Third term jitters shape Roosevelt Willkie clash
The piece notes fear in the New Deal camp and Willkie support amid a chill in Roosevelt strategy. It cites Flynn's sharpness with the press and warns of a peevish Roosevelt on radio addressing the Battle of Britain and potential missteps that could cost votes. It also discusses Virgil M. Hancher’s university presidency clash, and Big Jim Farley returning to advocate party loyalty for the Roosevelt ticket.
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Wendell Willkie
Flynn
Britain
Willkie
Roosevelt
Roosevelt frames New Deal as liberty on eve of election
President Roosevelt on his Roosevelt train tour declares a vote for the New Deal on November 5 equals liberty. He cites Delaware support in 1936 and plans multiple campaign stops, including Philadelphia and Camden, as he inches toward a third term.
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Roosevelt
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia
Delaware
Abraham Lincoln
United States
Interior
Ickes
Wendell L. Willkie
Delaware River
New York Shipbuilding Yards
Camden
N. J
Cramp Shipyards
Frankford Arsenal
Weather Cooler In Cedar Rapids With Fair Skies
Cool conditions arrived in Cedar Rapids with generally clear skies. Morning low near 50 rose to 72 by mid afternoon while the prior day’s high reached 87 with 72 in the evening and 60 overnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Dial
Dies to Speak in Cedar Rapids Tonight at Memorial Coliseum
Martin Dies, chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee, will speak at 8:15 p.m. at the Memorial Coliseum in Cedar Rapids. The event, sponsored by Hanford Post of the American Legion, benefits the Camp Good Health fund and will feature introduction by Dr. Harry M. Gage of Coe College.
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Texas
Martin Dies
House
UN American Activities Committee
Cedar Rapids
Memorial Coliseum
Hanford Post
American Legion
Camp Good Health Fund
Dies
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Roosevelt Will Visit Illinois Defense Projects Before Election
Governor Stelle announced President Roosevelt accepted an invitation to inspect Illinois defense facilities and said the trip would occur before the November 5 election. The President’s telegram referenced touring Rantoul and Scott Field and other defense projects when possible.
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Springfield
John H. Stelle
Roosevelt
Illinois
Stelle
Washington
Rantoul
Scott Fields
Farley Backs Straight Democratic Ticket for November
James A. Farley, former national Democratic chairman, says he will vote a straight Democratic ticket in the November elections and urges party members to do the same. He notes no mention of Roosevelt in the statement and cites 31 years of party loyalty and support for Democratic principles.
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Big Jim Farley
Roosevelt
Mr. Farley
Farley
New York
James A. Farley
Democratic State Committee of
Democratic Party
London Orders 2000 Buses to Relieve Transport Strain
The British Ministry of Transportation ordered 2,000 auto buses from provincial cities to London to ease a citywide transport shortage. Officials said the move would bolster service amid rising commuter demand and vehicle shortages.
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London
Ministry of Transportation
Willkie to meet Al Smith aboard Willkie train in New York
Willkie heads east after a 28,000 crowd in Chicago, planning a dinner with Alfred E. Smith in New York. An egg thrown at Willkie and Mrs. Willkie during departure injured no one, as Charles Mulrain admitted tossing eggs and faced arraignment for disorderly conduct and assault. Smith will join Willkie for a strategy dinner in Harmon, N Y, before Willkie speaks at the Bronx and Manhattan venues and in a nationwide radio forum.
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Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Roosevelt
la Salle Street
Charles Mulrain
Chicago Relief Administration
Relief Administration
Multrain
New York Herald-Tribune
Waldorf-Astoria
Roosevelt son receives serial number from Nahant draft board
John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, was assigned serial No. 1,874 by the Nahant Sagus Swampscott draft board on Tuesday in Nahant Massachusetts.
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Nahant, Mass
John Roosevelt
Nahant-Saugus-Swampscott
Keenan Denies Hall Attack Over Hancher University Vote
Mason City businessman Earl Hall accused Thomas W. Keenan of Shenandoah of switching stances to support Hancher for Iowa University president. Keenan denied the charge, saying the board aimed for unanimity and seven of eight members favored Hancher. He cited an agreement to switch minority votes to show unity.
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W Earl Hall
Mason City
Thomas W Keenan
Shenandoah
State Board of Education
Virgil Mancher
University of Iowa
Keenan
Hancher
Chicago
Hall
Iowa
Wall
Haneher
Board of Education
Earl Hall
the State University
George T. Baker
Everyday Living Reflections On Pace And Purpose
A reflective column notes wisdom in facing disliked realities and stresses the value of neighborly ties through borrowing. It critiques speed worship and political contradictions, warns against comfort in criticism, and warns that practical minds rarely spark great movements while prejudice distorts truth.
