Willkie Farm Leaders Gather for Des Moines Conference
Willkie plans a Des Moines meeting with governors and nine agricultural state representatives. Edward Kennedy Rep Clifford Hope and Rep August Anderson indicate attendance as Willkie prepares material for his August speech. The open car arrival at the statehouse precedes a 9 am session and noon press conference.
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Des Moines
INS
Wendell L. Willkie
Edward Kennedy
Washington, D. C
National Farmers Guild
George A Wilson
Clifford Hope
Kansas
Republican National Committee
August H. Anderson
Minnesota
Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Hotel Savery
Statehouse
State Central Committee
Iowa
Woman Missionary Now Visiting Iowa Tells Of Burma Road
Mrs Luella Rigby Jones formerly of Burma Road China and now in Hollywood Calif visits Independence. She describes Burma Road as largely paved yet with unpaved mountainous stretches and seasonal floods every few months. The Burma Road has served as a major conduit for British munitions to China, now restricted under British policy amid Japanese objections.
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Iowa
Burma Road
A. G. Rigby
W.S. Austin
Dumont
Luella Rigby Jones
Hollywood
Calif
China
Jones
Burma
Britain
Japan
Willkie Speaker Invite to Eldora Rally Tabled
A Hardin county Republican delegation asked Gov. Wilson to invite Wendell Willkie to a central Iowa rally in Eldora. Rep. Dean Persen accompanied the group as they delivered an invitation signed by 4000 farmers from 14 counties. Willkie will be in Des Moines Monday for a Midwest farm leaders conference and the Eldora invitation will be extended then.
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Hardin County
George A Wilson
Wendell L. Willkie
Iowa
Eldora
Dean Persen
Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Mount Vernon
Arlo Stinger
Hahn-Howard
American Legion
Lloyd Snyder
Don Pringle
Henry Wright
A. R King
Ourms
Laurence Current
Seward Merritt
Dana Wilcox
Bert Avery
Carl Travis
Lloyd Kent
Harry Siggins
Brookshier
Oelwein
Alton
Greeley
R. D. Payton
Presbyterian
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Fayette
C. Payton
Chicago Great Western Railroad
Charles Klatt
Bernice Klaus
Elkport
Clear Lake
Fred Klaus
Firrport
Hackbarth
Lost Nation
Farmers Elevator
Mechanicsville
Berneice Seivers
William Seivers
George Shover
Bert Shover
Anamosa
R. H. Supplee
Methodist
Stanwood
Glatha Bobst
Keith Shover
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Anamosa High School
Ernest Streets
Marengo
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Donald Hardenbronk
Maurice Sanding
Charles Blair
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Don Thornton
Jim Wilson
Danny Jacobs
Jack Landing
Don Redman
Jimmy Groff
Keith Hardenbrook
Franklin Eby
Moray Eby
Russell Lacher
Charles Healey
Jimmy Cooney
Elton Rinehart
Independence
J. A. Treese
Lincoln
Neb
Treese
Wesleyan Methodist Church
R. Wesley Pryor
Wyanet
Ill
Pryor
Clermont To Observe 90th Anniversary
Clermont marks its ninety year celebration with a two day homecoming on August 10 and 11. The event is tied to the third annual daily days and led by committee chair J. M. Brorby with members Anna Larrabee Mrs. Dan Burke Mrs. Louise Miller and Dr. L. L. Carr.
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Bpcoint
Gazette
Clermont
J. M. Brorby
Anna Larrabee
Dan Burke
Louise Miller
L. L. Carr
British Bay Iowa Plane To Be Used As Training Ship
Waterloo reports a Stinson 105 aircraft will head to England for training ship use. Pilot John Livingston says he sold the plane to Charles Babb of New York, broker for the British government.
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John Livingston
Livingston
Charles Babb
New York
N. Y
Baily
Willard Schutte
Catherine Staadt
Lulls Park
Postville
Frank — Satek
Milwaukee Railroad
Henry Lange
Lange
Oelwein
Detroit
Clemetta Fournier
Clement Fournier
John Hayes
Robert Hayes
Charles Miller
Independence
Helen Hayes
Gillis Fournier
Hayes
St. Joseph Hospital
Sacred Heart High School
Iowa
Eleader—County
H. F. Oolberg
State Department of Education
Clayton County
Monona Township
Jefferson
Buena Vista
Clayton
Garnaville
Read
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on August 11, 1940 at 6 o clock the last will of William T. Shoemaker, late of Linn County Iowa, will come before the District Court for proof and admission to probate. Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa August 1. G. Thompson, Attorney for the District Court.
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District Court
William T. Shoemaker
Said County
Cedar Rapids
Towa
Palo
Edmund Zimmer
Manchester
Iowa
Linn County Nursing Service
Palo High School
Clinton
Fairfax
Fayette
Robert Erickson
Arthur Weis
Dale Newhouse
Deputy Warden Mahoney Resigns From Fort Madison
Eugene Mahoney, deputy warden at the state penitentiary, resigned Thursday after six years in the post. He previously served at the Anamosa reformatory. Warden Haynes offered no details, calling them friendly. Mahoney oversaw the June escape and July assault tied to the Hart killing, with resignation to take effect in two weeks.
