Debate on lend lease bill tests Congress and public will
The lower house opens three days of open debate on the lend lease bill with predictions of passage but limited margins. Opponents hope to shape the measure, limit US naval convoys, and curb American guarantees to Britain while signaling public sentiment about sending warships and defense materials. The piece notes CCC debates, a Har vard and Dartmouth led leadership experiment, and ends with a nod to a community dinner by farmers in Ottumwa.
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Europe
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British Smash Toward Red Sea Barentu Falls in Eritrea Campaign
British forces report capture of Barentu Eritrea 40 miles south of Agordat as part of a campaign to drive Mussolini’s troops toward the Red Sea. Italian strength in East Africa estimated around 200,000 with 7,000 to 11,000 trapped. plan to reach Asmara and Massawa, then flank into Ethiopia. Libyan front sees Italians retreating toward Benghazi with British harassment. South African troops seize frontier posts on the southern border.
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Eritrea
Mussolini
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Benito Mussolini
Ethiopia
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Massawa
Ethiopa
Libya
Derna
Benghazi
Duty as a religion and the inner moral voice
The piece reflects on an inner moral sense guiding right and wrong beyond custom. It cites Watts, Amos, Woolman, and Wilson to show that conscience speaks as a voice from God, demanding justice even when not desired, and urges living as duty in daily life.
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Wordsworth
Amos the Prophet
John Woolman
Wilson
Felix Adler
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Widow of Martin Johnson Is Wed in New York Ceremony
Osa Johnson, widow of explorer Martin Johnson, and Clark H. Getts were married Monday in a ceremony conducted by Mayor LaGuardia. Johnson, killed in a 1937 plane crash, had been accompanied by Getts on her Africa film ventures and tours.
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Osa Johnson
Clark H. Getts
F. H. LaGuardia
AFL CIO clash looms over Ford issue
The AFL and CIO move toward a major fight over Ford Motor Company representation. AFL announces two new unions claiming majority of Ford Lincoln and River Rouge production workers enrolled. CIO disputes and seeks a board supervised election. Ford denies knowledge, pledges to obey the law and maintain worker individuality.
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Harry Bennett
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Paris hears Laval may return as Vichy demands linked to Petain
Reports from Paris say a pro Nazi people s committee formed there rejects Vichy overtures, risking a French German clash. Laval could head a Vichy executive trio with Petain, joined by Darlan and Huntzinger, as Berlin signals approval while warning internal matters are for Paris to resolve. Up to 100 police linked to de Gaulle sympathy were detained in the Paris area.
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Henri Philippe Petain
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Francois Darlan
Charles Huntzinger
Darlan
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Charles de Gaulle
Roger Langeron
Census Figures For Townships In Linn County Announced
Cedar Rapids News reports Linn County population totals from the census show Rapids township encompassing Cedar Rapids with 62,120 people, representing 70 percent of the county’s 89,142. Other township figures include Marion 6,607, Franklin 2,937, and many smaller communities. Polk and Woodbury counties lead the state.
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Monroe
Otter Creek
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Desamex
Woodbury
Siouxity
Woman Executed in Berlin for Espionage Conviction
Ruth Schubert, 20, becomes the first woman put to death in Germany this year after a conviction for espionage. She was beheaded on Monday in Berlin, marking a chilling moment in postwar justice.
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Berlin
Ruth Schubert
Germany
Supreme Tribunal Upholds Wage Hour Law and Antitrust Setback
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the administrations wage hour act setting minimum pay and a 44 hour week for interstate industry workers, overturning the 1918 child labor ruling and signaling federal power over child labor. It also upheld a 321/2 cent minimum wage for textile workers and ruled federal antitrust laws do not apply to inter union jurisdictional restraints, delivering a setback to Thurman Arnold's anti monopoly push.
