Knox Opposes Depleting U S Fleet for Britain
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said he is against further depletion of the U S fleet to aid Great Britain and would not endorse sending destroyers monthly. He noted 159 destroyers on hand with 15 more this year and 45 next year, and said there are no requests from Britain for ships. He reported ongoing faster construction and that the battleships North Carolina and Washington are advancing into service ahead of schedule.
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Washington
Frank Knox
United States
Great Britain
Knox
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
U. S
U.S
Two Ocean Fleet
North Carolina
U. S. S. Washington
Navy
Laddie Suffers A Relapse At Fort Ord California
Laddie the dog suffers a relapse at Fort Ord veterinary hospital as he nears death from a weak heart and blood infection after a second transfusion. The infection is linked to separation from Private Frerettt Scott, the owner who enlisted and left Chanute Kansas. The mongrel donor dog buried at the hospital is cited as a factor in Laddie’s critical condition. Scott, who crossed 2000 miles to rejoin his master, visits but is kept out as Laddie weakens and returns to bed in a laundry basket.
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Ofl Ord
Calif
Daddie
Presidio of Monterey Veterinary Hospital
Frerettt Scott
Laddie
Larklie
Scott
Lincoln memorial services held in legislature chambers
The February 12 memorials in Des Moines honored Abraham Lincoln with tributes in both chambers. In the Senate Dr. Frank Herriott of Drake University spoke on Lincoln, while 97 year old Thomas Jefferson Noll attended as assistant adjutant general and national judge advocate general of the Grand Army of the Republic. In the House Rep H F Risse delivered a eulogy.
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Es Moines
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Frank Herriott
Drake University
Thomas Jefferson Noll
Grand Army of the Republic
H. F. Risse
Mitchell
Cedar Rapids couple get life terms for boy's murder
W W Bender and wife Mabel both 32 were sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to first degree murder in the death of their five year old stepson Ralph Kohlicek. Authorities moved detainees to the courtroom amid fears of a mob. The motive was to inherit $1,690 from Ralph’s estate as the child lay dead in a burning bedroom above the couple's cafe.
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Cedar Rapids
W. W. Bender
Mabel
Ralph Kohlicek
H. C. Ring
Bender
O Leary Recruting Imposter Taken To Cedar Rapids
Des Moines reports Sergeant O Leary an alias of Marion Taylor was moved to Cedar Rapids after a night in Polk County jail. Two U S marshals escorted him from Colorado where authorities say his bogus army recruiting duped 35 boys from a local school and lured them to Des Moines. He insisted he was not Marion Taylor and vowed to resume recruiting soon.
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Des Moines
O'Lee
Cedar Rapids
Polk County
Marion Taylor
O'Leary
Tawa
Kansas
Iowa Legislature Debates Marriage License Reforms
Des Moines Iowa lawmakers discuss a compulsory syphilis screening measure tied to marriage licenses. The bill would require applicants to file physician reports 20 days before issuance. Other actions include tax reform proposals and a compromise on blind assistance laws.
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Res Moines
Lowi’s
Cietna
Rotse Public Heath Committee
Senate
Calenar
Rumors Italy to Seek Peace Soon Stir London
London reports a British spokesman dismissed rumors of an imminent Italy armistice. He said Britain would keep pressuring Italy until a peace bid is made. He noted Mussolini’s stubborn stance despite Italian setbacks as rumors spread of conferences with Franco and Serrano Suner.
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London
Great Britain
Italy
Britain
Mussolini
Europe
Spain
Germany
Bulgaria
Vichy
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Ramon Serrano Suner
Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Labor disputes remain unchanged across six defense strikes
Federal labor experts press for settled outcomes as 800 workers walk out at Powell Valve Co in Cincinnati over wage levels. The plant shuts for a second day, with the Steel Workers Organizing Committee seeking a 10-cent hourly increase. Across defense plants, negotiations continue on more than 15,000 war line strikes, aiming for lowest walkout rates amid coordinated production efforts. Executives from Als-Chalmers Manufacturing in Milwaukee met leaders for six hours seeking a path to resolution.
