Propaganda to decide World War II urged by Oklahoma professor
Dr. H C Peterson, University of Oklahoma history professor and author of Propaganda For War, warned that propaganda and politics will determine Europe’s conflict and draw America into war by spring 1941. He predicted Allies will win hearts and repeal neutrality laws, while Nazi influence remains limited in the U S.
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U. S
University of Oklahoma
Europe
University of Oklahoma Press
United States
Great Britain
France
America
Peterson
Germany
Herr Hitler
Polish Army Crushed in Berlin Communique Claims
Berlin reports that Polish forces were overwhelmed in a lightning campaign. The communiqué says the entire Polish army including regulars and reserves was crushed or captured, with only small detachments retreating into eastern swamps and defending Warsaw Modlin and the Hel peninsula.
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Poland
Vistula
Warsaw
Modlin
Hela
Danzig
Editor misreads Telegram critique on America's world role
The Cedar Rapids Gazette comments on Lloyd George Clemenceau and Orlando at Versailles and defends Wilson’s Fourteen Points. It criticizes American isolationists and those who blame Britain for policing the world, calling several commentators half-wits for misreading the issue.
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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
Olunteecred
United States
Telegram
Senator Borah
Kaltenborns
van Loons
Toronto Telegram
German General Von Fritsch Dies on Front Lines
The high command reported General Werner von Fritsch, once a famed commander, died serving as a frontline volunteer. He led artillery regiments but had resigned from the command last year due to differences with the Nazis and was killed while on patrol with shock troops 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 Engagements
Hyde Park stay includes official engagements but Roosevelt declines comment Two days later a birthday dinner for his mother is planned for Saturday night with family and neighbors attending
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Roosevelt
London
Mr Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Iowa Senators Comment on Landon Third-Term Proposal
Iowa senators react to Alf Landon urging Roosevelt to renounce a third term. Clyde L. Herring backs adjourning partisan politics, questions Landon following his own advice. Guy M. Gillette notes Landon’s view is his opinion, not a statement of others.
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Washington
Ins
Iowa
Alf Landon
Roosevelt
Clyde L. Herring
Gov. Landon
Guy M. Gillettie
Detroit Youth Receives 30 Day Jail Term in Vinton
Edward Woothnagle age 19 of Detroit pled guilty to embezzlement and drew 30 days in the county jail with costs of 16.25. The sentence relates to a $47 theft from a concession his employer ran on Sweet Corn Day.
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Gazette
Vinton
Edward Woothnagle
Detroit
Mich
L. J. Kirkland
Nethnagle
Cedar Rapids
Kirkland
Sam McIlrath
Belle Plaine
McIlrath
Ray van Scoy
Roosevelt KNN Wed. Swampscott Marriage Ties Roosevelt Kin
Mrs. F Haven Clark mother in law of John Roosevelt and Commander Lloyd Jerome Wiltse U S Navy stationed in Washington D C were married Saturday in Swampscott Massachusetts AP report notes the ceremony connected the Roosevelt family with a naval officer during the weekend.
Car Crash at Intersection Ends With Limited Justice
A station sequence in Chicago follows a minor collision at a busy intersection. Witnesses offer to testify while police note civil action only if someone is hurt. The author laments the system as another reckless driver avoids jail, despite damage and danger.
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FTER
26Th
Calumet
Chicago
Funeral services for Mrs Bet tina Pirnie
Death notice for Mrs Bet Tina Pirnie wife of Thomas Pirnie lists that she died in a local hospital Saturday at 2 a.m. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. Monday at Turner chapel with Rev. C H Hook officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Bettina Pirnie
Thomas Pirnie
Turner Chapel
C H. Hook
Cedar Memorial Park
Oklahoma City man dies in Boise City hotel
James R. Schollenberger of Oklahoma City died suddenly Friday at a hotel in Boise City Oklahoma He was born in Keota about 45 years ago and previously resided in Cedar Rapids where he worked for Churchill Drug He left Cedar Rapids seven years ago and is survived by son James W his mother and sister Cora of Los Angeles The body will be taken to Keota for services and burial
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James R. Schollenberger
Oklahoma City
Cedar Rapids
Boise City
Okla
Keota
Churchill Drug Company
James W
Cora
Los Angeles
Death announced of Ferrol L. Easterly former Cedar Rapids resident
Ferrol L. Easterly of Long Beach California died September 16 from acute pneumonia and a heart attack. He was born in Mechanicsville and lived in Cedar Rapids for several years, working with the Howard Holt company. He is survived by his widow Carita Easterly of Long Beach.
