Heated Senate Debate Over British Aid Bill
Senate debates the British aid bill with Sen Reynolds opposing for the first time. An amendment to create a six member joint congressional committee to consult Roosevelt on arms deals is introduced by Sen Lucas. Other actions include Tobey proposing 2 billion for naval bases and a Greece loan plan.
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William H. Lawrence
United Press
Washington
Senate
Robert R. Reynolds
United States
Scott Lucas
House
Roosevelt
Reynolds
Charles W. Tobey
Treasury
Great Britain
Caribbean Sea
Nrvy
Greece
Hiram W. Johnson
Calif
Counto Stanes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Continued Cold Weather Forecast Across Iowa
Des Moines and statewide outlooks show continued cold weather with near zero to subzero readings. Minimums range from 10 below in the northeast to zero in Spirit Lake, while western sections face a light snowfall and cloudy skies. Daily highs near 20 below in some areas and widespread temperatures about 12 degrees below normal.
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Des Moines
Feo
Magon City
Charles City
Spirit Lake
Tawi
Omaha
Lioux City
Mount Ayr
Ald A. Mn
Des Maices
Quappelle
Sasksehwan
Ganadi
Individual sales of defense securities urged by expert
Henry F. Heimann of New York told the Interstate Association of Credit Men in Sioux City that government national defense securities should be sold to individuals rather than banks. He argued this would cushion postwar business decline, curb inflation, raise interest costs, and keep excess earnings in savings for future need.
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Sioux City
Henry F. Heimann
New York
National Association of Credit Men
National Defense
Heimann
Interstate Association of Credit Men
Girl to eight years in reform school for manslaughter
Marilyn Barton, 19, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, was sentenced to eight years in the state women's reformatory after conviction for manslaughter in the Dec 2 crash that killed Aaron Thompson, 42, in Council Bluffs. Her lawyers claimed she was not driving the truck and requested a new trial. parole may be considered Friday.
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Council Bluffs
Marilyn Barton
Missouri Valley
Aaron Thompson
Whittey Gilliland
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Juedec
Thompson
Russell Smith
Army and Navy Press for Tighter Metal Controls
Army and navy officers asked the Office of Production Management to halt releasing manganese from reserve piles for non defense uses except in extreme need. They argue officials have been too generous as the government seeks to speed up stockpiling and production of tin and magnesium. Tin already comes from foreign sources and U S magnesium production is inadequate. A tin smelter and magnesium plant will be built. Continued on Page Two.
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Mack Johnson
United Press
Washington
Army
Navy
Office of Production Management
Bill Regulating Theatre Bone Nights Described in House
A bill to regulate theatre bone nights was filed in the house on February 20. Sponsored by Representatives Joseph Wigner Ottorans and James Stanek Callencer and Bath democrats, it would require participant registration and prevent capture of prizes. It would bar listing illegitimate names and revoke licenses for noncompliance after a 90 day window. tickets and receipts would be held by the city clerk for a defined period. The drawing would occur from a glass receptacle with cards mixed to ensure fairness.
Bomb Hits London Hospital. Dozens Killed in Night Raid
A German air raid destroyed three male wards of a large London hospital, killing twenty two and wounding many more, with fifty two in serious condition. Nurses, soldiers, and staff were among the dead as rescue teams fought to reach trapped patients while a time bomb nearby added peril. Clergy assisted, Royal engineers worked to neutralize the device, and evacuees moved from undamaged sections as the ruin stood in the night.
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H. L. Percy
United Press
London
Landon County Council
Royal Engineers
Hillman on Labor Legislation Defends Voluntary Cooperation
Washington Feb 20 Sidney Hillman head of the office of production management told the house judiciary committee that no extra labor laws are needed because strikes are rare in defense industry. He warned against actions harming voluntary cooperation and urged labor and management to refine that method. The hearing weighs anti strike and compulsory mediation proposals for defense industries.
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Washington
Lupi
Sidney Hillminn
Weigte
Office of Production Management
House Judiciary Committee
Strees
Hillman
Defense Industries
OPM
Willian S. Mudsen
Des Moines High School Cage Tournament Tickets On Sale
Reserved season tickets for the Iowa high school basketball tournament are on sale. The event runs March 27 to 29 at Drake University Fieldhouse. The Iowa High School Athletic Association urges superintendents to order blocs and notes most seats are reserved for season tickets.
