Kraschel withdraws from governor race to run against Herring
Former Gov. Nelson Kraschel of Harlan withdrew from the Iowa Democratic gubernatorial race citing friction with Sen. Clyde Herring. He said he would oppose Herring for the 1942 U.S. Senate seat, praising both John Valentine and Ed Breen while endorsing the eventual Democratic nominee. Valentine had previously resigned as U.S. district attorney to run for governor.
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George
Mills
DES Moines
Nelson G. Ixraschel
Harlan
Clyde L. Herring
United States Senate
Onawa
Kraschel
Herring
John K Valentine
Centerville
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Valentine
Breen
United States
Iowa
War Cost Says Money Vanishes Like Eyebrows In Gossip
Arthur Baer argues England spends 21 million dollars daily with no relief in sight. He likens wartime spending to money rising skyward like gossiping eyebrows and predicts repayment will resemble a faulty vacuum reversal. He cites a Long Island Indian using clam shells as barter.
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England
Herring Praises KraschelWithdrawal in Gubernatorial Race
Senator Herring says Nels Kraschel acted wisely in withdrawing from the Town democratic gubernatorial contest. Herring backs John K. Valentine of Centerville and notes friction with Kraschel. He also predicts Kraschel would be a strong primary candidate for 1942 Senate race.
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Washington
Herring
Nels Kraschel
John KK
Valentine
Centerville
Kraschel
Nels
Wraschel
122 Indicted In big Booze Ring
A federal grand jury indicted 122 individuals on a five state liquor operation defrauding the government of 1.6 million dollars in taxes in ten months. Treasury agents have rounded up 116 suspects in New Jersey New York Connecticut Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The arrests target principals wholesalers and distributors, not routine bootleggers.
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New York
Treasury
William E. Dunigan
The
Alcohol Tax Unit
New Jersey
New York State
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Dunigan
Combine
Clouds Blank Cedar Rapids Sky Dampens Daytime Sun
Clouds crowded the Cedar Rapids sky leading to a cooler day. Temperatures rose from a 39 degree low to 56 at noon then fell to 55 by mid afternoon, with a previous day high of 63 recorded near midday and 44 at midnight per the Chambers Inskeep dial.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Deadlock Over Farm Measure Deepens in Congress
A joint conference committee abandoned efforts to resolve a month long deadlock on the agricultural appropriations bill. The action sends the question back to the House for a separate vote on Senate amendments totaling 347 million dollars for parity payments and farm aid.
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Washington
Joint Conference Committee
Senate
Russell
House
Russel
Georgia Delegates Pledged To F. D. R.
Georgia will send a delegation pledged to President Roosevelt for a third term. The state Democratic committee in Atlanta named delegates and allowed them to vote as they choose. The delegates met and unanimously resolved to back the President for another term.
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Atlanta
INS
Georgia
Roosevelt
Democratic Executive Committee
Atlinta
Escapee from Anamosa Reformatory Sought Inside Walls
Special to The Gazette Anamosa Roy Ward 23 held up Mechanicsville bank last year and is among the missing at the state reformatory Thursday A manhunt is underway within a small area inside the prison grounds Guards believe he did not escape the grounds but cannot locate him Ward who worked in the stone shed was last seen about 5 pm Wednesday Searchers comb building piles and tunnels for the elusive prisoner with a companion involved in the hold up at Mechanicsville
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Anamosa
Roy Ward
Mechanicsville
State Reformatory
Ward
Roosevelt Attacks Barden Wage Law Amendments
President Roosevelt said it would be a great mistake to adopt the Barden amendments to the wage hour law. He conveyed his views to Rep. Mary Norton, noting the act is evolving and would better inform decisions after continued experience. He argued farm labor remains unaffected and urged caution before any expansion of exemptions.
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Washington
Llp
Roosevelt
Mary T. Norton
House Labor Committee
House
Norton
Mother wins 3500 in hospital baby mix up case
Frances Mahoney, a 19 year old former actress, receives 3500 dollars after a California hospital mix up sent her an infant not born to her. A seven woman five man jury deliberated eight hours but did not confirm the child’s true identity.
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Ann Boaz
Stanley Barnes
Boaz
Something Is in the Air Says Reader Sees Hidden War
A reader notes a spiritual awakening as a world crisis unfolds unseen amid fears of despotism and a coming dawn of unity. They warn of a hidden war and urge faith and steadfastness while predicting a dramatic social shift and renewed hope.
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Michael
Holy Ones
Ali
Distro
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Trucker Arrested After Drunken Escape Attempt
Chicago truck driver Walter Padziora, 26, was jailed in Cedar Rapids after trying to flee patrol on Tenth Street SE. He hopped a southbound truck, was recaptured within a half block, and faces drunken driving inquiry as officers gather witnesses and notes.
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Walter Padziorra
Chicago
Padziora
Clarence B
Pete Whittemore
Whittemore
Serst Day
Padamra
Lisha
Lashon
Chrengo
Spm I
Bos
Seret Das
Padaiora
Seret
Day
Cedar Rapids
Tenth Street
First Avenue
Paddora
Woman Prefers Jail Over $2.50 Traffic Fine
Mrs E J Meade refuses to pay $1.50 costs after a $1 overtime parking fine. Judge Powell revokes the suspension and orders $2.50 or one day in jail. Rampant tension ends with handcuffs as she is led to the matron.
