Britain Stands Alone as War Rages On
London reports Britain faces Germany and Italy without French aid as Petain seeks peace terms. Churchill vows to fight on, defending islands and empire while contemplating French fleet fate and possible U.S. aid. Registrations for new army conscripts continue amid looming invasion threat.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Europe
Henri Petain
France
Mediterranean Basin
Petain
Ministry of Labor
Britain
United States
Fifth Column in War and Spirit
A compact meditation on the idea of a fifth column, tracing the term from Franco’s Madrid to Hemingway and biblical allusions. The piece argues treachery is a timeless tactic, with references to Judas and St Paul, warning readers there may be no new devices in warfare or the human soul.
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Franco
Madrid
Ernest Hemingway
Oslo
Jesus
Judas
St. Paul
Distr
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Parents Visit Camp Good Health With Noted Gains
Visitors crowded Camp Good Health as parents and children arrived for the opening day. Children displayed newly tanned coats and recounted activities while some parents brought toys. donations from groups including Independent Order Bnai Brith Cedar Rapids lodge No 811 and Sheet Metal Workers Union No 263 were noted.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Independent Order
B'nai B'rith
Cedar Rapids Lodge
Dramatic Order of Knights of Khorassan
Ardekan Temple
Plumbers
N. A. LC
Sheet Metal Workers’ Union
Red Army advances as Latvia and Estonia yield to Moscow
Soviet troops moved into Latvia and Estonia at 6 a.m. Monday while Lithuania saw thousands of tanks reach its German frontier and key sites fall under occupation. Moscow announced Latvia and Estonia accepted new Russian demands backing increased garrisons and government alignment to fulfill mutual aid pacts with the USSR.
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London
INS
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Helsinki
Moscow
DNB
Riga
Ussr
Russia
German armies seize the great French fortress at Mers
Berlin reports German forces capture Mers today after a night of confirmed advance. Bordeaux sources cite a collapsing French front with large losses in artillery and equipment as German thrusts create gaps among four French armies. Mussolini and Galeazzo Ciano reportedly left Rome for talks with Hitler on France’s armistice. In Montevideo, nine Germans were arrested as an investigation links Nazi activities to Otto Langmann. Baudin in Bordeaux pledges readiness to seek honorable peace, rejecting terms that compromise French dignity despite Germany's material superiority.
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Berlin
Mers
Bordeaux
Rome
Premiser Mussolini
Count Galeazso Ciane
Adolf Hitler
France
Montevideo
Uruguay
Congress
Nasi
Otto Langmann
New York
Paul Baudein
Germany
Foreign Office
Engeland
England
Europe
Great Britain
Hitler
Muscsolini
Brenner Pass
Mussolini
My Day in Cedar Rapids The First Lady's Daily Story
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces MY DAY featuring the First Lady's formal, informative account of her daily experiences and observations. She shares insights and events from her day, inviting readers to follow the ongoing narrative in THE AZETTE.
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Cedar Rapids
Petain appeals for end to fighting in plea to Hitler
In a nationally broadcast address Petain, France's wartime hero, calls on French citizens to unite around the government as he reveals that combat will cease for the night. He describes refugees' suffering and seeks a peaceful meeting with Hitler to discuss terms. He recalls Verdun and his earlier roles to stem bloodshed.
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London
Winston Churchill
Hitler
Churchill
France
Britain
Administration proposes 84 more ships for navy growth
Washington reports the administration unveiled a 1.2 billion naval building plan to expand the fleet by 23 percent, adding 84 warships including three aircraft carriers, 12 cruisers, 41 destroyers, and 28 submarines. Senators Walsh and Vinson push hearings with Admiral Stark as witness, while Roosevelt signs bills for a 10 000 plane air force and 16 000 pilots. Treasury allows Allied aircraft delivery by air across the Canadian border with U S ownership transfer midflight.
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Washington
Sen. Walsh
Mass
Rep. Vinson
Senate
House Naval Affairs
Vinson
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Walsh
Roosevelt
Hanford Post Urges U S Stay Out Of Europe War
Cedar Rapids Hanford post of the American Legion launches a public push against U S involvement in Europe's conflict. About 1200 letters and signed postcards to Iowa lawmakers and Senators Holt and Wheeler urge neutrality and immediate defense buildup. The mailer declares action now to ensure America avoids being drawn into war and stresses honoring the neutrality act while strengthening national defenses.
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Cedar Rapids
Hanford
American Legion
Congress
United States
Europe
Executive Committee
Post
Legion
Iowa
Rush Holt
West Virginia
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Hitler Is Duce To Study Peace Bid Amid Armistice Demand
Paris dispatch describes third day of German occupation with exhausted French prisoners marching past the American embassy. Guards halt the line as the six foot six inch officer leads them to prison camps while civilians react with bitterness and pity.
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Hitler
Duce
Paris
Berlin
Berne
Switzerland
High Command
Crillon
Hearing on Summerwill case begins in district court
Special to The Gazette Iowa City hearing on the compromise offer of Ben Summerwill in the Farmers Loan and Trust Company receivership began Monday morning and recessed at noon until Tuesday morning for further evidence before Judge W W Scott of Davenport. Summerwill offers to pay 10000 to settle a suit by D W Bates state superintendent of banking over his acquisition of interest in the Iowa Apartments while in charge of the receivership. Letitia Grogan a depositor filed an objection via Robert Brooke West Liberty attorney claiming the offer is insufficient. Roscoe Thoma, special assistant attorney general, said acceptance would spare 2200 depositors about 5600 in losses. The proceeding continues on Page 2 Col 6.
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Iowa City
Ben S. Summerwill
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
W. W. Scott
Davenport
Summerwill
D. W. Bates
Iowa
Letitia Grogan
Robert Brooke
West Liberty
Brooke
Roscoe Thoma
State Banking Department
Cedar Rapids Heat Peaks At 90 On Sunday
Cedar Rapids sweltered as temperatures rose from a 58 degree low at 6 am to 90 by 4 pm Sunday. Monday saw a 69 degree minimum and 89 by mid afternoon with cooling overnight to 76. Chambers Inskeep reported the readings.
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Cedar Rapids
Sun
Mercury
Chambers
Petain Forms French Government As Reynaud Resigns
Marshal Henri Petain becomes premier as Marshal Philippe Reynaud quits amid a rightist cabinet. Soldiers are urged to lay down arms after Petain confirms talks with the German high command while Franco proposes Spain as mediator in possible armistice negotiations.
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Marshal Petain
Reynaud
Verdun Hero
Spain
Francisco Franco
Rome
West
Fuher
Henri Petain
France
Petain
Bombers Crashed In Mid Air Killing Eleven Army Flyers
Eleven Army fliers died when two twin motored Douglas bombers collided mid air over Bellerose Queens at 2000 feet. One sergeant was injured as a man bailed out. The crash halted practice formations near Mitchel Field. Fire destroyed homes and witnesses described wings locking during a formation change. Mayor LaGuardia visited the scene and called it an inevitable training accident.
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New York
Bellerose
Queens
New York City
Mitchelfield
Long Island
George Noll
F. H. LaGuardia
Army
Paul Burlingame
J. F. Dow
H. P. Bedient
Martin J. Coswel
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Eleanor Roosevelty
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Sy Glenn M Stadler
Benito Mussolini
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