Widow Vera Carl Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Fortune Teller Case
Vera Carl 37 fainted in Chicago court after jurors found her guilty of conspiring to murder her husband George Carl in a plot to obtain his life insurance. The case ties to a fortune teller who claimed she would become a widow two days before the July 16, 1932 grocery store killing. Co-defendants Ivan Grilec and John Milosic are serving life terms. Joseph Fess and Edward Veselka face trial. A new trial was sought for Mrs. Carl with arguments set after August 25.
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Chicago
Vera Carl
George
Rudolph Desert
Carl
Decfease
Flashes of Life and Other Briefs
A collection of short items covers science optimism from California philosopher Dr. Walter B. Scaife, a deadly accident in Greenville where a boy dies, a Chicago blood plea aiding Kenneth Stahl, a Joliet update on Richard Loeb teaching prisoners, and Illinois prison education expansion.
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Joliet
Ill
Richard Loeb
Bobbie Franks
Loeb
Illinois
Twin Penitentiaries
Busiest Corner Sells for Million
Chicago report notes a northeast corner of State and Madison known as the world’s busiest corner was sold for 1 million dollars from the estate of Lady Ethel Field Beatty. The buyer was Lolita Armour of Suburban Lake Forest, via Northern Trust as trustee. Marshall Field originally purchased the ground in 1876 for 53 390.
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Chicago
State and
Madison Streets
Lolita Sheldon Armour
Lake Forest
Ethel Field Beatty
Marshall Field
State Street
Madison
Armour
Secilor
Northern Trust Company
Ethel
Admiral David Beatty
Lady Beatty
Iowa Refinance Plan Approved by Morgenthau Visit
Des Moines reports Henry Morgenthau Jr guiding Iowa farm mortgage refinancing plans with an appraisal force rising from six to about eighty. He tours Polk County farms, notes a two month payout horizon, and says one appraiser per Iowa county is needed. Applications reach Omaha bank at one million dollars daily as loans hinge on borrowers and mortgage holders agreeing to principal reductions.
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Des Moines
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Credit Administration
Iowa
Morgenthau
Polk County
Kauffman
Clyde Hering
Omaha Bank
Storming Muscatine City Hall Provokes Cautious Talk
A resident warns against plans to storm Muscatine City Hall arguing such actions risk clashes with council meetings and police shifts. The letter urges lawful ballot power and parliamentary law, noting outsiders seek to profit yet push the same old rhetoric.
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United States
Muscatine
Tire Prices to Increase in Akron District
Akron manufacturers announce a 10 percent tire price hike effective immediately, the third in three months, after more than two months of conference without agreement on an operating code. Major units lead the move.
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Akron
Russell Brothers Three Ring Circus Arrives in Muscatine August 7
Muscatine awaits a holiday spectacle on Monday August 7 when the Russell Brothers three ring circus performs in town for two shows. The act boasts an in house electric light plant and water proof tents, aiming for high quality entertainment with arena stars and clowns in three rings for nearly two hours of clean amusement.
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Muscatine
Russell Brothers Three Ring Circus
Russell Brothers
Three Ring
Miller
Frank Miller
Farm Bureau Board Set to Discuss Aug 4 Excursion
Muscatine county Farm Bureau directors meet at 2 p m Saturday in the courthouse to consider plans for the annual excursion on August 4 and related picnic details along with other monthly business.
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The
Muscatine
George Earle Named Austrian Minister
President Roosevelt designated George H. Earle III of Philadelphia as minister to Austria. The appointments also include Mrs. Marion Glass Banister of Virginia as assistant treasurer and William W. Durbin of Ohio as treasury registrar.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George H. Earle
Philadelphia
Austria
Marion Glass Banister
Virginia
United States
Wiliam W. Durbin
Ohio
Treasury
Tire firms confirm price rise after General Tire announcement
The article notes President William O'Neil of General Tire and Rubber company announced a price advance. Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone, Mohawk, India, Seiberling and Falls followed with statements in rapid succession.
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William O’neil
General Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Mohawk
India
Seiberling and Falls Companies
Seven Army Fliers Die in Oceanside Crash
An Army twin engine amphibian crashed at about 1000 feet near Oceanside California killing seven crew. Pilot Second Lieutenant Carl Murray of Idaho and Sergeants Archie Snodgrass Bonnell Herrick plus Privates Walter Taylor Stanley Book Albert Overend and one more unnamed were killed as twisted wing debris prevented escape.
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Oceanside
Calif
Carl H. Murray
Filer
Idaho
17Th Group
Marchfield
Riverside
Archie W. Snodgrass
San Antonio
Tex
Bonnell L. Herrick
Warsaw
Ind
Walter T. Taylor
Los Angeles
Rivate Stanley Book
Detroit
Albert Overend
Coro
Graham Service Held at Chapel
Final rites for Mrs. Elizabeth G Graham were held at Meyers Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Tuesday with Rev. Ira Hawley of the United Brethren church officiating. She died Sunday at her home 101 Park Drive. Burial followed in Wapello Cemetery. Pallbearers were grandsons Nelson Graham Grant Graham John Everett Graham Harold Graham and Louis Storms.
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Elizabeth G Graham
Park Drive
Meyers Funeral
Ira Hawley
United Brethren Church
Wapello
Nelson, Grant
John Everett
Harold Graham
Louis Storms
Bodies moved for investigation in Oceanside deaths
Private Vincent Galdin of Grand Rapids Michigan and another service member from the 95th squadron were taken from Oceanside to San Diego to await a military inquiry beginning today.
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Nado
Calif
Vincent Galdin
Grand Rapids
Mich
Oceanside
San Diego
Low River Stage Hamps Boat Plans on Mississippi
The excursion steamer J. S. abandoned upstream plans to Davenport due to low water near Linwood as river depth rose to 2.6 feet this morning. Earlier a trip to Muscatine from the Tri-Cities was canceled. downstream trips carried 1,600 aboard when water deepened enough to allow the return.
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Mississippi River
J. S
Davenport
Linwood
Eforts
Muscatine
Tri-Cities
Fruitland Growers Set Meeting at E Corwin Farm
Fruitland growers will meet Friday at 8 p m in the packing house of the Elmer Corwin farm to discuss plans for the melon and sweet potato season. County Agent Carl E Rylander presided over a committee meeting Tuesday night arranging the program and market conditions review. The gathering is open to all growers in the area.
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Elmer Corwin
Carl E. Rylander
Health Contest for Clubs to Be Held Next Week
The annual Muscatine county health contest for Four-H girls will be held in Muscatine next week, probably Thursday. The winner will be announced at the event.
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Muscatine
County contest winners advance to state honors
County winners will compete for state honors with the final dare to be announced in a few days. Miss Elizabeth Armstrong, home demonstration agent, made the announcement.
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Elizabeth Armtrong
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New York
Walter B. Scaife
California
State
Greenville
Stephen Sez
Stephen
Kenneth Stahl
Frank Stahl
Harold Frost
Kenneth
Riemcke’s Drug Store
Mulberry Ave
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt Cenfer
White House
Mini
Farm Credit Administrator
H. Kloster
Eagle Grove
Muscatine Journal
Westinghouse
Octavus Roy Cohen
NBC
Detthof
Rpoware
Eae
George Earle
Army
Gpurgeon
Priscilla
Virginia Beach
Graham
E. Corwin Farm
Elen
State Fair
Laurel
Spurgeon
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