Ickes Provokes Berlin With Bold Nazi Critique
The article argues Ickes reckless comments on Hitler may anger Germany and risk U.S. diplomacy. It notes Neville Miller condemning radio appeals to hatred and warns officials should speak responsibly. It discusses balancing public interest with firm stance against Nazi brutality.
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Neville Miller
National Association of Broadcasters
Miller
Father Coughlin
Hitler
United States
Europe
Ickes
Washington
Berlin
Coster Blames Collapse On Others In Death by Own Action
In a public letter, F Donald Coster Musica exonerates his brothers in the McKesson and Robbins swindle and claims no millions were lost as assets of the drug department were fake profits. He blames bankers and executives for the firm’s condition and notes a 1929 receivership. A former crony testified to a plan to ship 1 to 2 million rifles to fighting Spain to profit, while government officials pursued securities charges against Simon, who aided the disguise of the Musica family.
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New York
F. Donald Coster- Musica
McKesson and Robbins
Samuel Reich
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McKesson
Robbins White
Wall Street
Coster
Coster-Musica’s
Spain
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
Benjamin Simon
Bronx
Brian McMahon
U.S Attorney General
Simon
Coster-Musica
U S
Garrett W. Cotter
The Compass of Conscience and Taste in Everyday Life
A 1938 column argues wisdom lies in knowing our location and timing. The author ties moral rightness to place and moment, stressing tact and taste as guides. Examples include Vienna currency and the propriety of beachwear versus Fifth Avenue norms. The piece urges using conscience with context to choose the right path.
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DR. Newton
Rome
Vienna
New York
Boston
Fifth Avenue
Political Shakeups and Calls for Unity Rise in Iowa
ELS KRASCHEL presides over a fragile wake of party splits as he seeks to hold the New Deal coalition in Iowa amid Ed Birmingham’s distance and Herring’s aloof stance. Across the nation, relief funds face pressure as Congress debates new appropriations while Roosevelt aims to steer legislative pace without heavy orders, signaling a tentative push for reconciliation between the White House and Congress.
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Els Kraschel
White House
Kraschel
New Deal
Iowa
Ed Birmingham
Senator Herring
Jame
State House
Herrings
Dysart Woman Injured In Highway Crash
Dysart resident Mrs Carl Bonesteel sustained a possible skull fracture and a bruised knee in a three car collision at the Newhall junction on highway No 30. A passing bus driver rushed her to Cedar Rapids and she was later taken to St Luke's hospital. An unidentified driver stopped on the slick pavement and caused the chain reaction that injured only Mrs Bonesteel. Her husband could not brake in time and hit the Utah car driven by George F Houser of Fort Duchesne Utah. The couple were en route to Marion for the funeral of her father in law J F Bonesteel.
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Dysart
Newhall Junction
Cedar Rapids
St. Luke's Hospital
Highway Patrol
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Fort Duchesne
Utah
Roosevelt’s Shift in Power Strains Ties With Congress
An analysis notes the era of strong executive control ends as Roosevelt’s influence wanes. Purges failed and loyal aides were discarded while voters distinguish radicalism from liberalism. The myth of Roosevelt’s power to dictate fates is shattered as he seeks peace with Congress.
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Roosevelt
Fern Dull Sentenced 14 to 15 Years for Manslaughter
Mrs Fern Patricia Dull was sentenced by Judge Mark Taylor to 14 to 15 years in the Detroit house of correction for manslaughter in the Oct 17 killing of William Holbrook, the father of four. The defense motion for a new trial was overruled. Holbrook and Dull had a long adulterous, volatile relationship started in Kalamazoo. Mrs Dull claimed self defense, saying he threatened her and had beaten her. she had been his secretary and lived with him as wife.
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Mich
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William Holbrook
Detroit House of Correction
Mark Taylor
Holbrook
Taylor
Dull
Benton Harbor
Kalamazoo
Kimmel
Ind
Franco Cracks Down as Revolt Surges Across Spain
Insurgent Spain faced a drastic Franco purge with mass arrests, suspected officers sidelined, and reports of executions. The crackdown followed uprisings in Saragossa Segovia Soria Pamplona and other cities, with 1000 to 3000 detained. British officials cleared Goodman of guilt amid spy disclosures.
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Paris
Francisco Franco
Franco
Saragossa
Segovia
Soria
Pamplona
Japs Ready To Help China End Special Foreign Privileges
Premier Prince Fumi maro Konoye said Japan will assist China in abolishing foreign concessions and extraterritorial rights after nearly a century of privilege. He denied plans for an economic monopoly and urged China to expand development of natural resources in North China and Inner Mongolia under a new Asia policy that reduces foreign influence and elevates Orientals.
