Fire Aboard Deutschland Rages 983 Passengers in Atlantic Blaze
Fire aboard the German liner Deutschland roared through No 2 hold as 591 passengers and 2 crew battled flames 200 miles east of Cape Race. SOS calls and widespread radio traffic warned ships and bases. After a two hour battle Captain Steincke said the fire was under control and passengers remained safe though seas were rough.
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New York
Hip
North Atlantic
Mip
No. 2
Hen
Cape Race
Newundland
Karleincke
Leteran
New
Steincke
Hamburg
Iowans Cannot Guess Sales Tax for U S Income Returns
AP reports Iowa taxpayers must document actual sales tax payments for federal income tax deductions. The IRS will not honor estimated amounts, requiring records of sales tax paid and availability for audits. Iowa officials express uncertainty as to how early-year deductions will be handled and record retention challenges.
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U. S
Washington
Des Moines
Internal Revenue Bureau
H. W. Dale
Dale
Ol Newey LO
Gazette Editor On Air Friday Night Against Kraschel Candidacy
Verne Marshall of The Cedar Rapids Gazette will air a plain spoken opposition to Nelson G. Kraschel’s reelection bid for Iowa governor. The program Friday at 8 p m on WMT KMA and KSO claims Kraschel lacks fitness and praises voters for seeking good government, noting the 1936 lies.
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Nelson G. Kraschel
Iowa
Verne Marshall
Cedar Rapids Gazette
WMT
KMA
KSO
Kraschel
Marshall
Des Moines
Arrested For Drunk Driving In Crash
Thornwald H Erickson age 49 of 2426 C avenue NE was arrested about midnight for drunk driving after his car collided with K E Robertson at 2400 block of First Avenue East. Mrs Robertson suffered a bruised leg. Erickson released to his attorney at 7 15 am on order of Assistant County Attorney Ed Fordyce.
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Thornwald H. Erickson
C Avenue NE
Erickson
Ed Fordyce
K. E. Robertson
Park Court SE
First Avenue E
Robertson
Robertsons
First Avenue
CTU Threatens Postal Telegraph Strike
Frank B. Powers international president of the Commercial Telegraphers Union ordered a strike against Postal Telegraph at 3 p.m. Wednesday unless the company complies with a 48 hours pay for 44 hours work rule. The action would affect about 1,500 CTU members and an estimated 2,000 sympathizers among Postal’s 14,000 employees, with CTU reported confined to Indianapolis Kansas City and Dallas.
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Chicago
Frank B. Powers
Commercial Telegraphers Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Powers
Postal
CTU
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
Postal Telegraph Workers Face Cut Hours Under New Labor Law
Officials of the American Communication association studied Postal Telegraph’s plan under the 44 hour week wage act. Operators slowed wires in protest while 1,000 messengers were set to be discharged nationwide. The plan keeps night differentials and Saturday hours with pay, while pay scales rise to a weekly minimum of 11 dollars for many workers.
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New York
American Communication Association
CIO
Postal Telegraph
Defense needs trained men says Roosevelt at press briefing
High officials said shortages of trained manpower hinder defenses along with guns and planes. Roosevelt disclosed plans to study increasing skilled aircraft mechanic training and possible expansion of air bases while reviewing total plane needs and other war material production. Officials noted the Baker board dated data and emphasized a push to speed up training for mechanics and pilots as production capacities exist.
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Washington
High Administration
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Army Air Corps
War Department
Roosevelt Hoover Radio Forum Schedule Tonight
New York Herald Tribune lists tonight's broadcasts on WJZ NBC CST. At 7 p.m. Walter Lippmann and Lord Halifax discuss War Over the World for thirty minutes. At 8 p.m. Hoover, Allen, Ludlow and others present Struggle for Peace for one hour fifty minutes. At 9:50 p.m. President Roosevelt speaks.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune Forum
Wjznbc
Walter Lippmann
Lord Halifax
Herbert Hoover
Henry J. Allen
Louis Ludlow
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids Weather: Bright Skies and Mild Temperatures
Cedar Rapids recorded a bright sky and mild temperatures with a low of 41 at 1 a.m. rising to 63 by 2:40 p.m. The day’s high notes 65 at 3:30 p.m. and a 7 p.m. reading of 52, based on Chambers Inskeep company readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Roper Warns Of Price Hike In Haste
Washington United Press International reports Secretary of Commerce Roper warnings against premature price increases that could impede business as he urged patience in adjusting prices during economic strain.
