New York banker denies Mills presidency offer in Detroit
George P. Davison of New York, chair of Central Hanover Bank and Trust, denied offering Wilgon W. Mills the presidency of a large Detroit bank to be owned by New York interests. Sen. James Couzens questioned Davison on the witness stand as Detroit bank closings continued to draw inquiry. Davison said he came at the request of Ogden Mills and Jesse Jones to form one new bank with all-new executives, amid Detroit banking frictions.
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Detroit
George P. Davison
New York
Wilgon W. Mills
United States
James Couzens
Mills
First National Bank
Couzens
Davison
Central Hanover Bank and Trust Company
Wilson W. Mills
Ogden Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Jesse Jones
State to Act in Legislative Salary Grab
Des Moines reports the executive council authorized the attorney general to begin collecting about $50,000 in legislative expense payments from members of the 43rd general assembly. Gov. Clyde Herring said judgments were obtained in a suit started by the late Brown McCrary of Carroll, with special counsel likely Leon Powers. Some members returned payments and interest. the 43rd law allowed up to $500 per member, while the 44th act was ruled unconstitutional.
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Des Moines
43Rd General Assembly
State Executive Council
Assembly
Clyde Herring
43Rd Assembly
Brown McCrary
Carroll
44Th Assembly
Six Known Dead in Atlantic Storm
Atlantic City reports six fishermen drowned as a nor easter battered the New Jersey coast on Sunday. Coast guardsmen battled heavy seas to attempt rescues amid fears another dozen mariners aboard the Gertrude may have perished. Swells drove onto Absecon to Cape May as the storm tore through the area.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jersey
Gertrude
Absecon
Cape May
Special Election to Fill Benton Tama Senate Vacancy
Governor sets October 3 date for a special election in the Benton Tama district to fill the Senate vacancy from Harry C. White resignation and to name a House member replacing Carl Stiger both Democrats. The vote could shift political control of the state senate.
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Des Moines
Benton-Tama
Senate
Herring
Harry C. White
Vinton
House
Carl Stiger
Toledo
NRA Chiefs Draw Up Coal Industry Code
Recovery administrator Hugh S. Johnson says he will resign when the NRA program advances enough to return to business. A special police guard shields the commerce department after reports of a communist group from Baltimore planning a demonstration. Johnson, upbeat about steel and oil codes, outlines a house to house drive to win blue eagle display and Roosevelt’s employment goals. retirement tentatively set for year’s end to join Baruch.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Washin
Commerce Department
Baltimore
Department of Justice
Hugh S. John
Roosevelt
Johnson
Bernard M. Baruch
Texas Votes on Repeal Saturday
Texas faces a statewide election on repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. Senator Morris Sheppard campaigns for repeal while Joseph Weldon Bailey, James E. Ferguson and others oppose it. Support comes from Dan Moody Pat M Neff ministers and Vice President John N Garner who urges Texans to vote yes.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
United States
Morris Sheppard
Joseph Weldon Bailey
Dallas
James E. Ferguson
Sheppard
Dan Moody
Pat M. Neff
John N. Garner
Uvalde
Austria seeks Italy aid in row with Germany
Vienna reports Chancellor Dollfuss considering Mussolini talks to ease tensions with Germany. The economic crisis worsens daily as Britain Italy and others monitor Vienna and Berlin.
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Austria
Italy
Germany
Vienna
Britain
Berlin
Button plants shut cutting shops amid weak demand
Hawkeye Button Company halted main cutting plant and branch shops with finishing department downsized as orders fall. Up to 600 workers may lose shifts across Hawkeye plants. Pennant Button Company plans to close the cutting department after weigh-in on August 30 due to no business and high costs.
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Muscatine
Hawkeye Button Company
Hawkeye
Shell
Pennant Button Company
D. A. Willis
Dividend revival sparks optimism among New York shareholders
American shareholders see the first sign of a four week upturn in dividends with five corporations increasing payouts, four resuming disbursements and three initiating cuts reversed. Analysts predict continued earnings recovery into 1933 with 29 firms seen resuming disbursements and nine more increasing.
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New York
Wall Street
Bank merger sued over missing inventory of assets
John D. Ryan, a Muscatine gro cer, sues Hershey State Bank now merged in Central State Bank. He seeks a full and accurate inventory of assets and $2,821.86 on his accounts. He alleges improper capitalization and transfer of stock harming depositors and creditors. The petition claims stockholders’ liability and assets are enough to cover demands with proper inventory.
