Iowa Eyes Shifts in Congress As elections near
In Des Moines survey of Iowa districts shows Democrats hold 5 to 4 edge but Republicans seek to flip the balance. Key races include First Seventh and Fifth with candidates Martin Gaffney Le Compte and Warin Jensen vying in close contests. Incumbents Dowell Gilchrist Gwynne and Har rington seek re election against H. Lloyd Eveland Utter and Biermann in others.
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Des Moines
INS
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Edward C Eicher
Washington
Othar Wearih
Hastings
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Thomas E Martin
Iowa City
James P. Gaffney
Williamsburg
Martin
Gaffney
Council Bluffs
Wearin
Jensen
Warin
Ben Franklin Jensen
American Legion
Roger F. Warin
Bedford
Taylor County
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Alfred C. Mueller
Davenport
Vincent F. Harrington
Sioux City
Fred Biermann
Decorah
Albert F. Swanson
H. O Talle
John W. Gwynne
Waterloo
Cassius C. Dowell
Fred C. Gilchrist
Boone
Attempt To Escape From Prison Foiled
STILLWATER Minn AP Wilbur Jorissen one of 16 men who escaped from the St Peter state hospital last year attempted escape from the state penitentiary with a companion by thrusting wooden pistols at Warden Leostecht and a guard. The warden felled him with a blow and his companion Frank Barris surrendered. Jorissen serving a 105 year term was among the 16 who escaped in June 1937 from the hospital and were retaken.
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Stillwater, Minn
Wilbur Jorissen
St. Peter State Hospital
State Penitentiary
Leostecht
Frank Barris
Jorissen
State Hospital
Stillwater
Lawrence Devol
Rumrich Wife Testifies at Spy Trial Details Money Links
Mrs Guri Rumrich testified that her husband Guenther Rumrich received payments from Karl Schlueter, the alleged espionage contact, claiming it was income from Germany. She described Schlueter and Johanna Hofmann visiting them in a Bronx apartment and speaking German.
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New York
Guri Rumrich
Missoula
Mont
Guenther
Gustav Rumrich
Schlueter
Johanna Hofmann
Bronx
Dad's church treasurer jokes about being late for collection
Willie Willis shares a lighthearted quip about his father who serves as church treasurer and purposely arrives thirty minutes late to be on time for collections while avoiding early naps.
George VI Accepts Invitation to United States Visit
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth plan a two day White House visit then travel to New York for the World Fair. The king outlined domestic reforms and expanded civil defense while signaling stronger European peace efforts and trade growth.
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New York
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Paris
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Attlee Challenges King's Speech Over Global Crisis
Maj. Clement Attlee, Labour leader, criticized the king's speech as lacking appreciation of gravest issues. He said it showed no real constructive program and no measures toward peace in a distracted world.
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Islands
Republic of the New World
Clement Attlee
Fear triple death plunge of family
Authorities searched for Mrs. Loretta Schaeffer after her baggage appeared aboard a Long Island steamer. Police feared she jumped into the sea from the Colonial line ship Comet, possibly with her husband and baby. Her stateroom was empty, door locked, key missing, and contents included women’s clothing, a man’s pajamas, and baby apparel. New York records showed no accident involving a Dr. Schaeffer.
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R. I
Loretta Schaeffer
Long Island
Colonial Line
Comet
New York
L. A
Voting Totals by Precinct in Cedar Rapids Election
Early afternoon counts show highest turnout in east side precincts with precincts at Jackson school and Fourth Avenue Se reporting 482 and 430 votes respectively. Marion area records a low 78 votes in the third ward while statewide absentee ballots rise to 937, with Cedar Rapids listing 33 183 registered voters.
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Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street SE
Bever Park
Second Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Fourth Street
Sixth Avenue
Harrison School
Cleveland School
Third Street SE
Hayes School
van Buren School
Taylor School
Sixth Street NW
Roosevelt School
Marion
Marion Township
Robert M. Vesely
Cedar Rapids
Cotton Ed Smith Reported Better in Hospital Stay
U. S. Senator E. D. Cotton Ed Smith aged 74, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, was hospitalized in Florence South Carolina Saturday with a kidney ailment and was reported much better Monday night.
