Romanian Replies Snub Nazi In Radius Of Tension
The Romanian government reportedly told Germany it cannot see any direct German threat to Romania, noting its lack of a direct frontier with Germany and sending the reply to Britain. The exchange, seen as a snub, heightened interest in Grigore Gafencu’s London visit next week and followed Germany’s oral questionnaire to several states about awareness of the Roosevelt peace appeal.
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London
Germany
Europe
Rumania
Britain
Poland
Greece
Bucharest
Grigore Gafencu
British Broadcasting Corporation
Hitler
Roosevelt
Foreign Office
Germany Quietly Probes 31 Nations on Roosevelt Peace Plea
Berlin reports indicate Germany discussed the president’s anti aggression pledge with the 31 nations named in his appeal. Some replies may have arrived. Hitler may reference them in a Reichstag address. Lithuania Hungary Finland and Yugoslavia reportedly said no. Holland undecided. Switzerland reaffirmed neutrality. Sweden said not threatened.
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Berlin
Germany
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Reichstag
Lithuania
Hungary
Finland
Yugoslavia
Holland
Berne
Swiss Federal Council
Switzerland
Sweden
Beginning Today Spring Want Ad Sale in The Gazette
Beginning today a spring want ad sale offers low costs for buy sell rent and trade ads in The Gazette. Reach 8 pm tonight to place a Want Ad or call 2 1121 and ask for an ad taker if visiting the office is inconvenient.
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Gazette
British Accept Soviet Plan of New Triple Alliance
London dispatches report Britain accepted a Soviet counter proposal as a basis for reviving the World War era triple alliance of Britain France and Russia. Venice talks linked Yugoslavia with Rome Berlin axis while Moscow welcomed the Soviet ambassador Maisky.
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Moscow
Britain
Soviet
Russia
France
Venice
Italy
Yugoslavia
Balkan
London
Ivan Maisky
Rumania
Poland
Count Ciano
United States
Europe
County Relief Coal Contract Canceled in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids supervisors canceled the 1938 39 poor relief coal contract with Kenwood Park Fuel after a six day record check. The firm failed service delivery with missing coal in at least one case and short scale tickets in others. For the rest of the season relief coal orders may be placed with any firm that signs a vendor agreement.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Kenwood Park Fuel Company
G. K Thompson
J. F. McLaughlin
Arthur J. Nie
Relief Office
Statistical Department
Nie
Center Point Man Hurt In Highway 11 Collision
James Williams 68 of Center Point was injured when he collided with a car driven north on Highway 11 in Center Point. Williams, with poor vision, started across the road and ran into the other vehicle driven by Garland McCalley of Walker. Williams was knocked unconscious, revived by a Center Point physician, and treated for a scalp wound facial cuts and bruises. The McCalley windshield was broken.
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Cedar Rapids
James Williams
Center Point
Garland McCalley
Walker
James H. Smith
Williams
McCalley
Farley Throws Support Behind Hull as Roosevelt Considers Third Term
Postmaster General James A. Farley returns to the political front as a Roosevelt ally. He advocates backing Cordell Hull for the 1940 Democratic nomination if Roosevelt retires, while opposing Garner's nomination and remaining open to a vice presidential slot with Hull. Farley aims to deliver about 400 loyal delegates and leads a broader shift in party strategy.
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Washington
INS
James A. Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Farley
Cordell Hull
New York State
Hull
Garner
Mr. Roosevelt
Jim
Democratic Party
Our Cops Swell Guys What Boy Needed Was Shoes
Police officers detained a 10 year old for bicycle theft and noticed his worn shoes. They organized a collection and provided two new pairs of shoes. The boy returned to school proud and pledged to reform to become a cop.
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Cedar Rapids
Employment Service Placements Rise in March 1949
Secretary of Labor Perkins reported that U S employment service offices made 253 645 complete placements in March, up 43.2 percent from March last year, showing a substantial gain in job placements.
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Washington
INS
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
U. S. Employment Service
Labor
One Year Old Baby Sparks Custody Tug of War
In Joliet Illinois Josephine Amelia Jacobs daughter of a Navy enlisted man triggers a custody dispute involving the Army Navy Red Cross and United Airlines. The Warners claim legal adoption papers from Manila and refuse to relinquish the child while Red Cross and Rakoski family seek custody pending Jacobs response. The baby remained aboard the USS Grant as the dispute stalled plans for travel to Chicago.
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Joliet, Ill
US Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Philippine Islands
Illinois
Josephine Amelia Jacobs
Joseph Jacobs
Manila
Jacobs
Red Cross
Leo Rakoski
Joliet
Army
Charles Warner
United States
San Francisco
United Airlines
Chicago
Evelyn Oquist Warner
Grant
Miss Oquist
Warner
Olga Wilkey
The
Rakoskis
Rakoski
Wilkey
Warners
New York
Girl 6 Keeps Vigil Over Dead Mother Four Days
Police in Los Angeles found six year old Marie beside her mother Rose Anderson who had died four days earlier. Marie, weak with hunger and measles, had not left the body and guarded it until authorities arrived. The child was hospitalized and fed while police searched for her father.
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Los Angeles
Rose Anderson
Marie
U S Probes Former Michigan Official and Eastern Publisher
Attorney General Frank Murphy said feder al investigations target Fr McKay former Michigan state treasurer over payments exceeding 120000 from private interests for political influence and probe the legality of transactions. The justice department also examines Moses L Annenberg income taxes and possible monopolistic practices with a tax case over 500000. grand jury action expected in Chicago after a conference with Annenberg.
