Cedar Rapids Board Receives Rugg Curriculum Critique Letter
A Cedar Rapids school board meeting discusses a Gazette editor letter listing six exhibits arguing the Harold Rugg social science course is un-American and should be removed. The letter also condemns Dr. Charles J. Bready’s pulpit statement on teacher atheism and clergy contempt.
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Cedar Rapids Board of Education
The
Gazette
Harold Rugg
Cedar Rapids
Rugg
Charles J. Bready
Bready
Dea
America
Iowa Supreme Court Allows Reopened Farmers Loan Receiver
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the Farmers Loan and Trust receivership in Iowa City may be reopened. The decision clears the way for the district court to hear the state banking department’s case on the merits, confirming the court’s jurisdiction if the reopening petition was filed within a year.
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Des Moines
Towa Supreme Court
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Iowa City
D. W. Bates
Johnson County District Court
Floyd Philbrick
State Banking Department
Supreme Court
District Court
Ben S Summerwill
Summerwill
W. H Hamilton
Hamilton
Bates
Mitchell
Miller
Bliss
Hale
Sager
Fourth Street flagmen reinstate whistle warnings
Cedar Rapids reports rapid action as Rock Island officials authorize Fourth Street crossing flagmen to resume using whistles to warn motorists and pedestrians. Supervisors notify watchmen. the same whistles as before will be used, and the stop disc and lanterns system is supported by the reinstated devices.
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Rock Island
Michael J. Kelly
Gordon Hughes
Fourth Street Crossing
Kelly
C. J. Brown
Kansas City
C. B. Murray
A. L. Brennaman
Gazette Delivers Rugg Texts Material to Cedar Rapids Board
The Gazette provided Cedar Rapids school board members with a dossier on Rugg textbooks to aid review. Chairman Harold Trewin ordered materials including The Great Technology and an index from The Gazette. Letters defending the texts were filed. several board members reported reading progress. Continued on page 2.
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Board of Education
Rugg
Cedar Rapids
Harold Trewin
Verne Marshall
The
Gazette
Marshall
F W Engberg
Seventh Street
Edwin A. Kirkwood
Des Moines Faces Immediate Budget Crisis After Ruling
Des Moines city finances face an immediate crisis after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the city exceeded its bonded indebtedness limit. WPA work for about 3,000 men may end July 1 as bonds cannot be issued further. City has 11 million dollars in bonds outstanding, above the constitutional limit by 2.5 to 3 million, risking major projects and shifting relief costs to the county.
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Des Moines
AFP
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa Supreme Court Caps City Bond Debt at Five Percent
The Iowa supreme court ruled that a city may not have total indebtedness exceeding five percent of the value of its taxable real property. The decision reversed two prior rulings and affects municipal bonding limits in Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Nation Looks to Wisconsin Primary Vote
The nation watches Wisconsin for clues on third term sentiment and party strength. Rumors swirl about John L. Lewis and labor movement plans if Democrats fail to meet his conditions. Taft enters New Jersey petitions, while Dewey and Vandenberg vie for Republican momentum.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
John L. Lewis
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Roosevelt
Garner
CIO
Washington
America
Taft
Ohio
New Jersey
Dewey
Census Nose Counters Ask 5 Minutes Of Your Time
In Linn county 43 enumerators begin door to door counts on about 65 000 noses in Cedar Rapids. Census official Milo Sedlacek explains the 1940 census will add queries on education migration employment and income to refine unemployment data and wage statistics as part of constitutional representation.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Milo Sedlacek
Sedlacek
Ning
Senate
School Board Refuses Name Of Accused Teacher In Open Session
The school board rejects Dr. Charles J Bready’s demand to reveal the name of the teacher accused of teaching atheism outside a committee or the superintendent. Board members insist on hearing the matter in full board session, with a committee transcript indicating questions and answers from a teacher panel.
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Dr. Bready
Charles J Bready
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Bready
Deamer
Broadcast Truth as a Crusade Against Lies
A United Feature Syndicate column urges public broadcast of truthful ideals to counter propaganda. It argues for a global wave of goodwill, urging churches and communities to spread clear faith and principles, claiming truth will prevail with courage and unity.
