Eastern Iowa faces widespread snowbound travel and stalled trains
Snow and drifts hamper Cedar Rapids travel as city crews clear roads and intercity lines. Highways open vary by route while trains resume limited service under heavy delays. Armories open to heat‑seekers. National Guard provides shelter and blankets as school patrols report large enrollment nationwide.
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Public Improvement Department
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Tama
Anamosa
Monticello
Iowa City
Stanwood
Tipton
Waterloo
Dubuque
Marion
Linn County
No. 13
Towa City
Cedar Falls
Northern
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Ottumwa
Walford
Sigourney
Illinois Central
Ehler
Shirley Ford
Central City
Bust
National Guard
Iowa
United Press
Charles Grahl
Walter Kansky
Des Moines
Lieut
Kansky
Fleet Moves Out for Maneuvers Off Southern California
The U S fleet sailed from San Pedro for five days of secret battle exercises off California led by Admiral Joseph M Reeves aboard the New Mexico with 400 planes and 11 dreadnoughts. Carriers Lexington Saratoga and Langley supported a large force including heavy and light cruisers, submarines and destroyers. Photographers were barred as the fleet conducts new experimental maneuvers kept secret from the public.
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San Pedro
Calif
United States
California
Joseph M. Reeves
New Mexico
Lexington
Saratoga
Langley
Admiral Reeves
Uni
Albert Newman Dies, Joplin Mercantile Head
Albert Newman 72, president of Newman Mercantile, died Saturday night in Joplin Missouri from heart attack. He built a retail empire with stores in Joplin Cedar Rapids Enid Pittsburg and more. Survived by widow and sons Albert Newman Jr and Mrs Paul Lux. Funeral Tuesday in Joplin with distant relatives unable to attend due to snow and impassable highways.
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Albert Newman
Newman Mercantile Company
Joplin
Cedar Rapids
Newman
Commonwealth
Albert Newman, Jr
Paul Lux
Kansas City
Harrisburg
Pierce City
Solomon Newman
Enid
Okla
Pittsburg
Kan
G. F. Newburger
B. J. Newburger
Elks Club
B'nai B'rith
Mr. Newman
Carl N. Ettinger
Here
Police Deliver Coal Goods and Medicine to Distressed Families
Police delivered coal in 200 pound lots to several families after relief offices closed during a blizzard. Officers Hines and Weiland carried coal through deep snow to homes on Louisa Street NE while a grocery order and medicine were arranged for a sick resident. Relief director Mrs. Alice Ferber said six fuel aid cases were handled by police and most families were WPA recipients. No one sought shelter at Memorial Coliseum.
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Louisa Street
Hines
Weiland
al Mikota
Alice Ferber
Linn County
Weilland
Monay
CCC
Ferber
Memorial Coliseum
James Winn
Memorial Drive
WPA
Midwest
United Press
Central States
Ohio
Paducah
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakotas
Dickinson
N. D
Jamestown
Fargo
St. Paul
Mercury
Elkhorn
Wis
High Court Voids Louisiana Press Tax Decision
The high court denounces the Louisiana press tax as a suspicious form of taxation not aimed at shielding a press freedom. It compares New York milk case rulings, with mixed outcomes, and notes the TVA decision delay after 53 days without explanation.
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Louisiana
New York
Borden Farm Products Company
Mayflower Farms, Inc
Injunction Issued To Speed Nebraska Power Project
Justice Jennings Dailey of the District of Columbia supreme court signed a temporary injunction sought by five power companies to halt the proposed Nebraska TVA linking three public works hydro projects Columbus Platte Valley and Tri county The order pauses government plans while a full trial set for April 20 or later decides a permanent injunction plus the associated legal motions Feulle F Clift and husband to Frank S and Irene L Zanka hold a joint tenancy in a Cedar Rapids lot with survivorship rights and mortgage details noted in the record
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Washington
Jennings Dailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Nebraska Tva
Columbus, Platte Valley
Tricounty
Public Works
Dailey
Nebraska
Feulle F Clift
Frank S
Irene L Zanka
Vernon Heights
Cedar Rapids
Needle Technology Restarting Hearts Aids Recovery
Dr. Hyman described a new needle device that restarts the heart after stoppage. It delivers a directed current to the right atrium to stimulate natural impulses, with about 150 to 200 reported recoveries and near 1,000 cases in the United States overall.
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Hyman
United States
Hivman
Two Cubs Contracts Remain Unsigned
Chicago reporters note only two Cubs unsigned as the team prepared to depart for Catalina Island spring training next Tuesday. Big Bill Lee said his contract was in the mail after posting 20 victories. Billy Jurges reported he had signed and mailed his.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Catalina Island
Bill Lee
Cub
Billy Jurges
Blizzard Closes Iowa Lines Delays Ripple Across State
Snowbound railways and highways paralyzed Iowa towns. Trains from Chicago to Omaha lag hours while Milwaukee routes struggle. Dozens of motorists stalled. shelters feed stranded travelers. One woman found frozen near Davenport. a heart attack felled another at a local bar.
Cod Liver Oil Turns Hens Toward Higher C EE S
A quirky note describes cod liver oil used in poultry to induce more CEES from hens. The report highlights an unusual diet tweak and curious egg-laying effects observed in a farm setting.
Midwest in Deep Freeze Strains Homes and Transit
The Midwest endures a severe blizzard with record cold as trains stop, roads close, and power and fuel shortages threaten daily life. Dozens die from exposure and accidents while responders battle fires and hospitals evacuate patients. Diverse towns report subzero lows and drifting snow.
School Board Donates Four Carloads of Coal for Relief
The Cedar Rapids School Board turned over four carloads equaling 200 tons of coal to the Cedar Rapids Coal Dealers’ association on Monday to aid county poor relief orders. The coal was distributed to Chadima Black Cedar Rapids Fuel and Pinney yards. no relief order was denied. The emergency supply, with additional fuel on hand for a week, prevented suffering among relief families due to railroad blockages.
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Board of Education
Cedar Rapids Coal Dealers’ Association
Cedar Rapids
Scandia
Madrid
Des Moines
Newton
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Sioux City
Dairies
Tongue Tied Child Rescued From Steel Pole Incident
Four year old Jobita Pisena wandered away from parents in Kansas City Kansas and hid behind a steel light pole. She tasted frost on the pole and became tongue stuck. Two policemen and bystanders offered advice while rescuers freed her with water.
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Kansas City
Kan
Jobita Pisena
Severe Iowa coal shortage drains supplies and prompts relief efforts
Weather and snowbound routes cripple coal deliveries across Iowa. Governors and city officials mobilize to distribute state owned coal, open roads, and aid hospitals as mills and dairies face milk shortages amid a harsh winter.
Illness Delays Lamson Murder Trial Hearing
San Jose California. The fourth hearing of former Stanford University press executive David A. Lamson, charged with his wife’s murder, was continued until Thursday morning due to the illness of a juror.
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San Jose
Calif
INS
David A. Lamson
Stanford University Press
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Portland Rose
Schoolboy Patrol
Mississippi Forest
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House For Industrial Information
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Llinois Entralystem
Mercantile
High Court
Nebraska Power Project
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Gowrie
Albert Lea
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Spencer
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John Hattery
Highway Patrol
Mason City
Davenport
John Howell
Alex Scheuerman
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Marshalltown
Baron Mattison
Norge Maintenance Service
Norge Products
C C. Allen
C. C. Allen
Rockwell City
Owa
Missouri Valley
Polk County Court House
E. Flynn
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Pittsburgh
Melcher
Seymour
Jerome
Baume “Ben-Gay
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Rollator
Norge
Borg-Warner Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
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