Pope Pius XII Meets Italian King in Historic Vatican Talks
The First Vatican meeting in 70 years between Pope Pius XII and Victor Emmanuel II discusses possible paths to peace amid fears of a Godless communism. Mussolini planned to visit the Vatican next, as Myron Taylor weighs in on parallel peace efforts by Italy, church, and the U S government.
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Italy
Pius XII
Victor Emmanuel
Mussolini
Vatican
United States
Myron Taylor
Pontiff
Premier
Roosevelt to ask Congress for new taxes in State of the Union
President Roosevelt said at a press conference he will urge Congress to enact new taxes when delivering the State of the Union message next Wednesday. He intends to propose at least six tax types to raise revenue and will not dictate which forms lawmakers choose.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Albany
United States
Washington
INS
State of the Union
White House
Senate
House
German Sub Sinks Battleship Queen Elizabeth Class Hit
Berlin reports a German submarine west of Scotland torpedoed a British battleship of the Queen Elizabeth class. London says three men died and some damage occurred, with unofficial word the ship remained on course. The ships carry 8x15 inch, 8x6 inch and 4 inch guns, about 30 600 tons, 25 knots, and cost about 15 million dollars each.
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Berlin
Scotland
London
Admiralty
Warspite
Valiant
Malaya
Barham
Rail switch limits eyed to ease Fourth Street jams
City officials fault railroads for intolerable delays at Fourth Street. Commissioner Dave Williams hints at enforcing laws and possibly passing a new ordinance to cap switch trains there at twenty cars between First and Eighth avenues. Railroads must cooperate to end the nuisance.
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Fourth Street
Dave Williams
First
Eighth Avenues
Roy Choate Elected Head of Cedar Rapids Chamber
Roy E. Choate president of La Plant Choate Manufacturing Co was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce at the annual board meeting He succeeds Clare R Marshall of The Gazette Co Choate has served as first vice president this year and led the silver anniversary Community Chest drive which topped its goal by about 2100 Other officers include Harold J Rowe first vice president E M Pinney second vice president H N Boyson treasurer and A L Taylor executive secretary The new officers assume duties immediately with a one year term
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Roy E. Choate
la Plant- Choate Manufacturing Company, Inc
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Clare R. Marshall
The
Gazette Company
Choate
Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Manufacturers’ Bureau
Harold J. Rowe
Ambro Advertising Agency
E. M. Pinney
E. E. Pinney Coal Company
H. N. Boyson
Merchants National Bank
A. L. Taylor
Chamber
Boyson
Council Seeks Public Input on Cedar Rapids Parking
Cedar Rapids city council endorses a Gazette editorial calling for a city wide campaign to improve off the street parking. Councilmen stress parking is essential for business and invite concrete citizen suggestions before any ordinance is adopted.
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Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Snow Flurries Slow as Cold Air Settles Over Cedar Rapids
A dull sky sifted light snow flurries over Cedar Rapids Friday as the day warmed slowly. The thermometer rose from 13 at 6 am to 19 at 10 am and 23 at 2 30 pm. Thursday's high of 28 from 1 to 2 pm fell to 18 by 7 pm and 14 at midnight per Inskeep Company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Viscount Bryce Widow Elizabeth Bryce Dies at 86
Viscountess Elizabeth Marion Bryce widow of liberal statesman and U S ambassador Viscount Bryce died Thursday night at age 86 in London. She survived by family members and linked to key diplomatic years 1907 to 1913.
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London
Elizabeth Marion Bryce
Viscount Bryce
United States
Earthquake Devastates Anatolia with Thousands Dead
In Anatolia aftershocks, blizzard conditions, and looting worsen a quake disaster. Officials estimate total casualties near 60 000 with 20 000 dead, Erzincan province hardest hit. Special trains bring doctors as frozen, stranded survivors cling to hope amid martial law and collapsed infrastructure.
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Ankara
Turkey
Anatolia
Erzincan
Hit-Run Driver Crashes Police Cruiser in Cedar Rapids
Detective Jack Haberle reported parking the cruiser at Second avenue and Third street SW at 10 50 p m. A left rear fender was smashed when a speeding auto struck the car and drove off toward Second avenue. A W Martin at a nearby service station heard the crash but could not get the license number.
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Second Avenue
Jack Haberle
Third Street
A. W. Martin
Bell Named Undersecretary of the Treasury
President Roosevelt announced Daniel W. Bell longtime treasury official and acting budget director will become undersecretary of the treasury succeeding John W. Hanes Bell now serves as assistant to the secretary and directs fiscal matters including financing The president expects Bell to retain his civil service status in the new role
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Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel W. Bell
Treasury
the Treasury
John W. Hanes
Bell
Secretary of the Treasury
Unscheduled Talker Disrupts Portuguese Hour in Fall River
In Fall River Massachusetts a man burst into WSAR during the Portuguese hour, brandished a pocket object believed to be a pistol, forced silence, and interrupted the broadcast for about 15 minutes. He later identified himself as Louis Belecki 25 and was charged with disturbing the peace. The incident ended with police subduing him and the program resuming with phonograph records.
