Condon photo Held As Death Car Driver
Traffic patrolmen overheard a conversation that led to the arrest of Robert McBride a 20 year old grocery clerk as the driver of the car that struck C A Barnes a 49 year old Cedar Rapids Country club employee fatally injuring him at 846 Camburncourt SE First avenue and Twenty seventh street E McBride signed a statement admitting he drove the car and officers showed the front fender mark covered with paint at the spot where he altered the car’s appearance.
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John Hanna
John Stodola
Robert McBride
C. A. Barnes
Camburncourt SE
Barnes
McBride
Cedar Rapids Country Club
First Avenue
Twenty-seventh
Hanna
Stodola
NoBride
T Pan
Twenty-fourth Street
Britain ready to meet any outcome of Hitler Mussolini talks
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain is ready to meet any development from the Brenner pass talks. He said Allied forces planned an expeditionary force of about 100000 to Finland, approved by the Allied war council, to depart in March. He noted Finland’s plight and vowed to fight until a moral peace is secured.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Brenner Pass
France
Finland
Daladier
Supreme War Council
Baron Mannerheim
Mannerheim
Roosevelt
Duel of Wits Follows Brenner Parley Amid Rumors
London reports a diplomatic duel as Hitler and Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass. Berlin hints at a Rome Berlin axis link while Italy’s stance on war remains fluid. Sumner Welles said no peace plan was offered to him during fact finding for Roosevelt.
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Bullitin
Rome
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt
London
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Brenner Pass
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Mussolini
Berlin
Germany
Italy
Russia
Genoa
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Balkan
Count Paul Teleki
Budapest
U S says no data to back peace offer reports
Washington based White House secretary Stephen Early said authoritative reports show no basis for peace proposals at the Monday European conference. He dismissed London Paris Rome and Berlin reports as empty headlines and stressed no information supports a so called 11 point peace plan.
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Washington
Stephen Early
White House
Adolf Hitler
Mussolini
Rome
Early
London
Paris
Berlin
Europe
Two Arrested By Patrol Face Drunk Driving Charges
Cedar Rapids highway patrols stopped two men on No 30 east of the city. Albert Parkin 48 of 713 Eighth Ave SE and J C Boyle 43 of 421 Nineteenth St WE were charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Parkin was not found with liquor, Boyle was in a car with engine running in a roadside ditch. Both waived preliminary hearing and were bound to the grand jury on $300 bond, later released after posting.
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Cedar Rapids
State Patrol
Parr
Swords
Pan
Albert Parkin
Eighth Avenue
Parkin
J C Boyle
Nineteenth Street
Boyle
Lincoln Hill
H. R. Churchill
Weatherman Holds Spring Mood in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids forecast shows a springlike day with temperatures rising from 27 to 44 by midmorning and 48 by midafternoon. Monday reached a high of 50, then cooled to around 40 by evening as readings varied through the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Weatherman
The
Mercury
Chambers
Proving God by Insight Not Argument
A reader asks how to prove God exists and finds no proof possible. The author argues belief comes from insight and life, not mathematics or science, noting Descartes did not prove existence and that God proves Himself to those with eyes to see and hearts to understand. Distr's United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Descartes
Distr
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Azad Rejects British War Aid in Congress Plenary
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, president of the All-India Congress, harshly attacked British imperialism in Ramgarh India and refused to assist Britain in the war during the opening of the congress plenary session.
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Ramgarh
India
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
All-India Congress
Congress
Britain
School board urged to read Rugg social science texts
Cedar Rapids Board of Education members, at a Monday meeting, were urged by Chairman Harold Trewin to read all Rugg social science textbooks in use. The aim is to identify any subversive material and decide if chapters should be skipped or replacements hired. Superintendent Arthur Deamer said the board will study the books for passages to omit.
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Cedar Rapids Board of Educations
Harold Trewin
Trewin
Rugg
Deamer
Arthur Deamer
I. C Blodgett
Nazi Air Base Damaged by British RAF, Sylt
London dispatch reports the air ministry says Royal Air Force planes severely damaged the German air base on the island of Sylt. The announcement came Tuesday night and emphasizes the impact on German air operations.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Sylt
Reform ideas clash as Baer notes both parties push out rivals
Arthur Baer says both Democrats and Republicans seek reform by eliminating competitors. The piece uses light sports and nautical imagery while previewing Ickes and Farley tensions and the broader reform stance within the parties.
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Baer
Cromwell Raps Isolation Bloc in Canada Visit
U S minister to Canada James I R Cromwell warned American isolationists and German economic policy at a joint Canadian and Empire clubs meeting. He argued capitalism and democracy are interdependent and condemned efforts to create controlled economies and authoritarian regimes.
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Toronto
Ont
Cap
James I. R. Cromwell
United States
Canada
Germany
Ageals
Cromwell
Senator Clark Demands Cromwell Recall Over Toronto Speech
Senator Bennett Clark of Missouri called U S Minister to Canada James Cromwell guilty of an outrageous and disgraceful breach of office and urged his recall after reading Cromwell's Toronto speech.