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Fumimaro Konoye
Japan
China
Konoye
Prince Konoye
Inner
Mongolia
U S and Japan May Clash in 39 Says Almanac
London report from Old Moore’s almanac predicts three international crises in 1939, with no war. It foresees possible U S involvement with Japan next December, labor unrest in America, an American economic boom, and a high German official to be assassinated. It also notes Roosevelt’s role in European crises and a potential China clash with Japan. The three crises would come in April, June and September.
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Europe
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Britain
United States
Japan
America
Almanac
Roosevelt
China
West Virginia Firm Barred From Practice by Federal Judge
Federal Judge Edward Moinet granted a permanent injunction against Fidelity Investment Association of West Virginia, restraining it from continuing its business. The SEC charged misrepresentation, fraud, and window dressing. Chester P. O'Hara and Chester T. Lane agreed to terms of the judgment in the Eastern District Court.
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Edward Moinet
Fidelity Investment Association
West Virginia
Securities and Exchange Commission
Chester
P. O'Hara
Fidelity
Chester T. Lane
SEC
Eastern District Court
Snow and Wind Mark Winter's Official Entry
Cedar Rapids saw Winter’s official entry amid a brisk snowstorm on Thursday afternoon driven by a south-southeast wind. Temperatures fell from 24 to 22 as a low of 12 earlier in the day, with light snow earlier and a Wednesday high of 22. The Chambers Inskeep company recorder welded a 13 at 7 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Abolition calls rise as WPA funds face urgent vote
Washington (UP) anti New Deal Democrats press for abolishing the Works Progress Administration. Senator King Utah demands removal of WPA and shifts relief funds to state control, arguing relief workers faced coercion and incompetence. Senator Wheeler Montana backs state administration while Treasury custody would remain. House and Senate debate looms as Republicans hint at passage if spending seems reasonable.
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Congress
King
Utah
Senate
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Appropriations
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Cannon
Wis
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Death by own action note from McKesson Robbins chieftain
New York report releases F Donald Coster's suicide note via his attorney Samuel Reich. The statement attacks bankers lawyers and executives over the McKesson Robbins crash and claims attempts to shield the company failed. He blames internal treachery and a secret probe while denying narcotics or alcohol in losses. Page 2 continues.
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McKesson-Robbins Company
New York
F. Donald Coster
Samuel Reich
Italy says Laval-Mussolini pact on Tunisia invalid
Italy informed French ambassador that the 1935 Laval Mussolini accord is no longer valid. The note raises questions about Tunisia’s status and potential Italian demands on France for territory or changes to Tunisian population status, signaling a shift in Franco Italian ties and colonial considerations.
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Tunisia
Paris
Talian
Andre Francois-Poncet
France
Libya
Italian East Africa
Wheither
Siegel Works As Trusty In Davenport Prison Camp
DES MOINES AP Parole board says Joe Siegel former Sioux City night spot operator serving 11 years for manslaughter works as a trusty at a Davenport prison camp. He was sent to Fort Madison in 1936 after a Sioux City shooting conviction. No parole decision this year yet. board previously pledged release in 1937 but Siegel rejected it.
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Des Moines
Joe Siegel
Sioux City
Siegel
Siegels
Daladier Plan Wins By Scant Majority
Paris AP Premier Daladier’s plan to reorganize French finances by decree was approved for a second time by a slim seven vote margin in the chamber of deputies. The 291 to 284 tally added the decree laws to the 1939 appropriation bill. Daladier said he faced a tight spot but was optimistic for a faithful majority and warned that overthrow would have forced dissolution.
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Paris
Tdaladier
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
President to deliver annual message to Congress on Jan 4
Speaker Bankhead said after a White House meeting with President Roosevelt that the chief executive would present his annual message in person to Congress on January 4. He added the President would likely send his budget message within a day or two after the address.
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Washington
Bankhead
Roosevelt
Congress
Typhoid Cases in Cedar Rounds Drop to 31
Local typhoid cases fell to 31 as 17 releases in the last 12 days reduced the total from 51 cases on December 10. Authorities report three per sensation as the outbreak response continues.
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Cedar Rounds
Welles rejects German protest over Ickes speech
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said the United States emphatically rejected Germanys protest over Ickes Cleveland address and condemned hostile German press attacks on President Roosevelt and his cabinet. He told Hans Thomsen the speech reflected broad American sentiment.
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Sumner Welles
United States
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Thomsen
Ickes
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Charles A. Lindbergh
Henry Ford
Germany
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Nev
Senate
Forei Relations Committee
Japan
Thomson
State Department
Ford
Lindbergh
Atlantic Shrinks In Columbus Echoes by Bugs Baer
A satirical Christmas column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks peace on earth and war jitters, joking about Mussolini rallying aviators and odd husbandry tasks. The piece playfully laments the Atlantic shrinking from past discoveries and ends with holiday wishes subject to change without notice.
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Bugs” Baer
Mussolini
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