McAdoo Former Secretary Dies After Heart Attack
William Gibbs McAdoo former Senator from California and World War I era secretary of the treasury died Saturday at age 77 after a heart attack in his Shoreham apartment. He had met with President Roosevelt Wednesday and was a longtime political figure with a career spanning law railroad leadership and California politics.
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Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
Woodrow Wilson
Brice Clagett
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University of Tennessee
Wilson
Sarah H. Flemming
Chattanooga, Tenn
Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Los Angeles
Nurse Swallows Spoon In Toy Airplane Tale
In La Plata Maryland a nurse recounted a youngster who swallowed a toy airplane. To demonstrate the event she picked up a tea spoon and swallowed it by accident. Physicians' Memorial hospital treated both patients.
Anson Weeks Hurt in Double Crash Near Marengo
Nationally known orchestra leader Anson Weeks was among six hurt when two trucks a highway maintainer and Weeks' bus collided south of Marengo on Highway 6 at 6 am. Weeks suffered a left arm double fracture and head injuries but his condition was not serious.
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Marengo Hospital
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Omaha
Harold Holmes
Chicago
Asa G. Michael
West Des Moines
Floyd Castle
Des Moines
Michael
Karl Knauer
Anderson
Michael Weeks
National Young Republican Federation
C. Franklin Watts
February Warm Spell Lifts Cedar Rapids Temperatures
The article notes a warm spell in Cedar Rapids with a high of 42 degrees at 2 p.m. as snow melts from last weekend. Evening freezes cause icy pavement and a low of 24 at midnight, with gradual warming by morning.
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Cedar Rapids
Army complains farewell parties slow draftee induction
Philadelphia AP reports U S army officers say farewell parties cause hangovers among draftees delaying induction. Major Harold Strome, chief examining officer, cites 18 of 20 youths held over for reexamination as acceptable once effects wore off. Many admitted attending one to five parties the night before.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Army
Harold Strome
Honolulu transit strike ties up city transportation
Two hundred AFL employees of the Honolulu Rapid Transit company walked out on Saturday, disrupting the island’s transport as the city faced a major shutdown of buses and streetcars.
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Wheeler strikes back at Roosevelt over alleged Nazi remark
Senator Burton K. Wheeler denies telling 1934 remark that nazi domination of Europe was inevitable. He calls the accusation a slander and says he opposes foreign war and imperialism. Wheeler from Palm Beach says he did not attend the dinner cited and fights the charge as a dead-man attribution.
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Joseph P Kennedy
Britain
Wheeler
United States
Europe
Germany
England
France
Japan imposes rice ration revealing wartime strains
United Press reports Japan's rice ration highlights economic stress from years of war in China and preparations for South Pacific blows. Cabinet approves a $1.145 billion army navy budget as shortages surge. Tokyo signals broader military plans despite rationing.
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Young GOP Revolt Over Willkie Leadership Emerges
Des Moines reports a split in the Young Republican group as resolutions at the state convention call for more military and economic aid to the democracies while maintaining nonintervention. A South Dakota measure criticizes Wendell L. Willkie and proposes an official fact finding mission to England.
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Cau Ven Han
Des Moines
Wendell L. Willkie
South Dakota
England
Resolutions Committee
Ethel Barrymore Reflects on Near 40 Years on Stage
New York based Ethel Barrymore celebrates nearly four decades in theater while preparing for her current hit The Corn Is Green. She recalls first Broadway name in lights on February 4 1901 and discusses future Barrymore successors with family involved in stage and film.
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Ethel Barrymore
Broadway
Madame Trentoni
Captain Jinks
Horse Marines
Miss Barrymore
Barrymore
Lionel
John
Alexander Woollentt
Arthur Hopkins
Rifle Falls Gun Misfire Wounds Girl In Home accident
Emma Lou Gadke three was struck by a .22 rifle slug in her home when a rifle stored in a closet fell to the floor as the closet door opened. She was rushed to St Luke's hospital with a nonserious condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Emma Lou Gadke
Edwin Gadke
Clarence
St Luke's Hospital
Gadke
Pilfering Autos Lands Man A 30 Day Jail Term
Gene Rabin twenty five of 611 First avenue E was given 30 days in county jail after pleading guilty to larceny from a motor vehicle. A one dollar fine and a 500 dollar appeal bond were set. Rabin was nabbed at 4 40 am after being seen entering Goodhue’s car with tools and flashlights on him. Additional items stolen from nearby cars were reported by several residents as police pursue further charges.
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Gene Rabin
First Avenue E
C. J. Haas
Rabun
Fred Goodhue
Goodhue
Second Avenue
Art P Steinmetz
Third Avenue SW
Texas
Earl Stanley
Jennie McCurdy
Seventh Avenue
James Horak
Third Avenue
Charles Baldridge
Eleventh Street
Charles A. Lyons
Delavan
R. W. Gable
Stone's Garage
First Street
Weygand Calls for French Army in Africa to Support Petain
General Weygand in a broadcast from Algiers urged France’s empire in Africa to collaborate with Marshal Petain in the rebirth of France. He spoke as Petain’s representative and warned against abandoning order and discipline to avoid France’s destruction.
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Algiers
France
Africa
Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
Weygand
Charles de Gaulle
Italian Africa
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
New Scenery For City Bus Patrons
Bellingham officials announce a new transit service change. The Bellingham Transit company will assign female hostesses on city buses to assist passengers with babies and bundles, handle complaints, and improve the riding experience.
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Bellingham, Wash
H. Penderson
Bellingham Transit Company
Bossy Demonstrates Inflation With Cow Purchase
In Barbourville Kentucky Jim Shorter bought a $50 cow named Bossy on Saturday. The animal allegedly doubled her value by nudging his arm and swallowing a $50 bill, illustrating inflation in a quirky local incident.
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Barbourville, Ky
Jim Shorter
Shorter
Landon Opposes Bill Over Fear of U S War Involvement
Alfred M Landon 1936 Republican candidate spoke on CBS radio about opposing the lend lease bill. He warned against drastic shifts toward world politics and emphasized avoiding entanglement in war while criticizing the bill for delegating war powers to the President and loosening ship entry prohibitions. He urged citizens to press Congress to reject aggressive foreign policy.
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Topeka
ULP
Alfred M Landon
United States
London
CBS
Great Britain
Landon
What is the basic faith you live by in everyday life
A syndicated column surveys diverse figures from a physician to a dramatist and asks what personal faith sustains them when life collapses. They cite answers ranging from the church Amen to the words of Jesus and Arnold. The piece notes all people carry some form of faith beyond creed.
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Arnold
Knox Warns Time May Run Out For Lend Lease Aid
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee he does not know if the United States has time to save England through the Lend Lease bill and said he is tremendously worried. He argued American defense hinges on Britain and the British Isles, while Senator Nye pressed for admission of invasion risks and bases. Despite tensions, leaders forecast at least three votes in favor of British aid in the committee, with a floor fight looming in the House Monday as Republicans rally against expanded presidential powers.
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House Foreign Affairs
Suit Filed Same Day as Highway 30 Crash
McCoy Freight Lines of Waterloo sues Edward Allen of Ogallala Nebraska for 250 dollars in negligence damages claiming an auto accident on Highway 30 at 2 30 a m about 17 miles east of Rapids. Court stamp notes filing Friday afternoon.
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Ed Lundquist
McCoy Freight Lines, Inc
Waterloo
Edward Allen
Ogallala
Neb
Allen
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