Johannesburg Letter Reveals Gold Rush and Political Gloom
The writer, a World War I veteran in the Verdun area, recalls a Johannesburg postmarked letter from a friend in the Explorers Club. It notes heavy gold mining, new towns funded by American money, and doubts about U S policy, with warnings about the Dawes plan and devaluation’s stabilizing fund. He contemplates coalition governance and hints at a homeward voyage next spring aboard a ship likely carrying more African gold.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Ippecourt
Verdun
Explorers Club
New York
Rand
Kentucky
Dawes-Young
United States
England
France
Uncle Sam
Europe
Stting
Farley
Hills of
Morgenthau
Loyalist press for peace with no reprisals condition
Spanish government officials said loyalists would grant negotiations for surrender to the nationalists only if there are no reprisals against former government fighters and supporters. The talks involve France and Britain, with Azana seeking quick settlement and repatriation of about 380,000 refugees in France.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Manuel Azana
Representa
Tives
Burgos
Sir Robert M Hodgson
Spain
St. Jean de Lux
Robert
Count Francisco Gomez Jorda
Franco
London
Britain
Barcelona
Azana
Julio Alvarez del Vayo
Alvarez del Vayo
Georges Bonnet
Jose Marja
Cartagena
Maija
Madrid-Valencia
Negrin
Madrid
Catalonia
Brotherhood Week Aims to Bridge Religious Divides
Fifty Cedar Rapids residents from Jewish Catholic and Protestant faiths gather to discuss promoting justice amity and cooperation. The piece stresses religion as a core to modern problems urges business and professional leaders to join Cox College forums and warns of rising tensions threatening democracy and tyranny.
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America
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
James B. Hodgson
Life Insurance Promises Security Amid Economic Gloom
Reports show rising new policy holders as people seek personal security for old age and unemployment. The note highlights optimism despite widespread discouragement and calls for independence from heavy government paternalism.
Ohio River Crest Forecast Near Current Level at Paducah
Government meteorologist W. E. Barrow of Cairo Illinois predicted the Ohio River crest in Paducah Kentucky would be only slightly above the current 48.3 foot stage on Sunday, revising an earlier forecast of 49 feet.
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Paducah, Ky
W. E. Barrow
Cairo, Ill
Ohio River
Insurance reports hint at preserved controls in generation
A fragment notes that insurance reports may prove the de generative process has not broken all controls. The line implies ongoing assessment of safeguards and monitoring in place to maintain reliability.
Italy Readies Mass Mobilization Amid Axis Tensions
Bulletin from London cites Daily Telegraph dispatch claiming Italy plans to call 600,000 men by mid March and has quietly summoned 150,000 reservists. Reports note 300,000 reservists planned by spring and concern over Libyan garrisons and potential Italian troop movements in Spain. France strengthens African defenses as Moselle region alerts for 36 hours.
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London
Italy
Daily Telegraph
Paris
Britain
France
Rome
Foreign Office
Earl of Perth
Libya
Informazione Diplomatica
Africa
Tunisia
Chenonceaux
Marseille
Djibouti
Gulf of Aden
Somaliiland
Eritrea
Germany
Moselle
Plan action to cut homebuilding costs
Washington AP officials report 1938 home building reached 245000 units, a 20 percent rise from 1937. Thurman Arnold, head of the Antitrust Division, plans to target general industry conditions to lower building costs, citing insufficient staff to execute a broader program.
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Washington
Labor Department
Thurman W. Arnold
Justice Department
Anti-Trust
Arnold
Weather Brief: Cedar Rapids Sees Warm Saturday
Skies grew cloudy as Cedar Rapids recorded a high of 46 degrees by 4 p.m. Temperatures dipped to 41 at 9 p.m. 39 by midnight and 23 at 8 a.m. Rain late Saturday evening accelerated the melting of recent snow on Cedar Rapids streets.
