Britain expands naval blockade to all European ports
Britain extends contraband control to all Europe and North Africa ports and Atlantic islands. Ships bound for Europe from the Americas and the Far East must carry navicerts from British authorities or face seizure. The policy targets Spain Portugal and Balkan states to curb supplies aiding the axis while aiding neutral access to needed goods. Dalton said France Algeria Tunisia and Morocco are enemy territory for blockade purposes. Britain seeks Spain oil supplies but no surplus for re export and notes higher US oil shipments to Spain in early 1940.
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London
Great Britain
Europe
North Africa
Atlantic Islands
North
South America
Far East
Spain
Portugal
Balkan States
Germany
Italy
House of Commons
Hugh Dalton
France
Algeria
Tunisia
French Morocco
Dalton
United States
Britain
Samuel Hoare
Madrid
Help Keep Camp Good Health Open to August Nineteenth
Health camp funds near shortfall as 75 children require daily meals. Donations to Camp Good Health Fund lag, with total receipts around 2,702.87 after prior 2,697.87 acknowledged. Camp leaders seek extra funds to extend the season and provide care for physically handicapped children awaiting treatment.
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Camp Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
Windsors To Leave Portugal Wednesday
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor will sail from Portugal Wednesday en route to the Bahama islands, announced by John Slater of American Export Lines.
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New York
INS
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Portugal
Bahama Islands
John Slater
American Export Lines
Sullivan To Hang Die for Prison Break Murder
In Fort Madison Iowa Ivan Sullivan 28 was sentenced to die for first degree murder tied to a fatal prison break attempt on July 8 Lowell Haenze 27 received life in prison for the same incident Judge James Burrows ruled Sullivan as gang leader and Haenze as a stooge The guard Robert Hart was shot dead during the attempt and Estes 36 remained at large The victims and accomplices were recaptured or fled and sentencing set for September 13 1941
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Fort Madison
Ivan Sullivan
Lowell Haenze
James Burrows
Robert Hart
Sullivan
Haenze
Forrest Estes
Estes
William Cunningham
Kansas
Gillette Warns of Subterfuges in Radio Ads
Senator Gillette says the senate campaigns expenditures committee will watch for schemes to use radio time for political speeches by guest speakers paid by sponsors. He cites plans to keep spending within limits while using sponsors and guest speakers. He also opposes the Burke Wadsworth bill and backs voluntary one year defense enlistment.
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Washington
Gillette
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Vandenberg
Mich
Chamberlain Progressing After Operation
London report states Neville Chamberlain Lord President of the Council is progressing satisfactorily after an operation on Monday.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain Protests Arrests of 11 Britons in Japan
Britain informs Japan it takes a serious view of the arrests of 11 British subjects in Tokyo. Ambassador Sir Robert Craigie told Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka that the action would have political implications beyond any charges. Britain denies links to a spy ring and says the only charge is aiding Anglo Japanese relations.
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London
Britain
Japan
Robert Craigie
Yosuke Matsuoka
Burma
China
Craigie
Matsuoka
Japan to Dismiss 500 Foreign Instructors Amid Espionage Panic
Tokyo reports government plans to sack about 500 foreign teachers in Japanese schools over an alleged British espionage plot and a fifth column scare. Yomiuri claims Britons had targeted elder statesmen officials and influential journalists to drive Japan away from Germany and Italy.
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TOKIO
Yomiuri
Japan
Germany
Italy
Taxi Driver Faces Reckless Charge On Jumping Signal
Cedar Rapids driver Hiram Stropel of Century Cab faces reckless driving charges after allegedly jumping a green light at First avenue and Third street NE around 10 am Monday. Patrolman F A Ahring arrested him. case set for Saturday police court due to a missing witness from Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Hiram Stropel
Avenue
Century Cab Company
First Avenue
Third Street
Stropel
F. A. Ahring
Dick Butts
Waterloo
U S Forces Prepare For Record Maneuvers
Washington reports the United States will stage the largest peacetime military maneuvers in history with 327000 soldiers from the regular army and national guard. Four armies will simulate modern warfare across New York Wisconsin Louisiana Minnesota Washington and Texas in three weeks of war games beginning the coming weekend.
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Washington
Regular Army
National Guard
Plattsburg - Watertown - Ogdensburg
N. Y
First Army
Hugh A. Drum
Second Army
Stanley H. Ford
Camp McCoy
Camp Williams-Sparta
Black River
Wisconsin
Midwest
Third Army
Alexandria
Sabine River
S. D. Embick
Fourth Army
Seventh Corps
P. P. Bishop
Camp Ripley
Minn
Ninth Corps
John L. Dewitt
Olympia
Tacoma
Wash
Texas-Louisiana
Armed Bandits Hold Up Bank Messengers in Asbury Park
In Asbury Park New Jersey a group of armed bandits robbed two bank messengers near the post office escaping with 108000 dollars. The loot was en route from Asbury Park National Bank to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the getaway car bore Pennsylvania plates. Police faced confusion over the number of robbers as witnesses described six or three.
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Asbury Park
N. J
INS
Pennsylvania
Asbury Park National Bank and Trust Company
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Long Branch
Vanity the root of most of our ills in youth guidance
A columnist reflects on a young man who traveled far to seek counsel. The talk reveals that vanity clouds judgment and that open conversation with trusted elders can prevent common mistakes. Elders can share wisdom, while youth should seek guidance. District by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Adam
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
U S Steel Reports Sharp Jump in June Quarter Profit
United States Steel Corp reports a June quarter net profit of 19,201,008 dollars, up from 1,309,761 the year prior and 17,113,995 in the first quarter of 1940, in New York.
