Rumor Pact Aimed At Stifling Romania
British Daily reports Berlin and Moscow signed a new trade accord and plan to fortify Black Sea ports to force Romania into subservient neutrality. German forces begin fortifications at Novorossisk Mariupol Odessa Batum as rail and road control expands. Von Ribbentrop plans a pressure campaign against Romania.
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Stalin
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Moscow
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rumania
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Soviet Germany trade pact nears official announcement
Authorized sources said a far reaching Soviet German trade agreement is close to official release. The accord would extend beyond the existing 80 million barter deal and aligns supply needs of both nations. German and Russian delegations previously visited each other's industries and submitted material requests. Turkish seizure of Krupp yards proceeds with Turkish operation planned.
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Russia
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Karl Ritter
Moscow
Turkey
Krupp
Thyssen Lose German Citizenship Decree Published
Berlin report says a Reich Law Gazette notice deprives Fritz Thyssen once Germanys top industrial magnate and his wife of German citizenship. The decree was published Monday.
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Fritz Thyssen
Germany
Reich Law Gazette
Lincoln quote fades from public memory says Baer
Arthur Bugs Baer argues that Lincoln’s famous line with malice toward none is rarely quoted today. He contrasts Lincoln’s honesty with modern fame seeking and notes a lack of lasting reverence even amid grand public buildings.
Roosevelt Attended Youth Congress Hurled Raps in Finland Row
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt urged 3,000 American Youth Congress delegates to back Finland against Russia in a volatile forum. Hisses erupted as she spoke on the Finnish invasion, while guards ejected a delegate pressing anti communism jargon.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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American Youth Congress
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Department of Labor
Indictment of 169 In Pawtucket Election Probe
Providence Rhode Island indictments reveal 23 charges against 169 officials and citizens from Providence Pawtucket North Providence and Central Falls over alleged 1938 general election fraud conspiracy in Pawtucket. Notables include Probate Judge Morris A Flynn City Engineer Thomas Harding and Public Works Commissioner Albert J Lamarr.
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Lawrence Corrente
Felix J. Blais
Hoover predicts wartime boom in American agriculture
Former President Herbert Hoover warned of a coming surge in food production as Europe’s war disrupts supplies. He noted bread baskets would feel the impact and that by May another 30 million dollars in food would be needed abroad while stressing aid to Finns and Poles and a broad wartime relief effort.
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Herbert Hoover
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New York
Coughlin Plans Book to Answer Critics
In Detroit the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin announced during his Sunday radio hour that a forthcoming book will respond to critics. The work will be published this week and distributed directly from the Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak. The announcer said radio and press are not suitable for such comments. No reason was given for Coughlin’s one week silence, described as regrettable amid circulating rumors.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Ireland in Tumult as Executions Arouse Fury
Belfast police raided homes hunting 30 rifles stolen from Ballykinlar camp amid weekend IRA unrest. Demonstrators clashed with police in Dublin and Belfast as two Birmingham executions provoked protests and rioting across Ireland. 13 injured in Belfast fighting and 2,000 protesters faced hundreds of officers.
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Charges Nazis Separated Czechs and Slovaks by Trick
Dr Oldrich Chyle of Chicago, former Czech consul, told 500 at the CSPs hall that Germany separated Czechs and Slovaks and justified Munich breach by saying Czechoslovakia no longer existed. He cited Volksicher Beobachter and claimed Tiso aided the division with German money and agents. Continued on Page 3 Col 5.
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Cedar Rapids
Lincoln's Secret Senate Visit Clears Rumor of Treason
In early 1863 amid Union woes and gossip about Lincoln's family, the president personally appeared before the Senate Committee on the Conduct of the War to deny any treasonable communications with the enemy. He spoke briefly, then departed, leaving the committee stunned. The episode highlights the peril of political rumor and the burden of democracy.
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Motorist on Wrong Side Nabbed for Drunk Driving
A. M. Walker, 55, of 1607 First Avenue East, was arrested at 1 30 a.m. Sunday by the highway patrol after a car allegedly traveled on the wrong side of Cedar Rapids First Avenue at Twenty fourth Street East. He posted $500 bond to appear before Justice H. R. Churchill at 2 p.m. Tuesday on an operating while intoxicated charge. Patrol followed Walker for six blocks eastward from the Thirtieth Street viaduct.
