May Threaten England Just to Divert for Convincing Campaign
Fascism challenges the British empire in Africa as Mussolini aims at the Suez canal. Italian columns advance along the Libyan frontier in Egypt and British Somaliland while observers debate a possible grand axis strategy to divert Britain from Europe. Germany seeks Africa’s colonies for minerals and food as Italy consolidates its Libyan Ethiopian links. Gibraltar Malta and Suez stand as Britain’s shields in the Red Sea theater.
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Mediterranean
Benito Mussolini
Suez Canal
Libyan
Egypt
Kenya Colony
British Somaliland
Aden Protectorate
Red Sea
Libya
Gibraltar
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Britain
Malta
Suez
Halien
Ilduce
Had I Been One of Those by Elsa Parker Woolley
A reflective poem questions modern faith asking how readers would respond if they had witnessed Jesus. It prompts readers to consider belief, obedience, and the impact of the Cross and Resurrection on everyday life.
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Elsa Parker Woolley
Jesus
Chase
Conmueu
God
Peter
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Woman Booked For Reckless Driving In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids police booked Grace Amerine, 217 Second Street NW, at 12 30 a m Wednesday for reckless driving. Detectives Hanna and Wilson say the car with three others was driven erratically in the 4000 block of First Avenue, and brakes and steering were found defective. Amerine pled not guilty in police court with a $50 bond. Milo Chehak, 59, a passenger listed as Central City, remained at the station.
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Grace Amerine
Second Street NW
Amerine
John Hanna
Albert Wilson
First Avennue E
Milo Chehak
German authorities deny Streicher death reports
Berlin reports of Julius Streicher death were rejected by German officials who said he remains well and at his farm near Nurnberg.
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Berlin
Germany
Julius Streicher
Nurnberg
British Red Talks Urged For Early Russia Trade Talks
London AP report says Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax told Sir Stafford Cripps to seek further trade negotiations with Russia as soon as possible. R A Butler undersecretary for foreign affairs informed the House of Commons on Wednesday.
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London
Lord Halifax
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Russia
R. A. Butler
House of Commons
House unit in about-face on draft bill
Senate naval affairs chair Walsh cites a telegram from Archbishop Beckman showing Catholic opposition to conscription while House military affairs reverses course to hear five more witnesses led by Secretary Knox. The panel, after previously closing hearings, will hear Pershing Woodring Johnson and others next week.
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INS
Sen. Walsh
Mass
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Senate
Francis J. Beckman
Dubuque, Ia
Middle West
House
John J. Pershing
Harry Woodring
Louis Johnson
Hugh Johnson
Senate hears dueling conscription reports in war power debate
The administration defends compulsory service as guarding cherished heritage while opposing views accuse conscription of being Hitler like. The majority and minority reports from the senate military affairs committee push for calmer action and seek to pass companion bills enabling Roosevelt to mobilize the National Guard.
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Ins
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Roosevelt
Congressional tempers flare over conscription bill stalemate
Senate session reveals sharp exchanges between Senators Holt of West Virginia and Minton as the bill to authorize the President to mobilize the National Guard stalls, continuing the ongoing dispute over conscription policy.
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Washington
Senate
Holt
W. Va
Minton
Permanent Arms Industry Emerges As Defense Goal
Washington AP reports a largely government owned permanent munitions industry is a major defense goal. Patterson, assistant secretary of war, says 60 new plants will be built with government funds and operated under long term contracts to supply munitions for up to 2,000,000 troops.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
United States
Patterson
Army
du Pont
Indiana
Roosevelt Plans Strategy Conference With Wallace and Hopkins
President Roosevelt arranging a strategy conference with running mate Henry A. Wallace and Commerce Secretary Harry L. Hopkins at Hyde Park. Hopkins to arrive late today and Wallace Thursday for a roving defense tour and possible New England bases visit.
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N. Y
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Harry L. Hopkins
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Wallace
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White House
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Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Connecticut
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mid-Hudson
New York
Studies Farm Labor For Social Security And Defense Needs
Dr. Paul S. Taylor of the University of California, on sabbatical, arrived in Cedar Rapids to study the agricultural labor market in relation to social security. He aims to assess feasibility of including farm labor under the act and to aid employment bureaus in wartime farm needs. A WPA survey in Iowa was recently completed.
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Paul S. Taylor
University of California
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Bureau of Research and Statistics
Social Security Board
Iowa
Drunk Trucker Accused After Parked Car Crash
A. C. Johnson, 31, of Vinton, charged with driving while intoxicated after a westbound truck struck a parked car at 1418 First Avenue W about 10 45 p m Tuesday. John Rauscher, in the car, was uninjured as Johnson recorded 2 4 mg alcohol content on a voluntary test. Arrest by Patrolmen Bill Remington and Leonard Stusak.