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Ward
Ferrol L. Easterly
Long Beach
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville
Howard-Holt Company
Carita Easterly
Warsaw Refugees Describe Deaths Burials in Parks
Foreign refugees arriving in Koenigsberg recount Warsaw tragedy as typhoid and hunger devastate the city. They say bodies are buried in parks and squares while a bombed Napoleon Square scene killed about 50. American observers note 60 to 70 evacuees from the embassy group, 55 of whom are foreigners.
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Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Warsaw
United States
Napoleon Square
Red Cross
Britain Becomes Nation of Stay At Homes Amid War Decrees
London and countryside see heavy gas rationing and nightly blackouts as Britain shifts to stay at home. Automobiles are limited to seven miles per day on average, taxi drivers warn of shortages, and food rationing will follow the national register next Friday.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Food Ministry
National Register
The
Journal of Taximen
Witchcraft accusation leads to suit by Omaha Italian member
Mrs. Agata Puglise 60 sues Risveglio Italo Americano Society and officers for 10000 claiming she was expelled as a witch after a mocked witchcraft trial on August 13. She says neighbors now label her a witch and she faces fear and scorn while denying the charges as false and unjustified.
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OMAHA
Agata Puglise
Risveglio Italo Americano Societta
U. S. Reinforces Its Neutrality Patrol Off New England
The United States strengthened its neutrality patrol off New England Saturday. Six coast guard cutters were placed under Navy supervision and assigned to patrol the coast from Maine to Connecticut. The destroyer-size cutters, carrying flying boats, 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 on forgery charge
Creston Union County deputy treasurer James Huntington pleaded innocent Saturday at a justice court arraignment. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday with an appearance bond set at $2,000.
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James Huntington
Creston
Union County
Freud Dies Father of Psychoanalysis Passes Away
The article honors Sigmund Freud, noting his 65 year medical career and pivotal role in founding psychoanalysis. It highlights his ascetic look, escape from Nazi anti Semitism, and contributions including the subconscious and libido concepts, plus early hypnosis experiments and influence by Goethe Schopenhauer and Nietzsche.
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England
Freud
Goethe
Schopenhauer
Nietzsche
Hope Fades for Royal Sceptre Crew of 33
London reports no rescue for the 33 crew of the sunken Royal Sceptre after German submarine shelling off the French coast on Sept. 6. Norwegian Danish and British ships searched 300 miles offshore without success amid a week of reduced submarine activity and several British losses since Sept. 3.
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London
Ministry of Information
Admiralty
Bhoh
Courageous
Masquerade Suspect Detained in Paris Parade
A well dressed Paris woman was stopped by boulevard police who discovered the stroller belonged to a man in disguise. The man, identified as German, was sent to a concentration camp as an undesirable.
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Paris
Legion Sobered By Age And New War Gathers In Chicago
In Chicago the American Legion pulls its 250000 members into the loop on the eve of its 21st annual convention. Age and memories of World War I temper the mood as crowds chant and newsboys shout headlines while bugle calls and marching units fill the streets with a carnival like display.
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Legion
New War
Chicago
American Legion
Europe
Michigan Avenue
Buddy
Elmer
Showoff Pilots Blamed for August Air Deaths
The air safety board blamed show off aerial acrobatics for two of Augusts eight fatalities and cited 117 total accidents that month. It urged grounding of inexperienced and student pilots who endanger themselves and others.
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Washington
INS
Air Safety Board
Embezzlement Charge Leads to Grundy Center Arrest
H Merie Joyce 25 of Cedar Rapids was arrested in Grundy Center on a warrant charging larceny by embezzlement. The case alleges Joyce absconded with over 400 dollars from deliveries, with checks found on his person. Bond set at 1000 dollars.
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A. Lolwing
Grundy Center
H. Merie Joyce
Cedar Rapids
H. R. Churchill
Robert Skinner
Kenswood Transfer
Joyce
Earl Stanley
Lolwing
Kenwood
Grundy County
Bill Kudina
Sergi George Connell
Churchill
U S May Seek Wider Sea Control Frontier
In Santiago Chile officials report the United States will propose to the Pan American conference in Panama that territorial water jurisdiction extend to 300 miles from the coast. The Chilean delegation head Manuel Bianchi relayed the communication to the foreign office.
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Chile
United States
Panama
Foreign Office
Manuel Bianchi
Capitol Closes to Public on Sundays and Weeknights
Washington orders shut the Capitol to the public on Sundays and bar all except members of Congress from Senate and House buildings after midnight. During World War II visitors were allowed with guards posted and bags checked at doors.
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Washington
INS
Congress
Senate
House
Australia to Send Expeditionary Force to Europe
London reports Australia will dispatch an expeditionary force to join British and French troops on the western front against Germany. the move was officially announced Saturday night.
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INL
Australia
Europe
Germany
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