Fingerprint Work Highlighted By FBI Agent
Gene Henry of the FBI told Knights of Columbus members that fingerprints never lie, citing the 1928 First National Bank of Lamar robbery where four men were identified and three were hanged while Jake Fleagle was killed resisting arrest. He noted 6,940,916 prints on file and urged civilians to enroll their fingerprints. He also outlined the FBI’s scope, costs, and notable cases, with Cedar Rapids ties to Hoover aides Ellwood and Tolson.
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First National Bank of
Kansas
Stockton
Calif
FBI Fingerprint Department
Jake Fleagle
G-men
G- Men
Bureau
Mr. Henry
John Dillinger
FBI
Hemry
J. Edgar Hoover
Henry
Washington, D. C
Cedar Rapids
William P. Ellwood
Clyde Tolson
Cedar Rapids Girl Recovers After Kansas Head Injury
Alice Williams, 17, of Cedar Rapids, was found slugged and left in a roadside ditch near Lawrence Kansas on July 14. She spent weeks in a partial coma from a fractured skull and has since improved after brain surgery at University hospital in Kansas City Kansas. Her brother Charles Williams traveled from Cedar Rapids to bring her home.
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Alice Williams
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Charles Williams
Lawrence
Des Moines Drought Conference Draws Governors and Senators
President Roosevelt and Governor Landon meet in Des Moines to discuss drought relief plans for five midwestern states. Wisconsin’s Philip La Follette Minnesota’s Hjalmar Petersen Iowa’s Clyde Herring join in aboard the presidential train for nonpartisan talks. </s>
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Phillip la Follette
Wisconsin
Des Moines
Hjalmar Petersen
Minnesota
la Follette
Roosevelt
Corn Belt
Cyrus Leland
Mr. Roosevelt
State House
Landon
Herring
White House
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
London
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Statehouse
Lester J. Dickinson
Bennett Champ Clark
Harry S. Truman
Elmer Thomas
Thomas B. Gore
George McGill
Arthur Capper
Robert la Follette, Jr
F. Ryan Duffy
E. R. Burke
George Norris
Guy B. Park
E. W. Marland
Roy L
Cochran
Philip F. la Follette
Loyalists Advance Besieging Huesca in Spanish Civil War Fight
United Press dispatches describe loyalist militiamen pushing toward Huesca with armored trucks from Barcelona and a dawn attack on the city gates. Rebels resist as loyalist columns threaten Zaragoza, while Toledo rumors mix with unofficial reports of rebel proximity.
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Irun
United Press
Harold Ettlinger
Huesca
Edward G. de Pury
Catalonia
Iran
Zaragoza
Seville
John de Gandt
Toledo
Alcazar
King Edward Tossed by Boat Wake Off Greek Coast
In Athens a report says King Edward of Great Britain was thrown into the gulf of Euboea when a motorboat from his yacht Nahlin passed by at speed. The king was rescued by the motor boat, uninjured, after his skiff capsized. Greek officials denied the incident.
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Athens
Edward
Great Britain
Nahlin
Gulf of
Euboea
Germany Delays Neutrality Committee Formalization
London AP reports Germany hesitates to convoke the Anglo French international neutrality committee as Soviet Russia Hungary and Finland join twelve existing nations. Officials say work may start once Germany agrees to cooperate in coordinating non intervention in the Spanish Civil War.
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London
Germany
International Neutrality Committee
Russia
Hungary
Finland
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll for 1936
Local brief notes a toll or charge related to automobiles in Cedar Rapids during 1936. Details are sparse but indicate a municipal or regional fee affecting vehicle users. No specific figures or dates are provided in the fragments.
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Cedar Rapids
Landon Heads To Des Moines For Drought Conference
Governor Alfred M. Landon left Topeka at 6 15 a m by car to attend a drought relief conference with President Roosevelt in Des Moines He goes as Kansas governor not GOP nominee and will offer relief recommendations if asked Accompanying him were four Kansas aides Dr L E Call Dr W E Grimes Dr Harry Umberger and George Knapp a water engineer The return trip to Topeka will be by motor in the evening with a possible overnight stop if delayed.
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Landon
Roosevelt
Des Moines
Herring
L. J. Call
W. E. Grimes
Harry Umberger
Kansas State College
George Knapp
State Agricultural Department
Wallace
Harry L. Hopkins
WPA
Rexford G. Tugwell
Topeka
Kansas
Missouri
Atchison, Kan
St. Joseph, Mo
L. F E. Call
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Arthur Capper
George McGill
McGill
D. L. Mullendore
District Production Credit Corporation
Emmet Dignan
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Capper
Thomas B. Gore
Oklahoma
W. S. Key
Harry S. Truman
Guy B. Park
Hjalmar Petersen
Minnesota
Iowa
Rural Resettlement Administration
INS
Alfred M. Landon
Kan
London
L. E. Call
State Board of Agriculture
Leon
State House
G.O.P
Capitol Hill
Capitol Lawn
Capitol
Des Moines Welcomes Roosevelt and Landon Parade
A massive pageant through Des Moines greeted President Roosevelt and GOP nominee Landon as thousands lined the route. Guards and police cleared streets while the pair, amid banners and cheers, entered the state capitol for a luncheon at the governor’s suite.
