Willkie and Edison Institute case tied to TVA deal
Philadelphia dispatch details a longstanding dispute over the Ashwander case involving the Edison Institute and its 1934 board meeting. Verne Marshall reports Willkie’s denial of attending the session while trustees corroborate or dispute recollections amid TVA transmission line controversy and Alabama Power ownership.
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Trade” Organization
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Alabama Power-Tva
Edison Institute
National Electric Light Association
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Willkie
Thomas H. McCarter
Board of Trustees
McCarter
M* Willkie
David Lilienthal
PACE
Republicans Form 20 State Stop Willkie Bloc
Republican congressmen from twenty states organize a stop Willkie bloc and urge the convention to nominate a candidate aligned with GOP policies. The push cites foreign policy and domestic issues and notes leaders from Ohio Wisconsin South Dakota and more. The meeting draws 40 attendees with over 100 backing the stance.
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Willkie
Congress
Wendell Willkie
Republican Party
House
George H. Bender
Ohio
Frank O. Keefe
Wisconsin
Frank Murray
Carl A. Mundt
South Dakota
Francis Case
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Idaho
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Michigan
Iowa
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Kansas
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Maine
MacNider Seeks Speech to Put Him in Nomination
Cedar Rapids dispatch reports Hanford MacNider and the Iowa delegation will seek unanimous consent at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia for Verne Marshall to deliver the nominating speech. Marshall is editor of The Cedar Rapids Gazette and not a convention delegate.
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Cedar Rapids
Philadelphia
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Verne Marshall
Slugs Deputy In Resisting Arrest For Drunk Driving
G. W. Stanton a 38 year old Marengo bridge worker resisted arrest after a drunken driving incident. Deputies Harlan Snyder and P. J. Whittemore subdued him on Mount Vernon avenue Cedar Rapids after he fled from the Hilltop Inn yard and struck at the officers en route to Linn county jail.
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Cedar Rapids
G. W. Stanton
Marengo
Harlan Snyder
P. J. Whittemore
Jim Smith
Linn County
Stanton
Hilltop Inn
Highway No. 30
Mount Vernon Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Fifteenth Street
Whittemore
Convention Of Republicans Opens In Philadelphia
The Republican National Convention begins in Philadelphia at Convention Hall to shape the party's 1940 destinies as a world conflict looms. After brief formalities, delegates recessed to reconvene for services at Independence Hall later Monday afternoon.
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Philadelphia
Independence Hall
Fort Madison Fugitives Identified as Card Party Bandits
Two of three escapees from Fort Madison state penitentiary were named as the parlor bandits who held up card games at two local homes. Ivan Sullivan and Lowell Haenze matched descriptions seen in photos as detectives released images. The raids netted about 35.75 dollars and a 45 dollar wrist watch.
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Cedar Rapids
Fort Madison
Ivan Sullivan
Lowell Haenze
Arthur Hungerford
B Avenue NE
Sullivan
Hungerford
Theodore Christian
Nineteenth Street
Children At Health Camp Kept Warm On Chilly Mornings
Camp Good Health notes kept children warm as cold weather limited sunbaths and showers. Meals featured meat loaf potatoes corn milk and fruit daily. a total of 2171.87 dollars was acknowledged from donors including Roosevelt democrats and Plumber's Local No 125. Continued on page 2 column 8.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Camp Good Health
Life on a Slope The constant struggle of growth and decay
A meditation on life as a slope where constant effort is required. The forces of construction and destruction contend in nations and individuals. If we slacken in art, science, or spirit we drift toward decay. only ongoing effort keeps the soul spiritually fit.
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Newton
Rome
Egypt
Paderewski
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Torrential Rain Wrecks Bridges in Linn County
Severe overnight rainfall broke a dry spell in Linn County washing out a 40-foot steel bridge between Central City and Prairieburg, with four feet drop into a stream. Northern townships saw up to eight inches per home gauges while Cedar Rapids recorded 1.31 inches. County Engineer W H Behrens calls the washout a freak event amid rising streams and road damage.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Central City
Prairieburg
W. H. Behrens
Wapsipinicon
France signs Italy armistice to end hostilities on French soil
France and Italy signed an armistice ending all fighting in France effective 1.35 am Tuesday. The accord follows the German French pact sealed at Compiegne, with signing of terms by French envoys from Bordeaux under orders of a defeated government.
