Iowa and Nation Tangle Over Taxes and War Policy
Columnist Paul Mallon argues tax hikes threaten homestead refunds while funding old age pensions, and Stimson criticizes U S material use amid wartime. Iowa Supreme Court rebukes injunction defiance as three Newton workers, labeled communists, are convicted. Army retirement rider on defense bill provokes Roosevelt rebuke for costly, ill considered addition.
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Maytag
Newton
Iowa
High Court
Congress
Army Defense
Roosevelt
Iowa Lawmakers Push Farm to Market and Safety Measures
Controversial farm to market road and public safety department bills move toward final action as Gov. George Wilson weighs signatures. House fast tracks pension boost for old age assistance and consolidates enforcement under a public safety commissioner, reshaping patrols and inspector duties.
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Miller
Safety Department
Senate
Public
Alesch
Cooper
Dietz
Dvorall
Graham
Hyett
Irwin
Boone
Kohlhaas
Latchaw
Manley
Peyton
Randall
Shimanek
Highway Patrol
Bureau of Investigation
Iowa Commerce Commission
Miller to Cooperate With Gov Wilson In Road Patrol Change
Des Moines AP Earl G Miller secretary of state says he will cooperate with Governor George A Wilson to implement the change removing the highway patrol from his jurisdiction He pledges to do so without delay and notes prior battles with the safety council over patrol policies. He had opposed the bill during the legislative debate.
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DES Moines
House
Highway Patrol
Secretary of
Earl G. Miller
George A. Wilson
Miller
Iowa State Safety Council
Unrelated Provisions Trigger Debated Inflation Amendment
Lawmakers clash over tacking broad provisions onto bills with no relation. A notable example cites a $3,000,000,000 currency inflation amendment attached to the first AAA bill, illustrating tactics used to push contentious measures.
No Paul Could Use Comfort At Fifty Says Article
The piece argues fifty marks a tough life stage with fatigue and self-doubt yet cites Paul Wesley and Lincoln to show mindset matters more than age. It notes Wesley’s and Lincoln’s later achievements despite early discouragement and urges readers to stay hopeful and active.
Kelly Wins and C P Claims 1940 Victory
Chicago reelected Edward J. Kelly as mayor by a wide margin over Dwight H. Green. Kelly's 820,512 votes topped his previous Chicago mayoral total, aided by the Kelly Nash organization, while Green drew about 637,102 votes, the strongest showing by a Republican municipal candidate in a decade. Republicans hailed a moral victory, claiming gains forecast a GOP win in Illinois in 1940.
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Chicago
Edward J. Kelly
Ofllinois
Kelly
Dwight H. Green
Green
Anton J. Cermak
Kelly- Nash
Patrick A. Nash
Illinois
Group Approves 100 Million Relief Bill in Senate
A Senate appropriations subcommittee unanimously approved a $100 million emergency relief bill. The action halves President Roosevelt’s $150 million request as administration leaders abandoned further efforts to push for the full amount.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Stimson Urges Broad Neutrality Authority in Senate Hearing
Former Secretary of State Henry Stimson urged Congress to empower the President to name aggressors and apply economic pressure, shaping a flexible neutrality policy to deter Germany Italy and Japan. He warned that civilization faces its gravest danger in four centuries and called for decisive action "short of war" to defend democracies.
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Paul Mallon
Germany
Japan
State Stimson
Stimson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Henry T. Stimson
Hoover
Congress
United States
Roosevelt
Italy
Hitler Youth Service Becomes Compulsory in Germany
Berlin reports Reichsfuhrer Adolf Hitler issued a decree making service in the Hitler Youth compulsory for all German boys aged 10 to 18. The order extends the regime’s mobilization of youth across the nation.
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Berlin
INS
Reichsfuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Hitler Youth Organization
Arrests After Nazi Pole Clash in Langfuhr
In Danzig Langfuhr near the city twenty persons were under arrest after a clash between Nazi and Polish groups. Two men were injured in the disturbance. Police said no more arrests were expected.
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Danzig
Langfuhr
Here
Be Yourself Smile Candid Cameramen On The Job
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports candid camera teams worked downtown Tuesday under overcast skies. L. J. Farris led the group snapping unsuspecting subjects with 21 by 3 inch action photos. 139 orders arrived by Wednesday morning, lifting total requests to over 200.
