War Lords in Washington push for navy push and world reach
The article argues that war lords in Washington push to involve the United States in a distant conflict with Japan. It contends Secretary Hull and Franklin D Roosevelt expand naval power to defend interests and possibly aid Britain, framing this as a step toward imperial style interventionism.
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Jhen Frank Knox
Navy
United States
Japan
Paul Mallon
Mallon
State Department
China
Manchukuo
Indo-China
Hull
Uncle Sam
Far East
Singapore
Britain
Churchill threatens joint war on Axis and reopens Burma Road
In a London parliament address Prime Minister Winston Churchill refuses to back down as he links Britain with the United States and the Rome Berlin axis against Japan. He announces reopening the Burma road to China, notes German troop buildup, and praises Allied naval and air reinforcements while reporting 8,500 Britons killed and 13,000 wounded.
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London
Winston Churchill
Japan
China
Germany
Italy
Churchill
United States
France
Britain
New World
Royal Air Force
RAF
Four Fined For False Statements To Get Jobless Benefits
Four men appeared before Justice H. R. Churchill to answer charges of making false statements to obtain unemployment benefits. Evidence showed they failed to report earnings, leading to overpayments of $16.00 to Clifford Hare, $14.87 to Anthony Giza, and $15 to Michael Duggan.
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Cedar Rapid«e News
H. R. Churchill
J. F. Kinnemann
State Unemployment Service
Clifford Hare
Third Street SE
Anthony Giza
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Kinnemann
Michael Duggan
Second Street SW
Defending America Advocates Target Major Foreign Conflicts
Advocates aligned with defending America push to involve the nation in every major foreign brawl, arguing a strengthened posture is essential for national security and global credibility. They urge decisive action and broader engagement across international disputes.
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Vocates
America
Britain and Germany trade heaviest raids of war
British and German forces staged their heaviest air raids of the war in a sharp escalation. German raiders struck London in five fast raids damaging streets and shops while RAF bombers hit Berlin in a lengthy, costly attack with many fires and casualties.
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Britain
Germany
Balkans
Middle East
London
Royal Air Force
Berlin
British
Air Ministry
High Command
Bull’s Eye Accident at Johnson School
A boy tossing a pebble at 11-year-old Donald Shaheen of 1900 Park Avenue SE Cedar Rapids hit an unlikely bull’s eye when the stone struck his mouth, breaking a back tooth. The chip remained in a cavity and required dental removal by a dentist after the incident at Johnson school.
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Cedar Rapids
Donald Shaheen
P. J. Shaheen
Park Avenue SE
Johnson School
Donald
State Files Charge Against Operators Of C. R. Mattress Co.
An information was filed in justice court charging J A. and C. S. Snyder, operators of the Cedar Rapids Mattress and Upholstery company, with possession with intent to sell used mattresses. Justice H. R. Churchill set a hearing for Friday after notification by Constable Bill Fleming. The misdemeanor carries a fine up to 100 dollars or up to 30 days in jail. County Attorney King Thompson will prosecute. filing was by F. D. Ford. The inspectors, including Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore, checked a basement room at the plant Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids News
Justice Court
J A. and
C. S. Snyder
Cedar Rapids
First Street
H. R. Churchill
Bill Fleming
King Thompson
F. D. Ford
Pete Whittemore
Derringer Clinches World Series For Reds In Tight Game Seven
Cincinnati wins the world championship 2 to 1 behind Paul Derringer who outpitched Buck Newsom in a seven hit duel. The decisive seventh inning featured two Reds runs after an unearned Detroit error, sealing a dramatic finish before a frenzied crowd.
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Cincinnati
INS
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Kentucky
Buck Newsom
Detroit Tigers
Derringer
Hall of Fame
Newsom
Reds
Tigers
Bill Werber
Elliott Roosevelt sought private enlistment before captaincy rise
In a telephonic interview from Fort Worth Texas Elliott Roosevelt son of the President said he tried to enlist as a private but was rejected by army officials He plans to take a commission at Wright field Dayton Ohio and would resign his post if not in a combat unit He noted his radio career and procurement work and stated he likely will be assigned to procurement duties if accepted.
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New York
INS
Elliott Roosevelt
New York Journal
American
Journal
Fort Worth
Tex
Roosevelt
Dayton
Wrightfield
Arnold
Air Corps
Washington
Army
Elliott
Texas
The
Journal and American
Tigers and Reds Scoreless In First Inning Mystery Play
Bartell in York. No runs, no hits, no errors, none left in the top of the inning. Greenberg singled off Myers, Werber advanced, then Greenberg was caught between second and third. Derringer involved, Campbell and Joost plays contested. Reds and Tigers exchange outs and a single by Wilson with a stolen base, then more groundouts. Continued on Page 2 Col 3.
