Talks Reflect U.S. Concern Over Far East
U S diplomats in Washington indicate rising worry over crises in the Far East and Balkans. Secretary Hull, Under secretary Welles, Viscount Halifax, Richard Casey and Constantin Foutch met as joint British Australian American talks resumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Far East
Balkans
State Department
A. Loudon
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
East Indies
Cordell Hull
Sumner Welles
Viscount Halifax
Richard G.casey
Constantin Foutch
Welles
White House
Roosevelt
Britain
Lord Halifax
Hull
Lord Lothian
Singapore
Hong Kong
Democracy Is Best Form If You Want To Live
quoted remarks by Arthur Bugs Baer arguing democracy’s appeal for living conditions. He cites Trotsky and Krivitsky as examples and contrasts fascism and communism with gangsterism, using a kitchen analogy about selecting potatoes to illustrate randomness of outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baer
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Trotsky and
Krivitsky
Lease-Lend Bill Would Supersede 29 Present Laws
Washington officials say the lease lend bill could override 29 existing laws affecting military and foreign policy. Legal experts note the bill states the President may operate the program not withstanding other laws, but does not erase the whole code. Key laws likely affected include the Neutrality Act, Buy American, helium export ban, port and shipyard restrictions, and bans on exporting naval vessels or transports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INL
Administration
Navy
War
State Department
Special Prosecutor Named For 3 Cases In Johnson County
Iowa City attorney Clair E. Hamilton was appointed assistant county attorney to probe three criminal cases. He will oversee the state v Charles Gillam and Ivan Schmidt of Oxford over liquor nuisance charges and the perjury case against Orlo Sedlacek. If evidence warrants, he may prosecute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyowa
Clair E. Hamilton
Iowa City
James P. Gaffney
E. A. Baldwin
Harold W. Westermark
Charles Gillam
Ivan Schmidt
Oxford
Orlo Sedlacek
Westermark
Sedlacek
Schmidt
Hamilton
West Named Scout Executive At Des Moines
Harold West, formerly Cedar Rapids area council executive, was named Scout executive of the Tall Corn council in Des Moines. Announced by Tall Corn president George J. Pflanz Jr., West led Cedar Rapids from 1934 to May 1, 1940 before moving to Kansas City. He previously served five years in Wichita and is a Simpson College graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold West
Cedar Rapids
Tall Corn Council
Des Moines
Associated Press
George J. Pflanz
West
Kansas City
Melvin Tudor
Wichita, Kan
Simpson College
Indianola
George H. Owen, Jr
Sixth Avenue SE
Army
Owen
Fort Des Moines
Fort Snelling
Minn
Gillette Committee Divided Over Expenditure Report
The four-member Gillette committee debated a report showing Republicans raised about 11 million to Democrats and independents near 3 million. They faulted omissions on Chicago and New Jersey hearings and disagreed on whether Hatch Act violations occurred, amid illness and potential future splits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams
Lister Hill
Alabama
Clyde Reed
Kansas
Charles W. Tobey
New Hampshire
National Committees
Democratic National Committee
Gillette
Chicago
New Jersey
Reed
Fire Dozen At School Where Fatal Beating Took Place
St Charles School for Boys to dismiss seven recreation aides and five custodians after the fatal beating of James Williams 16 a Negro inmate The plan calls for rapid replacement with college trained staff and a reorganization modeled on Boys Town Universities Northwestern Chicago Loyola DePaul and Illinois to supply sociology seniors for immediate jobs Two attendants Robert Adams and William Laird held on murder charges admit beating Williams with clubs and a fire hose nozzle saying he was insubordinate
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ST. Charles, I
INS
St. Charles
Rodney H. Brandon
Public Welfare
James Williams
Father Flanagan
Northwestern
Chicago
Loyola
DePaul
Illinois
Robert Adams
Manteno State Hospital
William Laird
Williams
Kane County
