Fire Damages Cone's Store In Cedar Rapids Basement Blaze
A basement fire at Cone's ready-to-wear, 207 Second St SE Cedar Rapids, began in baled paper and debris and threatened a three story block. Fire officials, aided by State Fire Marshal J Vincent Pyle, fought dense smoke, unlocks blocking doors, and aided adjacent businesses with only minor injuries reported.
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E. P. Kohout
J. Vincent Pyle
Cone
Second Street
Cone’s
Pyle
Kohout
W. L. Cone
Cone's
American Fruit Company
Fleming's Meat Market
May, Drug Company
Second Stret
May’s
Lober
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Fred Doetzel, Jr
Rapid Blue Print Service
S. L. Stolba
Doetzel
Woburn Mayor Seeks Lion Cage Price in New Hampshire
Woburn mayor William E. Kane, facing backlash over a plan to confine intoxicated people in cages to sober up, travels to Nashua New Hampshire to evaluate lion cages and determine pricing.
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Woburn
Mass
William E. Kane
Nashua
N. H
Everyday Living and the Quest for a Fulfilling Life
A compact meditation on human needs inspired by Emerson. It celebrates solitude and meaningful conversation while urging belief, love, purposeful work, truth seeking, mercy, humor, and courage to face life without fear, acknowledging the value of beauty and shared humanity.
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Emerson
Wheeler Sees FDR Third Term Bid Failing
Boston AP dispatch reports Senator Wheeler of Montana says President Roosevelt could be nominated for a third term but would not win if he ran. Wheeler spoke after arriving to give three weekend addresses and noted the split over the court bill.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Wheeler
Mont
Committee agrees on tax change act in House Ways and Means
The Ways and Means Committee reached a complete agreement on a tax revision plan after defeating a Republican bid to repeal the undistributed profits tax. Chairman Doughton said the bill’s introduction may occur next Tuesday with floor action likely Thursday. The plan widens the profits tax, taxes capital gains, and imposes a surtax on large income corporations owned by a few individuals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
N. C
General Pershing Near Death in Arizona Hospital
General John J Pershing lay near death at a Tucson hospital as Dr. Roland Davison reported no change in his condition at 10:30 am. The 77 year old commander had sunk rapidly with kidney failure and could not take nourishment. Warren Pershing and May Pershing waited nearby as heart stimulants produced only a brief rally before continued decline.
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Tucson
Ariz
John J Pershing
S. A
Miss May Pershing
Davison
Pershing
Frank Pershing
General Pershing
Pershing Knew One Week Ago Recovery Unlikely For Him
Gen. John J. Pershing gradually faced worsening illness and knew a week and a half earlier that recovery was unlikely. Friends speaking on condition of anonymity said Pershing told Gen. Charles G. Dawes and Gen. James G. Harbord he would not regain health, lamenting that his heart was growing tired despite advice to the contrary.
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Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Charles G. Dawes
James G. Harbord
Dawes
Harbord
Pershing
May
Bund meetings barred in Indiana County
In Gary Indiana a Superior Court judge banned the German American Bund from holding meetings in Lake county. The injunction followed a petition by attorney Richard S Kaplan who said the group promotes Nazi principles conflicting with the U S Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
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Gary, Ind
INS
Bund
Lake County
Indiana
Superior Court
Bertram C. Jenkins
Richard S. Kaplan
Powell Keeps Weekly Visits To Harlow Crypt
Hollywood memorial tale shows William Powell visiting Jean Harlow's crypt weekly at Forest Lawn. He lays two dozen red roses, prays alone in the Sanctuary, and inscribes “Our Baby” with Mrs Jean Bello. Powell plans a May return to work and a South American trip to cope with loss.
