Willkie opposed as California backs Johnson in antiwar drift
The column argues willkie faces the Roosevelt conspiracy to push the nation toward war and dictatorship. It notes Johnson’s California primary win across party lines, portraying him as America first and noninterventionist, with implications on national policy and press freedom. It references a broader critique of New Deal power, conscription, and media control.
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Wendell Willkie
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
Pepper
Germany
White House
Everal Senate
Willkie
Adolf Hitler
Hiram Johnson
California
Johnson
Harry Bridges
Uncle Sam
America
Raid Alarms In Day as Planes Strike North Bel Compiled
British attacks erupt in daytime raids targeting Bel territory with reconnaissance and bombing missions. Allied forces report heavy aircraft activity, defenses respond, and casualty tallies are being assessed as operations unfold.
London Braces as Nazi Raids Sweep England
The text describes intensified Luftwaffe raids over southern and southeastern England starting September 1, with London enduring record air raid alarms though few bombs fell there. Bomber waves pounded northern and northwestern towns, causing fires and widespread damage during a six hour attack into the night.
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Adolf Hitler
Poland
England
London
Rumanians Refuse Vienna Cut as Axis Ties Grow Closer
In Bucharest Jules Maniu telegraphs Hitler and Mussolini vowing Romanians will never accept the Vienna sentence. Transylvania peasants and troops resist the transfer of half the territory to Hungary amid promises of German protection for Romania. Foreign Minister Manoilescu cites an absolute military guarantee and Romania’s shift toward an axis foreign policy. King Carol laments the surrender while urging restraint after two sleepless nights.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Jules Maniu
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Vienna
Maniu
Transylvania
Hungary
Slovakia
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Romania
Russia
Carol
George Bratianu
Juliu Maniu
New Bever Park Zoo Bears Welcomed A Salt-Loving Resident
The Bever Park Zoo introduces Kelly a 96 month old black bear gifted by Charles G Pelton of Waterloo. Keeper Bill Volz Jr notes Kelly cannot harm humans though his long nails demand caution. Kelly enjoys licking salt from visitors arms and is secured to a stump near the rabbit huts.
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Kelly
Bill Volz, Jr
Bever Park
Bill
Charles G. Pelton
Waterloo
Pelton
Roosevelt Labor Day broadcasts tentatively scheduled
Two speeches by President Roosevelt for Labor Day are tentatively booked for radio. WMT Cedar Rapids will air the dedication of the Great Smoky National Park in Tennessee from 4 to 4:30 p.m. The Chickamauga dam dedication speech from 10 to 10:30 a.m. is listed by NBC blue and Mutual, but no local stations have announced carry.
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Roosevelt
Mutual
WMT
Cedar Rapids
Great Smoky National Park
Tennessee
Chickamauga Dam
NBC Blue
Weekly Forecast for Chicago and Regions Aug 31 Sept 4
AP reports an extended forecast with showers in the Great Lakes north and east portions beginning early in the period, cooler temperatures at times and sub normal averages. Upper Mississippi Valley expects generally fair weather with scattered showers early in the period and cooler start, warming later. Northern Great Plains shows recurring showers from late Sunday or Monday with above normal temperatures and a cooler end to the period.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Tanks Crash In Baths Fatal Weekend Disaster
Four people died and seven were injured when two 20 000 gallon water tanks crashed through the roof of the Florida Avenue Baths on the Atlantic City boardwalk. Two unidentified women were recovered unclad from the wreckage after a lengthy rescue. Police and fire crews searched for two more possible victims as crowds observed during Labor Day weekend preparations.
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Atlantic City
Florida Avenue
James A. McMenamin
Summerwill Bank to Pay Added Dividend to Depositors
Iowa City. D. W. Bates state superintendent of banking filed in Johnson county district court for judicial approval of an added dividend of 9 217.02 to depositors of the closed Farmers Loan and Trust Co. The amount stems from 10 000 paid into the receivership by Ben S Summerwill after action by three depositors. The dividend would be 1.2176 percent and a hearing was set for Saturday at 10 a.m. before Judge James P. Gaffney.