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Roper
Washington
James Roosevelt In Film Capital
James Roosevelt arrives in Hollywood seeking a change of scenery after convalescing at a northern California ranch. The President's eldest son and secretary visits the film capital, with no details on activities or duration provided.
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James Roosevelt
Hollywood
California
State Treasurer's Books Obscure and Slipshod, Bagley Claims
Mason City reports W G C Bagley republican candidate for state treasurer told a large audience his address that the records of the treasurer's office are obscure incomplete and slipshod making exact state receipts indeterminable without lengthy audits. He cited disbursements rising from 81 million in 1932 to 163 million in 1938 to argue for improved bookkeeping and accountability.
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Bagley
Mason City
W. G. C. Bagley
Iowa
State House
Restore Peace On University Of Ia. Campus
Iowa City students and staff restored calm after a clash between the University of Iowa football team and the Daily Iowan, the campus paper. An informal meeting among Karl E. Leib, E. G. Dad Schroeder, John Mooney, and Jack Eicherly led to an end to punishment plans. Hawkeye coaches said the matter should be dropped and forgotten.
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Iowa City
University of Iown
Daily Iowan
America
Karl E. Leib
Commerce
E. G
Dad” Schroeder
Leib
Schroeder
John Mooney
Jack Eicherly
University of Iowa
Iowa
Eicherly
Irl Tubbs
Mooney
Dennis Sullivan
Sullivan
Hawkeye
Tubbs
Czechoslovak cabinet splits over Hungary dispute
Prague reports a split cabinet over Hungary minority settlement. Premier Andrej Brody resigns after backing a compromise. Monsignor Augustin Volosin replaces him to handle Ruthenian boundary talks, with Germany and Italy possible arbitration if needed.
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Prague
Hungary
Andrej Brody
Province of
Ruthenia
Budapest
Slovakia
Germany
Italy
Brody
Augustin Volosin
Volosin
Deadline Extended for Railroad Strike Report
President Roosevelt extended the 30 day deadline by 48 hours to midnight Saturday for the special fact finding board to report on recommendations in the looming railroad workers strike. The extension, agreed by the board, railroads, and workers, follows a stipulation proposed by Walter P. Stacy and approved by the President.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Early
Walter P. Stacy
North Carolina Supreme Court
Deer seen crossing highway near Cedar Rapids
Thomas Shover of Monticello slowed his car to watch a full sized deer gallop across old highway No 30 about two miles west of Cedar Rapids. Hunters track the beast through Tom Yuill's corn field. Zoo records checked with Bever Park's Bill Volz found no missing deer. Wildlife enthusiasts say it may be one of Iowa’s occasional wild animals.
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Cedar Rapids
Thomas Shover
Monticello
Shover
Tom Yuill
Bill Volz
Bever Park
Iowa
Nazi veto blocks plan for colonial expansion in Africa
BERLIN (UP) authorities said Germany will reject a reported plan to satisfy its colonial demands by seizing Belgian and Portuguese territories in Africa. The note indicates Berlin’s firm stance against the proposed partition and emphasizes continued opposition to colonial concessions.
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Berlin
Germany
Reich
Africa
Hitler and Schuschnigg Hold Vienna Meeting at Metropole
Chancellor Adolf Hitler met former Austrian leader Kurt Schuschnigg in Vienna at the Metropole hotel after touring the Sudetenland. Reliable reports state the talks occurred on Wednesday and were described as a private but cordial exchange.
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Vienna
INS
Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
Kurt Schuschnigg
Metropole
Lloyd George warns Munich peace risks war and loss of honor
In a London address former prime minister David Lloyd George condemns the Munich settlement as a bad peace. He says Britain will forfeit honor and self respect, face universal hostility, and endure war without friends. He argues totalitarian powers would have been crushed with war but notes Britain’s weak defense.
