Fall of Addis Ababa Nears as British Near Ethiopian Capital
The current comment notes British forces in East Africa within 70 miles of Addis Ababa and predicts the fall of the Ethiopian capital within days. It argues Britain could restore Haile Selassie and use the move for psychological impact, while highlighting Washington’s plan to ship American farm surpluses to Britain amid shipping limits. The piece questions benefits to Midwest farmers from such aid and the broader wartime strategy.
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East Africa
Addis Ababa
Africa
Haile Selassie
Europe
Berlin
Washington
British Take Jigjiga Falls in East Africa Offensive
Imperial troops smashed into Jigjiga on St Patrick's Day and press toward the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railroad. British columns sweep north from Italian Somaliland to cut the line and threaten the Ethiopian capital as Keren and Asmara come under assault.
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Great Britain
Benito Mussolini
Jligjiga
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
Keren
Eritrea
Asmara
Duke of Aosta
Mussolini
Jigjiga
Italian Somaliland
St. Patrick's Day
Italy
Constitutional amendment clears hurdles for gas tax earmark
The proposed Iowa constitutional change to prevent diverting gasoline tax and motor vehicle revenues for nonhighway uses has cleared legislation and now faces voter approval in 1942. The piece argues rigid limits curb public spending, fearing diversions would burden motorists. Roosevelt backs a $200 million St Lawrence dam, but critics call it defense-irrelevant and premature. Washington reports cautious talk of a negotiated peace with a non Nazi Germany, while Hitler may seek to consolidate Europe. A Marion resident near Fort Moultrie observes selectees planning to fire a gun, illustrating cautions in shaping US foreign policy.
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Iowa
Washington
Great Britain
Nonnazi
Germany
State Department
Hitler
Balkan
Britain
Marion
Fort Moultrie
Florida
Congress
U. S
Marion Board Names Eight For Army Induction March 27
The Marion draft board named eight men to be inducted into the army on March 27, with two more to leave March 29. Volunteers include James H. Sauer of Central City and Lumir L. Skripsky from Route 2. Replacements for prior rejections: Ger ald M. Krause of Toddville and Orville M. Wright of Ely among others. An additional call was received for one man to go March 29 to fill a vacancy.
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Marion
Rude Awakening in Boston as Teen Leaps from Window
A 16 year old, Joseph Ward, escaped with minor cuts after climbing out his bedroom window while asleep. He walked away from the scene Wednesday morning, no other injuries reported.
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Boston
Joseph Ward
Refugee children find safety and trust in park encounter
A group of twenty five to thirty refugee children from Europe play in a park under a leader interpreter when a police officer reassures them. He explains the park is for everyone and that uniformed officers are there to help, easing the children’s fear and letting them breathe the air of a free land. Let us be kind and make the homeless among us feel at home.
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Fdna Coplan
Newton Head
Europe
Free Land
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Food aid plan uses American surpluses to aid Britain
Washington outlines a postwar food-aid program to ship farm surpluses to Britain and other nations resisting aggression. Secretary Wickard and Dr. Parran will schedule shipments from major crops while preserving safe surplus margins. Millions in lend-lease funds support agricultural and industrial commodities, with tests for unoccupied France and Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Britain
Agriculture Department
Roosevelt
Claude R Wickard
Thomas Parran
London
Agricultural Department
Great Britain
Spain
France
Red Cross
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Spring Weather Brings Cedar Rapids Warmth 54 Degrees
Cedar Rapids welcomes an abrupt spring as sunshine lifts the temperature to 54 by 2:30 pm after a three day cold spell. Tuesday’s high of 28 held for hours, then climbed. overnight dipped to 28, and by 7 am it was 30 degrees.
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Cedar Rapids
U S Canada agree to rush St. Lawrence seaway work
The United States and Canada signed a pact in Ottawa to immediately advance the Great Lakes St. Lawrence river seaway and power project as a joint defense measure. Roosevelt tied the plan to aiding Britain. an $266,170,000 cost estimate accompanies the engineering report. Details and appropriations go to Congress and Canada’s parliament.
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International Rapids
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Roosevelt
Bremen Liner Bremen Totally Destroyed By Fire
London based Exchange Telegraph reports from Gothenburg that the $20,000 German luxury liner Bremen was totally destroyed by flames. The dispatch cites a Berlin report to Goteborg Posten claiming the fire was not accidental, suggesting sabotage.
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London
INL
Exchange Telegraph
Gothenburg
Bremen
Berlin
Goteborg Posten
Senator Smith Suggests Farm Strike Over Market Insecurity
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Ellison D Smith calls for a yearlong farm strike to pressure government action as cotton wheat corn and tobacco growers face market volatility. Secretary Wickard declines on loan measures but backs acreage reductions and aims to cut corn surplus while boosting tobacco exports and lend lease shipments to England for dairy and pork products.
