Politician Charges Henderson Aide Ties to Communists
Rep Martin Dies attacks Leon Henderson and several price control staff as "strangers to the American way" with Communist leanings. Henderson denies the charge and refers subordinates to the civil service for review, unlikely to trigger firings. The piece also questions national unity and midwest war posture while noting growing resistance to Nazi tyranny in Czechoslovakia and the limits of revolt without weapons.
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Czechoslovakia
Jan Papanek
Benes
Ames Librarians Seek Ways to Promote Reading Nationwide
About 200 Iowa librarians and library trustees met in Ames to explore strategies to boost reading among the public. They aim to persuade more people to read more books, arguing public libraries are potent symbols of democracy and could help advance the Four Freedoms worldwide. In a separate note, the piece reflects on President Franklin D Roosevelt losing the support of a trusted ally, acknowledging the emotional impact on his leadership.
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Middle West
Washington
Iowa
Ames
United States
Franklin Roosevelt
Germans claim cut of Leningrad land links and near schluesselburg
Nazi dispatches report German forces sever land connections to Leningrad by capturing Schluesselburg and advances on the Isthmus cutting water routes. Moscow and Berlin disagree on full encirclement while fighting rages around Leningrad with heavy bombardment and counter offensives elsewhere on the Eastern Front.
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Adolf Hitler
Leningrad
Schluesselburg
Neva
Berlin
Lake Ladoga
Lake Onega
Moscow
Russia
Red Baltic
Gulf of Finland
Kronstadt
Hangoe
Estonia
Gomel
Mother Of President Dies At 86 At Hyde Park
Mrs Sara Delano Roosevelt dies at 86 in Hyde Park after a circulatory collapse. President Roosevelt postpones a major foreign policy address to Thursday night 8 p.m. Iowa time. Funeral private Tuesday at St James Episcopal Church with burial beside her husband in the family plot.
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Sara Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sara Delano Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Mrs
Eleanor Roosevelt
Iowa
James Roosevelt
White House
Poughkeepsie
Washington
Franklin
Clinging Girl Leads To Driver's Arrest In Homicide
Six year old Shirley Johnson clung to the front headlight of a speeding car after her mother was fatally struck, prompting the arrest of Charles P. Mantz a 62 year old carpenter on suspicion of negligent homicide. Witnesses say Shirley held on to the car until it stopped in Mantz's garage as her mother Mrs Eric Johnson and brother Herbert aged three crossed the street. Mantz claimed he was unaware of the accident.
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San Bernardino
Calif
Ins
Shirley Johnson
Charles P. Mantz
Carpenter
Shirley
Eric Johnson
Herbert
Mantz
Oil Station Man Acts Quickly Car Theft Arrest
Seventeen year old Floyd Cramer of New Hope Pa was jailed in Cedar Rapids on a car theft charge. Kyle Mills operator of a service station at 103 Eighth avenue SW nabbed the youth by seizing the car keys and reporting to police. Detectives John Hanna and George Connell handled the arrest. Cramer said he stole the car in Fulton Illinois after hitching from New Hope. Fulton police were notified and the car was recovered.
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Floyd Cramer
New Hope
Kyle Mills
Eighth Avenue
Cramer
Mills Station
Mills
John Hanna
George Connell
Fulton
Titan Tower Debuts as New Romance Serial
James H. Chesnutta pens a modern romance set among soaring apartments. The Cedar Rapids Gazette begins the first chapter on Titan Tower, promising gripping drama and a swift, enthralling read.
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James H. Chesnutt
Cedar Rapids
Norden bombsight spy case opens in federal court
U S charges detail Herman Lang who smuggled the Norden bombsight to Germany in 1938. Prosecutor Kennedy says Lang, a Norden employee, received 10000 Nazi marks and naturalized as a U S citizen while continuing to feed information. The conspiracy allegedly used a shortwave station in New York and courier routes through Lima Shanghai Milan and other ports.
