Step Toward U.S.-Vatican Diplomatic Ties
President Roosevelt names Myron C. Taylor as personal representative to the Vatican, marking the first direct contact with a Pope by a U.S. leader in nearly 75 years. The move signals a step toward broader diplomatic ties though full relations remain unsettled. The Vatican has grown more accessible since the 1929 Lateran Treaty, and Pope Pius XII is known to Roosevelt and observers.
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Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Rome
United States
Taylor
Papal States
Italy
Vatican City
Papacy
Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Pius XI
Pius XII
Rooseelt
Webb Renn Funeral Held in La Porte City
Funeral services for Webb Renn 66 who died suddenly at a Black Hawk county rock quarry west of La Porte City will be held this afternoon at the Ashley and Waldorff funeral home with burial in West View cemetery. The county coroner said no inquest will be held. Survived by widow Margaret Suefferlein Renn two stepsons Albert and Jack and son Harold Renn of Hillsboro and a brother Clint Renn of Waterloo.
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LA Porte City
Webb Renn
Black Hawk County
Here
Ashley and Waldorff
West View
Renn
Eugene Smith
Grace Longaker Betts Renn
Margaret Suefferlein Renn
Harold Renn
Hillsboro
N. D
Albert
Jack
Clint Renn
Waterloo
Charles A Crispin Funeral At Wilton
Funeral services for Charles A. Crispin 75 Iowa lifelong resident were held at Griffith funeral home in Wilton with Rev Blais dell presiding. He died at his son J G Crispin’s home after months of illness. He was born near Tipton on November 13 1864. Surviving are four sons Gerald Tipton Lawrence Dundee II Charles Moline Ill. two daughters Elizabeth Davis Newton Mary Crispin Woodward. one brother E E Crispin Brookings. six grandchildren.
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Wilton
Charles A. Crispin
Iowa
J. G. Crispin
Griffith Funeral Home
Mr. Blaisdell
Mr. Crispin
Tipton
Ephraim
Mary Crispin
Myrtle Car
Harriet Curtis
Gerald
Lawrence of
Dundee
Charles
Moline
Ill
Elizabeth Davis
Newton
Woodward
E. E. Crispin
Brookings
Rumor Red Failure Leads to Executions in Finnish Front
Reports say Finnish forces repelled a Russian column 250 miles north of Lake Ladoga near the frontier. The Moscow communique claimed advances, with a tank and several machine guns captured. Bombers hit Tampere Helsinki Pori Tammisaari Rauma. two bombers shot down. Russian losses include 16 Finnish planes.
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Salmi
Lake Ladoga
Finland
Tampere
Helsinki
Pori
Tammisaari
Rauma
Moscow
Wrist Sprain After Memorial Drive Crash Involving Teens
Harold De La Mater, 29, of Fifteenth Avenue SE, suffered a sprained right wrist when his car overturned after colliding with Percy Williams, 16, of Memorial Drive SE. Williams said his accelerator stuck as his car struck De La Mater at Spruce Avenue intersection and rolled over. The accident occurred about 3:45 p.m. at Memorial Drive and Spruce Avenue.
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Memorial Drive
Avenue SE
Harold de la Mater
Ifteenth Avenue SE
Har
Percy Williams
1600 Memorial Drive
de la Mater
South Memorial Drive
Spruce Avenue
Williams
Largest air battle of WWI reported off Helgoland coast
London dispatch says the December 18 aerial engagement off Germany’s North Sea coast involved 80 to 100 planes from Britain and Germany. The British account calls it the greatest battle in aerial warfare history.
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London
Germany
North Sea
Claire Trevor Critical Ill at St Vincent’s Hospital
Hollywood actress Claire Trevor is critically ill at St Vincent’s hospital. Dr Conrad Baumgartner says the nature of her illness is undetermined. Trevor collapsed at her Bel Air home last Sunday and was admitted two days later. Her husband Clark Andrews, radio producer, stays at her bedside and cites overwork as a possible cause.
