Rutledge Bid to Join Supreme Court After Brandeis
Iowa Senator Gillette seeks White House audience to push Dean Wiley Blount Rutledge Jr. for the vacant seat after Justice Brandeis retires. Herring supports Rutledge. Western lawmakers urge a Western pick. A Western delegation planned to press Roosevelt during his Caribbean cruise.
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University of Iowa Law
Brandeis
Washington
Gillette
Iowa
Roosevelt
Wiley Blount Rutledge, Jr
University of Iowa Law School
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
Mississippi River
Pierce Butler
Minnesota
Hughes
Cruelty in Everyday Life Reflections by Dr Newton
A 1939 reflection condemns cruelty in daily life from indifference to outright torment. It laments how sarcasm, belittling remarks, and charitable pretenses hurt the vulnerable, urging readers to be kinder and more aware to reduce suffering and align with moral teachings.
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Ruelty
St Paul
God
Barrie
Jesus
Iowa House Approves New Social Welfare Board Plan
The Iowa House passed a bill to create a three member social welfare board two men and one woman with 4000 dollar salaries. The measure takes effect immediately if signed by Gov George A Wilson and follows Senate amendments. The vote was 98 to 1 with Rep E A Moore dissenting.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa House of Representatives
House
State Board of Social Welfare
Senate
George A Wilson
Byron G. Allen
F. T Walton
Aid To the Blind and Child Welfare Department
E. A. Mé
Ore
Harlan
Gazette Want Ads Help Rent Homes Fast
Readers race to rent vacancies via The Gazette Want Ads as March first moves loom. H D Hellentall reports 30 calls from a February 12 ad for a four room house, while Mrs W T Peterson filled a two room apartment from seven inquiries the same day. Dial 2 1121 to place your ad.
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Gazette
H. D. Hellentall
Seventh Street
W. T. Peterson
9Th St
The
Just
Iowa road boosters rush to stop primary fund raid
About 50 delegates from publishers, county officials and chambers of commerce met at Kirkwood hotel to block diversion of the primary road fund for farm to market roads. They planned to press senators, form a committee with the senate roads committee, and seek financing substitutes while pledging support for secondary roads and opposing new taxes.
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Des Moines
Four
Iowa
Statehouse
Chambers of Commerce
Fred White
Highway Commission
House
Senate Roads Committee
Kirkwood
Cherokee Chamber of Commerce
Senate
Verne Marshall
The
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Good Roads Association
Carl Riepe
Burlington
Rescued driver avoids serious injury in cement mixer accident
H. J. Bjornsen, 33, of 640 Thirty-third Street NE, escaped serious injury after his cement mixing truck toppled on a muddy lot at 1726 Eleventh Street NW. He freed himself, was extricated by coworkers, and taken to Mercy hospital with a right knee injury.
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Cedar Rapids
H. J. Bjornsen
Thirty-third Street
Mercy Hospital
Bjornsen
Builders Material Company
Eleventh Street
Pope Pius XI Buried in St Peter's After Solemn Rite
In a private service behind St Peter's bronze doors Pope Pius XI was interred in a whitewashed crypt beneath the high altar after a public viewing by millions. Cardinals and papal household members attended the rites as the bier moved through the basilica with torches and prayers.
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Vatican City
Ins
St Peter's Church
Pius XI
College of Cardinals
Capella Giulia
Camerlengo Eugenio Pacelli
Sacred College
Chamber of Apostles
St. Peter's
Benedict XV
Basilica
Iowa House Approves Pre marital Health Examination Bill
The Iowa House passed a bill requiring pre marital health examinations for brides and grooms within 20 days of marriage. The measure, amended to cap physician fees at $2 and to apply to couples marrying outside Iowa within six months, aims to curb syphilis and prompted debate over socialized medicine.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa House
Senate
C W. Gregory
Adel
Dewey E. Goode
Bloomfield
State University
Goode
Local hospital staffers hurt in Cedar Rapids collision
Two staff members from St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals were in a traffic crash on Tenth street SE and Third avenue. Alice Peters avoided injury. passengers Raymond and Mrs. Reich were hospitalized with arm fractures and other injuries. Father A Schmeetz, Mercy hospital, was in fair condition with chest injuries. Reichs note their first wedding anniversary. Mr. Rieck is a district court deputy clerk.
