Herring Attacks Iowa Liquor Commission Over Criticized Deals
The article recounts Senator Herring’s critique of the Iowa liquor commission and Chairman M L Curtis. It recalls earlier state actions when prohibition ended, touching on campaign fund practices, graft and corruption probes, and indictments tied to liquor and political payments.
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Enator Herring
Iowa Liquor Commission
M. L. Curtis
Iowa
Liquor Commission
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Gazette
Herring Claim Draws Hot Reply Curti s Denies Liquor Prices Higher in Iowa
Iowa Liquor Chairman M L Curtis refutes Senator Clyde L Herring by comparing Chicago prices with Iowa state store quotes He cites November liquor sales totals and Scotch whisky figures to claim bootlegging pressure is not rising and that state stores widen the market for regulated liquor Curtis notes a 24 cent per bottle rise since 1938 and argues distorting comparisons overlook standard brands and market realities
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Des Moines
Iowa
M. L. Curtis
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
State Liquor Commission
Chicago
Curtis
Illinois
Iowa State
J F Listebarger Dies Lifelong Linn County Resident
J F Listebarger 82 lifelong Linn County resident died at his home at 12 45 pm Wednesday after a brief illness. Born Sept 21 1857 on a Cedar Rapids area farm he lived there over 75 years. Survived by three sons M J Listebarger J Kenneth Listebarger Grace Listebarger of Cedar Rapids Ernest F Listebarger Fairfax and six grandchildren. Funeral at Turner chapel Saturday at 2 pm conducted by Rev W Glenn Rowley.
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J. F. Listebarger
First Avenue
Linn County
Mr. Listebarger
Cedar Rapids
Emma Stultz
M. J. Listebarger
J. Kenneth Listebarger
Grace Listebarger
Ernest F. Listebarger
Fairfax
George Zalesky
Town City
Keith
Lois Jean Listebarger
Dorothy Mac
Franklin
Rose Marie Listebarger
Turner Chapel
W. Glenn Rowley
Senator Lets Fly At Mai In Power Debate
The passage depicts a political clash where Mai must endure criticism as a senator accuses her of manipulation to gain power, framing the conflict as a harsh public confrontation.
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Mai
Worry and Neutopia a Satirical Look by Dr Newton
The essay follows Popeye and friends as they reach Neutopia only to find sailors craving a cause for concern. It argues a measured amount of worry keeps people busy and reveals how easily people invent anxieties. The piece ends noting modern life offers ample chances to exercise a genius for worry.
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Popeye
David Harum
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Soviet Agents Plead Guilty to Foreign Agent Case
Two Russian agents and Bookniga Inc pled guilty to violating the foreign agent registration act. Boris Nikolsky was fined $1000 and will return to Russia. I A Ilyin fined $500. Bookniga Inc fined $1000 and to be dissolved. The case was before Justice Jennings Bailey after indictment.
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Washington
Boris Nikolsky
Bookniga, Inc
I. A. Ilyin
State Department
Jennings Bailey
Nikolsky
Woman Captured At Terre Haute Admits Raised Bills Here
Cedar Rapids police say a modishly dressed young woman passed higher denomination bills at six Cedar Rapids businesses on November 25. Betty Buzzbee admitted passing the bills after Secret Service traced her to Terre Haute Indiana, while accomplice Hector Germain confessed to drawing and altering the money in Peoria Illinois.
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Cedar Rapids
Terre Haute
Ind
Earl Stanley
Secret Service
Stanley
Russell Daniels
Omaha
Betty Buzzbee
Hector Germain
Peoria
Ill
Russians Send 300000 Reinforcements To Front In Arctic War
Helsinki reports a major Russian offensive looming as 300000 Soviet troops move from Lake Ladoga to the Arctic and Karelia. Finnish counterattacks claim success near Suvanto and Viipuri while networks note heavy air bombardment and evolving frontline pushes.
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Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Arctic
Karelian
Gulf of Finland
Kem- Waervi
Viipuri
Lake
Suvanto
Aglajaervi
Talvajaervi
Swinging Driver Nabbed After Car Hit Parked Vehicle
Police arrested Bernard Ralston at 10 20 p m Tuesday for reckless driving after his vehicle swung from curb to curb in Fifteenth street SE and struck a parked car. He allegedly hit the parked machine between Seventh and Eighth avenues and nearly collided with a northbound car between Eighth and Mount Vernon avenues. The case was set for Friday morning in police court.
