Debate on America's role and defense policy echoed by readers
A column argues against hasty intervention in Europe and endorses Lindbergh's call for stronger national defense. It cites warnings from Alf Landon and Roosevelt era spending, urging fiscal restraint and a focus on safeguarding U S interests before entering any war. The piece notes Linn county relief pay scales and turnover as example of government extravagance.
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Lindbergh
Alf Landon
France
England
Congress
Roosevelt
Army bill sped through committee fueling war prep
A 1.82 billion peacetime army bill cleared the Senate Appropriations Committee quickly. Army Chief Marshall pushed expansion to 10 000 planes, while production aims rose to 800 monthly soon and 1 248 by December. Roosevelt weighs a broader cabinet shakeup with possible Knox Navy post.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Navy
Treasury
Civil Aeronautics Authority
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George C Marshall
House Military Committee
War Department
Air Corps
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Corps
Stop social service training and pay case workers
The speaker argues relief expenditure is wasted under poorly paid, constantly changing staff. They urge ending a social service training program and paying Linn County case workers enough to retain them, claiming current costs are pennywise and pound foolish.
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Linn County
Linn County Relief Organization
Clayton County
Linn
High Court Upholds Guffey Act Regulating Soft Coal Industry
The U S Supreme Court upheld the 1937 Guffey act regulating soft or bituminous coal markets. Justice Douglas wrote the 8 to 1 decision affirming a lower court ruling in favor of the legislation stating price fixing and marketing rules fall under congressional commerce powers. Justice McReynolds dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Federal District Court
Little Rock
Ark
Congress
Woman Falls From Car Husband Fined For Drunk Driving
Leone Cowhick fell from a car traveling at 35 to 40 mph on a county road near Cedar Rapids airport. Thomas Cowhick of Oelwein, 31, was arrested at 3 a.m. for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and pled guilty later, receiving a $300 fine and costs with a possible three month jail term if unpaid. Mrs Cowhick received head and elbow injuries and was treated at St Luke's hospital. chemical tests indicated intoxication.
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Cedar Rapids
Leone Cowhick
Thomas Cowhick
Oélwein
Highway Patrol
Cowcick
C J Haas
Hitler picks Munster as peace conference site
Berlin AP reports Adolf Hitler has chosen Munster in Westphalia as the site for a peace conference aimed at ending the German blitzkrieg on terms favorable to Germany. The city is noted for its gabled houses and historic links to the 1648 Westphalian peace.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Munster
Nazi drive toward Paris pivots to Channel see shore
AP reports a German blitz toward Paris stalled by losses shifts Monday to the English Channel. The high command claims 20 to 30 miles gained north of St. Quentin as Weygand masses a large Allied force to seal the German salient and threaten Dover with Calais as a target.
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Associated Press
Calais
Dover
England
Maxime Weygand
France
Fred Snite To Become Father
Fred Snite and his wife expect a child in September, announced in Back Talk. The article notes Snite’s battle with infantile paralysis in 1936, his upcoming 30th birthday in July, and plans to stay in Florida until July 1.
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Chicago
Fred Snite
Tessie
Fred
Snite
Florida
Peiping
China
War profiteers warned by stripes on stock holdings
Bishop Francis McConnell of New York proposes color stripes for stockholders in war industries to reveal rank in the "blood boom." Under $1,000 wear pale pink, $1,000 to $5,000 wear pink, and $1,000,000 holdings merit three blood red stripes per million.
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Washington (Lp
Francis
McConnell
New York
People's Lobby
Rain and Warm Weather Move Through Cedar Rapids
Intermittent sun and clouds followed a weekend of showers in Cedar Rapids as temperatures rose from a Sunday low of 51 to a high of 64, with total rainfall of .76 inches. Monday afternoon saw a 44 to 75 degree range and continued mild, seasonal warmth.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chambers
This Girl Will Get On Road To Health At Camp
After eight years of illness Helen M. begins recovery with rest at regular intervals and nourishing food. Public Health nurses plan a balanced approach at camp, giving her no special treatment, while she shares a cabin with fourteen peers and follows two daily rest periods.
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Helen M
Helen
Mrs. M
Wennerholt Held Within Iowa Wine Law Says County Atty
County attorney G K Thompson says E M Wennerholt of 4196 Mt Vernon Road SE was acting within Iowa law after selling two Gazette reporters nine quarts of home made wine. A chemist found the product a cloudy light brown liquid with a wine odor and 148 percent alcohol by volume. The liquor commission replied with a request for the offender’s name and suggested the statute’s limits.
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Cedar Rapids
E. M Wennerholt
Vernon Road
Gazette
G K . Thompson
Wennerholt
Thompson
State Liquor Commission
Miracles of Anti Christ tale in Elma Lagerlof story
An Elma Lagerlof tale portrays socialism’s rise in Europe through a prophecy like event. A counterfeit Christ Child statue travels from Rome to Paris to Sicily, feeding bodies with bread but starving souls while a monk denounces the deception.
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Paris
Diamente
Sicily
San Pasquale
Pater Gondo
Gondo
Christ
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Reich Army's Aim Destory British Forge
Berlin reports German troops within 35 miles of the English Channel coast as their drive across France aims to destroy the British Expeditionary Force. The commander claims Allied setbacks and notes a shift in command from Gamelin to Weygand, with German commentators predicting a rift between Britain and France.
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Berlin
INS
English Channel
Valenciennes
Maubeuge
Alles
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Maxime Weygand
Channel
England
Paris
Allied Leader Weygand Shapes Counter-Drive in France
Basel reports Gen. Maxime Weygand, newly named Allied generalissimo, assembling a counter offensive from Valenciennes and Rethel with British Belgian and French motorized forces. The plan aims to seal the German pocket about 60 miles northeast of Paris, restoring the French line through Mons to Ghent as German and Allied divisions shift to the western front.
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Basel
Switzerland
Maxime Weyegand
Valenciennes
Rethel
Aisne
France
13S
Weyeand
Maurice Gamelin Sunday
Paris
Ardennes
Mons
Ghent
Germany
Credit Is Expensive When Only Big War Will Arouse Debtor
Cartoon from the fighting zone shows two English communes near a French estamine. One warns not to enter, saying I owe five francs from the last war. The caption notes credit costs rise only when a world war triggers memory. The piece jokes about debts and returning soldiers.
Lindbergh Attacks Invasion Talk and U S Air Defense Critique
On the eve of his 13th anniversary flight Lindbergh condemned alarmist invasion chatter and urged Pan American unity for the western hemisphere. He warned American air defenses are weak, criticized Roosevelt’s stance, and urged a strong air corps as CBS aired his views in a nationwide broadcast.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Hemisphere
America
Lindbergh
New York
Atlantic
Columbia Broadcasting Company
CBS
Roosevelt
Congress
Air Corps
Germans Drive Toward Channel As Paris Defense Holds
London reports severed telephones to Italy and across Europe as five German mechanized divisions totaling about 60 000 men push west across northern France toward the English Channel. Allied observers note two gains for the Allies including reduced German violence and improved defense against tank and air attacks. The broad strategy remains unclear as Hitler redirects toward the Channel ports and Paris braces for possible engagement.
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Paris
English Channel
Belgium
Britain Deprives Aliens Of Weapons In Wartime Policy
London reports Britain will strip all aliens of the right to own firearms as a precaution against possible fifth column activity. The move aims to prevent suspected German sympathizers from arming themselves on the home front.
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London
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