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Hell
Lincoln
Sangamon
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Moffit Names Draft Advisors for 18th Judicial Dist
Judge John T. Moffit recommended three men to Gov. George A. Wilson for the military registrants advisory board in the 18th district. The nominees are J. C. France for Cedar county, B. E. Rinehart for Jones county, and G K. Thompson for Linn and that county.
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John T. Moffit
George A. Wilson
J. C. France
Tipton
Cedar County
B. E. Rinehart
Anamosa
Jones County
G K. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
That
Judge Moffit
Andrew's Inflated Assets Cited In Ottumwa Hearing
Ottumwa hearing reveals D W Bates state banking superintendent testified that trustees of the old First Bank and Trust in Ottumwa were prompted by calls from WB Bonnifield and his son. Bates cited asset misrepresentation by L A Andrew in the four bank merger and noted inflated bonds valued far above market value.
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Andrew
Ottumwa
D. W. Bates
First Bank and Trust Company of
Banking Department
Bates
First Bank and Trust Company
Des Moines
WB Bonnifield
L. A. Andrew
Cedar Rapids
Citizens Savings
New First Bank and Trust
Andrew Bank
Former King Carol of Romania Under Virtual Arrest in Spain
In Seville the former king Carol, his red haired companion Magda Lupescu, and Ernst Urdareanu faced a virtual arrest with a heavy police guard around their hotel. The removal order to Granada was stayed by the foreign office pending talks, with possible return to Romania debated and Lupescu’s fate uncertain. Carol possibly allowed to stay in Spain.
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Seville
Spain
Carol of
Romania
Magda Lupescu
Ernst Urdareanu
Granada
Gvernment
Foreign Office
Apparentl
Carol
Urdareanu
Mme. Lupescu
Bucharest
Cedar Rapids sets new city voting registration high
New records show 36131 residents listed on Cedar Rapids registration books after a surge of 374 new registrations. City Clerk L J Stores cites interest in the November 5 election and steady population growth as key factors with 52 percent of 62037 residents registered. A total of 3640 new registrations and 2623 address changes recorded this month. registrations accepted through Saturday.
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Cedar Rapids
L. J. Stores
Storey
Woman Motorist Faces Charge Of Drunk Driving
County Attorney G K Thompson prepared a district court information charging Nora Clask, 53, of 1808 J street SW, with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. Patrolman Harold Pair stopped her on highway No 149 about three miles southwest of Cedar Rapids at 5 pm Tuesday after reports of uncertain driving from Walford. She was released on recognizance and not held after being taken to the county jail.
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G K. Thompson
Physical Standards For Draftees Stated
Draft Director Clarence A. Dykstra outlines physical requirements for army induction and tips for examiners to spot malingerers. Standards are between World War I and regular army levels, guiding the 800000-manned lottery process with three classifications.
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Washington
Clarence A. Dykstra
Army
Laval Heads to Second Parley With Nazi Leader
Reports say Adolf Hitler met with Spanish and French plenipotentiaries in a bid to redraw maps of Europe and Africa. Laval returned to Paris for a possible second discussion while Franco was in San Sebastian. Vichy officials deny France plans to enter the war beyond defending its empire.
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Africa
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Franco
Dice
San Sebastian
Spain
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Laval
France
Paris
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Pari
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Marshal Petain
Council of Ministers
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Italy
Japan
Universal
Berlin
America
Britain
French Empire
Hitler Laval talks may shift alliance in twilight Armistice
Berlin dispatch reports Hitler met Laval on Tuesday as German sources call it the best reply to Churchill efforts to rouse French opinion against the axis. Observers sense France and Germany seek a new basis for relations and a formal peace as the armistice era lingers with no signed settlement.
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Berlin
Cap
Adolf Hitler
Pierre Laval
Winston
Germany and Mali pledge ships not to use war prizes
Germany and Maly solemnly pledged themselves not to use surrendered French warships in the present war against Britain under armistice terms signed by France and Italy.
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Germany
Maly
Britain
France
Italy
Radio Tonight Features National Election Speeches
The Associated Press lists a lineup of political addresses tonight. Taft speaks in Marion Indiana at 7:30 to 8 over CBS. Jackson discusses manpower on NBC Coast to Coast from 8 to 8:15. Martin in Pittsburgh 8 to 8:30 on MBS. Roosevelt in Philadelphia 8 to 9, with 8:15 start, carried by WMT and WHO. Smith from New York 9 to 9:30 over MBS. Willkie from New York 9:30 onward to 10:00 over network outlets.
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Marion
Ind
CBS
Jackson
Washington
NBC
WHO
WMT
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Pittsburgh
MBS
President Roosevelt
Philadelphia
WBBM
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Wendell Willkie
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