Roosevelt aides press garden-hose plan in hearings
Top Roosevelt cabinet leaders testified to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the administration's aid to Britain, outlining the self-defense rationale behind potential total war and the shift from an attack-only posture. Morgenthau warned Britain lacks dollars for war supplies, suggesting dollar conversions and Western Hemisphere assets as possible funding. Republicans in caucus urged caution on a 60 percent property assessment bill, while an Iowa expert questioned whether old-age pensions truly serve as security or keep retirees busy, hinting at evolving needs.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Britain
Hull
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
House Committee
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
British Commonwealth
Hitler
HOUSE
Iowa State College
RAF Attacks Wilhelmshaven and German Bases In Broad Blitz
The Royal Air Force conducted a major strike on Wilhelmshaven Germany's key naval base and launched secondary raids on Emden Bremerhaven Rotterdam Flushing and Brest as part of a broader attack wave. Berlin admitted 20 killed and 35 wounded but claimed no strategic damage while fires burned for hours. The RAF also reported earlier damage to the Catania dive bomber base and raids across northern and coastal targets.
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Germany
Brest
Wilhelmshaven
Berlin
R.A.F
Portsmouth
Mediterranean
Britain
London
Catania
Navy emergency authorization approved for shipbuilding
Washington leaders push a 1.209 billion emergency authorization to expand ships and shipyards for a two ocean navy. The plan adds 400 priority auxiliaries, 315 million for yard facilities, and 194 million for weapons and armor factories, with navy yards adopting longer weeks and overtime pay.
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Washington
House Naval Affairs Committee
Navy
Carl Vinson
United States Naval Academy
Vinson
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
McGregor Defeats Power Franchise For Second Time
McGregor voters rejected a five-year franchise for Interstate Power to continue power and light service, 437 to 251. It marks the second no vote on granting a franchise after a 1939 defeat of a ten-year term. The city had approved a $120,000 municipal light plant in 1939, building held up by a Supreme Court appeal from the power company. Mayor T. Frederick Walter said the court would rule February 7.
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McGregor
Interstate Power Company
Power and Light
Electrical Equipment Company of
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Power Company
T. Frederick Walter
Supreme Court
Marshall Opposes Lease-Lend Bill in Boston Speech
Verne Marshall, chair of the No Foreign War Committee, declares against bill 1776 at Repertory Hall in Boston. He warns the measure gives the President power for war and argues mediation could avoid conflict, while critics push for aiding Allies.
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Boston
Verne Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Congress
New England
Repertory Hall
America
Roosevelt
Germany
England
France
Hitler
Kennedy to Speak His Mind in Radio Address
Joseph P. Kennedy the retiring American ambassador to Britain announced he will address the nation by radio at 6 30 p m Iowa time this Saturday He said the talk would stress staying out of war and indicated he will speak frankly about the foreign situation and his own views He also said he will not return to England as ambassador and that Roosevelt and he discussed succession.
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United States
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
Britain
Iowa
England
Iowa Student Editor Demands Real Education Stir on Campus
Iowa City Phi Beta Kappa editor Loren Hickerson urged educators to give students something real beyond “smatterings of knowledge.” He argues universities should teach living and responsibility, framing a postwar crisis as a call to mental and spiritual toughness. The open letter drew mixed faculty reaction and student support.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Loren Hickerson
Phi Beta Kappa
Iowan
Fred Pownall
Hickerson
Towa
Notre Dame
University of Iowa
Turning point 1936 a year of rising totalitarian tide
The passage argues 1936 marks a shift from postwar to prewar era as Hitler rises, fascism grows, and the league dissolves. It cites Locarno torn, Spain civil war, Britain’s abdication, and reforms reframing democracy toward regimentation and fanaticism. It warns of a world losing liberty, law, and reason.
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Hitler
League of Nations
Newton
Rhineland
Locarno
Edward VIII
Spain
Supreme Court
Two Franklin High Girls Hurt In Icy Car Crash
Franklin High students Ruth Ferguson 15 and Jean Elder 17 were injured when their car skidded on an icy street and hit a telephone pole at B avenue and Twenty second street NE. They were treated at Mercy hospital. driver Bob Hradecky 17 was uninjured.
