Hoover Sees Arms Sales debated by nation’s leaders
A letter debate on U S policy toward selling war materiel to Europe is recounted with Har vard President Conant urging modified neutrality law to permit arms for France and England. The piece questions democracy in policy making and recalls 1917 18 interventions and public sentiment shaping war decisions.
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Conant
Harvard University
Alf M
London
France
England
Germany
Dr. Conant
Europe
Lusitania
America
Washington
A.E.F
Atlantic
Shylock
Finns Ready to Die Free If Russia Seizes Freedom
Northern European states urge Britain and France to end the war with Germany to halt Soviet expansion. In Finland, the navy, troops, and civil guards mobilize as thousands flee cities and air raid drills test the nation while negotiations continue in Moscow.
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Moscow
Sweden
Finland
Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Helsinki
Soviet Union
Reuter
Berlin
Erkko
United States
Abo
Baer Urges Time to Think For Congress and President
Arthur Bugs Baer argues both Congress and the President need time to deliberate on major issues. He notes the embargo, cash and carry, and neutrality as the central troubles. He also comments that Republicans would lead if war comes and mocks their practical shopping habits.
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Baer
Congress
President
Soviets And Lithuanians Sign Treaty
Moscow announces a Russo Lithuanian mutual assistance pact granting Soviet troops access to Lithuanian territory in exchange for Lithuania regaining Vilna seized by Poland. Observers expect frontier fortifications on the Lithuanian German border.
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Moscow
INS
Finland
Russia
Lithuania
Vilna
Poland
Russia builds iron belt to guard Baltic frontier
Pravda asserts in an editorial that Moscow is erecting an iron belt of defense along the Baltic region to assure frontier security and consolidate defense, noting treaties with Estonia Latvia and Lithuania.
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Moscow
Russia
Baltic
Pravda
Communist Party
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Talks on Finland Pact Open Amid Baltic Tension
Reports say negotiations with Finland to begin Wednesday are set against a tense Baltic backdrop with no Moscow comment on Finnish military precautions. Analysts anticipate possible demands over Aaland Islands Lavansaris Hiatrga and frontier shifts, while Lithuania pact boosts Soviet Baltic power.
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Baltic
Finland
Moscow
Russia
Finlands Aaland Islands
Lavansaris
Hiatrga
Lithuania
Iroquois to Land Tonight Under Secrecy
The American liner Iroquois with 584 war refugees was to arrive in New York tonight between 8 and 8 30 p.m. escorted by four destroyers and a coastguard cutter. Navy secrecy followed Raeder’s warning of torpedo attack amid wartime tensions.
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New York
INS
U. S. Navy
Iroquois
Grand Admiral
Raeder
White House
Athenia
U. S
U. S. Maritime Commission
Belle Plaine Driver Reports Accident Details to Thompson
Cedar Rapids news reports County Attorney G. K. Thompson will keep the investigation open after questioning T. B. Kelsey of Belle Plaine about the accident that fatally injured 14 year old Roger Harold Comley on highway No. 30 west of Cedar Rapids last Thursday. Thompson will consult Sheriff Jim Smith and coroner Dr. B. L. Knight before decisions. Kelsey, with attorney R. S. Milner, repeated his original account that the children were in the road when first seen about 500 to 600 feet away and that he sounded his horn and slowed as they scattered.
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T. B. Kelsey
Belle Plaine
Roger Harold Comley
Kelsey
Cedar Rapids
G. K. Thompson
Jim Smith
B. L. Knight
R. S. Milner
Comley
Edgewood School No. 1
Thompson Kelsey
Sheriff Smith
Nazi French Aims Seen As Reconcilable
Berlin officials say Germany sees no conflict between Daladier's defense and security goals and Hitler's peace proposals. They note Daladier's stance may be for home consumption and that Britain must speak before a final judgment. Secret moves to repopulate territories and avoid unrest are cited.
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Berlin
Germany
Daladier
France
Muaginot
Ler
Brietain
Chamberlain
Britain
House of Commons
Hitler
Reichstag
Hold A. D. Jackson Faces Drunk Driving Charge
Albert D. Jackson, 32, of 1431 First Avenue E., charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in an information filed by County Attorney G. K. Thompson. He was arraigned before Judge John T. Moffit and given three days to plead. Bond set at $500, he remained jailed after failing to post. Police traced his weaving car from First to Second avenues to the scene at Eighth Street NE. A passenger, R. D. Finnigan, 17, said he rode with Jackson to ensure he reached home safely and learned Jackson had been drinking after the drive. A pint whisky bottle was reportedly found in the vehicle.
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G. K. Thompson
Albert D. Jackson
First Avenue
John T. Moffit
Jackson
A Avenue
Eighth Street
First
Second Avenues
R. D. Finnigan
Thirty-third Street
Finnigan
Second Avenue
Parents duty and danger of overprotective love
A radio discussion on child rearing argues parents must guide but not own their children. Overindulgence and possessive self love harm growth, while true stewardship means helping children stand on their own feet and live nobly.