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London
David Lloyd George
Munich
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Lloyd George
Europe
Britain
Three New Members Elected To Coe Board Of Trustees
The Coe College board of trustees elected three new members for two year terms. Rev William Charless of Ames, an executive of the Presbyterian Synod, Herbert S Stamats of Cedar Rapids area, treasurer of French Stamats Inc, and Arthur Barlow of Cedar Rapids, president of Shores Company, fill the vacancies left by the deceased Robert Sinclair and Rev Harry Kremers and the resignation of Rev Joseph Bren.
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Coe College Board of Trustees
Arthur Poe
William Charless
Ames
Presbyterian Synod
Herbert S. Stamats
Linden Drive
French Stamats, Inc
Arthur Barlow
Bever Avenue
Shores Company
Robert Sinclair
Indianapolis
Harry Kremers
Cedar Rapids
Joseph Bren
Tavern First Place Broken Into Here In Over A Month
Cedar Rounds News reports Leo McSwiggin's tavern at First street between Second and Third avenues SW was entered by forcing a rear window Wednesday morning. Four cartons of cigarets were stolen after a checkup. The burglars left the rear door open and took the key on leaving. This is Cedar Rapids' first break in for over a month.
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Jack Jelinek
Eleventh Street
Leo McSwiggin
First Street
Second
Third Avenues
McSwiggin
Cedar Rapids
The Cigar Store Indian Then and Now
The piece contrasts past relics with modern advertising, noting fading items like the Cigar Store Indian and old fashions while Neon lights and Gazette Want Ads promote contemporary tobaccos and rent listings. A sample Gazette rental ad claims a 30th Street Dr. unit offered by Ad-taker by November 1.
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Ian
Gazette
Money Found In Cedar Rapids Store Entryway Restores $9300
Mrs Charles J Stewart recovered $9300 lost on downtown Cedar Rapids streets after a passerby Mrs H E Rahe found a pink rag purse with ninety hundred dollar bills and six fifty dollar bills in Martins Dry Goods lobby She called attorney J J Locher and with her husband and the lawyer she identified the owner and returned the money without incident
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Charles J. Stewart
Cedar Rapids
H.E Rahe
Fourth Avenue
Rahe
Martins Dry Goods
J J. Locher
Stewart
Japs Seal Refugee Zone Walls In Hankow Standoff
Japanese troops sealed the refugee zone walls in Hankow Wednesday night after United States naval authorities refused to open the gates. American officers ordered a withdrawal as a Japanese officer and British officers conferred while machine guns trained on the area for about an hour. The standoff remained tense until the Japanese withdrew.
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Hankow
United States
United Press
Continue Probe Of Pa Vote Charges
The Senate campaign investigates Pennsylvania activity after WPA workers were solicited for contributions. A letter allegedly bearing Sen Joseph Guffey signature was drafted by Edward N Jones with agreement from Ralph Bashore and David L Lawrence. The committee cites evidence supporting Davis charges amid Williams denial of any truth.
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Washington
Senate
Pennsylvania
WPA
Joseph Guffey
Guffey
Edward N. Jones
Pennsylvania Democratic Committee
Gillette Submits Expense Report
Washington report shows Senator Gillette of Indiana filing Wednesday expenditures of 2309 dollars and contributions of 4350 dollars. His top donor was the Democratic senatorial campaign committee with 1500 dollars. He said he received 2000 dollars from many friends in Washington unknown.
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Washington
LLP
Senate
Gillette
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt Criticizes Un-American Inquiry and Slur Charges
The House committee chair charged cabinet members aided a campaign to misrepresent and ridicule the inquiry. President Roosevelt rebuked the panel for permitting testimony harming the investigation while Dies defended the committee and cited the Shirley Temple fabrication as political manipulation.
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Washington
Dies
Texas
House
Roosevelt
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Shirley Temple
Soviet Russia
Perkins
Ickes
Farley’s Historic Date Races in Pennsylvania 1940 Battle
Jim Farley selects Pennsylvania as the political battleground for 1940 in a preemptive celebration. The piece satirically notes Democratic infighting in Philadelphia, Maine’s withdrawal, Vermont’s demand for a separate mail order office, and harsh jests about Republicans in Pennsylvania.
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Jim Farley
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Maine
Grandpa
Vermont
Jim
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