Zaharoff the Munitions King Dies in Monte Carlo
Sir Basil Zaharoff a famed arms dealer and mystery figure in Europe died at 86 in the Hotel de Paris Monte Carlo after a brief illness. He arrived ten days earlier on a routine visit and was with his adopted daughter when he passed from a heart attack. He built vast wealth through munitions firms and was linked to many wars, with speculation he helped stir international conflict. His death may end attempts to unlock his secret diaries burned in Paris in 1927.
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Monte Carlo
Monaco
Ins
Sir Basil Zaharoff
Europe
Hotel de Paris
Basil
Zaharoff
Comtesse de Bourbon
Principality of
Prince Louis
Sir Basil Zacharoff
Mughla
Asia Minor
Basileos Zacharias
Russia
Balkans
Vickers and Beardmore
Whitehead Combine
Reval Concern
Krupp
Paris
Devaluing Money and Restoring Values in Modern Life
In a 1936 reflection Dr Newton argues that money is devalued yet overvalued, hindering true value. He says money buys utility but is not life's essence, warns that morals and manners follow, and calls for a higher standard and a focus on values beyond wealth.
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Bacon
Mercury Drops To 11 Lowest Of Season In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids records show a frigid day after Thanksgiving with a low of 11 at 5 a.m. Friday the coldest mark this season. Temperatures rose to 13 at 7 a.m., 18 at 10 a.m., 29 by 2:45 p.m., top 23 at 3 p.m., then 19 at 7 p.m. and 15 at midnight under cloudy skies.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Nazis ban literary and art criticisms
In Berlin the Nazi regime announced a decree prohibiting critical commentary on literature music cinema art and theater. Goebbels told the cultural chamber critics may describe but not attack. the move targets political critique masking as culture and defends artistic integrity against sensational praise or false fame.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
Joseph Goebbels
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Goebbels
Erich Ludendorff
Hitler
Munich
Goethe
Schiller
Mozart
Christmas Lights Delayed in Cedar Rapids Loop
Christmas lights in the Cedar Rapids loop district will not be lit at 5 p.m. Friday as planned. An unexpected delay in stringing lights and decorating streets caused the change with hopes to light them Monday night.
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Cedar Rapids Loop
Labor group pushes 30 hour week at AFL convention
At Tampa the American Federation of Labor urged a 30 hour week to combat unemployment while avoiding a direct curb on the Supreme Court. The shorter work week plan favors a six hour day and five day week, with the issue referred for study by the executive council amid some opposition from William Hutcheson.
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Tampa
Fla
American Federation of Labor
Supreme Court
Executive Council
Hutcheson
William Hutcheson
The
Carpenters
Congress
AFL President backs sliding scale for unemployment tax
William Green, head of the American Federation of Labor, urged a sliding scale unemployment tax tied to job permanency to stabilize industry and reduce seasonal slumps. The AFL plans six major social security act changes for Congress, including safeguards of $46,000.
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Tampa
Fla
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Green
Iowa Farmer Shot By Brother In Critical Condition
Adel farmer Alvin Patterson, 44, was shot by his brother Emmet Patterson, 50, at their home near Adel during a dispute over their late father's estate. Emmet was jailed in Adel and awaiting charges after admitting the shooting.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Alvin Patterson
Adel Farmer
Emmet
Mercy Hospital
Patterson
Emmet Patterson
Adel
Clint Knee
Alvin
Reports Of Threats And Protection For Wallis Denied
London newspapers claim threats against Wallis Warfield Simpson and special guards, but authorities call the reports absolutely untrue and fantastic. The Daily Mirror story about guards opening her mail and watching for infernal machines was denied.
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London
INL
Wallis Warfield Simpson
London Daily Mirror
Braves Death To Save Youth In New York Subway
A 19 year old man, Buddy Tortore, fell onto a subway track as a speeding express approached. Louis Gatta, 19, leaped onto the rails to pull him free and shielded him as the train passed over them. The pair survived while a police officer later charged Gatta with disorderly conduct and intoxication.
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New York
Buddy Tortore
Buddy
Louis Gatta
Tortore
Roper Calls for Basic Principles of NRA Return
Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper said a return to the basic standards of the national industrial recovery act may be achieved through voluntary cooperation of business labor and federal government. He added that if this fails Congress should act with all interested elements to meet the act’s objectives.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Daniel C. Roper
Congress
Concussion and fractures follow Edgewood crash
George Martin twenty six of 1257 Sixteenth Avenue SW is in St Luke s hospital with a brain concussion and fractured right collarbone after a collision with Theodor Le Febvre of Fairfax at the Edgewood school intersection Beverly and Rockford roads. Martin was unconscious on admission but regained consciousness later. The cars were registered to Adolph Novotny and J C Flaherty respectively. Witnesses and companions Hartman and Yanda were uninjured. Le Febvre reported two fractured ribs.
