Barrymore Brothers Clash With Questioning Reporter
John Barrymore arrives in Pasadena with Lionel and signs autographs for fans. A reporter persistently questions his rumored engagement to Elaine Barrie, prompting a sharp retort. Lionel intervenes, urging civility as John deflects the inquiry with a courteous apology and a joke about the sensational romance.
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Hollywood
INS
John Barrymore
Pasadena
Lionel
Jack
Mike
Lionels
Beverly Hills
Elaine Barrie
Partiularis
John
Flare Bartie
Renewal of Graft Probe Asked by Sioux City Residents
Sioux City residents signed petitions urging the Iowa executive council to renew its inquiry into the grand jury investigation of alleged graft and official corruption. They cited irregularities and coercion in producing testimony and questioned motives behind indictments. Governor Clyde Herring, away at the American Legion convention, delayed action by the executive council until his return.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Grand
Executive Council
W D. Hayes
Mourne J Breen
Fort Dodge
Ray Harrison
Des Moines
Enginiwing
Wall
Clyde Lo Hering
St Lows
Everal
Woodbury
Woodbury County
St Lous
Rustling Drive Ties Up Jowa Sheriffs in Carthage
Local report outlines a disturbance on Rustling Drive involving Jowa Sheriffs and residents near Carthage. The incident references pressure from organized groups and regional figures, with no clear outcome or formal charges documented in the available text.
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Jowa Sheriffs
Sid
YONKERS MAN HELD OVER CANADIAN MAILBOX CASE
A night court judge cleared Ronald A Kelly after he argued Canadian mail boxes caused a rash of incidents. Kelly faced action following a confrontation that led to a fire scene with four fire companies responding.
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Yonkers
Ronald
Kelly
Prince Edward
Wny
Rogers Says Open Verdict Unfair
Westchester Pennsylvania AP a coroner s jury open verdict in Evelyn Hoey death at Henry H Rogers III farm home prompts a possible double barreled grand jury inquiry Rogers and cameraman William J Kelley cooperate in any probe. DA Parke says more evidence needed and considers grand jury action. Rogers and Kelley lawyers deny self harm verdict unknown person or persons responsible
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Westchester
Evelyn Hoey
Henry H Rogers
Rogers
William J. Kelley
Miss Hoey
Kelley
William E. Parke
Parke
Chester County Court
Kelsey
Open verdict in Evelyn Hoey death called unfair
The coroners jury in Evelyn Hoey's death returned an open verdict. Henry H. Rogers said the verdict is unfair and sad, claiming no evidence disproved testimony of self inflicted death. West Chester foreman Charles Frame said the case should have been ruled death by own action, accusing district attorney distrust.
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Philadelphia
Evelyn Hoey
Henry H. Rogers
Rogers
Miss Hoey
West Chester
Charles Frame
European crisis prompts possible penalties over Ethiopia attack
Reports outline the tense Geneva situation as Britain and Italy maneuver. Liners shift routes to Capetown avoiding Suez, while Athens signals fleet movements. Mussolini rumors swirl of fall as Italy faces potential penalties under the League.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Suez
Singapore
Prince Line
Suez Canal
Capetown
Silver Line
Naples
Peninsular and Oriental Lines
Athens
Navarino Harbor
Mussolini
Paris
Geneva
Crown Prince
Humbert
Eritrea
Addis Ababa
Baron Pompeo Alois
Salvador de Madariaga
Spain
Charman
League Council
Aloisi
Rome
League
Firemen battle London wharf blaze for hours
London AP reports a massive riverfront fire at the Colonial wharves. Over 200 firefighters fought the blaze for more than six hours using river floats and water towers as raw rubber stored in the warehouse fed the flames.
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London
Pope to plead for peace in U S address Thursday
Vatican prelates say Pope Pius will likely appeal for world peace in his radio address to the United States closing the Eucharistic congress in Cleveland Ohio. He plans to extend his previous call for peace with justice and is writing the speech in Latin.
