Finns use anti tank guns to defend independence
A Chicago reader notes U S supplied anti tank guns may be used by Finland to destroy or capture Russian tanks. The letter mentions Finland thanking President Roosevelt for support as ambassadors Davies and Kennedy back in New York and London push for a third term for Roosevelt. The piece cites officials and diplomats urging continuation of Roosevelt’s presidency.
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Finland
Roosevelt
Washington
LSO
Belgium
Joseph E. Davies
New York
Davies
Great Britain
Joseph Kennedy
London
United States
Charges NLRB CIO Connivance Alleged Before Congress
Congressional investigators heard claims that NLRB agents aided the CIO UMW led by John L. Lewis to organize coal for dues from 80 000 unwilling members. Joe Ozanic of Springfield Illinois testified of an unholy trio of NLRB coal operators and the UMW and alleged company unions and favorable contracts. He provided letters telegraphs and documents to back his charges and said petitions for recognition or elections were delayed or dismissed.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
CIO
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Congressional
Joe Ozanic
Springfield
AFL
Progressive Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Ozanic
Smith Committee
Tribor Board
NLRB
UMW
Labor Board
Kentucky
Lewis’ Union
West Virginia
Ozanic Union
John Lewis
Edmund M. Toland
Unsettled Simmons Bates Cars in Iowa Bank Case
The 156 page deposition details a $12 582 debt settled with $3 000 in cars to Ben Summerwill and D W Bates both paid in installments. Bates bought a Packard at a bargain, later facing restitution claims as depositors challenge the compromise. A separate traffic case shows officials dismissing reckless driving amid missing witnesses and licenses.
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Orville Simmons
Johnson County
Simmons
Ben Summerwill
D. W. Bates
Iowa
Iowa City
Summerwill
Bates
Packard
NLRB Criticisms Link Testimony to Labor Relations Battle
The passage attacks the National Labor Relations Board as arrogant and tyrannical, accusing it of intimidating employers, bias against unions, and usurping court prerogatives. It frames NLRB actions as hostile to constitutional limits and to labor relations aims.
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House
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Congress
A. F. of L
CIO
Admiral Yarnell and Judd on Air Thursday Night
Rear Admiral Harry E. Yarnell retired from Independence Indiana will speak at the Town Meeting of the Air broadcast on NBC blue network at 8 30 CST. Dr Walter H Judd former medical missionary to the Orient and William R Castle former under secretary of state and ambassador to China will also speak. The topic is America and Japan Embargo Or Trade Treaty.
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Harry E. Yarnell
Independence
NBC Blue
Walter H. Judd
Orient
Cedar Rapids
William R. Castle
U. S
China
America
Japan
Seventeen Die In German Train Collision
Seventeen people were killed, 14 seriously injured and 27 slightly hurt when two passenger trains collided in Hagen Westphalia Germany on Tuesday night officials announced Wednesday.
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Hagen
Westphalia
Germany
INS
NLRB Under Fire as Witnesses Testify Under Oath
The board faces sharp hearings amid dissensions between capital and labor. Witnesses testify under oath while the agency endures scrutiny and anticipated denials of testimony. The writer notes the NLRB is “stewing in some of its own juice” as events unfold.
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NLRB
Immortality Theme Behind War Time Talks in New York
A World War I mass meeting in New York featured Lord Balfour and Henri Bergson among others. The speakers urged that politics and religion touch at the core, arguing that without God and immortality society erodes into tyranny and degradation.
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New York
Lord Balfour
Henri Bergson
Joseph Choate
Walter Page
U. S
Great Britain
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Breakins hit east side garages. slot machine smashed
A private 5 cent slot machine stored in the garage of Patrolman Earl Davis at 1407 Ellis boulevard NW was smashed and two double barrel shotguns were stolen along with ammunition and tools from several east side garages. Two guns stolen from Vernon Johnson and Lyle Chermak. Chermak’s car items also removed. Valued at 16 and 22 dollars.
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Ellis Boulevard NW
Earl Davis
Davis
Vernon Johnson
Washington Avenue SE
Lyle Chermak
Ellis Boulevard
Johnson
Cherme
J. C. Adkins
Soviet Vessel Indigirka Sinks Off Hokkaido Killing 87
The Russian steamer Indigirka sank off Hokkaido after going aground in a blizzard. 87 dead with 200 to 500 believed missing. Karafuto Maru rescued 390 aboard. Rescue hampered by high seas. Indigirka formerly American built in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.