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Italy
Britain
Bordeaux
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mediterranean
England
Nice
Savoy
Dauphine
Adolf Hitler
Compiegne
Mussolini
Italy Launches General Offensive on Alpine Front
Rome reports Italian troops smashed into French positions on a 150 mile Alpine front as Rome awaits Paris reply to armistice terms. The thirteenth war communiqué says attacks began Friday and continue with Italian advances endangering the front. Allied air raids on Palermo and Massawa are noted with casualties.
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Rome
Italy
Mont Blanc
French Riviera
Leading Candidates Woo MacNider For Running Mate Post
Hanford MacNider of Mason City Iowa draws overtures from Taft Dewey Willkie and James camps for a vice presidential run. Jay Williams says MacNider could attract 237 Legion delegates and broaden support after a deadlocked convention.
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Philadelphia
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
ARL Tee
Monay
Jack” MacNider
White House
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Arthur H. James
Pennsylvania
Jay H. Williams
Sioux Falls
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MacNider
Iowa
Britain to Ignore Bordeaux Regime and Plan Exile Fight
Britain withdraws recognition from the Bordeaux government and organizes resistance across the French empire under a French national committee in exile. De Gaulle vows the fleet will not surrender while French forces abroad pledge to fight on as the Bank of England suspends French franc dealings.
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London
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Petain
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Eugene Mittelhauser
Near East
Armistice terms outlined by Britain in war briefing
The British information ministry summarizes a French German armistice. Articles state immediate hostilities halt and French troops surround to lay down arms. It details occupation lines from Geneva to Mont de Marsan and St Jean de Pied de Port with Germany to exercise occupying power.
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Ministry of Information
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St. Jean de Pied de Port
Germany
Boy Drowns In Stock Tank Near Cedar Rapids
Edwin Lawrence Novotny, almost two, drowned in a 5 by 12 foot concrete stock tank at his parents home 11 miles north of Cedar Rapids on highway 11. The accident occurred about 4 30 p m Sunday when he toppled from the tank edge after playing nearby. Dr F W Mulson ruled accidental drowning. no inquest. Surviving are parents two sisters and two brothers. Funeral at Moon chapel Tuesday. Burial in Bohemian National Cemetery.
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Edwin Lawrence Novotny
Adolph Novotny
Larry Condon
F. W. Mulson
Mulson
Moon Funeral Home
Edwin
Phyllis
Marlene
Richard
Marvin
Moon Chapel
Samuel Ramaker
Bohemian National Cemetery
Blasts and Fire Devastate Cedar Rapids Airport Hangar
A fire of unknown cause destroyed the Cedar Rapids airport hangar and seven monoplanes shortly before 3 p.m. Monday amid a series of gas explosions. Spectators and traffic were diverted as flames spread rapidly. no injuries were reported. The blaze began in a Stinson plane owned by The Cedar Rapids Gazette employee H J Bronson.
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Causa
Stinson
H J. Bronson
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Airways
Cedar Rapids Airways
Dan Hunter
Japs Raid British and French Consulates
In Chungking China a Japanese aerial assault of 126 planes on Monday hit the British and French consulates. Six Chinese were killed in the French building. British officials escaped to shelters seconds before the blasts. The French Catholic mission hospital and the Chinese municipal hospital were destroyed.
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Chungking
China
Nine pints and two quarts seized in fruit store raid
A fruit store at 322 First Avenue East was raided by Justice H. R. Churchill Detective L. B. Marshall and Deputy Sheriffs Harlan Snyder and P. J. Whittemore at 2 30 p.m. Sunday. Nine pints and two quarts of whisky were found beneath counters with state stamps but no liquor permit. Lazio pled guilty before Judge H. C. Ring and was fined 300 dollars with half suspended and payment due by July 8.
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Cedar Ranlds News
H. R. Churchill
L. B. Marshall
Harlan Snyder
P. J. Whittemore
First Avenue E
Lazio
H. C. Ring
King Thompson
Windsors Expected to Return to England
A Reuters report from Madrid says the Duke and Duchess of Windsor are understood to return to England shortly. The dispatch notes the couple’s possible move amid ongoing royal affairs and public interest in their status.
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London
Reuters
Madrid
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
England
Conviction Of Earl Browder Upheld By Court of Appeals
The U S circuit court of appeals upheld the conviction of Earl Browder general secretary of the Communist Party USA for wilfully using a passport obtained by false statements.
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U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Earl Browder
Communist Party
United States
Russia and Yugoslavia Establish Diplomatic Ties
Tass reports the Soviet news agency confirms the establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Yugoslavia in Moscow.
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Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tass
Vacationers urged to notify carrier for Gazette delivery
The Gazette invites readers going on summer trips to call 2-1121 or notify their carrier to continue home delivery while traveling.
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