Romania Joins Axis Pact Expands Balkan Influence
Romanian Prime Minister Ion Antonescu announced Romania’s entry into the German Italian Japanese pact as Hungary expanded the axis bloc. Spain Bulgaria Slovakia were slated to join, with Antonescu framing the move as a genuine shift toward a new European order and civilization defense.
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Berlin
INS
Hungary
Rumania
Ion Antonescu
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Kurusu
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Slovakia
Antonescu
Romania
Europe
Bulgaria Won't Sign Axis Pact Without Russia Approval
Well informed sources say King Boris told Adolf Hitler at a recent conference that Bulgaria refuses to join the axis powers or enter the war unless Russia also enters or explicitly approves Bulgaria's entry.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Adolf Hitler
Russia
CIO probes Ford hiring Nazi agents demand
The CIO called for a federal probe into Ford Motor Company over alleged hiring of Nazi agents and links to German industrial combines. The push, led by Michael F. Widman, aims to organize Ford workers and pursue Wagner Act enforcement against Ford, signaling a major 1941 drive.
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Atlantic City
Congress of Industrial Organizations
G- Men
Ford Motor Company
Ford
CIO
Ford Company
Michael F. Widman
John L. Lewis
Henry Ford
Department of Justice
National Defense
National Labor Relations Board
Mercury Slips as Clouds Blanket Cedar Rapids Sky
Cedar Rapids records show a partly cloudy Saturday with temperatures easing from 42 at noon to 40 by 2 pm and a high barely reaching 43 earlier in the day. The chilly conditions trace a low of 33 overnight into Friday morning with a 34 reading at 7 pm continuing a cool spell.
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Cedar Rapida News
Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inn Skeep Company
Clamp Martial Law On Turkish Areas
Turkish areas around the Dardanelles were placed under one month of martial law as a result of the general political situation. Corps General Ali Riza Artukalin was ordered to take charge, following German ambassador Franz von Papen's return and what observers saw as an ultimatum to align with the axis. Turkish press warned Bulgaria to stay out of the Greek war while noting Greece’s recent victory and Germany’s possible aid to Italy.
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Ankara
Turkey
Dardanelles
Europe
Near East
Africa
Ali Riza Artuokalin
Franz von Papen
Germany
von Papen
Great Britain
Italy
Greece
Istanbul
Ikdam
Russia
Koritza
Bulgaria
Boris
Yeni Sabah
Five Penn students arrested after East Philadelphia rowbottom riot
Five students were taken into custody on charges from disorderly conduct to assaulting police after a pregame rowbottom riot near the Pennsylvania Cornell football clash. Edward Dewey and Kenneth McGovern were among those injured. both faced charges for attacking officers.
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Philadelphia
Penn
Rowbottoms
Rowbottom
Edward Dewey
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Kenneth McGovern
Pelham Manor
Providence College
Providence
R. I
Midlands City Bombardment Pushes Night of Destruction
German air raiders staged a savage all night attack on a western Midlands city, believed to be Birmingham, targeting churches hotels convents schools and municipal buildings. The raid began 7 p m and ended near 6 a m with fires visible from the coast and heavy casualties feared as anti aircraft guns and searchlights fought the waves of planes. Nearby towns suffered damage including Liverpool and other southern areas.
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Midlands
Birmingham
British Steel and Munitions Center
Coventry
London
England
Liverpool
General Mills Declares 1.25 Dividend on Preferred Stock
The Minneapolis company said on Friday it will pay a 1.25 quarterly dividend on its five percent cumulative preferred stock. The dividend is due January 1, 1941, marking the fifth consecutive payout on the new issue.
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Minneapolis, Minn
General Mills, Inc
Card Shark Ring Accused of Fleecing Business Men
NEW YORK AP Hymie Caplin boxing manager faces grand larceny charges in a Brooklyn hotel scheme tied to a nationwide card-shark operation. District Attorney O Dwyer says hundreds scammed over 10 years, with victims including a contractor and yarn manufacturer. Caplin denies the charges as other arrests follow.
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New York
Hymie Caplin
Brooklyn
William O'Dwyer
Caplin
O'Dwyer
John Rooney
Jennie Rubin
Abraham Blumenson
Gussie
Lew Jenkins
Madison Square Garden
Pete Lello
Jenkins
Rooney
Philadelphia
Britain Nearing End Of Her Financial Resources Says Lothian
Lord Lothian, Britain’s ambassador to the United States, returned to New York from a visit home and warned that Britain was beginning to run out of financial resources. He called 1941 a difficult year and said England needed war supplies and perhaps finance as gold and securities were nearly exhausted. He praised U S aid, noted it was increasing, and cited no belief that aid would be insufficient.
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New York
Lord Lothian
United States
Great Britain
Pan American Airways
LaGuardia Field
Britain
England
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Hitler
Simple Faith and daily prayer in Brother Lawrence's presence
A reader praises The Practice of the Presence of God and Madame Chiang Kai shek's The story of Brother Lawrence, a plain cook who learned to live each moment in God's presence. The piece argues religion should be natural and simple like a child’s prayer.