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Jap Ile
Tokio
Indigirka
Foreign Office
Hokkaido
Japan
Indigirka Ship Recount: From Mooremack Gulf Line to Russia
The Indigirka formerly the Commercial Quaker of the Mooremack Gulf line served coastal routes from New York to Baltimore and gulf ports like New Orleans and Houston. Sold to Russia in January 1938 after a decade in Mooremack service, she had earlier been the Malsah under C. D. Mallory. Built in 1920, she measured 253 feet in length with a 43 foot beam.
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Indigirka
Mooremack Gulf Line
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Gulf
New Orleans
Houston
Mooremack
Russia
C. D. Mallory Company
Grain Soars On Drought Tales
Grain prices jumped in North American markets on Wednesday with gains up to six cents a bushel and Chicago wheat topping one dollar a bushel for the first time since October 1937. Widespread drought reports fed optimism that 1940 crops may be ruined, triggering broad buying.
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Chicago
Dismissal of Pinball Cases Returns Machines to Owners
Four pinball machines were returned to their owners after charges of illegal operation of gambling devices were dismissed in Justice H R Churchill's court due to the absence of the prosecution's star witness. Assistant County Attorney Ed Fordyce said the ruling does not declare pinball legal, only that the witness was unavailable. The machines had been stored in the judge's office and the hearing involved Belden Hill Cigar store Campus Drug store and McSwiggan's tavern.
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H. R. Churchill
Ed Fordyce
Justice Churchill
Belden Hill Cigar Store
Second Avenue SE
Campus
First Avenue E
McSwiggan
First Street
Leo McSwiggan
Huge British plane order for Hudson bombers in wartime
Britain placed a large order for more than 200 Hudson bombers with Lockheed in Burbank. The deal, valued at about 20 million dollars, marks the largest aircraft purchase since the war began.
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Britain
Burbank
Calif
Ins
Great Britain
Lockheed Aircraft Corporation
Liquor Found In Linn County Jail Soap Barrel
Courthouse janitors discovered two pints of Illinois whisky and a partially filled gallon jug hidden inside a soap barrel in the Linn county jail basement. Jailer P. J. Whittemore reported the find to Sheriff Jim Smith, who said the cabinet and access controls likely prevented such contraband, while officials investigated its origin and purpose. The incident follows up with discussion of a $659.50 cleansing chemical claim by Western Chemical Co. and its impact on the board of supervisors.
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Linn County
Illinois
P. J. Whittemore
Jim Smith
Smith
Relief Department
Sheriff Smith
Des Moines
Iowa Sheriffs’ School
Western Chemical Company of
St. Joseph
Board of Supervisors
British Cruiser Achilles Reportedly Sunk by Scheer
Buenos Aires AP reports British naval officials sought confirmation of sinking of the 7030 ton cruiser Achilles in a battle with the pocket battleship Admiral Scheer. No direct information was obtained. The rumors circulated from Punta del Este on the Atlantic coast.
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Buenos Aires
Achilles
Germany
Admiral Scheer
Punta del Este
British ship torpedoed near Bergen. five saved
A British freighter from Deptford, carrying 5,000 tons, was torpedoed by a German submarine just north of Bergen on Wednesday. It is believed only five of the 35 crew members were saved.
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S&ritisn
Cer Deptford
Bergen
Achilles Refuels in Montevideo After Pacific Patrol
The Achilles sailed from Montevideo after refueling following a Pacific patrol. The 10 000 ton Admiral Scheer began raiding in the South Atlantic as early as September with reports of British ships sunk or missing. If they closed, Achilles faced heavier guns but could outrun Scheer, with Achilles at 32.5 knots to 26.0. The ship's standard crew was about 550.
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Achilles
Montevideo
Atlantic
Pacific
Admiral Scheer
South Atlantic
Deutschland
North Atlantic
Punta del Este
Northwest Wind Brings Cold Snap to Cedar Rapids
A strong northwest wind ushered in a colder spell in Cedar Rapids Tuesday night into Wednesday. Temperatures fell from 49 to 15 with a 2:45 pm reading of 26 on the Chambers Inskeep recorder as the day progressed.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Traffic Lights Surprise Drivers On Ard Ave and 5th St
Big Mike Skerik and Little Mike Collins, officials of the fire alarm system, reinstall traffic lights at Third Avenue and Fifth Street SE. Lights turned on quickly, removing stop signs, confusing motorists and even the police traffic unit. Capt. Gordon Hayes praised the workers while the department scrambled to regulate the new signal pattern and verify proper operation. The plan had called for Thursday or Friday activation.
