City Sound on Airport Bond Authority in Wartime
Enthusiastic support for a proposed airport bond remains strong with little organized opposition. The city would hold 325000 in reserve only to act if federal aid negotiations advance, and no land or project is planned until federal decisions and wartime requirements guide site and type of airport development.
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Congress
War
Navy Departments
Bohemia and
Moravia
Germany
Hitler
Heydrich
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
Gestapo Leader Heydrich Dies of Wounds in Prague
Bulletin reports Heydrich, No 2 Gestapo chief, died in Prague from wounds after an attack. German authorities in Czechoslovakia seize 200 prominent Czechs as hostages to force capture of Heydrich’s assailants.
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Bern
Reinhard Heydrich
Gestapo
Prague
London
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Hangman
Stockholm
Sotra
Bergen
Quisling
Germany
Henrich Himmler
Meydrich
Rotkitzan
Pilsen
Action Thrills and Humor In Rodeo at Hawkeye Downs
Opening night at Hawkeye Downs features the second annual Midwestern championship rodeo with 75 contestants. Clown Jimmie Nesbitt of Nowatta Okla wowed the crowd with humor and danger as he wrestled bulls and horses. Nesbitt and Charley Schultz of Ponca City performed bold rodeo stunts while Pat Parker of Pawhuska won the roping timed at 22 2/5 seconds. Ernie Barnett of Del Rio led bareback bronc, with Fouts Marshall and Bud McDaniels also placing. Kid Fletcher did not place due to recent injuries.
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Hawkeye Downs
Jimmie Nesbitt
Nowatta, Okla
Nesbitt
Charley Schultz
Ponca City
Okla
Dave Campbell
Lasegas
Nev
Pat Parker
Pawhuska
Jim Snively
Ernie Barnett
del Rio
Tex
Fouts Marshall
Afton
Bud McDaniels
Singleton
Kid Fletcher
Hugo
Fletcher
Melvin Tivis
Faith
S. D
Ken Roberts
Southwest City
Non-Partisan Rally For Hickenlooper in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts a non-partisan rally for Hickenlooper at Memorial Coliseum tonight starting 8:15 with brass bands and community singing. Speakers from both parties, labor, business, women voters, and farmers will address the crowd. Hickenlooper speaks at 9:30 introduced by Earl Elijah with John Reid serving as chairman.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Memorial Coliseum
Hickenlooper For Governor Club
Hickenlooper
John Reid
Cedar Rapids
Earl Elijah
Cedar County
Charles Roberts
Jim White
Albert Hinton
Ed Hadwill
Marshall pledges invasion plans for Europe at West Point
West Point graduates hear Gen George C. Marshall announce that American troops are landing in England and will land in France. He projects the army reaching 4.5 million by year’s end, up from 606000, with 300000 added in four weeks, and praises wartime resolve and the heroic Philippines effort. The cadets will soon join as second lieutenants.
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George C. Marshall
West Point
England
France
London
Marshall
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
America
Hitler Takes Charge At Kharkov Front Report Not Confirmed
London based Daily Mail cites Berlin radio claiming Hitler assumed direct control of operations at Kharkov. The claim unconfirmed amid reports of continued fighting with no major Soviet setback, while Soviet communique tallies German losses including 28 planes and multiple tanks and trucks in Wednesday battles.
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London Daily Mail
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Kharkov Front
Hitler
Kharkov
Semeon Timoshenko
Red
Axis
Moscow
Debates Over Bridges Deportation and Wartime Civics
Washington officials clash over Francis Biddle’s conclusion that Harry Bridges is a Communist affiliated figure and should be deported. The piece notes mixed court rulings, praises civil rights concern, and contrasts political stances with wartime duties and community support. It laments low formal farewell attention to departing draftees while praising the American Legion and local volunteers.
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Washington
Harry Bridges
Francis Biddle
Bridges
Communist Party
Biddle
American Legion
the Legion Auxiliary
Cedarao
Linn County
Brazilian Air Force Fights Axis U Boats
Brazil declared virtual war by announcing its air force attacked three submarines, sinking one. Seven Brazilian ships were lost to Axis raiders, with one missing presumed sunk. The action follows prior co operation with U S patrols and a prior Axis relations cut.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Dethe Conmnemionth Coe
United States
Manuel Avila Camacho
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Special Holiday Want Ad Closing Hours Notice
Announcing holiday closing times for want ads. Ads for Saturday publication accepted until 10 a.m. Saturday. Ads for Sunday paper May 31st accepted until noon Saturday.
