United States arms policy and City of Flint incident drew Senate debate
The editorial rails at the proposed repeal of the arms embargo while noting a 45 minute limit on Senate debate. It questions German seizure of the City of Flint, argues the navy should defend subsidized government ships, and warns against entangling the U.S. more deeply in Europe's war. It condemns Nazi lawlessness and urges protective measures for American interests.
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Senate
England
France
United States
Uncle Sam
Europe
Flint
Mr. Roosevelt
City of Flint
Germany
Fearful search for three men vanishes on Lake of the Woods
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and northwoods searchers comb Lake of the Woods near Regina Bay after a rowboat linked to J. L. Drahos and Kiumpar is found with gear and two gun cases. A companion telegram and later call confirm belief the trio drowned as cold weather and high winds hinder recovery.
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Northwoods
Lake of the Woods
J. L. Drakos
Johnson Avenue NW
Frank Kiumpar
Independence
Cecil Grant
Finland
Ont
John Balcar
Second Avenue SE
Balcar
Frank Dvorak
Drahos
Emo
Ontario
Fort Frances
Dvorak
Klumpar
Baltar
United Press
Kenora
Irwin Proctor
Auric Diamond Drilling Company
Regina Bay
International Falls
Minn
the Gazette
Kenore
Marwick
George Laird to Retire From Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids Plant
George J. Laird longtime general manager of the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant will retire November 1 after 33 years in charge. Arthur Poe will succeed him as general manager with Edward Sheehy promoted to assistant general manager. The trio shares long Quaker Oats tenure and all rose through the company, with Laird overseeing a vast cereal operation and remaining personable with workers.
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George Laird
Arthur Poe
Ed Sheehy
Naomi Doebel
George J. Laird
Vernon Drive
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Twenty-seventh Street Drive
Edward Sheehy
Knollwood Drive
Poe
Finn Envoys Return to Moscow for New Instructions
Finnish diplomatic heads J K Paasikivi and V A Tanner fly back to Helsinki for fresh instructions after talks in Moscow with Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotoff. Officials say new proposals may offer an alternative security solution for Finland amid Russia's latest demands.
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Finland
J. K. Paasikivi
V. A. Tanner
Moscow
Russia
Josef V. Stalin
Viacheslaff Molotoff
Paasikivi
Tanner
Kremlin
Stalin
Molotoff
Sweden
Communist Party
Issue on keeping out of war sparks heated Congress talk
Arthur Bugs Baer notes Congress is heated over how to stay out of war. The chatter runs from debates on blocking words to a moratorium on rebuttals, with a senator voting against a cloture idea just to maintain unanimity.
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Congress
Confesses Slaying To Save Husband From Death
The wife of Savannah private policeman W. B. Aycock confessed to killing Martha Sikes in her flat over a love triangle, hoping to help her husband avoid the electric chair. She told Gov. Rivers she planned the murder for a long time and fired after surprise at her visit.
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Atlanta
INS
Savannah
W. B. Aycock
E. D. Rivers
Martha Sikes
Bulgar-Rumian Clash in Dobrudja Reported
In Dobrudja, Bulgarian outlaw bands clashed with Romanian gendarmes, a confrontation officials confirmed Tuesday. The incident signals rising tensions along the border regions and prompts security inquiries by Bucharest.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Dobrudja
Pondering Action Against Communists and Bund
Washington reports that the Justice Department will immediately investigate the Communist Party and the German American Bund for failure to register as foreign propaganda agents. Chairman Dies asserts widespread leadership could face indictment, with staff assigned to review extensive committee testimony and include front organizations in the probe.
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Washington
INS
Department of Justice
Dies
House
UN American Committee
Communist Party
Bund
Murphy
State Department
Justice Department
The
Remember This Day 10 Years Ago Black Thursday
The piece recalls October 24 1929 the Black Thursday crash that shattered stock values and ended postwar prosperity. It notes the panic at the ticker tape and the crowd outside the stock exchange and frames the day as the start of a long economic downturn.
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New York
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Commonwealth
Southern
General Motors
Senate approves loosened neutrality bill arms shipping limits
The Senate quickly accepts amendments to ease bans on American shipping except in North Atlantic danger zones. Pittman secures removal of a 90 day credit clause and expansion of relaxed rules to belligerent ports worldwide with noted regional exceptions. Brown gains broad inland commerce permission with Canada and Mexico as Garner accelerates final votes.
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Senate
Administration
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Garner
Bermuda
South Atlantic
Bay of Fundy
Gulf of Maine
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
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Indian Oceans
China
Tasman
Arabian Seas
Bay of Bengal
Canada
Mexico
Brown
Mich
Barkley
Pitt
Doctors deny rumor of Glenn Williams death cause
Doctors familiar with the case say the 16 year old Roosevelt high football player Glenn Williams died from a skull injury suffered during the game against West Waterloo. Dr Clark Cooper confirms he signed the death certificate stating the game related injury as the cause.
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Glenn Williams
Roosevelt
Waterloo
West Waterloo High School
Clark Cooper
Williams
Cooper
Dr. Cooper
the Gazette
Civil Service Board to Reopen Misbach Hearing
The Civil Service Board will reopen the case of Carl Misbach, city fireman suspended 45 days for conduct unbecoming a firefighter tied to a false alarm. Hearing set for Oct 31 at 8 30 a.m. in the city hall superior court room after review of his complete record by the commission.
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Cedar Rapids News
Carl Misbach
E. P. Kohout
Misbach
City Hall
Ed Lowe
Civil Service Commission
Lowe
Kohout
Keohout
Civil Service Law
Ribbentrop Reveals 1933 Daladier Talks and War Aims
German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop said Hitler sought a 1933 accord with Daladier to settle German French issues. He painted Britain as instigating the war and outlined a 1933 plan for naval talks, solid security guarantees, an Anglo German defensive alliance, and mutual respect for interests in Europe. He cited the Monroe Doctrine as core to Germany’s stance toward the United States.
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Hitler
Daladier
Danzig
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Chamberlain
Nazi Party
Reich
von Ribbentrop
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Europe
British Empire
England
United States
World in Crisis Warns of War or Stalled Peace
Dr Newton notes three grim paths facing nations: a rapid war won by aggressors, a drawn out conflict won by democracies, or a paralysed armament race draining economies. He argues democracy risks fascism if it cannot unite to redefine trade and industry, with food rationing and global tension signaling no clear escape from chaos.
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Arthur Salter
Europe
Sir Arthur Salter
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
City of Flint Seizure by Germans Reaches Murmansk Port
The City of Flint a 4963 ton American freighter captured by the German cruiser Emden is held in Murmansk. Washington will press for release of the ship and its 42 crew while weighing neutrality law changes. State Dept investigates whether contraband justified the seizure and Moscow says the case rests with the United States.
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Stephen Early
Germany
State Department
City of
Flint
Emden
New York
Glasgow
Liverpool
U.S.S.R
White House
Nazi Vessel Seizure Reported Off Panama Coast
PANAMA CITY AP reported Monday that the German freighter Haverland may have been taken in custody by a US warship off the Pacific coast of Panama. A navy spokesman in Washington said the Haverland was not in custody and would not confirm or deny any watch. The 6334 ton ship left San Jose Costa Rica October 8 bound for Panama with a large diesel oil cargo attracting shipping interest.
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Haverland
United States
Pacific
Panama
Navy Department
Washington, D. C
San Jose
Costa Rica
Americacas
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