he did so at his mother in law's request and lied to protect her.
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Eldora
Oo. J. Henderson
William A. Ulrich
Popejoy
Iowa
Farmer
Fort Madison
Luke Aswegan
Ulrich
Aswegan
Gazette endorses W. C. Edson for lieutenant governor
The Gazette favors Storm Lake attorney W. C. Edson for the lieutenant governor nomination. His legal experience and personal integrity are cited as qualities for a capable presiding officer of the senate.
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Olin
Drake University
The
Gazette
W. C. Edson
Storm Lake
Oovernor
Senate
Renewal of spiritual life urged to curb world crisis
A reader argues that light and powerlessness amid floods mirror global peril. The piece calls for frankness, love, loyalty, and faith, plus a rebirth of soul and social justice to halt a slide into destruction and paganism, citing the ancient call to justice and mercy.
Townsend To Face Contempt Charges In Congress
The House voted 271 to 41 to cite Dr. Francis E Townsend and aides Dr. Clinton Wunder and J B Kiefer for contempt for refusing to testify before a special committee examining the $200 a month old age pension scheme. U S Attorney Leslie C Garnett to pursue indictment. trial likely in local supreme court. Downey avoided contempt charges. Townsend vows legal action after D C indictment.
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Washington
House
Francis E. Townsend
Pension Plan
Supreme Court
Townsend
Baltimore
Wunder
Kiefer
Sheridan Downey
Downey
California
Dorothy Dunbar and Tino Costa marry in Santa Barbara
Dorothy Dunbar, actress and former wife of Max Baer, wed French artist Tino Costa in Santa Barbara on Thursday. The ceremony linked two prominent names in entertainment and art, marking a high profile union in the California city.
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Maxie
Santa Barbara
Calif
Dorothy Dunbar
Max Baer
Tino Costa
Barriger Denies Disassembly Plan In Railway Case
John Barriger III of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation calls as "manifestly ridiculous" a witness claim that he devised a plan to dismember the Minneapolis and St. Louis railroad to shield Frederick Prince's investment. Barriger's denial was read to a Senate subcommittee. McElwee had testified Barriger favored the plan. Roosevelt and Lisman criticized the testimony as sensational and nonsensical.
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Washington
John Barriger III
Reconstruction Corporation
Senate
Barriger
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Frederick Prince
Boston
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Shipstead
F L
Minn
Interstate Commerce Sub-Committee
James McElwee
Peoria Mining Company
Prince
South Dakota
Jones
REOM@Rarman
Benson
F. J. Lisman
Philip J. Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
L. C. Sprague
McElwee
Civic Dinner Planned to Honor Gazette Pulitzer Prize
A city wide luncheon to honor The Cedar Rapids Gazette for the 1936 Pulitzer prize for public service in journalism. The dinner is set for 7 pm Thursday June 4 at the Montrose hotel with speakers Fred Sargent and Dr H M Gage. Verne Marshall will respond. Reservations via the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
Montrose Hotel
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pulitzer Prize Committee
Gazette
Iowa
Fred Sargent
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railroad
H. M. Gage
Coe College
Verne Marshall
The
Arthur Poe
Shriners Begin Arriving For Big Ceremonial In Cedar Rapids
Shriners from Abu-Bekr temple parade through Cedar Rapids streets as El Kabir temple marks its golden jubilee. About 2,500 Shriners with red fez travel by rail, band performances, and a mounted patrol of 15 Arabian horses highlight a two day celebration with parades and civic events.
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Cedar Rapids
Sioux City
White Horse Patrol
Milwaukee
el Kabir
William F. Vesely
Magnus Hotel
Iowa
Montrose
United States Marines
Smedley D. Butler
Shrine Temple
Greene Square
Mounted Patrol
Whitlam Park
B Avenue
Fifth Street
Rhrinedom
Imperial Council
American Shriners
Abu-Bekr
Bandits robbed two North Dakota banks for cash
Two bandits robbed the Farmers State bank at Maddock N D and escaped with 2000 dollars. Earlier they burglarized the Farmers and Merchants bank in Dickey burning into the vault and taking 200 dollars. In recent months six North Dakota banks have been robbed.
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Maddock
N. D
Farmers State Bank
Farmers and Merchants Bank of
Dickey
Six killed as train strikes car in Calumet City
A Calumet City car carrying six Memorial Day grave-decorating party members was hit by the inbound Logansport local of the Pennsylvania Railroad at 147th Street and Michigan Road. The victims, all identified by Mary Trembzynski’s father, include four women and two children.
