Roosevelt warns of labor unrest if price bill passes
President Roosevelt told five House Banking Committee members that Senate farm bloc amendments to the price control bill could provoke renewed labor unrest that would hinder the war effort. He warned that a 25 percent farm price rise would lift the cost of living and trigger wage demands or strikes, influencing conference negotiations between House and Senate.
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Washington
LLP
Roosevelt
House Banking Committee
Senate Farm Pbloc
House Committee
Senate
House
Chamber
Agriculture Department
Conference Committee
Children’s Home Reports Best Year in History
In 1941 the Children’s Home records one of its strongest years under new superintendent Miss LaVere Smith. The report notes higher infant care percentages, new trainees on staff, weekly meetings, a formal study program, and every other Sunday off, with thanks to donors and partners including the YMCA Coe College junior league doctors and dentists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Home
LaVere Smith
Teve Sted
Y.M.C.A
Coe College
Junior League
Heath of Chicago Reserve Explains Installment Laws
F A Heath of the Chicago Federal Reserve spoke to Cedar Rapids Retail Credit members at the Roosevelt hotel on Monday night. He described the installment act requiring a 20 percent down payment and up to 18 months to pay for key consumer goods, noting it echoes the 1917 emergency act to curb metals sales and limit credit growth as war ends approach.
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Cedar Rapids Retail Credit Association
F. A. Heath
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Roosevelt Hotel
Heath
Fairfax Chapter of OES to Install Officers
Fairfax OES will install officers at 8 p.m. Thursday. Daisy Ray, worthy grand matron of Iowa, and Harry Dunker, worthy grand patron, will officiate.
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Fairfax — Fairest Chapter
Daisy Ray
Oodlwein
Iowa
Harry Dunker
Cedar Rapids
Linn safety commission names Behrens head in 1942
W H Behrens Linn county engineer since 1928 elected chairman of the Linn county highway safety commission for 1942 at the annual organization meeting He succeeds Clarence L Beeson Cedar Rapids Reelected were James H Smith Ted C Henson Gordon Hughes and others This group asked the state highway commission to post signs on highway 151 near Cedar Rapids and Marion urging use of the outside lane to pass and discussed relocating a stop sign near Cedar park to improve visibility
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. “Bill” Behrens
Linn
County Highway Safety Commission
Behrens
Clarence L. Beeson
Cedar Rapid
Sher James H. Smith
Ted C. Henson
Gordon Hughes
Cedar Rapids Police Department
Tical
Co. B. Day
Iowa Highway Patrol
John C. Mullin
Marion
Clare Petty
Viola
Linn County
W. D. Johnston
Iowa State Highway Commission
J. T. Taylor
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
State Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Park
Mullin
Johnson
Highway Commission Safety
Ealso
Linn County Civilen Defense Council
Spaight Elected Vice President of National Concrete Masonry Assn
Harold L. Spaight of Cedar Rapids Block Co was elected vice president of the National Concrete Masonry Association at its Buffalo convention. Spaight, a former director, also owns Burlington Block Co and will return from Buffalo Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Concrete Masonry Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Harold L. Spaight
Cedar Rapids Block Company
Spaight
Burlington Block Company
Burlington
Federal Labor Union to Meet Thursday Evening
City briefs note the 1914 Federal Labor Union will hold a 7 30 p m meeting at the Labor temple. Circle 7 luncheon and meeting at St Pauls Methodist church was moved from Friday to an unspecified time. Kathryn Kaufman leads Women of the Moose relief efforts and will host in the Red Cross sewing room Wednesday at 1 p m. M W Enders 61 of 1018 Center Point road NE is reported in fair condition at St Luke's hospital recovering from last Saturday operation.
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Federal
Labor Unnion 1914
Labor Temple
Circle 7
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Kathryn Kaufman
Women of the Moose War Relief
Red Cross
M. W. Enders
Center Foint Road
St. Luke's Hospital
Mrs Dippel Recovers From Major Mercy Hospital Operation
Mrs Peter Dippel of 618 L street SW is recovering from a major operation at Mercy hospital performed Monday. Her condition is reported good and she may receive visitors after Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Dippel
L Street
Mercy Hospital
Directory Ad Urges Teachers to List Here
Advertisement invites music, dancing, and fine arts teachers to pay 1.96 dollars to reach over 45,000 families. Listings will appear in a semi annual Fine Arts Directory compiled by Miss Harriman, with a phone call to 2-1121 to include the name.
