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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1940
Page
1
The column blends a critical view of Roosevelt's war stance with reflection on the De Tristan kidnapping and defense of anti slot-racketeering efforts. It notes the Munich agreement claims and Czech concerns, then turns to refugee ship torpedoing and American policy on accepting refugees amid German threats.
British fleet shells Dakar in French West Africa while Vichy France vows to answer with force. Paul Baudouin says attack not a casus belli though France will defend itself. General de Gaulle arrives with Free French forces aboard a British flagship to counter German moves toward Dakar.
Berlin reports deny any British child evacuation liner sunk by German forces stating no passenger ship was destroyed inside or outside the blockade zone. Officials say only armed merchantmen are attacked and label the British claim as a brazen lie meant to draw the United States into the war. Naval sources place the incident far from the British coast.
Light rain and cooler air ended the weeklong heat spell in Cedar Rapids. Sunday night rain totals reached about .04 inches with the day starting at 64 degrees and climbing to 74 by midafternoon, then easing back to 64 overnight.
Fred J. Lazell former University of Iowa journalism professor and Cedar Rapids newspaper editor remained in critical condition in Des Moines on Monday after ill health since October 1937 and recent pneumonia diagnosis.
The registry ordered by Washington navigated mine infested waters and arrived safely, though the captain questioned why the safer route was not chosen. The state department gave no explanation, and the scenario could have provoked a loud warlike response from warmongers if the American Legion had met a similar fate.
Three year old Marc de Tristan was rescued after 48 hours in captivity by two hunters in River Pine California. He played in the village store while locals kept watch until federal agents arrived. The kidnapper Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich admitted to the crime and was taken into custody.
The torpedoing of a British refugee vessel 600 miles west of England killed 293 aboard, 83 children. Only 113 survived as a warship arrived at dawn. Survivors spoke of horror while government and press blamed Nazi Germany for the tragedy.
Federal Building staff in Boston appeared with blank white buttons under Hatch act restrictions. When asked, a telephone operator explained the buttons signified their compliance with the Hatch act ban on political campaign participation.
A collage of quotations and aphorisms on time aging fear hope discipline and faith from Emerson Solomon Fuller Carrel and others. It notes that time is consumed as we learn to use it and that self effort plus prayer can relieve worry.
London authorities will distribute millions of ear plugs to protect ear drums and aid sleep during German air raids. William Mabane, parliamentary secretary of the home security ministry, announced the measure on Monday and said distribution would begin at once.
Cedar Ranlds News reports the Cedar Rapids city council declined to vote on approving or opposing a building permit for a Seventh Day Adventist temporary tabernacle in the 1300 block of Second Avenue South. Acting Mayor Lou Burgus and Safety Commissioner W.C. Benesh cite building inspector Blahnik’s ruling, noting the council cannot override the decision.
Falls City Nebraska oil producers and landowners said their earnings would reach 800 dollars daily based on contracts signed so far with crude oil buyers.
Roosevelt issues two volumes of draft rules to implement the first peacetime conscription. Governors are urged to organize state systems and nominate state directors and local boards. Local registration, eligibility classifications, medical reviews, and appeal advisory bodies are outlined with boards serving areas of about 30 000 population.
Three year old Marc de Tristan Jr. is back in his Hillsborough home safe after a late Sunday kidnapping scare. Family members and household staff mobilized to reassure him as the return was marked by celebratory scenes, with the boy reportedly recalling only a pleasant ride. The parents, Count and Countess de Tristan, and relatives across New York and California, expressed relief that no lasting fear affected him.
Japan moves into French Indo China as U S disapproval is voiced by Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Washington considers the shift a duress rising concern over possible economic measures and intervention options. France and Japan claim an amicable understanding while Tokyo warns against uncalled for intervention.
Cedar Rapids police arrested Mr. Owen Scott 32 after a 6 48 am Sunday incident near 1427 Mt Vernon avenue SE. Scott pled not guilty to reckless driving and posted 105 bond. his wife Mrs. Scott pled not guilty to drunkenness with a 30 bond. Hearings set for next Thursday.
An army plane carrying Brig. Gen. Francis W. Honeycutt and two others crashed at full power in the Hardy swamp about six miles east of Woodbine Georgia. Army or coast guard searchers reported the fatal crash occurred during a night flight.
A San Francisco Bay area case ends with Jakob Muhlenbroich, a 40 year old German alien, captured after abducting 14 year old Marc de Tristan near Hillsborough. The boy was safely returned as FBI agents traced Muhlenbroich’s movements from Vancouver to California. A second suspect, Der Wetzel, 49, a former Washington resident, is linked to the pursuit in the Sierra mountains near Placerville.
Gladys Kuba tried to bribe a patrolman with a ten dollar bill to excuse an overtime parking ticket. She dropped the bill while reaching for the ticket, and Patrolman Leonard Bruce, acting as desk clerk, excused the offense.
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