Moran Confesses Killing Married Lover in Kenosha
Ruth Moran a 21 year old housemaid confessed to shooting Herbert Winters a married automobile salesman in a Kenosha park after he threatened to reveal her affair with Leo Lindstrom. Moran led police to Winters body as authorities prepared to file formal charges.
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Kenosha
Wis
Ruth Moran
Herbert Winters
Kenosha Automobile
Leo Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Milwaukee
Winters
Leo
Frank Schneece
Landon Told Of Self Reliance In Boyhood Tale
Gov. Alf M. Landon heard a former grammar school tale at a Marietta rally about a prank that led to his closet punishment. The boy supposedly climbed out the window for dinner and returned to the closet, prompting his father to remark Alfred wasn’t home to dinner, yet he was.
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Columbus
Alf M. Landon
W. W. Boyd
Marietta
Ohio
Landon
John Landon
Speed Of Clipper Can't Keep It From Losing Whole Day
Aboard the China Clipper en route to Wake Island, W. W. Chaplin reports racing across the Pacific at high speed yet losing a full day due to the international date line. He notes leaving Midway Saturday at 5 19 a.m. local time and arriving Sunday morning, with the return flight from Manila expected to show Wake Day Lost en route to Midway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Chaplin
Wake Island
Pacific Ocean
Island of
Wake
Midway
Manila
Mob Throws Eggs at British Fascist Parade in Kent
In Turnbridge Wells a large mob attacked a fascist procession marching to London from Kent. Eggs and tomatoes flew as hundreds clashed with police and fascists. Several arrests were reported and the rally ended with marchers taken to police yards for safety.
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London
Turnbridge Wells
Kent
The Art of Small Talk
A light guide to mastering party conversation and wit. Learn to plan topics before the event, observe others, and speak with interest. The Cedar Rapids Gazette promotes a 40 page booklet Improving Your Conversation for 15 cents, mailing to Home Institute New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wedges
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Home Institute
West 19Th Street
New York
N. Y
Condition Of Local Man Hurt In Crash
Henry Tucker, 46, of 622 Center Point Road NE, injured in a two car crash on highway 30 near Abbey Creek bridge two miles west of Mount Vernon, was reported in fairly good condition at St. Luke's hospital. He suffered chest injuries, rib fractures and facial cuts. Two other men from the other car, Ernest Hewitt, 27, Lafayette Indiana, and Grant Lewis, 33, Cincinnati Ohio, remained in Mercy hospital with injuries but were expected to be discharged Sunday. Sheriff James H. Smith learned of the crash from a Davenport motorist who brought Tucker to the hospital. both cars had badly damaged fronts. Also injured Friday at 5:30 p.m. were Walt Nowadzky, 57, Rowley, and William Edgeton, 75, Marion, when Nowadzky's car struck a train at E Avenue and Center Point Road NE. Nowadzky had chest pain and a leg wound, Edgeton had cuts and bruises, both released from St. Luke's after treatment. Nowadzky cited poor visibility due to rain for not seeing the train in time.
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Henry Tucker
Center Point Road
Abbey Creek Bridge
Mount Vernon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Tucker
Mercy Hospital
Ernest Hewitt
Lafayette
Ind
Grant Lewis
Cincinnati
James H. Smith
Davenport
Walt Nowadzky
Rowley
William Edgeton
Marion
Nowadsky
E Avenue
Nowadzky
Edgeton
Central Park Presbyterian Plans Loyalty Week Activities
Central Park Presbyterian church at B avenue and Seven teenth street NE observes seven Loyalty Endeavor weeks with special worships. The schedule includes Sunday morning services and evening meetings through November 15, featuring sermons on loyalty, family, humanity, and Christian life.
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Central Park Presbyterian Church
B Avenue
Seventeenth Street
C. H. Hook
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Three Killed When Airliner Crashes in Guatemala
Pan American Airways said a Douglas plane with four crew members, three American, crashed seven minutes from Guatemala City near San Jose Pinula. Pilot A Paschal of Brownsville Texas and Co pilot A L Palmer were killed along with Radioman W P Neyman and Steward Kinder man, a Costa Rican. Palmer and Neyman home addresses were unknown and one crew member survived. The craft had been flying a special route between San Salvador and Guatemala City and had not been used on the foreign airmail route. Ground crews searched the wreckage, with reports not due until Sunday.
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Mexico City
Pan American Airways
San Jose Pinula
Guatemala
Guatemala City
A. Paschal
Brownsville
Tex
A. L. Palmer
W. P. Neyman
Steward Kinderman
Palmer
Neyman
San Salvador
City Briefs and Personals Roundup of Local Court Actions
District Court Judge A B Clark ordered Linn county grand jury to report for November term on November 4 at 10 a.m. Clark awarded Fairfax State Savings Bank a judgment of 2888.39 in a secured note case against Lucille B Gates. The Cedar Rapids Saengerbund meets Monday at 7 30 p.m. A double birthday party is planned. Court authorized D W Bates as receiver of the American Trust and Savings Bank to compromise a stock assessment judgment against E R Moore. A secured note action of the Perpetual Savings and Loan Association against Fred E Collard and Bertha Collard filed Aug 10 was dismissed by the plaintiff.
