Hoover Warns Against Coercion as Path to War
The piece rejects direct or indirect force to shape nations and argues such warnings should not be ignored by those opposing Roosevelt’s foreign policy. It also covers Kraschel’s controversial 10-year sentence cut for Acerra after political pressure and the parole board’s rebuke, highlighting the press release and Kraschel’s defense.
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Herbert Hoover
America
Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
United States
Army
Navy
Senate
Republican Military Affairs
Austin
Vermont
Bridges
New Hampshire
Nye
North Dakota
Holman
Oregon
Gurney
South Dakota
Politically Charged Debate Over Equipment Purchases
Governor Wilson warns highway commission to avoid actions inviting criticism of gear buys and campaign fund links. Chief Engineer White denies bids were unfairly frozen, while questions about contributions persist. The piece also covers food budgets for relief families, Meta Given menus, and a White House talk on army needs amid debate over selling planes abroad and transparency in defense hearings.
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Overnor Wilson
Fred White
Commission
Polk County Grand Jury
the Gazette
Evert
Community Nutrition Service
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
House Appropriations Subcommittee
War Department
Louis Johnson
Taylor
Colp
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Military Affairs Committee
Threat of Radio Strike Dispelled
New York dispatch reports a nationwide radio artists strike for 20 000 workers was averted after negotiators for the American Federation of Radio Artists and major agencies reached a tentative contract on working conditions and minimum wages pending ratification by locals and the union.
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New York
INS
American Federation of Radio Artists
At Midnight on the 31st of March poem sketches village survival
A poem by era Young Case depicts John Herbert sent to rural northern New York where a blackout erases modern life. The village endures a primeval crisis, testing pioneer spirit and communal resolve, with the author dedicating the work to her grandmother.
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Eras Young Case
John Herbert
New York
Czech anti Jewish policy begins in cautious steps
Prague moves to expel immigrants after Jan 1 1938 within six months and reexamine those who came after Nov 1 1918. Government commentary says policy aims to make room for the Czech people, with 14000 to 15000 Jews affected though the text avoids the word Jew.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Eee
Russia closes Budapest legation in protest to Hungary pact
Moscow informs Hungary through Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff that Soviet relations will continue indirectly while Hungary joins the anti comintern pact. Tass reports Russia will close its Budapest legation and deal with Hungary via a third power capital.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Hungary
Soviet Union
Japan
Germany
Italy
Maxim Litvinoff
Tass
Litvinoff
Budapest
Garner And Borah Improve While Hospitalized
Vice president Garner confined to bed with a cold and Senator Borah of Idaho in hospital showed notable improvement. Garner was up and about but restricted by weather and doctor orders. Borah, 78, was described as much better though not receiving visitors amid a protracted past illness.
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Garner
Borah
Washington
INS
Senator Borah
Idaho
Grippe
Kraschel Says He Acted Alone in AcERRA Case
Former Iowa governor Nelson Kraschel testified about pardons and commutations he issued in his final weeks in office. An Iowa Senate committee reviewed clemency powers as lawmakers consider limiting retiring governors actions amid the AcERRA matter.
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DES Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa Legislative Committee
Kraschel
Senate Judiciary Committee No. 1
Surprise defeat haunts former Governor Kraschel
Former Democratic Gov. Kraschel said he was surprised by his 1950 defeat at the polls during a Wednesday committee hearing. He recalled the abrupt end of his term and questioned actions by a party rival as not clearly decisive.
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DES Moines
Nelson G. Kraschel
Kraschel Defends Clemency Policy in State Penitentiary Case
Former chief executive testifies against charges about a “lame duck” clemency approach. He says actions were in the best interests and that he alone bore responsibility for Acerra and Siegel decisions. He cites parole-board advice and a letter from Arthur Wallace as influencing factors.
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State Penitentiary
Elmer Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Joseph J. Acerra
Greene County
Joe Siegel
Sioux City
Kraschel
J. H. Dolan
Boone
Arthur T. Wallace
Polk County
Republican Party
Wallace
E. R. Moore
Parole Board
Judge Admits Will To Probate After Heirs Fight
RACINE Wis AP Judge Allan Simpson Thursday admitted to probate the will of Mrs Maybelle Horlick Sidley ending a costly dispute over a share of the Horlick malted milk fortune William Horlick Sidley son of the heiress had challenged the will claiming undue influence by Barrister We Perkins Bull Canadian beneficiary Sidley withdrew objections and Bull disclaimed his one third residuary share after the document was admitted to probate
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Racine
Wis
Allan Simpson
Ted
Maybelle Horlick Sidley
Horlick
William Horlick Sidley
We Perkins Bull
Toronto
Canada
Sidley
Bull
Tadke Simpson
Hoover Warns Roosevelt Policy Could Lead to War
Chicago AP reports former President Herbert Hoover, speaking before the Council on Foreign Relations, attacks President Roosevelt for expanding foreign policy toward sanctions and possible war. Hoover urges Congress to prevent rushing into armament while promoting peaceful economic cooperation and condemning coercion as a path to war. He says America must stand against coercive policy to preserve liberty in the Americas.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Congress
Council On Foreign Relations
Wabc-Columbia
Plan Survey of Iowa Colleges and Engineering Merger Held Up
Iowa boards order a consolidation and coordination survey of state universities and colleges. Dr. Samuel P. Capen to conduct the examination to coordinate instruction across Iowa institutions. A merger bill to discontinue the University of Iowa College of Engineering is not likely to be pushed. Institutions under board supervision include the University of Iowa, Iowa State College, Iowa State Teachers College, and state schools at Vinton and Council Bluffs.
