Coronation Day Draws World to Rome St Peter's
Crowds converge on Vatican City for Pope Pius XII coronation with Swiss guards on duty at dawn. Delegations from 40 nations attend as radio coverage expands worldwide. Notables include Joseph Kennedy and Eamon de Valera. Umberto of Italy named as royal representative.
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Pius XII
Rome
St. Peter’s Piazza
Italy
Vatican
St. Peter's
Basilica
Church
Joseph P. Kennedy
United States
London
Britain
Duke of Norfolk
Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Alfonso
Spain
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Umberto of
Ialy
Vittorio Emanuel
Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Mrs Antonie Vavra Dies After 92 Years In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids obituary notes Mrs Antonie Charles Vavra 92 longtime resident died Saturday at her home 1723 Sixth avenue SE after brief illness Born in Bohemia May 18 1846 she came to Cedar Rapids in 1867 widow of John Vavra She leaves a son John J Vavra three daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Antonie Charles Vavra
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Avenue SE
Bohemia
John Vavra
Colonies Of War Crisis Prompts Editorial Support
The Relazioni Internationale weekly argues that Germany and Italy should claim colonies to avert war. It says colonial redrawing can ease tensions and that mandates and protectorates are adjustable. It asserts expansion is a tangible right and peacemaking may require force.
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Rome
Relazioni Internazionali
Germany
Italy
Electrical Inventor Is Electrocuted
LOS ANGELES AP Grover C. Hubble age 47 inventor of electrical devices was electrocuted Saturday when an electric heater toppled into the tub where he bathed.
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Los Angeles
Grover C. Hubble
Election to decide Cedar Rapids school board and property sales
Two board members face reelection in Cedar Rapids as voters decide on two propositions to authorize sale of Dairy Dale school property. Incumbents Harold R. Trewin and Mrs. C. T. Hickok run against William McCall, with polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Precinct changes include a tenth precinct and annexation adjustments for Dairy Dale areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Trewin
Hickok
Dairy Dale
World fairs eye the middle ground for a bigger show
In a playful take on 1939 exposition fever, ARTAUR "BUGS" BAER notes St Louis contemplates a central world fair to rival New York and San Francisco. He jokes about hoisting building styles on merry go rounds instead of ladders, highlighting Depression era spectacle and rival cities.
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Artaur
Bugs” Baer
New York
San Francisco
St. Louis
Public blame voiced over Kansas City law enforcement breakdown
The Jackson county grand jury reported a widespread breakdown in law enforcement in Kansas City citing public apathy and corrupt officials. Indictments rose to 166 with 29 more. The probe named county prosecutor W. W. Graves and others amid a wave of gambling and open violations. Police later raided a race horse book shop and summoned city officials Otto P. Higgins and H. F. McElroy.
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Jackson County
Grand Jury
Allen C. Southern
Southern
W. W. Graves
Albert L. Reeves
Lloyd C. Stark
T. J. Pendergast Democratic Organization
Otto P. Higgins
Higgins
H. F
Moving Mountain Breaks Loose In California Freak Event
A massive earth mass dubbed a moving mountain rumbled from the Lomerias Muras range near Gilroy California. It advanced at about one foot per hour, tore open fissures and threatened U S 101 and the Pajaro river area. No tremors were detected but experts cite a possible underground gas explosion driving the phenomenon.
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Gilroy
Calif
INS
Lomerias Muras
Tom Joyce
Los Angeles
San Francisco
U. S. 101
Mobile
Sargent
J L. Murphy
Albert J. Newsin
University of Santa Clara
Highway Department
California
Judge Wood Resigns From State Conservation Board
Waterloo District Judge George W. Wood announced his resignation from the state conservation commission after interim service since last August. He cited a constitutional question about eligibility to hold another office during a judgeship and asked Governor Wilson not to forward his name for senate confirmation.
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Waterloo
George W. Wood
Town State Conservation Commission
Nelson Kraschel
George Wilson
State Senate
Wood
Izaak Walton League
Wilson
Logan Blizzard
Temperature Mild As Rain Continues
Rain continued Saturday evening in Cedar Stupids as temperatures stayed mild. Temperatures hit 36 degrees between 1 and 4 pm, fell to 34 at 7 pm, and reached 32 by midnight. Rainfall measured 0.45 inches in the last 24 hours, according to Chambers Inskeep instruments.
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Cedar Stupids
Chambers
LaGuardia Silent As Reporter Secures Train Interview
A city editor jokes about Fiorello LaGuardia’s arrival as the City of San Francisco pulls into Union Station. Reporter hurries through rain to reach car 122 where the mayor is said to be aboard for a brief interview.
