Cedar Rapids chooses Hitler Man of the Year in bold poll
In a controversial civic ballot Nile Kinnick earns near top honors while Adolf Hitler is named the year’s man of the year by Cedar Rapids voters. Stalin follows with mixed praise amid wartime context. Dewey Churchill Roosevelt and Anderson also receive support.
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Cedar Rapids
Adolf Hitler
Josef Stalin
Stalin
Europe
Hitler
Thomas Dewey
Winston Churchill
President Roosevelt
Eddie Anderson
India
Afghanistan
Germany
Hermann Goering
Fuehrer
Goering
Ukraine
Christ
Coe Debaters Lead Large Illinois Meet Delegation
A record Coe college delegation of 16 debaters will travel by bus at 5 a.m. January 12 to Normal Illinois for the eighth annual Illinois State Normal University invitational. The topic asks whether the United States should adopt a policy of strict isolation from nations outside the western hemisphere in war.
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Coe
Normal
Illinois State Normal University
Middlewest
United States
Western Hemisphere
Coe College
Adele Weymouth
Rockford
Tll
Lorraine Rawlings
Council Bluffs
James D. Lambert
Freeport
Ill
Frank Bauder
West Union
Mary Towne
Burlington
Lucille Speer
James Grey
Riverside
Max
J. Dale Welsch
Queen Elizabeth Tops Women’s List in Year’s Vote
The year’s Women of the Year poll shows Queen Elizabeth of England winning by a large margin over Eleanor Roosevelt, with Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands close behind. Bette Davis and Kitty Foyle also rank high while Stalin and Hitler receive mixed reactions from voters.
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Queen Elizabeth
England
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Mrs. Roosevelt
Bette Davis
Kitty Foyle
Christopher Morley
Stalin
Hitler
Kinnick
Queen Wilhelmina
Goering Officials Investigate Suspected British Agent Contact
London reports that Goering allegedly met a British secret service agent on the German Dutch border at Venloo. Himmler intervened triggering actions tied by Germans to the Munich beer hall bombing, with two alleged British agents arrested.
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London
INL
London Daily Sketch
Amsterdam
Hitler
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Germany
Goering
Venloo
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler
Venloe
Munich Beer Hall
Bridges Opens Drive for Republican Nomination
Sen. H Styles Bridges of New Hampshire launched his New England campaign for the Republican presidential nomination with a broad attack on the New Deal.
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Boston
Sen
H. Styles Bridges
N. H
New England
Labor Ballot Will Test Boss' Theory Of Fair Treatment
Labor union organizers begin a vote among 17,000 Endicott Johnson workers on Jan 9 to decide whether to join Local 42, the AFL affiliate, CIO, or stay non union. The drive tests George F. Johnson's view that fair treatment reduces union interest. Johnson, 82, is gravely ill, but privately would likely stay aloof if active.
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Binghamton, N. Y
LLP
Endicott-Johnson Shoe Manufacturing Company
National Labor Relations Board
Boot and Shoe Union
American Federation of Labor
CIO
George F. Johnson
Johnson
War Costs Europe At 150 Million Daily
Paris reports best estimates show Europe spends about 150 million dollars daily beyond normal budgets. British figures indicate 10 million daily on war munitions. France debate notes a budget of 1.773 billion dollars, about twice last year’s civil outlay.
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Paris
Europe
Great Britain
Finland
Britain
Wheels Barrow Trek Across U S To Lift Mortgage
Scot Hugh Hood aged 46 wheeled a barrow coast to coast to cancel a mortgage on two New York City lots. He started in spring, endured a summer of travel and losses, and reached San Francisco four days before the seven month deadline. The mortgage holder had promised cancellation if he finished his journey. The notice also lists a property transfer: Paul Frank Nissen and wife to Lara M Bromwell for lot 27 and plat 63 in New York, with a nominal one dollar and unspecified value, dated 12 15 39.
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L@S ANGELES
Hugh Hood
New York City
Paul Frank Nissen
Lara M Bromwell
Val Cor
Oil From Rotten Material Says MIT Scientist
MIT geophysicist Clark Goodman told the American Geological Society that man made oil is a scientific fact though not yet commercially feasible. Dean Lind of the University of Minnesota developed a process using radioactive elements to convert decayed organic material into petroleum, supporting the theory of oil’s origin from decayed organic matter.
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Minneapolis
Minn
American Geological Society
Clark Goodman
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Goodman
Dean S. D. Lind
University of Minnesota
Dean Lind
Legion Objectives for 1940 Outlined by National Commander
National Commander Raymond J. Kelly of Detroit outlined Legion goals to uphold Americanism and defend American principles for 1940. He plans a multiday stay in Los Angeles as part of his touring schedule.
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Anatolia
Emil Hacha
Czechoslovakia
Legion
Los Angeles
INS
American Legion
Raymond J. Kelly
Detroit
End of an Era as 1939 Closes With Global Turmoil
A broad survey marks 1939 as a turbulent year ending in war and disillusion. U S plans include warplane orders, ship registry shifts, and a push to ease unemployment while global tensions rise. Roosevelt weighs third term timing as Davies becomes a state aide and Taylor engages with the Vatican.
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United States
U. S
Finland
Washington
United State Lines
Roosevelt
Coast Guard
Weather Bureau
Catholic Church
Myron C. Taylor
Belgium
Joseph E. Davies
Hull
House
Australia
Blakeslee Named President-Elect of Science Association
Dr. A. F. Blakeslee of the Carnegie Institute of Washington in Long Island New York was chosen president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at its 105th annual Columbus convention.
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Columbus
INS
A. F. Blakeslee
Carnegie Institute of Washington
Long Island
New York
American Association For the Advancement of Science
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Cedar Rapids Ballet
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Iowa
Miracle Men
Amery
Toe
Illinois
Treas Linnco
Sam Porter
Dia
Star Jewelry CO
Second St
Bridges
Labor
You
Second Avenue SE
Wheels Barrow
France
Daladier
Clyde Herring
Henry L. Doherty
Philadelphia
Anthony Foker
Pat Pourri
Arctic
Murmansk
Russia
Moscow
Gregory M. Shtern
Far East
K. A. Meretskoff
Leningrad
Meretskoff
Helsinki
Pius XII
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Vatican
Paramount
Blakeslee
Science Association
the Gazette
Gibralter
Cedar River
Ouch
GRAND
Philco Radio
Smulekoff's
Fernery Crib Buffet
Smulekoff
Third Ave
West Side
John
Wikt
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