Nightly homemade telescope show stars in city skyline
Don Smith, 14, runs a free half hour astronomy show from a First Avenue site. Using a 12 foot 200 power telescope he built with upcycled parts, he surveys stars and the moon for 15 to 30 neighbors nightly. He plans to grind his own lenses and aims for astronomy as a profession.
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First Avenue
Don
Don Smith
First Avenue E
John Nash, Jr
John Nash
Avenue
Donald Harlan
Frank Harlan
Twenty-seventh Street
Harold Hendricks
Twenty-sixth Street
Collins Radio Company
Nazi Victory Week Declared British Triumph Says Cooper
Alfred Duff Cooper, minister of information, declared on a broadcast that the past week ended as a British victory rather than a German triumph. He noted August 15 would have seen Hitler dictate peace, but instead German raids increased over England and the Channel. He urged holding Hitler to his invasion promise and claimed Britain is ready to welcome any invader.
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London
Alfred Duff Cooper
Hitler
English
English Channel
Cooper
Hospital Association Plans Mobilization For National Health
The American Hospital Association prepares its 42nd annual convention in Boston September 16 to 20 to mobilize 2,500,000 health workers for defense of national health. Delegates include Rev J P Van Horn of St Luke's Cedar Rapids. leaders from doctors to social workers, aiming for a force equal to 75 wartime divisions. Surgeon generals of the army, navy and public health service will address the gathering.
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American Hospital Association
Boston
Iowa
J. P. van Horn
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Bert W. Caldwell
Association
Army, Navy and
Public Health Service
Newfoundland And Trinidad Cited As Good Naval Bases
Defense experts in Washington on Saturday singled out Trinidad and Newfoundland as the two most desirable spots for U S naval and air bases. The remarks followed President Roosevelt’s announcement that the United States was negotiating for bases on British possessions in the Western Hemisphere.
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Trinidad
Newfoundland
United States
Roosevelt
Hemisphere
Gorillas Not Aggressive to Humans Says Expert
An expert notes that gorillas generally avoid attacking humans unless provoked, typically do not walk erect, and are only somewhat more arboreal than people.
Walter Winchell On Broadway Compiled Notes on Japan and Shortages
Continued from Page 6, the piece notes limited electricity and fuel in Japan, wartime restrictions on cameras, five gallon monthly gas limits, high car and telephone costs, and reliance on carrier pigeons for news. It mentions E. W. Frazar as first to import and holding No. 1 car license and telephone number.
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Japan
E. W. Frazar
Naval writer Hector Bywater dies at 55
London report states Hector Charles Bywater a renowned naval writer died Saturday. He gained prominence for his analyses of maritime strategy and naval affairs.
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London
Hector Charles Bywater
Iowa senator debates conscription amid war fears
In Washington Iowa, Sen Gillette and colleagues discuss draft policy as Britain battles intensified. Martin signals possible switch to conscription if war looms, while urging voluntary training and noting Gallup polls favoring draft while mail shows opposition. Both favor readiness and prepped machinery should war declare.
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Martin
Gallup
Gillette
Congress
Big City No Longer Draws Rural Youth in Minnesota
ST. PAUL Minnesota Up reports the Minnesota Taxpayers association finds rural youths no longer migrate to cities. Census figures show population in congested areas is rising less, indicating a shift away from urban drift for fortune seeking country youth.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota Taxpayers Association
Marriage License Clerk Sees Rush Amid Leap Year Draft
Marriage license clerks report a surge in August 1940 with 80 licenses issued by Saturday noon, compared with 40 in the first 17 days of August 1939. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist notes 15 licenses issued Saturday and more than 100 in the last three weeks. The average male applicant age is 22 to 23.
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Edwin W Lundquist
Lundquist
U S Freighters Use Bay Amid Neutrality Provisions
New York AP report notes the Bay of Biscay, deemed dangerous by the British admiralty, is being used by American freighters under neutralized rules permitting trade with Spain and Portugal, as ships navigate restricted waters.
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New York
Bay of Biscay
Spain
Portugal
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