Geneva
Lincoln’s Honest Abe sobriquet traced to 1860 poster
University of Chicago researchers say the nickname did not appear in print until after Lincoln’s 1865 assassination. A poster found by Gov. Dwight H. Green advertises a July 7, 1860 Edwardsville rally urging support for "Honest Old Abe, the workingmen's candidate."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Lincoln
Abe
University of Chicago
Dwight H. Green
Edwardsville
Will Hear Airlines Head Monday At C Of C
Choate will present Harold J. Rowe 1941 president. Rowe to announce two under 35 recipients of the 1940 distinguished civic service awards. Music by an orchestra and Charles Moel, a Major Bowes soloist. Past chamber presidents listed since 1918.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
Harold J. Rowe
Rowe
Charles Moel
The
Chamber
Walter L. Cherry
George Laird
J. S. Hall
Elmer A. Runkle
Morris Sanford
John B. Terry
S. P. Moore
Howard H Cherry
Horace G. Hedges
John C Reid
S. E. Coquillette
H R. Trewin
J. Harold Horan
Arthur Poe
Howard R Green
A L. Killian
William Rinderknecht
van Vechten Shaffer
Clare Marshall
Mr. Choate
Leonard Christman Birthday Celebration Highlighted
Leonard B Christman a Springville hardware dealer since 1876 marked his 85th birthday with a dinner at his home above the store. The event organized by his sister Mrs Anna Hann drew ten guests while Christman remains active in directing the business from his recently confined apartment. He has supported The Gazette since its first issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springville
Leonard B Christman
Christman
Gazette
Community notices and events in Cedar Rapids area
Local briefs list meetings at Lafayette cafe and Memorial building including Boy Scout committee chair Rollo Pickford, Mizpah lodge address by F Paul Harned, Townsend club in the Memorial building, Rotary club luncheon with Col Mull, and service club gathering in Marion. Military notices cover George H Owen Jr enlisting, funeral for John A Edgar in Aledo, and birth of a daughter to Duane Blackwell of St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Boy Scout
Lafayette Cafe
Rollo Pickford
Marion-Cedar Rapids Service Club
The
Milwaukee Railroad
Memorial Hall
Marion
Duane Blackwell
St. Louis
Blackwell
Wilson High School Debate On Federal Power Increase
Bob Hubacek and Betty Subotnik of Wilson high school argued the affirmative against Roosevelt’s George Meyer and Todd Neuhaus with Ana Mae Andersen as chairman and Joe Pelisek as timekeeper. No decision was reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hubacek
Betty Subotnik
Wilson High School
George Meyer
Todd Neuhaus
Roosevelt
Ana Mae Andresen
Joe Pelisek
Stalin speech hinted at in Rome bulletin
The Italian newspaper Lavoro Fascista hinted that Josef Stalin may give a speech late this month with potential impact on Balkan events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ins
Lavoro Fascista
Josef Stalin
Russia
Balkan
Mayor Fails At Arbitration In Iowa City Bus Strike
Iowa City Mayor Henry F Willenbrock attempted to broker arbitration between 15 bus drivers and mechanics and the Iowa City Coach company led by Henry Negus. He called letters urging a meeting and service resumption, but both sides rejected the move as unworkable. The strike remains deadlocked as each side demands the other act first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Henry F. Willenbrock
Iowa City Coach Company
Henry Negus
Closures of U S Consulates in Southern Italy Mark War Debate
The Associated Press reports Italy requests closing two U S consulates south of Rome in Naples and Palermo amid war area designations. Britain notes parachute saboteurs in southern Italy and rail lines suspend freight as axis plans unfold. Southern Italy looms as a key Mediterranean front with strategic reach toward Tunisia and Libya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Mediterranean
Rome
United States
Naples
Tyrrhenian
Palermo
Sicily
Britain
Axis
Catania
Suez
Gibraltar
Tunisia
Libya
Three Vehicle Crash Injures Cedar Rapids Motorist