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Capitol
Roosevelt
London
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Joseph H. Allen
Des Moines
State House
Landon
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Iowa farm groups draft drought plan debate hints at relief
Johnson outlines a draft drought plan focusing on feedstock for livestock, farm loans and grants, debt moratorium, and income support. He cites crop insurance or the ever normal granary concept and emphasizes parity of income to sustain jobs and ease unemployment.
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Johnson
Harry B Thayer Former AT and T Chief Dies at 79
Harry B Thayer, 79, former president of American Telephone and Telegraph, died at his New Canaan home. He served as AT&T vice president starting in 1909 and became president in 1919, after previously leading Western Electric.
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New Canaan, Conn
Harry B. Thayer
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Western Electric Company
Coal Yard Fire at Black Coal Yard Damages Minor
Firefighters were called to the Black Coal company yards at 902 Second Street SW on Thursday at 1 30 p m to extinguish a coal bin fire caused by spontaneous combustion. Damage was slight.
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Black Coal Company
Second Street
Think Woman May Have Been Slayer Of California Spinster
The Ruth Muir murder case took a new turn as hairs found in the dead spinster’s hand reportedly matched those of a woman. Det Ed Dieckmann and Pomona College researcher J D Loudermilk said tests were ongoing and they were convinced the hairs were from a woman, suggesting the San Antonio banker’s daughter may have been killed by a deranged woman rather than a man.
Knox Carries His Campaign Into Maine
Col Frank Knox republican vice presidential nominee began a four address campaign in Maine aboard a six car special train. He planned longer talks and urged Massachusetts Democrats to bolt their party and vote against misgovernment.
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KNOX
Frank Knox
Maine
Massachusetts
Gandhi Ill With Malarial Fever in Wardha
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, is ill with malarial fever at a small Wardha village residence. Doctors report high fever of 105 degrees for two days but note some improvement and plan to move him to Wardha hospital per civil surgeon guidance.
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Wardha
Central Provinces
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Durant Betrothal Denied By Actress
Hollywood report says Rosalind Russell denied engagement to T. W. Durant while Durant suggested uncertainty. The two attended a reception together honoring Johannes Poulsen, with Russell stating she has no plans to announce any engagement.
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Hollywood
Rosalind Russell
T. W. Durant
New York
Durant
Johannes Poulsen
Flyers Span Ocean Then Land in Wales
The report describes a transatlantic flight that lands in Wales after a voyage across the ocean. The plane is praised as performing well with Merrill commended for the job. The plan is not to fly back to America immediately.
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Ocean
Wales
Merrill
America
Record Atlantic crossing by Merrill and Richman ends with forced landing
Dick Merrill and Harry Richman landed near Wyncelyn Wales after a New York to Ireland flight set a new Atlantic crossing time. Poor visibility forced a landing on an open field. the Vultee plane carried 40 000 ping pong balls for buoyancy and was undamaged.
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Croydon
Eng
INS
Dick Merrill
Harry Richman
Wyncelyan
South Wales
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Merrill
Air Mail
Richman
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Floyd Bennett Airport
British Isles
Air Ministry
Herring Urges Crop Insurance and Continued Farm Programs
Governor Herring calls for crop insurance and continuation of successful farm programs as drought threatens acreage gains. He proposes state conservation laws, farmer boards to administer plans, and cross-state cooperation with the federal effort to expand drought resistant crops and guard farm income.
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AAA
Corn Belt
Cards Trim Giants Cubs Lick Dodgers
Giants stumble as Burress Whitehead exit collision allows Cardinals to score three in the seventh. Koenig misfields twice as Cards rally to a 4 3 win while Cubs blank Dodgers 4 0. Race tightens with Yankees and Browns winning. pennant odds shift with Cubs and Cards at 6 to 1.
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William
Giants
Cardinals
New Yorkers
Gas House Gang
Burgess Whitehead
Stu Martin
Terry
Mark Koenig
Koenig
Cubs
Dodgers
Tex Carleton
Yankees
Johnny Allen
Yankeastoff
Cleveland Indians
Earl Averill
Yanks
Browns
Athletics
Connie Mack
White Sox
Red Sox
Boston
Tigers
Jake Wade
Vic Sorrell
Senators
Jack Dovye
President Trains Pass Through Council Bluffs
The drought relief train carrying the President arrived at Council Bluffs at 7 47 a m with a three minute stop for local onlookers. A crowd of several hundred gathered but the President did not appear before the train left for Atlantic.
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Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Atlantic
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Sumnick
Gus Sumnick
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Waterloo
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Secret Service
L. J. Dickinson
Browa
Capitol Rotunda
Capitol Steps
Washington
Spain
Barcelona
King Edward
Greece
William K. Hutchinson
Associated Press
Clarence Prince
The
Black Legion
St. Louis
Detroit
Think
California
May’s
Pork Chop
Lady Luck
Bill Terry
Bluffs
Okinow
ANP
Credit
Kinow
Second Avenue
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