Roosevelt son’s air corps captaincy sparks reader outrage
A letter-writer questions Elliott Roosevelt’s $200-a-month non flying captaincy in the air corps amid calls for fair selective service. The piece cites Atlantic Monthly founder Francis Drake on rapid national defense and analyzes the Roosevelt stance and looming budgets. It also references FBI Chief Hoover warning of subversive elements and looming liberty versus license debates.
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Air Corps
Roosevelt
Texas
Eleanor
My Day
Elliott
Atlantic Monthly
Britain
RAF
Francis V Drake
Billy Mitchell
A. E
Drake
United States
Mitchell
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
American Legion
Boston
Mr. Hoover
America
Willkie Lays Out Plan for a New World Democracy
Willkie told about 75 000 at Empire City race track that he would build a new world and expand democracy. He urged sacrifice and national effort to resist the New Deal, pledging to lead a crusade for American democracy and warning that defeat would end the American way.
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Willkie Voices
Yonkers
N. Y
Wendell L. Willkie
Empire City
Willkie
Doles
Schenectady
LaGuardia Field
New York City
Roosevelt
George A. Casey
West Chester County
Cedar Rapids Airport Grant Suggested by CAA for $291 457
Cedar Rapids has been recommended for a 291 457 dollar Civil Aeronautics Authority grant for airport improvements as part of a 500 million program to build new civil airports. The plan requires city land ownership with major improvements by the government, including four 3 500 foot runways and an administration building, pending House approval and final site surveys.
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Cedar Rapids
Civil Aeronautics Authority
International News Dispatch
Washington, D. C
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Senate
Frank Hahn
Washington
Frank Young
Aviation Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Dan Hunter
CAA
Iowa
Atlantic
Boone
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Elkader
LeMars
Red Oak
Vinton
Town in Washington Section Listings
A catalog of section references from the Sunday edition lists pages for news columns and features. It mentions late news pages, editorials, sports, movies, want ads, state news and local Marion builders and radio items, plus a page for It Happened Last Week and financial business reviews.
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Walter Winchell
Washington
Boyd
State News
Marion
Builders
Radio
Financial
Business Review
Cedar Rapids stores draw thousands of shoppers on Saturday
Perfect autumn weather drew thousands to Cedar Rapids as farmers’ wives filled city stores with demand for warm dresses suits and household goods. Sportswear and millinery led sales while yard goods and blankets moved briskly and many shoppers traveled from surrounding areas.
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Cedar Rapids
44 Dead in Gibraltar Bombing Report
AP reports from Madrid say Radio Nacional cited Algeciras that 44 people were killed in the French bombing of Gibraltar last week.
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Madrid
Radio Nacional
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Auto Hits 2 Others Injures Man Drunk Charge
A eastbound auto sideswiped two parked cars on F avenue bridge injuring a man and jamming another on a pickup. Ernest Franc 32 of 906 Maplewood Drive NE was arrested for drunken driving about 10 30 p m Saturday. Thomas Soukup 53 Route 1 remained in St Luke s Hospital with legs jammed against the running board. Forrest Hunter 85 Seventh Avenue SW helped pry open the car door.
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F Avenue
Ernest
Maplewood Drive
St Luke's Hospital
Thomas Soukup
France
Forrest Hunter
Seventh Avenue SW
Soukups
Soukup
Hunter
Draft deferments aim to shift unemployed to defense work
Officials outlined potential selective service changes to place skilled unemployed registrants in defense industries instead of the army when possible. Deferment categories include six month reviews, exemptions for harvesting crops, and state advisors to ensure uniform consideration across areas and essential industries.
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Washington
Selective Service Boards
Army
Navy Reserve
Selective Service
Britons' New Tactic Holds Off Germans
British air defense tactic appears to keep German night raiders from London and central London suburbs. The Sunday communique notes quiet conditions over the capital with sporadic engine noise and few fires as about 100 German planes attacked Britain in three main strikes, targeting London and Portsmouth.
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London
Great Metropolis
Britain
Portsmouth
Royal Navy
New Submarine Mackerel Launched in Groton
The Mackerel, a 253 foot submarine built for the United States Navy, was launched in Groton Connecticut on Saturday. The ship, designated as a new type sub, marks a milestone in naval construction and showcases the United States industrial capability.