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Des Moines
Apnuta
Iowa T High School Athlee Association
Drake University
Serioal
Ettinty
Lickets
Stason
Bertefoare
Secret Agent Claim Sparks Suit Over Berlin Spying
Mrs. Alice Crockett, once wife of Lt. Col. Gilman K. Crockett, sues German Consul General Fritz Wiedemann for 8000 dollars alleging she worked as his secret agent in Berlin in 1939. She says Wiedemann promised 500 dollars monthly plus expenses to observe Hitler, Goebbels and Goering. Wiedemann denies the charges as baseless.
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Leicester Wagner
UPF
U. S. Army
Fritz Wiedemann
Berlin
Alice Crockett
Gilman K. Crockett
Camp Jackson
5. C
Crockett
Zurich
Cout
Wiedemann
Adolf Hitler
Josef Goebbels
Hermann Goering
United States
Hitler
Goebbels
Goering
Germany
Trucker killed at Grace Crossing near Decatur
Davis C Da Feb 2d reports trucker Pet Stout of Decatur died when his rig was struck by a passenger train at Grace Crossing. The freight was late and Stout reportedly slowed for the crossing. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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Davis
Pet Stout
Decatur
Thacker
Misreek
Lurlington Passender
Ato
Stout
Municipal Plant To Be Constructed At Duncombe
Duncombe Iowa February 20 plans to construct a municipal light plant proceeded after Judge S A Clock dissolved a temporary injunction against the town. Mayor B F Anderson said 13000 dollars in revenue bonds would be issued to finance the project.
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Duncombe
S.A. Clock
Fort Darlge
Anderson
Chance to vote on wheat quota
Washington reports Secretary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard announced that a first national marketing quota for wheat will be voted on by growers May 31. The referendum, required under AAA acts, could limit sales to government quotas unless one third oppose. Farmers below 200 bushels are exempt and those within their 1941 acreage allotments may sell all wheat without penalty.
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Washington
Claude, R. Witkard
R. M. Evans
AAA
Evans
Man Dies From Smoke In Burning Home in Washington
John W. Kirkpatrick, 4, died after smoke inhalation from a fire that broke out Friday. Fireman Blood Kee, aided by others, rescued occupants from the burning building as investigators note a possible explosion in the structure.
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Washington
John W. Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick
Guy Atwaidies
Washinetes
Man Charged in Slaying of Roy Bullock in February Fight
Ned Richards faced a manslaughter charge tied to the death of Roy Bullock 36, a former Oakland contractor. The hearing was continued a week as Richards allegedly struck Bullock during a February 15 altercation, Bullock dying Tuesday from a skull fracture.
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Davenport
Ned Richards
Roy Bullock
Ouelin Ta
Richards
Bullock
Propose Firmer Restriction on Goods to Japan
Britain seeks tighter export controls on Japan to curb its reserves of strategic materials for possible war use. Proposals, reviewed by Washington and presented to President Roosevelt via Harry Hopkins, aim to limit shipments to Japan to peacetime levels or lower. The plan, intended to deter aggression, was discussed as Japan offered to mediate in the British German war and possible emergency in the Pacific.
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Frederick Kuh
United Press
London
Great Britain
United States
Japan
Washington
Pacific
Roosevelt
Harry S. Hopkins
Hopkins
Philippines
British Empire
Knox warns mayors on wartime aid to Britain
In St Louis on February 20 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a regional conference of mayors that the United States cannot avoid possible war on American soil if it rejects an all out program of supplies and munitions for Great Britain. He urged officials to lead public support for liberty and government preservation, saying the nation is the arsenal and final hope of democracy.
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St. Louis
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
United Sales
Great Britain
United States
Tsak
Caw
Knox
Truck Driver of Iowa Found Dead
A truck driver named John Lewis from Iowa was found dead in his predace truck near Freeport, Illinois. The incident occurred while he slept in his parked vehicle outside a filing station. Walter Singshein, a VO, reported waking to discover the death and details remain unclear as authorities investigate the scene.
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Freeport
John Lewis
Winfield
Walter Singshein
Tle
Srirgshetm
Guard officers to pay for wives travel costs
Adjutant General said Iowa National Guard officers who take their wives and families to training camps must pay transportation costs. Regular officers receive family transport as they move assignments, but guard officers’ family transport would be paid only if the officer is reassigned after their first assignment. Court said fewer than 30 officers were taking their families with them.
