Roosevelt ship transfers spark fear of liberty loss
The piece argues that Roosevelt’s transfer of destroyers to Britain signals widening executive power and risks surrendering liberties to a strong central authority. It warns that reliance on one man could lead to further military and political concessions and threatens democracy if Congress is bypassed.
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John Stuart Mill
Roosevelt
Europe
Yee
England
America
India
Philippines
Hitler Threatens Night Bombing and England Collapse
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler's 50 minute speech at the Sports Palast warning that if Britain zaps German cities with night raids, Germany will erase theirs. He said England will crack up, vowed to end the war on his timetable, and announced a second wartime relief fund amid China depth.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Royal Air Force
Germany
England
Nazifuehrer
Hitler
Nazi Germany
Reich
The Chain Letter and the Power of Slogans in Campaigns
The piece critiques mass slogans that substitute thinking, noting chain letters and epigrams spread quickly and shape opinion. It decries parroting ideas, praises critical thought, and warns that propaganda distorts truth and inflates rhetoric beyond its value.
Blast Severs Last Swiss French Link
An explosion destroyed a frontier viaduct, severing the final Swiss French railway link. Swiss officials launched a criminal investigation into the mysterious blast.
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Blast Severs
Geneva
INS
Switzerland
France
The Price of a Fawning Alliance with Britain
The author argues the new alliance with Great Britain weakens liberty and constitutional power. A personal enthusiasm misleads the public into surrendering institutions and democracy risks becoming extinct.
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Gress
Great Britain
Six Planes Burned At Spencer Hangar
Spencer AP Six airplanes and the Spencer municipal airport hangar were destroyed by fire at 9 a.m. Wednesday in a rapid blaze that consumed the wooden structure in about half an hour. Loss was estimated at 10 000 to 15 000. Cause unknown. One plane was dragged free but burned on the field. Christensen owned two planes. two others belonged to John Flack and Leo Sweeney. The remaining aircraft were under construction.
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Spencer (Ap
Spencer Municipal Airport
Harvey Christensen
Christensen
John Flack
Leo Sweeney
Draft Bill Sparks Debate On Peace Time Conscription
Rep Short says peacetime draft would be a confession that Hitler methods are superior and more effective. Rep Faddis counters that Berlin Moscow Tokyo and Rome want the democracy to delay the Burke-Wadsworth bill to endanger national security as the House debates amendments.
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Washington
Short
House
Hitler
Faddis
Berlin
Moscow
Tokio
Rome
Barrymore Walks Out On Elaine Barrie
John Barrymore leaves the couple's modern home for a solo residence in his tower mansion after another separation with Elaine Barrie. The aging star has reconciled after previous spats as their romance remains unsettled.
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Elaine
Hollywood
John Barrymore
Elaine Barrie
Miss Barrie
Tower
Carol Battles To Save Nation From Anarchy
The Romanian cabinet fell as King Carol sought to prevent further territory losses amid Iron Guard tensions. Gen. Ion Antonescu named premier to form a military cabinet while Iron Guard activity and railway strikes disrupted Romania. German troop movements were reported near Hungary as Budapest denied soil incursions.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Ion Gigurtu
Carol
Gigurtu
Ion Antonescu
Mihai
Constanta
Brasoff
Europe
Szolnok
Hungary
Germany
Budapest
Foreign Office
Roosevelt Reveals He's Grounded by Secret Service
President Roosevelt says secret service precautions prevent him from using airplane travel as he travels in Washington. The Secret Service is charged with protecting the life of the President and his family.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Gazette Want Ad Readers Pay Cash
Advertisement emphasizes paying cash for for sale items in the Gazette Want Ads. Notes transactions from small costs to large profits and mentions telephone contact 2 1121.
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Gazette
Roosevelt Announces U S Base Rights Across British Realm
An Associated Press map shows sites where the United States gained rights to establish naval and air bases on British territory from Newfoundland to British Guiana in exchange for 50 over-age destroyers, per President Roosevelt's announcement.
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Associated Press
United States
British
Newfoundland
North Atlantic
British Guiana
South America
U. S
Roosevelt
Willkie Criticizes F R Handling of Base Negotiations
Rushville Indiana AP Willkie denounces Roosevelt for not securing congressional approval or public discussion before trading destroyers for naval base rights. He says democracy must prove itself by full use of its processes and stresses Congress’s sacred constitutional role.
