Seizure of City of Flint stirs war time debate
The City of Flint freighter seized by Nazis and sailed to Murmansk prompts government questions. The ship, owned by the U S Maritime Commission and operated by United States Lines, carried contraband and remains safe with its American crew. Comments compare Allied and Soviet moves and call for a peace conference to end bloodshed.
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City of Flint
Murmansk
Germany
United States
State Department
You
United States Lines
Federal
Chamberlain defends Poland action and warns Nazi challenge
In a Commons address Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain expressed support for the Red Army occupying part of Poland as protection against Germany. He aligned Britain with Churchill’s earlier remarks and outlined continued RAF counterattacks and ship defenses against Nazi air raids. The statement noted western front adjustments and reinforced British resolve.
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Chamberlain
Poland
Germany
Danzig
England
Hitler
Stalin
Congress
United States
Europe
London
Neville Chamberlain
Russia
House of Commons
Red Army
Great Britain
von Ribbentrop
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Hat
Royal Air Force
Lee Stodgell Wins Cornhusking Title in Eastern Iowa
Lee Stodgell of Louisa county wins the east central Iowa cornhusking contest on the John Grieg farm near Clarence. He husked 2130 pounds gross and 2037.72 net to claim the title in the 13 county preliminaries. Clyde Teague of Scott county places second with 2140 gross 2036.69 net, Alvin Roberts of Muscatine county third with 2190 gross 2035.47 net. 1200 spectators attend. all three qualify for state finals.
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Clarence
Lee Stodgell
Louisa County
Iowa
John Grieg
Clyde Teague
Scott County
Alvin Roberts
Muscatine County
War echoing fevered talk of third term danger
The passage argues that public opinions must have internal approval and warns against cabinet interpretations of a San Francisco statement that could imply FDR is a victim. It cautions against assuming a third term is mandatory due to the European war and fears extended participation.
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Wallace
F.D.R
White House
San Francisco
Adulation of Lincoln Amid Civil War Hate and Grief
A reader recalls how Abraham Lincoln faced fierce opposition and vilification yet grew to be revered. He describes hostility from all sides, violence in New York streets, and the nation’s mourning after Ford's Theatre and Gettysburg. The piece ends with the reader affirming lifelong loyalty to Lincoln.
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Lincoln
Newton
New York
Gettysburg
Ford
St. Ann’s Church
City Hall
Broadway
Abraham Lincoln
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Wallace Should Have Consulted F. D. R official remark
President Secretaries Stephen Early said Henry Wallace should have consulted President Roosevelt before backing a third term. Early added the remark was ill timed and reporters noted congressional reaction. The note mentions a Wednesday night dispatch and directs to page 4 for the Wallace statement.
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White House
President ‘Roosevelt
Early
Washington
Stephen T. Early
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
Halloween Pranks Cause Injuries in Cedar Rapids
Two people were injured Wednesday night in Cedar Rapids as Halloween pranks escalated. Mrs. Lloyd suffered leg cuts after a rock shattered a windshield. an 11-year-old boy was ordered to report to Juvenile Officer Carstens. In a separate incident on Twenty first avenue SW Roy Vogel avoided a road rope, but his 2-year-old son Gordon sustained head bruises.
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Charles Lloyd
Ells Boulevard NW
K Avenue
Second Street NW
St. Luke’s Hospital
Carstens
Twentyfirst Avenue
Fifth
Sixth
Roy Vogel
Twentieth Avenue
Gordon
Senate rejects ban on sale of poisons and devices
The Senate rejects a proposal to ban sale of poison gases flame throwers and other chemical warfare materials to foreign nations. A separate amendment bars foreign vessels from using the U S flag with three month detention in U S waters. Debates delay a final vote on neutrality measures as isolationists seek a clear embargo repeal vote.
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Washington
Senate
U. S
Alben W. Barkley
Charles W. ‘Tobey
N. H
Chamber
House
No More Clues Found On Lost Men In Canadian Search
Searchers on Lake of the Woods continue dragging Regina Bay for four men missing since Oct 13 after leaving Arrowhead lodge. The boat and gear of J L Drakos Frank Klumpar and guide Cecil Grant were recovered Monday. Two companions Balcar and Vrzak were en route home amid reports they fear drownings. authorities will keep up operations until all possibilities are exhausted.
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Regina Bay
Lake of the Woods
J. L. Drakos
Johnson Avenue NW
Frank Klumpar
Independence
Cecil Grant
Finland
Ont
Canadian
John Balcar
Second Avenue SE
Frank Vrzak
Waucoma
United Press
M. Ericksen
Frank Dvorak
First Trust and Savings Bank
Balcar
Arrowhead Lodge
Nestor Falls
Bay Monay
Dvorak
Manville and Elinor Troy end ill-fated airliner romance
New Rochelle AP reports aristocrat Tommy Manville spent 33000 to fly Elinor Troy from Hollywood to New York in a lavish orchid filled charter. After five nights of nightclub touring the pair parted ways citing incompatible living arrangements with 28 rooms too small and Troy disliking the garage apartment and Manville's busy schedule.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Tommy Manville
Elinor Troy
Hollywood
New York
Love
Tommy
Yvonne Arden
Reds May Approve Private Ownership
Paris rumor says Soviet Russia plans drastic government changes including approval of private ownership. Kremlin policy shifts reported by INS correspondents in Paris on Thursday.
