Barkley Reelected Senate Majority Leader In Harmony Vote
In a 20 minute session the Democratic Senate chose Alben W Barkley Kentucky for a unanimous majority leadership reappointment. J Hamilton Lewis Illinois kept his party whip post after Roosevelt’s influence, with Sherman Minton Indiana remaining as assistant whip. Harrison urged not to nominate Barkley.
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Senate
Alben W Barkley
Barkley
J. Hamilton Lewis
Lewis
Roosevelt
Joseph T. Robinson
Ark
Pat Harrison
Miss
Sherman Minton
Ind
Sen
Key Pittman
Harrison
The 4th St Problem Again Delays Cedar Rapids Traffic
A 23 minute delay on Fourth Street in Cedar Rapids occurred Friday after a Rock Island freight car coupler broke. An 80 car southbound train blocked crossings and required cutting out the car, causing the disruption.
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Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Lines
Fourth Street
Seeks Govt Firm To Finance Rails
A F Whitney of Cleveland president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen says he will ask Congress to create a government holding company to finance railroads and wrest control from bankers. Union leaders plan a program for the January session. David B Robertson of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen backs the committee's legislative program.
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Cleveland (Ap
A. F. Whitney
Cleveland
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Congress
David B. Robertson
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Mr. Roosevelt
Railroad Committee
Suspend Payments In Muscatine Under ACA Probe
A North Central division official said benefit payments in Muscatine county Iowa are suspended pending an IA corn acreage reduction program investigation. The suspension is routine until facts emerge.
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Washington (Ap
Harry Schooler
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
North Complaint Division
Muscatine County
Iowa
Investigators Inspect Muscatine County Soil Office
Two state agricultural investigators from Des Moines checked records of Muscatine County soil conservation for alleged irregularities. Fred Roewe and Lester Vegers gathered records, while William Cashman, chairman of the county AAA committee, declined comment on findings.
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Muscatine
State Agricultural Administration Office
Des Moines
Fred Roewe
Lester Vegers
County Soil Conservation Office
Muscatine County
AAA
William Cashman
AAA Committee
Doctor Surrenders In Wife Slaying
Dr. Ray L. Atterberry an osteopath from Canon City charged with the strangulation murder of his wife Nona surrendered to Denver police after a statewide search. District Attorney Eagleton said toxicologist Dr Frances McConnell found bloodstains under the victim’s fingernails and at the rear of the home, supporting the charges. The coroner's jury ruled the death felonious murder.
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Denver
INS
Ray L. Atterberry
Canon City
Nona
Atterberry
E. M. Eagleton
Eagleton
Fremont County
Frances McConnell
Dr. Atterberry
McConnell
Germany and Britain Near Parity in Submarine Fleet
Berlin reports indicate talks may lead to Germany building a submarine fleet comparable to Britain in World War I era tonnage. Experts estimate up to 130 submarines, mainly smaller 500 to 750 ton craft, for patrols in the North Sea and Baltic. Hitler’s New Year proclamation outlines four tasks including national defense and four year plan, while the Reich notes foreign policy unity with Italy. Weyer's naval almanac cites Russia at 160 submarines and 81,000 tons. Germany listed at 43 submarines.
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Germany
Great Britain
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North Sea
Baltic
Soviet Russia
Baltic Sea
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Adolf Hitler
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Reich
Fuehrer
Benito Mussolini
Japan
Mere Alteration Of Dates Leaves Menu Unchanged
A quirky spoof by Arthur Baer notes that changing dates cannot alter the menu in boarding houses. The author jokes about new year plans, budgets, and policies while adopting a paper hat persona and promising to act with official dignity.
Newcomerstown Refuses Flood Aid Tax and Sculpts Dissent
Mayor Mugford led residents in flatly rejecting the $881000 flood protection levy. Citizens argue the charge is ruinous, citing church payments and historic taxation grievances. County tax books close January 20 as a showdown looms over the federal state funded dam project.
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Newcomerstown
Charles E. Mugford
George III
England
Mugford
First Methodist Church
Tuscarawas River
Flood Conservation District
Petition Circulated to Oppose Spanish Arms Ban Lift
A national Catholic group sponsors a petition urging Congress to maintain the embargo on arms shipments to Spain. The push asks for U S signatures nationwide and plans to forward the petition to President Roosevelt and Congress in January. The committee includes Catholics Protestants and Jews.
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Washington
Barcelona
National Council of Catholic Men
Spain
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
Year Ends With Milder Weather
The weatherman reports Cedar Rapids will see milder conditions on the last day of the year under a sunny sky. Temperatures rise from 4 below zero Friday evening to a high around 33 by 2 pm, with a peak near 6 above earlier in the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Weatherman
Mercury
Tam
Chambers Inskeep Company
Peace as a distant dream in a war-minded era
Dr Newton argues pacifism and disarmament fail without addressing war’s causes. He warns the current culture favors armed neutrality and “neighborliness” while the League of Nations and world court weaken. He calls for sharing resources and fair access to raw materials as prerequisites for peace.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Solomon
Doughton Hopes to Avoid Farm Processing Taxes
Washington AP reports Representative Doughton of North Carolina, chair of the Ways and Means Committee, hopes Congress will not enact processing taxes on agricultural products. Some farm belt lawmakers favor reimposing levies to fund farm programs after the Supreme Court struck down the original processing taxes.