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Groton, Conn
INS
United State Navy
Willkie Speeches to Be Broadcast This Week
The Republican National Committee announces three Wendell Willkie addresses on NBC blue network. Nirtral Monday 7:30 to 8 p.m. from Newark, Cleveland Wednesday 8:30 to 9 p.m.,and Pittsburgh Thursday 8 to 8:30 p.m. all times Town.
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Adp
Republican National Committee
Wendell I. Willkie
National Broadcasting Company
Netrait
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Balmy Injun Summer Day in Cedar Rapids
The city enjoyed mild weather with a high near 76 degrees between 2:30 and 4 p.m and a low of 41 degrees around 6 to 7 a.m. Evening readings showed 58 at 9 p.m and 41 at 11:45 p.m with 63 at 10 a.m and 74 at 2 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Seventy WPA Airport Projects Approved for 21.5 Million
Acting WPA Commissioner Howard O Hunter said in Washington that in the past three months President Roosevelt approved 70 projects to build improve or enlarge airports and airport facilities with an estimated total cost of 21.5 million dollars.
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Washington
INS
WPA
Howard O Hunter
Roosevelt
Help Wanted Ad Tips From The Gazette
Intelligent workers read Gazette help wanted ads and you should too. Run a Help Wanted ad to secure qualified applicants quickly by describing the job thoroughly and listing a confidential box number or a call time. Telephone your Want Ad at 2-1121.
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Gazette
Destroyers Arrive in Britain After Atlantic Crossing
The first U S destroyers transferred to Britain arrived at a war port after a 2,500 mile voyage from Canada. The flotilla, manned by British crews, faced submarine danger and rough seas with minimal ceremony as they prepare for active service in convoy duties. Six ships in the vanguard have been commissioned in the Royal Canadian Navy.
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United States
Britain
Canada
Atlantic
Vanguard
Royal Canadian Navy
St Johns
Belfast
Tomnade
Fata
Farmery
Tsn
Premier Konoye Pledges Axis Military Readiness
Tokyo AP says Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoye declared Japan Germany and Italy ready to display the power of their military alliance if necessary. He linked Asia and Europe leadership to mutual prosperity and described the axis as an irresistible historical force shaping East Asia and Europe.
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TOKIO
Japan
Germany
Italy
Prince Fum
Maro Konoye
China
Oid
Ital
Ate
Europe
Asia
East Asia
Hals
Man Faces Charge Of Drunk Driving Following Wreck
Wal ter Waggrener 26 of 927 Third Street SW was charged with driving while intoxicated after a Saturday collision at F avenue and Fourth street NW. A police chemical test read 2.4 mg, indicating intoxication. Waggrener had a prior reckless driving conviction in June 1936 and was driving south on Fourth when his car hit Theodore Fault’s westbound vehicle on F avenue. neither driver was injured. Fault was later arrested for speeding after admitting 30 miles per hour.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter M. Waggrener
Third Street
F Avenue
Fourth Street
Gordon Hughes
Warrener
Theodore Fault
Fault
Hope Of Escaping Draft Motivates Him To Kill Dad
Oscar Hellesylt, 29, confessed to killing his father Adolph Hellesylt, 59, found shot Aug 3. State's Attorney F F Wyckoff said the motive was hope to evade military service and family mistreatment. He reportedly feared going to war and said someone depended on him.
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Stanley
N D
F. F. Wyckoff
Oscar Hellesylt
Adolph Hellesylt
Wyckoff
Axis powers outline spheres of influence under Soviet lead
Nazi sources say Germany Italy and Japan agreed on which areas in a new world order would be under Soviet leadership and which would stay under their control. The exact zones were not specified but Moscow has not commented while German news service hints at tacit approval.
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Soviet Union
Germany
Russia
Italy
Japan
America
Far East
Americas
Europe
Eastern
Asia
Beriin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Foreign Office
China
Moscow
DNB
Africa
East Asia
AF of L to Convene Defense Focused Fall Meeting
The American Federation of Labor announces its executive council will open a fall meeting in Washington Monday to discuss issues tied to the defense program and the conscription law.
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Washington
INS
American Federation of Labor
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