Bechtel Firm Faces Receivership Fight In Iowa
Davenport suit filed by Mrs. Alex Miller seeks temporary and permanent receivership of George M. Bechtel and Company alleging insolvency and violation of the Iowa securities act. Judge W R Maines opened a hearing on injunction to halt further business as creditors fear distress sales and liquidation.
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Davenport
Scott County
W. R. Maines
Alex Miller
George M. Bechtel and Company
Maines
Calluff
Carl H. Lambach
Bechtel
Lambach
Harald R. Bechtel
New York
Iowa Department of State
Coship
Edward L. O’connor
Des Moines
Securities Department
O’connor
Sui
Glenn Kenderdine
State Securities Department
State
Bechtel Company
Iowa
George
Harold R. Bechtel
George M. Bechtel
Illegal Gas Tax Refund Charged
A Des Moines legislative committee led by Rep. Charles Moore sought the return of more than 50 thousand dollars in illegal gas tax refunds alleged to have been collected by eight Iowa road contractors. The probe found 51,604.43 in refunds on 74,000.34 in 1932 gasoline claims, with possible multiple claims on the same invoices.
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State Legislative Group
Des Moines
Charles Moore
Iowa
Ilegally
Moore
Paul Cunningham
John Mitchell
Ray Johnson
Roy Williams
O. L. Mead
E. L. Gale
Kalona Tour by Local L T L Leaders Seeks Votes
A caravan of 15 cars led by J. H. Peet of Washington county chair man of the ciays of Washington county visited every town in the county Friday. The group included a truck load of young people and spoke at each town except Kalona as it toured Wellman West Chester Riverside Ainsworth Crawfordsville Wayland and Keota. Vase asks for vote coupon.
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Kalona
J. H. Peet
Washington
Ciays
Washington County
Wellman
West Chester
Riverside
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Wayland
Kaehtan
Durant to Celebrate on Fourth of July Festivities Planned
Arrangements by local business men for a Fourth of July celebration in Durant include a dance with Emil Flind's orchestra at the west end park platform and a program of sports featuring a baseball game and more events.
Mrs. Twitty Becomes Relief Supervisor in Iowa Counties
Mrs. Maude Twitty, former assistant county social worker, assumes the duties of relief supervisor with headquarters at Creston Iowa. She travels with her son Thomas from Muscatine to Creston on Sunday and plans to return for a summer visit. Ask for Vote Coupon.
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Maude Twitty
Iowa
Creston
Thomas
Grange Head Urges Iowans to Vote Against Dry Repeal
National Grange master L. J. Taber urged Iowa voters to back dry delegates at the constitutional convention. He warned that legalizing saloons would harm finance and welfare, arguing beer sales depress milk sales and urge abstinence to preserve the eighteenth amendment.
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Grange Head
Chicago
L. J. Taber
National Grange
German Parents Warned by Hitler
Chancellor Hitler told about 120000 in Erfurt that German children will be taken for rearing under the regime if they are not brought up as loyal Nazis. He asserted Youth is our future and warned the older generation to conform or lose their children.
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Berlin
Hitler
Erfurt
French Peasants Riot at Forced Farm Sale
Eight peasants arrested as several hundred from Brittany and Normandy riot during a forced farm sale in Amiens. Four civilians injured as farmers attacked mounted gendarmes. Friends of a farmer bid 480 for two automobiles and other property to redeem his social insurance debt.
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Amiens
France
Brittany
Normandy
Marauders Break Into Sissel Farm Home Near Pleasant Prairie
A farm home belonging to Henry Sissel, located a mile north of Pleasant Prairie, was entered Sunday afternoon while the family was away. The report notes a break in and mentions a person named Fred B. Nesper. The exact details and items taken remain unclear from the fragment.
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Henry Sissel
Pleasant Prairie
Fred B. Nesper
Sama Ie
Des Moines Riverview Park Fire Destroys Score of Buildings
A fire at Riverview Des Moines only amusement park destroyed about twenty buildings, including the dance hall and arcade. Water shortages forced pumping from the park lake. Loss pegged near 100000 with an orchestra's instruments valued at 8000 lost.
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Des Moines
Riverview
Abe Frankel
Highland
Oak Park
Mrs. Jayne Funeral Saturday at Wilton Church
Funeral services for Mrs. M. E. Jayne a former Wilton woman who died last week in San Jose California were held at Wilton Church A ladies quartet sang Nearer My God to Thee and When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder with Mrs George Holzhauer at the piano Burial was in Oakdale cemetery on the family lot Pallbearers named F A Martin D S Duncan W J Leech Harvey Bernet Ferdinand Blochs Henry Thede
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Wilton
M. E. Jayne
San Jose
Calif
G. G. Leith
Jeanette Thurston
Gretchen Schroeder
James Walton
George Holzhauer
God
Oakdale Cemetery
F. A. Martin
D. S. Duncan
W. J. Leech
Harvey Bernet
Ferdinand Blochs
Henry Thede
Slayers of Four Officers Sought in Kansas City Shootout
Federal and local investigators chase the assailants who ambushed seven officers in front of Union Station. The slain include Raymond F. Caffrey and Otto Reed with Abraham, Henn, and Lackey among the wounded and under pursuit. Frank Nash’s fate and motive spark debate as authorities push for leads.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Frank Nash
Oklahoma
Hot Springs
Ark
Leavenworth
Kas
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Raymond F. Caffrey
United States Bureau of Investigation
Otto Reed
McAlester
Okla
Frank Hermanson
W. J. Grooms
F. J. Lackey
Wilton Woman Lena Frieden 79 Dies at Home
Wilton Mrs Lena Frieden 79 lifelong resident of Wilton died at her home Sunday evening after years of declining health. Funeral services will be held at 2 30 p m Tuesday at the home with Rev C W Pfie ffer of the Presbyterian church officiating and burial in Oakdale cemetery. She was born August 5 1853 in Cedar county daughter of Peter and Rosaline Daut and married Fred Frieden in 1877. he died in 1917. Survived by four sisters and a brother all of Wilton and Muscatine including Elizabeth Lang Mary Ayres Kate Daut and Gus Nicolaus.
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Journal News Service
Wilton
Lena Frieden
C. W. Pfieffer
Presbyterian Church
Oakdale
Frieden
Peter
Rosaline Daut
Cedar County
Lutheran Church
Fred Frieden
Elizabeth Lang
Muscatine
Mary Ayres
Kate Daut
Gus Nicolaus
Peter Daut
Smith Lackey and Reed Capture Nash in Arkansas
Smith, Lackey and Reed captured Nash in Arkansas after an escape attempt, advancing the case with apprehension by local authorities.
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Smith
Lackey
Reed
Nash
Arkansas
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Midland
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C. L. Hartman
Optometrist
East Second St
Woman Wrecks Church
Mabel Ferguson
Josephine Trust
Los Angeles
Bureau of Insect
R. E. Vetterli
Frank Vestigation
Bureau of Investigation
Swift
Otto Premm
Premium
T.r.i
Price
Otto Grocery CO
Swift's Quality Products
Martha Logan
The
Miss Logan
Dye
Ankus Pan
Captarn Folly
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