Protest over government purchase of underweight cattle
Des Moines activists led by John Chalmers of the Iowa Farmers Holiday association and G. B. Miller of the Iowa Farmers' union sent a telegram to President Roosevelt protesting government buy of underweight livestock in drought areas. They call the move uneconomical and dangerous to milk and beef supplies and urge immediate action, release of feed, and abandonment of the AAA crop reduction program.
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Des Moines
Roosevelt
John Chalmers
Iowa Farmers Holiday Association
G. B. Miller
Iowa Farmers’ Union
Farm Organization
Chalmers
Miller
Middle West
AAA
Bombing threat by Alameda man linked to mental low mood
Alameda man Frank Bennett held police at bay for nearly 24 hours threatening to detonate 40 sticks of dynamite. Physician Dr. O D Hamlin blamed a cycle of mental low mood for Bennett’s actions, noting his skull fracture from prior war service. Bennett, at county hospital after ending a hunger strike, said he knew he was sick and could not be trusted.
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Alameda
Alif
Frank Bennett
Bennett
O. D. Hamlin
Forest Fire Ravages Islands Village Cottages and Homes
Georgetown Maine reports a forest fire engulfed five lands with a population around 200, destroying 12 summer cottages and three houses on the village outskirts. Officials estimate losses between 80000 and 100000 dollars as residents fled while hundreds of firefighters and 200 CCC workers battled the blaze from dawn.
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Georgetown
Gettle Kidnappers Sentenced to Life Plus Additional Terms
William F Gettle in Beverly Hills leads a case where two men and two accomplices receive life terms for abducting Gettle after pleading guilty. They were also convicted of federal extortion charges for mail misuse and sentenced to 37 years each. The law bars leniency while under a sentence for another felony.
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Los Angeles
William F. Gettle
Beverly Hills
Gettle
James F. Kirk
Larry Kerrigan
Roy A. Willams
City stockyard receipts total 1408 hogs in five carloads
Five carloads of hogs, 1408 head in total, received at the stockyard today from E. & Yoder Wellman L. E. Grady Kalona W. H. Droll Hills. Robert Hawley returns from York College to spend summer with parents.
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Yoder Wellman
L. E. Grady
Kalona
W. H. Droll
Hills
Maccabee Hall
Robert Hawley
York College
York
Neb
Ira B. Manley
Mulberry Avenue
Alpha Sigma Phi
National Honorary Forensic Society
A. A. Buntenbach
Weaver School
Port Louisa
Robert Roberts
Wilton
Bellevue Hospital
Darlene Cromer
East Eighth Street
Bert Bates
Muscatine
Portland
Ore
Ben Bates
East Fifth Street
Albert Leysen
Mr. Bates
Anita Dollman
Lombard
University Hospital
Iowa City
Theodore Kemper
Fairport
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Max Drucker
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ethel Drucker
New York City
Nathan Drucker
East Sixth Street
Nietzel
Grace Lutheran
Oregon Street
H. H. Fitzgerald
Raynard James
Wallace Street
Wisconsin
Stewart Road
O. S. Saunders
Elm Street
Arthur E. Brown
Dorothy W. Blecka
S. P. Leith
Mabel Jeph
W. J. Barclay
J. Herman Mundt
Board of Supervisors
Frank Means
J. C. Coster
Phillip Lanzarotta
Mabel Jebb
New Boston
Ill
Howard Lincoln
Robert
Local notices list calls, visits, births and registrations
Carey of New Boston attended as did Miss Phyllis Johnson who returned from Stephens College with a secretarial certificate. Mr and Mrs Wesley Fotch and family visited H Viles while John Boke now in Chicago visited Charles Kleindolph. Mr and Mrs Russell Howard announce the birth of a daughter. Four H club to meet at Miss Jeanette Bierman home Saturday. New car registrations include W R Lanner Oldsmobile coupe and Carl L Hagemeister vehicle.
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East Front Street
Columbus Junction
Russell Howard
Nebraska Street
Fruitland Sunshine Workers
Jeanette Bierman
W. R. Lanner
Carl L. Hagemeister
Initial Shipments of Liquor on Way to Des Moines
The Iowa state liquor control commission said first liquor shipments for retail stores are en route to Des Moines with two carloads of whisky and other beverages. About $400,000 worth of stock has been purchased in anticipation of store openings this month and future purchases will come only from NRA-compliant firms with bids requiring certificates of compliance.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission Today
Iowa
NRA
Street, Plymouth Sedan, and Arthur Hollenbeck Incident
A fragment notes a Plymouth sedan and a Chevrolet truck connected to street scene involving Arthur Hollenbeck in Nichols. The readable text provides limited context or outcomes.
