Daladier Edicts Expand France Armed Forces and Taxes
Premier Daladier ordered a broad expansion of France wartime forces including army sailors and airmen. The decree increases navy and air force manpower and creates new Senegalese colonial battalions while raising taxes by eight percent to fund defense.
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Paris
France
Edouard Daladier
National Defense
Albert Lebrun
Navy Ministry
Daladier
Lebrun
North Africa
Two women die in blaze at Coney Island rooming house
Fire destroys a two story rooming house near the Coney Island boardwalk. The victims, two women, are reported burned to death as flames raced through the 150 foot building. Firefighters battled the blaze but efforts to save occupants were futile. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning and authorities are investigating the cause.
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New York
Coney Island
Names Committees For Convention Of Bird Clubs
Esther Copp president of the Cedar Rapids Bird club announced convention committees at the monthly meeting at Coe College science hall. The Iowa Ornithologists conventions will be hosted at Hotel Montrose Friday and Saturday with multiple committees including general chairman Dr W N Keck. registration Lavina Dragoo Wilma Poldeboer Glen Daughety. hospitality and publicity Mrs C C Flodin Ingeborg Nielson Mrs E Pazdera. Friday luncheon and Saturday browse Lillian Serbousek Mrs John Powers Florence Gritzner. Friday dinner Mrs E J Petranek Lavinia North Ethel Orr Miriam Confare Margaret Dickey Isabel Hoyman. entertainment Myra Willis Lilian Clark Leone Sutherland. field trips transportation E J Petranek Dr Keck Miss Willis Miss Serbouseck. Keck illustrated life habits of thirty seven wood warblers and reports covered fifty two migrant and summer birds. A Florida Gallinule was captured in Marion and will be released Tuesday in Cedar Lake to continue its migratory flight.
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Esther Copp
Cedar Rapids
Keck
Marion
Coot
Cedar Lake
Coe Geology And Botany Students Visit McGregor
More than eighty five Coe college students from geology and botany classes will spend Wednesday in McGregor to study rock formations and regional flowers. A 12 student delegation with 3 faculty left Tuesday to camp in the Switzerland of America, joining the main group Wednesday.
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Coe College
McGregor
Switzerland of America
Coe
L. R. Wilson
Wilson
Democratic Party Still Progressive Nucleus Murphy
Gov. Frank Murphy in Lansing described La Follette third party plans as appealing but said the party grows only if reactionary Democrats repudiate Roosevelt’s progressive leadership. He called the Democratic Party the natural nucleus of the progressive movement in America.
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Democratic Party
Murphy Lansing
Mich
INS
New Deal
Frank Murphy
la Follette
Roosevelt
America
Cedar Rapids policemen weigh $5 equipment raise amid salary hopes
At a Cedar Rapids police meeting the force reportedly agreed to accept a proposed $5 monthly equipment raise from Public Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh while seeking a $10 monthly salary boost. The council instructed the city solicitor to draft the ordinance as the grievance committee warned Benesh they preferred a deal before it became public this week.
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Cedar Rapids
Benesh
Dr Katzoff Elected President of Cedar Rapids Symphony
Dr Morris B Katzoff was elected president of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra at a January business meeting after the annual dinner in the Montrose hotel Crystal room. He succeeds Chester C Hauser. Other officers include Mrs Flora Hromatko Taylor as vice president and Orville Prusek as secretary and treasurer.
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Morris B. Katzoff
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Crystal Room
Montrose Hotel
Katzoff
Chester C. Hauser
Flora Hromatko Taylor
Orville Prusek
Roland Moehlmann
Frank Wes
Orchestra Association
Enos Richardson
Adolph Fisher
Howard Ellson
Charles Sullivan
Richard Wing
Richardson
Mr. Fisher
Louise Shepherd
Alan Richardson
Leo Courtemanche
Virginia Ohmann
Prof
Kitchin
Christ's Life Philosophy Proclaimed as Workable
The Rev. Dr. A. L. Murray told Sunshine Mission that Christ's philosophy of life is workable for individuals and society. He said Christ's love and truth are inseparable and that Christians are writing Christ’s biography into civilization. Miss Margaret Pratt will sing two solos Wednesday night, with a duet by Rev. C. F. Hinkin and Cyrus Metcalf planned for Tuesday.
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Christ
A. L. Murray
Sunshine Mission
Murray
Margaret Pratt
Dr. Murray
Mission
C. F. Hinkin
Cyrus Metcalf
Marion City OKs WPA street aid project and repairs
The Marion city council accepted a WPA aid offer to repair streets at a total project cost of 2,194 with 4,418 from WPA. Planned work includes new crossings on Sixth avenue from Seventh to Twelfth streets and widening on Tenth, Eleventh streets, plus intersections and a drainage ditch. The state highway commission may maintain primary roads 151 and 94 within city limits free of city cost. The council bid on six acres near the sewer disposal plant and approved a contract with Marion township to house its fire truck in exchange for use rights.
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Sixth Avenue
Twelfth Streets
Tenth Street
Sixth
Eighth Avenues
Eleventh Street
Seventh Avenues
Fourteenth Street
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Streets
State Highway Commission
Marion Township
Marion
Surprise anniversary dinner for McGowans in Marion
Readers learn of a surprise thirty fifth wedding anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Harley McGowan at their west Eighth avenue home. The event drew numerous relatives from Clar ence Cedar Rapids Des Moines Marion and Harper and featured violets and crabapple blossoms as centerpieces.
