Hitler Declares War On Britain After Halifax Speech
German spokesmen warned Britain of total war as Hitler accepted Britain's challenge voiced by Foreign Secretary Halifax. Officials said grand-scale military action would begin immediately and cited attacks on British ports as the war enters a new phase.
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Berlin
INS
Compiegne
England
Halifax
Germany
Wilhelmstrasse
Hitler
Europe
Lord Halifax
England hikes income tax to fund war effort
England increases the income tax to 41 2 percent to back a $13.868 billion emergency war budget. The move, part of an expanded wartime program, also raises duties on beer tobacco wine and entertainment while the government asserts dictatorial powers to withhold wages. Churchill and Halifax respond to Hitler's appeal by reaffirming resolve to continue the fight.
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London
Great Britain
Adolf Hitler
England
House of Commons
Kingsley Wood
Democratic Women for Willkie Club Formed in Iowa
Mrs. H. F. Groetken Plymouth county democratic chairwoman for a decade announced a national Democratic Women for Willkie club. Leadership will be handed to other women, she says, after losing faith in the Democrats following the Chicago meeting.
Attempt To Sabotage Red Cross Reported
Hyde Park reports from across the country describe rumors of a fifth column effort to sabotage Red Cross fundraising for Europe. President Roosevelt said at a press conference that the reports are vague but indicate a rumor that relief supplies are falling into German and Italian military hands. He added that Norman Davis confirmed the claims are completely unfounded and that supplies are being distributed to those in need.
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Europe
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Norman Davis
Courts To Decide Daladier War Responsibility Case
In Vichy France the government ordered courts to determine responsibility of former Premier Edouard Daladier and other leading former ministers for bringing France into the war and directing war operations.
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Vichy
France
Edouard Daladier
Boost In Aluminum Production Approved
Washington AP report says the house rules committee approved a bill to appropriate 25 million dollars to expand TVA power facilities for boosting aluminum production for national defense. The measure moves to the floor for debate and voting.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
TVA
Denunciation of Baltic absorption by Russia
United States denounces the pending absorption of Latvia Lithuania and Estonia by Russia at a press conference. Undersecretary Sumner Welles warns against foreign interference in American governments and reaffirms recognition of Baltic diplomatic missions as representatives under duress. He cites opposition to predatory actions and foreign meddling in domestic affairs, stressing Americas commitment to democratic principles.
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INS
United States
Russia
Latvia
Lithuania
Estonia
Sumner Welles
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Welles
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County 1941 Tax Budget Cut by Seventy Five Thousand
Linn county supervisors proposed a 1941 county budget lowering the levy by 75 173 with total expenditures of 1 416 345 and tax intake of 1 060 945 down from 1 136 118 in 1940. Hearing set for Aug 6 at 2 pm.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Bang
Compulsory War Training Approved By Committee
Washington hears the Senate military affairs committee backed a broad compulsory training plan. It aims to register 42 million men aged 18 to 64, with initial training for about 1.5 million aged 21 to 30. The draft would reach 400,000 by Oct 1 and 1.2 million by April 1 and again by Oct 1941. The Burke Wadsworth bill now includes a 12 month training period and $20 monthly pay, with home defense units under congressional approval and the President not directly ordered to start the program.
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Senate Military Affairs Committee
Sheppard
Tex
Senate
War Department
Army
George
Marshal
W. E. Shedd
Heat Wave Sizzles in Cedar Rapids for Sixth Day
The Cedar Rapids area endured a sixth straight day of extreme heat as temperatures peaked at 97 degrees. A cool 74 degree low earlier gave way to the day’s heat with readings around 92 to 97, and a deep warmth lingered into the night.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Des Moines Area Suffers Through Sixth Straight Heat Wave
Des Moines AP reports blistering heat covers Iowa for a sixth day with no relief in sight. Temperatures hit 102 degrees at Spirit Lake Spencer and Eldora while 9 a.m. readings hovered around 87 in Des Moines and Fort Dodge recorded a low of 63. Rainfall was scarce with only 1 inch at Inwood and a trace at Estherville. The Weather Bureau cites stagnant high and low pressure as the cause and forecasts no general break soon.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Spirit Lake
Spencer
Eldora
Fort Dodge
Inwood
Estherville
Man Involved In 1930 Accident Nabbed On Drunk Driving Count
Robert Wieneke of East Moline 30 a former Cedar Rapids resident was arrested at 3 10 am Tuesday for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated He pled not guilty before Judge C J Haas but had not posted 500 bond Wieneke admitted he was the driver of a car that on August 13 1930 struck Gazette linotype operator George C Smith seriously injuring him including skull fractures broken ribs and a punctured lung He had been charged earlier with failing to render aid to the injured and fined 500 with 300 suspended Drunk driving charges filed in 1935 were dismissed for lack of evidence He was picked up after a short chase by patrolmen Hasley and Louvar the squad car had been dispatched to look for an auto tied to an anonymous tip.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Wieneke
East Moline
Wieneke
C. J. Haas
George C Smith
Fifth Street
Gazette Linotype
Smith
First Avenue
Sixth Street E
Eleventh Street
Hasley
Louvar
C Avenue
Eighth Street
Never Lose Heart Through Insight and Faith
A meditation on steadfastness citing St Paul and Jesus, contrasting sight with insight. It urges perseverance in hardship, noting how faith converts defeat into triumph and patience grows from experience, guiding readers toward spiritual understanding and the City of God.
