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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1940
Page
1
The piece argues Uncle Sam should aid Britain against Nazi aggression but warns against a broader war. It critiques Roosevelt's administration, cites Sayre's Manila broadcast as dangerous, and questions plans for intervention and conscription amid looming global conflict.
Britain plans immediate general mobilization of all men capable of fighting to resist a feared German invasion. Churchill warns safety lies in manpower not bricks. Royal Navy and air forces strike Italian and French seapower while Gibraltar and German ports face raids as Britain prepares for the Battle of Britain.
President Roosevelt proposed a hemispheric approach to postwar territorial adjustments, favoring equal voices for all American republics in western hemisphere issues. He warned Germany to stay out of European possessions and suggested mandates or trusteeships for disputed territories until return to original owners.
Weather outlook for the upper Mississippi valley period starting July 8 calls for occasional showers in the first and last parts of the week. Temperatures are warm early, cooler by midweek, with weekly averages near normal.
The page lists state news items and sections across multiple pages. It notes sections for sports pages one to three and business review on page six with other features such as social news and farm pages.
In Shanghai, 15 plain clothes Japanese gendarmes were arrested by U S marines patrolling the American sector. The armed gendarmes violated the agreed- upon boundary, were jailed in the marine brig, and will be held until Japanese authorities issue apologies.
Amana reports the first threshing in eastern Iowa with rye at 20 bushels per acre and good grain quality though with small kernels. Wheat harvest began at Amana on July 3 as in nearby areas with oats likely to shock harvest this week and fill bins by mid month.
Fifty of the children at Camp Good Health prepare to return home Monday healthier after a month’s care. Doctors noted twenty Three remained behind to aid progress for fifty one newcomers. Sunday school planned at 10 am. See continuation on Page 7.
London reports show the first British ship carrying 200 refugee children nearing American shores as U S firms schools and philanthropists pledge homes and care. Private schools offer tuition and board for about 1700 children while estates including Hempstead House and properties of Strauss and Fish nonprofit groups organize reception centers and support.
The German controlled radio Hilversum near Amsterdam said special measures have been invoked against Hollanders who sympathize with England, including the death penalty, as part of a crackdown reported Saturday.
Friends of Hedy Lamarr and Gene Markey report a separation after months of incompatibility. Gene moved to his father’s home while Hedy stayed with their adopted son. Judge Lester Roth confirmed the split, with a quiet divorce planned on grounds of incompatibility.
Anna B. Lawther of the state board of education told the Cedar Rapids Gazette no one has been offered the University of Iowa presidency. She said the board is not further along than the day after Dr. Eugene A. Gilmore resigned, with five or six candidates under consideration and files containing about 200 names. The board seeks a man under 55, from out of state, with significant experience, from an institution on a level with or higher than Iowa. An acting or full president will be named soon.
An airship pilot and a 25 year old male passenger fought aboard a two seater monoplane for five minutes at 1000 feet over Los Angeles. The youth slipped from the pilot's grasp during a banking maneuver and fell to his death near Redondo and Imperial. Hodges claimed the other man chartered the flight and attacked him. No ID was found on the body.
One man was killed and a woman critically injured when a navy plane taking off from Cape May harbor collided with a 19 foot pleasure boat the Lydie K James Farrell 50 of Gloucester died hours later at Naval hospital Philadelphia. Mrs Kammenut suffered a possible fractured skull and three other people were hurt.
Reuters from Vichy reports a French military court sentenced former General Charles De Gaulle in his absence to four years in prison. The action stems from wartime conduct with the trial taking place despite his absence.
The War Department will urge compulsory military training and seek changes to Burke-Wadsworth legislation. The Army plans to submit its views to a Senate committee next Tuesday, including paying volunteers a monthly wage of 21 dollars instead of 5. Navy shifts toward a sea based force with three merchant ships and converted destroyers to transport Marines, stationed near Guantanamo to speed expeditionary actions.
Cedar Rapids recorded the week's hottest weather Saturday from 3 to 5 PM with temperatures reaching 86 at 2 PM and 85 later in the afternoon. Winds were brisk and parching, aiding the rise before subsiding in the evening as the mercury fell to 68 by midnight.
The Associated Press reports Roosevelt was not likely to send his defense message with a $5 million appropriation until midweek. Officials indicated no definite submission date as of Saturday night.
Eduard Benes, former president, cablegram from New York says the Czechoslovak army will aid Britain in defense of the British Isles. He notes evacuation from France completed and two thirds of infantry plus all aviators served in France battle. About 2000 civilian refugees evacuated to England.
London broadcast reports a Vichy decree orders four French journalists Pertinax Madame Genieve Tabouis Henri de Krevellis and Emile Groux to be arrested for spreading false news. The writers have sailed to England and face trial.
Postmaster General James A Farley plans to resign from Roosevelt's cabinet to become head of the New York Yankees in a syndicated deal. Sources say the transfer will be finalized after the Democratic National Convention with a purchase price around 38 million dollars and stock adjustments. Barrow, the club's general manager, said he knows nothing of final arrangements.
Arthur “Bugs” Baer argues war proves chivalry extinct and predicts future peace talks will be hollow. He says war harms women and children most while Americans seek avoidant, emotionally distant involvement.
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