Roosevelt Aids Fifth Column Rumors Prompt Bridges Review
A long meditation on Bridges and fifth column fears accompanies a note that Attorney General Jackson will reopen the Bridges investigation. The piece argues administration policy stirs war psychology and presses universal military training despite lacking essential equipment.
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Harry Bridges
CIO
Robert Jackson
Madame Perkins
Bridges
Roosevelt
Europe
Hitler
England
Atlantic
Washington
Senate pivots on conscription bill amid war fears
Washington reports Sen Edwin Johnson of Colorado warning that a national draft would supply cannon fodder for Europe and threaten democracy. He cites a 1928 army manual on democracy and attacks the administration’s motive while noting the House committee backs a 900000-man draft cap.
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Washington
Senate
Edwin Johnson
Colo. Tursday
Europe
Johnson
England
Amateur string saver reshapes post office lore
A North Dakota post office story tells of a man who saved string daily, cutting scraps eight inches long and adding them to his bundles. His habit grew into a problem until the postmaster discreetly halted it, avoiding a need for extra space.
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Eaders
North Dakota
Jim
Lke
United Feature Syndicate Inc
Bombed Berlin Target Said to Include Government Buildings
NBC reports BBC radio claims Britain’s Monday Berlin raid hit government administration buildings on Wilhelmstrasse, signaling penetration to the heart of the city. BBC credited with the claim, NBC summarized the report.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
British Broadcasting Corporation
Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
BBC
NBC
Cedar Rapids Sees Rain Totals and Humidity Rise
A cloudy Cedar Rapids day brought intermittent rain with a morning shower totaling 0.17 inches and a brief late downpour raising the day’s total to 0.21 inches. Humidity climbed as temperatures varied from a low near 64 to a high around 74 during the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
Strip Museum At Arsenal For Arms
Davenport AP reports the Rock Island arsenal museum will be dismantled as part of a national defense program. Col Norman F Ramsey said old weapons and stuffed horses will be crated and stored away until after the emergency. The museum was a major arsenal attraction until visitors were recently banned.
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Davenport
National Defense Program
Rock Island Arsenal
Norman F Ramsey
Ramsey
Arsenal
Shaw Blast Stirs Debate On Parliament Powers
Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw condemned capitalism and the party system in parliament and said on Tuesday that society would be strengthened if Hitler or any force knocked democracy out earlier rather than later.
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London
INS
George Bernard Shaw
Hitler
Help Wanted Ad Attracts Ambitious Job Seekers
Employers urged to place a Gazette Help Wanted ad to reach ambitious employed people seeking better jobs. The notice claims nearly all job seekers monitor WANT ADS and that calling 2-112 prompts a rapid response of capable, well recommended workers.
Willkie Plans Iowa Stops In His 7 000 Mile Tour
Willkie expands his western campaign to 7 000 miles with a plan for six major speeches in late September and 60 to 70 rear platform talks across 18 states. He repudiates support from Father Coughlin and the Christian Mobilizers, insisting on no prejudice or foreign influence in his campaign. He urges delegating defense decisions to advisors while demanding a clear directing head for the defense commission.
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Willkie
Iowa
Coughlin Aid
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Charles Fe, Coughlin
Joseph McWilliams
Christian Mobilizers
Roocevelt
National Defense Advisors Commission
Wou
Defense Advisory Commission
McNary Tonight Broadcast Notification at Salem Fairgrounds
Salem fair grounds cleared for notification ceremonies for Sen Charles L. McNary republican candidate for Vice-president. ceremonies begin 8:30 pm CST with MBS pickup. WEAF NBC and CBS join at 7 for last half hour. McNary introduced by Gay Harold Stassen. 80 000 people estimated in Salem amid crowded streets and hotel occupancy.
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Salem
Ore
Charles L. McNary
MBS
Weafnbc
CBS
McNary
Oregon
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
Hopkinton Youth Receives Ten Year Forgery Sentence
Richard Richardson of Hopkinton pled guilty to a forgery charge in Linn County. He received an indeterminate ten year term at Anamosa reformatory after being booked in the Linn County jail within hours of his arrest. The case involved two forged transactions at Mount Vernon and Cogeeon service stations.
