Hamburg in ruins as RAF air raids devastate German port
British air raids left Hamburg nearly ruined with dockyards and the Focke Wulf factory hit repeatedly. Duisburg Essen Dortmund Kiel and Wilhelmshaven also targeted while Cherbourg escaped daylight assault by RAF coastal command. German leaflets over Britain carried Hitler’s peace speech text.
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Hamburg
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Fockewulf Aircraft Factory
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Duesseldorf
Essen
Krupp Works
Wesel
Ruhr
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Borkum
Holland
Rugen
Balstic Sea
Britain
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Dortmund
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Cologne
Kiel
Wilhelmshaven
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R.A.F. Coastal Command
Cherbourg
France
Ministry
Adolph Hitler
England
Laws and truths guiding life and spirit
The piece contrasts physical laws with moral laws, stressing absolutes in nature and virtue. It asserts practical obedience to physical laws and promotes virtues like self-control and cleanliness as universal guidelines. It cites Jesus on saving life through outward generosity versus inward selfishness.
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Jesus
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Living Cost Trend Reported Rising
Washington reports an upward trend in living costs with higher food and rent prices, according to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Pretender Ready To Accept French Crown If Offered
Henri, Comte de Paris, returnee from Brazil, would accept a French crown if offered, his wife told International News Service. She said Petain’s monarchist restoration rumors in Vichy prompted questions about an emissary offering the crown to the Comte de Paris.
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Henri, Comte de Paris
France
Brazil
Petropolis
Comtesse
Vichy
Marshal Henri Philippe Petain
Petain
South America
Comte de Paris
Stimson erred claiming 81 agents held in Canal Zone
Washington reports say a transmission error led to Secretary Stimson announcing that 81 foreigners were detained for deportation in the Canal Zone. Army officials clarified 81 aliens were detained for papers issues, not all being agents, and most were refugees from Panama with limited ties to the Canal Zone.
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Canal Zone
Washington
War Department
Department
Panama
Republic of Panama
Republic
Panama Canal
Jana
Canal Defenses
Army
Windsors May Skip New York On Bermuda Route
British sources say the Duke of Windsor and the American-born duchess may bypass New York en route to the Bahamas where he will govern. The Excalibur could stop at Bermuda or Nassau by other means, with options including a British warship yacht or airplane, though the duchess favors none.
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New York
Duke of Windsor
Lisbon
Bahamas
Bermuda
Nassau
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Roosevelt
Edward VIII
Astor
London
Duchess of Windsor boards ship to Bahamas post
In Lisbon crowds gathered to glimpse the Duchess of Windsor as she boarded the Excalibur for the duke's new governor post in the Bahamas. She wore a light blue linen frock, no hat, and dark sunglasses while the duke waved from the gangway in a grey pin striped suit and straw hat.
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Lisbon
Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
State Building And Loan Supervisor Fired Over Fort Dodge Deal
George Virden of Mount Pleasant, state building and loan supervisor since 1933, was removed by State Auditor C B Akers for mismanaging the Fort Dodge Building and Loan trusteeship. Akers cited a $3,000 transfer to Sentinel Insurance, lacking approvals from the attorney for the association and the state insurance department. O'Brian of Sentinel claimed a token transfer aimed to bring the matter before the Insurance Department.
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George Virden
Mount Pleasant
State Building and Loan
C B. Akers
Virden
Fort Dodge Building and Loan Association
Building and Loan Department
State Auditor’s Office
Akers
State Auditor's Office
Sentinel Insurance Company
Dwight Rider
State Insurance Commissioner
Building and Loan Association
Insurance Company
Sentinel Company
O'Brian
Insurance Department
Guy Richardson
Jefferson
George Comfort
Charles Fischer
Grasshoppers and party jumping in politics
A satirical piece compares politicians to grasshoppers jumping between parties. It suggests widespread party switching, predicts Republicans becoming Democrats and vice versa, and notes voters may need to vote opposite to locate their preferred nominee. The writing references Knox, Stimson, and Al Smith as context for shifting allegiances.
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Knox and
Stimson
al Smith
Another Driver Is Found Asleep At Wheel In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids report lists Roy Carlson 23 of 316 H avenue NW found asleep behind a running car at 3 am on Third street and A avenue NW. He received a $50 fine for drunkenness plus costs from Judge Harry Johnson. The article notes prior 1938 Reckless Driving and 1940 Fire Hose cases. another offender William Shebetka was fined $25 for drunkenness after a car stalled near Twelfth street NE.
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Roy Carlson
H Avenue NW
George Connell
Pete Funcke
Harry Johnson
Carlson
Third Street
A Avenue NW
William Shebetka
North Liberty
Twelfth Street
Boomerang Accident Hits Photographer in Washington
Secretary Wallace and Attorney General Jackson tossed boomerangs for news photos when photographer Byron H. Rollins was struck in the head by a Wallace throw. Rollins received four stitches at a Washington hospital.
