Iowa juries and pre trial procedure face new scrutiny
The piece notes a Cedar Rapids businessman's jury trial costs $108 in jury fees after a plaintiff sought $141.45, with awards totaling $67.13. It discusses state pre trial hearings as a potential time saver and questions legality, while highlighting costs and burdens on taxpayers and the courts.
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Cedar Rapids
District Court
Court
Bar
Warren County
Iowa
Linn County
W. S. Cooper
American Bar Association
State Association
House Votes to Send Arms Measure to Conference
The administration won an early test in the House by approving a rule to send the arms embargo bill to conference with the Senate. The vote 237 to 177 closed debate on the rule, while leaders prepared for a later vote on instructing conferees to retain the embargo. Democratic resistance and mixed positions signaled a tight battle ahead.
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Washington
House
Senate
Hamilton Fish
N. Y
Fish
William B. Bankhead
Martin J. Kennedy
Roosevelt
William M. Colmer
Miss
Roosevelt Proclaims Thanksgiving Day for Peace Hope
President Roosevelt designates Thursday November 23 as a day of general thanksgiving and urges thanks for the hope within us for world peace. The proclamation sets the next to last Thursday as Thanksgiving to suit business needs, with some states continuing the old date.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Finding joy in work and daily life amid boredom
The piece reflects on how enjoyment in one’s work leads to happiness and wealth, citing Lawrence Tibbett, Webster, Casper Muquetoast, and Joe Jackson. It argues most people learn to like their tasks, or endure drab routines, and stresses the need to inject interest to avoid dull, tedious labor.
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Lawrence Tibbett
Webster
Casper Muquetoast
Joe Jackson
Eliot
Harvard
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
White House Denies Third Term Draft Plan
The White House rejects knowledge of a reported plan by western state progressives to hold a conference to draft President Roosevelt for a 1940 third term. Stephen T. Early, the president’s secretary, says neither he nor the President know anything about such a conference.
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White House
Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Stephen T. Early
Monday Night News
Missing Aviator Brothers Found Safe In Ecuador
Reports from Guayaquil say the Peruvian aviators Commander Humberto Gallino and Captain Victor Gallino were located safe at Salinas de Puntas Arenas in Ecuador. Earlier, Lima launched an international search by ships and aircraft for the missing brothers after they departed New York for Lima on a 4100 mile non stop flight, with fuel only enough to last until Monday. Authorities coordinated with the United States, Central American and Caribbean nations as well as Peru to assist in the search.
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Ecuador
Puerto Pesaria
Humberto Gallino
Victor Gallino
Salinas de Puntas Arenas
Ecuator
Lima
Peru
New York
Humberto Gal Lino
Victor Gal Lino
North
South America
Floyd Bennett Field
Miami
Fla
Florida Straits
Cuba
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Pacific
Oscar Benavides
United States
Army
Navy
Pan- American Grace Airways
Caribbean Sea
Benavides
Central America
Mexico
Washington
Navy Department
Atlantic
Caribbean
Time Has Come to Determine If Committee Faces Washington Hurdles
The speaker declares the moment to decide whether the committee will be countly handicapped embarrassed and thwarted by Washington official actions.
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Washington
Moves to Assure Safety of City of Flint Crew
Berlin cites U S request to informally urge German authorities to protect the American crew of the City of Flint as it heads to a German haven under a German prize crew. Washington asks Britain and Germany to avoid exposing the crew to danger and has sent instructions to Ambassador Kennedy in London and Alexander Kirk in Berlin.
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Flint
Berlin
United States
Washington
City of
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Alexander C. Kirk
Telegram reports say Flint carries wide range of supplies
Telephonic reports from Tromsoe vary from earlier versions saying Flint has taken aboard foodstuffs that extend its cruising range and may not sail directly to Germany. It is claimed the ship was preceded and followed by German armed merchantmen as it left the fiord for the open sea.
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Oslo
Norway
Tromsoe
Germany
Fiord
German prize crew faces treason risk in blockade voyage
Reports claim the City of Flint attempted a blockade dodging voyage along Norway to reach Hamburg. Norwegian authorities and a warship escorted the ship out after the German prize crew sought supplies. Oslo officials barred comment under a new safety act punishing disclosure of ship movements.
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Norway
Henrik Jebens
City of
Flint
Oslo
Boy in custody puts out Coliseum's first fire
A 15 year old juvenile delinquent on the way to Eldora State Training School extinguished a fire in a waste basket at Cedar Rapids Memorial Coliseum. He alerted custodian J P Winn and dashed away, preventing Desk damage. The blaze started from a discarded cigarette butt.
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Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Eldora
J. P. Winn
Mussolini reshuffles cabinet and military leadership in Rome
Premier Mussolini re organized the fascist regime in a broad shakeup Tuesday. Seven cabinet ministers, the secretary of the fascist party, chiefs of staff of the army air force and fascist militia and four undersecretaries were replaced in a sweeping leadership overhaul.
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Rome
Mussolini
Fascist Party
Nazi spokesman downplays Italian leadership shakeup
A Berlin propaganda ministry spokesman said on Tuesday the reorganization of Italy s war services cabinet and fascist party leadership does not, in the Nazi view, indicate a change in fundamental Italian policy despite the shakeup.
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Berlin
Mussolini Rearranges Cabinet and Fascist Militia Roles
Mussolini yields the Africa portfolio to General Attilio Teruzzi. Lieut. Gen. Achille Starace relinquishes the party secretary role at his own request and becomes chief of the general staff of the fascist militia. Dino Alfieri shifts from popular culture to new duties.
