Roosevelt in Iowa Address Sparks Debate on Qualifications
The article critiques Franklin D. Roosevelt's speech in Philadelphia for lack of explanation on why he should hold the presidency again. It also scrutinizes the Iowa Board of Education's Hancher appointment amid a civil suit, noting board members' conduct and Keenan's call for Earl Hall’s resignation. A Cedar Rapids Community Chest drive is praised for surpassing its goal under J. Max Widmer and local organizers.
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Shull
Keenan
Chicago
Earl Hall
Hancher
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Chest Drives Past Goal Boosts Victory Dinner Total
The 1941 Cedar Rapids Community Chest exceeded its goal with $93,244 raised at the Victory dinner, $2,725 over the $90,519 target. No outside help was used, praised by General Chairman Dr. J. Max Widmer. industrial division led with $2,428 over its $2,028 goal, plus gains in building materials, transportation, and mercantile sectors.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
J. Max Widmer
Seneral
Henry E. Haegg
Charles Shackell
Enlistments May Obviate Draft In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids draft officials expect regular three year enlistments to reduce or remove the need for conscription through next July. Local board No. 1 chair John C. Reid estimates 185 to 200 men must be provided in nine months. He notes those enlisting choose their service branch and still enter the draft classification.
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Cedar Rapids
John C. Reid
Local Board No
Reid
Iowa
Gazette Want Ad Department Announces New Saturday Closing Time
Beginning this week The Gazette Want Ad department will close every Saturday at 6 pm Tele phone 2 112 or call at The Gazette office any time Saturday between 8 am and 6 pm to order your Want Ads for The Sunday Gazette.
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Gazette Want Ad Department
Gazette Office
Sunday Gazette
Willkie Rally Tonight in Memorial Coliseum
Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen will keynote the Linn County Willkie club rally at the Memorial coliseum tonight. A parade from Green Square to the arena starts at 6 30 p m followed by reception for author Kathleen Norris who will introduce Stassen.
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Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Linn County Willkie Club
Rita
Memorial Coliseum
Kathleen Norris
Stassen
David G. Bleakley
Green Square
Coliseum
Coe College
Who Is God Back Seat Driver In Crisis Faith
A reader asks where God stands amid world turmoil and war. The author contrasts back seat drivers who demand control with biblical prophets Micah Isaiah and Jeremiah who ask why God allows events. They urged seeking God’s path rather than directing Him. Dist by United Feature Syndicate.
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God
Heaven
Earth
Hitler
Stalin
Cromwell
Micah
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Egypt
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Alumni Group Urges Hall to Explain Hancher Qualifications
An open letter from Dr. A. L. Syverud of Davenport asks W Earl Hall of Mason City to publicly answer three questions about Virgil M. Hancher’s qualifications and a Chicago suit. The missive notes Hall delayed informing the state board of education about the case and led to accusations of a double cross. The letter requests details on Hancher’s training and concrete facts of his success since leaving school.
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Keenan
Board of Education
Hancher
Earl Hall
Mason City
Henry Shull
Sioux City
Tri-City Alumni Association
Chicago
Shull
Hall
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
W Earl Hall
State Board of Education
A. L. Syverud
Davenport
Iowa University Tri
Neenan
Iowa
Syverud
Town Board of Education
Uri-Cuty
State of Iowa
Virgil Hancher
University of Town
Al Smith Attacks New Deal Critics In Willkie Rally
Former New York governor Alfred E. Smith denounced the New Deal as “the greatest aggregation of crackpots” during a Willkie campaign stop at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He urged adherence to the 1932 campaign promises, drawing loud audience laughter and a strong ovation with Mrs. Willkie on stage.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin N. Roosevelt
Academy of Music
Smith
Brooklyn
New Deal
Weh Parley Slugged On Entering Garage
Cedar Rands News reports Jim Parley of 20452 Jim Boulevard SE was attacked as he entered his garage between 6:20 and 6:25 pm. He suffered two head wounds requiring stitches, could not identify the assailants, and offered no motive. He had just returned from managing Perleys Food Shop on First Avenue East.
