California Governor Commutes Billings Sentence
Governor Culbert Olson commuted Warren K. Billings life sentence to time served for the 1916 Preparedness Day bombing co defendant with Tom Mooney. Billings will be released from Folsom once commutation papers arrive. The move followed a court recommendation and prior advisory board opposition. Mooney was pardoned earlier, with Olson disregarding the board in that case.
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San Francisco
INS
Culbert L. Olson
Warren K. Billings
Folsom
Tom Mooney
State Supreme Court
Mooney
Olson
Billings
High Tribunal
State Advisory Pardon Board
Jimmy Walker
New York City
California
High Court
Olsen
Advisory Pardon Board
Radio Listings Chronicle Full Evening Schedule Turbulence
Broad shifts in European coverage disrupt a long night of radio programming. Station lineups across WMT WGN WSUI WHO KFJB WOIC WOC and others show frequent changes and delays as schedules attempt to adapt to unfolding international events.
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WMT
WGN
WSUI
KFJB
Wwocc
Te Keen
Woc
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Herne
Aldrich
Green Hornet
WHO
Johnny
Lightning Jim
Jasper Pomona Grange
Woocc—Girls Glee Club
Silhouettes
Heidelberg Arch
We the People
Utley
Peter McGregor
WMIT
Mr. Weeks
Bob Crosby
America
Bob Hope
Wwoc
Heidelberg
WEO
Walter
Judith Arlen
Jack McLean
Karl Andrist
Abe Lyman
Orch
Dick Jurgens
Shep Fields
Everett Hoaglund
Geo. Olsen
Wooc
Wayne King
Jack Jenny
Joe Reichman
Tommy Dorsey
Red Nichols
Jimmy Dorsey
Dick Jurgen
Cedar Valley
Voice of
Iowa
WoOlf
Variety
WOI
Earl Hunt
Lem
Martha
Ralph Ginsburgh
Betty
Bob
Sweet Alice
Treasure Chest
Dr. Malone
Arnold Grimm
Neaven
Jane
Jimmy Walsh
Court Hussey’s Arch
Ma Perkins
Tom Owen
Cowboys
Bob Millar
Pepper Young
Bible Truth
School of the Air
Gayle Gaylord
Guiding Light
Wimt
Melody Time
Fourth Estate
Oeews
Jack Arthur's Arch
Stella_ Dallas
Weyne_ Westanger
Iowa Congress P. A
Develyn A
Develyn A. Owenie City. Whc—Vic and Sade. Kfjb—Symphony Hour. Woc
Eeee Medical Society
Storen
Charlie Flagler
Kitty Keene
Vic Dailey
Sam
Bil Meardon
Saipa Sak
Relph Slade
O—Ellen Randolph
Ko B
Little Jack Little
Harold Stoke
Economic Problems Forum
Miss Julia
Uncle Jonathan
Jack Armstrong
Cavalcade of
Orphan Annie
Dance
Europe
Mooney Comments on Billings Commutation and Pardon
Tom Mooney expresses relief at Warren K Billings commutation while lamenting California Governor Olson has not granted an outright pardon. Mooney says Billings was innocent and framed by perjured testimony, sharing he is genuinely sorry the pardon was not issued.
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Pittsburgh
Tom Mooney
Warren K. Billings
California
Culbert L. Olson
Billings
Mooney
Injured Boy 7 Will Keep Leg After Surgeons Decide
Alfred Miller seven from near Liberty Missouri was healed enough to avoid amputation. Surgeons said after evaluating his severely injured leg that he has the strength to live without losing the limb. A doctor credited the boy’s cheerfulness as a key factor in the decision.
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Kansas City
INS
Alfred Miller
Liberty
Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Advertisement promotes Dr Caldwell's Laxative-Senna with Syrup Pepsin as a dual action remedy. It claims Pepsin digests undigested stomach food while Senna laxative awakens lazy bowels relieving constipation. It targets stomach discomfort belching acidity and nausea and notes pleasant taste for children.
Radio Schedule Snapshot From Morning Through Afternoon
A dense listing shows a radio station grid with programs and hosts across multiple stations. Names include Jerry Smith Boone Family Robert Bowers Band Lorenzo Jones Judy and Jane and Don Roth's Band among others, with a focus on talk, music, markets, weather, and religious segments.
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WMT
Bob
WoOl
Jerry Smith
KFJJB
Beeee
Boone
KFJB
WOI
WOC
WGN
Lem Hawkins
Robert Bowers
Wwoc
WSUI
WHO
N. Y
Federal Symphony
Betty Wells
Kitty Kelly
Melody Mart
John
Myrna Dee Sergent
WMTI
Fran Allison
Bill
June Baker
Woman In White
Empire
Viennese
Len Salvo
David Harum
Lorenzo Jones
Myrt
Marge
Don Pedro
Widder Brown
Hilltop House
Hannah
Wooc
Jenny
Woi—Musicale
Manhattan
Judy
Jane
Kate Smith
Mary Sothern
Woo Ee Dr
Maione
Magic Kitchen
Sam
Wooc—Society
Don Roth
Wgn—Radio
WSUTS
Happy Gang
Street Forum
Training Program Aims to Widen Surgical Service Map
The American College of Surgeons announces a three year plan to train 500 new surgeons annually to broaden access to highly skilled surgery for average income families. Fellow elections include John William Dulin Iowa City William F Kingston Sioux City Paul Frederick Olson Dubuque Eli Rambo Webster City and others.
