Belgium Ready to Be Battleground of Western Front
WOW CHAPLIN reports Belgium prepared to be the principal battleground of the war rather than yield to Nazi aggression. He describes German feints through Belgium and a massive Allied mobilization around the Maginot and Siegfried lines, with planes and spies in place, as the bluff was never carried through.
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Wow Chaplin
New York- Belsim
Willngne
Belgium
Europe
Hitler
France
700000 Italians In War Manufacture
General Umberto Favagrass, commissioner to war manufacturers, announced in Rome that about 700 000 Italian workers are now engaged in producing war materiel. The figure reflects extensive mobilization across the Italian war effort and industry.
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Rome
Umberto Favagrass
Trulss
Beneral
Pres Oes
Ryan files libel suit notice against Gov Wilson
Des Moines attorney Lehan T. Ryan said he has given the sheriff legal notice to serve Gov George A. Wilson with a $15,000 libel complaint filed March 12. The suit stems from a state bank audit that questioned Ryan’s $605 legal fee during the Nichols Jr. Savings Bank receivership while he was an assistant attorney general. Ryan said Wilson has not withdrawn or substantiated charges, and the case will proceed in court.
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Des Moines
CAP
Lehan T Ryan
George A. Wilson
Ryan
Nichols, Jr., Savings Bank
Wilson
Reserve Board reports seventh weekly rise in bank loans
The Federal Reserve Board said in Washington that loans by banks in 101 leading cities rose for the seventh straight week, increasing 31 million dollars to 4.414 billion for the week ended April 3. The year-ago total was 5.76 billion higher. Major gains included 14 million in New York, 7 million in Chicago, and 6 million in San Francisco.
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Reserve Board
Washington
The
Federal Reserve Board
New York City
Chicago
San Francisco
Block Effort To Free Girl Involved In Deaths
In Los Angeles on Monday Chloe Davis an 11 year old girl became a ward of the juvenile court after a family massacre last Thursday. The move blocked her father F Barton Davis from seeking her release by habeas corpus.
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Los Angeles
Chloe Davis
Chloe
F. Barton Davis
Radio Programs Tuesday Nights Across Iowa and Illinois
A dense schedule lists stations WAMT WOI WGN WCCO WSUI WHO KFJB KFJB KFIB and others airing a mix of news, music, dramas, and variety shows from early evening into late night. Notable items include Information Please at 7 00 WAMT, Arthur Godfrey and Henry Morgan style programs, and multiple symphonic and variety features across WGN WCCO WSUI and KFJB stations.
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WAMT
WOI
WGN
Ralph Ginssursh
Orth
WCCO
Andy
Wsuul
Novatume
KKB
Wmil
Mr. Keen
Wwccoo
Jimmy Fidler
Austin
Scott Kfise
WMP
Julton Lewis
Verne
Ceco
KFJB
WMT
Ron Wilde
KPIB
Q. OO Wat
News Family
Sed Jordan
Bir Town
WSUI
Johnny
KFIB
Kempf
Wecc
Hella
WSU
Wmt—Cavalcade of America
Iowa
Art Kasses Orch
Lawrence Welk
Orch
Cedric Adams
Nocturne
WOGN
Dick Jurgens
Hollie Jonson
Bill Austin Plana
Dick Jurzens
Ted Travers
Glen Gray
Griff Williams Orch
Weco
KPJB
Assembly of God
Lem Hawkins
WCCG
Baachelor
Woolf
Hetty Wells
Kitty Kelly
KFJE
Myrt and
Marie
Hannah
Krsib
Myrna Dee Sergent
Wmif
Wolf
Hilltop House
Ellen Randolph
Variety
Melody Mart
June Baker Wecco
Woman In White
Lost Empire
Wceco
David Harum
Dr Malone
Wweco
Life Besins
Road of Life
Kfjb—Sonss of the People
Myrt and Marce
WCI
Harold Turner
Plano
Look Shelf
KPJIB
MT Top House
Bill Burehart
Bob
Licht
WWMT
WHO
Tex
Ken
Early Bird
Wecco
Kate Smith
Judy
Jane
Boone
Pamuy Altar
Right To Happiness
Wcco—Sones of
Yesteryear
Jerry
Zelda
Wccco
Flonting
Kitty Keene
Muagie Kitcnen
KEJB
Sam
Wmt—Barnstormers
Wgn—Carters
Elm Street
Woman of Courage
Wsui—Farm
Don Roth
Risthm
Rhythm Street Forum
Tom Owens
Cowboys
Voice of
Woili
Who—Longfellows
Wol Bee Hunts
Lem
Martha
Joe Deathes
Earl Hunt
Ralph Ginsbursh
Johnny Duffy
Joyce Jordan
Arnete Grimm
Openul
WEG
Mary Marlin
Amanda
Honeymoon Hill
Bill Anson
Ma_ Perkins
WNT
Henry Cincone
George Weiler
Salerno and
Turner
Wccco—School of the Air
Pepner Younse
Vic and Sade
Ma Brown
KPUB
Dance Orchestra
kKitty _ Keene
Stella Dallas
Wsui—Legion Auxiliary
Lorenzo Jones
State Medical Society
Ed McConnell
Youns
Widder Brown
Gus Stech
Orson
Kathleen Norris
Jimmy Smith
Caroline
Armchair Traveler
Johnson
Wes
Hollywood
Clinte
Hitty Keene
Charlie Flagler
Wolf Tadas
Scattergood Baines
Bii Meardon
Arch
O'Neils
Anson Weeks
Chicago
Billy and
Betty
Masters
Sinsin
Wolf—Upper Town University
Hedda Hopper
WHG
Miss Julia
H VV Kaltenborn
Jack Armstrong
KFJR
Cavalcade of
Tom Mix
Orphan Annie
Europe
Rocky Gordon
Hearst Magazines 1939 Profit Rises Over 1938
New York AP reports Hearst Magazines Inc earned net profit of 2 364 615 in 1939 from all operations, up from 1 850 935 in 1938. The improvement reflects higher revenue across the publishing group.
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NEW York
Hearst Magazines, Inc
Jessel’s Marriage Plan Blocked by Michigan Five Day Rule
Detroit probate judge refused to waive Michigan five day waiting period for comedian George Jessel and 16 year old Lois Andrews who aimed to wed immediately. Judge Murphy said Andrews had not secured parental consent for the marriage.
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Detroit
INS
George Jessel
Lois Andrews
Michigan
Jessel
Joseph A Murphy
Miss Andrews
Harlan Miners Strike Closes Five Mines in Kentucky
About 1,400 miners stayed away as five Harlan county mines closed after a strike led by operators protesting a contract no strike clause. Three hundred pickets demonstrated outside the Harlan-Wallins mine at Verda with no disorders reported.
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Harlan, Ky
INS
Harlan County
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Harlan-Wallins Coal Company
Verda
Harlan-Wallins
Darby Coal Corp
Dixie-Darby Fuel Co
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Clyde Lewis
NEA Service Inc
Tom Beg
U.S
Kiloesydes
Cedar Rapids
Ames
Chicarco Os
Minneapolis
Iowa City
Marshalltown
Rock Island
Standlind
Olll Dealers
Hearst
Harlan
DeSoto
Etroit
Mandy-Shift
Desoto Division
Chrysler Corporation
Ture
Bowes
Thurs
E. T
DE Soto
Plymouth
Wagner Motor Co
3Rd Ave
8Th St
Schoon Motor CO
Monticello
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