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Hollywood
Claire Trevor
St. Vincent's Hospital
Conrad Baumgartner
Bel-Air
Clark Andrews
Thief Steals Car Then Gifts And Food In Cedar Rapids
A man drove off with William E Reed’s 1928 Dodge from the First Avenue Potato market and abducted gifts groceries and candy valued at 15 before abandoning the sedan. Police recovered the car at Thirteenth Avenue and C Street SW minus the groceries and found a flat tire suggesting intoxication.
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Cedar Rapids
William E. Reed
Eighth Street
Reed
First Avenue
Funcke and
Kofron
Thirteenth Avenue
C Street
Santa Claus Hitchhiker Baffles Cedar Rapids Detectives
Detectives Kudina and Haberle on First Avenue Saturday night picked up a hitchhiking Santa Claus at Third Street. He asked for a ride to the North pole, but they said Admiral Byrd had the snowmobile to the South pole. Santa then entered a nearby house.
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Kudina
Haberle
First Avenue
Third Street
Santa Claus
North Pole
Admiral Byrd
South Pole
Cedar Rapids
Turn Cuss Words To Good Account
In Green Bay Wisconsin a tavern group fined itself for profanity and used the money to buy Christmas baskets. Each member paid a nickel per offense, the fines were enforced strictly, and the pot reached 25 dollars by Saturday.
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Green Bay, Wis
Green Bay
British Announce Mine-Laying Plan
The British admiralty said it would lay mines in the North Sea off the east coast of England and Scotland in retaliation for German actions. Mines will be laid without further notice within defined areas to protect vessels navigating the region.
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London
Germany
Admiralty
North Sea
England
Scotland
Rosary for Walter H. Smith Railway Flagman Dies
Walter Henry Smith a North Western railway flagman died Friday. A rosary will be recited in Turner chapel at 8 p.m. Sunday by Rev. Father D. J. Lenihan. The body will be taken to Ottumwa early Tuesday for further services and burial.
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Walter Henry Smith
The
North Western Railway
Turner Chapel
D. J. Lenihan
Ottumwa
Mrs Leona Wiederkehr Rites Set in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Leona Wiederkehr 55 of 413 First Street SW Cedar Rapids died Saturday at a local hospital after a two year illness. Born March 13 1884 in Bertram Iowa she lived in Cedar Rapids twenty years. Survived by husband John a son Thomas Carl Stoneking four stepchildren Albert Lester Alice Irene Wiederkehr all of Rock Island three grandchildren in Cedar Rapids a brother William Kenyon of Des Moines and a sister Mrs Pearl Dean of Marion Funeral services 10 a m Tuesday Beatty chapel burial Oak Hill cemetery calling hours Monday.
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Leona Wiederkehr
First Street
Wiederkehr
Bertram
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
John Wiederkehr
Thomas Carl Stoneking
Albert
Lester
Alice
Irene Wiederkehr
Farmer Questions Plan for Nation in Stalinist Context
A farmer and his 13 year old daughter challenge a description of a comprehensive national plan covering agriculture, industry, schooling, social centers, and public buildings. They warn that such planning portends controlled economic and political life under Stalinist ideas.
Farmer questions Rugg book influence on American culture
A reader cites passages from a work by Professor Rugg and warns that American planning and advertising may be centralized by government. The piece notes fears that Russia style control could kill newspapers and democracy, altering US government as teachers assign the text in schools.
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Russia
McGregor
Professor Rugg
Rugg
Former Iowan Broadcasts From Nazi Germany
Waterloo AP reports Fred W. Kaltenbach former Waterloo resident and Iowa State Teachers College student broadcasts four times weekly from Berlin via short wave to Iowans and Asia. He lists times for reviews and previews and notes life continues amid rationing and blackouts while studying for a PhD in Germany.
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Waterloo
Nazi Germany
Fred W. Kaltenbach
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Asia
Berlin
Kaltenbach
Germany
Dr John S Nollen to Head Finnish Relief in Iowa
Des Moines AP reports Dr. John S. Nollen Grinnell College president was appointed by former President Herbert Hoover to head the Finnish relief fund in Iowa. He accepted by telegram and will organize plans to carry the drive into every county as committees are formed statewide.
