Bank Official Albert Albright Slain Near Akron
Albert J Albright bank official was found slain on a road northeast of Akron Ohio The car was wrecked on a bridge railing with a .38 revolver beside him Three bullets were fired but no powder burns or signs of self harm robbery motive ruled out as no money was taken Albright had attended a bankers banquet in Cleveland the previous night authorities seek a motive and suspect none named yet
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Akron
Albert J Albright
Here
Albright
Massillon
Cleveland
Five Bond Fraud Defendants Sentenced in Omaha Case
Five defendants in the $101,000 city of Omaha bond fraud case were sentenced in federal court in Springfield Missouri and plan to appeal. Connie Curcio and Eddie Morris received five years on one count and two years on another, to run concurrently. Serena Lester three years on one count and two years on another, to run concurrently. William B. Egan six months in jail. Four remain in jail, one is free on bond pending appeal.
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Springfield
William B. Egan
Kentucky Widow Not death by own action, Tests Show
Louisville reports coroner D L Rickets says paraffin tests show Verna Carr Taylor did not fire the fatal bullet on November 6. The widowed socialite’s fiancé Brig Gen Henry H Denhardt remains jailed in 25 000 bond on murder charges.
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Louisville
INS
Verna Carr Taylor
Blue Grass
D. L. Rickets
Henry County
Henry H. Denhardt
McNair Loses Bid to Reclaim Pittsburgh Mayoralty
William Nissley McNair, former Pittsburgh mayor, lost a court bid to regain the office he vacated on October 6. Three common pleas judges upheld successor Cornelius D. Scully, ruling McNair exited office beyond recall after resigning during a quarrel with city council.
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Pittsburgh
William Nissley McNair
Common Pleas
McNair
Cornelius D. Scully
Man And Woman Sought For Bad Checks On Apartments
Police probe a man and woman who passed two bad rent checks on Monday totaling 86 dollars and received 12 dollars in change. The man wore a brown overcoat and hat, was over 30, 5'9", 150 pounds, and the woman, over 25, 5'2", 110 pounds with red hair.
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E. A. Rasch
B Avenue NE
Iowa Supreme Court Denies Murphy Tax Sale Appeal
The Iowa supreme court denied the appeal of A. B. Murphy from a Johnson county district court ruling upholding the county treasurer’s right to conduct a tax sale of Murphy's real estate.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
A. B. Murphy
Johnson County
Murphy
Iowa City Girl Falls 16 Feet Into Manhole
Myrna Sweeting six of Iowa City is listed in critical condition after falling through a manhole at Horace Mann grade school. She reportedly ran past a janitor near the coal bin opening and dropped sixteen feet to the basement floor.
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Iowa City
Myrna Sweeting
Horace Mann
Noble Sweeting
Councilmen favor buses if men held proposed plan
City officials hear an outline for converting street service to bus operation with Cedar Rapids men to be hired and a note that the council would prefer a public vote. City Attorney Don Hines says a formal proposal is needed before comment on how a street railway shutdown would be handled.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Hines
City Briefs and Personals Roundup
A. L. Naso recovers from recent illness. Mrs. E Schaller reports a peanut vending machine stolen from Joe Navatril's beer parlor at 214 First Street SE. Waltonians skip lunch at the Y M C A for a ladies night dinner at 6 30 p m. D Carl 1434 A avenue NE fined 1 dollar and costs for alley parking. Emma Svoboda and Herman Nelson 908 Daniels Street NE fined 1 dollar and costs for overtime parking.
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E. Schaller
Southland Street
Joe Navatril
First Street
D. Carl
R Avenue
Emma Svoboda
Herman Nelson
Daniels Street
First Reformed Church Hosts Ramaker Evening Sermon
The Rev. Samuel Ramaker will speak on Seeing the Heavenly Father in His Son at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Cyrus Metcalf leads singing with several solos. Wednesday Ramaker preaches from II Corinthians three verse If our gospel be hid it is hid to them that are lost. Choir and orchestra provide music. offerings aid gospel ministry.
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Samuel Ramaker
First Reformed Church
Cyrus Metcalf
Mr. Ramaker
Veterans Of Civil War Entertained At Thanksgiving Dinner
Ten Civil War veterans were treated to a Thanksgiving luncheon in the Memorial coliseum dining room. The event was hosted by the Women’s Relief Corps, the Daughters of Union Veterans, and the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic. Notables included Ollie Nelson of Slater and Tama Judge J W Willett, with remarks by Willett and Nelson to Roosevelt Junior High School glee club.