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Fifteenth Street
Bernard Ralston
Bever Avenue
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
Eighth
Mount Vernon Avenues
Nine Inches Of Snow Falls In Southern Town
Snow up to nine inches covered most of Iowa with Mount Ayr in the south and several southern towns receiving heavy falls. A fatal accident near Albia was blamed on slick roads as crews cleared streets and sanded crossings. Other cities in the region reported four to five inches while Waterloo had light snow and Dubuque only mist as the system moved east.
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Iowa
Liquor Commission
Capitol
Des Moines
INS
Mount Ayr
Nebraska
Kansas
Beulth Haegen
Sullivan
Albia
Shenandoah
Clarinda
Corning
Leon
Audubon
Red Oak
Greenfield
Anita Creston
Newton
Waterloo
Dubuque
Snowstorms sweep east as cold tightens grip
Snowblanket depths reach nine to eighteen inches across the Dust Bowl region as storms move east. Temperatures plummet with Mount Washington at 23 below zero and Northfield at 15 below while Boston stays near five above. Detroit marks a rare above freezing streak for December 26, failing to dip below 20 above for the first time in six years.
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Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
Ohio
New England
Mount Washington
New Hampshire
Northfield
Boston
Midwest
Detroit Weather Bureau
Michigan
Detroit
Horner Sues Knox Over Libel for 250000
Gov Henry Horner files a libel suit in Chicago seeking 250000 against Col Frank Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News. He cites a December 21 editorial Why Delay about William Bioff extradition as misleading and aimed to injure the governor and Democratic party.
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Springfield
INS
Henry Horner
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Frank Knox
Illinois
California
William Bioff
Democratic Party
Speedy Action By Theater Manager Averts Catastrophe
New York AP reports theater manager Benjamin Sergi evacuated 300 patrons after an explosion in a pool room adjacent to a Brooklyn neighborhood theater. Three minutes later the theater wall collapsed, showering debris. 11 spectators were slightly injured while others escaped unharmed. The fire stemmed from an overheated oil stove.
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New York
Benjamin Sergi
Brooklyn
Girl, 9, Saves Brothers From Fire in Apartment Blaze
Nine year old Anna May Feldizen saved her two younger brothers when a Christmas tree short circuited and caught fire. While parents were away she carried the baby to the hall and then rescued the five year old. Neighbors extinguished the flames.
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New York
Anna May Feldizen
Anna May
Britain to lay long mine screen to guard ships
Britain plans a 100 mile long charted minefield from the Orkney Islands to the Straits of Dover to safeguard coastal shipping from German mines. The belt 30 to 40 miles wide and eight miles offshore could shield warships and allow safer passage behind the screen.
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London
Great Britain
Orkney Islands
Straits of Dover
Admiralty
North Sea
Thames Estuary
Flamborough Head
Denmark
Netherlands
German Sea
Aix
Sylt
Helgoland Bight
Cuxhaven
Wilhelshaven
James Roosevelts Separate Reported by Ledger
Philadelphia's Evening Ledger reported authoritatively that the James Roosevelts have parted ways. They reportedly separated amicably with divorce proceedings likely to follow in Reno. James Roosevelt spent Christmas on the west coast while Betty Cushing stayed with her mother in New Haven, Conn.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger
James Roosevelts
the Ledger
Reno
James Roosevelt
Betty Cushing
Harvey Cushing
New Haven
Conn
Mrs James Roosevelt denies split as ridiculous reports
Mrs James Roosevelt in New Haven dismissed rumors that she and her husband have separated calling the reports ridiculous. She spoke after brief comments in the press during a visit to the city Wednesday.
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New Haven, Conn
James Roosevelt
Trotzky Condemns Attack On Finland
Leon Trotzky, exiled Russian Bolshevik, condemned the Soviet invasion of Finland in Mexico City saying he is entirely opposed to it. He denied seeking reconciliation with Joseph Stalin who expelled him from Russia.
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Mexico City
INS
Leon Trotzky
Finland
Trade surplus widens in November exports over imports
Secretary Hopkins announced that November merchandise exports exceeded imports by 57.332 million dollars, lifting the year’s export excess to 738.532 million. The report highlights a growing balance in favor of merchandise shipments for the year.
