Himmier to Prague and U S field service notes
Berlin reports Hitler assigns Heinrich Himmier to Prague to quell Czech resistance as martial law spreads in Prague districts. The piece also covers U S approval for American Field Service ambulance fundraising in France and a college law decision on closed shop practices affecting labor unions.
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Ennil
Berlin
Hitler
Heinrich Himmier
Prague
Gestapo
Adolf
Himmiler
Munich
Germany
Britain Seizes German Exports In Payback At Sea
Britain declares German exports subject to seizure in retaliation for sinking of ships near English coasts. Chamberlain frames action as retaliation under international law and aims to cut Nazi foreign exchange, with warships to halt suspected export carriers. Neutral reactions warn of hardship to Dutch and other neutrals as tensions rise in the Atlantic.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
High Seas
Doctor W E Brown Dies After Heart Attack
Dr W E Bill Brown Cedar Rapids obstetrics specialist aged 59 died at home 1915 Fourth Ave SE Tuesday at 2 30 am after a heart attack He had worked at Merchants National Bank building office until two weeks prior and never fully recovered from February pneumonia His service includes Spanish American War World War service Camp Lewis Washington and term as city physician He taught at St Luke's hospital for 15 years and was diplomate of the National Board of Obstetrics He was born July 26 1880 in Tipton and later studied at the University of Iowa The obituary notes his selection for a White House conference on child health and his globe circling voyage during training
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Cedar Rapids
W. E. “Bill Brown
Fourth Avenue SE
Merchants National Bank
United States Medical Corps
Camp Lewis
Wash
St Luke's Hospital
National Board of Obstetrics
Ife
Washington
Hoover
White House
Brown
Tipton
Tipton High School
John J. Pershing
Manila Hospital
William Howard Taft
United States
University of Iowa
Woman Injured In Auto Collision In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Donald Cord, 27, of 2525 Johnson Ave NW, suffered cuts and bruises after her head struck a windshield during a collision at Third and First SW at about 7 45 PM Monday. Her husband Don Cord's car rammed the rear of a vehicle driven by Jack Machula, 19, of 930 N Street SW. Police said Machula started on a green light and halted suddenly to avoid a right turning car, causing the crash.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Cord
Johnson Avenue
Jack Machula
Third Avenue
First Street
Machula
U. S. Housewives Find Low Thanksgiving Costs in 1937
American housewives are shopping for economical Thanksgiving makings with prices near or below levels from a year earlier. Turkey prices lead the cost drop while ducks and chickens also fall. geese stay steady as wholesale costs show declines versus 1936 and year before.
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Chicago
Europe
Department of Labor
Cedar Rapids School Board to Appeal State Fund Cut
The Cedar Rapids school board voted Monday night to appeal the Oct 12 decision of the state board of appeal which reduced the 1940 general fund tax by 28 555, leaving the total at 881 020. Chairman Harold Trewin said the appeal sought to clarify conflicts between state auditors and the appeal board on budget balances and deficits.
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Cedar Rapids
State Board of Appeal
Harold Trewin
Trewin
State Auditor
Focal Board
State Appeal Board
C. Fred Porter
C B. Akers
W. G. C Bagley
Porter
C. D. Hedberg
Weather Deepens Into Wintry Cedar Rapids Tuesday
A cold wind and shifting clouds gave Cedar Rapids weather a wintry touch Tuesday. Temperatures rose from a low of 25 at 8 am to 32 at 9:30 am and 37 at 2:30 pm. Monday's high of 36 at 3:30 pm fell to 31 by 7 pm and 30 at midnight on the Chambers Inskeep recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Victory Dinner Marks Cedar Rapids Chest Campaign
Archer C. Sinclair of Indianapolis, a former Cedar Rapids resident, speaks tonight at the Victory dinner ending this year’s silver anniversary Community Chest drive. The event at the Chamber of Commerce will begin with serving and recognition of long service to the campaign.
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Cedar Rapids
Archer C. Sinclair
Indianapolis
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids Campaign Dinner Sets Stage for Final Pledge Push
The first United Giving Campaign anniversary Victory dinner in Cedar Rapids features principal speaker Mr. Sinclair and honors past community chest leaders. Roy E. Choate leads final reports as team captains redo pledge efforts to reach a $91,200 goal with several local bakers in attendance and reinforced by volunteers.
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Ing
First United
Cedar Rapids
Sinclair
Arthur Poe
Community Chest
A. L. Smulekoff
Public Welfare Bureau
Roy E. Choate
Robert Little
A. F
L. No. 365
Mr. Choate
E. Miller
Carl Malik
Roy Pearson
Colonial Baking Company
Roy Werner
Harold Kirchmann
Jack Delbridge
Petersen Baking Company
The Night Sir Walter Scott Lit a Window of Death
A London evening tale shows Sir Walter Scott writing in the window as a young party collapses in mirth and vice. The tale contrasts a rector’s quiet influence with hidden deeds that shape lives beyond sight. Dist. by United Feature Syndicate.
