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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1940
Page
1
German bombing campaigns over London Saturday through Monday caused about 600 deaths and 2,000 injuries. Officials noted heavy damage to docks and non military targets while British and German forces exchanged strikes across Europe.
A reader explores how people seem amiable on the surface yet harbor unseen conflicts below. The piece compares ourselves to icebergs with eight tenths hidden and notes how fear, pride, or misreading can create ‘friendly enemies’ across social ties.
The Senate approved the Wheeler Lea omnibus transportation bill by 59 to 15 and sent it to the White House. It would place coastal and intercoastal waterways under the Interstate Commerce Commission as part of a broader move toward centralized transportation regulation.
This piece mocks political chaos with references to Trotzky and Carol in a dramatic, satirical voice. It portrays assassination chatter, street violence, and shifting loyalties while railing at dictatorship and wartime propaganda. The article preserves a sharp, period tone and uses vivid, figurative language.
London reporter Dan Campbell describes ten hours dodging air raids in a bombed district. He endures heat, smoke, and shrapnel while sheltering with a policeman and a blonde driver, witnessing delayed action bombs and destruction across docks and streets.
Des Moines Iowa state executive council approved the purchase of 17 percent acres of land adjoining the Wapsipinicon state park in Jones county for 850 dollars. The council also granted objectors five more days to file objections to the proposed Cedar river dam construction.
A large contingent of the Canadian expeditionary force arrived in England on Monday after an uneventful crossing, including many American volunteers among the ranks.
After President Roosevelt signed a 55 251 million defense bill the Navy ordered 201 ships including seven 45 000 ton battleships and eight aircraft carriers. Contracts cover 200 combat ships plus a repair vessel for 53.861 billion and the battleships for about 100 million each with carriers at 47 million. The program aims for a two ocean navy of about 650 ships by 1945 to 1947.
Carol of Romania, former king, was reported to be considering the United States among other countries as offering asylum when his temporary stay in Switzerland ends. The report noted Switzerland as the current base for the exiled royal.
In Bucharest, public trial in absentia for former King Carol on misused funds appears likely after Ion Antonescu sequestered Carol assets. Arrests of Carol-era leaders mount while thousands of police and troops guard key centers to suppress unrest. Carol's holdings in papers, arms, cement, estates, castles, and a Danube model farm are seized.
Henry Ford made a surprise, secret visit to Wendell L. Willkie in Bushville Indiana. Ford stayed with Willkie about ten minutes and refused to commit on supporting him in November, saying the question should be asked of Mr. Ford.
In an East Canadian port American sailors delivered 50 destroyers to British command with minimal ceremony. The transfer featured the lowering of American colors and marching ashore by sailors, followed by British crews hoisting their flag aboard.
Police arrested Bruce Grant, 24, of 625 Eighth Street SE, for leaving the scene of an auto crash after his car struck Jerry Svaton’s vehicle Saturday night. Svaton pursued the car to the vicinity of a city dump. Grant was found intoxicated near the North Western crossing early Sunday and admitted driving, receiving a $25 fine plus costs and a suspended SIA.
Washington reports a delay in sending the senate version of peacetime selective service to a joint committee as Len Bennett Clark stalls. A conference is expected to yield a quick agreement with the house on the 40 day delay and age limits. President Roosevelt reportedly favors universal training for 21 to 45 year olds.
Senator Len Burton K Wheeler of Montana introduced a resolution to empower the Interstate Commerce Committee to conduct a Senate inquiry into reports that German and other foreign interests control key U S defense industries. The measure requests $50,000 to finance the investigation.
MOSCOW UP Japanese embassy sources said Monday that Shigenori Togo the Japanese ambassador to Russia had been recalled to Tokyo and would depart soon.
Washington reports 5,500,000 unemployed skilled workers cataloged by 1,500 employment offices for immediate defense plant use. The plan boosts training and refresher courses in shops and schools, with 300,000 CCC enrollees in defense trades and over 100,000 youths in public schools advancing retraining.
Two men abducted Gladys Brenneman at a Newhall filling station after she refused to ride with them. They drove off in a car she had borrowed, then abandoned it north of Newhall as Linn and Benton County sheriffs searched for the suspects. The victim was later returned to Cedar Rapids by a passing motorist.
In Hyde Park New York Pope Pius XII informed President Franklin D. Roosevelt that the Vatican is using its influence to stop the war in Europe and promote a just enduring world peace. The message was delivered by Moron C Taxv to Roosevelt at a luncheon and private conference at the presidential residence.
Mrs Melba Olson of Newhall aged 31 suffered a fractured skull when her husband practiced a new golf swing on the lawn. Mrs Guy Miller, 34, whose home is in Cedar Rapids, had a fishhook lodged in her scalp while watching her husband cast. Both were taken to St Luke’s hospital after incidents Sunday. Olson’s condition was reported fair the next day.
A 1.65 inch rainfall drenched Cedar Rapids Sunday night into Monday, cooling a weekend of heat. Temperatures fell from a low around 59 to 61 by mid-morning, then rose to 70 by mid-afternoon. Sunday woke with 71 and peaked at 88 in late afternoon before 63 overnight. Readings are from Chambers Inskeep company records.
The War Department ordered two air corps groups to Porto Rico to bolster Panama Canal defenses, stationing them permanently at the new army base there.
An AP report from Iowa City claimed Virgil M. Hancher would accept the presidency of the University of Iowa next December. Davenport’s George T. Baker denied knowledge of the announcement, saying he did not make it. Board officials and The Gazette later clarified that Ea Hall released the news to AP, and no final decision had been made.
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