Attorney General Rules State Cannot Pay Wegman Fee
Iowa Attorney General John H. Mitchell says the state cannot legally pay a $2 842 61 fee to Leonard Wegman tied to contingent attorney fees from million dollar suits against six out of state corporations. He notes the executive council ended Wegman’s contract and cases, leaving the moral obligation to the legislature to decide.
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DES Moines
John H. Mitchell
State Executive Council
Leonard Wegman
Leo J. Wegman
Fred Porter
Secretary of State
Towa
Council
Wegman
Executive Council
Mitchell
Assembly
Iowa
No Strike Vote Reported by Packing House Workers
A Cedar Rapids dispatch says union leaders denied a strike vote at a meeting of Local Industrial Union No. 51 affiliated with CIO. Handbills urged members to vote on striking, but union business stated by Lewis J. Clark contradicted the strike vote claim. Wilson and company officials reported no demands or strike knowledge.
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Cedar Rapids
Lewis J. Clark
Packing House Workers Union
Wilson and Company
CIO
Clark
Executive Board
Harry Palmer
No New Typhoid Cases Reported in Cedar Rapids
No new cases of typhoid fever have been reported this week. City physician Dr. V H Hasek announced the update Tuesday noon. There have been 51 cases since the outbreak began, with one suspected case still under diagnosis. Current records show 49 cases with no deaths to date.
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Cedar Rapids
V. H. Hasek
Wessels Challenge Shakes Iowa Secretary of State Race
Des Moines reports John F. Wessels a Des Moines attorney claims election to the short term secretary of state post. He sought a certificate of election from incumbent officials, but Miller and O’Brian declined citing ballot confusion and a contest injunction. Wessels seeks bond approval from Governor Kraschel, who refused, leading to potential court action if not issued within five days.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Earl G
Miller
John F. Wessels
Robert E. O'Brian
Wessels
O’brian
B. W. Garrett
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel
Albert F. Swanson
Sioux City
John Mitchell
Mitchell
Secretary of State
Jordan
O'Brian
Executive Council
Lithuania moves to quell disorders after Memel elections
In Kaunas nine people were arrested as Lithuania clamps down on anti government demonstrations linked to pro Waldemaras factions tied to Germany. A youth leader was seized at a Catholic group site while Baltic ministers postponed talks due to the upheaval.
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Kaunas
Lithuania
Memel
Germany
Augustine Waldemaras
Iron Wolf Organization
Waldemaras
France
Vatican
Bistras Dielininkaitis
Young Catholics’ Organization
Ask
pro-Waldemaras
Eden and Roosevelt hold private White House meeting
British Prime Minister Anthony Eden and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met for about 45 minutes at the White House in an unofficial discussion. Eden said the talk was private and planned to return with Mrs. Eden for tea.
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Washington
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Roosevelt
White House
Eden
Sumner Welles
State Department
Broadcasters Oppose Liquor Ads On Air
Washington NAB directors approved a resolution opposing liquor advertising on radio and television. The move signals industry stance against liquor ads and aligns with concerns over influence and public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
National Association of Broadcasters
Cedar Rapids Waltz Team Loses in New York Finals
Betty Lindahl and John Mehegan of Cedar Rapids lost in the finals of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Great Waltz contest held Monday night at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Their entry progressed from Cedar Rapids through Des Moines and Omaha regional qualifiers, with Paramount theater and the Pla-Mar ballroom backing their bid for the grand prize motion picture contract.
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Cedar Rapids
Betty Lindahl
John Mehegan
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York
Paramount Theater
Des Moines
Omaha
Mistaken slaying inside Sing Sing linked to O'Hara case
John F. O'Hara was ambushed and killed in Queens by a mob seeking Kane, an ex-convict who had just left Sing Sing. Kane was stabbed at Sing Sing and died days later from infection. Five convicts were placed in solitary confinement as investigators probe the mistaken identity murder.
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Ossining
N. Y
John F. O'Hara
New York
Sing Sing
Matthew J. Kane
Kane
O'Hara
Sunnyside
Queens
Manhattan
Beran Says Czechoslovakia Will Base Policy On Facts
Premier Rudolf Beran told parliament Czechoslovakia will not chase illusions in foreign policy. He urged Germany to understand the psychological effects of lost territory and said economic and social factors will guide policy while defending national interests. Officials indicated the government may assume semi-dictatorial powers.
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Prague
Rudolf Beran
Germany
Munich
Beran
Czechoslovakia
Britain pledges support for France in Italian clash
Britain vows moral and military aid to France if Italy enters the Mediterranean conflict after ambassadorial talks and a Foreign Office statement. Sir Eric Phipps met Georges Bonnet as the pledge was formally promised to Paris.
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Britain
France
Paris
Great Britain
Italy
Mediterranean
Eric Phipps
Georges Bonnet
Foreign Office
German Officials Boycott Chamberlain Speech Dinner
Prime Minister Chamberlain refused to promise Commons approval before reopening talks with Germany on former colonies. After the advance copy was read, the German ambassador Herbert von Dirksen said he would not attend the Foreign Press Association dinner and other embassy officials planned to stay away due to perceived contentious lines.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Germany
Foreign Press Association
Herbert von Dirksen
Indiana Recount Permanently Banned by Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court bans recount of vote for U S senator and eleven state offices. The court makes permanent its temporary writ of prohibition issued to stop the recount sought by Republican candidates.
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Indianapolis
INS
U. S
State Supreme Court
High Court
Sentence Woman 73 Receives Life in Basett Slaying
A Seattle jury cells of 19 minutes to convict Mary Eleanor Smith 73 of first degree murder in the 10 year old Bassett disappearance. The panel rejected the death penalty in favor of life imprisonment following pleas by prosecutors and defense and testimony by Marion Bassett of Annapolis Md and Society Hill SC. Decasto Mayer 44 co defendant died in jail by suicide.