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Washington
INS
Wallace
Byron H. Rollins
Robert H. Jackson
Rollins
Naval Plane Rescued From Lake Michigan Near North Chicago
Edwin J. Pfiffner age 20 and two fellow naval reserve seamen were rescued when their practice landing aircraft nose-dived into Lake Michigan off North Chicago. The crash boat saved the crew before the aircraft sank near the Great Lakes training station. Pilot Lieut W E Larned reported rough seas caused the pontoon to fail. Pfiffner, radioman and ham radio enthusiast, had trained at Glenview and is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe Pfiffner of 317 Thirteenth St NW Chicago.
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Edwin J. Pfiffner
Joe Pfiffner
Thirteenth Street
Naval Reserve
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Lieut
W. E. Larned
Oak Park
Great Lakes
William Christensen
Pfiffner
Glenview
Ill
New Heat Wave Boosts Temperatures In City
A new heat spell drives the mercury to 94 at 2 30 p m on Friday with Thursday's high at 90 and the day ending warm at 76 overnight readings showing a rise from 82 to 87 and a late cooling. The increase surpasses Thursday's lows and follows a climb from earlier in the week.
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Chambers
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr Goes Aboard Destroyer For Reservist Training
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr son of the President boarded the destroyer Lawrence at Newport for a two week naval reserve ensign training period. The Lawrence a neutrality patrol destroyer based at Newport departed shortly after noon with Roosevelt reporting for duty aboard.
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R. I
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
U. S
Lawrence
Naval Reserve
Spick
Span
Roosevelt
Aliens Smuggled From Canada Through Windsor Probe
Detroit investigators opened a probe into a suspected underground railway smuggling aliens into the United States via Windsor Ontario. Three Poles, arrested in Detroit, fled to Windsor and connected with a noted smuggler before crossing the Detroit River and being detained for illegal entry.
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United States
Windsor
Ont
District Department of Immigration
John T. Zurbrick
Detroit River
Quebec
England
Canada
Zurbrick
Trenton
Rann
Willkie Accepts Direct Questions From F D R On Draft
Colorado Springs AP Wendell Willkie said he would gladly answer President Roosevelt if asked about conscription or other war issues. He pledged a clear response in his acceptance speech and noted no administration spokesman had sought his views on selling destroyers to Britain. He released endorsements from Mrs. Dwight W Morrow and Edmund M Toland.
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Colo
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Washington
Willkie
Great Britain
Dwight W Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh
Edmund M. Toland
Congressional
National Labor Relations Board
Iowa City Assault Claims Stir Local Authorities
John Barnes a 21 year old University of Iowa student accused County Attorney Harold Vestermark of laxity after reporting 35 attempted and two actual assaults on women in three months. Vestermark denied the charge, inviting Barnes and witnesses to a Friday conference to produce evidence and pursue prosecutions. The dispute arose amid claims of alleged attacks and questioned cooperation among prosecutors.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Harold W Vestermark
John Barnes
Lamont
Henry Willenbrock
Frank Burns
Vestermark
Barnes
Westermark
Willenbrock
Rock Island arsenal closes gates to nonessential traffic
Rock Island Arsenal will close its gates at midnight to all motorists except employees and those with official business. A fence willblock boat landings on the lower island as part of an emergency policy ordered by Col Norman F Ramsey after a recommendation from Lieut Gen Stanley H Ford.
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Rock Island, II
Midniight
Rock Island Arsenal
Norman F Ramsey
Ramsey
Arsenal workforce to rise to 20000 at Rock Island plant
Rock Island arsenal overseer Col Norman F Ramsey said the number of government workers will grow to 20000. He noted 6047 men are presently employed, triple the wartime level, with seven plants running 24 hours a day in three shifts.
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Rock Island, I
INS
Rock Island Arsenal
Norman F Ramsey
Arsenal
Co. Ramsey
Child Bitten By Snake Recovers After Miracle Incident
Five year old Leitha Ann Rowan bitten by a copperhead during a backwoods Holiness rite near Adel Georgia is alive and reportedly recovering without medical treatment. Her father Albert Rowan and mother Estelle Rowan face charges as authorities seek to determine the child's fate and possible action against local clergy.
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W. A. Clements
Leitha Ann Rowan
Clements
Albert Rowan
Lakeland
Leitha Ann
Possum Trot
W. T. Daughtry
Rowan
W. T. Lipham
Senate panel backs conscription bill in clash over draft size
Washington The Senate military affairs committee voted six to four against limiting the conscription bill to 1 000 000 men aged 21 to 31. President Roosevelt urged Congress to decide the number and type of men to be drafted, insisting conscription is essential to national defense.
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Washington
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
Josh Lee
Okla
Sea Styles Bridges
De Gaulle Condemned to Death in Absentia by Court
In Clermont-Ferrand a military court sentenced General Charles de Gaulle to death in absentia for his wartime actions. The French officer had formed a provisional committee in London to continue the fight against Germany.
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Charles de Gaulle
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