Roosevelt's method sparks readers' wrath and war fears
A New Deal editorial voice rails against anonymous letters and Roosevelt's diplomacy while urging caution over possible war involvement. The column cites Bullitt and echoes warnings about misused power, urging readers to cross the Atlantic and support democracy. A Sunday golf scene at Cedar Rapids reveals crowd psychology amid summer heat.
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Anonymous
United States
Europe
Washington Mail
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Corcoran
Cohen
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Ezekiel
Frankfurter
Douglas
Et al
France
England
Bullitt
Hitler
Poland
Germany
Japanese Army Threatens After U S Marines Arrest Incident
Japanese soldiers demanded a serious response after 16 plainclothes Japanese entered the Shanghai defense zone under arms and were seized by U S Marines. Marines released them after a reported apology to Col. De Witt Peck, while Japanese officials disputed any apology and warned of future protests and demands.
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Shanghai
United States
de Witt Peck
Peck
Keiichi Miura
Miura
Stark Building Co Gets Swim Pool Construction Job
Cedar Rapids city council awarded general construction work on the Ellis Park swimming pool to Stark Building Co of Cedar Rapids. Stark’s bid was 51860, lowest of four. Total project cost, including pool and equipment, is 57332 according to figures submitted. Continuous from page 2 column 2.
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Cedar Rapids
Ellis Park
Stark Building Company
Stark
Howard R. Green
Cedar Rapids Sees Heat Wave With 89 Degree Afternoon
Cedar Rapids endured humid heat as temperatures climbed from a 66 degree early morning to 87 by early afternoon and 89 by 2 30 p m. Sunday's high reached 90 under bright sun with 62 degree low earlier. Readings recorded by Chambers Inskeep company.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers Inskeep Company
Treasury Looks to Borrow Half to Seven Hundred Million
Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr said the treasury may borrow 500 million to 700 million dollars in cash to restore the dwindling working balance. He noted the funds would be raised by bond sales.
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Washington (LLP
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Treasury
Morgenthau
George
Congress
AFL Official Is Named Perkins Aide
Washington, UP Roosevelt appoints Daniel W. Tracy president of the AFL Brotherhood of Electrical Workers as second assistant secretary of labor.
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AFL
Perkins
Washington
Roosevelt
Daniel W. Tracy
American Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Vacationers urged to notify Gazette for travel coverage
The Gazette invites readers leaving town this summer to call 2-1121 or notify their carrier so the paper can follow them on vacation.
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the Gazette
Unstoppable war pace reshapes the world and faith
A letter reflects on how fast events outpace print and memory from the outbreak to Italy's entry. The writer notes a world shifting from illusion to hard facts, fearing shocks ahead yet urging faith that the human spirit can endure the great storm.
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Norway
Flanders
Italy
Iowa Judge Demands Sponsor Credits For Radio Propaganda Speech
District Judge W. W. Scott questioned Columbia Broadcasting about who sponsored Maj. Clement R. Atlee’s Saturday radio address, saying Americans have the right to know who feeds propaganda to the nation. He wired Senators Clyde Herring and Guy Gillette after receiving no reply.
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Davenport
INS
W. W. Scott
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Clement R. Atlee
America
Scott
Middle West
Postwar plans and Axis confidence dominate war reports
A Tokyo government spokesman cited unconfirmed reports of a French declaration of war on Britain. Berlin sources say Hitler and Ciano discussed special rights for Japan in French Indochina and the Dutch East Indies. Britain rejects Japan as Burma and India's route closure would break vows.
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AP By Radio
Tokio Foreign Office
Great Britain
Domei
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Japan
Indo- China
Dutch East Indies
Balkans
Balkan
Rome
Italian East Africa
Tokin
Britain
British Burma
Burma
India
Esterel
Aruba
Venezuela
Martinique
United States
Two Injured In Collision Of Cars
At 3 p m Sunday two people sustained minor injuries in a collision at Fifteenth avenue and Third street SW. Driver Bill Freeman 18 of 1014 Second street SW was taken to Mercy hospital with severe bruises on the right arm and shock. Passenger Emma Vislisel 32 of 329 Fifth avenue SW received a bruised right arm. Mrs Vislisel rode in a car driven south in Third street by her husband J G Vislisel 35. Freeman’s car traveled east on Fifteenth avenue.
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Cedar Rapids
Fifteenth Avenue
Third Street
Bill Freeman
Second Street
Mercy Hospital
Emma Vislisel
Fifth Avenue
Freeman Machine
New Billion Dollar Tax Lift For Arms Expected
Washington reports a proposed billion dollar annual tax increase to finance a large defense program. President Roosevelt may seek four billion for army and one billion for navy, with excess profits taxes possibly funding 350 million and the rest from individuals and other sources.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Army
Navy
George
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt Third Term Decision Still Unspoken
President Roosevelt met with Postmaster General James Farley at Hyde Park to discuss a possible third term. Farley, bound to secrecy, would not confirm or deny the talks or Farley’s own political plans, including a possible Yankees presidency.
