Ports Use Split Between Knox and Stimson at Navy Hearing
The Senate naval affairs committee learned President Roosevelt’s cabinet choices disagree on whether Allied warships may use American ports. Knox warned that British vessels would be interned if allowed in, while Stimson hinted Britain might service ships in U.S. ports if needed for defense. The panel approved Knox’s nomination 9-5, with debate continuing next week.
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Frank Knox
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Henry L. Stimson
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Gazette
Delegate Polls Stop Traffic Like Doors On Covered Bridge
Arthur Bugs Baer jokes about polling delegations at national conventions during fruit and berry season. He imagines polls halting traffic like storm doors on a covered bridge and warns Democrats in Chicago to verify rolls with thumbprints to prevent poll-based fraud.
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July 4th Speaker At Middle Amana
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Cherokee will deliver a Fourth of July address in Middle Amana Thursday at 1 p.m. His subject is not announced. Gillette, member of the senate committee on naval affairs, was in Washington Wednesday to discuss Col. Frank Knox’s views on permitting British ships to use American ports. The committee hearing was a step toward Knox’s confirmation.
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Middle Amana
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Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Washington
Col
Frank Knox
Population of Linn County Grows in 1940 Census
Second District Supervisor David Murphy of Dubuque announced Linn County's 1940 population as 88 928, up 6 592 from 1930. Linn trails Cedar Rapids growth while the Second District totals 321 080, an increase of 18 134 since 1930 across six counties.
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Linn County
David Murphy
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Murphy
Jackson
Jones
Scott
Clinton
Linn
Police investigate Jehovah's Witnesses convention petition
Cedar Rapids police concluded a weekend inquiry into a petition drive by Jehovah's Witnesses that aimed to permit a national convention at the Ohio state fair coliseum in Columbus from July 24 to 28. Myron Ortman, 23, was detained after residents complained while petitions targeted 50 subsidiary sites including Des Moines.
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Cedar Rapids
Myron Ortman
Second Avenue SE
Ortman
Jim Bailey
Ohio
State Fairgrounds Coliseum
Columbus
Ohio State
Des Moines
Bert
British Troops Bombed On English Coast And Baltic Ship Sunk
British and Allied reports describe German air and naval attacks on the south coast of England and a German ship, the Arandora Star, sunk by a submarine off Ireland. Casualties and survivals are noted amid ongoing raids and Allied air strikes on German bases.
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Ireland
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England
Air Ministry
German Air Attacks Hit English Ports and Convoy
Berlin reports Luftwaffe strikes on Newcastle and southern English harbors. The high command says two steamers were sunk in a convoy and another damaged.
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Berlin
Newcastle
England
Nearly Hits Boy On Dare From Girl Friend
W F Hudler of 1307 Second Avenue SE was fined 25 dollars plus costs in police court for reckless driving after a late Tuesday night incident on Fifth Avenue SE. He admitted veering his car on a dare from his girlfriend and nearly struck a bicycle rider and a bystander. He claimed he had been drinking but was not drunk. He was allowed to pay the fine by Saturday.
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Second Avenue SE
Harry Johnson
Hudler
Stearns and
Madanna
Fifth Avenue
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Eighth Street
Stearns
Mhndler
Happiness as a daily mosaic of tiny gems
A wise woman describes happiness not as a single gem but a mosaic. Small joys, insights, and daily grace form a pattern that grows rich with thrift on little pleasures. The balance of faith and daily practice shapes the life design, urging mindful living.
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United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Mercury Lingers At Mild Summer Levels In Cedar Rapids
Final preparations for Independence Day observance move forward under fair skies in Cedar Rapids as the thermometer held steady. The day’s high reached 78 degrees at 2 30 p.m. after a low of 52 earlier, with Tuesday peaking at 77 and dipping to 58 by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Democrat for Willkie would back Willkie if FDR seeks third term
Representative Allen of Pennsylvania said on Tuesday he would back Wendell Willkie if President Roosevelt runs for a third term. The remark signals cross party support amid wartime electoral considerations.
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Washington
Allen
Wendell Willkie
Roosevelt
Third Party Talk Grows From Lewis AGT Endorsement
John L. Lewis endorsed Len Burton Wheeler for president at a St Louis meeting prompting new third party discussions among Wheeler supporters. Wheeler said his name would be placed before the Democratic National Convention even if Roosevelt seeks renomination. The AFL declared neutrality in the 1940 campaign and warned against a Lewis Wheeler third party.
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Len Burton K Wheeler
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Willkie
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Willkie Names Campaign Advisory Group
Willkie set up a 12 member advisory panel headed by Gov. Harold Stassen to steer the campaign and invited Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms and other leaders from across the party to join. He urged no corporate contributions above 5000 and said the race would hinge on views of the new deal versus opposition to it.
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Roosevelt
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Paramount Employee Falls From Window Injuring Janitor
Harry W. Johnson 43 night janitor at the Paramount theater building fell from a second story window to the sidewalk. He was in critical condition with a brain concussion and a fractured left arm after being found injured on the ground. Authorities cited he had dozed in a vacant office and appeared confused when an elevator call sounded.
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Paramount Theater
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Louise Engel
Tenth Street
Pershing backs forced drilling in Senate hearings
General John J Pershing told the Senate military affairs committee that compulsory training from ages 18 to 65 could deter war. He said World War I might have been avoided with prior training and endorsed the Burke Wadsworth bill.
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John J Pershing
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Morris Sheppard
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United States
Europe
Fourth of July Health Camp Picnic Planned
Camp Good Health youngsters prepare grounds around the lodge as part of Fourth of July activities. They will discuss the holiday’s meaning in the morning and enjoy a picnic in the afternoon at a new hillside site near the highway with hot dogs buns and baked beans.
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Camp Good Health
Trey Mills Bey Run Over By Tractor And Killed
A news brief reports seven year old Edward McNamara killed when tractor operator Walter Rowe age 18 ran over him in a corn field on the Ray Gosse farm near Trey Mills. The incident occurred at 8 15 p m with a crushed skull cited as the cause of death. Rowe was employed to assist in plowing.
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Ray Gosse
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Complete Mobilization Plans Pushed By F D R Regardless Of Congress
Roosevelt administration fixed September 1 as the date for national mobilization known as M day. The Gazette reports that Congress and the public are being primed with steps toward conscription and a final mobilization bill, while Roosevelt argues executive power may bypass Congress to declare mobilization.
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