Iowa Liquor Commission Chairman Indicted in Graft Probe
Polk County grand jury indicts Ber E. Manley former Iowa liquor commission chairman amid graft chaos. Simultaneously Sioux City ouster action against Mayor D Hayes dismissed, public skepticism rises over seized state liquor seals and counterfeit claims.
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Polk County Grand Jury
Ber E. Manley
Iowa Liquor of Commission
Iowa
D. Hayes
W. W. Scott
Wes
Manley
Jy State
Harold M. Cooper
Cooper
Sioux City Mayor Hayes Wins Reinstatement
District Judge W. W. Scott ordered the reinstatement of Sioux City Mayor W. D. Hayes after dismissing the removal action. The ruling found no evidence of misconduct despite graft grand jury recommendations and noted Hayes spent extensive time on city business in Washington and Des Moines.
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Sioux City
W. W. Scott
W. D. Hayes
H. M. Havner
Clifford Thomas
Thomas Havner
Hayes
Scott
Washington
Des Moines
Smedley D. Butler
Philadelphia
Butler
Ouster Case Is Dismissed On Constitution Day Reflections
The essay marks Constitution Day and urges loyalty to the living document. It argues amendments are possible under Article Five and that the Constitution serves the people, not the people the Constitution, noting past changes like abolishing slavery and extending voting rights.
Hope for Fair Court and Jury to Hear Trials
The source expresses the belief that a friendly court and panel of jurors can be selected for forthcoming trials, emphasizing the need for unbiased, trustworthy proceedings and a just judicial outcome.
Prison Lover Stabs Woman At Dakota Pen
Inmate Glenn Murray killed Florence Turner with scissors in the South Dakota State Penitentiary chapel. He confessed the act was planned after a note Turner allegedly signaled she would join his scheme. Murray faces first degree murder charges. Turner died from a fatal chest wound.
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Florence Turner
South Dakota State Penitentiary
Glenn Murray
Murray
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Eugene Reilly
Louis N. Crill
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Montana
Iowa
Osage
Pilot in deadly in sky slaying of Dodgers' Koenecke
Toronto held without bail on manslaughter charges in the death of Leonard Koenecke, Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder. Detroit men William Mulqueeney and Irwin Davis were jailed after crash landing with Koenecke’s body aboard Mulqueeney’s chartered plane.
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Irwin Davis
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Baraboo
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N. Y
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Douavis
Cwas
A. .W. Roebuck
St. Louis
Author Ursula Parrott rises from fashion copy to Gazette serial
Six years ago Ursula Parrott, then a fashion-copy-writer, pursued a newspaper job at the New York World but switched to writing books. Her hit Ex Wife sold over 100000 copies, led to a Hollywood film with Norma Shearer, and she became a top paid writer. Next Time We Live will begin in The Cedar Rapids Gazette next Thursday September 19.
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The
Gazette
New York World
Hollywood
Norma Shearer
Cedar Rapids
Indicted Iowa Liquor Board Chairman Denies Guilt
Polk county grand jury indicts Mason City Democrat Bernard E Manley on liquor control act violations. Manley declines comment saying someone lied to the grand jury. Other commissioners Harold M Cooper and LeRoy Farmer face separate issues. Manley recently became chairman after reappointment amid confirmation disputes.
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Bernard
E. Manley
Polk County Grand Jury
Manley
Mason City
Iowa Liquor Control
General Assembly
Harold M. Cooper
Marshalltown
To. J. LeRoy Farmer
Cedar ‘Rapids
Igi
States Supreme” “Court
Hey
Rafter
State Senate
Andrew Stewart
Rockwell City
Polk Jurors Resume Probe Of Democratic Campaign Receipts
Polk county grand jury will restart inquiry into Democratic campaign receipts and expenditures on Tuesday afternoon. Two witnesses were subpoenaed to testify about Democratic party affairs following an earlier Feuling case. Feuling and Birmingham trade disputes over accounting and reporting of funds to the state central committee are cited as context.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Eugene Feuling
Democratic State Committee
Feuling
Edwin Birmingham
State Committee
State Central Committee
Birmingham
Democratic Party
Fish Says He'll Run If No One Else Will
UPI report from Sioux Falls notes Rep J Hamilton Fish of New York condemning the Roosevelt administration as the greatest failure in American history in a Constitution Day address. He attacked the New Deal as squandermania blundermania and powermania and said he would run if no other candidate is found within two months.
