Willkie Support Grows Amid Roosevelt Foreign Policy Debate
Unofficial polls show rising Willkie sentiment as voters debate Roosevelt's foreign policy and the New Deal. The piece notes Kennedy's London return and questions whether diplomatic operations abroad reveal competence or reliance on staff, while a Detroit News critique calls for a change after eight years.
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Six Figures Missing After Washington Draft Lottery
The grand conscription lottery ended with six numbers unaccounted for and two numbers over. Brigadier General Lewis B. Hershey retrieved the last capsule at 4:47 a.m. Iowa time after 17 hours 31 minutes of drawing.
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Selective Service
Iowa
Lost Numbers From National Draft Lottery Reported
The six missing numbers in the national draft lottery in Washington are 6542 7192 7635 5108 1835 and 7830. They were not drawn and were placed at the end of the master lottery list.
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Capsule Lottery Draw Runs Longer Than Expected
The draft lottery tally reports 9002 numbers drawn after a earlier count of 8994 with six capsules missing. A junior drawing of eight numbers extended the process to 17 hours 36 minutes, revealing discrepancies and reassignments of certain serial numbers under Dr. Clarence A. Dykstra oversight.
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Speeches Tonight Across Iowa Radio Schedule
A late evening lineup features Gov George A Wilson on WHO at 6 15 and 10 15 PM Dorothy Thompson on WMT 7 30 Hershey on WENR 8 PM Taft on NBC Blue 8 30 Wagner on NBC Red 9 PM Roosevelt on three networks including WHO WMT and WGN 9 15 to 10 PM Norman Thomas at 10 15 PM
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FDR May Reveal Big Step To Aid Britain In Speech Tonight
President Roosevelt plans a Boston address tonight likely to announce a major move to aid Britain and its Allies. An official said the plan may involve priorities or enhanced aid while preserving existing U.S. military assets.
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Police Answer 22 Calls On Vandalism
Cedar Rounds News reports Tuesday evening saw 22 calls for help from vandalism victims. Captain Stolba says Chief Batley will be asked for extra help Wednesday night as only one confirmed incident of damage was a smashed cement urn worth 25 dollars at 1728 Bever Avenue SE. Chief Bailey plans an enlarged radio patrol with thirteen cars plus three on alarms to cover Thursday night. The city zoning directs radio units to nearest trouble sites.
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Berry Endorses Willkie by Pressmen Leader
George J. Berry, president of the International Printing Pressmen's union and former Tennessee senator, visited the Wendell Willkie camp in Knoxville, criticizing the Roosevelt administration and endorsing the Republican nominee.
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Axis Balkan Push Stalled by Weather and British Navy
Reports from the Yugoslav frontier describe heavy fighting as Greek forces resist an Italian offensive in frontier mountains. Italy and Germany push for support amid bad weather, while British mines block key Greek zones and censorship limits detail.
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Doubt Local Men Will Be Called Before Next Spring
Cedar Rapids readers learn that local Linn county men with early draft numbers are unlikely to be called before spring. Enlistments since Oct 1 will offset first draft quotas, and no local quota has arrived. Local boards note about ten men ready to begin one year of training, while remaining details outline how quotas are apportioned among boards.
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Threat Campaign Charge in Presidential Race
Chicago report says New York Mayor LaGuardia accused Wendell L. Willkie's campaign of using threats fear and money to influence voters. The remark came during remarks Tuesday night.
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Here as a strange i bong a reader writes
A reader shares reflections on Swedenborg and life after death, noting how books like My Religion by Helen Keller aided bereaved friends. The letter discusses reactions to spiritual thinking, belief in an afterlife, and the challenge of helping others confront mortality.
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Lewis Won't Take Willkie Cabinet Post
CIO chief John L. Lewis said he would decline the post of secretary of labor in Wendell L. Willkie's proposed cabinet if he is elected president. The move signals opposition to joining a Willkie administration.
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John Roosevelt Draft Number Listed in Massachusetts
In Nahant Massachusetts John Roosevelt the President’s youngest son held draft number 1874 which was drawn 7298th early Wednesday by the draft board.
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Thief Robs West Side Stores In $200 Haul
A burglar rammed a light automobile between two West Side stores early Wednesday morning and looted the drug store operated by E H Ladage and the Consumers Cooperative grocery at 228 Eighth Avenue SW. Losses included cash, postal receipts, stamped envelopes, pens, a cigaret case, candy, and groceries totaling well over 200 dollars. Police traced a trail but recovered no suspect. investigators noted broken glass in the drug store and a possible self-inflicted wound.
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War Dept Building Damaged By Blaze Inquiry Is Ordered
Washington UPI The War Department ordered a fire investigation after a Wednesday blaze destroyed a new addition and damaged two others at the munitions building. Secretary Knox said evidence showed no saboteurs and that a cigarette sparked the blaze. No defense documents were lost. damage was structural. New stringent rules for building use will be enacted. Fire response included city equipment and firms from nearby Marsland and Virginia.
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Navy to mobilize nine reserve units on new ships
Secretary Knox said nine organized reserve units will be called to active duty on newly acquired naval ships. About 1248 officers and men will sail to merchant ships to serve on the west coast, with others assigned to three training vessels on the Great Lakes. Atlantic bases to guard the eastern seaboard and Caribbean should be ready for units within three months.
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Woman Sets House Ablaze to Oust Roomer in PROIA
PROBIA TH police held Josephine Bell, 40, after she admitted starting a house fire to eject a roomer who demanded sex and refused to pay rent. The incident occurred Wednesday as investigators probed motives and safety concerns.
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Figures Show G O P Claims On Wilson Spending Misleading
The article presents a table from official reports arguing that Democratic state candidates misstate the Wilson administration’s fiscal record. It notes that budgets for the highway commission and other departments were centralized in the legislature, making expenditures appear larger though they were smaller.
Willkie Attacks Third Term In Charleston Speech
Wendell Willkie denounces Roosevelts third term as dangerous to democracy. He claims power in one man leads to war and criticizes Frank Hague and foreign policy, urging Americans to reject a perpetual presidency. He accuses ambassadors of partisan activity and warns Britain aid could be misused for politics.
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Sunlight Lifts Cedar Rapids Mercury Amid Mixed Sky
Sunlight spurred Cedar Rapids temperatures upward with a low of 39 and a high near 68. Readings showed 62 by midmorning and 50 by evening with a 42 midnight low as skies turned partly cloudy.
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