Roosevelt Silly Remark At Jefferson Memorial Service
President Roosevelt joked during the Jefferson memorial cornerstone ceremony about a January 1941 dedication, amusing reporters with a line he claimed was meaningless. The event covered Czech resistance to Hitler, Czech students, and Prague University takeovers by Nazi forces. Local Iowa traffic and bus questions mix with public safety notes as residents discuss pedestrian rights and transit service.
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Jefferson Memorial
Roosevelt
Allies Agree On Common Action In London Talks
The supreme Allied war council in London announced complete agreement on joint action using French and British forces. Leaders Chamberlain and Daladier outlined plans for cooperation in air, munitions, raw materials, oil, food, shipping and economic warfare, with a coordinating committee to pool resources.
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London
Supreme Allied War Council
Chamberlain
Daladier
France
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Lord Chatfield
Britain
Belief Hitler and staff at odds on western front
British authorities said they are convinced Germany’s indecisive tactics stem from a rift between Adolf Hitler and his general staff. They offered no proof, but linked it to Germany’s failure to mount decisive blows against Britain and France. The British war office announced a need for 20,000 home defense troops. A report from Capetown suggested the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee may have sunk the British tanker Africa Shell off Mozambique, though Capetown officials discounted the claim.
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London
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Britain
France
War Office
Indian Ocean
Admiral Lehee
Africa
Mozambique
Portuguese East Africa
Capetown
South Africa
Trucks Banned Again Saturday Near Iowa City Traffic
Sergeant Clarence B Day announced a repeat truck ban on highways to and from Iowa City this Saturday from 10 a m to midnight with a one hour gap from 2 to 3 p m The restriction covers Highway 218 north and south of Iowa City and Highway 6 east and west Patrolmen will patrol all affected roads and the ban excludes pickup or panel trucks Traffic volume rises due to the Iowa Minnesota football game and truckers cooperated last weekend.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Cedar Kanids
Clarence B. Day
Town Highway Patrol
Clouds and temperature shift in Cedar Rapids day
Clouds drift over Cedar Rapids as sun is briefly blocked after morning fog. Mercury rises from 32 at 7:30 to 40 at 10, then 54 by 2:43 p.m. Thursday's high was 62 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. with a 50 at 7 p.m. and 39 at midnight per Chambers Inskeep recorder.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Editorial on bus drivers and corner navigation
A brief editorial argues bus drivers should always know how to reach a corner when passengers are waiting, implying job security hinges on efficient navigation and timely pickups. It critiques drivers who fail to find a corner, urging practical routing practice.
Quiet Mind Amid Storms in Turbulent Times
A sage advises mastering inner calm to endure rapid, cynical events. Read the Bible and prophets for perspective, seek solace in literature such as She Diary of a Nobody, and turn to church and nature writings by Dickens, Johnson, Lamb, Cooper, Bunyan to fortify the spirit. Distr'dt by United Feature Syndicate.
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Assyria
Egypt
Jeremiah
England
Tennyson
Dickens
Johnson
Lamb
Cooper
Bunyan
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Sampica Denies Two Holdups But Admits Oil Station Breakin
W H Sampica a 42 year old ex convict was identified by two victims as the man who held them up in two incidents but he refused to admit the holdups after returning from Dubuque county. He did admit to a breakin at Town Pump service station Wednesday morning where he took 175 pennies a .22 caliber revolver a target pistol and several other items. Police found the two guns in his possession at arrest and believe they were used in the holdups. He was nabbed in a 1938 Pontiac sedan stolen from Faith R Carns Culver Motors salesman at 9 am Thursday. Carns was robbed of his watch billfold with $1 and an overcoat after he bound himself with adhesive tape.