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Memorial Coliseum
Women’s Relief Corps
Daughters of Union Veterans
Ollie Nelson
Slater
J. W. Willett
Tama
Grand Army of the Republic
Willett
S. S. Haun
Mount Vernon
T. Z. Cook
Cedar Rapids
M. H. Morris
Wyoming
Eugene Allen
J. H. Goodhue
L. W. Shields
George S. Bushnell
Henry Zimmerman
W. J. Pentz
Judge Willett
Mr. Nelson
Roosevelt Junior High School Glee Club
Comrades
Retha Underhill
Roosevelt
Caroline Hanscom
Marion
Zelda Small Radloff
Playground Commission
South Dakota Chain Store Tax Ruled Out
South Dakota's chain store tax law, rushed through in the 1935 session, was ruled invalid by the state supreme court. The court held the act was not legally passed by the legislature. The tax, backed by the Democratic administration, aimed to fund the state relief fund.
Births in City: Two Daughters Reported from Local Hospitals
Two newborn daughters are reported to local families. One child arrived November 16 at Mercy hospital to Mr. and Mrs. William Cisler of Thirty sixth avenue and J street SW. The other, a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. O Borah of 2512 C avenue NE, arrived November 17 at St. Luke's hospital.
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William Cisler
Thirty-sixth Avenue
J Street
Mercy Hospital
O. " Borah
C Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Victor Man Admits Shooting Tale Hoax
A Victor man confessed to a hoax claim of finding a .25 caliber pistol on highway 149 near Fairfax after deputies traced the gun to Bohstedt. Bohstedt, wounded by a bullet that struck his spinal cord, remains in fair condition and faces no immediate surgery as he recovers in hospital.
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Rapids On Highway 30
Larry Condon
Kohle
Condon
Bohstedt
Smith
Belle Plaine
Highway 149
Fairfax
French Powder Plant Blast Kills 52 at Saint Chamans
At Powder Hill in Saint Chamans France a massive explosion at a government powder mill killed 52 workers and injured 200. Rescue teams found 16 more bodies amid acid debris as a second blast ripped through Building 104. Officials said sabotage is unlikely and identified Pierre la Rocque among the dead.
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Saint Chamas
France
Powder Hill
Pierre la Rocque
F D R to attend peace conference in Latin America
President Franklin D Roosevelt will debark in Argentina for a peace conference visit with President Getulio Vargas. He plans two nights in Buenos Aires area then travel by train to the capital and address the conference on December 1 before brief visits in Uruguay and Trinidad en route home. Accompanied by aides Col. Edwin M Watson and Capt. Paul Bastedo.
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Charles Claunch
Bastedo
Indianapolis
Chester
Henry K. Hewitt
Harry J. Abbott
Getulio Vargas
Plata
Buenos Aires
Mar del Plata
Argentina
Montevideo
United States
Trinidad
Charleston
Florida
Washington
Warm Springs
Foundation For
Col
Edwin M. Watson
Army
Capt
Paul Bastedo
Navy
Labor Union Rift Tests Fed Committee Action
Federation leaders push resolutions urging Congress to curb Supreme Court power and back a constitutional change on hours wages and conditions. TVA head Lilienthal warns labor to defend TVA as a model of collective bargaining. Major Berry and Rep. Mead to speak. debate lingers over revoking CIO charters amid rebel unions. George Harrison cites limited chances of extreme convention moves.
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Congress
Supreme Court
David Lilienthal
TVA
George Berry
James Mead
Buffalo
N. Y
Resolutions Committee
Convention
CIO
George Harrison
Federation Committee
Optimistic U S Chamber Forecast On Unemployment
Harper Sibley president of the U S Chamber of Commerce told President Roosevelt that the chamber now estimates fewer than four million unemployables could be absorbed in industry. He noted the low point of the depression, with industry absorbing eight and a half million workers, three million in the last year.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Harper Sibley
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Sibley
Chamber
Funeral services for Franklin Benesh in Coggon
Funeral services for Franklin Benesh 23 Marion CCC camper who died by his own hand on a Tobe Poppe farm near here will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Coggon Presbyterian church with Rev. I F Hayenga officiating. Marion CCC campers will attend and provide pallbearers. Friends may call at the Haines home Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning.
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Coggon
Franklin Benesh
Marion
CCC
Tobe Poppe
Here
Coggon Presbyterian Church
I. F. Hayenga
Haines
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