Queen Elizabeth Anchors in New York Protected by Mysterious Cable
The 85,000 ton Queen Elizabeth, en route to New York, anchors with no visible guns but a strange anti-mine cable overhead. Observers and naval experts explain the cable repels magnetic mines, while pillbox housings may serve as submarine watches. Only a skeleton crew remains aboard as officials note secrecy and safety in wartime waters.
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New York
Britain
New York Harbor
John Barlow
Ctunard- White Star Lines
United States Naval
Harold Borer
Cunard-White Star
Barlow
England
Clydeside
Elizabeth
British Press Association
London
Great Britain
History, Might, and Right in the Modern World
A reader questions history as a guide amid facts and shifts between might and right. Anthony Froude is cited on the law of might and wrong, with Norman and Saxon disputes as examples. The piece argues history reveals shades of gray, not absolute outcomes, and urges uniting might and right through gradual human progress.
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Newton
Anthony Froude
England
Whittier
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Dewey Outlines Eight-Point Farm Program in Nebraska
In a Founders Day speech at the University of Nebraska Coliseum and broadcast on NBC, Thomas E Dewey proposed an eight-point program to tackle farm problems. He urged fair price parity, government crop loans, soil conservation, land use shifts, expanded farm cooperatives, marketing agreements, market preservation for American agriculture, and broader agricultural research.
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Lincoln
Neb
Thomas E Dewey
Nebraska
New York
NBC Blue
University of Nebraska
Dewey
Roosevelt
New Deal
Topeka
Kansas
ARD-BOILED BABES Rugg social science course under fire
George Sokolsky warns Cedar Rapids readers that Rugg's social science texts teach Marxist economic history and undermine American democracy. The article cites teachers guides and 7th to 9th grade materials, contrasting them with Gavian works and Soviet praise, urging parental scrutiny and a district survey.
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George Sokolsky
Rugg
Sokolsky
Police Radio Used To Nab Youth For Theft Of Local Car
Police radio led to the arrest in Downers Grove Illinois of a youth driving a stolen 1938 Buick reported by O F Paulsen of Cedar Rapids. A description broadcast by Sergei Hrabectin via state police and Des Moines stations helped locate the vehicle after a gas station stop in Silvis Illinois.
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Cedar Rapids
Downer's Grove
Ill
O. F Paulsen
Grande Avenue SE
Mr Paulsen
Fifth Street
First Avenue E
Sergei Frank Hrabectin
Des Moines
Davenport
Silvis
Turks Shoot Down Bulgarian Airplane
ISTANBUL AP An official announcement said Turkish anti aircraft guns brought down a Bulgarian plane over Turkish territory.
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Istanbul
Manchesters Patient Thirst For Root Beer Sparks Police Aid
Russell Sheppard, 21, of Manchester, saved at St Luke's after serum from the state lab. He regained fair condition and at 5 am a strong thirst for root beer prompted police to send two ice cold bottles to the hospital with patrolmen Stearns and Burke.
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Russell Sheppard
Manchester
St Luke's Hospital
State Health Department
Sheppard
F D Sheppard
Eighteenth Street
Russell
Frank Hrabelin
Stearns and Burke
Fairfax Girl Hurt When Car Skids Into Light Pole
Maxine Holets a 24 year old Fairfax resident was injured when a car driven by Ray McCollister skidded on snow and struck a light pole at First avenue and Twenty seventh street E. She received lip cuts and was treated at St Luke's Hospital. The crash disrupted electric service in the area. A witness said the car avoided an eastbound vehicle but hit the pole after catching a gutter in a snowbank.
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Maxine Holets
Fairfax
Ray McCollister
Ellis Boulevard
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh Street
Miss Holets
St. Luke’s Hospital
McCollister
The Story of Democracy by Hendrik Willem van Loon
A concise survey of democracy tracing its ideals and struggles through history. The author profiles democracy’s search for a moral framework beyond wealth, highlighting key moments and figures shaping political power and civic virtue.
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Hendrik Willem van Loon
Democracy debated in historical terms and definitions
A critique traces democracy beyond modern labels to ancient and medieval forms. It argues that many so called republics like Genoa Venice or Novgorod lacked true popular rule and that power often rested with a few, despite rhetoric of commonwealth. The piece cites Noah Webster on democracy and notes direct versus representative governance.
