Ingress session to test democracy versus social control in 1940
The piece argues that the 1940 congressional session may reveal whether liberty endures under democracy or if federal power shifts toward socialism. It warns of appointed idealists and demagogues reshaping the U S social and economic framework and urges lawmakers to stand by democratic convictions amid rising class conflict and labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Wash'ston
Congress
United States of America
Washington
Adams
Jefferson
Democracy and defense in peril warned by Roosevelt
The article argues Americans must recognize dangers at home and abroad to safeguard democracy. It notes Roosevelt’s state of the union emphasis on foreign policy, calls for adequate defenses, and cautions against domestic unrest eroding liberty.
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Hamilton
France
Napoleon
America
Chicago
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Driver Fined For Cutting Through Funeral Procession
In Cedar Rapids at Third avenue and Third street SE at 2 30 p m Tuesday Eugene Dillon 1414 B avenue NE was charged with reckless driving but the police court Wednesday changed the charge to cutting through a funeral procession He was fined 5 and costs George Smyth who reported the accident testified he was driving east in Third avenue last car in the funeral procession Dillon said he did not see the procession or flags and started across the intersection the Smyth car struck the rear of the truck in the collision
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Third Avenue
Third Street
Eugene Dillon
B Avenue NE
Dillon
George Smyth
Alburne
Smyth
Norris Enters Johns Hopkins Clinic for Checkup
Senator George W Norris of Nebraska went to Johns Hopkins clinic in Baltimore for a physical checkup after reports he had not been resting well. His physician advised examination and rest at the facility.
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Baltimore
George W. Norris
Johns Hopkins Clinic
Norris
Unemployment Crisis Urges Reappraisal of National Policy
The passage notes 10,000,000 unemployed seeking real jobs and argues the Constitution must be reapplied. It critiques reliance on warfare and defense spending, stating old age and unemployment benefits cannot be funded from a bankrupt treasury and calling for action to address domestic problems.
Coincidence stories of books and letters across the world
A Paris Sunday chase yields Anne Pagrish an old book containing her own name in a child’s handwriting. A second tale follows a parishioner’s letter to her daughter seventeen years later in London, returning as a full circle of fate.
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Anne Pagrish
Paris
Notre Dame
Seine
Jack Frost
Anne Parrish
N. Weber Street
Colorado Springs
London
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Murphy Slated For Court Job
Washington AP reports Frank Murphy will be named to the Supreme Court and Solicitor General Robert H. Jackson will replace him as attorney general. The shakeup follows Justice Butler's death on November 16 and Murphy’s prior service as Michigan governor and Philippines high commissioner. The President reportedly planned to send the nominations to the Senate Thursday.
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Washington
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Justice Department
Pierce Butler
Murphy
Homer Cummings
Michigan
Philippines
Capitol Hill
Senate
State to auction inferior oil soon
Four hundred thirty gallons of motor oil deemed too inferior for automobiles will be sold at public bidding. The oil is the remainder of 5,001 gallons bought for 2406 from a Sioux City firm shortly before Republicans took office a year ago.
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Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa
Statehouse
Issue Calls For Banks Condition
WASH N N AP The comptroller of the currency issues a call on the condition of all national banks at the close of business Saturday December 30.
Iowa Banks Under Statewide Condition Call Issued
State Banking Superintendent D. W. Bates ordered a survey of the condition of all Iowa state banks as of December 30. The call covers every institution under the Iowa state banking department’s jurisdiction.
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Des Moines
INS
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Banking Department
Dies probes clear Lewis of red count
The Dies committee reported to Congress that John L. Lewis and most CIO members are sincere workers, but faulted leadership in 11 of 48 CIO unions for strong communist influence. It urged prosecutions to curb foreign influence and warned of ongoing efforts to reform the labor movement.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Congress
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
CIO
Lewis
House
Candy shop robbery scare in Baltimore details
Mrs Marie Wunderlich 69 small in stature faced a gun wielding young Black robber at her Baltimore candy shop. She yelled Boo and the assailant fled after the pistol was flashed.
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Baltimore (Ap
Marie Wunderlich
Grant Wood painting questions cherry tree tale
NEW YORK UP Grant Wood says he does not believe the George Washington cherry tree legend though he defends the fantasy nature of his Parson Weems fable painting. He plans a series to be accepted by realistic audiences and debunks the legend with a satirical portrait, to be shown at the Whitney Museum.
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New York
Grant Wood
Ican
Whitney Museum
George
Mason Locke Weems
Parson Weems
Washington
Michigan
Wood
Red Effort To Flank Finnish Line Is Foiled
Russia failed to flank the Mannerheim line by moving troops along Lake Ladoga's shore. Finnish forces reported stronger positions along a 1200 mile front from the Gulf of Finland to the Arctic. Five of twelve Russian thrusts were smashed, with materiel captured. The destruction of the 163rd division contributed to the setback.
