Willkie Support, Nazi Quiet, and Farm Press Feuds
A mixed snapshot shows current politics with moves against Wen dell Willkie within the GOP over Roosevelt policy, Business Week warns of hollow prosperity by defense spending, Berlin notes Nazism avoiding direct blame, and British figures urge swift action against Hitler. Farm groups face discredit efforts while wage and price trends press farmers and labor differently. Burglars are categorized by a big insurer as strictly commercial or screwball, with precautions advised.
Flyers Safe After Bomber Rent in Midair
Eight army airmen parachuted safely as a four motor bomber broke up over the Sierra Nevada. Lieut H Walker the pilot remained missing with ground parties searching. Three other planes were lost in the storm. two pilots died in Marin county while others were rescued.
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Roosevelt in good shape for age, says navy doctor
Boston dispatch notes Surgeon General Admiral Ross T. McIntyre, personal physician to President Roosevelt, arrived for a medical congress and declares the 59 year old leader in better physical condition than the average man. He hopes for more breaks from stress to continue a long public career.
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Guggenheim Dies. Philanthropist and Senator
Simon Guggenheim, 73, former Colorado senator and renowned industrialist, died Sunday night at Mount Sinai hospital. He and his brother built a vast mining and smelting empire from Colorado properties and founded the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation in 1925 with his wife in memory of their son.
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Traffic Agencies Plan Final White Friday Traffic Safeguards
Cedar Rapids police and the Linn county sheriff plan extended 24 hour traffic enforcement for White Friday on November 7. Police will have four hours overtime per shift, doubling daytime officers, with deputies patrolling county roads and highway patrols on main routes. Accidents outside the city go to the sheriff, within city to police, and hourly checks will confirm safety.
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Film Director Arthur Hurley Dies in Hollywood
Veteran screen and stage director and producer Arthur Hurley died on Sunday in Hollywood. Hurley, a longtime figure in film and theater, directed and produced numerous productions, shaping midcentury cinema and stage showcases. He was 68, survived by a wife and two children.
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Blog Aims to Read Willkie Out of GOP in House
Washington UP report says about six isolationist House Republicans are leading an effort to expel Wendell L. Willkie, last year’s GOP presidential nominee, from the party. The move reflects renewed anti-Willkie sentiment among a faction seeking isolationist policies.
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Unity plea from Martin calls for GOP tolerance
Washington House Minority Leader Martin urged party unity after Indiana Republicans sought to repudiate Wendell Willkie. He said he does not favor reading anyone out of the party and urged tolerance as the party faces internal divisions.
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Indiana Republicans Move Against Willkie Over War Policy
A weekend pledge by five Indiana Republicans vows opposition to Roosevelt policy and undeclared war, led by Rep. Charles A. Halleck who once nominated Willkie in 1940. The group aims to shift party spokesman duties to Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr. as Willkie weighs his 1944 stance.
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Democratic National Committee
Collier's Magazine
Safety Week Opens With Four Accidents Sunday
Sunday safety week began with four accidents and a higher than usual October daily average. 325 cars were checked at the police testing lane, with slightly more than half in perfect condition. One injury occurred when Mrs. Glenn W. Sanchez was cut and abraded in a collision on Crescent drive SE. Louis Kizer was driving another car. Petty and Fowler were involved in a non-reported second crash in Sixth street at Ninth avenue SE. A third crash on Third avenue SE led to charges for failure to yield by Lyle Suits after a collision with J. C. Marshall at an intersection where the light had changed. Chris Christianson was charged with running a stop sign in Fifth avenue at Tenth street SE. Russell Clark faced charges after a crash in which his car hit the right front of another vehicle.
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Marion
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Anamosa
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Springville
Coast Guard Placed Under Navy Command In Surprise Move
In a surprise executive order Roosevelt shifts the Coast Guard from the Treasury to the Navy. The move adds 290 ships and 50 aircraft under naval control, with 1,700 officers and 20,000 enlisted men. Coast Guard duties like harbor patrol and rescue expand under naval defense focus.
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Secret Service Guards Roosevelt Son's California Home
Federal agents are assigned to guard John Roosevelt, son of the President, his wife Anne and their 16 month old son at Corondo California. Two men suspected of liquor influence were halted by agents while attempting to peer through windows. John Roosevelt, an ensign in the navy, serves at the North Island air station. The Secret Service protects the President and immediate family, but no kidnapping reports are confirmed.
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Ro bin Moor damages demand from Germany set at 82 million
The U S state department said Germany must pay 82 967 092 dollars in damages for the sinking of the American merchant ship Robin Moor. Berlin has refused to answer, after notes exchanged between Secretary Hull and German chargé Hans Thomsen. Roosevelt called the incident piracy but Thomsen declined to transmit the president’s statement.
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Sunday Weather Delights Cedar Rapids With Warm Spell
Cedar Rapids enjoyed unseasonably mild weather with a Sunday peak near 60 degrees. The Cedar River rose to 7.1 feet at 7:30 a.m. Monday before falling, while humidity dropped to 15 percent.
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City Plans Partial Payment Note for Street Change Work
Safety officials said a new fire department truck would reach the No 2 station at E avenue and Fifth street NW next week but adjustments would be needed to navigate the narrow street. Budget watchers limited the amount to 1000, with bids from Haegg Construction at 1364 and Stark Construction at 1436.08.
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U S Pictured As Oasis By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt told teachers from his home county that America would not accept a new order of dictators. He described the United States as an oasis standing alone if the world falls under a Nazi regime and urged hope others resist domination.
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Nazis Claim Crimean Victory and Kursk Fall
German dispatches claim a double blow in Crimea with the fall of Simferopol and a major drive toward Sebastopol, while Kursk in the Donets basin reportedly fell. They claim 53,175 prisoners and dozens of tanks captured as Red defenses crumble on northern, central, and eastern fronts.
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Debate over neutrality act repeal splits Senate voices
Washington AP Sen Gurney calls for complete repeal of the neutrality act as Sen Gillette argues to keep it, saying it protects American welfare and institutions. Gurney says partial repeal is a subterfuge and criticizes Roosevelt labor policy while eight doubtful senators hold clout in pushing the foreign relations committee amendment to arm cargo ships.
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Omahas O J Melvin Reelected Midwest Optometric Chief
Omaha ophthalmic leader Dr O J Melvin began a new term as president of the Midwest Optometric conference after being reelected at the fourteenth annual business meeting held Monday in Omaha.
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Hull warns Finland to halt offensive operations against Russia
Secretary Hull said the United States plans to maintain friendship only if Finland promptly ends offensive military actions against the Soviet Union and withdraws troops. He noted prior U.S. pressure and discussed a potential peaceful settlement based on territorial compensation, while stressing Finland remains free to choose its course amidst German pressure and Nazi threats.
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No Word On Men Missing From Reuben James
Navy officials in Washington report no word on the fate of seamen missing from the destroyer Reuben James after it was torpedoed west of Iceland. No new details have emerged since Friday night when 44 crew were reportedly rescued. The convoy remains under radio blackout and further word is unlikely until port is reached.
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