British Court Ready To Hear Wallys Suit
Ipswich awaits a high profile divorce hearing as Mrs. Ernest Wally Simpson prepares to arrive with fanfare at the Ipswich assizes. Justice Hawke opens criminal sessions while officials plan a staged approach for the visiting American socialite amid guarded expectations.
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Wally
Ipswich
England
Ernest
Wally”) Simpson
Edward
John Anthony Hawke
Ipswich Assizes
Simpson
Baltimore
Justice Hawke
Scores Hurt In Riot At Winnipeg Over Swastika Flag
In Winnipeg a riot broke out after a German swastika flag was shown at a meeting of the national workers' party. Dozens were injured, with windows smashed and fights using bottles and fists. Police say the riot was organized by a group of hecklers at a hall rented by the Canadian League of German Culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
National Workers’ Party
Canadian League of German Culture
Fire Damages Thief River Falls Business District
Explosion and fire swept the Thief River Falls business district causing over 250000 in damage. Firefighters battled the blaze for two hours in subfreezing weather before bringing flames under control.
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Thief River Falls
Minn
Cardinal Pacelli Plans U.S. Air Tour From New York
Cardinal Pacelli papal secretary of state will depart New York on an air tour of the United States likely lasting five days. He intends to visit the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
Cardinal Pacelli
United States
Pacific Coast
Boy with Slingshot Hunts Rabbit After Farmer’s Miss
In Coldwater Michigan Edwin Swain fired both barrels at a rabbit and missed. San John seven years old shot the rabbit between the eyes and hit it, ending the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coldwater, Mich
Edwin Swain
San John
Bunny
Draft horse survives 1900-pound plunge at sugar beet dump
Zeo Schumacher’s draft horse fell from a sugar beet dump into a railroad car in Scottsbluff Nebraska. The 1,900 pound animal wasn’t harmed but required a thirty mile haul inside the car to a hoist for extraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scottsbluff
Neb
Zeo Schumacher
Ely Legion Auxiliary Attends Second District Meeting
Four members of the Ely Legion Auxiliary joined the Second district meeting in Lisbon. Delegates were Mrs. Libbie Krob and Mrs. Adelaide Phillips with alternates Mrs. Stephen Stastny and Viola Stastny.
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Ely
Ely Legion Auxiliary
Lisbon
Libbie Krob
Adelaide Phillips
Stephen Stastny
Viola Stastny
Payroll Deductions Begin January 1 1937
The new Social Security Act requires employers to withhold one percent of wages starting Jan 1 1937, with progressive increases and exemptions for certain workers. It also introduces employer payroll taxes for unemployment insurance, awaits state provision, and faces criticism from Abraham Epstein and Governor Pinchot who call the plan burdensome and flawed for young workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Abraham Epstein
American Association For Social Security
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Estherville Dispatchers Transferred to Cedar Rapids
Four train dispatchers and one chief dispatcher move to Cedar Rapids from Estherville. Two telegraph operators also reassigned as new repeating instruments enable control of 780 miles of the old Dakota division from Cedar. Estherville office founded fifty two years ago.
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Estherville
Chicago
Rock Island Railway
Cedar Rapids
Italy Risks Breaking Non-Intervention Pact Over Spain
Reports from diplomatic quarters say Italy may quit the non intervention pact as Russia vows no greater restraint than other nations. Rome tires of haggling while Italy weighs action and Maisky may reveal Soviet arms shipments to Spanish reds. British and French diplomats push to preserve the pact and delay any drastic Italian move ahead of Wednesday’s committee meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Russia
Rome
Ivan Maisky
Maisky
Dino Grandi
Britain
Medieval French Ladies Use Poets in Courtly Poetry Contests
During the Middle Ages noble Frenchwomen sponsored their own poets and entered them in periodic verse contests held in courts. The practice reflects social prestige, patronage, and the vibrant culture of medieval feminine literary circles.
Landon Warns of Malicious Lie in School Tale
The campaign trail returns to Indiana as Alf Landon defends his platform. He argues Republicans Independents and Democrats seek good government while stressing shared tax burdens and serious business in government. He notes plans to honor Cleveland platform and pursues anti New Deal support across Oklahoma Missouri and Illinois with an Indianapolis stop at 9:15 a.m. CST and an 8 p.m. address at the Indiana state fairgrounds.