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Washington
Doughton
N.C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Midwest year end primes 1939 hopes as 1938 ends
Midwest leaders and farmers hailed 1938 close with a warm mood for 1939. December saw mostly favorable business but a post Christmas wheat selling surge and lighter retail sales. Warm air forecasts suggested rising temperatures across the region, while Chicago hotels prepared for a big New Year crowd and formal and informal celebrations emerged.
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Chicago
Des Moines
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Plans No Backing Down on Nazi Stand
A high administration official said the United States will remain cool toward Germany until Nazi policies are tempered and discrimination against American trade ends. Berlin’s DNB statement signals a diplomatic stalemate with no receding positions by either side as Germany and the United States exchange exchanges of ambassadorial actions.
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United States
Germany
Berlin
DNB
Ickes
Roosevelt
Hugh R. Wilson
Wilson
Hans Heinrich Dieckhoff
Dieckhoff
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
World Jewry
Secretary of Interior
Lima
Mrs. Kieck Injured In Auto Collision
Mrs. E G Kieck, 22 Blake ter SE, suffered a scalp wound and a broken rib when her car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Herbert S Stamats, 2131 Linden drive SE, at 1 p m Friday east of Crescent drive on Blake boulevard SE. Mrs Stamats was shaken up in the crash.
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E. G. Kieck
Blake Terrace
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
Crescent Drive
Blake Boulevard
Masaryk Heads To U S Speaking Tour From London
Dr Jan Masaryk former Czechoslovak minister to Britain sails from London aboard the liner Washington for a three month speaking tour in the United States. He issues a statement condemning the Munich agreement dismemberment of Czechoslovakia.
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London
INS
Jan Masaryk
Britain
Washington
United States
Masaryk
Thomas G. Masaryk
Munich
Audit Assails Drag Line Contract For Woodbury Co. Job
A Des Moines audit reviews the emergency conservation works fund for Woodbury county. It finds no competitive bids for a drag line project at Brown's Lake and notes lack of supervisory engineering on site. Harco Construction received 1671.75 for drag line rental and two claims totaling 128.75 were paid for March to April 1938.
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DES Moines
Emergency Conservation Works
Nelson
Kraschel
Woodbury County
G S. Worden
Harco Construction Company
Sioux City
Brown's Lake
Conservation Commission
State Conservation Commission
No Overtime On Beer Sales For New Year’s Eve
City police will halt beer sales at 11 45 p m on New Year’s Eve following state law. Chief Bob Vlach said the ban applies to all taps including hotels with a lenient stance on dancing violations. Sheriff James Smith will staff 26 extra officers to enforce the midnight cutoff and assist intoxicated celebrants who cannot drive. A local cab company will offer free rides home as officials push for a safer start to 1939.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Vlach
Vlach
James Smith
Vladi
United States Rejects Japan's New Order Plan in China
The United States rejected Japan's China policy aimed at a new order and offered to join an international conference on China's future. Ambassador Grew delivered a note stating support for treaties, covenants, and consultation, while noting concerns over unilateral actions. The Chinese scene included Wang Ching-wei breaking with Chiang Kai-shek, and Tokyo pushing plans amid rising tensions and a manifesto from Konoue and others promising tougher year ahead.
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Tokio
United States
Japan
China
Joseph Clark Grew
United States State Department
Wang Ching-wei
Chang Kaishek
East Asia
Far East
Grew
Renzo Sawada
Hachiro Arita
Fumimaro Konoue
Arita
Seishiro Itagaki
Chiang Kai-shek
Pacific
Cummings to Quit as Attorney General Monday
Washington AP Homer S. Cummings resigns from the office of attorney general effective at noon Monday. The White House announced the resignation on Saturday in a letter he wrote to President Roosevelt. Roosevelt praised Cummings for improving department efficiency and morale and noted his successor had not been named.
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Washington
Homer S. Cummings
White House
Cummings
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Justice Department
Harrisburg City Official Hides Water Bond Funds
City Solicitor Paul G. Smith received a check totaling 1,609,840.89 dollars from a water improvement bond issue. He reportedly took the check home and hid it under his pillow overnight after getting it late to deposit.
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Harrisburg
Paul G. Smith
City Water Improvement
Smith
Safety Director's Car Kills Laborer in Omaha
Richard Fincke a 56 year old laborer was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by Ralph Walter director of the Omaha safety council a traffic organization in Omaha Nebraska on Friday supervisor said
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Omaha, Neb
Richard Fincke
Ralph Walter
Omaha Safety Council
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