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Franklin High School
B Avenue
Twenty-second Street
Ruth Ferguson
Jack M. Ferguson
C Avenue
Jean Elder
William D. Elder
Mercy Hospital
Bob Hradecky
L. F. Hradecky
Thirty-first Street
Rumor Resignation of French Cabinet Resists Official Word
Berlin dispatch says unconfirmed reports from Vichy claim the French cabinet has resigned to allow Marshal Petain to appoint a new government. No official confirmations were issued as of Thursday night.
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Berlin
Vichy
Henri Philippe Petain
Fog Maintains Dangerous Driving On Iowas Highways
Dense fog remained a hazard across eastern Iowa with icy roads described as very dangerous. A highway commission report noted icy conditions and no statewide improvement despite a slight thaw. The fog stretched from Audubon and Mount Ayr to the Mississippi River while temperatures lingered around 31 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Highway Commission
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Mount Ayr
Mississippi River
Chambers
Bishop Magee Warns On Free Speech Rights Amid War Fears
Bishop J Ralph Magee of Des Moines warned 350 eastern Iowa laymen at St Pauls Church that free speech and right of assembly may be forbidden as tensions rise. He argued for protecting the right to speak freely while critiquing property rights and government power.
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Iowa
St. Paul's Church
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
America
Hoover Urges Clarity on Powers Lease Bill to Aid Britain
Former President Hoover wrote to the House Foreign Affairs Committee asking for a clear definition of the expanded powers to be granted to President Roosevelt. He warned against misinterpretations that could allow giving away battleships or using American ships in war zones, and urged limiting involvement to aid short of war.
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Washington
LLP
Herbert Hoover
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Britain
Brill
Great Britain
Sol Bloom
Hoover
New York
Congress
Tom Crabbe Chosen 1941 President of C. R. Country Club
Tom Crabbe was elected president and G O Fletcher vice president of the Cedar Rapids Country Club at a noon board meeting. Ben H Witwer was named secretary treasurer. At the annual members meeting, Frank C Chambers W J Barron and John T Hamilton were elected directors for three years.
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Tom Crabbe
G. O Fletcher
Cedar Rapids
Mayor Declines Board Role In No Foreign War Group
Cedar Rapids mayor Frank Hahn refuses a seat on the new No Foreign War Committee board saying he cannot take an active part in the work. Other directors include Bronson Batchelor Mark M Jones Robert A Lancater Helen D Longstreet Clarence Budington Kelland Harry W Colmery Dr Harry M Gage and Don Barnes.
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Frank Hahn
Verne Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Cedar Rapids
Hahn
Associated Press
Bronson Batchelor
Mark M. Jones
Akron
National Association of Manufacturers
Robert A. Lancater
Helen D. Longstreet
Savannah
Clarence Budington Kelland
Harry W. Colmery
Topeka
Kan
The
American Legion
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Don Barnes
Stimson Warns of Air Invasion If Britain’s Navy Fails
Secretary Henry L. Stimson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the United States faces danger of an air invasion if Britain’s navy is destroyed or surrendered. He noted Newfoundland and North Canada as near-range bases and discussed lend lease aid while Morgenthau reported Britain has nearly exhausted its stabilization fund.
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Henry L. Stimson
War Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Representative Fish
Stimson
Roosevelt
Britain
Sol Bloom
Fish
United States Army
Atlantic
Newfoundland
New England
Canada
Pacific
Cedar Rapids Named Among Ten Cities For Business Improvement
Forbes Magazine in its January 15 issue lists Cedar Rapids as one of ten U S cities where business improvement is outstanding. Other cities include Boston San Diego Norfolk Chattanooga New Bedford El Paso Charlotte Winston Salem and Brockton. The article notes business performance in these cities compares favorably with last year more than at any time since May 1940.
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Forbes Magazine
United States
Boston
Mass
San Diego
Calif
Norfolk
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