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Washington
LLP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellison D “Catton
Ed” Smith
Smith
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
Department
John H. Bankhead
Ala
South Carolina
Wickard
Bankhead
England
United States
Garlic roots Texas California and Louisiana in U S output
Most garlic in the United States comes from Texas, California and Louisiana. The piece notes these states contribute to annual garlic production, contrasting with regional reputations. It also mentions Gazette Want Ads as effective, citing an ad that brought 50 calls the first day and sold many items. Dial 8590.
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United States
Texas
California
Louisiana
Gazette
Mere
Bank Robbery at Farmers Savings Bank in Pierson
A lone bandit robbed the Farmers Savings Bank in Pierson Woodbury County, escaping with about 1200 dollars after locking two employees Harold Christman teller and cashier J F Bronks in the vault. The suspect 5 7 with a beard patch green glasses fled in an old car. Authorities notified and inquiries begun.
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Christman
Brooks
H. W Bush
Woodbury County
State Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Greeks Prepare To Send 500000 Troops North For Balkans War
Balkan and international reports indicate Greece plans to shift about 500000 troops to its northern front against a possible German invasion from Bulgaria. Turkish martial law extensions, Yugoslav diplomacy, and British air support noted as tensions rise around the Battle of the Balkans.
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Associated Press
Balkan
Greece
Bulgaria
Turkish National Assembly
Turkey
Dardanelles
Yugoslavia
Alesander Cincar-Markovic
Belgrade
Grerian Thrace
Adrianople
Sukruo Saracnglu
Ankara
Palestine
Egypt
Anthony Eden
Balkans
Sale of Cedar Rapids Savings Bank Building Approved
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust building at Third avenue and Third street SE was approved for sale to Acme Investment Company for 152,900 by Judge J E Heiserman. The sale, arranged by D W Bates receiver, follows a prior transfer on Feb 8 of the American Trust building to the American Building Corporation of Des Moines for 153,025. Acme Investment officers are L Becker and Joseph Sinaiko, both of Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids Savings Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
Third Street
Acme Investment Company
J E. Heiserman
Bs D W. Bates
Cedar Rapids Savings Bank
American Trust Building
American Building Corporation of
Des Moines
L. Becker
Joseph Sinaiko
Cedar Rapids
Becker
Acme Company
Visit To Captive Newsman Allowed
BERLIN AP The foreign office told Leland Morris United States charge d affaires that a representative of the embassy consular department would be permitted to visit Richard C Hottelet of United Press Berlin staff Thursday Hottelet was arrested Saturday on suspicion of espionage for an enemy power according to official news agency reports
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Berlin
Foreign Office
Leland Morris
United States
Richard C Hottelet
United Press
Hottelet
House Defeats Bid to Cut British Aid Fund
Washington reports that Secretary Knox said light naval craft will be sent to Britain under lend-lease. The House rejected Rep. Lambertson’s amend ment to slash $83,714,186 from a $1,343,000,000 ordnance bill, voting 162 to 63. Supporters warned against delaying aid, while Lambertson argued the fund advances war.
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Washington
INS
Knox
Britain
House
Lambertson
Kans
United States
Senate
Roosevelt creates 111 member national defense mediation board
President Roosevelt announced an 111 member defense mediation board to settle labor disputes in defense production. It will be led by Clarence A. Dykstra with five other public, labor, and management representatives. The panel will handle conflicts certified by the labor secretary as endangering defense production.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Mediation Board
Clarence A. Dykstra
Uniersity of Wisconsin
Selective Service
Dykestra
William H. Davis
New York State Mediation Board
Eugene Meyer
Washington Post
Cyrus Ching
United States Rubber Corporation
Mediation Board
Secretary of Labor
Conference Averts Strike at Wilson Co Plant
A bargaining session between CLO United Packing House Workers and Wilson officials aimed to prevent a strike by 1200 Wilson employees. An ultimatum required good faith bargaining by 10 am Wednesday or a 6 pm walkout. Negotiations continued into mid afternoon with J W McMillan and Maury Hopkins representing the company, and union leaders including Lewis Clark and Sam Sponseller. A union meeting was set for 8 pm in the Z C B J hall.
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CLO United Packing House Workers Union
Wilson and Company
Wilson Company
Otto Carstens
Incal No. 3
Comepany
J. W McMillan
Maury Hopkins
Wilson and Comepany
Z.C.B.J Hall
Lewis Clark
Sam Sponseller
Des Moines
John W. Cofer
Federal Labor Cone
CIO Organizes At Quaker Oats in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids CIO office says Jack Wood row filed a petition for certification of United Cereal Workers Local 1105 as bargaining agent for about 800 Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant employees. The filing with NLRB regional director Robert J. Wiener states roughly 600 of 800 workers are union members.
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Cedar Rapids Cio
Jack Wood<row
CIO
United Cereal Workers
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Robert J. Wiener
Minneapolis
National Labor Relations Board
Petain Seeks U S Food Aid for France in War Report
In Grenoble Marshal Petain urged continued American relief and said France would draft a new constitution only after the European peace is concluded. He stressed that U S aid remains essential for the country amid ongoing conflict.
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Grenoble
France
Marshal Petain
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