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Helsinki
Russia
Mannerheim Line
Lake Ladoga
Suomusalmi
Gulf of Finland
Arctic Sea
Swedish Capital Labor Cooperate To Help Finland
Stockholm dispatches report cooperation between Swedish capital and labor to aid Finland. Workers in several industries will work on Saturday Epiphany holiday and donate extra wages, while employers offer special rates, some double, to boost the contribution. Ten thousand Swedish families offer housing for Finnish refugees.
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Copenhagen
Stockholm
Finland
Homecoming of Unity Freeman-Mitford Guards on Quayside
Sentries with fixed bayonets guard the return of Unity Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford to England after a rescue by steamer from Calais. Lord Redesdale waits with car and ambulance. the injured Englishwoman is said to have a head wound and possibly a gunshot injury.
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Folkestone
England
Valkyrie Freeman-Mitford
Adolf Hitler
Lord Redesdale
Calais
Lady Redesdale
Deborah Vivien
Fuehrer
London
Evening News
Miss Freeman-Mitford
Firemen Battle Basement Blaze in Masks. All Residents Escape
Smoke from a basement fire at 719 Second Avenue SE sent residents fleeing to neighbors as firemen in gas masks fought the blaze for over two hours. Landlord Dr. H. L. Walker owned the building. cause appeared overheated furnace. Mrs Lena Koenig awakened residents. several families escaped with help from others.
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Second Avenue SE
Lena Koenig
Hilda
Nelson Anderson
Ralph Nease
Arnold Anderson
H. L. Walker
Railroads to study Fourth Street traffic for three weeks
Public pressure over jams and delays from long switching on Fourth Street prompts three railroads to study congestion for three weeks. Milwaukee observers start, followed by Rock Island, then North Western. Illinois Central declines due to light traffic. Police and railroad officials will reconvene to discuss solutions.
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First
Second
Third Avenues
Bob Vinch
Milwaukee
W. G. Bowen
Marion
Rock Island
North Western
Illinois Central
Cold Wave Persists in Cedar Rapids
The New Year’s cold wave remained in Cedar Rapids with a low of 3 below zero between 6 and 8:30 a.m. The temperature rose to 13 above by 2:30 p.m. after a 1 above start at 10 a.m. The day’s high and low shifts followed a frigid pattern per the Chambers Inskeep recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Firemen Hurt In Crash While Avoiding Livestock Truck
Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Trusty remained in critical condition after the hook and ladder truck crashed at Third Avenue and Tenth Street SE while racing to a blaze at Bert Moon home. Three other firefighters were injured and hospitalized. driver John Maher swerved to miss a stock truck driven by Gay C Howrey, 38, of La Porte City.
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Joseph Trusty
Mercy Hospital
Third Avenue
Tenth Street SE
Bert Moon
Park Avenue SE
John Maher
Tenth Street
Gay C. Howrey
la Porte City
E. N. Taylor
McKinley Street
Trusty
Conrad
McAllen
Howry
Maher
Howrey
Emil Kohout
Roosevelt urges unity and tariffs for defense in State of Union
President Roosevelt called for unity to defend democracy and proposed new emergency defense levies and extension of reciprocal trade agreements. He urged peace but warned the nation must be ready to protect itself, signaling forthcoming budget figures for army and navy needs. A rebroadcast of the address was scheduled for 8 to 8:30 p.m. on station WMT.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WMT
Congress
Navy
Charles Edison
United States
Truck Driver Arrested After Altered 1933 License Found
Patrol officers pursued a speeding pickup on First Avenue E between Thirty-fifth and Thirtieth streets at 10 10 a m Wednesday arresting William Walker 1214 Eleventh Street SE for using a altered 1933 license. The George Wood Marion owned truck was impounded and Walker was ordered to appear in police court and explain the license defacement.
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Cedar Rapids
Hannah
Stodola
First Avenue
Thirty-fifth
Thirtieth
William Walker
Eleventh Street
George Wood
Marion
Walker
Highway Patrol
Bugs Failing To See Worries On Debt Ceiling
Congress opens on taxes debts and budgets with lunch hour sessions. The article argues against worrying about the debt ceiling citing administration restraint and notes potential Republican pressure for cost cuts in 1940 and 1941.
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Congress
Seventy-sixth Congress
State of the Union underscores foreign policy and domestic resolve
The president frames the state of the Union as dominated by foreign affairs while stressing that domestic policies remain central. He warns against misreading the approach as neglect of domestic priorities and notes social and economic unrest abroad has sparked revolution and war.
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Congress
Union
IRA Funds From U S Alleged by Irish Minister
Dublin minister Gerald Boland told the dail that the Irish Republican army has received from the United States most of the money used to purchase arms and explosives.
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Dublin
Gerald Boland
Dail
Irish Republican Army
United States
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