This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1940
Page
1
President Roosevelt told the Pan American Union board that wars abroad are more horrible than ever and peace in the Western Hemisphere requires preparedness to meet force if challenged. He praised inter American unity, warned against universal empire, and urged positive values to sustain peace.
A mother recalls a dream that began with anger at her five noisy children and led through a phantom private hospital. She saw a life size Christ image, then four beds with children, among them deformed infants and a girl born with mixed bodies, followed by ghastly scenes. The dream ends with a prayer for forgiveness and a vow to remain calm.
Spring sunshine pushes Cedar Rapids temperatures toward summer levels with a 79 reading at 2 40 p m the year’s highest. Overnight lows dipped to 36 early Sunday and a 73 peak occurred at 3 30 p m under clear skies as residents enjoyed outdoor activities. Light rainfall totaled .03 of an inch Friday evening.
Sunday was a bad day for the Monroe family at two NE addresses. Mrs W J Monroe 514 Thirty fourth street NE was burned when her bathrobe caught fire while burning papers. Granddaughter Nancy Jane Monroe 3 1/2 suffered facial lacerations from a dog bite and was treated at Mercy hospital. Nancy Jane was later released after stitches at St Luke's hospital.
In Summit Missouri Harley Hatfield aged 21 and two companions attempted a six mile race to Greenwood. After one mile Hatfield collapsed and died. Coroner Dr C G Leitch attributed death to heart over exertion.
A wartime column by Arthur Bugs Baer criticizes presidential candidates for failing to adapt to a changing war. He argues leaders relied on old plebiscite ideas and suggests a brutal approach of bombing civilians to win votes, then counts survivors. He names Vandenberg Dewey Garner as figures of critique.
Senator Gillette declares support for Secretary Wallace’s nomination, arguing Wallace could win normally Republican farm votes in key states. He plans to press Iowa delegates at the Democratic National Convention and notes Wallace’s stance on a third term for Roosevelt. The piece also notes campaign shuffles and Dewey backers amid party horsetrading.
Special to The Gazette Anamosa steps were under way to obtain Ruth Gibson released from Rockwell City women’s reformatory where she began a 10 year sentence Dec 23 1939 for a crime prosecutors now believe she did not commit. Four identified Miss Gibson as Miss LaRue in trial. FBI examiner testified Gibson forged a 10.60 Martelle bank check. The case hinges on mistaken identity and a LaRue confession.
Senator Walsh of Massachusetts, chairing the senate naval committee, argued on Monday that the United States can remain reasonably secure only if it maintains control of the seas.
Dr Carl Kesler and his two children Mary Alice and Carl Jr recover from injuries after an auto crash near Van Wert Ohio. Mary Alice avoids eye injury but fractures jaw and legs. Dr Knight says movement weeks away. Mrs Kesler dies. funeral planned in Cedar Rapids with Rev Dr Charles J Bready officiating.
Rome reports authoritative Italian voices warn Europe including Italy will be drawn into the war. Giovanni Ansaldo cites Denmark as an example of how neutrals face Germany protection as the conflict spreads to Scandinavia signaling Europe cannot isolate itself.
NBC correspondent William C Kerker reported that officials at the German embassy in Amsterdam began burning political documents. The note corrects that the embassy is actually in The Hague, with Germany maintaining a consulate in Amsterdam.
Washington AP reports Panama's Colon district fire burned 22 city blocks and left about 10 000 homeless. Minister William Dawson says there was only one death and relatively few minor injuries despite the extensive damage.
Romanian government order voids all exports including wheat and petroleum, cutting Germany's main source of supply in southeastern Europe. Berlin says Germany will use the Norwegian coast for aerial and submarine attacks on Britain, citing repeated British attacks on Narvik and other ports as justification.
German mechanized forces push toward cutting Norway off from Sweden with frontier positions at Kornsjoe and Halden while a British landing is reported at Narvik. Sweden proclaims aerial attack preparedness as tension rises over the Oslofjord area and Swedish neutrality.
AP analysis says British landings across Norwegian soil signal Allied control gains in Norway. Mine-laying and sea access open a potential northern front, severing Nazi communications with Scandinavia and threatening Hitler’s occupation regime.
Cedar Rapids detectives say Matt and Jeff bandits confessed to four robberies after a high speed chase. Harold Strauser and Tour Hofer of Indiana were jailed awaiting transfer to Fort Madison and received indeterminate 25 year sentences. Strauser handed Chief Detective a rabbit’s foot as he left, saying he wished no bad luck.
British report troops landed at multiple points in Norway and a pocket battleship was torpedoed. A convoy was attacked, two German transports sunk, and mines laid in the Baltic. German reports claim two Allied submarines sunk and give attack plans against Britain from Narvik. The front lines in the west show little change after 24 hours of thrusts and counter thrusts. German forces approach Sweden as Haakon calls Norwegians to defend freedom and independence. Italy and other nations may join the war. The Netherlands and Belgium monitor frontiers after defense measures.
London reports say British forces have landed at several points in Norway with naval and air support. The admiralty communique notes landings amid German advances, with RAF cooperation and possible scenes near Narvik and Trondheim.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.