Iowa professor to speak at chamber meeting on Europe crisis
Professor Stephen Bush of the Romance language department at the University of Iowa will address the unnamed bureau of the Chamber of Commerce Thursday night January 15. He will outline the present world situation and give background on events leading to the current European conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen Bush
University of Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Europe
Naturalization Examinations Scheduled in Chicago Court
The immigration service examiner will hold preliminary naturalization examinations in the Superior Court room on January 27 and 28. City Clerk Maude M. Krebs announced the dates. Sixteen petitioners are slated to appear each day after prior notice from the Chicago office.
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Immigration and Naturalization Service of
Chicago
Superior Court Room
Maude M. Krebs
Iowa bureau chief leaves for western speaking tour
Frederick E. Fluegel general manager of the Iowa Adjustment and Credit Bureau and national chairman of the collection service division of the Associated Credit Bureaus of America departs Tuesday for Los Angeles He will address the Associated Credit Bureaus of California Nevada Arizona and Hawaii and plans stops at Cheyenne Phoenix El Paso Dallas Tulsa and Kansas City to fill engagements.
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Frederick E. Fluegel
Iowa Adjustment and Credit Bureau
Associated Credit Bureaus of America
Los Angeles
Associated Credit Bureaus
California
Nevada
Arizona
Hawaii
Cheyenne
Phoenix
el Paso
Dallas
Tulsa
Kansas City
Boone Pastor Urges Coe Students Rise to Life Test
The Rev Gaylord M Couchman of First Presbyterian Boone urged Coe College students to realign priorities and dedicate themselves to a greater cause. He spoke in chapel stressing service and faith, criticizing self centered goals and ego, and calling for action for the kingdom of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Coe
Gaylord M. Couchman
First Presbyterian Church
Coe College
Kingdom of God
Mr. Coachman
Mr. Couchman
Price To Be Installed Worshipful Master Of Mizpah Lodge
A. Carl Price will be installed as worshipful master of Mizpah lodge No. 639 A. F. and A. M. on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Masonic hall. He succeeds Wilmer J. Robison, who held the post in 1941. Ben Z. Moats and Dr. Walter A. Gouldin will serve as installing officer and installing marshal. The Rev. George A. Stauffacher will speak and refreshments will follow.
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A. Carl Price
Mizpah Lodge
A. M
Masonic Hall
Wilmer J. Robison
Robert S. Prewitt
Dilman E. Beck
Jess A. Kitterman
Louis R. Kriz
Ray W. Hubbard
John H. Fordice
Ray T. Moore
Donald A. Knox
Alex Sampson
Ben Benish
James G. Harper
Ben Z. Moats
Walter A. Gouldin
George A. Stauffacher
Navy Lowers V-5 Age Limit to 19 in Cedar Rapids
The Navy reduced the V-5 age for naval aviation cadets from 20 to 19 with two years of college and a physical pass. Cedar Rapids recruiting hours extend 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sundays. Names will be announced only after actual enlistment, and Des Moines announcements will replace local listings. Joseph R. Lovely of Iowa City enlisted. four Marines were sent to Des Moines. two Army recruits from Central City and Davenport areas.
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Navy
Naval Aviation Cadet
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Navy Office
Naval Aviation
Joseph R. Lovely
Iowa City
Marine Station
Elonso G. Courtney
Mount Pleasant
Harold L. Stanger
William M. Houston
Davenport
James A. Harris
Keokuk
Fred D. Kenney
Alexis, Ill
Army Recruiting Station
Merle M. Hanson
Central City
Richard L. King
Sixth Street
August New Car Registrations Rise 21.5 Percent in 26 States
New passenger car registrations across 26 states climb 21.5 percent in August compared with the same month last year. The gain reflects stronger demand and broader market recovery as manufacturers report higher sales and consumer activity.
