Roosevelt military conscription plan threatens November race
The Gazette warns Roosevelt aims to federalize the national guard and reserve corps to suppress the election. It argues this emergency power would create fear and minimize campaign issues, comparing tactics to dictatorial regimes and urging Willkie to act.
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Wye River Ranch
Estes Park
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Wheeler
National Guard
The
Gazette
Roosevelt
Congress
France
England
London
Paris
Washington
Willkie
Republican Party
Senate delays action on draft bill and guard plan
Washington The Senate Military Affairs Committee postponed final action on the conscription measure as support grows to limit its immediate use to 1,000,000 men. The plan would train 500,000 men this fall and next spring, all ages 21 to 31, with no further draft without congressional authorization.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Congress
War Department
Josh Lee
Okla
Styles Bridges
N. H
Lee
Senate
Charles L. McNary
Alben W. Barkley
Roosevelt
National Guard
Barkley
Bridges
Akron Wreck Blame Falls On Engine Crew For Fatal Collision
Investigators blame engineman Thomas L. Murtough and the Doodlebug coach crew for a head on collision with a 73 car freight on the Hudson Akron line. Orders to sidetrack at Silver Lake were ignored causing 43 deaths including five children. several crew members injured or dead.
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Akron
Akron. O
Thomas L. Murtough
L. M. Wolcott
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Murtough
E. W. Smith
Pittsburgh
Silver Lake
Hudson
Cuyahoga Falls
Harry) Shafer
Charles) Bilderback
Hazards of Training Not All Military for Local Youths
Cedar Rapids reports show Hamilton Bell aged 17 and Darling aged 17 suffered injuries during citizens' military training in Des Moines. Bell treated for an infected foot barbed wire cut a dislocated jaw broken nose from a swimming incident and a baseball collision. Darling broke a finger in a clash between infantry and artillery.
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Hamilton Bell
J. Hamilton Bell
Knollwood Drive
Citizens’ Military
Des Moines
Bell
Attace Darling
F. W. Darling
Cottage Grove Avenue
Conspiracy Accusations Prompt Calls for Accountability
A political argument claims every American who ignores a supposed conspiracy bears responsibility. The assertion emphasizes collective accountability and urges action against perceived plots.
Last Children To Go To Camp Monday More Money Needed
Acrobatic acts highlighted Camp Good Health stunt night as older girls starred in feats like the wheelbarrow and elephant walk. A potato race and box race entertained spectators while six year old twins and a boy sang. Camp Good Health serves physically handicapped children aged 6 to 12.
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Camp Good Health
Defense Bill Moves to Senate After Unwitting Power Grant
The $4.963 billion defense appropriation reached the Senate with a repealer section undoing a broad wartime power. House leaders say Congress voted the grant unwittingly last June, allowing the secretary of the navy to take over private plants for national defense if deals fail.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Melvin Maas
Minn
Ralph E. Church
Vinson
Charles Edison
Edison
House Naval Committee
Thermometer Dips to 68 Then Rises to 89
The thermometer fell to 68 degrees Thursday morning, the lowest in two weeks, then climbed to 89 by 2:45 p.m. Cooler readings were recorded from 5 to 8 a.m. The prior low since July 17 had been 61, and Wednesday’s high reached 86. At 7 p.m. readings dropped to three degrees below, with midnight at 76 per the Chambers Inskeep gauge.
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Chambers Inskeep Company
One Per Cent Reach The Top In Youth Careers
A column by Dr. Newton argues most young men fail to persist in pursuit of success. He cites 1 percent reaching the top, 4 percent attaining leadership, 95 percent remaining in ranks, and urges sparking a hero fire through faith and grit to beat the odds.
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Fried
John Paul Jones
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Windsors Sail on American Vessel
The American liner Excalibur left Lisbon for New York carrying the Duke and Duchess of Windsor en route to the duke’s new post as governor of the Bahamas.
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Lisbon
Portugal
New York
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Woman Fractures In Iowa City Road Crash Near Cedar Rapids Airport
Odette Fredericks, 23, suffered fractures of both legs and a head wound in a Thursday 12 30 am crash on the Iowa City road near the Cedar Rapids airport. Lloyd Williams 27 sustained head lacerations eight stitches. Finis Savage 338 Winchester II and A Reisner Jerseyville WI involved. no other injuries reported. Williams and Fredericks were taken to St. Luke's hospital where Williams was later released.
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Odette Fredericks
Nineteenth Street
Iowa City Road
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Williams
First Avenue W
Miss Fredericks
Williams
Finish Savage
Winchester
Savage
FO A. Reisner
Jerseyville
WA Ward
Vince Kofron
Pete Funcke
St. Luke's Hospital
James Brougham
Thirty Second Street
France May Quit League of Nations
Geneva report states France may withdraw from the League of Nations soon. The article notes discussions and potential official action pending and reflects the diplomatic context surrounding the move.
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France
Geneva
League Af Nations
U S Detains 81 Aliens In Panama
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson announced that 81 foreign agents have been detained in the Panama Canal Zone for illegal entry and are being held for deportation.
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Wasitington
Henry L. Stimson
Panama Canal Zone
Twin Bargain Days Hit Cedar Rapids Stores
Cedar Rapids Downtown shops announce semi annual twin bargain days this Friday and Saturday with special prices across vacation wear summer outfits and school preparations. Shoes dresses coats and household furnishings are included with ads urging thrifty shopping for next season.
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Cedar Rapids
Ionday
Factories In U S Stand Ready To Make Munitions If Mobilization
Washington AP reports 10 500 factories stand by to convert to munitions on mobilization day. The army and navy munitions board will survey industry yearly, having examined 20 000 plants since World War I and listing 10 500 for rapid operation, with many already receiving defense orders.
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U.S
Washington
Army
Navy
Army and Navy Munitions Board
Flynn named Roosevelt 1940 campaign manager
Edward J Flynn, longtime New York Democratic leader, agreed to become Democratic national chairman Aug. 17 replacing James A Farley. The announcement followed a White House meeting with Roosevelt, Wallace, Byrnes and a five-member committee empowered in Chicago to pick the chair.
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INS
Edward J Flynn
New York
Bronx
Roosevelt
James A Farley
Wallace
Farley
Flynn Flynn
Committee of Five
Chicago
David E. Fitzgerald
Connecticut
William W. Howes
South Dakota
Mildred Jasper
Ohio
Beatrice Cobb
North Carolina
Stephen ‘Jf
Flynn
White House
James F Byrnes
South Carolina
Frank C. Walker
Democratic
Owen D. Young
Sidney Hillman
Young
Hillman
National Defense Council
Tammany Hall
Democratic National Organization
James Farley
Drunk driving arrest after near ditching car
John Jackson 44 of 613 Seventh Avenue SE was charged with driving while intoxicated after nearly dragging his car off a 15 foot dirt embankment onto Chicago and North Western tracks near Fifteenth Avenue and Eleventh Street SE. Police followed as he drove south on Eleventh Street then turned west at Fifteenth Avenue.
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Cedar Rapids
Mrs Dave McCreery Injured Removing Curtains
Mrs Dave McCreery of near Alburnett wife of the Town state board of control chairman fractured her right ankle at 10 30 am Thursday when a stool slipped while taking down curtains. She was taken to St Luke's hospital where X ray confirmed the fracture and treatment given. Mr McCreery left Des Moines for Cedar Rapids after being notified by neighbors.
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Dave McCreery
Alburnett
State Board of Control
St. Luke's Hospital
McCreery
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
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