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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1939
Page
2
The article maps Roosevelt’s appeal to Italy’s king for world peace amid rising threat from Hitler and Nazi expansion. It contrasts democratic and totalitarian paths, notes Britain and France readying for conflict, and warns against political maneuvering that could pull the U.S. into war. It cites Chamberlain, Japan, and shifting alliances shaping a tense prewar world.
France speeds up military preparations and calls up reserves while urging nonessential residents to leave Paris. In Danzig, Albert Forster becomes head of the free city government amid accusations of Polish troop buildup on the frontier and looming conflict. Germany states Poland plans an imminent coup as fears rise.
The British and French missions prepared to depart Moscow Thursday night after signing a non aggression pact between the Soviet Union and Germany. The two sides decided not to pursue a mutual defense alliance, citing the agreement as establishing friendly relations and keeping both from joining hostile coalitions.
Warsaw reports German armed bands violated the Polish frontier in Silesia as Polish authorities issue a formal protest to Berlin. Polish circles condemn Albert Forster’s elevation as head of the Danzig state government, calling it a breach of the Danzig statute.
Cedar Rapids Republican National Committeeman Harrison E. Spangler met Thomas E. Dewey in Owosso Michigan on Wednesday during Dewey's Midwest tour. Dewey, a potential GOP presidentail candidate, described Spangler as a secretive Midwest statesman. Dewey’s Owosso visit will be honored with a Thursday night celebration in the Owosso athletic park.
A desert traveler reaches an oasis but rope too short to reach water until an Arabian chief offers a rope. They tie their ropes and share water, proving common necessity turns enemies into friends. The message urges unity to avert conflict and move toward peace.
London begins mobilizing a fleet of liners and cruise ships to transport an expeditionary force to France if needed. Germany reports embassy staff packing and Danzig customs talks broken off as Poland resigns from talks. Nazi officials call Churchill speech hugely important and await full text. U S Treasury official says machinery is ready to keep markets orderly if war comes.
The Salvation Army high council elected George L. Carpenter of Canada as its general on Thursday, succeeding Evangeline Booth. Carpenter will lead the global organization from its headquarters in London.
A London business man waits for a late bus amid air raid rules and blacked out windows. Soldiers, guns, and new shelters appear in city streets as Britain readies for possible attack. crowds watch newsreels while Paris dispatches report mass mobilization toward the Maginot line.
Maquoketa coroner's jury urges grand jury to probe self styled healer Ivan R Greist for his role in Betty Jean Jennings 15 dying of a diabetic coma caused by insulin and diet neglect without licensed physician advice. Dr John W Jordan announced the verdict after a morning hearing.
In a column by Arthur Bugs Baer, the writer argues that perceived peace in Europe was only exhaustion. He critiques Woodrow Wilson’s self determination concept as a factor in the cycle, noting major powers have recovered and plan fresh actions.
The article outlines the German Soviet non aggression pact of August 23 1939 with seven articles. It commits both parties to refrain from force and aggression, to aid neither side if attacked by a third power, to consult on common questions, avoid alignment with groups opposing the other, settle disputes by discussion or arbitration, and it remains in force for ten years with automatic five year extensions unless abrogated. Signed by Ribbentrop for Germany and Molotov for the USSR in Moscow.
Bright skies and mild temperatures persist in Cedar Rapids as the day warms from a 51 degree early morning low to 80 by midafternoon. The prior day reached 78 with 70 and 56 readings later, per Chambers Inskeep records.
Adolf Hitler arrives at Tempelhof from his Berchtesgaden retreat and heads to the chancellery after summoning a war council. Reported by Reuters from Berlin the Fuehrer may delay events as Europes crisis deepens.
Pope Pius III made a Thursday night broadcast urging governments and people to pursue peace. He warned that empires not built on justice are not blessed by God and stressed that much can be saved through peace while war brings catastrophe.
Cleveland Chief Jail er Michael Kilbane reports Dolezal, accused in a torso murder of Mrs. Florence Polillo, hanged in his county jail cell. A private investigator found blood on a knife and floor at Dolezal’s apartment, linking him to the case.
President Roosevelt renewed efforts to avert war by asking King Victor Emmanuel to seek pacific terms. He sent a message through Ambassador William Phillips, urging Italy to choose restraint and signaling U.S. support should a peaceful path open. The President's note was released as he traveled by train to Washington and met with State Department officials at the station.
Washington AP reports Roosevelt delivering a peace message calling for no armed attacks on independent nations, voluntary disarmament talks, and open trade. He credits shared humanity and ties between nations and notes America will participate in peaceful discussions to avert another general war. He urges Italy and the United States to advance Christian ideals and prevent the sacrifice of countless lives.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain told an emergency Commons session that Adolf Hitler demanded a free hand in eastern Europe and warned Britain would be blamed if war followed. He introduced an emergency powers bill as countries mobilize across Europe in a tense moment of crisis.
The Asahi in Tokyo denounces the Nazi Soviet non aggression pact as reducing the anti comintern alliance to a scrap of paper It says Germanys adherence to a friendly accord with Japan s potential enemy makes the anti comintern pact absurd and pointless and that a non aggression pact with the Soviet Union is equally absurd.
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