Donovan Delivers Old War Warnings In Broadcast Style
Globe writer reports Colonel Donovan’s abroad trip confirms aides Knox and Stimson have set a course resisting axis imperialism and aiding Britain against Hitler. Mediation board decision praised or blasted as a potential defense program booster or costly dud. Western hemisphere scope and Monroe Doctrine raised questions. Iowa price laws and redistricting plans feature in state politics. Flour to unoccupied France amid swap talks with Vichy prompts debate on aiding Europe’s war effort.
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Bill Donovan
Donovan
Knox
Stimson
Britain
Hitler
Washington
Atlantic War
Iceland
U S
State Department
Western Hemisphere
Globe Show
British Isles
Europe
Africa
Russia
Australia
Americas
Debtors of Out of the Night author face deportation
Richard Julius Herman Krebs also known as Jan Valtin, author of Out of the Night, was arrested in New York to face deportation. He is held at Ellis Island on $5,000 bail, after admitting entering the United States illegally in 1938 and serving a prior California prison sentence for assault.
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Washington
Justice Department
Richard Julius Herman Krebs
Jan Valtin
New York
Krebs
Ellis Island
Germany
Waltin
America
Gestapo
Department
United States
Norfolk
California
San Quentin
Million In Taxes Paid At Linn Treasurer's Office
Linn County Treasurer Frank F Bates reported current tax receipts surpassing one million dollars as the 1940 first installment deadline neared He extended Saturday hours to 4 pm to handle a late rush The state homestead credit check of 28297375 will cut first installments Polk county led the state in refunds with over 13 million dollars returned to counties statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank F. Bates
Bates
Linn County
Polk County
Driver Held For Probe In Fender Tangle On Highway
William J. Nerad 38 of 120 Thirtieth street SE was held for investigation after a minor crash on highway No 30 four miles east of Cedar Rapids. Nerad and Charles Holder of Lincoln Heights SE reported no injuries. Deputies take Nerad into custody as intoxication tests proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Nerad
Thirtieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Nerad
Harlan Snyder
P. J. Whittemore
Charles Holder
Lincoln Heights SE
Snyder
Crime at Castaway begins in Cedar Rapids Gazette
Edith Bristol introduces Gerry Lane a red headed secretary on a California ranch as she uncovers wireless murder in the opening chapter. The serial mystery begins today with the first installment on the featured page.
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Cedar Rapids
Edith Bristol
Gerry Lane
California
Page & Today
Railroad Conductor Fatally Crushed in Yard Incident
T. E. Fenwick a 53 year old freight conductor of Moline Illinois was found dead in the Rock Island yards about 1130 p m Thursday. He may have died naturally or been killed by a switch engine as the same engine backed south minutes later. Coroners and detectives noted heavy crushing injuries and limited bleeding suggesting death either before or during the incident. The coroner expects no inquest and Fenwick had arrived from Silvis and planned to return to Illinois Terminal but fell ill and stayed off duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Fenwick
Moline
Ill
Rock Island Railroad
R E. Munden
Fenwick
Silvis
Illinois Terminal
M. J Kelly
Rock Island
Ralph Sheldon
Thirty-first Street
Temperature Rises Slightly As Sun Breaks Through
Cedar Rapids and vicinity see a slight temperature rise after two gray days as sun breaks through clouds. Morning low around 33 then climbs to 36 by 9 30 am and to 46 by 2 30 pm with a brief cool spell in the evening. Light rain noted late evening and early morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Loot Recovered In Cedar Rapids Car Pilferings
Under D. O. Bender state agent, detectives recovered a batch of loot allegedly stolen from parked cars. Bob Huston, 28, ex convict, is jailed on receiving stolen property charges after a Canton Missouri arrest last Monday. Bender linked clues across a Cedar Rapids circle including Tipton Muscatine Iowa City Grinnell Vinton Manchester and Cedar Falls. A raid on Huston's relatives yielded a car load of loot and the case narrows with the end in sight.
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D. O. Bender
Bob Huston
Huston
Canton
Bender
Cedar Rapids
Tipton
Muscatine
Iowa City
Grinnell
Vinton
Manchester
Cedar Falls
British Raid On Bremen Kills 1000 Reported
London reports that the air ministry said 1,000 persons were killed and 7,000 wounded in a Royal Air Force attack on the German port of Bremen, part of a series targeting the shipping base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen
London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
House Judiciary Panel Backs Wire Tap Bill in Espionage Cases
The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill to authorize the attorney general to conduct wire taps in espionage extortion kidnapping and sabotage cases. No roll call was taken as the panel advanced the controversial measure with a potential floor vote next week.
