Education Is Hailed as Aid to Democracy
Frank Miles of Des Moines spoke at Muscatine High School commencement 1939 noting education as key to democracy. He warned against propaganda and urged federal aid for schools and social security for teachers to ensure equal opportunities. Diplomas were awarded to 176 graduates amid a large crowd and varied musical and choral performances.
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Des Moines
Iowa Legionaire
Muscatine High School
Fick School
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United States
Atlantic
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Sweden
Switzerland
Europe
A. A. Johnson
Charles E. Shook
Rene Frobenius
Grace Lutheran Church
D. R. Anderson
Mulgard Congregational Church
Hale
Robert Quackenbush
Jack McConnaha
Fred G. Messenger
R. E. Dunker
Board of Education
Julian Havercamp
A. C. Altenbernd
The
Iowa Scout Wins National VFW Medal for Rescue
Guy Groff Jr. of Marengo Iowa earned the 1939 gold medal and 300 dollar scholarship as outstanding Boy Scout of the nation. Eugene I Van Antwerp VFW commander will present the award at the Iowa department banquet in Council Bluffs Sunday night. In 1937 Groff rescued 12 year old Glenn R Thoms from drowning in the Iowa River.
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Kansas City
Guy Groff, Jr
Marengo
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eugene I. van Antwerp
Detroit
Iowa Department
Council Bluffs
Guy
Glenn R. Thoms
Iowa Rive
Southern Iowa Sees Needed Rainfall Across Regions
Des Moines reports the southern three tiers of Iowa counties received widespread rainfall from half an inch to five and a half inches. The Weather Bureau anticipates similar totals in the north-central region toward the Missouri River, improving the precipitation outlook.
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Iowa
Rainfall totals move through Iowa with showers widespread
Muscatine had 0.33 inch by noon after a 4 a.m. downpour, with temperatures around 69. The state saw varied totals from Mills to Pottawattamie counties, Lamont reporting 2.5 inches and Mount Ayr 1.38. Sioux City measured 90 for a high while Inwood cooled to 53 as clouds lingered.
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Mississippi River
Lamont
Mount Ayr
Clarinda
Weather Outlook With Cloudiness And Thunder Showers
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with thundershowers this afternoon or early tonight. Cooler in southeast portions tonight, warmer Saturday afternoon. Regions include Davenport Rock Island Moline and vicinity with rising Mississippi River stages from La Crosse to Keokuk.
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Moline
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Dubuque
Muscatine
Keokuk
Germany threatens mass arrests over Czech slayer in Kladno
German authorities warned they would arrest the person or persons responsible for killing a German police sergeant in Kladno by 8 p m tonight. Officials in custody and martial law threats loom as Czech self rule is challenged. A 30 000 crown reward is offered for clues. Prague officials meet with President Emil Hacha to assess the crisis.
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Moravia
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Bohemia-Moravia
Emil Hacha
Mrs. Rubens Freed After Moscow Court Hearing
Ruth Marie Rubens, held in Moscow for a year and a half, was convicted of entering the Soviet Union with a false passport and ordered freed within 24 hours. She received 18 months’ prison time but the court ruled she had served nearly all of it. Her husband, Adolph Arnold Rubens, also known as Donald Robinson, vanished from a Moscow hotel in December 1937, and she sought information about him but was refused. United States embassy officials attended the session amid lingering espionage rumors.
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Donald Robinson
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Italy
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New York
Gunther Gustave Rumrich
King's visit to Capitol honors Anglo American ties
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth meet 400 lawmakers in the Capitol rotunda as part of a Washington visit. Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead greet them. Pittman introduces senators. the royal couple later tour the city, dine with President Roosevelt, and sail from the Potomac to Mount Vernon.
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Edwin Watson
Farley Pushes Third-Term Question Stirring White House
Ray Tucker notes in The National Whirligig that James A. Farley presses a third term question, vexing Franklin D. Roosevelt and unsettling the president’s closest advisers as they weigh political risks.
