Deportation campaign and old Cedar Rapids house preservation
Federal authorities probe a reported deportation bid against two CIO leaders including Harry Bridges, with Per kins passport aid cited. The Cedar Rapids Johns Vardy house, built in 1842, seeks $600 to move and restore at Bever park, amid preservation efforts.
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CIO
Uncle Sam
Harry Bridges
Perkins
City Planning Commission
Cedar Rapids
Johns Vardy
Bever Park
C. G. Greene
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
Siegel Refuses Parole After Board Grant
Joe Siegel of Sioux City withdrew his parole request after the Iowa board had voted to release him. Convicted of manslaughter in the slaying of Glenn Gross, he would have served thirteen months of an eight year term if paroled in December. Governor Kraschel asked the board to reconsider its decision. Two members had voted to parole him.
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Joe Siegel
Parole Board
Siegel
Kraschel
Sioux City
DES Moines
Iowa Governor Calls Siegel Parole Bid Closed Incident
Des Moines Governor Nelson G Kraschel stated the withdrawal of Joe Siegel's parole bid is settled and hopes the matter remains a closed incident. The remark came after Siegel withdrew the bid from consideration.
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Des Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Joe Siegel
Parole Board Withdraws Siegel Parole Request
Former Iowa congressman Hubert Utterback appointed to the board dissented as Joe Siegel withdraws his parole application from Fort Madison penitentiary. The parole board rescinded its Sept 29 order after receiving Siegel’s letter citing hostile commentary and anxiety and noting Governor’s pending decisions on other inmates.
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Hubert Utterback
Iowa
Siegel
Woodbury
County Grand Jury
Edward L. O’connor
Gel Siegel
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Des Moines Gambling Raid Nets Thirteen Arrests
Police say charges will be filed under the city gambling ordinance against thirteen people arrested in a downtown Des Moines gambling house raid Tuesday night. Fifteen were arrested, two escaped through a window before officers arrived.
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Des Moines
Jurist dies in Portland after long illness
Guy C. H Corliss, 79, first chief justice of the North Dakota supreme court and longtime Portland resident since 1912, died Wednesday after a long illness.
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Portland
Ore
Guy C. H Corliss
North Dakota Supreme Court
The Adult Child and Moral Health, Dr Newton 1937
A hotel dining room scene prompts a discussion on immaturity in adults. The piece argues many people remain emotionally childish, reacting with tantrums to frustrations, clinging to unreal beliefs, and seeking constant praise, as cited from St Paul.
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St. Paul
New York Stock Exchange Proposes Internal Reorganization
The New York Stock Exchange acts against a member and weighs internal reforms after SEC Chairman Douglas warns to clean house. Prices drifted, with early losses partially reversed by midday. a later dip left many issues down a few cents. Wall Street notes a possible rift with the SEC, while the exchange’s plan remains in a study stage, potentially shifting work to salaried administrators.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
SEC
Douglas
Exchange
Federal Commission
Wall Street
Washington
Fifty Jamaicans Reported Drowned In Floods
In Jamaica, fifty people are reported dead after floods in Portland parish washed away a mountain village amid heavy rains. Rescue teams search the area for missing residents and assess the disaster zone.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Portland Parish
Doctor Charles H Cogswell Dies in California
Dr. Charles Herbert Cogswell 93 a Cedar Rapids physician for over fifty years and a longtime Masonic leader died Wednesday at his son’s home in Pasadena California Born Towanda Pennsylvania August 14 1844 he practiced in Moline Morrison Clinton Cedar Rapids and taught obstetrics at the University of Iowa He was active in Masonry from 1865 advancing to high priest royal arch knight templar and Scottish rite and served as grand Masonic leader in Iowa
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Herbert Cogswell
Charles H. Cogswell, Jr
Pasadena
Calif
Associated Press
Towanda
Cogswell
Ilinois
Mount Carrol
Frances Shimer
Hahneman School
Chicago
Moline
Lemuel Belding
Morrison
Clinton
Mary Wilkinson
University of Iowa
John
Dr. Cogswell
Blue Lodge
Royal Arch
Trowel
R. A.M
Apollo Commandery
Knights Templar
Grand Masonic Chapter
Iowa
Moving Mountain Expected To Trigger Landslide Near Riverside
In Los Angeles Elysian Park the so called moving mountain threatened a landslide. Authorities warned 2,000,000 tons of shale could descend onto Riverside Drive as the mass accelerated to four inches in 24 hours. Prof Livingston of LA Junior College announced a new crack on the northeast slope.
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Los Angeles
INS
Elysian Park
Riverside Drive
Alfred Livingston
Geology Department
Los Angeles Junior College
Vickers Munitions Leader Dies After Illness in London
Douglas Vickers founder of the Vickers munitions empire died at his London home after a month long illness. He was 76 and had served as a member of parliament after World War I.
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London
Douglas Vickers
Vickers
Insurgents Resume Shelling of Madrid Diplomatic District
Between 40 and 60 people were believed killed in a nightlong bombardment of Madrid's diplomatic district by insurgent siege guns. The attack marked the first shelling of the area in over a month.
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Madrid
Columbus Junction Farmer Dies In Bus Collision
Colum bus Junction Feb 14 Special to The Gazette Harry Edwards about 70 a farmer seven miles northwest of Columbus Junction was killed when his car collided with a Burlington Trailways bus on highway 2 near Cotter. The westbound bus struck the northbound car center and dragged it some distance. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. Edwards is survived by his widow a son four daughters grandchildren four sisters a brother and his mother.