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Washington
Ins
Canada
James Cromwell
Bennett Clark
Cromwell
Toronto
Labor Board Expansion Move Fails in House Committee
The House labor committee voted 1 to 3 to amend the Wagner Act to widen the National Labor Relations Board to five members. It would allow two extra appointees likely to align with Leterson to form a new minority, while maintaining the current board. The panel also rejected a Smith Group proposal to strike out key Wagner Act declarations on collective bargaining and employer duties.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wagner Net
Wwe
National Labor Relations Board
Mars J Norton
South Committee
Wiliam W. Leterson
Leiserson
Rgdinst
Marren J. Madden
Edwin S. Smith
Norton
Smith Group
Labor Board split deepens in McQuay Norris case
Dr Wal han M Leiserson accused colleagues of unnecessary interference in bargaining as the McQuay Norris Manufacturing dispute widens a board split. The majority allowed the Indianapolis UAW local exclusive bargaining rights for all employees, while Leiserson warned the decision could undermine broader union recognition.
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Washington
Walhan M Leiserson
Baure
Dais Tun
Leisersons Eharfe
McQuay Norius Manufaeni- Ing
Indianapolis
House Labor Committee
McQuay Norris
CTO
United Automoble Workers Union
UAW
Conner
Indtianapolis
Leiserson
International Union
Aeree
U. S. Finance Discussed At E. Iowa Farm Parley
Eastern Iowa farmers and extension workers opened a two day conference on monetary and fiscal policy at Cedar Rapids led by Ames extension officials. Economist Morton outlined the outlook and delegates split into discussion groups with sessions on government economic life planning in a democracy and farm inventory and appraisal to follow. The event includes twelve counties Linn Jones Jackson Delaware Scott Clinton Cedar Johnson Iowa Poweshiek Tama and Benton.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Ames
Fairfield
Chariton
Red Oak
Denison
Spencer
Mason City
West Union
Henry Eichling
Ames Extension Service
James O. Howard
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington
Walter Morton
University of Wisconsin
Cal Outlook
Morton
John Wiegs
Department of Government
Grayson Kirk
University of Wisconsin Department of Political Science
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Linn
Jones
Jackson
Delaware
Scott
Clinton
Cedar
Johnson
Poweshiek
Tama
Benton
E R Moore Appointed Fund Trustee Amid Parole Changes
E R Moore is named trustee of a fund tied to a former Royal Union Life Insurance outfit and Lincoln National Mutual assets. He will resign parole post appointment, with duties to begin as soon as feasible. Moore has served in state government and veteran affairs, including lieutenant governor and Cedar Rapids roles.
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E.R. Moore
Moore
el Judse Charie
Eo Dewey
Dew Voines
Royal Union Life Insurance
Moore TP
Ras Axvemates
Dacenper
Tontow
Compass
Lincoln Natonal Base Insurance Company
Fair Wasne
Govener
Taws Feom
Senesa
Crear
Towa
Cedar
Lille
Campos
Mason
School Board to Question Dr Bready on Atheism Charge
Cedar Rapids school board directs secretary to obtain from Rev Dr Charles J Breads details of a sermon claiming a high school teacher taught atheism in public schools. The board will review the matter by letter or in person by April 1 1940 and emphasizes relying on secretary channels and official records.
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DR. Bready
Ponds Methodist
Athens
Aek
Bready
Ted
Ius
Suncdlas
Breadswale
Euss
Oma Orelan
Iis
Charles J. Breads
St Paul's Methodist Church
Dr. 3
von Lackum
J. C Blodgett
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Hurt In Fall
Mrs Roosevelt Jr the wife of the President's son suffered a fractured pelvis and a brain concussion in a fall from a horse while riding with the Farmington hunt near Charlottesville. An attending physician at University hospital said her condition was satisfactory.
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Charlottesville
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Farmington
McBride Held in Death of G A Barnes in Hit and Run
Robert V McBride a 20 year old grocery clerk was arrested for manslaughter and leaving the scene in the hit and run that killed C A Barnes 49 of 84 Camburncourt SE. Police say McBride confessed stating he struck a pedestrian on First Avenue Saturday evening and left the scene. The coroner announced an inquest would be scheduled later.
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C A Barnes
Camburncourt SE
Cas
Robert V McBride
Thirty-third Street
Carl Hendrickson
John Hanna
John Stodola
McBride
Mr Bride
Earl Tanley
Stanley
Can
Barnes
McBridle
Bad Investment Leads to Storm Drain Filching Fines
Lloyd Harper pled guilty to clogging a storm drain and paid a $25 fine while Richard T Smith was convicted and fined $15. Officers said the pair used an old touring car to dump debris into a drain during a rainstorm creating a miniature lake and then towed stalled cars to dry land for $1 each.
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Los Angeles
Lloyd Harper
Richard T Smith
Harper
Smith
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