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James A. Farley
FDR
Ray Tucker
Governess Miss Graham Timms Gay Lord Held for Kidnapping
Police arrest 19 year old governess Miss Graham Timms Gay Lord in San Francisco on a kidnapping charge involving five year old Krehe Osborn. State entomologist Carl J. Drake warns whinch bugs threaten corn and small grain in southern Iowa, with weather expected to influence damage in days ahead.
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Carl J. Drake
Iowa
Notable Boxers Backing Underprivileged Newsboys Support
Jimmie Fidler credits Maxie Rosenbloom for ongoing interest in underprivileged newsboys and aiding multiple youths. Eddie Brietz notes Tommy Loughran gives El Galento one minute against Joe Louis in a roundups sports column.
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Jimmie Fidler
Tommy Loughran
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Joe Louis
Eddie_ Brietz
Joseph Brown 45 Dies of Heart Attack at Home
Joseph Brown age 45 died suddenly of a heart attack at his home 312 East Third street at 12 55 pm today. He had lived in Muscatine since 1918. The body was taken to the Fairbanks Home for Funerals. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.
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Muscatine
Fairbanks
Iowans to Hear Wallace June 23
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace is scheduled to speak in Iowa City on June 23 as the first lecture in the University of Iowa summer series.
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Wallace
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Douglas to Head Insurance Firm
Lewis A. Douglas, former director of the U S budget, resigns as principal and vice chancellor of McGill University Montreal to become president of the Mutual Life Insurance Co of New York.
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Lewis A. Douglas
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Royal Visit Schedule For King and Queen Washington Day
Washington schedule shows the king and queen touring the capital with events at the British embassy the Capitol and Mount Vernon. They sail on the Potomac for luncheon and a wreath at Washingtons tomb and Arlington National Cemetery.
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White House
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Potomac
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New York
Boys Fill Offices At Iowa Statehouse
A Davenport high school senior, elected governor, and 600 Hawkeye State youths from Camp Dodge ran the Iowa statehouse for about ninety minutes. Gov Wilson and other officials exchanged roles as lawmakers and students staged the annual Hawkeye State boys camp trek.
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State House
George A. Wilson
Davenport
Senate
United States
Robert Alexander
Hawkeye State
Statehouse
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American Legion
Gov. Wilson
Sidelights on King and Queen Visit at Capital
Washington reports detail the royal garden party with King George and Queen, noting Sen. Ed Smith of South Carolina and Sen. Bulow of South Dakota exchanging notes with the monarchs. Vice President Garner was seen greeting the king warmly as staff learned the British prefer tea with bread and butter before breakfast.
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Sen. Smith
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Senate
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Smith
Sen. Bulow
South Dakota
Garner
Iowan Hutchinson Named Special Attorney at DOJ
Walter R. Hutchinson of Cedar Rapids Ia was appointed a special attorney in the anti trust division of the Department of Justice. Sen Herring said Hutchinson would come to Washington soon to take the position. Hutchinson 35 years old practiced law in Cedar Rapids from 1928 to 1933 led the state securities department 1933 to 1935 and since 1935 has been an assistant United States attorney for northern Iowa.
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Washington
Walter R. Hutchinson
Cedar Rapids
Department of Justice
Sen. Herring
D-Ia
Hutchinson
State Securities Department
United States
Iowa
Diplomats mingle at ceremony honoring monarchs
Chinese Ambassador Hu Shih and Japanese Ambassador Horinouchi stood together despite bilateral strains. Spanish Ambassador De Cardenas appeared with Soviet Ambassador Oumansky, whose nation had not recognized Franco's government.
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Horinouchi
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God Save the King sign in Washington window
A restaurant window in Washington displays two signs one reading God Save the King and another listing Chicken a La King priced at 35 cents, reflecting period menu and patriotic display.
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