War memories and calls to defend democracy stir a nation
A columnist recalls 1916 French ambulance service and a wounded soldier in Neuilly, honors fallen WWI troops, and warns against domestic implosion. The piece also critiques Attorney General Murphy’s subpoena policy, questions its impact on press freedom, and notes Colgate President Cutten’s controversial view on leadership development.
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William C. Bullitt
American Legion
Neuilly
Pais
Bullitt
Toms
Bordeaux
Paris
Gillette Says New Deal Has Not Attained All Goals
Iowa Senator Guy M Gillette told the Iowa Young Democrats that the New Deal enacted much for farmers debtors and the underprivileged but failed to fully solve unemployment, budget balance and farmer distress. He cited minimal progress versus outstanding national debt and business insecurity while urging cooperation between government spending and private investment.
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Colgate University
George Barton Cutten
America
Des Moines
Guy M Gillette
Democratic Party
Iowa
Young Democrats
United States
Republican National Committee
Vanity and Humility in Everyday Life
A reflection on vanity as a universal flaw in mortals. The piece argues that self admiration masks deficiencies, that others see through stagey posturing, and that humor exposes pretensions. It contrasts vanity with self respect rooted in humility, urging contentment with one’s better self.
Quote on aging and national vigor sparks debate
An educator cites Dr Cutten claiming he would rather let old people suffer than let the race go soft, arguing that a soft nation harms all. The remark prompts discussions on aging, burden, and societal resilience.
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Dr. Cutten
Spain Pledges Peace Under Franco Amid Victory Rally
General Francisco Franco declared Spain would stay out of European wars and remain a fortress for peace. During victory celebrations near Medina del Campo nearly 1000 Falangist women paraded in blue and red, as Pilar Primo de Rivera urged continued loyalty to national reconstruction and support for soldiers.
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Medina del Campo
Spain
Francisco Fraco
Franco
Pilar Primo de Rivera
Franco Women's Auxiliary
Navy-A Man's World And A Tough One- Has A New Memory
A veteran naval writer reflects on the Navy as a male dominated and demanding field. He recalls a moment of memory after a recent launch of rosemary as a gesture, then discusses profanity under stress with literary allusions to Uncle Toby and Sterne.
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Navy
Uncle Toby
Revised Social Security Bill Backed by Report Group
The Ways and Means Committee backed a revised social security bill, delaying rate changes to future generations and keeping the current 1 percent payroll tax for three years. The plan would extend benefits through 1944 and cover about 1.1 million more workers including seamen and bank employees.
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Washington
INS
House
Ways and Means
International News Service
Holiday Weather Delivers Warm Memorial Day Outlook
Cedar Rapids reports ideal summer weather with clear skies. Temperatures rose from 62 at 6am to 79 by 9am with Monday peak at 85 between 4 and 5 pm. Nighttime values near 65, and a 7 ppm mark reached 76.
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Cedar Namdy
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
ther+mometer
Soviet May Reveal Decision on Allied Pact
Moscow reports that the Soviet Union is believed to have decided on joining France and Britain on Britain's terms. It is expected that Foreign Commissar Molotov will announce the decision in a speech to the Supreme Soviet Tuesday night.
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Moscow
Russia
France
Great Britain
Britain
VM. Molotov
Supreme Soviet
Arlington memorial rites mark U S holiday observance
Arlington National Cemetery centers memorial services for war dead with 18 000 buried. A first Memorial Day parade in three years traversed Constitution Avenue led by service bands. Grand marshal Gen Albert Cox and dignitaries watched wreaths on the Unknown Soldier tomb as Congress held services for deceased members.
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Washington
The
Nations
Arlington National Cemetery
Army
Navy
Marine
Constitution Avenue
Albert Cox
District National Guard
William Leahy
Frank T. Hines
Senate
Royal S. Copeland
New York
James Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Japanese Reply To Protests On Ships
After protests by Britain France and Germany a Japanese navy spokesman said no further third power vessels would be halted off the China coast so long as the vessel nationality is clear and its cargo unlikely to aid China militarily.
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INS
Britain
France
Germany
China
Snyder Early Leader In Indianapolis Race
In Indianapolis the 27th Indianapolis 500 opened with 33 cars. Jimmy Snyder and Lou Meyer led early after the first lap, Snyder grabbing the lead on the second lap. Snyder set a new first lap record with 1 minute 23.508 seconds as Shaw trailed in third.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jimmy Snyder
Chicago
Lou Meyer
Snyder
Meyer
Shaw
Memorial Day Gifts Boost Cedar Rapids Camp Good Health Fund
Memorial Day gifts from Penick and Ford Federal Labor Union No. 18619 push the fund over 1100, aiding 76 physically handicapped children. The union also offers volunteer labor to Camp Good Health, a Cedar Rapids Public Health Nursing project for needy families. The article urges further donations to sustain the camp through summer.
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Penick and
Ford Workers
Federal Labor Union
Penick and Ford
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Good Health
Cedar Rapids
Hugh A. Sheridan
the Gazette
Iowa
Civic groups honor war dead in Cedar Rapids parade
A simple Cedar Rapids memorial march to Mount Vernon avenue and Oak Hill cemetery drew thousands. The Rev Eton D Wells urged sacrifice as the price of democracy while veterans could not attend. Flags fluttered as units from Coe College ROTC and local posts marched past.
