Hoover urges stark choice war or peace in the nation
A critical period is described as the U S stands near a possible war or peace decision. Hoover argues for clear stance and warns against further intervention. Hull cautions against restricting provisions for seizing foreign ships, while Henderson and Davis reassure farmers amid defense boom costs.
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Eon Henderson
Henderson
Chester Davis
Federal Farm Administration
Gazette
Davis
Senate sends ship takeover bill to floor
Senate commerce committee approved legislation allowing government seizure of idle foreign ships in U S harbors by 11 to 4 and sent the bill to the Senate floor. Amendments forbid taking ships owned by foreign nations except by purchase and aim to protect alien sailors with equitable benefits.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
Vandenberg
Mich
Clark
Italy
Britain
Bailey
N. C
United States
Hull
Department of State
American Ag
Draft change urged to defer older registrants
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey urged Congress to amend the selective service act to defer older draft registrants. He wrote Speaker Sam Rayburn after notification that 10,660,060 remaining unclassified October registrants are to be classified quickly to gather data on skilled workers and potential soldiers.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Congress
Hershey
Sam Rayburn
Selective Service Headquarters
Fires Rage In Nazi Ports After Raids Strike London Sites
Londoners faced fire scarred ruins as RAF bombed Hamburg Bremen Emden Rotterdam Ijmuiden and a Texel seaplane base. The Hamburg raid left towers of flames and damaged naval vessels. Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament suffered major damage while Westminster Hall Big Ben and other historic sites faced ruin.
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London
Empire
Germany
R.A.F
Hamburg
Bremen
Britain
Emden
Holland
Rotterdam
Ijmuiden
Texel
Berlin
England
Westminster Abbey
Edward V
House of Commons
House of Lords
Westminster Hall
Big Ben
Unitedness
Paul de Labilliere
Westminster
Westminster School
Abbey
A. L. N. Russell
Police Resume Cedar River Search For Joe Kremenak Jr
Cedar Rapids police renewed their hunt for 21 year old Joe Kremenak Jr believed drowned Friday when a rented canoe capsized on the Cedar River. Miss Melba Wendlandt, 22, was recovered Saturday. Police boats conducted the search Sunday as recreational boats crowded the river. Rivermen expected the body to surface after the third day.
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Cedar River
Joe Kremenak, Jr
Melba Wendlandt
Miss Wendlandt
Dollar Day prepares Cedar Rapids as 1941 sales boom begins
Merchants in Cedar Rapids gear up for the city wide Dollar Day on Wednesday with specials across vacation items dresses suits hats and household furnishings. The Gazette lists deals on shoes hosiery luggage curtains linens towels soaps and more plus extended parking for out of town shoppers.
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Cedar Rapids
Suimmer
Fifth Avenue
Fifth Street
Gazette
Y M C A Drive Nears Goal for $60,000 Project
With about $10,000 still needed to reach the $60,000 goal, Cedar Rapids Y M C A reports $50,000 subscribed at a Monday luncheon. Chairman Byron K. Anderson says the balance will come from firms and individuals yet to be contacted as solicitors push for final contributions. A Tuesday dinner will close the drive and optimism remains high for a final push from volunteers and the executive committee. James Killian adds $745 since Friday, while general solicitation yields $529 for the division, totaling $2,620 to date. Trustees offered no report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Anderson
Robert Armstrong
James Killian
Russia Recognizes Rashid Ali Iraqi Regime Amid War Turmoil
Russia announced diplomatic recognition of Rashid Ali Al-Gailani's pro Axis government in Iraq on May 3, signaling support amid British efforts to regain control. Iran Turkey and Saudi Arabia reportedly kept aloof while Germany showed sympathy but no formal ties.
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United Press
Russia
Great Britain
Iraq
Rashid Ali al- Gailani
Tass
Ossia
Ankara
Iran
Persia
Rashid
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Transjordania
Germany
Berlin
Middle East
North Africa
Jerusalem
Syria
Palestine
Cairo
R.A.F
Rutbah
Hitler
Suez
North
Africa
Mediterranean
Europe
Channel
England
Airlines seek permit to add Cedar Rapids to St Louis route
Mid-Continent Airlines plans to amend its certificate to route from Minneapolis to St Louis via Rochester Des Moines Ottumwa and Quincy with intermediate stops at Waterloo Cedar Rapids Iowa City Moline Rock Island Davenport Peoria and Springfield. The move boosts regional traffic and airport ambitions in Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Harald Rowe
Chamber of Commerce
Mid-Continent Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
St. Louis
Minneapolis
John S. Wynne
Washington, D. C
Rochester
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Quincy
Waterloo
Iowa City
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Peoria
Springfield
Rowe
United Airlines
Tri-Cities
Wynne
John Drabelle
Chamber of Commerce Aviation Committee
Guy A. Murray
CAA
Kansas City
Ces Air
H. R. Green Engineering Company
Hoover warns convoys could bring US into war
Former President Herbert Hoover argues that deploying U S convoys to guard Britain would trigger total war and postwar bankruptcy. He contends the United States remains unprepared and that keeping out of the war is essential to supply Britain with maximum aid during its critical months.
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Hile
Britain
United States
Poland
Belgium
Yugoslavia
Hitler
New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Red
National Broadcasting Company
America
Europe
Japan
Asia
Pacific
Hess Death Mystery Sheds Light On Nazi Leader
An official German notice reports Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler's deputy, flew solo in a aircraft from Augsburg on May 10 and did not return. Radio Berlin suggested he may have died in a crash or suicided, with speculation on his mental state and the party's response.
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Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Hess
Radio Berlin
London
Reuter
Nazi Party
Augsburg
Fuehrer
National Socialistic Movement
Germany
Reichstag
Poland
Hitler
Third Reich
Goering
Reich
Roosevelt Cancels Latin Diplomats Talk for Fireside Chat
The White House announced President Roosevelt's Wednesday address to Latin American diplomats is canceled. Instead, Roosevelt will deliver a fireside chat on May 27, as stated by the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Latin America
White House
Civil Service Board backs captain control of detective bureau
The Civil Service Board urged the city council to amend the detective bureau ordinance to place it under a captain. The move follows a request by Wes Benesh for chief of detectives examinations after Earl Stanley's death. The board argued parity with the traffic bureau and to reduce authority conflicts.
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Police Department
Civil Service Commission
Detective Bureau
Commissioner of Public Safety
Wes Benesh
Earl Stanley
Civil Service
Dentists Help 245 Cedar Rapids Children At Health Camp
Health camp workers and Cedar Rapids Dental Society cooperated to examine and repair cavities before admission. Ninety percent of the children are taught proper brushing, diet, and regular dental visits to prevent infections and costly pain.
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Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids Dental Society
John W. Altfillisch
A. C. Naibert
F. B. Benesh
Milton Ulman
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