Mussolini Moves as Axis Push Near Balkans
A final warning to Greece and Turkey to sever ties with Britain and join the axis was reported. Mussolini left Rome for Fiume, heightening fears of an axis offensive in the Balkans. Italy may move through Albania or Yugoslavia to strike Greece, with 5,000 German shock troops said to be in Bulgaria.
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Budapest
INS
Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Fiume
Balkans
Mussolini
Bulgaria
Axis Pressure on Greece Might Force Balkan Realignments
Cable Dispatches report Germany and Italy pressing Greece to surrender territory, sever ties with Britain, and align with the axis. Berlin Rome and Athens deny the claims while Greek sources in Cairo cite demands for air bases and territorial concessions. Massed fascist troops near Albania heighten Greece and Turkey fears as Axis moves into the region.
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Germany
Italy
Greece
Britain
Balkan
Cairo
Berlin
Rome
Athens
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Albania
George II
John” Metaxas
Turkey
Romania
Lawyers For Estate Of Emma Tabasinsky Granted $9 000 Fees
Cedar Rapids hearings confirmed Dedication firm Deacon Sargent Spangler and Hines earned 9000 for estate work on Emma Tabasinsky who died Oct 31 1929. The heirs won 23362.08 with interest in 1938 against United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co and Springville Savings Bank with funds in a receivership tied to a trust claim.
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Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
Deacon
Springville Man Killed in Crossroad Truck Collision
Cedar Rounds News reports 63 year old Walter Nelson, a Springville area contractor, died after his pickup collided at a county road intersection with a sedan driven by 47 year old Guy R. Martin of Central City. The crash occurred about 5 p.m. Friday as Nelson drove east and Martin north. Anderson and Paul, first responders, freed Nelson and Martin from the wreck and rushed them to a Marion physician’s office where Nelson died.
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Cedar Rounds News
Walter Nelson
Springville
Guy R. Martin
Central City
Nelson
Marion
Martin
Kenneth Anderson
Anderson
Robert Paul
Dies Claims 300000 Fifth Columnists in U S
Representative Martin Dies of Texas asserted at New Orleans that the United States harbors at least 300,000 dangerous fifth columnists. He announced plans for 25 non political speeches to awaken the nation, including a talk at Memorial Coliseum on Oct 23. He demanded clear statements from Roosevelt and Willkie supporting outlawing Nazi, Communist and fascist groups. He warned America’s defense industry is honeycombed with saboteurs.
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New Orleans
Martin Dies
Tex
United States
Toledo
Ohio
Folster
Memorial Coliseum
Dies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie Sees State Socialism Issue in Campaign
Wendell L. Willkie said a main campaign issue is whether America will adopt a form of state socialism or state capitalism. The Springfield talk links the topic to Lincoln and will be broadcast locally from 9 to 9:30 PM with WMT carrying the address.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Wendell L. Willkie
America
Minneapolis
WMT
Willkie warns of state socialism in a Springfield speech
Republican nominee Willkie denounces Roosevelt third term plans as leading to state socialism or state capitalism. He cites Lincoln as a contrast and warns that eight years in office may push the nation toward bankruptcy through rising national debt, urging defense of individual freedom. Page 7, Col. 6.
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Willkie
United States
Roosevelt
Springfield Armory
Lincoln
Local Man Hurt In Minnesota Mishap
Benjamin Jones of Cedar Rapids and Claude Scott of Hillsdale were injured when their automobiles collided Friday on highway 63 about 11 miles from Spring Valley Minnesota. Jones is a fruit peddler and rooms with the Behrens family. no one has been informed yet of the accident.
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Spring Valley, Minn
Benjamin Jones
Cedar Rapids
Claude Scott
Hillsdale
Wis
Highway 63
Fire Engulfs 80 Acres After California Oilfield Blast
An explosion at a General Petroleum cracking unit in Torrance California blew Unit No 6 destroying 80 acres of oil fields. Flames rose 500 feet and three men were burned with one in critical condition. Torrance police Captain E M Ashton said the fire was likely under control within an hour. He noted no immediate spread to nearby gasoline reservoirs.
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Torrance
Calif
General Petroleum Corporation
California
E. M. Ashton
Ashton
Harold Peary
Columbia Broadcasting Company
General Petroleum
Sunday Gazette Announces Early Want Ad Deadline Change
The paper sets a new weekly Want Ad closing time. Starting Saturday Oct 26 the deadline moves to 6 p.m. each Saturday instead of 8 p.m. This affects all Sunday Gazette Want Ad submissions.
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Sunday Gazette
Martin Flays Wallace War Mongering and Patriotism
Rep Thomas A Martin criticizes Henry A Wallace for war hysteria and attacking Republican patriotism. He accuses Wallace of linking Republicans to dictators and questions farm program policies, noting Willkie and many Republicans served in the war. He cites Consumer's Guide figures on food insecurity and argues for farm rule and broader war caution.