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Kahlil Gibran
Jesus
United Feature Syndicate
Tne
School Bus Plunges 75 Foot Embankment Killing Three
A disabled 70 passenger school bus carrying 64 students and the driver fell from a highway onto Norfolk and Western tracks, killing three students and injuring 62. Victims were Maxine Beavers Bartley Lucile Mullins Raysal and Ernest Wood Bartley. Driver H L Belcher was badly hurt.
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Wo Va
Big Creek High School
Norfolk and Western Railway
Maxine Beavers
Bartley
Lucile Mullins
Raysal
Ernest Wood
H. L. Belcher
War
Belcher
Feeler moves May portend Nazi offensive
German western front attacks repulsed after night fighting near Saarbrucken and along a broad front from Luxembourg to Saarbrucken. Observers fear a large scale offensive before week’s end, citing Hitler’s renewed war stance and Daladier’s sea power claim as strategic signals.
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Feeler
Paris
Saarbruecken
D-Muile
Moselle
Luxemburg
Saarbruccke
Daladier
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Fuhrer
Germany
Rock Ruickerbocker
INS
Wither
Cedar Rapids Sees Temperature Jump Through Day
Bright sun pushed Cedar Rapids temperatures higher from a 3 am low of 42 to 44 at 7 am and 61 by 2:30 pm. Tuesday’s high reached 58 at 4:30 pm before dropping to 48 by 7 pm amid mild winds.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep
Four Year Sleeping Beauty Wakes Yet Mind Remains Blank
Erie, Pa AP Six year old Maxine Yarrington awakened from four years of slumber but neurologist Dr H B Emerson says her brain is too scarred to recover. She opened eyes but cannot see and will not regain mentality though she eats and sleeps normally.
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Maxine
Lloyd Yarrington
St Vincent's Hospital
Emerson
Hanford Post 3 elects McParland as commander in Legion
Barney McParu and longtime Cedar Rapids resident Barney McPartland elected commander of Hanford Post No. 3 American Legion at a Memorial Building meeting Tuesday night. Krurdener and Harbit were rival candidates. Final tallies showed McPartland 170 votes, Krurdener 162, Harbit 122.
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Barney McParu
Park Avenue SE
Wilson and Company
Civil Service Commission
Ifelong
Cedar Rapids
Hanford
American Legion
Memorial Building
Dan Krurdener
Ras Harbit
Krudemer
Harbit
MecPartland
Krurdener
McPartland
FA. Ahiing
Eins
Dutch Levsen
Walter O Schultz
Russell Wo Maeaatt
Floyd A Thompson
Dwight Wnrumbokte
George RR Liddle
Roy Henningsen
Leo Duste
Hanford Post
Sheri Jim Smith
Goroner Jury Urges Further Probe Into Maricle Death
A Linn County coroner jury found no clear conclusion on Walter Maricle’s death after more than three hours of testimony from seven witnesses. The verdict urged continued diligent effort to establish the facts, noting uncertainty about the weapon and its wielder. Witnesses included Mrs Maricle, Laura Maricle, neighbors the Frezeks, and city police officials.
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Goroner
Maricle
Linn County
Walter Maricle
Walter Miaricle
Coogan Divorced By Betty Grable
Hollywood judge grants Betty Grable an uncontested divorce from Jackie Coogan known as the Kid of silent film fame. Grable filed for divorce after a short marriage in Hollywood and the case was approved Wednesday.
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Coogan
Betty Grable
Hollywood
John Beardsley
Jackie Coogan
Kid
Britain Recognizes New Polish Government in France
London reports that Britain has recognized the new Polish government formed in France. Sir Howard Kennard, ambassador to Poland, will travel to France within days to resume duties as R A Butler told the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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London
INS
Norway
Finland
Sweden
Danser Zone
Oslo
Alten-Posten
Russia
Europe
France
Howard Kennard
Poland
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
Senator Clark Attacks John Speech Over Poland War Lessons
Senator Clark denounces a Tuesday speech by Johnson that likened Poland to a warning for the United States. He argues the administration lacks authority and warns against arming fear with wartime hysteria. The Senate vote tally stood 59 for the administration, 34 against, 12 doubtful, as debate continued.
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Washington
Bennett Clark
Asisant
Johoeen
Clark
Administration
Senate
Johnson
Polan
United States
Canada
Mexico
Torea
Poland
Crecker
Germany
Rusesla
Gaius Vate
Peronnel
Vic Doushey
Chan Gurney
S. D
Wold Beames
Tohnson
Roosevelt
Roosevelt rejects mediation role despite Berlin hints
President Roosevelt said he had received no suggestions to propose peace talks or mediate in the European war. He dismissed Berlin reports that he might seek an armistice and shared a parable about Adam and Eve to illustrate the peacetime tale.
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Washington
United States
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Roosevelt
Adam
Eve
New York
Garden of Eden
Federal court drops antitrust indictment in ice cream industry
CHICAGO AP A federal court dismissed Wednesday an indictment charging 20 individuals and 20 corporations in the ice cream industry with violating the Sherman antitrust statute.
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Chicago
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Bugs" Baer
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