Moscow Dam Near Muscatine Could Create Three Lakes
Davenport report says building the Moscow dam near Muscatine would form about 11 000 acres of lake area on Cedar River and a jungle of infrastructure including a diversion canal and Mad Creek dam to curb floods. Chicago engineer Karl C Schmidt outlined a 14 600 999 dollar project for Iowa Hydro Electric Cooperative.
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Davenport
Moscow
Muscatine
Karl C. Schmidt
Chicago
Neeset
Canes
Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative
Federal Power Commission
Cedar River
Mad Creek
Mississippi
Schmidt
British Battleship Barham Sunk Off Salum by U-Boat
Berlin officials report a German submarine torpedoed and sank the 31 100 ton British battleship Barham near Salum on the North African coast on November 26. Prisoners confirm the Barham's loss. built in 1914 with a peacetime crew of 1184.
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Berlin
London
Barham
Salum
North African
Baron von Tiesenhausen
Hart Is Last Ranking American Out Of Manila
Admiral Thomas C. Hart, the supreme Allied naval commander in the southwest Pacific, says he was the last high American official to leave Manila before the Japanese occupation. He arrived in the Dutch East Indies over a week ago by submarine and established a secret headquarters. He noted two aboard the submarine were out of place, Commander Lidner and himself.
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Java
Thomas C. Hart
Southwest Pacific
Manila
United Press
Dutch East Indies
Lidner
Netherlands
Nine Governments Form Axis Oppressor Punishment Pact
Nine governments in exile from the Netherlands Belgium Yugoslavia Norway Greece Luxemburg Poland Czechoslovakia and the Free French committee pledged to try Axis officials for war crimes. The conference condemned mass executions expulsions and massacres and cited the Hague Convention. Observers from the US Britain China and Russia attended but did not participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Eden
Europe
St. James
Netherlands
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Norway
Greece
Luxemburg
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Free French Committee
United States
Britain
China
Russia
Churchill
Roosevelt
Vyacheslav Molotov
Three Negro youths arraigned in murder case at Kansas City
In Kansas City Missouri three African American youths Earl Harris Jr 19 Thomas E Smith 20 and Eugene Taylor 19 were arraigned in justice court on first degree murder charges in the shooting of Frank Chenoweth 71 at his filling station. They were remanded to jail without bond and will have a preliminary hearing January 21. Police say the men took part in robberies in Missouri and Nebraska before their Cedar Rapids Iowa arrest last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Frank Chenoweth
Justice Court
Earl Harris, Jr
Thomas E. Smith
Eugene Taylor
Missouri
Nebraska
Cedar Rapids
Argentina to Sell 160000 Tons Wheat to Spain
Argentina's finance ministry said Madrid will purchase 160000 tons of wheat for 15000000 pesos about 4.5 million dollars under a new agreement. Spain plans to dispatch ships immediately to lift the crop.
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Buenos Aires
Finance Mini
Argentina
Spain
Madrid
La Porte City Publisher Seeks Iowa House Nomination
Everett H. Smith publisher of the Black Hawk County Progress Review in La Porte City obtained nomination papers for the Iowa House. He did not reveal party affiliation though his paper is listed as Republican. The item notes a steel comparison for ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Everett H. Smith
Black Hawk County Progress Review
la Porte City
Iowa
Smith
Eye opening Rice Method offer promises comfort relief
An advertisement claims a free mailing of the Rice Method details from William B. Rice Inc Dept 355 A Adams NY. It touts a rupture protection support that avoids pads and pressure, releasing from trusses with springs and straps for secure placement and comfort, requesting name and address to send full information.
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William
Rice, Inc
Adams
N. Y
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W. H. Behrens
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Price
Montieur Photo
C.R
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Partitioned
Jan Sramek
Germany
Sramek
Emmanuel Tsouderos
Crete
Garmoe
Merle E. Garmoe
Optometrist Dial
Third Street
Bell Service
Fiel
Standard Oil
C. R
Second Street
AtrigtoTanset
Mazda
Martini
Carter
Miles Alka Seltzer
Ocedar Furniture Poli
Mead
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