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Wells
Cedar Rapids
Second Avenue Bridge
Tenth Street
Mount Vernon Avenue
Oak Hill Cemetery
Eton D. Wells
Trinity Methodist Church
W. J . Pentz
W. Bushnell
Samuel Beck
Bushnell
Walter A Kansky
Hanford Post American Legion
Coe College Rotc
133Rd Infantry
Officers Reserve Corps
United States Naval Reserve
Nn 2
Joe Kadlee
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
Daughters of Union Veterans
United Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary Boy Scouts
The
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Musketeers
Cavaliers
Lee S Coy
Navy Mothers Club
Cedar River
U.S. Naval Reserve
James P. Winn
Mr Wells
E. Winslow Brown
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Ted
Elizabeth Buchan
Ladies of the
Womens Relief Corps
F. J Kouba
Pentz
Franklin High School
Hitler
United States
Those Irish Again Bombs Disrupt Birmingham Theater Crowd
Four magnesium bombs exploded at the Paramount theater in Birmingham during a Monday night show. About 300 spectators fled in alarm but recovered and the performance resumed after a local joke defused tension.
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Birmingham
England
Paramount Theater
American aviator Thomas Smith missing after cross Atlantic flight
London reports say Thomas W. Smith left Old Orchard Beach Maine in a small plane for Europe on Sunday. Officials fear he drowned after no sighting and extended searches ended with Croydon lights fading.
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London
Thomas WH Smith
Old Orchard Beach
Europe
England
Ireland
Smith
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Croydon
Ocean
British Isles
Scotland
Bat
Daily Express
Civil Aeronautics Authority vows action against risky Transoceanic flights
The civil aeronautics authority announced readiness to impose severe penalties on unauthorized transoceanic flights. CAA officials on Tuesday warned against dare devil aerial ventures spanning oceans in small planes with limited scientific gear, poor navigation equipment, and small fuel capacity.
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Washington
INS
Civil Aeronautics Authority
CAA
Atlantic
Pacific
Kidnap Plot Charged Involving Grid Star's Family
A man and a woman were held on $25 000 bail each on charges they threatened to kidnap the two children and other relatives of Earl E. Baruch a Philadelphia insurance broker and former Princeton football star. They allegedly tried to retrieve a dummy ransom package Baruch tossed from his car after being warned by a federal agent. Baruch a prominent amateur golfer and former Pennsylvania Golf Association president notified the FBI of the extortion letter demanding 2500 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Earl EE
Baruch Philadelphia
Princeton
U. S
James A Molloy
Roland
Lillian Northan Thes
Gemen
Baruch
Ban on Using Sex Crime Prisoners in State Institutions
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa board of control forbids employing sex crime prisoners in state hospitals and charitable facilities. The move follows an April senate inquiry that criticized the previous board for such placements. A deal with Warden Glenn C Haynes will withdraw most inmates from other institutions, though some convict labor will continue under guard where appropriate.
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DES Moines
Iowa Board of Control
Iowa Senatorial Investigation Committee
Board of Control
Glenn C. Haynes
Iowa
Nazi seizure of Archbishop Waitz palace shocks Germany
Berlin reports Nazi authorities seized the palace of Archbishop Sigmund Waitz, temporarily moving out furniture and turning the historic site over to the SS. The primate was away on religious work when vans arrived. officials had warned he could not use the palace as state property.
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Berlin
Sigmund Waitz
Watts
Hiker
Tlitler
Cedar Rapids Real Estate Veteran Burt Jackson Dies
Burt T. Jackson 76, longtime Cedar Rapids resident born June 5 1862 in Medina NY died at home after a heart attack. He worked in real estate 34 years, served on the Cedar Rapids Real Estate board, and led St Paul Methodist Sunday school. Survived by wife Myrtilla Pratt son Henry Spencer Jackson and half-brother Eat Fo Jackson. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Cedar Rapids
Oak Hot
Burt T. Jackson
Fifteenth Street
Jackson
Medina NY
St. Paul
Hermon Lodge
Tuckkson
Myrtilla Pratt
Marshalltown
Henry Spencer Jackon
East Orange
Turner Chapel
Auto Collision East of Walford Injures Four
Four people were injured Monday evening in a two car crash east of Walford at a county road intersection. Peter Marshik and wife were hospitalized with bruises and injuries. Marshik needed seven stitches for a back ear wound. George Zamastil, his wife, and son sustained body bruises. Zamastil’s daughter Mildred Ann was uninjured. Deputy Sheriff Larry Condon investigated the scene.
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Cedar Rapids
Peter Marshik
Second Street
George Zamastil
Belle Plaine
Walford
Marshik
Mercy Hospital
Zamastil
Zamsastil
Richard
Mildred Ann
Larry Condon
States Burden in Relief Funds Unequal Says Taber
Rep John Taber of New York released a chart showing the most populous states contribute more than their proportional share of relief funds. He laid groundwork for Republican demands to revise how relief money is distributed and highlighted unequal burden among states.
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Gillette
Thomas Dewey
New York
Robert Taft
United States
Repubicans
Congress
Washington
John Taber
N.Y
Tuesda
Taber
Lost and Found Ad Tips for The Gazette Readers
If you lose anything over the holiday place a Lost Want Ad in The Gazette. Finders of lost valuables and pets look first in the Lost and Found column because losers advertise there. Dial 2-1121 before noon Wednesday to order your ad.
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Gazette
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