13 Sep 1939
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1939
Page
1
Editorial pages largely back Roosevelt on repealing the arms embargo while some Iowa papers argue trade interests will drive the move. They warn of abandonment of neutral conduct, market corrections, and the risk of drawing the US into war, with Congress set to debate next week.
Polish troops reportedly broke German lines west of Warsaw recapturing Lodz and forcing a Nazi retreat into the Warta valley. Berlin disputed the claim, while Moscow notes mention a White Russian revolt and calls for autonomous government within the USSR. Reports describe Polish forces advancing from the east and west, threatening German lines and shattering a pocket near Posen-Warsaw.
A head-on collision on highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids took the life of 70 year old Clifford Field of 2256 Bever avenue SE and critically injured two Grand Rapids, Michigan women. Jean Ann Fritz, 21, a Mercy hospital nurse, was trapped for about an hour with severe neck and head gashes and possible loss of both legs. Ruth Sullivan, 22, suffered serious scalp wounds. The crash occurred near Dead Man's Curve as Fritz attempted to pass another westbound car and collided with Fields' eastbound vehicle, with both cars crushed like accordions. Ambulances transported the injured to Mercy hospital after lengthy extrication.
Clifford Field aged 70 of Cedar Rapids died in a head on collision four miles west of here on highway 30. Miss Fritz and Ruth Sullivan of Grand Rapids Michigan were seriously injured when their cars collided. A photo shows Fritz pulling a wrecked car with its front crushed.
Everyday Living presents a review of Lice Brown’s new collection Fable and Song a volume of poems stories biographies and plays. It includes the tale of Tom Spicer a merry lad who loved his fiddle and chose to stay in hell to comfort other souls with music. St Michael eventually comes for him but Tom begs to stay to help others.
Des Moines AP report shows Iowa lawmakers divided over Roosevelt administration plan to amend the neutrality law. Senator Clyde L. Herring said he would support the President in a special session, while Senator Guy Gillette stuck to his opposition. Congressman Thomas Martin saw no need for revision now, and Congressman John Gwynne’s stance remains noted.
President Roosevelt announces a special session of Congress for September 21 1939 at noon to discuss repelling the arms embargo and to limit agenda to neutrality revisions. He invites Democratic and Republican leaders to informal White House talks on September 20 prior to the session.
The speaker argues Roosevelt would not urge Congress without confidence that the arms embargo would lift. He predicts U S arms sales to France and England, urges aligning with Britain and France to crush Hitlerism, and says America should reveal its true interests rather than engage in deception. He asserts America's sympathy for England and civilization with caveats about England using the U S as a catspaw.
The piece notes Americans should be fully informed about hat risk, but doubts arise on full enlightenment. It warns that wartime tension and hysteria distort memory and judgment, suggesting page two for further discussion.
Washington bulletin reports Secretary Henry A. Walace said there will be no referendum on corn marketing quotas for the current year's crop. The decision delays any public vote on quotas despite ongoing discussions within agricultural policy circles.
After a two hour search police located Albert Jordan 23 of 511 Eighth Avenue SE the driver of the car in a 7 20 p m collision with E W Anderson 1517 Washington Avenue SE at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Second Street NW Jordan admitted drinking beer and whiskey before the crash but said he was not intoxicated. He was not held and no one was injured. Jordan claimed he was driving north on Second Street and hit Anderson’s car on the right side at G Avenue due to traveling too close and not having time to stop. He said he went home after the crash. Anderson said he had just turned the corner onto G Avenue when the collision occurred. Passengers in Jordan’s car assured Anderson damages would be paid.
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier forms a new cabinet with himself sharing foreign and defense responsibilities. Georges Bonnet shifts from foreign minister to justice minister as part of a 20 member lineup, which includes 12 radical socialists and eight of other parties. A war communique notes French troops improved positions in the Saar sector. Daladier seeks approval from President Albert Lebrun at the Elysee Palace.
Paris dispatch notes French and British and German air and ground forces widening the western front. French lines press through six villages in the Saar sector amid punishing German artillery. The page teases continued coverage of Chamberlain joking about his umbrella in a Baer column.
Strategists deem the move economically sound and stylish saving tips in hotels restaurants and movie houses. In periods of national stress the advice favors sensible attire over extravagant tipping and unnecessary politeness.
Dr. Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, denounces the New Deal national health program as a strategic ploy to extend federal control via grant in aid. He cites constitutional objections, projected costs, and a push for compulsory insurance as unnecessary and overreaching. The address before the Executives club at Hotel Roosevelt drew 300 attendees.
Mrs. F. W. Oxley of 515 Tenth Street SE fractured her right wrist after rising on a chair to swat a mosquito Tuesday at 10 p.m. The chair skidded and she fell, injuring herself while attempting to hit the insect.
Berlin reports from the Wehrmacht claim Polish defense lines were broken by three German thrusts and the war in eastern Europe would end quickly. Army high command says Polish resistance would be broken by all means, implying air bombing of open cities.
Berlin correspondent for Berlinske Tidende reports Nazi Germany plans 3,060 bombing planes to attack British harbors in reprisal for the blockade. Berlin views port destruction as the most effective countermeasure.
The submarine Squalus surfaced at 1 05 p m CST and was towed to a Portsmouth navy yard drydock. Navy officials said the sub had a 20 degree list and that the rescue and salvage, following her sinking May 23 in 240 feet of water with 26 dead, was completed on a second lift after months of work.
The Polish government issued a formal protest abroad alleging that Germany bombed small towns and wiped out villages not targeted as military objectives, claiming violations of international law.
Washington reports a telegram from Ambassador Anthony J. Drexel Biddle Jr. describing German air raids as targeting civilians and municipal sites with no regard for civilian danger. The dispatch notes bombs near the embassy in Warsaw and lists civilian casualties including children, urging restraint amid Germany's aggression.
Woolworth heiress and former Barbara Hutton, Countess Haugwitz-Reventlow, departed Paris by automobile on Wednesday. She aims to reach neutral Belgium to escape war dangers and is expected to sail for the United States in October.
Cedar Rapids endures a blistering heat wave with Wednesday's high hitting 94 degrees, up from 92 the day before. Temperatures climbed from a 71 degree morning low to 94 by midafternoon, then cooled to 79 by 7 p.m. and 74 at midnight according to the local recorder.
Weather data shows Des Moines reaching 95 degrees at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, tying the September 13 record set in 1931. Other Iowa readings at the same hour included Burlington Montezuma Davenport and Adair at 96 and Iowa City at 95.
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