Daring Rescue in Swampland After Plane Crash Near New Orleans
A U S Army B 19 bomber crashed in a swamp near Lake Salvador southwest of New Orleans. One Private Grant Lieut. G W Lang died. Lieut. W Moore survived. Ken Claver piloted a small amphibian aircraft to rescue the two officers amid wreckage and heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
INS
United States Army
Lake Salvador
G W. Lang
54Th
Orlando
Fla
W. Moore
Ken Claver
Texas Oil Company
Oliver
Grant
Farley Vincent
122Nd National Guard
Jean Lafitte
Move Toward New Steel Workers Contract This Week
CIO President Philip Murray announced that SWOC will begin formal contract negotiations with big steel firms this week. The four year pact would mark SWOC’s first major recognition in the steel industry and parallels talks with United Mine Workers on a biennial coal contract. Murray noted two potential crises could unfold simultaneously but did not indicate a deliberate plan. Negotiations trace back to November 7 with US Steel industrial relations chief William S Beye.
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Pittsburgh
INS
CIO
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
SWOC
Murray
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
William S Beye
United States Steel Industrial Relations
Twenty Die and Sixty Hurt in Chilean Rail Crash
In Palos Quemados, 20 miles north of Calera, a northbound express derailed on a downgrade. Twenty people were killed and at least 60 injured as the locomotive and five third class coaches toppled from a precipice. Engineer Pedro Carroza died from scalding injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Calif
Palos Quemados
Calera
Pedro Carroza
Aileron turnbuckle misadjustment cited in crash inquiry
Civil aeronautics board examiners testified that wreckage analysis from the Eastern Air Lines sleeper plane crash near Atlanta indicates misadjustment of the ailerons turnbuckle. The testimony provides one slim clue to the mystery of why the aircraft crashed while circling to land at the Atlanta airport.
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Atlanta
Eastern Air Lines
Civil Aeronautics Board
New Pastor Chosen At First Lutheran Church
The Rev H G Schwegler of Redmond Indiana is named to succeed the retiring Rev Henry Scherer at First Lutheran Cedar Rapids. He has led Richmond Indiana church for two years and has pastored in Louisville Cicero and Jonsville. He is married with three daughters and was chosen by a committee including William Rinderknecht Jr Max Janowsky George H Lowe R E LeMont and Harvey Lindahl.
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H G Schwegler
Redmond
Ind
Henry Scherer
First Lutheran Church
William Rinderknecht
Mr Schwegler
Louisville
Richmond
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Scheiers
Memorial Lutheran Church
Jonsville
Mr. Scherer
William Rinderknecht, Jr
Max Janowsky
George H. Lowe
R. E. LeMont
Harvey Lindahl
City News Briefs and Local Updates
Mrs. Sarah Gorton remains homebound due to illness. Cub Pack 33 announces a parents meeting at Cleveland school Monday at 7 30 p.m. Reuben Smith to speak. Dr F B Kirby of Chicago discusses Vitamins on Fish Hooks at Rotary luncheon Monday noon. Mrs. Louie Branson of Delavan hotel hospitalized after a broken hip from a fall Thursday. Frank Miller discharged from St Luke’s hospital after Feb 28 accident and returned home. Daniel Oakley of 810 Fifteenth Street SE will work for Curtiss-Wright in St Louis. Private Richard J Tattner home on two weeks furlough from Orlando, Fla, visiting family at 911 B Avenue NW and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cub Pack No. 33
Cleveland
Reuben Smith
F. B Kirby
Chicago
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Louie Branson
Delavan Hotel
St. Luke's Hospital
Frank Miller
St Lukes Hospital
Daniel Oakley
W H Oakley
Fifteenth Street
St. Louis
Curtiss-Wright Aircraft Corporation
Richard J Tattner
Army Air Corps
John O
Lattner
23Rd Composite Group
Orlando
Fla
Candy Cards Prompt Local Charity Drive
Cap tain Steve Stolba organized a fundraiser after a county home inmate sent a plea for candy cookies apples and cough medicine. Officers opened a collection among Pass The Candy Cops to fulfill the request and aid the inmate who said he has been there ten years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Stolba
Steve
Stolba
Stolb
Day F. R. to Give Billion in Help
President plans a billion dollar aid package to Britain including warships freighters and planes as spring threats loom. The administration backs chartering 36 Danish ships and House leaders aim to pass the lease lend bill quickly with unanimous consent to reach the President by Wednesday.
