Britain mobilizes three economic weapons for war
Britain unveils three measures to bolster foreign exchange reserves and war readiness. bans on private import of canned fruits, coordination with France on colonial resources, and a warning against German financed securities, as Ribbentrop reportedly pitches a German Italian Russian bloc.
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London
Great Britain
Belgrade
von Ribbentrop
Germany
Italy
Ministry of Food
Malcolm MacDonald
Paris
Georges Mandel
Britain
Stock Exchange
Weather Warmer After Drop To 9
Cedar Rapids records a climb from a 9 degree low at 6 30 am to 24 by 9 30 am with a 6 degree jump in 15 minutes from 8 30 to 8 45 am. Temperatures rose to 37 by 1 30 pm and fell to 33 by 2 30 pm after an unsteady high of 23 at 1 30 pm Thursday. Snow flurries Thursday afternoon caused slick conditions but only trace amounts of precipitation were recorded.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep
Governor Cochran Returns To Lincoln After Hospital Stay
Lincoln Neb. Gov. R L Cochran travels back to Lincoln from Omaha where he was treated for a sinus infection. He is fully recovered and in good health.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ins
R. L. Cochran
Lincoln
Omaha
Ryan Cleared Of Charge As Auditor Admits Mistake
DES MOINES INS Frank D Johnson an examiner for the state auditor s department Friday admitted he was in error in charging Lehan T Ryan with accepting 605 in fees from an Iowa bank in receivership while employed as an assistant attorney general He took full responsibility in a letter to Gov George A Wilson who faced a 15000 damage suit Ryan filed in Polk county district court after the governor released the report Johnson s admission followed a petition by Ryan demanding the governor appear in court The dispute centers on timing of payments for legal services related to Nichols Savings Bank and the transmission of the erroneous report The governor had accused Ryan in the press and Ryan insists the governor must appear to clear his name
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DES Moines
INS
Frank D. Johnson
State Auditor's Department
Lehan T Ryan
Iowa
George A Wilson
Ryan
Polk County
Wilson
Johnson
Department of Banking
Nichols Savings Bank
Atttorney General
Nichas Bank
Statehouse
Creston Eliminated By Ames In State Basketball
Bulletin from Iowa City AP reports Creston high school the defending champions fell to Ames 39 25 in the first quarter final of the state basketball tournament with Ames advancing and Creston eliminated.
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Iowa City
Creston High School
Ames
Open Way For Hatch Passage
The Senate cleared the way for final passage of anti politics law broadening by a 52 41 vote. Iowa senators split with Gillette voting with the majority and Herring opposing recommittal. Hatch warned recommittal would kill the bill this session. Earlier the Senate approved 47 30 a key section barring political activity by state workers paid partly from federal funds.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
Iowa
Guy M Gillette
Clyde L. Herring
NMM
Lucas
Census Man Has Nose Sharpened by Bugs Baer
Comic column notes the census man is constantly at the door, sharpening his nose instead of a pencil as the government probes private life and even Aunt Ella’s spring tonic recipe. The piece jokes about government intrusion and the skeleton in the closet.
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Bugs’ Baer
Ella
P. S
Finland's War-Weary Soldiers Withdraw From Front
Finland's worn soldiers began withdrawing Friday from the front lines they defended for three and a half months from the Gulf of Finland to Lieksa as civilians moved toward the Russians under the peace protocol. Soldiers ski away from dugouts with radios, photos, and keepsakes, while many natives of the region leave their homes for the new frontier, some relatives staying behind.
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Helsinki
Finland
Russia
Gulf of Finland
Lieksa
Charged With Drunk Driving After Being Found In His Auto
John O Connell 39 of rural Cedar Rapids charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Found sitting in his car partly on the pavement on U S Highway 30 a mile west of Cedar Rapids. Deputies Condon and Snyder lodged him in county jail at 2 45 p m after locating a partly filled bottle of state liquor in the auto. Bond set at 500.
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John O'Connell
Cedar Rapids
G. 1K
Thompson
O'Connell
Larry Condon
Harlan Snyder
Purse Snatching Net Nipped as Youth Is Caught and Sentenced
Cedar Rapids news reports a purse snatching wave stalled when 18 year old Albert Brobst alias Albert Larrimer of Belle Plaine was arrested on robbery charges. Judge H C King sentenced him to 10 years at Anamosa reformatory after he admitted stealing from Eileen Glaza and Luella Reinking. Police Stusak and Parrish nabbed him after radio alerts. Purses recovered.
