Norris Seeks Jackson for Presidency Endorses Attorney General
Senator George W. Norris of Nebraska lauded Robert H. Jackson as attorney general and suggested he could be fit for president. Norris praised Jackson's views and pledged that under his leadership laws would be enforced fairly, while monopoly and greed would not be tolerated.
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Washington
LLP
George W. Norris
Ind
Neb
Roosevelt
Robert H. Jackson
Norris
Jackson
Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
Forecast Temporary Industrial Downturn First Half of 1940
Washington AP report shows an industrial downturn expected in early 1940 but not likely to be prolonged or severe. Commodity prices viewed as less vulnerable than during prior similar downturns, with war in Europe delaying price rebounds. Exports of farm products down due to war, with wheat cotton tobacco and fruits most affected while hogs fats oils and evaporated milk may benefit.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Europe
Bureau
Federal Reserve Board
Board
The
Agricultural Bureau
U S Barter Cotton Withheld For Three Months
Washington reported that the United States and Great Britain agreed to withhold barter cotton shipments during February March and April to ease congested shipping. About 240000 of 600000 bales bartered for rubber were expected shipped by February 1. shipments will resume after the agreement expires.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Forced Landing Starts Story Of Plane Crash
Harvard flyer David Hyde aged 30 from Milford Connecticut was forced to land his plane on a Boston harbor island. Police and coast guard searched for a second plane said to have plunged into the sea as Hyde returned to the flight school after the incident.
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Boston
Harvard
Coast Guard
David Hyde
Milford
Conn
Dr. R. W. Tallman Named State Teachers Field Representative
DES MOINES AP Appoint ment of Dr. R. W. Tallman of Jewell as field representative for the Iowa State Teachers association was announced here Thursday. Tallman has served as a rural teacher, school superintendent, director of teacher education at a state college, and as state director of the FERA and WPA education programs and the NYA.
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Des Moines
R. W. Tallman
Jewell
Iowa State Teachers Association
Tallman
FERA
WPA
NYA
Ontario Premier Hepburn Blasts Canadian War Effort
Ontario legislation passed a condemnation urging stronger wartime action by Ottawa. Premier Hepburn denounced the federal government as slow and under equipped, vowing resignation if defeat. He also assailed a wheat sale to the Soviet Union, calling it ill advised amid wartime needs.
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Toronto
Ontario
Mitchell Hepburn
Hepburn
Dominion
Mackenzie King
Ottawa
Canada
King
George Drew
Russia
Columbus Crew Members Quarantined on Angel Island
Five hundred twelve crew members of the scuttled German liner Columbus settled into new quarters on Angel Island. Immigration officials and Captain Fritz Wiedemann gave unclear timelines for their stay as talks of repatriation continued. The Tatuta Maru was canceled as reservations moved to the Orient and rumors of civilian captures remained unconfirmed.
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Columbus
Angel Island
U. S
J. J. McGrath
Fritz Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Wiedemann
Germany
Orient
Golden Gate
Ottawa
Gillette Seeks Bills on Relief Funds and War Pensions
Senator Guy M. Gillette, Iowa Democrat, introduced two measures in the Senate. One bill would allow relief funds to be used for constructing non-federal buildings funded by state legislatures before July 1, 1929. The second would provide pensions to widows and minor children of service members with 70 or more days in the Spanish American War, the Philippine Insurrection, or the China Relief Expedition.
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Washington
Congress
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Reagan and Wyman to Wed in Glendale Ceremony
Hollywood stars Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman announce they will marry next Thursday in a simple ceremony at Glendale's Wee Kirk of the Heath. The couple defy Hollywood elopement trends with a modest nuptial plan.
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Ronald Reagan
Jane Wyman
Hollywood
Glendale
Wee Kirk of
Radio listings capture a busy Iowa network schedule
A dense archival radio grid outlines daily station lineups across WMT WGN KFJB WHO WSUI WCCO WOI and more. It lists programs from 6:00 p m to after 12:00 a m including news sports music and variety shows with notable names and local Cedar Rapids Ames and Des Moines affiliates.
