Convicts Flee Taking Along Two Officers
Two armed convicts Wanda T. Stewart and Walter H. Wyeth escaped San Quentin after slugging guard Charles Green and abducting two policemen as hostages. They fled in a car with revolvers rifles a shotgun and ammunition, pursued by guards and state police across northern California.
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San Quentin
Calif
Wanda T. Stewart
Walter H. Wyeth
San Quentin Prison
A. M. Dewey
Phil Lecornec
San Rafael
Charles L. Green
Kenneth Walbern
Dewey
Walbern
Bids Sought for Road 22 Grading and Related Works
Iowa state highway commission calls for bids open May 8 covering 1.25 miles of paving in Scott county 48.5 miles of grading across nine counties 242 culverts 12 bridges in 12 counties and 23 miles of bituminous road in four counties. Nineteen public works projects funded by 10.055 million dollars in federal aid require PWA approval.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Scott County
U. S
Iowa
PWA
Davenport
Johnson - Washington
U. S. No. 161
Lone Tree
Washington County
Kalona
Riverside
Johnson-Washington Counties
Pleasant Valley
Walcott
Poor Pa by Claude Callan
A comic strip caption by Claude Callan presents a character sketch where a man speaks of his romantic outlook and a wife reading love stories to satisfy her married life. The tone hints at light domestic humor from the 1930s syndicated feature.
Ibanez Receives Bid to Form New Cabinet in Spain
President Al cala Zamora names Ricardo Samper Ibanez former industry minister to head a new government after three days without a cabinet. Monarchist critics seize on the crisis as bombs injure three in Zaragoza amid a nationwide unrest. Prison hunger strikes rise as Spain’s amnesty law frees political detainees and triggers cabinet resignations.
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Madrid
Alcala Zamora
Ricardo Samper Ibanez
Spain
Samper Ibanez
Samper
Cisis
Republic
Zaragoza
Guadalara
Lerroux
Nine masked bandits rob Villa Park bank in broad daylight
Nine well dressed bandits masked with handkerchiefs robbed the suburban Villa Park Trust and Savings Bank just before noon. They escaped with 4000 dollars in cash after terrorizing three employees and two customers while four entered the bank and another guarded with a machine gun. They eyed 8000 to 10000 dollars in a vault as two more workers swept the cashier’s cage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Villa Park
Manhunt Suspended to Allow Kidnap Negotiations in Tucson
In Tucson, Pima county deputies report a contact may have been made with the kidnapers holding 6 year old June Robles for a $15,000 ransom. The search pause was ordered after Fernando Robles and his brother agreed to meet the abductors, while Mrs Robles’s health faltered. Official hope persisted for a breakthrough contact.
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Tucson
Ariz
Pima County
June Robles
Robles
Arizona
Fernando Robles
Colby A. Farrar
Carlos Robles
Ady Elected Head of Legion Group
Dr. A A Ady of West Liberty was elected county commander of the American Legion at a Muscatine county meeting attended by about 100 Legionnaires from four posts. Herman Thurston Wilton was named county adjutant and W A Davis Muscatine vice commander. The program included safety talks on stop signals and accident prevention, CWA program notes for veterans, and calls for Legion service in the community. Commander Drake argued against propaganda claims and urged eligible men to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A A. Ady
West Liberty
American Legion
Muscatine County
Atalissa
Wilton
Muscatine
Legion
Herman Thurston
W. A. Davis
Frank Drake
H. Jennings
Iowa City
Jennings
State of
Iowa
F. P. G- Halbfass
CWA
A. A. Johnson
United States Treasury
Drake
Administration Airmail Bill Approaches Senate Vote
The administration's airmail bill nears Senate action as Democratic leaders push a no Saturday holiday rule and consider replacing oratory before nightfall. Democrats attack former airmail contract holders while Republicans oppose canceling those agreements amid a week of debate. The measure is expected to pass with addenda for a commission studying aviation policy and a Senate Banking Committee decision on silver holder investigations postponed to Saturday. House leaders plan to oppose the Senate drafted tax bill Monday and reject the proposed 10 percent income tax surcharge.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Muscatine Button Workers Plan Early Saturday Trek to Des Moines
Mayor Herman B. Lord will lead a 1000 member Muscatine button workers caravan to Des Moines Saturday for a conference with Governor Clyde Herring. The group will depart 4 a m from Iowa avenue and meet the governor on the statehouse steps at 10 a m. A collection will aid trip expenses and any worker lacking funds may join the effort. A union meeting at Trades and Labor hall tonight will announce details and feature a visiting speaker whose identity was not yet confirmed.
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Herman B. Lord
Muscatine
Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Trades and Labor Assembly Hall
Iowa Avenue
Governor Herring
Statehouse
Button Workers’ Union
Trades and Labor Hall
Suspect Caught With Bremer Ransom Cash
Chicago reports reveal William E. Vidler 34 held in a gambling den with $2,665 of the $20,000 Bremer ransom. Purvis says other suspects may be sought and more ransom cash recovered. Bremer was kidnapped in St. Paul last January and freed after a $200,000 payment.
