Roosevelt urged national mediation board to curb defense labor woes
The piece argues for a federal mediation board to settle defense industry disputes with minimal disruption. It notes New Jersey aluminum strikes raise concern, cites calls for stronger government controls, and warns of broader tax and policy shifts impacting wartime production. It highlights warnings about foreign-born coercion and a defense tax proposal, and lauds Major Walter A. Meyer as a model officer.
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Roosevelt
National Mediation Board
New Jersey
Defense
Roosevelt to Outline War Aid on Air Saturday Night
President Roosevelt will address the nation from 8:30 to 9 p.m. on the $7 billion war aid program and lend lease progress. Stimson says shipments of materials have begun. no specific vessel types or cargo lists will be disclosed, and no Springfield rifles are on the list. The address will be broadcast nationwide by NBC CBS and MBS and shortwave abroad.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Greece
Henry L. Stimson
White House
Britain
Stimson
Atlantic
Britain seeks U S help to boost merchant marine
At No 10 Downing Street a British statement says Prime Minister Churchill will send Sir Arthur Salter to the United States to work out shipping aid under lend lease. A mission led by Robert H Brand will also go to the U S to arrange for foodstuffs and discuss forms of U S assistance.
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London
Britain
United States
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill
Sir Arthur Salter
Ministry of Shipping
Robert H. Brand
Sir Arthur
United States Administration
County To Furnish 29 Men For Army Service March 27
Linn county draft boards expect 29 men to be inducted for one year on March 27. East side board to send 12, west side nine, and Marion eight, with some volunteers possible but exam results pending. William Loder Taylor named to fill the east side vacancy. boards reported rejections from prior calls and have not yet named replacements.
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Linn County
East Side Board
West Side
Marion
William Loder Taylor
Pleasant Drive
Astonished at the Great Range of Human Courage
The writer reflects on walking in another’s shoes to understand their pain and the Golden Rule. He recalls lessons from his daughter and reader letters, praising quiet courage and unsung heroism while criticizing snap judgments and noting complex, often perplexing human situations.
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Ftchen
Chebar
Ezekiel
DR Newton
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Picasso sets 59 parachute jumps in one day
Buenos Aires AP reports Tomas Picasso jumped from an airplane 59 times in a single day, claiming a new world record for consecutive parachute leaps though not recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale. He began at 7 40 a.m. and ended at 5 55 p.m., with doctors grounding him after the day. Some parachutes tore requiring repairs after the eleventh and fourteenth jumps.
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Buenos Aires
Tomas Picasso
George Walsh
United States
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Picasso
Treasury hints forced savings plan and tax changes
The treasury plans to urge Congress to lower personal exemptions and explore a forced savings system for lower income earners to ensure tax payments. It also seeks eliminating tax-exempt features of municipal and state securities, aiming to raise about 200 million dollars annually. Proposals target taxes due in 1942 and depend on employer cooperation.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Driving Conditions Near Normal After Blizzard Clears
Forecast for Cedar Rapids calls for increasing clouds and a low near 12 degrees Friday night, then a cloudy Saturday with light snow. Driving conditions near normal Friday after a two day sunlit thaw, with primary roads clear and ice receding. City crews continue removing snow from streets though some rural routes remain blocked.
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Cedar Rapids
Tuesay
Highway Commission
Emergency plane lands on road to reach Fort Dodge flight
A monoplane en route from Michigan to Fort Dodge landed at Cedar Rapids airport in heavy snow. After refueling the pilot used a shovelled 400 foot runway on Highway 218 to hedge hop to the road and take off again. No injuries reported. The incident underscores need for all weather runways and snow removal.
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Cedar Rapids
Michigan
Fort Dodge
Highway 218
C. F. Francis
Lansing
Mich
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids Airways
Francis
Hunter
Highway Patrol
Death Valley Scotty wealth secret debunked in court
In Los Angeles federal court Death Valley Scotty testified there is no desert gold mine and that his wealth comes from partner A M Johnson a retired Chicago insurance broker who loaned him 500000 and has funded his lifestyle for decades Johnson said Scotty lives in a shack near a castle built by the partner and that their 30 year partnership is largely loans repaid in laughs with Johnson holding a 500000 judgment to collect if Scotty ever strikes it rich
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Los Angeles
Death Valley
Scotty
M_ Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
New York
Germany
Gerard
West
Death Valley Mercantile Company
Out West
House Passes Big Navy Bill
The House approved a record peacetime naval supply bill totaling 3.4466 billion dollars to fund the two-ocean fleet program for the coming fiscal year. It includes six new battle cruisers, a new vessel type for the navy, and was pushed through largely without debate.
