Lytle Levels Criticism at Governor Over Inaction
Sioux City contractor C F Lytle publishes an open letter urging Governor Clyde Herring to act against graft and corruption in the state administration. Lytle accuses officials of failing to appoint agents and probes and warns the Democratic party is endangered by political rodents. He recalls prior requests and promises to deploy state agents reporting to the governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Clyde Herring
C. F. Lytle
Herring
Des Moines
of Iowa
Attorney General’s Office
Chicago Airport Mechanics Strike Over Penalties
United Air line officials blame union organizers for a walkout by 22 Chicago terminal workers who say penalties are unfair. The strike followed suspensions of two plane movers for ground handling errors, and workers accuse E B Collyer of enforcing a harsh penalty system.
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Chicago
United Airline
James A. Farley
E. B. Collyer
The Changing Face of Lincoln Happiness and Burden
Newton reflects on Abraham Lincoln's temperament and happiness noting his melancholy at times and his ability to do great work despite unhappiness. The piece argues happiness is an art and that small joys sustain people and nations. It suggests ordinary people may be happier than those with heavy burdens.
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Lincoln
Two Holiday Crashes Kill Four in Indiana
In Muncie Indiana two car crashes left four dead and thirteen injured. Victims include Joseph Leninger a Hartford City high school student and Ermal Henry of Prairie Township. Injured were Georgiana Boyle Mary Schwier Keith Goldice William Kunkle Richard Stein Aldah Hollin Charley Albey and Charles Pumphrey. Henry was riding with Albey and Pumphrey en route to a lake for fishing while others returned from a dance.
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Muncie
Ind
Royerton
Joseph Leninger
Hartford City
Ermal Henry
Prairie Township
Georgiana Boyle
Mary Schwier
Keith Goldice
William Kunkle
Richard Stein
Aldah Hollin
Charley Albey
Charles Pumphrey
Henry
Albey
Pumphrey
Indiana
Auto crash in Illinois claims two lives and injures five
Two people were killed and five injured when a car struck a culvert on state highway 24 near Taylorville Illinois. The deceased were Ed Owens 30 and Bud Miller 26 both of Taylorville. The injured all from Taylorville were Carl Hodges 30 Hoot Gibson 25 Lyle Lockhard 26 Christine Beninati 23 and Mary Cooper 22 transported to St. Vincent's hospital.
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Taylorville
Ill
Ed Owens
Bud Miller
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Carl Hodges
Hoot Gibson
Lyle Lockhard
Christine Beninati
Mary Cooper
Pershing Leads Memorial Day Services in Paris
Gen. John J. Pershing commanded American doughboys at memorial day services in Paris. The U S commander-in-chief of the A E F arrived from the United States Wednesday to honor those who died in World War I in France.
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Paris
John J. Pershing
France
United States
Graft Probe Expands as Des Moines Testimony Looms
Sioux City officials announce a statewide graft probe with Gov Clyde J Werring and Thomas Conroy to testify before a Des Moines grand jury. Subpoenas target Havner as the inquiry widens beyond Woodbury county with EF Feuling linked to fundraising. The jury session was adjourned for Memorial Day.
Liquor Commission Enforces Anti Campaign Contribution Rule
Iowa liquor control staff signed affidavits stating no campaign contributions were made and no political debts owed to hold their jobs. The policy covers central office, warehouse, and eighty three stores with future employees required to attest. Former chairman Harold M. Cooper faces election campaign charge.
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Iowa
Fress Bureau
DES Moines—Liquor Commission
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Harold M. Cooper
Commission
Cooper
Pocahontas County
No Immediate Move Planned to Rescue NRA
NRA headquarters shows a growing tally of price cuts and wage slashes as President Roosevelt weighs options after the Supreme Court voided the NRA code structure. A two hour White House discussion with Don ald Richberg and Secretary Perkins considered three paths including rewriting the Recovery Act to fit Court rulings. Continuous disintegration noted with wage cuts, longer hours, and coal strike threats. no decision announced, possible Friday.
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Washington
NRA
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
Perkins
National Industrial Recovery Board
Richberg
Supreme Court
INS
Plon
Congress
Hitchhiker Limestone Slim Howe Injures Thumb in Cedar Rapids
New Castle Wyoming resident Limestone Slim Howe claims to be a famed hitchhiker. In Cedar Rapids he says he jerked his left thumb without looking and hit a stone post, forcing him to pay his own fare to Chicago and become temporarily disabled. He notes motorists prefer his left thumb for westbound rides.
