House Tables Beer Measure Until Monday
Two bills on the state hospitals at Woodward and Glenwood passed the Iowa House, proposing counties pay for patient support there while the state covers other costs. Last year those two hospitals cost about 570000. The measure also tightens beer rules though a Monday vote was postponed for further discussion.
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Des Moines
Woodward
Glenwood
House
House Appropriations Committee
H. E. Morrow
Hopkinton
Harold B. Claypool
Williamsburg
Kitty Carlisle Rated As Best Dressed Woman
In a national poll of top designers for the Fashion academy awards, Kitty Carlisle is named All-American best dressed, with Ginger Rogers as special award winner. Other winners include Bette Davis, Joan Blaine, Cobina Wright Jr., Benny Venuta, Osa Johnson, Fernanda Wanamaker Munn, Mrs. Adam Gimbel, Rose Bampton, Alice Marble, and more.
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New York
Kitty Carlisle
Ginger Rogers
Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt
Bette Davis
Joan Blaine
Cobina Wright, Jr
Benny Venuta
Yolanda
Osa Johnson
Fernanda Wanamaker Munn
Adam Gimbel
Rose Bampton
Alice Marble
No Time To Smile As Chamberlain Heads To Cabinet
Prime Minister Chamberlain departed Birmingham for an extraordinary cabinet session in London in a somber mood. When asked by a photographer to smile he replied that there are occasions when smiling is not appropriate.
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Birmingham
England
Chamberlain
London
Everyday Living and the Call to Inner Strength
A 1939 essay urges readers to resist despair amid global upheaval. It cites Bernard Shaw Kipling and Lee, stressing inner spiritual life and teamwork of each person as crucial to endure a world that seems unbearable. The piece echoes a call to build personal steadiness and resilience.
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Padre
Bernard Shaw
Lee
Kipling
Six Bodies Recovered From Alaska Air Wreck
Coast guard party retrieved six badly crushed bodies from the Marine Airways disaster on Grand Island near Juneau Alaska. The plane missing since February 12 was found in a treed area 200 yards from the beach and observers said the pilot Alonzo Cope and five passengers were likely killed outright.
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Juneau
Alaska
Coast Guard
Haida
Marine Airways
Grand Island
Charles Ashby
Alonzo Cope
Skeilston Key House Prowler Nets $13 In Third Haul
The local skeleton key house prowler made his best haul in three tries Friday evening rifling a purse in the Max Bromwell home at 352 Twer-y-first street SE. He took $13 in cash and a package of cigarettes, after earlier thefts of $1.50 and three cigarette packs. Entrance via a key, ransacking the houses with only money or tobacco stolen. Detectives also investigated a break in at Linn County Grain Company office at 1011 Eighth Avenue SW where 50 cents was missing. entry by prying a south side window. safe untouched.
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Max Bromwell
Twer-y-first Street
Linn County Grain Company
Eighth Avenue
Rooster Leads Hens to Death Fire Maraud
In Lake Mills Wisconsin a rooster guided about a hundred hens from a burning poultry house. The birds followed as the rooster dashed back into the flames, and perished with the flock.
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Lake Mills
Wis
Maurice Smith
Roumania Reconsiders Risky German Tie Amid Ultimatum Talk
In Bucharest King Carol and the crown council weigh Romania's delicate position with Germany as Berlin presses for broader trade links. Berlin officials deny an ultimatum while Bucharest rejects sweeping demands for economic cooperation as a safeguard of territorial integrity.
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Bucharest
Roumania
Germany
Carol
Crown Council
Grigore Gafencu
London
Roumanian Legation
Berlin
Helmuth Wohlthat
23 Year Old Woman Becomes Noted Criminal Lawyer
NEW YORK AP describes Estelle B Barb a 23 year old attorney who has won most of her early jury criminal cases eight months into practice She entered a murder plea in her first case and two counts of a three count indictment were dismissed She cites criminal law as her main interest and plans to stay active in other legal areas as well
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New York
Estelle B. Barb
Gold Key of Philonomic Council
Clarence Darrow
Earl Rogers
Bill Fallon
To Face Reckless Driving Charge For Hitting Parked Car
Cedar Rapids report says George Taylor 1215 First Avenue East was jailed on 105 bond after a wreck with Earl Wood 1424 First Avenue East. Wood, seated in his parked car, alleged Taylor struck from the rear at 7 10 pm sustaining a wrenched neck and Taylor claimed he was stunned and not drinking. Taylor faces reckless driving charges and is to appear in police court Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
George Taylor
First Avenue E
Earl Wood
Taylor
Wood
Milke
Stodola
Plant Paper Money at Annapolis Editorial
A columnist argues for returning to a barter system by burying all paper money at Annapolis. He recalls gold at Fort Knox and silver at West Point, and notes money is a medium of exchange that many people still favor. The piece reflects 1939-era economic sentiment.
