Hopkins as the Big Noise in Arsenal of Democracy
The piece surveys Harry Hopkins as the key figure deciding how seven billion plus in aid to Britain will be spent, noting his strengths and risks from lack of industrial experience to health issues, and questions whether his appointment will gain popular confidence amid war mobilization. It also touches on local financial audits, Wheeler's war referendum push, and the perils of naval convoys and undefined combat zones.
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Harry Hopkins
Arsenal of Democracy
United States
Great Britain
Hopkins
Britain
America
Chicago
Enator
Burton K. Wheeler
Red Sea
Gulf
Aden
Iceland
Axis
Senate group delays action on convoy ban
Washington AP a senate foreign relations committee delay until april 30 consideration of a resolution forbidding the use of American naval vessels for convoy duties. Tobey proposed the measure and ahead of april 30 the state department will be asked for views while president roosevelt signaled cautious stance on armed convoys.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobey
N. H
State Department
White House
Stephen Early
Roosevelt
Protective Enlistment Clause Eliminated In New York
In New York the army recruiting office announced that the protective clause barring overseas service in enlistment papers has been removed. The clause previously allowed deployment only if the recruit volunteered or, if under 21, had parental consent to volunteer.
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New York
INS
Lloyd V. Magruder
Why They Call Battleships She And Rover Car Ad
A rear admiral explains ships are called she due to the cost of upkeep. Early autos were called she for temperament. A 1935 Plymouth is advertised for 160 dollars at 1101 3rd Ave BW, in The Gazette Want Ad for a quick sale.
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United States
Rover
Plymouth
3Rd Ave
Gazette Want
Nazis Hammer Belfast and Northern Ireland Blitz
German planes rained bombs on Belfast and much of Northern Ireland in a night raid, with heavy damage and casualties reported. The attack, described as vicious and indiscriminate, followed intense raids on Liverpool and the northeast coast, while London endured alarms en route to other targets. Royal Air Force strikes hit Kiel docks in a separate action as two planes were reported missing.
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London
Belfast
Northern Ireland
England
Ministry of Public Security
Liverpool
Merseyside
Royal Air Force
Kiel
Air Ministry
Boulogne
Universal Crusher Certified For Plant Facilities Increase
Cedar Rapids firm Universal Crusher, maker of machine gun cradles and elevating mechanisms, is among 139 companies certified in mid to late March for new plant facilities supporting the defense program. The credit allows amortization over five years, instead of 20, for $87,000 in recently installed equipment, with about $20,000 government funded. Capacity with government orders is now secured for the rest of the year. total certified defense facilities cost about $44.3 million for the 139 firms, part of an $842.4 million nationwide total.
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Universal Crusher Company
Cedar Rapids
Washington D. C
Cedar Rapids Company
Parley Resumes to End Wilson Co Strike in Cedar Rapids
Negotiations between management and labor resumed at the Wilson and Company Cedar Rapids plant after a six day break. John W. Cofer, federal conciliator, arranged the talks. PWOC officials Lewis Clark and Sam Sponseller led the union committee. Company reps left before 3 p.m. while the union lingered in session. Picket line activity continued虽continued on page 4 col 3.
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Wilson and Company
Cedar Rapids
Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee
John W. Cofer
Chicago
Lewis Clark
PWOC
Sam Sponseller
Omaha
Tavern Tax Battle Ends With Citywide Compliance
Kansas City tavern owners backed by the Tavern Owners' Association agreed to settle two years of back Missouri sales taxes and to start collecting the levy in the city. The move ended plans to push the two percent tax at local bars after the week.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Editor slain after giving data on fascist fifth column
Chicago Dies committee investigator said John Arena editor of la Tribuna gave two hours of information on fifth column activities before Arena, 43, was shot outside a North Side theater. FBI chief Hoover thanked Arena for tips. authorities investigated fascist militia plans in Chicago and New York as Parks reported threats to the editor.
