Propaganda Details Predicted to Decide World War II
Norman Oklahoma AP reports Dr. H C Peterson warns propaganda and politics will shape the European conflict. He predicts Allies will draw America in by spring 1941 and that economic warfare will influence US entry, with Nazism dismissed as doomed and Russia looming as power balancer by 1950.
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University of Oklahoma
Europe
University of Oklahoma Press
Critis
United States
Great Britain
France
America
Peterson
Germany
Herr Hitler
Polish Army Destroyed in East After German Offensive
A German communique proclaims the Polish army crushed or captured in the east, with only detachments at Warsaw Modlin and the Hel peninsula remaining. It credits Soviet advances and German restraint toward civilians, and notes low German losses and quick overall conquest.
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Poland
Warsaw
Modlin
Hela
Danzig
Germany
Reich
France
England
Bortnowski
Editor labels distant foes as half-wits over foreign entanglements
The Cedar Rapids Gazette replies to a Telegram editorial and defends Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points. It argues against critics who blame Britain for policing the world while noting America avoided entanglements and warned against misreadership of Lloyd George and Clemenceau actions at Versailles. The piece defends Borah and condemns excess talk about American leads.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Verne Marshall
America
Cobourge
Marshall
Britain
Gazette
Lloyd George
Clemenceau
Orlando
Woodrow Wilson
Versailles
Wilson
Germany
Poland
France
Sam
United States
Borah
Kaltenborns
van Loons
Toronto Telegram
Death of Werner von Fritsch Shocks German Command
A dispatch from Hitler's field headquarters reports General Werner von Fritsch killed in action on the front lines. Once a famed leader, he died while serving with shock troops after resigning from high command over differences with the Nazi regime. He had volunteered for service in Poland.
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Poland
Germany
Fuehrer
Army
Navy
Air Force
General Staff
High Command
Hitler
Werner von Fritsch
von Fritsch
Roosevelt Declines To Answer London
Hyde Park stay prompts no official reply while engagements are set. Two days later a birthday dinner for his mother is arranged for Saturday night with family and neighbors attending.
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Mr. Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Iowa Senators Respond to Landon Third Term Plan
Iowa Sen Clyde L. Herring backs adjourning partisan politics and questions Landon's consistency. Sen Guy M. Gillette notes Landon's view is his own opinion and the country cares about it but does not share it.
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Washington
INS
Iowa
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
Clyde L. Herring
Detroit Youth Sentenced for Embezzlement in Vinton Case
Edward Nothnagle a 19 year old from Detroit pled guilty to embezzlement and received 30 days in the county jail with the sentence backdated to Sept 16. He was arrested in Cedar Rapids and brought to Vinton on orders from the Vinton police after a confession tied to Sweet Corn day theft of 47 dollars. The judge cited a mother’s letter and his first offense in leniency, with costs totaling 16.25 to be paid. Sam Mellrath 53 of Belle Plaine was sentenced to 120 days after pleading guilty to grand larceny for taking 40 dollars from Ray Van Scoy. The judge added 30 days to a 90 day term due to intoxication of both parties.
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Gazette
Vinton
Edward Nothnagle
Detroit
Mich
L. J. Kirkland
Nothnagle
Cedar Rapids
Kirkland
Sam Mellrath
Belle Plaine
Mcllrath
Ray van Scoy
Mclrath
Roosevelt in Law Mrs. F Haven Clark Wed to Lloyd Wiltse
Mrs. F Haven Clark mother in law of John Roosevelt and Commander Lloyd Jerome Wiltse US Navy stationed in Washington DC were married Saturday in Swampscott Massachusetts.
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Swampscott
Mass
F. Haven Clark
John Roosevelt
Lloyd Jerome Wiltse
U. S. Navy
Washington, D. C
Reckless driving incident ends without charges in Chicago
The narrator recounts a collision at a busy intersection. Despite one witness volunteering to testify, a Chicago station official says the case won’t be prosecuted if no one is hurt. The account contrasts insurance habits and court overload with a separate red light incident earning a ten day jail term.
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26Th and
Calumet
Seval
Chicago
Deaths Bet tina Pirnie funeral services set
Funeral services for Mrs Bet tina Pirnie wife of Thomas Pirnie will be held in Turner chapel at 4 p.m. Monday with the Rev C H Hook officiating burial will be Cedar Memorial Park ceretory friends may call at the chapel
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Bettina Pirnie
Thomas Pirnie
Turner Chapel
C. H. Hook
Cedar Memorial Park
Chape
Oklahoma City man dies in Boise City hotel incident
James R. Scholienberger of Oklahoma City former Cedar Rapids resident died suddenly Friday at a Boise City hotel. He was born in Keda about 45 years ago and worked for Churchill Drug in Cedar Rapids before moving to Oklahoma City seven years ago. Survived by son James W his mother and sister Cora of Los Angeles. Body to be taken for services and burial.
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James R. Scholienberger
Oklahoma City
Cedar Rapids
Boise City
Okla
Keda
Churchill Drug Company
James W
Cora
Los Angeles
Death of Ferrol Easterly noted in obituary
Word comes of the death of Ferrol Easterly of Long Beach California formerly of Cedar Rapids. He died September 16 from acute pneumonia and a heart attack. Born in Mechanicsville he lived in Cedar Rapids several years working with the Howard Holt company. Survived by his widow Curita Easterly of Long Beach.
