War debt talks and political shifts in Europe and Iowa arts
A Sunday roundup reports Britain seeking to resume war debt payments to the United States amid France’s initial resistance. Lord Lothian’s Paris talks aim to find payment ways. The piece notes Time magazine retractions, Paris espionage arrests, and U.S. restrictions on loans to debt-defaulters. It highlights an Iowa University fine arts festival featuring Verdi Requiem and a Tibbett concert. A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes the city’s dogtown nickname, praises trees over editors, and comments on local elm and box elder removals tied to pest control. A Portland Oregonian jab at Iowa’s cigar tax law prompts a Salem reader to defend Iowa’s stance.
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France
United States
Britain
Lord Lothian
Washington
Cadadier
Paris
England
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Olber
Cedar Rapids
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Salem
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Portland Oregonian
Iowa
Oregonian
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Neutrality Talks Hint at U S Duty and Action
Washington leaders report President Roosevelt may meet with Republican and Democratic leaders to discuss neutrality amid hopes Congress will stay in session until legislation is secured. The conference with Hull Barkley Garner Bankhead Rayburn emphasized neutrality as the program’s core and signaled hearings soon on lending.
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Bullitin
Washington
UTF
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Alben W Barkley
White House
Cordell Hull
Congress
Barkley
Hull
John N. Garner
William 3B. Bankhead
Sam Rayburn
Small-town bigotry remark stirs quiet debate
The letter complains that public shaming and shouting name-calling do little to solve prejudice. It urges measured response and cautions against inflaming tensions with harsh labels. The writer emphasizes patience and community resilience amid social friction.
End of pity in humanity says Dr Newton
Dr Newton laments a rise in cruelty and fear across society. He cites xenophobia and violence from Europe to China, warns that without compassion society risks collapse, and calls for restoring kindness before chaos ensues.
Heavy Damage At Cedar Rapids Country Club Greens Flooded
Cedar Rapids Country Club golf course suffered extensive flood damage from Indian Creek. Eight greens 6 7 11 12 13 15 16 and 17 were submerged four feet deep and water covered fairways for nearly a quarter mile. The state women’s golf tournament was moved to Kenmore as engineers assess restoration timelines.
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Cedar Rapids
Indian Creek
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Kenmore
Railroads See 12 Percent Rise in June Revenues
The Association of American Railroads reports class one railroad operating revenues in June up 12 percent from the previous year. Total for June reached 258,806,064 dollars versus 231,122,036 dollars in June 1938 based on preliminary figures.
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Washington
The
Association of American Railroads
San Francisco Felt a Mild Quake Early Monday
A slight earthquake was felt in San Francisco at about 1 25 am Monday. Police reported several calls about the shock and there was no reported damage.
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San Francisco
CIO Packs House Workers Step Toward Big Four Contracts
Chicago CIO Packing House Workers Organization committee backed by John L. Lewis mapped wage contract moves with Armour Swift Wilson and Cudahy. Delegates from 75,000 packing house employees authorize strikes if negotiations fail and appeal to President Roosevelt to intervene.
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CIO Packing House Workers Organization Committee
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
PWOC
Lewis
CIO
Armour, Wilson, Swift and Cudahy
Armour
Armoury and Company
Roosevelt
Mediation Over Danzig Rumors Stir Berlin Officials
Berlin admitted sending large bodies of men to East Prussia as labor service for harvest. British officials denied UK mediation in Danzig, while London reports hinted at possible talks with Germany. Speculation persisted that Nazis might seek talks with Soviet Russia as well.
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Berlin
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East Prussia
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Danzig
Europe
Great Britain
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Hitler
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Russia
Five Injured In Collision Of Cars
Five persons were injured Sunday night when a car driven by L W Platt 34 217 Twenty seventh street NE was struck by Elmer Miens 24 Huntington Park Calif at Thirty fifth street and Leonard avenue NE near the Kenmore golf course. Mrs L W Platt 30 suffered injuries to her back a bruised shoulder and a bruise on the right side of her head. Mrs A C Vogel 55 208 East Franklyn Minneapolis received chest injuries and Edith Werdahl 35 of the same Minneapolis address was injured on the shoulder and back of her head. Donald and Marilyn Platt aged 7 and 5 respectively were shaken up and slightly bruised. All injured were passengers in the Platt car and treated at home by a physician. Miens said he was watching traffic from the right and did not see the Platt car because trees obstructed his vision. His car struck the rear fender of the Platt machine.
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L. W Platt
Twentyseventh Street
Elmer Miens
Huntington Park
Calif
Thirty Fifth Street
Leonard Avenue
Kenmore Golf Course
LW. Platt
A.C Vogel
East Franklyn
Minneapolis
Edith Werdahl
Donald
Marilyn Platt
Platt
Miens
Bread Stock Fight Between Cedar Rapids Grocers and Bakeries
Retail grocers in Cedar Rapids accuse Petersen Baking Co of fueling a bread surplus by returning overstock from other cities. They say stale bread sold at half price undercuts local shops and that most returned bread comes from outside Cedar Rapids. Grocers plan further action to curb bakery volume.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Grocers Association
Petersen Baking Company
Japan apologizes for Yangtze raid on Chungking ships
Japan apologized to the United States and Great Britain for bombs dropped near an American and a British warship during a raid on Chungking on July 6.
