Board Promises Quick Probe Into Medical Relief Flap
A Muscatine County board of supervisors pledged an immediate investigation into alleged dishonest and inadequate medical aid for unemployed and relief clients after about 250 townsfolk stormed the courthouse. The action targets delays in doctor visits and criticism of case workers as relief workers pressed for immediate service and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Relief Association
Toad
Court halts Independents School District 9 director
Judge D W Jackson issued a writ restraining George Bierman from duties on the school board after plaintiffs allege he was illegally seated. They claim Bierman was not elected or sworn in March and the office became vacant March 19. he did not take oath until June 25.
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George Bierman
Board of Independents
Swed
Township
D. W. Jackson
Bierma
Batd
Edward Reynolds
Frank J. Kelly
Chris Angerer
George
Elaney
Bierman
George Delaney
Jacob Stark
William J. Hunter
Prayer Burden Falls On Mother In Cherokee Dialect
In a regional diary voice a narrator recalls his mother refusing to pray for her brother Ben saying such prayers would exhaust her as much as a week of washing. The line hints at family strain and quiet religious duty within a rural setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Ferris Tells Varied Tales of Murder
Detroit prosecutors revealed Jean Miller alias Lillian Winters told them Howard Carter Dick inson was shot during Ferris attempted robbery. Ferris, 26, admitted killer of Dickinson, denied charges against three female companions as they remain material witnesses after a long questioning over the all night party in a park death.
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Detroit
Duncan C. McCrea
Jean Miller
Lillian Winters
Howard Carter Dickinson
Wiliam Lee Ferris
William Lee Ferris
New York
Ferris
Florence Jackson
Fort Wayne
Ind
McCrea
Accidents Claim 6 Over Week End
Six people died in weekend mishaps across Nebraska Fort Dodge Mason City Montpelier and Hawkeye with two drownings a railroad fatality and three auto crashes. Victims include Lucius Harris 79 Arthur Brown 69 Marvin Ewoord 13 Anita Lou McCall infant and Harry Thompson 42 plus fifteen others injured.
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Associated Press
Lucius Harris
Manchester
Nebraska
Arthur Brown
Laurens
Fort Dodge
Marvin Ewoord
Mason City
Fred Hunter
Mississippi River
Montpelier
Anita Lou McCall
Hawkeye
Harry Thompson
Lytle Responds to Maley With Biblical Graft Stand
Sioux City contractor C F Lytle released a letter to Assistant Attorney General Walter Maley asserting officials must obey the commandment Thou shalt not steal. He notes a Governor Herring letter and defends the supreme court as worthy of respect while addressing graft probe context.
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Sioux City
C. F. Lytle
Walter F. Maley
Lytle
Maley
Herring
Supreme Court
Woodbury
Baruch Declined AAA Post Reflecting On Farm Policy
Bernard Baruch refused the role of director for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration explaining disapproval of curtailing production to lift prices and concern that a New York financier may not suit the farm program. He noted long fight for better agricultural conditions but questioned suitability of his background for running the program.
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New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Roosevelt Administration
Baruch
Europe
AAA
Congress
Illinois Raises Sales Tax to Three Percent Across State
Illinois hikes the sales levy to 3 percent on tangible personal property and most utilities, effective today, ending a long legislative battle. Revenue aims to about 25 million dollars yearly with two thirds of 3 million monthly going to fund jobless relief. Aluminum change tokens begin distribution as a new administration step.
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Springfield
Illinois
Horner
Washington
Tragedy Strikes Twice Near Montpelier Area
Two people died in the Montpelier area in rapid succession. Harry Thompson, a carpenter's assistant, was found along the C R I P railroad tracks near Montpelier station believed killed by a train with death from a brain hemorrhage. The second victim, Fred Lee Hunter, a New London native and farm employee, reportedly plunged into a river following the incident.
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Montpelier
Harry Thompson
Carpenter
Muscatine
Fred Lee Hunter
New London
Dave Russell
Boy, 19 Held for Murdering Girl in Greenville
Alfred E Volckmann a 19 year old butcher was arrested for the murder of 9 year old Helen Glenn daughter of Rev Ernest Glenn a Methodist minister. He confessed attacking and killing the child and said he had tried to kill himself three times in remorse after the act.
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Greenville
N. Y
Alfred E. Volckmann
Helen Glenn
John C Welch
Volckman
Ernest Glenn
Weather summary for Iowa Illinois and river stages
Iowa parts expect partly cloudy weather with possible thunder showers in northern areas and warm conditions continuing through tonight and Tuesday. Illinois shows generally fair skies with warm temperatures. Mississippi River readings include Dubuque 9.3 feet rising 0.3, Davenport 7.6 up 0.3, Muscatine 9.1 up 0.5, Keokuk 11.2 steady, and St. Louis 27.9 rising 0.7.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Ottumwa Area Flood Recedes As Highway Blockages Persist
Des Moines River flood drains from Ottumwa downstream affecting thousands of Iowa and Missouri lowlands. Flood crested above Ottumwa and Keosauqua, with Highway 6 washed over in places. Ottumwa residents prepared to remove silt. damages estimated at Ottumwa exceed 50 thousand dollars, mainly to crops, gardens, a rock quarry, and 100 homes.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Missouri
Keosauqua
Eldon
Harvey Firestone
United States
Final graft inquiry nears report in Iowa county grand jury
Sioux City reports the Woodbury county grand jury neared its final report on graft and corruption in public office. About sixty witnesses have appeared. a September arraignment is likely for William R. Arthur and 12 Sioux City slot machine defendants.
