Magee elected Cornell president succeeding Burgstahler
Dr John B Magee of Seattle accepts Cornell College presidency to lead the institution after H J Burgstahler retires. Magee is a Methodist pastor with Midwest ties and has brothers in the clergy and journalism, all Corners alumni of Upper Iowa University.
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Cornell
H. J. Burgstahler
Ohio Wesleyan University
Mount Vernon
John B Magee
Seattle
Magee
Ralph Magee
Carl Magee
Southwest
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Coe
West Side Grade Crossing Ambulance Service Debate
A call was issued Tuesday for the city and county to cooperate on funding the privately financed ambulance service at the west side grade crossing. The service, having changed hands due to high emergency cash costs, is urged to receive public support.
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Nother
Citzens
Justice Dept Expands Inquiry Into Oil Monopolies
The Justice Department orders a Danville Illinois grand jury to probe ten Midwestern states for anti trust violations by major oil companies. The move, starting June 5, builds on Madison Wisconsin indictments as Assistant Attorney General Thurman Arnold voices disappointment with earlier results.
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Washington
Justice Department
Danville
Madison
Wis
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Indiana
Ilinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nolo Contendre
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Supreme Court
Man Arrested After Fence Climb At White House
Philadelphia man Frank Twers, 22, was stopped by a White House officer while attempting to scale the West Executive Avenue fence. He claimed intent to assassinate President Roosevelt due to poverty and said he traveled from Philadelphia by bus. He was held for mental observation and police noted a cobblestone and pocket knife on him.
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Washington
White House
West Executive Avenue
Frank Twers
Philadelphia
W. T. Grimes
Metropolitan Police
Twers
Roosevelt
Grimes
City Faces Ambulance Funding Gap After Mortician Support Ends
The town recalls funding emergency ambulance service through mortician support, noting years of losses and quitters. Currently operators say they have not been paid locally for any emergency call this year, and city leaders warn the situation cannot last indefinitely.
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Cedar Rapids
The Law of Crisis by Nathanial Shaler
An excerpted reflection on Shaler’s essay The Law of Crisis describes two universal laws: quiet growth and stormy catastrophe. It argues crises reveal swift change as natural, applying to both nature and human history, with the current era seen as a judgment day and a coming transformative upheaval.
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Nathanial Shaler
Harvard
Shaler
Louis Gillman Killed by Train at E Avenue Crossing
Cedar Rapids report says Louis Gillman, 59, of 227 Fourth Street NW, died after being struck by North Western train No 14 at the E avenue NW crossing at 3:45 pm Tuesday. He waited on the eastbound track for a westbound train and did not see the approaching eastbound engine. His body was dragged about 70 feet. he died twenty minutes later at a local hospital after ambulance transport. Coroner Dr B L Knight noted the sequence of events. The engineer was J W Petersen. A L Graham was the other crew member.
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Louis Gillman
Fourth Street NW
North Western
E Avenue NW
B. L. Knight
Gillman
J. W. Petersen
A L. Graham
Dollar Day Draws Large Cedar Rapids Shoppers
Thousands of women crowded the Cedar Rapids loop district on Dollar Day with ideal weather and deep discounts. Shoppers from nearby towns parked with license plates showing broad regional turnout. Summer items led demand, hosiery millinery yard goods and lingerie sold briskly, while purses gloves and men shirts saw strong sales.
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Cedar Rapids Loop
Perkins Sends Mediator Into Harlan County
Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins ordered John L. Conn or to go to Harlan county Kentucky to help settle the dispute between United Mine Workers and coal operators. President Roosevelt said he has no plan to intervene in the use of national guard troops in the region. the matter was referred to the Justice Department following a UMW appeal.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
John L. Connor
Department of Labor Conciliation Service
Harlan County
United Mines Workers
Harlan
Miss Perkins
Roosevelt
John R. Steelman
Mediation Service
National Guard
Marian County
Kentucky
White House
Guardsmen in Harlan County Get Shoot to Kill Orders
National guardsmen patrolling Harlan county coal mines received shoot to kill orders amid union threats to remove militias. Brig. Gen Ellerbe Carter announced the directive governing 810 guardsmen after United Mine Workers officials urged President Roosevelt to withdraw troops protecting non union mines. Union leaders warned of threats to remove intimidation around Creech's mine in Twila Kentucky.
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Harlan, Ky
Harlan County
Ellerbe Carter
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
Creech
Twila
Hand That Looks Better As A Fist
A Bugs Baer column mocks moral rearmament advocating kindness and brotherly love while joking about fighting literal and metaphorical battles. The piece notes support for aggressive stance under the banner of peaceful thoughts and imagines joining a bombproof lodge once established locally.
