Propaganda awareness urged by University of Iowa student
Wilbur Robbie told Kiwanis members that people must evaluate propaganda to recognize it and ensure governments truly represent the people. He traced World War I tactics, warned of British influence in shaping U S views, and urged critical reading of war news and posters.
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Wilbur Robbie
University of Iowa
Kiwanis Club
Robbie
Europe
Germany
America
Hitler
England
Nazis Ready for Western Front Offensive Says French Intel
Paris dispatch reports French intelligence says Nazi high command moved forces from the east to the west and stands ready for a major offensive upon orders. Berlin says Germany likely will unleash bombs on England per Nationalzeitung's assertion close to Goering, urging action.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Germany
England
Nationalzeitung
Essen
Field Marshal
Goering
British
Germany accepts British finish fight challenge and ends peace offer talk
German reaction to Joachim von Ribbentrop's Danzig speech shows acceptance of a British clash. Nazis claim abroad influence of his argument while ordinary Germans believe France avoids war. Rumors say French troops withdrew and soldiers displayed placards asking to avoid firing on French forces.
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Berlin
Germany
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Danzig
Ribbentrop
Britain
France
Two Boys Arrested on Morals Charge and Prowling
Detectives spent the four to five hour shift Tuesday disentangling two cases involving 15 year old youths. One boy was arrested on a morals charge as plain clothes officers trapped him near Third avenue SE after women he previously approached reported him. The other youth was seized by a citizen in the northeast section as he ransacked a house purse after entering through a rear window while the resident napped. The man held the youth and found multiple fictitious names given by the boy.
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Third Avenue SE
Youths Confess to Multiple Prowlings Police Questioning
A boy led detectives to police headquarters where he confessed to several other prowling incidents. Both youths were ordered to report to Juvenile Officer Fred Carstens for potential juvenile court charges.
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Fred Carstens
US withdraws large arms export licenses under embargo
The United States revoked licenses for 78 million dollars of arms under the neutrality act embargo with 58 million to France and 14.9 million to Great Britain canceled as part of September activity. Australia faced 5.08 million restrictions while Germany licenses totaled 0.49 million. Total nine month export value reached 71.56 million with no circumvention attempts reported.
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Washington
INL
United States
State Department
France
Great Britain
Australia
England
Finnish Hopes For Peaceful Solution Rise
Finnish hopes for a peaceful solution to the Russian problem grew as negotiators J K Paasikivi and V A Tanner returned from Moscow with Russia's written demands. Reports said the memorandum contained no new claims and was not entirely unacceptable.
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Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Russia
J. K. Paasikivi
V. A. Tanner
Paasikivi
Tanner
London
Exchange
Hans Frank Named Governor General for Polish Territory
Berlin AP reports Hans Frank will govern occupied Polish territory not incorporated in the Reich. He will have full administrative authority and report directly to Hitler with decree power. Existing Polish laws stay unless they conflict with German laws. Administration costs will be borne by the occupied area. Noah Webster spent 21 years compiling his dictionary 1807 to 1828.
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Berlin
Hans Frank
Germany
Reich
Frank
Hitler
Ministerial Council For National Defense
Coe College Enrolls 20 In Government Aviation Course
Twenty Coe College students began ground training in a government sponsored aviation program led by Dr. Alfred W. Meyer. A waiting list of six includes June DeNio, with plans to raise the quota to 25. Flight training will start at Cedar Rapids airport with schedules set by Dan Hunter for small groups.
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Coe College
Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Dan Hunter
Coe
Service Station Break-In At Parkway Station
Detectives investigated a break in at Parkway service station 501 First Avenue E. A cake pan used as a change drawer was emptied of coins Tuesday night. Entry was gained by smashing a front door window and unlatching the door. The desk drawer hasp was broken. Owner C. F. McKinney found the scene at 6 25 am. Detective Bailey and fingerprint man Hopwood examined the area.
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Parkway
First Avenue E
C. F. McKinney
Bailey
Hopwood
Ab Jenkins Falters in Salt Lake City Mayoral Primary
Ab Jenkins, famed speed driver with many world records, finished second in Salt Lake City nonpartisan mayoral primary. He received 5 447 votes while Herbert A. Snow led with 11 563, trailing the winner by a small margin of 111 votes.
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Salt Lake City
Ab Jenkins
Jenkins
Herbert A. Snow
Face slapping era shifts as Nomura invites Grew to talks
Washington notes a possible thaw in Far East tensions as Japanese Foreign Minister Nomura invites U S Ambassador Joe Grew to conferences. The piece links this to Japan's dire need for cash, loss of German orders, and scarce raw materials, framing it against Roosevelt era economic shifts and internal policy reconfigurations.
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Washington
Far East
Nomura
U. S
Joe Grew
China
Orient
Germany
United States
Japan
Korea
Tokio
Senators And House Democrats Back Roosevelts Shipping Bill
Non new deal Democrats in Congress signal support for the Roosevelt shipping bill while resisting calls for a purge. They warn the administration of political backlash if spending and relief talks continue, noting a January push for 500 more bombers to defend the Panama Canal and concerns about air defense gaps exposed by the war.
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Senate
House
Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Canal
The Cricket Claims Soprano Supremacy in Quiet Trial
A quiet gathering of the grasshopper the cricket the katydid and the tree toad seeks to settle who is the finest singer. The cricket explains his wing song and self defense while the others tease and interrupt. The tale promises the katydid to reveal the outcome in a following story.