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Sioux City
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
W. E. Hall
William R. Arthur
Des Moines
A. O. Wakefield
Arthur
Wakefield
Robert H. Munger
Cedar Rapids
Verne Marshall
Iowa
Gazette
Frank Brisbois
Fonda
Brisbois
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Dubuque
Max Langer
Marshall
Roosevelt Extends Labor Boards Until August First
President Roosevelt issued executive orders extending the national labor relations board until August 1 and keeping the national steel and textile boards in force indefinitely. The three boards would have expired today, with a new board to be established under the Wagner bill. The orders state these agencies continue until further order.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Labor Relations Board
National Steel Labor Relations Board
Textile Labor Relations Board
Wealth Tax Plan Scored By Jim Reed
James A. Reed former U S senator from Missouri denounces the presidents tax plan as burglary and highway robbery. He says it violates the Declaration of Independence and could spark economic chaos if enacted. Reed argues the public will repudiate the doctrine and its authors.
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Kansas City
James A. Reed
U. S
Missouri
Schmidt Becomes Chief of Bureau in Iowa
Glenn L. Schmidt of Iowa City was named official acting chief of the state bureau of investigation filling the vacancy after Chief Park A. Findley’s death. Schmidt’s salary rose to 3000 dollars. he has led the bureau since April at his prior 1800 dollars. He resides in Des Moines and has long ties to the Iowa National Guard.
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Des Moines
Glenn L. Schmidt
Iowa City
State Bureau of Investigation
Schmidt
Park A. Findley
Louisville
Findley
Attorney General
C. B. Murtagh
Edward L. O'Connor
Bureau of Investigation
O’connor
Iowa National Guard
Moines
Soe
91 Dead and 17 Missing in Western Japan Floods
A government survey across 17 prefectures reports 91 people known dead and 17 missing after western Japan floods. Flood waters began to subside as communications recover and officials assess damage.
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Tokyo
Home Office
Japan
Hitchhiker Down River Steals Traveler Boat
Thomas Kimball of Springfield Missouri rode a British Columbia traveler Murray Taylor’s canoe for about ten days from Davenport to Big Island Iowa and Burlington. He woke to find the canoe and gear missing and was later nabbed at Ottumwa. Kimball received 30 days on a larceny charge. Taylor continues toward South America in his fifteen foot canoe.
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Burlington
Thomas Kimball
Springfield
Davenport
Murray Taylor
British Columbia
Big Island
Taylor
St. Paul
Kimball
Ottumwa
South America
Roosevelt Seeks Utility Holding Ban Faces House Defeat
President Roosevelt's bid to abolish unnecessary utility holding companies by 1942 failed in the House 216 to 146. The vote reflected power dynamics with no roll call taken, as supporters argued more votes would have been recorded. The bill would have removed seven year holding company concerns noted by the securities commission. Senate earlier approved the measure by one vote, while the House bill would create discretionary SEC authority. After passage, conference to resolve differences between chambers looms. The Senate also moved to subsidies for the merchant marine and reforms to the AAA amid a busy week. Senator Wheeler and Senator Clark pledged to kill the ship subsidy by moving it to committee, citing loopholes and graft risk. Debate slated for Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Administration
Senate
Securities Commission
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
Montana
Clark
Missouri
Death of Thomas E. Young at Hershey Hospital
Thomas Edward Young 1875 12 15 Haysville Iowa died at Hershey hospital Sunday at 6 45 pm after years long illness. Survived by widow Anna Lurber five children Ethel Morse Frank Armstrong Maylone Rex Faye and ten grandchildren. Funeral Tuesday 3 30 pm George Wittich Funeral home Muscatine with Rev George Evans First Friends church officiating burial Greenwood Cemetery.
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Thomas Edward Young
Clinton Street
Hershey Hospital
Benjamin
Sarah Young
Haysville
Anna Lurber
Muscatine
Ethel Morse
Frank Armstrong
Aledo
John Maylone
Grandview
George Wittich
Cedar Street
George Evans
First Friends Church
Greenwood Cemetery
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Publishers Syn
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New Yorker
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Key
Fred Key
Meridian
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Key Brothers
Fred
al Key
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Thompson
Hunter
WIL Rangers
Beverly Hills
Calif
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White House
McNaeght Syndspate
Labor Relations Board
Jim Reed
Parke A. Findley
Thomas E. Young
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
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