Gannett Outlines Prosperity Plan at Ramsey Rally
Frank E Gannett Republican presidential nomination hopeful outlined a six month prosperity program at a Ramsey County Republicans rally in St Paul. He urged sane business management to end political mudslinging, repeal the Wagner Act, raise prices for farmers, create an honest monetary authority, share profits with workers, provide higher relief standards, cut waste in defense, and avoid foreign war.
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ST Paul
Minn
Frank E Gannett
Gannett
Ramsey County
Congress
Army
Pennsylvania Democrats Face Year-Old Indictment Trial
Eight Pennsylvania Democrats including State Chairman David L Lawrence and Party Secretary Ralph M Bashore go on trial Monday on charges of forcing campaign contributions from state employees. The case stems from a 1930s-era grand jury probe into corruption during Governor Earle's administration. Lawrence was previously acquitted of related charges in an earlier trial.
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Harrisburg
Exight
Pennsylvania
David L. Lawrence
Ralph M Bashore
George IL. Earle
U.S
Bulgaria
Lawrence
Czech Citizen Aims to Halt Gestapo Attacks Near Taus
Prague reports two frontier guards killed near Birken on the Austrian border and a Gestapo agent wounded in Taus. Czech citizen Johann Smutek, 25, identified as the attacker. Officials say no perpetrators captured as radio appeals urge citizens to aid police and uphold national duty.
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Prague
Birken
Gestapo
Bohemian
Taus
Johann Smutek
Des Moines Man Dies From Crash Hurts Wife and Son
Tom Phoenix 58 of Des Moines died in a hospital Saturday night from injuries suffered Friday when his car rear ended a truck on highway 6 near Oakland. His wife reports critical injuries and their 12-year-old son James is described as reasonably steady.
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Council Bluffs
Tom Phoenix
Des Moines
Oakland
Highway 6
Milwaukee Easter sunrise services canceled by cold forecast
Milwaukee's annual Easter sunrise services on the Lake Michigan waterfront were called off after the weather service predicted a temperature of 2 degrees above zero for Sunday morning.
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Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
U. S
Bridges Urges Government to Release Public Energies
In Cleveland on a Saturday speech Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire urged a government that releases rather than represses the people's energies, calling for more open policy and civic vitality.
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Cleveland
America
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bank receiverships expose partisan hiring and racketeering risks
The article critiques examiner and attorney appointments in bank liquidations, noting political influence often decides who gets charged as examiner. It highlights fees, racketeering concerns, and the need for impartial, audited actions, citing Roy Drake’s rigorous work and a governor-ordered special audit as steps against abuse.
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OME
Towa
Census Takers Won't Force Entry Into Homes
Washington AP report quotes Dr. D. Reed assistant census director saying enumerators will not enter homes. Cooperation can be sought by visiting the census office or outside. If persuasion fails the matter goes to Washington for peaceful solutions and possibly a warrant with penalties up to 100 dollars or 60 days in jail.
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Washington (Ap
D. Reed
Census Bureau
Washington
Reed
Dull City Campaign Ends with Bid for Swimming Pool Bond
Cedar Rapids voters confront a pool bond vote urged by the Chamber of Commerce supporters. Polls show expectations range from 8 000 to 11 000 voters depending on weather. Listed here are the precinct voting places from Auto Company to Cleveland School across SE NE SW NW zones.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
First—Rude Auto Company
Second Avenue
Second
B Avenue
Third—India
H Avenue
Fourth
Benjamin Franklin
Twentieth Street
Fifth—aArthur
Sixth—Public Library
First Avenue
Seventh—Jackson
Fourth Avenue
Eighth—Voting House
Eighteenth Street
Third Avenues
Ninth
Seventeenth Street
Tenth
Bever Park
Eighteenth—City Barn
Seventh Avenue
H Street
Nineteenth
Third Street
Twentieth
Harrison School
Eleventh Street
Sixth Street
Roosevelt School
Thirteenth Street
Cleveland School
Roosevelt 10 Veto Amended Program Analyzed
Senator Pittman warns that the amended program could empower a future president to pursue treaties or world court involvement without Senate ratification. He argues Congress would allow tariff shifts and urges Democrats to consider the risk of a high tariff Republican president in November.
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League of Nations
World Court
Congress
Pittman
Mrs Pfeifer’s Funeral Services Set for Monday
Mrs Fred Pfefer who died Friday afternoon will have funeral services at 2 pm Monday in the Janeba funeral home conducted by T B Hlubucek. Burial will be in Bohemian National cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Fred Pfefer
Janeba
T B Hlubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral rites for Howard Bryant planned in Turner chapel
Funeral services for Howard Bryant set for 2 pm Monday at Turner chapel Reverend Father Lofersk presiding Burial in Oak Hill cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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Howard Bryant
Turner Chapel
Father Lofersk
Oak Hill Cemetery
Raid on Cedar Rapids Lunch Room For Alcohol
Sheriff Jim Smith and Deputy Harlan Snyder raided the Cecil Liense lunch room eight miles west of Cedar Rapids on Highway 30 at 2 15 p m Saturday. They seized a half pint bottle two thirds full of alleged alcohol from a kitchen workbench and left word for the proprietor to report Monday morning. Two empty half pint bottles of the same type were found in the kitchen under a search warrant issued by Justice H R Churchill.