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Washington
House
Senate
Scrugham
Nev
Naval Appropriations Subcommittee
United States
Rather Early For A St Patrick Story In OMAHA Neb
AP report from O M Aha Nebraska recounts Ralph Coad an attorney sharing how St Patrick’s day lore arrived in Mahas territory Fort Calhoun dates back to 1819 when Pat O Brien influenced naming the town. He notes the Indian tribe Mahas and the prefix O added by O Brien during a luncheon talk.
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O'Maha
St. Patrick's Day
Ralph Coad
Maha
Coad
Pat O’brien
Fort Calhoun
O’brien
Coadh
Do Authors Really Get BIG Pay
The piece notes authors often receive the smallest share of a book’s profits from a first edition. It cites a $6.28 gross yielding $625 for the author, with printers, publishers, and booksellers taking larger portions. It then shifts to promoting Gazette Want Ads for renting spare rooms as a profit source.
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Gazette
Largest Taxpayer In Linn County Is Light Co
Linn County's largest taxpayer, the Iowa Electric Light and Power Co, paid the first half of its 1940 Linn County property taxes with a $94,131.82 check. The company’s total 1940 property taxes in all counties amount to $428,707, with state and federal taxes bringing its grand total to $911,358, up $649,304 since 1932, or about 248 percent. District Manager E G Nichols notes the 1940 Light Co taxes include $1511 for (Continued on Page 8, Col. 7).
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
The
Light Company
E. G. Nichols
Lewis Urges Coal Contract Extension
John L. Lewis president of the CIO coal miners union urged Appalachian coal mine operators and the union to extend their wage and hour contract beyond April 1 if negotiators fail to reach a new deal before then. He spoke after operators rejected union demands for wage increases and contract changes and proposed a 42 hour work week if a defense production emergency arises.
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New York
John L. Lewis
CIO Coal Miners Union
Appalachian
National Defense
Nazis Report Hospital Casualties In Reich and Scattered Havoc
Berlin dispatch says more than 100 dead in Hamburg hospital wreckage after night air raids while Germans claim major British munitions plants in Glasgow were destroyed. German high command reports extensive fires in Liverpool Hull and other cities with tanker damage in the Bristol Channel.
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Reich
Berlin
Hamburg
Glasgow
Clyde
Scotland
Liverpool
Hull
High Command
War Bulletin
England
Bristol Channel
American Trust Depositors To Get Another Dividend
The court granted a 30 percent dividend to depositors of the American Trust and Savings bank. Receiver D W Bates under Judge C Haas set aside the payment, pushing total distributions to 95 percent of valid claims. The dividend starts at 9 a.m. and applies to the remaining 50 percent after prior 50 percent paid in 1934 and two following 20 percent rounds.
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American Trust and Savings Bank
D. W Bates
C . Haas
J. R. Drake
Examiner-In-Charge
Mr. Drake
Drake
Ellen Drew to Wed Sy Bartlett This Summer
Hollywood AP reports screen actress Ellen Drew and film writer Sy Bartlett plan to marry before summer ends. Drew announced the engagement on Friday.
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Ellen Drew
Hollywood
Sy Bartlett
Roosevelt Pushes Broader Social Security Reform Plan
President Roosevelt said at a press conference he seeks a formula to extend and equalize Social Security benefits under the federal state system. He predicts possible spring developments and envisions gradual year by year broadening with state and federal funds adjusted to state per capita wealth.
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Washington
Roosevelt
British Bombing Blitz Hits Hamburg and Rotterdam Fire
London reports the RAF peppered Hamburg and set Rotterdam oil facilities ablaze in a second night of heavy attacks on German targets. Bremen Emden and two Netherlands airfields also attacked while Glasgow and Liverpool faced German raids with light casualties and several aircraft downed.
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London
Hamburg
Rotterdam
Bremen
Emden
Frisian
Air Ministry
Glasgow
Liverpool
Germany
Netherlands
Norwegian
England
Clyde
Hull
Milk fund aids Rapids children with milk distribution
A report by Robert Neff shows the Chamber of Commerce young men's milk fund division distributed 28,135 half pint bottles of milk to undernourished Rapids school children last February. The Bureau expended $560 for the program.
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Rapids
Chamber Eg. Commerce Young Men’s Bursa Milk Fund Division
Robert Neff
Dua Bureau U
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