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Big Mike” Skerik
Little Mike” Collins
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Mike
Gordon Highes
Fisik
Darling hospitalized after fall in Iowa city area
Weilece Darling, of Cottage Avenue SE, suffered a right shoulder injury from a fall last Thursday. He was taken to Children's Hospital at Iowa City for observation and possible surgery. He tripped while stepping from his garage to avoid the family dog. X rays in Cedar Rapids showed chipped shoulder socket bone. new X rays were to be taken in Iowa City.
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Wellace Darling
Cottage Acoive Avenue
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Arling
Cedir Rapids
League Of Nations Gets Little Help From Testimonials
Arthur Bugs Baer notes the League of Nations struggles to gain traction as it seeks support from testimonials. He portrays Geneva’s voice as a forlorn echo of a past with no momentum and a future forever postponed, likening the league to a glazier hawking plate glass amid a stone fight.
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League of Nations
Testimony from Customers Across Nations Makes Case
A satisfied customer proves persuasive with testimonials from China Ethiopia Poland Manchuria Czechoslovakia and Albania. The league again shows the sign Alterations as usual during business.
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China
Ethiopia
Poland
Manchuria
Czechoslovakia
Albania
League
Rumor of Massive Soviet 1 500 000 Troops Against Finland
Finnish sources report Soviet Russia plans a large offensive massing 1 500 000 first line soldiers with 1 000 planes. The alleged push targets the Mannerheim line on the Karelian isthmus as Finland reports recent Russian attacks failed. A separate dispatch notes Finnish air actions near Murmansk disrupt railway traffic.
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Helsingfors
Finnish Telegraphic Agency
Soviet Russia
Finland
Karelian Isthmus
Lake Ladoga
Finnish Battle Around Ladoga Hailed as Severe Strife
Finnish forces fought heavy battles on the eastern isthmus near Lake Ladoga with intense fighting described as among the war's severest. The Finnish air force, augmented by Allied planes, conducted reconnaissance and attacked enemy columns and supply bases at multiple points.
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Lake Ladoga
Gulf of Bothnia
Rumor Hitler Secretly Married Bavarian Girl
The Saturday Evening Post reports Adolf Hitler may have a long term relationship with Eva Braun, a Bavarian girl living in Berlin. It says Braun acts as his wife while the Fuehrer keeps the match discreet amid wars and conquests, with concerns about her reputation.
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Philadelphia
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Saturday Evening Post
Hitler
Germany
Eva Helen Braun
Eva Braun
Fuehrer
Blondie star Penny Singleton wins divorce in L.A.
Penny Singleton known as Blondie on screen and radio was granted a divorce Wednesday from Dr. L Scroggs Singleton after a two year marriage. She testified their life was a continuous cycle of separations and reconciliations.
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Los Angeles
Penny Singleton
Blondie
Screen and
Radio
Dr. L. Scroggs Singleton
League subcommittee backs expulsion of Russia from the league
A League of Nations Finnish appeal subcommittee drafted a plan urging Russia's expulsion and non recognition of its puppet Finnish government. It calls for aid to Finland from non members and enforcement of covenant Article XVI. The report follows an Argentine motion to oust Russia and Bolivian edits to the main resolution. Meanwhile Russia’s ambassador to Italy left Rome for Moscow without presenting credentials.
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Geneva
League of Nations
League Assembly
Russia
League
Finland
United States
Bolivia
Moscow
Rome
Italy
Nicolai Gorekhin
Bolivian Proposal Moves to Expel Russia from League
The Bolivian draft to expel Russia from the League of Nations has two parts: aid for Finland against the USSR and penalties to expel Russia under article 16. The report, to be voted on by the assembly and then sent to the League Council, is expected to pass. Argentina threatens resignation if Russia is not expelled.
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Russia
League Council
Buenos Aires
Jose Maria Cantilo
Argentina
League
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