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Indiana
Landon
Cleveland
Oklahoma
Missouri
Illinois
Oklahoma City
William H
Murray
Springfield
Roland Pyles
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania
Coliseum
Indiana State Fair Grounds
MIT Leader Warns Relief Not a Cure for Social ills
Dr. Karl T. Compton, MIT president, in an open letter to President Roosevelt, warns that relief and regulation may be mistaken for cures while basic scientific contributions are underfunded. He notes engineers face a push toward economics and social studies and questions why relief measures are emphasized over fundamental science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Karl T. Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Roosevelt
Science
Institute
Compton
Woman Suspected In Slaying Of Husband Gets Insurance
In Chicago Federal Master Jacob I. Grossman awarded Melba Straub the $20 000 life insurance on her husband Louis a bartender at the Saddle and Cycle club after a two week hearing. Despite her brother in law Ernest Straub naming her as slayer police questioned her twice but no charges were filed. The Feb 2 1935 shooting of Louis Straub at the Saddle and Cycle club remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Melba Straub
Louis
North Shore
Jacob I. Grossman
Eight Injured When Milwaukee Rail Wreck Occurs
Eight people, including two from Iowa, were treated at Milwaukee hospitals after a Milwaukee rail accident Friday night. A defective rail at eighty miles an hour derailed two engines and five cars, with three more passengers injured but released later. Injured include John Johnson of Mason City and Peter Dreiner of Dubuque, both bruised.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Hospital
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee County Line
Traf
John Johnson
Mason City
Peter Dreiner
Dubuque
Montreal Students Silence Spanish Reds
Montreal protesters block a planned speaker as four Spanish loyalists are prevented from addressing an audience during a student demonstration at the University of Montreal. The event drew about 2,000 students and the demonstrators forced the speakers to leave for New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
INS
New York
University of Montreal
Super Zephyr Cuts Chicago Denver Time
The Burling ton Super Zephyr arrived in Denver Friday night 12 hours 12 minutes after leaving Chicago. It completed its first round trip not as a record attempt but an ordinary run, covering 1 034 miles at speeds up to 116 mph. The train clocked an 83.4 mph average on the non stop leg and beat the Chicago Denver record by 53 minutes at Denver Union Station.
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Denver
Chicago
Denver Union Station
Zephyr
Seize Youth With 100000 In Gems
A 20 year old youth from Brooklyn named William Milrot was arrested in Los Angeles after police recovered 100000 dollars in diamonds and 3800 dollars in cash. He confessed to stealing the jewelry and cash from his mother's safe last fall. The case followed undercover operatives tracing an eastbound arrival of the jewels intended for sale. Milrot had left New York on October 3 with 3500 dollars in cash and 17000 dollars in jewels, which his mother Betty Milrot said were to buy winter clothing for the family. The missing money and jewels were taken from a bank safe deposit box and later found at Mrs. Milrot's home.
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Los Angeles
William Milrot
Brooklyn
N. Y
New York
Betty Milrot
Body found in Fort Point channel ties to Boston murder case
Police recovered a man’s body from the Fort Point channel near the Asquith scene. Investigators seek links to Grayce Asquith’s death, noting missing friend John Lyons may share a fate. Oscar Bartolini remains jailed on $50,000 bail as a material witness.
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Boston
Fort Point
Grayce Asquith
Harbor Inlet
Oscar Bartolini
Mrs. Asquith
Weymouth
Bartolini
Burned to Death in Oakland Residence Blast
Two people died in a massive explosion and fire that destroyed an Oakland residence early Saturday. Victims include Thomas M. Dargie a Bank of America official aged 45 and Sally Henshaw 9 granddaughter of the late state Supreme Court Justice Frederick W. Henshaw. Mrs. Dargie escaped in night clothes. Four others survived.
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Oakland
Calif
INS
Thomas M. Dargie
Bank of America
Sally Henshaw
Frederick W. Henshaw
State Supreme Court
Dargie
Pauline Adams
California
Thomas R. Dargie
William E. Dargie
Oakland Tribune
San Francisco Call
363Rd Infantry
Call-Bulletin
Anderson & Fox
National Brokerage House
The
Hollywood Buys Folly and Farewell for 20000
Samuel Goldwyn paid 20000 to secure film rights to Folly and Farewell by Richard Sherman after his prior success with To Mary With Love. The piece outlines casting hopes for Walter Huston Merle Oberon Tyrone Power Jr Loretta Young and updates on other projects and studio chatter in Hollywood.
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Universal Service
Los Angeles
Samuel Goldwyn
Richard Sherman
Goldwyn
Sherman
Hollywood
Mary
Walter Huston
Merle Oberon
Sam
Huston
Dodsworth
Merle
England
Walter Wanger
William K. Howard
Alexander Korda
Bill
London
Dietrich
Korda
Marlene
Robert Donat
la Dietrich
Darryl Zanuck
Tyrone Power, Jr
Darryl
Lloyds of London
Young Power
Chico
Tyrone
Loretta Young
Otto Preminger
Funeral rites for Irvin Heath 67 held at Brandon Methodist
Funeral services for Irvin Heath 67 were held Thursday at the Brandon Methodist church with Rev. Bearse of Parkersburg officiating. Heath born in Manistel Michigan in 1869. He married Rebekah Evans at Marion in 1919. He is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter from a former marriage. Burial followed in Brandon cemetery.