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Fall River
Mass
WSAR
Manuel Rodrigues
Poland
Rodrigues
Orville Seagrave
Manuel Ferreria
Ferreria
Louis Belecki
Belecki
City Of Frisco Crash Blamed On Tampering
Washington AP reports the Interstate Commerce Commission found malicious tampering caused the derailment of the Southern Pacific City of San Francisco near Harney Nevada on Aug 12. Nine passengers and 15 dining car employees were killed. The front track derailed after a tumbleweed was hit and angle bars, bolts, and washers were removed from a joint.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Harney
Nev
Second 200-Foot Stack Is Toppled After Much Labor
A 200-foot smokestack at the Town Electric Light and Power plant was toppled by dynamite at 7 40 p m Thursday as workers cleared the way for a new high pressure boiler. The fall caused a dust haze and knocked bricks onto electric wires and a Milwaukee railroad switch track. Police kept crowds safe while workmen and railroad crews reopened the line after the blast.
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Town Electric Light and Power Company
Milwaukee
Fifth Street
Pisa
Life lessons for growing older with humor and steadiness
A reader fears mental decline but the advice reassures there is no illness. The piece encourages accepting life’s stages, avoiding melodrama, using common sense and humor to gain steadiness, and growing wiser rather than merely older. It reminds we all endure restlessness and forgetfulness as part of aging.
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United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Romance From Near Tragedy Ends In Marriage
A romance that began after a near tragedy ended in marriage for Jay Marshall 29 and Miss Mary Schmadcke 23 both formerly of Norfolk. They wed here Friday night with Marshall still convalescent in bed as the minister spoke. Marshall had taken poison on December 3 after a failed job search. Schmadeke a nurse kept vigil at his bedside and urged him to live once he regained consciousness.
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Omaha
Jay Marshall
Mary Schmadcke
Norfolk
Marshall
Blewett
Miss Career
Charles City
Chickasaw
Colwell
H. J Blewett
Iowa Youth Pleads Guilty to High School Girlfriend Murder
Warner Blewett a 17 year old Colwell high school senior pled guilty to first degree murder in the slaying of Dorothy Carter 14. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in Fort Madison penitentiary. He reportedly poisoned himself after the crime and made a jealous motive confession to authorities.
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Charles City
Warner Blewett
Colwell
Dorothy Carter
Fort Madison
Blewett
M H Kepler
Northwood
Pretty Miss Carter
George C Murray
William M Larkins
Chickasaw County
Warner
Dorothy
Roosevelt Jr and wife injured in Virginia auto crash
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr and his wife Ethel du Pont Roosevelt were injured in a car crash 23 miles east of Winchester Virginia while driving to Washington. They were treated at Memorial hospital and left for Washington later in the day. The Polish relief ball and ambassador were at the Gilpin home before the accident on a foggy road near Berry's Ferry Clarke County.
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Winchester
Franklin D Roosevelt, Sr
Ethel du Pont
Washington
Virginia
Memorial Hospital
Robert F. Cline
Cline
Roosevelt
Berry's Ferry
Clarke County
Kenneth Gilpin
Boyce
Russians Discover Plenty On Arctic Expedition
Arthur Baer reports that a Russian Arctic expedition has found more than expected. He notes Finns compete against odds of eighteen to one and jokes about snow cleaning contracts. The piece hints at potential air power implications if bombers confront Eskimos.
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Arctic
Baer
Finnish Front Struggle Intensifies as Mutiny Reports Surface
London radio alleged peace proposals to Finland. Helsinki and Moscow dispatches describe extreme cold and hunger driving Russian units toward mutiny retreat. Finnish ski patrols push along the Salla front while Russians retreat in disarray amid supply shortages and harsh arctic weather.
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Ins
Red Arms
Murmansk
Hoyenjaerst
Karelian
Rusa
Huvankaa
Hangoe
Katie Proper
Lohja
Porvoo
Arctic
Salla
Murmansk-Leningrad
Kandalaksha
White Sea
Suspend Wheat Flour Subsidies Ends Export Aid
Washington AP The Agriculture Department Friday suspended its wheat and flour export subsidies, except for flour shipments from the Pacific coast to the Philippine Islands. Secretary Henry A Wallace said the wheat surplus has been reduced and subsidies are no longer necessary.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Pacific Coast
Philippine Islands
Henry A. Wallace
Storm Delays Transit to Rumania in Severe Winter
A snowstorm across Romania disrupted transport on the Danube and in the Black Sea area. Rail and ship movements were halted for hours with Danube ice likely until spring thaw. the storm, the most severe in 40 years, affected supply lines to Germany and Romania.
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Rumania
Germany
Black Sea
Danube
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