War fears shape US views on militarism and Hoover plan
The piece argues that war anxieties push nations to prepare with gas masks and submarines while questioning Hoover's economic engineering path. It notes Squalus salvage, calls out a Ku Klux Klan appointment, reports milk price monopoly rulings, a bribery indictment of Emmet O Malley, and graft concerns tied to campaign funds and Des Moines politics.
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England
Europe
Asia
Hitler
Old World
United States
Trieste Port Lease Alleged by Nazi Germany
United Press reports claim Italy leased Trieste to Adolf Hitler for 10 years to aid the German minority issue in Tyrol. Paris and London react as experts warn of a possible Nazi naval base in the Adriatic near the Mediterranean amid Allied war preparations.
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Italy
Adriatic
Trieste
Germany
Europe
Great Britain
France
Paris
Mediterranean
Austria-Hungary
Adolf Hitler
Tyrol
Rome
Berlin
London
Bolzano
Champs Elysees
Go To The Devil Not Published A Wit Filled Retort
A column urges restraint in answering back and praises humor and silence over sharp words. It cites examples from classic figures and an English minister, noting that quiet restraint preserves dignity and avoids public ridicule.
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Newmen Hall
London
Spurgeon
Jesus
Lincoln
Stanton
Baldy Dons Special Officer Badge And Captures Suspect
Cedar Rapids reports Clarence Baldy Wilson a police station custodian and special officer used his badge to stop a disturbance. He wrestled with Tyle Huss after Huss resisted, keeping him until a car arrived. Huss paid a $25 fine plus costs for drunkenness and disturbing the peace.
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Baldy
Wilson
Tyle Huss
Third Street
Fifteenth Street SE
Huss
Tam
Roosevelt Orders Bases Rush As Defense Steps
President Roosevelt sped up national defense by allowing the War Department to buy aircraft parts without bids and suspending the 8 hour day for workers on five Pacific and Alaska bases. Sites include Palmyra Johnston Midway Kodiak Sitka and new bases near Tampa and Mobile.
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INS
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Alaska
Pacific
Palmyra
Johnston
Midway
Kodiak
Sitka
Orient
North American
Panama Canal
California
Tampa
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Temperature Pushes To 90 Here Today
The weather report shows Cedar Rapids reaching 90 degrees during the afternoon under bright sun. Temperatures rose from a 62 degree low at 6:30 am to 83 by 10 am and 90 by 1:30 pm, with 2:30 pm reading also 90.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers [Inskeep Company
Roosevelt says WPA laborers cannot strike against government
President Roosevelt endorsed his attorney general with a direct statement that WPA workers cannot strike against the government. He noted limits about TVA and government subsidiary employers, and discussed wage and relief questions as he met AFL leader William Green. Discharges and relief-project dismissals were reported as officials issued notices to thousands more workers.
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Roosevelt
WPA
St. Louis
Tennessee Valley Authority
AFL
William Green
Green
Mr. Roosevelt
Works Projects Administration
Cattle Lost After Truck Fire on No 30 West of Cedar Rapids
Trucker Lawrence Nutt from Belle Plaine had a flat near Will Simmer farm nine miles west of Cedar Rapids while hauling cattle to a packing plant. He left with lights on, returned at 3 30 am to find one steer dead and four missing as six cattle grazed nearby. Fire squad extinguished a burnt semitrailer. a passing car struck the dead steer.
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Lawrence Nutt
Belle Plaine
Will Simmer
Cedar Rapids
Nutt
Clarence Day
Highway Patrol
Jess Clift
Atkins
Fay M. Adkins
Elmer Macker
Newhall
Day
Raymond Klass
Twenty-seventh Street
Gazette
Governor Asked To Block Illinois Coal Purchase
State Senator Hugh W. Lundy urged Governor Wilson to intervene against a planned 35 000 ton Illinois coal contract by the state board of education with Arch McFarlane of Waterloo. Lundy cited tax money leaving the state and asked for support, noting recent changes to the coal preference law and the board's ability to bypass lowest bids.