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Harley McGowan
West Eighth Avenue
Ellyn McGowan
Clarence
Carl McGowan
Gerald
Thomas McGowan
Harper
Meredith Seonards
Raymond
Des Moines
Malcolm Adee
Lois
Catherine
Cedar Rapids
John Byse
Robert
Glenn
Alice McGowan
Marion
Five Suit Game Tactics In Contract Bridge
In a five suit game the value of a seemingly worthless card can shift play. East, the declarer, uses a displacing club to alter the dummy’s distribution enabling victory after South cashes clubs and hearts. The widow’s role is displacement not replacement, turning a singleton king into a trick.
Marion O E S Honors Worthy Grand Matron at Boone Dinner
Marion chapter 183 O E S honored Mrs Rowena Johnson of Boone, worthy grand matron of the Iowa order, with a spring flower decorated dinner for 206 at Hallwood cafe. Laurance Dove presided and welcomed guests. four candidates initiated. solos by Ina Bragg and LaVerna Crew.
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Rowena Johnson
Boone
Iowa
Hallwood Cafe
Laurance S. Dove
Temple
Johnson
Dove
Frances Jones
Isabelle Miller
Blanche Vanderlinden
Gladys Derflinger
Arline Starry
Ina Bragg
LaVerna Crew
Edna Roberts
Jones Boys
Kentucky Briar Ramblers
Cedar Rapids
R. J. Kendall
E. J. Miller
Leon R. Blinks
Maude Keyser
Paul Clark
Adah G. Thompson
Bess Manilaw
Electa
Florence Thomas
Adah
Agnes King
Grand Ruth
South Dakota
Ida Manchester
Indiana
Hettie Mills
Central City
Ruth Oxley
Grand Esther
Grand Sentinel
Marguerite Hoaglan
Charles Bowman
Lowa City
Harry Dunker
Grand Chapter
Cedar
Malta
Iowa City
Fairfax
Anamosa
Olin
Lost Nation
Crossing Bridges Too Soon Causes Needless Worry
Mary Manners answers a reader about anxiety and cautious progress in relationships. The column advises stepping forward gradually without fearing disaster. It discusses trust, casual versus serious romance, and how to handle a partner’s infidelity.
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MIR RS. H
Les
Dear Miss Manners Answers A Grouchy Husband at Social Events
A reader asks why her husband is grouchy on outings and whether he dislikes her friends. The advice suggests asking his preferences and inviting him to propose activities or hosts to improve his participation and mood.
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Miss Manners
Les
Mrs Fiermonte Seeks Divorce From Vincenzo Fiermonte
Mrs Madeline Force Astor Dick Fiermonte filed for divorce in Palm Beach circuit court alleging extreme cruelty from Italian prizefighter Vincenzo Fiermonte. She has been in Palm Beach for months and he recently sailed for Europe. She remains Mrs Astor, widow of John Jacob Astor who died in the Titanic sinking.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Madeline Force Astor
Dick Fiermonte
Vincenzo Fiermonte
Fiermonte
Palm Beach
Europe
John Jacob Astor
Atlantic Ocean
Goodyear’s Accidental Vulcanization Discovery in 1839
Charles Goodyear made his accidental discovery of vulcanization of rubber in 1839, shaping modern rubber use. The note highlights the pivotal breakthrough that transformed rubber into durable, usable material.
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Charles Goodyear
CCC Class Specializes In Etiquette and Bible
In the Mill City CCC camp a focus on etiquette and Bible studies attracts youths. Among 55 graduates, 18 joined etiquette, 11 attended the Bible class, and only one enrolled in the forestry class.
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CCC
Orc
Mill City
Firemen die as Bronx crash injures others
Two firemen were fatally injured and five more wounded when fire apparatus answering alarms collided at a Bronx street intersection. One victim was a captain. The crash occurred during separate calls in New York City.
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New York
Bronx
Boy Impaled By Car Handle In Tragic Jersey City Incident
Louis Silverman stopped his car when an eight year old boy, John O Neill Jr., walked into the door handle. The handle pierced his skull four inches and he died after removal. Silverman was arrested on a homicide charge. Oscar Petterson aided in freeing the handle using a windshield wiper as a makeshift tool. Dr June Schaefer oversaw emergency treatment. The event occurred in Jersey City New Jersey.
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Jersey City
Louis Silverman
John O'Neill, Jr
Silverman
June Schaefer
Oscar F. Petterson
Petterson
Two Classes of People Amid Race and Caste Talks
A preacher cites divisions by caste race color and class but notes God sees only two kinds of people the saved and the unsaved. A feature of meetings is the opening song service with Miss Ruth Austin at the piano. The meetings run each night this week at 7 30 except Saturday.
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India
Ruth Austin
School Board Backs City Over Underpass Funding
At a Monday meeting the School Board reviewed Mayor Hahn’s note on Ninth Street SW under the Lincoln highway extension. The letter says total underpass cost near the schools would be about 3600 dollars with the state highway commission to pay half and the board and city to split the rest. Board members voted to declare the project a city responsibility.
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F. K. Hahn
Ninth Street
Sixteenth Avenue
State Highway Commission
Huey Long's Son Charged With Bribery at LSU Election
Russel Long son of Huey P. Long faced bribery charges at LSU during a heated student body race. His rival J M Blondie Bennett accused Long of promising $1200 and a state senate aide post in exchange for support. The crowd at the meeting erupted as Long denied the accusation amid campus tensions. The election is scheduled for May 4.
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Baton Rouge
INS
Russel Long
Huey P. Long
Louisiana State University
Long
J. M. “Blondie” Bennett
State Senate
Blondie
CIO Founder Plans To Drop Out
Max Zaritsky president of the United Hatters Cap and Millinery Workers and a CIO founder will let his Lewis organization membership lapse, the New York Journal American reported.
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CIO
New York
INS
Max Zaritsky
United Hatter, Cap and Millinery Workers
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
New York Journal-American
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