Roosevelt Victory Sets Chicago as 1940 Democratic Nominating Site
The Democratic National Committee chose Chicago as the site for the 1940 convention after a tense vote. Chicago edged Philadelphia San Francisco and Houston with 48 to 38 to 7 to 2, with Garner casting one of the final ballots. National Chairman Farley signaled the date would follow the GOP meeting, while Chicago’s political machine led the drive.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Chicago
James A. Farley
Houston
Tex
Garner
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
San Francisco
Illinois
Farley
Republican National Committee
Kelly-Nash Democratic
Farley Considered as Democratic Nominee by Friends
Postmaster General James A. Farley may enter the Democratic National Convention as a candidate. His supporters plan to present his name and count on 94 New York votes and 150 to 225 on the first ballot to boost his chances. He opposes a third Roosevelt term but could back the President if war abroad looms.
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John D M. Hamilton
G. O. P Committee
Edward J. Kelly
Chicago
Roosevelt
Edward J Flynn
New York
Charles Sawyer
Ohio
Donshey
Washington
Llns
James A. Farley
Farley
New England
United States
Chamber of Commerce Dinner Limited to Five Hundred
Cedar Rapids officials urge early reservations for the annual chamber dinner as attendance is capped at 500 this year due to space limits. Ray L. Short, chair, notes strong interest in an address by B. C. Heacock of Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria Illinois.
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Chamber of Commerce
Shrine Temple
Ray L. Short
B. C. Heacock
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Peoria, Ill
Gannett Warns U S Facing Perilous Plight in History
Cleveland report cites Frank Gannett, candidate for the Republican nomination, blaming radical advisers for a dangerous national path. Campaign manager for Senator Taft notes Ingalls backs the visit and that the Gannett effort avoids favorite son states.
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Cleveland
INS
Frank Gannett
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Gannett
David Ingalls
Taft
Ohio
New York
British Begin Meat Rationing March 11
London reports that meat rationing will start in Great Britain on March 11. Minister W S Morrison announced in the House of Commons that rations will be allocated on an initial scale of one shilling ten pence per week for everyone over six and 11 pence per week for children under six.
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London
Great Britain
W. S. Morrison
House of Commons
Morrison
Food Stamp Plan Extends To Cotton Goods
Secretary Wallace announced an experimental cotton goods stamp program to aid needy families within six weeks. Using normal trade channels, stamps will be issued for cotton purchases at retail stores and redeemed by government and local relief agencies. Cities will be chosen from the 43 already picked for the food stamp plan.
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Washington
Wallace
Governor General Tweedsmuir Suffers Concussion After Fall
Ottawa AP report says Lord Tweedsmuir, 64, governor general of Canada, sustained a concussion from a fall on Tuesday and is resting comfortably at Government House.
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Ottawa
Lord Tweedsmuir
Canada
Government House
Candidates Again Roam Prairies In Herds
By ARTHUR BUGS BAER. The presidential candidates roam the western prairies in countless herds. By day we hear the patter of little feet and by night they fill the dial like red ants on a picnic. They will disappear around June in the national convention hamburgering machine.
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Baer
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Prairies
P. S
Finnish counterattacks threaten balance on Route 10
Stockholm cabled reports say Finns struck at the Soviet rear in a flanking move near Kitelae beyond Kaesnaeselkae, possibly cutting off the Red Army 18th Division. The dispatch notes Soviet forces, about 17 000 men, may be retreating after losses and material, while confirmation is disputed.
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Copenhagen
Berlingske Avenaviss
Stockholm
Red Army
Helsinki
Kitelae
Kaesnaeselkae
United Press Bureau
Webb Miller
United Press
Miller
Russian push near Ladoga stalls as Finns gain edge
Report from Helsinki states Russian forces isolated northeast of Lake Ladoga press desperate attacks to reach their lines. Official word questions Scandinavian claims of Finnish breakup of the 18th Infantry Division, noting ongoing Russian assaults but reduced punch and coordination. Strong Russian efforts in Kuhmo aim to offset setbacks while the Mannerheim line sees new tactics with Finnish counterthrusts driving Russians back to prior positions.
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Helsinki
Lake
Ladoga
Kuhmo
Lake Ladoga
Mannerheim
Karelian
Clashes Reported North of Lake Ladoga by Tass
Tass news agency issued an army communique saying infantry clashes continued in the area north of Lake Ladoga. The statement covered operations from Sunday.
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Moscow
Tass
Lake Ladoga
56 Fines Imposed For PWA Collusion
Pittsburgh federal court fined 56 defendants including union officials electrical contractors and corporations from 50 to 7000 dollars after pleas of no defense to charges of collusive bidding on PWA aided projects. This marked the first sentences in a nationwide Department of Justice inquiry into high building costs.
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Pittsburgh
United States Justice Department
Civic Groups Back City Ownership Of Washington High
Civic groups favor Cedar Rapids owning the old Washington high school property, but debate payment. Eighteen groups voted mostly unanimously, with two backing a plan to convert the site into a free municipal parking lot. The next step rests with the city council amid questions of cost and disposition.
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Washington High
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
American Legion
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Ed Sheehy
Chamber of Commerce Civic Affairs Committee
Dickens Birthday Reflections On A World War Reader
An essay recalling Dickens as a timeless educator whose stories spark sympathy and imagination. The writer notes how in both world wars readers turn to Dickens to find English character types, praising Scrooge Tiny Tim and other figures as moral guides and sources of hope.