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Cedar Rapids
Morgenthau blocks Roosevelt letter on French air mission
Secret Senate Military Affairs testimony shows Secretary Morgenthau refused to provide a copy of President Roosevelt’s letter directing war departments to aid France’s mission to buy American made fighters. He cited confidential communications and said the letter related to multiple departments, not a single issue.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Roosevelt
U.S
France
William CC. Bullitt
Morgenthau
Harry H. Woodring
Treasury
John W. Hanes
Four Unconscious From Gas In Waterloo House
Four persons were found unconscious in a gas-filled Waterloo home. Firemen revived them. Mrs. Munston Pond remained in critical condition and her sister Mrs. Milton Laird was serious. The two others, Carlis Lee Pond and Milton Laird Jr., were recovering. A basement gas burner was found open. a friend suggested the toddler might have turned it on.
Iowa House considers hospital group authorization measure
A bill to authorize non-profit hospital associations in Iowa is set for House consideration. A similar bill stalled in the Senate two years ago after House approval. The plan would allow member hospitals to offer three weeks of care annually to subscribers paying a small monthly premium. Nationwide, about 600 hospitals participate with nearly 3,000,000 subscribers.
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DES Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
House
United States
Weather Outlook for Feb 20 to 25 in the Upper Mississippi Valley
Weather outlook favors frequent precipitation in the north and generally fair conditions in the south. Temperatures expected below normal in the northern portion and near normal in the southern portion through the period.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Third Appeal Denied in Florida Kidnapping Case
Franklin Pierce McCall, condemned for kidnapping James Bailey Cash Jr., lost his third appeal in Florida's Supreme Court as the state moves toward the death penalty. The ruling refused tests of sanity and left McCall's options uncertain while his mother and attorneys sought further relief.
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Tallahassee
Fla
INS
Franklin Pierce McCall
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Florida
State Supreme Court
McCall
C. A. Arriett
E. C. Rutledge
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
U. S. Supreme Court
High Court
Fear Nazi Vatican Concordat Broken Sparks Munich Row
Catholic authorities in Munich fear the Nazi regime has breached the 1933 concordat after Education Minister Bernhard Rust closed Munich university’s theology school over disputes with Archbishop Michael Cardinal von Faulhaber. About 1,800 students affected as Cardinal barred attendance at Barion’s classes pending Rome guidance.
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Munich
Germany
Vatican
Michael Cardinal von Flauhaber
Rome
Bernhard Rust
Barion
Braunsberg
East Prussia
von Faulhaber
Barton
Nazi Foreign Trade In Sharp Shrinkage
Berlin AP reports Germany’s foreign trade shrank sharply in January with exports down 12 percent and imports 13 percent from December. Declines hit industrial products and vegetable foodstuffs, amid Hitler’s call to export or die.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
There Isn't Enough Time Here Between Profit And Inquiry
A humorous column by Arthur Bugs Baer contrasts life south of the Rio Grande with U S pace. It jokes about shortened lunch breaks and cultural quirks while noting Americans have rushed since 1929. It lampoons speed and profit amid investigations.
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The
Rio Grande
Sweeping Recovery Plan Outlined by Business Leaders
Henry Paynter reports a joint business administration program aiming to revive the economy through tax revisions rail and utility reforms and a labor policy overhaul. Key points include broad tax reform a long term private electric expansion a new transportation act changes to coal and mineral policies and a tempered labor approach with Wagner act principles preserved.
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New York
Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Des Moines
Hopkins
Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
Congress
Minority Warns Guam Air Base Plan Threatens Peace
A minority on the House Naval Affairs Committee contends the administration plan to build a 5 million dollar air base on Guam, 1 400 miles from Japan, risks US peace. The report is signed by Reps. Shannon, Bates, Church, Cole, Hess, and Jenks.