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Castel Gandolfo
Vatican
Pius
United States
Cleveland
Roosevelt seeks clergy advice in letter drive across diocese
Franklin D. Roosevelt writes to Catholic clergy seeking guidance in a nationwide correspondence. Scores of priests in the Baltimore diocese report receiving similar letters in the mail as he plans a short vacation before returning to Washington.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Baltimore
Clergymen prepare replies to Roosevelt social security request
Chicago church leaders from the Catholic, Episcopal and Presbyterian communities mull responses to President Roosevelt's letter seeking recommendations on the social security act. Cardinal Mundelein may mobilize Chicago's parishes, while Bishop Stewart and Presbyterian officials pledge timely replies.
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Chicago
Middle West
Roosevelt
George Cardinal Mundelein
George Craig Stewart
Episcopal Church
R.H. Elliott
Presbyterian Church
Will Paul S Calhoun
Henry S. Brown
Clergymen respond to President's plea for guidance
A presidential request to clergymen for help in shaping government policy drew many replies on Wednesday. The Rev F Raymond Baker of Wilmington Del Baptist pastor said he would not answer as he doubts the president will read it. Replies were promised from Topeka Concord and Baltimore. In Baltimore Rev Don Frank Penn Protestant Episcopal pastor warned against moving too quickly to remove relief before jobs are found.
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Washington
F. Raymond Baker
Wilmington
Del
Topeka
Kaw
Concord
N. H
Baltimore
Don Frank Penn
Haile Selassies Daughter May Go To Battle Front
Princess Tsahai Haile Selassie 17 says she will aid the wounded whether or not she travels to the front. She desires peace and hopes to visit America someday, speaking after Red Cross work with her mother Empress.
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Haile Selassie
Addis Ababa
Tsahai
United Press
Red Cross
America
Princess Tsuhai
Federal Judges Weigh AAA Tax Suits in Chicago
In Chicago, Federal Judges Wilkerson and Woodward heard efforts by Chi Cago packers and flour packers to block processing tax collection under the AAA. U S District Attorney Igoe seeks to dissolve six of twenty four temporary injunctions. The government argues refunds may arise if the AAA is ruled unconstitutional. Attorney Willard King noted 1148 similar suits exist nationwide.
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Chicago
James H Wilkerson
Charles E Woodward
AAA
U S
Michael L. Igoe
Willard King
King
Objects to Pilfering: Wife Charged With Theft
In Brooklyn, Carolyn Mead, 20, a newlywed, was arrested on complaint by her husband after he claimed she stole $500 from his pocket while he slept. She denied the charge.
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Brooklyn
Carolyn Mead
Mission Board Funds Devoted to New Uses
Dr Ira G McCormack Denver district superintendent told Upper Iowa conference delegates that the home mission board now aims to join in building a new world as social frontiers replace geographic ones. The board reorganized into city rural and finance divisions and will fund only the most worthy projects while coordinating with other denominations. Rural Life society urged correlating church program with farm life and boosting 4 H Girl Scout and Boy Scout activities. Rev E C Allen elected Rural Life society president succeeding Rev B A Davis. W M Zimmerman re-elected secretary treasurer with district vice presidents named for Cedar Rapids Dubuque Davenport and Waterloo.
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Home Mission Board
The
Methodist Church
Ira G. McCormack
Denver
Upper Iowa
St. Paul's Church
Dr. McCormack
United States
J. W. Zerbe
Iconium
Mr. Zerbe
Rural Life Society
Zerbe
E. C. Allen
Central City
B .A. Davis
Clear Lake
W. M. Zimmerman
Shell Rock
Cedar Rapids
Emma Arnold
Mount Auburn
Dubuque
B. A. Wendlandt
Delhi
Davenport
Otis Moore
Bennett
Waterloo
Davis
Nab Still Another Suspect In Search For Chicago Maniac
Chicago police held 18 year old James Pappas from Brooklyn as the latest suspect in a wave of attacks on women on the west side. A notebook with victims' names was found in his possession, and he carried a .25 caliber pistol. Frank Elardo, 29, was held for questioning. Mrs. Helen James, 21, attacked and bound while her husband watched, could not identify Ralph Grecco, an escaped inmate.
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Chicago
James Pappas
Brooklyn
N. Y
West Side
Pappas
Frank Elardo
Helen James
Ralph Grecco
Roosevelt Leaves NRA Up to Industry
President Roosevelt said the future of the NRA rests with industry and its fight against code chiseling. He noted private industry hiring Civilian Conservation Corps boys is rising and outlined plans to cap CCC enrollments, allocate the works fund, and shrink NRA staff as codes are reviewed after the Supreme Court ruling.
