Daladier Crisis Sparks Debate as War News Flows
The piece argues Daladier may form another cabinet amid internal discord that could embolden Hitler. It contrasts British and German aerial bombings, notes public fears of a return to prewar politics, and recounts Chicago Cedar county audit tales and a local school board dispute over Harold Rugg social science material.
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Daladier
Hitler
London
Downing Street
Paris
Finland
Cedar County
Chicago
Harold Rugg
Cedar Rapids
Board of Education
Arthur Deamer
Seven Hour British Raid on Sylt Seaplane Base
London reports the seven hour British air assault on the German seaplane base at Sylt Island ended in "complete success" with extensive damage. Churchill warned Britain must expect regular navy raids but will respond. DNB said only minor damage and three casualties occurred on the German side, while Danish observers noted multiple bomber groups and heavy anti aircraft fire.
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London
Sylt
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Great Britain
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Berlin
DNB
Air Ministry
North Sea
Tonder
Denmark
Peace talk by Hitler and Mussolini signals consideration
Mussolini and Hitler held a peace conference unnamed to Chamberlain. The writer notes repeat discussions similar to 1918 and 1939 railroad car talk, calling peace talk a good sign but doubting the other side’s thoughts. He suggests inviting another figure to gain a nod.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Baer
Chamberlain
Coincidences Link Writer Anne Parrish To Her Childhood Tale
Readers share uncanny connections across time and space including a Paris book stall find of a storybook bearing author Anne Parrish’s childhood name and copy. A World War I letter from a girl about cats echoed via a soldier with the same surname, prompting reflections on fate and vastness beyond comprehension.
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Anne Parrish
Paris
Colorado Springs
Veaders
Newton
Chatillon-sur-Seine
France
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Spring Arrives in Cedar Rapids After Rain
Spring moved into Cedar Rapids after a heavy rain. The vernal season officially began at 12 24 pm with a 23 degree low and 40 degree high by 2 pm. Tuesday's high reached 48 and precipitation totaled 16 in the Chambers Inskeep gauge as snow mixed with rain at night.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Hitler Names Fritz Todt Minister of Munitions
Adolf Hitler appoints Fritz Todt, builder of the Siegfried line, as minister of munitions with orders to accelerate production by all feasible means in Berlin.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fritz Todt
Siegfried Line
Vandenberg Questions Desperate Presidential Decision
Washington AP Arthur H. Vandenberg senator from Michigan warned that the republican presidential nomination is so important it should come from the people's deliberate judgment not a campaign tour. He declined speaking in Wisconsin and Nebraska where primaries are held while he is a candidate. Dewey Taft also campaign in the states as Wisconsin Wisconsin Nebraska primary delegate counts are listed.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Vandenberg
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Sermon Sparks Debate On Atheism In Schools
Rev. Dr Charles Bready of St Pauls Methodist says he has plenty of evidence to defend remarks about atheism being taught in Cedar Rapids public schools. He schedules a sermon titled Free Speech and a Free Pulpit for March 31 at 11 a.m. The Cedar Rapids School Board asks for full details of his statements.
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Charles 4. Bready
St Paul's Methodist Church
Cedar Rapids
Bready
Cedar Rapids to be recommended for federal food stamps
Cedar Rapids and Linn County will be recommended for extension of the federal food stamp plan now in test cities nationwide. Ralph S. Headley told 45 local grocers at the Chamber of Commerce meeting that the recommendation will go to the secretary of agriculture within days and certification should arrive in a week or 10 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ralph S. Headley
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
Chamber of Commerce
Secretary of Agriculture
Headley
Davenport
Mr. Headley
Chicago
NE Iowa men fined as state pushes gas price posting
Cedar Rapids Illinois operated gas station man Charles Ung of Dyersville was fined 100 dollars and costs by Justice M P Hogan in Dubuque as state treasurer Eagles office promotes a campaign to enforce Iowa law that requires gas stations to display posted price discounts. Ung was charged with selling gasoline at a discount without proper posting. Five other northeastern Iowa stations also faced 100 dollar fines and 30 day jail terms after pleading guilty to similar charges.
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Charles Ung
Illino
Dyersville
Justice of the Peace
M. P Hogan
Dubuque
Tuesdas
W.G.C Eagles
cAmMpnien
Iowa
Ungs
Towa
Justice Court
J. T. Freese
de Moines
Tom Barlow
Das
Saicice Ray Sareent
Standard
Manchester
Ro Winsor
Independence
Winthrop
Jensen Cine
Wiliams
Stendard
Senate Rejects Parity Payment Increase In Vote
Washington AP reports the Senate refused 46 to 27 to boost parity payments to farmers, voting against increasing the appropriation from 212 million to 307 million.