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Cedar Ranide
Linn
Richard Richardson
Hopkinton
C J. Haas
Anamosa Reformatory
B. A Smith
Mount Vernon
McCann
Cogeon
Richardson
Delaware County
Jim Smith
Mechanicsville
W. J. Brock
Cedar Rapids
Larry Condon
Seth Hendryx
North Western Line Reports July Income Gain
The North Western railroad announced July net railway operating income of 1 253 487 compared with 530 965 for July 1939. For the first seven months of 1940 the net income reached 2 145 510 versus a deficit 1 104 065 in the same period of 1939. after fixed charges the net deficit was 6 763 368 against 10 056 426 a year earlier.
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Chicago
North Western Railroad
Sea water intrudes at Mare Island Navy Yard
San Pablo Bay salt water briefly entered Mare Island fresh water pipes after a valve mix up. Navy yard workers tasted salt water and soft drink vendors benefited from the incident as water service was affected in Vallejo, California.
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Vallejo
Calif
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Pablo Bay
Red Romanian clash raises Southeast Europe tensions
Reports from Budapest say Romanian forces clashed with Soviet Russian and Hungarian air units and troops as tensions rise. A Romanian fighter reportedly downed a Hungarian bomber over Hungarian soil and several Romanian planes were shot down.
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Budapest
Europe
Foreign Office
Bucharest
Translvania
Germany
Balkan
Adolf Hitler
Rumania
Britain
Man Flees in Field After Grabbing Police Gun
Ames police with county and highway patrol aided by planes hunted a 25 year old man who wrested a revolver from Officer Harold Olson during an auto theft stop. Six shots were fired in the struggle but no one hurt as searchers attempted to spot him in a two square mile cornfield. The fugitive fled into the field after the struggle and the car thief surrendered later.
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Ames
Here
State Highway Patrol
Harold Olson
Olsan
Opening of Waterloo Schools Delayed Indefinitely
Waterloo public and parochial schools opening set for September 3 will be postponed indefinitely as city records report a twenty second case of infantile paralysis this month.
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Waterloo
German air raids pound southern England ports and bases
Berlin reports Monday air operations over southern England including ports at Portsmouth Plymouth and Newcastle with 70 German planes involved. The high command says 61 enemy planes were shot down on Monday and nine destroyed on the ground. German losses totaled 20 planes. Britain claims few targets reached Berlin.
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England
Portsmouth
High Command
Plymouth
Cornwall
Coventry
Birmingham
Hull
Newcastle
Bistany
Enalard
Kent
Gen Poore World War Hero Dies at 77 in Fitchburg Mass
Major General Benjamin A Poore aged 77 a World War I hero and former Seventh Corps Area commander at retirement in 1927 died Tuesday in Fitchburg Massachusetts.
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Fitchburg
Mass
Benjamin A. Poore
Seventh Corps
British official urged for expulsion over wartime remarks
In Washington a British adviser Sir George faced U S senators after claiming he could draw the United States into both world wars. Senator Lundeen called for his deportation, while Wheeler and Glass argued he should be expelled for statements about influencing U S entry and unregistered propaganda. A British embassy spokesman said his visit was private with no official ties.
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Sir George Paish
Britain
Sen. Wheeler
Mont
Sir George
United States
Washington
API
St George Parish
Wheeler Ds Ment
Great Britain
Wheeler
Psaud
George
Lundeen
Winn
Glass
Nd) Waie
FV Wats
Sy George
State Department
White House
Italian Arms Factories Under Fire In Allied Air Raids
London dispatch reports a new round of air battles as British bombers hit 27 airfields in Germany Holland Belgium and France within 24 hours. Allied raids targeted Turin Sesto San Giovanni and other industrial sites while German raids across Britain caused fires and limited damage with several planes shot down.
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Germany
Berlin
Hich
London
Britain
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Holland
Belgium
France
Brueweather
Tun
Magneto Marvell
Sesta
Sesto San Giovann
RA F. Hambers
Italy
Which Only Proves That Mr Baer Must Listen To The Radio
Arthur Hugs Baer notes Willkie Roosevelt joint debate might spark a radio team name Franky and Wendy and mocks electing presidents by box tens. He jokes about polling, car loans, and old time radio rivals Amos and Andy while urging announcers to end speeches with baseball scores.
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Arthur
Hugs Baer
Willkie
Mr Roosevelt
Franky and
Wendy
Willkie Signs New York Vote Registry
New York AP report notes Wendelley Willkie signing the register of the board of elections as a resident of the fifteenth assembly district. The article mentions his address at 1010 Fifth Avenue, and references his 12 years of service to officials he had served.
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Wendelley Willkie
Board of Elections
Fifteenth Assembly
Greece
Fifth Avenue
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