Labor, Leadership, and Peace: Views on War Effort
The piece argues the labor problem endangers national defense and morale, blaming left wing influence and congressional fear of the White House. It cites Murray and Kennedy's resignations, calls for independent congressional action on labor issues, and notes Hambro’s hope for postwar peace through practical men and excluding diplomats. It ends with nostalgia for quiet, simple joys like reading in a silent room.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Philip Murray
Thomas Kennedy
Defense Mediation Board
Carl J. Hambro
League of Nations Assembly
Cedar Rapids
Hambro
German Forces Storm Kerch Fortifications Gateway to Caucasus
Nazi high command said German assault troops stormed Kerch fortifications and seized several coastal defense points south of the town. Rome radio and Pravda offered conflicting reports on control of Kerch port and Red Army resistance near Sebastopol. Western dispatches noted heavy battles along Kalinin and Tula with Berlin planning a new offensive near Moscow despite losses.
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Adolf Hitler
Kerch
Caucasus
Reuters
Rome Radio
Crimea
Pravda
Red Army
Sebastapol
Black Sea
Moscow
Kalinin
Tula
Fedor von Bock
Hitler
Volokolamsk
London
Axis Push to Caucasus Deepens War Threats Across World
Axis preparations for an all out drive toward the Caucasus intensified winter war threats from the Libyan desert to the Pacific. Germany aims at Kerch fortifications and Rostov while Britain and Japan mobilize for desert fighting and possible war actions. London reports heavy German losses as panzer and infantry divisions sustain casualties en route to Moscow and Rostov.
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Caucasus
Middle East
Far East
Pacific
Kerch
Crimea
Red Army
Donets
Britain
Axis
North African
Japan
Tokio
United States
Russia
China
London
Washington
Thailand
Burma
Don River
Rostov
Kerchenski Straits
Moscow
Adolf Hitler
Watch firms indicted in federal antitrust case in New York
A federal grand jury charged Hamilton, Elgin National and Waltham Watch companies along with 26 other corporations and 72 individuals with violating antitrust laws. The indictments allege a conspiracy to restrain interstate trade in watches and to block retailers from purchasing through regular distributors. Dealers and jewelers reported difficulty obtaining Hamilton Elgin and Waltham watches at standard prices.
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New York
LLP
John W. Clancy
Hamilton, Elgin National and
Waltham Watch
Hamilton, Elgin and Waltham
Roosevelt Holds Court in White House As Cold Lingers
President Roosevelt remains in the White House quarters for a second day with a slight cold. He worked in the Oval Study while recovering, continuing to monitor affairs and receive visitors as his condition improves.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Oval
Seven New Members Elected To Chamber of Commerce Board
Seven new directors join the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce board as Roy E. Choate John T. Hamilton II John Beck Hal Tellier William Quarton Frank Kanak and David Lehti are elected to replace retiring members. The slate is chosen by the membership with seven seats filled each year.
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Chamber of Commerce
A. L. Taylor
Roy E. Choate
John T. Hamilton II
John Beck
Hal Tellier
William Quarton
Frank Kanak
David Lehti
Dorothy Thompson Seeks Divorce From Sinclair Lewis
Woodstock Vermont United Press reported columnist Dorothy Thompson filed for divorce from novelist Sinclair Lewis on wilful desertion. The 47 year old Thompson said Lewis deserted her in 1936 and seeks custody of their son Michael Lewis. They married in London in 1928. Lewis born in Sauk Center Minnesota and had a prior marriage to Grace Livingston Hegger.
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Woodstock
Dorothy Thompson
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
New York
Windsor County Court
Miss Thompson
London
Michael Lewis
Riverdale School-on-the- Hudson
N. Y
Twin Farms
Barnard
Silverlake
Here
University of Vienna
Josef Bard
Budapest
Sauk Center
Minn
Grace Livingstone Hegger
Wells
Foot Slips From Brake Pedal Causes Three Car Crash
Elbert G Heiserman 32 of Monticello injured with a bruised knee and lip cut after his car slid from the brake to the accelerator and struck a stopped vehicle at Twenty-seventh Street and First Avenue East. The impact pushed the second car into a third. C. E. McMullen and Samuel Bridges were the other drivers involved.