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Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
Carr
NRA
Supreme Court
New Criminal Case Assignments Expected In Linn District Court
Linn County officials anticipate the second September district court term will yield a fresh criminal case assignment before week’s end as cases on the first assignment are resolved by guilty pleas and dismissals. Judges fined several defendants for illegal liquor possession arising from a Sixteenth Avenue SW raid, with varied pleas and conditions, while others faced larceny and robbery indictments stemming from late spring and summer incidents.
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G K. Thompson
H. C. Ring
Joseph Pisarik
Cedar Rapids
Charles Lebeda
Lebeda
A. S. Reed
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Pisarik
andLebeda
Nick Schueler
Springville
Judge Ring
Jim Smith
Schueler
B. B. Wagner
Charles Thompson
Anamosa
Thompson
Dick Preston
Harold Mentzer
Mentzer
Britain backs Ethiopian freedom amid warship threat
The British foreign secretary sent a personal message to Italy, aiming to ease misunderstandings as about 150 warships loomed. Giornale d Italia praised the toned approach, signaling a brief conciliatory shift while Italy notes it will not act first. Public squares rang with loudspeakers as Mussolini’s regime readied a test mobilization, now paused to keep negotiations possible.
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Italy
Duce
London
Foreign Office
Giornale d’ Italia
Virgino Gayda
Mussolini
Britain
Oklahoma Voters Approve Pensions and Homestead Tax Relief
Oklahoma City voters approved two constitutional amendments on pensions and homestead tax exemptions. Returns from two-thirds of precincts showed the pension amendment ahead by a wide margin and the homestead measure also leading, with final tallies incomplete.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Familiar Faces Bring Prison Recall Behind Barbershop
In Dallas a police officer meets a barber who reminds him he once sent him to prison for five years. The exchange happens calmly with no bloodshed, leaving Henderson hoping for the best as the moment unfolds.
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Dallas
Tex
John Henderson
Henderson
Confession Of Sherman Read To Trial Jury
In Worcester Massachusetts Newell Paige Sherman the 26 year old choir singer faced a jury as his confession in the murder of his wife Alice Dudley Sherman was admitted in evidence after judge Thomas J Hammond ruled it voluntary and free of threats. Prosecutor Owen A Hoban read the document to the jury as Sherman listened in silence amid anguished family witnesses.
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Worcester
Mass
INS
Newell Paige Sherman
Alice
Commonwealth
Thomas J. Hammond
Hammond
Owen A. Hoban
Sherman
Alice Dudley Sherman
Airplane Traces Ten to Fifteen Miles In Sky Message
An airplane flies roughly ten to fifteen miles while writing a two word sentence in the sky. The stunt draws attention near the battlefield airfield as witnesses describe the airborne message in the clear blue.
Italians Try Landing in Mokha Yemen Port
British gunboats rushed from Aden to Mokha after telegraphic reports that Italians forced a landing there against Yemen’s opposition. Italians reportedly withdrew after British intervention. guns boats remain at Yemen ports, including Hodeidah, amid rising international tension with Ethiopia and Italy.
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Aden
Arabia
INS
Mokha
Yemen
Hedeidah
Arabian
Mocha
Red Sea
Assab
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Old New Orleans Machine Seeks State Recognition
New Orleans political organization once dominant in city politics reportedly plans a five point program of demands to the state administration in exchange for support in the January 1936 primary. The group, said to have been crushed by Senator Huey P Long before his assassination, moved to secure recognition on Wednesday.
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New Orleans
Huey P
Ote
Three In Wagon Hurt When Horses Run Wild
At 3 30 p m Tuesday a team of horses frightened a light wagon along Center Point road NE and ran away. John Doonan 83 Marion rural route one drove the horses and suffered a possible skull fracture. Flora Doonan bruises above left knee. both were taken to St Luke s hospital. Jen nie Nelson 20 daughter of the Doonans suffered shock and slight internal injuries. condition was critical later and an emergency operation performed. Wednesday reported favorable.
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Center Point Road
John Doonan
Marion
Flora Doonan
St. Luke’s Hospital
Doonan
Jennie Nelson
Fifth Avenue SE
Doonans
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