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Hollywood
INS
William Powell
Jean Harlow
Benedict
Forest Lawn Park
Powell
Marie Dressler
Irving Thalberg
Alexander Pantages
Jean
Jean Bello
Glamour
Ernest Kosek Seeks Cedar Rapids School Board Seat
Ernest Kosek, 1309 Second Street SW, proprietor of Ernest Kosek and Company, filed nomination papers for Cedar Rapids city board of education. He competes with incumbent H H. Head-Icey for two seats. Frank Kanak declines reelection. Kosek, 31, Iowa University engineering graduate, formed his investment firm in 1934 and serves as a reserve corps lieutenant. He is active in several civic and professional groups and is married to Vlasta V. Vondracek.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest Kosek
Second Street
Ernest Kosek and
Coe College
Iowa University
Engineers Reserve Corps
Kosch
Marchfield
California
W. E. F. A. Lodge
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Young Men's Bureau of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Alpha Kappa Psi Professional Commerce Fraternity
Iowa Investment Bankers Association
Washington High School
Kosek
Red Cross
Sokol Camp
Sokol Lodge
Vlasta V. Vondracek
Tri Delts Send Pershing Flowers at Missouri
Delta Delta Delta sorority at the University of Missouri sent a bowl of varicolored pansies to General John J. Pershing, calling him the best Tri Delt of them all. Pershing, named an honorary member in 1919 in Lincoln, Nebraska, reportedly said he felt like he was in no man's land when the pin touched his chest.
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Columbia, Mo
Delta Delta Delta Sorority
University of Missouri
John J. Pershing
Pershing
Lincoln, Neb
No Man’s Land
Premiers Respect Charlie McCarthy Dignity in Comedy Cheer
In a light political spoof, Arthur Baer notes premiers preserve the dignity and independence of Charlie O McCarthy as a central figure. He quips about seating him on Bergen’s knee and jokes about wartime attire to underscore the satirical tone.
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Charlie McCarthy
Charlie O .McCarthy
Charlie
Bergen
Edison doubts Atlantic fleet needed for defense
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison told the House Naval Affairs Committee he doubted the United States must build a separate Atlantic fleet. He endorsed the naval expansion plan but said the country cannot afford it, and supported a 6 percent bid differential for Pacific shipyards on the expansion bill.
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Washington
Charles Edison
House Naval Affairs Committee
Edison
United States
Roosevelt
Carl Vinson
Pacific Coast
Nebulous Navy Test Revelations Stir Senate Showdown
A report details secret naval tests where a single aircraft allegedly struck the U S S Utah with air bombs, threatening to sink or disable the battleship. Senators from both parties demand full disclosure of the test results as the naval bill moves to the Senate for review.
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Washington
Us.s
Utah
Navy Department
House Naval Committee
Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Bennett C. Clark
Arthur Vandenberg
Mich
Robert J. Reynolds
Lynn Crazier
N.D
Mummies Found Of Teruel Lovers Amid War Ruins
Nationalist engineers in Teruel uncover mummified remains dubbed Spain's Romeo and Juliet among ruins of the Santa Clara convent. The lovers Diego de Marcilla and Isabel de Segura lived in the 13th century under King James of Aragon, buried together in San Pedro chapel after their doomed romance.
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Hendaye
Teruel
Spain
Santa Clara
Diego de Marcilla
Isabel de Segura
White Rajah Restores Daughter's 3000 Dollar Allowance
Sir Charles V. Brooke the white rajah of Sarawak said he has restored to his daughter Princess Baba the 3000 dollar annual allowance that was stopped when she married wrestler Robert Gregory last November.
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Singapore
Charles V. Brooke
Sarawak
Baba
Robert Gregory
Delbos Warns Nazis to Honor Central Europe Allies
Paris AP report on Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos addressing the chamber of deputies. He pledges France to respect its treaties with Czechoslovakia and its small Entente partners while signaling willingness to negotiate with Italy to resolve issues from the Italo Ethiopian conflict. He stresses solidarity with Great Britain and cautions against foreign interference in Austria.
