Huckins found guilty after 25 hour jury trial in Iowa
George B Huckins of Cedar Rapids was convicted of obtaining money under false pretenses. The jury deliberated 25 hours before delivering the verdict, with defense seeking a new trial and the judge granting ten days to prepare arguments. He faced up to seven years in prison and a $5000 fine. Several investors testified they lost life savings in a failed scheme alleged to promise 28 to 52 percent returns.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Maren
George B
Hutchins
F. ©. Ellison
Huckins
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Missour
Nebraska
California
Elmer Suck Ip
Pate
Hucking
Huck
Walter J Barncrover
Carl Hendrickson
Prize Quilt Exhibit Benefit Card Party Planned
A benefit card party and exhibit for a prize quilt will be held next Tuesday evening at city hall. The event will include a display in the Clark & Enslin show window tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall
Clark & Enslin
Destruction Order Kept For Seized Liquor In Baden Case
Judge Frank Rechly ordered destruction of liquor seized with the case of Andy Young. C. L. Coffin and Dick Walters were held on a heavier charge and a grand jury issue was waived by Archie Saforek. A Baden heritage committee reports Baden natives living in New York City as Baden’s third largest population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Rechly
Andy Young
C. L. Coffin
Dick Walters
Archie Saforek
Gram
Raden
Baden
New
Inco Collections This Year Shows Lower Rate
Tax collections for the period ending March 19 totaled 853 426 and compare with the prior year. March 19 receipts were 70 652 867.41 versus 214 584 548.02 the day before. Year to date collections reach 1 637 487 567.56, about 170 million higher than last year.
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Treasury
Internal Revenue
House coalition on tariff likely
The Senate tariff bill faces possible opposition from a House coalition as GOP conservatives weigh supporting Senate rates over the original House plan. Garner proposes a schedule by schedule vote, inviting western Republicans to join. Ramseyer of Iowa weighs the plan, aiming to address differences before a conference. The bill, critics say, lowers industrial and agricultural rates, appealing to farmers and the farm bloc.
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N. Mareh
Republican Coalition
Senate
House
Senate Coalition
Iloc Republicans
Heyda Garner
Raeauer Uerner
Representative Ramseyer
Iowa
Garner
Towan
Namseyer
Tll
Farm Bloc
Incendiary Fire Destroys Persian Rail Terminus
An incendiary blaze in Phamwan Persia today killed at least five people and left two thousand homeless. The fire destroyed Bendergaz the terminus of the Teheran to Caspian Sea railway, causing wide disruption.
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Phamwan
Persia
Mar
Bendergaz
Teheran
Caspian Sea
Capone Not Found Aboard Ship in Jacksonville
Authorities announced a search of the merchant and Miners liner Dorchester, arriving from Baltimore, found no trace of Al Capone, the Chicago gangster, despite reports he had been aboard. The ship’s arrival accompanied efforts to locate him.
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Jacksonville
Pla
Merchants & Miners
Dorchester
Baltimore
al Capone
Chicago
Capone
Roque and Turk Music Requests Reported by Horlick
Harry Horlick of the A and P Gypsies notes radio fans frequently misstate song titles or authors when requesting numbers. Most requests are discarded as incorrect.
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Turk
Harry Horlick
Capone Appears in Chicago in Brief Office Visit
Al Capone shockingly showed up at Chicago's police HQ at 1 30 pm unannounced with Frankie Rio. He claimed a burned hand from a roast and said he planned a February return after a Florida visit, while authorities considered possible federal tax or contempt charges.
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Capone
Chicago
Mar
al’ Capone
John Stege
Stege
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Frankie Rio
Florida
Douglas Mrs Andy Kaufman Correspondent
Mrs Andy Kaufman and family are mentioned in a Douglas correspondent note listing visits and gatherings. Several households including Stalder Glanzman Eicher Ackerman and Richenberg are noted as spending Sunday afternoons or evenings at various homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Elmer Chrisiner
Peat
Hrenman
Clarence Senson
Ana Miehters
Oller Nase
Gladys Er
Ind
Andy Kentioan
He Doe Stalder Homs
Simon Tater
Walter Little To Sing Again at KTNT Muscatine
Walter Little, heard previously on WOC and KTNT, will sing again at Muscatine station KTNT in April. The program will feature listener requests across a wide area and dates will be announced later. Sacred selections include The Eastern Gate and The Holy City, I Shall See Him Face to Face. A variety segment runs 2:20 to 3:30 with The Blind Child and guitar accompaniment.
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Walter Little
WOC
KTNT
Muscatine
Holy City
Race Riot After Chicago Basketball Game
Nearly 1,000 people, roughly half black and half white, rioted for about an hour near the University of Chicago after a basketball game in which a white school defeated a negro institution. Police from four stations with about 100 officers fought the crowd to restore order. vehicles and streetcars were damaged as the melee unfolded.
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Chicago
Mar
University of Chicago
University Gymnasium
Oklahoma School Fire Kills Three Students
A single story Pleasant Valley school in Tyron Oklahoma burned killing three children. Freddy Eaton eight poured kerosene into a stove sparking the blaze as teachers and staff guided students to exits and windows for escape.
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Tyron
Okla
Ahly
Pleasant Valley i
Freddy Eaton
Ferror
Reese Carpenter
Dinia Smith
Eaton
Granville Hurray
Lawanda Doddrill
Two Prison Guards Shot in Alabama Break from Prison
Two prison guards were shot during an escape by convicts in Alabama. Tom Barnes, mortally wounded, died at a Montgomery hospital after the breakout as guards changed shifts. Lee Hudgens and the other convict escaped briefly before Barnes was found.
