War Debt Talks and Uproar in Europe
Sunday morning roundup reports Britain pressing France on resuming war debt payments to the United States. France reportedly unfavorable but Britain wants a deal. Lord Lothian will convey Britain’s plan as ambassador-designate to Washington. The Johnson Act blocks American loans to debt-defaulters.
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Great Britain
France
United States
Britain
Lord Lothian
Washington
Daladier
Paris
England
Shylock
Roosevelt Confers With Leaders On Neutrality Action
Washington headlines note President Roosevelt invites Republican and Democratic leaders to confer on neutrality. Senate leader Barkley says Congress may stay in session until neutrality measures move forward while Hull and others stress urgency. Jones urges early passage of lending bill with rural electrification seen as easiest to implement.
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Bulletin
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Alben W. Barkley
White House
Cordell Hull
Congress
Barkley
Hull
John N. Garner
William B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Jones
Letter from Salem on Iowa tax column sparks clash
A Salem Oregon letter reprints an Oregonian editorial that criticizes Iowa over a new cigaret tax law allowing searches of private property for unstamped tobacco. The writer defends Iowa, rejects the Oregonian's insinuations, and laments petty name calling, noting no real progress from such exchanges.
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Salem
Ore
Cedar Rapids
Portland Oregonian
Iowa
The
Oregonian
Callous world fears decay as mercy fades
Dr Newton laments widespread ruthlessness across societies as refugees suffer, strikes provoke violence, and nations bomb cities. He pleads for reason, charity, and hope to end a growing brutal spell before chaos destroys humanity.
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Europe
China
Earth
Heavy Damage At Cedar Rapids Country Club Golf Course
A rampaging Indiana creek flooded Cedar Rapids Country Club, covering eight greens with four feet of water and washing over fairways. The state women’s golf tournament slated for the course was moved to Kenmore as officials assess restoration time after the floodwaters recede.
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Cedar Rapids
Indiana
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kenmore
Railroads See 12 Percent Rise in June Revenues
Washington reports the Association of American Railroads shows class one railroads earned 258.8 million dollars in June, up 12 percent from the previous year’s 231.1 million. Preliminary figures reflect stronger operating revenues across major lines.
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Washington
The
Association of American Railroads
San Francisco Felt Light Earthquake Early Monday
An AP report says a slight earthquake was felt in San Francisco around 1:25 a.m. Monday with several police calls about the tremor but no damage was reported.
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San Francisco
CIO Packer Workers Map Campaign for Wage Contracts
The CIO Packing House Workers Organization backed by John L. Lewis pledged to press Big Four meat packers Armour Wilson Swift and Cudahy for union contracts. PWOC delegates voted to authorize strikes if negotiations fail and appealed to President Roosevelt to intervene to avert a walkout. Lewis spoke to 12 000 unionists pledging support in potential conflicts with large corporations.
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Chicago
CIO Packing House Workers Organization Committee
John L. Lewis
Packing House
Congress of Industrial Organizations
PWOC
Lewis
CIO
Armour, Wilson, Swift and Cudahy
Armour
Armour and Company
Roosevelt
Mediation Over Danzig Reported in Berlin Rumors
Berlin officials acknowledged sending large bodies of men to East Prussia as labor service for harvest. London circulated hints that mediation might resolve the Danzig crisis with Britain and Germany in leading roles. A British spokesman denied any British participation. Controversy over a possible meeting with Soviet Russia persisted as Mussolini and Pope Pius XII were cited as possible initiators.
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Berlin
INS
Germany
East Prussia
London
Danzig
Europe
Great Britain
Benito Mussolini
Pius XII
Hitler
Munich
Russia
Espe
Five Injured In Collision Of Cars Near Kenmore Golf Course
Five people were injured Sunday night when a car driven by L W Platt collided with another driven by Elmer Miens near the Kenmore golf course. In the Platt vehicle were Mrs Platt and three passengers including two children. all were treated at home by a physician. Miens said he did not see the Platt car due to obstructed vision from trees.
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L. W. Platt
Twentyseventh Street
Elmer Miens
Huntington Park
Calif
Leonard Avenue
Kenmore Golf Course
A. C. Vogel
East Franklyn
Minneapolis
Edith Werdahl
Donald
Marilyn Platt
Platt
Miens
Grocers Clash With Bakeries Over Stale Bread Sale
Retail grocers in Cedar Rapids accuse Petersen Baking Co of flooding local markets with bread returned from outside, selling stale loaves at half price while wholesale costs push retail to ten cents. They say most buyers are needy, but argue many customers could pay regular prices. Grocers plan further meetings to curb bakery volume.
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Retail Grocers Association
Cedar Rapids
Petersen Baking Company
Japan Apologizes for Yangtze Raid Bombing
Japan apologized to the United States and Great Britain for air bombardment near an American and a British warship during a July 6 raid on Chungking in the Yangtze river area.
