Naval mine hardships and neutral protest shadow Europe
Weekend naval events in Europe spark grave concerns for belligerents and neutrals as German mine drops sink or damage 22 ships on North Sea routes and the Thames estuary. Britain seizes German exports in retaliation while neutrals fear enforcement, with Finland Russian tensions adding to the war mood. In Iowa City, bank receivership probes by the state banking department draw public interest and depositor complaints, as Otumwa hosts a large meeting demanding open records and accountability.
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Europe
North Sea
Thames Estuary
Germany
England
George
Britain
United States
London
Finland
Iowa City
Ben S Summerwill
State Banking Department
Ottumwa
Wilson
State Executive Council
Banking Department
Greatest Menace and Hawkeyes Rise to the Challenge
National Commander Ray Kelly warns that complacent Americans pose the greatest danger as the Legion pledges neutrality in Europe while guarding against foreign and domestic interference. At the University of Iowa, the Hawkeyes end a meteoric season with a brave stand against Northwestern, showing courage, intelligence, and teamwork that elevates football beyond sport. Grandmothers in their 70s join as unlikely fans, inspired by Iowa’s young players and the team’s resilience.
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University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Iowa
Anderson
British Navy Seizes German Goods Amid Weekend Sea Toll
The admiralty announced the German pocket battleship Graf Zeppelin sank the British armed merchant cruiser Rawalpindi southeast of Iceland. King George signed a German export blockade order as Britain and Germany suffered heavy losses, with Rawalpindi and Pilsudski among the ships sunk and many crews lost.
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Bullstin
London
Admiralty
Rawalpindi
Iceland
Pilsudski
Orient
P and O, Steamship Company
Britain
Poland
Iowa football team defies expectations with bold season
After years of gloom at Iowa City the squad shattered low forecasts with grit and will power. Fans praise the team for manliness and courage, crediting the uplifting season to the players’ determination and teamwork.
Gannett to Speak on 1940 Campaign Issues in Cedar Rapids
Frank Gannett of Rochester will discuss campaign issues during a national speaking tour stop in Cedar Rapids. He will deliver a luncheon address at the Roosevelt hotel hosted by the Inter-Service Club council with Rotary as host club. Reservations requested by Friday to accommodate non member guests.
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Frank Gannett
Rochester
National Committee
Cedar Rapids
Gannett
Roosevelt Hotel
Inter-Service Club Council
Rotary Club
Service Club
Drunk driving case dismissed despite ready testimony
Augustine Perez of Cedar Rapids had been charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after Deputy Marshal Joseph Petrus reported Perez veered near Sixth and Seventh streets. County Attorney G K Thompson said the case did not seem strong and it was handled by Ed Fordyce, with unclear personal involvement from Thompson.
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Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Linn County
Augustine Perez
United States
Joseph A. Petrus
Perez
Sixth
Seventh
Twelfth Avenue
Petrus
Thompson
Ed Fordyce
Frost Drops to 14 Below Zero in Cedar Rapids
Cold snap grips Cedar Rapids with a 14 degree low at 7 a.m. The sun lifts readings to 23 at 9:30 a.m. and 37 by 2:30 p.m. Sunday’s 21 low preceded a 38 high from 1 to 2:30 p.m. The Chambers Inskeep Co. record notes 24 at 7 p.m. and 17 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Soviet accuse Finland over border incident escalate tensions
Soviet officials urged strict action after a reported border clash in which four Red Army soldiers were killed and 13 wounded. Finland denied earlier charges that its artillery breached the Russian border, with Helsinki replying to Moscow’s note Monday night.
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Moscow
Mendis
Red Army
Mouscow
Finnish inner cabinet meets over Mainila border incident
Nasional Tidende reports the Finnish inner cabinet discussed the Russo Finnish crisis after an explosion on the Russian side near Mainila. The paper links the blast to Russian claims that four Soviet soldiers were killed and nine wounded by Finnish artillery lines across the frontier.