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George Martin
Sixteenth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
Theodor LeFebvre
Fairfax
Edgewood School
Beverly
Rockford
Martin
Adolph Novotny
LeFebvre
J. C. Flaherty
Larry Condon
Charles Hartman
Eighteenth Avenue
Leon Yanda
Rockford Road
LeFebure
Mercy Hospital
Vanda
James H. Smith
Man seeks name change to Howard to suit business
Detroit based accountant Robert George Funni petitions the court to change his name to Robert George Howard claiming the surname Funni harms his business and causes people to mock him. The applicant argues the change would better reflect his professional persona.
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Detroit
Robert George Funni
Robert George Howard
Hearst Names Roosevelt Kin as Seattle Publisher
John Boettiger son in law of President Roosevelt is named publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer following a Guild backed strike. Boettiger and his wife Anna Eleanor Roosevelt will move to Seattle as publication resumes.
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New York
John Boettiger
Roosevelt
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Randolph Hearst
American Newspaper Guild
Seattle Labor Council
Pacific Northwest
Boettiger
Hearst
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
The
Will Hays
Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America
Seattle P.I
Guild
Richard Seller
Jonathan Eddy
Boettigers
P.I
Elliott Roosevelt
Southwest
Hearst Radio, Inc
Hearst Newspapers
Puget Sound
Elliott
Fort Worth
Tex
James
Boston
Spain asks League probe on intervention in civil war
The Spanish government requested a special League of Nations council meeting to consider alleged Italian and German intervention in the Spanish civil war. Britain France and other members fear intervention could damage the League and worsen international tensions.
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London
INS
Stanley Baldwin
Britain
House of Commons
Brown
Liverpool
Germany
Italy
Spain
Madrid
Berlin
Rome
Francisco Franco
Geneva
League of Nations Council
Great Britain
France
League
Santa Parade Draws Large Crowds Through Cedar Rapids
Crowds filled downtown Cedar Rapids streets for a Friday morning Santa parade at 11:30. Police cleared dense intersections for floats to pass, as Miss Mary Christmas with attendants led the march aboard a musical chimes float.
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Santa Claus
Cedar Rapids
Santa
Mary Christmas
Marcella Kolsto
Newhall
Faye Johnson
Sixth Street
Ethelyn King
West Branch
Coe College
United States
Roosevelt Address to Brazilian Congress Emphasizes Mutual Confidence
President Roosevelt addresses Brazil’s Congress and Supreme Court in Rio de Janeiro. He recalls meeting Don Pedro II, praises Brazil’s history, and highlights the long shared relationship and cooperation between the United States and Brazil. He meets Brazil’s president and speaks to legislators about mutual understanding.
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Congress
Supreme Court of
Brazil
France
Don Pedro II
Republic of Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Rio
Mother Volunte ers to Testify Against Evangelist Aimee
Minnie Kennedy, mother of Aimee Semple McPherson, volunteered to testify in the slander suit brought by Rheba Crawford. Crawford seeks 1 080 000 dollars, alleging McPherson spoke badly about her. McPherson’s manager says Crawford won’t receive any money.
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Los Angeles
Minnie Kennedy
Aimee Semple McPherson
Rheba Crawford
Salvation Army
Angel of Broadway
Miss Crawford
Angelus Temple
Mrs. McPherson
Giles Knight
Gazette Appeals Ruling in Cooper Libel Suit
The Gazette of Cedar Rapids appeals a Marshall County ruling over a $50,000 libel suit by Harold M. Cooper former Iowa liquor commission chairman. The case involves co defendants Marshalltown News Agency A H Burnstein and editor Verne Marshall.
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Des Moines
Gazette Company of
Cedar Rapids
Supreme Court
Marshall County
C. E. Walters
Harold M. Cooper
Iowa Liquor Commission
Walters
Marshalltown
A. H. Burnstein
Gazette Company
Verne Marshall
News Agency
Burnstein
Shall
Soviet Official Warns Japan of Crushing Response
G M Krutov president of the executive committee for the Far East told the All Union Congress that the Soviet Union would strike hard and not surrender any territory if Japan attacked. The remarks came Friday in Moscow.
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Moscow
Japan
G. M. Krutov
Far Eastern
All Union Congress
Roosevelt Addresses Brazil on Peace Mission in Rio
President Roosevelt told a joint Brazilian congress that aggression cannot be tolerated and urged unity ahead of the Buenos Aires Inter-American Peace Conference. He called on nations to banish war from the Americas and to strengthen instruments of peace amid ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Roosevelt
United States
Buenos Aires
New World
Rio
Brazil
E. G. Fonter
Raoul Fernandez
Supreme Court
James Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Getulio Vargas
Cedar Rapids Auto Show Opens With 42 New Cars
Memorial Coliseum hosts the Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers association as 42 new cars and trailers are placed for the show opening at 2 p.m. The event runs Friday through Sunday with 18 makes on display. Miss Mary Christmas leads eleven ladies in waiting as hostesses while George Cervenka's orchestra provides music.
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Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Mary Christmas
Cedar Rapids Auto~mobile Dealers Association
George Cervenka
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