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Chicago
Howe
New York
Paris Cabinet 15 Overthrown Over Gold Issue
Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin saw his cabinet defeated in the chamber 353 to 202 as he sought dictatorial powers to save the franc. He resigned to President Lebrun who accepted, while ministers and Herriot carried the formal notice to Elysee amid inflation fears and gold reserves pressures.
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Paris
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Chamber of Deputies
Place de la Concorde
Cabiet
Flandin
Albert Lebrun
Lebrun
Fernand
Boulavais
Labrun
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
Elysee Palace
Warne
France
Salvation
Gaston Doumergue
Bank of France
Floods sweep Colorado towns as cloudbursts kill and flood
Reports from Denver Kiowa Elbert and Colorado Springs describe floods from cloudbursts and Castlewood dam break. Rescue crews battle outages as towns evacuate and hospitals prepare for rapid evacuations amid widespread damage and missing residents.
Judge Denies Cooper Lawyer Bid for Juryless Trial
District Judge Russell Jordan denied Harold M. Cooper's attorney request for a juryless trial on a liquor act violation. Jury was selected. trial reconvenes Tuesday with five prosecution witnesses including Collins and Riley. Cooper is to attend when testimony begins. he was absent during jury panel drawing.
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DES
Cooper
Commission
J. H. Collins
Fonda
Pocahontas County
Burkman
Collins
Dale Cook
Floyd Ee. Page
The
Liquor Commission
Carla V. Riley
J. K. Donohue
Cartwright
Subpoena Aimed at Federal Testimony in Slot Machine Probe
Polk County Attorney Carl Burkman said he will subpoena federal bankruptcy court testimony by W. H. Miller for the grand jury investigation of a slot machine protection ring. Miller, a former Des Moines druggist, faced bankruptcy with liabilities of 18 083 and assets of 6 798, claiming exemptions. He denied owning slot machines but said he collected money as an employee of Lloyd Hooker, a Spirit Lake resident, and noted ownership of 35 penny weighing machines, 15 music boxes, and six gum machines in Des Moines earning him 10 000 to 14 000 yearly in 1931 32 and 33.
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Des Moines
Carl Burkman
W. H. Miller
Polk County Grand Jury
Miller
Lloyd H.hooker
Spirit Lake
Nation Memorial Day Observances Across the Nation
Memorial Day ceremonies mark war dead with marching bands and patriotic orations in cities from Newark to Oyster Bay. An Indianapolis automobile race killed a driver and left a mechanic injured as crowds paused in observance. The White House review and Arlington National Cemetery also hosted ceremonies with wreaths and parades, while other events honored Theodore Roosevelt’s grave and Akron disaster victims.
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United Frgss
Indianapolis
Communist Party
Newark
Father Divine
Harlem
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
District of Columbia
Peace Brother
Peace Sis
Peace Society of the
White Plains
N. Y
Charles E. Rosendahl
Eee
Naval Air
Ane
Eaaphelah
Uni
Martin Dies
Texas
New ‘Jersey
Civil War Vet Dies in Muscatine at 93
Peter Gettert, 93, a corporal with Sherman on the march to the sea, died Thursday in Muscatine Iowa. He had farmed locally for years and was once a prisoner at Andersonville during the war.
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Muscatine
Peter Gettert
Sherman
Andersonville, A
City Pays Tribute to War Dead on Memorial Day
Solemn services at Oak Hill cemetery honored those who died for country. Rev. A A Brooks of St Pauls Methodist urged dedication to democracy and liberty, urging citizens to reaffirm faith in government and Constitution amid modern chaos.
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Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill
A. A. Brooks
St. F Paul’s Methodist Church
Brooks
Kidnappers Hold Weyerhaeuser Boy After Ransom Looms
Tacoma reports a second ransom note delivered to the J P Weyerhaeuser residence was denied. The $200000 ransom remains ready but no contact has been made. Mr. and Mrs. J P Weyerhaeuser Jr seek their missing 9 year old son, amid federal and local police investigations tying to Alvin Karpis and Volney Davis.
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Tacoma
Wash
Cup
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
George Weyerhaeuser
Timber-Wear
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Parenta
Hasiouanen
Patie
Weyerhaeuser
Hes
Ues Lice
C Northwest
Buttor Karpish
Jor
U. S
Public Enemy
Volney Davis
Harry Campbell
Davis
Clarence E. Reed
Karpis- Campbell
Haz
Pacific Northwest
Richard’g. ‘Deidrich
Vas
Fe Rodman Titcomb
French Convict Trio Convicted on Espionage
Three Frenchmen were convicted of espionage in Montpellier. They were sentenced to imprisonment for attempting to obtain a gas mask and other war materials for a new model factory, as reported by the Italian press.
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Montpellier
Francs
Ap An
Trai
Paolo di
Michelis
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