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S. C
INS
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E. D. “Cotton Ed” Smith
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Japan Finds 143,650 Chinese War Dead In Four Months
Tokyo reports that in the four months from July to October, Japanese forces discovered 143,650 Chinese soldiers' bodies on battlefields in China. Only 5,270 Chinese were taken prisoner, while Japanese losses totaled 6,153 killed and wounded.
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Japan
Imperial Headquarters
China
Infant births reported in Ames Cedar Rapids and St Luke's area
Newborns were welcomed at several Iowa homes with births to the Duffy Bou sek Kottmeier Taylor Eye and Mraz families. The Duffy infant arrives in Ames while Kottmeier Taylor Eye and Mraz families report sons or a daughter at St Luke's Mercy hospital. Forest fire activity nationwide averaged twenty one per hour or one every three minutes last year.
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Ames
Duffy
Emma Bousek
Cedar Rapids
William H. Kottmeier
Sixteenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kenneth K. Taylor
Second Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
Milton Eye
Eighth Street
Charles Mraz
Eighth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
United States
Nation awaits results as New Deal faces midterm tests
Campaign speeches end at dawn as Roosevelt, Garner, and Farley brace for a tight election. Governors and senators race in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, California amid debates over pensions and the American way.
Constipated Gas Crowds Heart Ad Ends With Quick Relief
A vintage ad cites Mrs Mabel Schott praising Adlerika for constipation relief. It explains two effects of constipation and claims double relief with quickbowel clearance often within two hours and no after effects, endorsed by doctors for 35 years and sold at leading druggists.
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Adlerika
Mabel Schott
Snow storms ease but roads remain slick in Cedar Rapids
Heavy weekend rain left dirt roads muddy while snow fell for nearly a day. Concrete routes were open but slippery with caution advised. City transit ran extra buses to ease the morning rush as temps dipped to 18 by 8 am Tuesday and rose to the mid-twenties later.
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Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Today's Elections At A Glance
The Associated Press reports on statewide and national races with polls closing times from 3 p.m. CST in Georgia to 10 p.m. CST in Oregon and Washington. Major races may be decided by around midnight central time, with Western states awaiting results Wednesday morning.
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Georgia
Oregon
Washington
New York
Eastern States
Central States
Italians Ordered to Mount Anti Aircraft Guns
A decree in the official gazette allows Italian industrialists to install anti air craft guns on factory roofs for possible war use. The war ministry will set special prices for guns and ammunition.
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Rome
War Ministry
80 Percent Chance Billy Marcus Recovers From Tularemia
In Chicago a 13 year old William Marcus with tularemia receives a donor blood transfusion from Nick Providzale a Gary Indiana fireman who recently recovered from the disease The donation raises Billys recovery odds from near zero to about 80 percent Hospital officials say the transfusion may be the sole treatment needed and several other potential donors have been identified
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Chicago
INS
William Marcus
Nick Providzale
Gary
Ind
Billy
Providzalo
Michael Reese Hospital
Protest After Japs Bomb Another American Mission
The American Covenant Missionary Society asked the U S consulate in Hankow to protest the bombing of the Kingmen mission in Hopeh by Japanese aircraft. The raid occurred Monday despite the mission displaying the American flag and notifying authorities. no casualties were reported.
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Hankow
China
American Covenant Missionary Society
Kingmen
Hopeh
Iowa Polls Show Heavy Early Vote Across Cities
Reported turnout was heavier than typical in several Iowa towns. Waterloo at noon logged 2,000 votes in 24 precincts with fast morning volume and swamped party offices for ride help on icy streets. Sioux City near 11 30 am reached about 6 000 votes, slightly above 1936 levels.
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Mason City
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Centerville
Burlington
Iowa City
Sioux City
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