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Noah Webster
Webster
Divorced: Betsey Cushing Roosevelt and James Roosevelt
Betsey Cushing Roosevelt was granted a divorce from James Roosevelt in Los Angeles. Superior Judge Thomas C. Gould approved an interlocutory decree after reviewing a satisfactory property settlement. The decree becomes final in one year, with a deposition by her brother Henry K Cushing filed to corroborate her testimony after his illness interrupted earlier plans.
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Thomas C. Gould
California
Council Discusses Golf Course But Is Not Ready To Act
City Attorney Don Hines told Cedar Rounds News that negotiations are under way for land to add nine holes at Ellis Park golf course and urged action by Monday. Commissioner Ed Stefan, whose parks department runs the course, said conditions look favorable after years of delays and that they should proceed. Mayor Frank Hahn questioned whether the plan should be submitted for further review.
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Rugg
Ruge
Ruth Wood
Cedar Rounds
Don Hines
Ellis Park
Hines
Ed Stefan
Frank Hahn
Sweden seeks armistice terms in Russian Finnish war
Sweden moves to arrange an armistice as Russian terms are said to have been presented to Finland. Reports claim Russia demands control of the Viborg region and areas around Ladoga and Petrozavodsk while Berlin and Helsinki circles show interest and possible talks proceed.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Finland
Russia
Wharelian
Vupuri
Lake Ladoga
Petsonia
Helsinks
Soviet
Josef Stalin
Helsinki
Berlin
Helsinki’s Youth Called to Arms in Desperate War Effort
The Helsinki GM-Finland issue urges 20 year old youths to join their fathers in the fight against the Russian advance. The article hints at continued coverage across page 13 column i with details on how many youths may be enlisted.
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Helsinks GM
Finland
Red Armas
Neitder
City Hall Race Plays Down Star Chamber Sessions
Eleven candidates for the March 12 primary pledge open, public scrutiny and ongoing accountability. They oppose closed star chamber sessions and support transparent council procedure, with informal pre meetings sometimes allowed for land purchases in the public interest. The list includes Hahn Stepanek and Allison for mayor and Benesh Whelan Beagle and Hickey for commissioner of public safety. Ed Stefan Kosek seek park post. Burgus and Williams run unopposed for finance and public improvements respectively.
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Star Chamber
Cry Eomnen
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Frank Hahn W . Stepanek
Dale Allison
W. Benesh
R. L. Whelan
James W. Beagle
Clarence Hickey
Ed Stefan
Charles Kosek
I. D Burgus
D .L. Willams
Holds Petitions On Lower Gas Rate Not Properly Notarized
City Attorney Don Hines told the city council that the 90 cent gas rate petition filed by Bill Loftus and others is insufficient and must be amended to meet town code requirements. He cited code section 6539 proving that at least one signer per sheet must declare under oath that the signatures are valid. Several of the 113 petitions lack notarized verification, and sponsors have ten days to file amendments.
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Don Hines
Bill Loftus
Hines
Cedar Rapids Sees Early Spring Warmth and Temp Rise
The Cedar Rapids area reports an early spring drive as sun breaks through clouds. Temperatures climb to 46 by 1 30 pm from a morning low of 27 with readings fluctuating to 41 by 2 40 pm and earlier highs and lows noted by the Chambers Inskeep company recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
House Probers Seek Replacement of Present Labor Board
A House special committee majority urges Congress to abolish the current National Labor Relations Board and appoint a new three member panel with rules to separate prosecuting and judicial functions. The plan would limit consecutive party membership, tighten election procedures, allow appeals, and curb coercion while preserving collective bargaining.
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Washington
House
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
Charman Smith
Talleck
Ind
Routzohn
Ohio
Heales
Mass
Mindock
Utah
Smith
J. Warren Madden
William Mo. Leiserson
Madden
Board
Administrator of the
Labor Act
Bugs Advocates Jail Sentence For Askers Of Census Questions
A satirical piece by Arthur Bugs Back argues for jail for census questioners at boarding houses. It presents absurd Q A exchanges about bathtubs, boarders, mutton, prune seeds, forked phone numbers, and laundry, ending with a call for penalties for asking questions.
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Bugs
California
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