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Moral Rearmament Lodge
Britains Rulers Begin Historic Canadian Tour in Quebec
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stepped onto Canadian soil at Wolfes Cove Quebec on a journey that will span 11 554 miles through Canada to Washington and New York. The historic debut marks the first reigning British monarch to enter the American hemisphere in modern times.
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Quebec
George
Elizabeth
British Commonwealth of Nations
Canadian
Edward VIII
Canada
United States
Washington
New York
George VI
Great Britain
Ireland
India
American Hemisphere
Australia
Wolfes Cove
Wolfe
Mike a nine year old seeks new life through Camp Good Health
Mike, nine, needs a new start on life through Camp Good Health funded by the Public Health Nursing Association. He is undernourished with decayed teeth and poor health habits. the program aims to send him to Camp Good Health for health building and training in dental care.
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Mike
Mike J
Public Health Nursing Association
Hiw
Camp
Gond Health
Cedar Rapids
Good Health
Britain Proposes Independent Palestine State Plan
Rome reports Mussolini and Hitler pact with no war unless Poland acts. Jerusalem radio cut as Palestine white paper airs. Britain releases plan for an independent Palestine with 15 000 Jewish immigrants per year for five years reaching about one third of population.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Hitler
Jerusalem
Palestine
Tondon
Great Britain
Holy Land
Scandinavian nations reject German non aggression pact
Sweden Finland and Norway call the proposed Nazi non aggression pact superfluous and decline the deal while Denmark agrees to immediate negotiations. The four nations reply to Hitler's plan for a neutral northern bloc, signaling continued resistance to Nazi aims.
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Germany
Sweden
Finland
Norway
Reich
Denmark
Berlin
Roosevelt
Europe
Ins
Nazi Germany
Reichsfuhrer
Adolf Hitler
Valentine Nominated U.S. Attorney for Southern District of Iowa
John K. Valentine a Centerville Democrat and former Iowa state senator is nominated to be United States attorney for the southern district of Iowa. He is 35, born in Oskaloosa, and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1926 and attended Turwadaw College. He formed a law practice with his father in Centerville and previously chaired the state board of assessment and review. If confirmed he would succeed Moon of Ottumwa who died in office.
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Hoe Valentine
Centerville
State Senate
State Board of Assessment and Review
Senate
Valentine
Fog Moon
Ottawmse
Denison
SE Ono
Herring
Des Moines
Gardner Cowles Jr
Des Moines Register
Nao
Bo G Dunn
Torney
Lews
Gillette
Dunn
Roosevelt
Otha Wearth
Gillettes
Fied Biermann
Decorah
Iowa
Palmer Died Of Natural Causes, Jury Told
Sarasota Florida reports Dr David R. Kennedy told a coroner jury that Potter and Or say Palmer a member of a Chicago family died of natural causes not from external injuries.
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Sarasota, Fla
David R. Kennedy
Potter
Orsay Palmer
Chicago
Committee vetoes foreign beef deal in Navy funding
The senate appropriations committee rejected a provision to prohibit Navy purchases of Argentine beef. The vote 9 to 7 blocked Byrnes proposed amendment to allow 48,000 pounds of Argentine canned beef for sailors. The overall appropriation bill passed the committee.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
James F Byrnes
S. C
Navy
Roosevelt
German Navy Units Return to Home Ports
German Navy units that had spent weeks maneuvering and making courtesy calls in Spanish and Portuguese waters returned to their home stations in Kiel Germany according to AP.
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Kiel
Germany
US and British Sailors Land at Kulangsu Amid Japanese Move
The cruiser Marblehead landed 43 sailors at Kulangsu international settlement near Amoy to guard American interests as Japanese forces push into the area. British ships were present, and American and British authorities share control of the settlement as tensions rise after Japanese raids along the coast.
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United States
Marblehead
Kulangsu International Settlement
Domei
Tapanese
Amoy
Kulangsu Island
China
Kulangsu
Bulmer
Amoy Harbor
International
Akulangsu
Ingoam
Foochow
British Admiral delivers ultimatum over Kulangsu Island
Admiral Sir Peter Noble presented an ultimatum to Japan demanding the Kulangsu settlement be evacuated within 48 hours. A strong warning said Britain would land a large force if not complied. US British and French consuls in Amoy filed protests with the Japanese consul general in Shanghai.
Business Upturn In Third Quarter Seen
Government economists said on Wednesday that business should improve during the third quarter of 1939, beginning July 1.
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Washington
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