Estes Park guest recalls Roosevelt third term talk
An Ohio clergyman at IND RIVER RANCH questions the nations education system and cites Harold Rugg as a subversive influence. A New Yorker guest portrays Franklin D. Roosevelt as a prodigal spender whose family paid his bills, a habit he carried into public life.
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Ohio
Colorado
Chicago
Roosevelt
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Harold Rugg
Teachers College
Columbia University
Rugg
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Hyde Park
Groton
Harvard
Franklin
Clergyman at ranch speaks on failing American foundations
A ranch gathering hears a clergyman argue that religion and education miss the mark in the United States and abroad. He notes homes and schools lack constructive roles once held, cites a Cedar Rapids school board dispute, and reflects on youth political independence amid Lindbergh and Roosevelt debates.
All‑Iowa Fair Opens At Hawk Eye Downs
Prepared crowds at Hawk eye Downs await the 1940 All Iowa fair opening at 8 am. General Charley Moore marshals attractions led by Sheesley’s Mighty midway as the exposition hall tops a week of events.
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Hawkeye Downs
Charley Moore
Sheesley
Midway
Routes to all Iowa fair traffic plan
The notice outlines two one way routes to Hawkeye Downs for the fair with police directing traffic during rush periods. It also details interurban service from the depot with fare ten cents and a schedule from 7 to 11 pm and later as needed.
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Third Avenue
Sixth Street
Municipal
Hawkeye Downs
Depot
Second Street
Fourth Avenue
Opening Day At The Liberty Fair Show Promises Farm Exhibits And TV Demo
The article describes a local fair featuring dairy cattle and 4-H demonstrations, a front line display by performers, and a public television demonstration by WMT at the grandstand. Parking is managed by J. F. Currell’s police corps, with a 25 cent car charge and 10 cents per passenger.
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Belles of Liberty
Stratosphere Man
Sixth Street Road
Reuben Smith
J. F. Currell
Corps of Special Police
Sheesley
WMT
Iowa
Rumored Anglo Italian Naval Engagement Off Balearics
Reuters report cites Spanish agency claiming heavy naval clash off Balearic islands with Gibraltar denying knowledge of any battle. The British admiralty denies Italian claims that the 29 000 ton battleship Resolution was damaged in the western Mediterranean engagement.
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London
INS
Balearic Islands
Reuters
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Resolution
Weekly Forecast for Des Moines Aug 12 17
The Des Moines forecast calls for the period August 12 to 17 with frequent showers across the upper Mississippi valley. Temperatures run slightly above normal.
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Des- Moines
INS
Mississippi Valley
Newspaper Family Cited By Clergyman On School Worries
A clergyman notes the Marshall girls belong to a newspaper family, praising their alertness to current events and lending weight to concerns about the local school system.
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Marshall
Clark Criticizes Profits Tax As Sugar Coating
Sen Bennett Clark charges the proposed excess profits levy is sugar coating to soften defense contractor tax favors. Treasury official John L Sullivan rejects the claim, citing amortization for defense plant expansions and projected net yields of about 190 million dollars for 1940.
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Bennett Champ Clark
John L. Sullivan
Treasury
House
Sullivan
House Ways and Means
Senate Finance
Clark
Admiral Stanley declares war state urgesnational emergency powers
Former Navy chief Admiral Standley told a New York audience via national network that the United States is in a state of war. He urged Congress to declare a national emergency to grant the President full powers for total defense and supported sending surplus destroyers to Britain to aid the war effort.
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William H. Stanley
USN
Naval Operations
Congress
America
Columbia Broadcasting System
Standley
United States
Britain
Draftee Training Delayed Beyond October First
Gen George C Marshall says training for men drafted under the proposed draft law will not begin by October 1. He notes preparations for September registration are underway and cannot predict when camps will open, adding that the start date is uncertain.
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Chicago
INS
George C. Marshall
U. S. Army
College president Louis B. Hopkins dies on trip
Dr. Louis B. Hopkins, 58, president of Wabash College since 1926, died of acute indigestion after lunch Saturday while visiting Hanover New Hampshire. He led the Indiana college for 18 years and became a prominent figure on campus. His death mourned by students faculty and alumni across the state.
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Crawfordsville, Ind
Louis B. Hopkins
Wabash College
Hanover
N. H
Fragmented State News Index Entry List
A terse schedule listing sections and page numbers across multiple topics. It names formats such as late news passes social pages movies radio builders want ads and financials with editors and columnists referenced in Washington and state coverage.
Stassen: Minnesota’s Young Governor a Political Mystery
Gov. Harold E. Stassen, at 31, remains a political mystery after two years in office. Supporters praise a businesslike administration and anti machine moves, while critics accuse him of civil service reforms and potential dictatorship. He holds three roles now: governor, reelection candidate, and key campaign strategist for Wendell Willkie. Some editors speculate on ambitions for Senate in 1942 or President later, but proof is elusive.