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Uncle Wiggily
Grasshopper
Crick
Cornell athlete's death claim filed against Zoda
Robert B. Murray as administrator of Robert L. Murray's estate sues Charles Zoda for $15,000 in a death claim. The petition says Zoda's car was driven by William Lyman when it collided with a truck seven miles west of Cedar Rapids on March 3, fatally injuring Cornell wrestler Murray.
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Robert B. Murray
Robert L. Murray
Cornell
Charles Zoda
Zoda
William Lyman
Cedar Rapids
Murray
Drunk driving fined as Cedar Rapids man pleads guilty
Elmer McCaw, 41, of Cedar Rapids, jailed 90 days for unpaid fine after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He paid 100 dollars toward a 300 dollar fine, with court terms set by Judge John T. Moffit.
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Elmer McCaw
Cedar Rapids
John T. Moffit
Civic bids open for oils and grease for Linn County road dept
November 7 at 11 am supervisors set the opening of bids on 1650 gallons of lubricating oil 1100 gallons of Diesel lubricant and 3500 pounds of grease for the Linn County road department. Court actions include divorces and real estate transfers with probate and administrator appointments noted.
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Linn ‘County Road Department
Majors Named for Women’s Chest Campaign Division
Newly appointed majors in the women’s business and professional division of the 25th anniversary Community Chest drive met with Mrs. Ethel Pinney Ristedt at the Chamber of Commerce to map plans for the women’s section. Majors announced include Mrs. E J Campbell, Mrs. Ed Sheehy, Mrs Robert Vesely, and Mrs. M. R. Warren, each directing four captains. The women will cover the city except the business district, with silver jubilee committee members meeting at Mrs. C. H. Geiger’s home to discuss further planning.
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Community Chest
Ethel Pinney Ristedt
Country Club Parkway
Chamber of Commerce
Ristedt
E J. Campbell
First Avenue E
Ed Sheehy
Knollwood Drive
Robert Vesely
Bowling Street
M. R. Warren
Fifth Avenue
C. H Geiger
Forest Drive
Arthur L. Augustine
War Witch Hunt Warned by Hoover and Knudsen Denial
New York and Chicago dispatches quote J. Edgar Hoover opposing vigilante action as un-American and unpatriotic. William S. Knudsen counters claims that business leaders seek war for profit, calling such assertions false and harmful.
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International News Service
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
U S Slated To Get Royal Propaganda
Archduke Robert of Hapsburg, brother of Archduke Otto, plans to travel to the United States to spread propaganda favoring the restoration of the Hapsburg dynasty. Robert is in London while Otto remains in Paris, with governments there reportedly supportive.
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London
Archduke Robert of Hapsburg
Otto
United States
Robert
Paris
Car peace hopes rise in Chrysler UAW talks
Detroit dispatch reports negotiators for Chrysler and the CIO United Automobile Workers announced they had reached agreement on the dispute’s basic point, raising hopes for settlement of the quarrel that idled 55 000 workers.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Scout Court at Roosevelt High Hosts Cedar Rapids Scouts
Scout court of honor hosted by Roose velt P T A at Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids with Troop 13 leading. Walter Dennis leads songs. multiple award presentations listed along with upcoming events and merit badge details for 43 Scouts across various troops.
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Roosevelt P. T. A
Leslie Grigg
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt High School
Walter Dennis
al Brendel
George Miller
A. J. Cassel
James C. Manville
Owen Tisdale
Frank Pfaff
Troop 17
Harold Jirsa
James Maloney
Honor Board of Review
Henry Scherer
Advancement
Electricity
McKinley School
Board of Review
Court of Honor
Franklin School
James Cabalka
Francis Luse
Velman Luse
Kenneth Walkup
Russell Clapp
Eugene Moore
Gordon’ Strickland
Wayne Swan
George Lowe
Joseph Crowley
Paul Per
Ernest Hillmer
Harvey Hillmer
Robert Sumner
William McBain
James Graham
Robert Fontana
Richard Davis
Lewis Newman
Harlan Nelson
Ralph Michael
Don Verner
Ted Wright
Vernon Wright
Richard van Fossen
Melvin Boots
James Bean
Lyle Edsill
Jack Lorence
Henry McNabb
Seventeenth Century England Allows Gentlemen Church Smoking
A historical note describes that in seventeenth century England gentlemen could smoke inside churches. This practice reflects prevailing social norms and religious customs of the period.
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England
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Louis Johnson
Ickes
War Resources Committee
Bedtime
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Delilah Byers
Linn County
Charles Stephenson
Zeta Achey Stephenson
Cedar County
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Hendrickson
Princeton
Ill
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Anderson
W A. Mercer
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Marion
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Haegg Roofing and Insulation Company of
Linn County Supervisors
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Guy McBride
D. W. Bates
Iowa State Savings Bank
Cooper
J. 5. Holton
W. F. Dunlap
John Boxwell
J. E. Weiserman
State Tax Commission
Mattie J. West
E. W. Lundquist
Frank F. Bates
Arthur J. McCarty
Lenore E. Hunting
Ruby June DeWald
Donald DeWald
Dubuque
William JL. Bemer
Palo
Louis Bemer
Clinton Township
Chicago
William S. Knudsen
Athey
E. E. Sovern CO
William Foster
Burt Watkins
Charles Dake
Wayne Schreckengast
Warren Buckner
Melvin Buckner
Marvin Buckner
Paul Clark
Den
James Israel
John B Hill
David Burger
Dick Kemp
William Owen
Paul Proescheldt
Dick Reeder
Rodney Wahl
Winton Toms
Carroll Henshaw
Billy Orton
Bud Truesdell
Dale Green
John Dochterman
Dick Truesdell
Robert Cornish
Don Holsapple
Peel Kode
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