Colleges Begin New Administrations In State
The article notes In August and Cedar Rapids colleges inaugurating new presidents John B Magee at Ornell College and Vivian T Smith at Upper Town University, signaling strengthened traditions and progress in Iowa higher education amid national economic concerns. It highlights careful leader selection and the aim of advancing cultural enterprise statewide.
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Ornell College
John B. Magee
Upper Town University
Vivian T. Smith
Iowa
Upper Iowa
Cornell
Messrs. Smith and
Magee
Pius XII Denounces Denial of God in Encyclical
Pope Pius XII in his first encyclical of his reign blames the denial of God for wars and calls for just peace treaties. He warns against absolute dictatorship and urges faith in treaties as necessary for lasting peace, noting the danger of new errors and the need for mutual wordkeeping.
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Pontiff
Pius
Castel Gandolfo
Pius XII
Poland
Pope Pius
Cold Winds Follow Night Thunderstorm Over Cedar Rapids
In Cedar Rapids, a night thunderstorm left 0.30 inches of rain as winds followed, temperatures rose to 62 by 10:30 p.m. Thursday then fell to 40 by 10 a.m. Friday. The Chambers Inskeep company recorder logged overcast skies with readings around 43 at 1:30 p.m and 41 at 2:30 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Maybe Theyre Not So Dumb Maybe Theyre Not So Dumb
In Vincennes Indiana merchants invite children to soap their store windows on Monday night for a Halloween event. Prizes are offered for the most artistic drawings.
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Vincennes, Ind
Embargo Debate Split Reflects Arms Sales Stance
A poll shows 117 members favor retaining the embargo to block arms sales to belligerents, while others favor repealing it to allow cash-and-carry on arms and goods. The league’s broad support for maintaining U S institutions is noted, with concern that aiding one belligerent group could steer the nation toward war.
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National Economic League
League
Landon Urges U S Avoid War at Cornell Inauguration
Alfred M Landon on Friday urged Americans to keep out of war to preserve liberty and rights at Cornell College during the inauguration of Dr. John B Magee. He warned that unemployment and government waste threaten democracy at home while Europe wars loom abroad.
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Landon
Cornell
U.S
Mount Vernon
Alfred M Landon
John B Magee
Cornell College
Europe
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
United States
Gazette
John 8. Magee
Frank Cole
Cornell Board of Trustees
Polite Bandit Robs McIntire Bank For About 500 Dollars
A lone bandit robbed the Aetna Savings Bank in McIntire Iowa on Friday morning escaping with an estimated 500 to 600 dollars. Cashier Rod Williams and bookkeeper Grace O'Brien were left with no warning and no description of the robber after the brief hold up. Police suspect an accomplice outside the bank.
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McIntire
Aetna Savings Bank
Mitchell County
Minnesota
Rod Williams
Grace O'Brien
Williams
Miss O’brien
Mr. Williams
Dane Islanders Report Naval Battle Sightings Denied
Reports from Sclero island claim residents saw a naval battle with planes and warships, but the ministry of marine denied any action in the area. The ministry said coast guard stations reported nothing, only a lone airplane passing in the afternoon.
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Copenhagen
Sclero Island
Ministry of Marine
Ministry
Mount Vernon Man Found Dead In Truck Near Ivanhoe
Harold Ehle, grocer of Mount Vernon, was found shot through the heart in a truck beside an ice house east of the Ivanhoe bridge south of Mount Vernon. Coroner Dr. B L Knight and Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder investigated at 2:30 pm Friday. Authorities noted the wound appeared personal safety related.
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Ivanhoe Bridge
Mount Vernon
B. L. Knight
Harlan Snyder
Harold Ehle
First Avenue South
Hiram Williams
T. I Mitchell
Williams
Auditor Report Critical of Summerwill Bond Liquidations
Des Moines Gov George A Wilson released a special state audit condemning Ben S Summerwill of Iowa City for liquidating bonds and stocks held by 12 eastern Iowa bank receiverships. The report cites a $156 800 bond sale to Summerwill's Town State Bank at 155 262 62 and a 1934 sale of 380 597 76 of receivership bonds to L As Andrew Chicago with unaccounted proceeds totaling 5 502 94.
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Des Moines
INS
George A. Wilson
Ben S. Summerwill
Iowa City
Iowa
Gazette
Frank S. Johnson
State Examiner
Summerwill
Town
State Bank and Trust Company
Johnson
Andrew, Ju, and Company
Chicago
Hearings Postponed on Iowa City Bank Receiverships
Hearings on petitions for receiverships of two Iowa City banks Farmers and Merchants Trust and Johnson County Savings are postponed to November 20. Attorney R S Milner secured the postponement for examiner Ben Summerwill, with Floyd Philbrick and Judge Harold D Evans involved in the investigation and hearings.
