Surplus Crops Will Remain Says Wickard at Institute
Secretary Claude R. Wickard told the National Farm Institute that surplus export crops will not disappear soon and pledged the U S will answer Britain if asked for food. He warned of no need for major farm program changes to achieve parity and urged continued expansion of southern and midwest production to meet future demand. Rep Clifford R Hope and E A O Nea lalso spoke on farm policy.
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Des Moines
United States
Britain
Claude R. Wickard
National Farm Institute
Wickard
E. A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Federation
Reward Offered for Cedar Rapids Gazette Paper Thieves
The Gazette company will pay up to 16 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those stealing Cedar Rapids Gazette issues from subscribers porches or newspaper boxes. The thefts have targeted editions published on Fridays and Sundays amid numerous complaints.
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The
Gazette Company
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gazette
Nazis Claim Sinking of British Ship With U S Flag and Colors
Berlin reports Indian Ocean naval action as GermanHigh Command says armed British merchant ship and Canadian cruiser totaling 7178 tons were sunk. The merchant ship allegedly flew the United States flag and wore U S colors to conceal nationality.
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U.S
Berlin
Indian Ocean
High Command
United States
Daily War Bulletin
England
Washington
Britain
Driver Blamed For Yellow Light Crash In Cedar Rapids
Police say a motorist running a yellow light caused an crash at First avenue and First street E at 9 30 pm Friday. Dr H S Rubel 62 pedestrian injured in collision between Frances Brand and Adelen Hutchison cars was treated and released. Brand fined $2 and costs for disregarding signal.
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Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
First Street E
H. S. Rubel
Plaza Hotel
Adelen Hutchison
First Street
Frances Brand
Crystal Lake
Brand
Miss Brand
Petain Seriously III Ill in London Report
French Marshal Henri Philippe Petain is said to be seriously ill in London sources report. The 84 year old statesman may undergo an operation soon and will turn 85 on April 24. He has borne heavy responsibilities despite his age.
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London
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Ppanek
Petain
Knox
Stimson
RAF Blunts Luftwaffe Assault Along French Coast
The Royal Air Force repelled daylight Luftwaffe attempts to cross the Kent coast in a major engagement hailed as the opening phase of the air frontier battle. British fighters and Spitfires supported by anti aircraft fire pushed German formations back, causing no reported casualties but minor coastal damage.
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Bulletin
London
Royal Air Force
Kent
Germany
Wilhelmshaven
R.A.F
English Channel
France
Holland
Brest
Air Ministry
Quaker Oats Declares Quarterly Dividend At $1 Per Share
Quaker Oats directors announce a quarterly dividend of $1 a share on common stock payable March 25 to shareholders of record March 1. A 1% preferred stock dividend is payable May 31 to stockholders of record May 1. 1940 net income after adjustments is $4,141,510, or about $4.36 per common share, versus $5,163,022 or about $5.82 in 1939.
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Chicago, Ill
Quaker Oats Company
First Contingent of Local Guard to Entrain Sunday
The Cedar Rapids national guard party leaves by rail from Union Station at 10 50 a m Sunday. Four officers and 82 men from the 34th division medical units head west through city streets to the station before departure. One man remains due to an operation at St Luke s hospital.
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Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids National Guard
Union Station
34Th Division
Co. H
136Th Medical Regiment
Third Street
Third Avenue
Co. C
133Rd Infantry
185Th Field Artillery
Camp Claiborne
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
William T. Reynolds
St. Luke's Hospital
Reynolds
J. J. Redmond
J. J. Keith
Bob Hopwood
Textbook study finds social science books gloomy on American system
A committee for the National Association of Manufacturers examined 600 economics sociology civics history and geography texts and found a common critical slant against the American form of government and private enterprise. Harold Rugg is among authors cited for controversial analyses including Russia private property and governance by economic forces.
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New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Ralph West Robey
Teachers College
Columbia University
Robey
Harold Rugg
Rugg
Britain aid bill sparks war-power fears in Senate
In Washington Senator McCarran warns the British aid bill could pull the U.S. into war if enacted. Senator Taft Abraham Lincoln Capitol Taft argues the measure would grant the President complete war powers and economic control, challenging administration policy while proposing a loan extension to Britain as an alternative.
