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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1940
Page
1
Readers discuss spiritual guidance during government crisis and praise the small remnant who endure beyond political propaganda. The column honors Dr. Fred W. Bailey's humane legacy and warns that taxes and deficits burden savers, banks, and life insurers as New Deal policies bite into profits.
Willkie charged the Democratic National Committee with arousing racial prejudice and criticized New Deal spending and defense delays. He spoke before about 18 000 people in Hawkins Stadium, defended his stance on defense, and warned the New Deal poses a risk to the country. He cited delays in amortization legislation and credited a 1939 Navy recommendation leading to a defense industry tax measure signed days earlier.
London AP reports a London bound express wreck killed three or more and injured many. Rail workers believe a bomb caused the mysterious crash as investigators search for motive and culprits.
Cedar Rapids launches its 1941 Community Chest campaign with a kickoff breakfast Tuesday, aiming to raise 90519 from about 13 000 contributors. Ten agencies share funds to aid 62 000 residents, with a Victory dinner planned for October 23 if goals are met.
Unseasonal warmth lingered in eastern Iowa on Saturday as fans enjoyed near 86 degrees from midafternoon before cooling to 69 at 3 30 pm and 58 by 11 pm. Morning lows hovered around 53 with a 10 am reading of 73 and 82 at 1 40 pm.
The text outlines different pages and sections of a Sunday edition. It lists sections such as index pages one and two, late news pages, editorials by Boyd, Walter Winchell column, Jena in Washington, sports pages, want ads, financial pages, social news, Around the Town, and events forecast across multiple sections in the newspaper.
In memoir style, Arthur Baer recalls 1918 army life detailing boot sizes, blanket quality, and improvised warmth. He jokes about pup tents being dog houses with baths and notes how soldiers learn to stay dry and warm, sharing veteran wit and advice for new recruits.
The St Louis Post-Dispatch announced it favors Roosevelt’s reelection to a third term. It had criticized him recently as a dictator and assailed the sale of overage destroyers to Great Britain. The paper, once opposed to Roosevelt in 1936, calls Willkie candid and unconvincing.
Berlin endured explosions and fires as RAF aircraft attacked the city for the first time in five nights. Official reports say damage was slight amid a broader series of land and sea blows. German sources claim a naval clash in the English Channel and heavy British air raids across the Netherlands and north coast.
German troops armored cars and planes poured into Bucharest amid reports of an imminent Axis strike on Greece and possible Yugoslavia. Observers noted 3 000 to 4 000 troops in the capital with air transport convoys and anti aircraft guns as Britain warns its citizens to flee and Romania invites a German military mission to modernize its army.
Four two motor Lockheed bombing planes valued at five hundred thousand dollars were aboard a British freighter bound for England and due to sail Saturday.
Tom Mix, 60, famed cowboy actor and silent film star, was killed near Florence, Arizona, when his overturned car pinned him on a highway detour. He traveled alone from Tucson to Florence and Phoenix, carrying cash and jewels. he had served as advance agent for a circus in Phoenix. Mix had a storied career in rodeo, film, and circus performances and fought in multiple wars.
Minnesota Governor Harald E Stassen will speak at a large Willkie rally in the Memorial Coliseum on Thursday Oct 24 at 815 pm. The event, sponsored by the Linn County Willkie Club, expects 4000 to 10000 attendees with thousands more via air broadcast on Midwest Radio Network. Bleakley notes plans for plaza bleachers and emphasizes a non party inclusive rally open to all.
Belgian Premier Hubert Pierlot and Foreign Minister Paul-Henri Spaak were reportedly detained in Barcelona, where they are likely to be kept until Belgium's situation clarifies. Other exile members remain in France. Finance Minister Camille Gutt and Colonial Minister Albert de Vleeschover are in London.
President Roosevelt declared a policy of total defense of the Americas against total attacks, pledging navy and air force support for the western hemisphere. He warned against appeasement, voiced unity with Britain, and affirmed the right to peaceful ocean use as a core defense principle. The speech, delivered from a dining car at Nayton station, framed war readiness as peace’s best guarantee.
Text of Roosevelt speech broadcast to North Central and South America on Columbus Day honors Italian descent and immigrant waves to the hemisphere. The president notes timing on Columbus discovery anniversary and calls for unity across American nations.
The Empress of Russia sailed from Tokio on Saturday carrying about 100 wives and children of American businessmen as the first group to heed the State Department advisory to leave the Orient.
Mrs. Wendell L. Willkie spoke from a platform beside her husband to an estimated crowd of 20,000 in Springfield. Police noted lively reception as she opened with Hello Springfield and proceeded to present her remarks from the portable microphone.
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