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W. H. Sampica
G Avenue NW
Dubuque County
Leo J. “Tiny” Eisbach
Sampica
Faith R. Carns
Culver Motors
Carns
Double Collision Near Belle Plaine Injures Three
Three men were injured in a two-vehicle crash on highway 212 about 2.5 miles south of Belle Plaine. Al Riley 65 Mount Auburn suffered brain concussion and is listed in critical condition. His son Fred Riley sustained severe chest injuries. William Myers 75 Belle Plaine had a head cut. Ray Van Ohlen Webster City escaped injury. Myers drove south in a coupe followed by the Riley truck. Van Ohlen north in a semi collided with Myers and struck the Riley vehicle as fog reduced visibility.
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Belle Plaine
al Riley
Mount Auburn
Fred
William Myers
Ray van Ohlen
Webster City
Myers
Rileys
van Ohlen
Riley
GM and affiliates fined in anti trust case in South Bend
Federal Judge Lindley imposed 5000 penalties on General Motors and three affiliates for conspiracy to violate the Sherman act in automobile financing. GM and GM Sales Corp to cover half the prosecution costs. 17 officials were acquitted as Chrysler and Ford accepted consent decrees. Trial began Oct 9.
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South Bend
Ind
Walter C. Lindley
General Motors Corporation
General Motors Sales Corporation
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Indiana
General Motors
Cour Corporations
Baldridge
Chrysler Corporation
Ford Motor Company
Roosevelt Plays Prank On Reporters About Term Bid
President Roosevelt joked at Hyde Park that he fed reporters a tangent about seeking a third term. He recalled inserting a line in the Jefferson Memorial cornerstone speech to spur media reaction, noting reporters misread the intended hint as momentous.
Quaker Oats Declares Dividends in December and February
CHICAGO AP Directors of the Quaker Oats company Friday declared a quarterly dividend of 125 a share on the common stock payable Dec. 23 to holders of record Dec. 1 and a regular quarterly dividend of 114 per cent on the preferred payable Feb. 29, 1940 to holders of record Feb. 1.
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Chicago
Quaker Oats Company
Japan and Soviet talks praised by foreign office
A Tokyo foreign ministry spokesman said relations with Soviet Russia have improved to a point more favorable than ever for resolving outstanding differences.
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Tokio
Foreign Office
Japan
Soviet Russia
Low Cost Hospital Insurance Plan Approved By State
The Cedar Rapids report describes a voluntary non profit hospital plan charging two and one half cents per day. Mercy and St Luke’s Hospitals lead the effort with state approval from Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles Fischer. Subscribers gain easier admission and steady coverage with minimal red tape. The program aims to reduce charity reliance and provide budgeting protection against medical costs.
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Iowa
Mercy
St Luke's Hospitals
Cedar Rapids
Paul Huston
J. M. Welch
Mercy Hospital
Res
J P van Horn
St Luke's Hospital
Iowa Hospital Association
Towa Hospital Association
Towa Medical Society
Des Marines
Cherokee
Waverly
Muscatine
van Horn
Lawn
F. P. G. Lattner
Hospital Service, Inc
Charles R. Fischer
The
Service Corporation
State Hospital
Mrs. Barbara Steffa Takes Own Life
Mrs Barbara Steffa 47 of 1807 C Avenue NE was found dead in her Cedar Rounds home at 5 45 p m Thursday. Coroner Dr B L Knight ruled death by self harm. Husband Ralph R Steffa reported the body. a rope broke after an initial gash on the forehead. The couple’s son Ralph Jr was not present. Detectives Haberle and Wilson investigated following a note requesting the son avoid the basement until his father returned.
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Barbara Steffa
C Avenue NE
B. L. Knight
Steffa
Ralph R Steffa
Ralph, Jr
Haberle
Wilson
Anderson Receives Executive Order From Governor
Des Moines AP reports Governor George A Wilson sent an executive message to Dr Eddie Anderson and the Hawkeyes urging action. The wire states Iowa favors neutrality but commands a Saturday win over Minnesota.