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Iiais
West Highlands and Sixteenth Ave Clubs Back Airport Bond
Cedar Rapids's West Highlands Community club and Sixteenth Avenue Commercial club endorsed the airport bond project. The $325,000 proposal requires a 60 percent yes vote. Club executives pledged support and urged members to vote yes and rally others.
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West Highlands and
Sixteenth Ave
Back Airport
Cedar Rapids
West Highlands Community Club
Sixteenth Avenue Commercial Club
Jess Kitterman
West Highlands Club
Charlies Krizeo Avenue Club
Sai Karl Blaise
Drunk Driving Charge After Lisbon Area Car Crash
Wilbur E. Beckman 41 of Rock Island was charged with driving while intoxicated after a collision east of Lisbon on highway 30. He allegedly fled the scene before being overtaken by sheriffs deputies, with a half pint bottle of whisky found in his car. The other driver A. J. Nordstron of Minneapolis and his wife escaped injuries. Nordstron’s car lost a front left wheel.
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Wilbur E. Beckman
Rock Island
Beckman
Lisbon
A. J. Nordstron
Minneapolis
Nordstron
S. L. Brundage
Davenport
William Cahn
Listil
Cedar Rapids Fries As Mercury Hits 90
The Cedar Rapids forecast calls for cooler weather with thunder showers this weekend. By 2:30 pm the temperature reached 90 degrees, a new yearly high, while humidity fell to 25 percent. The previous high was 87, set late April.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Summer Hours for C. R. Stores Begin Next Monday
The C. R. chain announces extended summer hours set to start next Monday. Store managers say the new hours aim to serve shoppers later in the season and will apply across all locations.
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C. R
Summer closing hours set for Cedar Rapids stores
W. B. Quarton announces summer closing hours for Cedar Rapids retailers. Weekdays will end at 5 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 p.m. This replaces the current 5:30 p.m. weekday close and runs through September 4.
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Cedar Rapids
W. B. Quarton
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Quarton
Jury Deadlocks On Lunch Break After 6-6 Tie
In Oklahoma City a civil court jury of 12 reported a 6 to 6 deadlock to District Judge Clarence Mills. The judge asked for a lunch recess, the jurors debated the proposal, and after a half hour reported the same six to six deadlock. The judge discharged the jury.
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Oklahoma City
Clarence Millis
Mills
Hitler Jails Darre Brauchitsch and 3 Nazis in purge
Reports from Istanbul claim that Adolf Hitler imprisoned Walther Darre former food chief Walther von Brauchitsch ex army commander and 13 high party officials in a purge. Darre had recently been removed as food minister and Brauchitsch had been ousted last December.
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Istanbul
Hitler
Walther Darre
Walther von Brauchitsch
Darre
von Brauchitsch
Berlin
Germany
Axis Libyan Advance Repulsed Near Tobruk Battles
German armored columns pressed toward Tobruk in Libya before being repelled by British forces at Sidi Rezegh and Knightsbridge. The clash marked a fresh Axis offensive as Rommel’s troops faced heavy tank warfare and air engagements, with analysts noting strategic risks for both sides.
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Sidi Rezegh
Ain el Gaza
Mussolini
Libya
Tobruk
Mediterranean
Knightsbridge
Acroma
Bir Hacheim
Wisdom
el Adem
Erwin Rommel
Rommel
Churchill
R.A.F
London
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Caucasus
Sea of Azov
Syria
Iraq
Japanese official cites Doolittle raid terror impact
Tokyo broadcast quoted by Japanese Minister of Justice Iwamuri says Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle's April 18 raid on Tokyo and three other cities terrorized the population and could threaten public morale. He urged punishment for those spreading false rumors.
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Washington
Tokio
Iwamuri
James H. Doolittle
Dog Mutts Lines Burglar Is Caught
New York police charged 29 year old Angelo Taranto after an unconventional method. He rang telephone numbers until he found one that answered and used a watch guard against interruption.
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NEW York (Ap
Angelo Taranto
Brooklyn
Communists Barred From Ballot in Ohio
Columbus Ohio officials bar the Communist party from listing candidates on the state's election ballot. The move limits party access amid ongoing debates over ballot access and political groups in Ohio.
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Ohio
Columbus
Chie Ry
Johna
Communist Aan
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