Senator McCarran Attacks Aid Bill in Senate Speech
United Press reports Sen. Pat McCarran harshly opposes the British aid measure saying enactment would doom draftees to a doomed fate and likening the move to war under an undeclared policy. He warned promises of aid mislead and urged vigilance as other opponents prepared their own speeches in advance.
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William H. Lawrence
United Press
Washington
Pat McCarran
Senate
Nevada
Congress
District of Columbia
McCarrane
America
England
McCarran
George Washington
Napoleon
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Sens
Arthur Cooper
Kansas
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Roosevelt
Slight Improvement Reports For Ex King Alfonso XIII
Rome report says former King Alfonso XIII showed slight improvement but remains in critical condition with breathing difficulties. Doctors and priests attended him at the Grand Hotel where heart disease worsened last week. visitors barred as prayers continue.
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Rome
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Alfonso
Grand Hotel
Priers
Desire Frugoni
G. Giovanni Colozzo
Queen Victoria
Alfonsa Christina
Turin
Alfon Ve
Predict Slight Relief From Cold
Des Moines Feb 22. Warmer weather was on the way but relief will be slight in the next 24 hours. Federal meteorologist Charles D Reed predicted minimums tonight from zero to 14 above across regions. Light snow possible in extreme western portions tomorrow. Towns reported subzero lows yesterday with Mt Ayr at 31 tops. scattered flurries statewide.
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Des Moines
Charles D. Reed
Town Falls
Mt. Ayr
Norway asks U S to ship wheat as test against Germany
Norwegian minister Arne Sunde urged the United States to send 100000 tons of wheat to Norway as a test to see if Germany would seize it. He said Norwegians face growing hunger and pressed President Roosevelt for consideration, while asserting Norway would oppose shipments if seized by Germany.
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Carroll Kenworthy
United Press
Washington
UPI
Arne Sunde
United States
Germany
Sunde
Roosevelt
Norway
Rep Latchaw seeks halt to liquor beer bills in Iowa House
Des Moines Iowa February 22 Rep F A Latchaw Wilton Junction introduces a resolution urging deter rence on all liquor and beer bills pending in the Iowa House He says the House wasted time in the last two sessions on such bills which were defeated in the Senate He asks the House to consider only bills approved by the Senate to save time for other legislation The legislature adjourned for the week with haymakers returning Monday and recessing next Wednesday Continued on Page Seven
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Des Moines
F. A. Latchaw
Wilton Junction
House of Representatives
House
Willkie Trims Rushville Farm Tour Before Oriented Trip
Willkie plans to abandon a trip to the Orient and instead remains in Rushville to inspect his five Rush county farms. He arrived in Rushville by car after flying from New York to Indianapolis with his wife and stayed at his mother-in-law’s home. Speaking in Indianapolis he said Republicans should back the British aid bill, praising Sen Burr on the measure and lamenting Sen Reynolds opposition, hoping Republican support grows as a national foreign policy ally.
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Rughville
Tad
Willkie
Hitler
Tower of England
Rushville
New York
Indianapolis
Ile
Cora Wilk
Rush County
Harold HW. Buron
Robert Reynolds
N. C
British Navy Mining Central Mediterranean Seeks Libyan Drive
British mining operations in the central Mediterranean may foreshadow a renewed Libyan offensive toward Tripoli. The plan appears tied to delaying Italian forces retreating from Cyrenaica, with possible 50,000 troops regrouping near Tripoli and risks of transport constraints.
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U. S
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Mediterranean
London
General Wavel
Tripoli
North Africa
Graziani
Cerain
Mussolini
Cyrernaica
Cyrenaican
Italy
Marshal Graziani
Cyrenaica
Tunisia
U. S. Moves to Tie Latin America in Defense Efforts
Washington reports two major defense related steps to boost Latin American ties. The Office of Production Management unveiled a broader meat purchases program, including South American canned beer for the armed forces. Separately, the U S signed rubber related science pacts with 11 Latin American nations to build a self sufficient Western Hemisphere rubber supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Office of Production Management
Uncle Sim
Western Hemisphere
Pew
Donald M. Nelson
OPM
American National Livestock Association
Reporter Scooped Himself In Bed Infirmary Measles Scoop
Billy Webb, Daily Tar Heel reporter covering the infirmary, rushed to file a scoop about a measles outbreak. The editor sent him to investigate, and Webb soon announced he had himself been exposed and sent to bed with the illness.