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Martin Flays Wallace
the Gazette
Iowa City
Henry A Wallace
Thomas A. Martin
Wallace
Martin
Congress
Des Moines
Wendell Willkie
Iowa
Willkie
Roosevelt
Consumer's Guide
Department of Agriculture
AAA
Cedar Rapids Sees Temperatures Rise Throughout The Day
Temperatures climbed in Cedar Rapids on Saturday with sunlight helping. The day started near 40 degrees at 6 30 a.m. rose to 59 by 10 a.m. peaked at 69 degrees around 2 p.m. Friday’s high reached 60 at 2 30 p.m. with 54 at 7 p.m. and 47 at midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Six Cylinders of a Normal Human Being
A feature by Dr Newton outlines six qualities of a healthy person including productive work relations, self examination, concern for others, a hobby as a stress relief, and a guiding faith. It urges honest self checks to restore balance and avoid life being out of gear with the help of the Great Physician.
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Omeone
Light Company Plans Million Dollar Marshalltown Plant
Iowa Electric Light and Power prepares plans for a new diesel engine plant in Marshalltown with bids due November 1. The $120000 building will be completed with equipment pushing total cost above one million dollars. Two 3750 horsepower engines will supply power to Marshalltown, Marshall county, and nearby counties over about a year.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Sutherland Dows
Toledo
Nevada
Perry
Marshall County
Iowa Guardsmen Mobilized in January Plan
International dangers push Iowa to mobilize about 5,000 National Guard members in January. The move, announced in Washington, depends on enough military housing being ready before January 3 to 19 mobilization. Guard units are based in 36 Iowa cities including Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Washington.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Washington
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Army orders 130000 guardsmen to active duty next Jan Feb
Washington reports the army notified 130000 national guardsmen in eight divisions and 85 smaller units nationwide to be on active duty in January and February. About 126000 are to report Jan 3 to Jan 19 and 4000 by Feb 2.
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Washington
INS
Army
Guard
Willkie Rally Scene Defaced at Minnesota Capitol
Workmen cleared smashed fruit from the stairs of the Minnesota state capitol where Wendell Willkie was to speak. The refuse had been smeared on the steps during the night ahead of the Republican candidate's appearance.
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St, Paul, Minn
State Capitol
Wendell Willkie
Capitol
Britain Eyes Increased RAF Raids on Germany
British air forces fought through ice and bad weather to strike Kiel, Hamburg, Lunen aluminum works, Dortmund war plant, Duisburg wharves and inland ports. Officials hinted at new bomber designs ready for action as Arthur Greenwood warned Germany’s blows to Britain would be doubled against Berlin. London enjoyed a quiet night with mist obscuring German raids and only distant explosions breaking the calm.
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Air Ministry
Kiel
Hamburg
Lunen
Dortmund
Duisberg
Britain
Germany
Arthur Greenwood
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Ruhr
Berlin
Midlands
German RAF raid hits Thames docks and British industry
A high command communique reports night strikes by German planes on docks and industrial works along both sides of the Thames in the London area. Fires were started at harbor works in Liverpool and at arms factories in Birmingham.
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Berlin
High Command
Thames
London
Liverpool
Birmingham
United States Embassy in London Closes Staff Relocated
German radio reported Saturday that the U.S. embassy in London closed and its staff moved to another city in England. The broadcast was picked up in New York by the National Broadcasting Company.
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New York
INS
United States
London
England
National Broadcasting Company
State Department denies German radio London embassy staff removal
The State Department emphatically denied a German radio report that the American embassy or staff had been removed from London. Officials said for months the embassy has maintained emergency offices outside London and a number of staff have operated there.
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Washington
INS
State Department
London
Third Term Is Greater Crisis Than A Flaming War Declares Johnson
Senator Johnson of California declares the third term threat greater than war and endorses Wendell Willkie. He rails against “war hysteria” and accuses Roosevelt of pushing a presidential bid via state and county chairs. He contrasts external war danger with the internal third term crisis.
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Johnson
Washington
Calif
Wendell L. Willkie
California
United States
Government sets state quotas for selective service trainees
Washington selected service headquarters released tentative quotas for all 44 states toward a 600000 trainee goal. Towns quota reaches 11748. The figures, prepared by Capt Robert H Owens, are tentative. One year volunteers may offset quotas against draft totals.
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Washington
Selective Service
Robert H Owens
JNNAN
War Department
District of Columbia
Hawa
Porto Rico
Japan Accumulates Oil Reserves Amid US Shipments
Washington reports Japan has built a 15 million barrel oil reserve over two years largely via imports from the United States. Annual Japanese demand runs 30 to 35 million barrels since China operations began, with 40 million barrels imported yearly and US supply totaling 25 to 28 million.
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Washington
Japan
United States
China
Tokio
Netherlands East Indies
East Indies
Britain buys Dutch East Indies high octane aviation gasoline
London reports Great Britain has contracted for the entire high octane gasoline output of the Netherlands East Indies. Japan will have to seek other sources or resort to force for this aviation fuel.
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London
Great Britain
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Two Hurt in Sideswipe Crash on Highway 30
Cedar Rapids residents George L. Bachelder and wife Margaret were injured, one critically, when their car overturned after a sideswipe by another vehicle about 2:45 p.m. Friday on Highway 30. J H Woodside, who was following a bus, pulled out to pass and struck the Bachelder car, but was uninjured. George was treated at St Luke's Hospital for a skull fracture and other injuries. Margaret suffered shock and bruises.
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Highway
George L. Bachelder
B Avenue NE
Margaret
St. Luke's Hospital
Bachelder
Highsway
Mtg
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