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Webster Perley
Jim Boulevard
Perley
First Avenue E
Hancher Denies Nolte Obligation On Basis Of Blue Sky Law
Chicago attorney Virgil M Hancher testifies in a civil suit that he did not owe about 6500 dollars in notes for Victory Corp shares, arguing the notes violated blue sky law and are voidable by purchasers. He says the notes were issued in 1928 and 1929 to Forstall, with no dividends since 1929, and seeks settlement since 1933.
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Hancher
Nolte
Chicago
Virgil M Hancher
University of Iowa
Stark
Victory Corporation
Thomas Tighe
Tighe
Charles Liebman
Superior Court
Samuel Berke Hancher
J. J. Forstall
Forstall
Peace Pledge Is Given Anew By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt in Philadelphia denounces opposition methods and asserts that his life’s work is peace He defends his record against war charges and cites dedication to peace of the United States and the Western Hemisphere He also urges faith in democracy and quotes defense readiness for the Americas during a radio address from New York's Herald Tribune forum.
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Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Convention Hall
Wendell J. Willkie O
Republican Standard
Camden
Defense
John B Kelly Democratic
M. Roosevelt
United States
Western Hemisphere
Washington
Abraham Tancoins
New York Herald-Tribune
America
Willkie
Water Supply Concerns For Iowa Army Camp Site
A potential acute water shortage threatens the proposed army cantonment in Wayne and Decatur counties. Plans favored a Tawa site with water availability as a prime prerequisite. Local health officials and weather observers were not consulted on water conditions, prompting questions from the Army and ecological survey teams. Deep well water there is mineral rich with poor taste. mineral removal is costly. Water sources near Crand Weldon Littl are distant from the camp site.
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Oarmy
Wayne
Decratur
Claude T. Herring
Tawa
Crand Weldon
Littl
Decatur
H Neumann and Brothers Dec Moines
Dies urges drive on fifth column amid crowd at Memorial Coliseum
Martin Dies, 38, erupts at a Memorial Coliseum audience as he accuses subversive elements in the United States. He cites subversive activity in aircraft factories and defense industries, claims a $3,000 Hitler gift from American pro Nazis, and asserts 10 000 to 15 000 black shirts exist in the country.
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Dies
Memorial Coliseum
Martin Dies
United States
America
Moscow
Hitler
WPA
Japahinese Peace Accord Rumor Spoils Waves of Talks
San Francisco AP reports Ken Hartouchi, former Japanese ambassador, claims an understanding or accord between Japan and the Wang Ching-wei regime in Nanking is near completion. Harimuchi cannot say when terms will be disclosed, but expects alignment with earlier government statements.
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San Francisco
Kensuke Hartouchi
United States
Japan
Ching-wei
Nanking
China
Harimuchi
Political Talks On Air Tonight Across Networks
Former President Herbert Hoover speaks in Columbus Ohio on NBC Blue from 9 to 11 pm. Gen Hugh Johnson, Paul Ve Me- Nutt, and Governor Harald Stassen join from Cedar Rapids Philadelphia and Detroit networks. Henry A Wallace appears as Democratic VP candidate from Michigan station WKYZ.
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Herbert Hoover
Columbus
NBC Blue
WMAQ
Chicago
Hugh Johnson
Cleveland
MBS
Paul Ve Me-Nutt
Federal Security
Philadelphia
Harald Stassen
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
WMT
Midwest
Henry A Wallace
Detroit
Mich
WKYZ
Michigan
Test Frees Walker J. P Nabbed Here Drunk Driving Count
Daniel Arnold Walker County justice of the peace, 67, was booked Wednesday evening on a drunk driving charge but was later charged with reckless driving after a chemical test showed 1.4 mg per cc. The county attorney said no drunk driving charge would be filed and Arnold was released to a relative before midnight.
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Walker J. P
Daniel Arnold
Walker
G. K. Thompson
Arnold
Willkie Questions Roosevelt Pledges in Pennsylvania Visit
Wendell Willkie in Harbor Creek Pennsylvania accused Franklin Roosevelt of breaking pledges from 1932 and 1936 and warned that delays in defense programs and high unemployment threaten the nation. He challenged Roosevelt to explain unfulfilled 1932 promises and the 1940 platform.
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Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Harbor Creek
Roosevelt
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