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Tigers
Bartell
Myers McCosky
M. McCormick
Gehringer
Ripple
Rens—Werber
Greenberg
Goodman
Detroit
McCoasky
Ark
Campbell Sullivan
Bigeins
Newsom
Averill
Tatale
EK Werher
M MceCormick
Ef Goodman
Rr Fo McCormick
Uh & Ripple
Wilson G
Jonst
the Frey
Ch Myers
Derringer
Cincinnati
Myers
Hirgins
M McCoarmick
F McCormick
Rionte
Wilson
Wilsan Eftan
York
Werber
Frank McCormick
Campbell
Joost
Higgins
REDS
Gehr- Inger
Everyday Living Reflections on Faith and Character
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes about virtue faith and human conduct attributed to thinkers like Emerson Milton and Jesus. The piece blends admonitions on education generosity and moral living with brief remarks on life and death. It ends by noting Dr Newton who lived 33 years and deeper richer.
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DR. Newton
Willkie urges unity to beat totalitarian threat in New York
Wendell Willkie spoke to garment workers in New York on a rainy noon urging end to class and racial prejudice. He warned that a new force of totalitarianism endangers America and called for defense, jobs, and national unity as conditions for preserving the American way of life. Police fought to manage crowds as Willkie rode uptown amid rain and confetti.
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New York
Wendell I. Willkie
New York Garment District
America
Attaboy
Wendell
Willkie
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Madison Square
Seventh Avenue
Barment District
Willkie Attacks New Deal Backers in Newark Rally
Wendell Willkie charged President Roosevelt seeks to perpetuate power through “petty Hitlers” in America naming Mayor Hague in New Jersey politics and Flynn in the Bronx and the Chicago Kelley Nash group as Nazi-linked figures. He asked what deal the New Deal has with these men as 20,000 people heard him at Newark Stadium.
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Newark
N. J
Wendell S. Willkie
Roosevelt
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Edward J Flynn
Bronx
Kelly-Nash
Chicago
Germany
Willkie
Newark Stadium
Jersey City
Naval Reservists Ordered To Duty For Pacific Action
Two Cedar Rapids men in the Thirty first division of the Rock Island naval reserves were ordered to duty with a 24 hour call. They were told war time seabags would be sent from Norfolk. The division may be sent by train to the San Diego base amid speculation of fleet deployment to Japanese waters.
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Cedar Rapids
US Navy
John A Prout
Sixth Street
F Fo MacDougall
F Avenue
Spear
Norfolk
Rock Island
C. A. Griffiths
San Diego
Calif. Naval Base
Nine Children Die In Blaze At Orphans Mission
A fire swept through an orphans' mission at Joittle, K , killing nine children and destroying a large hall and two frame buildings. Teacher Miss Bessire Scott, 24, of Washington Pa, and caretaker Fred Pusher, 71, of Jackson, were seriously burned while aiding in the rescue of twelve other parentless children.
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Tackson
INS
Joittle
Bessire Scott
Washington
Fred Pusher
Jackson
Record Dollar Day Shoppers to Flood Cedar Rapids Stores
Cedar Rapids news reports a near record crowd expected downtown as stores hold semi annual Dollar Day sales. Merchants advertise $1 items and bargains on coats dresses suits underwear blankets hosiery slippers gloves shirts and more across the shopping district.
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Cedar Ranida
Cedar Rapids
Welfare Bureau Reviews Chest Agencies Budget Plan
The Welfare Bureau reports smoother preliminaries for this year’s Community Chest drive and a budget of 90 519 for the public welfare bureau The campaign aims to reduce costs by avoiding outside help and to begin smoothly next Tuesday The Chest budget totals 192 187 after accounting for external income and agency needs, with careful cross checks on all projections.
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Community Chest
Jed Chest
A. L. Smulckoff
Public Welfare Bureau
Welfare Bureau
Britain Orders Envoy to Stay on Post in London
News from Rome reports Il Popolo d Italia warning the United States that Germany Italy and Japan may fight if the US rejects Axis terms. In Washington Lord Lothian says Britain ordered him to remain due to a potential Far East crisis and discusses the Burma road reopening and evacuation advisories for American citizens abroad.
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Mussolini
Il Popolo d'Italia
United States
Geremany
Italy
Japan
America
Rome-Berlin- Tokio
Washington
Lord Lothian
White House
England
Far East
Roosevelt
Lothian
Burma Road
China
Fneyland
Britain
State Department
Department
Europe
Thomas C Hart
United States Navy
Churchill
Willkie to Answer Mail Questions On Tonight Broadcast
Wendell L. Willkie will answer mail questions during a NBC red network broadcast from 9 30 to 10 pm Town time. The program is under the Associated Willkie Clubs.
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Washington
INS
Wendell L. Willkie
Associated Willkie Clubs
Red
NBC
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