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Copenhagen
INS
Nasional Tidende
Mainila
Press campaign mirrors pre invasion rhetoric over Finland note
Strong protests engulf Moscow and Helskini as Russia presses Finland to withdraw border garrisons. The note cites possible action, while Finnish leaders deny firing first and press calls vow a triple blow. Analysts compare to Poland crisis and warn of broader conflict unless Finland relents.
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Russia
Finland
Poland
Helsingfors
First Lady Roosevelt Open to Testify on Youth Communist Ties
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt said she would be glad to testify before the Dies committee about alleged communist control of the American Youth Congress and the American Student Union. Major Hampden Wilson cited Student Union as a vehicle for spreading communism in schools. Wilson said Moscow funds support propaganda in colleges.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dies
American Youth Congress
BP O
Uns
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Lilienthal
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Wilson
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Cal
Romeo Finds No Trace Of His Juliet
Romeo George Lowther searches Long Island for Juliet Eileen Herrick after a court granted a ten day respite in their courtship. Herrick’s father says she is living with friends in the country and a habeas corpus bid may be filed. Nurse Nellie OConnor defends the romance and urges the couple’s permission to marry.
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New York
Romeo George Lowther
Juliet Eileen Herrick
Eileen
Lowther
Long Island
Walter R. Herrick
Mondas
Herrick
Nellie O'Connor
Missing Flyer Turns Up After Forced Landing
Fred Hoffman Jr. of Brooklyn reported missing after a private airplane flight. He reappeared in Daytona Sunday and then departed for Lincoln Illinois. He said a cylinder trouble forced a landing in Columbus Saturday with his wife a four year old son and Dean Worth of Lincoln aboard.
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Daytona
Mnl
Fred Hoffman, Jr
Brooklyn
Lincoln
Columbus
Dean Worth
U S Ships Safest Underwriters Say
New York report says American shipping insurers rate vessels flying the United States flag as the safest on the high seas under the new war risk rates announced Monday.
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New York
American Shipping Insurance
United States
Pigeons'' News-Gathering Is No Fly-By-Night Idea
Hornell New York Tribune relies on homing pigeons to carry news from 20 correspondents within 30 miles. Louis G. Buisch installed the system, building a fleet of 50 birds. Married birds with larger families prove most dependable, though a feeding ban helps keep them returning home.
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Hornell
N. Y
Tribune
Louis G. Buisch
Buisch
Fears of Soviet Invasion and Western Decline Warned
A column warns that a militant atheism moving westward threatens civilization. It cites Russia as a looming giant and forecasts upheaval, revolution, and loss of religion, property rights, and culture if Western nations do not unite to resist.
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Russia
Noa Watth
DR. Newton Sway
Hberts
West
Hitler
Europe
Assyria
United Feature Syndicate
Iie
Gandhi Returns to Active Leadership in India
Mohandas K. Gandhi abandons the cloister to resume leadership of India's nationalist movement. He gains unprecedented prestige among his people and the British, guiding India through a critical crossroads. He cuts spinning to 30 minutes daily and works about 17 hours a day on political tasks.
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Allahabad
India
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Gandhi
Five Charges To Confront Band Leader
Larceny and forgery evidence against Fritz Kuhn will go to the jury on five counts. Judge James G Wallace dismissed five counts and sent the remaining five to the jury. The charges involve expenditures by Kuhn on a former associate and payment of a $500 fee to attorney James Murray. The maximum sentence under the original indictment was 10 years. the remaining charge carries a potential 350 year total. The judge denied Sabbatino's motion for a new trial due to weekend newspaper coverage.
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Fritz Kuhn
James G Wallace
Stitt
Kuhn
Angel From Heaven
Farence Camp
Murray 1
James DC Murey
Murray Denyng
Sears
Wallace
Ca Nua
F W MacAllister Former Cedar Rapids Jeweler Dies
Frank Washington MacAllister 16, once a prominent Cedar Rapids jeweler, died Sunday night at Mahaska hospital Oskaloosa after a relapse following a hunting trip. Funeral services set for Tuesday at Wilcox Gar land chapel in Oskaloosa. He was born Morrison to Washington and Susan Calderwood MacAllister. Survived by widow Lillian Pardera MacAllister and three sisters, Bess, Josephine, and Mrs W Earl Trauger. He was educated at Braden College and formerly with MacAllister and Burkholder, member of Cedar Rapids Country and Elks lodges, and the Masonic order.