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F. R
Germany
British Isles
Maritime Commission
House
Senate
Rayburn
Rep. Fish
N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fish
Roosevelt
Congress
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Deaths Mrs Mattie Steele Funeral Held In Local Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Mat tie Van Doren Steele wife of Samuel L Steele 826 Tenth avenue SW who died Saturday after a long illness will be at 1 pm Monday at Brush chapel with Rev W Eckler officiating. Afterward the body will be taken to Fremont Ohio for burial. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie van Doren Steele
Samuel L. Steele
Tenth Avenue SW
Brush Chapel
W. ©. Eckler
Fremont, O
Funeral services for George M. Johnson announced
Funeral services for George M. Johnson will be held in the Moon chapel at 230 p.m. Sunday conducted by Crescent lodge No. 25 A F and A M escorted by Apollo Commandery. Master Masons will serve as pallbearers. Sir Knights to assemble in uniform at the Asylum for escort formation. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Johnson
Moon Chapel
Crescent Lodge
Apollo Commandery
Masonic Hall
Funeral services for Maurice Kerns Bertram
Maurice Kerns Bertram died Friday. Funeral services will be at Immaculate Conception Church at 9 am Monday conducted by Rev Bernard B Collins. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited in Moon chapel at 7 30 pm Sunday. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Maurice Kerns
Bertram
Immaculate Conception Church
Bernard B Collins
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Moon Chapel
Obituary notices for Harry L. Godfrey and Amy Pearl Scott
Harry L. Godfrey 75 of 1503 Third Avenue SE dies after a week illness at a local hospital. Survived by wife Maude. daughter Mrs Glenn Jeffrey Cedar Rapids. grandchildren Joan and Reed Jeffrey. sister Mrs Cora Griswold Oakland. brothers Frank L Marion and Joseph Cedar Rapids. Funeral at Beatty chapel pending. Amy Pearl Scott wife of Henry R. Scott dies at home at 6:45 p.m. after lingering illness. Born March 2 1889 Maquoketa resident 20 years Cedar Rapids. Survived by husband four daughters Mrs Thelma Hughes Mason City IA others in Cedar Rapids. three sons. two sisters. one brother. Funeral arrangements pending Moen chapel.
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Harry L. Godfrey
Third Avenue SE
Maude
Glenn Jeffrey
Cedar Rapids
Joan
Reed Jeffrey
Cora Griswold
Oakland
Calif
Frank L
Marion
Joseph
Godfrey
Maude Seely
First Christian Church
Beatty Chapel
Amy Pearl Scott
Henry R Scott
Second Street
Maquoketa
Thelma Hughes
Mason City
Wash
Maxine
Iona
Lois Jean
Murray Dale
Alfred
Bernard
Alfred Pederson
West Branch
Pansy Sylvis
Lake City
Minn
Truman Huling
Donald
Shirley Ann
Barbara Hughes
Moen Chapel
Lindy Mishap On Fishing Cruise Near Bonita Beach
Col Charles Lindbergh leaped into shallow water to keep a 32 foot sailboat from going aground at Bonita Beach. A Bonita Springs cruiser pulled the boat back to deep water and Lindbergh anchored to spend the night. A note states 4 400 000 cubic yards of concrete were used in Boulder Dam construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Myers, Fla
Ins
Charles Lindbergh
Big Hickory Pass
Bonita Beach
Bonita Springs
Boulder Dam
Brothers Reunite After 32 Years Separated by Distance
In Syracuse New York two men George H Reals of Akron Ohio and Charles H Reals of Syracuse met in a hotel and discovered they were brothers after 32 years apart. Their chance encounter led to a family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
George H Reals
Akron
Charles H Reals
Senate Approves Defense Aid Measure 60 to 31
The Senate passed a defense aid bill 60 to 31 after a lengthy debate. It authorizes the President and agency heads to procure defense articles for allied nations deemed vital to U S security, with transfers, repairs, and exports guided by set limits and periodic congressional reports. The measure includes oversight constraints and an expiry framework targeting June 1943 for termination unless renewed.
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Wheeler
Senate
United States
Army Chief of Staff
Naval Chief of Operations
United States Navy
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
House
Army and Navy Revolving Fund For War Aid Repayments
A statement outlines that the revolving fund for the army and navy uses repayments for war aid. It declares no change to existing law governing land and naval forces except for non combatant purposes of the ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Army and Navy Revolving Fund
Senate votes on administration aid bill in late session
The Senate approved the administration's aid measure by 60 for and 41 against with 1 independent. The tally split across Democrats, Republicans, and one progressive faction, while a final line showed Warner and Reed as announced voters.
