Wallace stresses Roosevelt for third term and New Deal
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A Wallace urged at Des Moines that if Roosevelt cannot run again the nominee must uphold the Roosevelt New Deal. He praised Roosevelt as a friend to agriculture labor and business and warned Republicans, calling their farm program tactics an Old Guard deck of cards aimed at farmers and taxes. He argued for a leader with both foreign and agricultural insight amid European crisis.
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Weather Delights Gardeners and Golfers in Cedar Rapids
The weatherman forecast a sunny Cedar Rapids day for golfers and gardeners. Temperatures rose from a 41 degree low at 5 30 a.m. to 64 at 10 a.m. and 72 at 2 p.m., with Friday’s high reaching 68 at 3 p.m. Readings on the Chambers Inskeep recorder showed 7 p.m. at 60 and midnight at 47.
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Roosevelt Support Solidified in Iowa Delegates Race
Iowa Democratic delegates at the state convention pledged to back Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term if he seeks the nomination. A majority of the nine district caucuses favored instructing national convention delegates for Roosevelt with Wallace as backup, while some districts showed mixed or no action on term limits. Sixteen delegates, with eight at large to be chosen later, were selected across districts with several named as Roosevelt backers and others noted for Wallace or third-term sentiment.
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Chicago
Henry A. Wallace
Iowa Caucus
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Dubuque
Edward J. Carroll
Davenport
Paul Huston
Cedar Rapids
Grover Bittner
Bellevue
Anna Lamey
Charlotte Byerly
Olin
Luella Hallbach
Clinton
Clifford Cody
Jack Galvin
Sheffield
J. R. Bahne
Eldora
Sam Burroughs
Waterloo
Ray Reed
Alter
Britain names Churchill cabinet as war spreads
Britain forms a national war cabinet with Churchill leading and Chamberlain named lord president. Allied forces mobilize as German invasion of Holland Belgium and Luxembourg triggers full war footing. Blackouts air raid precautions emergency services mobilize. King George mails sympathy to Dutch Belgian and Luxembourg leaders.
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Arthur Greenwood
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Holland
Leopold
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France
Labor
Census drive urges Cedar Rapids help counting all residents
With the second district census nearing completion Supervisor David J Murphy appeals to Cedar Rapids residents to report any missing individuals. He notes home checks and a city directory verification, plus a death list to ensure all persons counted as of April 1 while births after that date are not counted.
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David J. Murphy
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Evangelicals Demand Recall of Taylor as Vatican Liaison
The Iowa Conference of the Evangelical church denounces President Roosevelt's choice of Myron C. Taylor as personal representative to the Vatican as a breach of church and state separation. The Cedar Rapids group calls for Taylor's early recall, arguing the appointment harms ProtestantCatholic relations and peace efforts in Europe. The letter notes the conference comprises 97 churches and 11,510 members.
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Tomorrow Is Mother's Day and Mother Church
Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, a holy day to honor blessed mothers and Mother Church. The piece recalls personal memory, reflects on church as a mother, and calls for loyalty to the faith and its rites as it trains souls in righteousness and reverence.
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New York World's Fair Opens Under Balm and Carnival Mood
New York AP reports the 1940 world fair begins with clear skies and a festive, carnival atmosphere, a sharp contrast to last year’s formal pomp and ceremony as the $160,000,000 event opens.
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Sunday Want Ads Use Tonight Dial to Place
Want ads for Sunday accepted until 8 oclock tonight by calling 2 1121. Telephone your ad to place it in the paper.
Action Against Employers For Failing To Keep Wage Records
Kansas City report from the U S labor department warns that employers not maintaining wage and hour records will face prosecution under the fair labor standards act. The directive, issued by Col Philip Fleming, targets violations across Missouri Kansas Iowa Nebraska Colorado and Wyoming. Records must list employee name home address hours worked pay rates and total wages paid with payment date. Falsifying or destroying records is described as a serious offense with court action already in motion.
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His Shoeless Foot Slips From Brake Pedal Crash
Frank Remington of Martello, 40, driven car collided with a parked auto on the east end of the avenue bridge at 8:45 p.m. Friday after his shoe slipped from the brake pedal. The first car belonged to Harold Woods of Marion. The second bore Missouri plates. No injuries were reported. Remington left notes on both cars and waited at the police station until 11:45.
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Dutch Recapture of Rotterdam and The Hague Airdromes
London reports Dutch shock troops recaptured The Hague and Rotterdam airdromes amid a widening blitzkrieg in the Low Countries. Dutch Foreign Minister van Kleffens claims no Dutch airfields remain in German hands as fierce fighting and parachute assaults continue near Brussels and Dordrecht.
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Guardian Appointed for Iowa Farmer in Kraschel Case
Judge Whit ney Gilliland on Friday named Sam J. Ross guardian for N. Christensen, Cameron township farmer. The move follows Christensen’s relatives Chris Christensen and C. J. Hansen seeking a guardian to pursue actions against N. G. Kraschel over 1,440 acres in Cameron township allegedly conveyed for inadequate consideration. They claim Christensen was of unsound mind.
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Whitney Gilliland
Sam J. Ross
Ff N. Christensen
Cameron Township
Christensen
Chris Christensen
C. J. Hansen
N. G. Kraschel
Kraschel
German Forces Reach Liege Area in Belgium
German armed forces following 1914 routes reached Liege on Saturday, showing swift mobility as troops arrived in under 24 hours at positions held by Ludendorff in 1914 after two days. A Berlin brief cited heavy air force action, with bombardment of 72 fields and 300 to 400 planes destroyed on the ground, plus severe damage to Metz Nancy Rheims Remillys Dijon and Lyon airfields.
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British envoy rescued from fascist youths in Rome protests
In Rome the British embassy protested after Sir Noel Charles was rescued by police from a mob of fascist youths. In London authoritative sources said Allied forces had landed in the Netherlands West Indies islands of Curaçao and Aruba to prevent possible sabotage by Germans.
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