Sioux City graft trials face delays as witnesses vanish
The Supreme Court backs early trials for fifty or more defendants amid graft and corruption accusations in Sioux City. Attys clash over venue and state witnesses have reportedly disappeared or been threatened. Havner vows fight. O’Connor faces tough odds if key witnesses remain missing.
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Sioux City
County
Ed O’connor
Proseivner
Eyt
Supreme Court
Havner
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
O’connor
AAA Committee Balks at Hog Production Increase Plan for 1936
The AAA advisory committee proposed a 30 percent rise in 1936 hog production under the corn hog program, with contracts allowing 100 percent of base hog production and a $2.50 bounty per hog up to 50 percent of base. Optional adjustments to corn acreage and a new appraisal-based lease system were also approved for consideration, aiming for a 10 to 30 percent base change and a 10,000,000 acre reduction. Final approval expected in December.
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Washington
AAA
Chester C. Davis
Weather Not Dimming Iowa Homecoming After Rainy Day
Misty rains and heavy clouds could not dull the excitement as Cedar Rapids residents and Iowa homecomers poured out to attend the Iowa vs Minnesota football game despite steady drizzle. Temperatures ranged from 50 to 62 degrees with a 24 hour low of 42 and a 1:15 p.m. reading of 51.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Trooper Yenser Killed By Gunmen Near Elizabeth New Jersey
State Trooper Warren Yenser aged 28 was shot and killed near Elizabeth while approaching two men in a suspicious black coupe with Pennsylvania plates. The pair fled after the ambush. A suspected driver named Edward Lewis was detained for questioning in Elizabeth.
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Elizabeth
N. J
INS
Warren -Yenser
Ray
Yenser
John Matey
Avenol
Here
Pennsylvania
Paterson
Newark
Edward Lewis
O'Connor Trial Set For Tuesday In Des Moines District Court
Atty Gen E L O'Connor faces conspiracy charges over alleged gambling operations. Trial slated for Tuesday with petit jurors reporting. Judge Earl Peters in Clarinda directs prep as Iowa Supreme Court refused review of venue change.
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Sioux
INS
E. L
Petit Jurors
State‘supreme Court
Des Moines
Peters
H. M. Havner
Onavwa
Hope For Speedy Canada Trade Pact
President Roosevelt hosted Canada Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King at the White House as talks on a reciprocal trade agreement continued. A timely conclusion to the discussions was hoped for though no early announcement was guaranteed.
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Canada
Washington
Roosevelt
Dominion
W. L. MacKenzie King
White House
Mount Vesuvius Erupts With Lava Flooding
Naples reports Mount Vesuvius erupting early Saturday with a bright glow at dawn and daylight revealing lava flowing from the crater cone. Scientists monitor ash clouds and potential seismic activity as residents brace for possible changes in eruption strength.
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Naples
Ins
Mount Vesuvius
Hopes of Finding Lost Airmen Dim
In Singapore Straits, ships and planes searched the sea and locals scoured the jungle as the fate of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and J. T. Pethybridge remained uncertain. Wireless signals to liners and freighters sought the Lady Southern Cross, last seen 150 miles off the Malayan coast battling life threatening conditions.
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Singapore
Straits Settlement
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
J. T. Pethybridge
Andaman Sea
Bay of Bengal
Malayan
Confidence Kingsford Smith will be found safe, says Kin g
San Francisco shipping man R H K expresses confidence in Sir Charles Kingsford Smith missing on a Bay of Bengal flight. He recalls 1929 when Smith was missing 12 days in Australia and was found, saying he is not worried.
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San Francisco
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Bay of Bengal
Smith
Australia
Husker Elmer Carlson Wins National Corn Husking Title
Elmer Carlson of Audubon County Iowa set a record by husking 41.52 bushels in 80 minutes to win the national corn husking championship at Newtown Indiana He plans to ease his daily output at home to 100 110 bushels a day and enjoy life with a $100 prize He says he may return next year to defend his title and hopes to compete in Salina County Missouri
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Newtown
Ind
Elmer* Carlson
Audubon County
Iowa
Carlson
St.c
Dns
Elmer
Salina County
Missouri
Walker Seen as Tammany's 1937 Campaign Hope
New York AP reports Tammany Hall anticipates the return of former Mayor James J. Walker as a unifying vote-getter for the 1937 campaign. Leaders caution about Walker’s exact role, but one spokesman predicts he will help deliver another Democratic mayor in 1937.
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New York
Europe
Walker
Tammany
Jimmy
Union’ Square
Time to Give for Community Chest Funds in Cedar Rapids
Pledges for the Community Chest reached 68016.55 by Saturday noon at Hotel Roosevelt, moving toward an 80260.49 goal. The women’s general division led with 421.60, including 217.75 from the west side, while the special gifts committee added 596 toward 50000, and Metropolitan Life Insurance joined the 100 percent firms list.
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Cedar Rapide News
Community Chest
Hotel Roosevelt
West Side
R. T. Lubbock
Y.W.C.A
Japan Warns Britain to Stay Out of China
Tokyo dispatch reports a Japanese war office communique warning Britain against attempting financial domination of China. It cites a proposed 30 million dollar loan to China and accuses Nanking leaders of selling the country to foreigners. London says the loan was officially denied.
