Embattled Iowa Politicians Face Embargo Vote Fallout
The column casts Rep. William S. Jacobsen as a loyal White House ally who backs the embargo repeal amid GOP and Democratic pressure. It notes other Iowa representatives, including Vince Harrington, resist the gag rule, while broader pleas about public safety and holiday observances spark discussion of policy and governance.
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Owa
Sioux City
Vince Harrington
Jacobsen
House
Senate
Germany
Russia
Britain
France
Europe
England
Solon Demands Recall of U S Ambassador over Molotov Critique
Rep McCormack of Massachusetts pressed for recalling the U S ambassador to Russia amid Premier Molotov's criticism of President Roosevelt. He framed both Russia and Germany as "the anti God forces of the world today" after reading Molotov's address to the Supreme Soviet.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Molotoff
Roosevelt
Rep.McCormack
Mass
Germany
McCormack
Supreme Soviet
Jacobsen Favors Gag Amid House Vote Split
Washington AP says on Tuesday the town's congressional delegation voted eight to one in favor of a motion to let the house amend the senate approved neutrality bill. Jacobsen voted against it. Harrington voted for it.
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William S
Jacobsen
Congress
Iowa
White House
Washington
House
U S Demands Recall Over Soviet Arms Embargo Move
In a heated debate the United States urges recalling its ambassador after Soviet Russia hints at repealing the arms embargo, accusing the move of intensifying the European war. Advocates press for keeping the embargo as House leaders doubt lifting by Saturday. Rep Barton warns lifting could trigger a new war in Europe.
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Russia
Finland
McCormack
United States
Laurence A. Steinhardt
House
Barton
N.Y
Senate House
Europe
Early Hints Timing Of Red Criticism With House Vote
Washington AP Stephen T Early presidential secretary questions whether Molotov’s criticism of Roosevelt was mere coincidence as a key neutrality bill vote nears. He notes he read Molotov’s remarks and ponders timing amid Finland Russia talks and sealed negotiations. The president’s reading status remains unclear.
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Washington
Stephen T. Early
Molotoff
Russia
Roosevelt
House
Early
Finland
End of rope with teenage children a parent’s plea
A mother writes of the pain and frustration of adolescence as her fifteen and seventeen year old children grow distant and defiant. She urges understanding, recalls her own youth, and notes the phase will pass with time and patience. Dist by United Feature Syndicate Inc.
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England
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Cedar Rapids Gets Second State Liquor Store at 87 16th Ave SW
The Iowa state liquor commission announces a second Cedar Rapids store at 87 16th Avenue SW to open around December 1. The building, formerly the Silver Palace tavern, is owned by J I Prochaska with a five year lease. Rent is listed at 125 dollars monthly. Managers for the new store have not yet been appointed.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Chet B. Akers
Ottumwa
Astate
Wstate
Toby Akers
Akers
16Th Ave
Sixteenth Avenue
State Liquor Commission
J I. Prochaska
Silver Palace
Prochasia
M. L. Curtis
The
Liquor Control Commission
Commission
Curtis
E. W. Meredith
Boy 15 Wins Bread Baking Grand Championship
In Traverse City Michigan Jimmy Bowler a 15 year old from Sparta defeated 25 women in the bread baking contest at the Michigan state Grange convention earning the grand championship title.
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Traverse City
Mich
Jimmy Bowler
Sparta
Michigan State Grange
Cedar Rapids Snow Flurries With Temperature Swings
Grey skies brought light snow flurries over Cedar Rapids on Wednesday afternoon. Morning low reached 29, rose to 36 by 10, then fell to 35 by 2:40 pm as temperatures fluctuated throughout the day.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Chamebers
Rue
Britain to ration bacon and butter amid wartime shortages
London announced a food rationing plan for December in which bacon and butter will be limited to four ounces per person per week. Sugar may face limits later, with public registering for purchases but no ration books required. Meat will not be rationed, and officials said supplies remain sufficient for both services and civilians.
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London
Great Britain
William S. Morrison
House of Commons
Morrison
Germany
Moreison
Spain Declares War on Food Profiteers Amid Shortage
Madrid government declares war on profiteers and takes absolute control of staples to ensure even distribution as Ramon Serrano Suner warns this year's crops will fall well short of demand. The speech aired Tuesday night and outlines rationing measures and government oversight.
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Madrid
Ramon Serrano Suner
Four Pinball Machines Seized As Test Case
Police seize four pinball machines to test legality of payoffs in merchandise for high scores. Warranted raids targeted Campus drug store and Belden cigar store and MecSwiggan's tavern with CA Thompson and Detective Chief Earl Stanley. A Montrose hotel machine was removed before dawn and a Magnus hotel unit was missing, as officials pursue a Supreme Court ruling on prize plans.
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G K. Thompson
Earl Stanley
Justice
R Churchill
First Avenue
Belden Ill
Second Avenue
MecSwiggan
First Street
Leo F
McSwiggan
Bob Vlach
Montrose
Magnus Hotel
Tost
Supreme Court
Nurse completes operation after surgeon struck
In Buffalo Oklahoma a 29 year old nurse finished an appendectomy after Dr E F Camp collapsed near the end of the procedure on Eddie Huenergardt two year old son of a Selman farmer The attending nurse Mrs William Finley sewed the incision and Dr Camps wife Kathleen helped The surgeon was described as slightly improved but still serious while the boy was listed as fair
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Buffalo
Okla
E F Camp
Eddie Huenergardt
Selman
William Finely
Motorist Faces Drunk Driving Charge After Collision
Merritt Heath, 47, was driving on Washington Avenue SE when Lester Cach, 22, of Twenty third Avenue and C Street SW, backed from his driveway and struck Heath’s car. Cach was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and posted $500 bond after minor facial injuries. Heath received facial cuts and was treated at the scene.