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Farley
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
James A Farley
Hyde Park
New York Yankee American League Baseball Club
Yankees
Mr. Roosevelt
Democratic National Committee
50 More Children Go to Health Camp
Fifty boys and girls arrived at Camp Good Health at 10 am Monday to replace children sent home after almost a month at the health center. Those arriving are physically handicapped but will be helped to reach good health before they leave. many started their first camp experience and show progress.
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Camp Good Health
Youths Plead Guilty After Borrowed Bike Ride
Two 20 year old youths Lester Clouhy and Irving Fitzpatrick were caught riding a borrowed bicycle at 1 am near F avenue and Third street NW. They pled guilty to petty larceny in Justice H R Churchill's court and were fined 100 dollars with most of the fines suspended.
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John Law
Dyson
Bruce
F Avenue
Third Street NW
Lester Clouhy
Swisher
Irving Fitzpatrick
Mount Vernon Avenue
Fred Pazour
C Street
H. R. Churchill
Clouhy
Fitzpatrick
Zika Avenue NW
Earl Stanley
Dick Burgin Dies of Heart Attack in Council Bluffs
Dick Burgin former Cedar Rapids police chief and state manager of the Maccabees died in a Council Bluffs hotel from heart disease. He was 56, born June 13 1884 in Grinnell. Burgin served in the army, worked as Cedar Rapids reporter and police chief, and held various fraternal memberships. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Dick" Burgin
Cedar Rapids
The
Maccabees
Council Bluffs
Associated Press
Burgin
Grinnell
Grinnell Business College
Republican
Belle Hudson
Burnice McCollister
First Street
Masons
Knights of Pythias
D.O. K
American Legion
Typographical and
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Czech Plot To Kill Hitler Reported in London Chronicle
The Sunday Chronicle claims five unnamed Czechs in London are finalizing a plot to kill Hitler. The paper links them to a powerful Czech secret society sworn to overthrow Germans and says plans move through underground cells in Czechoslovakia since the Prague invasion.
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London
The
Sunday Chronicle
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Prague
Willkie Plans White House Run and Policy Push
Wendell L. Willkie arrived in Washington by air and said he would be in the White House for eight years. He and Sen Charles L. McNary will confer on campaign strategy and a nonintervention foreign policy. Republicans host an informal dinner for party lawmakers as they discuss organizing the campaign.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
White House
Willkie
CST
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Congress
Army weighs law to compel manufacturers on defense orders
Washington officials said the army may seek legislation to force manufacturers to accept national defense contracts. No final decision, but idea drafts exist as a safeguard for future needs. Officials praise private industry cooperation yet consider possible steps to speed defense production if required.
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Washington
Army
Louis Johnson
Roosevelt Johnson
Johnson
Piano Tuner Marks Sixty-First Birthday Milestone
Los Angeles piano tuner C W Haines noted on his sixty first birthday that he had sweetened more than 6 900 000 sour notes during his long career.
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Los Angeles
C W Haines
Delayed Supervisors Records Blamed on Extra Duties
County Auditor Robert M. Vesely cites spring elections road program and state officers convention as the cause of late board proceedings. March 5 and 12 reports appeared July 1. April 1 2 9 now printed. Feb 27 published March 9. Vesely handles notes transcripts and legal notices. He oversees voting machine setup for June primaries and Iowa officers convention duties.
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Board of Supervisors
Robert M. Vesely
Cedar Rapids
Vesely
Iowa County
Iowa County Auditors Association
Iowa Bowling Association
Vandenberg Opposes Stimson War Secretary Nomination
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan stalled Senate approval of Henry L. Stimson as war secretary citing Stimson's past calls for naval aid to Britain and heightened military preparedness. He warned the appointment could push the nation toward involvement in the European war. Senator Sheppard argued the move signals national unity and urges a broader defense draft to meet emergency needs.
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Washington
Vandenberg
Mich
Senate
Henry L. Stimson
Stimson
Sheppard
Tex
Gra
Stinson
United States
Les
Senate to approve Stimson Knox cabinet posts expected
Senate Republicans signaled support for Henry L. Stimson as secretary of war and Col Frank Knox as secretary of the navy, with confirmation not immediate due to sharp debate over Roosevelt foreign policy and aid to Britain. Senator Wheeler and isolationists vow a vigorous fight, promising a lengthy session.
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Washington
Ins
Senate
Consciences Hurt as Teens Admit Driver Permit Ruse
Two youths aged 15 and 16 confessed a deception that led to a speeding ticket being issued to a 15 year old, with the driver’s license passed to the older boy. The case ended with the speeding charge dropped and Paterson’s case referred to the highway patrol.
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Cedar Rounds
Thomas Hinekin, Jr
C Avenue
Jse
Paul Patey
Fifteenth Street NW
Paterson
Hinkin Auto
Hinkin
Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Scotty Duncan
Duncan
Paul Paterson
Fred Carstens
Harry S. Johnson
Highway Patrol
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Fuehrer
Bulletin
Hong Kong
Far East
Marquis de Castellane
Mon
Camp Good Health Fund
United Commercial Travelers Auxiliary
Phoee Lamb Missionary Society of Bethany Congregational Baired
R. A.naarae
Cedar Rapids News
Dick” Burgin
S. S. Burgin
U.S
Boards of Supervisors
Wheeler
Son. Wheeler
Mont
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