Mellon Action Is Dismissed in DC Supreme Court
Justice James M. Proctor dismissed the Olson suit charging Mellon Ogden Mills and others with conspiring to defraud government in steamship tax settlements. The suit alleged $110 million in taxes dodged, with potential $220 million liability if upheld. Olson, former Senate banking committee investigator, faced demurrer sustaining.
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James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
David A. Olson
Senate
Mellon
Ogden Mills
Proctor
Olson
Mills
Arthur A. Ballantine
Treasury
David H. Blair
Internal Revenue
Alexander W. Gregg
Senate Banking Committee
Harriman Again Makes Escape
Joseph W. Harriman, former head of Harriman National Bank and Trust, disappears for a second time from Regent Nursing Home at 115 East 61st Street. William J. Donovan, bail of 25000 dollars on a federal indictment, says Harriman slipped out through a service entrance and fled in a taxi toward Fort Lee Ferry.
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New York
Joseph W. Harriman
Harriman National Bank and Trust Company
Regent Nursing Home
East 61St Street
William J. Donovan
Harriman
U.S
George Z. Medalie c. Harriman
Donovan
Fort Lee Ferry
Miss Jean Moore Draws World Chess Champion in Chicago
Jean Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Moore of 314 West Fourth street played a blindfolded draw with Dr Alexander Alekein Paris world chess champion at the century of progress exposition in Chicago. The match started at 10 am and ended at 11 30 pm with Moore matching move for move until the draw at 11 20 pm. The champion won against 20 contestants, drew with eight and lost to four.
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Jean Moore
Ernest Moore
West Fourth Street
Politle
Chicago
Alexander Alekein
Paris
France
Miss Moore
George
Dr. Aleke
Ray Corenson
Faye
Loretta
Richard
Hollywood
Calif
O. A. Glatstein
Canon Avenue
W. E. Bliven
New York City
Raymond Titus
Oakland Drive
Palace Billard
Light and Water
George Kuhn
Cora L. McMains
Salt Lake City
Utah
Roy Sharar
Pond Street
Hershey Hospital
Outing Planned by Shrine and Cornucopia Clubs
Members of the Shrine and Cornucopia clubs will hold their annual stay outing Wednesday at the M. and M. cottage on the Cedar river near Salisbury bridge. All Masons are invited to attend. A kittenball game, horseshoe contests, and other diversions are planned with a picnic supper served.
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Shrine and Cornucopia
M. and
M. Cottage
Cedar River
Salisbury Bridge
Koehler Service Held on Sunday
Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Koehler, who died Thursday at Hershey hospital, were held at Hoffman Funeral Home at 1 30 p m Sunday conducted by Rev B F Schwartz of the First Methodist Episcopal church. Burial followed at Greenwood cemetery. Pallbearers were Carl Borchardt E H Calliger Edward Hitchcock M R Waltz Charles Harover and L C Kautz. Flower attendants named Mrs Jack Ellis Miss Wilma Kautz Mrs Floyd McKinney and Mrs Harold Potter. Leonard Plessy sang solo accompanied by Mrs Schwartz.
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Ida Koehler
Hershey Hospital
Hoffman Funeral Home
B. F. Schwartz
Tor
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Carl Borchardt
E. H. Calliger
Edward Hitchcock
M. R. Waltz
Charles Harover
L. C. Kautz
Jack Ellis
Wilma Kautz
Floyd McKinney
Harold Potter
Leonard Plessy
Schwartz
Herring Sees Iowa Recovery With Federal Aid
Governor Clyde L. Herring says Iowa’s recovery gains pace as federal funds pour into the state. He cites Reconstruction Finance Corp loans, emergency relief, mortgage refinancing, public works, and work camps totaling about 170 million dollars with potential to exceed 200 million.
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Tom Hawkins
Associated Press
Des Moines
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Socreles
Tee Ee Wens
Herring
Public Works Administration
Emergency Relief Administration
E. H. Mulock
Mulock
State Supreme Court
Bloomington 4 H Club Holds July Meeting
Members of the Bloomington 4 H Club gathered at Wanda Zeller’s home for their monthly roll call. Helen LeFever delivered the feature, Ruth LeFever showed how to make hooked rugs, Norma Satterthwaite led a picture study, and fair and camp plans were discussed. The next meeting is set for August 11 at the LeFever home.
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Porery Bed
Wanda Zeller
Bloomington Township
Helen LeFever
Ruth LeFever
Norma Satterthwaite
Ruth
Iowans Map Road Program for 10 Million Expenditure
State Highway Commission in Ames drafts a plan for Iowa’s share of a national public works bill to fund highway projects totaling about 10 million dollars. The program targets 177 miles of 1933 paving with 3 million on primary roads, 50 percent of funds must go to primary, 25 percent to municipal, 25 percent to secondary roads, awaiting federal approval.
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Ames
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Washington
Plang
Flora Husen Named to State Office of C E Groups
Flora Husen was elected corresponding secretary of United Brethren Christian Endeavor societies of the state at the summer camp conference held at River View Park Cedar Falls last week. The Muscatine delegation returned home Sunday night with certificates for their work. The conference drew 105 regular delegates and 300 attendees during the five days.