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Paris
Yvon Delbos
Germany
France
Italy
Delbos
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Roumania
Ethiopia
Rome
Great Britain
Brighter Skies After Cold Start In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids weather report shows a morning low of 32 degrees at 6 a.m. rising through the day to 38 at 10 a.m and 43 by 12:30 p.m. A dip to 42 at 1:30 p.m followed by 36 at 7 p.m. capped by a Friday high of 38 and a midnight 35, per Chambers Inskeep records.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Noted writer’s wife wins divorce after cruelty claim
Mrs. Nunnally Johnson, wife of famed author, obtained a divorce today citing cruelty as the grounds. The proceedings highlight the couple’s separation in Hollywood circles.
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Hollywood
INS
Nunnally Johnson
Cardozo Ill With Stroke May Not Return to Supreme Court
Washington reports Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo is gravely ill with a heart ailment and stroke. His left side is paralyzed and he may not resume duties. he is 67, due to turn 68 in May, and resignation could widen Roosevelt's vacancy list after Black and Reed appointments.
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Washington
INS
Benjamin N. Cardozo
Supreme Court
Hoover
New York State Court of Appeals
Cardozo
Connecticut Avenue
Justice Cardozo
Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Stanley F. Reed
Anthony enters race for Cedar Rapids streets chief post
C J Anthony 1120 Twelfth street NE filed for commissioner of public improvements, pitting him against incumbent Dave Williams. native Cedar Rapids, he spent years building roads in Iowa Illinois Missouri, now runs an auto wrecking business at 824 Third street SE with his wife and three Cedar Rapids children. He is a Mason Odd Fellow Forester member and has never held office before.
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Cedar Ranlds
C J. Anthony
Twelfth Street
Anthony
Dave Williams
Public Improvements Department
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Illinois
Missouri
Third Street
Crescent Lodge
The
Masons
Maine Lodge
Odd Fellows
Court Cedar
Foresters of America
Penick and Ford Profit Reduced in 1937 Report
New York based Penick and Ford Ltd reports 1937 net profit of 271806 after depreciation and taxes, equal to 74 cents a share, down from 1301927 or 3 52 a share in 1936. Plants located in Vermont Iowa New York and the south.
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New York
Penick and Ford, Ltd
Vermont
Iowa
January trade balance shows favorable surplus
The Commerce Department reports a January trade surplus of 118.674 million dollars as exports reach 289.437 million while imports total 170.763 million. Agricultural shipments rise about 30.5 million, non agricultural exports reach 194.191 million, and industrial machinery exports climb 36 percent from January 1937.
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Washington
INS
Commerce Department
GM Slashes As Retrenchment Limit Likely Reached
DETROIT AP officials in the auto industry believe General Motors salary cuts mark the limit of retrenchment. Hudson and Packard spokesmen said they are not planning similar reductions. Rumors about Chrysler cuts surfaced but lack confirmation.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Hudson
Packard
Chrysler Corporation
Ring Planned to Sell Army and Navy Secrets
J Edgar Hoover said three people were arrested in New York in an alleged plot to sell United States army and navy secrets. Johanna Hoffman Gunther Gustave Rumrich and Erich Glaser faced charges with $25000 bond each. Rumrich confessed to receiving money for military information and sending it by code to a foreign country. He implicated plans to lure a New York base commander to a hotel for secret data and described codes and payments involving Hoffman and Glaser.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York
United States Army
Navy
U. S
Charles W. Cotter
Johanna Hoffman
Dresden
Germany
Europa
Gunther Gustave Rumrich
Erich Glaser
Mitchellfield
Hoover
Rumrich
Panama Canal
Rumerich
Miss Hoffman
Hull
State Department
New York City
FBI
United States
Navy Yards
Glaser
Air Corps
Warren Billings Denied Parole in 1916 Bombing Case
The state parole board in Folsom, California denied parole to Warren K. Billings. He was convicted alongside Thomas J. Mooney for the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing in San Francisco.
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Folsom
Calif
State Parole Board
Warren K. Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Have You Ordered Your Want Ad For the Big Sunday Gazette
Public notice urges readers to place a want ad in the Sunday Gazette to reach renters buyers and remodelers with a deadline at 8 p m. Call 2 1121 to phone in the ad and ensure credit is clear if in good standing and linked to a named telephone.
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Big
Sunday Gazette
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