Insurgent Triumphs in Bloody Teruel Battle in Spain
In chaotic fighting near Teruel Spain insurgent forces push toward occupation as government troops withdraw. Four war correspondents including two Americans are wounded and one, Bradish Gaillard Johnson Jr., is killed. The party, followed by insurgent press, faced shellfire and a deadly direct hit on their car before being evacuated to Zaragoza.
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Hendaye
France
Teruel
Francisco Franco
Bradish Gaillard Johnson, Jr
Spur
News Week
E. R. S. Sheepshanks
Reuters
Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Harry Philby
Times of London
Havas
Caude
Philby
Johnson
Zaragoza
Middle Aragon
Sheepshanks
Salamanca
Barcelona
Temperature Drops as New Year Starts in Cedar Rapids
The weather report notes a sharp temperature drop in Cedar Rapids at the start of the new year. Friday peaked at 44 F, then fell to 34 F by 7 pm, 23 F at midnight, and a low of 18 F by 9 am Saturday, with 18 F remaining at 10:30 am per Chambers Inskeep company records.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Roosevelt Works On His Message on New Year’s Day
President Roosevelt spent New Year’s Day at the White House working on his message to Congress. He remained in the study most of the day and had only one engagement a luncheon with Speaker Bank.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
Speaker Bank
China
Spain
WPA
Lasser
Rep. Snell
New York
Republican House
We All Learn That Our Own Way Harms Life
A 1938 reflection urges readers to abandon selfishness and pride. It cites John Ruskin’s diary on Good Friday 1853, noting sleepless nights and a vow to live for others. The piece warns self-will mars marriage, spoils homes, and harms inner peace.
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John Ruskin
Spout
Congress Gathers for Session in Washington
A tense, divided Congress meets in Washington to open the regular session as President Roosevelt prepares a state address. The agenda includes foreign policy, defense, and domestic reforms amid battles over war aims, monopolies, and a wide set of New Deal priorities led by Ickes and Jackson.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Jackson
Stage Sitdown To See Panay Films
About 300 theater patrons held a sit down strike in Chicago after learning they would not view films of the U S S Panay bombing by Japanese planes. They were appeased Saturday when each was given a ticket for a future showing.
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Chicago
U. S. S. Panay
Child Evangelist Aldine Utley Weds Wilbur Langkop
Aldine M. Utley a longtime child evangelist married Wilbur E. Langkop in The Little Church Around the Corner on Friday. Utley 26 Langkop 27, wedding reported from New York AP.
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New York
Aldine M. Utley
Wilbur E. Langkop
New Year Hopes Rise Across World Amid Quiet Observances
The article recalls New Year celebrations from Washington to New York and across the globe. It notes Roosevelts quiet family observance, Pershing sending greetings, and billows of festive and somber mood as nations face 1938 with armament plans and social changes.
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Tokio
U. S
England
Rome
St. Peter's
Adolf Hitler
Highway Patrolman Parr Hurt in Two-Car Crash
Cedar Rapids reports Patrolman Harold Parr of the Iowa highway patrol was injured when a truck struck the rear of a patrol car, pinning him between two vehicles on Highway 30 one mile east of Mechanicsville. He suffered a fractured left leg and received treatment before being taken to St Luke's hospital in good condition Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
Harold Parr
Grande Avenue SE
Iowa Highway Patrol
Mechanicsville
Parr
Edwin Freese
W. C. Pollock
Bennett
Freese
Stanwood
St. Luke's Hospital
Guard Jap Vessel After Bomb Threats
Twenty five detectives and six men guarded the Japanese freighter Nagara Maru at a Brooklyn pier where copper scrap iron and other war materials were loaded. The ship arrived from Baltimore to take war materials destined for Japan after a threatening letter was received by the owners.
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NEW York
INS
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Japan
New York Hosts Rowdy New Year Celebration
New York City welcomed a rowdy New Year with about a million celebrants on streets and in night spots from Friday evening to Saturday dawn. Clubs charged up to 25 dollars cover as crowds overflowed into trains and streets, signaling a lively start to 1938.
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New York
New York City
Pistol Reported Scuffle Triggers Couple Arrest in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrest Ray Muma 32 and Helen Waterberry 38 of 723 F avenue NW for intoxication and investigate further after a reported scuffle involving an unlicensed pistol. Officers say Waterberry carried a loaded 32 caliber Colt with eight rounds and one in the chamber. Muma admits ownership and both lack permits.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray Muma
Helen Waterberry
F Avenue NW
Burke
Virgil Brue
First Avenue E
Foreign refugees mark New Year in Hong Kong
About 300 foreigners from the United States Britain Germany and other nations celebrated New Year's Day in Hong Kong after arriving by train from Hankow the provisional capital of Chiang Kai-Shek's regime.
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Hong Kong
INS
Hankow
Chiang Kai-Shek
Battle Over Relief Control Returns to States and Cities
Washington expect a January congressional fight to shift relief administration back to states with federal aid. A bipartisan push in both chambers aims to repeal the Woodrum amendment and free funds for WPA, while critics question need as unemployment remains driven by slow city certifications.
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Washington
INS
Senate
House
Congress
Minneapolis council approves 116 tree permits for next Christmas
The Minneapolis city council license committee fast tracked action by approving 116 permits to sell Christmas trees for the next holiday season. The vote signaled swift handling of a seasonal business matter by the city.
