Policing Lend Lease Sails Questioned Amid Budget Focus
The piece weighs federal spending versus defense needs noting Emory Land cites only 12 ships sunk to UK ports in four months amounting to 67 000 tons or 4 percent. It contrasts with alarm raised by convoy advocates and urges accountability for public spending and governance in Linn County and nationally.
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England
Emory S. Land
U. S. Maritime Commission
United States
United Kingdom
U. S
Willkie Featured War Propaganda Accusations Rise
Senator Wheeler charged Willkie with being the nation’s leading propagandist for war and criticized his New York convoy speech. He said Britain could win with American aid, while Ellington commented on the same day.
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Washington
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wendell L. Willkie
Wheeler
Willkie
New York
Britain
Edward Ellington
Iowa Delegation Divides On Bill To Seize Foreign Ships
The Iowa delegation split four to four on final House passage of the bill to take over foreign ships in U S ports. Jacobsen did not vote. voting for the bill were Gwynne Le Compte Cunningham and Gilchrist all Republicans. Opposed were Martin Talle Jensen and Harrington with Harrington a Democrat.
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Washington
Iowa
House
United States
Jacobsen
Gwynne
le Compte
Cunningham
Gilchrist
Martin
Talle
Jensen
Harrington
Willkie’s Britain Tour Questioned By Air Leader
Admitted in Manchester the air force expert says it is hard to find airdrome sites on the island. He questions whether Willkie learned more in his spike of visits than Lindbergh or the RAF marshal, asking for Willkie’s aviation credentials and sources.
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Royal Air Force
Manchester
England
Wheeler
Willkie
Great Britain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Nye and Willkie Fire Up Anti Convoy Debate in Congress
Senator Gerald Nye accuses the administration of blitzkrieging for convoys while Wendell Willkie joins the fray as ship sinkings statistics heat the issue. The Senate may tackle the House backed plan to acquire 83 idle foreign ships next week, signaling a pivotal decision on Britain aid policy.
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Washington
Gerald Nye
N.D
Wendell L. Willkie
Maritime Commission
Britain
Congress
Senate
Nye
Roosevelt Speech to Pan American Union Broadcast
President Roosevelt will address the Pan American Union next Wednesday night. The NBC announced the talk will be carried on all domestic networks and shortwave worldwide from 9 to 9 30 p m Iowa time.
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New York
Roosevelt
Pan American Union
National Broadcasting Company
Iowa
Sunday Children's Book Column Covers Spring Book Festival
The Sunday Gazette reviews new books for children and juveniles as part of the annual Spring Book Festival. It notes progress in juvenile fiction, educational volumes and picture books and urges readers with capable children to save the column for reference.
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Sunday Gazette
Governor Seeks Full Report On Iowa Seal Bid Conflict
Governor George A. Wilson asked State Printer L. M. Shaw for a full report on bids for liquor seals and on the 12,000,000 seat contract awarded to the Consolidated Decalcamania company of Brooklyn. The printing board chose 82 cents per thousand, the highest bid, over Wallace Homestead of Des Moines whose steel die stamps were 63.44 cents. State officials criticized the liquor commission’s shift in stance while emphasizing Decalcamania’s security features that prevent removal without destruction. The board included Rankin, Akers, Miller, Purcell, and Sharp. Purcell cast the lone no vote.
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Govenor Wilson
State Printing Board
Printing Board
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
L. M. Shaw
Consolidated Decalcamania Company
Brooklyn
N. Y
Consolidated Company
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Wallace Homestead Company
Wallace Company
Shaw
Earl G. Miller
The
Liquor Commission
Decalcamania Company
Miller
Liquor Control Commission
Wallace Homestead
B Akers
Linn Draft Boards Call 13 Replacements for Induction
Three Linn county draft boards order thirteen men to join the army within two weeks as replacements for earlier rejections. Five from the west side board and one from the east side board will depart May 21, seven from the Marion board on May 20. Draftees must receive 10 days' notice before induction. Joseph P. Ennis, registered with the west side board, leaves Friday to fill a vacancy from a prior rejection.
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Linn County
Army
Fort Des Moines
West Side Board
East Side Board
Marion
Joseph P. Ennis
L Street
Reds Deny Troops Moved Westward
Moscow dispatch from Tass denies that large Red Army forces are being concentrated on the western frontiers. The agency asserts no mobilization or redeployment is underway and warns against interpreting troop movements as preparations for an offensive.
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Moscow
Tass
Russia
Red Army
British Seem Gaining Upper Hand in Iraq War
Cairo based dispatches report Premier Rashid Ali Al Gailani fled Baghdad amid protests while British forces advance. Iraqi troops retreat in disorder as Habbaniyah air base and Mosul pipelines near capture. Axis powers hope to exploit delays and Germany Italy funds. Tobruk fighting favors axis.
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United Press
Middle East
Iraq
London
Syria
Bagdad
Habbaniyah
Mosul
Rashid Ali AlGailani
Vichy
Germany
France
Cairo
Rashid
London Daily Mail
Berlin
Italy
Light Co Grants General Pay Raise Across System
Cedar Rapids news reports Iowa Electric Light and Power Company general manager F C Chambers announced a raise for about 650 employees, totaling $60,000 for the year. Effective May 1, the increase covers the entire system including production, maintenance and clerical staff. The raise aligns with salaries paid by similar firms.
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Cedar Rapids News
F C Chambers
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Chambers
New Draft Registration Date Set for 21 Year Old Men
Washington AP report says July 1 will mark the registration of about 1,000,000 men who turned 21 since last October. The process will be at 6,500 local boards, with many expected to be called for training within months. Some officials consider limiting draft age to 30 or even 26 in future selections.