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John D. Ryan
Muscatine Grocer
Hershey State Bank
Central State Bank
Ryan
Hershey Bank
Weather Outlook and River Levels Midwest and Mississippi
Iowa expects showers tonight and Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms and warmer air in the south central area. Illinois forecasts mainly cloudy conditions with showers in the west tonight and Tuesday, little temperature change. River stages show modest rises and falls across St Paul La Crosse Dubuque Davenport Muscatine Keokuk Hannibal St Louis Cairo and Memphis with several towns dipping and rising slightly.
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Iowa
Illinois
West Portion
East
St. Paul
la Crosse
Dubuque
Davenport
Rise
Muscatine
Keokuk
Hannibal
St. Louis
Cairo
Memphis
Oil Men Friends, Poker Games Highlight Washington Visit
The text recalls a Washington gathering with oil men, lawyers, and games. It notes oil men favor poker and lawyers a separate craps game, both with cash on the table. A claimed rule change favors cash for all, hinting at deep distrust among the participants.
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Johnson
Washington
West and East clash in highly anticipated polo match
Local sports fans await a top matchup as West faces East in a marquee polo game. The contest promises fast horses, sharp plays, and a test of strength between two storied teams.
Gandhi Weakens on Sixth Day of Fast in Protest
Mahatma Gandhi grew weaker on the sixth day of a fast protesting the government’s refusal to grant him privileges for his campaign on the untouchables. He was taken from Jeroda jail to the civil hospital, reportedly due to an acute kidney trouble.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Jeroda
Castoday
Four Die in Colliston Picnic Truck Crash
A collision between two trucks near Withington Delaware left four dead and about twenty injured, as a straw ride became an inferno. The truck carrying nitrocellulose collided with a merrymakers’ vehicle, triggering fire and an explosion that trapped victims in the straw-filled picnic truck. Fire and state police recovered the bodies amid ongoing danger.
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Withington
Del
New York
Merrymakers
Twelve Men Arrested for Intoxication Court Notes
Ten men appeared in Police Judge J. C. Coster's court this morning on intoxication charges with two more to appear this afternoon. Edward Peterson and Gus Krueger received 30 days in jail each. George Burrows Lee Jones Ira Hunt Harold Patrick Howard Rum mell Howard LaGrange got $5 and costs. Walter Smith and Lowell Dye were ordered out of town. Warner Foster and Clint Stearns were scheduled to appear this afternoon.
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J. C. Coster
Edward Peterson
Gus Krueger
George Burrows
Lee Jones
Ira Hunt
Harold Patrick
Howard Rummell
Howard LaGrange
Walter Smith
Lowell Dye
Warner’ Foster
Clint Stearns
Aimee McPherson Hutton Spars With Civil Leader
Cedar Rapids reports Mrs Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton objected to being described as a good actress and showman by Linn County Bar president George Claassen at a lawyers dinner She said such an introduction mocks her faith and vowed to defend Christ Claassen defended his remarks and stood by them
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Cedar* Rapids
Aimee Semple McPherson
Hutton
George Claassen
Linn County Bar Association
Cross
Claassen
Christ
Plane Crash North of Clarence Leaves Two Dead
Clarence Iowa plane crash six miles north of Clarence on the Kirkpatrick farm claims the lives of Monticello pilots Otis Briggs 28 and William Hanken 29. They were en route to Davenport when motor trouble forced an emergency landing. Both suffered fatal skull injuries and multiple fractures. bodies taken to a local mortuary.
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Clarence
Iowa
Otis Briggs
William Hanken
Monticello
Howard Kirkpatrick
Cedar County
Jones County
Davenport
Kirkpatrick
Herman Anderson
Elwood Kirkpatrick
J. E. Smith
Briggs
Hanken
Rock Island
Widow Sues City Over 1933 Pedestrian Death
Charlotte Grady seeks 10000 in damages against the city and Frank E. Tewksbury after her husband W. J. Grady was killed at the Second and Cedar streets intersection at about 9 30 am on July 21 1933. She argues the city car driven by Tewksbury showed gross negligence by failing to keep a lookout control the vehicle apply brakes and stop after striking Grady and that he remained on the scene before driving away.
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W. J. Grady
Frank E. Tewksbury
Charlotte Grady
Tewksbury
Grady
Second and
Cedar Streets
Coroneer
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