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Grahl
Iowa National Guard
Apy
Couhtl
Iowa Guard
Warning Against Loaded Pencils In Muscatine
Police in Muscatine Iowa investigate a gunpowder filled automatic pencil found in the business district after Chief Mack Taylor warned residents to report similar devices. The weapon with a ground end and a fuse resembled one that exploded last October injuring a 12 year old boy Samuel Etter who lost an eye and suffered a maimed hand. The chief suspects a planted device by a perverted mind and urges public vigilance.
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Muscatine
Mack Taylor
Taylor
Samuel Etter
Government to finance new bomb plant production
Washington reports government plans to fund new plants and equipment for bomber sub assemblies by Ford Chrysler General Motors and Goodyear. Director Knudsen says January output reached 1036 planes with 957 delivered to military and allies, and 18000 annual production possible. A Ford plant in Ypsilanti Michigan for Consolidated B 24 parts expected to be funded.
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Washington
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Army
Navy
Great Britain
Knudsen
Ford Motor Company
Y ¥ Opsilanti
Mich
Iowa House Debates Butter Use and Education Budget
The Iowa house approved 69 to 41 a bill requiring butter instead of oleomargarine in county institutions, with an amendment to include city hospitals. Debate touched on interstate trade fears and historical prohibitions, while a separate bill passed 103 to 0 setting annual maintenance funds for state educational institutions at 2, results aligning with governor and comptroller figures.
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Ber Moimes
House
David A. Dancer
R. Lamuri
Elmer Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Europe
William Tatum
Logan
Dancer
Iowa
South
East
New York City
Henry Burma
R. Allison
Senate
George A. Wilson
C. Fred Porter
Iowa Teachers College
48Th General Assembly
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Teachers Coal—Lege
Iowa School For the
Council Bluffs
Vinton School For Blind
University of Iowa General Hospital
Univers!l Psychopaths — Hospital
Japs Denounce U S Plans to Strengthen Defenses
Tokyo reports Japanese officials denounce United States and British plans to reinforce Guam Samoa and Singapore, accusing the two allies of colluding to threaten Japan. Spokesman says the public is fatigued by war scares, while warning of possible consequences if further actions proceed. Continued on Page Taos.
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Samoa Island
Singapore
Thompson United Press
Tokyo
Japanese Today
United States
Guam
Samoa
Americar
Britain
Japan
Sab ii
Sail Huuig
Sueh Ip
aAterman Congress
Ieuriuts
Inchiginn
Taos
Iowa insurance agent killed in Iowa crash near Newport
Roy W. Benson 40 of Cedar Rapids, Metropolitan Life field representative, died when his car left the road near Newport Ia 20 miles north of Burlington. Coroner said the car traveled about 100 feet of the shoulder before plunging down a 12 foot embankment and hitting a telephone pole. Benson lived in Cedar Rapids four years, formerly Emmetsburg, born in Knowa Ia. Survived by widow two sons and his father W J Benson. Funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Burlington
Roy W. Benson
Cedar Rapids
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Newport
Robert Giles
Benson
Giles
Sensor Hac
Emmetsburg
Saime
Ile
Qnowa. Ia
University of Californity
Berkely
Br Iis
Jimmie
Richard
W. J. Benson
Onaiver Guriel
Onawa
Mystery Estate Tied To Dress In St Paul Case
The 22 600 estate of pen niles Qwerman tied to a dress pin in a St Paul case centers on widow Mrs Cary who died while visiting relatives. Court actions name Phil J Ryan as town judge and administrator amid disputes over probate in St Paul. Missing heirs and a found child from Iowa influence the estate division with Ada Hammerstrom set to receive a major share.
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St. Paul
Minn
Ramses County
Wodow
St. Paul Ety
Vizitie
Cary
Ceetha Bruck
Anc Mais
Caroling Krehles
Phil J. Ryan
Earling
Ubers
Ciul
Schmidt
Carr
Hasan
Suet Siters
Adamo Hammerstrom
Siemn City
Cloene
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Fritz Weidemann
Gens
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Wigdemiann
Otto AL Hoecker
Grace Crossing
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