Roosevelt ties defense needs to Britain's orders
The article discusses President Roosevelt's plan to set a rule of thumb that 50 percent of the United States defense items, including warplanes, go to England and Canada. It notes the shift from 45 percent US sales and mentions the defense commission's consideration of increasing orders for planes, amid broader debate over New Deal policies and political fallout from the election results.
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Roosevelt
England
Canada
United States
National Defense Commission
Great Britain
Roosevelt sets rule for Britain Canada 80 percent defense items
President Roosevelt announced a rule of thumb to supply Britain and Canada with 80 percent of U S defense items from American factories. The defense priorities board said Britain may order 12 000 more planes and gear production to avoid harming U S defense needs. He noted exceptions and discussed Mexico and Latin American defense talks and updated electoral predictions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Defense Priorities Board
British Purchasing Commission
Boston
Britain
Priorities Board
What’s Ahead in Roosevelt’s Third Term
NEA correspondent Bruce Catton presents three interpretive pieces outlining the likely direction of the New Deal under President Roosevelt in his third term. The first article appears on Page 16 of today’s Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Bruce Catton
NEA
Washington
Cedar Rapids Gazette
War Department Drops Iowa Site For Army Camp
Senator Clyde Herring pressed the White House for an Iowa Seventh corps area training center in Wayne and Decatur counties. Rep Goodwin cited war dept moving the center to Rolla Missouri due to water supply issues, with Nebraskas Burke noting a new survey may be needed for possible site feasibility in southern Iowa.
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Clyde II. Herring
Iowa
White House
Seventh Corps Area
Wayne
Decatur
Herring
Marvin McIntyre
LaVerne Herring
McIntyre
Roosevelt
Washington
Robert K. Goodwin
War Department
Seventh Corps
Rolla
Goodwin
Eugene Reybold
Burke
Neb
Army Engineers
Reybold
Willkie Plans Radio Address Monday To State Viewpoints
Wendell L. Willkie announced he will deliver a national radio speech Monday from 9 30 to 10 p m CST. Networks NBC CBS and MBS will carry the address as the Republican leader seeks to restate his position to the nation after receiving heavy mail urging clarification. He cited 22 000 23 000 voters for him and noted his talks with RNC Chairman Joseph W Martin Jr and campaign aides. The talk comes as election doubts linger in Ohio Michigan Wisconsin and New York.
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Wendell L. Willkie
NBC
CBS
MBS
Republican Standard
Willkie
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Republican National Committee
John W. Hanes
New Deal
the Treasury
Oren Root, Jr
Associated Willkie Clubs of America
Samuel F. Pryor, Jr
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Rules Volunteers Get Job Protection
Washington UPI draft director Clarence A. Dykstra ruled that men who volunteer for military training under the selective service law are entitled to the same job protection as those drafted.
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Clarence A. Dykstra
Buyer charges squeeze play in tax deal
A Cedar Rapids man alleges a county stand by in a tax sale favored the Hatch and Brookman Lumber receiver by letting a 1931–39 back tax debt be paid after a long delay. He says a $775 deposit and later payments were mishandled, with John Brookman arranging the deal and County Attorney Thompson as counsel for the receiver.
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Board of Supervisors
Jets
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Cottage Grove Avenue
Eastern Boulevard SE
Hatch and Brookman Lumber Company
Eighth Avenue SE
R. W. Brookman
Thompson
Charlies Rubins
Hatch and Brookman
Belief as a Force for Peace Amid World Tensions
Reader writes that a silent, growing force unites humanity to end war. Faith in God and brotherhood sustains courage beyond fear, offering hope in a world of jitters and despair as the Divine will, through people, triumphs over evil. List'd by United Feature Syndicate, Inc. Dr. Newton.
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United Feature Syndicate, Inc
City Assessor Aims to Stop Tax Evasion on Intangibles
City Assessor Jim Scolaro plans to require detailed listing of all personal intangible property on the 1941 assessment rolls to ensure full equalization. The new confidential appendix will itemize stocks and show margin or direct ownership, while annuities will reveal age income and other factors. Scolaro previously ended attorney signing of rolls to curb evasion, citing state statute.
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Jim Scolara
Scolaro
Chamberlain Gravely Ill After Resigning Leadership
Former Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, who recently left his cabinet post and Conservative leadership, is gravely ill. His wife confirmed the decline in strength, noting he has been failing in the days prior. The health announcement follows his resignation amid opposition to appeasement policies connected to the Munich pact.