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Fort Madison
Eugene Mahoney
State Penitentiary
Mahoney
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Glenn C Haynes
Robert Hart
Monona Band Opens 22nd McGregor Nature School Week
McGregor hosts the 22nd annual McGregor nature school with a Sunday concert by the Monona school band. Logan Blizzard will give the introductory talk, and Dr. Herman Styles Ficke of the University of Dubuque will discuss a Nature Student's Trip Around the World.
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McGregor Nature School
Monona
Iowa State Conservation
Logan Blizzard
Herman Styles Ficke
University of Dubuque
Ficke
Scandinavia
W. H. MacMartin
Conservation Department
Iowa Federated Women's Clubs
Cc. S. Gwynne
Iowa State College
Ames
W. M. Rosene
Jack W. Musgrove
Iowa State H Historical Museum
Musgrove
A. C. Tester
State University of Iowa
Colombia
South America
Two Teens Lead Nebraska Car Theft Spree Across State
A trio of about 15 year olds stole four cars in Nebraska and looted a farm for water only to be stopped after a spree that included a grocery store robbery and a spate of fuel thefts. They inspired a picnic loot and fled toward South Dakota before being stopped.
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Scottsbluff
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Big Springs
Marsland
Crawford
Hot Springs
Epworth League is awarded camp trophy at institute
Monona Epworth League of the Monona Methodist church received the trophy for attendance and participation at the Clear Lake Epworth League Institute. The event highlighted the group’s active involvement and community engagement across eastern Iowa.
Tidal Wave Hits Hokkaido Coast Killing and Missing
The Asahi reports a wave struck the west coast of Hokkaido, leaving scores dead or missing and about 1,500 fishing boats washed away. The disaster occurred at the northern end of Japan's northern archipelago.
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TOKIO
Asahi
Hokkaido Island
Presidential board urges 44 hour week for railway clerks
A Roosevelt appointed emergency board recommended cutting the railway express clerks basic employment week from 48 to 44 hours to avert a 30 000 worker strike. The ruling excludes accounting division general offices and train messengers as a separate group. Board members were John P Devaney chairman Dexter M Keezer and Harry A Millis.
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Railway Express
Roosevelt
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Railway Express Agency, Inc
John P Devaney
Dexter M. Keezer
Harry A Millis
Bombs And Birdies Mix On Scotch Golf Course
A lone German raider dropped bombs on a northeastern Scottish golf course Friday as golfers scattered. Whistling bombs caused panic and injuries while sirens warned players to seek air raid shelters. Royal Air Force fighters intercepted the Nazi plane, and it was seen diving toward the sea, apparently shot down.
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INS
Royal Ai Force
No Criminal Action In Train Smashup Blamed
Akron Ohio UP coroner rules accidental death in the Doodlebug shuttle crash that killed AR personnel. Dr Amos Roe cites driver Thomas L Murtaugh and conductor Harry B Shafer as spared after investigation shows the motor coach was to wait at Silver Lake.
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Roe, Amos
Summit County
Thomas L. Murtaugh
Orrville
Harry B Shafer
Akron
Anti-Aircraft Guns Interrupt Berlin Press Conference
A German press conference for foreign journalists was interrupted by anti-aircraft fire from the Wilhelmstrasse roof. The brief volley sent janitors and officials scrambling while the bulletless incident left the unidentified biplane strayer over Berlin.
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Foreign Office
Wilhelmstrasse
Berlin
Canadians in Britain arrive with Second Division
Ottawa report says Canada's Second Division under Major General Victor Odlum has arrived safely in the United Kingdom. Defense Minister J. L. Ralston informed the House of Commons Friday.
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Ottawa
Ont
Canada
Victor Odlum
United Kingdom
J. L. Ralston
House of Commons
Italian Attack In North Africa Seen By London
London reports a sizable Malian force concentrated near the Libyan frontier possibly signaling a large Italian offensive in North Africa. The force is described as gradually advancing toward the Egyptian border with tanks and field artillery, taking careful protective steps.
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London
North
Africa
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4294 Ad
Pattern 4294 available in sizes 6 8 1 12 and 40 includes blouse and cap. Swiper and cap require 3 5 yards of 35 inch fabric with contrast yardage. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Cedar Rapids Gazette 243 West Lith Street New York Ad additional ten cents for latest Pattern Book.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West Lith Street
New York
N.Y
Tennessee Leaders Triumph In Primary
Tennessee Democrats renominated U S Senator Kenneth D Meellar for 22 years and Governor Prentice Cooper for a second term. The party also backed two of three U S representatives with Rep Joseph W Burns Jr taking a comfortable lead.
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Nashville
Democratic Party of
Tennessee
Kenneth D Meellar
Senate
Prentice Cooper
Joseph W. Burns, Jr
Willkie Eyes Independent Voters as Key to Victory
In Colorado Springs Wendell L. Willkie says independents, not party loyalty, will decide the presidency. He notes independents cross party lines, cites the third term issue, and plans to spotlight Washington's population growth and perceived New Deal bureaucracy in campaign talks.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell JL. Willkie
Willkie
Wilkie
William Allen White
Washington
First German Activity in French Colonies Reported
London reports the admiralty says Germans arrived at Dakar and attempted to seize the Polish steamer Kroman. The crew restored a missing part and the ship escaped the harbor, now safe in Great Britain. Captain Dybek warned of the plan to capture the vessel.
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Admiralty
Dakar
Atlantic
French Africa
Great Britain
Dybek
Kroman
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