29 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1940
Page
1
The piece reflects on tomorrow’s nationwide draft lottery for 17 million young men and its implications for American life. It notes uncertainties after the drawing, Roosevelt’s assurances, and the broader political debate about coalition leadership and arms spending in a tense wartime-prep climate.
Washington an estimated 6175 men holding draft serial number 158 will be called first in the peacetime draft. Roosevelt announced the purpose of raising a draft army as defense of freedom. Serial numbers 192 8239 6620 6685 4779 8848 6262 8130 5892 were drawn by officials in the historic lottery.
J C Olney Stanley Rayman and George H Benda hold serial number 158 the first drawn in the national military conscription lottery in Washington Tuesday afternoon They are order No 1 on the lists of Cedar Rapids draft boards 1 2 and 3 They are all married and Olney has a three month old son and works in insurance plans to be deferred Raymond machinist no children Benda partner farmer on route 1 Ely Iowa
Washington (UP) explains how to determine your actual draft order in your local board area after today’s lottery. Readers should know their registration serial number and the highest number issued in their board area, then scratch off any drawn numbers higher than that figure.
On Monday night the top issue numbers were East side board No. 1 with 4393 registrations, West side board No. 2 with 3032, and County board No. 3 with 2772 registrations.
Cedar Raundy News reports 67-year-old Walker justice of the peace Dan Arnold pled guilty to reckless driving after a night of drinking. Judge Harry Johnson set a $25 fine plus costs, with $10 and costs paid and the balance suspended on good behavior. Arnold challenged the accusation and claimed no recklessness, while two riding passengers fled after the curb impact.
President Roosevelt officials, including Stephen T. Early, report a confrontation with New York City police at a Pennsylvania Station crowding claimed a Negro patrolman was kicked after Early and others faced a police blockage while moving to the presidential train. Early said he delivered a knee but did not kick.
Cairo reports an Italian attempt to invade the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan along the Blue Nile was thwarted as British patrols and Royal Air Force planes routed fascist troops. The Middle East high command issued the briefing on Tuesday.
A bomb containing nitroglycerine was found in the hold of the US Army transport Republic one day out of San Francisco en route to New York. Master-at-arms Henry F. Dodd described locating it four decks below and dropping it overboard after raising the alarm. The ship carried 1,800 troops and about 750 officers, wives, and children.
A column reviews Omerset Maugham’s new story collection The Mixture as Before noting some pieces hit, others miss. The writer likens Maugham to inhabiting various roles and compares depth of character to Jung’s Personality theory. The piece ponders minds within minds, archetypes, and the quest for unity amid shadows and ghosts of the psyche.
Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City was subpoenaed to testify before a senate campaign investigating subcommittee after he declined to appear voluntarily. Hague, a state Democratic leader, had advised no reply was needed to charges about the organization he heads.
President Roosevelt denounces Republican defense politics during a Madison Square Garden rally with Farley and Sullivan. He cites a danger-filled world, cites Greece and Italy war, and contrasts domestic aims with GOP timidity while touring New York and New Jersey.
Reports from Athens describe Italy's spearhead pushing 10 kilometers into Greece along the Albanian frontier with a depth of about nine miles at one point. Britain pledges wide military aid to Greece while denying landing operations at Salonika Crete or Cephalonia as fascist claims are rebuffed.
Willkie denounces Roosevelt as demagogic for a third term pivot and defense politics at a Madison Square Garden rally. He cites delays on defense reports, mocks Hague's corruption, and defends McNary while criticizing Republican leadership and policy contrasts.
A British military expert says Germany has massed about 700 divisions or 1 250 000 troops in the Balkans to deter possible Russian interference with its plans. He notes steady troop movements into the Balkan area since France fell.
Iowa time listings show Henry Wallace Norman Thomas Kennedy Brooks Smith Wagner and others on NBC CBS Mutual WGN and WMT with rebroadcasts at 11 pm Key figures include Dorothy Thompson Isabella Greenway King Daniel Tobin Wickard Marvin Jones Willkie and Earl Browder over multiple networks scheduled from 5:15 pm to 10:45 pm.
Radio listeners heard President Roosevelt claim 16 000 000 registrants with five percent called for service The president corrected the figure to 1 600 000 while the actual registrants total near 17 000 000 A Linn County Republican leader criticized his accuracy as proof of flawed defense knowledge
Cedar Rapids enjoyed a sunny break as morning clouds cleared following 1.38 inches of rain on Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures ranged from 50 degrees in the morning to 62 by midafternoon, with a high of 67 reached earlier in the day.
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