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Des Moines
Iowa City
Farmers and Merchants Trust Company
Johnson County Savings
R. S. Milner
Cedar Rapids
Ben Summerwill
Floyd Philbrick
Harold D. Evans
Unaccounted funds linger in official report details
The report notes funds counted through 1938 and 1939 with $985.19 still unaccounted. Court action has been started against Summerwill by state superintendent D. W. Bates.
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Johnson
Summerwill
D. W. Bates
The Tower of Babel Is Fallen The Pride Of Man
An essay argues that modern nations mirror the biblical Tower of Babel, collapsing from pride into vanity then independence leading to isolation and fear. It laments a world fractured by barbed wire, self interest, and mistrust, urging humility and love.
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Tower of Babel
Heaven
United Feature Syndicate
Tuc
Byrd Snow Cruiser Stalls on Indiana Road Trip
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's snow cruiser, built for South Polar travel, fell behind schedule on a modern U S highway in Warsaw Indiana as crowds of curious Hoosiers halted its progress.
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Warsaw
Ind
Richard _E.‘ Byrd
South Polar
U. S
Embargo Vote Foils Arms Ban In Senate Action
The Senate rejected adding a ban on arm sales to belligerents with a 67 to 22 vote, effectively allowing the embargo to be removed from the administration’s revised neutrality bill. The sudden roll call followed a Nye motion to strike the embargo, prompting a swift chamber turnout.
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Washington
Senate
Gerald Nye
N. D
Subeek
Iowans Oppose Nye's Neutrality Measure
Washington AP reports Iowans Clyde Lo Herring and Gus M Gillette joined a majority in voting against the Nye substitute neutralists measure in the senate Friday. The vote followed a packed gallery and a tense session as the chamber prepared for possible embargo action and amendments to post bonds for belligerent ships crews.
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Washington
Clyde Lo Herring
Gus M Gillette
Senate
House
American
U U. S Territory
Nye
Mine Republica
Nee
Neutrality Review
Thurday
Cripple Sees Fire Destroy 13 Years of Carving Creations
In Springfield, Owen Creviston, a 66 year old amputee, watched a fire ruin 13 years of hand carved plaques and bric a brac. He and his son Thomas escaped as flames damaged the home and all works. He reflected that he still has his knife.
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Springfield
Owen Creviston
Creviston
Thomas
Escape of Winnie Ruth Judd Drives Family to Breakdown
In Phoenix, Winnie Ruth Judd’s escape from the Arizona state insane asylum triggers a shock near death for her bedridden father, Rev. H. J. McKinnell. Doctors cite emotional stress as the cause. Sheriff Lon Jordan keeps deputies on alert, safeguarding the McKinnells and watching friends’ houses for the suspect’s return.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
H. J. McKinnell
Arizona State Insane Asylum
Winnie Ruth
McKinnells
Lon Jordan
Winnie Ruth Judd Reappears Prompting LA Traps
Authorities lay two ambushes in Los Angeles as Winnie Ruth Judd, suspected of fleeing from Arizona after a notorious 1931 case, may seek her husband Dr William C Judd. Police hide near his Santa Monica home while deputies guard Sawtelle hospital where Judd is detained.
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Los Angeles
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
William C. Judd
Phoenix Insane Asylum
Dr. Judd
Santa Monica
Sawtelle Veterans’ Hospital
City of Flint Allegedly Seized by German Prize Crew
Reports from Murmansk say the American steamer City of Flint sailed under German control after being ordered from a Russian port. The U S State Department sought clarity on the ship status as Ambassador Steinhardt pressed Russian officials for information while the vessel faced possible prize court action amid a British blockade and German guard.
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Moscow
Murmansk
Flint
Mo O
United States
Laurence Steinhardt
Tha
Berlity
Imbure
Sbepy
Iowa Acebls
Steiohard
Foreign Office
Forc Elan Officce
Tne
Fortraneline
Bieh
Carls
Mtllmank
Case Of Who Is To Keep Whom Out Of War
Baer argues neutrality in Congress will lead to prisoners and warns that politicians avoid danger by changing subjects. He asserts Republicans want to stay out of war but oppose Democrats keeping them out.
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Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Wiley
Dubuque
A. B. Clemens
Chicago Tribune
Iowa
Washington
Germany
Baer
Congress
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H. J. Burgstahler
Arlon Brown
Drew University
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H. G. Wells
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