Washington birthday amid calls to defend rights worldwide
A Senate foreign affairs chief urged defending American rights "throughout the universe" with willingness to die for Christianity and liberty. Senator Pittman, born 1872, faces a near seventy birth day and cannot serve in combat. Farm issues: Edward E. Kennedy proposes cost of production guarantees and safety floor under wages. A New York incident reports Nazi uniforms clashing with a Jewish speaker. fines issued, debates over democratic stability follow. Dorothy Thompson criticizes such meetings after her expulsion from Germany. A typo altered "informed procession" to reflect a different meaning for the band parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Affairs
Key Pittman
Pittman
Illinois
Edward E. Kennedy
House of Representatives Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Mr. Kennedy
Isadore Greenbaum
Fritz Kuhn
New York
Greenbaum
Madison Square Garden
Dorothy Thompson
Germany
Fight Intensifies Over Senate Likely Supreme Court Pick
Three U S senators say Roosevelt narrowed choices to Dean Wiley Rutledge and Senator Lewis Schwellenbach for the Brandeis seat. Norris and Gillette back liberal picks while Minton weighs Schwellenbach. Anxious western lawmakers seek regional balance as Amlie’s Interstate Commerce post vote looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Wiley Rutledge
University of Iowa Law School
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Wash
Louis
Brandeis
Rutledge
Schnellenbach
Minton
Ind
Schwellenbach
Gillette
Rutledges
Norris
Neb
Felix Frankfurter
William O Douglas
Securities Exchange Commission
Yale
Senate
Thomas R. Amlie
Interm State Commerce Commission
Amlie
Amlies
Tax bite on 1938 earnings hits Gazette readers
The auditor shows over 34 percent of The Gazette company earnings in 1938 going to taxes, 12 percent higher than 1937 taxes, while 1938 earnings fell 17 percent from 1937. Economists note one in five dollars earned goes to taxes, with unemployment rising as tax burdens cut corporate earnings. Roosevelt faces pressure on business policy and patience with unemployment remains scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette Company
Mussolini backs Franco for final victory in Spain
In a telegram to Francisco Franco following a major Barcelona military review, Mussolini affirmed that Italian troops are at Franco's disposal until final victory. Italian legionnaires marched past Franco as the nationalist leader reviewed forces in Barcelona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Franco
Barcelona
Not A Ghost Story With A Politician At The Other End
A humorous piece attributed to Arthur Bugs Baer notes that a true ghost story collapses when a midnight wake becomes a political scene. It ends with the notion that the ghost is a politician and the matches are wet, turning fiction into a stark, real tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Real McCoy
Commission a Man Who Denounces Capitalism on Record
A public figure who has stated that capitalism is not worth saving and that the profit system is doomed is being commissioned for a role. The announcement notes the individual's controversial views and positions within the organization.
Birthday of Washington Remains a Model of Character
In a 1939 reflection the author lauds George Washington as a moral and practical leader who built a republic, valued unity over party, refused a crown, and left a legacy of liberty. The piece contrasts Washington with Jefferson and Hamilton and urges leaders to emulate his steadfast character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Newton
Alexander
Napoleon
Alfred
Frederick the Great
Trenton
Jefferson
Hamilton
Republic
Our Republic
Legion Officer Calls Bund Rally Inquiry In New York
Col. Lewis Landes of the American Legion urged a federal grand jury probe into the Americanization rally of the German American Bund in New York. He requested investigation of band members for wearing American-style uniforms and sought prosecutions with authorities cited by name. Mayor LaGuardia defended police actions amid dispersal protests. Isadore Greenbaum paid a fine after a dash toward the band leader Fritz Kuhn, spending time jailed until a donor covered the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bund
Lewis Landes
S. Rankin
American Legion
Serve America, Inc
Frank Murphy
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Madison Square Garden
Washeld
Isadore Greenbaum
Fritz Kuhn
Nazis Build New Defensive Line Report
The London Daily Express, reporting from Berlin, says 100000 Nazi engineers and laborers are building a counterpart to the Siegfried Line on the eastern front along the German Poland border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
INL
Germany
London Daily Express
Berlin
Woodring asks limit on Army planes ended
Secretary of War Woodring urged the Senate military committee to lift the six thousand plane cap in the Army air program. He argued larger purchases could lower unit costs and boost defense, urging economy and national security by allowing more planes if finances permit.
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Woodring
Washington
Senate Military Committee
Army
Sheppard
Tex
House
War Department
Congress
Guam
Joseph B Shannon
Japan
Thorkelson
Mont
Nippon
Supervisors Adopt Rules To Tighten County Buying
Linn county supervisors tightened the county buying system by approving rules to curb excessive and irregular purchases. A Beeson led review cited $1,116.80 unpaid chemical bills and a chemical overstock worth nearly $10,000 stored under the jail. The board did not order a probe nor discuss the inquiry.