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Minneapolis
Norris Demands Strong Navy Amid Japan Critique
Senator George W. Norris, sole remaining senator who opposed entering World War I, urged a strong navy to counter Japan and protect China rights. He criticized Japanese aggression, cited Chinese deaths, and called for a boycott of Japanese goods while noting possible backlash.
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Norris
U. S. Navy
Washington
George W. Norris
America
United States
Japan
Roosevelt
China
1938 U S ushers in jobless aid across 22 states
The nation adopts unemployment compensation as of New Year with over 11 million workers to be covered in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Wisconsin already in effect, others to join in 1938 and 1939. Exemptions include maritime agricultural and domestic workers. Benefits tied to prior employment and wages, with eligibility rules and conditions.
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Washington
INS
District of Columbia
Alabama
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Hampshire
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
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Tennessee
Texas
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Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Mississippi
New Mexico
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Michigan
States
Laurel Weds Vocal Star Immediately After His Divorce
Stan Lau rel married Miana a Russian singing star in Yuma Arizona after finalizing divorce from Virginia. The 43 year old comedian met his 28 year old bride five weeks earlier during an audition for Swiss Miss. The bride sang in New York venues before moving to Hollywood to perform in a Russian night club.
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Yuma, Ariz
Stan Laurel
Laurel and Hardy
Miana
Virginia
Biltmore Hotel
Versailles Cafe
New York
Hollywood
Destruction of Russian Embassy Reported in Nanking
Shanghai dispatches say the Russian embassy in Nanking has been completely destroyed by fire. All staff evacuated safely, with cause still undetermined, according to Domei Japanese news agency.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Domei
Connie Bennett Sues Jimmy Fidler for 250000 Over Radio Slurs
Connie Bennett files a slander suit seeking 250000 from Hollywood radio commentator Jimmy Fidler over nationwide remarks allegedly broadcast December 28. Attorney Barry Brannon says the statements were malicious defamation of character. The suit cites Bennett’s complaints about tensions with Patsy Kelly at Hal Roach studios and related remarks.
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Los Angeles
Sns
Constance Bennett
Jimmy Fidler
Hollywood
Miss Bennett
Barry Brannon
Hal Roach
Patsy Kelly
Patsy
Connie
Miss Kelly
Byrd Scientist Awarded Medal for Polar Feats
Dr Thomas C. Poulter senior scientist of the second Byrd Antarctic expedition has been awarded a congressional medal for scientific accomplishment unequalled in polar exploration. The Armour Institute of Technology announced the honor and a formal presentation by Gov Henry Horner of Illinois will occur January 19. Poulter directed the Armour Research Foundation and served as second in command to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd.
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Chicago
Thomas C. Poulter
Armour Institute of Technology
Poulter
Research Foundation
Armour Institute
Henry Horner
Illinois
Richard E. Byrd
Dog thief returns to steal dog and dog house
Martin Tye of Seattle reports a string of thefts ending with the dog house taken after the fox terrier Christmas Eve. He vows to buy shotgun shells hoping for a return visit from the thief and the dog.
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Seattle
Martin Tye
Tye
Reveal Morgan Plot Hatched in Prison
Federal agents disclosed that Black Jack Morgan devised a murderous piracy plot while imprisoned at San Quentin nearly a year ago. A convict who befriended Morgan before his April release testified that Morgan aimed to reach the South Seas or Central America by stealing a boat and kidnapping everyone aboard a yacht.
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Los Angeles
INS
Morgan
San Quentin
G-men
San Francisco
John H. Hanson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
South Seas
Central America
Things Will Improve and 1938 Greeting Caricature
A satirical 1938 greeting extols improvement and resilience. It references Arthur Bugs Baer burying 1937 with military honors, a bomb, an apology, and a newsreel, then calls for cooperation and steady effort in the new year.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Outbreak of violence in Shanghai targets Japanese forces
unrest erupts as grenades and gunfire injure four Japanese soldiers and five Chinese civilians in Shanghai on New Years. authorities hunt suspected dare-to-die band. anti Japanese sentiment surges amid republic anniversary observances.
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Shanghai
INS
International Settlement
Soochow Creek
Mankow Road
Robinson Road
Hankow Road
Rokien Road
Sun Yat-Sen
New China
Japan
Pampileta
Fokien and
Hankow
Huphei An Ankow
Death of A. E. Childs Head of Realty Firm
Aaron Ernest Childs aged 57 and head of the Childs Realty firm died at 6 10 p m Friday at his Cedar Rapids home 2522 A NE He was born August 8 1880 in Keokuk County and lived in Cedar Rapids forty five years Married to Bertha Caroline Gustavs in 1922 he leaves a widow two daughters and two grandchildren Funeral services will be in Turner Chapel with relatives and friends invited to attend.
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Cedar Rapids
Aaron Ernest Childs
Childs Realty Reeny
Mr. Childs
Keokuk County
Bertha Caroline Guvests
Cedar Hoi
Voltmer
Defpit
X J. Lundquist
J. F. Palmer
R. Wallace
Weace
Cedar Rapide Morris
Turner Chapel
Courene ‘on-Christ
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Parr Hurt
David Lasser
Workers Alliance of America
Detroit
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St. Paul
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Calis
Earl Constantine
National As
Paste
Social Security Board
Laurel
Connie Bennett
Byrd Scientist
Bulletin
A. E. Childs
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