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Washington
Army and
Selective Service
Roosevelt
War Department
Selective Service Headquarters
Fifth Army Corps
Iowa
Camp Beauregard
Richardson
Regular Army
National Guard
Reae
U S War Games to Be Greatest Ever Staged
Washington AP reports the war department plans the largest exercises in history with about 550000 troops in active maneuvers and 800000 more in mobilization duties across California Louisiana the Carolinas and Washington beginning May 24 and ending in late November.
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U.S
Washington
War Department
Robert C. Richardson
Wth Corps
California
Louisiana
George C. Marshall
Fort Jackson
Fort Bragg
Richardson
Congress
General Headquarters Air Force
Carolinas
Fort Lewis
Wash
Fourth Army
Americans in Allied Forces, Hutchinson Estimates
London AP reports Robert Hutchinson chairman of the American Eagle club estimates 10 000 Americans are fighting with British and Allied forces Most enlisted in Canadian units others served with free French and free Romanian forces Hutchinson says he can give an accurate county by club position.
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London
Robert Hutchinson
American Eagle Club
Hutchinson
United States
Britain
Off Duty Patrolman Spots Drunk Driving Suspect
Highway Patrolman John Schneider off duty while visiting his hometown observed Joe Bading 46 of 608 Fourth Street NW driving erratically on Ellis boulevard. Bading pled guilty and paid a $300 fine plus costs after arrest at 630 pm Wednesday and transportation to the city jail was arranged by Harold Prasil and Pete Funcke. A chemical test was administered as required by the county attorney in all drunk driving cases.
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Joe Bading
Fourth Street
J . Heiserman
Bading
John Schneider
Schneider
West Liberty
Ellis Boulevard
Harold Prasil
Pete Funcke
Funcke
Prasil
Watches Fisherman On Bridge Leads To Reckless Driving Charge
Carl Prabel faces reckless driving charges after his car struck a motorcycle ridden by rookie traffic patrolman Murphy Davis on the Second Avenue bridge near city hall. Davis, uninjured, warned he was stopping for overtime parking when the collision occurred at about 4 10 p.m. A hearing was scheduled for next week.
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Carl Prabel
Second Street NW
Murphy Davis
Second Avenue
City Hall
Davis
Gordon Hughes
Prabel
P.S
Parker
Period Of Three Frozen Days Weather Watch In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids forecast warns of a chilly spell dubbed the three frozen days. Partly cloudy skies turn to showers Thursday night and Friday with cooler temps and a northwest wind. May glimpses of warmth fade as readings fall from 70 to the forties amid a windy, gray period and scattered showers.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Olympe Bradna and Douglas Wilhoit Plan May 14 Wedding
Film actress Olympe Bradna and Santa Barbara singer Douglas Wood Wilhoit told friends they will marry on May 14. The couple announced the wedding date as their social plans.
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Hollywood
INS
Olympe Bradna
Douglas Wood Wilhoit
Santa Barbara
Mayer Top American Earner for Third Straight Year
Louis B. Mayer, motion picture chief, earned 697 048 dollars in 1940, the highest pay among Americans for the third consecutive year. SEC filings show top remuneration at Loew Inc and Bethlehem Steel, with Mayer noted as the leading salary recipient across major firms.
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Washington (Lp
Louis B. Mayer
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Mave
Henry Foard
John D Rockefeller
L B Maser
Loew ~ Inc
Eugene G Grace
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Grace
Bethlehem Alen
Bethlehem
White
Woc Fields
Hiter Roperty
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company
Cincinnati
Patsa
Harry
City Temple Razed by Nazi Bombs
London’s City Temple, famed for nonconformist worship and preacher Dr Joseph Fort Newton, was completely razed in a recent air raid. Newton led Cedar Rapids’ Liberal Christian Church before serving at City Temple from 1916 to 1919, with the 1874 High Holborn building later destroyed.
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Britains
City Temple
London
Joseph Fort Newton
Gazette
International
Newton
Cedar Rapids
Tiberal
Vichy Accepts Drastic Nazi Terms in Capitulatory Move
London reports a second capitulation of France as Admiral Darlan reportedly yields to Germany's demands for full economic and industrial collaboration, use of the French navy, and armed support for axis aims. Petain resignations and Franco's exile are discussed amid pressure on Franco and Syria base access.
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London
INL
France
Jean Darian
Vichy
Germany
Henri Petain
Darlan
Petain
Francisco Franco
Gibraltar
Syria
British Night Bomber Campaign Claims Major RAF Gains
British night fighter crews plus American planes claimed 22 German night bombers shot down in May attacks over Liverpool Hull and Bristol. King George VI witnessed operations as RAF pursues mastery of night bombing while Luftwaffe losses and ship bombardments update the Mediterranean and North Africa fronts.
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London
United Press
Britain
Liverpool
Hull-Humber
Bristol
Royal Ayy
Loter
Harold H Balfour
House of Loom
RAF
Emonth
Luftwafte
Laammen
George VI
Benghazi
Berka
Benina
Derna
Egypt
Broadened Priority Powers Approved in House
The House passed a bill broadening and legalizing government power to impose mandatory priorities on defense commodities during the emergency and sent the measure to the Senate for action.
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Washington
INS
House
Senate
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British Board of Trade
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Children’s Book Column
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Rashid Ali al Gailani
Tobruk
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Louis B Maser
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