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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1940
Page
1
A skeptical column traces the 1930s economic crisis through the 1940 campaign, arguing the crisis was political from the start. It critiques Roosevelt's administration, the New Deal, and allied power blocs while weighing Willkie's challenge and the peril of a prolonged war era.
Four German night raids on London were repelled by British fighters and anti air fire with minimal bomber penetration. In the day, 11 German planes were shot down and four RAF craft were lost. The defense marked a major shift as Britain pressed coastal raids against invasion ports in France.
Berlin declared London must be handed to German forces or be bombed like Warsaw, with a spokesman saying Britain bears fault for not evacuating civilians and that London is a prime military target. Germany reported heavy raids on London and four million pounds of bombs dropped, claiming massive dock damage.
Italian forces pierced into Sollum and Musaid as tanks and armored cars moved through sun scorched villages. British air and armored units harassed Graziani's troops while the British described the move as an advance, not a full attack, with Sollum and Musaid treated as bombed patrol centers.
The piece pledges to judge candidates for public office by ability and integrity rather than partisan affiliation. It condemns intellectual dishonesty as well as emotional bias in governance and anticipates critics and enemies as convictions guide its outlook.
Senator Barbour of New Jersey predicted Saturday that saboteurs will be proven responsible for the Hercules Powder Company blast in Kenvil New Jersey which killed 48 people. Investigators focus on sabotage as the cause.
Mrs F Delaney reports her little dog Spot missing after several hours. An ad to The Gazette seeks information on Spot’s whereabouts and welfare.
A small white dog with a black spot and harness, listed as a child’s pet, was reunited with Mrs. Delaney after a Gazette reader located and notified her. The notice highlights the Gazette Want Ads value for such recoveries. Call 2-1121 to place an ad.
Rome reports increased fascist activity on the Egyptian frontier and in the Eastern Mediterranean as part of the German assault on England. Flags are readied for an Oct 1 celebration, signaling expected British conquest. Italy believes American aid cannot save Britain. Giornale d Italia cites Gayda calling antiwar pledges by Roosevelt and Willkie as proof Britain’s isolation and collapse of resistance.
Speaker Willam B. Bankhead of Alabama died in Naval Hospital at 12 34 a m CST. He was 66 and succumbed to a ruptured abdominal artery after four hours of unconsciousness following a Baltimore appearance. The ailing Democratic leader fainted Tuesday from a painful attack of sciatic origin, with doctors withholding the illness’s full nature.
Cedar Rapids police announce Sixth Street Road SW will be one way northbound after 4:30 pm to handle influx from Hawkeye Downs auto races. Southbound traffic must use J Street Road SW or Highway 218 until jams clear. A full traffic patrol is on duty and drivers are urged to cooperate for safety.
Washington report on the Senate investigation into Roosevelt Labor Day talks and Hatch Act implications. Republicans push that Tennessee speeches and radio time constitute campaign expenditure, with subpoenas issued for Willkie club figures and talk of equal airtime.
Congress passed the first peacetime conscription measure and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. A $1.94 billion appropriation would finance the draft and rearmament, with registration of men 21 to 35 and an initial call of 400,000 from a pool of 16.5 million, rising to 900,000 annually for five years.
Wendell Willkie on a southern Iowa to Kansas City campaign run skips Rock Island due to laryngitis. He receives warm crowds at Davenport and Muscatine while Governor Wilson and others defend his ringing spirit over speech limits.
Wendell Willkie in Peoria accuses Franklin Roosevelt of being a principal factor in Europe’s distress. He asserts Roosevelt urged Munich settlement and says appeasement crippled democracy. Willkie’s hoarse voice prompts medical help as aides rush throat specialists to the train.
Wendell L. Willkie’s major address will be broadcast on national radio networks Monday. WMT plans to carry the speech at 4 p.m. local time.
Ray Anderson, Cedar Rapids Gazette farm editor, conducts a first in a series of interviews with eastern Iowa farmers. The piece teases voters' viewpoints on the November election and answers key rural questions to show a cross section of rural opinion.
Cedar Rapids enjoyed pleasant fall conditions with a Saturday high of 74 degrees. Auto racing fans watched for possible scattered showers forecast for Hawkeye Downs speed program, with early temperatures ranging from 49 to 69 degrees through the day.
Farm Editor Ray Ander conducts interviews on farm life and local agriculture across pages 2 2 with Marion page and financial page 4 covering building and real estate.
Extended forecast for Sept 14 to 18 calls for near normal temperatures in the Upper Mississippi valley with cooler conditions in Iowa and Minnesota Saturday. Sunday and Monday will See rising temperatures with above normal levels for the rest of the period and cooler Illinois Saturday followed by a rise on Monday and Tuesday. Rainfall expected near average with scattered showers in Minnesota after Saturday and across the rest of the area later in the period.
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