Clash Over Warplane Numbers and Washington Claims
The piece catalogs shifting counts of U S warplane needs from 12 000 to 3 000 and then questions if any target is real as Woodring Arnold and Johnson offer rival production figures while criticizing political spin It cites Arnold’s forecast of 800 aircraft a month by September and flags confidence in the highway patrol amid a Cedar County trial and a discussion of Roosevelt and Dewey winning primaries in New York and Wisconsin
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Woodring
Louis Johnson
House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee
England
France
Army Air Corps
H. H. Arnold
House
Arnold
Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas Dewey
New York
Wisconsin
Dewey
Senator Vandenberg
Michigan
Taft
Go.p
Vandenberg
Debate over wage-hour law prompts Iowa lawmakers to seek clarification
Senator Clyde L. Herring and Representative W. S. Jacobsen asked Col Philip Fleming to respond to Verne Marshall of The Cedar Rapids Gazette. Marshall called for clarifications and amendments to the wage-hour act after Downey's explanation of its enforcement. He warned of chaos and penalties for honest employers if unaddressed, urging Congress to act now.
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Washington
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
W. S. Jacobsen
Cedar Rapids
Philip Fleming
Congress
Verne Marshall
Downey
Marshall
Guy M. Gillette
United States
A Moral Look at Man and Mind's Limits
The essayist laments man’s mental limits and calls for a new mind and heart. It cites Wells Marett and Emerson, arguing progress is charity and insight, not mere intellect, and warns against overconfident prophecies while urging adaptation to changing realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wells
Marett
Emerson
German freighter Ankara delays Trieste voyage over wartime rumors
The German freighter Ankara carrying 4000 tons of bauxite postponed its sailing from Dubrovnik to Trieste amid rumors of British warships in the Adriatic.
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Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Ankara
Trieste
Adriatic
War policy and dictatorship warned in empire stance
The piece argues that war powers concentrate in a single leader, eclipsing the king and parliament. It contends such control parallels a president wielding dictatorial authority, warning democracy would die if such a figure emerged during Europe’s power struggles.
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United States
House Approves 1941 Army Appropriation Bill
The House passed and sent to the Senate a defense fund of 784,999,094 for 1941, cutting 68,357,680 from Roosevelt’s recommended total. Debate was perfunctory.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
He Can Take It
A Charlotte housewife telephoned the city health department’s rat extermination division reporting a large rodent at her home that had eaten all poison, devoured sandwiches and ground glass and strychnine, chased away a cat and kicked over a trap.
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Charlotte
N. C
City Health Department
Pulitzer Says Bill Of Rights Is Real Issue In Contempt Case
In St Louis the Post Dispatch faces contempt for editorials and a cartoon criticizing a court ruling. Publisher Pulitzer links the case to the Bill of Rights. Convictions for Coghlan and Fitzpatrick trigger jail terms and fines. efforts for habeas corpus and certiorari are filed. Stop orders and ACLU support follow.
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Pulitzer
ST. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Joseph Pulitzer
The
Post- Dispatch
Thomas J. Rowe
Post-Dispatch
Ferson City
Coghlan
Fitzpatrick
Missouri Supreme Court
Fire truck collision injures two. officer hurt at city intersection
Fire Captain Tim O'Brien escaped serious injury after Fire Company No. 5's pumper hit E. F. Cherry's car and a four wheel trailer at Eighth Avenue and First Street SW. O'Brien suffered burns and bruises and was hospitalized. Cherry was cut and taken to St Luke's hospital.
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Tim O'Brien
E. F. Cherry
Eighth Avenue
First Street
US Avenue
Ninth Street
O'Brien
Mercy Hospital
Cherry
Ed Sears
Ninth Avenue
Sears
St. Luke's Hospital
Tells of Being Lost Sixty Hours in Mount Hood Blizzard
Oregon City dispatch describes James Lorentz's 60 hour ordeal in a Mount Hood blizzard after companion Gerald Hermann perished. Lorentz, wounded and frostbitten, dictated the escape tale from a hospital bed while convalescing from snow blindness.
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James Lorentz
Mount Hood
United Press
Gerald Hermann
Milwaukie
Ore
Life Term For Mercy Killer in Allentown Case
Miss Margaret Cowan a 77 year old nurse was convicted of first degree murder for killing her sister at the Allentown state mental hospital to end her suffering. A jury found her guilty and Judge Richard Wlobst sentenced her to life imprisonment at the state industrial home for women. The verdict came as the case opened in court with no emotional display from the defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown, Pa
Margaret Cowan
Allentown State Mental Hospital
Richard W Lobst
Muney
Cowan
Lumber Drivers Strike Settled in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids lumber truck drivers strike ended after a three day stoppage. At ten of twelve yards workers return to work at noon Thursday under a new 1940 contract. The wage deal includes a $28 base weekly wage for a 48 hour week, replacing the prior $26 under the AID contract.