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Tokio
INS
Japan
United States
Great Britain
Yangtze River
Chungking
Russell Hunt Switches 10 Kansas City
Oklahoma fugitive Jack Russell, accused of three kidnappings and a murder, eluded authorities after seizing a police car in Kansas City. He then directed the vehicle to a garage, shoved out a mechanic, and vanished as a Chicago and Iowa-wide search intensified. Hamilton, Egholm, and another victim were identified in the pursuit across Illinois and nearby states.
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Kansas City
INS
Jack Russell
Oklahoma
Huron Cox
Joseph F. Welsh
Cox
Russell
Iowa
Chicago
McAlester
Emmetsburg
Hattie Miller
Ringwood
McHenry County
William Scott Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kansas
Hamilton
Kenosha
Barnett Egholm
Oklahoma City
Elgin
Egholm
Park Court Flood Veterans Tackle Cleaning Up Task
Flood veterans in the Park court area from Third Avenue to D Avenue gathered Monday with rubber boots shovels and hoses to restore normalcy. Mrs G E Clark 1604 A Avenue NE reported a basement flooded with water rising to the top of the basement and water running out during the storm. Residents near E Avenue and Twentieth Street faced first time basement flooding while Grande Avenue and nearby streets recorded water backed up from sewers. Dr J D Kinsley 1556 A Avenue reported seven feet of water in a basement from the storm sewer.
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Park Court
Third Avenue
D Avenue
G. E. Clark
Twentieth
Tenth Streets
Mount Vernon Road
E Avenue
Twentieth Street
Grande ‘Avenue
J. D. Kinsley
A Avenue
Six-Hour Bank Looters Miss $17,000 in Vault
Two safe crackers robbed the Waynesburg bank over six hours in Ohio. They secured $1,343 from the vault, ignored a rear cash compartment with $17,000, and held painter Elwood Thomas prisoner throughout the heist. The incident involved drilling with an acetylene torch and a masked gunman directing the robbery.
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Canton, O
Waynesburg
Thomas
Former Cedar Rapids man Ralph Denny slain near Carbondale
Ralph H. Denny 47 former Cedar Rapids resident and National Park Service employee was shot and killed near Carbondale Illinois last Wednesday night. He reportedly intervened when three youths threatened CCC swimmers at an abandoned mine pond taking property owner stance and fired hitting him in the heart as the assailants fled through a field.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph H. Denny
Carbondale
Ill
Lillian Stoter
Second Avenue SE
Denny
Homer Denny
H Avenue
Chicago
National Park Service
Five Killed as Train Hits Bus Near Joliet
Five people died when Alton railroad train No. 1 The Old Glory struck a seven passenger bus near Elwood nine miles south of Joliet. Driver A J Gabberry 60 of Joliet Wilmington route was identified. others unnamed believed to be his wife two women a man and a child.
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Joliet, Ill
Alton Railroad
Old Glory
Elwood
Here
A. J. Gabberry
Joliet
Wilmington
Gabberry
Dancer Passes Up Hitler Invitation in Munich
Miriam Verne of Pittsburgh explains a four day engagement at the San Remo municipal casino prevented her from accepting Adolf Hitler's invitation to perform in the light opera The Merry Widow in Munich. Verne arrived in San Remo with a record of performances in Germany that have drawn the fuehrer.
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San Remo
Italy
Miriam Verne
Pittsburgh
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Germany
Fuehrer
Kennedy Denies Plans to Quit as Ambassador
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy said he is not planning to resign his post. The denial followed reports that Kennedy might quit and return to private life amid questions about his future in London.
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Kennedy
London
INS
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
3.9 Inch Rain Deluges Cedar Rapids Area
A 3.97 inch rainfall, the heaviest in five years, flooded Cedar Rapids and nearby areas early Monday. Sewers backed up into basements as rivers rose, with Cedar Rapids Country Club golf course lakelike and Marion pool under several feet of water. Eight men and boys were marooned at the Legion pool. pool staff and volunteers evacuated water and attempted rescues. Damages were still being assessed, with reopening expected after cleanup.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Legion Swimming
Thomas Park
Marion
Country Club
Marion Pool
Orville Rust
Rod
Ellwood Miller
Reinbeck
Kenneth Holek
Harrisburg
Ill
Don Holsinger
Z. N. Lundy
Legion's
Hobart Burns
Burns
Goodwill Emissaries From Europe Push War Ahead
Cartoonish column by Arthur RLGS Baer mocks European goodwill emissaries urging U S entry into another war. It claims they demand full sacrifice from Americans while offering no gain, suggesting the nation should resist such terms and keep business out of conflict.
Train collision in Warsaw kills seven on excursion train
An excursion train collided head on with a passenger train near Warsaw on Sunday, killing seven people and injuring about 200. Officials investigate cause as victims are identified from local areas and rail authorities assess safety lapses.
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