Editorial on New Deal criticizes democracy and foreign policy
The lead editorial condemns the New Deal as anti democratic and questions Roosevelt's foreign policy. It cites Churchill's 99 year base leases, Bullitt's warning, and claims a hidden plan edging toward war with Britain and the United States acting under undisclosed principles and trials balloons.
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Roosevelt
House of Commons
United States
Winston Churchill
William Bullitt
Army Bomber Crashes Near Denver Killing Nine
A bomber from Lowry field disintegrated during a night training flight near Denver. Nine air corps personnel died, with the wrecking blast scattering debris over prairie lands east of the city. Investigators cited possible lightning or downdraft as the cause.
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Denver
Army Air Corps
Lowryfield
Prairie Lands
Leo Dawson
Official Board of Inquiry
Cedar Rapids Sees Warm Day After Cool Start
Temperatures in Cedar Rapids rose from a 52 degree low at 6 am to 69 by mid afternoon with a Thursday peak near 80 degrees. Evening readings around 7 pm and midnight also posted 69 in Chambers Inskeep records.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Untapped Developments in America Beyond English Focus
The author questions national attention to England and urges scrutiny of significant events at home in the United States. It contrasts perceived unreachability with the need to observe domestic progress and issues that may have been overlooked.
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Japan
England
America
The Eighth Year a Married Life Warning by Gibbs
The essay argues marriage grows risky by the eighth year, with Madge seeking escape and self discovery. It suggests self restraint, varied interests, and honest adjustments keep harmony, warning disorder harms home and life.
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Philip Gibbs
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Sam Christensen Dies Former Assistant Chief at 70
Sam Christensen 70, former assistant chief of police from 1927 to 1933, died suddenly Thursday evening of a heart attack at his Cedar Rapids home. Retired since 1933, he began in the department as patrolman and rose to captain before his 1927 appointment. Born in Bergen Norway he came to the United States at 17 and lived in Stanwood before Cedar Rapids. He was married to Laura Filson. survived by three daughters and five grandchildren.
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Bever Avenue
Force
Christensen
A. J. Smetana
Bergen
Norway
United States
Stanwood
Cedar Rapids
Laura Filson
Thomas F. McPartland
Leon Klekar
Alta Christensen
Campaign Noise Without Wheel Turning
A Bugs Baer column lampoons campaigns as loud but ineffective. Bowery Dan, once a precinct operator, quits politics to return to milk bottle theft, noting candidly that campaigns roar but move nothing and only vent steam every four years.
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Roosevelt Opposes Delay In Military Training Passage
President Roosevelt said he opposed postponing compulsory military training next year and urged immediate man power for new equipment. Congress passed a bill authorizing mobilization of 396,000 troops. he warned delay would slow the defense effort and emphasized readiness over postponement.
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Roosevelt
Western Hemisphere
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Kknute Rockne
Rockne
United States
National Guard
Italians Warn Britain Over Greek Island Occupation Threat
A Rome founded fascist warning claims Italy will invade Greece if Britain occupies Crete and Corfu as Britain pledges to honor its Greek independence guarantee. Italy reports a fierce Mediterranean naval exchange and bombardment near Derna and Bombara while British planes target Italian ships off the Libyan coast.
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Bomba
Miners Lose Unemployment Pay, Judge Rules
District Judge Norman Ro Haws ruled that 183 Dallas county miners were not entitled to unemployment compensation during a stoppage while national contracts were negotiated between employers and the CIO United Mine Workers union. The decision may affect how the unemployment compensation commission pays benefits to miners during contractual disputes statewide.
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National plan to build new arms factories announced
Washington officials unveiled a broad program to aid industry in constructing new defense material plants. John JD Riggers, head of the taxation and finance committee, said manufacturers will receive guarantees covering plant expansion costs for five years.
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British bombers blast balk at guns on coast
British bombers reportedly attacked German long range guns placed on the French coast between Calais and Boulogne and targeted 22 German air bases in the Dover area. The action marked a tense phase of the Battle of Britain with reports of intense anti-aircraft fire and unclear success.
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Kraschel Agrees To Return Land In Settlement
Special to The Gazette Audubon. Sam J Ross guardian of H N Christensen aged 7A near Audubon sued N G Kraschel former Iowa governor over a quit claim deed conveying half of 1440 acres. They settled out of court with Christensen to receive $200 toward attorney fees and Kraschel to convey back the land interest.
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Hearing On Moscow Dam Reopened At Cedar River
The Iowa Iota executive council reopened a second hearing for the Tawa cooperative's permit to build a dam across the Cedar River at Moscow. The hearing in the senate chamber drew Muscatine County officials and groups affected by the project. Opponents included Cedar Rapids and several business and labor groups.
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Senate
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Quaker Oats Launches Largest Advertising Campaign
An all day meeting drew about 0 salesmen from feed flour and cereal divisions to announce Quaker Oats' largest advertising campaign in company history. From Chicago headquarters came John Stuart and other vice presidents. Cedar Rapids leaders and staff attended with plant manager Arthur Poe. The campaign targets two cereals and a pancake flour product with wide national coverage.
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Quaker Oats Company
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C Wooleyhan
Cedar Rapids
Omaha
Minneapolis
Des Moines
Chicago
John Stuart
George A McDonald
Donald B Doulas
C R. Clark
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Clarinda Hospital Superintendent Dies in Apparent Heart Attack
Dr. R. D. Smith, 59, chief administrator of the Clarinda state insane hospital since 1933, was found dead in his apartment early Friday. A heart attack is suspected. Smith joined the hospital in 1910 and rose to superintendent after serving as assistant since 1918. He was wounded in 1940 by former employee Elmer McClowen, who later died by suicide.
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Clarinda
R. D. Smith
Clarinda State Insane Hospital
Smith
Elmer Mc-Clowen
Mc-Clowen
Willkie Sees Rising Relief Rolls Ahead of Election
Wendell L. Willkie charged the Roosevelt administration plans to swell relief rolls in doubtful states as the 1934 and 1940 election cycles show shifts. He suggested Attorney General Jackson probe ties to Hatch Act and noted relief roll declines in election years, outlining a campaign tour through key states with major addresses planned.
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Wendell la Wille
Robert Jackson
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