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Washington
INS
House Judiciary Committee
House
Strikers Collect Paychecks at Wilson Plant
A line of Wilson and Company workers collected last week’s pay at the plant Friday forenoon at 300 an hour after union officials arranged group entry through a picket line. Paymaster procedures required registration and roll calls before and after entry.
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Wilson and Company
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
Maury Hopkins
Fday
Hopkins
Film magnate Fox ex judge indicted in conspiracy case
Philadelphia INS report states film magnate William Fox, retired U S Circuit Judge Warren Davis, and Morgan Kaufman were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the United States. Fox pled guilty and posted $5,000 bail. Davis and Kaufman await arraignment with Fox on April 14.
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Philadelphia
INS
United States
Warren Davis
William Fox
Morgan Kaufman
Scranton
March Grand Jury
Fox
Davis
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Kaufman
Local Draft Boards Name 12 Inductees for April Training
East and west side draft boards list twelve men set to enter a year of service starting April 3. One volunteer from the west side is Fred W. Peterson of 60 Wilson avenue SW, with others including Albin Marshall and Leonard Sponer. East side inductees are Ernest R. Jensen and Henry N. Fielder among eight names, with Rudolph J. Schultschek slated to replace a prior rejection.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
West Side
Fred W. Peterson
Wilson Avenue
Albin Marshall
Fifth Street
Leonard Sponer
First Avenue
George Chmelicek
C Street
Paul Stewart
Eighth Avenue
East Side
Ernest R. Jensen
Grande Avenue
Henry N. Fielder
Sixth Street
Leo Gene O’brien
C Avenue
Riley N. Crawford
A Avenue
Thomas C. Knight
St. Paul
Leonard L. Casteel
Earlvilley
Emil L. Kubel
Mount Vernon
Rudolph J. Schultschek
D Avenue
Fort Des Moines
East Side Board
Mediation Board Urges Immediate Restart Of Key Strikes
The defense mediation board asked management and workers at four major defense plants to resume production at once and appear before the panel to seek a permanent settlement. Panels were set within 24 hours of Perkins certifying the disputes, with cases at International Harvester midwestern plants, Vanadium Corporation of America and Universal Cyclops Steel in Bridgeville Pennsylvania, and Condenser Corporation of America in South Plainfield New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Defense Mediation Board
Frances Perkins
William H Davis
International Harvester Company
Vanadium Corporation of America
Universal Cyclops Steel Company
Bridgeville
Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee plant reopened for vital defense orders
The Milwaukee Allis-Chalmers plant reopened on orders from Navy Secretary Knox and OPM head Knudsen to resume $45 million in defense work. About 1,500 workers entered Friday, far fewer than normal, with 500 police and deputies keeping gates open as CIO UAW members protested from behind lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Milwaukee
Max W Babb
Navy
Frank Knox
William S Knudsen
Office of Production Management
John R Steelman
United States Labor Department of Conciliation
CIO
Harold Christoffel
UAW
Milwaukee Police Department
Babb
Knox and
Knudsen
Wisconsin
West Allis
CIO United Automobile
Is This Your Idea Of Happiness
Gazette Want Ads promote rental listings as a path to happiness. An ad cites a 3 room furnished apartment at 314 First Ave NW with bills paid for adults and offers dial access for leasing inquiries. The piece humorously reflects on happiness and urges readers to place ads to generate rental income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
Gazette Want
Marry Jones
First Ave
Lat Ave
Yugoslavia Rejects Axis Pact as King Takes Power
In Belgrade, 17 year old King Peter II sworn in and Yugoslavia vows full neutrality while resisting the Vienna axis pact. United States Lane delivers Roosevelt note promising aid to defend independence as Gen Simovic leads a mobilized 1.2 million troops ready to resist Germany and Italy. Germany protests Belgrade events and brands anti axis demonstrations, while Prince Paul and wife are exiled to Greece.
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Peter II
Yugoslavia
Prince Paul
Paul
Olga
Greece
Dusan Simovic
Air Corps
Belgrade
United States
Arthur Bliss Lane
Young Peter
Dusa Simovic
Germany
Simovic
Churchill
Britain
Lane
Momtchilo Nincic
Roosevelt
America
Belegrade
Peter
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Cedar Rapids News
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Don Hines
U.S
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Bethlehem
Detroit
George F Addes
United Automobile Workers
Allis-Chalmers
Bethlehem Steel
Berlin
U. S
Robert ST. John
Vienna
International News Service
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Col
Louis Fortier
Jugoslavia
Legation
British Protection
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