VP Wallace Hints South America Trip to Promote Hemispheric Unity
Des Moines Feb 22 VP Henry A Wallace said he hopes to travel soon to South America to push hemispheric unity and industrial development. He spoke without press questions, addressed the National Farm Institute, and avoided discussing the European war while defending US readiness. He criticized sending food to Nazi occupied civilians, warning Germans could seize fuel for themselves.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
South America
Tim
Americas
Latin America
Wallace
National Farm Institute
Het
United States
Herbert Woaver
Pomel
Five Killed As Fire Destroys Oregon Home
Five persons, including children, died in a ranch house fire at the Thompson residence near Grins Pass Oregon. The victims include Mrs Frank Thompson and her daughters Marian and Tene and son Francis. the house burned to the ground. Neighbors and local authorities began investigations into the blaze and its cause.
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Grins Pass
Ore
Frankafort
Frank Thorypisen
Cat
Marian
Francis
Jane Hens
Found Dead in Hotel Room in Des Moines
Des Moines Feb 22 UP Harry G. Davis 3, research theater of the Farm Equipment Institute Chicago was found dead in his hotel room today. He was attending the National Farm Institute and apparently died of a heart attack in his sleep. He formerly lived in Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Dee Moines
Harry G. Davis
Farm Equipment Institute
Chicago
National Farm Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Franco Again Galls Cabinet
Generalissimo Francisco Franco called the cabinet into session for a second meeting in 24 hours as news awaited word of a German army convoy of technicians reaching Santander to aid relief in the fire swept city. Advices said about 500 German soldiers would assist in removing debris and re establishing communications. a German official arrived to prepare for the arrival of the detachment with kitchens and supplies. Cont on Page Seven.
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Roscoe Snipes
United Press
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Santander
Franco
Anouther
Derry Anl
Santunda
Fatal Headon Auto Collision Near Cedar Hid Ta
A fatal auto collision occurred near Cedar Hid Ta involving multiple crews and vehicles. Reports say driver Cameron, age 33, collided with another vehicle on Highway 80 west of the area. Sheriff deputies and emergency responders found Cameron with serious injuries.
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Averys Oak
Austin
Rockfurd
Tin
Wits
Eng
Cameron
Here
Highweas Patrabrady
Lustin
Hawkeye Cager Dropped From Town Team
Town basketball coach Retlie Williams moved junior forward Andreaube from the University of Town squad. The decision drops him from the team’s top conduct role and cites the best interest of the squad. Town meets Indiana tonight.
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Towa City
Tom Chapman
Stormy Lake
Andreaube
University of Town
Retlie Williams
Williams
Towa
Indiana
War Tensions Rise in Balkans and Asia Across Week
A week of rising global tension saw Britain putting Singapore on full war footing and preparing for Mediterranean crises while Japan reportedly moved toward the Indies. Hitler's forces advanced toward Bulgaria to pressure Greece as Britain sent top officials to the region. Turkey and Bulgaria signed a pact of amity and nonaggression amid fears of German maneuvers. The RAF completed a 1800 mile flight into Poland without bombing as German forces pressed in Europe. Harry Hopkins urged Britain can win with U.S. aid and Hoover disclosed a famine relief plan for hungry Europeans.
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Louis F. Keemle
United Press
Balkans
Far East
Singapore
East
Indies
Hitler
Bulgaria
Greece
Mediterranean
Spain
Africa
Sudan
Harry L. Hopkins
Roosevelt
Britain
Herbert Hoover
Germany
Europe
Belgium
Turkey
Royal Air Force
Poland
Father on trial for murder as daughter refuses to testify
Fort Worth Texas Feb 22 UPI Virginia Brewer Cox 14 declines to testify against her father Earl T Brewer charged with killing her husband four days after their Jan wedding. Brewer says he feared sin between them and Cox and believed he must act to protect Virginia.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Virginia Brewer Cox
Earl T. Brewer
Ector Consolidated School
Virginia
Lowell Brewer
Cox
Brewer
Daaghter
Ile
Drewer
Lac Irdinia
Faces 19 Years On Robbery Charge Signs City
William R Kuktents, 20, received a 19 year sentence at Ft. Madison Penitentiary after pleading to robbery. He attempted to rob a local grocer, was hit by a gunshot in the neck during the struggle, and was sentenced by District Judge ALO Waker.
