Dissent Wells In 1940s Court Clash and Wartime Worries
A Nation in review of court dissent on banking regulation and New Deal clashes. The piece recalls 1938 Iowa court-packing politics and Oather Wearin, contrasts wartime payroll waste and morale with postwar peace hopes, and notes regional tensions as Eleanor the volunteer fireman sails to the Caribbean amid hopeful diplomacy.
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Supreme Court
Jackson
Frankfurter
Reed
Roberts
Congress
Kentucky
New Deal
High Court
Roosevelt
Iowa
Sen
Guy Gillette
White House
Othar Wearin
Sen. Gillette
Wearin
Consistency
Eleanor
Caribbean
Five Highways Blocked by Drifts in Iowa Storm
Snow and high winds crippled eastern Iowa roads with No. 13 to Manchester No. 149 to Homestead and No. 261 to Mt. Vernon blocked, while No. 60 and 69 near Des Moines were shut. A Star route driver stalled at Alburnett as the commission called it the year’s worst storm for road clearance.
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Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Homestead
Iowa City
Mt. Vernon
Anamosa
Vinton
Cedar Falls
Ankeny
Des Moines
Alburnett
W. D. Johnston
Iowa Highway Commission
Washington
Muscatine
Fighting For Cassino Resumes In Italy War News
Allied headquarters in Naples reports sharp clashes with Germans in Cassino with American troops repelling two Nazi attacks near Cisterna on the Rome beach-head. Rain and mud slow movements as Rapido rises. heavy artillery inflicts toll on enemy. Both sides clash elsewhere with Italian front actions and air operations continuing. Rome bombers strike, and three Allied planes are reported missing.
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Naples
Cassino
Cisterna
Rome
Rapido
Carroceto
Eighth Army
Orsogna
Ortona
Adriatic
Rome-Civitavecchia-Orte
R.A.F
Kotorbay
Dubrovnik
New Rule in Ration Suspension Cases
The Office of Price Administration announced a new rule of evidence for ration suspension cases. It ensures alleged violators receive the same protections as in U.S. district courts in non jury cases, with possible relaxation by hearing commissioners if justice requires.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
United States
Daniels Reveals Probe of REA at President's Request
Washington AP Jonathan Daniels administrative assistant to President Roosevelt testified before a Senate agriculture subcommittee that he sought Slattery's resignation as head of the Rural Electrification Administration after an inquiry at the President's request. He recited conversations with Wickard and others and noted Slattery's reliance on Craig before diverging on policy.
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Washington
Jonathan Daniels
Roosevelt
Senate
Harry E. Slattery
Rural Electrification Administration
Daniels
Slattery
Agriculture Subcommittee
REA
Harry Slattery
Marvin McIntyre
James Barnes
Agriculture Wickard
John Carson
REA Cooperatives
Carson
George Norris
Nebraska
Norris
Subcommittee
Carroll Reedy
Mr. Roosevelt
Wickard
Robert Craig
Craig
Truck Driver Killed by Train Near Walford in Snowstorm
Special to The Gazette reports Glenn Chamberlain of Ottumwa, 30, driving for Hawkeye Motor Express of Cedar Rapids, was killed when his truck was struck by a Milwaukee freight train about 9:45 am Tuesday. The train dragged him nearly half a mile. bodies reached Cedar Rapids for examination after responding officials braved snow drifts and blocked roads. The fatal collision occurred one and a half miles east of Walford at the gravel road crossing, as the detour around a snow drift on highway 149 failed. The westbound freight from Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa, delayed to 8:40 am, was involved.
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Gazette
Walford
Glenn Chamberlain
Ottumwa
Hawkeye Motor Express, Inc
Cedar Rapids
Milwaukee
Hawkeye
P. J. Whittemore
T. Frank Hersch
Cedar Rapids Driver Returns Load at 8:45 A.M.