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Europe
Reds
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Italy approves civil mobilization in event of war
Rome government decree authorizes nationwide civil mobilization effective in wartime. All citizens not in military service including women and children over 13 would be required to participate.
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Rome
Council of Ministers
Allies to Go Limit in Economic War Against Germany
London report says Prime Minister Chamberlain warned neutrals that the Allies will push economic warfare to the limit. Britain will block shipments of Scandinavian iron ore to Germany and intercept German ships off the Norwegian coast, with navy steps already taken. neutrals face denial of empire products unless they curb German access, and Balkan trade measures will be pursued to disrupt land routes via Soviet Russia and southeast Europe.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Germany
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Austria
Czechoslovakia
House of Commons
Britain
Norwegian
Soviet Russia
Feiereisen resigns as city assessor appoints Scolaro
Dominic Feiereisen resigns after 29 years as city assessor and deputy assessor. Scolaro, a 11 year deputy, is named to succeed him effective April 15. A council resolution thanks Feiereisen for his long service. Feiereisen notes city growth from 40 000 to 65 000 and recalls building books system and staff expansion.
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Dominic Feiereisen
Jd Fo Sim" Scolaro
Nun Feereisen
L. D Rintgus Feereisen
Citizens and Ely
Burgus
PF IK Hahn
Feiereisen
Kfeiervenen
Missing Trailer Found Or Not From March 23 Case
Cedar Rapids news recounts police missing a white 38 foot trailer in Galesburg after radio bulletins on March 25 and 28. Lloyd Gerstenburg pressed authorities, tracked Dan Smith from Oskaloosa to Davenport, and filed larceny charges as efforts to locate the hardware rig continued.
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Lloyd Gerstenburg
Galesburg
Cedar Rapids
Second Street
Avenue
Mar
Henry Nemec
Gerstenburg
Dan Smith
Smith
Oskaloosa
Jennings
Highway Patrol
Ottumwa
Illinois
Muscatine
Davenport
Sam Kelly
Chicago
John W
Charges tie up with Pelley for rebellion
Dorothy Waring testified that William Dudley Pelley, leader of the Silver Shirts, planned a march on Washington and claimed the nation as his, as Rep. Dickstein pressed that Pelley tied with certain army officers in a fascist bid to overthrow the government. George Powers was cited for contempt for refusing to answer.
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Washington
House Investigating Committee
William Dudley Pelles
Dorothy Waring
New York
Rep
Dickstein
NCY
Pelles
House
George Powers
Pittsburgh
Charman Dies
Tex
Albert F. Blumberg
Maryland
District of Columbia
Blumberg
Miss Waring
Pelley
Asheville
N. C
Fuehrer
Knudson Enters Iowa Governorship Race
Irving H. Knudson former Jawa state highway chair and independent Republican filed for GOP governor nomination in Des Moines He previously served as Iowa state senator and was appointed to the highway commission by Governor Clyde Herring in 1935
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Des Moines
Irving H. Knudson
Jawa State Highway Commission
Tuecsdas
GOP
Jane
Knudson
Jowell
Highway Commission
Clyde Herring
Damage Slight In First Lightning Of Spring Season
Cedar Rapids saw its first spring lightning storm with minimal damage on Monday night. A tree at B avenue and Second Street NW was struck with splinters flying a block. Temperatures fell to 39 and then rose to 68 by afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
B Avenue
Second Street
If Your Bell Is Broke Today You Won't Be In Census
A satirical column by Arthur Bugs Back questions the census, Irish sweepstakes, and war with playful jabs at political fairness. It jokes that 120000 Democratic census takers will ask Republicans if they are alive and enjoying the process.
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Rugg
Bacr
Chicago naval reserve leader dies of heart attack
CHICAGO INS C W Schichy 83 retired commander of the S naval reserve died of a heart attack Tuesday.
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Chicago
INS
S. Naval Reserve
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