Unlawful sitdowns and graft tones in politics stir Iowa views
The piece cites Supreme Court rejection of sitdown strikes as illegal. It critiques NLRB support for such seizures and notes editors’ and educators’ defenses of constitutional government. It discusses graft exposure in Pennsylvania and Iowa, Treasury agents probing tax returns, and calls for decisive prosecutions without paralyzing fear.
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United States
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
The
CIO
Labor Board
NLRB
Congress
Harrisburg
Polk County
Des Moines
Treasury Intelligence Unit
al Capone
Treasury
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Franco Rebel Chief Pledge Read in House of Commons
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain read a telegram from Generalissimo Francisco Franco promising no foreign intervention in Nationalist Spain and no reprisals for political offenses. He defended recognizing Franco’s regime against Labour attacks as necessary to maintain Anglo Spanish relations and avoid war.
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London
Francisco Franco
New Spain
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Chamberlain
Brancos
Franco
Spain
Burgos
Attlee
Grand Council
Laborite
Spain admits civil war irrecoverably lost
Collonges France report cites official admission by the Spanish government's military high command that the civil war was irretrievably lost, prompting decisive action. The item notes continued coverage on page 11 column 1.
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Collonges
France
Palm-O-Graph begins Wednesday features celebrity palm prints
The Gazette will publish Palm-O Graph starting Wednesday with original palm prints of top celebrities and signatures. Readers can compare palm traits with those of stars and view biographical highlights as part of an original cartoon series.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
The
Gazette
Disputed pullback over firing and transfer in district
In the account, troops were recalled from a mission after one man was fired and another transferred from the district. The responsibility lay with his superiors, not him, who never will face blame. The excerpt highlights chain of command and accountability within the unit.
Change and Decay In All Around I See
A reader reflects on life lessons from 1939 pondering the changeless core of human nature amid constant change. The piece cites Goethe and quotes about mankind advancing yet remaining the same and notes a ghostly return to an old London church and the hymn that endures.
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Goethe
Ife
Mankind
Isaac
Rebecca
John Jones
Mary Smith
Jacob
Rachael
London
Ninety Indicted in Kansas City Gambling Probe
Ninety indictments, a new local record, were returned by the Jackson county grand jury called by Circuit Judge Allen C. Southern to probe gambling in Kansas City. Identities and specifics were withheld pending arrest. Gov. Lloyd Cark pushed the inquiry, aiming for a cleanup similar to Dewey’s New York crackdown.
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Kansas City
INS
Jackson County Grand Jury
Allen C. Southern
Lloyd Cark
St. Louis
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Martin Ordered to Trial by CIO Bloc
Homer Martin, rival UAW president, ordered to stand trial before the CIO backed executive board in Cleveland on March 11 for allegedly conspiring with Ford Motor Co to disrupt the union. George Addes says the charges include plotting with Harry Bennett to create a company union and colluding with manufacturers to injure UAW contractual relations.
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Detroit
Homer Martin
United Automobile Workers Union
Ford Motor Company
UAW
George Addes
Martin
Cleveland
Harry Bennett
Ford Company
Addes
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Morgenthau Opposes Dollar Value Change Talked Extension of Powers
Secretary Morgenthau told the House coinage committee the administration has no plan to alter the dollar’s gold value except in emergencies. He called the proposed extension of powers to adjust the gold value and run the stabilization fund a crucial reserve and noted the fund’s role in smoothing foreign exchange during recent crises. The proposed authority would run to January 15, 1941, not June 30.
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House Coinage Committee
Treasury
United States
Stabilization Fund
Woman Burns While Smothering Kitchen Fire
Mrs. B. E. Wise of 135 Thirty Fourth Street SE suffered minor burns to hands and arms when she tried to smother a kitchen fire. Firemen arrived at 2:23 am through snow to find a smoldering blaze confined to the kitchen with smoke damaging the house interior. Wise received first aid and was taken to Mercy hospital in good condition.
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Cedar Rapids
B. E. Wise
Thirtyfourth Street
Warner Bros Withdraws Devil's Island Film to Avoid France
Warner Brothers pulled the movie Devil's Island from distribution after objections from the French government. The studio said the film about a French island prison was never intended for France and would be withdrawn in the United States as well to prevent upset.
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Hollywood
Warner Brothers
France
Devil's Island
United States
Cedar Rapids Tops State In January Retail Gains
Cedar Rapids led Iowa cities with 50 000 plus population in January retail gains over January 1938 independent stores up about 12 7 percent national data from the commerce department shows Des Moines down 0 8 percent Davenport 3 9 percent Burlington 2 7 percent Waterloo up 8 4 percent Council Bluffs 1 6 percent
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dubuque
Sioux City
Des Moines
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Council Bluffs
Missing Lois Masterson Found 100 Feet From Home
Lois Masterson, six, daughter of a former New York governor, was found near her home after a 12 hour search by police, firemen, volunteers and bloodhounds. She had left school Monday and said she had not been home. She appeared muddy but uninjured and was taken in by her relieved parents.
