Bombing Night Intensifies Against Berlin and Frankfurt
Allied air raids blasted Berlin and Frankfurt with heavy bombs aimed at rail and industrial targets. The night campaign also hit Mannheim and Nazi-occupied ports while nine British aircraft were lost. German defenses were limited with some damage in eastern England and Bremen dock area reported.
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Germany
France
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Ostend
Dunkerque
Air Ministry
Ministry
East Anglia
England
Bremen
Rumors of a Roosevelt Konoye summit spark debate
The column weighs a possible Roosevelt Konoye meeting amid White House denials while warning such a talk would hint at appeasement. It also critiques federal primary oversight and laments Europe’s leaders courting a united Europe under Nazi symbols, then comments on labor, loafing, and war coverage.
Berlin Bombarded as Night Air Raid Shakes City
Berlin endured a heavy night air raid as anti aircraft guns roared at British planes. British formations struck targets in northern central and southwestern Germany. Over the din, the sounds of large aircraft motors and searchlights illuminated the sky. A plane was sighted by a searchlight beam. It was Berlin's second air raid.
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Scharnhorst
Brest
Berlin
Germany
Chain Stores Join In Program To Sell National Defense Stamps
Cedar Rapids Iowa chain stores back the national defense savings stamps program. B D Silliman Iowa Chain Store council director said 31 firms operating over 500 stores in 118 cities already sell the stamps and others will join on September 15. Stamps come in denominations of 10 cents to five dollars with albums exchanging for defense savings bonds when filled.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
B. D. Silliman
Iowa Chain Store Council
Defense Savings
Board Decrees Sharp Cut Of Non-Essential Output
The new supply priorities and allocations board outlined steps to curb nonessential output as raw defense materials run short. President Roosevelt unveiled a drive to boost production via higher spending and extra shifts, with a new lease lend program of about 5 billion dollars to be ready for Congress within a week. The board chaired by Vice President Wallace called for full use of labor and machinery on defense or critical civilian work, reduction of nonessential production, and the purge of hoarded materials and price speculation.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Wallace
U S Mission To Reds Named
President Roosevelt appoints a five man mission headed by W Averell Harriman to go to Moscow and discuss material aid to the Soviet Union. Members include Major Generals Burns and Brett and Admiral Standley along with William L Batt. about nine technicians accompany them. Departure date not announced.
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Roosevelt
W. Averell Harriman
Lendlease
London
Moscow
Russia
Nazi Germany
James H. Burns
Lend-Lease Administration
George H. Brett
Army Air Corps
Great Britain
Middle East
William H. Standley
Naval Operations
William L. Batt
Office of Production Management
White House
Lightning bolt uses bomb tactics on two Cedar Rapids houses
A Cedar Rapids family escaped injury when a lightning bolt struck their home, tearing a gaping roof hole and ripping attic flooring. Firemen called the strike a cold bolt, tracing the path from a large cottonwood tree to a radio aerial and attic window before vanishing.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Spinka
Raymond
Richard
Spinka
Denial of Japanese Leader’s Pacific Parley Invite
Washington officials say Premier Fumimaro Konoye has not invited President Roosevelt to a high seas conference on Japanese American relations. The only water trip planned for the President is a cruise from Annapolis on Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River.
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Pacific
Early
Annapolis
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Rainy spell drives humidity and temperature rise
A rainfall tally shows .34 inches Tuesday afternoon and .30 inches Wednesday morning. Humidity peaked at 80 percent on the Cham bers Inskeep graph with readings near 72 to 80 percent. Temperature rose from 74 at 9:30 am to 84 by 2:30 pm, then cooled and fluctuated through the night.
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Chambers
Thunderstorms Dumps Heavy Rain Across Iowa
Thunder storms drenched Iowa with up to 4.64 inches in Waukee and 3.52 inches in Indianola as central sections saw the heaviest rainfall. Skies stayed cloudy statewide with a high of 87 in Council Bluffs and a low of 62 in Waterloo, while other towns logged 0.08 to 1.97 inches.
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Iowa
Fort Dodge
Ames
Marshalltown
Indianola
van Meter
Waukee
Creston
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Oskaloosa
Osceola
Perry
Clarinda
Mount Ayr
Albia
Davenport
Mayor to Represent Cedar Rapids at Defense Conference
Cedar Rapids Mayor Frank Hahn will attend a September 12 conference in Chicago of mayors from midwestern states to study and advise on problems arising from national defense materials priorities. Hahn wired his acceptance after receiving the invitation. He noted Cedar Rapids has not faced shortages as severely as others and emphasized the need to participate.