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WMT
Failten Lewis, Jr
Andy
Wsul
KFJB
WGN
Vox Pop
Frank Bukacek
Cedar Rapids
New Yor
Junior Chamber of Commerce
WOI
Ames
Chicago
Weco
Amengetie
Morning Radio Schedule Highlights and Programs
A dense timetable lists radio and program segments across stations WMT WOI WCCO WHO KFJB WGN WSUI and more. Entries include Morning Parade Morning Music Planting Time Markets News and musical features plus a U. S. Army Band slot and Cincinnati Conservatory concert notes.
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WMT
Chet Ryk
Orch
Iowa State Players
WGN
Chet Ryks
WCCO
Drew
Eastman School of Music
KFJB
WOI
New York
WSUI
Melody Time
Magic Kitchen
Let
WHO
Ensemble Moderne
Wes
Don Roth
N—Enoch Light
Wssui—Farm
Bob
Joe Fisher
WMTI
Boone
Jerry
Zelda
Wm. G. Murray
Mu Shop
Wi Musicales
Wsur— Tiocung Chaps
Merkers Rymakers
KFJJB
WolOpenise
Wser
Wmtworpetty Wells
Waa
KFJIB
Alice Dee
U. S. Army Band
Joe Gallicchio
Cincinnati Conservatory
Britain Rejects U S Protest On Mails But Yields On Search
Washington dispatch reports Britain rejected the U S protest against British search of American mails as essential to its German blockade. It will, however, heed U S protest against forcing vessels into British waters for contraband checks and will instead search in safer Canadian or Newfoundland ports. The Moore MacSun freighter awaited release from Kirkcaldy control after three weeks, aided by its Finnish Red Cross cargo.
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Washington
INS
Britain
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
New York
Bergen
Norway
Kirkwall
Scotland
Red Cross
Des Moines Grocer Saved In Store Fire
Des Moines resident M. L. Walker, 71, a suburban grocer, was pulled from a burning storeroom unconscious Thursday and revived after about an hour of rescue work by firefighters. His store was destroyed and one firefighter suffered a minor injury.
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Des Moines
M. L
Walker
House Passes Pruned Independent Offices Appropriation
The House approved a 1.100 billion dependent offices appropriation bill, trimming 94.5 million from Roosevelt estimates. Speaker Bankhead led opposition to an amendment to halt TVA operations. Two changes were made, striking 24 thousand for the personnel council and 150 million in ship contracts.
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Washington
Appropriations
House
Senate
Roosevelt
William B. Bankhead
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chamber
Council of Personnel Administration
White House
Maritime Commission
Independent Offices
Italy May Join War On Nazis Side Urges Rome Speech Cited
Berlin newspapers warned Allies that Italy may enter the war on Germanys side citing Ettore Mutis Rome speech and saying Italy may be compelled to take up arms at any moment.
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Berlin
Italy
Germany
Rome
Ettore Muti
Fascist Party
Dancers Expect Stork Yolanda Veloz to Become Mother
Yolanda Veloz, partner of Frank Veloz, is expecting a baby in mid summer and the couple will cancel part of their tour. The announcement came from her husband on Thursday.
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Chicago
INS
Yolanda
Frank Veloz
Doctor Again Fights Snow To Officiate At Birth Of Child
Dorchester Nebraska AP reports a snowbound delivery as Dr. J. R. C. Panter beat a blizzard to reach Pleasant Hill and officiate as Helen Kooi was born to Helen Kocinow and Raphael Houska. A 15 man volunteer crew led by Joe Herget shoveled through drifts after a stalled snowplow delayed the returns. Dr Panter arrived before noon, keeping a 20 year old hometown milestone intact.
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Doctor
Snow
Dorchester
Neb
J. R. C. Panter
Pleasant Hill
Helen Kooi
Joe Herget
Dr. Panter
Helen Koci
Raphael Houska
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