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Anzac Fighters Reach Suez on Long Voyage
Australian and New Zealand expeditionary forces arrive in Suez en route to defense duties for the British empire. Gray transport ships and warships crowd the port as Anthony Eden greets the troops. The vast armada is seen after a 10 000 mile voyage from Australia.
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Cedar Rapids Drops to 12th in 1939 Traffic Safety Ranking
Cedar Rapids fell from second to twelfth in the 1939 national safety rankings for cities 50 000 to 109 000 population. In 1938 the city had the nation’s second best traffic record with only two fatalities. 1939 added four within city limits. Hoboken leads the group. Mt Vernon and Davenport also appear among Iowa cities.
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Sioux City
Davenport
Wind Sharpens Frigid Weather in Cedar Rapids
A northwest wind chilled Cedar Rapids with a 27 degree low at 11 am and 29 by 2:30 pm after Sundays 44 peak. A quick thaw followed by an ice coating left treacherous sidewalks as temperatures fluctuated from 11 to 39 and 36 on the Chambers Inskeep dial.
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Pelley Out On Bail Pending His Hearing
Judge Casey set March 12 for an extradition hearing on William Dudley Pelley the Silver Shirt leader wanted by North Carolina authorities for violating a suspended sentence Pelleys bond of 2500 dollars was posted immediately and he was released from jail pending the hearing
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Walter J. Casey
William Dudley Pelley
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Pelley
Farley lauds Lincoln at new Salem post office dedication
Postmaster General James A. Farley praised Abraham Lincoln during a ceremony marking the restoration of a general store post office in New Salem Illinois. He said Lincoln built goodwill for his career within America's democratic system and cited Lincoln's prairie origins and spiritual nature as key traits. The speech aired nationally.
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Foundation of Good Will
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Body Found After 18 Hour Search For Missing Girl
The 8 year old Walerga Honey Cooper was found drowned in Big Timber creek near Glendora New Jersey after an 18 hour search across three states. Volunteers Horace Williamson and Stewart English pulled the body from the water wedged in a tree crotch near her mother's home. The child vanished Sunday while showing friends a new snow suit and a pin she had earned for perfect Sunday school attendance.
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Roosevelt Backslid On Economy Issue Says Taft
Senator Taft charged that President Roosevelt backslid on economy after submitting budget plans and opposes drastic federal spending cuts. Senator Byrnes countered that balancing the budget requires careful steps, not blunt cuts, citing 1937 lessons. The debate occurred on the American Forum of the Air.
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Proclaims Pan American Day April 14
President Roosevelt proclaims April 14 as Pan American Day to honor the 50th anniversary of the Pan American Union and to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the United States and the American republics.
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California tremor rattles Beverly Hills to seacoast
A sharp local quake lasting one second shook cities from Beverly Hills to the coast at 11 24 a m triggering brief alarm among residents. Seismologists labeled it a strictly local event with no further details available.
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Mother Nature
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Observer Says Finns Get More Aid Than Realized
Webb Miller reports from Stockholm that Finland has repelled the first phase of the Russian attack on the Mannerheim line and that Finns are receiving more outside aid in planes than widely known. He cautions that Russia may renew offensives as foreign aid remains concealed and timing could quicken.
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Helsinki
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New Trials Ordered for Four Negroes in Civil Liberties Ruling
Supreme Court upholds NLRB power and condemns coercive confession methods. It orders new trials for four Florida Negroes sentenced to death for murder, affirms Waterman Steamship reinstatement, and tackles Oklahoma and Arkansas cases while asserting civil liberties protections on Lincoln’s anniversary.
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Narrow Escape When Car Rips Guard Cable In Ditch
K E Morain a 26 year old from Jefferson Iowa narrowly escaped serious injury when his car traveling south on highway 218 skidded near the viaduct south of town ripped into the guard cable snapped posts and plunged into a ditch The car was demolished Morain sustained scratches on his forehead He told police he was blinded by the lights of a northbound car just after cresting the viaduct Police made the accident call though the mishap lay outside city limits.
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Bert Lahr Weds Mildred on Sunday in Elkton
Bert Lahr the stage and screen comedian and Mildred Tet 26 year old Broadway actress were married in Elkton Maryland on Sunday.
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