Twelve Years Ago to the Lindbergh Flight and Modern Air Service
A Cedar Rapids recollection recalls the Lindbergh crossing from New York to Paris and his later role in U S military aviation. The piece notes the first U S Europe air service inaugurations with 42 ton planes, carrying 74 passengers, and contrasts lofty milestones with political disputes and social welfare debates in Iowa and elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Colorado Springs
Silver City
Lindbergh
New York
Paris
le Bourget
United States
Europe
U. S
Nazi Polish Showdown Looms Promised by Berlin Move
Berlin signals a looming clash with Poland with three factors cited by Voelkischer Beobachter. Hitler’s paper notes eastern fortifications, while Italian foreign minister Ciano visits to sign a German Italian pact. Goebbels warns Danzig and the Polish Corridor on the debating agenda.
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Berlin
Germany
Poland
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Galeazzo Ciano
Cologne
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Danzig
Silesia
Reich
Pomerania
East Prussia
Anglo French Soviet mutual aid plan linked to three power pact
Britain and France reach a formula to include Russia in an anti aggression front with a mutual assistance treaty to be carried out by military consultations. The plan calls for a joint Anglo French Soviet declaration of mutual aid and defense against unprovoked aggression linking Poland Romania Lithuania and western frontiers.
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Paris
INS
Great Britain
France
Russia
Viscount Halifax
Edouard Daladier
Georges Bonnet
Britain
Poland
Romania
Lithuania
Baltic
Daladier
Bonnet
Lord Halifax
Moscow
Newsman Sentenced to Ten Days in Olympia Jail
Superior Judge D. F. Wright ordered Seattle newspaperman Lester M. Hunt to serve ten days in county jail for contempt of the county grand jury and the court. He was held in contempt for refusing to answer questions on May 18 and for an article printed under his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Wash
D. F. Wright
Lester M. Hunt
Seattle
Hunt
Testimony On Treasonable Plan Revealed
The Dies committee released a secret hearing record detailing a plan to form a nationwide militant fighting force to avert a leftist revolution. George Deatherage of the Knights of the White Camellias proposed Gen. George van Horn Moseley lead the organization. The letter from December 14, 1938, to James Campbell described treasonable notions and prompted Campbell to sever ties with Deatherage. Witnesses testified about alleged imminent revolutionary plots including foreign war entanglement, a leftist uprising, or economic collapse.
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Washington
Dies
George Deatherage
St. Albans
W. Va
Knights of the White Camellias
Deatherage
George van Horn Moseley
Spain
Chicago
Fuel For Critics Of Womens Hats Fuel For Critics Of Womens Hats
Dr Lowell S Selling an eye specialist claims hats pulled down over one eye are a driving hazard for women. He linked such hats to traffic accidents observed in Detroit recorder's court traffic clinic, noting vision impairment as the key factor.
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ST. Louis
Lowell S. Selling
Detroit
Prompted 1940 GOP Candidate Possibilities Narrow to Two
Akron Beacon Journal reports only two of 16 named possible 1940 presidential contenders have ruled themselves out. Landon says he would not accept if offered by convention in a remote contingency. Vandenberg rejects any candidacy urging an uninstructed delegation to keep options open. Hoover and Hull deny political ambitions.
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Akron
INS
Akron Beacon-Journal
Arthur H. Vandenberg
John Nance Garner
Alfred M. Landon
William E. Borah
John W. Bricker
Fiorello LaGuardia
James A. Farley
Cordell Hull
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert Taft
Alben Barkley
Bennett Champ Clark
Paul V. McNutt
Floyd Stark
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Lehman
Landon
Vandenberg
Farley
Roose
Yankee Clipper Reaches Horta on Ocean Hop
The Yankee Clipper arrived at Horta Azores at 12 28 a m CST and carried 4000 pounds of mail on Pan American s first regular transatlantic airmail flight from Manhasset Bay New York. President Roosevelt sent congratulations to Capt LaPorte and crew as crowds gathered at Port Washington.
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Bulletin
New York
Western Union
Horta
Azores
Port Washington
N. Y
INS
Pan-American
Manhasset Bay
Long Island
Roosevelt
Arthur E. LaPorte
Pan-American Airways
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
C. V. Whitney
Fred Laidlow
Pan- American
Laidlaw
Col. J. Carroll Cone
Atlantic
William McKittrney
City of
North Beach
United States
Europe
New York World’s Fair Grounds
Queen Chats With Workers During Rainy Ottawa Visit
King George and Queen Elizabeth braved a downpour to greet a crowd of 50 000 at the Supreme Court building cornerstone ceremony. They paused to chat with three workmen including Scot Reid who marveled at the queen’s kindness and spoke warmly of Hamilton.