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Bulletin
Washington
Pat McCarran
Nev
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Taft
Ohio
Capper
Kan
Britain
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Valley Forge Spirit and the Faith that Made a Republic
The piece recalls Washington and his army during the brutal 1777 78 winter near Valley Forge and the moral resolve that sustained them. It quotes Maxwell Andersons drama and argues liberty depends on steadfast faith and self government, urging readers to keep the republic rooted in courage.
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Valley Forge
Washington
Moses DR. Newton
Maxwell Anderson
Hope
Republic
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Rockford Man Killed In Grash Area Crash
Avery A Austin 29 of Rockford Iowa died at St Luke's hospital after an auto crash on Lincoln highway 11 miles west of Cedar Rapids. Fred Cameron 32 Vinton high school football coach injured with a fractured hip while en route to Cedar Rapids to referee a game. Authorities note Austin swerved while Cameron tried to avoid the collision. both were alone. First on scene was Dave Savage of Austin Minnesota. The crash marked Benton county's first highway death of 1941. Body sent to Turner Funeral home.
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Avery A Austin
Rockford
Robert Austin
Oakland Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Austin
Fred Cameron
Vinton
St Luke's
Cameron
Wilson-Waterloo
Sergt
Clarence B. Day
Highway Patrol
Day
Dave Savage
Minn
Benton County
Turner Funeral Home
Avery Atwood Austin
Rock
Government to Buy South American Canned Beef for Army
The government announced it will purchase an undisclosed quantity of South American canned meat to aid the expanding army and navy. The move aims to cement ties with beef producers like Argentina, drawing cautious praise from livestock interests and Senator Joseph O'Mahoney who found no objections after consultations.
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Washington, D. C
Army
Argentina
Congress
Joseph O'Mahoney
Wyo
Vaclav Vane Civil Servant and Noted Penman Dies at 77
Vaclav E. Vane died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 5 30 am Saturday after a stroke suffered February 7. He served 32 years as city auditor after appointment July 14, 1909 by Matt J Miles under Cedar Rapids commission government. Born December 15, 1863 in Bohemia, he moved to Cedar Rapids at age 12 and became famed for elegant handwriting and pen and ink sketches printed in magazines. His work earned recognition from the National Museum of the Czechoslovak republic. Continued on page 2.
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Vaclav E. Vane
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Matt J Miles
Cedar Rapids Business College
A. N. Palmer
Vane
Palmer
Vane Hits
National Museum of the
Czechoslovak Republic
Bricks Hit Iowa City Buses Injuring Driver
Two more Iowa City buses were struck by bricks late Friday as non union drivers ran picket routes. Driver William Haigh suffered a facial cut and glass in his eyes from a brick. Police could not identify a suspect after checks on Friday and Saturday.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
William Haigh
Ralph Hess
War Department plans bomb shelters for cities
The War Department disclosed on Saturday that it has completed detailed plans for building bomb shelters in cities and protecting civilians from poison gas.
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Washington
The
War Department
France Rejects Japanese Indo China Compromise Plan
Vichy France rejected a Japanese plan to settle the Indo China Thailand dispute, fearing increased Far Eastern tensions. The plan would have ceded about one third of Laos, a quarter of Cambodia including Battambang to Angkor and Siem Reap, and Tonle Sap lake.
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VICHY
France
Thailand
Indo-China
Gulf of Siam
Laos
Cambodia
Battambang
Angkor
Siemreap
Lake Tonlesap
Japan
Jean Francois Darlan
Paris
Bangkok
Mekong River
Germans Move Toward Bulgaria With Rumored Balkan Front
German officers in civilian clothes arrive in Sofia as Bulgaria faces possible German aggression. Demonstrations erupt as British officials exit, while rumors of a Balkan front and German troop movements into Romania and across the Danube circulate, with estimates up to 600,000 troops in the region.
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Associated Press
Romania
Sofia
Bulgaria
Balkans
Resal
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Reuters
Ankara
North
Africa
Greece
Balkan
Danube
Ruse
Ruschuk
Cedar Rapids Weather Bounces Back From Subzero
Cedar Rapids temperatures eased from 2 below zero Saturday morning to 20 then 23 by afternoon as skies cleared. Forecast calls for fair conditions tonight and Sunday with gradual warming, open-country lows near zero and city readings near above zero.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
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American Institute of Banking
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University of Vermont and
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