Thomas Lashes "Hysteria" at Anti War Rally
Norman Thomas, socialist leader, urged Congress to pass a resolution requiring voter opinion before entering any foreign war. He warned that U S entry would prolong conflict and risk a fascist state, ridiculed fearmongering and argued for peace negotiations before exhaustion erodes democracy.
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Thomas
Washington
Norman Thomas
Congress
Senate
United States
America
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Boston
Brooklyn
Brazil
Berlin
Caribbean
Dakar
Gibraltar
Local Resident Seeks News From Sisters In Crete Isle
William Haritakis, head of bicycle registration at the police station and former Crete resident, has not heard from his four sisters on Crete since mid December 1949. He recalls Candia as a walled city once ringed by a thick wall with gates removed in 1808 and an adjacent moat. army barracks once stood on the wall where troops drilled.
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William Haritakis
Crete
Haritakis
United States
Candia
O R C Concludes 13 Day Convention
The Order of Railway Conductors closed a 13 day convention in Chicago with eight vice presidents and three trustees elected to serve until 1945. Vice presidents named include W D Johnson Washington J H Rodgers Louisville R O Hughes Milwaukee B C Johnson Grand Rapids M H Barney St Paul R R Nicholas Fort Worth J L D Ives Winnipeg. Trustees chosen were J A Scott Atlanta J F Casey Portland and J R Kelly Philadelphia.
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Chicago
Order of
W. D. Johnson
Washington, D. C
J. H. Rodgers
Louisville, Ky
R. O. Hughes
Milwaukee
Wis
B. C. Johnson
Grand Rapids, Mich
M. H. Barney
St. Paul, Minn
R. R Nicholas
Fort Worth
Tex
J. L. D. Ives
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
J. A. Scott
Atlanta
J. F Casey
Portland
J. R. Kelly
Philadelphia
United States Talks Relinquishing Old Rights in China
Diplomatic efforts described by Hull outline a US move to relinquish extraterritorial rights in China as a step toward peace. The proposal would remove American courts and naval presence, affecting treaty ports and ship traffic, aiming to bolster China’s morale against Japan and reshape regional security.
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Germany
Italy
Russia
Spain
America
United States
China
Japan
Orient
Hull
Quo Tai-shi
Will Head United Service Campaign In Cedar Rapids
The article describes a nationwide United Service campaign to support soldiers sailors and defense workers with morale boosting programs in camps naval stations and defense industries. Six agencies sponsor the effort including the YMCA National Catholic Community Service Salvation Army Jewish Welfare Board YWCA and National Travelers Aid Association.
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U.S
United States
Young Men’s Christian Association
National Catholic Community Service
Salvation Army
The
Jewish Welfare Board
Young Women's Christian Association
National Travelers Aid Association
Air Force Predicted To Surpass Expectations By Fall
Major General George H. Brett chief of the Army Air Corps predicted Saturday that an air force so mighty by fall would surprise the people of the United States.
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Denver
INS
United States
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
America not led but pushed into its defense plan
Dr. William E. Wickenden told Case School alumni at their 58th reunion banquet that America must recruit 150000 more trained technical workers to build a real arsenal of democracy. He said the nation is united in defending itself but divided on the methods and lamented Washington's inability to blueprint the massive war task.
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Cleveland
INS
America
William E. Wickenden
General Products Division
Office of Production Management
Case School of Applied Science
Wickenden
Washington
Food prices rise 1.5 percent over a month
Washington AP says the Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics reports food prices rose for the sixth straight month from April 15 to May 15. Dairy products fruit vegetables pork and lamb drove the daily increase with the family food budget up overall by 8.5 percent since November 1940.
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Washington
Labor Department Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Memorial Day Death Toll Reaches 292
The United Press reports a Memorial Day holiday toll of 292 after two days, with one life lost every ten minutes. Crowded highways caused most accidents, and automobile fatalities totaled 190, amid warnings a national safety group had predicted up to 400 deaths by Monday.
Gunfire Heard Near Gibraltar During Night
A dispatch from Algeciras says heavy gunfire was heard off the British fortress of Gibraltar shortly after midnight and continued to about 2 a.m. No details on the source or outcome were provided.
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Vichy
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Record Rain of Marriages in Chicago County Building
In Chicago county building 845 couples obtained or applied for marriage licenses on Saturday marking the largest day in the bureau’s history. The scene featured a rice strewn aisle and a celebratory atmosphere as applicants completed the required paperwork.
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Chicago
Marriage License Bureau
Deaths L G Hall longtime Coggin druggist dies at 76
L G Hall aged 76 a druggist at Coggin for six years died at 8 p m Saturday at the Masonic home in Bettendorf after several weeks illness Immediate survivors include son Donald W Hall a daughter Mrs Wallace S Hamilton a sister Mrs Catherine Hesser and a nephew J W Hesser all of Cedar Rapids His wife died earlier Funeral arrangements not yet made
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L. G Hall
Coggon
Bettendorf
Hall
Donald W. Hall
Wallace S. Hamilton
Catherine Hesser
J. W. Hesser
Cedar Rapids
Funeral services set for Mrs Eva Volesky in Brattle
Funeral services for Mrs Eva K Volesky wife of Charles R Volesky will be at 2 30 p m Monday at the Barta chapel with Rev Charles J Bready officiating Burial will follow in Bohemian national cemetery Mrs Volesky died at 9 50 a m Saturday at her home 1410 Seventh avenue SE She was a member of Lodge Praha Rebekah No 5 which will conduct services at the grave Pallbearers named Gus Dohnalek Wess Frachta Josef Frachta Charles Chadima Otto Jirsa and Julius Sorensen Friends may call at the chapel Sunday between 7 and 9 p m
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Eva K. Volesky
Charles R. Volesky
Barta Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Bohemian National Cemetery
Gus Dohnalek
Wess Frachta
Josef Frachta
Charles Chadima
Otto Jirsa
Julius Sorensen
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Berry Pfleeger
Funeral services for Mrs Catherine Berry Pfleeger 74 of Alburnett will be held at 2 30 p m in the Christian church at Lafayette with Rev Mr Fuller officiating Burial will be in Lafayette cemetery She died at her home at 9 50 p m Friday after a long illness Pallbearers are Frank Shantz Myrell Jones Winnie Stick Carl Weislogel Charles Ledvina and Waller Quass Friends may call at Moon chapel until noon today and at the church after 1 p m
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Catherine Berry Pfleeger
Alburnett
Christian Church
Lafayette
Fuller
Pfleeger
Frank Shantz
Myrell Jones
Winnie Stick
Carl Weislogel
Charles Ledvina
Waller Quass
Moon
Death of Dave Simpson at Cedar Rapids Residence
Dave Simpson 76 died at his home 612 Fifteenth avenue SE at 4 30 p m Saturday after a lingering illness. He long worked as janitor at Jefferson school and recently could not work. Born June 6 in Damoor Ireland he lived in Cedar Rapids 30 years and is survived by his wife.