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Brandon
Irvin Heath
Methodist Church
Bearse
Parkersburg
Mr. Heath
Manistel
Mich
Rebekah Evans
Marion
Brandon Cemetery
Theaters Show New Releases Across Iowa Listings
At the theatres, Carter with Ross Alexander and Glenda Farrell heads the program alongside Nine Days a Queen with Cedric Hardwicke and Nora Pilbeam. Paramount features The Great Ziegfeld with Williams Powell Loy and Luise Rainer. State presents Old Hutch with Wallace Beery Eric Linden Cecelia Parker and Parole with Henry Hunter Ann Preston. Rialto runs Racing Blood with Frank Darro The Three Musketeers with Walter Abel Paul Lukas Heather Angel. Palace stars The Murder Man with Spencer Tracy Virginia Bruce and These Three with Miriam Hopkins Joel McCrea Merle Oberon. Sun offers Janet Gaynor in The Farmer Takes a Wife and Ken Maynard in Heroes of the Range.
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Iowa
Carter
Ross Alexander
Glenda Farrell
Cedric Hardwicke
Nora Pilbeam
Paramount
Ziegfeld
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Luise Rainer
Wallace Beery
Eric Linden
Cecelia Parker
Henry Hunter
Ann Preston
Parole
Rialto
Frank Darro
The
Three Musketeers
Walter Abel
Paul Lukas
Heather Angel
Palace
Spencer Tracy
Virginia Bruce
Miriam Hopkins
Joel McCrea
Merle Oberon
Sun
Janet Gaynor
Ken Maynard
The Great Ziegfeld film glories Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.
The Great Ziegfeld portrays the Broadway showman’s triumphs and missteps, featuring Powell Loy Rainer and Cantor likenesses. It unveils Sandow at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair with Pendleton’s strongman, includes Billings and Anna Held, with supporting stars Bruce Bolger Cossart Cawthorne Owen and Bing in a Paramount News feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Ziegfeld
Paramount
Sandow
Anna Held
Billie Burke
Fannie Brice
Will Rogers
Eddie Cantor
William Powell
Myrna Loy
Luise Rainer
Buddy Doyle
A. A. Trimble
Nat Pendleton
Billings
Frank Morgan
Anna
Virginia Bruce
Ray Bolger
Ernest Cossart
Joseph Cawthorne
Harriett Hector
Reginald Owen
Herman Bing
Paramount News
Hardware merchants meet with Phil Jacobson in charge
A RYAN A group meeting of hardware merchants was held Thursday night with Phil Jacobson, association secretary, in charge. Fifty five dealers and their wives enjoyed a chicken dinner and a program. Business problems were brought up for discussion by the dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryan
Phil Jacobson
Association
Notice of Appointment of Administratrix No 14093
State of Iowa Linn County ss notice is hereby given that on October 23 1936 the undersigned was duly appointed and qualified as Administratrix of the estate of P Beltz deceased All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment Those having claims against the estate will file them authenticated in the office of the Clerk Linn County District Court at Yessler Attorney Helen M Beltz Administratrix
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
P. . Beltz
State of Iowa
Lucy Leoline Moore
Ose
Lina County
J. Elsenbast
Nine Days A Queen hailed as top film of the year
The Iowa theater screens Nine Days A Queen a Gaumont British drama directed by Robert Stevenson starring Cedric Hardwicke Nova Pilbeam and Desmond Tester. The review lauds its historical authenticity powerful performances and costuming noting a moving scaffold scene and strong Edward VI portrayal. It sits as a standout among year’s best with praise for education and entertainment value.
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Gaumont
Robert Stevenson
J. Strassner
M. Greenbaum
Iowa Theater
Earl of Warwick
Cedric Hardwicke
Jane Grey
Nova Pilbeam
Lord Guilford Dudley
John Mills
Edward VI
Desmond Tester
Mary Tudor
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
Eee
Eae
Ohn Laurie
Hollywood
Cities
England
Katharine Hepburn
Mary of
Scotland
Carter
Glenda Farrell
Ross Alexander
W. M
Iowa Estate Administrator Notice for Lucy Moore
On October 23 1936 J Elsenbart was appointed and qualified as Administrator of the estate of Lucy Leoline Moore late of Linn County Iowa Deceased All persons indebted must pay immediately and all claims must be filed with the Clerk of the Linn County District Court Iowa
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U.S
Deadhead
Estherville Railroad
Funnel
William
Super Zephyr
Rwilliams
Louella O. Parsons
Errol Flynn
Borneo
Light Brigade
Errol
Olivia de Havilland
Patric Knowles
Warner Brothers
Alice Faye
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Alice
Tony Martin
Shirley Temple
Eevee Rae
Beery
With
Noah Beery, JR
Ctrades and Council
J. A. Yessler
Helen M. Beltz
Codie
Hardwicke
Big Features
H al Poe
E. Ber
Alexander Farrell le
John Sheehan
Joseph Cretan
AMD
Sally Eilers
P.M
M-G-M
Third St
Twelfth Ave
Janet Gayurn
Vyapr
Fonda
Heroes OF Range
O. J. Elsenbast
Danceland
Wonder Ballroom
Court Hussey
Maytag Orchestra
NBC
Hussey
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