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Iowa
DES Moines
House
Senate
College of Engineering
University of Iowa
The
University
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Iowa School For the Blind
Vinton
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
State House
University of Iowa Engineering Department
Iowa State College Engineering School
Board of Education
Questions on and $4 CRY FREE OS and He Question
Local ad column shows Chow puppies for sale advertised by G F. Tidal at 1119 Srd St SE. Gazette Want Ads from Jan 28 29 30 list sales. seven buyers replied to the ad and two pups were sold.
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Srd
St SE
the Gazette
Muntz Dies After Brookly NASCAR? Crash
Otto S. Muntz 42 advisory chairman of the Greater Iowa Commission died in Grinnell hospital from injuries in a highway 6 crash two miles east of Brooklyn. His wife Mary Brandon 44 died Wednesday night in the same hospital. Rudolph Schlesselman 34 of Victor was driving the other car and was seriously hurt. Five year old Gene Brandon suffered head and chest cuts. The accident occurred Wednesday around 2 30 p m as Muntz car veered and was struck broadside. Muntz had served as advisory chairman since 1938 and helped shape Iowa development efforts before earlier removal as chairman in 1937.
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Grinnell
Otto S. Muntz
Greater Iowa Commission
Grinnell Hospital
Mary Brandon
Dubuque
Highway 6
Brooklyn
Muntz
Rudolph Schlesselman
Victor
Gene
Poweshiek County
Fred Cochran
Schlesselman
Lavinda Brandon
Marshalltown
Des Moines
Davenport
Greater Iowa
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
O. R. Sweeney
Iowa State College
Polk County
State Board of Education
Probe Cause Of House Fires In Cedar Rapids
Police and firemen investigated two early Thursday fires as possible arson. An unoccupied cottage at 713 Thirty-second Street NE burned completely after midnight, and Mary Hradecky’s home at 47 Nineteenth Avenue SW was gutted by flames at 4 30 a m. Evidence suggested forced entry with a skeleton key and burned personal items were found.
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Cedar Rapids
Thirty-second Street
Mary Hradecky
Nineteenth Avenue
Thirty-second Street Place
Addie Nash
Des Moines
Hunger Strike at San Quentin Grips Largest U.S. Prison
San Quentin inmates rose in a mass hunger strike over food complaints and a revised menu. Warden Court Smith kept order, refused to punish peaceful protest, and offered to adjust menus while troops watched from the yard.
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San Quentin
Calif
Court Smith
Smith
Quentin
New Spotlight On Police Car Factor In Finding Breakin
An east side squad car used its new spotlight to uncover a break in at Instant Auto Service on Fifth street and Second avenue SE at 2 57 a m Thursday. Thieves entered through a rear door after breaking a glass pane. An office safe was ransacked and $35 taken according to manager A W Weiss.
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East Side
Fifth Street
Second Avenue SE
A. W. Weiss
Doubt Farm Policy Change This Session
Washington AP Administration leaders in Congress believe a substitute farm program such as a cost of production system will not be enacted this session. House Agriculture Chair Jones of Texas and minority member Hope of Kansas cite opposition from diverse sources and warn major changes are unlikely this year. Administrations may offer amendments to improve operation.
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Washington
Congress
Jones
Texas
House -Agriculture Committee
Hope
Kan
House
Edward E. Kennedy
Kankakee
III
Iowa House backs homestead refund plan to speed credits
The Iowa House of Representatives approved a bill to bolster the homestead credit fund and provide full benefits for this year by diverting use tax funds. The measure, introduced by Rep. Arch McFarlane, passed 88 to 0 and heads to the Senate for quick action.
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Des Moines
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
McFarlane
Iowa County
Black Hawk Solon
House
Iowa State Library
Dean W. Peisen
Eldora
Threat to Life of Benes Reported After Letter
London police placed guards at former Czechoslovak president Eduard Benes’s home after a letter threatening his life. Benes left for a four to five month visit to the United States, including lectures at the University of Chicago, before returning to England to make a permanent home.
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London
INL
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Daily Mirror
Benes
America
University of Chicago
England
Napoleons May Lose Toughness If Call Is Traced
A 1939 column by Arthur Baer notes a city editor’s bravado on the phone and jokes about tracing calls to expose Napoleons. The piece hints at pressure on tough editors and advises staying quiet when in danger.
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Mike
Napoleons
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