In Cedar Rapids Hawkeye Motor Express reports Chamberlain left with his load about 8:45 a.m. Another driver Joe Nikodim, 1813 Mallory was involved. Continued on Page 2, Col. 8.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Motor Express
Chamberlain
Joe Nikodim
Mallory
Russians Drive Into Romania After Tireless Ukrainian Bid
Moscow reports Zhukov's First Ukrainian army pushes through the Odessa to Lwow corridor toward the Romanian frontier. Soviet spearheads near Tarnopol and Volochisk threaten isolated German troops. 15,000+ Germans killed, 3,000+ taken prisoner, 500 towns liberated in three days. Narva fighting also noted with 300 Germans dead in hand to hand combat.
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London
Gregory K. Zhukov
Odessa-Lwow
Warsaw
Russia
Moscow
Volochisk
Narkavichi
Rumania
Rumanian
Tarnopol
Zararzh
Lwow
Cernauti
Moscow Bulletin
Zhukov
Berlin
Narva
Leonid A. Govorov
Leningrad
Florida GOP selects 15 unpledged delegates for national convention
In Jacksonville the Florida state Republican executive committee chose an unpledged uninstructed delegation of 15 to attend the party's national convention.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Florida State Republican Executive Committee
Bonus Up to 5000 For New World War II Vets
Washington is introduced seven identical bills in Congress proposing up to 5000 per veteran as adjusted service pay. Home service earns 3 daily dollars, overseas 4, wounded servicemen an extra 500, and bonds offer 3 percent with tax free status. Organizations press for per veteran aid aligned with civilian wartime pay.
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Washington
INS
Congress
House
Will Rogers, Jr
D-Calif
Francis Case
R-S.d
Harold C. Hagen
F-L-Minn
John Lesinski
R-Mich
Ed V. Izak
Maurice J. Sullivan
D-Nev
Frank Carlson
R-Kan
The
Army and Navy Union
Disabled American Veterans
Military Order of the Purple Heart
Regular Veterans Association
Veterans of Foreign” Wars
Veterans’ Organizations
Ccheck
Nimitz says subs may decide Pacific war
Admiral Chester Nimitz warned that increased American submarine warfare is threatening Japanese shipping and could determine the war’s outcome. He noted subs are growing in number and effectiveness, while Japan’s fleet moves to avoid engagement and maintenance at Truk grows difficult. He praised U.S. gains in Majuro atoll and emphasized the need for transports and base captures to sustain the submarine campaign.
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Washington
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Nimitz
Truk
United States
Majuro Atoll
Marshalls
Majuro
Wotje
William F. Halsey
Raymond Spruance
Marc A. Mitscher
Richard K. Turner
Holland Smith
Marines
Yanks Attack Cost 68 Bombers In Fierce Air Battle
London AP reports United States air forces struck Berlin with over 850 bombers, dropping more than 2000 tons. 176 Nazi planes were shot down but 68 four engined bombers and 11 fighters were lost, about 700 airmen killed. RAF raids targeted Trappes and Mosquitoes hit northwest Germany as defense fire raged. The Berlin raid drew strong praise from British papers.
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London
Berlin
United States Army
R.A.F
Trappes
France
Paris
Germany
Reich
Air Ministry
United States Eighth Air Force
Walton L. Weitner
Sweden
Tempelhof
Stockholm
Gotland
Mt Vernon First To Beat Quota in Red Cross Drive
Mt Vernon became the first Linn county Red Cross branch to exceed its war fund quota, reporting a $300 overage. The Franklin township quota covered Mt Vernon Lisbon and area rural districts at 3400, while Cedar Rapids showed no progress as snow halted canvassing in Linn county.
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Mt. Vernon
Quota
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Red Cross
Franklin Township
Mt. Vérnon
Lisbon
Cedar Pids
Linn
Newsprint Supply Curtailed by Allied War Demands
Ottawa dispatch reports possible further curtailment of newsprint for Canadian and U.S. newspapers because Allied military propaganda needs in liberated Europe and exhausted European press stocks raise demand.
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Ottawa
United States
Conciliation Bribe Burglary In Tulsa Crime Tale
Louis Brandenburg woke in Tulsa to a burglary that cost him 14 dollars and clothing. He said the thief fed his dog and left two thick steaks from the icebox to keep the animal quiet, a detail that irritated him as he reported to police.
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Tulsa
Okla
Louis* Brandenburg
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