Gillette opposes loan 10 Finland for military aid
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa says he supports Finland aid in principle but will not back a loan for military purposes. He favors nonmilitary credit through the Reconstruction Finance Corp and Export-Import Bank, urging caution to avoid setting a precedent for other nations. He warns Russia and Finland remain neutral, and opposes a Danaher resolution that would invoke the neutrality act against Russia and Finland.
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Washington
Guy M. Gillette
Finland
Foreign Relations Committee
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Export-Import Bank
Roosevelt
United States
Czechoslovakia
Poland
China
Hungary
Rumania
Balkan
Russia
Netherlands
Belgium
Japan
Danaher
Gillette
Burma
Conclude Testimony In Cancer Cure Trial In Arkansas
Testimony ended in the Norman Baker cancer cure trial as the group of defendants was reduced to four. The government dropped charges against Irma Baker and others. Hutto Conway and Fisher were freed for lack of evidence. Final arguments awaited as 44 former patients testified to cures or benefits.
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Little Rock, Ark
Norman Baker
U. S. District Court
Irma Baker
Muscatine
Ila
Baker Hospitals
Eureka Springs
Ark
R. A. Bellows
O. L. Beatty
J. L. Statler
T. C. Trimble
Baker
Betlows
Baker Organization
Kansas City
Bellows
John Hey
Galveston
Texas
Clem Lotts
Carpenter
Mary Harbit
Indianapolis
Elizabeth Cook
Inglewood
Calif
Emporia
Kans
Daisy Hite
St. Joseph
Minnie Brumm
Spirit Lake
Frank Miles Junior Undergoes Arm Surgery
In Des Moines, Frank Miles Jr., editor of the Iowa Legionaire, remained in satisfactory condition after a hospital operation to repair a forearm injury from a fall. Details are unclear due to garbled text but report notes a fifth operation related to the prior break and subsequent football-related incidents.
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Des Moines
INS
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Miles
Wes
Wemng West
Moines High School
Atlantic salesman wins praise for hitchhiker sale
An Atlantic insurance man driving to Des Moines picked up a hitchhiker and not only sold him an insurance policy but also collected the first premium before reaching his destination.
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Atlantic
Des Moines
Better Reporting Of Accidents Basis Of Safety Program
Des Moines AP Gov George A Wilsons traffic safety coordinating committee estimates over 60 000 Iowa accidents went unreported in 1939 based on National Safety Council data of one fatality per 150 accidents. The plan promotes reporting all accidents and introduces monthly summaries, a new personal accident form, posters and spot maps to illustrate benefits, and broader safety measures.
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DES Moines
George A. Wilson
Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee
Iowa
National Safety Council
M. C. Nelson
Nelson
Snowbound Driver Counted On Shove Then Robbed
Marvin R. Embry of Waterloo reported two men offered to help after his car stalled on highway 218 near Waterloo. They first offered to push the car then demanded money, taking $23 from his billfold and warning him to stay silent before fleeing.
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Waterloo
INS
Marvin R. Embry
Highway 218
Embry
Ahead of Iowa U. presidency a wide field of candidates
The Iowa state board of education may delay naming a new president of the University of Iowa until near July 1 when Eugene A. Gilmore steps down. Dozens of largely on campus candidates are considered, including Dean George D. Stoddard, Dean Paul Packer, Prof Earl Leib, Prof Kirk Porter, and Dr Earl E. Harper, with Jessup and other alumni backing various figures. The board weighs qualifications while students push for input and a younger, aggressive leader with ideas.
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Iowa City
Iowa State Board of Education
Eugene A. Gilmore
University of Iowa
Gilmore
Des Moines
Davenport
Education Board
Stoddard
George D. Stoddard
Graduate College
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Kirk Porter
Earl E. Harper
School of Fine Arts
Iowa Memorial Union
Leib
Liberal Arts
Board of Education
Harper
Simpson College
George F. Kay
College of Liberal Arts
Kay
Francis M. Dawson
Engineering College
George Keller
College of Engineering
Works Progress Administration
Iowa
Virgil Hancher
W. Earl Hall
Chicago
Rhodes
Alumni Association of the University
State Board
Decorah Man Offers City Butterflies Valued At 14000
Decorah resident A F Porter, famed butterfly collector, offers the city his 40000 specimen collection valued at 14000 plus a bird and animal exhibit, a 5000 property, and 300 tons of rare rock for a museum building. The proposal is under advisement.
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Decorah
A. F. Porter
United States
South America
Brazil
Oelwein Boy Hunter Fatally Shot Near Hazleton
Hazleton area hunting accident leaves 16 year old Oelwein youth Jim Geary dead after a shotgun misfire by a companion nearby. Another hunter Harold DeBow aged 16 was present. Coroner Paul Leehey ruled the death accidental. Geary was a Sacred Heart high school student with four brothers and a sister.