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Street
Plymouth
Arthur Hollenbeck
Nichols
Chevrolet
Madison Papers announce joint advertising sales
The Madison State Journal and The Madison Capital Times announce a joint advertising arrangement starting June 1. The two papers will sell local and national ads as a unit, enabling reduced rates while preserving control, policy, and management.
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Madison
Wis
Madison State Journal
Madison Capital Times Today
Madison Capital Times
The
State Journal
Capital Times
American Held as Alleged Spy in Toulon Arsenal
An American, named Anulry Nikajeski, 38, born in Chicago, was arrested today by gendarmes at the Toulon naval arsenal on espionage charges. Other Americans, Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Switz of East Orange New Jersey and New York, are held in Paris under investigation by Judge Andre Benon. no link between the Chicagoan and the Switzes was indicated.
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Toulon
France
Anulry Nikolajeski
Chicago
Toulon Naval Arsenal
Robert Gordon Switz
East Orange
N. J
New York
Switzes
Paris
Andre Benon
Bands Compete in National High School Contest Des Moines
Twenty two high school bands began the elimination phase of the national contest second day in Des Moines. Class A performances run this morning into the afternoon while Class C contests occur at a separate venue. A festival concert tonight features Joliet and four Des Moines bands.
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Des Moines
Joliet
State Journal and Capital Times Editors Named
The State Journal appoints A. M Brayton as editor and publisher while The Capital Times names William T Evine as editor and publisher, continuing both papers under their respective Lee syndicate affiliations since 1919.
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Lee Syndicate
A. M Brayton
The
State Journal
William T. Evine
Capital Times
Towa Lifts Ban on Trucks From Dakota
Des Moines reports state superintendent Lew Wal lace announced the ban on North Dakota trucks entering Iowa without Iowa licenses is lifted. A reciprocity agreement permits occasional cross state trips with entry permits issued by respective state departments.
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Des Moines
Lew Wallace
North Dakota
Iowa
Wallace
Moline Woman Given Indeterminate Manslaughter Sentence
Davenport Mrs. Augusta Ross of Moline was convicted of manslaughter for the shooting of Roy Franey and received an indeterminate term not to exceed eight years plus a $1,000 fine by District Judge F. D. Kelsey. Sheriff Frank Martin stated further remarks.
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Davenport
Augusta Ross
Moline
Roy Franey
F. D. Kelsey
Frank Martin
Two Women Fall Into Police Net In Dillinger Case
Chicago police raided a north side apartment hotel and captured Beatrice Clark alias Opal Long 28 wife of Russell Clark and Virginia Hughes 30 reputed to be Harry Pierponts sweetheart. Both men are imprisoned in Columbus Ohio Clark serving life for murder of Sheriff Larber at Lima and Pierpont awaiting death for the same crime.
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Chicago
Dillinger Huntsmen
North Side
Dillinger
Beatrice Clark
Opal Long
Russell Clark
Virginia Hughes
Harry Pierpont
Columbus
Clark
Jess Larber
Lima
John Dillinger
Pierpont
Uncertain Timing for Mrs. Ross to Rockwell City Reformatory
The report states it is not certain when Mrs. Ross will be taken to the Rockwell City reformatory, but the transfer might occur on Saturday.
Iowa tax plan urged as fairer burden for homes and farms
A gubernatorial candidate argues for a one percent limit on real estate tax with allowances for schools and poor relief. He promotes local option fornonreal estate taxes, warns against flat rate income tax, and stresses economy and education while appealing to Republicans.
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Iowa Avenue
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Central Standard Time and
Jack Benny
Fred Waring
Pennsylvanians
Phil Baker
Anson Weeks Orchestra
James Melton
Ted Weems Orchestra
Clara LU
N’ EM
Chicagoans, Inc
Pekin, Ill
American Commercial Alcohol Distilling Company
Pekin
Madison Papers
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Erroy
F.C.B
Detroit
Chrysler Motors
Dodge Brothers Corporation
Jones Auto CO
Towa
Dakota
Robert W. Colflesh
Clinton
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