Purge in Madrid Targeting Loyalist Leaders Under Martial Law
Franco’s men seize control as Julian Besteiro and Col. Segismundo Casado face summary court martial. Madrid authorities vow a broad drive against red leaders while British ships evacuate non criminal loyalist refugees from Gandia amid planned use of prisoners for reconstruction.
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Besteiro
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Segismundo Casado
National Defense Council
London
Galatea
Bubian
Gandia
City Wide Sunrise Easter Service Planned by Churches
A sunrise service atop the hill at the Rose garden in Ellis park will be held at 6 30 a m Easter Sunday under the Cedar Rapids Ministerial association. All city churches are invited. Rev Nelson Dreier of First Congregational will speak with music by Coe college brass choir and Gordon Meyers of Cornell college.
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Rose Garden
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids
Optimist Club Hosts Delegates From Waterloo and Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Optimist club will host delegates from Waterloo and Des Moines on Saturday. Conferences begin at 2 p.m. at the Montrose hotel on boys work programs and membership led by William Twenge. An evening dinner at 6:30 features Terrance L. Webster.
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Terrance L. Webster
Optimist Ninth District
Webster
Minneapolis Optimist Club
Minneapolis Community Fund
Optimist Boys’ Orchestra
Richard Lord
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John Altfillisch
Tom Termohlen
W. A. Leefers
G. J. Ronan
John T. Hecker
C. H. Gilman
Lack Of Pretty Features Needn't Be A Detriment
Advice column discusses self image and social expectations with a focus on inner merits over beauty. Mary Manners counsels a reader to avoid clandestine meetings with a forbidden partner and to wait for a clear reason from the girl's parents before attempting dialogue or pursuit. Do not challenge parental authority without a definite basis.
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Aone
Appointment Set for Dr. Paul O. French by Board
The post of Dr. Paul O. French will be filled by a board decision at a later date. The scheduling of the appointment is to be determined.
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Paul O. French
Dear Miss Manners Invitation Question
A 16 year old asks if inviting a former boyfriend who moved away to a summer banquet is proper. The adviser notes such an invitation would likely be welcome and enjoyable for classmates and the former boyfriend.
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Miss Manners
March
Invitation etiquette for home visit requests
A household should include the mother’s invitation with the user’s own invitation when planning a stay at home. The guidance emphasizes coordinating family members’ invitations to avoid overlap and ensure a cohesive plan for hosting.
Subway Crash Injures 243 in Astoria Queens
Police compiled a list of 243 injured after two city subway trains collided underground during the homegoing rush. No fatalities. fourteen remained in hospitals. The crash near Steinway Street, Astoria, halted by a defective coupling and a rear collision, with signals failing to stop the trains.
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New York
Astoria
Queensborough
William Abresca
Paul Tomshaw
Tomshaw
Steinway Street
Henderson schools chief Charles Dudley to mark 50 years
Henderson Kentucky veteran educator Charles Dudley, reelected for the 19th time, is set to celebrate his golden anniversary as a school superintendent next year. He has led Henderson city schools for 49 years after earlier posts in three other Kentucky districts.
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Henderson
Charles Dudley
Dudley
Kentucky
Obstretrical Surgery Criticized By Medical Society Leaders
At the Linn County Medical Society meeting in Montrose hotel Dr James Robert McCord of Emory University and Dr E D Plass of the University of Iowa urged fewer Caesarean operations and warned against excessive obstetric surgery claiming it raises maternal mortality. They argued many Caesareans are unnecessary while advocating that birth occur naturally when possible. The group also approved a life membership for Dr W E Owen and postponed Dr H P Smiths Vitamin K paper to a later session.
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Linn County Medical Society
Montrose Hotel
James Robert McCord
Emory University
Atlanta
E. D. Plass
University of Iowa
John H. Randall
McCord
County Medical Society
Iowa State Medical Society
W. E. Owen
H. P. Smith
Harold Dahl Survived Spanish Civil War Threats Says Reports
Washington AP reports Harold Dahl, American aviator captured and condemned to death by Franco forces in Spain, has been living the life of Riley and never faced execution according to new accounts from Washington. Dahl, once reported in danger, is portrayed as safe despite past peril from the Spanish Civil War.
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Harold Dahl
Spain
Riley
Ambassadors Describe Dahl Trial and Death Sentence
American ambassador Claude Bowers told a Thursday night audience Dahl had the freedom of Salamanca after his trial and death sentence. He said Dahl operated from a hospital ward assigned by the nationalist government and that the court martial officer assured Bowers the sentence was a formality and Dahl would not be executed.
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Claude Bowers
Spain
Dahl
Salamanca
Bowers
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