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Senate
Washington (Ap
Urbana native Ella Haines dead at 74 in Missoula
Mrs Ella Haines longtime Urbana resident and widow of T J Haines died Wednesday morning in Missoula at her son Clifford Haines home. She was born in Shellsburg daughter of Daniel and Mary Marshall and survived by sons Clifford and Paul and by grandchildren Ruth Fehr Marion Raymond Haines and Zanda Haines Waterson. Funeral arrangements awaited in Urbana as word reached Cedar Rapids.
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Ella Haines
Urbana
Harry Marshall
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Fehr
Marion
Raymond Haines
Zanda Haines
Waterson
Missoula
Alent
Clifford Haines
Paul
Haines
T. J‘ Thede’ Haines
Shellsburg
Daniel Po Marshall
Hames
W Gt Burton
Blaine
Boy 16 Drives First Time In Runaway Crash
Bill Fleagle a 16 year old local boy could not sign his name but knew to report a hit and run after backing a car into two parked vehicles in a parking lot. His father Harry Fleagle operated the lot near the former Majestic theater and summoned help as the incident occurred.
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Bill Fleagle
Fleagle
Harry Fleagle
F Avenue NW
Majestic Theater
Bill
F. Lee
Madrid
Lee
Iva
Free Theater Tickets Drawn in Want Ads
Names appear in today’s want ads signaling guest theater tickets awarded to readers. Check the listing for your name and theater venue.
Townsend resolution seeks ban on silver purchases
Senate banking and currency committee approved 14 1 94 the Townsend resolution to repeal federal silver purchasing under the 1984 act and bar further buys The measure would end government purchases of silver abroad and was sent to the Senate with support from Sen John Townsend Wagner and other administration allies while opponents argued for continued program scrutiny
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency
Townsend
Senate
John Townsend
Wagner
Canada
China
Congress
Charlee
Tobes
Ro Nolf
Tobey
Treasurs
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Kev Pittman
Nev
Daladier Resigns. Reynaud Offered War Cabinet Role
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier and his cabinet resigning amid criticism of France’s war effort against Germany. President Lebrun asked Finance Minister Paul Reynaud, an independent, to form a war cabinet. Reynaud promised to decide by Thursday morning.
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Paris
Edouard Naladier
France
Germany
Albert Lebrun
Paul Reynaud
Order Rugg's 7th 8th Grade Books For Board Survey
A school board survey discusses volumes from Rugg's 7th and 8th grade texts. It notes purchasing for the library, with discussion of what volumes to acquire and who ordered them. The article mentions the superintendent and board members and refers to continued details on page 2.
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Harold Trewin
Rugg
Tieper Texybank
Peruse dl
Eda Stan
Arbor Dears
Pss
Rte
Moatda
Farley to Have Name Presented at Democratic Convention
Springfield reports Massachusetts Democrat leaders questioned Postmaster General James A. Farley about his entry in the Massachusetts presidential primary on April 30. Farley said his name would be presented at the Chicago convention and spoke to reporters on arrival.
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Vass
James A. Farley
Chicago
Farles
Massachusetts
New Deal Opponents Not Represented In Ag Parley
A Cedar Rapids agricultural philosophy parley ended with the noted absence of an anti New Deal viewpoint among speakers. Organizers and economists, including Walter Morton and John Weig, defended the lineup as accidental and planned from a submitted list.
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Eastern Town
Washington
Howard
Cedar Rapids
Henry Eichling
Ames Extension Service
Schools of Agricultural Phil
Guardianship Battle In Mt Vernon Court
Filings by Lewi L Adelman and Fred Hoffman seek to end the guardianship of 79 year old Mount Vernon resident Mrs Mary Haskins now at Independence state hospital. They ask a restraining order on her property. Hoffman seeks removal of J Evans Colton as guardian. Colton was appointed temporary guardian Dec 7 1939 and permanent Jan 3.
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Lewi L Adelman
Polk County
Fred Hoffman
Des Moines
Mary Haskins
Mount Vernon
Colton
Haskins
Hoffman
Linn County Insanity Commission
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Lieut Gev Walter S Goodland
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska Republican Committee
Senate Finance and Foreign Relatons Committee
Cedar Ranide News
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Robert Wagner
Wasne
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Alaane Smathers
N Jy
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Petament
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War Office
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Lebrun
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Cedar Kacpids News
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Te Ray Andprson
Gazelle Farm
Osophy Beimg
West Union
Paul Taff
HO Schultz
Ames
United States
Fairfield
Mordecai Ezekiel
Eco
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