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Speigner
Als
Mar
Tom Barnes
Montgomery
Lee Hudgens
Song Premier and Public Notices Highlight Helsinki Event
Finland's capital reports a year of fines for trespass on prohibition areas. a radio program includes the premiere of "Dearest Mother, How I Miss You" by Dr. H. P. Telford of Washington, Iowa, expressing a son’s memory of his late mother.
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Wells
Little Mohee
8. P. Telford
Washington
Farmers Sold Wheat Early In Major Wheat Belt Survey
A United Press survey indicates most farmers in the great wheat belt from Nebraska to Texas sold at least 65 to 80 percent of their wheat before the market crash. Kansas and Nebraska show notably low unsold stocks with Kansas reporting about 17.9 million bushels on hand and Nebraska totaling 11.2 million, underscoring early liquidation and modest losses per capita.
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Kansas City
Graly Belt
United Press Today
Platte River
Nebraska
Panhandle
Texas
Walter Scott
Kansas City Board of Trade
Hagares
Kansas
Mrs Wes Engel Dies Suddenly in Washington County
Mrs Wes Engel died suddenly at her home ten miles southwest of Washington from a stroke. She had recent poor health but helped with housework yesterday and complained of a side pain before the death. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 2:30 pm at L A Jones funeral home with Rev A W Henke presiding. Burial will be in Grace Hill cemetery. She was born October 11 1877 in Muscatine daughter of Abraham and Sarah Fisher and married to Mr Engel May 12 1912. She leaves husband and three stepchildren Mrs Mabel Guy Mrs Eunice Gowey and Joseph Engel of Brighton.
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Wes Engel
Engel
Washington
Brighton
L. A
Muscatine
Moline
Mr. Engel
Mabel Guy
Eunice Gowey
Joseph Engel
Weather Man Confused as First Day of Spring Arrives
On March 21 a cold wave from Manitoba kept most of the nation in midwinter grips. Even the weather man doubted spring, noting a chilly reception despite declarations of the vernal equinox.
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Washington
Maroh
Manitoba
Canada
Montana
Wyoming
North Dakota
Minnesota
Ilino's
Missouri
Towa
Ohio
Prohibition Debate Drives Senate Threats in Spring
Washington March 21 The House Judiciary Committee logged about 500000 words of wet and dry arguments as prohibitionists marshal a final drive next week. Key figures include McBride Trun Dinwiddie and Graham, while the Williamson bill and Norris inquiry loom in the Senate as the spring battle over enforcement and amendment heats up.
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Washington
Mar
House Judiciary Committee
McBride
F. Scott McBride
Anti League
Clarence Trun
Methodist Board
Prohibition and Public Morals
E. C. Dinwiddie
Leagu
Association Against the
Graham
Senate
Treasury
Justice Department
House
Senate Judiciary Committee
Federal Enforcement Unit
DeMolay Defeats Y Leaders 67 to 48 in Free Scoring Game
DeMolay team topped the Y Leaders 67 to 48 as stars from junior college and high school squads featured in the lineup. Earlier the Y M C A high school class beat the Junior class 20 to 27. seniors fending off juniors 33 to 10 in the girls series while sophomores beat freshmen 49 to unspecified.
Washington Club Dinner and Meeting At Mt Pleasant
The Washington club holds a dinner this evening at 6 30 followed by a business meeting and program. Keokuk and John of Mt Pleasant are noted in the readable text.
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Washington Club
Keokuk and
John
Mt. Pleasant
Final passage delayed as Smoot-Hawley bill battles on
The Senate again delays final passage of the Smoot Hawley tariff bill amid extended debate. Oil tariff opponents fail to break the measure by a single vote after a 37 to 38 defeat of a final compromise. Other actions include keeping duties on building brick and a 39 to 36 vote on a McMaster resolution to reduce plate glass duties.
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Washington D.C
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Coanyon
McMaster
Walcot
Connecticut
Paving Bids Opened for 65 Miles of Iowa Highways
Iowa officials announce bids for paving more than 65 miles of primary highways. Key contracts include 16 miles on Highway 59 between 32 and 30 to connect Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, plus segments in Clayton County, Muscatine, Warren, and other areas.
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Ames
Iowa
The
State Highway Commission
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Colfax
Clayton County
Elkader
Guttenberg
Garnavillo
Muscatine
Louisa County
Indianola
Martendale
Warren County
Clear Lake
Mason City
Two Prohibition Bills Approved by Judiciary Committee
The House judiciary committee approved two enforcement bills from the law enforcement commission. One authorizes state officers to arrest for liquor transportation and to prosecute offenders in federal court. The other creates a padlock process to close premises selling liquor without owner notice. The Klein Klothing Co store in Washington hosted a joint meeting with Fairfield representatives Joe Falk Harold Johnson and Harry Bennett attending.
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Washington
Law Enforcement Commission
House Judiciary Committee
Klein Klothing Company of
Fairfield
Joe Falk
Harold Johnson
Harry Bennett
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Hanekins
Emil J1
Levsen
Cleveland Am
Rapids
Excelsior Springs
Independence
Barngrove
Rathe
Ramseyer
LE Possipers
Fla
Roque
Ancre
Miami
Scarface
Stee
George E. Johnson
United States District Attorney
Alabama
Helsingfors
Finland
Mrs. Wes Engel
Here
Brigton
Enforcement Board
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