ASPICIOUS BEGINNING Life and its exciting experience since 1900
The narrator recalls a lifetime starting in Barcelona on January 1 1900 and a long career arc ending in an eleventh Waldorf engagement. He describes early moves to Havana, a path from violinist in Havana at 15 to cartoonist in Los Angeles, and founding a small rumba band that played at Cocoa nut Grove in 1933. He highlights encounters with Caruso and notes a shift from music to caricature.
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Barcelona
Spain
Cuba
Havana
the Waldorf
Eigenen
Los Angeles
Calif
Cocoa
The Poet of the People Edgar A Guest Obscured War Rejections
Edgar A Guest laments veterans denied service due to illness or disability. He paints wounded, scarred soldiers rejected by Navy Army Marine Air and Coast Guard, while others stare in mufti. The poem condemns opaque medical reasons and public indifference toward those who once hoped to serve.
Cedar Rapids Court Hearing Notice From District Court
The Cedar Rapids district court provides notice for a hearing at the court house in Cedar Rapids on August 13. The notice is signed by Sareent Spangler and Hines, attorneys, and concerns proof and admission before the court.
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St. le Cone
Lore Gourt
Cedar As
Cedar Rapids
Agryus Axmear. & District Court
Sareent
Spangler and Hines
Attorneys
Bright Picture of Plane Output in Six Months
Col John H Jouett president of the Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce of America reports that war plane production from Jan 1 to July 1 1942 surpassed all of 1941. Aircraft companies produced over two billion dollars in planes engines and propellers, while 1941 totaled about 1.75 billion. Senate members fault coordination between army and navy on procurement and raw materials.
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Washington
John H. Jouett
Aeron Cal Chamber of Commerce of America
Oldline Aircraft Companies
Jouett
Senate
Army
Navy
Knudsen Leaves for Washington After War Plant Tour
Lieut Gen William S Knudsen says he is pleased with U S wartime production and leaves South Bend for Washington on the final leg of a nationwide plant inspection tour He notes production is halfway to the needed quantity and that any lags found can be corrected through cooperative worker programs as the nation faces a long war.
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South Bend
Ind
William S. Knudsen
Washington
Yanks Tie Up Burma Railway
United States Army Air Forces report from New Delhi states a two week offensive in northern Burma hit Myitkyina, the railway bridge near it, and enemy bases at Katha Mogaung and along the fraweday river. Medium bombs destroyed the bridge and docks with no losses reported.
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United States Army Air Force
New Delhi
India
United States Army Air Road
Japan
Burma
Myitkyina
Katha
Fraweday
Mogaung
Air Corps
City Hall notes on Red Heart tag day and pawnbroker license
The council discussed Volunteers America annual Red Heart tag day sale and voted to release the St. Paul Mercury and Indemnity Company which held the bond for the pawnbroker's license of I.
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Volunteers America
St. Paul Mercury and Indemnity Company
British Bombers Active in Africa
CAIRO AP British light activities after dust storms have sunk at least one enemy barge off patrols and working parties in the northern sector while British artillery shelled an enemy area.
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Cairo
Fascist Party Purge Shrinks Italian Ranks
London report confirms Mussolini led a purge within the Fascist Party as more than 66,000 members were dismissed with many more to follow. The move targets corruption and abuse of office including badge evasion and misuse of influence amid fears for national safety.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Fascist Party
Italy
Mussolini
Atte Obaee
CBS
Labor Peace Talks To Open Next Week
Chicago reports that William Green president of the AFL says day night conferences signify the reopening of negotiations with the CIO united front. Philip Murray heads the CIO and aims to begin talks next week to renew labor unity and contract negotiations.
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Labor
Chicago
William Green
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Committee For Industrial Organizations
Philip Murray
CIO One
Washington to discuss opening of formal peace talks
Washington plans a Tuesday or Wednesday meeting to set time and place for the opening of formal peace negotiations. In Chicago, the AFL executive council adjourned a nine day meeting after appealing to workers to support the war effort and to back the United Nations war information program.
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Washington
AFL Executive Council
Chicago
Unitei Na
Transalia Te Tates Eines Eevee Fec Cilities
Office of War Information
Notice of Will Proceeding in Cedar Rapids District Court
On August 18, 1942 at 1 PM an instrument purporting to be the last will and testament of a deceased resident of the county will come on for probate admission and proof in Cedar Rapids under the court of district. Judge Robert Milota attorney noted.
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Lins
Rapids
Cedar Rabid
Iden
Douglas Aircraft ships long range freighters in quantity
Los Angeles report quotes President Donald W. Douglas saying the Douglas Aircraft company has produced long range military cargo planes with freight car capacity for months. Some aircraft already in service are delivering war equipment and supplies to battlefields thousands of miles away.
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LOS Angeles (Lp
Donald W. Douglas
Douglas Aircraft Company
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Walter Winchell
Xavier Cugat
King of
Caruso
Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Knudsen
Burma Railway
Ginsberg
City Hall
Africa
Gierk
Robert F. Milota
Mita
Ae Saa
Patricia Petite
Collegss
Killians
Seertewear
Killian Company
Se Killian Company
Old Mill
Third Avenue
Third Street
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