Churchill to lead English war effort amid critic calls
The piece argues Winston Churchill will hold authority over all English military operations as critics push for a tougher war prosecution. It also weighs Mussolini decisions, FBI criticism by Jackson, Hatch law debates, and Dewey and Taft political dynamics ahead of a potential 1944 race.
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Bitain
Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Chamberlain
Churchill
Italy
Europe
Mussolini
Germany
Balkans
Walter Rhodes Dies On Gallows At Fort Madison
Walter H W Dusty Rhodes was hanged at Fort Madison penitentiary at 7 15 am for the dynamite shotgun slaying of his wife Mabel three years earlier. About 150 spectators, including 32 witnesses, watched as he died. He remained calm, recited prayers with his pastors, and spoke only goodbye before the execution began.
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Fort Madison
Walter HW
Dusty” Rhodes
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Mabel
Rhodes
Ghh, Perlich
Keokuk
Charge NLRB Examiner Vogt Threats in 1937 Case
A Smith committee report cites Herbert Vogt former NLRB examiner in Iowa accused of threats and profanity in discussing discharge reasons for two Collins Radio employees in 1987. The Dec 13 1937 letter from M H Collins to an Oskaloosa man was introduced to study Vogt handling of Iowa board cases.
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Cedar Rounds News
Herbert 7 Vogt
NLRB
Iowa
Collins Radio Company
Smith Committee
Labor Board
Washington, D C
Associated Press
M H Collins
Radio
Oskaloosa
E H Toland
Vogt
Collins
Europe Faces Two Year Cash Run Pay As You Go
The piece argues Europe can sustain its pay-as-you-go fighting stance for two years with current cash. It warns that after that funds will be exhausted as daily expenditures exceed fifty million dollars, risking an abrupt financial collapse when debt must be paid.
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Europe
Arthur Bugs
Baer
Women Hurt In Park Court Collision Involving Motorist
Three people were injured in a collision at Park Court and Second Avenue SE at 6:06 AM. Mrs. Gertrude Bender 31 of 2426 B Avenue NE sustained chest and jaw injuries with shock and was listed as not better than fair. Harry E Myers 37 of 312 Thirty-fourth Street NE suffered head cuts and bruises with back pain. his car overturned but he was thrown clear. Eleanor Fuchs 31 of 2336 B Avenue NE had a head lip laceration and a broken nose. Louis Koenig 2531 A Avenue NE drove a westbound car. Continued on page 2.
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Cedar Rounds
St Luke's Hospital
Park Court
Second Avenue SE
Gertrude Bender
B Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Harry E Myers
Thirty-fourth Street
Eleanor Fuchs
Avenue
Myers
Miss Fuhhr
Louis Koenig
Gannett warns New Deal could nationalize farms
Frank E. Gannett told a Republican banquet in Des Moines that federal policy aims to own every Iowa farm if New Dealism continues. He argued New Deal loans undercut private responsibility and would raise the tax burden on unimortgaged farmers. He claimed farm income is $4 billion below normal and warned against government control of business.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Old
Brain Trust
Des Moines
Frank E Gannett
Rochester
Iowa
Congress
Gannett
Coe Drives For 150 000 In Linn County Launch
A 200 member volunteer drive at Coe College kicks off a $150000 endowment campaign in Linn County as part of a 10 year $2,000,000 effort. Robert W. Stewart urges rapid prospect interviews to fund scholarships and erase a $40000 annual deficit with gifts of 100 and larger.
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Memorial Coliseum
Coe College
Linn County
Coe
Robert W. Stewart
Chicago
Elam
Stewart
Lonn County
Mace Ata
Idaho Delegates Split as Dewey Gains Precedent Breaks
Twenty four republican delegates from Maryland and Idaho joined Dewey’s slate while Idaho’s GOP convention voted 133 to 68 to instruct eight delegates to back Dewey. Maryland democrats renominated Sen. George Radcliffe by nearly two to one. California and four other states held primaries with varied results.
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Maryland
Idaho
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Dewey
New York
George Radcliffe
Roosevelt
Howard Bruce
Alabama
Bankhead
Florida
Charles Andrews
Fred P. Cone
Indiana
House
South Dakota
Whose Saying On The Mouse Trap And The Sermon
Readers chase the origin of a familiar adage about a wilderness preacher and a mouse trap maker. The pool of candidates includes Emerson Thoreau Burroughs Stevenson Ruskin Hubbard and Plato, with Elbert Hubbard ruled out as older than the saying. The debate continues about who first uttered it.