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London
INL
Neville Chamberlain
Conservative Party
Chamberlain
Council
Munich
Tower Of London And Noted Church Damaged In Raids
London reports identify damage from German air raids on the Tower of London and St. Clement Danes in the Strand. The Tower suffered turret and wall hits, with an eight foot thick wall section toppled into the moat. The parish church, built 1682 by Sir Christopher Wren, remains notable for its bells and annual orangewill event for children each March 31.
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Tower of London
St. Clement Danes
Strand
St. Clement Danes Church
Christopher Wren
St. Clement’s
Berlin claims wiping out British convoy in North Atlantic
German high command announced that surface forces completely annihilated a British convoy of about 86 000 tons in the North Atlantic as U boats and air power joined in a three pronged attack on British shipping. Officials said the strike marks the first stage of a broader blockade to isolate England from its main sources of defense and supply.
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Germany
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America
North Atlantic
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Cornish City
Rangitiki
Graf Spee
Luetzow
Admiral Scheer
Hitler speech canceled by NBC in Munich dispatch
NBC announced the postponement of Adolf Hitler's planned radio address on its blue network after a Berlin advisory said Hitler himself ordered the cancellation. The reports quoted Hitler telling Nazi leaders in Munich that the fight would endure until victory.
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Munich
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Hitler Speaks at Closed Beer Hall Celebration
In Munich Hitler addressed a secret gathering of the Nazi party old guard on the 1923 beer hall putsch anniversary. The official notice says his speech was delivered and the full text will be published on Saturday.
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Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Latest Totals In Presidential Vote
Washington AP reports updated election tallies with 120444 of 127245 units counted. Roosevelt carries 38 states for 449 electoral votes and 26,265,134 popular votes. Willkie carries 10 states for 82 electoral votes and 21,787,102 popular votes.
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Roosevelt
Wendel L. Willkie
Montana Cold Wave Brings First Zero Reading
The first cold wave of the season moved in from the northwest into Montana. Chester in the north reported an unofficial zero as temperatures plummeted across the state late Thursday night.
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Chester
U S Attorney Nominee Cleared in 1918 Disbarment Inquiry
The Gazette reports that Tobias E Diamond of Sheldon Iowa faced 1918 disbarment actions over draft fees. Matthew McGuire says a DOJ inquiry cleared Diamond’s character before his Senate confirmation for U S Attorney in the Northern District of Iowa.
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Information Against Diamond in Draft Law Charges
The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa filed an information in 1918 accusing T. E. Diamond of making unjust and exorbitant charges for legal aid to draft registrants under the Selective Service Act of May 18 1918. Affidavits by Charles Brugemann Leroy Whitmore and Henry Wolf from O'Brien County and oral complaints from Edward Campbell and J H Burns are cited as exhibits.
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Northern District of Iowa
T. E. Diamond
Lee McNeely
Dubuque
J. H. Bolton
Sioux City
F. A. O'Connor
United States
Henry T. Reed
Iowa
Sheldon
Charles Brugemann
O'Brien County
Leroy Whitmore
Henry Wolf
Edward Campbell
Town
J. H. Burns
Sanborn
Armistice Day Addresses Planned by President
The White House announced two Armistice Day talks by the President. One address will be at Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m. and a second at 3 30 p.m. in Bethesda Maryland where he will lay the cornerstone of a new pavable center. The speeches will be broadcast nationally.
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Ite House
Arlington National Cemetery
Bethesda
Sheldon Lawyer Diamond Faces 1918 Disbarment Proceedings
Records in Sioux City show 1918 disbarment proceedings against attorney Tobias E. Diamond of Sheldon. He was not disbarred after refunding fees and apologizing to the court. Diamond had been nominated to succeed U S District Attorney Frank OConnor, with questions about his qualification and replacement of Dunn, the Iowa federal attorney. The case cited alleged violations of the 1918 Selective Service Act and professional ethics.
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Aday
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tobias E. Diamond
Sheldon
United States
Iowa
Guy M. Gillette
Diamond
Senate
Mr. McGuire
McGuire
Gazette
Department of Justice Press Section
Federal District Court
Sioux City
United States District
Frank O'Connor
Dubuque
United States Senate
O'Connor
Henry T. Reed
Northern
District of
Ed Dunn
Danforth
Dunn
T. FE. Diamond
Diamonds exactions in draft era spark Iowa U S attorney case
The article alleges Diamond charged young Iowa draftees high fees for legal help during 1918 conscription. It cites a $1,000 fee for representing a boy who failed to register and $100 fees to arrange draft classification changes. As former district attorney, O’Connor guarded government interests in 1918. President Roosevelt sent Diamond’s name for U S attorney for northern Iowa. senate consideration followed.
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O'Connor
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Senate
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