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Des Moines
John S. Nollen
Grinnell College
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Nollen
Double funeral set after husband drowns at river
In Waynesburg Pennsylvania Charles Fike 61 killed himself by leaping into the Monongahela River within hours of his wife dying after a long illness. A double funeral is planned for Christmas Eve at the couple's home. He told a niece he could not stand it any longer.
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Waynesburg
Charles Fike
Monongahela
Fike
Mrs. Curtis Dies At Clinton Home After Illness
Mrs. Eugene J. Curtis, 48, died at her Hillcrest residence in Clinton after an extended illness. She was married to E J Curtis a nationally known millwork manufacturer. Survivors include the husband two sons Charles L and Eugene J Curtis Jr both of Clinton and two daughters Mrs Thomas Bracken of Minneapolis and Mrs Edward Fenn of Hartford Conn.
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Clinton, Ia
Eugene J. Curtis
Hillcrest
E. J. Curtis
Charles L
Clinton
Thomas Bracken
Minneapolis
Edward Fenn
Hartford
Conn
Post Office To Clean Up On Christmas Mail Today
Cedar Rapids peak of the Christmas mail rush was Friday with 95 loads of parcel post and 86 extra loads of letters delivered. Letters mailed dropped to 114300 Friday as carriers prepare a Sunday cleanup starting 7 a.m. and parcel post at 9 a.m. Postmaster says cash receipts indicate one of the greatest months in history. no monthly decrease since September 1937.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Lubbock
Saic
Frank Baldwin
Quest for Security Hallmark of Decade
The piece discusses how security drives amid 1930s fear shaped public life and politics. It notes Ivar Kreuger’s swindle forecasting, Hitler’s rise spreading fear, and the broader pull toward strong men as ordinary people sought safety. It contrasts hopes for employment with wartime scarcity and dictatorship gains.
Two Farmers Held on Embezzlement Charge
Lawrence Thomas twenty six and Wilbur Jackson thirty both Jasper county farmers were held by Poweshiek county authorities on embezzlement charges after allegedly trying to sell parts from Thomas automobile in Des Moines. The men were captured when police found the stripped car parts and later arrested while attempting to sell more in Des Moines. Sheriff Fred Cochran ordered their return to Montezuma for a hearing early this week.
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the Gazette
Grinnell
Lawrence Thomas
Wilbur Jackson
Jasper County
Poweshiek County
Thomas
Des Moines
Jackson
Fred Cochrane
Montezuma
Hatcher
Myron Taylor Named Peace Envoy To Rome By Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes Myron Taylor as the U.S. representative in Rome to liaise with Catholic leaders and aid in building a peaceful global order. Arch Bishop Spellman hails the move as harmony between Pope Pius XII and American peace efforts, while church and council leaders express support and readiness for dialogue.
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Myron Taylor
Rome
Roosevelt
Prayerful Plea for Global Peace and Unity Across Nations
The passage calls on people of America and all churches to seek under God a world order that banishes unmerited poverty fear and the threat of war. It expresses appreciation for leadership indicated in a telegram and offers Christmas wishes and prayers for guidance.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
America
Jewish Theological Leader Withholds Comment on World Peace Plea
Dr. Cyrus Adler president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America said he had not received an invitation to confer with President Roosevelt on world peace efforts and would withhold comment until officially notified.
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George A. Buttrick
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Roosevelt
Pope
Cyrus Adler
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Philadelphia
Woman Suffered Head Injury In City Collision
Mrs. Margaret Jack a 58 year old of 507 Nineteenth street NE was bumped on the head when her husband Rob ert Jack 58 driving east on A avenue turning into Twelfth street collided with a car driven by A J Paula 891 Shaver road NE. Paula’s vehicle was southbound on Twelfth turning onto A avenue. Mrs Jack was thrown against the windshield.
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Margaret Jack
Nineteenth Street
Robert Jack
A. J. Paula
Shaver Road
A Avenue
Twelfth Street
Jack
Paula
Temperature Dips After Daytime High Of Thirty Three
The temperature barely rose above freezing Saturday then slipped below it again. From a morning low of 17 degrees the day reached 33 on Cham bers Inskeep instruments from 2 to 4 p.m. By midnight it was 24 with overcast skies and no early snow in sight.
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Chambers
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