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Cedar Runits
Frank Washington MacAllister
Cedar Rapids
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa Inter Abnel Lines
MacAlister
Oskaloosa
Wilcox Garland Chapel
MacAlheter
Oat Morison
Washington
Susan Calderwood MacAllister
Bracdles Polytechnical Institute
Peoria
Lillian Paetdora MucAllister
Bess
Hibbing
Emil Pardera
Traverse City
MacAlliste
MacAllister
Father Divine Opens Luxurious Suburban Heavens in New Rochelle
New Rochelle NY Father Divine Harlem evangelist dedicates his 15 room Sut ton Manor as another of his cults heaven with 200 angels in attendance. Local officials and city leaders snubbed the event. The four hour meal featured abundant meats vegetables relishes drinks salads and desserts in a lavish homage.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Father Divine
Sutton Manor
Harry Scott
Aaron Simmons
Supreme Court
Lee Parson Davis
War of Nerves: Reprisals Shape The Outcome
The piece argues that victory goes to the side delivering the harshest reprisals. It jokes that revenge is sweet yet sharp, likening reprisals to venom and a receipt for past acts. The metaphor compares tit for tat to a torpedoed cat for every bombed dog.
Trustees sue Blt Drug Firm over officer schemes
In New Haven Connecticut trustees sue the late Fo Donald Coster era McKesson and Robbur Tne for 825821231 alleging illegal dividends between 1928 and 1958. They claim Coster and accomplices embezzled 2859850.04 and that Coster killed himself after revelations and a prior prison record under Musici.
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New Haven
Conn
Donald Coster
McKesson and Robbur Tne
Federal Court of Grounds
William To Wardell
John T. Lo Uubbard
Ned FE
Haimedhh
Concer A Positon
Wardell
Coster
Musici
Legion Head Calls Smugness the Nation’s Great Menace
National commander Ray Kelly told a Sunday radio audience that smug complacency among Americans is the country’s greatest danger. He urged Legion volunteers to root out indifference and idealistic detachment, pledging to keep the United States out of war.
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Legion Head
Bloomington
Pi— Ray Kelly
Amelia Legion
Thwlimnes
Legion
United States
Drunk Driver Nabbed After Collision With Patrol Car
James Vogt, 65, of 1832 Madison Street SE, booked at 6:35 pm Sunday for drunk driving. Vogt allegedly tried to start a car as Irene Fay Aris, 33, of 422 Seventh Avenue SW, followed by a squad car, was struck when Vogt’s machine careened toward officers on First Street SW. Vogt suffered a bruised chest and was treated at the jail. fined $25 and costs on reckless driving in police court set for April 26.
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Cedar Tupids
James Vogt
Madison Street
City Jar
Bruce and
Dyson
Irene Fay Aris
Seventh Avenue
First Street
Bruce
Vogt
Eleventh Avenue
Aris
Mother and three sons die in St Spotswood house fire
In Spotswood New Jersey a mother Loretta Dougherty 37 and three of her sons died in a second floor fire. Loretta saved five month old Theodore by tossing him to a neighbor. Elwood Dougherty husband and son Robert 9 escaped by jumping from a bedroom window. The deceased were Herbert 17 Raymond 15 and Walter 4.
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Spotswood
Loretta Dougherty
Theodore
Elwood
WPA
Robert
Herbert
Raymond
Walter
Sweden protests Nazi mine policy in formal protest
In Stockholm the Swedish government filed a formal protest with Germany over the German policy on the use of mines. Sweden claims the right to seek indemnity for all losses or damages to the country or its nationals.
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Stockholm
Sns
Germany
Sweden
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