Morgenthau Era Cleans Treasury Riven by Old and New Guards
The article splits Treasury Department staff into Morgen thr than pre Morgent haus factions, detailing key figures. It notes Henry Morgenthau Jr. reshaped hiring from Wall Street links, bringing in Oliphant and Frankfurter allies, while critics warn of ongoing purges and shifting loyalties amid a broader administrative overhaul.
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Deaths and Obituaries of local residents
Joseph M. Cook a Cedar Rapids stamp clerk and World War II veteran died after a week's illness. Funeral plans pending. Mrs Mary R Shuster of Cedar Rapids died at 1011 Eleventh Ave SE. Nellie Root, former Cedar Rapids resident, died Feb 21 in Santa Ana California. funeral held Feb 23. Surviving relatives listed for each obituary.
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Eighteenth Avenue SW
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Martello
Officers Reserve Corps
Phyllis
Harriett
Shirley
Joey
Gertrude Reynolds
Milford
Richard Stanton
Samuel Boone
Anna Cook
Nellie Root
Gib Root
Charles Pollins
Santa Ana
Calif
Washburn Funeral To Be Held in Waterloo
Florence Washburn will have no services in Waterloo here. Her body was sent to her former home in Waterloo where services are set for 10 a.m. Friday at Petersen Brothers chapel officiated by Rev. J. Richmond Morgan. Burial is planned at the old Waterloo cemetery.
Funeral Services for Mrs Rathje At Trinity Lutheran
Funeral services for Mrs Anna M Rathje will be held Friday at 2 pm from Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev P L Bornhoeft officiating. Burial follows in Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday evening at 521 Sixth Avenue SW. Pallbearers are Martin Geise Charles Brown Carl Schult and Louis Ford.
American Offers Huge Sum To Be King Of Andorra
An unnamed American offered a large sum to be crowned king of Andorra, a small mountain republic between Spain and France. The council of ministers reported difficulty identifying the applicant, with a rumor linking fugitive Samuel In sull. Andorra remains overseen by the French president and the Spanish bishop of Urgel under a joint treaty.
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Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Urgel
Two Die After Gas main Breaks in Philadelphia
In south Philadelphia four inch main rupture Friday caused illuminating gas to flood th e area. Two people, Matty Lampinen aged 53 and his wife Ellen 45, were killed. About nineteen others were overcome and treated as responders worked to vent the fumes.
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Matty Lampinen
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Longtime Cedar Rapids Architect H. Josselyn Dies
Henry S. Josselyn, prominent Cedar Rapids architect and former partner in Josselyn and Taylor, died at 841 Fourth Avenue SE after two weeks of illness. Born August 15, 1849 in Dayton, Ohio, he designed the Montrose hotel, Grace Episcopal church, Cedar Rapids public library, Security building, Cedar Rapids Savings bank building, First Congregational church, and Brucemore. He studied at MIT and in Paris, married Mae Reider, observed their fiftieth anniversary, and is survived by widow Mae, daughter Marjorie of Paterson New Jersey, and sons George Cedar Rapids Paul Shanghai China H Eugene Ann Arbor. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Independence
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Would-Be death by own action saved by state
Michigan City prison doctors saved Harley Edwards life after he slashed his wrists in an attempted suicide to avoid execution. He is a war veteran convicted of murdering his wife and is scheduled for execution by electric chair a few minutes after midnight tonight.
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Harley Edwards
Edwards
Omaha Grocer Slain By Two Holdup Men
Police hunted two holdup men after they shot and killed Isadore Perelman, 47, during a holdup outside his Omaha grocery store. Perelman died at a hospital early Thursday. Pleuromonas jaculans noted as the world smallest animal appears in unrelated text.
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Isadore Perelman
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Radio Programmers Air Daylong Schedule Of NBC CBS And More
A dense listing of 1940s era radio air times across networks NBC CBS and ABC including host names ensembles and orchestras such as Dancing bands Landttrian Metreneliten and Prince Marie. programs span morning afternoon and evening with multiple stations per show.
Merry Fahrney Considers Movie Offers After Marriage Turmoil
HOLLYWOOD INS Merry Fahrney Pickering van Eiszner, Chicago heiress, after annulling marriage to Frank van Eiszner, says she may take several film offers. She states she won’t marry Giorgio de Giorgio, family objects, and he cannot return to the country. She hints at another interesting person but withholds details.
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Belgium Car Origins Share Led by American Brands
In 1929 only 12 percent of automobiles sold in Belgium were Belgian made while American cars accounted for 58 percent of sales, showing strong U.S. dominance in the Belgian market.
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Belgium
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