ASU Convention Booed For Condemning Soviets In Finland Row
At Madison Wisconsin the fifth annual ASU convention rejected a resolution condemning the Soviet attack on Finland by 322 to 29, booing further anti Stalinist moves while adopting protests against the U S Department of Justice and the Dies committee. The column also notes forthcoming 1941 Iowa license plates to be yellow and potentially corn shaped, reflecting state officials’ views.
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ASU
Washington
Roosevelt
U. S. Department of Justice
Dies Committee
America
Hese Waller Automobile l.4
Des Moines
Iowa
Hull treaties blamed for Iowa farm woes and southern hog boom
A reader argues Hull trade agreements threaten Iowa agriculture while AAA driven rise in southern corn and hog production worsens Iowa's position. The author notes Illinois ranks second in corn and AAA compliance and warns pork prices may be affected by southern hog gains. The piece urges Iowans to understand federal farm policy’s local impact.
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Hull
Iowa
AAA
Illinois
Lowa
Department of Agriculture
South
Department
Henry Wallace
Finnish Forces Claim Major Win in Arctic War
Finnish mop up operations hunted down remnants of a 15 000 strong Soviet infantry division near Suomussalmi and Juntusranta. They reported the 163d division largely destroyed after a two day battle, while Russians failed to break at Lake Ladoga. Air raids hit Vaasa as Helsinki survived alarms and Trud denounced Hoover’s relief effort.
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Helsinki
Juntusranta
Suomussalmi
Middle Eastern
Lake Ladoga
Vaasa
Gulf of Bothnia
Trud
Hoover
Funeral of Robert Fechner CCC Head on Tuesday
Washington dispatch reports CCC director Robert Fechner who died Sunday at Walter Reed hospital will be buried in Arlington Tuesday. Six of more than 2.3 million CCC youths will bear his body, as President Roosevelt expresses deep sympathy and notes Fechner's decades of service since the CCC’s 1933 inception. James J. McEntree to act as director until a successor is named.
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Washington
INS
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Arlington National Cemetery
Fechner
Walter Reed Hospital
CDC
Roosevelt
James J. McEntree
International Association of Machinists
New Year Celebrations Across U S Marked by Noise And Excess
Across the United States millions welcomed 1949 with the loudest, most expansive celebrations since 1929. New York bars and hotels operated under liquor waivers as crowds filled Times Square and transit hubs. Chicago saw record crowds and lavish spending, while lights dimmed in Germany and London amid war era tensions.
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United States
New York
State Liquor Control Authority
Times Square
Pike's Peak
Chicago
Withal
New Year Reflections on Paths Hope and Courage
A reflective piece urges leaving grudges behind and embracing renewal as life begins anew. It speaks of walking unknown roads with guidance from God, choosing a high or low path, and facing fear with faith, hope, and compassion while distrusting fear and war.
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United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Eleven NYC students rescued after icy hike near Haverstraw
Eleven New York City college students went missing during a New Year hike in icy, snowbound peaks near Haverstraw New York. They were found by state searchers with bloodhounds early Monday on Mount Timp after starting from Dunderberg mountain seven miles away. They had formed a campfire when located. five girls were among the hikers from City College.
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Haverstraw
N. Y
New York City College
Here
Dunderberg Mountain
Mount Timp
City College
Hudson River
Walter F. Reilly
J. J Tamsen
Palisades Park
First Cedar Rapids baby of 1940 born at Mercy Hospital
Robert Scott Glass Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glass, 869 Eighteenth St SE, weighed seven pounds 12 ounces at 3:25 a.m. Monday. Mercy hospital also saw a 5 pound 11 ounce daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Siepman, 403 Third Ave SW, at 8:30 a.m. Monday. A prize series will go to Cedar Rapids residents as the city’s first baby of 1940.
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Cedar Rapids
Fbert Scott Glass
Robert Glass
Eighteenth Street
Mercy Hospital
Glass
Leo Siepman
Third Avenue
Two Strangers Kill Oklahoma Family Then Burn House
An eight year old boy, James Glenn Rogers, described two unknown men entering his Fort Towson home and shooting his father and mother and younger brother before setting the house ablaze. He carried his one year old brother Billie Don to safety and alerted nearby neighbors. The killings of Elmer Rogers his wife and four year old son Dean are under intensive investigation.
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Fort Towson
Okla
James Glenn Rogers
Elmer Rogers
Dean
James
Norman Horton
Billie Don
Rogers
Iowan Wins Pension Suit Against Old Age Assistance
An Iowa man sued Des Moines Old Age Assistance for 245.05 claiming withheld pension checks after his cash exceeded the 300 minimum. The municipal court awarded judgment by default when the state offered no defense, an appeal fashioned to the supreme court but the new attorney general failed to act. The piece questions public accountability in government dealings.
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Des Moines
Old Age Assistance Division
Supreme Court
Pacifist Marshall Calls War a Global Disease
Gen George C Marshall, chief of staff of the US Army, denounces glorified war histories and teaches that inaccurate histories mislead. He warns war is a deadly disease affecting hundreds of millions and urges identifying and destroying the war germ.
