Unforeseen shifts in war policy and propaganda debates
The piece argues unemployment trends may not sway Senate talks on repealing the arms embargo, noting prior emergency spending failed to curb joblessness. It warns against believing European propaganda and outlines Allied reliance on U.S. aid, diplomacy, and possible repeal effects on Britain and France amid shifting Russia and Axis dynamics.
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Senate Debates Neutrality Bill Extending Credit to Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee considers a revised neutrality program that would modify the Johnson act to permit 90 day credits to debtor nations while preserving cash and carry. The measure narrows exemptions for U S vessels and faces debate as leaders seek votes to repeal arms embargoes.
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Do Your Hard Times Define Your Faith and Fortitude
A veteran columnist recalls postwar hardship in the South and rejects despair. He argues self-reliance and Bible as strength, noting relief and pity are not lasting answers. He urges readers to resist self-pity and keep faith while sharing experiences of poverty.
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Newton
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Watson
South
United Feature Syndicate. Inc
Herring To Speak On Neutrality On Radio Tonight
Iowa Senator Clyde L. Herring will address the nation on neutrality “For Us First” between 7:15 and 7:30 CST Friday night from Washington. He follows Senator Bennett Clark who opposes the embargo repeal. the Columbia network will carry the speech though specific stations could not be named due to local commitments.
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Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Us First
Thunsay
Washington
Bennett Clark
Clark
Columbia
Warfront Sketches Show Quiet Western Front Days
Frederick C. Oechsner describes a day near the Rhine where French soldiers wash clothes and fish while German guards report one or two shots weekly. He notes peace signals, mockery toward Berlin, and hidden weapons suggesting defensive might surpass offensive in a new era of war.
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Western Front
Rhine
Adolf Hitler
French Make Mile Gain in Moselle Area
French troops advanced about a mile on a five mile front in the Moselle valley and captured 50 German villages. France pursued the Saarfront objective to control both banks of the Saar river and the rich industrial area. French planes probed German territory while German anti aircraft guns engaged them.
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Paris
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Saarbruecken
Saar
Five British Planes Shot Down Over Helgoland Battle
Berlin AP reports the high command said five of six British planes attempting to attack a German naval unit off Helgoland were shot down by German pursuit fighters. The damaged planes fled west after failing to strike, in a battle Friday morning.
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Helgoland
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North Sea
RAF Attacks German Warships Off Helgoland
London reports Royal Air Force planes attacked German warships off Helgoland with some returning damaged and others not returning to base as the ministry of information announced.
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Royal Air Force
Helgoland
Ministry of Information
Indictments in Harlan Coalfield Dropped
In Harlan Kentucky more than 400 persons indicted on charges from summer labor disturbances were dismissed in circuit court after Commonwealth Attorneys moved. The case stemmed from a Stanfill confrontation July 12 involving guardsmen and pickets, where two pickets were killed and several others wounded. The bulk of indictments cited banding and conspiratorial charges.
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German charges denied by Bullitt in Paris statement
American ambassador William C. Bullitt issued a formal Paris statement denying German accusations that he pressured Anthony J. Drexel Biddle to exaggerate civilian bombing reports in Poland. The denial labeled the charges an invention and defended Bullitt’s position.
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Roosevelt declares United States not at war and will stay out
President Roosevelt told reporters the United States is not at war and will not enter the European conflict. He said efforts will be made to remain out of war and rejected calls to disclose the war policy commission report while denying any imminent emergency.
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Without Down Hill Sport Winter Fun
A lighthearted piece argues that winter enjoyment relies on downhill sport and jokes about misfortune, taxes, and wartime profiteering. It notes the idea of capitalizing on others' hardship, contrasts it with professionals like doctors and lawyers, and mentions Uncle Sam’s taxes on war profits.
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Soviet Russia Signals Trade Talks With Britain
The Moscow accord followed Tyan Maisky new assurances to Britain that Russia would negotiate a war trade pact. British RAF repelled German attempts to raid the southeast coast and maintained neutrality in the Germany Allies war.
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Police Seek Driver Who Struck Parked Cars And Then Fled
Ambulance reports a hit and run in Cedar Rapids as a gray 1935 Ford struck two parked vehicles on Second Avenue SE near 1400 block. Police could not locate the car, described as gray, after 10:45 p.m. The first car at 1441 Second Avenue SE sustained left rear fender and tail light damage. a second car at 1409 Second Avenue SE owned by E. Cohen and Son received a fender nick. A witness notified police through the ambulance service.
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George Tattle
Avenue NE
E. Cohen and Son
L Street
Little
Hitler forms escort battalion for eastern front tour
Adolf Hitler creates a Fuehrer escort battalion to guard him on the eastern front tour and to provide constant security around his railway train headquarters.
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Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
U S Back On Road To Greater Traffic Safety
The National Safety Council said the U S is returning to lower traffic deaths after a summer detour, reporting 2690 fatalities in August the lowest for that month since 1932 and a 6 percent drop from August 1938.
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Chicago
America
National Safety Council
Iowa
New York
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Detroit
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Parisians duck into shelters as false alarm shocks
Parisians hid in air raid shelters for 33 minutes on Friday after a high flying plane triggered the alert. Officials later confirmed the warning was accidental caused by a plane from an unidentified air force.
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Paris
Allies reject Nazi Soviet peace bid amid Moscow pact signs
Paris reports confirm a Nazi Soviet military alliance and warn against accepting Germanys peace overtures. Britain and France vow to continue the war to end Nazism and restore Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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Paris
Germany
Weather Turns Cold in Cedar Rapids After Warm Thursday
The Cedar Rapids forecast shifted from a near 89 high on Thursday to a cool Friday morning low around 43 with .27 inch of rain. By afternoon the sky cleared and temperatures rose to the upper 40s, while the Chambers Inskeep dial recorded 80 at 7 pm and 61 at midnight.
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Mercury
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