Congressional Moves Delay Neutrality Bill Amid War Debate
Owa s Gillette casts the deciding vote as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee recommends postponing the neutrality bill until next session. The administration pushes for a law to identify aggressors and regulate arms sales, while leaders and experts clash over balance of power and risk of war. Regional notes include drought, corn quotas, and local civic concerns about billboards and sidewalk safety.
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OWA
Gillette
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Key Pittman
Barkley
Senate
Yankees Dominate NL in All Star Game Duel
In YANKEE STADIUM New York the American League All Stars edged the National League 3 to 1 led by Joe DiMaggio’s homer and Joe Gordon’s glove magic. Bob Feller of the Indians provided the only NL resistance, appearing late in the game.
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Rolfe
Yankees
Muassie
Vkees
Dickey
Movs
Browns
Greenberg
Dnith von Vaughn
Ernuor
Seeee
Ty Kirk
Magaio
Eres DE Mu
Gordon - Cronin
Greenbers
Bridges
Pires
Ubbard Erkurth
Rommel
Goel
Baume
Ind
Atte
Lee
Aimeely
Mage
Makgerkorth
Mebbar
Nilance
Wes
Yanisee
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Little Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Government abandons test plan for census questions
Cedar Rapids and two other U S centers were considered for a pre census test of proposed questions for the 1940 census but the plan was dropped after discussions and no Cedar Rapids officials were informed. Census workers are still expected to operate from Cedar Rapids post office for the upcoming fifteenth decennial count.
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J. C. Furnas
Saturday Evening Post
Cedar Rapids
United States
Gazette
Washington
Iowa
Connecticut
Georgia
Conrad Shamel
Census Bureau
Bridgeport
Conn
Macon
Frank B. Baldwin
Harassment by Collectors Warned by Cedar Rapids Agencies
The piece warns against overstepping by debt collectors after long periods of unemployment. It states that Cedar Rapids agencies do not tolerate rough tactics and urges people with bills to use proper channels.
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Cedar Rapids
Man Dies After Bathrobe Fire Honoring Humble Street Sweeper
A Pennsylvania town honors Mario Izzo a 63 year old street sweeper who worked for a weekly check to keep the town clean. He died after his bathrobe caught fire and was later buried in St Joseph's cemetery with attendance from many residents who plan a memorial epitaph using his words Work makes my bread taste sweeter I am a man
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Ebere
Mario Izzo
Pennsylvania
Luzo
Izzo
America
Potter's Field
St Joseph's Cemetery
Relief Law Reduces Supervisors Power
Linn county supervisors study the new state relief law with County Attorney G K Thompson. They consider authority lines as state funding share drops from 50 percent to 10 percent, hoping the law clarifies county and state administration of relief funds.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn
G. K Thompson
Linn County
County Social Welfare Board
Thompson
Mrs Kegley Denied Home Beauty Shop Permit
Cedar Rapids news reports that Mrs Sara Kegley’s request to partition a room at 2500 First Avenue E for use as a beauty shop in her home was denied by the board of adjustment in a unanimous vote. Neighbors signed a protest alleging a home occupation would violate the Class A residence zoning.
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Cedar. Rapids
Sara Kegley
First Avenue E
Board of Adjustment
Kegley
McNutt Named Security Head in Roosevelt Plan
President Roosevelt nominated Paul V. McNutt to be federal security administrator while he serves as American high commissioner to the Philippines. McNutt indicated he would remain in that post for several weeks to settle details. An Indiana campaign report confirmed McNutt’s presidential bid would continue.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Philippines
Indianapolis
Ind
Ins
Frank A. McHale
Indiana
McNutt Plans Northward Rise in 1940 Campaign Speculation
The article analyzes John H. McNutt’s potential run for the 1940 Democratic nomination, noting President Roosevelt’s influence and his new government reorganization post. It cites Wheeler and Johnson on McNutt’s alignment with the New Deal and discusses whether Roosevelt backs him or offers him a proving ground.
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New Deal
Roosevelt
Endtanit
Hing
Social Security Board
CCC
Nation Youth Administration
Pubic Health Service
McNuttt
Johnson
Cole
Riot Strife and WPA Relief Sparks Congressional Caution
The FBI opened a probe into the death of John B. Gemis, a 40 year old Indianapolis police officer who died after a riot involving WPA strikers. A House appropriations subcommittee rejected relief changes, declining action and praising WPA Commissioner Ferington's stance.
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Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John B. Gemis
WPA
Law Stretch to Save Tron Lane Prisoner
BEACON NY Monday’s action kept Birdsall Sweet from dying on his 21st birthday as law was stretched to continue state aid. The infantile paralysis victim in an iron lung has relied on education and county support for years while his family fights to extend care past legal adulthood.
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Beacon
Vassar Hospital
Birdsall Sweet
State Education Department
Dutchess County
IT Gordon Mlannery
New Dealers push to repeal prevailing wage basis for WPA
Senator James E. Murray leads eight co sponsors in a senate bid to repeal the prevailing wage basis for WPA workers. The group of New Dealer congressmen fights to overturn the wage standard set for public works programs.
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Washington
James E. Murray
Mont
Senate
WPA
Murray
Des Moines WPA Protest Set Over Longer Work Day
In Polk county workers allied with the WPA and project representatives planned a one day strike for Thursday to protest increased working hours on WPA projects. A crowd of more than 300 attended a Monday night meeting where the decision was announced.
