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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1940
Page
12
Hull warns the United States must build an impregnable defense with planes tanks ships and trained manpower. He argues the axis seeks to control seas and life in the western hemisphere and urges unity and Western Hemisphere cooperation to deter aggression.
Glenn Bickford 32 faced a state charge of intoxication after a Friday jail term and a Saturday chase by Pa trolmen Hines and Walters. He was found on Lyman Howe’s property at 3046 Avenue NW after disturbing homes on G and Second streets NW. Howe reported Bickford assaulting his yard and Mrs E M O Connell said a screen was torn at 301 G Avenue NW. Police believe he was trying to get home, with a 15 day intoxication sentence served Friday by Justice H Churchill.
British warships and the Royal Air Force attacked Italian offensive preparations along the Egyptian seacoast near Sidi Barrani, 240 miles from Alexandria. The communique claimed heavy bombings destroyed mechanized transport and started large fires, with no British losses reported. The strikes aimed to halt Graziani's advance by destroying supply bases as fast as rebuilt.
Sylvester McKinney, 48, of Brooklyn, was mockingly tapped by Patrolmen Jack Haberle and Fd Stearns at the union bus depot Saturday night. While being searched, the intoxicated man watched officers remove his kit and joked about stop over privileges as he was booked. He was set for a 7:05 a.m. bus to Los Angeles.
Ottawa Illinois AP Secretary of Agriculture Claude R Wickard accused Republican candidate Wendell L Willkie of being no friend of the farmer. He alleged the Republican record is a dismal betrayal serving financial interests that bled farmers until F D Roosevelt's 1932 election.
Ernest Wood, 25, of 823 Sixth Street SE, was arrested by Patrolman Carl Burke and charged with intoxication after being found asleep in an alley behind the College Inn at 1130 pm Saturday.
Leslie Hore-Belisha urged immediate parliamentary session to discuss Britain and France policy toward Vichy and the French empire after the Hitler Petain agreement. He warned of delays since Dakar and urged informing the house without delay.
In a speech continued from Page 1, Smith attacks a potential third term as indefensible, warns of near dictatorship, questions the 50 destroyers for bases deal, and faults the president for bypassing Congress. He predicts Willkie’s victory as voters grow four years older and wiser.
The pedestrian Herman Luck, 64, was struck at First street and B avenue NE by Verne A. Dvorak, 19, as Luck walked across the street. Luck’s injuries were minor. his brother-in-law Ernest Ferch, who reported the incident, was unaware Luck was involved.
Rep Sparkman will address a Democratic rally Wednesday in Cedar Rapids after a Dubuque welcome. A marching band from the American Federation of Musicians will lead a parade to the coliseum where Coe College military band will perform before his 7 30 p m speech. Local democrats planned a Roosevelt Hotel dinner and will present county candidates at the rally.
In Des Moines the Iowa district United Mine Workers closed a two day session without an official statement on Wendell Willkie endorsement by John L. Lewis. Board member Morgan Thomas said he did not recall it being mentioned at all.
In New York Willkie, after a Newark call with McNary, told thousands at the World’s Fair Court of Peace that the nation must pursue industrial strength and full employment. He urged leadership to advance trade, peace, and liberty, arguing Europe’s woes stem from failing to spread these ideals.
Reports from Mediterranean theater indicate Italian forces will employ new weapons in a major naval campaign. Some observers predict operations from Gibraltar to the Dardanelles and Suez, while Italian quarters deny talks between Count Galeazzo Ciano and Pierre Laval.
The Greek fleet will conduct day and night drills near Salonika from October 28 through January 1, marine sources reported Saturday. A reported suspension of Walin air service to Greece until November 4 was attributed by oil men to a shortage of aviation gasoline rather than politics.
Allied air attacks stretch from the Channel to the Baltic with raids on Cap Gris Nez Boulogne and Ruhr areas. The RAF aims to intensify strikes on Germany's vital centers as reinforcements arrive and new bombers and fighters enter service.
The document notes limited visits to Austria for reconnaissance and references the major arms works in Bohemia and Moravia. The text emphasizes the strategic context of these inspections and their military implications in the region.
German fighters and bombers described as unusually strong attacked England from bases in France to Norway. Six British planes were shot down and two German planes missing after an uninterrupted series of attacks. A German bomber reportedly hit a chemical works near Birmingham and fires broke out in several British centers.
Funeral services for Frank J. Zobl of 1120 Ninth Street SE will be held Monday at 9 a.m. in Polansky chapel and 9:30 a.m. at St. Wenceslaus Church. Interment is in St. John’s Cemetery. Cadets of St. George will recite the Rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday.
Funeral services for Elwood E. Dorian 78 a retired Rock Island railroad conductor who died at his home 1310 Birch avenue NW will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Beatty chapel Burial will be in the family lot at Oak Hill cemetery. A. L. Gugenbuel Funeral. Funeral services for Albert L Gugenbuel 1724 J avenue NE who died Friday will be held Sunday at 1 30 p.m. in the Moon chapel conducted by the Rev C H Hook Burial will be at Janesville Ind Friends may call at the chapel.
Washington draft chief Clarence A Dykstra pledges the first peacetime lottery will be completely democratic with equal privileges for all, as plans accelerate nationwide to implement the fair selection system. Stimson will draw the first number, followed by Knox Morgenthau Jackson and Kilday, with Hull declining to participate. Regulators in Detroit face a time crunch to post serial numbers to avoid delaying the lottery.
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