President's radio address faces questions and wartime policy
A column critiques the Presidents forthcoming speech and hints at possible repeal of the neutrality act, while noting wartime defense tensions. It questions White House promises to answer all questions, previews war games in Louisiana, and discusses policy gray areas and authority behind price fixing.
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Steve Early
Missouri
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Hyde Park
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Woodrum
Europe
Josh Lee
Okla
Capital
Hull
Stimson
Navy
Knox
Harry L. Hopekins
Vos
Britain's Massive Raid on Turin Arsenal Marks Big Northern Italy Blow
London reports say Royal Air Force bombers hit the Turin Royal Arsenal and Fiat Caproni works with heavy tonnage during a night raid, part of a broader assault across Milan Genoa Turin. The attack signals widened bombing range as Italy braces for a hard winter. Civilians near Genoa and Turin suffered, with several injured and one enemy plane shot down.
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Italy
Turin Royal Arsenal
Thursay
Arsenal
Fiat and
Caproni
Turin
Milan
Genoa
Germany
Padua
Venice
Norwegian
North Sea
France
Rome
High Command
Messina
Red Charge Says Bulgaria Aided Axis Attacks
Moscow accuses Bulgaria of turning seaports airports and soil to Germany and Italy for strikes on the Soviet Union. Molotov’s statement to Bulgaria’s ambassador, broadcast by radio, claims Bulgarian provocation and disloyalty while denying Soviet aggression.
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East Side Draft Board Names Two For Sept. 23 Call
Cedar Rapids district lists William Hefner of Manette Washington and Edward Mulherin of 119 Thirteenth Street SE as inductees Sept. 23. Mulherin is a new registrant who enrolled July 1. West side board to name eight for quota. 1-H class created for men 28 and older, with older men otherwise remaining in standard categories.
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Cedar Rapids
William Hefner
Manette
Wash
Edward Mulherin
Thirteenth Street
East Side Draft Board
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Mulherin
Marion
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RAF Over Vichy Attack Alarms French Sky
French anti air guns fired at a British aircraft over Vichy in the early hours of Thursday authorities said the moving target was over Vichy.
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Vichy
France
Lindbergh prepares Des Moines talk on war agitators
Charles A. Lindbergh works in a Des Moines hotel room drafting an America First address titled Who Are the War Agitators? to be broadcast via Mutual at 9 30 p m as four Iowans led by Robert J Shaw telegraph 14 questions about Hitler Nazism and U S policy.
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Peterson faces two charges after hitting two cars
Donald Peterson, 23, of 60 Wilson Avenue W, fined 100 dollars and costs for leaving the scene and driving without a license after his car allegedly crashed into Clair Scott's 19, Ely resident F. J. Krob's car on First Avenue and First Street W at 4 25 p m Wednesday. Witnesses say he ran a red light. Peterson says he started through on green. A citizen obtained his license number.
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Donald Peterson
Wilson Avenue
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Rall
Ball
Peterson
First Avenue
First Street
Clair Scott
H-avenue NW
F. J. Krob
Ely
Norse Quisling Bloc Loses Control
Reports from Stockholm say Nazi repressive measures in Norway extend to key areas as quislings lose grip. Executions of two labor leaders occur in Oslo while the Norwegian Trades Unions board is removed. Vidkun Quisling is seen as a figurehead as Germans may send workers to restore war production. The Norwegian Employers' association board is dismissed and surveilled.
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Oslo
Vidkun Quisling
Germany
Norwegian Employers’ Association
Viggo Hansteen
Rolf Wikstroem
Quisling
Odd Fossum
Plans to Get WPA Funds for Ellis Golf Course Extension
City hall discussion focused on obtaining WPA funding to expand Ellis golf course from nine to a broader layout. Architects Langford and Moreau with WPA rep Sindt and City Engineer Young reviewed cost estimates and proposed an initial $77,500 WPA grant to start land grading, with total project around $200,000 plus real estate.
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Ellis Golf Course
City Hall
Ed Stefan
William Langford
T. J. Moreau
H. T. Sindt
Frank Young
Paul Huston
John Vavra
Gilbert Martin
Sindt
Moreau
Young
Snow heralds early winter on east front
Reports from Finland note snow falling in northern Finland signaling early winter as Germany presses to capture Leningrad. Moscow says Leningrad and Odessa defenses hold while Red Army counterattacks gain ground near Kiev and Smolensk. Timoshenko’s central army drives Germans back. German forces brace against a possible push toward the Pripets.
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Timoshenko
Ivan Rakovsky
Smolensk
J. A. Konev
Fedor von Bock
Pripet
Meetings to Aid Small Business Men
Chicago hosts two day gatherings drawing 600 small industrialists, officials, and labor leaders from 145000 firms. They seek contracts, blueprints, and cost data to shift plants toward defense work, hoping to secure long term orders and ease unemployment amid a looming armament drive.
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Midwest
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National Small Business Men's Association
Emperor shifts Japanese army under his direct control
Emperor Hirohito moves the army under direct control of a minister loyal to him and strengthens the Konoye cabinet to promote peace talks with the United States. He ousts a radical axis ally and elevates Konoye’s political standing while signaling potential war if peace efforts fail. Repercussions are expected in U.S.-Japan negotiations.
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Fumimaro Konoye
United States
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Far East
Otozo Yamada
Nobumasa Suetsugu
Imperial Rule Assistance Association
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Nial
Roosevelt
Injunction Issued Against Strikers at Wilson Produce Co
Wilson Produce Co won a temporary injunction in district court prohibiting strikers from hindering entry or exit, blocking transportation, threatening workers, or blocking entrances. The CIO affiliated union began a strike Sept. 3 after an employee was discharged for insubordination. The company reported thousands of pounds of butter poultry eggs and 4500 live chickens inside the plant and sought to move them to prevent loss and unsanitary conditions.
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North Western Railroad
Wilson and Company
Nazi Expects Unforeseen English Invasion Soon
Berlin dispatch notes a Das Reich article quoting a German military expert predicting England will be invaded in a time and manner English do not expect. The piece stresses the statement's significance due to Goebbels' regular contributions to the weekly and hints that American aid may be delayed.
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England
Das Reich
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Weather outlook for Cedar Rapids turns warmer and cloudy
Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies in Cedar Rapids and vicinity with a milder spell. Friday expected near 90 degrees under a strong southerly breeze while Thursday night remains warm and partly cloudy.
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Temperatures Rise Near Normal in Iowa as Warmth Returns
Des Moines reports show high temperatures around 80 degrees in Carroll Sioux City and Council Bluffs after a cold spell. Estherville logged a 45 degree low with no rain. forecasters expect partly cloudy skies and stronger southerly winds Friday.
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Italian tanker Maya sunk by British submarine
The British submarine torpedoed and sank the Italian tanker Maya of 3,867 tons in the Aegean Sea, according to the admiralty announcement on Thursday.
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London
Aegean Sea
Admiralty
Rent your vacancy through Gazette Want Ads
This notice urges landlords with vacant houses or apartments to place a Want Ad in The Gazette to quickly find tenants. It highlights a quick rental success by Mrs. R. Frank, who rented a unit in three days, and warns of losing another month’s rent if the vacancy isn’t advertised.
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Roosevelt to address foreign policy in nationwide broadcast
President Roosevelt planned a comprehensive radio address on foreign policy to be carried tonight across national networks with translations for South America Europe Germany and Italy. The briefing by Stephen Early indicated the speech would affirm U S action to protect Iceland shipments and influence on Rome Berlin axis relations while seeking no new legislation.
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