Cedar Rapids motorist Gilbert Grover, 41, of 1301 B Avenue NE, suffered a back injury after his car was pushed into a City Lines bus by a second car driven by Lenus McQueen, 27, on Center Point Road near Avenue NE around 4 p.m. Saturday. Grover had slowed to avoid a halted bus in a bus zone with two trucks nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Grover
Avenue
City Lines
Grover
Center Point Road
Avenue NE
Lenus McQueen
Circle Drive
Donovan Loses Passport on Secret Mission
Sofia reported political police returned Col. William J. Donovan s lost diplomatic passport along with money and letters. An announcement by U S Minister George H Earle said the items were found wrapped in an old newspaper and brought to lost property. Police continue Probe into the January 22 loss just as he prepared to depart for Belgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
Bulgaria
U. S
George H. Earle
William J. Donovan
Earle Said
Donovan
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Columbus Junction Couple To Celebrate Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs W O Jones lifelong residents of Columbus Junction will mark their golden wedding next Wednesday at their South Hill home where they have lived since 1925 Open house from 1 to 5 p m and a family dinner at six Their marriage on Feb 19 1891 was followed by farm work five miles west of town Their children R J Shoop Inglewood Calif Stanley Coulee City Wash Mrs Edwin Richards Mrs Wendell Morgan Walter and Dewey Jones all of Columbus Junction Mrs Jones formerly Miss Maggie A Jones
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Junction
W. O. Jones
South Hill
Jones
Louisa County
R. J. Shoop
Inglewood
Calif
Stanley
Coulee City
Wash
Edwin Richards
Wendell Morgan
Walter
Dewey Jones
Maggie A. Jones
Mundt to Speak at Pro American Meeting Thursday
Rep Mundt, Carleton College graduate and South Dakota Izaak Walton league former state president, is slated to talk at a pro American meeting Thursday. The event aims to warn against sending American troops abroad amid European war talk and the lease lend bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rep. Mundt
Charles J. Bready
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Joseph A. Lattner
R. R. Downer
J. A. Walsh
Joe McCormick
Charles E. Byrnes
J. M. Molloy
Immaculate Conception Church
No Foreign War Committee
Father O'Brien
Mundt
Carleton College
Northfield
Minn
South Dakota
Izaak Walton League
Kiwanis
Congress
House
Two Swing At Woman Arrested After Tavern Brawl
Charles Booth aged 22 of 317 Twelfth avenue SE and James ONeill aged 26 of 326 Seventh street NE were booked on intoxication charges after a south side tavern disturbance about 11:30 PM Saturday. ONeill said he intervened to help a child, but the matron reported no children were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Charles Booth
Twelfth Avenue
James O'Neill
Seventh Street
O'Neill
Cornell Music Heads To Give Program At Church
Cornell music faculty led by Professor Karl Andrist will present chamber and solo works at St Pauls Methodist Church on February 27 at 7 45 p m. Joining him are Chester Williams Elizabeth Bryant Margaret Beck and Walter Heerman of Madison Wis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Andrist
Cornell College
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Cornell Music
St. Paul's Methdist Church
Andrist
Chester Williams
Harvard Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Bryant
London
Margaret Beck
Francis Quackenbush
Walter Heerman
Madison, Wis
Allies report gains in Africa and Albania fronts
The Associated Press reports British forces capture Chisimaio on the Indian Ocean and seize Queissan and Asosa inside Ethiopia as South African troops move inland from Kenya with navy and air support. In Albania, Greeks push six miles north of Klisura near Tepeleni, as Nazi moves loom in the Balkans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisimaio
Indian Ocean
Kenya
Royal Navy
Queissan
Gezan
Ethiopia
Asosa
Marion Talley Divorce Case Adds Eighth Man
In Los Angeles, Adolph Eckstrom, Talley's husband, files in superior court to strike charges of blackmail amid her suit seeking $150,000. He claims seven men named previously plus a Los Angeles doctor were involved with the opera star, alleging misconduct over three years and denying blackmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