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Ottawa
Ont
Ins
Canada
Dominion
United Kingdom
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Supreme Court
George Reid
Reid
Hamilton
George Lyon
Her Majesty
Benes Warned of Possible Murder Plot During U S Exile
In Chicago Dr Eduard Benes former president of Czechoslovakia received police protection after a cable report from Paris warned of a possible assassination attempt by a dissident Czech. Deputy Police Commissioner Prendergast said two plainclothesmen guard his Chicago hotel suite amid lectures on democracy at the University of Chicago.
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Chicago
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
United States
John M. Prendergast
Benes
University of Chicago
Paris
Jonathan Griffin
Clifton M. Utley
Chicago Council of Foreign Relations
Utley
Griffin
Prendergast
E. B. Hitchcock
U S Orders 200 Bombing Attack Planes
The War Department ordered immediate construction of 500 bombing attack planes at a cost of 15 million dollars. The aircraft, capable of 400 mph, are to bolster U S air power against Germany. Douglas Aircraft of Santa Monica won the contract with other plants contributing components.
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Washington
INS
War Department
Germany
United States
Reich
Charles A. Lindbergh
America
Douglas Aircraft Company
Santa Monica
Calif
Lindbergh
Hamilton
Curtiss
Historic Conflict Bars King From Visiting Congress
The king and queen will visit the Capitol on June 9 but will not enter the Senate or House due to long standing constitutional rules. British ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay says the monarchs may not set foot in parliamentary halls to avoid overawing the legislature and influencing lawmaking.
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Washington
George VI
England
Senate
House
Capitol
Ronald Lindsay
Weekly Forecast for May 22 in Chicago Area
Weather outlook for May 22 through the week shows considerable rain likely. Temperatures near or below normal in the north and near normal elsewhere with unsettled conditions across the upper Mississippi Valley.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Two Women Nabbed After Chase In Cedar Rapids Shoplifting
Cedar Rapids police detain two women, Helen Taylor and Marion Miller, on shoplifting charges after a pursuit that began when a taxi was stopped by Motorcycle Officer F A Ahring. Detectives traced a car linked to the thefts, finding about 40 dollars worth of table cloths and dresses, plus drivers licenses from Missouri in the vehicle.
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F. A
Fuzzy” Ahring
Tom Condon
Armstrong’s
Condon
First Avenue
Third Street
Ahring
Danceland
A Avenue
Helen Taylor
Marion Miller
Kudrna and
Haberle
Hanna
Kudrna
J. C. Penney Company
Killian
Missouri
Roosevelt speech awaited by business leaders
President Roosevelt is expected to address the American Retail Federation on Monday night to reaffirm liberal New Deal policies and respond to critics from the U S Chamber of Commerce. He left Annapolis aboard the Potomac for a Chesapeake Bay cruise with top aides and allies.
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Ross T. McIntyre
White House
McIntyre
Roosevelt
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Wallace
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Wyo
Monopoly Investigating Committee
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
House
Robert E. Wood
Sears, Roebuck
Commerce
Hopkins
Beardsley Ruml
R. H. Macy and Company
New York
Temperature Holds Warmth Across Cedar Rapids Saturday
Cedar Rapids saw a high of 84 degrees by 1 p.m. on Saturday, staying near summer levels. Overnight low reached 60, with clouds intermittently blocking sunshine and a late evening shower as temperatures cooled to 70 by 9:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Satuday
Youngest air passenger Elizabeth Herick flies 702 miles for surgery
A baby girl born Friday at midnight in York Pennsylvania rode a Transcontinental airliner to St. Louis for immediate plastic surgery on a cleft palate. Dr. J B Brown of Barnes Hospital would operate after rest, with father C B Herrick present. Elizabeth travels 702 miles.
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ST. Louis
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis- Lambert Field
Harrisburg
York
C. B. Herrick
General Electric
Elizabeth
Herrick
United Press
J B. Brown
Douglas
Jack Frye
TWA
Little Elizabeth
Girl, 13, vanishes from World's Fair in New York
Isla Aylesworth, 13, disappeared after last being seen Thursday night with a homeless man near the New York World's Fair. Her father Charles Aylesworth, visiting from Avalon Pennsylvania, oversees an airlines exhibit. Sister Jean, 11, recalls Isla talking with the stranger before sending Isla home.
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New York
Isla Aylesworth
Charles Aylesworth
Avalon
Jean Aylesworth
Isla
Hoover and Smith Close Rivalry Mentioned in Age Remarks
A historical piece notes Herbert Hoover and Al Smith as close rivals, recalling gun salutes and Derby tipping at fairs, with a past score of 44 to 87 and Hoover winning by a duke. It frames their nearing parity as they age and remain popular figures.
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Herbert Hoover
Grover Whalen
al Smith
California
Herbert
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