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Gazette
Iowa City
D. W. Bates
Johnson County
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Ben S Summerwill
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
James P. Gaffney
Holiday Weekend Weather Likely Pleasant In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids reports promise of good holiday weather for Labor Day weekend. Saturday night skies were clear as the sun set with moderate temperatures. Early morning low was 60, rising to 73 by afternoon, then easing to 60 by 11 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Bugs Baer on Trinidad as U S Security for Panama Canal
Bugs Baer argues the United States should view Trinidad as essential protection for the Panama Canal. He mocks fears of Hindu populations and references Gandhi while noting the global, humorous tone of the idea.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
United States
Trinidad
Panama Canal
Willkie Attacks Draft Industry Plan Amid War Board Claims
Willkie criticized the Overton Russell draft industry amendment to the selective service bill as a cheap political proposal. He released excerpts from a War Resources Board report he claims shows opposition to such a program. He urged Roosevelt to release the board’s report to the public.
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Rushvilgeue
Ind — Wendel] Willkie
Stettinius War Resources Board
America
War Resources
Willkie
Roosevelt
F D R Name Walker Postmaster General Choice
President Roosevelt announced in Hyde Park that Frank C. Walker will be named postmaster general succeeding James A. Farley. The informal gathering praised social gains under his administration as supporters predicted broad backing for Roosevelt in November.
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F.D.R
Walker
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Frank C. Walker
Roosevelt Home Club
James A. Farley
Twenty-Five Die In U S Senator Lundeen Air Crash
U S Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota and 24 others were killed when their aircraft crashed near Lovatsville Virginia during a heavy rain storm. All 21 passengers and 4 crew members perished as the plane shattered on the ground. The accident marked the nation's worst toll in commercial aviation history.
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Washington
U. S
Ernest Lundeen
Minnesota Farmer-Laborite
Lovatsville
Farm Labor Solon Dies In Crackup
Investigators probe the crash of a two motored airliner en route from Washington to Pittsburgh. Witnesses described a crash in an alfalfa field in Virginia during a thunderstorm. The disaster marked the first fatal airline accident since 1939 and involved federal officials and a Pittsburgh bound crew.
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Solon
Washington
Pittsburgh
Virginia
U. S
Oklahoma City
Okla
Pennssiania Central Airlines
John Rhodes
Winchester
Evening Star
List Of Victims In Plane Crash
Official passenger list for the Washington Pittsburgh airliner crash near Lovett includes 23 dead. Names span Washington D C, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, Chicago, and Virginia with crew: Capt. Lowell Scroggins pilot, J Po Moore copilot, Margaret Carson hostess, Donald Stairn observer.
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Tittsburgh Tap
Tennsylvania Central
Vines
Dorothy Bees Andington
Arthur Hoitlawas
Washington
G Bowles Pitseargh
Pesei
Federal Bureau of Isestigation
Naomi Colpo
McKinley Street
Roso Hale
Mildred Chesser
VI Street
AM Jones
Interstate Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Towa
J Hofforth
Chicago
Veteran Penn Central pilot dies in airliner wreck
Lowell Scroggins, veteran pilot of Pennsylvania Central Airlines, led the transport in the crash that killed 25. He served over 12 years with PCA and its predecessors, piloted airmail on the early Pittsburgh to Cleveland route, and logged more than a million miles. He was based in Pittsburgh.
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Lowell Scroggins
Herndon
Narmal
Tittsburgh
VNS
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
PCA
Scroggins
Cleveland
Pittsburgher
Digest of Sections and Pages From Sunday Index
A fragmented list outlines the newspaper’s Sunday sections with page references for sections including Late News Pairs Editorials News Review Home Appliance Features Builders Pages Social Pages Around the Town Forecast of Events Want Ads Marriages Farm News Sports Marion Financial Business Review and State News.
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State News
Farm News
Marion
Financial
Business Review
Pase
Competent Instructors Listed in Gazette Fine Arts Directory
The Gazette Classified Want Ad announces a Fine Arts Directory listing competent instructors in music and dancing. Parents are urged to give children an opportunity to develop talents by selecting an instructor now.
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Gazette
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