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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1939

Page

22

Roosevelt plans no new spending or tax changes in coming session

The article previews a six and a half month congressional session aiming for no new spending program or tax increases. It notes defense spending rises but not to excess, potential public power funding, rural electrification, and debates over labor and independent unions within a broad political context.

Roosevelt White House Democratic Party Carter Glass St. Lawrence TVA New York Chicago Congress FDR National Economic Committee AFL CIO Labor Perkins Railroad Brotherhoods Lewis and Green

Roosevelt Junior G A A Rodeo Highlights First Round-up

The Roosevelt High School play-day hosts a Saturday Junior G A A rodeo with girls from Roosevelt McKinley Wilson and Franklin registering at 8 30 am for branding by “ranches” or teams. Events include rodeo roping challenge games and cowboy square dancing followed by awards by Ethel Linkletter.

Roosevelt Roosevelt High School McKinley Wilson Franklin Patricia Savage Ethel Linkletter Roosevelt G. A A’s Ranches Mary Jane Bingham Kathleen Adams Marjorie Ferguson KT Bar Arlene Whipple Pitchfork Kathleen Miller Lone Star Jeraldine Henrichs Crazy 3

Woman Evangelist Promotes Prophecy on German Russian Alliance

Violet Heefner and assistant Miss Anna Sudenga led large nightly gatherings at Second Evangelical church. Delegations from nearby towns attended as converts rose to about forty. Tonight at 7 15 Heefner will discuss why Christ may return, focusing on a German Russian alliance and the coming Northern Confederacy against the revived Old Roman Empire. Sudenga will perform a xylorimba piece. Sunday ends the campaign.

Second Evangelical Church Violet Heefner Anna Sudenga Mechanicsville Alburnett Independence Anamosa Robins Miss Heefner Christ Miss Heerner Hitler Stalin China America Sudenga

Seek To Save California Town From Raging Fire

Santa Paula residents kept vigil as 400 firefighters battled a massive brush and timber fire in Ventura County. Over 5000 acres burned for more than 36 hours, destroying four oil wells and threatening others, with the blaze advancing toward Santa Paula canyon and eight mile front. Firefighters hoped to keep the flames from reaching the city.

Santa Paula Calif INS Ventura County Timber Canyon Santa Paula Canyon

First Real Wintry Blasts Grip Troops At Front In France

The first really cold weather of the winter grips the British Expeditionary Force in France. Ice covers ground once muddy, and officers study attacking methods via lantern slides to prepare for future offensives. A nearby chateau is being turned into a guest house for visitors.

France BE. F Siegfried Line

Molotoff's Wife Leaves Cabinet for New Government Post

The Soviet Union announced Paulina Sem yonovna Zhemchuzhina has been removed from the cabinet as people's commissar for the fishing industry but will take another government post. She had been the first woman cabinet member and led the cosmetics trust before joining the council of ministers.

Moscow Paulina Semyonovna Zhemchuzhina Viacheslaff M. Molotoff Molotoff Russia Council of Peoples’ Commissars Soviet Cosmetics Trust United States Washington White Hall Franklin D. Roosevelt Duchess of Windsor

WPA Studies Fate Of Dismissed Lost Legion

The Work Projects Administration plans a January survey to determine what happened to 780,000 longtime relief clients dismissed on September 1. Many were older unskilled workers. most now rely on relatives or direct relief as attempts to recertify or reemploy are limited.

Roosevelt WPA Washington Work Projects Administration Carrington Gill Gill Army Navy

Russian woman elected to supreme soviet from Rostov

A Russian woman active in official life never used her marital status publicly. Her married name was not mentioned when she was elected to the supreme soviet from Rostov nearly two years ago.

Supreme Soviet Rostov

Forecast of One Million New Drinkers by July First

The Women's Christian Temperance Union estimates 1,000,000 new drinkers will line up at U S bars by July 1. The figure follows reports of a 22,000,000 gallon rise in alcohol consumption in July, indicating rising access to all alcoholic beverages.

Evanston, Ill Women's Christian Temperance Union Union Internal Revenue Department

Wartime influences boost beer sales to near record highs

Union officials cited wartime effects and better economic conditions for a surge in beer sales, reporting an increase of 599,823 barrels in three months versus a year earlier. They forecast fiscal year domestic consumption could reach 100,000,000 gallons of distilled liquors, 60,000,000 beer barrels, and substantial wine gains beyond last year’s 63,800,000 gallons.

French chiefs confer with Daladier at war ministry

Premier Edouard Daladier held a session at the ministry of war with leaders of the army navy air force and diplomatic service to discuss wartime preparations and national defense matters.

Paris INS Edouard Daladier Army Navy Air Diplomatic Service Ministry of War

Hitler risk to Russia over Romania move warned in London

A London neutral observer warned Hitler could lose Soviet Russia if he uses Romania’s internal turmoil to strike south. He argues Russia will not permit Romania to fall, notes a deep Russian defensive belt, and cites Hungary blocking German troop routes through Hungary.

London Hitler Russia Rumania Germany Black Sea Poland Baltic Hungary Reich

British Planes to Follow Fleet into Romanian Air Zone

Report states aircraft attached to the Romanian air force are in position and more British planes are expected to follow, signaling continued Allied air support in the region.

Skull May Be Key To 1914 Mystery

Regina dispatch reports a human skull found by D I Kidsness while digging an irrigation ditch near Gladmar may solve the 1914 disappearance of Ambrose North Dakota newspaper editor Lip hardt. Police say Liphardt owned a farm within ten miles of the skull site and vanished that year amid murder rumors.

Regina Sask D I Kidsness Gladmar Ambrose N. D Liphardt

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