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Chicago
Dies Committee
John Arena
la Tribuna
Arena
Eleanor Herrmeyer
Orva
Dies
Federal Bureau of Investigation
William Devereaux
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Robey Parks
Chicago Herald-American
New York
Parks
Fire destroys two sheds at Cedar Rapids and Iowa City shops
A blaze at 4 15 am Wednesday at the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City railway shops burned a coal shed and a sand storage shed. Master mechanic J G Munson says the sand drying shed housed a drying stove for sandbox sand. overheated stove pipe likely ignited the roof. Damage estimated at $300. an adjoining shed with oil and combustibles was damaged but did not ignite.
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Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
J . G Munson
Munson
Russia Still Helps China
Moscow informed the central Chinese government that Russian aid to China continues. The disclosure came Wednesday and confirms ongoing support from Russia to China amid evolving relations.
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Russia
China
Chungking
Moscow
Cedar Rapids Weather Then and Now Colorful Memory
Weather notes recall Cedar Rapids storms with a 1921 blizzard as a vivid memory while 1941 brings showers and a mild thaw. The report traces April weather changes from dawn drizzle to partial sun, with 27 inches of precipitation recorded and temperatures rising from 48 to 58 degrees by early afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Jack Benny
Maxwell
Chambers
Army Considers Camps To House Extra Men
Under secretary of War Robert Patterson said the army will survey sites for 28 to 100 camps to house 800000 to 1000000 additional soldiers if needed. He noted no immediate plan to recruit or draft and called the survey precautionary. Current law aims for 1,418,000 total force by July 1, with selectees capped at 900,000 annually.
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Washington
Robert P Patterson
Army
Patterson
Dafoe Undergoes Major Operation in Toronto
Dr Allan Roy Dafoe, physician to the Dionne quintuplets, was reported in very satisfactory condition after a major operation in Toronto on Tuesday. The update came Wednesday, signaling a positive prognosis for the noted pediatric physician amid ongoing care for the children.
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Toronto
Allan Roy Dafoe
Children Strength Of The Nation series kicks off
A twelve part feature on child care by Dr. Richard Arthur Bolt from the Cleveland Child Health association begins in The Cedar Rapids Gazette. The series aligns with national Baby week from April 28 to May 3 and Child Health day on May 1, with the first installment on page 3.
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Richard Arthur Bolt
Cleveland Child Health Association
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Times
America
Surrender Talks Open Over Ethiopian Italian Troops
Emissaries of Duke of Aosta have reached Dire Dawa to discuss capitulation terms with British commanders for 76,000 Italian troops in Ethiopia. Reports say Italians surrendered at Obbia, Italian Somaliland, and a British patrol saw white flags near Safartak ford. British forces press Libyan front as German units redeploy from Sicily to North Africa amid a widening conflict.
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London
Duke of Aosta
Ethiopia
Diredawa
Ethiopi
Obbia
Italian Somaliland
Mogadiscio
Garda
Safartak Ford
Debra
Fort Capuzzo
Tobruk
Libya
North Africa
Germany
Sicils
Britain
Somaliland
Eritrea
France Through As Ranking Power For Long Time Says Observer
From five weeks in unoccupied and occupied France the observer reports a shift toward German collaboration. He notes 90 percent of French industry serving German orders and two thirds of production in occupied zones. The piece warns France may align with the United States against it, detailing pro German factions led by Laval and Darlan and widespread apathy among the French public. The observer emphasizes the need to see the reality of a nation subdued yet still resisting.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ins
Pyrenees
Vichy
Marseilles
Lyons
Riviera
Paris
Germany
England
Pierre Laval
Jean Francis Darlan
Marshal Petain
Axis Breaks British Lines in Greece Amid Balkan Collapse
Nazi forces breached the British defense north of Larissa and pressed along the front in eastern Greece as Yugoslavia faltered. German panzer thrusts and air attacks disrupted harbors while Athens reported heavy combat and prisoners. The Italian high command claimed Split fell as Yugoslav resistance weakened, signaling a wider Balkan crisis.
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Larissa
Greece
Middle East
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Cairo
DNB
English Midlands
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New Zealand
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Rome
Split
Siatista Pass
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