Il Duce Aligns With Germany Amid War Threats
Mussolini in a bellicose address vowed friendship with Hitler and warned that fascist Italy and Nazi Germany would march together in an ideological war against democracies. He challenged U S voices, defended peace with force, and said the Stresa front is dead as Italy cements the Rome Berlin axis.
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Haly
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Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
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Italy
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Il Duce
War Woodring
Woodring
Duce
France
Paris
Maly
Spain
Barcelona
Franco
Europe
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Danube
Thames
Seine
League of Nations
Stresa
Everyday Living Reflections on Life and Belief
A collection of aphorisms and meditations on human folly courage belief and the quest for meaning. It contrasts Seneca Augustine and Arab proverbs with modern worries urging readers to examine conscience read with experience and seek light on uncertain tomorrow.
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Seneca
Kingdom of Heaven
Augustine
Baer Explains PWA Plan With Rubber Hammer Joke
Arthur Bugs Baer outlines PWA road projects and stages from detours to long highways. He jokes about a $1 465 000 000 budget and a rubber hammer invention, noting progressive stages and future unions among workers.
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Baer
PWA
Arthur
Bugs” Baer
Farley
La Follettes Plan Weekend Yacht Cruise With FDR
President Roosevelt will host Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin aboard a weekend yacht cruise. The La Follette brothers have formed the National Progressive Party. Guests include Senator Green of Rhode Island and Mrs. La Follette.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Phil
Bob
National Progressive Party
Green
Rhode Island
James Roosevelt
la Follette Brothers
White House
Midwest
British Ship Greatend Sunk in Valencia Harbor Raid
A Spanish harbor air raid set aflame the British steamer Greatend, a 1500 ton Newcastle home port vessel. The attack happened at night with bombs aimed at Valencia suburbs. Three days earlier London protested to General Franco over attacks on British ships in Valencia harbor.
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Valencia
INS
Greatend
Newcastle
House of Commons
London
Francisco Franco
Japan Severs Life Line Of Chinese Army
A Japanese communique said the Lunghai railway, key to central China, was cut east of Tianshan as troops blew a bridge after air attacks. About 400,000 Chinese troops were said trapped near Suchow with mass bombings killing civilians. Japanese ships landed near Foochow and air support dropped heavy ordnance, signaling a broader drive toward the Canton-Hankow line.
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Lunghai
Central China
Tangshan
China
Suchow
South China
Foochow
Canton-Hankow
Tientsin-Pukow
Min River
Canton-Hanko
Por Is
Rubber Neck Fails To Save Murderer From Gallows Fate
MOUNDSVILLE West Virginia Raymond Styers 29 faced execution for the murder of Mrs Anna Bris mother of five He declared he had immunity to the punishment but when taken to the chamber he refused to rise After being strapped to the plank and carried to the gallows he spoke to guards saying I hope you people are satisfied The rope was placed and the execution proceeded despite his protests
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Moundsville
W. Va
Raymond Styers
Styers
Anna Bris
C. E. Stone
Chile Resigns From League Of Nations
Chile announces immediate notice of withdrawal from the league of nations after the council rejects reform of the covenant. Augustin Edwards informs Latin American delegates that withdrawal will take two years to complete, with Bolivia Ecuador and Peru notified before a private council session.
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Chile
League of Nations
Augustin Edwards
Edwards
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Wind and Rain Send Mercury Down at Cedar Rapids
A wind-blown shower swept Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon cooling temperatures. The mercury fell from a 49 degree low at 7 am to 66 by 12:15 pm and to 57 by 1:30 pm. Earlier, lingering rain left 0.21 inches, after a Friday high of 70 at 3 pm dropping to 63 by 7 pm and 52 at midnight, Chambers Ins keep company recorder.
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Cedar, Rapids
Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Split Skull Operation Gives Tiny Boy Hope for Growth
Washington UP A two and a half year old boy Alden Voorath rested in children's hospital after surgeons split his skull and wedged the two sections apart to allow brain growth. The rare operation aims to prevent lifelong mental impairment from microcephaly. The boy, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Voorath, will be cared for six months with the sections held apart by metal wedges. Next November will show if the procedure succeeded. Dr H H Schoenfeld led the operation before a panel of surgeons. Dr D D V Stuart recommended it after noting normal development with occasional convulsions from skull pressure.
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Washington
Children's Hospital
Alden Voorath
Henry Voorath
H. H. Schoenfeld
D. D. V. Stuart
Leader In Spanish Rebel Army Dies
TRUN Spain AP reports General Miguel Cabanellas inspector general of the insurgent army and a revolt leader who began in July 1936 died Saturday after a Thursday cerebral hemorrhage.
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Trun
Spain
Miguel Cabanellas
UAW Workers Press For Auto Strike Action
UAW members from Bay City Pontiac and Toledo threatened to sit in Richard T Frankensteen’s private office to demand immediate authorization of a strike against General Motors. An international board spokesman said grievances would be settled by arbitration and a mediator may be appointed. The dispute centers on the Flint area and the baby city Chevrolet gear and axle plant amid a recent wildcat strike. Flint union officials review GM preferred lists of special ability workers amid charges of contract violations and inflated retention.
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INS
United Automobile Workers Union
Bay City
Pontiac
Toledo
UAW
Richard T. Frankensteen
General Motors
Flint
International Board
Baby City
Dust storms hit wheat in northern prairie region
Western Canadian farmers and Dakota neighbors surveyed far reaching damage from a two day gale that turned much of the spring wheat area into a dust bowl. Winnipeg grain prices rose amid reports of losses in Saskatchewan and Manitoba as storms swept Saskatchewan Manitoba Alberta and the Dakotas.