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Chicago
Fiward Bremer
St. Paul
Purvis
William E. Vidler
Melvin H. Purvis
U. S. Division of Investigation
Vidler
North
Clark Street
Illinois State Penitentiary
John Dillinger
Bureau of Investigation
Bremer
Violence in Alabama coal fields sparks renewed clashes
In Birmingham and surrounding coal districts, bands of armed men roved overnight, burning a railway trestle and firing on an automobile. A mine that had resumed operations Wednesday was forced to suspend again as unrest spread across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Weather Summary For Iowa Illinois Tonight And Saturday
The forecast notes fair skies in Iowa with light frost in the northwest tonight and a warmer Saturday. Illinois sees fair weather with frost varying from light to heavy and cooler in the southern areas. Temperature ranges show Dubuque 6.6 with a 0.4 fall, Davenport 5.9 with 0.5, Muscatine 6.9 with 0.6, and Keokuk 5.5 with 0.3 fall.
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Iowa
Northwest
Illinois
Tiver
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Labor Fights Sanction of Firm Unions
Washington reports a renewed AFL effort within the NRA to block official recognition of company unions. William Green leads a militant labor advisory board that seeks labor member presence on code authorities and to nominate labor side members for industrial relations boards. Hugh S. Johnson opposes exclusive federation control. Board talks of a walkout were discussed but conversations continued after a Thursday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Federation of Labor
NRA
A. F. of L
Hugh S. Johnson
Labor Advisory Board
William Green
Leo Wei
Federation of Labor
Labor Board
Johnson
Delegates chosen for Muscatine county GOP convention
One hundred thirty one delegates were selected by Muscatine Republicans in ward caucuses across the city for the county convention to be held after the June primary. Each ward delegates the full vote allotted. Sweetland township also held caucus selecting delegates and officers.
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Muscatine
Sweetland
Dillinger Rider Nelson Believed Cornered In Wisconsin Hunt
Nelson fled in a stolen car after hiding in an Indian shack for two days near Fifield and Lac Du Flambeau. Posses scoured northwoods while authorities guarded highways hoping to trap him. The Dillinger manhunt continued as federal and state officers pressed the search for Dillinger himself.
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Lac du Flambeau
Wis
George
Baby Face
Nelson
John Dillinger
Northwoods
Fifield
Dillinger
St. Paul
Lac du Flambau
Mercer
Baum
Boulder Junction
Minn
George Nelson
Little Bohemia
Alleged Arkansas Bank Bandits in Pine Bluff Jail
Three men accused of robbing the Merchants and Farmers bank of Dumas Ark were captured after a chase through Arkansas swamps. J O Hillibrand and companions William Cantrell 18 of Harlan Kentucky and Thomas Richmond 26 of Conway Arkansas were seized near Pine Bluff. A city marshal was wounded during the getaway. Authorities recovered 815 of the 954 dollars taken and they face a May 2 hearing on bank robbery charges.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Arkansas
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Dumas
J. O. Hillibrand
William Cantrell
Harlan, Ky
Thomas Richmond
Conway
Federal agents probe Iowa FERA sales
Des Moines report says eight retail grocers were suspended for 30 days after undercover purchases showed violations of federal emergency relief orders. State Relief Director E. H. Mulock emphasized enforcement to protect funds for nourishing foods and warned of longer suspensions and prosecutions for falsifying records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
E. H. Mulock
Mulock
Santa Monica Talk Sparks Panama Canal Jibe Debate
A Santa Monica observer notes Japan and other nations mock American headlines about a fleet crossing the Panama Canal. The piece cites 29 new ships and hints at political fallout as Republicans attack the administration and Democrats face an election challenge without Dfilinger.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Japan
Panama Canal
Administration
Dfilinger
revived dog called 13 eyes hopeful for future human revival work
Berkeley, California reports a dog revived after four minutes of clinical death. Dr Robert E Cornish of the University of California says the animal may regain brain function and could support his revival experiments aimed at treating heart failure shock submersion and suffocation in humans. The revived dog, named 13, shows strength but has not recovered full mental faculties.
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Berkeley
Calif
Robert E. Cornish
Cornish
University of Callifornia
Mrs Tallent Testifies in Murder Trial Defense Support
Mrs Pearl Tallent of St Louis testified in district court about her son Eddie Tallent 24 on trial for first degree murder of Martin Wolz Oakville farmer. She described his violent acts from childhood and declared him often unhappy and convinced of his father’s killer.
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Journal News Service
Wapellio
Pearl Tallent
St. Louis
Eddie Tallent
Martin Wolz
Oakville
E. R. Hicklin
Hicklin
Tallent
Delbert Murray
Edward
Cattlemen Split Over Aid Ideas at Chicago Session
Four hundred cattlemen gathered at the Chicago meeting urged by Secretary Walace to back a relief program. Edward A. O’Neil of the American Farm Bureau urged accepting federal help and moving past rugged individualism, while others opposed a processing tax on cattle. A resolution called for a 25-member committee of cattle feeders and breeders to shape aid under the agricultural adjustment administration.
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Chicago
Wallace
Edward A. O’neil
American Farm Bureau Federation
Washington
O’neal
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
No Heart Behind The Lying Line
A man recalls being deceived by a woman whose large mouth and feet stood in contrast to her lack of heart, suggesting a sharp social rebuke of deceitful behavior and feminine perception in a candid dialogue.
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GOP
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Cherry Street
Wisconsin
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Kelly
W. A. Rorer
Rorer
FERA
McNaught Syndicate
Tae
Robert Quillen
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