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London
Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Glass praises Garner while backing Byrd for 1940
Senator Carter Glass who helped lead the Democratic Party endorses John Nance Garner as qualified for the presidency while signaling Virginia’s Harry F Byrd remains his preferred 1940 candidate. Glass urges party to stop excess spending as Roosevelt hints at retirement possibly opening the field for Garner and Byrd.
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Washington
Ins
Carter Glass
John Nance
Garner Glass
Garner
Len Harry Plood Byrd
Glass
Byrd
Democratic Party
Asike
Virginian
Harry Flood Byrde
John Nance Garney
Washington Refused Third Term Before Salary Boost
The article notes President Roosevelt faced questions over serving a third term in 1940 amid talk of a salary increase. It contrasts with George Washington’s precedent and discusses Republican efforts to reveal schedule conflicts, while acknowledging partisan hedging.
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Washington
Bacr
George Washington
Reckless Driving Charge For Marvin Biddle
Marvin Biddle 23 of Bellevue was jailed in Linn County on a reckless driving charge after patrolmen followed his car from the Ce day park viaduct to Kenwood on First avenue. Officers reported abrupt speed changes from 10 to 30 mph risking two pedestrians. Biddle admitted drinking beer earlier but passed the sobriety test. He was to be arraigned before Justice H. R. Churchill Tuesday afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Marvin Biddle
Bellevue
Linn County
Biddle
Kenwood
First Avenue Boulevard
Ceday Park
Marion
Biddle A
H. R. Churchill
Parole Denied for Tom Pendergast at Leavenworth
Tom Pendergast once a leading Kansas City Democratic machine figure was refused parole by federal officials at the Leavenworth prison. He had faced a lengthy federal sentence and his release was denied on Tuesday.
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Tom Pendergast
Washington
Kansas City Democratic Machine
Federal
Leavenworth
Kan
Alleged Agents Accused In Plan To Kill Hitler
Berlin reports two alleged British secret service agents were arrested for complicity in the Munich beer hall bombing attempt against Adolf Hitler. The case centers on Georg Elser who confessed to placing the bomb in a pillar of the beer cellar during 1923, with British agents named as instigators and Otto Strasser cited as organizer tied abroad.
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Secret Service
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Polee
Georg Elser
Elser
Switzerland
Great Britain
Hime
Thegostope
Bier
Howese
Hitte
Otto Strasser
Summerwill Responds To Banking Dept Suits In Iowa City Case
Summerwill files answer to the Banking Department suits over the Simmons Motor Company receivership in Iowa City. He says acts were in good faith and per his superiors directions and contends court lacks jurisdiction. The filing cites a $3 000 compromise and a disputed note and collateral tied to the state receivership.
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Owa City
Ben S
State Banking Department
Eckard
TD. W. Bates
Summerwill
Simmons Motor Company
Iowa City
James Gaffney
Frank Messer
Simmons
Banking
Orville
Mattie Simmons
Bates
A Bird in Hand Want Ad for Thanksgiving Goods
Readers are urged to place Want Ads in the Good Things to Eat section to sell live or dressed fowl along with cider pumpkins apples honey and mince meat for Thanksgiving. Special low weekly rate available. call 2-1121 for an ad taker.
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Gazette
Martial law ends in Czech areas after calm reports
German dispatches say martial law is lifted in Prague and other districts as no incidents are reported. The Prague calm follows recent demonstrations and executions cited by the report, with Allied officials accused of influencing unrest in the region.
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Berlin
Prague
Bohemia-Moravia
Poland
Heinrich Himmler
Snplementi
Foreign Office
Germany
Fneland
Early says Roosevelt budget economy reports are not fixed
Presidential Secretary Stephen T. Early on Tuesday dismissed Monday night reports that Roosevelt may propose a next year budget with sharp cuts in domestic outlays excluding defense. He declined to confirm any totals and said no national defense figures are set, while noting a Panamanian registry flag transfer plan for U S vessels is effectively dead.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Early
Roosevelt to Become British Subject Soon
Kermit Roosevelt son of Theodore Roosevelt said he would become a British subject. A World War I captain now commissioned as a second lieutenant in the British army he will receive machine gun training for two months before overseas service. He said Allies aims are a clear cut moral issue and that Britain and France do not require U.S. aid to finish the war.
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London
Kermit Rooseevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Newspaer
Roosevelt
United States
Britain
France
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