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Dave Simpson
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Mr. Simpson
Jefferson School
Damoor
Ireland
Cedar Rapids
Death notices for Stewart and Mrs Adams in two states
Two children Stewart of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Harry L Adams of Nevada Missouri, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Rohn chapel.
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Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Harry L. Adams
Nevada, Mo
Rohn Chapel
Camp Good Health Opens Doors For Weighing In Aid
Many children prepare for three week stays at Camp Good Health in Cedar Rapids. Staff plan to focus on improving health and weight while addressing asthma allergies and poor appetites. The opening is funded by voluntary donations to the Camp Good Health Fund at The Gazette.
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South America
Camp Good Health
Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
Care of the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Oldest House Claim for Minster Abbey England
Minster Abbey on the Isle of Thanet near Margate is said to be England’s oldest house dating to the ninth century during the reign of King Egbert of Kent.
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Minster Abbey
Isle of
Thanet
Margate
England
Egbert of
Kent
Johnson rails against President on declaring war on axis powers
Senator Johnson challenges the administration to present a clear war declaration in Congress. He accuses the President of effectively declaring war, aiding Britain, reviving freedom of the seas, and advancing a world program without Congress, urging a straight vote on war. He warns against fighting in numerous foreign theaters and questions the plan’s scope and correctness.
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Britain
Johnson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. George
Congress
Ex Kaiser Wilhelm II Improves as Family Stays Night
Berlin report notes Kaiser Wilhelm II gravely ill at Doorn with early indications of improvement. His family gathers at the Dutch castle he has occupied since fleeing Germany in 1918, with the crown prince among those at his bedside.
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Berlin
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Doorn
Germany
Wisconsin County Masters Aluminum For U. S. Defense
Dane county rallied aluminum pots and pans for national defense as Boy Scouts gathered serviceable and discarded utensils on the state capitol grounds. Trucks crisscrossed Madison collecting scrap aluminum in one day tests directed by the office of production management amidst a counter drive blamed on communists. Leaflets accusing the effort of regimentation spurred police inquiries.
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Madison
Wis
Dane County
State Capitol
Office of Production Management
Richmond
Wheat Harvest Looms Over Southwest As Boom Returns
Southwestern winter wheat farmers oiling harvest gear await a record crop with large holdover stocks. Railcar shortages and storage limits threaten movement as marketing prices rise, with Kansas City area producers set to receive 51 percent more than last year and 97 percent more than two years ago as harvest begins in Oklahoma Texas and Kansas this week.
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Kansas City
Great Southwestern
Agricultural Department of the
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Nazi Raiders Over Northwest England Reported Raids
German aerial raiders were reported over western and northwestern England last night and today though not in the large force seen the night before over Liverpool and Merseyside areas.
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London
England
Liverpool
Merseyside
Final rodeo events scheduled for today
The Cedar Rapids rodeo awards top honors to Jim Like of Kim Colo for saddle bronc riding on Dynamite. Whitey Stewart and Earl Moore star in second go around. Foster tops bareback. Local riders win calf roping and steer wrestling while rain shortened Friday shows.
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Kid Fletcher
Roy Corral
Bones Ashton
Cedar Rapids
West
Jim Like
Kim
Colo
Dynamite
Carl Huckfeldt
Kid Roberts
Whitey Stewart
Earl Moore
Bob Foster
Stewart
Mike Fisher
Moore
Foster
Mountain Home
Ark
Arkansas Tech
Brahms
Bob Murray
Kissimmee
Fie
Ken Roberts
Rerehbeck
Jake Williams
Wichits Falls
Tex
Ned_ Ferraro
Pawhuska
Oia
Dan Wilder
Buffalo
Chaves
N. M
Jim Snively
Okla
Bud Spillsbury
Bisbee
Ariz
Louis Brooks
Steer Wrealling
Anadarko
Hugo
Bud Spritsbury
Vobsky
Latin American Medical Graduates To Study In Iowa City
New York AP reports Nelson Rockefeller announced special scholarships for outstanding medical graduates from Americas to study in U S university hospitals. Participating institutions include the University Hospital and the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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New York
Nelson Rockefeller
University Hospital
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Japan and Reich May Face Fat Shortage Says Government
Washington experts warned that Japan and Germany may soon experience fat shortages due to restricted U S exports. Germany likely to feel the pinch first as most vulnerable, with only Dutch East Indies and Africa territories under colonial powers able to supply limited supplies for military and civilian needs.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
United States
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