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St. Paul
Rome
Jesus
City of God
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Woman Freed On Shoplifting Charge After Unknown Name
A 43 year old woman arrested Saturday night for shoplifting at Neisner store 213 First avenue E was freed Monday by Justice W A Rail after police, county attorney, and the complainant learned no real name. She gave the name Ellen G Dalton during arrest and refused a search claiming she took nothing. She was booked as Jane Doe.
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Cedar Rapids
Willkie Attacks Machines in U.S. Politics at Frontier Days
Wendell L. Willkie warned at a Cheyenne Frontier Days stop that following political machines like the Kelly Nash and Pendergast factions would doom democracy. He praised a free press and urged voters to send him to Washington as a defender of democratic life. Arriving in Cheyenne he was hailed by cowboys and sheriffs and rode in a staged coach procession through the business district.
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Cheyenne
Wendell L. Willkie
United States
Kelly-Nash
Pendergast
Guffers
Tara
Greeley, Cole
Radeon
Willkie
Washington
Colorado-Wyoming Peace Officers Association
George FE Johnson, Cedar Rapids Real Estate Leader, Dies
George FE Johnson longtime Cedar Rapids real estate board past president died at 8 45 am Tuesday at his daughter’s home after a Tuesday stroke He was born March 17 1864 near Waubeck Linn county and lived on a farm until age 30 He married Bollzona Bailey on March 17 1891 in Solonta and survives He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Mt Hermon Indge and the Con sistoary
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George FE Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Cornell
Linn
Solonta
Miss Bollzona Bailey
Mt Hermon Indge
Hickenlooper Rescues Woman From Club Pool Incident
Lieutenant governor Hickenlooper is credited with rescuing Mrs. R F McGinnis from drowning at Cedar Rapids Country Club pool. Around 9:30 p.m. witnesses saw her struggle in the deep end while guards were off duty but lights on. Burleson aided as a close second in the rescue.
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Cedar Rapids
B B Hickenlooper
R F McGinnis
Twenty-fifth Street
Cedar Rapis Country Club
McGinnis
Dorothy Rundquist
Mrs McGinnis
Doubt Windsors To Stop Off In U S
The New York World Telegram reports the Duchess of Windsor and the Duke plan to travel from Lisbon to the Bahamas aboard a British cruiser to avoid neutrality law restrictions on transatlantic planes. They prefer sea travel to a transatlantic clipper route to the islands.
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New York World-Telegram
Duchess of Windsor
Bahamas
Lisbon
Islands
Constitutional Committee Opens Drive Against Third Term
New York reports Samuel B Pettengill, eight year Democratic representative from Indiana and chairman of the National Committee to Uphold Constitutional Government, announced a campaign opposing a third term. He cites past leaders and presidents who urged or acted against third terms and notes Hitler and Mussolini did not seize power. Continued on Page 2.
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Indiana
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Johnson
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Wilson
Coolidge
Roosevelt Becomes First to Battle Third Term Foes
President Roosevelt opened his campaign for a third term with a sharp attack on dissident Democrats backing Wendell Willkie. He named Sen Edward Burke former official John Hanes Lewis Douglas and James Reed as examples of party dissent, and recalled a 1937 NLRB action against a dress company connected to Reed. He said Wallace will stay as agriculture secretary despite his candidacy, drawing a contrast with Hoover’s 1928 situation.
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Wendell D Willkie
Colorado Springs
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Willkie
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Fortune Magazine
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Wendell L. Willkie
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Englith Circuit Court of Appeal
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Camp Good Health Praised for Helping Children
A donor from Strawberry Point praises Camp Good Health and its work salvaging little children in Cedar Rapids. Public Health nurses report many local kids lack extra care after illness or malnutrition, with teachers and neighbors referring cases. The letter notes a $5 gift in memory of Helen and cites ongoing fundraising to support meals and health needs.
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Strawberry Point
Helen
Cedar Rapids
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