INS
Marion Talley
Adolph G Eckstrom
Eckstrom
New York
Magnetic Knee Causes Faulty Atlantic Radio Messages
Philadelphia AP report cites RCA engineer Dr. H E Halberg explaining a magnetic knee between North America and Europe as the cause of weak transatlantic radio messages. He describes two phases turbulence raising required power dramatically and a calm phase that absorbs signals preventing transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
North America
Europe
H. E. Halberg
RCA
American Philosophical Society
South America
North Atlantic
Halborg
Check Delayed Man Fatally Shoots Relief Worker
In Bakersfield California Mrs Elizabeth Tarbox 29 an employee of the state relief administration was shot and killed at SRA headquarters. Walter Fairbanks 59 blamed her for the delay in sending his relief check and shot her in the back with a rifle before being seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakersfield
Calif
Elizabeth Tarbox
State Relief Administration
SRA
John Loustalot
Walter Fairbanks
Tarbox
Horn Button Saves 2 Sleeping Truckers From Asphyxiation
In Chicago a gasoline heater warmed a truck cab where William Keck 20 and his father Lloyd 44 slept. William slumped onto the horn button and the horn sounded, drawing a night dispatcher who called firemen. Rescue workers revived the men after nearly two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mason City
William Keck
Lloyd
West Side
William
Des Moines Man Arrested For Shoplifting
M. J. Jeter, 39, of Des Moines, was arrested about 3 p.m. Saturday on a shoplifting charge after allegedly attempting to steal a fishing rod from Montgomery Ward. A downtown car tied to him contained dresses, handbags, gloves, and other items. clerk J B Lundstrom witnessed the incident and police were notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Jeter
Des Moines
Montgomery Ward
Jeter
Earl Stanley
J. B. Lundstrom
Twenty Seventh Street
Lundstrom
W. F. Dean
Dean
Residential Hotel Swept By Blaze
A fatal fire at the Hawkins apartments in downtown Cleveland left a man dead three elderly women overcome by smoke and a fourth woman injured after leaping to escape the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
INS
Hawkins Apartments
American Eagle Unit Reports Its First Death In Action
The American Eagle squadron announces the death of 23 year old Edwin E. Orbison of Sacramento California in action while still technically in training. Orbison was praised as one of the unit’s best men with a bright future as a pilot. He lies buried near his flying station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Edwin E. Orbison
Sacramento
Calif
Bud” Orbison
Howard Lekrone
American Eagle Squadron
R.A.F
William Lindley Fiske
Orbison
Eagles
Eagle Squadron
Lekrone
Tides In Air Shift Compass Needles
Dr John A Fleming, a leading magnetism expert, explained to the American Philosophical Society that air tides generated by the moon create electric currents in the atmosphere. These currents alter magnetic lines guiding compasses, accounting for daily needle fluctuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Come Pass
American Philosophical Society
John A. Fleming
Carnesie Institution of
Washington
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Mexico City
Johnson County
N. Harold West
C. of C
Airlines
Leonard Christman
Pioneer Merchant
City Briefs
Continental Buffet
Hotel Roosevelt
Bungalow
F. Paul Harned
Marengo
A. F
A. M
Townsend Club No. 3
Superior Court
Memorial Building
O. W. Mull
338Th Field Artillery Reserve Regiment
Davenport
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
R. H. Edgar
Sixteenth Street
Aledo
Mr. Edgar
John A Edgar
National Executive Housekeepers Association
Commonwealth Apartments
Kate Terry Loomis
Stalin
Boston High
Miam Az
New Orleans
Omaha
San Antonio
Mt. Louis
Sioux
Cinelonati
Butte
Frawnessee
Angeles
Milwaukee Memonie
Seattle Bismerck
Winnipeg
I C
Col. Donovan
Okinow
Columbus
Cornell Music Heads
Africa
Albania
Craemer’s
Qrothy Perkins
Powel
Tomer
Perkins
Dorothy Perkin
Dorothy Perkins
I Ae
American Eagle
Sam
Second Avenue
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