Public concerns mix war talk and local safety fears
The piece blends analysis of Japan and U.S. policy with U.S. state department tough talk toward Vichy France. It then moves to local fire protection, traffic signal needs at First Avenue E and Nineteenth Street, and calls for a permanent safety lane and compulsory vehicle inspections.
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Far East
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Welles
Hull
Vichy
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Joe Louis
First Avenue E
Nineteenth Street
First Avenue
All Iowa fair Grounds Prepares for Big 1941 Event
On the All Iowa fair grounds at Hawk Eye Downs vendors build booths and a dining hall while crews finish a housing display and race track prep. NYA workers ready stock barns. C D Moore oversees preparations as exhibitors arrive. Next Sunday the fair opens for six days of auto races shows and dairy displays drawing 100000 patrons.
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Hawkeye Downs
National Defense
Midwest
NYA
Downs
C. D. Moore
Towa
Cedar Rapids resident Cap Estabrook reflects on home life and city growth
In an interview Cedar Rapids native Cap Estabrook discusses living in Cedar Rapids, the appeal of the city for families, and his nickname from high school. He shares views on real estate trends, aviation, local traffic, and the city’s future population and zoning, noting an airport as a civic need and predicting gradual growth.
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Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue
Sixth
Seventh Streets
Argentina bans nationalist groups with totalitarian ties
In Buenos Aires the government issued a decree outlawing nationalist organizations with totalitarian tendencies. Police raided several suspected Nazi groups within an hour of the decree, seizing documents and pamphlets featuring Nazi propaganda.
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Buenos Aires
INS
Light Truck And Motorcycle Crash Injures Woman
Mrs. Everett Peters of Wisconsin suffered a broken left collar bone and possible left shoulder dislocation when her motorcycle, carrying her husband, collided with a pickup driven by Mrs. Katheryn Dougherty at K Street and Thirteenth Avenue SW. Mrs. Peters was taken to Mercy hospital. Dougherty was cited for failure to stop and faulty brakes.
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Cedar Rapids
Everett Peters
Waukesha
Wis
Katheryn Dougherty
Fourth Street
K Street
Thirteenth Avenue
Peters
Mercy Hospital
Mother Delivers Second 18-Pound Baby in Texarkana
Mrs Huther Allen of Fouke Ark gave birth on July 17 to an 18-pound baby, the second such birth in her family of ten. Dr W J S Smith sr rural physician said the mother nearly died from the delivery but recovered by Saturday night with the father arriving later for groceries.
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Texarkana
Ark
Huther Allen
Fouke
W. J. S. Smith
Auto Headlight Checkup Will Be Made Tuesday Night
Gov George Wilson proclaims August as Courtesy Headlight Checkup Month to reduce night accidents. Next Tuesday at 7 30 p m the highway patrol sheriff and city police will set up a courtesy headlamp checkup lane on the B avenue bridge with the west end blocked.
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George Wilson
Wilson
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
B Avenue
Polish Prisoners to Form Fighting Unit Against Nazis
Moscow reports Vice-foreign Commissar S A Lozovsky said plans are under way to free Polish prisoners and form a Polish foreign legion to fight Germany under a Soviet Polish pact. The move follows Poland ending its state of war and resuming diplomatic ties with the USSR after a London pact between Gen Sikorski and Soviet Ambassador Maisky. Lozovsky also indicated possible restoration of diplomatic relations with Belgium Norway and Greece.
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S. A. Lozovsky
Germany
Poland
Soviet Union
London
Wladislaw Sikorski
Ivan Maisky
Lozovsky
Belgium
Norway
Greece
Hosiery Boom Over Nation To Beat Rationing
The Associated Press reports a nationwide silk stocking rush as rationing looms. Major cities show massive stockpiling and limits, with New York stores noting 200 to 500 percent rise in orders, and others like Chicago Philadelphia and San Francisco reporting sharp sales increases. Nylon supplies are strained as plants work overtime. Agriculture officials propose making 150 styles from cotton while reassurances about nylon supplies ease concerns.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York City
State Street
Agriculture Department
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Gary Cooper Tops Nation's Wage Earners At $482 820
Treasury release lists the top earners for 1939 to 1940. Gary Cooper leads at 482 820 dollars from Sam Goldwyn and Paramount Pictures. Other high earners include Thomas J. Watson of IBM and George W. Hill of American Tobacco. The figures reflect personal services income from corporations and may be superseded by SEC disclosures.
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Gary Cooper
Washington (Lp
The
Treasury
Gore Cooper
Cooper
Sam
Thomas J. Watson
International Business Machines, Inc
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Comedy
F. A. Countway
Ver Bros
William S. Knudsen
General Motors
Vichy Leaders Unite Against Nazi Pressure Over Germany
Marshal Petain Admiral Darlan and General Weygand reportedly form a solid bloc resisting Nazi demands. Berlin seeks control over French bases in North Africa and Laval’s return. Fernand de Brinon carried the Paris decree to Paris after a crucial cabinet session. Petain reaffirmed his pledge to cooperate with Germany economically and in the postwar order.
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Henri Philippe Petain
Jean Francois Darlan
Maxime Weygand
Germany
France
North Africa
Dakar
Pierre Laval
Paris
Fernand de Brinon
Petain
Council of Ministers
Adolf Hitler
Montoire
Winter War In Russia Facing Germans Now
Associated Press Analyst Kirke L. Simpson reports six weeks of fighting in Russia against German, Romanian and Finnish forces show Russian morale remains intact. Hitler’s oil and food goals appear farther from realization as Soviet resilience and Soviet industrial assets resist invasion.
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Russia
Hitler
Berlin
Ukraine
Moscow
Germany
Rumania
Caspian
Stalin
Germans Lose Millions as Reds Rally in Counter Thrust
Berlin raid by British long-range bombers kills and injures civilians. Soviet reports claim German losses exceed 1,500,000 with two more Nazi divisions destroyed. Red Army tactics shift as Smolensk battle continues. Tokyo warns of a possible southern expansion and warns of a global crisis.
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Russia
Smolensk
Baltic
Hitler
Mosecow
Kiev
Ukraine
S. A. Lozovsky
Red Star
Red Army
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Moscow
Leningrad
Tokio
United States
Japan
Thailand
Indo-China
Peru Seizes German Diplomatic Pouches and Replaces Transit Rule
Peru informed Germany that German diplomatic pouches must undergo customs registry, cancelling the 1925 free transit accord. The move follows alleged misuse by Nazi officials and parallels Argentina's seizure of a pouch bound for Buenos Aires.
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Lima
Peru
Germany
Foreign Ministry
Willy Noebel
Buenos Aires
Mercury Dips Below 70 After Heat Wave Peak
The high reached 92 degrees between 3:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday as heat lingered. Temperatures cooled to 68 overnight before rising again to 70 by morning and climbing to 79 by mid-morning, with 11:30 p.m. at 77.
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Chambers
Flying Blind opens new serial by Vera Brown in Gazette
The Cedar Rapids Gazette starts Vera Brown’s Flying Blind a romance thrilling serial about an aviator and his plucky wife. The first installment appears in section 1 page 5 today.
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Vera Brown
Cedar Rapids
Miss Brown
Twin bargain days boost Cedar Rapids sales event
Cedar Rapids shoppers flocked to a two day sale with many out of town buyers. Hosiery yard goods and summer fashion items sold briskly as good weather and air conditioned shops drew crowds. Stores reported strong Friday performance and plan to post substantial weekend gains.
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Cedar Rapids
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