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Union
J. D. White
Owen Barry
Hawkeye Lumber Company
White
Sighting Of Rock Pair Is False Alarm
Tulsa police ruled out Theodore Cole and Ralph Roe as suspects in a Dec 16 1937 Alcatraz escape case after fingerprints on Don Calvin taxi prints did not match. Calvin had claimed the robbers boasted they were Cole and Roe and that photos resembled one man.
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Tulsa
Okla
INS
Oklahoma
Don Calvin
Theodore Cole
Ralph Roe
Alcatraz Island Federal Penitentiary
Calvin
Cole
Roe
Weather resembles windy Cedar Rapids day with shifting temps
A windy day in Cedar Rapids brought a sharp wind and fluctuating temperatures. The thermometer rose from 37 to 43 by mid morning, then fell to 41 in the early afternoon as sun appeared briefly.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Business Index Falls to Year Low
New York AP report shows Time magazine's index of business conditions sliding last week from 97.2 to 96.2, the year's lowest reading to date. The figure a year ago stood at 94.8.
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New York
Time Magazine
Britons Doubt Shakeup Fells War Needs
London AP reports a cabinet reshuffle makes Winston Churchill prime mover in Britain's war effort. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain appeared confident in a Thursday speech, insisting victory is near and Germany is being squeezed by a tightening blockade.
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London
Neville
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Britain forms new inner war cabinet lineup
London reports a revived inner war cabinet with Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as head and Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty. Oliver Stanley directs War, Sir Samuel Hoare oversees Air, Sir John Simon as Chancellor, Viscount Halifax Foreign Secretary, Kingsley Wood Lord Privy Seal, and Lord Hankey without portfolio. Considered for inclusion are W. S. Morrison as postmaster general and Earl De La Warr as works commissioner.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Neville Chamberlain
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Oliver Stanley
Air
Samuel Hoare
John Simon
Viscount Walrfax
Kingsley Wood
Lord Han
Key
W. S. Morrison
Earl de la Ware
Churchill reshuffles cabinet and war services post
The article notes Churchill becomes director of all wartime services and chief war strategist, with a new food minister Lord Woolton replacing Herbert Morrison. Reaction ranges from criticism to cautious optimism as the cabinet line-up largely mirrors the prior group.
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Churchill
The
Admiralty
All the Nations Warring Services
Vital Service Committee
Brickbat
Times
Food Ministry
Lord Woolton
Herbert S Morrison
Lord Chat
Pastor defies school board over atheism teaching claim
Rev Dr Charles J Bready says he will reveal the name of the Cedar Rapids high school teacher and present witnesses to a board committee or the superintendent to prove alleged atheism teaching. He vows to stand alone if needed, criticizing public handling of the case.
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Arthur Deamer
Charles J Bready
St Pauls Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
di Breads
Grand Rapids
Deamer
Powall
Dr Breads
Prof Benjamin Shambaugh Reported Worse Ill
OWA CITY Iowa Thursday the condition of Prof Benjamin F Shambaugh 69 head of political science at the University of Iowa and superintendent of the state historical society was described as worse He is critically ill with cerebral thrombosis.
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Owa City
Ins
Benjamin F Shambaugh
University of Iowa
State Historical Society
Shambaugh
Preliminary Plans For Swimming Pool Ordered
Machinery was set in motion for construction of the new municipal swimming pool approved at the city election March 25 when the city council authorized City Engineer Frank Young to draw up preliminary sketches and to issue bonds not to exceed 53 000. The pool could be completed sometime in July if steps are taken now. Local labor and materials will be used, the pool aims to serve divers, expert swimmers, racing swimmers and young children.
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Frank Young
Don Hines
Young
H. R. Green Engineering Company
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Green
A. G. Keyes
Young Men’s Bureau Swimming Pool Committee
Erwin Wasta
Bureau
Frank Hahn
Ed Stefan
Ellis Park
Ellis
Hines
Keyes
Harland Bartholomew and Associates
St. Louis
City Plan Commission
State Department of Health
Trucker Cleared of Reckless Driving in Yard Krumroy Case
In Cedar County Iowa a jury found trucker James Philput not guilty of reckless driving for the death of Kenneth Krumroy Mechanicsville businessman. The case prompted scrutiny of highway patrol methods and lingering questions about police signals and vehicle stopping procedures.
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Stanwood
Cedar County
Iowa Highway Safety
Kenneth Krumroy
Mechanicsville
James Philput
Denver
Krumeroy
Court of Justice
Joan Grant
Phil
Krumroy
Clarence Day
Philput
Vice President Elected For 4 Years Treated Like A Weekend Guest
This column by Arthur Kaer humorously notes that vice presidents are treated like weekend guests and lack a stable Washington home. It highlights Jack Garner as an independent figure stepping from ven triloquial class into the role and imagines a need for an extra White House wing for the vice president.
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Washington
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Cedar Raunds News
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Jay) Lorentz
Oregon City
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Timberline Lodge
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A. Mo McCormick
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Bert Jenkins
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