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Elbert G Heiserman
Monticello
Heiserman
First Avenue E
Twenty-seventh Street
C. E. McMullen
C Street
Samuel Bridges
Eighteenth Avenue
Germans Accept More U S Recruits Than Expected
Chicago report cites Dr. Morris Fishbein stating the German army would take most U S rejects while U S inductees show high fitness. He notes higher average height, lower tuberculosis rejections, and compares 1936 German standards to U S 1940s norms with similar rejection rates to 1917.
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Chicago
United States Army
Morris Fishbein
Hygeia
American Medical Association Journal
Fishbein
Amos R. Koontz
Maryland
Selective Service System
Koontz
U.S. Seeks Volunteers for Global Deployment
War Department expands recruitment to form a large fighting force that could be sent anywhere on short notice. Selectees and National Guardsmen are urged to enlist in the regular army for three years with overseas service as a possible requirement. No quotas announced. current strength totals include 505,000 regulars, 248,000 Guardsmen, 705,000 selectees, and 17,500 reserves.
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Washington
War Department
Regular Army
Congress
Cloudy Weather Forecast For Cedar Rapids And Vicinity
The Sun turns cloudy with a cooler spell expected. Thursday night and Friday will be mostly cloudy with a low around 40 degrees Thursday night. Temps rise to near 58 by early afternoon with humidity near 38 percent. The prior day saw a high of 61 and a rapid fall to 37 by 3 a.m. with 7 a.m. steady.
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Cedar Rapids
Non-Operating Unions Reject Rail Board Plan
Fourteen unions representing 900000 railroad workers rejected the President's emergency board recommendations. They did not threaten an immediate strike, though leaders were authorized to call one. The unions pledge orderly action to press demands for relief from current wage standards and for reasonable vacations.
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Chicago
Plane Overdue With Litvinov And Steinhardt
London reports continued lack of news on the airplane carrying Maxim Litvinov the Russian ambassador to Washington Laur ence A Steinhardt the United States ambassador to Russia and Sir Noel Monckton of the British ministry of information. The craft was due in Teheran two days earlier amid bad weather and possible unscheduled landing.
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London
Maxim Litvinov
Washington
Laurence A. Steinhardt
United States
Russia
Noel Monckton
Ministry of Information
Kuibyshev
Tehran
Iran
Persia
German planes damage two freighters in British waters
Berlin reports daylight raids Wednesday damaged two fairly large freighters in British waters. The German high command credited the strikes to German air forces operating in the daytime.
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Berlin
Long Distance Labor Strikes Threaten Defense Production
Dr John R Steelman urged postponement of strikes by the Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers and renew talks. A separate 250000 truck drivers strike in 11 Midwest states looms, risking interstate service while UMW and steel firms prepare for a national defense mediation board report.
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NEW York
John R Steelman
United States Conciliation Service
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
United States
Aaron Horvitz
M.H. Morrison
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Cedar Rapids
Long Lines Telephone
Long Lines
AFL Teamsters Union
Chicago
Mr. Roosevelt
UMW
National Defense Mediation Board
Laborites Press for Firm Front Against Germany to Aid Russia
British Labour MPs urged the government to declare plans for a second front to aid Russia, arguing that air superiority should prompt action. Emmanuel Shinwell pressed for clear cooperation with the Soviet alliance and questioned why Libya invasion had not begun to open a strong front against the Nazis.
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London
Laborite
Russia
Britain
Germany
T. M. Sexton
Emmanuel Shinwell
Pire
Shinwell
Libya
Roosevelt pushes bill to authorize US ships under flag protection
The House passed the administration bill 212 to 194 authorizing American ships to sail anywhere under their flag and guns. President Roosevelt warned that rejecting Senate war zone legislation would delight Axis powers and spur defense strikes in a last minute letter to Speaker Rayburn and Representative McCormack.
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Bulletin
Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Sam Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Mass
Woodrum Exits Hospital Bed to Rally for Neutrality Act
Rep Woodrum of Virginia left a hospital bed to press for repeal of neutrality act sections 2 and 3 in a House debate. The president warned that failure would cheer Axis powers, increase aid to Hitlerites, and threaten U S defense while urging continued coal production to keep steel mills running. A Hull appeal was also on the way to Speaker McCormack.
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Washington
Woodrum
Congress
Americas
British Empire
China
Russia
Capitol
McCormack
Cordell Hull
Hull
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