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Emerson
Thoreau
Walden
Burroughs
Stevenson, Ruskin
Elbert Hubbard
Hubbard
Plato
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Accused As Third Time Liquor Law Violator
Sam Simmons 49 of 729 H street SW pleaded not guilty before Judge H C Ring to a true information charging illegal sale of intoxicating liquor as a third time offender. Bond set at 1500 remained unposted at noon after his Monday arrest on a district court bench warrant. Sheriff’s office cited two recent pint liquor purchases by Simmons as part of the case.
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Cedar Rapids News
G. K. Thompson
Sam Simmons
H. C. Ring
Simmons
Harlan Snyder
Jim Smith
Sher
Wallace Asked to Seek Iowa Delegation Votes
Washington AP notices Representative Jacobsen asks Wallace to state if he wants the Iowa delegation at the Democratic National Convention instructed to vote for him. Sixty-seven Iowa Democrats send telegrams urging Roosevelt approval, with Senate ally Gillette arranging White House contact.
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Washington
Secreters of Agriculture
Henry A Wallace
Iowa
Jacobsen
No. Roosevelt
Gillette
Wallace
Corn Belt
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
Mercury Expands With Spring Rain
Dull skies brought spring rains to Cedar Rapids. Temperatures rose from 40 degrees at 7 am to 47 at 10 am and 56 at 2:45 pm. A 69 degree peak occurred at 3:45 pm, then 62, and 45 by midnight. Rainfall totaled .27 inches in the Chambers Insurance gauge by 1:30 pm Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Berlin Charges Allies Agree On Near East Move By May 20
The United Press reports Germany and Italy echo propaganda as Berlin claims Premier Chamberlain and Reynaud agreed Allied troops in the Near East would act by May 20. Denials come in London Paris and Rome. Other items include alleged Allied pressure on Italy and shipping losses in five weeks.
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Near East
Germany
Italy
Chamberlain
Reyhnaud
Duondon
Paris
Balkans
Mediterranean
Rome
Britain
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Dobrudja
Aken
Ruminia
London
Norway
Lonely vigil after prowler driven from Cedar Rapids home
Mrs Elizabeth Elliott, 74, spent hours in fear after driving a prowler from her daughter’s new Glass Road NE residence. The intruder tried doors and drawers, unlocked her door, and fled when confronted. Detective A F Haberle noted entry via a second story window and missing shoes found inside and on the garage roof.
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Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth Elliott
J Ro McRaith
Glass Road
Elliott
Chamberlain Faces House Of Commons Clash Over War Cabinet
British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain fights a noisy opposition seeking new leadership as he defends his wartime cabinet. He elevates Winston Churchill to oversee armed forces, calling for cross party unity while Labour critics label the administration a failure amid looming threats from Germany.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Amud
Winston Churchil
Norway
Chamberlain
Matement
Churchill
Clement R Attlee
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Ruthe
School Head Kills Four Colleagues at Board Meeting
Verling Spencer junior high principal shot and killed four city school attaches and wounded two others before shooting himself. Victims were George Bush superintendent, John Alman high school principal, William Speer business manager, and W W Vanderlip printing instructor. Wounded included Ruth Sturgeon and Dorothea Talbert. Police cite nervous breakdown and board tensions as context.
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South Pasadena
Calif
Board of Education
Verling Spencer
George C. Bush
John £. Alman
William Speer
W. W. Vanderlip
Spencer
Ruth Barnett Sturgeon
Dorothea Talbert
Bush
Speer
Alman
Merchant Cop Fires At Prowler In City Warehouse
Fred Goodhue a merchant policeman fired three shots at a suspected prowler in the Witwer Grocer company warehouse at Tenth avenue and Third street SE. Patrolman Ike Moore reported the incident to headquar ters. Police inspected the building found doors and windows secured a broken transom and a toppled pile of canned goods but no intruder remained.
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Cedar Kranids News
Fred Goodhue
Witwer Grocer Company
Tenth Avenue
Third Street
Ike Moore
South Loop
Goodhue
Delay in Doctor's Office Excuse Rejected by Court
In police court Judge Thomas B. Powell refused to excuse three overtime parkers who claimed they were delayed in doctors offices. He warned that visits to professionals will not excuse tardiness and urged defendants to park only in unrestricted zones.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas B. Powell
Parkers
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