Decisive Fight Believed Underway in Somaliland
Rome reports Italian forces in British Somaliland have contact with heavy British concentrations and a decisive battle may be ongoing. Two Italian columns approach Berbera and Bulhar as British defenses erode, with bombed Berbera airdrome and losses of recently arrived aircraft.
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Rome
British Somaliland
Ethiopia
Bulhar
Berbera
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Suez Canal
Carrin
Godajere
Aden
Cairo
Africa
Five Dysart Folk Injured When Car Upsets Near City
Five people from Dysart were injured when a car driven by Ruth Brandt 39 upset in a ditch along highway 30 west of Cedar Rapids after passing a truck. Passengers Betty Alters 14 La Vonne Palmer 15 and Jane Brandt 9 plus Gertie Alters suffered head abrasions and bruises. Howard McMurray 27 of Tama, driver of the truck, said the cars collided as Brandt cut back to the right. he swerved to avoid them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Brandt
Dysart
Brandt
Howard E. McMurray
Tama
Jim Smith
Two In Car Halted On Highway Bruised In Crash
A minor highway collision 13 miles west of Cedar Rapids on highway 30 left Mrs. Enders with a head bruise and Violet Enders with a leg bruise. Jacob B. Enders and his wife and daughter were in the stopped car when Denver H. Adams of Cedar Rapids struck from behind as two other cars passed. Investigated by Highway Patrolmen Swords and Fels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Jacob B. Enders
Chicago
Camp Good Health Fund Campaign Urges Donations
Camp Good Health, run by the Public Health Nursing Association in Cedar Rapids, serves physically handicapped children ages 6 to 12 from needy homes. Donations to The Gazette Camp Good Health fund are needed to cover this year’s expenses. last week’s activities included crafts and a Founders’ Day program with a Scandinavian photo feature and a Mickey Mouse Comedy reel.
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Good Health
Vivien Buscer
Playground Commission
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Camp Good Health Fund
Iowa
Norris Attacks Burke Wadsworth Draft Plan Dictatorship Warning
Senator George W Norris of Nebraska declares the Burke Wadsworth military conscription bill would break democratic moorings and push the nation toward dictatorship. He warns unborn children would be taught to murder in a conscript army while Burke defends a limited force plan and argues the bill does not create a large standing army.
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Washington
George W. Norris
Senate
United States
Norris
Burke
All-Iowa Fair Draws 15000 Despite Rainy Opening
About 15 000 residents and visitors braved wet weather at Hawkeye Downs for the All Iowa fair opening. Rain-soaked crowds enjoyed pageantry, amid postponed auto races and a slowed midway as organizers planned a double program for Friday.
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Hawkeye Downs
Willkie Warns Against Campaign Law Violation
Willkie vows to prosecute anyone who bought or sold advertising in the 1940 Democratic National Committee campaign book, calling it a Hatch Act violation and an overstep of the corrupt practices act. The warning follows a Hoover conference and a dinner with Elliott Roosevelt and others at the hotel.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Wendell L. Willkie
Democratic National Committee
New York
Oliver A. Quayle, Jr
Democratic Rational Committee
Willkie
Elliott Roosevelt
Hugh Johnson
Mr. Hoover
Elliott
Roosevelt
Hoover
Frances Robinson
Life and light in the human journey through honesty and humility
A reader reflects on Luther Burbank's life and the relief of death, noting the dignity of a simple life and the hope of a brighter future. The piece weighs life’s purpose, humility as a key virtue, and Lincoln’s stance on a future life, ending with a call for more light beyond this world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Burbank
Burbank
Lincoln
Distol
United Peature Syndicate, Inc
Humidity High As Clouds Check Sun Over Cedar Rapids
Humidity remained high as threatening clouds moved over Cedar Rapids Monday. Temperatures ranged from a low of 70 to 83 at midmorning, then 82 in the afternoon, with Sunday’s low 69 and a peak near 81. Rain totals reached 0.16 inches in the Chambers Inskeep gauge.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
40 Hour Week Being Junked In Nation Arsenals
Washington AP reports a shift from a 40 hour week for mechanics and laborers in army arsenals and navy shipyards. Secretary Stimson and Secretary Knox persuaded President Roosevelt to allow 48 hours weekly, with possible overtime to speed up the two ocean navy.
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Washington
Army
Navy
War Stimson
Secretary of Navy
Knox
Roosevelt
Stimson
War Department
Defense Front Consolidation Too Slow Says Patterson
Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson warned that consolidating the industrial defense front is moving too slowly. He said the current pace cannot meet armament goals in days or weeks and that a year may be required, a luxury we may never enjoy.
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Washington
INS
Robert P. Patterson
Coastal hurricane claims twenty on St Helena Island
The Red Cross reported twenty five deaths on St Helena Island off Beaufort South Carolina from Sundays hurricane. The worst tropical storm to hit the south Atlantic coast in years killed at least eight and disrupted roads, communications, and coastal towns from Norfolk Virginia to Jacksonville Florida. Charleston remained isolated as floodwaters rose and radio operators fled.
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Washington
Red Cross
St. Helena Island
Beaufort
S. C
Atlanta
South Atlantic
Georgia
South Carolina
Charleston
Army
Fort McPherson
Fort Moultrie
Sullivan's Island
Carolina
Fort Screven
Savannah
Big Parris Island
Folly Beach
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Wilmington
N. C
Tybee Island
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Fla
Nazis Say Portsmouth Hard Hit In Bombing Blitz
German broadcasts claim 71 British planes shot down and 17 German planes missing in a large scale raid on Portsmouth and south coast targets. Reports describe heavy RAF losses and fires across the naval base, with German claims of numerous direct hits and continued air attacks along the coast.
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Portsmouth
Berlin
British Isles
DNB
Nelson
Victory
Royal Air Force
England
Britain
High Command
Margate
R.A.F
Spithead
Isle of Wight
London
Dover
France
Air Ministry
R.A F
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Art Snider
Flash Williams
Charles Moore
Moore
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Herbert Hoever
Brett Roosevelt
DR. Newton
Patterson
Bulletin
Berlin States
Herald Invasion
Manston
Cherbourg
Germany
London Evening Standard
Ardennes
Churchill
Winston Churchill
Pembroke
Hayle
Swansea
NEA
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