Two masked men kidnap deputy and steal county funds
Herschel Swanson, deputy county treasurer, was abducted by two masked men who forced him to drive to the Hamilton county courthouse and broke into the treasurer's vault, taking 2117 dollars in paper money while leaving silver untouched. They abandoned Swanson near the courthouse and fled in another car. Francis Powell is held in connection with the holdup.
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Herschel Swanson
Hamilton County Court House
Swanson
Court House
Blair
Francis Powell
Powell
Highview
Webster City
Rio Grande Reaches Historic High As Flood Threat Mounts
In Eagle Pass Texas the Rio Grande rose to a record 48 feet on Friday driving residents of Piedras Negras Mexico across the border from their homes as water climbed two feet per hour.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Rio Grande
Piedras Negras
Norway Ox Roast draws 8000 as Robbins and Cahill speak
Col C B Robbins of Cedar Rapids and Maurice Cahill headlined the fifth annual Norway Ox Roast with over 8,000 attendees. Robbins discussed immediate payment of adjusted compensation certificates and the Reconstruction Finance Corp work, while Cahill spoke in the afternoon. Norway’s baseball team rallied to beat Tama Indians 8-7.
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Norway
Col
C. B. Robbins
Cedar Rapids
Maurice Cahill
Iowa
Funeral planned for Henry Moses Doig Washington Man
Funeral services for Henry Moses Doig 51 will be held Saturday afternoon with Rev F C Witzigman in charge. Doig died at the county hospital Thursday morning. He was born November 18 1880, son of Moses and Susan Doig, lived near Washington, married Gertrude Sutherland March 4 1907, and lived in this community including 14 years at Creston. Surviving are his widow and three children, plus a brother and a sister.
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Washington
Henry Moses Doig
F. C. Witzigman
Doig
Moses Doig
Susan Smith Doig
Gertrude Sutherland
Creston
Oral Long
Crawfordsville
Lynn Haney
Stanley
Howard Doig
Ray Dawson
Brighton
Herring to Speak at Clutier Kolach Day Event
Clyde L. Herring of Des Moines, the Democratic candidate for governor, will be the principal speaker at Clutier's thirteenth Kolach Day Sunday. A full program of sports and entertainment has been arranged, with the Cedar Rapids Boys Drum and Bugle Corps staging a drill.
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Gazette
Clutier
Clyde L. Herring
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Boys
Nations Boost Farm Prices Through State Aids Abroad
Washington report notes a global shift to price-support actions for farmers. Economist Lynn Edminister cites high tariffs quotas export restrictions and production bounties as common tools in Europe Australia Canada and other regions to stabilize farm incomes and control supply.
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Washington
INL
United States
Lynn Edminister
Deal Agrieconomist
Department of Agriculture
Edminister
Australia
Danubian
Union of South Africa
Soviet
Russia
Hyde Sees Hoover Victory. to Speak in Shenandoah IA
Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M. Hyde said Hoover’s re election is assured and projected a campaign start about Sept. 15. He will speak next Saturday in Shenandoah Iowa over Henry Field's radio station on land utilization. the talk framed as non political.
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Chicago
INS
Arthur M. Hyde
Hoover
Shenandoah
Henry Field
Hyde
Reed Predicts Democratic Victory and Better Future
Former Senator James A. Reed, on a Oregon fishing trip, predicted that the United States would rise from current crises if allowed to operate with less new government spending. He forecast an upcoming era after the present measures add only bureaus and expenses.
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Portland
Ore
INS
United States
Kansas City
James A. Reed
Oregon
Reed
Oldest New Jersey fireman to turn 103 this Saturday
Thomas Early of Lakewood turns 103 on Saturday and plans to vote in the November presidential election for the twentieth time, continuing a long civic routine.
