Relief program control questioned in Linn County
The board of supervisors considers who should oversee the poor after shifting the county relief setup from state control. Mrs. Mildred Hunt, long-time county social welfare director, is favored to lead but salary and policy could keep her in the welfare director role. The move aims to preserve quality and continuity of relief, as other Iowa counties have done.
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Mildred Hunt
Hunt
Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Italians face ouster from Africa as British press reports
British desert and jungle fighters threaten to seize Benito Mussolini's African empire from exhausted Italian defenders. No German aid moves were visible beyond Sicily and southern Italy. Observers doubt Germany can save much, but a possible move into French North Africa lingers near Bizerte. The British push on every front, Derna in Libya confirmed as a target.
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Great Britain
Benito
Africa
Derna
Libya
British announce Tobruk and Eritrea prisoner tallies drive Africa offensive
Cairo reports 25,000 Italian prisoners taken at Tobruk and 1,100 in Eritrea as British force advances. Italians admit near half of Libyan plateau crossed toward Benghazi while Red Star hails Allied tactics and notes German invasion risks. Rebels kill 200 Italians east of Lake Tana as campaigns spread across Ethiopia and Somaliland.
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Cairo
Egypt
Tobruk
Eritrea
East Africa
Benghazi
Italian East Africa
Agordat
Asmara
Massawa
Red Sea
Ethiopia
Lake Tana
Kenya
Moscow
Red Star
Africa
Britain
British Isles
Iowa Senate Seeks Fixes on 60 Percent Assessment Bill
Gov. George A. Wilson flags technical flaws in the 60 per cent assessment measure as the Iowa Senate meets in secret session to correct language. The plan would base property values at 60 per cent for tax purposes, not guarantee lower total taxes, with the Supreme Court recently endorsing 100 per cent base.
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Bulletin— Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Senate
Des Moines
Iowa
George A. Wilson
General Assembly
Wilson
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa County
Audi
Graziani Fired As Italian Chief In Africa
Reuters reported from Ankara that Marshal Rodolfo Graziani, Italian commander in North Africa, was dismissed from his post. The move would make him the second top military figure removed after Badoglio, as Mussolini’s regime faced renewed Allied pressure and failures in Africa.
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Be International News Service
Reuter
Ankara
Rodolfo Graziani
North Africa
Rome
Graziani
Sidi Barrani
Egypt
Mussolini
Greece
Albania
Farflung
Pietro Badognio
Ugo Cavallero
Badoglio
Ethiopia
Hull Testifies in Secrecy on Loan Proposal
Secretary Cordell Hull told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee behind closed doors that U S aid had largely sustained Britain against invasion for seven months and that expanded aid would not draw the nation into war He noted a possible September invasion attempt and said Turkey would stand firm against axis aggression while Japan aimed to seize Indo China He urged restricting disclosure to protect national security and praised private briefing.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Hull
Turkey
Japan
Indo-China
Committee
George
Harrison
Miss
Clark
Radiator Grill Clues Lead to Hit and Run Arrest
Cedar Rapids police closed a five day investigation with the arrest of Bernard Bishop 32 of 514 First Avenue West for leaving the scene of an accident. Four radiator grill fragments found at the Jan 21 hit and run scene matched Bishop's car identified by Patrolman Remington. Bishop faces a justice court appearance next Monday.
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Bill Remington
Bernard Bishop
First Avenue
Bishop
Eugene Tasker
Third Avenue
Tasker
Remington
Ellis Boulevard
Bishop's
Planet
Justice Court
Monay
Taking Leaf From Sherlock's Book in Boston Dice Raid
Boston police raid a dice game as one officer lights a pipe and blows smoke into the keyhole. A player shouts fire, and all players rush outside into the arms of the raiders.
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Boston
Willkie Plans Study of British Airplane Output
Wendell L. Willkie said in London that he would study British aircraft production to coordinate with U S methods. He met with Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden and planned talks with Eamon de Valera in Ireland. He carried Roosevelt's greeting and noted Britain's urgent need for planes and naval bases in Eire.
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London
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Britain
Roosevelt
Willkie
Ministry of Information
Eire
Eamon de Valera
Anthony Eden
Winston Churchill
Churchill
No. 10
Downing Street
Roosevelt Cancels Engagements Goes To Bed With Cold
President Roosevelt abruptly canceled all engagements Monday afternoon and retired to bed with a slight cold. He kept two appointments with Gen Frank T Hines and the McAdoos, then summoned his physician and was told to rest. The White House hoped he could dine with family and return to duties Tuesday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Frank T Hines
Veterans’ Administration
William G. McAdoo
California
Ross T. McIntire
Gypsy Rose Lee Plans Divorce Action in Chicago
Gypsy Rose Lee will file for divorce from New York’s Robert Muzzy in Chicago. Attorney Henry Kalcheim announced the move as the strip tease star seeks termination of the marriage.
