Judge Earl Peters Praised As Honest Iowa Supreme Court Candidate
The piece extols Judge Earl Peters of Clarinda as an incorruptible jurist amid Iowa graft cases. It recalls Peters in Sioux City trials fighting corrupt officials, resisting outside pressure, and upholding the law despite political backlash and high court resistance.
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Hursday
Iowa Supreme Court
Earl Peters
Clarinda
Supreme Court
Peters
Gazette
Des Moines
Sioux City
State House
Woodbury County
Verne Marshall
New Deal State Supreme Court
High Court
Ed O’connor
State
Max Duckworth
O’connor
Duckworth
LeMars
Bradley
Rimghar
New Deal
New Deal Sureme
Eters
University of Michigan Law College
Iowa
Fifteenth Judicial District
Pittman Accuses Germany of Aiming to Challenge Monroe Doctrine
Sen Pittman and other lawmakers back Secretary Hull in pledging U S to uphold the Monroe Doctrine amid a German note rejecting America's interpretation. The administration seeks unity ahead of the Havana Pan American conference and warns Germany against incursion and public criticism of the U S.
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Washington
Germany
Pittman
Nev
Hull
United States
America
Western Hemisphere
Havana
State Department
Roosevelt
United States Plans Possession Backed by Pan American Union
The United States, after consultations with Western Hemisphere nations, would take temporary possession of any British or French colonies in the Western world if Germany seizes them. If possible, action would be in the name of the Pan American Union, lasting only while the European mother country cannot direct its affairs.
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United States
Europe
Hull
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
Germany
Washington
INS
Reich Calls for Bilateral Monroe Doctrine Recognition
Berlin reports Nazi sources say Germany would recognize the Monroe Doctrine if applied bilaterally with Europe for Europeans and America for Americans. Officials dismiss interpretations that Germany rejected Hull’s note and affirm the reply as a measured position rather than a rejection.
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Berlin
Germany
America
Europe
United States
American
US Oh
Cordell Hull
Camp Children Exhibit Handcrafts Before Departure
Children at Camp Good Health plan a Saturday handcraft exhibit on the grounds as many prepare to leave Monday to make room for other physically handicapped youngsters. Younger girls prepare scrapbooks while older girls showcase movie star pictures, home plans, and an imaginary family scroll movie to be left for future enjoyment.
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Camp Good Health
Hitler makes triumphal return to Berlin amid crowds
Adolf Hitler arrived at Anhalter station for a victorious homecoming from the western campaigns. Berliners packed streets from station to Wilhelmstrasse as Nazi leaders stood along a red carpet. He appeared on the chancellery balcony amid cheers and the crowd sang We Are Sailing Against England.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Anhalter Station
West
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Wilhelmplatz
England
Check Charge Filed Against Woman As Her Promises Fail
Cedar Rapids reports a local case where County Attorney King Thompson offered Mrs. Charles Welch of Winthrop a deferred prosecution on a check forgery charge if she paid $50 to Killian's. Welch did not appear as agreed to discuss payment, and Killian's pressed ahead with the case.
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King Thompson
Charles Welch
Winthrop
Dostoyevsky warns of revolutionary danger in modern times
In a reflection on Dostoyevsky and Russia's past, Dr. Newton argues that “little ready made ideas” and godless, decayed society could yield chaos anywhere. He cites Burke and Dostoyevsky to warn that violations of liberty, justice, and religion lead to tyranny, with sinister inner agents at work.
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Dostoyevsky
Russia
Edmund Burke
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Mercury Reaches Week High Amid Cedar Rapids Heat
Cedar Rapids records a week’s high with 86 degrees on Friday between 3 30 and 4 p m 80 by 7 p m and 68 at midnight. The temperature then climbs to 84 by 2 p m Saturday with a 12 degree dawn low 5 30 am. Readings come from Chambers Inskeep company registries.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Luxuries Ban Enters Effect on War Anniversary in Tokyo
On the third anniversary of the Chinese war the Japanese government enacts a new law prohibiting the manufacture of items deemed luxuries. The move targets nonessential goods as part of wartime economic measures and reflects broader controls on consumer goods during hostilities.