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Jim Smith
Harlan Snyder
Cecil Liense
Cedar Rapids
H. R Churchill
Planes expansion and policy shakeup for U.S. military aircraft
The United States plans to expand aircraft production to 5 500 or more planes by mid 1941 under Allied orders. Aluminum price cuts of 5 percent or more are announced to lower costs, with estimated savings of over half a million dollars on two contracts. A revised policy may allow late model planes to be sold abroad after government contracts. The Navy has signaled support to Congress for sales.
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Louis Johnson
Aluminum Company of America
Johnson
War Department
Packard
Navy denies sharing secret gear with Britain and others
Rear Admiral John H. Towers told a senate sub committee that foreign orders helped speed aircraft construction and cut costs, but he emphasized that no military secrets or sensitive devices had been released to British, French, or Finnish buyers in the naval aircraft program.
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John H. Towers
Bureau of Aeronautics
Senate Appropriations
Towers
Woman Injured in Hit-and-Run Car Incident
Police pursue hit-and-run car after an elderly woman is struck. Witnesses describe a Pontiac with 1940 plates. radiator leak and water trail traced from the scene to First Avenue. Detective L B Marshall coordinated the investigation as patrols sought the driver and license information.
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C Avenue
First Avenue
William Barton
Elmhurst Drive
Bob Schneider
Rob Wright
Seventeenth Street
Bonner
W. A McGuire
First Avenue E
L. B. Marshall
Headquarters
Marshall
Stolen Purse Recovered in Marion Missing Cash
Miss Louise Whelihan reported two men entered her Granby building fine arts shop at 1618 Third Avenue SE Marion around 12 45 p m Saturday. A purse with cash about 37 50 and an $8 check was found later in Milwaukee Railroad Station washroom at 2 p m, minus contents.
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Louise Whelihan
Third Avenue SE
Fine Arts
Granby
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
Driver Produces Air License In Highway Standoff
In Rockingham North Carolina state trooper Sam McGuirt chased a speeding motorist after a break neck pursuit. The driver flashed an air pilot license when asked what he was. McGuirt warned him to proceed cautiously and not repeat the act.
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Rockingham
N.C
Sam McGuirt
McGuirt
16 Year-Old Scout Inspires Woman's Grand Prize Ad
Dorothy L. Freeman wins the Cedar Rapids Gazette fifth weekly ad contest grand prize of 25 dollars for an ad about Toman Flowers. Her 16-year-old son Clifford, a junior assistant scoutmaster, modeled the winning piece on the Boy Scout good deed daily code. Clifford plans to share some prize money for Scout dues.
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Dorothy L. Freeman
Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Toman Flowers
Freeman
Boy Scouts
Clifford
Franklin High School
Waubeek
Mrs. Freeman
Two Men Arrested After House Fracas
Police arrested Paul Sullivan 1 and William McNulty 35 after a Friday evening brawl at Sullivan’s sister home on Fourth Avenue SE. Damage included a shattered window pane and a torn chair arm. Both suspects faced drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges. police seek two more intoxicated occupants.
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Paul Sullivan
1560
Fourth Avenue SE
William McNulty
Route No. 1
Sullivan
Josephine Groff
McNulty
Fourth Avenue
Youth 17 Held For Typewriter Theft At Central City Office
A 17 year old boy calling himself Earnest Hagerman of 1516 Fourteenth street SE admitted entering the Farmers Cooperative Exchange yard office in Central City Friday night and stealing a typewriter. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon arrested him. the machine was traced to Cedar Rapids. Hagerman told officers he entered through a window and he is held for investigation of breaking and entering.
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Earnest Hagerman
Fourteenth Street SE
Farmers Cooperative Exchange Yards
Central City
Larry Condon
Cedar Rapids
Hagerman
Jim Smith
P. J. Whittemore
Great Thurman Dies at 52 in Detroit Heart Attack
Magician Thurman C Riley known as The Great Thurman died of a heart attack while walking near his Detroit home. He had retired from touring to manage a local theater. A steel industry term notes a pass is the opening between rolls through which steel travels.
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Detroit
INS
Thurman C Riley
Great Thurman
Davis Arrests in Ice-Pick Slaying of Mother in Seattle
Denzel Davis, 23, charged with the ice-pick murder of his mother Harriet Arnold, 45, found stuffed in a suburban home's cupboard. He surrendered without resistance in a friend's apartment after deputies tracked him to an upper closet shelf. Davis admitted the killing, saying his mother insulted his wife and that he had intended to kill his wife but changed his mind.
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Seattle
Denzel
Davis
Harriet Arnold
Sheriffs
O. K. Bodin
Bodia
June Davis
Carol
Bodin
Sheriff's Office
British Harbor Rescues 60 German Seamen From La Coruna
Britain takes in 60 German sailors from the 7,414 ton liner La Coruna after the vessel was scuttled to avoid capture. The crew were rescued by British warships and brought to a Scottish port.
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London
INS
Britain
la Coruna
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