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Washington
Senate
Andrews
Bailey
Bankhead
Barkley
Bilbo
Brown
Bunker
Byrd
Byrnes
Caraway
Chandler
Connally
Downey
Ellender
George
Glass
Green
Guffey
Harrison
Hatch
Hayden
Herring
Hil
Hughes
Kilgore
Lee
Lucas
Maloney
McFarland
McKellar Mead
Miller
Murdock
Murray O'Mahoney
Overton
Pepper Radcliffe
Russell
Schwartz
Sheponra Smathers
Smith
Stewart
Thomas
Utah
Truman
Tunnel
Tydings
Wallgren
Auvstis
Ball
Barbour
Brewster
Bridges
Burton
Gurney
Lodee
McNary
White
Norris
Adams
Bone
Bulow Chavez
Clark
Idaho
Missouri
Gerry
Gillette Johnson
Colorado
McCarran
Reynolds
Walsh
Wheeler
Aiken
Brooks
Butler Capper Danaher
Davis
Holman Johnson
California
Langer
Nye
Shipstead
Taft
Tobey
Vandenbere
Wiles
Wills
Warner
Reed
Turning Point In War Says British Radio
British radio described Senate approval of the lease lend bill as the turning point in the war and the beginning of the end for a dictatorship plaguing the continent. The broadcast noted that America has made common cause with Britain.
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New York
Senate
America
Britain
NBC
CBS
Davis calls for more arms projects in Midwest states
Chester C. Davis of the national defense advisory board urged decentralizing the defense program at a Kansas City dinner after ground breaking for a $7,000,000 bomber assembly plant at Fairfax airport. He listed Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming as needing more contracts.
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Kansas City
Choester C. Davis
National Defense Advisory Board
Fairfax Airport
Kan
Davis
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
British Operations In Africa Reported "Successful"
The British Middle East command said operations in Italian Somaliland are developing successfully and the Royal Air Force bombed railways road junctions and enemy positions in the Keren area Eritrea. In Libya Eritrea and Abyssinia there was no change in the situation.
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Cairo
Egypt
Middle East Command
Italian Somaliland
Royal Air Force
Keren
Eritrea
Libya
Abyssinia
Greeks Press Greece Turk Peace Feelers Amid War Front Moves
The United States denied prior knowledge of the latest rumors of Turkish pressure to join Berlin against Greece. Greek forces in Albania claim a major victory over Italians with 1,120 Italians captured and more than 1,000 prisoners taken since Friday. Greece vows to fight to the end and rejects any peace talks with Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilisura
Greece
Italy
Albania
War Ministry
Mrs. Kubik Escapes Injury In Auto Fire Near Kansas City
Mrs M C Kubik escaped injury when an overheated exhaust caused a car fire east of Kansas City. The vehicle driven by Melvin Stoner caught fire while en route to Oklahoma City. Both occupants fled the blaze with all their baggage lost. the car was destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Kubik
Eighteenth Street
Lawmaker seeks parachutes for airline passengers
Representative Kramer of California said he is drafting legislation to require commercial airlines to provide parachutes for all passengers to curb the recent wave of air crash fatalities. The article also notes Switzerland has contributed nearly $1,000,000 toward Finland’s reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kramer CB
Calif
Switzerland
Finland
Linn Farmers Discuss National Committee For Agriculture
More than 100 Linn county farm people at the First Presbyterian church in Marion marked the eighth anniversary of the New Deal farm program with a panel discussion on farming groups the New Deal program and war. The eight member panel led by B C Neal answered questions about farm organizations consumer reactions and county cooperation while C B F Michel Marion chaired the Linn county branch of the Iowa Committee for Agriculture. The meeting endorsed continuing the observance as national Farm Day with local groups welcoming diverse membership and a permanent nonpartisan structure planned under Michel's guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Roosevelt
Wallace
Claude Wickard
B. C Neal
Mt. Vernon
C. B. F. Michel
Iowa Committee For Agriculture
National Committee For Agriculture
Iowa
Michel
National Committees
Linn
Mr Michel
Floyd Hampton
Springville
Harry E. Dunn
Paul H. Huston
Cedar Rapids
Henry Hood
H. E. Gordon
J. F. Wager
Central City
AAA
Frank Frederick
Britain
Hitler
Squirrels Reopened to Hunting in Finland After Protection
Finland lifts protection on squirrels allowing hunting with an estimated 1.5 million animals shot in November. Authorities note the favorable population status and set hunting terms for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
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First Lutheran
HH. G. Schwegler
City Briefs
Sarah Gorton
K Avenue NW
Bungalow Cooking School
Mrs. Mattie Steele
Lindy
Crockett
Johnson
China
Willkie
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congressional Committee
Gillette
Ita
Midwest
Africa
Wish Lew' Rich Lew
Albany
Milwaukee
Beatonie
Bismarck
Dea Moines
Antonie Az
Sv Cincinnati
Detroit
Yugoslavia
United States State Department
Stephen Early
Poland
Turkey
Berlin
Bulgarian
Thrace
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapida
Marlon
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Garvette
Jowa
Ie Ervice
Moen
Moen Funeral Home
First Avenue
Natl
Committee For Agriculture
Farm Bureau
L. T. Mitchell
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