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Flora Husen
United Brethren Christian Endeavor Societies of
Riverview Park
Cedar Falls
Muscatine
Miss Husen
Ira Hawley
Frank
Marian Meeker
Verda Covell
Dorothy Have
Hawley
Leo Hart
Sohns
Leo
Wilbur
Robert Hawley
Clarence Baker
Bank liquidation and farmer mortgage plan outlined
Financing project aims to liquidate frozen bank assets and offer farmers a scaled down mortgage with lower interest and longer terms. Administrations expect tax cuts and higher commodity prices to stabilize farmers and improve their footing.
Crucial Test in Repeal Battle
Three southern states Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee vote this week in a key repeal test. Leaders claim victory on repeal as Postmaster General Farley urges keeping the covenant with Roosevelt by voting to repeal the eighteenth amendment. Repealists press party loyalty states rights while anti repeal camp warns of a return of the dry era and social disruption.
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Memphis
Tenn
Deep South
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Farley
Roosevelt
South
A. J. Barton
Wemington
N. C
Life Saving Tests Passed at Y W C A
Miss Gladys Crossley Mrs Ralph Reuling Miss Ruth Hazlett and Miss Mary Shemaitis passed the Red Cross life saving test under W B Hester at the Y W C A in two evening sessions. The instruction emphasized rescue work with minimal danger to the rescuer.
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Gladys. Crossley
Ralph Reuling
Ruth Hazlett
Mary Shemaitis
Red Cross
W. B. Hester
Death Summons Mrs. Helen Bates
Mrs. Helen Bates longtime Muscatine County resident died at her Rochester Iowa home at 4 45 p m Saturday Funeral rites are set for 2 p m Tuesday in Rochester led by Rev Otis Moore Interment in Rochester cemetery Pallbearers named
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Helen Bates
Muscatine County
Rochester
Otis Moore
Rochester Cemetery
Nate Conley
Bennie Conley
Harold Conley
Frank Conley
Bert Snider
Pete de Mean
Helen Marguerita Harrod
John and
Marguerita Harrod
Martinsburg
Muscatine
Cedar County
Thomas Bates
George
Frank
Elysian, Minn
Elizabeth Pease
Minneapolis
Minn
Fannie Sinkler
Balbo to Visit Roosevelt at White House
Gen Italo Balbo accepted an invitation to visit President Roosevelt at the White House late this week. Postmaster General Farley delivered the invitation during Balbo's visit to Chicago as his seaplane fleet completed a mass flight from Europe to America. Balbo plans to travel from New York to Washington for the meeting before rejoining his squadron for the Atlantic crossing to the Azores and Italy.
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Chicago
Italo Balbo
Roosevelt
White House
James A. Farley
Europe
America
Lake Michigan
Balbo
New York
Washington
Azores
Italy
Four men fined for intoxication in local court
Gus Krueger of Muscatine and Jess Kelly of Moscow paid fines of five dollars plus costs each in Police Judge J. C. Coster's court this morning for intoxication. Elmer Zimmerman paid ten dollars for a similar charge with Charley Turner of West Front Street.
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Gus Krueger
Muscatine
Jess Kelly
Moscow
J. C. Coster
Elmer Zimmerman
Charley Turner
West Front Street
Rail line hearing in Muscatine ongoing with Aug 17 briefs
The Interstate Commerce Commission heard Tobie of a Muscatine railroad proposal with opponents given till August 17 to file briefs. No decision date is set. Commission examiner R R Molster led the session. Tobie testified as president while local farmers and a limestone firm pledged impact and shipping demand.
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Uington
Tobie
Muscatine
Per- NW
Interstate Commerce Commission
R. R. Molster
Commission
Noah Schrock
Oakville
Paul Leichot
Louisville
Jacob Eversman
Benjamin Schmeiser
Four Meet Death in Iowa Mishaps
Four people were killed and more than a dozen injured in Iowa accidents over Sunday. The deceased include Mrs. N. R. Sackett Tekamah Nebraska Lois Pauk 20 months Laureng Angello Bulgarelli 45 Ankeny. Five hurt in a head on crash east of Manchester. Helen Cravin Des Moines and Helen Wilson Colesburg were cut and bruised when their car driven by Forest Grimes Colesburg collided with a machine driven by Merton Maas Delhi. Maas and George Brownell Nelson Wis were taken to a Manchester hospital.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Sony
N. R. Sackett
Tekamah
Neb
Lois Pauk
Laureng
Angello Bulgarelli
Ankeny
Manchster
Helen Cravin
Des Moines
Helen Wilson
Colesburg
Forest Grimes
Merton Maas
Delhi
Maas
George Brownell
Nelson
Wis
Manchester
Zimmerman and Thompson Face Alcohol Related Charges
Zimmerman was arrested for driving while intoxicated but a companion, M Thompson, claimed he was driving. A new intoxication charge was filed against Zimmerman and a reckless driving charge against Thompson. Thompson is scheduled to appear at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Zimmerman
M. Thompson
Thompson
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