Hueys Machine Faces Crucial Louisiana Runoff Polls
Louisiana voters go to the polls Tuesday to decide a governor in a democratic runoff between Earl K. Long and Sam Houston Jones while 3 500 National Guardsmen stand by to quell disorders. The Long machine faces indictments and past setbacks as Noe backs Jones, potentially ending 12 years of Long control.
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Louisiana
Huey Long
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Earl K. Long
Long
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Robert S. Maestri
Long Machine
Jackson
James A. Noe
Jones
Jackson Brigade
Square Deal
South Side Clubs And C O C Join In Member Exchange
Cedar Rapids announces a plan of cooperation among the Chamber of Commerce the South Side Civic club and the Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club. George Kosek and Lumir W. Striesky will serve in the Chamber of Commerce with P. F. Keehn and Harry Boyd appointed as club representatives. The move aims to improve civic work and goodwill for Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
South Side Civic Club
Chamber
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
George Kosek
Lumir W. Striesky
P. F. Keehn
Harry Boyd
Roy E. Choate
Keehn
Boyd
A. L. Taylor
The
Do We Need a New Idea of the State Since Plato
A reader argues that progress is illusory, citing Goethe and Plato to claim the human condition and social ideas have hardly evolved. The piece contrasts modern gadgets and science with unchanged political concepts, suggesting Plato’s Republic still frames our questions.
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Plato
Earth
Buddha
Mohammed
Jesus
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
British and neutral ships losses heavy week. subs sunk
British authorities say last week saw the heaviest losses among British and neutral shipping of the war with 5 British and 15 neutral vessels totaling 86 077 tons lost. four German submarines were definitely sunk and two more believed destroyed by Allied forces within six days. German air attacks disrupted shipping off Britain’s east coast as radio SOS signals were heard and trawlers were machine gunned off the North Sea.
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Britain
Admiralty
London Evening News
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Evening News
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Leaders consider longer school lunch period
The board of education debated extending the high school noon period from 1 hour 5 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes as a health measure. Superintendent Arthur Deamer planned to survey more than 2,000 parents with a questionnaire asking whether to extend noon dismissal from 11:45 to 12:50 and a 3:30 PM day end.
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Board of Education
Arthur Deamer
Deamer
Await Petition on Washington High Deed Before Action
The board of education met a skeptical reception to the city council proposal to sell Washington High to the city for 1 dollar and valuable consideration. The petition to place the measure on the ballot was missing but due by March 1. the board will await further action while lawmakers await a petition.
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Cedar Rapids
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Washington High School
Charles Penningroth
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Entries Rolling In For First Week Of Ad Contest
The Gazette reports a $2 500 amateur ad writing contest entering its sixth day with a 5 p m Wednesday deadline for week one. Readers submit ideas for 26 participating businesses while judges begin selecting 131 weekly winners for eight weeks of prizes.
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Gazette
Soviet Coup Credited to Kollontay Diplomat
Sweden refused to aid Finland against Soviet forces after a pledge from Mme Alexandra Kollontay, Russia's renowned woman diplomat and Swedish ambassador. Swedish King Gustav and Foreign Minister Guenther cited the Kremlin guarantee as swaying neutral policy, with Sweden fearing Soviet ambitions in Scandinavia.
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Stockholm
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Red Attempt To Outflank Finns Halted
Helsinki reports halted Russian encirclement attempt against the Mannerheim line as 6th 54th and 164th divisions are harassed by Finnish forces in the same sector where the 18th division was wiped out. Soviet air raids on Viipuri and Abo continue with limited damage and civilian casualties.
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Kuhmo
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Bjorkoe
Young Man Rescues Dog From River Ice Near First Avenue Bridge
A 2 PM river rescue saw a young man strip to his shirt and lie on ice to reach a dog slipping beneath the water. He wrapped the shivering animal in his coat and carried it to safety near a building by the First Avenue bridge. Mrs. Ada Crook reported the act of kindness.
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Ada Crook
C Avenue NE
Secretary of U S Reds Gets 2 Years
Federal Judge John C. Knox sentenced Welner Warstower alias Robert Weiner, Russian born financial secretary of the American communist party, to two years in prison for using an illegally obtained passport. The judge recommended deportation after the term and stayed execution for one week pending appeals.