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NEW York
United States Steel Corporation
Germans Close Border Posts on Swiss Frontiers
Basel AP reports German forces shut all manned rail and road border posts on the Swiss frontier with the exception of Saint Margarethen in Austria. The move appears aimed at concealing troop movements through southern Germany ahead of an offensive against England.
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Basel
Switzerland
Saint Margarethen
Austria
Germany
England
Inch Of Rain Here Brings Relief
A mid evening downpour in Cedar Rapids delivered one inch of moisture easing dry conditions for gardens and lawns. An adjacent lightning storm caused a large barn fire on Adolph Boyson’s farm near Marion. Highlines were downed but power crews restored service with no interruption. Temperatures cooled from 88 to 70 as skies cleared into Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapids
Adolph Boyson
Alburnett Road
Marion
Norris Lovig
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company Highlines
Montour
Marshalltown
North Liberty
Iowa City
Chambers
Des Moines Severe Storms Drench Central Iowa
Central Iowa faced heavy rains and violent electrical storms Monday night. Ames reported 3.22 inches of rain and hail. Boone Perry and Guthrie Center also recorded several inches, continuing the pattern after last week's heat wave.
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Des Moines
Towa
Ames
Boone
Perry
Guthrie Center
Rabbit Convention Reference Sparks Party Talk
A Missouri delegate at two conventions vocally scolded the Democratic Party for Wallaces choice and warned this is no rabbit convention. He urged loyalty as he proclaimed Republican strength and noted concerns about political ticket voting.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Missouri
Aviator Reports Fire To Help Stop Rural Blaze
Frank Simpson saw a house on a country road afire in Brunswick Maine. He dipped low over a neighbor’s home and shouted for residents to call the fire department, which arrived and extinguished the blaze.
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Brunswick
Frank Simpson
German air raids pound Britain coast amid rising toll
German warplanes struck Britain again with heavy blows along the east coast and near the Thames. A Nazi raider bombed a congested southeast district killing several, including an infant, with many injured. Some damage and casualties were reported in an East Anglian town. RAF fighters claimed two German bombers shot down, and an enemy bomber was downed off Scotland.
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London
Britain
Thames
Ministry of Home Security
England
France
English Channel
Dover
Airy Ministry
Scotland
RAF
German Air Command Reports Dover Attack and Channel Raids
The German high command said Stuka units hit the port of Dover destroying four vessels totalling 32 000 tons. Twelve Spitfires and three Hurricanes were shot down, along with three German aircraft. German recon claimed sinking a 10 000 ton cruiser and a 1 000 ton merchant ship, plus damaging another. British raids on July 29-30 caused non military damage in western Germany, including fires in Düsseldorf and near Offenbach.
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Berlin
INS
High Command
Dover
English Channel
England
Germany
Dusseldorf
Offenbach
Six Die? Noted Fire at Camden Paint Plant Shatters Blocks
Camden declares emergency after a blast at the Rom Hollingshead paint and grease plant triggers a blaze. Twenty seven workers injured and six unaccounted as flames spread to adjacent buildings and a seven story office block. Fire crews from Camden and Philadelphia respond amid towering tanks of chemicals and a tense noon explosion sequence.
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Camden
N J
R M_ Hollingshead
Camden. NJ
Ro M_ Hollingshead company
George Gumbrell
Gumbrell
Little Democrats Back Willkie Support, Halleck Says
Rep. Charles Halleck reports hundreds of small town Democrats backing Willkie joining storekeepers farmers and others. He cites a stack of letters as proof and notes southern Democrats in Congress quietly pledging GOP support. John B Jameson named as a NH Democratic chairman joining the move.
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Washington
INS
Wendell Willkie
Charles Halleck
Ind
G.O P
Willkie
Halleck
Congress
City Council Approves Rezoning for Collins Radio Plant Site
The city council after plan commission backing moved to rezone 26.4 acres in Kenwood from residential to light industrial for a Collins Radio plant. The unanimous votes set a public hearing for Aug 15 and prepare deeds for land strips as officials meet with Collins.
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Cedar Rapids
City Plan Commission
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Collins Radio Company
Kenwood
Plan Commission
J. C. Leonard
Thirty Second
Thirty-fifth Streets
Commission
T. R. Warriner
Don Hines
Collins Company
Senate group delays action on Burke-Wadsworth bill in defense clash
The Senate Military Affairs Committee postponed final action on the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory military training bill after a heated session. General Marshall said civilians must be drafted to build the army, while President Roosevelt backs a guard-reserve plan to train units. The panel also considered restricting civilian registration to ages 21 to 31 and heard Monsignor Ready urge voluntary service over conscription.
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Bullitiin
Washington
George C. Marshall
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
National Guard
Sheppard
Tex
Senate
Sen Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Bridges
Chan Gurney
John Thomas
Ida
Congress
Sherman Minton
Ind
Josh Lee
Okla
New Dealers
Austin R. Vt
House Military Committee
Michael J. Ready
Ready
War Department
Rock Island Arsenal Awarded Major Defense Contract
The defense commission announced on Monday the award of a contract to Rock Island Arsenal for 1,195,000 dollars of gun carriages and 516,800 dollars of gun mounts.
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Washington
The
Defense Commission
Rock Island
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