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Cedar Rapids News
Tenth Street
Third Avenue SE
Alice Peters
St. Luke’s
Father A. Schmeetz
Mercy Hospital
Third Avenue
Miss Peters
Raymond Rieck
Second Avenue SE
Rieck
St. Luke's
Father Schmeetz
Czechs Startled by Kundt Warning on German Minority
Ernst Kundt, former Nazi Henlein associate and German minority leader, warned the Czechoslovak government to heed events of 1938. He said the German minority’s position is unbearable and life has been made harder, with Berlin papers printing the warning under a caption about nationality rights only on paper.
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Prague
Little Republic
Ernst Kundt
Konrad Henlein
Sudetenland
Germany
Kundt
Czechoslovak
Chamber of Deputies
Czechoslovakia
Henlein
Adolf Hitler
Sudeten
Republic
Berlin
Britain accuses Italy of breaching Libya pact
London officials said Britain regards Italy sending reinforcements to Libya as a violation of the British Italian accord. Britain also disapproved Italian press attacks on France. Representations were reported by Lord Perth, British ambassador in Rome, to Count Galeazzo Ciano on Monday.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Libya
Britain
France
Lord Perth
Rome
Galeazzo Ciano
Valentine Day Narrowly Missed at Ends of Pennsylvania Ave
A 1939 commentary by BS Arthur Baer criticizes White House appointments and political maneuvering. The piece likens Washington infighting to a crowded, strained scene and foresees a prolonged session of partisan standoffs as rhetoric runs hot and alliances fray.
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Arthur
Bugs” -Baer
Pennsylvania Avenue
Hull Rejects Plan to Lead World Disarmament Talks
Secretary of State Cordell Hull rejected a proposal by Rep. Louis Ludlow to have the United States call an international arms conference. Hull said conditions are not favorable and noted past failed attempts, though he would consider a conference if prospects of success improve. Senator King urged immediate U S action, predicting broad acceptance aside from Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
United States
Louis Ludlow
Ind
Hull
Ludlow
William King
Utah
Senate
King
Germany
Italy
Japan
Iowa Senate Approves Private Audit Option For Localities
The Iowa Senate voted 37 to 5 to let cities towns and school districts hire private auditors instead of state officials. An amendment extended the option to all cities and towns while counties remain under state audits. The chamber also passed two bills restoring a $500 tax exemption for veterans in addition to the $2,500 homestead credit. Breen and Pelzer opposed. Breen called the push for aid a tin cup approach.
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Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
Frank Pelzer
Maine
Legion
Burke to Seek Reelection in 1940 on Democratic Ticket
Omaha Nebraska Senator Edward Burke told friends he will run for reelection in 1940 on the Democratic ticket. The announcement signals his intent to continue in the U S Senate.
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Omaha
Neb
INS
Edward BR. Burke
Await Life Or Death Decision Of Woman
A 70 year old Toledo woman contemplates suicide as she waits for a financial lifeline. Letters in newspapers urge her not to end her life while a funeral director urges patience, hoping she will accept work rather than charity. Local hopes center on a life-saving job offer vs. her old funeral contract.
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Toledo
O (Ap
Ousted cop cited for intoxication in police hearing
Chief Vlach testified Novak was observed intoxicated on one occasion and was told by Mrs. Novak he was too drunk to see anyone on another. The testimony covered misconduct dating back to a July 1937 peace officers school trip and a Jan. 17 incident when Novak was sent home after a call reporting a drunken patrolman in the loop.
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Cedar Rapids
R. J. Vinch
Civil Service Commission
Frank J. Novak
al Mikota
Novak
Superior Court
Chief Vlach
Vlach
David G. Bleakley
Commissioner of Public Safety
W. C. Benesh
Edward E. Lowe
Don Hines
Peace Officers
Iowa City
Vlnch
Hines
Mikota
Hrabetin
Democrats Air Complaints At House Confab
At a Tuesday closed House caucus in Washington Democratic members voiced concerns about White House and Congress cooperation. Rep Cox of Georgia urged more presidential consultation, while Rep Randolph of West Virginia echoed calls for less abrupt administration action and more consultation with lawmakers.
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HOUSE
Washington — House
White House
Rep. Cox
Congress
Cox
Rep
Drewry
Virginia
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Roosevelt
Rayburn
Texas
Tennessee Valley Authority
William B. Bankhead
Ala
Sam Rayburn
John A. Martin
Cole
John M. Coffee
Washington
FDIC To Pay Out $23,000,000 Claims On Closing Of Bank
Jersey City bank failure prompts largest insured deposit payout in FDIC history with about 39,000 depositors set for reimbursements. The New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Co failed to open on Tuesday triggering the payout.
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FDIC
Jersey City
New Jersey Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
KIG
Leo T. Crowley
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Cherokee Times
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