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Washington
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Guam
United States
Joseph B. Shannon
George J. Bates
Mass
Ralph E. Church
W. Sterling Cole
N. Y
William E. Hess
Ohio
Arthur B. Jenks
N. H
Muscatine County AAA charges laid before Wallace
Gale McLean of Wilton Junction presented to Secretary Wallace in Des Moines a Maladministration charge against the Muscatine county AAA committee. The group said a state committee found the complaints stemmed from a poorly conducted educational campaign causing misinterpretation of the program.
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Des Moines
Gale McLean
Wilton Junction
Henry A. Wallace
AAA
Muscatine County
McLean
Wallace
Strayer Reelected Head Of Iowa Rural Young Peoples Unit
Hud son resident George Strayer was reelected president of the Iowa Rural Young Peoples Assembly at the annual business session in Ames. Wayne Lincoln and Kenneth Showalter were elected vice president and secretary respectively, with Margaret Andrew reelected treasurer. Leo Harrison was chosen director at large alongside Leonard Mills and Harold Kinsinger, as the two day convention closed. over 500 attended, Alfred Higgins won the sheep division, and Grundy county led in all divisions.
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Calamus
Grundy County
British Open Trade Talks With Reich
London announces official Anglo German trade negotiations to set fair competition in foreign markets. Oliver Stanley and Robert Hudson travel to Berlin to lead discussions with emphasis on personal touch by Chamberlain emissaries. Appeasement policy aims to foster cooperation and influence political affairs as outlined with Hitler.
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London
INL
Oliver Stanley
Board of Trade
Robert Hudson
Berlin
Neville Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Judge Thomas Subpoenaed for Questioning in Manton Affair
Federal Judge Edwin S. Thomas of Connecticut appeared before a grand jury in New York under subpoena to answer questions about McKesson and Robbins and ex U S Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Martin T. Manton. He brought his wife Lea Wood and was accompanied by New York lawyer Leon Leighton who condemned the appearance as an outrage.
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New York
Edwin S. Thomas
Connecticut
McKesson and Robbins, Inc
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Martin T. Manton
Thomas
Leon Leighton
Lea Wood
Spreckels Heiress Severely Burned in Home Fire
Beverly Hills based Mrs. Geraldine Spreckels granddaughter of John D. Spreckels and former wife of A B Spreckels Jr sustained serious burns when a cigarette ignited her negligée Saturday at her residence.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Geraldine Spreckels
John D. Spreckels
A. B. Spreckels, Jr
Roosevelt may cut trip short amid new international crisis
President Roosevelt sails for Panama Canal maneuvers aboard the Warrington after warning of autocracy threats and possible new territorial demands. He may return to Washington before March 4 if further alarming information arrives. A secret service search found no danger after a man was spotted near the presidential train at Florida City.
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Key West
Fla
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Americas
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
West Summerlin Key
Nation
Florida City
Miami
Willard M. Albury
Secret Service
Borah says no threat justifying shortened Caribbean cruise
Senator Borah Idaho said he saw no threat that would require shortening the President Roosevelt Caribbean voyage. Administration leaders in Congress appeared unaware of any European information the President might have. State Department officials gave no sign of alarming dispatches, though some noted possible talks with Ambassadors Bullitt to France or Kennedy to Britain by transatlantic telephone.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
United States
Congress
Roosevelt
State Department
Europe
William C. Bullitt
France
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Tama Crash Victim Critical After Weekend Hospitalization
Tama Walter Bauman 44 of Cherokee remained in critical condition Saturday night at a Marshalltown hospital after an automobile collision five miles east of Tama on highway No 30 Thursday. Doctors report skull, jaw, nose and cheekbone fractures with uncertain recovery prospects.
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Tama
Walter Bauman
Cherokee
Marshall Town
Bauman
J. M. Standefer
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Francisco Franco
Haly
Bulletin
Cedar Rapids News
Waterloo House
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Blessing
Henry Paynter
National Labor Board
Muscatine CO
Strayer
Reich
Spreckels
Gulf of Mexico
Warrington
Naval Station Dock
Houston
William D. Leahy
Naval Operations
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
White House
Daniel J. Callaghan
E. M. Watson
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