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Larchmont
N. Y
Lois Masterson
New York
Frank C. Masterson
Lois
Keresey
New Rochelle
Peter Levine
Long Island Sound
St Augustine’s Academy
Masterson
Lars
Larchmont Park
U S Materials Used by Nazi Drive Alleged by Senator
Senator Bennett Champ Clark charged that United States war materials aided Germany's rearmament, stating on Tuesday that U S materials have been used in the Nazi military buildup.
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U. S
Washington
Bennett Champ Clark
United States
Germany
Penick & Ford Reports Profit Increase for 1938
New York AP report shows Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc., corn products maker with Cedar Rapids Indiana plant and facilities in Louisiana, Georgia, Vermont and New York posted net 1938 profit of 1,139,921 dollars or 309 dollars per common share, up from 271,806 dollars or 74 cents per share in 1937.
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New York
Penick and Ford, Ltd., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Louisiana
Georgia
Vermont
Senate GOP Favors Dewey for 1940 Nomination
The Republican minority in the Senate named Thomas E. Dewey of New York as its favored 1940 GOP presidential nominee. Dewey led a poll with 96 points, while Arthur Vandenberg, Robert Taft, and others trailed. Senators call it too early to forecast the nominee, with most predicting a possible dark horse candidate.
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Washington
INS
U. S. Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
G.O.P
G.op
Dewey
Senate
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Robert A Taft
Ohio
N Y
Mich
Robert A. Taft
John W. Bricker
Charles L. McNary
Ore
George D. Aiken
Alf M. Landon
Kan
Taft
Middle West
Vandenberg
Muichigan
Dark Horse
Hiram W. Johnson
California
Rufus Holman
Oregon
Gunther Analyzes Cause And Effect In Europe Crises
John Gunther spoke at a Town Hall lecture on Europe’s postwar epoch and the roles of Wilson Hitler and Lenin. He described Hitler as grandiose and lazy while comparing Nazism to Mohammedanism and noting aims of conquest and suppression of minorities.
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Gunther
Europe
Hitler
Wilson
John Gunther
Coe Chapel
Woodrow Wilson
Lenin
Munich
Palestine
City Digs Out As Storm Subsides
The winter storm subsided over Cedar Rapids and surrounding area Tuesday noon as crews cleared nine to eleven inches of snow and worked to keep roads open. City plows and 200 extra workers battled drifting snow while buses to Des Moines and Dubuque waited. trains faced minor delays but interurban cars ran as usual.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Williams
Linn-Jones Highway
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Des Moines
Dubuque
Chicago
Rock Island
Manly
Fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Highway Storm Report From Des Moines Area
AP dispatch summarizes district by district snow conditions and road status. Central Des Moines area reports ten inches snow with numerous road blockages while other regions show varying inches of snow, drifting, and some open with chains or closures.
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DES Moines
Highway Patrol Northwest
Central West
Denison
Central
Central East
Iowa City
Black Hawk County
North Central
Mason City
U S Plans Action Against Film Chains
Washington reports the United States plans ten new anti trust suits against major film chains for alleged monopolistic practices. The suits would be filed in federal district courts and supplement last year action against producers. Action hinges on Congress approving requested anti trust funding for the next fiscal year.
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Washington
INS
Justice Department
Congress
Thurman Arnold
Blizzard Buries Iowa In Record February Snowfall
A vast February blizzard paralyzed Iowa with up to 18 inches in Cresco and 17 in Audubon. Winds reached 40 mph driving drifts, halting buses, trains delayed up to four hours, planes grounded, and schools closed across the state. Des Moines logged 12 inches as the storm moved eastward toward Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Highway Patrol
Highway Commission
Charles D. Reed
Texas
New Mexico
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cresco
Audubon
Weather Bureau
Charles City
Mount Ayr
Michigan
Kansas
Nebraska
Mason City
Auduebon
Marshalltown
Bedford
Waukon
Fort Dodge
Mighty Hoax From Little Acorns Grow
Arthur Baer argues the Republican Futurity Committee inflates 1940 state gains claiming twenty-one states as likely while leaving twenty-seven doubtful. He mocks party leaders for overconfidence and compares them to a bubble dancer with no balloons.
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Bugs
Baer
Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Republican Futurity Committee
Maine
Vermont
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New Yorker
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