War talk and policy shape under a President led entry
The column argues the President should decide when the United States enters war with Germany, with Congress ratifying only as a formality. It notes Iceland's occupation as an example and discusses farm production, European conflicts, and domestic political changes amid wartime pressures. It also mentions Peru Ecuador clashes and Japan’s China campaign, plus Ed Birmingham’s federal appointment and state asset sales at Anamosa and Fort Madison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph P Hurley
St. Augustine
Fla
Congress
United States
Germany
US warns on Peru Ecuador clash amid suspected foreign meddling
Acting Secretary of State Summer Welles expressed regret over the Peru Ecuador hostilities and warned that foreign influences could spark trouble in the western hemisphere. He noted U S cooperation with Argentina and Brazil to mediate and denied reports of U S Brazil rifts or jailed pilots, stressing growing cooperation.
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Washington
INS
Summer Welles
United States
Peru
Ecuador
Welles
Argentina
Brazil
Guayaquil
Arroyo Rio
Ecuador and Peru Clash in Frontier War Across Border
Un declared fighting erupts along the Ecuador Peru frontier with artillery and planes. Ecuador reports two killed as Peruvian forces push across the Huaquillas Chacras sector and targets include Chacras Balzalito and Guabito amid ongoing clashes.
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Ministry of National Defense
Huaquillas
Chacras
Belzalito
Guabillo
Carcanon
Quebrada
Balzalito
Guabito
Jose Octavio
Red Armies Hold Firm Amid German Casualty Toll
A Moscow spokesman said Adolf Hitler's invasion forces had suffered nearly 1,000,000 dead and wounded in 16 days. Soviet reports claimed the Stalin line held and counterattacks pushed Germans back along heavy fighting from the Baltic to the Black Sea.
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Adolf Hitler
Moscow
S. A. Lozovsky
Lozovsky
Russia
Baltic
Black Sea
Berezina
Berlin
Nazifuehrer
Two Hurt In Crash Of Auto And Coupe In Cedar Rapids
Irving Donohoe 25 of 1502 E avenue NE was charged with driving with four in a coupe after a collision with a car driven by Lynn Freeman 21 of Marion at Sixth street and Third avenue SW about 1 15 a m Monday. Two passengers in Freemans car Betty Thompson 1029 Tenth street SE and LaVerne Wheeler 2959 Oakland road NE were injured and taken to St Luke s hospital. Freeman said the accident was caused by an extra passenger in the coupe obscuring Donohoes vision.
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Cedar Rapids
Irving Donohoe
E Avenue NE
Sixth Street
Third Avenue
Lynn Freeman
Marion
Donohoe
Betty Thompson
Tenth Street
LaVerne Wheeler
Oakland Road
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wheeler
Freeman
Barkley Returns to Senate After Illness
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, Democratic leader, resumed Senate duties Monday after more than a month illness. He said he was feeling fine.
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Washington
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Barkley
Faces Drunk Driving Charge After Auto Crashes Into Porch
Richard Rudd, 23, of 305 I avenue NW, pleaded not guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated after his car struck a grocery store porch at 1433 Sixth street NW near Paul Dvorak’s shop. Bond set at $500. police report indicate intoxication from a chemical test.
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H. C Ring
Richard Rudd
I Avenue NW
Sixth Street NW
Paul Dvorak
Rudd
N Avenue
Mark J. Myers Stricken by Acute Illness at Bank
Mark J. Myers 65, vice president and cashier of Merchants National, suffered an acute illness at the bank shortly before noon Monday and was rushed to St Luke's hospital by ambulance. He regained consciousness after arrival but was listed in grave condition. Myers joined the bank in 1900 and lives at 1535 Sixth Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark J. Myers
Merchants National Bank
St. Luke's Hospital
Myers
Sixth Avenue SE
O Daniel Defends Hill Billy Music In Texas Senate Race
Gov. W Lee O Daniel, leading unofficial returns in Texas Senate race, defends hillbilly music integral to his campaigns. He rebukes critics as snobs while rallying support in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Pact to Free Reich Agents Reported by New York Journal-American
The New York Journal-American reports a secret US Germany prisoner exchange to free Manfred Zapp and Guenther Town in return for two American correspondents Jay Allen and Richard Hottelet. Acting Attorney General Francis Biddle confirms a pending swap approved by Biddle and Hans Thomsen. Allen and Hottelet were not charged with specific crimes.