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United Pres
Cincinnati Valve
Powell Valve Co
Luda
Steel Workers Organizing Committees
CTC
Trent
Davebvingy
Teachers' Bill in the Senate Introduced for Tenure Rules
A Senate introduced measure would grant automatic contract renewal to teachers who have served three years or more in a district. It would require boards to notify teachers of contract termination rather than withholding a new contract. The bill also allows boards to retire teachers at age 65 if desired. The sponsors include Sen Fran Byers, Roy Cyd Rapides Ta Boku, and others.
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CUPA
Reo
Teasi
Senate
Fran Byers
Roy Cyd Rapides
Boku
Odlunises
George Wil
Ber
Mouse
Rees Mowry
Isemon
Bertie
Senate Accepts Amendments to British Aid Bill
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee accepted all House amendments to the administration’s British aid bill. It includes a $84.3 billion limit on defense material transfers to foreign powers. The committee approved a Dirksen provision allowing Congress to terminate presidential power by concurrent resolution. Taft proposals and other amendments were defeated.
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William H. Lawrence
United Press State
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
U. S
Everett Dirksen, R., Jr
Congress
Senate
Robert A. Taft
R. O
Taft
United Kingdom
Canada
Greece
Senate Committee
Army
Peters to be tried tomorrow in Melntire bank robbery
Herman Peters, 21, who confessed to the Aetna Savings Bank holdup at Melntire, will be tried this afternoon or tomorrow in Mitchell county. He was captured in Rochester, Minnesota, after a car sighting near Cresco and an arrest by federal agents. About $233 of the $240 loot was recovered. Peters will plead entity per the county attorney’s plans.
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Osage. Ta
Herman Peters
Aetna Sive Ings
Melntire
Mitchell County
Doniald Shehock
Peters
Rochester
Minn
Jaws and
Minnyesota
Cresco
Minnesot
Chester
Shehock
Max Studer
Towyn Bureau of Investigation
Plane Missing in Alberta Mountains Sparks Rescue Hope
Hopes for Walter Kiehlbauch, missing Alberta bush flyer, rise as Australian airmen report smoke from Pelican Mountains. His plane, seen crumpled near a snow drift pass, benched after crashing while attempting a landing. A trainee pilot from Victoria aided the search, with others circling the area for signs of life.
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Vdmonton
Asia
Walter Kiehlbauch
Alberta
Pelican Mountains
Here
Frank Bovie
Victoria
Australia
Riehbauch
R.C. A. FL
168th Infantry To Entrain March 1
Council Bluffs Ia Feb 12 UP The 168th infantry regiment will entrain for Camp Claiborne La March 1 Col Folsom Everest Commander said today Other units of the National Guard inducted into service this week will leave about the same time They include the 33rd infantry the Last artillery Port medical regiment 109th quarter master regiment and a number of special division troops The 188th comes from Des Moines Council Bluffs Clarinda Audubon J Tefferson Shenandoah Willisea Centerville Marshall town Nenla Glenwood Atlante and Red Oral
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Audubon
J Tefferson
Shenandoah
Willisea
Centerville
Marshalltown
Nenla
Glenwood
Atlante
Red Oral
Dr Morehouse Gage Resigns as Coe College President
Dr Morehouse Gage aged 61 resigns after 21 years as president of Coe College Cedar Rapids to become president of Lindenwood College at St Charles Minn The resignatory takes effect on June 15 He succeeds Judge time friend Dr W L Ramner who died last August Gage a Franklin native holds degrees from Grinnell Wooster Columbia and College of Emporia He has led the North Central Association and the Association of American Colleges
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Cedar Re
Morehouse Gage
Coe College
Lindenwood College
St. Charles
Dane
Gage
WL. Ramner
iGage
Franklin
Grinnell, Wooster
Columbia
College of Emporia
North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Assoration of American Colleges
Death probe continues into Krivitsky case
Police press to question two final friends seen with Gen. Walter G. Krivitsky in Charlottesville Va as the investigation into his Washington Hotel death proceeds. The couple differ on suicide versus murder while attorney Louis Waldman presses for a thorough inquiry.