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Ady Asquith
Pecksniff
Uriah Heep
Micawber
Pickwick
Dickens
Scrooge
Tiny Tim
Nell
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Gandhi Says India Must Decide Its Constitutional Status
Mohandas K. Gandhi declared that no settlement with Britain is possible until India determines its constitutional status. After meeting with viceroy Linlithgow in New Delhi, Gandhi said Congress negotiations collapsed as Linlithgow offered dominion status only after World War II.
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Bombay
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Britain
Congress
India
Gandhi
Marquess of Linlithgow
New Delhi
Linlithgow
Terror Wave In Explosions Hits Irish Freedom Fight
London reports IRA retaliation as bombs ripped through Euston rail and Birmingham and Manchester post offices. Postal workers injured. two men scheduled to hang for a Coventry bombing as clemency pleas flood in from Eire leaders and civic groups. The British attorney general rejects appeals.
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London
Irsh
Republican Army
Euston
Birmingham
Peter Barnes
James Richards
Coventry
Manchester
Home Secretary
IRA
Eire
North Ireland
Leire
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Irish Free State
House of Lords
SEC Ready To Approve Finn Loan Flotation
UPI reports the Securities and Exchange Commission officials said they would approve the flotation of Finnish government bonds in the United States if the registration statement cites the war risk. The decision hinges on proper disclosure of risk to investors.
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SEC
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Arrests in Michigan for Recruiting Loyalists to Spain
Federal agents arrested 12 Detroit area suspects on conspiracy charges under a 1818 law for recruiting soldiers for the old Spanish loyalist army. Lead defendant Philip Raymond allegedly led a network that sent about 200 recruits for examination by doctors including Dr. Lendrum and others.
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Detroit
John C. Lehr
U. S
Spain
Lehr
John S. Bugas
FBI
Frederick C. Lendrum
Milwaukee
Wis
Philip Raymond
Michigan
Raymond
Landrum
Eugene Shafarman
John L. Rosefield
World Tourist, Inc
New York
Michigan Area
Roosevelt Approves 7-Lear Naval Plan
President Roosevelt approves a 14.9 million naval construction program in a White House conference with House Naval Affairs Chairman Carl Vinson. Vinson says the bill will be taken up Thursday and that the plan spans two years rather than five.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
House
Naval Affairs
Carl Vinson
Youth Leaders Refute GOP On Outlawing Communists
Ameri can Youth Congress leaders met with lawmakers at the White House to discuss charges they failed to purge communist dominated groups. A congressman said the meeting reflected GOP criticism and planned issues for a citizen ship institute and youth problems, while Frances Williams condemned Hamilton for not addressing youth concerns.
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Washington
American Youth Congress
Congress
AYC
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Republican National
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Citizenship Institute
Frances Williams
Youth Congress
Frank Byers Seeks Reelection To State Senate
Cedar Rapids attorney Frank C. Byers applied for Republican nomination papers to seek reelection to the Iowa State Senate. A veteran lawmaker, he has served in the general assembly since 1929, and would become senate dean if reelected. He chaired the committee on committees and was a member of the rules committee.
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Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
General Assembly
International
Des Moines
Byers
Senate
Committee On Committees
Three Injured In Accidents Blamed On Icy Pavements
Three people suffered minor injuries in two icy street accidents reported to police. Mrs. B. M. Henderson, 64, was hurt when a panel truck driven by Michael Bizek, 59, struck her parked car near 20th Street NW. In a second crash, I. L. Tucker, 39, and George Stritesky, 32, were injured on Second Street SW and Seventeenth Avenue SW as Tucker’s car and Stritesky’s truck collided.
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Ceddr
Rapids
B. M. Henderson
Twentieth Street
Suowday
Michael Bizek
Johnson Avenue
Henderson
B Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Bizek
Highway Patrol
Second Street
Seventeenth Avenue
I. L. Tucker
George Stritesky
Twentieth Avenue
Tucker
Stritesky
Tucker Auto
Survey of 20 Cedar Rapids Stores Shows Retail Sales Rise
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce reports 1939 retail sales averaged 8.48 percent higher than 1938 across 20 random local firms. Drug stores led gains with 14.75 percent, while grocery stores rose 2.50 percent.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Sarcee of Commerce
Retail Merchants Bureau
Chamber
Pelley Emerges to Deny Ties to Dies Inquiry
William Dudley Pelley leader of the Silver Shirts surfaced from hiding in Asheville to deny authorship of letters linking him to Martin Dies. He appeared before the Dies committee and the House Rules Committee after surrendering, while Sheriff Brown sought his custody from federal authorities. Pelley had prior convictions in 1935 for securities law violations and fraudulent representations.
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Dies Committee
Pelley
Rules Committee
Congressional
Frank Hook
Mich
David Mayne
Washington
Joe Starnes
Dies
Rep
J. Bayard Clark
N. C
North Carolina
Hook
Robert .J. Jackson
Asheville
Jerry Voorhis
Calif
Rhea Whitley
William Dudley Pelley
Will
Wise
Silver Shirts
Martin Dies
House Committee
House Rules Committee
Asheville, N. C
Laurence Brown
Washington, D. C
FBI
Mercury Slow As More Snow Hinted
Grey clouds drifted over Cedar Rapids as light snowflakes fell on Tuesday morning. The thermometer rose from 19 to 22 degrees between late Monday night and Tuesday morning, reaching 25 by 2:30 p.m. Readings show a chilly mix with slight warming during the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
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