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L. J. Farris
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Mail
County to Probe Soap Supply and Unpaid Bills
Linncounty's board moved to investigate a surplus of soft soap and chemicals along with long unpaid bills. The supervisors ordered County Auditor Vesely to demand a written explanation from Earl Miller, the courthouse janitor, on the surplus and delays in approving soap and chemical bills since January 1939.
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Linncounty
Elmer Seevell
Marion
Clarence Beeson
Cedar Rapids
Robert M Vesely
Earl Miller
Board of Supervisors
Beesan
Lebrun Reelected French President to Unity Gesture
President Albert Lebrun of France won reelection for a seven year term starting May 10. The 67 year old engineer was urged by the Daladier government to serve again to project national unity amid the unsettled European situation.
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Lebrun
Versailles
France
Albert Lebrun
French Republic
Daladier
Boys, 14 And 15, Held For Car Theft
Detectives questioned two youths aged 14 and 15 for a car theft during spring vacation. One boy confessed stealing Will Kramer s car from the Wilson and Company lot and named the other youth. They were identified by a service station attendant and left the car in front of 1102 Memorial Drive SE after burning the clutch escaping a mudhole, then were turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Will Kramer
Wilson and Company
Memorial Drive
War Department urges former service members to join reserve corps
The War Department issued a nationwide appeal to former enlisted men under 36 to join a 75,000 strong reserve corps of minute men. This initial protective force would be mobilized in emergencies, focusing on trained technicians essential to modern mechanized armies. The program starts with 18,000 enlistments this year, with more units added annually for three years.
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Washington
War Department
Hs Call
Consright
Man in Pajamas Found Dead After Ledge Standoff
In New York a man identified as C. M. Davidson of Hampden Conn died after a ledge incident at the Hotel Belmont Plaza. Patrolmen assisted rescue crews as a robe snagged on a wall hook, preventing a fall until the room could be entered. A heart attack caused his death.
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New York
Belmont Plaza
Lexington Avenue
Peter Quinn
Fire Department
Quinn
C.M. Davidson
Hampden, Conn
Italian Move Warnings Stir Adriatic Tensions
London views Italian troop movements toward Albania as a signal to Britain and France to curb aggression plans. Hitler’s 13 day retreat hosts talks of Italy Albania defense pact and possible Italian aid to King Zog, amid hopes Rome Berlin axis may endure while Britain and France fear encirclement.
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Adriatic Sea
Brrttain
France
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Greece
Boloruna
Tri Resto del Carling
Albania
Tahen
Adriatic
Italy
Resto del Carlino
Btnn
Rome
Paris
Germany
Soviet Russhi
Poland
Roumania
Juguslav
Turkey
Tarana
Lay Stanhope Remarks On Rumored German Flight Over London
A 1939 report cites a rumored German plan to fly 700 warplanes over London to drop leaflets or attack targets. Officials warn such a demonstration could trigger immediate anti aircraft responses and disrupt British defenses. The story notes discussions among Foreign Secretary Halifax and Polish Minister Beck about the risk and implications for Neville Chamberlain's policy.
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London
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Hitler
Panphiletis
Utreus
Lord Stinhope Fist Lovd
Admiralty
Neville Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Joseph Beck
Poland
Viscount Halifax
Pohand
Britain
Beck
Anne Us
Roumania
Hungaries
Hungary
Beeks
Kriebs Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison
Davenport AP Harold J Kriebs former cashier of the First National Bank of DeWitt pled guilty to embezzling about 80000 and with false entry Judge Charles A Dewey sentenced him to ten years in federal prison He faced ten counts with five years on each count and parole eligibility after one third of the sentence.
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Davenport
Harold J. Kriebs
First National Bank of
DeWitt
Charles A Dewey
Kriebs
British Crisis Deepens as Stanhope Talk Sparks Press Clash
London reports that Prime Minister Chamberlain defended Stanhope over a controversial speech while Polish spokesmen said Britain and Poland were close to a defensive alliance. Beak clarified Poland would not join a mutual security pact with Russia and Britain signaled support to Italy after the Spanish conflict.
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Chamberlain
House of Commons
Stanhopes
Great Britain and
Voland
Beck
Poland
Russia
Britain
Italy
Representation With Subsidies Is Not Tyranny
A 1939 Arthur "Bags" Back column argues that government subsidies to farmers are not tyranny. It notes cotton bought at nine sold at five and warns against subsidy politics as bad business while claiming southern states have influence with twenty eight senators and three million bales in Congress.
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