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Ferrol
Long Beach
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
Howard-Holt Company
Curita
Refugees Describe Warsaw Burying Dead in Parks as Siege Ends
Foreign refugees from besieged Warsaw say the city’s dead are buried in parks and public squares amid typhoid and food shortages. About 60 to 70 people sheltered at the U.S. embassy witnessed a bombing on Napoleon Square that killed around 50. Fifty five Americans and 1,400 foreigners arrived in Warsaw with Polish and German help, many by trains and cars passing shell‑torn roads. most refugees had little time to pack, some cars bearing bullet holes, while the German Red Cross provided warm clothing.
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Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Warsaw
United States
Napoleon Square
Red Cross
Britain Enforces Stay at Home War Rationing Start
London falls quiet as gas rationing limits private car use to under seven miles daily and nightly blackouts curb movement. Food rationing planned after national registration and transport problems prompt government action to curb prices. Taxicabs grow scarce as drivers seek work.
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London
Great Britain
Food Ministry
National Register
The
Journal of Taximen
Sues Italian Group Over Witch Charges In Omaha
Mrs. Agata Puglise of Omaha sues the Risveglio Italo Americano Societa and officers for 10000 dollars alleging she was expelled as a witch after a witchcraft trial on August 13. She says she is shunned on the streets and subjected to fear and scorn. the society accuses her of witchcraft by planting a bone outside a window.
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Omaha (Ap
Agata Puglise
Risveglio Italo Americano Societta
Alfio Laferla
U S Reinforces Its Neutrality Patrol Off New England
The United States strengthened its neutrality patrol off New England on Saturday. Six coast guard cutters were placed under Navy supervision and assigned to patrol the coast from Maine to Connecticut. The destroyer-sized cutters carried flying boats and include three now en route to the west coast.
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New York
INS
United States
New England
Coast Guard
U. S. Navy
Maine
Connecticut
Creston deputy treasurer pleads innocent in forgery case
James Huntington of Creston, Union county deputy treasurer, pled innocent Saturday at a justice court arraignment on forgery charges. Preliminary hearing is set for 10 a.m. Monday, with an appearance bond fixed at $2,000.
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Creston (Ap
James Huntington
Creston
Union County
Freud Dies Father of Psychoanalysis
Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, died after a career spanning 65 years marked by exploration of the subconscious mind and the libido. He influenced psychology through hypnosis and a new school of psychopathology while confronting Nazi antisemitism before fleeing.
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England
Freud
Goethe
Schopenhauer
Nietzsche
Hope Fades for Crew of Sunken British Steamer Royal Sceptre
London reports that rescue efforts for 33 crewmen aboard the Royal Sceptre have been abandoned. Vessels from Norway, Denmark, and Britain had searched 300 miles off the French coast after the ship was shelled by a German submarine on September 6.
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London
Ministry of Information
Admiralty
Courageous
Masquerade Ends As German Man Is Arrested In Paris
Paris police stop a well dressed figure in a Paris hat. A closer look reveals a masculine pair of feet and a disguise. The individual is a German man labeled undesirable and sent to a concentration camp.
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Paris
Legion Gathers In Chicago For Twenty-First Convention
In Chicago the American Legion brings 250000 members to the loop on the eve of its 21st annual convention. Youthful enthusiasm meets wartime maturation as crowds chant greetings while bugle calls and marching bands punctuate the celebratory but sober mood.
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Chicago
American Legion
Europe
Michigan Avenue
Buddy
Elmer
Show-Off Pilots Blamed For August Air Deaths
The air safety board reported that show off aerial acrobatics caused two of eight August fatalities. Of 117 aircraft accidents that month only five were on commercial airlines. The board urged grounding of inexperienced and student pilots to prevent further dangers. Total destruction affected 20 airplanes with major damage to 70 and minor damage to 36. Nine accidents came from taxiing collisions and one from a mid flight collision.
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Washington
INS
Air Safety Board
Man Charged with Embezzlement Arrest in Grundy Center
H Merle Joyce, 25, of Cedar Rapids, arrested by Deputy A Lolwing at Grundy Center on a warrant for larceny by embezzlement. Joyce allegedly absconded with over 400 dollars from deliveries, carried checks, bought a car, and fled town. Bond set at 1000 dollars by Judge H R Churchill.
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A. Lolwing
Grundy Center
H. Merle Joyce
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
Robert Skinner
Kenwood Transfer
Joyce
Earl Stanley
Lolwing
Kenwood
Grundy County
Bill Kudman
Sergi
George Connell
Churchill
U.S. Seeks 300‑mile Sea Jurisdiction Extension
In Santiago officials said the United States would propose at the Pan American conference in Panama extending sovereignty over territorial waters to 300 miles from the coast. The report came via Manuel Bianchi head of Chile’s delegation.
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Santiago
Chile
United States
Panama
Foreign Office
Manuel Bianchi
Capitol Closed To Public On Sundays
Washington officials ordered the Capitol closed to the public on Sundays and barred all but members of Congress from Senate and House buildings after midnight. During World War II visitors were allowed with guards posted and baggage checks at doors.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Senate
House
Australia to Send Expeditionary Force to Europe
London report states Australia will dispatch troops to join British and French forces on the western front against Germany, with the move announced Saturday night. The decision marks a major step in Allied military cooperation as war efforts intensify on the European front.
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London
INL
Australia
Europe
Germany
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