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John C. Knox
Welner Warstower
Robert Weiner
Communist Party
Knox
Warstower
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Intruder Arrested After Break In At Hubbard Ice Plant
Paul Morehouse of Waterloo, 36, was arrested after an intruder tapped on a watchman’s window and asked to call police. He entered Cedar Rapids offices, drank a soft drink, and couldn’t recall the break in or injuries. He faces a breaking and entering charge.
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Waterloo
Emil Serovy
L Street
Hubbard Ice Company
Serovy
Morehouse
Ice Company
Cedar Rapids
Hubbard’s
Barrymore Agrees to 2550 Monthly alimony to Costello
In New York, lawyers said John Barrymore can pay Dolores Costello 2550 a month until back alimony is caught up. He owes 7500 in arrears on 850 monthly support for their children and 3600 on a note. His Broadway salary is 3000 weekly plus matinee income. Elaine Barry, his wife, did not object.
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John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
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Elaine Barrie
Europe’s Tactics in Getting Us In, Baer Says
Arthur Baer argues Europe uses its own methods to pull the United States into conflict. He notes Norway’s position shows diplomacy only when ammunition runs low and compares pressuring Europe to pushing a balky mule. He mentions peacemaker chatter and hints at television’s role.
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RFC Chairman Denies NLRB Blacklisting Pact
Reconstruction Finance Corporation Chairman Emil Schram told the House NLRB committee that only lists of borrowers were shared to help gauge credit ratings and not to withhold loans. He said the board initiated contact and the agreement was limited to information exchange and investigation.
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March 1 Deadline for Registrations in Spring Elections
With seven days left before the deadline the office of the commissioner of registration in city hall reports 179 new registrations and 436 changes of address by noon Tuesday. New residents and those reaching 21 must register to vote. Changes of address and name changes due to marriage or divorce require filing before 9 p.m. March 1 for school and city elections.
Hickenlooper Announces Reelection Bid for Lieutenant Governor
Cedar Rapids attorney B B Hickenlooper Tuesday declared his candidacy for reelection as lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket. First elected to the legislature in 1934, he has a record as a fighter in the party ranks and has supported cost reduction and efficient government. He is a World War veteran, married with two children, and active in Masonic bodies, veterans organizations, and the army reserve.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Hickenlooper
the Elks
Methodist Church
Blodgett Fires Reelection Bid First On School Board
J C Blodgett 1725 Grande Ave SE announces he will seek another term on the Cedar Rapids school board. Blodgett, a Gazette typesetter and father of four, serves as building and grounds chair and heads committees. Nomination papers for Ervin F Stepanek district treasurer are on file. Polling places and precinct boundaries stay the same for the election.
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Peoples Savings Bank
Scandal at Anderson Galleries Ends in Violence and Death
A major art gallery scandal involving Milton Logan and John Gerry escalated after an assault on Logan and Gerry's suicide. Police linked the incident to fraud charges against the former secretary treasurer and president as investigators probe the American Art Association case connected to aristocrats and refugees.
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Milton B. Logan
John T. Gerry
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Anderson Galleries
Logan
Britain accuses Norway of neutral duty failings over Altmark incident
In a Commons address Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain rebuked Norway for alleged indifference to German use of Norwegian waters during the Altmark affair. He condemned Norwegian actions as contrary to international law and warned Britain may monitor the coast more closely.
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Neville Chamberlain
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Slush Slows Cedar Rapids Traffic After Snow
Slush from melting snow created hazardous driving conditions in Cedar Rapids and eastern Iowa on Tuesday. The Cedar Rapids Automobile Club urged extreme caution while city crews applied traction and sand to hills and intersections amid cloudy skies and a dip in temperatures from 33 to 27 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
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Central high Hi Y poll picks Rooney and Kinnick for top honors
Evansville Indiana Thirty three sophomore Hi Y club members at Central High polled to name who they would most like to be Rooney and Kinnick tied at seven votes each for first place with Roosevelt second and two boys wishing to be Shirley Temple
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Nite Kinnick
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Shirley Tempie
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