Ely farm hand admits killing couple in Iowa
Charles Becicka 28, a farm hand from Ely and former Des Moines waiter, confessed to the Sept 9 double murder of Mr. and Mrs. George Novotny at their Shueyville area farm. He admitted he planned to rob them, fled to Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, and was arrested Nov 15 on extortion charges.
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Davenport
Charles Becicka
Ely
Des Moines
George Novotny
Shueyville
Johnson County
Don McComas
Bechka
McComas
R W Nethergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Bob Gregson
Gail Burbridge
State Bureau
W. H Bease
Novotny
Bechcka
Wesley Novotny
Curtis
Scott County
Novotnys
Iowa City
Dick Coon
Cedar Rapids
Bease
Becicka
Bandits Kill Man They Made Join Them In Robbery
Police say John E. Glass 39 Englewood New Jersey was kidnapped and murdered by three gunmen who forced him to drive to a Brooklyn tavern. Glass confronted the bandits as they fled after taking $50, and a robber fired killing him. The bandits fled leaving his car.
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New York
John E. Glass
Glass
Englewood
N.J
Brooklyn
Stefanuse Galinski
Earth Shocks Felt In Cedar Rapids
Tremors reported Thursday forenoon in Iowa City Keokuk and other midwest cities were felt in Cedar Rapids causing discomfort. At Coe College old Williston hall Prof C W Perkins taught German as tremors struck the third floor. Sergt Francis Pugh and Prof Macy described the shocks lasting about 15 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Keokuk
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Sergt. Francis Pugh
Perkins
C Ward Macy
Leslie Meyer
Germans May Wear Potato Leaf Clothing and Newsprint
The commerce department cites a Thuringia textile firm producing newsprint and spun fiber from potato plant fiber. A Thuringia newspaper printed its edition of 100000 copies on the new material, and a political leader wore a potato fabric suit at a farmers’ assembly.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Leipzig
Thuringia
Farmers’ Assembly
World Court may pass on British move
Netherlands weighs bringing Britain's extension of economic warfare to German exports before The Hague court. Belgium and Japan plan protests, arguing the 1856 Paris declaration and risk to German machine tools for armaments. Dutch order in council expected this week as official action.
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London
Netherlands
World Court
the Hague
Britain
Baron Cartier de Marchienne
Foreign Office
Germany
Japan
Order In Council
Hopkins Acts To Remove Interstate Trade Walls
Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins launches a government drive to cut interstate trade barriers. He forms an interdepartmental committee with representatives from state labor agriculture and justice agencies to unite efforts and study the impact of state laws on free commerce.
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Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
State, Labor, Agriculture and Justice Departments
Federal Works Agency
National Resources Committee
Paul T. Truitt
Commerce Department
Industrial Economics Division
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wyo
Federal Monopoly Committee
Wilford L. White
Kuhn Hears Golden Angel Contradict His Testimony
In New York ap report Judge Wallace dismissed five counts of Fritz Kuhn indictment, leaving the misappropriation charge at 1217 dollars. Florence Camp testified Kuhn urged divorce, tried to use her furniture, and contradicted Kuhn’s claim the love note was sent “in fun.”
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NEW York
James G. Wallace
Fritz Kuhn
Bundstuehrer
Florence Camp
Fritg Kuhn
Rundsfuhrer
Kuhn
Whiich
Camp
S. S. Westernland
Los Angeles
INS
Miami
Long Island
North Shore
Slain Man Tied to Buchalter Case Emerges as Possible Witness
New York reports say George Harrys Schachter, linked to Louis Buchalter's strong arm squad, may have been a potential witness against the crime boss. District Attorney Dewey denied knowledge of Greenberg identity and warned against reentry of a deported felon as Buchalter's narcotics racketeering trial looms. The 1935 fur strike assault by Greenberg's group underscores police theory that Schachter was killed for knowing too much.
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New York
Unnmi
George Harrys Schachter
Hollywood
Louis “Lepke
Buchalter
Lepke
Thomas E. Dewes
United States
Greenberg
Iowa Bank Bandit Steals 500 In Cleghorn Hold Up
A lone bandit in an overall outfit robbed Cleghorn State Bank of about 500 dollars late Friday. The incident occurred with staff present as the man demanded cash and fled in a blue sedan, after forcing employees to lie on the floor.
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Cleghorn, Ta
Cleghorn State
Cleghorn
Cherokee County
State Bureau of Investigation
L Patton
Patton
Firemen Contain Kitchen Fire at Grace Episcopal Church
Firemen spent over an hour controlling a small fire in the Grace Episcopal church kitchen after 15 pam Thursday without seriously interrupting a church supper. The blaze began when a floor gas range without legs ignited wooden flooring. firefighters moved the stove with help from the gas company and ensured embers did not spread while parishioners finished cooking and served the meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Episcopal Church
Pam
George Cockburn
Chamber of Commerce
E. P. Kohout
Cedar Rapids Featured On Gannett Speaking Itinerary
Rochester publisher Frank Gannett began a 7000 mile speaking tour with stops in Fargo Cedar Rapids Spokane Seattle Los Angeles Reno Cedar Rapids Minneapolis and an overnight in St Louis He aims to discuss vital issues ahead of the 1940 campaign and speaks at the request of state leaders.
