Housing Plan Faces Court Setback in New Deal Policy
Washington reports a court ruling threatens to curb federal housing efforts as circuit decisions restrict land condemnation for low cost housing.Secretary Ickes warns housing will continue within judicial limits while Morgenthau argues the administration’s plan to shield the government from certain lawsuits will not hurt credit or security prices. Congressional investigators press on with utility holding company hearings as Rep Brewster accuses RFC attorney Corcoran of pressuring a Maine Passamaquoddy project to halt.
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Fletcher
Senate Banking Committee
Ickes
Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
PWA
House
House Rules Committee
Rep
Brewster
Maine
Thomas Corcoran
RFC
Main
Rockford Police Hold 2 Suspects in Slaying Case
Rockford Illinois police detained a Chinese laundryman and his white companion as suspects in the slaying of Ervin Lang a Chicago grocery clerk. Investigators traced the couple to Madison Wisconsin where similar names and descriptions existed but Chicago police remained cautious about charges.
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Rockford
Ill
Ervin Lang
Chicago
Evelyn Smith
Harry Jung
Lang
Jung
John L. Sullivan
Ficton
Hammond
Blanche Dunkel
Lynching of Two Negroes Near Columbus Mississippi
In Columbus Mississippi two men Bert Moore and Dooley Morton were hanged by a mob eight miles from town. Accused of two attempted assaults on white women in the past two weeks, they were taken from the sheriff and executed behind a church along a country road.
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Columbus Miss
Bert Moore
Dooley Morton
Columbus
Aberdeen
Esther A Slater Called in Death
Esther Anderson Slater, formerly of Muscatine, died at 9 10 a m Sunday at her parents home in Muscatine after a long illness She was born December 2 1900 in Muscatine daughter of Dick and Mrs Anderson She married G E Slater in June 1920 and lived in Chicago the past nine years Surviving are her husband a son Richard James Slater her parents two sisters Mrs Twyla Mackenzie and Miss Fiorine Anderson and a brother Harold who preceded her in death Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 3 00 p m at Fairbanks Home for Funerals with Rev Stanley Jones officiating Interment Greenwood cemetery.
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Esther Anderson’ Slater
North Lockwood Avenue
Chicago
Muscatine
Dick Anderson
Chestnut Street
Esther Anderson
G. E. Slater
Trinity Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Dike Breaks in Hankow China Threatens Thousands
Floodwaters from a Han river breach near Hanyang inundated vast countryside and threatened Hankow as the Yangtze city faced renewed danger. Eyewitnesses described a wall of water sweeping away homes and livestock, with two thirds of Hanyang underwater and repairs rushed as dikes showed further weakness.
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Hankow
China
Han
Hanyang
Yangtze
Changkung
Bandit Pleads Guilty in Le Mars Bank Robbery Case
William Cunningham pleaded guilty to entering a bank with intent to rob and was sentenced to life imprisonment after a gun was found in his cell at Woodbury County jail. William Cash and George C. Price faced trial. John Price may receive leniency for aiding the investigation. Part of the $7,000 loot was recovered from a Sioux City rooming house.
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le Mars. In
William Cunningham
le Mars
Cunningham
Woodbury
William Cash
George C. Price
John Price
Sioux City
Bride of 86 and Husband Escape Mob Attack in Erie
Julius Sweitzer, 68, and his 86 year old bride wed under duress after their Corry home was attacked by about 500 residents in Erie. King, 64, son of Sweitzer's former wife, is jailed for killing neighbor Lawrence Field during a dispute sparked by the wedding. Police report the mob hurled missiles, tarred and feathered the couple’s home, and tore their porch railing as tensions rose over the incident.
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Erie
Julius F. Sweitzer
Corry
Guy King
Sweitzer
Laurence Field
King
Field
Clymer
N. Y
Justice of the Peace
J. Albert
Eckerds, Jr
J. Burlingame
Muscatine County Board Clears Medical Aid Handling
The Muscatine county board of supervisors reports no improper relief medical aid in a placid session after investigating charges from the Muscatine Unemployed and Relief association. The committee warned of possible grand jury action but said the fight would continue through other channels.
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Muscatine County
Board of Supervisors
Muscatine
Board of Supervisors of
Jake Dora Dies After Long Illness in Muscatine
R. Jake Dora age 62 died at 6 a m Sunday at his home 607 East Fifth street after an illness since February with a complication of ailments. He was born in Muscatine April 24 1873 and lived here all his life. Surviving are his widow one daughter Helen Mohnson Muscatine one brother Tom Dora and one sister Mrs Will Geller both of Muscatine. The body is at George Wittich Funeral home 210 Cedar street for funeral services at 2 p m Tuesday conducted by Dr David I Berger pastor of First Presbyterian church. Burial will be in Greenwood cemetery with Knights of Pythias rites at the grave.
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R. Jake Dora
East Fifth Street
Mr. Dora
Muscatine
Rosella McKnight
Frances McCroskey
Helen Mohnson
Tom Dora
Will Geller
George Wittich
Cedar Street
David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Weather notes for Iowa Illinois and river stages
Iowa fair tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Illinois generally fair with little change. Mississippi River stages show Dubuque 9.1 feet up 0.2, Davenport 6.9 down 0.1, Muscatine 7.8 flat, Keokuk 6.5 down 0.2, St. Louis 19.2 down 1.8.