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New York
INS
Germany
Herman Lang
United States
Harold M. Kennedy
Kennedy
Lang
Carl I. Norden Company
Reich
Norden’s
Naturalization Court
Berlin
Hamburg
Lima
Peru
Brazil
Shanghai
Milan
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Premonition Sent F. D. R. On Last Visit To Mother
The Rev. Frank Wilson, rector of St James Episcopal church in Hyde Park, says President Roosevelt visited his mother on a weekend hunch after her death. He had planned to come next week but felt an urgent need to see her, reflecting a strong bond between the President and his mother.
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Mr. Wilson
Mr Wilson
German Raid Dead Sums Kill Toll in War
Berlin reports 3 853 people killed by air raids on Germany since the war began up to August 2. The Deutsche news agency release states the figure as an official tally from German authorities.
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Berlin
Germany
Dies Hurls Red Charge At Henderson
Washington report says Rep. Martin Dies charges that Leon Henderson and five defense aides have communist affiliations. Henderson denied any such ties and promised to dismiss anyone proven unfit, while accusing Dies of acting on a single opinion. The House committee cited dozens more alleged communist links in Henderson’s agency.
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Henderson
Washington
Leon Henderson
Civil Service Commission
Martin Dies
Tex
House Committee On un-American Activities
Dies
Roosevelt
Robert A. Brady
OPACS
Tom Tippett
Dewey H. Palmer
Mildred Edie Brady
E. J. Lever
OPM
Treasury
Heaviest RAF Berlin Raid and Wide Allied Bombing Run
London reports the night raid over Berlin by hundreds of RAF and American-built bombers from midnight to dawn, marking the heaviest assault on the city. The attack targeted the capital and other targets including Bergso island, Kiel, Huls, Boulogne, and eastern England with heavy fires and air defenses active.
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London
Luftwaffe
R.A.F
Europe
Berlin
Reich
British
Air Ministry
Ministry
Bergso
Norway
Kiel
Rhineland
Huls
Boulogne
Eng
Cedar Rapids Faces Proposal for School Boy Safety Patrol
Police Chief Jim Bailey announced wide backing for adding schoolboy traffic safety patrols as a supplement to stop signs. Superintendent Arthur Deamer was asked to authorize the program, with early support from J. T. Taylor of the Cedar Rapids Auto Club who offered sponsorship and equipment. PT A leader Mrs. Vernon Spohn also endorsed the plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Bailey
Bailey
Arthur Deamer
J. T. Taylor
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
AAA
Taylor
Vernon Spohn
P. T. A. Council
Gazette
Five Inch City Rain Deluge Strikes Cedar Rapids
A record rainfall drenched Cedar Rapids with about 4.9 inches from Sunday night to Monday morning, causing street torrents, washouts, and utility outages. Winds toppled towers for WMT, and phones across 1,500 to 2,000 lines failed as crews worked through the damage after the heaviest rain since 1936.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
WMT
Marion
Iowa farmer dies as summer storm savages region
A severe storm with lightning wind and rain sweeps eastern Town causing at least one death. Fred Hines a 65 year old farmer near Mechanicsville died when lightning struck his hog house. Manchester measured 6.12 inches of rain the heaviest since 1925 flood. Power and phone lines damaged, farms wrecked, and towns isolated as rivers rose and grids faltered across the area.
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Fred Hines
Mechanicsville
John
Iowa
Manchester
U S Built Bomber Forces Surrender German U-Boat
A German submarine severely damaged by American built Lockheed bomber attacks surrendered in the Atlantic and was towed into a British harbor. The Hudson bomber spotted the crippled U boat in a full gale, then a Catalina flying boat patrolled while warships moved in.
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London
Atlantic
Admiralty
Hudson
Lockheed
Catalina Flying Boat
Coastal Command
Windsors to Visit Washington for 24-Hour Stop
The British embassy announced that the duke and duchess of Windsor will arrive in Washington on September 25 for a 24 hour visit. They will stay at the embassy and travel on to their ranch in Alberta, Canada.
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Washington
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Alberta
Canada
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