Roosevelt Fireside Chat Sparks Public Doubt And Debate
The column analyzes Roosevelt's Sunday night fireside address, arguing it fueled fear of war while defending administration policy. It questions consistency, cites May 16 bomb threat warnings, and contrasts claims of strong defense with perceived political maneuvering and un-American activities probes.
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Roosevelt defends arms spending and unity in fireside chat
President Roosevelt, in his fourteenth radio address, pledges national unity and decisive defense buildup while denying critics who claim arms spending went to waste. He warns against spies and saboteurs, rejects third term talk, and defends social gains under the New Deal amid security threats.
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President Urges Aid for War-Stricken Europe
In a Sabbath address the President speaks to a saddened nation about the suffering in Norway Holland Belgium Luxembourg and France. He urges immediate aid to women children and the elderly and asks Americans to donate to the Red Cross as the world faces growing danger and hardship.
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High Court Rules Union Not Liable For Sitdown Loss
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that labor unions are not subject to federal anti trust laws unless they restrain substantial interstate commerce. The decision involved Apex Hosiery Co. of Philadelphia and a seven week 1927 sit down strike by the AF of Full Fashioned Hosiery Workers.
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Plastering of Light Posts With Cards Draws City Action
Cedar Rapids officials indicated strict action to halt unauthorized advertising on light posts. Safety Commissioner Wes Benesh and Acting Chief Jim Bailey approved posters for events without written consent, while city law holds that permission must come from the council as owner of the property.
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Gov Wilson to Address 500 at Montrose Hotel
Arrangements were made by Linn county Republicans to host Gov George Wilson before an audience of about 500 in the Crystal ballroom of the Montrose hotel Tuesday at 8 p m. The program will feature other Republican leaders with invitations sent to state and local candidates statewide. Lieut Gov B B Hickenlooper cannot attend. Judge W A McCullough of Clinton will be a candidate for Congress.
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New Type War Fight Comes To You In The Field
Arthur Bugs Baer presents a wartime piece mocking reluctance to fight. A 1917 Alabama farmer refuses service but is told the war will bring the battle to him. The piece imitates a slangy speech pattern and urges readiness for duty amid conflict.
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Battle of Flanders In World War II Channel Stranglehold Effort
German and Allied armies fought for control of key bottlenecks in Flanders. Weygand aimed to sever German supply lines along an 18 mile bottleneck from Bapaume to Peronne, while Hitler sought to isolate Allied forces north of Menin near Ypres. Germans crossed the Lys river in places and Calais status remained uncertain as gains were claimed.
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Health camp sparks joy for weary Iowa family
Six year old Janet G cries over missing a dentist visit as a nurse from the Public Health Nursing association visits the G family in a neat two room Iowa apartment. The family moved through five states seeking work, facing tight finances despite the father’s fluctuating wages.
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1939 Audit Of C R Gas Co Submitted To City Council
The Cedar Rapids Gas Co audit by J B Mc Gladrey shows 1939 profit of 7.47 percent using 2.23 percent depreciation versus 7.61 percent in 1928. The report noted alternate depreciation at 3.04 percent yielding 6.70 percent in 1939 and 6.81 percent in 1938, with two depreciation methods used.
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Newsboy Rushes To Aid Boy In Hunting Accident
In Spokane a 6 year old Harvey Spencer is near death after a hunting accident. A 17 year old deliverer, David Windle, rushed the boy 25 miles to a hospital and donated blood for a transfusion before continuing his rural delivery route.
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President Roosevelts plea for civilian pilot training funding
President Roosevelt asked Congress for a supplemental appropriation of 32,000,000 dollars to fund civilian pilot training under the civil aeronautics authority.
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Nazi Drive Squeezes Allied Forces Near Ypres Front
Berlin reports heavy German attacks aided by air bombardment pushing exposed Allied troops toward tighter pockets in Flanders. The high command says the Ypres area is threatened by a turning move from the Lys river to Lille, with aims to isolate Ostend Zeebrugge and trap forces along Boulogne Calais lines.
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British Women Alien Suspects Rounded Up in London
In a rapid operation, about 1 500 women labeled enemy aliens were arrested in London for internment during the war. The action, ordered by Home Secretary Sir John Anderson, affects class B detainees and follows raids linked to Sir Oswald Mosley. Children accompany their mothers to workhouse maternity wards in concentration camp facilities. General Ironside assumes control of home defense with Dill now overseeing imperial staff.
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Pilate and Jesus Fire a Squad Question in Paassen Sketch
In a Paris library porch meeting, Pierre Van Paassen questions Marshal Lyautey on Pontius Pilate. Lyautey says he would have shot Jesus to settle the matter, a stark warning echoed as cruel forces persist in the world today. Jesus is equaled with the least.
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Boulogne Falls as German Push Races Across Pascals Front
German forces crossed the Lys in several places and pressed Allied lines in Flanders and Artois as Belgian and French troops hold the line along the Channel. Boulogne citadel fell after fierce fighting. Calais may still be French held despite German claims.
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Mild Days And Cool Nights Continue Over Weekend
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a sequence of mild days and cool nights with sun intermittently obscured by scattered clouds. Temperatures ranged from a low of 49 to a high near 71, with early morning readings around 53 and late evening around 55 as records from Chambers Inskeep document the weekend period.
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