Fox terrier Skipper joins Cedar Rapids Fire Station
A mangy fox terrier pup followed a Cedar Rapids fireman to Station No. 6 and became Skipper the fire dog. He trained quickly, guards the truck, rides to alarms, and chases rabbits at grass fires. Skipper earns meals, baths, and a name from Capt. Novak, Capt. Coleman, Hahn, Besta, Ellsworth, and Vinch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Fourth Avenue
Seventeenth Street
Stome
Skipper
Station No. 6
Tony Novak
Andy Coleman
Dick Hahn
Bill Besta
Ralph Ellsworth
Dick Vinch
Cat's New Family Looks Like Skunks Noted in Texas
In Georgetown Texas Gypsy a house cat created a housing puzzle by adopting four infants who look and smell like skunks. Neighbors and Gypsy’s owner Clifford Jacobs testify to the scene while zoology officials say Gypsy merely adopted a family, not a biological bond. The case sparked a heated debate among authorities and residents about the cat’s unusual brood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Tex
Gypsy
Clifford Jacob
Jacobs
Texas
Norway Declares War Status Bearings in World Tides
President Roosevelt proclaims Norway belligerent and shifts to cash and carry. Observers note hints of pro Allied policy amid visits by Canadian PM Mackenzie King and a looming 1940 campaign. Battles flank Oslo Trondheim Narvik as Germany presses in Norway and wider Europe.
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Norway
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Canada
Mackenzie King
U. S
Sweden
Budapest
Hungary
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Bucharest
Romania
Robert M. Losey
Stockholm
Andrew
Dombas
U .S
Jume
Burton K. Wheeler
Washington
Thomas E. Dewey
Robert A. Taft
House
Japan
Dutch East Indies
Hitler
Joseph K. Taussig
Navy
America
Natchez
Miss
New York Central Lake Shore Limited
Europe
Belgium
Germany
England
Yugoslavia
Croatian
Italy
Greece
Salonika
Gibraltar
Spain
Franco
Bessarabian
Russia
Scandinavia
Count Ciano
Britain
Mediterranean
Oslo
Trondheim
Stavanger
Narvik
Haakon
Ford Vision and Growth Behind 28 Million Cars
The Ford Motor Company highlights its experience in manufacturing 28 million cars under one management. It credits high wages, shorter hours, and better conditions, plus open competition and reinvested profits, with sustaining growth and innovation as it builds toward the twentyninth million.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
Nations Brace For Invasion Amid Nazi Leverage
The article notes swelled Swedish defenses as World War II fears rise and questions linger if treachery might drag Sweden toward Germany as Norway once did. It mentions unrest in Germany's press and public warnings about decisive choices on alliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Shrine Ceremonial Planned At El Kahir Temple
The 1840 spring ceremonial of El Kahir temple of the Shrine will be held Friday at the Memorial building opening at 1 p.m. with candidate registration. A street parade at 4 p.m. leads to a business session and dinner in the armory, then a band concert at 6:30 followed by patrol and drum corps performances and a stage show at 9:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Kahir
Patrol
Walther League Talent Quest Set At Trinity Church
The Iowa East Walther League talent quest at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines will feature over 100 contestants from five zones. The event opens with a youth service at 10 45 am led by Rev Paul J Roeder of Chicago, followed by the talent program at 1 30 pm under Rev Albert Bostelmann of Williamsburg. Judges will hear mixed quartets soloists and dramatic readings, with the state winners advancing to Ottawa Canada for the international Walther League contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Albert Bostelmann
Williamsburg
Iowa East
Ottawa
Canada
Walther League
Iowa Leaguer
Mr. Bornhoeft
Trinity Lutheran Church
Ruth Brammer
Edwin Timm
Ted Wichmann
Eldrid Gerhold
Men’s
Kenneth Euken
Ed Euken
Don Yungman
Virginia Moor
Francis Euken
Fire destroys Engesser Brewing plant in St Peter
A blaze in St Peter Minnesota at the Engesser Brewing company buildings gutted two of five structures. Loss tallies at eighty five thousand dollars. No injuries reported. The fire department battled the flames through the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Peter, Minn
Engesser Brewing Company
Marco Polo Wrote Travels While Prisoner in Genoa
Marco Polo penned his account of travels to Cathay during a detention in Genoa Italy. The writing records journeys across Asia and the courts of Kublai Khan with vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marco Polo
Cathay
Genoa
Italy
Coe Cosmos Names Hamblin Editor for 1940 41
Dora Jane Hamblin of Bedford will edit the Coe College Cosmos for the 1940 1941 academic year succeeding Loyal Meek of Cedar Rapids. Lyle Gunderson of Norway becomes business manager, succeeding Wayne Hackett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College Cosmos Board of Control
Dora Jane Hamblin
Bedford
Loyal Meek
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Gunderson
Norway
Hamblin
Delta Delta Delta Social Sorority
Coe College
Phi Sigma Iota
Gunderson
Cosmos Board of Control
Protest over Taylor Vatican appointment sparks church state concerns
The Illinois Conference of the Lutheran Augustana Synod protested President Roosevelt's appointment of Myron C. Taylor as his personal representative to the Vatican. They call it a violation of the separation of church and state.
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Detroit
Ilinois
Lutheran Augustana Synod
Roosevelt
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
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Scotty McLeod
Cat
Bob Estabrook
Little Falls
N. Y
Slayton
Minn
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Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Stanley Ovenette
Bakes
Amly
Tual —Street Fleet
the Killian Company
Henry Ford
New York
San
Francisco
Heng Sok
Singer Drophead Machine
Killian Company
General Motors Auto
Moe Annenberg
Chicago
Western Union
Burlington
Nels Kraschel
Paul J. Roeder
Coe
Wayne Hackett
Fort Madison
Croquignole Permanent
Comulete
London
Com
Owen
2Nd Avenue
Rude Auto Company
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