Reynolds Seen As Arms Unit Chairman
Washington AP Senate military committee leadership appeared likely to pass to Robert Rice Reynolds a Democratic senator from North Carolina. The death of Len Morris Sheppard left Reynolds as the ranking majority member. Reynolds has opposed some New Deal foreign policy moves but supported domestic measures and the selective service law. Funeral plans for Sheppard include lying in state and a Texas service, with a gubernatorial call for a temporary successor and a special election within 60 to 90 days.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Robert Rice Reynolds
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Len Morris Sheppard
Texas
Reynolds
Senate
Sheppard
Wallace
Rayburn
House
Texarkana
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Milwaukee Couple Fly To Iowa For Wedding License
Two Milwaukee lovers beat the deadline of Iowa's marriage health act by flying to Dubuque to wed. Karl Kuester, 45, and Martha Krocker, 41, both flying enthusiasts, flew separately Wednesday and were married by Justice Thomas M. Barrett.
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Dubuque
Milwaukee
Iowa
Karl Kuester
Martha Krocker
Thomas M. Barrett
Found on Iowa Campus Beaten Man Identified
Special to The Gazette Iowa City police found Fred Liblin about 55 badly beaten near the University of Iowa engineering building. He was conscious but did not recall the assault. He was taken to University Hospital as investigators pursued motives.
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Iowa City
Fred Liblin
University of Iowa Engineering
Liblin
University Hospital
Oxford Junction to Welcome Pittsburgh Lawyer as Commencement Speaker
Arrangements have been made for Edward A. Tabor, a Pittsburgh attorney and Oxford Junction High School graduate, to deliver the commencement address this year. Mr. Tabor graduated in 1901.
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Oxford Junction
Edward A. Tabor
Pittsburgh
Oxford Junction High School
Mr. Tabor
War and readiness as a repeated wartime cycle
Arthur Baer laments repeated wartime procurement folly and unpreparedness. He compares contracts for absurd amounts to patching hot water bottles and notes armies dump surplus gear after conflicts. He warns of ongoing cycles of buying twice and sleepless firemen with hats on.
Keep Of 50 Year Old Boat To Go Into New Special
McGregor veteran Harry Eichendorf plans to retire the 50 year old pleasure boat Maricopa but will build a new boat this spring using the old white oak keel. Brought from the east in 1891, the vessel joined river races and later modernized with motors, ferried many fishing trips, and has never missed a duck hunting season in five decades.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Maricopa
Harry Eichendorf
Eichendorf
Elias Hoxsie
Iowa Accidental Deaths Dip Slightly in 1940
DES MOINES AP 1940 report shows 1,763 accidental deaths in Iowa, down 64 from 1939. Health officials say Iowans are more cautious but home accidents persist with 795 home fatalities, including 516 from falls, up from 491.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Natex praised as sole remedy in testimonial ad
An advertisement from K and M Pharmacy promotes Natex as a superior laxative and stomach aid. It quotes a local worker who credits Natex with restoring appetite, easing headaches and nerves, and improving sleep after trying many products. The snippet includes a reward offer over false testimonials.
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Second Avenue SE
Natex
Fred Ullrick
Link Belt Speeder Corporation
Seventh Avenue
100 Second Ave
Deaths From Accidents Rise In Home and Public Places
The report notes increased home deaths from conflagrations burns and explosions with motor vehicle deaths up to 558 from 542 while occupational accidental deaths fell to 186 from 232. Home poisonings 13, poisonous gas 19, firearms 25, drownings 17, and others 76. Public places show 214 accidental deaths in 1940 versus 240 in 1939.
Col Myers Leaves For South To Camp Polk
Lieut Col Colin S Myers Cedar Rapids district executive officer departs Thursday afternoon for permanent assignment at Camp Polk Louisiana with the Third armored division. He recently finished special training at Fort Benning Georgia and will visit Lieut Col Robert G St James now at Fort Knox Kentucky and meet Mrs Myers and their daughter in Arkansas en route. Until June he will be temporarily at Camp Beauregard Louisiana before heading to the permanent station in a general troop movement.
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Collin S. Myers
Cedar Rapids Military District
Camp Polk
Third Armored Division
Fort Benning
Robert G. St. James
Cedar Rapids
Fort Knox
First clock to divide the day was a stone shaft
A stone shaft served as the first timekeeper, its shadow gliding across the ground as the sun moved. The brief note captures an ancient method marking day by shadow, hinting at early science and daily rhythm.
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Lanin
Williams
Arthur “Rugs" Baer
Army
Rip van Winkle
Davenport
Link Belt Speeder Corp
Ron
Boleros
Ala
Three Sistersedar Rapids
Second Street
Col. Myers
South
Polk
Three Sisters
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