United Serv ice Organizations drive supports defense camps
The U S O and partner agencies aim to raise 10 765 000 to fund social and recreational facilities near army camps and naval stations. Cedar Rapids seeks 10 000 toward the fund as part of a nationwide appeal to boost morale for troops away from home. The piece contrasts wartime needs with Kaiser Wilhelm and Hitler era lessons, and notes oil shortages and rationing debates ahead of July. It also covers traffic safety concerns and the clothing coupon discussion in Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VU. S. O
U.S. O
United Service Organizations
National Defense
Salvation Army
National Catholic Community Service
Jewish Welfare Board
National Travelers Aid Association
Cedar Rapids
British Occupy Seat of Iraq Rich Oilfields
British forces extended control in Iraq by occupying the Mosul area home to its rich oilfields while martial law kept Baghdad rioting in check. Kirkuk was reported in pro British hands, strengthening Britain's rear in the Middle East as Syria tension grows.
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Iraq
Syria
Mosul
Bagdad
Kirkuk
Middle Eastern
Beirut
Germany
Les Nouveaux Temps
Paris
France
Britain
London
Vichy
Wellman Woman Dies Here From Sedative Overdose
Mrs C N Small of Wellman died in a Cedar Rapids hospital about 7 45 p m Tuesday from an overdose of sleeping powder. Deputy coroner Dr F W Mulson ruled it self inflicted. A box of sedatives was found in her hotel room at the Magnus hotel after staff found a no disturbance sign on her door. She left notes to her husband and mother indicating personal crisis intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
C. N. Small
Wellman
F. W. Mulson
Magnus Hotel
Everett Curl
Iowa City
Cedar Rapors
Small
Marlyn
Irwin Curl
Clifford Curl
Myrtle Helmer
Olympia
Wash
Bidwell and Son Funeral
Property Draft Amendments Move to Limit Roosevelt Powers
Two amendments to the administration request for draft property powers were proposed in Washington. One would require Congress to ratify a national emergency before private property could be requisitioned, the other would limit how long property could be held. The bill’s fate remained uncertain as critics called it too sweeping while supporters sought to soften provisions. Key lawmakers Reynolds May Faddis questioned broad authority and indicated opposition or conditional support. The measure, submitted by the War Department, faced mixed administration reaction and partisan scorn.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
War Department
Administration
Robert R. Reynolds
N. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Ickes urges industry and public to cut oil use
Interior Secretary Ickes says all must help meet potential oil shortage with adjustments and conservation. He backs daylight saving time and nationwide restrictions such as gasless Sundays to preserve supplies for defense and essential needs.
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Washington
Ickes
Interior Department
Roosevelt
Defense
Office of Production Management
Seaboard
America
Union Men Return to Shipyard Work Amid Strike Fallout
Production in San Francisco bay shipyards neared normal levels as AFL metal trades workers returned or reported for duty at Bethlehem Steel yards and Moore drydock Oakland. CIO machinists at six plants rejected a Senate mediation proposal while 1,100 AFL members considered resuming talks. Pickets also targeted Detroit steel plants in a broader defense industry dispute.
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United Press
San Francisco Bay
AFL
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Moore Drydock
Oakland
San Francisco
Bethlehem
Senate Committee
CIO
AFL Metal Trades Council
National Defense Mediation Board
CIO Steel
Great Lakes Steel Company
Detroit
Defense Industries
Roosevelt
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Intermittent Rains Halt and Heat Soars in Cedar Rapids
Weather in Cedar Rapids shows intermittent rain ending after Sunday into Wednesday with a bright day at 2:30 pm and temperatures jumping to around 80 degrees. Tuesday saw a high near 66 with a late evening drop to the 60s, then a 62 degree morning on Wednesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Weather Man
Spring Cleaning Day Planned for Camp Good Health
Thursday workers from St James Methodist church will scrub five cabins main lodge and infirmary at Camp Good Health to be ready for opening day June 9. Twenty women and three men start at 8 a m and aim to finish by 5 p m with lunch provided.
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Good Health
St. James Methodist Church
Public Health Nursing Association
British Troops Capture Large Italian and African Forces in Ethiopia
Middle East headquarters said Wednesday that in the lakes district south of Addis Ababa British troops have captured 5 772 Italian and 12 010 African troops.
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Cairo
Lakes District
Addis Ababa
Middle East
Launch U S O Campaign To Raise 10000 Here
The United Service Organizations launched a local drive to raise ten thousand dollars for armed forces and defense workers. M H Morrison heads the executive committee with J Harold Horan as vice president and Van Vechten Shaffer as treasurer. The campaign will solicit organizations businesses and the public with headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce offices.
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United Service Organizations
Armed Forces and
Defense Workers
M. H. Morrison
Morrison
J. Harold Horan
van Vechten Shaffer
I. B. McGladrey
Chamber of Commerce
Exiled Kaiser Wilhelm II Led Lonely Final Years in Holland
Former German emperor Wilhelm II spent his exile on a Dutch estate near Doorn until his death at 78. He avoided crowds and feared cancer, yet kept busy with wood cutting and dictating his family archives. His life in isolation, guarded by barbed wire, was marked by religious resignation and a wish to prove Germany’s role in history.
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Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm
Hitler
Doorn
Holland
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Count Bentinck
Kaiser
Solon Dies In House Lobby After Speech
In Washington Rep. Michael M. Edelstein of New York died in the house lobby after replying to a Rankin speech accusing Wall Street bankers of driving the nation toward war. Edelstein collapsed while speaking with a friend and was pronounced dead of a heart attack by Capitol physician Dr. George W. Calver.
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Washington
Michael M. Edelstein
N. Y
House
John M. Rankin
Miss
Wall Street
America
Edelstein
Rankin
George Bender
George W. Calver
Capitol
Derk Secret in French Income Tax Returns Ad Seeks Puppies
A quirky item notes a French tax return question about how a man addresses his wife. The nearby want ad offers six replies and three sold puppies, advertising purebred hrenken puppies for $10 at 713 B Ave with a contact number 2-1121.
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Derk
Embezzler Bickford Held After Extradition Bid
Rock Island police returned W B Bickford 38 to face a felony embezzlement warrant issued here by Judge H C Ring after he waived extradition. He allegedly fled May 28 with a company truck. Police also brought in Sidney Water 25 sought for a year-old car theft after a cross-state pursuit ending in Columbus Ohio.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Bailey
W. J. Kudina
Rock Island
W. B. Bickford
H. C. Ring
Bickford
Ottsen and Sons Oil Company
Clinton
L. B. Marshall
Moline
John Hanna
Harley Simon
Columbus
Sidney S.water
Water
Akron
American First Committee Denied San Francisco Meeting
The American First committee was refused permission Tuesday to hold a meeting in San Francisco, AP reports. The decision blocked the group from organizing a public discussion in the city.
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BAR America First San Francisco
American First Committee
Kaiser Wilhelm II Dies in Exile at Doorn
Former German emperor Wilhelm II dies at Doorn Holland after a weeklong illness at 82. He will be buried in exile with a German military funeral and possible later burial on German soil. Hitler orders full honors and a special train for mourners.
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Berlin
Doorn
Holland
Royal House of
Hohenzollern
Doorn House
Germany
White Gallery
Potsdam
Frederick the Great
Zollern
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Halfstaff
Netherlands
William I
Cecilienhof
Arthur Seysz-Inquart
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U.S.O
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