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Willkie
F. R
Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Congress
Newspapers Publish Washington London Dispatches
No Soviet comment in the report as newspapers in Moscow printed Wednesday dispatches from Washington and London on the American British trade without editorial response.
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Moscow
Washington
London
Leak in the Dike of Democracy Warns of Leaks
Arthur Bugs Baer recalls White House leaks and warns about publicizing secrets. He cites historical plumbing of leaks from a 1910 era, notes associates Steve Early Marvin McIntyre and Willkie broadcasting the Stettinius report, and likens leaks to Moses smiting the rock.
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O.K
Baer
White House
Steve
Munsey
Washington Times
Marvin McIntyre
Willkie
Stettinius
Mac
Moses
Dorothy Sosnowski Dies After Auto Accident
Dorothy Sosnowski five was struck by a car in Southbridge Massachusetts and died before she could attend her first day of school on Wednesday. The crash occurred Tuesday and the child did not survive.
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Southbridge
Mass
Dorothy Sosnowski
Convicts' Young Hostages Safe as Surrender Ends Chase
Vicksburg police killed Bruce Fowler and captured Floyd Boyce after three other desperadoes surrendered with their hostages in a 70 000 acre swamp. Arkansas convicts surrendered near Columbia while a kidnap victim, A L Hinton, was released and later fled with the suspects. A 16 year old hostage, Vancille Williams, was rescued from the swamp with two other youths after a long pursuit across Louisiana Arkansas and Texas where 27 of 36 escapees remained at large.
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Vicksburg
Bruce Fowler
Floyd Boyce
Here
Columbia
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Angola
Fisher’s Lane
A. L. Hinton
Monroe
Vancille Williams
Rayville
Gladys Diamond
Jerry Harrigill
Louisiana
Texas
Gould
Ark
Fascist Says Trade Plunges U S Further Into War
Rome's Virginio Gayda says the U S Britain destroyer exchange deepens U S involvement in the European conflict. Italy warns the cession of war material and base rights shows Britain's weakness while condemning Roosevelt's labor day speech as provocative and hostile to Axis aims.
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Rome
Virginio Gayda
Western Hemisphere
United States
Great Britain
Italy
America
Britain
Messaggera
Popolo di Roma
Roosevelt
Britain United States destroyer base deal quoted Bible
A foreign office spokesman commented on the naval base agreement, quoting scripture about selling birthright for a mess of pottage. The note adds that Britain has sold parts of her empire for aid destroyers, with continuation on Page 4.
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Berrarelin
Foreign Office
United States
Britain
Car Thieves Escape After Traffic Delays Police
In Cedar Rapids a service station delay due to traffic on Third avenue SW slowed patrolmen long enough for two youths to steal away in a 1939 Ford coupe reported by Dan Hunter Jr. The pursuing officers, Hines and Shannon, observed the car pass at 12:35 but had to pause for traffic before it vanished onto Fourth avenue.
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Third Avenue
Dan Hunter, Jr
Fourth Avenue SE
Third Street
Third and
Fourth Avenues
Andy Hines
Cliff Shannon
Fourth Avenue
Sinclair Lewis May Join Iowa Faculty Rumors Swirl
Reports on the University of Iowa campus claimed Sinclair Lewis, famed playwright and Nobel laureate, would join the faculty to teach novel writing. Acting President Chester A. Phillips offered no comment while Walter Winchell claimed Lewis planned a Hawaii vacation after quitting the stage.
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Gazette
Iowa
University of Iowa
Sinclair Lewis
Chester A. Phillips
Phillips
Walter Winchell
Lewis
Iowa U
Hawaii
Dorothy Thompson
Bright September Sun Boosts Cedar Rapids Temperatures
A bright sun pushed Cedar Rapids temperatures higher on Wednesday with the thermometer rising from 59 early morning to 76 by midmorning and 84 by midafternoon. Tuesday’s peak hit 83 between 4 and 4:30 p.m., then cooled to 75 evening and 64 at midnight, according to the Chambers Inskeep company dial.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Mercury
Chambers
Publicity and Politics Clash Over Destroyer Swap
Rep. Smith Ohio calls transfer of 50 destroyers to Britain acts of war while Rep. Johnson Texas likens the move to Jefferson's Louisiana purchase. White House refuses to reveal ship movements, citing risk of inviting German sinkings. Roosevelt consults Congress and uses a $200 million defense fund. Barkley says no bases talks underway. reaction at home largely supportive.
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Britain
Sweeney
Johnson
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Roosevelt
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Alben W. Barkles
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Sam Rayburn
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