Editorial on New Deal power and voter understanding
A Cedar Rapids reader notes Harry Boyd's Page 6 lead editorial on New Deal propaganda and public memory. He recalls a Democrat critic who opposed the administration after supporting it, urging simpler, clearer language to reach voters and warning editors to stop overestimating literacy. He questions the public’s grasp of economic theory and insists on direct discussion of taxes, unemployment, and welfare.
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Norway accuses British ships of trespass at sea
Britain raids German shipping in the eastern North Sea while Norway lodges complaints of trespassing by British warships in Norwegian waters. The report notes mined routes, sinking of two German freighters, a grounded Ostprussen, and one naval trawler loss. It also covers Balkan tensions, Romanian oil interest, and Allied diplomacy ahead of a Romanian trade mission.
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British Raid On Air Base Rates As Act Of War
Arthur Baer predicts the British raid on the German air base could be viewed as an act of war and foresees consequential political tempers in Britain France and Italy with provocative speeches, cabinet crises, and rain delaying war.
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Bugs
Card bearing Franklin D Roosevelt name raised by Dies panel
Washington The Dies committee revealed a communist party membership card bearing the name Franklin D Roosevelt found in the possession of James H. Dolson of Pittsburgh. The witness denied ownership and the card's origin remains unclear. White House aides called the claim forgery and the Secret Service will aid the inquiry.
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Dies Committee
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James H. Dolson
Pittsburgh
White House
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Secret Service
Dolsen
Robert E. Lynch
WPA
Supreme Court Sustains Ethyl Gasoline Antitrust Ruling
The Supreme Court affirmed a lower court decision finding Ethyl Gaso line guilty of antitrust violations and upheld an order requiring the firm to abandon its nationwide licensing system for gasoline wholesalers.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Ethyl Gasoline Corporation
Four Youths Die as Truck Slams Into Car
In Sandusky Ohio four Cleveland youths were killed and two others injured when a large transport truck struck their automobile. The crash occurred Monday as the car was hit without warning, the truck moving at high speed. Police reported no immediate details on cause or charges, as investigators gather evidence at the scene.
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Balloting Slow in Cedar Rapids City Election
By 2 pm Monday in Cedar Rapids 2,728 of 28,593 registered voters in 20 of 23 precincts had cast ballots including a $53,000 pool bond vote. The highest turnout was 236 in the 12th precinct at Melkinley school, out of 1,657 registered there.
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Cedar Rapids
Melkinley School
Sun’s Solar Burst Paralyzes Global Communications
New York report describes a solar bombardment that disrupted landlines, telegraph, radio, and cable services Sunday. News and Easter messages slowed, with continent-wide contact severely limited from 10 am to 1 pm. Engineers noted a solar tornado with surface spots sending electrical impulses that were deflected by the atmosphere toward the poles.
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Police Press Hunt For Hit Run Driver Victim Unconscious
Cedar Mamt d s News reports a hit run left Eva Soles Clarke 69 of 1438 First Avenue FE unconscious with a brain concussion and multiple injuries. Police and sheriff s officers canvassed Linn County for a Pontiac built 1928 to 1931 with a damaged headlight and bent fender. Witnesses described the headlight twisted at 45 degrees and the fender bent when the car struck Clarke on First Avenue East. Detectives urged repair shops to watch for the vehicle and explored the driver possibly being a rural resident.
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Warren K. Billings Weds WPA Worker
Warren K. Billings the forgotten man of the Mooney Billings case married WPA worker Josephine Rudolph in Reno Nevada on Monday Their romance began while Billings was serving a life term in Folsom prison for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing.
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Warren K. Billings
Mooney-Billings
Josephine Rudolph
WPA
Billings
Folsom Prison
San Francisco
Wallace’s Certificate and processing tax plans dropped by committee
Washington report says the House Agriculture Committee dropped Secretary Wallace’s certificate plan and processing tax proposals. It will push for passage of the 8923 0g- OOO Yarm supply bill, which exceeds budget estimates by 202,000. The committee doubts any action on re. The House sent the S923 0n0 HNO bill to conference with the Senate. Lenders planned a fight over the ports payment appropriation.
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S Enaite Mondas
Etonems
Supreme Court Upholds Broadcaster Licensing Policy
The Supreme Court ruled that the FCC may license new radio stations regardless of impact on existing stations. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and supports the commission’s authority to allocate frequencies to any applicant showing competency and financial ability to operate without causing undue interference.
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Eternal Contemporaries in Our Daily Lives
A devotional meditation on Jesus as an ever-present guide and companion. The author argues Jesus remains alive and active in truth seeking, justice, mercy, and daily struggle, urging believers to follow with faith on a pilgrim journey toward the unknown future.
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Buddha
Cedar County Motorist Killed After Rear Collision
In Cedar County a motorist died when his car was struck from the rear by a patrol vehicle while stopped on a dark rural shoulder. The crash followed a series of recent injuries in similar rearings as officers halted motorists. details indicate the victim died instantly from multiple injuries.
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Kenneth Krumroy
Mechanicsville
Wowas
Cedar County
Walter Kneisel
Powhattan Kan
Tipton
Harald Tarr
Krumros
Winter Lingers as Temperatures Dip Near Zero in Cedar Rapids
A frigid start to spring saw temperatures near zero with a 3 to 4 degree range overnight. Sunlight briefly nudged readings up to the low 30s by early afternoon, while cloud cover kept the day cool with high around the mid teens to 20s later.
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