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Mussolini
Italian Africa
Attilio Teruzzi
Achille Starace
Dino Alfieri
Starace
Ruth Judd Captured On Grounds Of Hospital Whence She Fled
Winnie Ruth Judd, described as a wild woman, sobbed and raged until sedated, then returned to the Arizona state hospital for the insane under guard. She had been free six days, claimed to have seen horrible things, and was caught leaving an attache case home on hospital grounds for food. She wore an old coat, had damaged stockings, bruises, and a sprained ankle.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Dies Wines Arrested in Slaying Case
Washington AP reports William McCuistion former NMU officer and Dies committee witness was taken into custody by Washington police after New Orleans officials sought his questioning in the Sept. 17 slaying of Philip Carey, NMU official in New Orleans.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Husky William McCuistion
New Orleans
McCuistion
Philip Carey
National Maritime Union
NMU
Capitol
Dies
Horace Lineburg
Washington Detective Bureau
Tex
McCuistien
Communist Party
Joseph Curran
John Grosch
Curran
Punchboards Destroyed as Grocer Charges Dropped
In Cedar Rapids five grocers faced charges for operating punchboards in a campaign to crack down on games of chance. The charges were dismissed on Tuesday in exchange for written waivers to destroy penny and nickel punchboards and merchandise. County Attorney G Thompson warned that all punchboards in the city will be confiscated and bishop bingo and fortune wheel games at churches and clubs are also under scrutiny.
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Cedar Rapids
Harry Johnson
Bob Vinch
G. Thompson
Thompson
Muscatine County man wins Iowa corn husking title
Alvin Roberts of Atalissa Muscatine county won the Iowa cornhusking contest near Fairfield with a net of 2439.7 pounds in 80 minutes. He defeated runner up George Steffens of Wiota and third place Lee Stedgel Morning Sun as crowds estimated at 30 000 to 50 000 watched the event on the John Jenks farm.
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Fairfield
Alvin Roberts
Atalissa
Muscatine County
Iowa
Henry Peterson
Callender
George Steffens
Wiota
Lee Stedgel
Morning Sun
Eldred Stallman
Fairfax
Linn County
Art Thompson
Wallaces
John Jenks
Here
Civil Service Board Rules Proceeding On Misbach Case
The Civil Service Board asserts the right to start proceedings in the Carl Misbach case, a city fireman suspended for conduct unbecoming a member of the fire department. The panel released witnesses while awaiting a hearing on Misbach’s injunction to reopen the case and urged court action to clarify civil service laws. The injunction, sought by Misbach, targets halting ongoing proceedings.
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Carl Misbach
Civil Service Commission
Misbach
Edward E. Lowe
Supreme Court
Commission
J. E. Heiserman
German Recon Patrol Penetrates French Border for First Time
Berlin reports that reconnaissance troops crossed into France beyond the Maginot line for the first time since the war began. The patrol reached the second French line, found deserted batteries and trenches, and damaged a village as weather widened land and air activity along the front.
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Berlin
INS
Maginot Line
DNB
Paris War Time Bombardment Marks New German Action
Paris dispatch notes that German heavy artillery opened fire on Tuesday for the first time in the current war, signaling a notable escalation and impact on the front.
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Paris
Ins
Baer Defends His View on Fight Throwing in Ring
ARTHUR Bugs Baer notes his own ideas about throwing fights. He recalls claims about Harry Thomas throwing matches to Galento and Schmeling. The pieceSuggests Thomas took more punishment than he dodged and says Baer does not allege Baer threw the Louis bout.
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Baer
Harry Thomas
Galento
Schmeling
Harry
Joe Louis
Betting Claim Spurs Slot Machine Debate
The speaker argues that if Harry is correct it confirms the old claim that the public has a better chance at winning by dropping nickels into a slot machine without a handle. The remark highlights skepticism about betting odds and public perception of casino games.
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P. S
Harry
Molotov Criticizes Allies and Signals Soviet Neutrality
Soviet Premier Molotoff in a Moscow speech attacked Britain and France as imperialist aggressors and pledged practical cooperation with Nazi Germany while reaffirming Soviet neutrality. He said Finland rejected key Russian base demands and warned lifting the US embargo would prolong the war. He also backed Hitler by calling the Allies fighting a senseless war over Poland.
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Moscow
Viacheslaff Molotoff
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
Supreme Soviet
Finland
United States
Molotoff
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Japan
Balkan
Ukraine
Molotoff lashes Roosevelt over neutrality meddling
Moscow premier Viacheslaff Molotoff accused President Roosevelt of interfering in Russia Finland talks in defiance of U S neutrality policy He compared it to Philippine independence and the 1917 Finnish independence move in a fiery broadcast to reporters
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Moscow
Viacheslaff Molotoff
Roosevelt
Russia
Finland
United States
Philippines
Molotov Outlines Soviet Aims in War and Peace
Molotov details Soviet goals including aiding Germany’s war efforts, halting conflict, and expanding influence in Poland and the Baltic. He cites limited Black Sea and Finland pacts, improved Japan relations, and no plans against Scandinavia, with the Supreme Soviet adopting the declaration.
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Soviet Union
Poland
Baltic States
Russia
Black Sea
Turkey
Britain
France
Finland
Nazis to Punish Only Leaders of Rioting Czechs
Prague reports the Nazi provincial government will avoid wide purges after anti-German demonstrations during the Czech independence anniversary. Officials say the leaders will be punished, not the general population, and new restrictions and dress bans were imposed.
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Prague
Nazi Prospectorate
Puri
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
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