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Washington (Ap
Hopkins
Mayor of Kansas City Resigns After Council Switch
Kansas City mayor Bryce B. Smith resigns following a 5 to 4 council vote that installs William M. Drennon, a 78 year old insurance executive, as city manager. Smith had opposed the choice and preferred a trained city manager.
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Kansas City
Bryce B. Smith
Tom Pendergast
Democratic Machine
Smith
William M Drennon
Pendergast and
Shannon
Drennon
Kinnick Appears On Glamorous 1939 List
University of Iowa football star Nile Kinnick is named among the era’s most glamorous figures by a New York jury of glamour authorities. The list includes Queen Elizabeth, Lou Gehrig, Greta Garbo, Brenda Frazier, and other famed figures, with Kinnick praised for “filling America's need for a hero.”
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New York
INS
Nile Kinnick
University of Iowa
Elsa Maxwell
Grand Duchess
Marie
Baron Kurt Pants
Kinnick
America
Queen Elizabeth
England
Lou Gehrig
Eleanor Holm
Supreme Court
Douglas
Mme Curie
Charles Boyer
Carmen Miranda
Greta Garbo
Brenda Frazier
City Officials Meet With Railroads On 4th Street Traffic
City council and Police Chief Bob Vinch hosted a Wednesday afternoon meeting with four railroad representatives at city hall to address ongoing Fourth Street crossings delays. Attendees included J H J Johnson Cedar Rapids Rock Island division superintendent and other railroad officials. Officials were asked to appoint authorized delegates to negotiate possible settlements.
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Bob Vinch
Vinch
J H J. Johnson
Rock Island
Cedar Rapids
H A
Parrish
North Western Division
J R Chandler
Boone
W G Bowen
Milwaukee
Marion
Harry R Peters
Line Central
Cedar Rapids Plans Strict New Year Alcohol Enforcement
County officials announce strict enforcement of beer and liquor laws over the New Year holiday in Cedar Rapids and Linn County. Beer sales from midnight Saturday to 7 am Monday will be banned, violators will be punished. private, lawful drinking at state stores is allowed but public drunkenness or driving while intoxicated will face penalties. Dancings Sunday night will proceed under existing blue laws with no curtailment.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
Thompson
Bob Vlach
Jim Smith
Vinch
Woman Ends Life After Spurning Charity
In Coldwater Michigan 70 year old Amelia Grunday told friends she would rather die than become a charity case. She drenched her clothes with kerosene at her home Tuesday night and set herself on fire, dying in an apparent suicide.
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Coldwater, Mich
Ins
Amelia Grunday
Swiss aid to Finland earmarked for medical supplies
The Swiss Federal Council on Wednesday decided to donate 100000 francs to the Finnish Red Cross to fund the purchase of medical supplies. The assistance amounts to about 22440 dollars and underscores Swiss support for Finland during the crisis.
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Berne
Federal Council
Finnish Red Cross
Earthquake Shakes Southern California Strongest Since 1933
A large earthquake struck southern California near Los Angeles at 1 29 p m CST. The Long Beach Compton Watts area felt the strongest tremor with 10 seconds of shaking, toppling streetlight standards and loosening chandeliers though no casualties were reported.
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Los Angeles
California
Long Beach
Compton
Watts
Earthquake Devastates Northern Anatolia Killing Many
An earthquake in northern Anatolia caused heavy casualties and widespread destruction from the Black Sea coast east of Ankara. Officials warned of a major catastrophe as villages were razed and communications were disrupted, with thousands fleeing to fields amid aftershocks.
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Ankara
Turkey
Anatolia
Black Sea
Asia
An Fara
Smyrna
Asia Minor
Auake
Earthquake Reports Quiet as Ankara Signals Unclear Scene
A violent earthquake was logged on seismographs worldwide Tuesday night but the epicenter and scene remained uncertain until Ankara provided further reports on Wednesday.
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Ankara
Cedar Rapids Faces Light Snow and Erratic Mercury
Cedar Rapids and surrounding area reported light snowfall totaling about half an inch with one tenth inch moisture. Temperature fluctuations persisted with readings from 21 at 6 pm to 27 by early morning and 28 by 2:40 pm, ending the 24 hour period at 24.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Navy to Build Big Boats and Boost National Debt
Arthur Baer argues in a wartime column that the U S Navy will grow with boats costing about one hundred million dollars each. He jokes about the debt leaping higher and a patriotic song as credit lines extend.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Army
Navy
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