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Chicago
Logansport
Pennsylvania Railroad
Calumet City
Mary Trembczynski
Pegina Luczak
Eleanor Kunka
Daniel Kunka
Kun
Fire Devastates Dakota Town Leaves Few Buildings Standing
Northville South Dakota reports a devastating fire that nearly razed the town. Only the town hall two stores the post office and the former bank building remain intact after the latest blaze in fifteen years.
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Northville
S. D
Camp Good Health Fund Reaches Half-Way Mark
The Camp Good Health Fund exceeds $1,000, nearing halfway to funding health camps for physically handicapped children. The drive urges contributions to provide meals, fresh air, and a chance for recovery this summer, with June 15 as a probable camp opening. Funds will buy food, fuel, and equipment to support three meals daily and extra lunches for needy youths. Send donations to The Gazette Cedar Rapids.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health
Husky
Good Health
New Ground Serial Romance Begins in The Gazette
Trials and intrigue unfold in the new serial by Katharine Haviland Taylor with a beautiful heroine and a scheming stepmother. Tomorrow the opening chapters appear in The Gazette, inviting readers into a tale of love and adventure.
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Gazette
Katharine Haviland-Taylor
Senate group to report tax bill favorably Friday
In Washington the Senate finance committee ended a deadlock on the administration's revenue bill by Democratic members agreeing to report the measure Friday. The plan includes an 18 percent tax on corporate income and a 7 percent excess tax on undistributed profits. Senators Connally and Bailey joined Garner in remarks as reporters watched. An earlier related story appears on page 20.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Tom Connally
D) Tex
Josiah Bailey
N. C
Garner
Three youths linked to wide breakin spree in Linn and surrounding counties
Officials stated a ten week series of burglaries across Linn Benton Buchanan and Black Hawk counties may be solved by confessions from Dencil Wheelock 18 and Harold Turner 21 living near Brandon. They allegedly confessed to aiding in the Palo store and post office break in April 20 with Wilbur Wheelock 43 named by deputies.
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Cedar Rapids
Buchanan
Linn
Benton
Black Hawk
Palo
Brandon
Dencil Wheelock
Harold Turner
Wilbur Wheelock
Larry Condon
Leland Fry
Benton County
James McDonnell
Buchanan County
Wheelock
Turner
Vinton
Condon
King
Otterville
World War Vet Kills Self at Knoxville Cafe
A World War II veteran identified as A. Sloat, 45, shot and killed his estranged wife in the kitchen of a Knoxville cafe she operated, then shot himself. Mrs. Sloat, shot in the back and head, and Mr. Sloat were found dead on the kitchen floor. Sheriff reports they were divorced four years. Mrs. Sloat had run the cafe since February while Sloat sometimes worked there.
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Self
Knoxville
A.’ & Sloat
Independents Oil Company
Sloat
Newton
Interstate coal rate cuts from Illinois to Iowa announced
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered reductions in bituminous coal rates from Illinois points to Iowa destinations. Areas affected include northern and southern Illinois, Fulton County, and cities Springfield Belleville and Duquoin. New top rates apply to fine and lump coal with several example reductions highlighted and set to take effect September 23.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Illinois
Iowa
Finois
Fulton County
Springfield
Belleville
Duquoin
Junio
Bellesville
Algona
Springfiel
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Iowa City
Alph M
Red Oak
Ball Brothers executive identified in Findlay plane crash
A man identified as Frank Ball, 35, assistant treasurer of Ball Brothers Co., was killed when his four passenger cabin plane crashed near Findlay. Witnesses said the right wing buckled at 500 feet. the craft plunged and burned about a mile south of Findlay airport. Ball, son of Ball president Frank C. Ball, had departed Muncie for an unannounced destination. his cousin Edmund Ball was en route to Findlay to view the body.
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Findlay
Frank Ball
Muncie
Ind
Waco Company
Ball
Frank C. Ball
Edmund Ball
Omaha Man Named Rail Assistant for Union Pacific
Edgar C. Schmidt of Omaha was appointed Thursday as assistant to Carl Gray, president of Union Pacific Railroad. Schmidt will head the public relations office.
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Omaha (Ap
Edgar C. Schmidt
Omaha
Carl Gray
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Schmidt
Want Ad Deadline for Friday Flowers and Plants
If you want to place a want ad in Friday's Gazette to sell your cut flowers or plants or anything else you must order by 12 o'clock noon Friday. Call 2-1121.
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