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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1939
Page
3
The United States Lines plans to transfer eight transatlantic ships to Panamanian registry with government approval and pending compliance. The move comes after neutrality act amendments and amid broader questions of embargo repeal and U.S. ship ownership versus foreign registry. Critics warn of a slippery path that could strand many American crews and complicate wartime regulations.
Secretary Hull opposes transferring eight United States Lines ships to Panama registry saying it harms neutrality. The maritime commission defers final action pending facts. congressional critics urge inquiry while executives pledge compliance if approved.
A thoughtful editorial contrasts two German spirits, the higher, humane force of philosophy religion and music with a lower, merciless militarism and materialism. It cites Goethe Beethoven Luther Nietzsche Hegel Molke Spengler and Goering as the divide shaping Germany’s future and mankind’s outlook. The piece invokes Lincoln as a beacon and urges judgment tempered by shared human frailty.
Fragment discusses irritation from deposits and insurance premium payments to government experimenters and a proposed law against savings. It notes a belief that a law is likely and suggests legislative action may follow.
A tiny bird thought to be a hummingbird caused a flurry at Detroit and Pittsburgh airports as three airlines offered to ship it to South America. Naturalists later identified the creature as a brown creeper, native to the north, casting doubt on the plan to fly it abroad.
Mrs. Floyd Mosburg reports strong interest after she advertised three shotguns in The Gazette Want Ads. She sold all three and had 40 to 50 inquiries, listing 16 gauge pump sun single 410 and 12 as the sale details.
Paris celebrates an Allied aerial victory as nine French planes claimed nine German Messerschmitts, all flown by American Curtiss aircraft. The official communique says 27 German planes attacked. nine French planes engaged and returned without loss.
Cedar Rapids and Linn county leaders hear a plan now used in Des Moines to distribute relief food stamps through wholesalers and retailers. A committee headed by A L Taylor will study how the program could wipe out surplus foods while aiding relief recipients and boosting local business.
Cedar Rounds News reports the city council after an executive session named the I. B McGhidrey Co. as auditors. The move follows a 1940 state law change permitting private audits for cities over 2,000 and aims to cut costs while restoring an annual fiscal year basis for future audits.
The Cedar Rapids weather picture shows sun and clouds contesting for dominance on Tuesday afternoon with a high near 53. Readings started at 36 at 8 a.m. and rose to 53 by 1:30 p.m., then fell to 52 by 2:40 p.m. Monday peaked at 49 and cooled to 39 by midnight.
Senator Clyde Herring of Iowa denounces plans by United States Lines to transfer eight ships to Panama registry to sail to Europe. He calls it evasion and a subterfuge that should be resisted, warning it would cost crewmembers jobs and undermine the neutral trading act.
Berlin reports Field Marshal Hermann Goering, head of the German air force, telling reporters at a Russian embassy reception that Germany’s air power would be weak if it matched the United States. He said German raids focused on warships rather than land targets, claiming to be humane.
Government figures show Germany and other neutral neighbors bought millions of dollars of American goods through the Allied blockade in September 1939. Germany alone purchased 12.7 million dollars, while total neutrals bought 33.46 million, with France and England increasing direct U.S. imports. American exports for nine months 1939 totaled about 2.185 billion dollars.
Detective L. B. Marshall and Patrolman Andy Hines, in rags, tracked down and arrested John Tracy Foreman after a tip to Chief Earl Stanley. Foreman, 35, of Red Oak, escaped a state prison camp and gave himself up near the Rock Island yards with Herschel B. Doebel. Foreman had served seven months of a 10 year forgery term. Doebel, calling himself a tramp, pending fingerprint checks, was not armed.
TB Kelsey 69 had license suspended after vision tested at 19 percent when 50 percent needed. He surrendered license after passing written and driving tests on average. If glasses updated and vision exceeds 50 percent, license may be restored. state action pending. Patrolman Rhodes led the test amid Belle Plaine turnout. Linn County grand jury probes the accident.
San Francisco AP reports Jesse Ray Mowery was given two consecutive prison terms totaling one to ten years for grand theft. His former wives described his illusions as hypnotic.
Article humorously contemplates naval adventure aboard the freighter City of Flint. The crew sails Arctic and Atlantic routes, touching many ports from Murmansk to Norway, with talk of future shuttle links between mountain fruit growers and Madagascar suburbs.
Queen Wilhelmine of the Netherlands and King Leopold of Belgium urged Britain France and Germany to negotiate peace before western Europe descends into full terror. The monarchs sent telegrams to Adolf Hitler after all night talks with their foreign ministers.
Detectives investigated nine window smashings after 3 am uncovering thefts at three gas stations. A radio, gasoline, and car accessories were stolen from Skal sky's D-X and S and S stations while other sites showed breakage without entry. Fingerprints were collected and a suspect with a cut left blood at four locations.
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