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Washington
LLP
Frank Murphy
Fr. McKay
Michigan
Murphy
Justice Department
Moses L. Annenberg
Philadelphia
Serve Five
Chicago
Annenberg
Lindbergh Starts Army Air Corps Survey Flight to Dayton
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Wright Field Dayton at 10 35 a m Saturday from Washington on a two and a half hour flight in a Curtiss single seater pursuit plane. He began his survey of the U S army air corps after being recalled to active duty this week.
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Dayton
Charles A. Lindbergh
U. S. Army Air Corps
Wrightfield
Washington
Col. Lindbergh
Iowa House Blocks Chain Store Tax Bill Again
The Iowa House refused to pull the chain store tax bill from the standing committee and barred lobbyists from the chamber. The 44 to 47 vote dashed hopes for passage this session, though the bill had already cleared the Senate.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa House
Chamber
Senate
House
J. F. Miller
Humboldt
Miller
E. A Moore
Harlan
Avery
Bittner
Bulow
Clark
Claypool
Dodds
Elliott
Fishbaugh
Graham
Greene
Guernsey
Hathaway
Hermsen
Hoegh
Hyett
Johannes
Johnson
Hancock
Judd
Knippling
Knowlton
Knudson
Marshall
Kohlhaas
Kuester
Lamp
Legislature Sets Monday Action On State Budget
A conference committee ironed out a $21,265,000 annual appropriation, up from the house bill and down from the senate figure, with hospitals and state schools receiving targeted increases. Senator L H Doran voiced disapproval as the two houses prepare to approve the compromise Monday. The plan funds Iowa University, State College, Teachers College, and other entities, with hospital and lab allocations detailed and final figures pending final passage.
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Con Kiger
Doran
L. H. Doran
Boone
Senate
House
George A Wilson
Woodward
Glenwood
University
State College
Teachers College
School For the Deaf
University Hospital For
Iowa City
Ames
Cedar Falls
University Hospital
Psychopathic Hospital
Slovaks protest Hungarian frontier violation
Slovak government on record in Bratislava protesting alleged Hungarian acts on the newly demarcated frontier between Slovakia and Hungary. The government filed a formal protest with Budapest and called for restraint and adherence to agreed borders.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Ins
Budapest
No Posing For Candid Camera In Cedar Rapids
The candid camera craze in downtown Cedar Rapids invites participation with shoppers urged to walk candidly. Selected pairs like Mrs J Keismers of 265 Sixth Avenue Marion and Bob Stolba of 619 Twentieth Avenue SW Cedar Rapids receive a card for three prints and a 7 by 9 sepia enlargement upon sending 25 cents and the card to The Gazette office.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette Office
Loop
J. Keismers
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Bob Stolba
Twentieth Avenue
How a reader finds faith through enduring pain
A columnist recalls a reader who for twenty years suffers with atrocious pain as a sacrament from God. The woman remains steadfast, deeply faithful, and shares letters full of radiant faith and quiet humor that teach resilience amid trials.
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Job
God
Sabotage fears loom as dynamite found near Sault canal
Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol the Soo canal bridge and power house after 50 pounds of dynamite were found in a warehouse near the powerhouse. Mayor McMeekan urged vigilance and asked for possible military guard to protect the canal. Police hunt those responsible as authorities warn of planned explosive attacks on the waterway.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Canadian Ship Canal
International Bridge
Sault Power House
Wo J McMeekan
McMeeken
Sault Ste Marie
Mich
Soo Canal
Lakes Huron
Superior
Great Lakes Waterway
Honesty Checker Arrested in Extortion Case
Clyde R. Kettelson, 46, Minneapolis, sought in Mason City on extortion charges tied to a scheme to test retailer honesty. Detective Al Wilson arrested him on information from the state bureau of investigation. Authorities say Kettelson worked for a service that shopped stores to probe worker honesty. Mason City police Chief Harold Wolfe and state agents then arrested Otto V. Schreck of Iowa Falls and Ames Schreck of Des Moines at a Mason City hotel as collaborators in the operation.
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Uectar Rapids News
Clyde R. Kettelson
Minneapolis
Mason City
al Wilson
State Bureau of Investigation
Kettelson
Harold Wolfe
Otto V. Schreck
Iowa Falls
Ames Schreck
Des Moines
Iowa Cities
Wolfe
Father and five children die in Ottumwa house fire
A 41 year old father Charles Helmick and five of his children perished when a six room home burned Saturday morning in Ottumwa. The mother Lola Helmick and two other children survived though injured. Fire officials attributed the blaze to a kerosene explosion and said five bodies were found on an upstairs bed.
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Ottumwa
Helmick
Willgim O
Wayne
Bernard Meany
William Helmick
Wayne Ottum
River Bank
A Witcker
Ottumwa Ironworks
Tracy
William
Mother and two daughters injured in car crash near Union school
Three month old Milo Trpkosh escaped injury when Mrs. Milo Trpkosh drove off the Ely road and struck a culvert one half mile north of the Union school. His mother and two daughters suffered chest injuries facial cuts and possible skull fracture and were taken to Mercy hospital.
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Cedar Rapids
Milo Trpkosh
Ely
Dorothy Ann
Catherine Mary
Trpkosh
Union School
Press Freedom Faces a So-Called Blindfold Test Says Baer
ARTHUR Bugs NracR quotes Baer warning that without press freedom the nation risks a blindfold test, likening it to European censorship. The columnist notes the peril to citizens if media are not free to report.
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Baer
Arthur “Bugs Nracr
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