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Brother Lawrence
Madame Chiang Kaishek
China
Madame Chiang
DR. Newton
Lawrence
Abbot
Bishop
Dod
Mary
Martha
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Democratic Caucus Approves Sen George for Foreign Relations Chair
The Democratic caucus approved Sen Walter F. George of Georgia for the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Senate Majority Leader Barkley is authorized to present George’s name to the full senate on Monday for election. George, a Britain aid advocate, would succeed the late Sen Key Pittman of Nevada.
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Washington
INS
Walter F. George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
George
Britain
Key Pittman
Hitler to rescue Mussolini in Greek war effort
London reports suggest Hitler plans to pull Mussolini from a humiliating position in the Italo Greek war. British quarters say the move could save the axis from ridicule after Greek advances threaten Balkans bases and routes to the Dardanelles and Middle East, risking a two front war.
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London
INS
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Hitler
Koritza
Fuehrer
Balkans
Dardanelles
Middle East
Balkan Peninsula
Reich
Boy On Bike Hit By Car Driven By Girl In Cedar Rapids
A 14 year old cyclist Newell Hart rum was struck by a car driven by 15 year old Jean Wulfers in Cedar Rapids. Hart rum suffered a fractured left wrist. The driver said three boys on bicycles emerged from a driveway and she could not stop in time. The Wulfers were guests of the McIntyres at 627 Cottage Grove Avenue SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Newell Hartrum
Irvin Hartrum
Twenty-sixth Street Drive
Jean Wulfers
H. E. Wulfers
Duluth
Minn
Linden Drive
Scott McIntyre
Cottage Grove Avenue
Hartrum
Walfers
McIintyres
Greek Forces Drive on All Fronts After Koritza Victory
Greek legation reported two Italian divisions encircled south of Arghrocastro while Greek troops advanced on multiple fronts. Athens dispatches say Koritza was captured after routing about seven Italian divisions and seizing equipment to arm two divisions.
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Sofia, Bulgara
Arghrocastra
Albania
Legation
Athens
INS
Koritza
Greeks Drive Fierce Push Into Albania Across Epirus Front
Greek shock troops push from Epirus into Argirocastro as thousands of Italian troops retreat from Koritsa toward the north. General Papagos orders the demoralized enemy into the sea while Metaxas hails Greece’s rapid response and battles for Salonika. British air raids hit Italian positions in Africa and Bari.
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Mussolini
Koritza
Tirana
Albania
Epirus
Argirocastro
Papagos
John Metaxas
Rome
North
East
Africa
Bari
UAW Official Claims War Dept Delays Vultee Strike Talks
Walter J Smethurst international representative of the United Automobile Workers of America charges Maj Sidney Simpson of the war department with retarding efforts to reach a strike settlement at the Vultee Aircraft plant in Downey California He says he and Vultee President Richard Millar planned to resume negotiations without a third party.
Leahy Named U S Envoy To French Government
President Roosevelt announced Admiral William D Leahy will be ambassador in France to succeed William C Bullitt. Hassett said the nomination timing is not yet set and noted Leahy's naval leadership and defensive counsel roles.
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Admiral Leahy
U. S
Hydfe Park
Roosevelt
William D. Leahy
Porto Rien
Naval Operations
France
William C Bullitt
Bullitt
Hassett
John T Pershing
Leahy
Porto Rico
Hampton
U. S. Naval Academy At Annapolis
Admiral Leahy vows to follow President’s orders anywhere
Admiral William D Leahy said on Saturday he would go anywhere the President sent him including France China or the North Pole if required. He stated his readiness to undertake any mission assigned by the administration.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
William D Leahy
France
China
North Pole
Reds deny tabloid claim of Hungarian axis tie
Moscow based Tass rejected a Hamburger Fremdenblatt report that Hungary aligned with the axis with Russian cooperation and approval. Tass stated the report does not correspond to fact in any extent and questioned its basis.
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Moscow
Tass
Hamburger Fremdenblatt
Russia
Bombings Target Stouffer Chain Restaurants in Two Cities
Police report two explosions at Stouffer chain restaurants within 24 hours, one in Cleveland injuring a worker and another in Philadelphia. Authorities say black powder was used and warn of terrorism rather than intent to destroy. Extra protection was ordered for Stouffer locations in New York Pittsburgh Detroit and Chicago.
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Cleveland
Stouffer Corporation
Philadelphia
Eliot J. Ness
Stouffer Company
New York
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Chicago
Ness
Vernon B. Stouffer
Stouffer
Don A. Campbell
John E. McGee
State Penitentiary
Cedar Rapids Sways in 15 Minute Power Blackout
A 15 minute general power outage hit Cedar Rapids from 147 to 202 pm disabling communications, business and entertainment. Towa Electric officials suspect a coal feed switch opened causing a boiler drop in steam and voltage. Many services paused, elevators stalled, and downtown traffic control shifted to police.
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Cedar Rapids
Towa Electric Light and Power Company
Accused Offers To Sacrifice Mind In Espionage Trial
Manila CAPT Rufo Romero a West Point graduate and former Philippines scouts officer told a court martial he would undergo brain operation to erase memory so he could not reveal U S military secrets. He said he was framed by enemies seeking to separate him from his wife and ruin his children's future and hinted he knew too much about island defenses.
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Manila
Rufo Romero
West Point
Philippines Scouts
United States
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William D Hassett
Bureau of Ordnance
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Bureau of Navigation
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Cedar Rapids News
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Linotype
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Waconia
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