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Merriman Smith
Washington
Walter G. Krivitsky
Wolf Dobert
Marguerite
Krivitsky
Secret Police
Charlottesville
Doberts
Ogpu
Houndea
Dobert
Germany
New York
Broken heart brought to court over love and money
Miss Myrtle Summers, 46, a bank cashier, sues Locke H. Sawyer, 48, president of the Chrisman-Sawyer bank, for 100000 damages after 13 years of gifts and trips. She claims his kindness maskped a plan to avoid marriage after his first wife beat him, while he boasted of wealth.
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Preston McGraw
United Press
Kansas City
Myrtle B. Summers
Miss Summers
Locke H. Sawyer
Chrisman-Sawyer Bank of Independence
Sawyers
Circuit Court Guty
Sve
Iowan Dies After Being Struck by Truck
A man identified as about 40 died late yesterday after being hit by a truck on a highway near here. A cat may have found the body, and the address given was Armstrong, Fa, Pure, August EB. Ste.
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Pyinberg
Tir
Armstrong
Pure
Find Body of Man in Auto Near Waukee
Adel reports the body of Burdette Merryman age 47 of Booneville found in a car crash scene ten miles south of Waukee. Merryman was a county road maintenance operator and was killed in the late night accident when his vehicle left the road on a curve.
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Adel
Iaa Ipassing
Burdette Merryman
8&7
Booneville
Waukee
Merryman
Ackles Faces Five-Year Term For Iowa Security Violations
Cane Sugar and Refinery company former president Ackles prepared to begin a five year prison sentence after pleading guilty to five violations of the Iowa security law before District Judge Hugh Stuart. Indicted three weeks earlier, witnesses testified they loaned money to the company and received stock and promissory notes in return, losing their investments.
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Dubuque, Ta
Pet
J M
Ackles
United States Cane Sugar and Refinery Company
Iowa
Hugh Stuart
Tribute Paid Lincoln Today in Illinois Observances
Springfield observes the 132nd birth anniversary with a wreath laid at Oak Ridge Cemetery by Army attaches representing the president. The American Legion VFW and other groups take part while Mexican and Canadian diplomats honor Lincoln at a memorial dinner. Francis Castillo Najera and Leonard Brockington offer remarks on Lincoln’s enduring creed and aid to unity among nations. A message from Vice President Wallace notes intra American delegate talks.
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Springfield
Ill
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Wulinois
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Henry A. Wallace
British Air Raids Target Bremen and Hanover
Royal Air Force planes pressed night raids on Germany and occupied territories, bombing industrial targets and invasion ports. Long range bombers struck Bremen and Hanover with other units hitting northwestern targets, weather reducing scale compared with the previous night. explosions were heard along the English coast signaling further operations.
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Sidney J. Williams
United Press
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Air Ministry
Bremen
Hanover
Gorn
Secret Meeting in Italy Draws War-Watchers
An international conference led by Gen Francisco Franco and Ramon Serrano Suner arrived in Italy under strict secrecy. Benito Mussolini hosted the talks with possible appearances by Adolf Hitler or Joachim von Ribbentrop. Rumors dominated Europe as Britain warned of Axis moves while censor restrictions kept details from emerging. Franco and Serrano Suner were to return to France for a Petain Darlan meeting in a censored southern city.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Italy
Francisco Franco
Spain
Ramon Serrano Suner
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
London
Balkans
Europe
Britain
France
Bulgaria
Franco
Serrano Suner
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Dean Francois Darlan
Petain-Franco
Drivers Strike Hits Iowa City Bus Co
Iowa City bus company drivers walked out, picketing the bus barns and leaving service to patrons to avoid disruption. About 15 drivers seek 50 cents an hour, eight hour day, and five days weekly, up from 38 cents and eight and a half hours with every other Sunday off. Negotiations with owner Henry Negus remain deadlocked as the contract expires February 18.
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Iowa City
Iowa City Bus Company
Lowe City
Myn
Henry Negus
Negus
Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes
Amberlor No. 123
Nogres
State Senate Works On Primary Law Des Moines Ta Peb
The senate passes a primary law plan to nominate federal and state officers in the regular primary to cut campaigning costs and reduce filings. A bill sets a minimum 6 percent of the vote for county nominating conventions and a separate rule allows a sifting committee to review bills by March 5 with limited introduction rights.
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Des Moines
Cemaltye Feday
United States
Gloetien
Senate Rules Committee
Rules Committee
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