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Cedar Nanlds
Stey
Merritt
Washington Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Lester Cach
Twenty-third Avenue
C Street
Cach
Hey
J. E. Heiserman
Heath
2000 Halloweeners Riot Ends With 75 Jailed In Glendale
Police and fire crews used tear gas to break up a downtown riot of about 2000 Halloween celebrants in Glendale. Roughly 75 elementary age youths were seized and held as rioters overturned cars and damaged storefronts while throwing tomatoes and rocks. Officers released the detained children to waiting parents after the melee.
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Glendale
Calif
Brand and Broadway
W. W. Wheelock
Lieut
Wheelock
Leilune
Finland Faces Choice On Concessions Or War With USSR
Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov outlined Moscow demands as part of a Finland policy bid. The terms include a strip north of Leningrad, certain Gulf islands, a Gulf of Finland naval base, and demilitarization of the Finnish border in exchange for a larger Soviet ship and Finland resisting fortification of the Aaland Islands. Molotov urged closer Soviet ties with Japan and criticized Western support for Finland.
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Finland
Russia
Viacheslaff Molotoff
Ussr
Molotoff
Leningrad
Gulf of Finland
Gulf
Rybachi Peninsula
Aaland Islands
Gulf of Bothnis
Molatart
Supreme Soviet
Japan
Great Britain
France
United States
Finland Accepts Moscow Talks Amid Russia Demands
Finnish government allows negotiators led by Paasivaara to proceed to Moscow after Molotov publicized Soviet demands. Moscow mission left Helsinki for Moscow, with Finland warning it will defend independence and neutrality if needed. Public calm persisted as observers doubted feasibility of terms.
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Finland
Moscow
Russia
Fineland
J. OK Paasuivi
Molotoff
Viborg
Paasiiva
Moleatoff
Josef Stalin
Finlands
Elias Erkko
Hufvudstadsbladet
Baltiski
Foreign Office
Neutral War Profits Reframe Old Idea Says Bugs
A fragment from a column notes the idea that neutral war profits are a new twist, comparing it to the cash and carry era of 1929. The speaker uses playful wordplay and edgy slang to critique the brokers and market handlers of the time.
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Bugs
Paris Reports Nazi Threat To Village Nipped
Paris reports French troops repelled a German force of about 1000 on the northern fringe of a frontier village. German artillery and infantry pressed the attack while French forces held the position and captured six prisoners for questioning. Weather delays and aerial reconnaissance influenced the action with renewed Allied air activity over the lines.
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Paris
Swarbruecken
Was Said
France
German air war toll raised on western front and sea
Berlin dispatch reports the supreme command reduced to six the number of Allied planes shot down by German forces on the western front and over the North Sea. Four were British. identities of the remaining two were not disclosed.
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Berlin
Arn Camimanas
Western Front
North Sea
Halloween Damage Seen as Lowest In Years In City
Police report a muted Halloween with few incidents as 10 cars patrolled the city and a 40 man night shift kept watch. Teens, ages 16 to 17, face juvenile questions after minor vandalism and a reckless driving arrest occurred when Richard Chadima struck a pole during a chase.
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Tetur
Wurst Avenue
Fred Carstens
Haleloween
Richard Chadina
Twenty -Third Street Drive
Ridgeway Drive SE
Chadima
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Statehouse parley on Iowa City bank receivership cases
A three resident delegation met with Gov. Wilson and A G Everett to discuss receivership issues affecting former Iowa City banks. Everett denied proposing special counsel and said the decision depends on workload. State examiners will continue audits for two to three weeks before visiting other cities.
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Des Moines
Towa City
Iowa City
Harry Abbott
Ben S. Summerwill
Sarah P. Hoffman
Hunter
George A. Wilson
Fred Everett
Everett
Attorney General
Wilson
State Banking Department
British ship Coalmore blamed on U boat mystery in Atlantic
Coast guard said the British freighter Coalmore was attacked in the neutrality zone near 60 to 62 degrees west. The Bibb searched 530 miles east for survivors but found no sign of life. Weather and sea conditions hindered lifeboat operations as reports traced distress signals and unclear submarine activity.
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Coast Guard
Bibb
Coalmore
Boston
Soda
Ricio
Fretelite
Coulmore
Atl
Doul
Bbo
Ernest Davies
Davies
Navy
Beyon
Gtd
Camperdown
N. S
Hunters Hurt When Car Overturns In Ditch After Blowout
Three Cedar Rapids men return from a duck-hunting trip when a tire blew near Sioux City South Dakota. Driver Jack W Darragh and Frank Zika sustained minor bruises. Charles B Zalesky suffered a fractured right collarbone and was treated at St Luke's Hospital before being dismissed with a cast.
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Cedar Rapids
South Dakota
Sioux City
Charles B Zalesky
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke's Hospital
Zalesky
Jack W. Darragh
Eighth Avenue SE
Frank Zika
First Avenue
Abe
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