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Linn County
First District
Clarence Beeson
Beeson
G. K. Thompson
Thompson
Kidnapper Free Brooklyn Boy After $300 Ransom
The 4 year old Michael Katz was abducted by two men in Brooklyn and held seven hours for 7000 dollars. He was released after a $300 cash payment. Police say the boy was returned unharmed after the drop and a bystander helped him. The father, George Katz, and police officials described the incident and its resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Coney Island
George Katz
Michael
Katz
Lower East Side
Manhattan
Michael F McDermott
Insiders Debate Roosevelt Retirement If Free to Name Nominee
Washington insiders discuss whether Franklin D Roosevelt will retire in 1940 if he can name the Democratic nominee. Five potential successors are named including Barkley Hopkins Ickes Murphy and Jackson. Some want him to run again, others warn conservatives may dominate the convention and block New Deal aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Washington
INS
Caribbean
Alfred E. Smith
Mr. Roosevelt
Alben W. Barkley
Senate
Harry L. Hopkins
Iowa
Commerce
Harold L. Ickes
Ill
Interior
Frank Murphy
Mich
Robert H. Jackson
N. Y
Cornell Hull
Tenn
James A. Farley
Hull
Farley
John N. Garner
Champ Clark
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Paul V. McNutt
Barkley
Hopkins
Ship Believed To Be Dutch Reports Self Torpedoed Off Atlantic
AP report from CHATHAM Mass says an American freighter Tulsa picked up an SOS from a vessel with call letters PECC about 2,000 miles east of New York. The torpedoing by an unknown submarine is believed to have involved a Dutch-registered ship.
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Chatham
Mass
New York
Radiomarine Corporation
Tulsa
PECC
Navy says war games not near Atlantic where ship torpedoed
The Navy on Wednesday stated that the ongoing fleet war games did not extend into the Atlantic area where an unidentified vessel was reported torpedoed, indicating the incident lies outside current exercises.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Mystery Ship Tail of Torpedoed Vessel Spreads Navy Clues
The sinking ship reported by radio was torpedoed and sinking about 1200 miles northwest of Africa. Boston Navy HQ noted call letters starting with P often indicate Holland registry. The vessel placed itself 550 miles southeast of a Canary Island and 600 miles west of the Azores, south of the usual winter route. The name and registry remained unclear as PECC letters were not in navy or coast guard records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Headquarters
Boston
Canary Island
Azores
PECC
Navy
Coast Guard
Chief Bans Beer Drinking by Police on Duty in Uniform
Cedar Rapids police chief issued an order prohibiting any officer from drinking beer while on duty or in uniform. The rule clarifies that beer is non intoxicating yet drinking in uniform is grounds for dismissal, addressing citizen confusion about duty status. The measure awaits city council action following civil service commission recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Vlach
Vinch
Civil Service Commission
Steamer Texas Banker in SOS Fire 272 Miles Southwest of Miss River
The 2600 ton cargo steamer Texas Banker is afire 272 miles southwest of the Mississippi River passes and has sent an SOS, coast guard headquarters reported late Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Texas Banker
Mississippi River
Coast Guard
Iowa House Approves State Automobile Control Bill
The Iowa House gave final approval to a car pooling bill 87 to 5 to curb abuses in the 2000 state owned cars. It moves to the Senate and drafts a dispatcher to oversee all state vehicles with requisitioned use for casual trips and limits on car purchases and dummy plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
House
State Interim Committee
Isabel Elliott
Bronson
Oscar Johnson
Kanawha
George H. Keeney
Mallard
Philip Kohlhaas
Algona
E. A. Moore
Harlan
Gustave Alesch
Marcus
State Department
Bureau
Commission
Henry W.burma
Allison
Linn County budget boosted by road work in 1939
Linn County supervisors adopt a 1939 budget of 1 421 495 with a large share for the road improvement program. The plan cites PWA grants and higher allocations for secondary roads, while noting prior years expenditures and small overdrafts in relief funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
PWA
Soldiers’ Relief Fund
For Sale Want Ad Turns Oil Heater Into Sale
W C Cooper of 3741 Center Point Road placed a Want Ad for an oil heater in The Gazette. The two day run drew 20 inquiries and led to a sale, illustrating the quick results possible from Gazette Want Ads. The ad listed a s13 85 Quaker oil heater and a phone number 23744 for inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Iowa
W. C. Cooper
Center Point Road
Cooper
Dial
Border clash rumors flare between French and Italian troops
Paris dispatches report French forces in Tunisia ordered to stay in barracks amid unconfirmed border clash claims on the Tunisia Libya frontier. Italian officials deny any collision or heavy casualties, while tensions rise over colonial concessions and troop movements near Ben Gardane.
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Paris
Tunis
Tunisia Protectorate
Tunisia-Libya
Foreign Office
Eric LaBonne
Tunisia
la Bonne
Rome
Res
Pietro Badogglio
Libya
France
Italy
Ben Gardane
Sympathizers With Bund Mass Rally Called Traitors
Rep Martin of Colorado denounced German American Bund sympathizers as traitors to the nation in a House floor speech after the New York mass meeting. He derided Hitler as the greatest enemy to Washingtonian principles and warned Americans to resist Nazi Christian Americanism.
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Washington
INS
Rep
Martin
Colo
New York
George Washington
Hitler
Germany
America
House
Maretin
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Alburnett
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Tunisian
Algiers
August Nogues
Morocco
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