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A. C. Johnson
Vinton
King Thompson
Climax Johnson
Johnson
First Avenue W
John Rauscher
J Avenue NW
Bill Remington
Leonard Stusak
Drunk Driving Charge Follows Cedar Rapids Accident
Mrs. Harvey Booth was hospitalized with a deep calf laceration after an accident in front of 216 First Street SE. Carl Finger was arrested for driving while intoxicated with a 1.6 percent alcohol content. he also faced a license violation fine and a 15 minute zone ticket.
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Harvey Booth
Mercy Hospital
Carl Finger
First Street
Finger
W. J. Kudina
H. R. Churchill
Booth
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Road
Dale Canning
Individual Rights Secondary: Perkins Statement Cites National Welfare
Boston AP reports Secretary of Labor Perkins on Wednesday stated that amid the emergency the nation recognizes individual rights must yield to the welfare of the whole. The remark frames rights as secondary to collective security and economic needs.
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Boston (Ap
Perkins
Monroe Doctrine Must Be Supported, Baer Says
Baer argues the Monroe Doctrine should be supported though it may bring trouble. he recalls West Indies geography as steps from Bermuda to Curacao and urges readiness, caution, and calm without overstating immediate danger.
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Baer
West Indies
Bermuda
Curacao
Britain seeks more U S war supplies for future use
The British government opened talks in Washington for hundreds of millions of dollars in tanks artillery and other war matériel not previously ordered. Arthur B Purvis British purchasing chief told Morgenthau the program covers many new weapons and delivery dates set for the future.
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Arthur B. Purvis
Treasury
Morgenthau
United States Army
Purvis
Britain must expand war effort with North American aid
London reports a government spokesman says Britain must launch a broader war program tied to American defense preparations. Arthur Greenwood notes reliance on North American production has increased since France fell.
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Britain
Arthur Greenwood
Laborite
House of Commons
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France
Three Haerther Family Injured In Cedar Rapids Crash
Three members of the Paul Haerther family, Atkins farmer, were seriously injured when their car collided with a gravel truck driven by C B DeWees of Marion at an intersection on the old Red Ball road five miles west of Cedar Rapids. Mrs Haerther had lacerations and stitches, Mabel 10 had facial abrasions, and Dorothy Mae 4 had facial neck and ear injuries with 24 stitches in the ear. All were listed in just fair condition at St Luke's hospital Wednesday afternoon.
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Atkins Farmer
C. B. DeWees
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Haerther
Jim Smith
Mabel Haerther
Dorothy Mae Haerther
Ambassadors Cudahy Kennedy Welles clash over London interview
The State Department asked Ambassador Kennedy to supply a complete report on Am bassador Cudahy's London interview given without authorization. Welles and observers view the remarks as repudiation and displeasure over Cudahy's assertions on troops and the war in Europe.
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Washington
INS
London
Belgium
John Cudahy
State Department
Great Britain
Joseph P. Kennedy
Welles
Department
Cudahy
Germany
Europe
Mercury In Gain Under Bright Sun After Drop To 56
Weather note tracks temperature swings from dawn to evening. Readings show 56 at dawn Wednesday, 74 by 9:30 a.m., 82 at 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, with 75 at 7 p.m. and 63 at midnight as conditions shifted throughout the day.
Parties Revise Campaign Fund Plans Amid Hatch Bill
Democrats cancel sale of Roosevelt autographed campaign books and ads as fund plans are revised after Hatch clean politics bill. Republicans must expand contributor list to meet previous totals under new $5,000 per person limit. both sides expect business figures to spend for Willkie, with Democrats targeting spenders.
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Washington
INS
Democratic National Committee
Senate probes alleged dogged fund-raising by big retailer
Washington reports the Senate campaign expenditures committee, led by Chairman Guy M. Gillette, promised a letter from an unnamed source as it pressed charges that a major retailer sandbagged employees for Republican campaign contributions. The dispute centers on spending limits under the Hatch Act and continues across pages.
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Senate
Guy M. Gillette
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Fascist Editor Denies Axis Aims to Bring War West
Virginio Gayda, Italian Fascist editor, rejects Hull warning of Axis threat to the Western Hemisphere. He says Germany and Italy have no intention of expanding war to the Americas and accuses Hull of provoking fear for American political aims.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
United States
Hull
Germany
Italy
Gayda
Il Giornale d'Italia
Camp Good Health sees peak boy attendance of 45
The Camp Good Health program reports 45 boys now at the camp, the highest number this season. Most are third choice campers in improving physical condition. two weeks are expected to bring the current group and 30 girls at the health center to first class condition.
Broadcasters Agree Equal Time If Roosevelt Uses Fireside Chats
The National Association of Broadcasters ruled that if President Roosevelt uses his fireside chats for campaign purposes, rival candidates would receive equal free air time. The opposition would have to prove the President used the talks for electioneering.
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San Francisco
National Association of Broadcasters
Roosevelt
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