Small Iowa plants urged to gain defense contracts
The article reports that tiny Iowa manufacturers face harsh defense program effects with shortages, prioritization, and red tape. Authorities promise consideration, an OPM office in Des Moines helps with contracts, and critics urge distributing work to keep small plants from shutdowns.
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Iowa
Office of Production Management
Priorities Board
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Washington
Silk stock not vital as Japan loses silk outlet
The article argues that U S consumers can adapt to rayon nylon and cotton stockings as Japan’s silk influence fades. Some 175000 workers in the U S silk industry may lose jobs, but new plants and substitutes could absorb displaced workers. It notes potential U S silk or alternative fabric production growth.
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Japan
United States
Americans
Good for our health bicycle idea gains traction
Gasoline shortages abroad boost bicycle popularity and prompt talk of cycling in the United States. The piece argues more walking or pedaling downtown could improve public health and reduce car use during restrictions.
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Canada
United States
Parachute Silk and the Dutist Run Dilemma
The question riffs on silk used for parachutes and asks what a dutist would do if faced with a run. It implies technical concerns about fabric integrity and response under stress for aerial gear.
Bridges and Bridges: A Message from Dr. Joseph Fort Newton
Dr Joseph Fort Newton speaks on bridges as links between people across races classes and creeds. He argues that building bridges opens minds and fosters fellowship mentioning Jesus as a bridge builder and quoting Bruno and Jesus on the world as a bridge.
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Dr. Newton
London
Jesus
God
Bruno
Group improvement through self help and public affairs
Robert Quillen discusses self improvement as a common characteristic of Americans and cites examples of groups forming for study, citizen oversight of tax spending, and the value of liberal education. He notes social changes, wartime attitudes, and national issues while highlighting the role of civic action and thoughtful reading.
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Harvard
Doni
St. Augustine
Denazified Syria Faces Scrutiny as Pact Powers Clash
The piece argues US rights under the 1923 treaty with France in Syria remain unsettled under British Free French control. It notes Vichy figures, German and Italian influence, and Dentz’s failed pledge to free captured officers, while Free French and British oversight reshape the regime and loyalties.
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Syria
Washington
Paris
United States
League of Nations
Damascus
Henri Dentz
Vichy
Beirut
Greece
Democracy Or Alliance With Stalin In War Debate
A column argues against aiding the Soviet Union under lease lend claiming it undermines democracy and warns that supporting Stalin risks arming a future threat. The piece contends the war is an empire clash and urges clear, prudent policy rather than idealistic slogans.
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Finland
Russia
England
France
Poland
Baltic Republics
A Tip to the Wise
C O McIntyre recalls early New York struggles and a costly restaurant night. After dining with his last $10, he asked for change for a $20 and declined a small tip, choosing to leave a larger one only if the cabby could provide change.
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C. O. McIntyre
New York
McIntyre
Movements Of American Warships Deep Secret Before Australia Visit
Paul Mallon notes secrecy surrounds warship movements until Australian port calls. He cites Roosevelt ship plans, a proposed three to five member policy board under Henderson, and a political clash over OPAX. He dismisses talk of a large expedition and assesses domestic economic council aims and tax bill revisions from the Senate Finance Committee.
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Australia
Roosevelt-Henderson
Mr. Roosevelt- Henderson
Henderson
OPAX
Senate Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Opened by Mistake to Valentino Letter Incident
A flapper era scene unfolds when a studio letter rack mistake reveals a note from Valentino's tailor demanding overdue payment. Valentino reads, smiles, then declares it silly as he folds the letter and moves on.
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Rudolf Valentino
Valentino
If You Can t Get Gas Baer Advises Old Model Cars
A humorous wartime style column recalls fuel shortages with jokes about driving old Model T cars to conserve gasoline. The narrator notes arrests for smuggling lighters and imagines meteoric speeds by using older vehicles.
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Baer
Local markets and community notes from Cedar Rapids area
Miss Jane Satchett leaves for Nora Springs hosting shellsburg church youths. Local market prices list wheat 50c, corn 45c, oats 20c, barley 35c, hay 12, straw 6, hens 17c, eggs 3c, hogs 8.70, calves 7, lambs. Mentions Margery Carroll off to University of California and Carl Vogt to Mexico to settle a brother’s estate.
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Jane Satchett
Nora Springs
Shellsburg
Margery Carroll
Frank Carroll
Berkley
Calif
University of California
John Hartl
Putnam Township
Cedar Rapids
Carl W. Kirkpatrick
Carl A. Vogt
Guadalajara
Mexico
Wm Brady M D Personal Health Classifies Neurotics
Dr Wm Brady explains in Nerves and Nutrition that Class A neurotics have an organ issue though not brain or nerves. Class B neurotics use bad nerves as an alibi to escape. Many Class A believe themselves nervous or temperamentally prone to nervousness, a view encouraged by distant physicians.
Nervousness Diagnostic Tricks Drawings Scratch at Nerves
A discussion of how “nervousness” and related terms are used to bilk diagnoses and the public, noting lay ignorance of physiology and the misuse by quacks. Advice dismisses nerve energy as false and favors practical health steps, including coffee and medical inquiry.
Clear As Much An Eastern Professor on Einstein Theory
An eastern professor contends the Einstein theory is simple once analyzed geometry. He speaks to a large body of graduates who pass in algebra and geometry without grasping fundamentals, offering blunt reassurance.
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Carter Glass
Senate
House
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Deniz
Near East
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Joey
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Petersburg
New London
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Atlantic
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Upper Town University
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