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Sask
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South Dakota
Winnipeg
Saskatchewan
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Alberta
Canada
Dakotas
United States
Dominion
Canadian Meteorological Bureau
Northwest Territories
Maple Creek
South Saskatchewan
Lord Tweedsmuir
Edmonton
Prairie
Providence City Sets 92-Day Fatal Auto-Free Record
Chicago AP reports the National Safety Council announced Providence Rhode Island achieved a city size world record by completing ninety two consecutive days with no fatal automobile accidents, marking a significant safety milestone for the city and its traffic system.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Providence
R. 1
Pickwick Winter Party Boosts Health Camp Fund
The Pickwick club held its Christmas party December 18 in Cedar Rapids to raise funds for Camp Good Health. With 25 members and James L. Cooper as president, the drive supports 27 of 115 physically handicapped children listed by the Public Health Nursing association. Donations fund a camp offering meals, rest, and play under shade trees for Cedar Rapids youths aged 6 to 12. Contribute to the Camp Good Health Fund at The Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Pickwick Club
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health Fund
Roosevelt Hotel
James L. Cooper
Camp Good Health
The
Public Health Nursing Association
the Gazette
Iowa
Britain Quarrel Deepens Over Mexican Debt Clash
London officials voiced anger after President Lazaro Cardenas cut diplomatic ties with Great Britain over expropriation of British oil properties in Mexico and a demand for immediate payment of debts. The Mexican note taunted Britain that even powerful nations cannot boast full debt payment, a line seen as a sting related to Britain’s war debt to the United States. A firm British reply was anticipated in coming days.
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INS
Whitehall
Lazaro Cardenas
Mexico
Great Britain
Mexico City
Cardenas
Britain
United States
Mexico suspends diplomatic ties with Britain over claims annuity
Mexico under President Lazaro Cardenas orders the London legation closed amid disputes over expropriated oil assets. Foreign Minister Hay gives British minister Owen St. C. OMalley a check for 85 000 dollars and notes the struggle to meet monetary obligations. Britain insists on repayment of the 361 731.17 peso annuity and accuses Mexico of insulting messages.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Great Britain
Lazaro Cardenas
Primo Villa Michel
London
Legation
Eduardo Hay
Owen St. C. O'Malley
Britain
Cordell Hull
Josephus Daniels
Right Of Baseball Player To Get Mad At Umpire Upheld
Huntington West Virginia police court dismissed the case of Roe Johnson a 24 year old twilight league pitcher who tried to punch an umpire after an argument The judge J J N Quinlan ruled it is the inalienable right of a baseball player to get mad and have a fight with the umpire The exchange included Johnson’s remark about the pitch and the judge’s humorous confirmation that the case was dismissed
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Huntington
W. Va
J. J. N. Quinlan
Johnson
West Blocked From O'Connor's Job
Washington reports say Vice President Garner and Postmaster General Farley blocked President Roosevelt from nominating Charles West to be comptroller of the currency. White House aides had indicated West would fill J. T. O'Connor's vacancy, but Duggs would stay as acting comptroller through the summer to reflect O'Connor's program and keep the administration’s loyalty visible.
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Washington (Lp
John H. Garner
James A Farley
Charles West
White House
West
J. T. O'Connor
Senate
Roosevelt
United Press
Garner
Farley
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
O'Connor
California
Marshall R Diggs
Charles R Gardner of Omaha Dies at 60
Charles R Gardner of Omaha, 60, died at his home from heart disease. As manager of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce convention bureau for about a year, he previously served over 25 years as a publicity director for Ak-Sar-Ben and the Chamber of Commerce. He was a tall, large-bodied civic figure known coast to coast.
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OMAHA
Charles R Gardner
Nebraska
Gardner
Omaha Chamber of Commerce Convention Bureau
Ak-Sar- Ben
Chamber of Commerce
German Net Star Von Cramm Gets One Year Jail
Berlin AP report states Baron Gottfried von Cramm Germanys top tennis star received a one year jail term for violating a Nazi era morality statute. He was found guilty of improper relations with an 18 year old Jewish youth, Manasse Herbst, who moved to Jerusalem in 1936. Time already served reduced the sentence by two months.
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Berlin
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
You Can Always Find Someone Ready to Buy Your Unneeded Goods
A Cedar Rapids Gazette Want Ad guide urges readers to use the paper to reach over 42 000 eastern Iowa households ready to buy. It touts rapid, economical reach and invites callers to dial 2-1121 before 8 pm tonight to place ads with help from courteous ad-takers. An example notes a Roper gas stove sold by Mrs. Marjorie Jacque at 1133 C avenue NW. Contact numbers: 23-1844 for the stove and 2-1121 for ads.
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Iowa
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Sunday Gazette
Marjorie Jacque
C Avenue NW
Senate group aims to cut public works funds in relief program
A bipartisan Senate bloc led by Senator Byrd Va plans to strip public works funding from the 3.154 billion relief lending program championed by President Roosevelt. They would preserve Works Progress Administration aid but oppose pump priming public works. Critics warn of a large budget shortfall and argue the plan risks political manipulation of relief outlays.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
Byrd
Works Progress Administration
House
Gerry
Three Cab Drivers Plead Guilty on Liquor Charges
Cedar Rapids news reports three of four taxi drivers arrested in a Cedar Rapids raid on bootlegging pleaded guilty to illegal sales of intoxicating liquor. Judge C. J. Haas fined Leroy Brookman 500 dollars with five months in jail suspended after costs. Harry L. Andrews received a 500 dollar fine with five months in jail and costs suspended after part payment.
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Cedar Rapids
C. J. Haas
H. C. Ring
Leroy Brookman
Fourth Avenue SE
G. King Thompson
Harry L. Andrews
Second Avenue SW
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