Tunney Pushes Rival Youth Congress In Lake Geneva
Former heavyweight champion Gene Tunney urged organizing a rival to the American Youth Congress at Williams Bay. The pro American rump met as the main group condemned rearmament and Roosevelt policies. The resolution urged keeping out of war and opposed conscription.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Gene Tunney
American Youth Congress
Congress
Roosevelt
Tunney
Youth Congress
Theodore Roosevelt
Williams Bay
Murray Plavner
New York
Max Weiss
Young Communist League
United States
Latin America
Far East
Willkie Backed for Utility Reform in 1935 Testimony
Republican backers plan to use Willkie's 1935 testimony before the House Interstate Commerce Committee to argue for strict regulation of utility companies and curb dishonest business practices. He favored abolishing intermediate holding companies, truth in securities, and publicity to curb watered stock while stressing private enterprise and federal state cooperation.
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House
Willkie
Washington
INS
Wendell L. Willkie
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company
Tennessee Valley Authority
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Dynamite sighted near Du Pont plant entry
Three men carrying four sticks of dynamite tried to enter the Du Pont ethyl plant near Baton Rouge Friday night. They escaped, leaving the dynamite behind. Searchers found fresh digging at a fence base near large storage tanks. the plant makes tetraethyl lead for airplane gasoline.
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Baton Rouge
du Pont Ethyl
Newman DeBretton
Willkie Names Colorado as Vacation Site and Moves Plans
Willkie chose Colorado as the vacation site and will depart for Denver Tuesday. He spoke with Governor Ralph Carr who was asked to select a suitable two week stay. The Republican nominee resumed talks with a twelve member RNC subcommittee to organize campaign plans and set up a three member campaign board.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado
Denver
Ralph Carr
Willkie
Republican National Committee
Officers Of Local Guard Units Ready On 60 Days Notice
The Cedar Rapids units of the national guard ready for duty on sixty days notice under the Roosevelt plan for M day. Three Cedar Rapids units center on headquarters company first battalion and Co C 133rd infantry and Co H 136th medical regiment. Married men may enlist optional but first enlistments exclude married men and no reenlistments below non commissioned officer grade.
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Cedar Rapids
National Guard
Adjutant Generals Office
Des Moines
Co. C
133Rd Infantry
136Th Medical Regiment
National Guard Ready for Active Service Says Gen Williams
Maj Gen John F Williams, chief of the National Guard, told the War Department on Saturday that 235,000 guardsmen are ready for active service at any time the President orders. President Roosevelt seeks authority to mobilize the guard under a national defense plan, a proposal that faces Congress. Williams praised morale and equipment, asserting the guard is better prepared than ever for intensive training and stand ready to serve.
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Washington
John F Williams
National Guard
War Department
Roosevelt
Congress
Williams
United States
More Original Willkie Men Than Population Count
A tongue in cheek column notes that there are more original Willkie men than people in the population. It mocks political rumors about Roosevelt running and uses playful metaphors about rumors and an unhatched omelet. The piece ties to a 1940 census joke about repeated counting.
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U. S
Willkie
Warships move near Martinique amid French British tension
Reports say five US destroyers from the Virgin Islands joined battleships New York and Texas to observe Martinique as Britain reportedly pressures France. US officials offered no confirmation, while French and British actions threaten possible naval ultimatum and a French defense stance.
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Washington
United States
Martinique
Caribbean
Virgin Islands
St Thomas
Panama Canal
US seeks full information on British blockade of Martinique
Secretary Hull said Washington and other American nations are gathering all available information on reports of a British blockade around Martinique. He would not confirm or deny the presence of British warships but said the matter is being studied under the hemispheric policy of continual consultation on economic political and military concerns.
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Washington (Ap
Hull
Martinique
Caribbean
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