Burlingtons War Plant Dedicates A Arsenal Of Liberty
In Burlington a thorough program marks the dedication of a large new ordnance plant near town. Officials note the facility built with lasting structures and housing for workers, signaling a long, sustained munitions effort and a shift to a war footing. Vice President Wallace’s speech draws mixed reaction, while Japan and China tensions are discussed as Tutuila incident ends. Congress weighs extending draft service as neutrality debates persist.
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Burlington
Wallace
Army
War Department
Wallaces Visit Iowa Shell Plant in Defense Day Ceremony
Vice President Henry A. Wallace inspected the Iowa ordnance plant near Burlington during a defense day event attended by 30,000. he urged maximal war material production to deter conflict and pledged readiness for postwar peace. Major Otto Jank presented an 80 millimeter trench mortar shell to Wallace as a souvenir.
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Burlington
Iowa
America
Henry A. Wallace
Citadel of Steel
Wallace
Hotel Burlington
Otto Jank
Otto M. Jank
Iowa Ordnance Plant
British Finns Complete Severance of Diplomatic Ties
London and Helsinki announced the formal end of diplomatic relations after a Friday night severance. The British ambassador in Helsinki was instructed to request a passport.
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London
Britain
Finland
Helsinki
President Plans Coastal Cruise
President Roosevelt announced plans to depart early next week for a cruise up the eastern coast off upper New England. He stressed the trip carries no implication about the international situation and would keep him in close contact with Washington. The heat drove him to seek cooler climes and possibly visit Campo Bello, N B across the Bay of Fundy, where his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, is spending the summer. He expected to be away about a week.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Upper New England
Canada
Campobello
N. B
Bay of Fundy
Eastport
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Mercury Hits 92 and Warmer Weather on Tap Saturday
Cedar Rapids area forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a high near 90 Friday and about 95 Saturday. The day began with 92 degrees at 2:30 p.m., marking the eleventh 90-degree day in a hot spell. Humidity fell from 50 to 28 percent by 2:30 p.m.
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Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
U S Accepts Jap Apology And Tutuila Affair Closed
Washington reports that the United States has accepted Japan's official apology for the bombing of the U S S Tutuila near Chungking. Japan offers full indemnities after investigations and promises measures to prevent repetitions, as U S Jap relations remain tense amid broader China developments.
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Apan
U. S
Chungking
China
Washington
Welles
United States
U.S
Tutuila
Sumner Welles
U. S. S. Tutuila
Roosevelt
Kichisaburo Nomura
Tokio
Japan
State Department
Indo-China
British Empire
Netherlands
ASCAP NBC Reach Agreement To Reprise Music On NBC
The ASCAP board approved a contract with NBC letting ASCAP music return to NBC networks for the first time since January 1. Terms require NBC affiliates to approve. NBC would pay 2 percent of network time receipts and affiliates would pay 2 percent for local broadcasts.
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New York
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
National Broadcasting Company
ASCAP
NBC
Aluminum drive in Linn County yields 21084 pounds
Cedar Rapids led with 17495 pounds of scrap aluminum, 3589 pounds came from other county communities, total 21084 pounds stored at the old water works awaiting OPM shipping orders. Benton County added 2610 pounds. surrounding counties will send contributions. Organizers credit ministers associations and theaters for aid.
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Linn County
Edward Lowe
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Lowe
Iowa
Ministerial Association
Columbia Pictures Chief Harry Cohn Marries Joan Perry
New York AP reports Harry Cohn president of Columbia Pictures wed film actress Joan Perry on Thursday in a private ceremony.
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New York
Harry Cohn
Columbia Pictures
Joan Perry
Backers Propose Compromise on Extended Army Service
Senator Hill of Alabama said sponsors agreed to limit the extended service for citizen soldiers to 18 months extra, beyond the current 12 months. The plan aims to keep the 18 month cap for all selectees guardsmen reservists and regulars, with many released early as replacements come in. The compromise seeks to preserve bill principles while satisfying the War Department.
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Washington
Senator Hill
Ala
Hill
Senate
Alabaman
War Department
William R Davis Dies Noted Oil Magnate at 52
William Rhodes Davis, 52, famed in oil circles, died of a heart attack. He ran an Houston based firm with offices in New York and Mexico City and once led European oil operations. Davis attracted attention for dealings with Nazi Germany and Mexico and circulated a so called peace agenda to the State Department.
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Houston
Tex
William Rhodes Davis
Mexico
Davis
New York
Mexico City
Europe
Sweden
Finland
Hamburg
Germany
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Wilhelm Geering
State Department
Hitler
House Gutted by Gasoline Stove Explosion
Fire gutted the W. R. McDonald home at 422 Thirty ninth Street NE after a gasoline stove exploded Friday morning. The one story four room house was destroyed though sidewalls and part of the roof stood. About $200 of furniture and clothing were lost. Firemen responded at 7 37 am and the last truck left after 9 am.
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W. R. McDonald
Thirtyninth Street
James McDonald
Nazi pressure on Mexico sparks U S protest
Washington AP Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, denounces Germany for urging Mexico to protest U S blacklisting of pro axis Latin firms. He says Berlin violated sovereignty and that Mexico needs no German advice on its sovereign rights.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Germany
Mexico
United States
Welles
Mexico City
Roosevelt
Berlin
Mexico rejects German protest over U.S. anti axis blacklist
Mexico rebukes Germany for pressuring its policy on Washington’s anti axis measures. Foreign Minister Padilla calls the demand imperious and unjustified while reiterating inter American cooperation. Avila Camacho orders tighter limits on demonstrations by the Sinarquista group amid Nazi fascist concerns. Argentina orders German envoy to reexport or destroy seized radio gear worsening Buenos Aires London fallout.
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Ezequiel Padilla
Mexican Republic
Mexico
Mexican
United States
Washington
Padilla
Rudi von Colelenberg
Manuel Avila Camacho
Sinarquistas Movement
Argentina
Edmund von Thermann
Buenos Aires
Britain
Canadian Third Division Arrives in England to Join Corps
The Canadian army's Third division reached a British port after a swift Atlantic crossing, joining the Canadian corps as one of the empire's strongest formations. It followed the second large convoy to pass the dangerous North Atlantic zone in a month.
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United Kingdom
North Atlantic
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F. E. Uhl
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N. F. Ramsay
Rock Island Arsenal
Philip B. Fleming
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National Defense Commission
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids News
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