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Reds
Paris
INS
Russia
WPA Funds Linn County Road Improvement Program
Washington announces a WPA financed Linn County road project totaling 119033 dollars. The renewal extends operations for nine to twelve months, employing 150 to 200 workers to prepare rock, rebuild shoulders, tile, ditch, and extend concrete box culverts.
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Linn County
Washington, DC
WS. Jacobsen
Cedar Rapids
RFC To Borrow To Pay Indebtedness
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation will borrow 250 million dollars of new money to repay the last of its indebtedness to the Treasury, announced by Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. in Washington. The move completes forgiveness of federal debt and stabilizes the agency’s finances.
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Washington (LLP
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Treasury
Russia Gave Ship to Nazi Captors Disputed by Berlin
Berlin reports Germany says the City of Flint was legally seized by a German prize crew and taken to a neutral Russian port after damage. The United States demanded its return, while Berlin cites legal seizure and neutral port transfer.
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Russia
Berlin
United States
Flint
Germany
City of Flint Crew Safe After Soviet Entry into Murmansk
Captain Joseph A. Gainard reports the cargo ship City of Flint lies safely aboard as it repairs in Murmansk. American Ambassador Laurence Steinhardt relayed Tass dispatch that a German prize crew of 18 was released from internment due to damage to the vessel.
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Waslington
Ins5s
Joseph A. Gainard
Germans Free City of Flint Prize Crew Released
A German prize crew aboard the City of Flint has been released at Murmansk after arrival. The freed crew may reboard the freighter which is to sail. A spokesman suggested the vessel would not be taken to America, prompting speculation of a seizure for a neutral port.
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Flint
America
Supreme Courts
Hull
Stull
Wilderness of Murder Heiress Escapes in Arizona Hunt
Winnie Ruth Judd known as Tiger Woman escapes from the Arizona state hospital for the insane. Gov. Jones says her insanity has worsened since the 1931 murders of Agnes Le Roi and Hedvig Samuelson. Police across the southwest search as Judd seeks to see her bedridden father and her Los Angeles husband Dr. William Judd. Her note asks removal of Dr. Louis Saxe from the case as a condition of surrender.
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Phoenin
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona State Hospital
Robert T. Jones
Gov. Jones
William C. Judd
Veterans Hospital
Los Angeles
Agnes Anne le Roi
Hedvig Samuelson
Saxe
Louis Saxe
Arizona Hospital
Winnie Ruth
Soviet refuses to recognize Britain's blockade and seeks compensation
Moscow says Britain’s blockade of Germany is not valid and Russia reserves the right to claim losses. The note to Britain criticizes the Sept 6 contraband list and Sept 11 control measures as arbitrary, unjustified, and harmful to noncombatants. It cites German-Russian trade talks and plans for a Soviet trade delegation amid an agreement for Russia to receive German gasoline and rubber tech.
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Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Britain
Germany
Russi
Berlin
Nazis Tighten Control on Outgoing Messages
Berlin reports say the German government imposed stricter rules on all telephone messages and outgoing cables to foreign countries at 1 p.m. Thursday. The move followed a six hour conference between Adolf Hitler and 26 senior army officers, with officials noting only private messages are affected and press traffic remains unchanged.
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Berlin
INS
Gerai
Reichsuerer
Adolf Hitler
Cedar Rapids Hears Plan to Buy Old Washington High
A Cedar Rapids committee urged the city to acquire the abandoned Washington High School building for future needs and as a sound business move. The group presented the proposal to the city council, stating they represented civic minded locals.
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Washington High School
Cedar Rapids
George C Claassen
H. C. Ring
Clark Beems
J. W. Walterick
W. A. Ball
Thief Passes Up Ring After Spotting Fake Jewels
In South Bend Indiana a thief robbed Mary A. Luther 55 of nine dollars but balked at the ring after inspecting it and declared it a phony. Luther said the piece is worth about 1500 dollars and notified police.
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South Bend, Ind
Mary A. Luther
Luther
City of Flint dispute cited as test of U S sea law
Secretary Hull said the United States demanded the return of the City of Flint and cargo from Soviet Russia via Ambassador Steinhardt, asserting U S and Hague 1907 rules apply. The note referenced previous Berlin and Hampton Roads cases and warned of neutral harbor rules for prize ships.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Soviet Russia
Flint
Neutral Involved in Fight As War Rages On
An article argues that a neutral, though not a starter, becomes a participant when conflicts erupt. It likens neutrals to rabbits in a prairie fire, noting they risk injury and must choose sides or face consequences. It laments that modern war resembles nothing of the old days and that veterans dominate who runs the team.
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London
United States of Europe
David Lawrence
United States
Europe
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