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LaGuardia
Scotty McLon
Fiorello LaGuardia
Kizzoner
New York
San Francisco
Union Station
Weather Forecast for March 13 18 in Upper Mississippi Valley
Weather outlook for March 13 18 calls for precipitation midweek. Temperatures should run near normal in the south and near or below normal in the northern portion of the upper Mississippi Valley.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
William Shirer of Cedar Rapids Aired Europe Notes
Editor’s note profiles William L. Shirer former Cedar Rapids man covering European crisis for CBS. Beginning as a reporter in Chicago, he rose to Europe correspondent, reporting Hitler’s moves from Vienna to London with rapid, high‑stakes broadcasts guided by Edward Murrow.
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Sunday Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Criser
Columbia
William AL. Shirer
J. T. Shirer
Second Avenue E
Colleagate
Cedar Rapids Gazette
France
Faria
Chicaxe Tribune
Europe
William L. Shirer
Columbia Broadcasting System
Bill
Vienna
Hitler
Austria
WPA funds battle shapes New Deal relief and tax plan
Washington sources report administration seeks a deal with the congressional economy bloc to trade $150 million in WPA relief for corporate tax revision. House and Senate panels plan extended hearings on relief, while treasury officials drop plans for a $5 billion debt-limit increase. Commerce notes cautious signs of early business recovery in 36 cities.
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Congressional Economy Bloc
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
New Deal
House
Senate Appropriations
Adams
Colorado
Senate
Rep. Rayburn
Texas
Rep. Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Treasury
Commerce Department
Department
Three Hurt In Headon Crash On Highway 13 Near Marion
A headon collision on Highway 13 about a mile north of Highway 131 junction Saturday evening injured Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Miller of Marion rural route 3. Both sustained chest and leg injuries and were treated at St Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. Others in the Hungerford car escaped serious harm. Deputy Harlan Snyder investigated.
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Augustine Miller
Marion
Louis N. Hungerford
Volga City
Miller
Cedar Rapids
Hungerford
Louis
Emily Alice
Harlan Snyder
Nazis Ready To Move After Breathing Spell
Berlin reports indicate Germany has sharpened focus eastward after a cautious pause. Nazi circles fear disorder in Slovakia and a Vienna broadcast urged pro Nazis in Czechoslovakia to prepare for developments. Observers cite Slovak secession unrest and Prague actions as accelerating Hitler's foreign policy aims.
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Slovakia
Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Balkans
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Memel
Danzig
Reich
Italy
Mediterranean
France
Hitler
Fifth Arrest In Anti Press Plot Near Mobile
In Mobile Alabama John Powe surrendered to federal agents on a conspiracy warrant aimed at intimidating Henry P Ewald former Mobile Press Register editor who exposed lottery rackets Ewald was beaten and Ewald left Mobile The group includes Sam Powe Peter V Crouch George and Miriam McKenzie and others with bonds set up to 10 000 7500 and 5000 John Powe pled not guilty and was released on 5000 bond ahead of a federal grand jury session expected Monday.
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Mobile
Ala
John Powe
Sam B. Powe
Francis H. Indie
Henry P. Ewald
Mobile Press Register
Ewald
Sam Pow
King George Delays Lancashire Tour Over IRA Threats
London sources say the king postponed a Lancashire tour after threats by the Irish Republican Army targeting public buildings and factories. Sir Samuel Hoare, the home secretary, urged deferral to ensure police protection for the planned visits to strategic sites in Chorley, Newton Heath, and Stockport amid Manchester prison sentences for seven Irish terrorists.
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London
Lancashire
Irish Republican Army
Buckingham Palace
Samuel Hoare
Manchester
Samuel
Chorley
Newton Heath
Stockport
Waukon Woman Appointed Recording Secretary for Iowa Clubs
DES MOINES AP Mrs. Eugene Cutler state president announced the appointment of Mrs J H Hager of Waukon as recording secretary of the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs. She succeeds Mrs W H Hathorn of Mason City who has resigned.
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Des Moines
Eugene Cutler
J. H. Hager
Waukon
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hager
W. H. Hathorn
Mason City
New Slovak Cabinet Formed Amid Czechoslovak Crisis
In Prague late Saturday night a new Slovak semi autonomous cabinet was formed under Karl Sider without any members of the ousted government of Dr. Jozef Tiso. Germany approved the move preventing a full partition and easing fears of foreign intervention. The cabinet faces a Slovak parliament test Tuesday as moderates prevail.
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Prague
Karl Sider
Representa
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Joseph Tiso
Tiso
Emil Hacha
Berlin
Hacha
Kadcany Castle
Dr. Tiso
Slovakia
Martin Sokol
M. Stano
Rudolph Beran
Child's Letter Saves Father From Penitentiary Term
In Cincinnati 8 year old Robertine Wilburn pleaded with Judge Dennis J. Ryan for mercy as her father Robert Wilburn 31 faced burglary and larceny charges. The judge sentenced him to probation for five years citing consideration for others involved after a confession for stealing 15 dollars worth of barber shop instruments.
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Cincinnati
Robertine Wilburn
Robert Wilburn
Dennis J. Ryan
Wilburn
Ees
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