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District Court
A. B. Clark
Linn County
Grand Jury
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Lucille B. Gates
D. W. Bates
American Trust and Savings Bank
E. R. Moore
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Fred E. Collard
Bertha Collard
Car Carburetor Fire Causes Minor Damage on Fifth Avenue
Firefighters were dispatched Saturday at 6 35 p m to 708 Fifth Avenue SE where the carburetor of a car parked in front caught fire. Damage was slight.
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Fifth Avenue SE
Woman's brown suit stolen from Newman’s store
Police report a brown suit valued at 98.50 missing from Newman's department store between 8 30 a m and 12 30 p m. The ensemble included a moleskin fur coat.
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Newman's Department
Groff Arrested On intoxication charge after truck incident
C F Groff aged 41 of 911 Avenue NW was arrested Saturday evening on a charge of intoxication after officers found him behind the wheel of a pickup on First Avenue West. An empty whisky bottle was found in the truck and Groff’s companion had fled by the time police stopped them at Avenue and Eighth Street NW.
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C. F. Groff
Avenue NW
First Avenue
Groff
A Avenue
Eighth Street NW
Wit Wer Grocer Sues Ford Hopkins Over Price Ban
An injunction action filed April 11 seeks to restrain Ford Hopkins store from selling a malt extract under 54 cents. The plaintiff, Wit Wer Grocer, claimed a wholesale minimum retail price pact. The court dissolved the temporary injunction after a defense dismissal motion was sustained September 14.
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Witwer Grocer Company
Ford- Hopkins Company
Local Woman Reports Criminal Attack Near Hubard Ice Plant
A local woman told police she was attacked Thursday around 7 20 p m while walking on First Street NW near the Hubbard Ice company plant. She said a man about 45, five feet ten, slender and shabbily dressed dragged her into a vacant lot and assaulted her.
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First Street
Hubbard Ice Company
S. U. S. Student Injured In Crash
IOWA CITY AP Hugh V. McHugh 20 of Sioux City a University of Iowa student sustained head injuries when the car he rode in struck a parked car The driver Murray H Finley another student of Mason City was at the wheel.
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Iowa City
Hugh V. McHugh
Sioux City
University of Iowa
Murray H. Finley
Mason City
Wife Slayer Insane Claim Shocks Oregon Case
Attorney B J Knight defending Guy Tallmadge in a murder charge says alienists hired by the defense found the former Rockford embalmer partially insane. The case centers on the death of Tallmadge’s wife last May 19 in Oregon Illinois.
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Oregon, Ill
B. J. Knight
Guy Tallmadge
Rockford
Complete Plans For East Central Iowa Bridge Assn
Manchester reports a new contract bridge association planned for Waterloo Cedar Rapids Independence Oelwein and Manchester. Cedar Rapids will have three teams Waterloo two others one each. Season begins this week with home and away 40 board matches on a board a match basis. Cash prizes go to top three, led by Glyn Gough of Waterloo. Team captains named for each city.
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Manchester
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Independence
Oelwein
East Central Iowa Bridge Association
Glyn Gough
Iowa State Bridge League
Te New Association
Max Wilson
Milo Miller
Oliver Longueville
W. G. Whitney
Gresdna Doty
F. G. Gosling
Ames Students Clash With Police After Football Victory
Eight Iowa State students were jailed following a downtown confrontation after the Cyclones beat Kansas. Police used tear gas and night sticks as hundreds rioted near a theater, throwing eggs and other missiles and damaging property. No charges were filed by Saturday night.
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AMES
Iowa State College
Iowa State
Kansas University
It Takes More Than Iron Bars To Keep This Man In Prison
In Clifton Heights a prisoner escaped from cell No 1 by picking the lock and left the jail. Police chief Charles Duke challenged him, but he easily picked the lock again. Officers then moved him to Lansdowne jail to deter further attempts.
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Clifton Heights
Charles Duke
Lansdowne
Ekins Plans Dawn Takeoff For Frisco
H R Ekins of the New York World Telegram and other Scripps Howard papers, a top competitor in the around the world air race, plans a dawn takeoff on Pan American Hawaii Clipper from Manila to San Francisco. He expects to return to New York around Oct 17 or 18, aiming to complete a 25 000 mile flight in roughly seventeen days in commercial aircraft, a new world record.
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Manila
H. R. Ekins
New York World- Telegram
Scripps-Howard
Pan American Airways
San Francisco
Ekins
Linn County Negro Republican League Moves Headquarters
The Linn County Negro Republican League will move its headquarters Monday from the Memorial building sub-basement to rooms on Fifth Street between First and Second Avenues. It leaves rooms once used by Pont a-Mousson Post No. 451, Negro post of the American Legion, to comply with American Legion policy against partisan politics.
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Linn County
Negro Republican League
Memorial Building
Fifth Street
First
Second Avenues
Ponta-Mousson
American Legion
League
Birth Announced for Kopecek Daughter in Hamilton Street
Mr and Mrs Charles Kopecek announce the birth of a daughter on October 8 at their home 1414 Hamilton Street Southwest. The family requests no gifts at this time.
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Charles Kopecek
Hamilton Street
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Central Park
Cedar Rapids Saengerbund
Ben Hurhall
Iowa
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Kroehler
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Frisco
Linn Co
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