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Philadelphia
American College of Surgeons
John William Dulin
Iowa City
William F. Kingston
Sioux City
Paul Frederick Olson
Dubuque
Eli
Rambo
Webster City
Surgeons to Train 600 Annually Spread Across Rural Areas
The American College of Surgeons plans to raise completely trained new surgeons to 600 yearly and place them in rural districts beyond cities. A list of 381 training hospitals, including five in Canada, was announced after three years of study. The lineup includes 153 government, 188 community, and 23 church hospitals, with 55 in Iowa. The Iowa facilities noted include Cedar Rapids and Decorah, among others, with provisional designations.
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Canada
Harold Earnhart
American College of Surgeons
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Mery Noshiuaah
Mt. Jouke
Court Lenient In Billboard Theft To Build A Home
Des Moines AP Jesse O. Kinton 30 indicted for larceny of a large billboard said he planned to use lumber from it to build a home for his wife and two children. Paroled from a year's Polk county jail sentence after his attorney urged leniency to prevent abandonment of home plans. He must return unused billboard material to the sign company.
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DES Moines
Jesse O. Kinton
Polk County
Kinton
WPA
Edward J. Kelly
Lou Ladd
School Girl Injured When Bicycle Skids
Frances Habota a 13 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Habota living at 1535 Seventeenth avenue SE was injured when her bicycle skidded at the corner of Twelfth avenue and Seventh street SE around 4 pm Monday. She suffered head injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mercy hospital where she was later discharged to receive treatment at home.
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Twelfth Avenue
Seventh Street SE
Frances Habota
Joseph Habota
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Liquor Truck Involved in Minor Ames Jewell Crash
Iowa Liquor Chairman M. L. Curtis said a state liquor truck was involved in a minor accident Monday between Ames and Jewell. He understood no one was injured and details were lacking.
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Curtis
Ames
Jewell
Negro group objects to probe of Dr. London death
In Des Moines the city council heard a dissent from Allen Ashby a Negro resident who argued against investigation of police action in the gun battle that killed Dr. Hubert H. London. Ashby said the council should focus on helping Negroes improve themselves.
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Des Moines
Hubert H. London
Allen Ashby
London
Howard
Charles P. Howard
Introduces Measure To Fight Farm Pests
Washington AP reports Senator Johnson of Colorado introduced S 2986 to give the agriculture secretary authority to cooperate with state and local agencies in operations against plant and animal diseases noxious insects and other pests affecting agriculture.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Johnson
Colo
Waterloo Doctor Sets Up Perpetual Trust Directed By God
Dr. W. B. Small of Waterloo creates a perpetual trust in his will with income to be administered under the guidance of God the Father Jesus Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit. The fund will be used as directed by the trust’s love trustees.
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Waterloo
God the Father
Jesus Christ the Son
the Holy Spirit
W. B. Small
Water
Trustees Control Estate With Religious Beneficiaries
The physician died Oct. 9 at age 77. A sister receives a life income from 5000 dollars and the widow Florence a life interest in the remainder of 18000 dollars. After death, trustees pay income to believers in Christian principles and the Bible who promote them.
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Florence
Waterloo Manufacturer Dies In Doctor's Office
Edward L. Moore, 59, Cedar Heights, manager of the Moore Manufacturing Co. and former exalted ruler of the Waterloo Elks lodge, died suddenly Monday afternoon of a heart attack while in a physician's office in Waterloo Iowa.
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Waterloo, Ia
Edward L. Moore
Cedar Heights
Moore Manufacturing Company
Waterloo-Elks Lodge
Three Years Given For Attack During Sioux City Strike
Joe Verberski, 33, began a three year sentence in the Fort Madison penitentiary after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit a felony during a packing house strike in Sioux City. The May assault had William Ludwig thrown into the Floyd river from a bridge. He faces additional indictments with CIO officials on charges of malicious mischief and terrorizing residents during the dispute.
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Sioux City
Joe Verberski
State
Fort Madison
Miles W. Newby
Verberski
William J. Ludwig
Floyd River
CIO
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Marshalltown
Rock Island
Davenport
Roa
Henry Aldrich
Ezra Stone
St. Joseph Hospital
Tepha Sunnycrest Sanatorium
Soatavaveta Bugweet University Hospital
New Hampton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Washington County Hospital
Allen Memorial Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital
St. Francis Hospital
Wese
Ons
Bell Maul Hd
Cochrane
Monroe
Newman
Armstrong
Marquisette
Neyman
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