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Iowa
Illinois
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Ten Perish in German Mine Blast
In Dortmund Germany a mine explosion 2400 feet underground killed ten miners and injured 32 with many trapped. The Adolf Von Hansenmann shaft fire threatened entombed workers as rescuers sought to control the blaze and aid nearby mines. The mine employs 1400 workers and half were at work when the blast occurred. Official updates were withheld pending a formal statement.
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Dortmund
Germany
Adolf von Hansenmann
Waley Attorneys Plan New Moves Ahead of Sentence
Tacoma lawyers for Margaret Waley, convicted in the Weyerhaeuser kidnapping, seek arrest of judgment and a new trial while authorities reportedly close in on William Dainard. Judge Cushman will hear motions as Waley appears for sentencing after a Saturday conviction on Lindbergh law kidnapping and conspiracy charges involving 9 year old George Weyerhaeuser.
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Tacoma
Wash
Margaret Waley
Weyerhaeuser
William Dainard
E. E. Cushman
Santa Monica Taxpayers Watch ABA Convention Cooked
A San Francisco Bay area editorial rails at the American Bar Association gathering in Santa Monica California. The writer mocks 3500 lawyers for overruning the city and calls for reforms that would force lawyers to prove a case first before representing clients.
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Santa Monica
Calif
California
American Bar Association
Mussolini Orders Massive Italy Army Build Up in East Africa
Mussolini ordered mobilization of another regular army division and creation of an additional blackshirt division as Italy plans war with Ethiopia. Ten submarines will be built immediately and five regular army divisions plus five blackshirt divisions are set for East Africa, totaling about 250,000 troops, with specialists and pilots called up for the air force.
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Rome
Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
Tr Duce
East Africa
Ethicopia
Arlier
Haile Selassie
Rural patrons declare stance on West Liberty rate dispute
A rural patrons committee formed to address higher rural line rates from West Liberty Telephone. Led by A. J. Hinkhouse with Willard Watters as vice president and Rudolph Schiele as secretary, the group drafted a reply to the company letter of July 12 and presented it to attorney Robert Brooke. The statement argues the circular letter invited a proposition and notes lines were cut at the exchange's discretion.
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West Liberty Telephone Exchange
South Prairie
A. J. Hinkhouse
Willard Watters
Rudolph Schiele
Rural Patrons Committee
Telephone Company
Robert Brooke
West Liberty Telephone Company
West Liberty Exchange
Hill Iowa Works Head Seeks Data on State Program
Hill Iowa's new works progress administrator met with Harry L Hopkins to learn details of the state program. The conference aimed to acquaint the Iowan with the setup expected to organize work relief in Iowa.
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Hill
Iowa
Washington
L. S. Hill
Works Progress
Harry L. Hopkins
Not Guilty Plea Filed By Sheriff
Sheriff Ralph Rippey of Plymouth county pleaded not guilty to a conspiracy charge in district court. He is among 45 named in 16 indictments from Woodbury county graft investigators. The grand jury also urged removal of Mayor W D Hayes and suggested prosecutors for an ouster case.
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Sioux City
Plymouth County Board of Supervisors
Ralph Rippey
Woodbury County
Grand Jury
Plymouth County
LeMars
Woodbury County Grand Jury
Louie Meyers
Meyers
W. D. Hayes
Maurice Rawlings
A. O. Wakefield
H. M. Havner
Ole T. Naglestad
Seven in Roe Family Suffer Stomaine Poisoning
Seven members of the Ed Roe family were admitted to Hershey hospital with stomaine poisoning after eating possibly tainted hamburger. The family included Mrs Ed Roe and children Catherine Helen Dorothy Blanche Lola and Lee. Their condition was reported satisfactory by Dr. E B Fulham. The cause remains uncertain.
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Ed Roe
Hershey Hospital
Catherine
Helen
Dorothy
Blanche
Lola
Lee
E. B. Fulham
Bakery Walkout Drags On in Des Moines
A six bakery Master Bakers association dispute with union drivers leaves plants silent with no near break. Stores stock bread from nonstruck bakers or outside plants while arbitration talks proceed and a strike at C. C. Taft Co. looms.
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Des Moines
Master Bakers’ Association
Baker
Colonial Baking Company
Multiple Fatalities and Injuries Reported Across Iowa
Over the weekend in Iowa several deaths were reported with drownings in Britt Dallas Waterloo and Ottumwa and a fatal vehicle crash near Atalissa. Injuries include fractures and head and spinal injuries among Cedar Rapids Sioux City and Emer son residents.
Fifty Chosen for Patrol Positions in Iowa
Des Moines reports Mrs. Alex Miller secretary of state announced fifty probationary state highway patrol men named to regulate Iowa traffic starting July 29. a reserve list of twenty five includes two former University of Iowa stars Oran Pape and Russell Fisher. selections based on appearance, ability to ride, firearms, first aid, court procedure, exams and instructor ratings. training proceeds under Chief John Hattery with assistants Nestle and Conley. examinations for new drivers licenses begin July 22 and trial patrols cover a Des Moines area territory.
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Des Moines
Alex Miller
Iowa
University of Iowa
Oran Pape
Russell Fisher
John Hattery
Harry Nestle
E. A. Conley
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