Germany Proclaims Complete Blockade of British Isles
Berlin announced a total blockade of the British Isles and warned neutral ships against entering British waters. The high command said airplanes would attack any ship in British waters and cited minefields around the British coast. British raids on Germany were reported as retaliation, with Berlin claiming significant German air and ground successes.
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Berlin
Germany
British Isles
United States
Argentina
Biscay
North Cape
England
British
Europe
Britain
Irish Sea
North Channel
St. George's Channel
High Command
London
Weimar
Goethe Park
Red Cross
Goethe
Schiller
Richard Wagner
Midlands
Cardiff
Newport
Bristol
Woolwich
Hitler
Mercury Varies Only Six Degrees in 24 Hours
The Cedar Rapids report notes a small temperature swing from Friday 78 to Saturday 72, with a rise to 76 by 9:45 am and 78 by 2 pm. Rain began after 2 pm as readings tracked by the Chambers Inskeep company dial.
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Chambers
Dial
Sees No Sign Of German Troop Move
Reporter Fred Oechsner tours Germany Belgium and France and finds few signs of an expeditionary force for Britain. He notes a vast network of emergency airfields and air force activity along the coast from Ostend to Boulogne and widespread anti aircraft batteries with troops moving eastward.
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Fred Oechsner
English Channel
Berlin
Britain
Germany
Belgium
France
Ostend
Boulogne
Air Force
Iowa Citian Held Here On Charge Of Drunk Driving
Elmer Broglia 40 and Benjamin Hoffman 50, both of Iowa City, were stopped at Bowling and C streets SW after a citizen reported a car seen on First Street. Broglia faced drunk driving charges, Hoffman a public drunkenness count in police court, with Hoffman fined $10 and costs. Bond set at $500 for Broglia. he pled not guilty in district court.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer Broglia
Benjamin Hoffman
Iowa City
Bowling
Brogla
Hoffman
H. C. Ring
Johnson County
First Street
Third Avenue
Sergt
Dale Cuningham
Dyson
Bruce
Cunningham
Is It Politics Or Leap Frog Bugs Asks Of Bolters
A humor column by Arthur Bugs Baer mocks shifting party loyalties as era's politicking. It contrasts old straight-ticket voters with modern independents and predicts rapid party realignments after the November election.
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Bugs
Bolters
R A F Strikes Back as Nazi Raids Ease Up
German air attacks on Britain slowed to a virtual halt as the RAF raided into Germany hitting Leuna, Bohlen, Jena, Augsburg and Holleduze. Bomber squadrons targeted the Leuna benzine refinery, Bohlen Zeiss works, Messerschmitt factory at Augsburg and aircraft storage at Holledze. London suburbs endured a new wave of bombs sparking anger and calls for retaliation.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
Germany
Leuna
Bohlen
Jena
Augsberg
Holledze
Leuna Benzine
Bohlen Zeiss
Messerschmitt
Thames
Britons Laugh At German London Ruin Report
Londoners dismissed the German tale of London in smoking ruins as propaganda and joked about it. The article notes minimal local damage, British morale rising, and censorship delaying accurate U.S. reports.
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London
INS
United States
Joseph Goebbels
Sunshine unlocks hidden beauty of ancient seeds and souls
A meditation recalls Romans seeds buried under London rubble bloom in sunshine. The writer likens human nature to imprisoned splendor that awakens with kindness and tact, urging openness to surprise and unseen goodness beyond curt, silent exteriors.
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City Temple
London
Holborn
Strand
Thames
England
Browning
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
London Can Expect More Air Attacks, Spokesman Asserts
Berlin dispatch reports a German government spokesman warning that London should anticipate heavier air raids. He stated that Germany sees no obligation to spare open cities and cited British raids on German non military targets as precedent.
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London
Berlin
INS
Germany
England
Willkie Visits Elwood as Crowds Pack Indiana Event
Wendell L. Willkie returned to his Indiana boyhood town of Elwood to a tumultuous reception and acceptance of the Republican nomination. The Willkie family traveled by special train with a party amid cheering crowds estimated in the tens of thousands. The scene drew families and seniors alike, with hearty city-like excitement and orderly, friendly atmosphere despite heat and limited accommodations.
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Ray Anderson
Elwood
Ind
Grandpa
Rushville
Midtown
Elwood Country Club
Theodore F. Koor
Wendell L. Willkie
Peck
Willkie
Canada may join Western Hemisphere defense alliance
Washington sources say Canada could be invited to join the 21 American republics in hemispheric defense. President Roosevelt planned to discuss fortifications and possible bases with Prime Minister Mackenzie King at Ogdensburg, linking but separate from talks with Britain over bases and destroyers.
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Washington
Canada
Roosevelt
Mackenzie King
Ogdensburg
Panama Canal
United States
Hemisphere
Britain
Trinidad and
Barbadoes
South America
Atlantic
Jamaica
Bahamas
Bermuda
Hemisphere Defense Union
Roosevelt Meets Canadian On En Route To New York
President Roosevelt travels toward New York City en route to Norwood after meeting Canadian officials. Continued coverage expected on page three.
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Norwood
N. Y
Roosevelt
London Bombing Seen as Anti Climax to War
United Press war expert J. W. T Mason notes the London raid failed to threaten the inner defenses targeting eastern suburbs and the Woolwich Arsenal, leaving the metropolis largely undisturbed and heightening morale battles on both sides.
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London
MASON
United Press
Great Britain
Berlin
Woolwich Arsenal
East London
Britain
Willkie Challenges Roosevelt to Public Debates
Elwood Indiana AP Wendell Willkie, accepting the Republican nomination, ridicules Roosevelt as courting war and calls for nationwide debates on foreign and domestic policy. He backs selective service, slams New Deal economics, and proposes discussing third term policy, defense, labor, and industry with the President.
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Elwood
Ind
Roosevelt
Wendell L Willkie
Callaway Park
Mr. Roosevelt
Willkie
Washington
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Cleveland
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
New Deal
Willkie speech acceptance in Elwood Indiana
The speech presents Wendell Willkie’s acceptance of the Republican nomination in Elwood Indiana. He calls for a united American democracy, pledges leadership beyond party lines, and frames a crusade for liberty, pledging to serve all citizens while recalling his youth and ideals in Elwood.
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Elwood
Philadelphia
Republican Party
United States
New Deal
Reepublican Party
Congress
America
Indiana
United States of America
Cal, LA
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Bugs" Baer
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