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William R Kuktents
Teelay
Ft. Madison
Sun
Ineal
Kuktenty
Alo
Waker
Kuklente
Dairy Association Reelected Leaders in Iowa
The Iowa State Dairy association reelected Frederick Larrabee as president and Paul Stewart as vice president. E S Estes was secretary-treasurer with Irk Fox and C Y Cannon as directors at large. The Iowa Dairy Industries commission spent 133728 during 1940 to advertise dairy products, funded by a one cent per pound butterfat tax from 1939 to 1940. a two-year continuation bill is pending in the legislature.
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Ames
UPI
Frederick Larrabee
Fort Dorlac
Iowa State Dairy Association
Paul Stewart
Maynard
E. S. Estes
Wallerloo
Irk Fox
Des Moines
C. Y. Cannon
C. R. Shaby
Bode
Iowa Dairy Industries Commission
Iowa
Army Planes Land in Hawaii Secret Carrier Transfer
81 P-38 pursuit planes were secretly flown to Honolulu aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise and landed at Wheeler Field. Maj. George P. Tourtellet led the flight, joining the 18th pursuit squadron under Col. Harvey S. Burwell. The transfer, shrouded in secrecy, marked unprecedented army navy cooperation and left officials tight lipped about further movements.
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William Tyree
United Press
Honolulu
Hawaiian Air Corps
Enterprise
Army
Navy
Marchfield
Cal
Wheeler Field
George P. Tourtellet
Harvey S. Burwell
Pursuit Division
Hawaiian Air Force
18Th
Major Tourtellet
Hawaii
Is Forcing U S Into The War Charged
Vir ginio Gayda, columnist for Giornale D Italia, accuses President Roosevelt of dragging the United States into war through press propaganda and speeches. He cites New York fundraising for British relief as part of a broader American campaign, calling it a farce and warning of a dangerous sway toward war.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Giornale D'Italia
Roosevelt
United States
Gaye
New York
Gayda
Britain
Farmers Leaders Say Britain May Seek Food Soon
Des Moines Feb 22 United Press Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard told the National Farm Institute that Britain faces a weak food outlook and may want food soon. He said the United States would answer Britain’s call when needed, arguing it makes no sense to supply munitions while denying food to the nation aiding Allied victory. Wickard noted Britain’s shipping losses and continent food sources, and affirmed American farm programs and reserves would meet British demand. He urged a united farm front for wartime defense and warned against postwar disputes.
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Des Moines
Claude R. Wickard
National Farm Institute Today
Britain
United States
Canada
Wickard
England
Wickerd
Girl Paroled On Manslaughter In Missouri Valley Case
Miss Marilyn Barton a 19 year old Missouri Valley girl who was condemned to Rockwell City reformatory for manslaughter was granted bench parole by Judge Whitney Gilliland in Council Bluffs Iowa. She had been found guilty on February 8 for driving a truck that killed A W Thompson a seven child father in December and the case hinged on who was driving the vehicle at the time. The two boys and five other siblings were left without a father and mother from the same family.
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Council Bluffs
Marilyn Barton
Missouri Valley
Whitney Gilliland
Rockwell City
Miss Barton
A. W. Thompson
Eeter Thomason
Russell Smith
British Progress in Ethiopia Amid Frontline Actions
British forces report advancements in Ethiopia during February with Royal Air Force bombings near Chinele and Diya velo, targeting railway stations and billets. South African and Australian units joined aerial strikes west of Mogadiscio and on Italian and Ethiopian fronts, while rail lines to Addis Ababa faced Heavily reinforced raids along the Juba river corridor.
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Can
Bibiari
Nea
Indus
Royal Gardee
British Planes Yecterday “Heavily Ated Enemy Planes and Stores Yventord Isera
Vanieliney
Chinele
Diyavelo
Benals
Coaitel
Sie Tijihouti
Addis Ababa
RAF
South AC
Juba
Jeib
Geliby
Someliland
Tralian
Mogadiscio
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Orient
Argentina
Henry Wallace
GALLS
Hawkeye Cager
Dairy Association
Reelect Larrabee
U.S
Farm Institute
Ethiopia
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