Twin City editor beaten by thugs in Minneapolis
Walter Liggett publisher of a weekly newspaper was beaten by seven men in a south Minneapolis assault. He may have a jaw fracture and bruises, and identification of three assailants was claimed. Liggett faces a statutory charge he contends is a conspiracy against his criticism of Gov. Olson.
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Minneapolis
Walter Liggett
Liggett
Floyd B. Olson
Frank Rickman
Captain Rickman
Rickman
W C T U of Iowa Opposes Liquor Policy and Divorce Law
Waterloo AP report notes the Womans Christian Temperance Union of Iowa passes a resolution denouncing current liquor control, urging lawmakers to uphold prohibition. It condemns easy divorce laws as weakening marriage and cites increased drunkenness, auto accidents, crime and lawlessness. Additional resolutions target gambling, lotteries, block-booking, advertising, child labor amendment, citizenship and Briand Kellogg pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union of
Iowa
Mrs Jennie Henderson Dies After Illness In Cedar Rapids
Mrs Jennie E Henderson 40 of 416 Fifth Street SE Cedar Rapids died at 6 15 p m Thursday after a short illness She was born March 10 1895 in Appanoose county and lived in Cedar Rapids 23 years She is survived by five children Ollie Vera Clarence Eleanor George two brothers George and James Shelton a sister Mrs Ollie Johnson Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p m in Beatty chapel conducted by Rev E E Russell Burial will be in Linwood Cemetery Friends may call Beatty chapel Friday 7 to 9 p m
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Jennie E. Henderson
Fifth Street
Appanoose County
Cedar Rapids
Ollie
Vera
Clarence
Eleanor
George
James Shelton
Ollie Johnson
Beatty Chapel
E. E. Russell
Linwood Cemetery
Infant Shirley Jo Anne Scott Dies At Local Hospital
Shirley Jo Anne Scott infant daughter of Mr and Mrs E J Scott 3033 D avenue NE died at a local hospital at 515 p m Thursday Funeral services were held in Brady chapel at 2 p m today conducted by Rev W E Brown of Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church Burial was in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Funeral services for Mrs Mary Scanlan will be held in the Immaculate Conception church Saturday at 9 a m conducted by Msgr John Molloy Burial will be in Mount Calvary cemetery Knights of Columbus will recite the Rosary at the home at 730 Friday evening.
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Shirley Jo Anne
E J Scott
D Avenue
Brady Chapel
W.E Brown
Kenwond Park Presbyterian Church
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Mary Scanlan
Immaculate Conception
John Molloy
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
Kansas Republicans Endorse Landon For 1936 Nomination
In Topeka Kansas Republican leaders including state committee members office holders congressmen and Senator Arthur Capper endorsed Alf Landon for the 1936 presidential nomination at a party meeting. The action reflects united support from key party figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Alf M Landon
State Committee
Arthur Capper
Vicks Plan Cuts School Absences From Colds
A four year clinical study of Vicks Plan shows reduced colds and shorter durations among 14 702 participants including adults and children. Mothers receive trial packs and detailed home care guidance to lessen school absences due to colds and to encourage use of Va tro nol and VapoRub for prevention and relief.
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Vick Cryme
Vicks
Betty
Burglars Trapped in Ice Box Hoard Revealed
Philadelphia police hunted three burglars in a grocery and opened three ice box compartments finding one robber inside the first, nobody in the second, and two more escaping as doors were opened, then captured.
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Philadelphia
Georgia man finds Confederate money in attic
Canton resident Joe Keith discovered fifty thousand dollars in Confederate currency while cleaning an attic in Canton Georgia. He plans to keep his guard job as the finds pose no legal issue.
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Canton
Joe Keith
Oxford student balances many roles and hobbies
OXFORD O Fellow Rudy Griesheimer, a Miami University junior, works 50 hours monthly for the National Youth Administration, assists in physics for 24 hours, grades papers five to six hours weekly, works as cab office boy, handles 20 hours of study, audits two more courses, and plays in the university band. He often earns straight A grades. In Sumner Washington trucker Donald Hurd, driving toward Seattle, encounters a duck that shatters his windshield. the duck dies in his lap after the glass injures him.
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Oxford
Rudy Griesheimer
Miami University
National Youth Administration
Sumner
Wash
Donald Hurd
Hurd
Seattle
Stockyards court names race horses and tavern bet tale
Testimony in Chicago stockyards court lists race horses Chantesuta Cheronap Chief Geronimo Poppingalong Hydro mella and others. John Schultz charged with running a handbook in his tavern quotes a policeman overhearing him pronouncing names on the phone and claiming he was making a kind deed. Judge Dunne imposes a five dollar fine.
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Chicago
Rasmussen Confesses to Killing Hutchinson Farmer Father
Glencoe Minnesota sheriff said Ellsworth Rasmussen twenty son of the victim confessed to shooting and killing the Hutchinson farmer last Sunday clearing up the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glencoe
Minn
Alfred T Bethoffer
Ellsworth Rasmussen
Ban May Cover Raw War Materials
President Roosevelt indicated a possibility the United States might extend its arms embargo to raw materials if needed to keep America out of European wars. He said the question would be considered when it arose and declined to issue a new neutrality statement. The exchange also touched on trade with Italy and government investments in shipping lines.