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Albia
Hugh W. Lundy
Wilson
State Board of Education
Arch McFarlane
Waterloo
Lundy
Illinois
Iowa
General Assembly
Anyowa
University of Iowa
Pierson
Archy McFarlane Low Bidder on State Coal Deals
Archy McFarlane announced in Waterloo that he is the low bidder on several state board of education coal contracts and would save the state about 20000 dollars. W R Boyd, chairman of the board of education finance committee, said no decision had been reached on recent coal bids and no action would be taken for several weeks.
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Emmet O'Malley
Leavenworth
Tom Pendergast
Missouri
Pendervast
Iowa
Wilson
Stark
Des Moines
Waterloo
Archy McFarlane
State Board of Education
W. R. Boyd
the Gazette
Pendergast Faces New Prosecution
St Louis reports the June term grand jury indicted former Missouri Insurance Superintendent R Emmet O Malley for a $62500 bribe in the stock fire insurance rate case and recommended prosecutors pursue accessory charges against Kansas City political boss Thomas J Pendergast.
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ST. Louis
Thomas J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Missouri
R. Emmet O'Malley
O’malley
Pendergast
Ill luck delays Squalus salvage as seas thwart divers
Heavy seas on Friday blocked Navy divers from assessing damage to the submarine Squalus after a rogue surge thrust it above the surface then sank it again. Rescue crews on the Falcon faced hazards as lifting pontoons broke loose and bow lines surged skyward, forcing a near-miss for crewmen.
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Portsmouth
N. Tf
Thursby
Falcon
Litle
Squalus
Associated Press
Boy Gives Up Allowance For Health Camp Aid
A Cedar Rapids charity appeal details a young boy forfeiting his 2.870 dollar allowance to support Camp Good Health run by Public Health Nursing. Donations urged to reach 3,000 dollars for underprivileged children preparing for school next fall.
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Camp Good Health
The
Public Health Nursing Association
Cities Service empire control shifted to bank in Chicago
Cities Service Power and Light, its electric utility arm, transfers common stock to Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. The bank will elect directors and run policy, effectively owning the empire to avoid federal holding company registration.
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Chicago
Cities Service Company
Harris Trust and Saadings Bank of Chicago
Cities Service Power and Light
Ohio Pubs Service
City Officials Propose Three Measures for Honeymead Plant Hazards
City committees report fire and explosion dangers at Honeymead Products plant 850 Tenth Street SW. They advise removing hazards without closing the plant, though some partial closures may be needed. Processing soybeans should stop until corrections are made.
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Honeymead Products Company
Tenth Street
Cty Council
EK. P. Kohout
Speeu
O L. Leeters
Frank Young
Kohout
National Board of Fire Underwriters
AAA Program To Stay Much The Same For 1940
Administrator R M Evans announced the 1940 agricultural adjustment administration will be virtually unchanged from this year. A conference decided against major changes with several minor updates including a minimum soil-building payment of 20 dollars and a tree planting bonus of up to 30 dollars per farm. Rates for non wheat crops to be set as crop outcomes clarify.
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Washington
R. M. Evans
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Evans
Corn Price Drops to Five-Year Low in Chicago Market
Chicago AP reports corn deliverable this month fell about 20 cents to around 431/2 cents a bushel, the lowest Chicago futures quotation in five years. The decline, linked to expectations of a large 1939 crop, mirrors a dramatic market shift not seen since 1934.
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Chicago
Duke of Kent Narrow Escape in Plane at Aberdeen
In Aberdeen Scotland the Duke of Kent had a close call when the aircraft he rode bogged down on takeoff bound for London. No injuries were reported and the Duke remained unharmed as the plane aborted the flight.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
London
Peace and Neutrality Plan Urged by Roosevelt in Message
Roosevelt urges Congress to act this session on peace and neutrality for American security. He forwards Hull's statement supporting a strong program including arms embargo abolition, ship entry limits, travel restrictions, and licensing controls to keep the United States out of conflict. Senate committee postponed action to the next session.
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Ku Klux Klan
Elmer D. Davies
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United States
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Hull
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State Department
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House
National Munitions Control Board
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dee
Gazette Mobility: Vacation Mail Service Offered
The Cedar Rapids Gazette reminds readers to arrange vacation delivery by contacting the circulation department or notifying their carrier to mail the paper to a chosen vacation address.
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Cedar Rapids
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