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Des Moines
Eddie Anderson
Hawkeyes
George A Wilson
Iowa
Minnesota
Gazette Want Ad Hours Before the Sunday Game
The notice urges readers to telephone their Want Ad for The Sunday Gazette before the BIG GAME. Ad-taker hours run 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday to receive ads for Sunday and reach potential buyers and renters when they have time to respond.
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Sunday Gazette
the Gazette
Dial
Pledges In Community Chest Soar to $62,045
Cedar Rounds News reports the Community Chest drive has raised $62,045 toward a $91,200 goal after pep talks at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Team members, led by Van Vechten Shaffer substituting for Ray Choate, push to increase the tally in preparation for Tuesday.
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Dine
Chamber of Commerce
van Vechten Shaffer
Ray FB. Choate
Community Chest Veep Archer Sinclair to Speak at Victory Dinner
Archer C Sinclair of Indianapolis will be the principal speaker at the Victory dinner marking the Community Chest campaign in its 25th year. A noon luncheon followed by a report on organized labor’s strong fundraising in the city. Industrial division nears its $42,800 goal with $34,249 raised. Dr Max Widmer reports $23,128 pledged in his A section. A W Daniels reports $8,476 toward $9,752 in section B. Other divisions and their pledges listed.
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Archer C Sinclair
Indianapolis
First Community Chest
Organized Labor
Max Widmer
A. W. Daniels
Roosevelt Delays Supreme Court Nomination to January
President Roosevelt will defer naming a successor to the late Justice Pierce Butler until the January congressional session. He hinted only urgent emergencies would force an earlier choice, and noted several Federal nominations pending confirmation since August. He discussed other topics briefly at his Hudson Valley residence.
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Wiles
Bo Rutledge
Jona Daw School
Juddge
Harald Stevens
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District Coat of Appeals
District of Columbia
Three Injured In Two Auto Accidents
Two separate auto collisions left three passengers with minor injuries. FE OH Schindler of 1106 Eleventh Street NW and Mrs E W Schindler and daughter Jane were involved when their car was struck by Harry R Worth of 562 Forest Drive SE at Fifth Avenue and First Street. A third collision on Third Avenue and Third Street SE involved Sidney Smith with driver C H Stark. Smith was fined $2 and costs for driving without a license.
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FE OH Schindler
Eleventh Street
Harry R. Worth
Forest Drive
Schindler
Lowell Kuehn
L Avenue NE
Fifth Avenue
First Street
E Ws. Schindler
Jane
Kuehn
Keith
Mable Anderson
Avenue NE
Sidney Smith
Mount Vernon Road
C. H Stark
Third Avenue
Third Street
H.R Churchill
Smith
War Correspondents Can't Find The War
A satirical column by Arthur Balt known as Bugs Baer. It lampoons war reporting delays and misplaced progress as correspondents chase a elusive front, warning generals rely on maps and sound cues rather than actual fighting. The piece ends with a mock deadline and quip about not assuming debt responsibility.
Prague Crackdown as Czech Resistance Group Executed
German authorities in Berlin disclosed nine members of an anti Nazi sabotage ring were executed in Prague amid mass arrests linked to a new Czech resistance movement. Officials say up to 1,200 offenders may be involved with Prague seeing student protests and staged pro German demonstrations tied to Eduard Benes. Police conflict erupted as fascist meetings were dispersed and street clashes left several injured.
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Berlin
Republic of
Czechoslovakia
Prague
DNB
Yevuenne Benes
Protectorate
Prague Legion Patriots Face Execution After Poland Standoff
Prague radio reports that Czech legion patriots who fought in Poland could be shot whether taken as POWs or captured on return. The legion’s size is unsure with one report indicating more than 30,000 soldiers.
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Prague
Poland
Browder Indicted Again Despite Statute of Limitations Claim
A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment Friday against Earl Browder, communist leader awaiting trial on passport irregularities. The U.S. attorney's office says the new charges bar the statute of limitations.
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INS
United States Attorney’s Office
Earl Browder
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