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New York
INS
New York Journal-American
Germany
United States
Manfred Zapp
Francis Biddie
Harvey Cedars
N. J
Journal-American
Zapp
Tom
Tonn
Ellis Island
Jay Allen
North American
Alliance
Richard C. Hottelet
United Press
Allen
Hottelet
Paris
France
Berlin
System of Calling New Draft Eligibles Described
Washington officials outline the plan to mix new 21-year olds with older registrants from 1940. A national draft lottery, with sequence numbers S1 through Sx, will determine local order before boards proceed.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Selective Service Boards
Selective Service Headquarters
Wood and Canvas Tanks Reported by Russians
Moscow reports that German panzer divisions are padded with wood and canvas tanks. Soviet scouts observed a Nazi column advancing to the front and noted a tank body collapsing under an officer's elbow, with only one of twenty tanks found genuine.
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Moscow
Red Army
Rainfall Triggers Temperature Dip in Cedar Rapids
A cold front and rain darken skies in Cedar Rapids area as temperatures rise and fall through the day. The high reached 88 at 3:15 p.m. while an afternoon shower dropped readings to 70 by 7 p.m. and 68 by midnight. A trace of precipitation was recorded.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Hint Of Jap Action Against Reds Seen
Hong Kong dispatches report Japanese military moves as British officials view a potential Nipponese attack on Russia. Units return to Manchukuo from Formosa and Hainan after a South China deployment, framed as precautionary but seen as preparatory for action against the Soviet Union.
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Hong Kong
INS
Russia
South China
Manchukuo
Kwangtung
Formosa
Hainan
Panama Canal Bans Night Ship Moves
Cristobal port imposes curfew hours blocking ships from clearing or entering Cristobal and Balboa harbors between sunset and sunrise. Captain C E Coney US Navy announced the emergency rule, effective immediately and in force during the current crisis.
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Cristobal
Canal Zone
Cristobal Port
Cristobal and
Balboa
C. E. Coney
United States Navy
Caribbean Sea
Pacific Ocean
Panama Canal
Say Women Hurled Into Stalin Defenses
Berlin dispatch reports the German news agency DNB stating that Russian women are being forced to defend the Stalin line. The claim appeared in AP coverage on Monday night.
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Hitler
DNB
Germany
Stalin Line
Ukraine
Stalin
Berlin
Roosevelt announces US Navy occupies Iceland and expands bases
President Roosevelt announced US forces have occupied Iceland and landed troops in Trinidad and British Guiana to block potential German pincers against the western hemisphere. He cited agreements with Britain and Iceland’s government, stressing defense of Atlantic approaches and the aim to prevent German use of Atlantic outposts. The move follows Britain’s prior role, with Iceland’s government inviting US protection and plans to replace British forces to free them for other duties.
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Iceland
British Isles
Norway
United States
Newfoundland
Greenland
Europe
Hitler
ODAY
U. S. Navy
Congress
Wheeler
Navy
Trinidad
British Guiana
Hemisphere
Washington
Roosevelt
United States Navy
Germany
Cocce
Atlantic
Atelantic
New World
Great Britain
Roosevelt Text on Iceland Occupation and Atlantic Security
President Roosevelt transmits a special message from July 1 stating US Navy forces have arrived in Iceland to supplement British troops and safeguard Atlantic defense. He warns against German seizure of strategic posts, stressing open routes, Greenland threat, and munitions to Britain, with orders to Navy to ensure safety.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Icceland
Congress
Iceland
United States Navy
Great Britain
Germany
South Atlantic
North Atlantic
Greenland
North American
Britain
Americas
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