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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1939

Page

4

Bankers urged to push new field development nationwide

R L Bunce of Des Moines challenged ninety five bankers at a Roosevelt hotel dinner to drive banking expansion through innovative lending, advertising and improved practices. The session reviewed pending laws, uniform receipts, and wage rules, with emphasis on proactive leadership and sharper public outreach.

R. L Bunce Des Moines Roosevelt Hotel Benton Cedar Iowa Johnson and Linn Iowa Bankers Association Albersole Keokuk Towa Bankers Association State Central Savings Bank Frank Warner Bunce American Bankers Association

Nazis Seek To Prove They Have Humor

Berlin AP reports Nazis held a month long humor contest under Propaganda Minister Goebbels. A construction worker won forty dollars for a three joke cartoon set aimed at proving humor exists in Nazi Germany with Der Angriff publishing the winner.

Berlin Paul Joseph Goebbels Nazi Germany Dr. Goebbel der Angriff Dr. Goebbels Reich Culture Chamber Goebbels Germany

Want Ad Class 5 Pillows Quilts Watches Repaired

Advertisement notes a classified Want Ad under category five offering pillow cleaning, quilt making, and watch repairs. The brief item directs readers to see the section for details and inquiries.

May Let Firms Offset Bad Years Against Profits

Washington officials discussed a potential bill allowing corporations to balance losses of bad years with profits of good years for income tax purposes. The carryover idea, once used in 1921-29, faces treasury doubts and political risk. Administrations seek March tax take and weigh concessions to woo business.

Washington Treasury Morgenthau National Association of Manufacturers

Soviets Offer Aid to Roumania and Poland

The Daily Express reported that the Russian government pledged unconditional aid to Roumania and Poland if western frontiers are attacked. Moscow would provide foodstuffs, raw materials, munitions, arms, and other supplies to resist any aggressor, signaling strong support amid German expansion toward the Danube and Black Sea regions.

London INS The Daily Express Roumania Poland Russia the Express Danube River Black Sea Ukraine

Soviet Swap Scheme Claimed By Salih Defense

Hafis Salih a former U S naval intelligence man testified that his superiors knew of his actions and even urged a swap of information with Russia. He said the deal would favor the Russians and cover only data from newspapers about the Japanese to avoid harming U S defense. Salih and Mikhail Gorin and Gorin’s wife Natasha faced espionage charges.

Los Angeles Hafis Salih U. S. Naval Russia Naval Mikhail Go Rin Gorin Natasha United States J. J. Rochefort Rochefort Salich

86 year old farmer breaks leg at basketball game

William Sibbitt of Frankfort Indiana aged 86 was cheering at a high school basketball game when he fell from his seat. He got back to his seat and continued cheering only to learn after the game that he had fractured his leg.

Frankfort Ind William Sibbitt

Picket Backers of Franco Clash in Los Angeles Riot

Police used tear gas as about 200 pickets clashed with officers near a Catholic Theater Guild event praising Franco. Two officers suffered eye burns. a 26 year old man and a 17 year old girl were injured amid banners denouncing Franco’s regime and religious liberty.

Los Angeles Spain Aileen O'Brien Catholic Theater Guild John J. Cantwell John Ganeey Marily O'Brien Franco

Siberia's Evergreen Forest Holds World’s Largest Conifer Mass

The evergreen forests of Siberia constitute the largest continuous coniferous expanse on Earth, spanning vast plains and taiga a defining feature of the northern landscape.

Siberia

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