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Fort Knox
West Point
Annapolis
Mrs Kirwin Named Secretary of Public Welfare Bureau
Mrs. Carl Kirwin becomes permanent secretary of Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce Public Welfare Bureau, overseeing Community Chest funds and welfare work. She brings Wisconsin University honors and 7 summers in youth camps plus prior relief work in Linn County Cedar Rapids.
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Carl Kirwin
Public Welfare Bureau
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Clare Marshall
Chamber
Bureau
Community Chest
Kansas
Idaho
New York
Wisconsin
Louisiana
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Wisconsin University
Alpha Kappa Delta
Phi Beta Kappa
Daladier Secures Confidence Vote in France on Dictatorial Powers
Premier Daladier won a 334 to 258 confidence vote in the chamber as he sought secret and broad decree powers to speed France’s military armament. The act would let the cabinet rule by decree on defense until Nov 30 without parliament.
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Daladier
Council of Ministers
Albert Lebrun
Pontiff Meets Italian Minister in First Official Audience
Pope Pius XII received Count Galeazzo Ciano Italian foreign minister and Mussolini son in law in a formal audience in Rome. The meeting marked the first official contact between the new Pontiff and a member of the Italian government.
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Rome
Pius XII
Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Chamberlain Delivers Speech Marking British Policy Shift
London reports Neville Chamberlain’s Friday address on Hitler and Czechoslovakia signals a major realignment of British foreign and domestic policy since WWI. The speech criticizes appeasement, hints at closer Anglo French ties, rearmament acceleration, possible conscription, and a new stance toward Germany with Plymouth observers noting a leadership fortification despite Labor calls for resignation.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Czechoslovak Republic
Chamberlain
Germany
Daily Herald
Labor Party
Britain and France Reject German Czechoslovakia Gain
London reports Britain and France condemn Germany's Czechoslovakia actions as a violation of the Munich agreement. Diplomatic notes will be delivered to Berlin, and allied powers consult US, France, and Russia. Romania seeks support against perceived German demands and potential aggression in Eastern Europe.
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London
France
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Southeast
Europe
Germany Plans To Repudiate Notes Of Britain
Berlin officials pledged the stern repudiation of British and French notes condemning the absorption of Czechoslovakia. Adolf Hitler delegated authority to Baron von Neurath as Reichsprotector of Bohemia Moravia while signaling to seek U.S. and Allied condemnation.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Vienna
France
Britain
Hitler
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
United States
von Neurath
Bohemia- Moravia
Hungary
Roumania
Elmuth Wohlthat
Bucharest
Only a Few More Days Till Spring
Notice urging readers with vacant property to advertise in The Gazette Sunday Want Ad section. Families planning moves on April 1 look to rental ads. call the Want Ad department before 8 tonight at 2-1121 to reach an Ad-taker.
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the Gazette
Want
Europe At A Glance From United Press
Britain and France protest Berlin over Czechoslovakia annexation as U S and Russia allegedly oppose recognizing conquest. Roumanian sources claim German aims to dominate Roumania. Bucharest and Berlin deny. Daladier seeks dictatorial powers and wins a confidence vote 334 to 258 in Paris. Berlin prepares a triumphant reception for Hitler on his return Saturday night.
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Viscount Halifax
London
Great Britain
United States
France
Russia
Herbert von Dirksen
Halifax
Berlin
Britain
Henderson
Chamberlain
Czechoslovakia
Roumania
Bucharest
Paris
Daladier
Hitler
A. J. Smith Home Damaged By Flames
Fire damaged half the roof and attic at the A. J. Bert Smith residence 2257 Mt Vernon road SE on Saturday at 11 30 am. Firemen confined the blaze to the upper story and a Scout captain Bill Holmes was commended for aiding rescue and salvage efforts.
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A. J
Bert” Smith
Mt. Vernon Road
Bill Holmes
No. 1
E. P. Kohout
Holmes
Stewart Holmes
Forest Drive
Treasury imposes German goods penalty duties in April
The U S treasury announced extra penalty duties on German imports to begin April 23. The 25 percent levy applies to hundreds of items unless a product is shown not to be subsidized by Germany. The move, tied to Germany's barter practices, aims to curb subsidized exports and tightens American trade with Germany.
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Ury
United States
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Treasury Department
Treasury
Customs Bureau
Frank Murphy
Europe
Reich
Commerce Department
Murphy
Geremany
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Ry Webb Miller
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