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Lakewood
N. J
Thomas Early
Munitions Blast in Roumania Kills Seventeen
An explosion at the Fortress Judeni munitions dump near Chitila, Roumania, killed at least seventeen, including one lieutenant and sixteen privates. The blast toppled nearby homes and delayed rescue efforts as detonations continued and roads to the fortress were blocked.
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Roumania
Bucharest
Ins
Judeni
Chitila
Resignation Rumors Grow Over Mexican President Ortiz Rubio
Reports say President Pascual Ortiz Rubio will resign with the cabinet announcing at noon and Congress likely accepting on Saturday. A provisional president is to be named and oath taken immediately, with candidates including General Abelardo Rodriguez or Albert J. Pani.
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Mexico City
INS
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
Congress
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Gobernacion
Jose Rios
Abelardo Rodriguez
Lower
California
Albert J. Pani
Man Who Won Pays Funeral Expenses Of Man Who Lost
Chicago report says William E. Schmidt undertaker bore all funeral costs for Hoyt P. Smith a famed horse owner and gambler. Smith who left a fortune many doubted after a loss tied to Schmidt’s horse Charleigh lay in Schmidt’s parlor awaiting burial. Smith’s note implied Schmidt would settle costs. services were held at Schmidt’s establishment.
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Chicago
INS
William E. Schmidt
Hoyt P. Smith
Smith
Schmidt
Siskin
Charleigh
State Fair Receives $20,000 From Iowa Treasury
Des Moines AP Governor Turner and Budget Director Oscar Anderson approve transferring $20,000 from the state county fair fund to cut a 1932 fair deficit. A similar amount was allotted earlier by the retrenchment committee. Funds will cover a roughly $60,000 shortfall and premiums owed to exhibitors.
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Des Moines
Turner
Oscar Anderson
State Legislative Committee
Fair Board
Latchkey Debate Between Wives Stirs Answers
In a light exchange three women discuss whether to let husbands keep latchkeys. Mrs. Newbridge asks about the practice, Mrs. Oldun says she humor him, noting he shows it off to friends to show independence, but adds the key doesn’t fit the door.
Grocery Price List Fragment From Watson Ad
A shopper sees a dense catalog of items with bulk prices and brands such as Petersen's Colonial, Lily Soda Crackers, Calumet Baking Powder, Peaberry Coffee, Bliss Vacuum Coffee, Sanka, Jap Tea, and Brisk cleaners. The list includes canned goods, snacks, baking supplies, cereals, and household staples with varied unit prices and bag or can sizes.
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Bliss
Big Ben
Fey
Mercury Launch Guide in Ray's Corner
Uncle Rays Corner explains a space rocket journey toward the sun with a safety limit of five million miles. The Sun's immense gravity is noted as stronger than all planets combined as the narrator contemplates the voyage.
Flames on the Sun and Its Spotted Surface
The discussion explains sun weight and hazards of stepping on the sun and describes sun spots as mysterious holes in the fiery surface. It notes spots from 300 to 400 miles up to 50 000 to 60 000 miles wide and imagines a ball the size of Earth fitting inside larger spots.
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Earth
Surprise Well and Other Weekend Snippets
A fragment from a column notes Tomorrow A Little Saturday Talk and mentions space curiosities, a playful lunch encounter about suits and wrinkles, and a brief exchange about a menu. The tone mirrors light, casual newspaper humor mixed with small notices.
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Kolach
Neip & Bowen
First Avenue East
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Hamburger
Choice Center
Chuck
Sec
Jim Reed
A. N. Watson
Pillsbury
Amana Graham
Enright
Third Avenue West
Graham
Ray
Mercury
Palmolive
Libby
Lipton
Ige
Wey
Sinclair’s
Johnson
Borden’s Cheese
Wenal
Jove
Duster
Brothers
Third Ave
Oakland Avenue
32Nd Street
M. J. B. Coffee
Lipton’s
Long Island
Borden
Ccf
Boy Scouts
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Camp Fire Girls
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Lia
First Street
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