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Des Moines
Workers Alliance
Polk County
Desperado Olson's Wife Is Released
Sawyer county sheriff said Mrs. Ray Olson wife of the fugitive gunman released. She planned to return to Mukwonago where she and her husband were born.
Early Winners Named In Music Festival at Hawkeye Downs
In Cedar Rapids high school entrants vied for top honors in the first annual Hawkeye music festival with violin vocal cornet and baton-twirling contests. Winners advance to Hawkeye Downs program and Chicagoland festival, with Kathleen Cheek taking first in violin and Rose Ann Kubovec as accompanist.
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Hawkeye Downs
Dee College
Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
Jaroslav Cimera
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Philip Maxwell
Coe Chapel
Dier
Chicago
Kathleen Cheek
Sarasate
Rose Ann Kubovec
Lulu
Biggest Mail Order Business Writing To Favorite Congressman
Cartoonish diatribe about Washington lawmakers failing to return home in time for the next session. The piece mocks their efforts to fix gates and fences while balancing home loan corporate policy and a desert revolt.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Washington
Relief bill backs wage restoration for WPA workers
The 1940 measure seeks to restore prevailing wages and require monthly WPA earnings not fall below June 30 1939. Rep Adolf Sabath and others sign on while the bill faces House action. WPA strikers who quit after five days risk dismissal if not back by Wednesday morning per WPA Commissioner Harrington.
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Adolf J . Sabath
Murray
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Lewis B
Schwellenbuch Wash
Pat McCarran
Matthew M. Neely
W Vai
James M Mead
Joseph F Guffey
Sheridan Downey
Calif
Vic Donahey
Ohio
Murrays
WPA
F C Harrington
Ideal Summer Weather Remains Ideal in Cedar Rapids
Weather records show Cedar Rapids enjoying warm conditions with a low of 63 at 5 30 am and a high near 91 during Monday’s peak. Temperatures moderated to 83 by evening and 64 at midnight as tracked by the Chambers Inskeep company recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Record Heat Wave Approaches Midwest From Plains
A new hot spell from the Rocky Mountain and Great Plains regions is forecast to reach the Midwest. Forecaster J R Lloyd of the Weather Bureau predicted mercury could hit 110 in some western points while high humidity from last week will not accompany the new heat wave.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountain
Great Plains
Middle West
J. R. Lloyd
Government Weather Bureau
Mercury
Great Lakes
Lloyd
Perfect Husband Sues For Divorce After Lover’s Death
Rudolph S koran of Chicago filed for divorce from wife Margaret 23 fearing desertion. She had once called him the perfect husband after he killed her lover last year, the suit alleges.
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Chicago
Rudolph Skoran
Margaret
Torso Slayer Declared Sane by Examiners
Cleveland authorities report Frank Dolezal, linked to one of the citys 12 torso murders, found sane after a two hour exam by county physicians. The 12 year old former dairy worker was questioned under supervision and judged capable.
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Cleveland
Frank Dolezal
Alayan
Cleveland man linked to Kingsbury Run murders confession report
Police said Frenk Dolezal admitted to killings tied to the Kingsbury Run case spanning 1934 to 1988 and led investigators to a swampy Lake Erie area where a victim's head was said to have been burned. He also discussed burial sites and his possible involvement in removing a body part during the serial crimes.
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Cleveland
Kingsbury
Florence Sodes Pollo
Mathas
Shenif Martuan
Dulezol
Pohillo
Paul Beck
Dolezal
Lake Ene
O'Donnell
WPA
City seeks bike ban on loop streets and sidewalks
Police Chief Bob Vinch will ask the city council to pass an ordinance banning bicycles on downtown sidewalks and loop streets with pedestrians at risk due to narrower sidewalks after Third Avenue widening. The measure would make riding a misdemeanor while riders could push or ride on the walks under certain conditions.
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Bob Vinch
Third Avenue
Camp Good Health Fund Seeks Donations From Civic Readers
A Cedar Rapids Gazette appeal explains a donor redirected a planned family vacation budget by ten dollars to Camp Good Health. The $10 pays two weeks for a child in need, enabling a health outing funded by the Public Health Nursing association. Readers are urged to mail coins, bills, money orders, or checks to The Camp Good Health Fund.
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Camp Good Health
Minnesota
Canada
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Senate Group Vetoes Action This Session
Senate committee action postponed neutrality legislation until next session after a 12 to 12 vote. Secretary of State stated the administration would push for its program including a mandatory arms embargo. Senators George and Gillette, previously loyal to Roosevelt, voted against the purge, holding the balance of power.
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Wastington
Secretary of
Aad
Senate
Senalars Vindenbergs
Ida la Follette
Cottette
Moo White
Vien Cepper
Cuaarmayr
New Hartsen
Miss Green
T 1
Wegner
Voy Conny
Tex Thames
Utah
Mantes Mont Pepper Fla
Gillette
Benes Credits American Press for U S Democracy Support
Former Czech Slovakia president Edvard Benes told reporters in Chicago that democracy in the United States stands secure largely thanks to the American press. He praised foreign correspondents for objective reporting and said he is impressed by the American people’s knowledge of world affairs.
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Chicago
Edna Benes
Czech
Slovakia
Dr. Benessa
Americ
Typhoon Hits Luchiu Islands. Damage Feared
Reports from dispatches say Okikawa and other islands in the Luchiu group between Japan and Formosa were struck by a severe typhoon on Tuesday with fears of significant damage lingering.
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Okikawa
Luchu
Japan
Formosa
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