Nations edge toward naval clash as treaties push limits
London reports United States and Britain plan to exceed 35000 ton capital ship and 8000 ton cruiser limits. Japan’s response to the tri power request awaits Emperor Hirohito approval before being sent to Washington London and Paris. Tokyo also weighs a protest reply on mistreatment of American nationals in China and will hand it to U S Ambassador Crew.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Tokio
INS
Japan
Britain
France
Hirohito
Washington
Paris
Cordell Hull
China
U. S
Joseph C. Crew
Gunboat Bee Aids Evacuation as Wuhu Battles Rage
The Bee rushed to Wuhu on the Yangtze south of Nanking to help evacuate Britons and Americans if needed amid Chinese claims of recapturing the city. Japanese forces deny Wuhu loss but face air raids and heavy shelling near Canton as Shanghai bombings target Chinese and British backed papers.
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Bee
Wuhu
Yangtze River
Nanking
Apris
Shanghai
Fwamespao
Canton
Hong Kong
Weihaiwei
Black outlook for Japan in Yangtze war zones
Peiping dispatch reports a high ranking Japanese official admitting a black military outlook as Japan shifts envoy duties from Peiping to Shanghai amid guerrilla warfare in the Yangtze valley. The spokesman notes Tokio’s decision reflects a harsher stance as North China governance forms around Shanghai.
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Peiping
INS
Yangtze River Valley
Japan
Tokio
M. Tani
Shanghai
North China
Utopia Remains A Dream, Day Tells Grinnell Delegates
Dr. Albert E. Day of Pasadena urged about 700 Grinnell College delegates that real utopia cannot exist while human nature stays constant. He argued the history of utopia is tied to high moments of civilization and warned peace talks are mere paralyzing chatter without addressing underlying issues.
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Grinnell
Albert E. Day
Pasadena
Calif
Grinnell College
Iman
Dr Day
Day
Solon Sues City Over Prison Sweat Box Death
Mrs Laura Gertrude King sues Jacksonville and Byron Parker for 25000 alleging Clyde Wilson died after being kept in a sweat box at the municipal prison farm and denied medical aid after falling ill. Wilson was sentenced for drunkenness on September 30, 1937.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Laura Gertrude King
Byron Parker
Clyde Wilson
Parker
Wilson
US Broadcast Stations Total Count
The report notes there are 704 broadcast stations licensed or under construction in the United States.
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The
United States
Farm Act Vote Passes House Amid Tariff Debate
The House approved the farm act 263 to 135 after a tense session. Chairman Jones urged cooperation with the agriculture department and warned if failure to deliver occurred other steps would be considered. The National Grange criticized the bill, urging stripping of compulsory features and possible defeat.
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Jones
Tex
House Agriculture Committee
House
Agriculture Department
National Grange
Congress
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Senate
Mount Vernon Civil War Veteran Haun Dies at 95
The Mount Vernon veteran, a Civil War participant and longtime railroad worker, died after a long retirement in Iowa. He married Ellea Cheney in 1869 and later worked for the Milwaukee Railroad at Oxford Junction for fourteen years. He lived with daughter Ida Haun Kettlesen in Mount Vernon since 1918 and was honored by the Cedar Rapids American Legion in 1936. He attended twenty national G AR encampments before 1935.
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Ing
Pennsylvania
Haun
Ellea Cheney
Western Iowa
Milwaukee Railroad
Oxford Junction
Mount Vernon
Ida Haun Kettlesen
N. W. Carlton
Cedar Rapids
Weel Says U S Intell Stole Jap Naval Plans In Tokio
The British magazine The Weel alleged U S intelligence operatives in Tokyo stole plans for Japan's new naval program. It claimed Capt Royal E. Ingersoll carried copies to consult with British authorities after a late November theft.
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London
The
Weel
United States Intelligence Service
Tokio
Japan
Royal E. Ingersoll
United States Navy
Planning Board
Baluchitherium dwarfs the largest elephant in weight
The baluchitherium, the planet’s largest mammal, weighed about twice as much as the biggest elephant, marking a striking size record in prehistoric fauna.
All Iowans In House Vote For Farm Bill
AP report states all members of Iowa’s congressional delegation backed the administration’s farm bill compromise. Democrats Biermann Eicher Harrington Jacobsen Wearin. Republicans Gilchrist Thurston Gwynne Dowell. totals show 263 for, 135 against with 66 paired and 26 not voting.
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Washington
Iowa
House
Towa
Biermann
Eicher
Harrington
Jacobsen
Wearin
Farmer Laborites
Local three year road program lists mileage by township
The three year local road improvement plan outlines grading and surfacing totals across Linn County townships. Behrens notes prior grading reduces new surfacing needs, with 78.84 miles graded and 117.83 surfaced plus trunk roads totaling 11.52 miles.