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Thurman Arnold
Two Slot Machines Seized in Cedar County Raids
Deputy sheriffs Whittemore and Snyder seized two slot machines in late Saturday raids at Rex's Highway tavern in Lisbon and Twin Teavers near Cedar Rapids. One machine was a genuine one-armed bandit and the other a penny-type that dispensed cigarets. Operators named Rex Drakos of Lisbon and Dr. A. H. Kraus of Twin Towers. Disposition pending as county attorney indicated charges likely by Tuesday.
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Harlan Snyder
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Cedar Rapids
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Rex Drakos
Dr. A H. Kraus
Twin Towers
Groundhog Shadow Signals Six-Week Winter Legend
Groundhog emerges on February 2 sees his shadow and returns to his den to hibernate for six more weeks of winter. Chilly Sunday gives way to a modest Monday with sunny breaks and temperatures hovering around the mid thirties. Morning lows near the teens rise into the twenties as the day progresses.
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Cedar Rapids
U S Planes To Serve As British Eyes
London report says a high Royal Air Force officer disclosed that Lysander aircraft used as the army's eyes would be replaced by United States planes with higher performance.
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Royal Air Force
United States
Builders Of Brain Power Series Opens In Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette begins a fascinating series on 18 leading explorers of the human mind. The first installment promises insight into how they work and live and what they have learned about us. Page 3 hosts the feature launch.
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Cedar Rapids
Greeks Reach Shores of Valona Bay
STRUGA Yugoslavia reports Greek forces reached the shores of Valona bay on the Albanian coast as they pursue retreating Italians. Greeks were said to have reached Dukati bay, within 10 miles of the port of Valona after fierce hand to hand fighting on Sunday, clearing the way for a Monday advance.
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Greek Forces Encircle Albanian Bases in War Progress
Athens reports one third of Albania under Greek control with Valona and Tepelent bases encircled. In three months of mountain fighting Greek forces pushed Italian troops back over 50 miles, occupying more than 5,090 square miles of Albanian territory including key agricultural and industrial regions.
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Arrangements To Admit Refugees To U S
The State Department announced plans to admit German Polish and Czechoslovak refugees now in Canada Mexico and Cuba. Quota blocks were sent to U S consular offices in those countries for February and March immigration visas subject to alien quota rules.
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Council bolts doors for visit and amends beer law
City councilmen bolted doors to Mayor Hahns office in a 20 minute secret session then met openly to pass a unanimous amendment to the beer ordinance allowing three more Class A permits amid questions of patronage. William Janu, seeking 1201 Ellis Blvd NW, was told results would come next Monday after a quota of 82 was reached on December 7 following a protest filed at city hall.
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Walsh resigns as president manager of Colonial Baking
John A Walsh founder and chief executive of Colonial Baking announces resignation effective February 11 to take charge of a southeastern state bakery in which he gained a controlling interest last Saturday He will not disclose the city of relocation while retaining his Colonial Baking financial stake and plans to stay in Cedar Rapids about two more months a successor is expected to be named at the February 11 stockholders annual meeting The paper notes Walsh bought the site for Colonial Baking continued on page 2 column 1
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Walsh
Colonial Baking Company
Rioting In South Africa Leaves 140 Hurt
In Johannesburg a weekend clash between soldiers and civilians suspected of anti British sympathies left about 140 hospitalized. The upset prompted cancellation of military leaves and police reinforcements used tear gas and baton charges to restore order. Most injured were soldiers as Ossewabrandwag linked events sparked street fighting in the capital of the Transvaal.
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La Follette Questions Britain Aid And War Risk In Senate
Testimony by Phil La Follette former Wisconsin governor on the Britain aid bill before the Senate Defense Committee concerns in March 1939 with Dalacier and Daladier. La Follette says the money materials and men are sought and that the bill could force U.S. entry into war, granting vast powers to one man to acquire and dispose of weapons. He argues convoying shipments to Britain could lead to war consequences, while others push for rapid debate and possible industry suspensions. Page 2 column A2 continues.
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