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the Gazette
Columbus Junction
Harry Edwards
Here
Burlington Trailways
Highway 2
Cotter
Edwards
Ida Duncan Edwards
Glen
Ralph Marshall
Paul Smith
Jerry Holmes
Omer Jones
Muscatine
Clyde Duncan
Ira Foster
Fort Dodge
Joe Parrus
Salt Lake City
Matt’ McGuire
Roy Edwards
Armstrong
Ella Edwards
Santa Parade Route Set For Friday Delivery
Cedar Rapids merchants and the police traffic detail led by Sergt Gordon Hughes announced the Santa Claus parade will start at 10 30 a m Friday. The route runs from A Avenue and Fifth Street NE south on Fifth to First Avenue west to Third Street south on Third to Second Avenue west on Second to Second Street south to Third Avenue west to Third across the bridge to Second Street W south on Second Street W to Second Avenue east across the bridge to Second Street E north on Second Street to First Avenue east on First to Sixth Street then north to the start.
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Sergt. Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids
Santa Claus
A Avenue
Fifth Street
First Avenue
Third Street
Second Avenue
Second Street
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
We Can Be Thankful Today We Aren't As Bad As We Are
A We Feature by Arthur Bugs Baer satirically notes the late November mood. He mocks political and corporate excess while praising self reliance and cautious optimism as prosperity continues.
House Debates Compulsory Crop Control Measure
A House agriculture committee plan for compulsory crop control for wheat corn cotton rice and tobacco is introduced by Chairman Marvin Jones and backed by Majority Leader Sam Rayburn with debate set for Monday. The Senate contends its own bill will pass next week as both seek to curb surpluses raise farm income and shield consumers. The House proposal links to the commodity credit corporation for surplus loans and uses soil conservation funding to cap costs around 600 million dollars annually.
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Washington
Senate
House
Marvin Jones
Tex
Sam Rayburn
Chamber
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
House Committee
Judge To Rule On Motion In Cooper Libel Suit
In Vinton Judge B O Tankersley of Marshalltown did not rule Tuesday on Harold M Cooper's libel suit against The Cedar Rapids Gazette and editor Verne Marshall. He said he expected to rule next Monday on the motion to strike portions of the defendants answer.
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Gazette
Vinton
B. O. Tankersley
Marshalltown
Harold M. Cooper
Cedar Rapids
Edwin Wadsworth
The
Harold Cartwright
Cooper
Tankersley
Cartwright
Milner
Chicago reports first week without infantile paralysis cases
Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the board of health, announced that the week ending Wednesday marked the first week since July without a reported case or death from infantile paralysis in Chicago.
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Chicago
Herman N. Bundesen
Board of Health
Conviction To Be Appealed By Pastor Newton
Rev Colonel Ellsworth Newton, found guilty of murdering Mrs Maybelle Kelly, announces from jail he will appeal the verdict. Defense plans a motion for a new trial within ten days. Jury of eleven farmers and a barber recommended life imprisonment.
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Pittsfield, II
Ellsworth
Newton
Maybelle Kelly
Martin S.turner
A. Clay Williams
Noel
Myra”Hanan
Dennis
Kelly
Legal View on Contests and Lotteries in Iowa
County Attorney G. King Thompson said the Iowa Supreme Court allows contests not involving chance or consideration to avoid being lotteries. He noted there are limits and emphasized that eliminating both chance and consideration ends the lottery issue, making the endeavor legal.
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Supreme Court of
Iowa
G. King Thompson
Thompson
Vargas Declares Corporate Dictatorship in Brazil
President Getulio Vargas abolished all state and municipal legislatures and the federal congress. He named governors federal intervenors in their states and placed full power in his hands, with only Benedito Valladares of Minas Gerais remaining as elected governor.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Benedito Valladares
Minas Geraes
Federal Congress
Don Bestor Freed From Jail After Alimony Payment
Orchestra leader Don Bestor was freed in Kankakee Illinois after turning over three thousand dollars in life insurance policies to his divorced wife to satisfy alimony debt. Circuit Judge W R Hunter ordered the release after Bestor said he would provide the policies in lieu of cash. Bestor was arrested in Joliet while performing, trying to hide in a boiler room to escape authorities.
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Kankakee, Ill
Don Bestor
Kankakee
Bestor
Circuit
W. R. Hunter
Joliet, Ill
Bank Robbery in Cincinnati Iowa Bank Seized by Two Bandits
Two armed men robbed the Iowa Trust and Savings branch in Cincinnati near the Missouri line, escaping in a stolen 1937 Ford with about $900. The bank manager secretly opened the vault using a hidden combination, foiling the robbers’ plan to take $2,500 more. Police pursued toward Unionville, Missouri, with the car later deserted near Mendota. suspects described as two young men. The incident was the third Iowa bank robbery that year.
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Iowa Trust and Savings Branch
Ottumwa
Missouri
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Appanoose County
Missouri Line
John Browitt
Centerville
Browitt
Jesse “Hutchinson
Iowa
Bureau ‘of Investigation
C.M. Henderson Motor Co
R. C. Wales
Appanoose
Unionville
Here
Mendota
Des Moines
Dell
Cargill Head Seeks Counsel in Exchange Hearing
Chicago board of trade directors received a telegram from John H. MacMillan Jr. of Cargill Grain Co. Minneapolis asking reconsideration of outside counsel for a hearing on charges Cargill violated exchange rules. The exchange denied the initial request. hearing opens December 21. MacMillan accused the board of being run like a private club and urged reconsideration in the common interest.
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Chicago Board of Trade
John H. MacMillan, Jr
Cargill Grain Co
Minneapolis
Regal
Cargill
Exchange
MacMillan
Kenneth S. Templeton
The
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Cedar Rapids News
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