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W. HE. Behrens
Behrens
Boulder
Jackson
Spring Grove
Grant
Clinton Ee
Bertram . Ou
Linn
Franklin
Putnam Eee
DBS
College
Fairfax
Maquoketa Suspect Reported Wanted In Minnesota Murder
Maquoketa suspect Ralph Miller, 27, held in Iowa, is wanted in Minnesota on a murder warrant for the killing of Herman Padgett during a holdup of transients on a freight train. Robert White was sentenced to seven to 30 years for his role in the crime on Nov 10, 1935.
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St, Paul
Melvin C. Passelt
State Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
Ralph Miller
Maquoketa
Iowa
Minnesota
Herman Padgett
Passelt
Robert White
Two CIO Chiefs Refute Red Membership Charges
Two leaders of the Committee for Industrial Organization challenged Senate Commerce Committee testimony labeling them as communists. Harry Bridges and Joseph Curran demanded a chance to respond to claims tied to union leadership and affiliations as the ILA and other maritime unions face scrutiny. The committee had earlier advanced a resolution calling for an inquiry into labor conditions in the merchant marine.
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Washington
Committee For Industrial Organization
Senate Commerce Committee
Royal S. Copeland
Harry Bridges
CIO
Pacific Coast Maritime Workers
Copeland
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
Joseph P. Ryan
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
American Federation of Labor Union
Woman Slashes Wrist at Grand Hotel
Mrs. R. C. Gates of the Grand hotel slashed her wrist with a razor at 3 35 a.m. in her room but the injury is not serious. Her husband summoned a physician after entering the room. police report says the couple had been drinking and she is a mother of three.
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R. C. Gates
Grand Hotel
Gates
George Connell
Sum
Patrolman Parrish Investigates Hotel Scene
Patrolman Parrish and two officers reviewed details at a hotel as police notified the probation office about the children who were asleep at the time.
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Moned
Parrish
Probation Office
Iowa City youths tied to Sokol Hall thefts face juvenile arraignment
Youths linked to the Feb 2 Sokol Hall theft admitted they traced wallets left near Cedar Rapids and cashed a $20 bill after a basketball game. The trio, including Christenson and Boone, were paroled to parents and will be arraigned in juvenile court. Additional suspects tied to petty robberies were in custody.
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Steff
Sokol
Matthess
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Christenson
Boone
Associated Press
U. S. Navy
Navy
Sokol Hall
Stanley
Matthews
Request for Extra WPA Funds Urgently Needed
The document argues that existing funds cannot cover rising unemployment and calls for immediate WPA funding increases. It states January 1 1938 funds would employ about 1.7 million for six months while current WPA rolls number 1.95 million. A budget of 5250 000 000 would allow five more months of current employment and provide relief to the newly unemployed.
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Works Progress Administration
Escaped Convict Cornered By Police In Iowa Field
Theodore Basban a 29 year old Anamosa convict who escaped Thursday morning in a stolen car was cornered Thursday afternoon in a field between Floyd and Rudd Iowa. The car was found abandoned on a highway between Floyd and Rudd Basban was reported missing at the reformatory Thursday morning and Cedar Rapids police were alerted to search for him.
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Theodore Basban
Anamosa
Floyd
Rudd
Rudd Basban
Cedar Rapids
Thieves Break Into Polk School and Local Grocery
Thieves gained entry to the Polk School through an unlocked window and forced a locked supply room door. Custodian G M Shultz found the break at 6 15 am after firing the furnace. A second break at Highland grocery 216 Thirteenth Street NW netted about 1 50 in pennies from a cash register.
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Board of Education
G. M. Shultz
Tapper
Highland Grocery
Thirteenth Street
J. i. Dulin
Three Nabbed For Chicken Thefts In Delaware and Buchanan
Dale Wilson 28 of Manchester Bernard O Dell 23 of Masonville and Lorna Pierce 25 of Hopkin ton were jailed in Linn county for investigation by Delaware and Buchanan county officials over recent chicken thefts. They were apprehended around 3:30 am by Deputy Sheriff Carl Anderson of Manchester and other deputies.
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Dale Wilson
Manchester
Bernard O'Dell
Masonville
Lorna Pierce
Hopkinton
Linn County
Delaware
Buchanan
Linn
Carl Anderson
Poultry raid nets three men in Manchester area
Buckingham of Independence Miles Utley and Linn county Deputy Sheriffs Condon Snyder nabbed the men as they pulled up to the John Erceg store and poultry house on C street. Deputies found sacks with seventy to seventy five chickens and crate them for custody at the jail.
President seeks 250 million relief fund in new federal aid plan
Rep Bacon notes relief funds depend on local capacity and hearings. Woodrum says 250 million could be spread through the fiscal year to avert direct repeal of the Woodrum amendment. Leaders see larger deficits with the fund plus navy and other programs.
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Bacon
New York
Congress
Woodrum
Snow in Holy Land Dusts Jerusalem in 12 Year Gap
The first snow in 12 years covered Jerusalem on Thursday, bringing light accumulation to the Holy Land capital as residents noted the unusual winter event. The snowfall disrupted some travel and freshened the city’s views.
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Jerusalem
Holy Land
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