Durand myth and war nerves echo in late 1930s debate
A Colorado psychologist questions civilization’s grip after Earl Durand, who killed four men in Wyoming, prompted reflections on mental adjustment and fear in newsmen’s eyes. Masaryk urges pacific leadership, not crusades, while Mussolini warns against complacent peace. U.S. tax and governance issues surface as federal pay and state employee incomes loom.
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Wyoming
Colorado University
Earl Durand
Durand
Europe
Mussolini
Italy
Howells
Yankee Clipper Lands Aboard Transatlantic Run
Pan American Airways 41 ton Yankee Clipper completed a 2870 mile Baltimore to Horta leg in 17 hours 33 minutes on a maiden transatlantic shakedown. Capt Harold E Gray led a 21 person crew in the four motor seaplane testing radio weather facilities and ground handling ahead of regular service.
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Horta Harbor
Baltimore
Harold E. Gray
Clayton County
Iowa
William Thaler
Gray
A. E. LaPorte
A. E. Kalk
Lisbon
Marseilles
Southhampton
Foynes
Ireland
A Reader Probes Psychic Research and Fortunetelling
A reader writes about interest in psychical research and fortune telling, recounting lifelong study of the border between seen and unseen. He recalls experiences with a London judge during World War days and notes the danger of pursuing final truth, urging patience and moral preparation.
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Patience Worth
London
Benny Considers Plea Change In Smuggling Case
Hollywood comedian Jack Benny said he likely would plead nolo contendere or guilty in the New York smuggling case next week after conferring with lawyers. Benny, indicted with Albert N. Chaperau for purchasing smuggled jewelry, had pled not guilty. If allowed to withdraw, his counsel would seek a no contest plea or switch to guilty.
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Hollywood
Jack Benny
New York
Albert N. Chaperau
Benny
Chaperau
William J. Donovan
Extortion Threat Targets 14YearOld in Orangeburg
In Orangeburg South Carolina a 14 year old girl received a threatening postcard demanding a dime placed in a bottle at a set spot or she would suffer the consequences Police report no further details yet as investigators review the peculiar extortion note connected to a local mystery attributed to unidentified G men.
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Orangeburg
S. C
G-men
Blames Motor Mishap In Air Crash Eight Die
Oklahoma City AP reports a Braniff twin engined airliner bound from Chicago to Dallas crashed after a motor allegedly failed in flight killing eight aboard. Pilot Capt Claude Seaton Dallas survived with injuries joined by Co pilot Malcolm Wallace and Perry R Smith among the injured. Survivors describe a left motor failure and a wing tearing off as flames engulfed the fuselage. Hostess Miss Louise Zarr and nurse Miss Joan Allen were among the dead. Names tied to Chicago Evanston Aurora Port Isabel Houston and Dallas appear among victims and survivors.
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Chicago
Dallas
Claude Seaton
H. D. Collins
Seaton
Carl Erickson
Capt. Seaton
Malcolm Wallace
Perry R. Smith
Corpus Christi
Texas
Erickson
Louise Zarr
Joan Allen
Evanston
Elena Gould
Coplon
Ida
Houston
Grossman
Aurora
Ill
R. T. Bate
Denver
Georgia Sheldon
Omaha
Ferim Cairo
Mexico City
E. Hinckley
Port Isabel
Franco's Men Preparing To Enter Madrid
Reports from the Franco faction indicate new nationalist points on the Madrid front and a potential entry into Madrid possibly Monday. Advices say little resistance and focus on southern advances toward Almaden mercury mines with prisoners taken. the surrender of loyalist air forces was reportedly prepared.
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France
Irun
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Spain
Toledo
Almaden
Union
Loyalist Defense Council
Franco
Burgos
Deported Prisoner Recounts Smuggled U S Entry
Nels Jorgensen, 24, awaiting transfer to Fort Madison, says he secretly re entered the United States after leaving the Minnesota reformatory. He arrived from Trondhjen, Norway in 1923 and never gained citizenship, having lived in the U S for more than 15 years. Immigration details continued on page 2.
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Nels Jorgensen
Linn County
Fort Madison
Sam
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Jorgensen
Minnesota Reformatory
St. Cloud
Minn
United States
Trondhjen
Norway
Masaryk Urges American Lead To Save Democracy
Czech statesman Masaryk told about 2,000 at Memorial Coliseum that the United States must take the lead to defend democracy. He condemned Britain and France for inaction after Munich and said America should not seek war but reaffirm the sanctity of the soul and act as a spiritual beacon to a threatened world.
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Cedar Rapids
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Masaryk
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England
France
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Memorial Colisum
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Hitler
Tom
Dia
Daladier Plans Firm Stand On Italian Demands
Paris reports Premier Daladier will reject ceding any French territory to Italy while seeking a political understanding. Bonnet says France open to talks on Mediterranean issues as Mussolini’s speech leaves door for negotiation, with ministers boosting naval and industrial mobilization credits. Lebrun hailed for cordial Britain-France ties.
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Council of Ministers
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Georges Bonnet
France
Edouard Dalitdier
Albert Lebrun
Daladier
Lebrun
London
Mussolini
Rome
Il Duce
Tunisia
Suez
Djibouti
II Messaggero
Ethiopia
Suez Canal
Attacker Of Panama Canal Will Give Us One Minute Warning
The piece warns that an assault on the Panama Canal would be signaled by a one minute warning, noting how quickly enemy aircraft could cover the five mile border near the canal and criticizing the St. Thomas harbor in storms. It questions U S ownership of Caribbean islands and ends with a wry parable about ownership.
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Panama Canal
Arthur “Rugs Kala
Panama
Canal
House Approves Probe of WPA By Big Margin
The House authorized an exhaustive inquiry into the Works Progress Administration by 352 to 27. Republicans argued the probe would reveal politics and graft in relief programs, while Democrats said it would clear WPA of corruption charges and reflect credit on relief administration. The Cox resolution requires no further action to be effective.
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House
Works Progress Administration
House Appropriations Committee
WPA
Rep. Cox
Senate
New Chain Store Tax Bill Introduced For Iowa Senate Action
A new Iowa chain store tax bill combines the graduated license tax with average assessment features from two prior measures. Presented to the senate by a special committee led by Sen Elmer Bekman the bill bases licenses on Iowa stores only and sets 25 to 500 per store by size. It also requires chain stores to file assessments with the state tax commission and report in transit inventory and January 1 inventory.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
Elmer Bekman
Ottumwa
Senate
United States
Iowa
State Tax Commission
German Pressure Campaign On Poland Over Danzig
Berlin sources accuse Poland of anti German acts as pressure mounts over Danzig and the Polish corridor. Warsaw reports Russia fortifying Baltic and Roumanian frontiers amid fears of Nazi aggression. Berlin and Warsaw deny planned moves on Danzig or the corridor and dispute mistreatment charges of Germans in the corridor area.
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Gdynia
High tribunal overrides old tax immunity rulings
Washington The supreme court approves part of Roosevelt tax plan by allowing state taxation of federal employee income and federal taxation of state employee salaries. It overturns decades of rulings on immunity, with six to two decisions led by Justice Stone. The ruling may bring 3.8 million workers into either tax system, accelerating reciprocal taxation moves in Congress.
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Utah
Roosevelt
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New York Port Authority
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Butler
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O'Keefe
Utah Supreme Court
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Collector
Day
Black
Frankfurter
Senate committee approves Douglas for Supreme Court
The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved President Roosevelt's nomination of William O. Douglas to serve as an associate justice on the Supreme Court. The vote occurred on Monday in Washington.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
William O. Douglas
Supreme Court
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