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E J. Meade
Fifteenth Avenue
Thomas B. Powell
Powell
Meade
Mrs. Meade
Girl 11 Released to Father in Mass Family Killing
Frightened Chloe Davis testified about a tragedy that killed her mother two sisters and baby brother. A juvenile court ward for a year, she was released immediately to her father after Judge W Turney Fox found no abnormal tendencies and ruled the behavior stemmed from the mother's domination.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Chloe Davis
W. Turney Fox
Belgian Cabinet of Pierlot Resigns Over Education Vote
Brussels AP report states Premier Hubert Pierlot’s cabinet quits after liberal members who helped form the coalition withdraw support on a contentious education bill. The resignation ends the government’s current term and prompts political maneuvering in Belgium.
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Brussels
Hubert Pierlot
Germans claim success along central Norway front
Reports from Cable Dispatches say German forces broke through Allied defenses in central Norway on Thursday. They claim to have cut coastal communications to the British expeditionary force and to have driven British and Norwegian troops back toward Mem and Lillehammer while advancing toward Ringebu and Roeros.
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Norway
Evers
Narvik
Aled
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Lillehammer
Trondhem Tvone
Mem
Steckier
Stockholm
Oslo
Roeros
Oslo Sone
Trondhem
Stoeren
Libvehammer
Lallehammer
Ringebu
Lunakehammer
Reich ominous over British bombing of non military town
Berlin reports warned of intensified German action on military and diplomatic fronts. Britain was accused of bombing a non military village near Heide, while Germany threatened retaliation and hinted at broader targets. Sweden's stance was deemed pivotal as talks with Germany continued.
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Reich
Berlin
England
Germany
London
Air Ministry
Towers Strike In 17 Great Lakes Ports
Four thousand employees of the Great Lakes Towing company walked out at 6 am Thursday, shutting operations in 17 Great Lakes ports across seven states. John Malloy, president of the Cleveland Tug Firemen Linemen and Oilers union local, said all units except Lorain approved action. The strike also idled 500 to 700 tug captains and engineers. James Healey, secretary of the local, announced the move.
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Cleveland
Great Lakes Towing Company
Great Lakes
John Malloy
Montgomery Ward President Resigns
Chicago AP reports Raymond H. Fogler resigns as president and director of Montgomery Ward and Company. Chairman Sewell Avery announced the move on Thursday.
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Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Raymond H. Fogler
Montgomery Ware and Company
Sewell Avery
British planning drastic drive on subversive bloc
Sir John Anderson in the house of commons said he may intern subversive elements including the communist party and fascist organs and could even target MPs if desirable. He cited fifth column fears as Britain faces renewed air raids and a costly war budget debate amid German strikes on Scapa Flow and Denmark.
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London
John Anderson
Communist Party
John
House of Commons
Britain
Madrid
British Isles
Scapa Flow
Orkneys
Germany
Royal Air Force
Denmark
Norway
Hoy
Ona
Roosevelt Extends Neutrality With Norway Proclamations
President Roosevelt issued three proclamations placing Norway on a cash and carry basis and restricting submarine use of American waters. He declared a state of war between Germany and Norway and reaffirmed U S neutrality while outlining enforcement rules. The move marks wider European conflict reaching Scandinavia.
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Waral Springs
Roosevelt
Germany
Nor
Romvevelt
Scandimnayia Myr
Finland
Russia
Reveal Effort To Kidnap Heir
Three gunmen attempted to abduct John Phillips 42 heir to an oil fortune from a Chicago theater. Phillips escaped at gunpoint and fled into a crowd, with police guarding him and his wife. The incident prompted moving Phillips to safety and confirming the report as he traveled home.
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Chicago
John Phillips
Thursalias Philips
Phillips Petroleum Company
Wels
Ant Philips
Ellis Park Site Chosen for City Pool Plan
The city selected the Ellis Park site near a former street corner for a proposed municipal swimming pool. Horlinda Bartholomew and associates prepared the site study, with H R Green engineering plans submitted to the city plan commission. one objection from the Cedar Rapids Softball Association was withdrawn after baseball diamond adjustments.
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Cit
Cannel
Parks Sur
Horlinda Bartholomew and Associates
St Louis
H R Green
Young Men's Bureau
Chamber of Commoerce
Green
City Plan Commission
Ellis Parks
Green Sad
Cedar Rapids Softball Association
Council Overrides Oak Hill Protests and Orders Sewers Built
Oak Hill protests failed as the Cedar Rapids city council voted unanimously to push a 48000 sewer project for Oak Hill and six other sections. A health concern statement supported the action despite hardships on some property owners.
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Oak Hill
Council
E. ¥. Bisinger
Fourteenth Avenue SE
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Long Island
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Treasury Department
Mercury
Cedar Rapids News
Hunt
Frances Mahoney
DR Ntwronn
Pierlot
Qtta
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Heide
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