Roosevelt warns dictators as Pan American day urged unity
The President outlines a firm anti aggression stance condemning Hitler Mussolini and Japan while pledging full strength to defend the Americas. The piece notes reactions to Roosevelt Hull Britain policy and a possible influence on England against appeasement. It also covers Iowa Senate vote 30 to 2 on board of control removal and related governance tensions.
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Roosevelt
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
United States
Lima
Washington
State Department
Britain
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Messrs
Hull
England
Mr. Roosevelt
Senate votes to oust Iowa Board of Control
The Iowa Senate, by 30 to 19, asks Governor George A. Wilson to remove the Board of Control after a two day debate and a report accusing immorality, intemperance, abuse and mismanagement at five state institutions. Governor declines comment but will review the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Senate
Wilson
Board of Control
Des Moines
Iowa Senate
George A. Wilson
State Board of Control
Harry C. White
Vinton
Frank M. Stevens
Garden Grove
E. H. Felton
Indianola
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Toledo
Cherokee
Independence
Glenwood
E. P. Donohue
New Hampton
Charles B. Hoeven
Alton
L. B Forsling
Sioux City
O. H. Henningsen
Clinton
George L. Parker
Carl O. Stalin
Hamburg
Leo Elthon
Fertile
L. H. Doran
Boone
A J. Shaw
Pocahontas
W. S. Beardsley
New Virginia
M. XX. Geske
McGregor
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
Hugh W. Lundy
Albia
To Face Reckless Driving Charge In Accident
A collision at Twelfth avenue and Second street SE injured three year old Donna Lee Netolicky step daughter of George Meyers. Lester Shulista faces reckless driving charges after police inspected the scene and questioned witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Donna Lee Netolicky
George Meyers
Hayes Street
Meyers
Lester Shulista
Twenty-first Street
Mercy Hospital
Twelfth Avenue
Second Street
Sergt
Gordon Hughes
Stodola
Hanna
Shulista
Public expects proper function amid state institution woes
The public rightfully expects functioning services and the board of control faces aggravated conditions in already troubled state institutions. Underpaid and poorly selected staff, plus insufficient funding, worsen the situation beyond the board’s fault.
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Board of Control
Living for a worthy aim and shared effort
A reflection on how meaningful living comes from caring sharing bearing and daring, not self interest. The piece urges teamwork, love, labor, and dedication to a cause or ideal, citing St Paul and Socrates to argue life gains purpose through shared purpose and immortality’s promise.
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Grandom
St. Paul
Socrates
Conyright
Yankee Clipper Reaches Azores After Lisbon Flight
Western Union reports the Yankee Clipper arrived at Horta Azores at 9.32 am CST on a flight from Lisbon Portugal.
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New York
Western Union
Horta
Azores
Lisbon
Portugal
British progress in wooing Russia for alliance
London reports British efforts to draw Soviet Russia into a grand alliance against Nazi expansion made good progress after a Friday conference between Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax and Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky. A staff talks push with Poland Romania Greece and France was outlined to translate guarantees into military planners and forces.
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London
Soviet
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Ivan Maisky
Britain
France
Foreign Office
William Leeds
Moscow
Maxim Litvinov
Poland
Rumania
Greece
Turkey
United States
Joseph F. Kennedy
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Italy
Mussolini
State Juvenile Home Staff Divided In Two Hostile Camps
Tension rose at the state juvenile home as staff split over superintendent Mrs. Virginia Silver. A dining room fight, a former lockup used by Boy Scouts, and a senate investigation report fed divisions. Emerson Reddick named as the probe’s alleged catalyst.
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Toledo
Senate
Virginia Silver
Frank Tighe
Silver
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Center Point High School
Slattery Named To Succeed Lewis As Illinois Senator
Illinois Governor Henry Horner appointed James Slattery a Democrat to fill the late James Hamilton Lewis's U S Senate seat. Slattery, 60, a Chicagoan and Commerce Commission chairman, will serve until the 1940 general election, with Illinois to elect a senator to finish the 1942 term.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois Commerce Commission
James Slattery
Roosevelt
United States
Friday
James Hamilton Lewis
Washington
Illinois
Lewis
Henry Horner
Slattery
Legislature Slims State Budget in House Action
Iowa lawmakers move to cut the state appropriation bill to 14.377 million dollars for the year, trimming 862 thousand from the earlier measure. Gov. George A Wilson backs afterthought economy, with amendments to reduce funds for education, general administration, and new public safety department, plus small cuts to the tax commission.
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Des Moines
George A Wilson
House
State Tax Commission
Public Safety Department
Baer Mocks Ickes Over Monograms And Hatred
Column by Arthur Bugs Baer lampoons Harold Ickes accusing him of monogrammed over study and party friction. Baer jokes about coping with Ickes legalistic and partisan rhetoric and notes Ickes did not name the columnist in his hymn of hate.
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Harold
P. S
Conyright
Garner and Dewey Lead National Poll for 1940
International News Service reports Vice President Garner leads Roosevelt slightly in the Democratic sweepstakes while Thomas E. Dewey dominates the Republican field. Garner edges Roosevelt by a slim margin. Dewey tops rivals nationwide with broad support across regions.
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Garner
Dewey
Washington
Ins
John N. Garner
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
International News Service
Midwest
South
East
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Cordell Hull
James A. Farley
Commerce
Harry L Hopkins
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Paul V. McNutt
Frank Murphy
Vic Donahey
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Senate Bloc Forms to Keep America Aloof From War
A new isolationist group forms in the Senate led by George of Georgia with Reynolds Bone and others. The bloc pledges to oppose war talk, press for strict neutrality, and reject any plan letting the President name aggressors or dictate support in foreign conflicts.
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Senate
America
Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
George
Reynolds
N.C. Bone
Wash
International News Service
Bone
Borah CR
Idaho
Johnson
Califore
Clark
Police unveil one man motorcycle patrol for traffic control
Chief of Police Bob Vlach announced the city will purchase a new one man motorcycle to mark cars in the loop district. The bike allows officers to stop, ticket, and hang the citation without dismounting, freeing time for regular patrols and focusing on areas like Sixteenth Avenue SW where double parking created hazards.
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Bob Vlach
Loop
Vinch
Vladh
Sixteenth Avenue
Candid Camera Winners Hit The Gazette Feature
The Gazette showcases two locals Mary Bohac and Mrs W Fay to receive free 7 by 9 sepia enlargements after their photos are selected for publication. The downtown candid camera scheme continues with familiar photographers and inexpensive self explanatory cards offering three 234 by 3 inch pictures for 25 cents.
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Mary Bohac
Wilson Avenue
The
Gazette
Roosevelt Pledges Pan American Economic Shield
President Roosevelt vowed strong economic support from the United States to any Pan American nation facing foreign economic pressure. He condemned aggression as criminal and said the hemisphere would be defended beyond military attack, extending protection to commerce and industry. The address was broadcast in six languages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Old World
Dominion of
Canada
Western Hemisphere
Europe
Fuhrer
Hitler
Pan American Day Saluted Amid World Tensions
The speaker lauds the Pan American Union as the oldest and most successful alliance of Western governments. He emphasizes fifty years of peaceful cooperation, fostering civilization and hope in a troubled world, noting its history and achievements as a symbol of serenity.
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American Family of Nations
Roosevelt Praises Washington Spirit at Mount Vernon
President Roosevelt praised the spirit of self sacrifice that led George Washington to leave his Mount Vernon home and become the first President. He spoke at ceremonies marking the 150th anniversary of Washington's notification of his election on April 14, addressing tens of millions of Americans.
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Mount Vernon
Roosevelt
George Washington
United States
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