Bad Actors in Mooney Billings Case Stir California Guilt Debate
The article examines the Mooney and Billings convictions in San Francisco tied to murderous bombings. It notes accusations of wrongful imprisonment, claims of perjured testimony, and calls for possible parole or pardons, while acknowledging Billings’s notorious past. It argues both men deserve justice unless proven guilty of the Preparedness Day bombing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mooney-Billings
Cali
California
Fornia
San Francisco
Stead
Martias
Billings
Folsom
Edgar W. Hurley
Sacramento
Margaret Wenser Receives Journal Reward Note
A short note praises Margaret Mae Wenser for earning fifty cents from the Journal today. The writer compliments her story and warns her brother may be embarrassed, advising care as she grows and to avoid the wrong hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Mae Wenser
Margaret
Clarence
Papa
Margaret Mae Wenger
Iowa News Briefs Kill Boarding Train
Believed to be Pete Hill, 31, of Birmingham New York, found dead along the Northwestern railway right of way after attempting to board a freight train. His body bore a U. S. Army discharge and a chauffeur's license issued in Omaha bearing the same name. The report mentions prison facilities including a cell house, chapel, hospital, and industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll
Pete Hill
Birmingham
N. Y
Northwestern Railway
United States Army
Omaha
West Union Youth Dies After Fair Game Hit
Homer Rupens aged 19 from Wadena died after a pitched pall struck him in the heart during a Fayette County fair game. Surviving relatives include his parent and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Fayette County Fair
Homer Rupens
Wadena
Albia Man Dies After Fall From Roof During Dismantling
Le As Mc Creedy 59 a long time Albia resident died from injuries after falling from a house roof while helping remove storm windows. His glove caught on a board causing him to be pulled over the edge and land on the steps.
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Albia
Aus
le As McCreedy
McCreedy
Iowa Roadhouses Barred From Outdoor Table Service Next Season
Des Moines reports B C Brownlee chief of the state department of agriculture inspection service announces that Iowa roadhouses will be prohibited from serving customers at outdoor tables next season. He cites establishments not equipped with a platform and serving meals on dust covered tables attracting flies in violation of sanitary restaurant laws.
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Des Moines
Iowa
B. C. Brownlee
State Department of Agriculture Inspection Service
Brownless
Charles D. Reed
Federal Meteorologst
Reed
Dreuth
Fred McCulles
Hartwick
Dies Prom Horse's Kick
Grover Anthony Jr. died from a kick to the abdomen after being unseated from a wagon drawn by a runaway team of horses in Laurel. It was reported Aug 22.
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Laurel
Grover Anthony, Jr
Fire damages Cedar Rapids wallpaper firm building
A fire at the Allen H. Hazelton Wall Paper company building in Cedar Rapids caused about $6,000 in damage. Smoke from the blaze affected adjoining structures. the fire started from a pile of wallpaper in the basement and investigators thought it originated there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Allen H. Hazelton Wall Paper Company
Bulding
University of Iowa Grants 244 Degrees at August Commencement
The University of Iowa conferred 244 degrees at yesterday's August commencement. Prof. Benjamin F. Shambaugh, head of political science, delivered the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laws
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
Department of Politic Selience
Four Hundred Delegates Sweep Iowa Municipalities Meet
Four hundred delegates to the League of Iowa Municipalities convention in Burlington were victorious at the state penitentiary where the group was served law regula.
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Fort Madison
League of Iowa
Burlngton
State Penitentiary
Funeral held for Mrs. August Hermoning
Funeral services were held in Waverly for Mrs. August Hermoning who drowned in the Cedar River after leaving home during a period of mental irresponsibility. Her absence went undiscovered for some time until a search recovered her body in the river.
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Waverly
August Hermoning
Cedar River
Woman Spanks 7 Year Old. Fined For Assault
In Iowa City a 1 year old allegedly insulted neighbors and debris was tossed in a yard. Mrs Lou Turececk of North Liberty admits she spanked Homer Bascom seven with a leather strap when annoyed. Justice B F Carter fined her ten dollars plus costs.
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Iowa City
Lou
Turececk
North Liberty
Homer Bascom
B. F. Carter
Installment payment required in liquor transport case
Tom Osborne, 26, of Marshalltown, is released from the city jail but must continue paying his fine for illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor. He owes $100 plus $10 weekly until the total is settled, with the next payment due August 30.
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Ames
Tom Osborne
Marshalltown
School Board Rejects 14 Bids for Junior High
Fort Dodge August 22 the school board rejected bids from 14 construction firms for the new 225000 junior high building saying the bids were too high. Plans will be revised and new bids will be sought in about a month with updated specifications.
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Fort Dodge
Speciin
Must Replace Tooth
George Kramer and Grant Romey argued and fought in Mason City. Kramer knocked out Romey’s tooth and must pay the cost of replacement after being charged with assault and battery before Justice Stanley Haynes.