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United States Army
American Historical Association
America
George C. Marshall
Fire damages San Lorenzo in Damaso near Papal palace
A fire heavily damaged the famed San Lorenzo in Damaso church located beside the Cancelleria Papal palace in Rome on Monday.
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Rome
San Lorenzo
Damaso
Papal Palace
Cancelleria
One Dead Forty Injured In Train Collision At Arcola
In Arcola Illinois a Panama Limited train collided with a standing New Orleans Chicago train. The station agent said one man died and about forty were injured. The dead passenger was Thomas V Talmadge of Evanston Illinois. The Panama Limited partially telescoped the rear car of the stopped train.
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Arcola, Ill
Illinois Central Railroad
Panama Limited
New Orleans
Robbers Use Baby Hostage In Detroit Market Heist
Two young men seized a 9 month old baby to force a Wrigley Market manager and his wife to open a safe. After binding the parents and threatening the child, they fled with about $5,000, later releasing the infant unharmed. Police investigated the home invasion and armed robbery.
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Detroit. Mich
Detroit
Edward Graff
Carl Kottke
Kottke
Social legislation dominates state legislatures opening 1940 sessions
The Council of State Governments reports that seven state legislatures will open their 1940 sessions within ten days with social legislation leading their calendars.
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Chicago
INS
Council of State Governments
Frog Man Witch Story Shocks New Mexico Mountaineers
In Mora New Mexico a reported witch scare centers on Evelino Espinosa known as the frog man. He faced a preliminary hearing on mayhem charges after witnesses allege hexing and injuries during Christmas night. Bond set at $1000 as authorities investigated.
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Evelino Espinosa
the Frog Men
Espinosa
E. Cooper
Farley Considers Run If FDR Does Not Seek Third Term
Boston Postmaster General James A. Farley would consider a Democratic presidential bid if President Roosevelt does not run again, said State Representative Francis S. Coyne after a late night phone exchange. Farley declined to issue any public announcement at this time and would not confirm plans, though Coyne noted Farley controls about 400 delegates to the Democratic national convention.
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Boston
INS
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Francis S. Coyne
Coyne
Farley
Massachusetts
Oklahoma City man stays up late as New Year arrives
In the early hours of New Year, Clarence Yearout finally goes to bed despite constant phone calls and noisy revelers urging him to rise. The lighthearted scene captures a city moment as the clock struck midnight.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Pal
Clarence Yearout
Muscatine Woman Arrested Over $1000 Store Purchases
Mrs. Carl Hagemeister, 44, of Muscatine, was arrested on a warrant for fraudulent purchases exceeding $1,000. She posted a $1,000 bond guaranteed by Muscatine county’s clerk after being returned from Cedar Rapids. Detectives traced the purchases to items charged to an Iowa City resident via Younkers in Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Carl Hagemeister
Muscatine
Muscatiné County
Tom Condon
Hagemeister
Younkers
Des Moines
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Faces First Deep Freeze of New Year
Cedar Rapids entered the new year under a severe cold wave with sub zero readings at 8 am and a high of 8 above by early afternoon. Sunday’s low of 3 below occurred between 2 and 7 am, with a light snow, as the day ended near 3 above. The official midnight reading stood at 3 above.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Russia and Japan settle two long disputes in Moscow
After protracted talks in Moscow, Russia and Japan reached settlements on the Kamchatka fisheries issue and the Russian claim against Manchukuo for the last Chinese Eastern Railway installment. The Soviet Union renewed the fisheries modus vivendi for one year and agreed to begin immediate talks toward a permanent accord.
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TORIO
INS
Moscow
Kamchatka
Soviet Union
Cedar Rapids Welcomes 1940 Quietly Amid Ban and Badges
Cedar Rapids ushered in 1940 with subdued celebrations as Sabbath quiet settled. Hotels drew smaller crowds while theaters thrived. Police logged three drunks and one minor traffic accident. A car fire affected a sedan on Johnson avenue, but injuries were minor.
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Cedar Rapids
Tacoma interned in Montevideo during war
Uruguay ordered the German steamer Tacoma to leave or be interned. After anchoring inside the harbor breakwater amid indecision, Uruguay announced the ship would stay under internment. Fifty Uruguayan marines boarded the Tacoma while Britain’s Shropshire was nearby and Ajax waited for a courtesy visit.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Tacoma
Roadstead
la Valleja
Hans Know
Admiral Graf Spee
Britain
France
Graf Spee
Germany
Shropshire
Rio de Janeiro
Uruguayan
Ajax
Admiralty
Alberto Guani
Train Derailment Leaves Two Dead in Ontario
In a CN Railway derailment near Malacaai Ontario 109 miles east of hoce two people died and six were hospitalized. Twenty seven others were treated for cuts and bruises and later released.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Malacaai
Ontario
Ho Ce
Bugs Refuses More 1939 Artichokes in Witty Quip
Comic legend Bugs Baer jokes about artichokes after tearing the last leaf of the 1939 artichoke. He quips he does not want any more of those vegetables, delivering a playful line from the night.
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Bugs
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Political plank and diving board for 1940
A compact, vivid line of thought arguing for a 1940 platform. It pledges restraint through a conscience fund style savings, fewer taxes, and a return to profit systems while referencing education and university life. The note ends with a shift from the Thirties to the Forties.
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Conccience Fund
University of Chicago
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