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ST. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Wendell Willkie
Stassen
United States Senate
You Can't Predict Pennsylvania Politics
Bugs Baer notes polling in Pennsylvania is unreliable as voters may switch sides. He cites Gallup as suggestive but not decisive given past patterns. He argues Pennsylvania trends Republican by default and warns against reading poll results as certainty.
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Pennsylvania
Bugs Baer
Gallup
Willkie
Roosevelt
Nephew of Goering Believed Shot Down in English Channel
A nephew of Reich Marshal Wilhelm Goering, head of the German air force, was reportedly shot down while piloting a Messerschmitt in a recent aerial battle above the English Channel. The report appeared in London on Saturday night.
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London
INS
Wilhelm Goering
English Channel
National Chamber warns perils to institutions grow
The United States Chamber of Commerce policy council warns that defense focus threatens democratic institutions and urges immediate amortization legislation to aid plant expansions for defense production. It calls for fairer excess profits taxes and greater certainty in tax liabilities, noting military growth poses risks to democracy.
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Washington, D. C
National Policy Council
United States Chamber of Commerce
United States
Willkie Appears Set to Carry Illinois in November
Chicago reporting that Republican leaders and state committee surveys suggest Wendell L. Willkie will win Illinois in November. The outlook is seen as pivotal for national campaigns.
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Chicago
INS
Republican State Committee
Wendell L. Willkie
Illinois
Vinge
British air ministry reports raids on Guernsey and Axis bases
London says Royal Air Force jets attacked the German held island of Guernsey damaging the airdrome and start fires. Bombers struck at Poulmic near Brest and targets in Germany Holland and Belgium. Armament plants at Ludwigs hafen and Cologne also targeted with heavy damage claimed. One RAF plane lost on patrol. no British losses in the main operations.
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Royal Air Force
Guernsey
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Brest
Flushing
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Ruhr
Belgium
Japanese Leaflets Urge England Attack Calls
Domci reports nationalist groups placarded anti British leaflets in Tokyo Friday night urging Japan to attack England and to mobilize the nation’s full strength.
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TOKIO
Domci
England
Japan
Tiny Texas baby defies odds thriving after premature birth
Vevia Marie Camper born three months early in Van Texas weighs two and a half pounds. Mrs Vevia Swinney cared for her in a three room farmhouse with a fire on the stove and a milk pan of steam to keep her warm. The infant’s survival odds were one in a thousand as doctors despaired but the baby persists under devoted guardianship.
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van, Tex
Vevia Marie Camper
Vevia Marie
Vevia Swinney
Van
Tommie Camper
Camp Good Health Observes Founders Day With Program
In memory of Elizabeth S S Johnston former superintendent of the Public Health Nursing association Camp Good Health marks Founders Day. Johnston started the first camp for physically handicapped poor children in Cedar Rapids in 1923 guiding funds and arranging outdoor weeks at Wapsie Y and Palisades. The Waltonian club later built a lodge on Otter Creek aiding the effort 12 miles from Cedar Rapids.
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Elizabeth SS. Johnston
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good Health
Palisades
Waltonian Club
Otter Creek
Roosevelt Says We Are Really Getting Into Our Stride On Arms Drive
President Roosevelt said in Boston that the nation is really getting into its stride on the 10 000 000 000 defense program. He announced steady progress after tours of Portsmouth New Hampshire and Watertown Massachusetts arsenals and naval yards and spoke of full production by late fall. He noted Watertown operates at about 75 percent capacity and the yards nearby near full capacity as crowds gathered in New England.
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America
Roosevelt
Daddy
Boston
Portsmouth
N. H
Boston Navy Yards
Army Arsenal
Watertown
Mass
New England
Boston Navy Yard
Navy Yards
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Mr. Roosevelt
Navy Yard
Arsenal
Charles River
Wheeler Challenges Vote on Burke-Wadsworth Draft Bill
Senator Wheeler of Montana urged a referendum on conscription at the November election, challenging supporters of the Burke Wadsworth bill to put the draft to the people. Debate in the Senate intensified with Barkley predicting rising support for drafting men.
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Burke- Wadsworth
Wheeler
Mont
Senate
Montana
Barkley
Kentucky
Nye
House
Maloney
Conn
England
United States
Mercury Stays Low as Cedar Rapids Rain Persists
A steady rain hit Cedar Rapids Saturday keeping temperatures in the 69 to 70 degree range. By 11 p.m. about 0.54 inch had fallen with 0.15 inch since 7:45 p.m. The forecast hinted more moisture as humidity stayed high and skies remained overcast.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercury
Italian Albanian Clash Reported Near Yugoslav Border
London AP dispatch from Belgrade says Italian troops clashed with Albanians near the Yugoslav border. About 100 Italian casualties were suffered as Italians attempted to mobilize Albanian classes and burned three villages amid a spreading revolt.
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London
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bulgarian Envoy to Russia Returns Home
Berlin AP report says the Bulgarian minister to Russia has arrived back in Sofia to brief the government. The return caused a sensation in Sofia though the purpose remains undisclosed.
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Russia
Berlin
Sofia
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