Chicago gangsters indicted over Bartenders Union plot
The Current Comment column notes charges against the FYE CHICAGO gang led by Frank Nitti for conspiring to extort the Bartenders and Beverage Dispensers Local Union 278 with a union treasury surplus of $127,000. It links federal loans to South America and criticizes New Deal polices as weakening American control. It also covers Senator King’s loan proposal and reflections on Franklin D. Roosevelt era foreign policy.
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Hemisphere
Willkie Critiques New Deal in Detroit Rally
Wendell L Willkie told Republican women in Detroit that the New Deal pushes the nation toward war and governs by force and fear. He pledged an administration of men who believe in the American people and warned against concentrating power in the federal government. He cited other stops in Michigan and urged support to preserve democracy amid heckling and cries of praise.
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Flint
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Hans Zinsser
New York
Willkie Refutes Critics On Michigan Swing Tour
On a Willkie train stop in Michigan he denounced opponents who ignore opposing views as non functional. Boos and eggs greeted him in Pontiac and Flint as he urged workers in the automotive and furniture sectors to hear both sides and keep minds open. He told laboring men to read and listen before deciding, and to avoid political prejudice.
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End 47 Hour Strike At Colonial Bakery Cedar Rapids
The 47 hour strike by 32 bakers at Colonial Baking in Cedar Rapids ended at 5 p.m. Monday with workers returning to duties pending grievances negotiation. Everett Mathews stated the walkout halted by ongoing talks while Jack Walsh noted a skeleton crew during the strike.
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Spurns Pills Until His Wife Calls Cop
In Oakland California Lowell Otis Reese a magazine writer refused his pills. Opal Reese phoned the police who visited the home. Patrolman N O Abbott reported the sight of the uniform prompted Reese to gulp down a dose of medicine.
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Abbott
Burns Fatal To 90 Year Old Linn Pioneer Woman
Mrs. John A. Green died at age 90 from second and third degree burns after a stove polish can exploded in her hand at her Robins road farm home near Cedar Rapids. Her husband, 77, rushed to help as flames enveloped her body. She was born Mary Alice Morris in New Jersey April 2, 1850 and lived on the same Linn county farm for 85 years. She married Mr. Green on October 8, 1920 and had previously lived with her first husband George Wright on a nearby farm.
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John A. Green
Robins Road
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Mary Alice Morris
New Jersey
George Wright
Wright
Mr. Green
Green
Linn County
Freehold
Delaware County
Mussolini and Serrano Suner Plan Arab Revolt Against Britain
Italian sources report Mussolini and Spain's Serrano Suner discussed a plan to rally Arab forces in Africa and Asia against the British empire under Italo Spanish leadership. The program would back Spain's claims to Gibraltar and French Morocco with an Arab rebellion framed as defending Islam.
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Morocco
Mussolini
Spain Not Pressured to Join Axis War Effort
Authorities report Mussolini and Serrano Suner leaders discussed Spain's role in European war but ruled out immediate entry or formal alliance with Italy and Germany. Observers say Spain may be used as a base against Gibraltar while remaining outside active conflict.
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Reflecting on Sinners and the Call to Obey Jesus
A reader reflects on professing faith yet failing to heed Jesus teachings. The text questions whether the world can escape disaster without turning to Him and cites St. Francis and John Woolman as inspiring examples of lived faith.
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John Woolman
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Britons Aid in Balking Raids With New Planes
London reports show new British fighter planes joining anti air defenses as German raids deepen over London outskirts. Official tallies claim 47 German planes shot down on Monday, with 22 British planes lost. RAF strikes hit invasion bases on the French and Dutch coasts.
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Man Cranks Car to Break It After Stall Incident
Patrolmen Bruce and Dyson found a 1928 vintage auto parked along Ellis Park riverfront with a smashed windshield and dented hood. The owner’s mother said the man beat the hood with a crank after the car stalled and left, returning home in anger.
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Bruce
Dyson
Ellis Park
Men With Defects May Get Special Army Drill
Washington AP reports up to fifty thousand men with disabilitie s may be called in six months to form a rehabilitation corps for limited duty. They will receive diet, medical treatment, classroom training, and part time drill before full training, excluding tuberculosis and venereal disease cases.
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German Spokesman Promises Great Luftwaffe Push If Weather Holds
Berlin announced that improved weather would trigger a greatly intensified raid on England, likened to a cyclone by a Nazi spokesman. Reports claim heavy attacks on London and Liverpool, with numerous fires, plus bombing of an southeast coast airplane factory and a Dover harbor target. British bombers attacked Berlin in five waves, lasting over five hours with limited damage.
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London Raid Toll Hits 5000 In September
Unofficial estimates Tuesday put London's September air raid deaths at about 5,000 with around 8,000 injured. Official confirmation of the figures was not available.
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Protest Filed By Mrs Emery On Iowa Ballot
Mrs Imogen B Emery of Cedar Rapids filed an objection with Secretary of State Earl Miller to Communist candidates on Iowa s general election ticket for Nov 5 The protest cites the group s aim to abolish all political parties and notes dues are paid by members of the Communist party but not by members of regular parties The objection includes 600 pages of Dies un American activities material and two magazine issues The Cedar Rapids woman faulted the sufficiency of certification for the Communist state listing Browder Ford and Speck as candidates
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Imogen B. Emery
Cedar Rapids
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James W. Ford
Charles Speck
Denison, Ia
Muhlenbroich Pleads Guilty to Kidnapping in California
Wilhelm Muhlenbroich pled guilty to kidnapping three year old Marc de Tristan in Redwood City California. Sentencing was deferred to Friday with the possibility of life in prison without parole. The German defendant affirmed the plea after authorities explained rights and penalties.
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Wilhelm Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan
Joseph Bullock
Superint
Maxwell McNutt
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Bullock
Muhlenbroich
October Warm Weather Beats Football Mood in Cedar Rapids
A sunny day in Cedar Rapids followed warm readings as October arrived. Temperatures rose from 47 early morning to 71 by mid afternoon with a high around 74 later, then cooled to 55 by midnight, weather data from Chambers Inskeep.
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Chambers
Would-Be Revolt Crushed in Monterrey Clash
Police and soldiers killed Brigadier General Andres Zarzosa in Monterrey as they suppressed what authorities described as a revolutionary plot aimed at seizing the garrison governor's palace and state offices. Order was declared restored and calm returned to the city.
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Monterrey
Mexico
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Juan Andreu Almazan
Berlin Admits War To Go Into Winter
Berlin officials concede the war against Britain will extend into a second winter. A German high command spokesman cites air raids and blockade as destined to cause widespread hunger on the British side as winter approaches.
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British Isles
Congress Advances Excess Profits Tax Bill to Roosevelt
The Senate and House approved a conference report on the excess profits tax measure to curb war millionaires, sending it to President Roosevelt for signature. The bill raises corporate rates on large earnings, exempts defense order reciprocity, repeals 8 percent cap on military contracts profits, and establishes a government insurance system for guardsmen and draftees.
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Four Accused Of False Statements For Jobless Ins
Four men are charged with knowingly making false statements or failing to disclose facts to obtain unemployment benefits under Iowa law. Warrants were served by Constable Bill Fleming. hearings set for 2 p.m. next Monday. Accused: Michael Dugan, Anthony Giza, Clifford L. Hare, and William H. White.
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