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Hazleton
Jim Geary
John Geary
Oelwein
Joe Becker
Geary
Harold DeBow
Paul Leehey
Independence
Sacred Heart High School
Herring Aims Valentine Day Change To November
Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa says he will ask President Roosevelt to move Valentine Day from February 14 to November 5 to honor John Valentine’s election as governor That date shift would follow examples like Thanksgiving being moved and Minnesota Republicans discussing birthdays for political ends Herring plans to propose the change in person or by letter while backing Valentine’s candidacy for governor
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Washington
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Roosevelt
John Valentine
Herring
Minnesota
Harold Stassen
Valentine
Iowa Democrats Weigh Valentine Bid For Governor
Iowa Democrats watch John Valentine for possible top spot on the state ticket. The Valentine boom faces opposition as Senator Clyde L. Herring started and promotes it. Governor candidate prospects include State Senator Ed Breen, while Guy M. Gillette remains aloof from the race.
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Des Moines
Iowa
John Valentine
Valentine
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
Guy M. Gillette
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Senator Herring Attacks GOP Economy Move
Senator Clyde L. Herring accuses Iowa leaders of draining state funds and failing to leverage federal money for aid to homeless children. He predicts a Democratic victory in November and praises Ed Breen while noting Breen did not seek the lieutenant governor nomination.
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Washington
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Herring
John Valentine
Centerville
United States District Attorney
Ed Breen
Fort Dodge
Breen
Gwynne Proposes Item Veto Power for President
Representative John Gwynne of Iowa introduces a plan to allow the President to veto specific items in appropriation bills without vetoing the entire measure. He notes amendments can alter individual items in the house, but the President must sign or veto whole bills. He cites past presidents and argues the need without constitutional amendment.
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Washington
John Gwynne
Iowa
House
Grant
Arthur
Hayes
Iowa minister's son jailed after probation violation
Rolfe Anderson, 43, once known for clerical garb, was returned to Omaha from New York by federal officers for allegedly violating a three year probation parole on a mail fraud charge by leaving the U S district court's jurisdiction. He has prior convictions in San Francisco Spokane Dallas Cleveland and Buena Vista County on check charges. New York police identified him by fingerprints.
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Omaha
Iowa
Rolfe Anderson
New York
U. S. District Court
Anderson
San Francisco
Spokane
Dallas
Cleveland
Buena Vista
Colp
Iowa Bankers Conference Set for Monday in Des Moines
Iowa bankers gather in Des Moines for a one day conference sponsored by county bankers associations. Speakers include Rep H B Steagall Kenton Cravens James H Clarke and J C Crawley with Gov George A Wilson delivering the welcome.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Munday
County Bankers Associations
Iowa Bankers Association
Rep
H. B. Steagall
House Banking and Currency Committee
Kenton R. Cravens
Cleveland Trust Company
James H. Clarke
American National Bank and Trust Company
Chicago
J. C. Crawley
Iowa Unemployment Compensation Commission
George A. Wilson
Polk County Grand Jury to Probe Bootlegging and Smuggling
Polk County Attorney Francis J. Kuble ordered a grand jury investigation into bootlegging and out of state liquor smuggling. He subpoenaed 14 officials including State Liquor Control Commission Chairman M. L Curtis to testify, with more witnesses slated the next day. Curtis and others denied price increases while acknowledging large shipments of cheap liquor entering Iowa.
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DES Moines
Francis J. Kuble
Polk County
Grand Jury
State Liquor Control Commission
M. L Curtis
Curtis
Kuble
Richard R. Lane
Bernard E. Manley
Julius Jensen
Public Safety
Karl Fischer
Vane SB. Overturff
Mark L. Conkling
Floyd Hartzer
Henry Has- Brouck
Fischer
Iowa
Knoxville
Big Boo
Ik County
Mayor Wymore Acquitted in Barnes City Arson Case
Ed Wymore, mayor of Barnes City, was acquitted by directed verdict after jurors found insufficient evidence linking him to the July fire at the Walter Fuller cafe next to his general store. Judge J G Patterson announced the ruling and freed Wymore.
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Oskaloosa
INS
Ed Wymore
Barnes City
Liberty
J. G. Patterson
Wymore
Walter Fuller
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Galloway
U. of Iowa
Paul Packer
College of Education
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Dark Horse
Porter
Benjamin F. Shambaugh
University
Shambaugh
Prof
Earl E. Leib
Dean George Stoddard
Dean Francis Dawson
Dean Paul Packer
Julian Huxley
Europe
Sen
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Gwynne
Iowa Bankers
Polk County Grand Jury
Liquor Commission
East Des Moines
Congress
W. S. Alexander
Clinton
Hartley
Nbraska
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