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Sioux City
Fhief
Omaha
aGraft
London
INS
Britain
China
Japanese War Office
Reuter
Tokio
Nanking
Japan
Far East
Fort Worth Pilot Killed In Fog Crash
William Cliff Maus aged 32 of Waco Texas Braniff Airlines pilot was killed when his plane crashed into a vacant lot in the Riverside neighborhood of Fort Worth early Saturday. He had departed Dallas airport at 4 10 am and apparently got lost in thick fog as residents reported a low flying craft circling overhead.
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Fort Worth
Tex
INS
William Cliff Maus
Waco
Braniff Airlines
Maus
Dallas
Read About Them In The Gazette Football Edition
The Sunday Gazette football edition covers Iowa vs Minnesota with a full homecoming game feature. It promises a colorful running account of the game, complete play by play, and statistics along with scores from other major clashes.
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ODAY
Iowa
Minnesota
Iowa City
Sunday Gazette
Gazette
Artists Rally Against Police Raid At Gotham Benefit
In New York the Society of Illustrators annual benefit show faced a police raid on Friday night. Police arrested five nearly nude models, while stars and observers disrupted the audience with protest and crowding to the police station. Members posted bonds for release and will appear in Harlem court. The raid interrupted the final acts of the exhibition, which supports indigent artists.
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New York
INS
Society of Illustrators
Jeanette Rice
Heckscher
Herbert Bayard
Swope
New
York - Racing
Howard’ Chandler
Christy
Arthur
William ‘Brown
Rube Goldberg
Otto Soglow
Denis Wortman
William
Haenigsen
Courtney
Ryley Cooper
Ogden Reid
The
New York Tribune,Inc
Philip Dunning
Fred G. Cooper
Wallace Morgan
Iir
McClelland
Barclay
John_ La“ Gatta
Soglow
Wortman
Harry
Lavin
Powers - Reproduction’ Corporation
Herbert
Bayard -Swope
Jed
Harlem Court
Polly Adler
Florida Hurricane Danger Blows Over
A terse weather advisory cheered coastal residents as the post season hurricane dissipated. The storm killed nineteen people in the Bahamas and South Florida, and all warnings were dropped along the Florida coast.
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Jacksonville
Fla. A
Weather Bureau
Bahamas
Florida
Olson Bets Hog In Iowa Minnesota Game Controversy
Gov Floyd B Olson sent two telegrams to Iowa leaders offering a bet of a prize hog on the outcome of the Iowa Minnesota football game. He assured Gov Clyde Herring that Minnesotans respect law and warned Iowa to expect a hard but clean tackle. He also addressed Coach Bernie Bierman praising the Iowa governor and urging the team to play tough yet fair.
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Floyd’ B. Olson
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Gov. Olson
Olson
Gov. Herring
Clyde
Associated Press
Bierman
Iowa Governor Bets on Football Game Outcome
Iowa Governor Clyde L. Herring said he had not yet received Floyd B. Olson’s telegram offering to bet a hog against Minnesota in the University of Iowa versus Minnesota football game. Herring told an AP reporter he would not buy the hog if Olson wins and noted Minnesota will receive similar treatment as at home.
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Iowa City
Clyde‘l
Herring
Minnesota
Floyd BS Olson
Iocn
Betta
Iowa
University of Minnesota
Associated Press
Floyd
Minnesota’ Team
Minnesota Attorney General Attacks Iowa Governor Over Football Incident
Minnesota Attorney General Harry H. Peterson accused Iowa Governor Clyde Herring of remarks he called unsportsmanlike, cowardly and contemptible. He said the Iowa crowd could riot and insisted the players are guests whose safety lies with the Iowa governor.
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Iowa
Carr impeachment trial opens Monday in Colorado
The Colorado senate prepared for the impeachment trial of Secretary of State James Carr on malfeasance charges. Ten articles of impeachment allege specific misconduct, with conviction on any charge ending his career in public service. the case centers on a $3,000 shakedown linked to a state tax settlement and alleged use of Carr’s office.
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Denver
Colorado Senate
James Carr
Senate
Carr
Butterfield store fire gutts Butterfield store. threats Gamble Kresge
One man was critically burned and two others were rescued by firefighters as a blaze of undetermined origin destroyed the Butterfield department store in Mitchell South Dakota this afternoon. The flames also threatened nearby Gamble and Kresge stores.
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Mitchell
S. D
Butterfield Department
Gamble and Kresge
Gophers Coach Resents Gov Herring Words After Homecoming
Iowa City, Ta AP reports Minnesota coach Bernie Bierman denounces Iowa fans booing the team at last year's homecoming. He says rough tactics claim by Gov Clyde Herring lacks basis and warns Minnesota will forget Iowa if fans misbehave at the game in Iowa City.
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Davenport
Towa
Minnesota
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Bernie Bierman
Bierman
Theeam
Iowans
Clyde
Minnesota Iowa football rift looms after governor remark
Minneapolis Tribune reports Governor Clyde Herring of Iowa questioned rough play by Minnesota in the 1934 game against Ozzie Simmons and drew a sharp reply from Minnesota coach Bernice Bierman. Bierman warned of breaking off football relations if Iowa fans assault Minnesota players, and asked for courtesy from crowds and police protection for the Gophers.
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Minneapolis
The
Minneapolis Tribune
George A. Barton
Minnesota
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
Ozzie Simmons
Bernice’ Bierman
Barton
Davenport
Bierman
McCormick
Gophers
Simmons
Gopher
Caldwell High School Rout Harper 100 to 0
Caldwell High School defeated Harper 100 to 0 in a Friday night game. The high scoring bout showcased Caldwell’s offense while the defense limited Harper.
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Caldwell, Kan
Caldwell High School
Harper
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