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Seattle
Mary Eleanor Smith
James Eugene Bassett
Earl Mayer
Smith
Tragedy in Brooklyn as family dies in gas and husband attempts suicide
Hans Forst, 33, returned home to find his wife Margaret and two children dead from gas in Brooklyn. Police say a gas-lever accident may have caused the deaths as the man later tried to take poison but survived. Hospitalized, he is expected to recover.
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New York
Hans Forst
Brooklyn
Forst
Margaret
Walter
Arnold
Seventh Avenue
Sixtieth Street
Oliver Moves To Force Action In Election Dispute
Ralph A. Oliver of Sioux City filed in Polk county district court to compel Gov. Kraschel to sign Oliver’s election certificate for the short term seat. Kraschel says he is barred by an injunction affecting the canvassing board in a potential Ninth District contest. Judge Russell Jordan set a 9 a.m. Wednesday hearing. term ends December 31, 1940.
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Des Moines
INS
Nelson Kraschel
Supreme Court
Polk County
Ralph A. Oliver
Sioux City
Kraschel
Oliver
James Parsons
Ernest Miller
Russell Jordan
Pan American conference moves to oppose outside influence
At Lima the Pan American conference approved three resolutions aligned with U S Hull Cantilo lines protesting racial persecution minority activities and foreign political interference. Rivalry between Argentina and Mexico rises as US aims for continental solidarity and economic cooperation.
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Lima
Peru
United States
United
Americas
U.S
Cordell Hull
Jose Maria Cantilo
Argentina
Mexico
Buenos Aires
Ayres Sees 1939 as Upbeat Year for Business
General Leonard P. Ayres forecast a brighter 1939 for U S business barring any international calamity He delivered an optimistic annual forecast to Cleveland leaders While he praised momentum he warned against over reliance on pump priming saying America cannot spend its way to prosperity or drink itself sober
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Cleveland
INS
Leonard P. Ayres
Ayres
America
Exoneration Ends Probe Of Double Slaying In Ir
A coroner's jury exonerated Oliver Coultas, father of state Fire Marshal Sherman Coultas, in the double killing case. The jury ruled Oliver fired in self defense after Burmeister shot at him and killed Fire Marshal Sherman Coultas, who was patrolling property.
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Jacksonville
Sherman V. Coultas
Joel Burmeister
Oliver Coultas
Burmeister
Sherman Coulins
Faith and Pain: A Reader Seeks Hope in Suffering
A reader asks how to regain faith after years of pain and failed surgeries. The author cites Jesus in Gethsemane and St Paul, noting that negative answers may deliver grace and strength to endure, transforming hardship into blessing.
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Jesus
St Paul
Luke
St. Paul
Gunboat Luzon Supposedly Shoots Down Japanese Plane
Shanghai reports a U S gunboat Luzon allegedly fired on and downed a Japanese war plane over the Yangtze near Hankow six weeks earlier. Officials in Washington say no such incident has been officially reported, while a French gunboat Admiral Charnel is claimed to have shot down two planes the same day.
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Shanghat
INS
United States
Luzon
Yangtze River
Hankow
Shanghiu
Washington
Navy
Panay
Charnel
Farmers’ Barns Filled With Complaint Blanks Says Baer
In a column by Arthur Bugs Baer, farmers face endless plebiscites on quotas and policy. He notes cotton decisions, wild tobacco and rice growth, and a mocked farmer burdened by trips to town and unfinished harvests amid a satirical tone.
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Baer
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
McKesson Leader Arrested in Securities Case
F Donald Coster president of McKesson and Robbins was ordered arrested on securities charges. Dietrich assistant treasurer and Vernard Montreal agent were also taken into custody. Warrants filed in federal court. Coster resignations demanded by directors. Overt act cites a 13000 check deposit linked to alleged stock and asset overstatement.
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NEW York
F. Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Securities and Exchange Act
George S Dietrich
George Vernard
Montreal
W. W. Smith and Company
U. S
H Kaufman
New Haven
Coster
Dietrich
Fairfield, Conn
Washington, DC
McKesson and Robbins Monday
Dietrichs
Vernard
Brooklyn
Chase National Bank
Manning and Company
Royal Bank of Canada
Montres
Robbins
McKesson and Robbins
Official Paper of Nazis Assert U S Under Jewish Rule
Berlin reporting that the Vocel kischer Reobachter, Nazi party organ, runs three columns asserting United States is under Jewish rule. It cites fireside talks from Washington and attacks figures including Henry Morgenthau Jr, Samuel Dickstein, Samuel Untermeyer, Fiorello LaGuardia, and Stephen Wise. Congress is said to be under Jewish domination tracing to Andrew Jackson.
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Berlin
Vocelkischer Reobachter
Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler
United States
Washington
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Samuel Dickstein
Samuel Untermeyer
F. H LaGuardia
New York
Stephen S. Wise
Congress
Times
Andrew Jackson
Temperature Rises Quickly After Cold Night in Cedar Rapids
A bright sun helped the Mers Uury rally in Cedar Rapids Tuesday after a night setback. The temperature rose from 10 above zero at 5 a.m. to 37 by 2.30 p.m. Monday's high reached 24 at 1 p.m., then fell to 20 by 7 p.m. The readings come from the Chambers Inskeep company thermometer at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Situation In Tunis Declared Normal By Official Announcement
Paris dispatch says Tunis is declared normal, denying Italian reports of violence. Damage from broken windows and related causes was limited to 15 000 francs, according to the official notice.
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Paris
Tunis
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Hull
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U. 5
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