Kearny loss sharpens war policy debate in U S
The Kearny attack death toll rises to eleven sailors with two wounded, underscoring the dangers of shoot on sight. The piece argues war is fought by action, not declarations, warning of broader totalitarian reorganization and urging practical steps to aid Europe while noting mixed signals from Britain and State Department on escalation. It laments civilian morale and questions humanitarian aims amid strategic priorities.
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Britain
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Washington
Kearny
Europe
Hoover
Hitler
State Department
Tojo Urges Iron Unity Amid World Encirclement
Premier General Eiki Tojo told war office officials Japan must sacrifice everything to surmount a crucial hour as foreign powers encircle the nation. He ordered a unified control over civil and military administrations and reshuffled police bureau heads. A Pacific front coalition and Japan’s Manchukuo buildup were also discussed in press and official circles.
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United States
Great Britain
Germany
TOKIO
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War Office
Ise
Britain
China
Dutch East Indies
Russia
Miyako
Japan Times and Advertiser
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Netherlands East Indies
Australia
New Zealand
Canberra
Manchukuo
Siberian
Boys rescued from river learn to climb bridges
Cedar Rapids report says two brothers Virgil Houser ten and Donald fourteen climbed from the west bank to the First avenue bridge pier to capture pigeons. Virgil fell in the Cedar River and Donald rescued him with the help of firemen. A third boy Junior Wasendorf eleven stayed dry on the pier until police boat rescue. Authorities warned against further bridge climbing.
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First Avenue
Virgil Houser
Donald
Junior Wasendorf
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Joe Houser
Seventh Street
Mandax
Nazi General Holtz Assassinated in Nantes France
General Karl Holtz commandant of the Nantes region in occupied France was shot amid the morning bustle on Cours Saint Pierre. Two assailants fled after firing pistols and shotguns, as German and French police cordoned the area. Holtz, a gendarmerie general, was the highest ranking German officer struck in the wave of terrorism in the occupied zone.
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Nantes
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Holtz
Army to allot orders by geographic regions
Washington dispatch reports a new War Department policy distributing future army orders on a regional basis to ease defense demand. Nine quartermaster districts will coordinate regional awards from Boston to San Francisco, prioritizing spread to small contractors even if higher prices result. The department may negotiate directly with regional bidders to allocate defense work.
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Three-wheeled crash ends with drunk driving charge
Gerald M Bradd, 37, of Lisbon, drove a three wheeler for two miles after a crash on highway 30 near Mount Vernon leaving a dragging axle and sparks. He was arrested for hit and run, later upgraded to drunk driving. Cumberland escaped serious injuries.
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Mount Vernon
Gerald M Bradd
Lisbon
Bradd
M. G. Swords
Harry Cloud
Swords
Merl Cumberland
Cumberland
Linn County Sets Armistice Day Draft For Nine Men
Nine men will be inducted into the army from Linn county on Armistice day November 11 according to the draft boards announcement on Monday. The west side board will provide four men while the east side board sends two and the Marion board contributes two.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
West Side Board
East Side Board
Mar
Moscow Siege Deepens as Nazi Reinforcements Pour In
Soviet defenses stiffened as Moscow faced a large Nazi push along a 350 mile arc. Stalin assumed direct command, and a state of siege was declared with officers in charge. British sources noted heavy tank assaults while Russians launched counterattacks near Mozhaisk Maloyaroslavets.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Waterworks Session Tackles Defense Demand Strain
Delegates at the twenty sixth annual Missouri Valley section meeting of the American Waterworks Association discuss water service increases for national defense. They note armies may raise per person daily water use from 70 to 200 gallons and highlight safeguarding, regulatory, and supply challenges with participation by Prof. Edward A. Bartow and Louis R. Howson.
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Missouri Valley
American Waterworks Association
Edward A. Bartow
University of Iowa
Louis R. Howson
Chicago
Community Chest Urgently Seeks $22,000 By Wednesday
Community Chest campaign leaders report $67,774 pledged of a $89,847 goal and urge immediate outreach to every prospect. Monday luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce stressed finishing solicitations by Tuesday, with a closing dinner Wednesday evening to decide if a victory is achieved. J J Cooper led the appeals as Roy Choate highlighted duties of out of town workers in Cedar Rapids.
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Community Chest
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
Roy E. Choate
LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Weygand Army in North Africa Is Disintegrating
London reports Free French sources say Weygand’s forces in French North Africa are fracturing as desertions grow. The Sultan of Morocco is building an 80,000 strong bodyguard, with mercenaries, while Moors shift toward the Free French front in southern Libya amid rising American aid to Britain and anti-Vichy sentiment.
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INL
Libya
Africa
Vichy
French North Africa
Maxime Weygand
Weygand
Morocco
Free World
Axis Armistice Commission
Casablanca
United States
Britain
Rail Unions Reject Roosevelt Arbitration Offer
CHICAGO UP The five operating railroad brotherhoods rejected the emergency fact-finding board's offer to arbitrate for a 30 percent wage increase. Carriers had accepted with the same binding arbitration condition. Non-operating unions were to respond Tuesday as talks extended after hearings concluded by the board.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Charles M. Hay
A. M. Hartung
Railway Express Agency
J. Carter Fort
Frank Mullholland
Ends Georgia Chain Gang Term Faces Draft Evasion Here
A 22 year old youth, Kenneth Bartosh, brought to Linn county jail on evading the selective service act, had just finished 10 months on a Georgia chain gang for an armed holdup attempt. Indicted by a federal grand jury, Bartosh registered from jail last October and said he twice tried to enlist in the army but was deemed physically unfit. He would enlist if given the chance, but deputy marshals say otherwise, unless he posts $2000 bond before the April term. He has little support, with a 14 year old sister and a divorced wife.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Kenneth Bartosh
S Bartosh
Georgia
Otis A. Allen
U. S
Tampa
Fla
Bartosh
Joseph Petrus
Navy Discloses 11 Missing 10 Hurt on Kearny
Washington and the capital were shaken as the torpedo strike on the USS Kearny produced 21 casualties 10 injured and 11 missing. The navy named a submarine, likely German, as the attacker. Early reports hid casualties, then confirmed the ship reached port with further injured.
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Yangtze River
China
Navy Department Today
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Senators seek repeal of neutralty act amid ship-arming push
Washington news report on a Republican offered amendment to repeal the neutrality act as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes to hold secret hearings on the House approved ship arming bill. Senators Bridges Gurney and Austin push for action, citing naval and allied morale while defending secrecy amid casualties from the Kearny incident.
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Gurney
S.D
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Great Britain
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Pacific
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Wis
Shipstead
R. Minn
Connally
Tex
Casualty List of Destroyer Kearny
Washington reports the navy released the casualty list for the destroyer Kearny. Missing sailors include Floyd Camp of National City California and Lloyd Lafleur of Beaumont Texas among others. Critically injured Samuel Kurtz of Eric Pennsylvania is listed along with Leonard Frontakowski of Norfolk Virginia among those seriously or briefly injured.
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Kearny
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Navy
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National City
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Lafayette
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Gillespie
Ill
Russell Burdick Wade
Houston
Ala
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Reader
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Dwight Floyd Pyle
Bainbridge
Samuel R. Kurtz
Eric Pa
Leonard Frontakowski
Norfolk
Baht
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