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ed for Germany, although a rising wave of irritatidn at British censorship tactics was evident in both houses of congress.Chairman Pittman, Nevada democrat, of the foreign relations committee, said the British had a perfect right to search American airplanes landing - at Bermuda, and could legally confiscate mail headed for Germany. Mali addressed to neutrals, said Pittman, could not legally be taken.Most sedate democratic leaders opposed pending proposals to compel the Ttahg-Atlantic American air line to omit 3 ?tmuda on the crossing, making Che first stop at thePortugal-owned Azores Islands. Pittman, Pepper, /fiSfchsen#te democratic leader, Barkley of Kentucky, said the state department was handling the Situation, and had best be left unhampered for the present.MINOR DAMAGE CAUSEDBY FIRE IN RESIDENCEMinor damage was caused by fire shortly before noon today in the residence occupied by Cecil Riggs, 2002 Seventh street. Moline. The blaze, which was easily extinguished by Moline firemen, started from a defective chimney. A floor joist was damaged. (WORLD WAR VETERANSARE HONORED BY POSTRock Island, Feb. 23.—Several Rock Island World war veterans received the purple heart medal for wounds Incurred in the war. The men were honored by the RockIsland American Legion post at a dinner in the clubrooms of the post.Those getting awards were S. M. Ellison. James J. Pollke, George D. Baird, John B. Garrity, John A. McCutcheon, W. Don Jones, John F. 'Mangelsdoff, Percy A. Eklund, W. T. Stevenson, * Harry Thompson, Ben D. Farrar, M. W. Anderson and Frank M. BrownA meeting will be held March 11 to discuss formation of a PurpleHeart chapter, to be affiliated with a Chicago chapter.FIRE DAMAGES HOUSE INROCK ISLAND; LOSS $600lao\ecisgtP*ioccV\Rock Island, Feb. 123.—-Fire this morning caused damage of $600 to the * residence of Floyd Longworth, 2511 Thirty-second street. Rock Is-.i/4POULTRY!Buy Them Alive—WeGuineo Hens, each1940 Fryers, 3-lb. aSpring Chickens, IfaHens, lb.PROE204 19TH STROPEN SUNDAY IPHONE MOL
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Moline Daily Dispatch
Moline, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 23, 1940
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