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Albert Brobst
Albert Larrimer
Belle Plaine
Brobst
Anamosa Reformatory
H. C. King
Eileen Glaza
E Avenue NE
Luella Reinking
Bever Avenue
Stusak
Parrish
Miss Glaza
Center Point Road
Coe College
Miss Reinking
Fifth Avenue
Eighth Street
A Saint of the Order of Poets Francis of Assisi Prayer
A column praises Saint Francis of Assisi as a life guiding poet of peace. It discusses his prayer Lord make me an instrument of Thy peace and contrasts simple, generous prayer with self seeking requests. The piece reflects on humility, sacrifice, and the path to spiritual freedom through giving and understanding.
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St. Francis of
Assisi
Francis
Order of Poets
Jesus
Galilee
Italy
Jay
Withas
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
New Jap Onslaught In China Reported
TORIO UP The Domei news agency reported from Canton that Japanese army headquarters announced the start of a new offensive against several divisions of Chinese troops in Kwangsi province. Fighting raged between Yamchow and Nanning with Japanese forces making smooth progress.
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Torio
Domei
Canton
Kwangsi Province
Yamchow
Nanning
Kwangsi
Lamar Foster Praises Bank Audit Report As Public Service
Lamar P Foster, Democratic speaker of the lewis house in 1937, praised the release of the bank receivership audit as a public service. He clashed with former Governor Kraschel who criticized Governor Wilson for releasing the report, saying honest facts should be public and the disclosures will smoke out improper practices.
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Lamar Foster
Lamar P Foster
Lews House
Kraschel
Wilson
Foster
Jown
Lawans
Long Distance Rates Slashed Across U S May First
The Federal Communications Commission announced a drastic cut in long distance telephone rates across the United States beginning May 1. The reductions, covering distances over 420 miles and rising with mileage, will save about $5.5 million yearly. station-to-station day charges from New York to San Francisco drop from $6.50 to $4.00.
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Washington (Lp
Federal Communications Commission
United States
New York
San Francisco
President Roosevelts Stand on Tobey Income Question
President Roosevelt criticized Senator Tobey for urging Americans to avoid answering census income questions. The issue centers on a proposal to protect income data confidentiality while allowing undated unsigned mail responses. Early, Roosevelt’s spokesman, noted Tobey’s opposition to census questions on personal income. The President canceled a press conference due to illness, with plans to address the matter later if able.
Judge's Quiet Court Action on Bank Debt Revealed
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports Marion C. Wamiel of Tipton responded to a statement about who prepared or presented court orders used by Judge John T. Moffit to compromise his $11,237.19 debt to the closed Cedar County State Bank for $2,000.
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Cedar Nanlds
John T. Moffit
Cedar County State Bank
Marion C Wamiel
Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Moftiteh
Ise
Des Vmoines
Atories
Hamiel
Judge's Friend Said To Prepare Orders In Cedar County Bank Settlement
A Gazette report outlines questions over who prepared key court orders approving a 1935 1937 settlement of Judge Moffitt s debt to Cedar County State Bank. The judge says a young friend drafted the statements while attorney Hamiel disputes drafting the Oct 5 1935 order. Documentation from Des Moines records and bank department letters suggest pressures to rush the settlement, with continued questions about authorship and approval.
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Cedar County State Bank
Hamiel
M Oc Haniel
Tipton
Cedar County
Moffit
Hamiels
District Court
Louse C. Bunker
Moffitt
Hamel
Bruce Townsend
State Banking Department
Hamels
Mofffit
Plane Battle Ends With Fatal NY Harbor Crash
In Jersey City a New York harbor crash followed a violent struggle between pilot Joseph Rosemarin and passenger Emanuel Eisenberg. Eisenberg, a former Group Theater press agent, was killed when the plane plunged into the bay near the Statue of Liberty. Rosemarin, 38, was rescued but later charged with felonious assault for allegedly striking Eisenberg with pliers during the fight. Bail set at $5,000.
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N.Y. Bay
Jersey City
New York Harbor
Joseph Rosemarin
Brooklyn
Emanuel Eisenberg
Gautier
Rosemarin
Mortimer Rabson
New York City
Eisenberg Robson
Eisenberg
Group
Theater
New York
Mexico
Jersey City Medical Center
Rabson
Henry Gautier
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Vaino Tanner
Soviet
Stockholm
Sweden
Berlin
DR. Newton
China
West Branch, In
U. S
Tobey
Roosevelt
Charles W. Tobey
Uso
Stephen T. Early
Secretary of Commerce
Harry L. Moepkins
Hawkins
Census Bureau
Farly
Fricas
White House
Ross
McIntie
Aa Roosevelt
McIntire
U.S
Efti
Atty
John Motiit
Moftitter
Woo Ring
Finima Cid
Appyevin Tecoiners
Cedar County Bank
Des Moine
Ring
Judge Ring
Banking Department
Townsend
State of Town Department of Banking
Marion C Hamiel
Ceday County State Bank
Walter Schmidt
Moffus
Schmidt
Hamid
Soyush
Mr. Moffit
Cedar Counsty State Bank
Joseph McKenny
Staten Island
N.Y
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