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Chicago
INS
Gypsy Rose Lee
Robert Muzzy
New York
Henry Kalcheim
British Approve Winant as U.S. Ambassador
Great Britain has endorsed the appointment of John G Winant as United States ambassador to the court of St James. The approval was sent to Washington and reported Monday night.
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London
Great Britain
John G Winant
United States
Court of St. James
Washington
Interned Nazi Tars Leave For Camp In New Mexico
Four hundred Germans from the scuttled liner Columbus will be transported in secrecy to an abandoned CCC camp near Fort Stanton New Mexico. They will be policed by officers and immigration officials, cook and manage themselves, and are described as bonded paying guests rather than prisoners. Fifteen sailors will later depart for Germany.
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San Francisco
Columbus
United States
Department of Justice
Civilian Conservation Corps
Fort Stanton
N. M
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Southern Pacific Railroad
Leavenworth
Alcatraz
New Mexico
Billy the Kid
Roswell
Gration
Angel Island
San Francisco Bay
Atlantic
Germany
Japan
Russia
Everyday Living Reflections On Morals And Beliefs
A collection of aphorisms on sleep before action, past lessons, truth, superstition, and religion. It includes quotes about mercy, humility, and personal conduct, with a closing note attributing the items to United Feature Syndicate.
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DR. Newton
Pudd'nhead Wilson
Mark Twain
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Cedar Rapids Council Grants $500 Yearly Raise
Cedar Rapids council approves a $500 annual raise for councilmen as the city surpasses 60,000 population. The secretary of state confirms a 62,120 population and the new pay scale begins January 1 with the mayor at 3,500 and each commissioner at 3,000.
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Cedar Rapids
Earl Miller
Frank Hahn
City Digs Out After T Inch Snow Main Roads Opened
Cedar Rapids cleared after the season’s heaviest snowfall with seven and a half inches on level surfaces and drifts up to four feet. The storm began Saturday afternoon as a baby blizzard, lingering into Sunday. Highways remained open though ice formed in thawed spots, and the highway patrol warned to drive slowly. Highway crews operated at peak storm, while roads in the northwest and northeast reported ice and slick conditions. Rural roads were particularly rough.
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Cedar Rapids
Nathan
Highway Patrol
The
Highway Commission
Automobile Club
Dubuque
Denison
Independence
Oelwein
Waterloo
Manchester
Three Nebraska youths nabbed for car theft here
Three Lincoln youths Sergi Howard Walsh 16 LeRos Lamb 15 and Elmer Holbert 16 were arrested after a service station attendant tipped police. They admitted stealing a car in Lincoln last Wednesday then driving to Milwaukee Sterling Cedar Rapids and back before authorities took custody and prepared charges.
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Cedar Rapids
Nebraska
Sergi Howard Walsh
Scotty Duncan
Emersh
Elmer Holbert
LeRos Lamb
Lincoln
Havs
Milwaukee
Wis
Sterling
Ill
S W Wilder
Lncal
Four Held for Drunk Driving Over Weekend
Cedar Rapids police reported a weekend record four arrests for drunk driving. Leo Sullivan 35 of 1908 Higley Ave SE pled guilty to a $300 fine and costs with $25 monthly payments. Lester Reim 29 Swisher and Earl Dagwitt 41 1406 Sixth St SW pled not guilty. W B Bogaard 37 1035 Third Ave SE was nabbed after crashing into a traffic signal and released on bond.
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Cedar Rapids
Leo Sullivan
Higley Avenue SE
Earl Dagwitt
Sixth Street
W. B. Bogaard
Third Avenue SE
Lester Reim
Swisher
Sullivan
H. C. King
Reim
Daywitt
Bogaard
Leonard Bruce
First Avenue
Third Street
Verne Marshall's Grand Jury Subpoena Questioned
Verne Marshall says the subpoena to appear before a federal grand jury in Washington is invalid non existent. He claims a phony order signed by a deceased or retired clerk of a non existent court and says federal agents have shadowed and wire tapped him as he defends his No Foreign War Committee.
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Washington
New Deal
Verne Marshall
Cuatantes Marshall
No Foreign War Committee
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Verne Marshal
Cedar Rapids
WHO
Des Moines
Triat Court of
United States
Marshall
Gavette
Cedar Ramie
Tovero Petrus
Petrus
New York
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Elisha Hanson
United States Department of Justice
Hanson
Europe
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Defense
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U. S
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Navy
Harold R Stark
Americas
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate Committee
Cedar Rapids News
Sherlock
Ernest Bevin
Winant
Bulletin
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