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Mason City
George Kramer
Kramer
Grant Romey
Romey
Stanley Haynes
Tragedy Struck Child Struck by Car Near Main Street
S year old Maron Locke daughter of Russell and Mrs. Locek dies from injuries after being struck by automobile driven by Harold Strunk on Highway No 138 at the east end of Main Street. Neck broken skull fractured and one leg broken.
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Ryan
Maron Locke
Russell Locek
Harold Strunk
Main Street
Telephone Improvements DMS MOVIES Aus
Northwestern Bell Telephone company will spend 5,750,000 dollars on new construction and improvements in Iowa this year. HH. G. Couger, general manager, announced the plan.
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Aus
Iowa
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
HH. G. Couger
Telephone Construction Totals Add to Year’s Plan
Expenditures for the first seven months reach 3.994 million with projected additions of about 2.5 million for the rest of the year. Projects include a Cedar Rapids building for dial service at 1.3 million, Cedar Falls central office at 140 thousand, Clinton building addition at 25 thousand, Fort Dodge long distance equipment 120 thousand, and a Iowa City Cedar Rapids cable at 500 thousand.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedary Falls
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Iowa City
Desperadoes Seize Officers In Nebraska Raid
Sioux City police aid sought in the search for five robbers who abducted two officers and three businessmen at Wausa Nebraska after blowing a safe. They overpowered Lloyd Fauver and others, released the captives three miles south of Waterbury, and fled with machine guns and sawed off shotguns. Fauver was beaten, others unharmed.
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Sioux City
Wausa
Neb
Herbert Boffe
Lloyd Fauver
J Sevime
Waterbury
Fauver
Cantonese planes bombed Baptist mission compound
Reports from Kweilin in Kwangsi province state Cantonese airplanes bombed the American Baptist mission compound. No foreigners were injured, according to a Chinese dispatch received here.
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Peiping
China
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Adyees
Mystery notes and society chatter from Washington Iowa
A collage of assorted items from a 1950s column includes a horse sighting with Charlie Brown on the square, a courteous tennis match between Francis Mancold and Hubert Turner, and quips on letters and gossip. Also features a denial of a Blondie Boopadoop Dagwood engagement from Dudley L. Cartwright.
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Francis Mancold
Hubert Turner
Miss Blondie Boopadoop
Dagwood Bumistead
J. Polling Bumstead
Bumstead Manor
Bumstead-by-the-sea
Bumstead, Sr
Blondie
Dagwood
J. Bolling Bumstead
Blondie Boopadoop
Keota Hosts Multi-Family Reunions Across Week
Keota this week featured family gatherings from the Vincent, Carris, and Davis clans plus numerous visitors. Reunions occurred in Wilson park and the Methodist church basement with hundreds attending from Keota and nearby towns. Officers for future gatherings were elected, while guests from Muscatine, Burlington, Wellman, and Washington joined the events.
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Keota
Vincent
Wilson Park
R. V. Greenwood
Cecil
Chicago
John Greenwood
Delaware
Iowa
Harry ,McKee
Woodward
Earl Vincent
Guthrie Center
Chas. Corette
Emma Vincent
Washington
Arch Owen
Assiut
Egypt
Nelle Weimer
Charles Greenwood
Elmer Vincent
Jennie Gardenier
Frank Pringle
Hopewell School
Harry McKee
Jennie Richardson
Marie Feuster
Eva Reed
Muscatine
Mattie Shaw
Wellman
Perry Cady
Harry Cady
Jefferson City
Ida Orton
Weaver
Carl Cady
Sioux Rapids
C .O. Payton
Fart Vincent
C. Q. Dayton
Louie Sheets
N. G
Dad) McNurlen
E. C. Cady
Carvis
Corris
Methodist Church
FE Campbell
Carris
Ogden
Earl Campbell
Ollie Carris
Verle
Minburn
Tom Moon
Town City
Tom Carris
John Carris
Secre
Tary
Lorena Wynn
B. L. Sanders
Henan Woolsey
Roy Schreckengast
Dick Daley
Adams
C. Davis
J. A. L. Schreckengast
Charles Campbell
Crapo Park
Burlington
Alvin Hulse
Georgann
Scottsbluff
Neb
Hulse
Georgia Hulse
R. R. Hulse
W. S. Helacher
Helscher
F. van Fossen
Whansat City
Lila du Boise
Indiana
Collier
Mars Mary
Raymond Schollenberger
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Schollenberger
Nettie Schollenberger
Jim Schollenberger
Morinne Cottman
Marina Corman
Cedar
Carey Clinches Republican Senator Nomination in Wyoming Primary
Robert D. Carey former Wyoming governor and son of the state’s first U.S. senator led early counts from the state primary ballots and secured the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate. opponents conceded.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert D. Carey
Wyoming
Carey
United States
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New York City
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Parks
Ken Vankessen
Kansas City
Luella Smith
Robstown
Texas
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Peabody
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Ann
Yong
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Humphrey
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Iowa Southern Utilities Co
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