Widow of Thomas M Lynch Nominated for Port Appraiser
The widow of Thomas M Lynch, former port of New York appraiser, is nominated by President Roosevelt to succeed him. She has only taught kindergarten and will lead about 800 federal employees handling 60 percent of imports. Some senators and observers question the appointment while noting the political optics and public relations angle.
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Thomas M. Lynch
New York
Roosevelt
Lynch
Senate
Borah Urges Isolationism Over British Nazi Aid
Idaho Senator Borah charged Britain with aiding Germany and praised a strict isolationist stance for the United States. He urged no support for European war chests or munitions, warned against entangling alliances, and insisted America protect its own house while noting Britain aided Hitler in Austria and Czechoslovakia.
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Washington
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Borah
Idaho
Hitler
England
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Iowa and Immigrant Policy and a Deported Teen
A letter urges action on Iowa's care for the insane transferring to county homes amid neglect claims. The piece critiques Perkins and immigration enforcement, detailing the Fred Abnour case a 16 year old Cedar Rapids Syrian, his deportation order and possible visa route. It contrasts with ongoing Bridges protests and calls for firmer adherence to law.
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Perkins
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Bureau of Immigration
Fred Abnour
Cedar Rapids
Fred
Windsor
Ontario
Honeymoon Trip Ends In Prison After Car Theft
An unemployed youth with a new wife rents a car to seek work but cannot pay metered rent. He hid ownership from his bride, borrowed from a relative, and took her on a westward trip to confess later. Arrested in Nebraska for driving without a license, his theft exposure led to a ten year sentence as his wife and mother mourn.
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West
Nebraska
Washington
Sam
Bergdoll agrees to surrender to U S authorities
Berlin and Washington report Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, once the nations No 1 draft dodger, has agreed to surrender unconditionally and return to the United States to face new court martial proceedings. He plans to obtain entry papers, says he could have entered illegally but chose to do right for his wife and five children. Washington will issue papers with federal approval, likely weeks away.
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Berlin
INS
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
International News Service
Germany
Stuttgart
United States
America
Washington
Justice Department
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
New York
Berta Bergdoll
Philadelphia
President Roosevelt Opposes Tax Revision and Pledges Higher Taxes
President Roosevelt remains firmly opposed to any general revision of the federal revenue structure and would demand higher taxes if Congress spends beyond budget estimates. He wants to extend the 16.5 to 19 percent undistributed profits tax and the $750 million nuisance levies beyond this year, pending study during the recess. Morgenthau’s proposed temporary social security tax changes gain support as a way to aid business, with payroll tax increases possibly avoided.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Coughton
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chamber
Ruth Rhode Named Counselor for U S Travel Bureau
Mrs Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode former minister to Denmark and daughter of William Jennings Bryan was appointed counselor for the new U S travel bureau by Secretary Harold L Ickes. The advisory post was urged by Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt.
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Washington
Llp
Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode
Denmark
William Jennings Bryan
U. S
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Florida
Joan Crawford Cancels Tour For Divorce Hearing
Joan Crawford will return to the West Coast next week after a Los Angeles judge ordered her to attend her divorce case. She cancelled a planned South American tour and shortened a New York visit to comply with the court.
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Joan Crawford
New York
Roosevelt backs Garner view and defends family silence
Elliott Roosevelt Chideskin defends his observation of growing support for John Garner as a 1940 presidential candidate. He says the President’s decision will be made publicly and not through family or press, urging Boettiger to meet Garner and form his own judgment.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Elliott Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Garner
John Boettiger
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Roosevelt
Seattle
Hughes World Champ Flyer of 38 Starred in Harmon Trophy
Howard Hughes was named world champion aviator for 1938 and Harmon Trophy winner for outstanding aviation feats. Jacqueline Cochran won the women's division for her Bendix Derby flight from Burbank to Cleveland in eight hours ten minutes. Lieut. Col. Robert B. Olds received a special medal for the Goodwill flight to South America. Additional honors went to Captain Max Pruss for dirigible piloting and Captain Antoni Janusz for ballooning, awarding diverse world aviation achievements.
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Howard Hughes
Jacqueline Cochran
Floyd B. Odlum
Burbank
Calif
Cleveland
Ohio
Max Pruss
Antoni Janusz
City Still Basks In Spring Warmth
Cedar Rapids enjoyed warm spring weather as temperatures rose from 50 degrees at 7:30 a.m. to a 75 degree high at 5:30 p.m. with sunshine breaking through scattered clouds. By 7 p.m. the thermometer cooled to 70 degrees and midnight settled at 56.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Self Styled Rainmaker Seeks Rain Over Lake Reedy
LAKELAND Fla. A 61 year old woman claiming rainmaking powers sat by Lake Reedy hoping to end a drought. Miss Lillie Stoate from Oxford Mississippi traveled with $25 to attract rain for citrus growers. She said staying eight to ten hours near a large body of water would trigger showers within a day or so over a wide radius.