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J. Hamilton Fish
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Roosevelt
Ethiopian Emperor rejects league plan for protectorate
Haile Selassie told AP he would reject outright any league of nations proposal for a protectorate over Ethiopia. Italian delegates to the league said they would use as a basis for negotiations any reasonable council report on the Italo Ethiopian situation, in contrast to a prior Italian statement rejecting compromise.
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Haile Selassie
Associated Press
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Geneva
League Council
Italy
Italo Ethiopian dispute fuels rumor of fleet move to Gibraltar
London exchange rumors claim settlement nears for the Italo Ethiopian dispute. A British source on Tuesday night described a precautionary transfer of nearly the entire British home fleet to Gibraltar and the Mediterranean.
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Italo Ethiopian Dispute Sparks Travel Delays in Addis Ababa
An Italian minister learned none of his consuls had left distant posts after being ordered to start a week earlier. Italian sources say escorts were promised by the central government but not provided by Ethiopian authorities. Twenty five Italians are involved.
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Addis Ababa
INS
Vinci Gigliucci
League breakdown seen in Geneva council session
The League of Nations five member committee fights over conciliation proposals to Italy and Ethiopia. Russia and Turkey denounce the draft as unfair to Ethiopia. Maxim Litvinov prepares to denounce the plan as imperialist.
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Turkey
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War Gossip Lifts Wheat Prices to Near Five Cent Limit
World wheat prices rose sharply as European war rumors circulated in the grain trade. Chicago May wheat climbed above 1.00 a bushel, approaching the five cent limit for a single session, with other grains also moving higher in sympathy.
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Chicago
Love Divorces Chicago Couple After Alleged Beating
Mr and Mrs Love were divorced Tuesday. Alyce Love 22 charged Elmer Love steel worker with beating her. She does not know where Elmer is.
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Chicago
Mrs Love
Alyce Love
Elmer Love
Elmer
Manley Indicted Over Selling State Seals to Bootleggers
Des Moines indictment charges Bernard E. Manley former chairman of the Town liquor control commission with selling 10 000 state seals for 500 to bootleggers. Manley pled not guilty and posted a 1006 bond. Prosecutors allege two separate 10 000 seal deals, with Mercurio testifying under immunity that he bought the seals from Manley.
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Bernard E. Manley
Manley
Mike Mercurio
Grand
Harold M. Cooper
Bend
Sis
Democratic Party
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Teatts
Mercurio
State Liquor Commission
Morasco
The
Liquor Commission
Charles O'Donnell
Col. A
State Agent Describes Alleged Deal To Buy DES
Iowa liquor control officials recount a conference after a raid on Mike Mercurio’s home. The meeting involved Millhaem Governor Herring Welsh and Chief Akers. Mercurio was absent and the witnesses discuss seals and purposes of the raid.
Herring Discusses Des Moines Liquor Seizures
Gov Clyde L Herring said his aim in meeting with Chief W W Akers and a federal official about liquor seals seized by Des Moines police was to urge rapid investigation He cited testimony in the Manley indictment and said he was told Akers staff were conferring at the liquor commission building He pressed to trace the seals and push the inquiry.
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Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
W. W. Akers
Rich Anderson
Bernard E. Manley
Willam Millhaem
Liquor Commission
Akers
Anderson
Commission
Seals and purchase arranged in liquor store case
The testimony describes Chief Akers, Governor, and Mr. Mill Haem discussing seals alleged stolen from a store and warehouse. An authorized purchase of seals for comparison was planned and carried out by Mike Mercurio at the liquor store entrance, with a conference over 12,000 stamps.
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Millhaem
Mr. Akers
Mike Mercurio
Tenth and Mulberry
Mercurio
Cedar Rapids Auto Toll 1935 Accidents and Injuries
A brief item reports Cedar Rapids toll figures for 1935 with counts of accidents and people injured. The note highlights the year’s totals and implications for local traffic safety and municipal planning.
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Cedar Rapids
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