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Rochester
N. Y
Frank Gannett
Fargo
N. C
Spokane
Wash
Seattle
Los Angeles
Reno
Nev
Cedar Rapids
Minneapolis
Gannett
St Louis
Gannett to Speak in Cedar Rapids December Lunch
Mr. Gannett will speak on December 4 at a Cedar Rapids luncheon at the Roosevelt hotel. The event is sponsored by the Inter-Service Club Council and is part of his return trip from the west coast.
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Mr. Gannett
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Inter- Service Club Council
U S Farm Income Rises in First Ten Months of 1939
Washington AP reports American farmers earned an estimated cash income of 6.335 billion dollars from marketings and government subsidies in the first ten months of 1939, up from 6.193 billion the prior year. October income reached 894 million dollars, with 82 million dollars in government benefits paid during October.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Seek Donors Of Blood For War
Toronto university mobilizes 500 to 600 students to donate 250 cubic centimeters of blood every two months for emergency use at a British naval base hospital in France.
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Toronto
SNS
British Naval Base
France
University of Toronto
Revenue Freight Volume Declines For Week Ended Nov 18
The Association of American Railroads reports total revenue freight loading at 771 404 cars for the week ended Nov 18, down 14 557 from the prior week but up 114 338 from the same week in 1938.
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Washington
INS
Association of American Railroads
Dies Calls for Action on Subversion Probe After Tour
Washington D C, November 29 194? Chairman Martin Dies of the House committee on un American activities urged the administration to support or shut down the probe into communism. He warned of sabotage if subversive groups are unchecked and announced a Madison Square Garden rally to educate the public about subversive activity. He pressed for substantial funding and criticized Edgar Hoover over cooperation.
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Washington
Martin Dies
Tex
House Committee
Fudas
Dies
New Orleans
Chicago
Detroit
Russia
Madison Square Garden
Hoover
George Mink
Minks
Veterans Administration
Hampden Wilson
Packing House Workers Organizing Committee
Midwest Daily Record
Stalin the Russian Man of Steel in Dark Biography
A dramatic life sketch of Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin portrays him as a ruthless, calculating leader. The narrative contrasts his ascent in Lenin's era with a relentless purge and iron rule, likening him to Ivan the Terrible and a shadow over Russia.
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Joseph Vissarionovich Dyugashyil
Sosso
Koba
Stalin
Hess
Peter the Great
Ivan the Terrible
Souvarine
Stark
Strberic
Cluime
Lenin
Evasiys
Desay
Wei
Palo Man Faces Manslaughter Charge After Accident
A Palo farmer, Archie Beatty, 31, was arrested on a manslaughter charge after a car crash near Urbana killed William Lange, ?, in which Beatty allegedly drove recklessly while intoxicated. Langeuth died at Vinton hospital hours after the Sunday morning collision. Coroner J R Burrows led the inquest. bond set at $1,500.
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Vinton
Archie Beatty
Palo Farmer O
Coroners Pty
Walhiam Lange@um
Palo
Aecar
Beatts
Beatty
J A Ruhl
Bond
Langeuth
Obs Beatty
Urbana
May Ask Funds For Anti U Boat Nets
Washington AP sources say the navy may seek congressional funding to install latest anti submarine nets at major harbors used by the fleet. The move aims to bolster U S defenses amid wartime threats.
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Washington
Navy
Congress
Bioff Surrenders Over 1922 Charge Amid Movie Wage Fight
William Bioff, head of 35,000 union actors and workers, surrenders at police HQ on a Chicago warrant over a 1922 pandering charge. He plans bail and speed talks with producers for a 10 percent wage increase. Bioff calls the Chicago warrant politically motivated while his followers push for higher wages in a tense industry dispute.
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Hollywood
William Bioff
Bioff
George M. Breslin
Chicago
Pudgy Bioff
West Coast
International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage
Indus
Try
San Fernando Valley
Cook County
Roosevelt Weighs National Defense Tax Idea at Press Conf
President Roosevelt discussed possible funding for defense in the next budget year and floated a special tax option or borrowing to cover emergency spending. He noted defense outlays could exceed 2.0 billion dollars, with a potential total near 2.3 billion, and said reductions in other areas might be possible if revenues rise. He urged public discussion and remarked that tax policy would hinge on whether spending is financed by borrowing or pay as you go.
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Edgar Hoover Chicef
G-men
New Orleans
Hoover
Department of Justice
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Congress
Ted
Nazis Seize Thyssen Property Reported by AP
AP dispatch says the German government took possession of Thyssen’s Rubi steel mill and other properties. The industrialist aided Hitler’s rise, then fled to Switzerland. his plants aided Germany’s armaments before falling out with the Nazi regime.
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Efrlin
Tau
Rubi Steel
Rainy Weather Lowers Cedar Rapids Temperatures
Clouds and misty rain lingered over Cedar Rapids on Friday with temperatures dipping from 36 at 7 am to 38 at 10 am then 36 by 2 30 pm The day reached a high of 44 at 4 30 pm and fell to 39 by 7 pm with midnight readings near 38 The Cham bers Inskeep company dial notes the cooler pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Democrats Do Not Plan Employment For Republicans Baer
By ARTHUR Bugs BAER Carter Glass selects Jack Garner as first choice for Alabama’s twenty four votes for Underwood The piece argues Democrats will not solve Republican unemployment and comments on shifting positions by Senator Byrd of Virginia
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Baer
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Carter Glass
Jack Garner
Alabama
Underwood
Carter
Byrd
Virginia
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