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Washington
INS
United States
America
Roosevelt
Standard Owl Company
Italy
Standard Oil Company
League of Nations
League
Italan
Gvernment
Bridge worker seriously injured on Highway 22 collapse
SIGOURNEY G A Schremp was seriously injured Wednesday after falling ten feet while working on a new bridge on Highway 22 between Thornburg and Keswick. He struck a plank then fell into two feet of water, suffering a punctured lung, five broken ribs, back injury and a torn ear.
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Sigourney
G. A. Schremp
Highway 22
Thornburg
Keswick
Schremp
Barber seeks injunction against Cedar Rapids price ordinance
Roy E. Bisby a west side barber asks a district court to permanently enjoin Cedar Rapids from enforcing a city ordinance fixing minimum prices for barber and beauty services. He alleges the ordinance is oppressive illegal and creates a monopoly harming licensed professionals and asserting it violates due process and equal protection.
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Roy E. Bisby
West Side
Cedar Rapids
Bisby
Iowa
Ilegally
Bank Wins Suit Brought By Fidelity and Deposit Co
Judge A B Clark dismissed the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland against Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids. The court found Smyth had actual and implied authority to handle deposits, denying the claim for a $5 653 81 trusteeship arising from alleged unauthorized checks on the Cedar Rapids Co operative Dairy Company account.
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A. B. Clark
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
Merchants National Bank of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Co-operative Dairy Company
Harold G. Smyth
Smyth
Judge H C Ring Hears New Trial Plea in Marak Brothers Case
In district court on Thursday Judge H C Ring heard a defense motion for a new trial in an appeal by Marak Brothers from a $75 counterclaim award by Justice H F Runyon of Jackson township to E L Hill. The jury had awarded Maraks $200 on their notes claim on October 3. Hill claimed the notes funded a corn husking machine that failed to operate. He sought $99.50 on a counterclaim. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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H. C. Ring
Marak Brothers
H. F. Runyon
Jackson Township
E. L. Hill
Hill
Judge Sets Hearing Date In District Court
Judge F. O. Ellison scheduled a hearing for November 5 at 10 am in district court on an application. The action involves the judge’s assignment of the hearing time and venue.
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F. O. Ellison
District Court
Barcus seeks set aside fault divorce ruling
Ira Barcus 30 seeks to set aside a fault divorce decree granted October 4 to Mildred Barcus alleging the divorce petition was filed in July 1934 but the couple resumed marital relations from August 1934 to the decree. A $304.20 judgment was awarded against Harry Rockey on an assigned account claim. Grace Elaine Gatewood and Charles Robert Gatewood, aged 28, obtained a divorce on cruelty grounds filed in district court Thursday after a marriage on March 5.
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Ira Barcus
Mildred Barcus
H. C. Ring
District Court
L. Shoemaker
Harry Rockey
Grace Elaine Gatewood
Charles Robert Gatewood
Inconsistencies In Social Life Change Human Nature
A speaker told the High Twelve club Friday noon that inconsistencies in American culture affect individual personalities, generating neuroses and psychopathic behavior. He warned civilization faces a period of confusion all cultures must undergo, with ill effects on personalities.
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High Twelve Club
Garwood Links Culture to Internalization of Human Nature
Prof L E Garwood of Coe College argues culture shapes human nature, not instinct. He contends human nature can be infinitely modified and that current social inconsistencies influence behavior rather than being innate. He cites adolescent behavior studies as evidence.
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L. E. Garwood
Coe College
Garwood
Farmer Arrested In 1932 Cow Testing Dispute In Iowa
In LeMars Iowa a Plymouth county farmer Fred Ross was arrested by a U S deputy marshal on a charge of interfering with cattle tuber culine testing amid the so called cow testing wars of 1932. Dr A L Howard filed the complaint, recalling violent episodes from the earlier conflict.
Ross Denies Allegations As Bond Set At $1,000
The testimony quotes Howard accusing Ross of knocking him down while arranging to test cattle. Ross denied the allegations. Bond for Ross was fixed at $1,000.
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Tester
Ross
Howard
Mt Vernon Pedestrian Injured By Auto on Highway 261
George Sheets, 66, of Mount Vernon, believed to have walked into a car driven by Harry Hartung of Mount Vernon on Highway 261 about 10 a.m. Friday. He was in Mercy Hospital, Cedar Rapids, at noon with possible head injuries and unspecified injuries.
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George Sheets
Mount Vernon
Harry Hartung
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Sheets
Mount Vernon man injured after being struck by vehicle
Sheriff James H Smith reported that the man was found with bruises and in fair condition after being struck by a vehicle. The incident occurred when he walked from between parked cars into the automobile’s path.
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James H Smith
Mount Vernon
Sheets
Permit Issued for $9,000 Witwer Grocer Truck Garage
A building permit was issued Friday for a $9,000 garage at 210 Ninth Avenue SE to house trucks for the Witwer Grocer Co. Pipes Brothers have the contract.
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Witwer Co
Witwer Grocer Company
Ninth Avenue SE
Pipes Brothers
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Hits Liquor Control
Shirley Jo Anne Scott
Landon
THE
Associated V'Ress
Shell Game
Court House News
Bank
Fidelity, Deposit Co
Liccert & Myrrs Tosacco Co
Edwin G. Yost
Kanealy & Beezley Drug Store
Second Avenue SE
Mt. Vernon
General Electric
General-Electric
Smulekoff
Third Avenue
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