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Tokio
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Japan
United States
Great Britain
Yangtze River
Chungking
Russell Hunt Switches 10 Kansas City
Escaped Oklahoma convict Black Russell suspected in three kidnappings and a murder, fleeing across states this week. A gunman hijacked a police car in Kansas City, forcing attendant Huron Cox into the vehicle before abandoning it. Police tied multiple sightings to Russell as authorities chase in Chicago Iowa and surrounding areas including Ringwood and Kenosha.
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Kansas City
INS
Black Russell
Oklahoma
Huron Cox
Joseph F Welsh
Cox
Lke
Russell
Ringwood
McHenry County
Chicago
William Scott Hamilton
Arkansas City
Kansas
Hamilton
Kenosha
Wis
Flood Veterans Gather to Tackle Park Court Clean-Up
Park Court residents from Third Avenue to Mount Vernon road armed with boots, brooms, and pumps as they begin the long task of drying basements and clearing flood damage after the latest storm. Mrs. G E Clark, 1604 A Avenue NE, reports a water-filled basement and rising flood inside during the storm, marking the center of the affected district. Other streets like E Avenue and Twenty Street report new basement flooding for the first time in years, with seven feet of water in Dr. J. D. Kinsley’s basement at 1556 A Avenue NE and sewer-backed yards nearby. Continued details appear on page 2.
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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
Avenue NE
Bank vault robbed after six hours of drill work
Two safe crackers spent six hours looting a bank vault near Waynesburg and netted $1,343 while ignoring a rear cash compartment containing about $17,000. Painter Elwood Thomas held hostage during the break in as the robbers drilled from a dentist office into the vault.
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Waynesburg
O Bank
Naler
M M. Muckney
Elwood Thomas
Vogges
Thomas
Thomas’ Tegs
Former Cedar Rapids Man Ralph Denny Slain in Carbondale
Ralph H. Denny 47, formerly of Cedar Rapids, was shot and killed near Carbondale last Wednesday night as three youths allegedly threatened and robbed swimmers at an abandoned mine pond. Denny, once with the National Park Service, died after approaching the trio as they warned the swimmers. Police and witnesses described the attack and the suspects fleeing.
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Cedar Ranide
Ralph H. Denny
Cedar Rapids
Carbondale
Lillian Stoter
Second Avenue SE
Denny
Homer Denny
TH Avenue
Five Killed as Train Strikes Bus in Joliet Area
Five persons died when Alton railroad Train No. 1 The Old Glory struck a seven passenger bus near Elwood nine miles south of Joliet Illinois The bus driver A J Gabberry 60 was identified the others were believed to be his wife another woman a man and a child Identification was hampered by severe injuries and clothing analysis only.
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Alton Railroad
Elwood
Here
Dietimg
A. J. Gabberry
Wilmington
Gabberry
Hitl er Bid Passed Up By U S Dancer
Miriam Verne a Pittsburgh dancer said a four day ap pearance contract at the municipal casino in SAN REMO forced her to decline Adolf Hitler invitation to perform at Munich Sunday night in the Merry Widow. Her Germany engagements have drawn the furher’s attention on several occasions.
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San Remo
Italy
Miriam Verne
Pittsburgh
Municipal
Adolf Hitler
Munich
Germany
Fuchrer
Kennedy Says He Will Not Quit As Ambassador
United States Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy told a Luncheon that he has no plans to resign and return home. He stated I am not leaving I am staying on.
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Kennedy
London
INS
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Pilgrims’ Society
Cedar Rapids Faces Record Rain Flooding and Pool Loss
A 3.9 inch downpour drenched Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas causing widespread sewer backups and basement floods. The Cedar Rapids County Club golf course and Marion pool area were submerged, leaving eight marooned youths and many residents seeking higher ground. City crews worked with extra staff to relieve flooding and repair damaged sewers as officials estimated a week to reopen the pool and assess damage.
Goodwill Emissaries From Europe Set To Give Us Old Terms
European goodwill ambassadors urge U.S. entry into the next war to defend vital interests. They promise the same generous terms as before, predicting continued support despite shifts in ties and local changes like drugstore management and doctor resignations.
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Europe
Seven Die as Trains Collide Head On in Warsaw
At Warsaw a Sunday excursion train and a passenger train collided head on, killing seven and injuring about 200. The crash occurred during travel through the area, prompting emergency responses and investigations.
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Warsaw
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FD. R. Hull
Bankhead
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Yar
China
Earth
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National Labor Board
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Horald Monday
Poland
Cedar Raplds News
Russell Hunt
Trussell
McAlester
Emmetsbore
Hattie Miller
Toe Police
Cedar Rounds
U. S
Marion
Cedar Ranids
Cedar Rapeids
Pace
Indian Cieeh
Cedar Rapids County Club
Thomas Park
County Club
Eichtien
Mayion Pool
Orville Rust
Managter
Rod
Ellwood Miller
Reinbeck
Kenneth Kolek
Harrisburg
Don Holsinger
Pool Cares Taker
WN Lundy
Legion's Pool Committee
Hobart Burns
Miller
Lundy
Lunds
Th Pool
Squaw Creek
Sta
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Walter Markle
Arthur “Bugs” Baer
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