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Frank Hahn
William H. Dress
Evansville
Ind
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Hahn
Quartet Indicted in US Spy Ring Case
New York AP report says three men and an 18 year old girl were indicted for conspiracy to violate the espionage act. They allegedly gathered and sent to Europe details on American forces and coastal defenses. Ringleader Kurt Ludwig, 40, with Lucy Boehmler 18 of Queens, Hans Pagel 20 of Brooklyn, and Frederick Schlosser 19 of Brooklyn named in the indictment.
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New York
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Europe
Kurt Frederick Ludwig
Ohio
United States
Austria
Ludwig
Lucy Boehmler
Queens
New York City
Stuttgart
Hans Pagel
Brooklyn
Wunsford
Frederick Edward Schlosser
Swiss-born citizen arrested in Miami on espionage charges
Carl Herman Schroetter a 48 year old Swiss born naturalized American with visits to Germany since the war began was arrested in Miami on espionage charges late Tuesday officials said Schroetter had lived in the United States for several years and faced sharp questions about his movements and associations from federal investigators.
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Miami
Fla
Carl Herman Schroetter
United States
Germany
British Create Political Warfare Unit to Stir Conquered Nations
London says Britain will form a political warfare department aimed at arousing and influencing nations conquered by Germany and Italy to resist their rulers. The plan, announced midweek, emphasizes covert and strategic efforts to destabilize Axis-controlled regions.
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Italy
Industrial Revolution Foretold by Rep Martin at Kiwanis Meeting
Rep Thomas E Martin of Iowa City told Kiwanis listeners that a broad industrial revolution would follow the current emergency. He cited shortages of strategic materials manganese rubber and tin and warned Cedar Rapids firms may face tighter priorities and possible closures as war demands rise. He plans to report in Washington then return to army camps for end of month maneuvers.
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Kiwanis Club
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Iowa City
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Texas
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Early Rail Strike Vote Showed Narrow Window of Unity
In Chicago President A F Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen announced an early tally suggesting a strike authorization by about 1,150,000 railroad employees. He cited 76,000 votes cast of 160,000 in his union, with other brotherhoods backing a general strike if wage demands fail. Final results from all unions are due Friday.
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A. F. Whitney
The
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Reich Disclaims Duty Of Feeding Occupied Nations
Berlin officials reject responsibility for feeding populations in Nazi occupied territories. A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman says Germany’s sole duty is to maintain order in France, Holland, Belgium and other areas while England and a powerful Atlantic nation must ensure food, with freedom of the seas allowing essential imports.
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Senate Debates Revenue Bill with Surtax Increases
Washington report says the Senate quickly accepted higher surtaxes in a 3.68 billion tax bill. Individual rates rise to 77 percent for top incomes with exemptions cut to 750 for singles and 1500 for couples. Corporate tax rises start at 6 percent up to 25,000 dollars and 7 percent above.
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Senate
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Surtax
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
America
Rookie Cop Solves Theft Ring With Tip From Hiker Arrest
Des Moines police nabbed Joe Swan, a hitchhiker accused of robbing travel cheques from Al Setter in Cedar Rapids. Rookie patrolman Vaude Fellwock provided the crucial lead, prompting officers to track Swan to Des Moines where he was arrested for uttering a forged instrument after cashing a $100 cheque at the Roosevelt Hotel. Swan, intoxicated at arrest, had four of seven cheques and $71 in cash. Cedar Rapids police planned to return him to face charges.
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Swan
Roosevelt Hotel
Vaude Fellwock
Wes Benesh
Capital City
Fellwock
Paul Castelline
al Setter
Second Avenue
Ottumwa
Minnesota Autoist Fined On Drunk Driving Charge
Carl O Whisler 59 of Crookston Minnesota was fined 300 and costs by Judge C J Haas for operating a car while intoxicated He paid the fine after being arrested by Highway Patrolman J E Clapp Tuesday around 5 pm Waterloo police tipped off of a drunk driver heading toward Cedar Rapids Clapp pursued a tan car on highway 30 and halted it after a 5 mile chase during which the driver endangered other motorists
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Crookston
Minn
C. J. Haas
Whisler
J. E. Clapp
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Clapp
Russians Repulse Foe in Len ingrad Moscow Areas
Twin Russian counter-offensives reported to have rolled back German thrusts toward Moscow and Leningrad. Red Star and Pravda cited Voroshilov leading center and Leningrad forces to recapture villages, shatter German positions, and push Nazis back at least three miles after heavy artillery and air assaults.
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British port welcomes 200 Americans as Canadian troops arrive
A large contingent of about 200 Canadians reached a British port on Wednesday, boosting the Third Canadian division toward full strength. The deployment increases the number of Canadians guarding vital UK areas to over 100,000.
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