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Lakeland
Fla
Lake Reedy
Lillie Stonte
Mississippi
Oxford
Miss
Florida Citrus Commission
Miss Stoate
Will Stoate
February Income In U S Scores Gain
Washington reports that total income of all individuals in the United States for February reached 5.09 billion dollars, up 115 million from January. Real income appeared higher due to a 3 percent drop in the cost of living, though February income still lagged January.
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U. S
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
United States
Hopkins
Gold Shipments Top Fall Crisis Figures
London AP reports that gold shipments to the United States during Europe s latest war scare have surpassed the totals sent across the Atlantic during the September Czechoslovak crisis.
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London
United States
Europe
Atlantic
Weather forecast for upper Mississippi valley week
The weekly outlook from Chicago reports March 27 to April 1 will bring considerable rain to the southern portion and rain or snow in the northern portion. Temperatures are expected to be near or above normal overall, with periods of below normal warmth in the north.
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Chicago
Mississippi Valley
North
Report Slams United States Penal System
Washington reports three years of inquiry conclude prisons are failing at rehabilitation and act as custodial pens. The 1,700 page document condemns federal and state prisons while urging nationwide probation expansion as essential to crime control. It underscores that many inmates leave worse than they entered and calls for reform.
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Washington
INS
United States
Homer Cummings
Frank Murphy
AFL and Manufacturers Demand Revision of Labor Act
AFL President William Green urged a united front to push amendments to the labor relations act while the National Association of Manufacturers pressed for an eight point revision to ensure equal treatment of employers and workers. Both campaigns target Senate hearings and follow CIO opposition amid ongoing negotiations between labor federations.
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Washington
INS
Saturday Night
American Federation of Labor
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
A. F. of L
William Green
Federation
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Green
CIO
AFL
Houston
National Labor Relations Board
Manufacturers’ Association
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Lone Tree Farm Wife Found Dead of Rifle Wound
Mrs Gordon Morrison 22 was found dead in her Lone Tree farm home with a .22 rifle beside her. State and local officers opened an inquiry, parraffin tests planned, and Morrison’s depressive moods noted. Survived by husband parents and a small brother. funeral arrangements pending.
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The
Gazette
Lone Tree
Gordon Morrison
Max Green
George D. Callahan
Iowa City
Johnson County
State Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Morrison
Green
Mariner and Adams Undertaking
Doris Gessling
Clarence Gessling
Europe At A Glance AP Report Highlights Axis Moves
AP summarizes European tension with Nazi and fascist maneuvering across Berlin Rome and Vienna. Poland and the Polish Corridor grow volatile as German troop concentrations rise. Britain faces a fading anti-Hitler surge while negotiations loom in Spain and Franco’s Spain.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Poland
Hitler
Rome
Washington
Borah
Britain
United States
Hendaye
Madrid
Paris
France
Spain
Franco
Mussoini
TORIO
Soviet
Russia
Tooms
Tokio
Stop Hitler Protest Draws 20000 in New York Parade
In Columbus Circle New York City a massive stop Hitler rally ended with Mayor Fiorello La Guardia denouncing Germany’s invasion of Czechoslovakia as a world outrage. Police estimated 20 000 marched 36 blocks with unions foreign nationality groups and peace organizations taking part.
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New York
F. H. LaGuardia
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Columbus Circle
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Justice Sutherland Turns 77 Quiet Birthday Observed
Washington AP reports retired Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland marked his seventy seventh birthday Saturday feeling fairly well though not as strong as sixteen years ago. The celebration was low key as he retires from public life and reflects on his long career.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George Sutherland
Hitler pledges axis unity as Mussolini readies speech
News dispatch reports Adolf Hitler telegraphing Benito Mussolini to pledge German support for Italy during its fascist anniversary. The exchange comes as Germany expands frontiers in Bohemia Moravia and Memel and as Italy braces to outline Mediterranean aims while staying within the Rome Berlin axis.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Duce
Rome
Mussolini
Hitler
Mediterranean
Il Duce
France
Bohemia
Moravia
Memel
Czechoslovakia
Reich
Bohemia and
Slovakia
Germany
Roumania
Balkans
Versailles
Grand Council
Victor Emmanuel
U. S. Has Greatest Oyster Shell Pile But Not One Pearl
The column by ARTAUR "BUGS" BAER rails against overreliance on theory after seven years of experiments. It notes Washington has accumulated the world s largest oyster shell pile with no pearl to show for it, using Grover Cleveland s remark on condition versus theory to underscore skepticism.
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U. S
Grover Cleveland
Washington
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