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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1939
Page
4
Premier Armand Calinescu was shot and killed on Thursday by men suspected to be Iron Guardists. Troops were deployed to prevent a coup. Reports said two assassins possibly killed themselves when surrounded. The assassination ends Calinescu’s repressive rule in Romania.
By the Associated Press the assassination of Premier Calinescu in Bucharest removes Romania’s strongest defender against trespass and independence in the European conflict. The country fears outside intervention as it remains tense after the German invasion of Poland and Russia’s occupation of eastern Poland.
Pro nationalist aide Calinescu is killed in Bucharest as rival powers press Romania over the war crisis. German and Russian forces near the frontier threaten oil and policy as Britain and France seek leverage. The premier dies instantly and eight suspects are named.
A reflective piece on how stories reveal truths that lectures miss. It recounts anecdotes from naval training misreadings to linguistic misunderstandings across cultures, highlighting that differing vocabularies can cause confusion and conflict.
In Portland a man accused of a Mason City slaying confessed in Eugene jail. A companion, Fred Ostenrieder, was freed due to misfiled fingerprints by a Portland police attendant. Des Moines officers expected to take custody Friday after Ostenrieder waived extradition.
In his first public remarks since hostilities began, Dr. Paul Joseph Goebbels denied rumors of neutral breaches by Germany and rejected reports of his arrest. He said Luxemburg could be included in neutrals, denied evacuations near Aachen, and dismissed London claims of Nazi bank and insurance accounts. He accused British propaganda of repeating 1914 1918 tactics and affirmed Germany’s calm and secure stance.
Polish troops in Warsaw reported advances in the western sector during a thirteenth day of siege while German air raids continued. Lipinski's broadcast claimed losses for the enemy and recaptured suburbs, though relief seemed unlikely. Soviet reports praised red army heroism in Poland and Soviet Soviets established on Polish soil with Ukrainian peasants as commissars.
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll the high profile WWI draft dodger was denied a writ of habeas corpus and ordered back to Governors Island military prison for a court martial on charges of desertion and escape. The judge overruled the defense argument that Bergdoll could not desert if he was never formally a soldier.
In Omaha Nebraska police report William Bolobin a 24 year old unemployed packing house worker died by hanging near his home. His family said he had worried over the draft possibility as the possible cause of death.
An Iowa Gazette editorial urges citizens to lobby senators and representatives to preserve neutrality and oppose repeal of the arms embargo. It warns that any move toward war could burden the American people with costs, and lists Iowa’s senators and House members and the districts they represent.
Art Baer reports Congress meets to discuss neutrality and methods to avoid both war and neutrality conflicts. The piece satirically notes Europe’s role in global noise and quotes historical lines about staying vigilant while avoiding entanglement.
Mrs Harrison E Spangler of 655 Cottage Grove Avenue SE was treated at St Luke's hospital for two broken ribs pelvic and leg bruises after being thrown from a horse that reared at her residence around 10 30 a m Thursday. She remained hospitalized as doctors were summoned and ambulances called.
German high command said four resistance centers remained in Poland and would fall without shelling. Warsaw Modlin Gara Kalvaria and the Leila peninsula were listed as key points. German troops moved westward while delaying major assaults to influence U.S. neutrality debates.
Mrs Kathryn Sheehy widow of Edward Sheehy and mother of Edward Sheehy Jr. and Harry Carroll Sheehy dies in Michigan City Ind. Funeral set for 10 a.m Saturday. Survived by son in Cedar Rapids, another son in Chicago, six grandchildren, two sisters, two brothers. Edward Sheehy Jr. and wife are with her in Michigan City.
President Roosevelt urges Congress to repeal the arms embargo while arguing for non-partisanship amid the international crisis. He warns present emergency powers may better preserve neutrality than a fixed act of Congress and lists related policy options to keep Americans safe and avoid entanglement.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull declared that altering the neutrality act in wartime cannot be regarded as an unneutral act by other nations. He said the United States, as a neutral power, retains the right to change its policy in war as belligerents do.
The president urges a special congressional session to consider amendments he believes will reshape U S foreign policy and keep the nation neutral and out of war while protecting safety and integrity. He expresses willingness to acknowledge peaceful intentions from opponents and asks for generosity in adopting measures.
London reports Czech sources say the revolt in Bohemia Moravia and Slovakia continues only in rural districts as the uprising fades. British sources note difficulty in a nationwide surge due to 120000 German troops and 15000 secret police. Germany reportedly seized hundreds of hostages and moved 60000 troops toward Prague before hostilities began.
An official spokesman called a British ministry of information claim that a revolutionary movement rose in Slovakia and Bohemia Moravia “perfect nonsense.” The denial appeared Wednesday night from Berlin amid wartime press reports.
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