Debates on neutrality and City of Flint case roil Congress
Senate moves to limit debate on neutrality while pressing to repeal the arms embargo and aid England and France. The City of Flint seizure by a German cruiser sparks questions on subsidy, government ownership, and time of war risk, with critics arguing for clearer orders to protect American interests.
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France
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Europe
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Fear Men Lost In North Drowned In Bay Search Continues
Royal Canadian Mounted Police and northwoods parties search Lake of the Woods near Regina Bay for J L Drahos, Frank Klumpar, and Cecil Grant after a rowboat and caps were found. Balear telegrams indicated they were believed drowned, with weather hindering recovery efforts and ice forming as search continues.
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Lake of the Woods
J. L. Drakos
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Frank Klumpar
Independence
Cecil Grant
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Ont
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John Balear
Second Avenue SE
Baleac
Frank Dvorak
Drahos
Emo
Ontario
Fort Frances
Dvorak
Klumpar
George Laird to retire as Cedar Rapids Quaker Oats head
George Laird longtime manager of the Quaker Oats Cedar Rapids plant will retire Nov 1 after 33 years in charge. Arthur Poe will succeed him as general manager with Edward Sheehy promoted to assistant general manager. Navy of management holds for decades of service.
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Quaker Oats
Arthur Poe
Ed Sheehy
Naomi Dolbel
George J. Laird
Vernon Drive
Cedar Rapids
Quaker Oats Company
Twenty -Seventh Street Drive
Edward Sheehy
Knollwood Drive
Poe
Finn Envoys Return for New Moscow Instructions
Finnish diplomatic leaders K. Paasikivi and V. A. Tanner fly back to Helsinki for fresh guidance on Russia's latest demands after talks with Stalin and Molotov. Moscow reports say negotiations paused but not halted, with four-party talks ongoing and a possible alternative security proposal on the table.
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Finland
K. Paasikivi
V. A. Tanner
Moscow
Russia
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Viacheslaff Molotoff
Paasikivi
Tanner
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Stalin
Molotoff
Sweden
Communist Party
Issue Seems To Be How To Keep From Keeping Out Of War
The piece sketches congressional heat over war involvement with quips about keeping out of war. A senator jokes about cloture on words and a moratorium on rebuttals while voting against himself to appear unanimous.
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Congress
Confesses Slaying To Save Husbands Life In Atlanta
The wife of Savannah private policeman Munday Aycock confessed to shooting Martha Sikes to prevent her husband’s execution. She told Governor Rivers she planned the murder long ago after Sikes stole her husband’s affection. The crime could affect Aycock’s upcoming trial and death penalty.
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W B Aycock
E. D. Rivers
Martha Sikes
Clash Between Bulgarian Outlaws and Romanian Gendarmes
Reports from Bucharest describe a serious clash in the Dobrudja area as Bulgarian outlaw bands engage Romanian gendarmes in official dispatches issued Tuesday.
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Rumania
Dobrudja
U S Ponders Action Against Bund and Communists
Washington Justice Department launches immediate probe into whether the Communist Party and German American Bund must register as foreign propaganda agents. Attorney General Murphy orders review after Dies demand, with staff to sift committee testimony and examine front organizations.
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Remembering Black Thursday and the 1929 market crash
On October 24 1929 the stock market in New York plunged in a panicked sell off ending the postwar boom. The front page warned of collapsing values as brokers shouted and traders leapt toward ruin while leaders questioned the fragile optimism.
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Senate votes drastic arms restriction changes
The Senate moved to relax parts of the neutrality bill lifting strict limits on American shipping except in specified danger zones. V P Garner gavelled amendments through as Pittman won approval to strip a 90 day credit clause for belligerents. The bill now allows vessels to carry materials except arms to listed ports worldwide with Canada and Mexico inland commerce allowed.
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Denies Rumor Death Of Glenn Williams Due To Prior Injury
Doctors deny rumors that Glenn Williams died from a prior injury. The 16 year old Roosevelt football player collapsed during a game with West Waterloo and died in a Waterloo hospital. Dr. Chak Cooper said he signed the death certificate indicating the skull injury from the game.
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Cedar Rapids News
Glenn Willams
Roosevelt
Waterloo
West Waterloo High School
Chak Cooper
Willams
Cooper
Civil Service Board Sets Hearing in Misbach Case
The Civil Service Board will reopen the case of Carl Misbach city fireman suspended 45 days for conduct unbecoming a member of the fire department tied to a false fire alarm. Hearing scheduled Oct 31 at 30 a.m. in the city hall superior court room after review of Misbach’s complete record.
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Carl Misbach
E. P. Kohout
Misbach
Ed Lowe
Civil Service Commission
Lowe
Koh
Kohout
Civil Service
Ribbentrop Says Hitler Sought Accord With Daladier In 1933
Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s foreign minister, claimed in a Berlin broadcast that in 1933 Hitler sought a French German settlement with Daladier. He said Britain halted the talks, and outlined a three point basis for terms with Britain, including naval accord and mutual border guarantees. He added Germany respected the Monroe Doctrine.
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Adolf Hitler
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France
United States
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Way Out of the Global Mess Across Three Paths
The piece presents three looming options for global conflict or stagnation. It argues that preparedness may blunt a first strike, while a drawn out war could favor democracies. A third risk describes arms buildup causing economic drain and possible chaos, with democracy’s fragility amid rising ideologies and Arab nationalism worsening negotiations.
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Europe
Arthur Salter
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Germans Seize City of Flint and Take It to Soviet Port
Washington prepared to urge Russia to release the freighter City of Flint seized by a German prize crew and taken to Mirmanck harbor. The vessel sailed from New York bound for Glasgow and Liverpool, with 42 crew aboard. The case raises international law questions and spotlights neutrality acts and ongoing inquiries by the State Department and White House.
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State Department
City of Flint
Emden
New York
Glasgow
Liverpool
Nazi Vessel Seized by Americans Reported Off Panama
In Panama City a report circulated that the German freighter Havel land was taken in custody by a U S warship off the Pacific coast of Panama though no official confirmation or denial was given by Washington A navy spokesman said the Haverland was not in custody and would not confirm whether it was under surveillance The 6334 ton ship sailed from San Jose Costa Rica October 8 with Panama listed as destination its diesel oil cargo fueling speculation among shipping circles as to its true purpose and its course through the neutral safety zone drew keen attention
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San Jose
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