State Plans To Spur Industry To Aid Defense
Washington officials described a new program to boost private financing for defense plant expansions. The plan would have the government reimburse manufacturers 200000 annually for five years, with title to the plant transferring to the government unless the firm buys it later.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Commission
Defense Commission
John D Biggers
Taxation and Finance Committee
Gvernment
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Biggers
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Demos Invite All To Reception Thursday For Henry Wallace
Des Moines reports the Democratic state central committee will host a public reception Thursday when Henry A Wallace is notified of his vice presidential nomination. Guests include Mrs Wallace, Edward J Flynn, Mrs Flynn, and Mr and Mrs John K Valentine. The event at Des Moines Coliseum is open to all with first come, first seated admission.
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Des Moines
Democratic State Central Committee
Henry A Wallace
H. Birmingham
Wallace
Edward J Flynn
Flynn
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Birmingham
Des Moines Coliseum
Valentine
Local meeting to be chaired by Marvin Jones of Texas
An announced meeting will be presided over by Marvin Jones of Texas to handle local arrangements. The notification address will be delivered by him, while state chairmen of the Democratic central committees from nine midwestern states were invited to attend. Acceptances have been received from several. Birmingham stated.
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Marvin Jones
Texas
House Committee On Agriculture
Democratic Central Committee
Birmingham
Rosenblatt Named Democratic Committee General Counsel
New York lawyer Sol A. Rosenblatt was named general counsel to the Democratic National Committee. He previously served as division administrator for the NRA, overseeing codes for motion pictures, legitimate theater, radio broadcasting and related industries.
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New York
Sol A. Rosenblatt
Democratic National Committee
NRA
US Army transport American Legion to dock Wednesday
New York AP dispatch reports the US Army transport American Legion carrying 897 Finnish refugees from Petsamo was off the coast of Newfoundland Saturday night and is scheduled to dock here Wednesday afternoon.
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New York
Army
US Army
American Legion
Petsamo
Finland
Newfoundland
Argentine Congress Rejects Ortiz Resignation in Show of Support
In a joint session, the Argentine Senate and Chamber of Deputies rejected President Roberto M Ortiz’s resignation by a 170 to 1 vote. The ailing leader faced pressure over an army land purchase scandal, while Socialist Senator Alfredo Palacios defended Ortiz’s honor and criticized the war minister’s negligence as protests gathered outside the building.
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Buenos Aires
Roberto M Ortiz
Republic
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Alfredo Palacios
Congress
Ortiz
Viva Ortiz
Wallis Keeps N. Y. Dry Cleaner Busy
A rush dry cleaning order arrived for B A Denihan Jr in New York. Dresses marked From H R H Duchess of Windsor were processed after a $500 bond, with two cleaners set to ready the clothes for Nassau, following a recommendation from a friend of the duchess.
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New York
INS
B A Denihan
H R. H
Duchess of Windsor
Eastern Steamship Company
Acadia
Denihan
Nassau
City Briefs and Local Notices Mixed In City News
Townsend club No 4 meets Monday at 730 p.m in city hall council room. Thomas Beeken 81 of 436 Thirty fourth street NE had emergency operation Saturday at Mercy hospital. Hedges Company Realtors reports nine Cedar Rapids home sales this week. Allan Kline of Vinton, VP Town Farm Bureau federation, speaks on Agriculture at Rotary lunch at Roosevelt hotel Monday. Knights of Columbus barbecu e Wednesday Aug 28 at Frolic Field St Ludmila parish grounds. Unit No 29 National Association of Retired Railway Employes meets 2 p.m Tuesday at Rock Island railway office assembly room. retirees and their wives invited. Jimmy Fee 4 recovering at Mercy hospital after accidental ingestion of liquid ant poison containing arsenic at neighbor’s home. Judith Anderson 19 months old received tetanus antitoxin after laceration on right hand from power lawn mower. treated at St Luke’s hospital.
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Allan Kline
Vinton
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
National Association of Retired Railway
Rock Island
Judith Anderson
W. A. Anderson
Highwood Drive
St. Luke's Hospital
Studebaker Show Held At Edgewater Beach Chicago
Kadlec Kadlec brothers sales force and all Studebaker distributors in the territory attend the 1941 Studebaker presentation at Edgewater Beach hotel Chicago Monday. New model to be shown in Cedar Rapids this week. Maine lodge No 643 Odd Fellows to confer the initiatory degree Tuesday at 8 pm in Maine hall 838 First avenue. Reverend John Koury of Canton Ohio treated after a car into ditch on highway 30 near Cedar Rapids. wife Mrs Koury minor injuries. Both released. Rev Koury rector of St George's Episcopal Church Canton.
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John Kadlec
Joe Skalsky
Kadlec Brothers
Studebaker
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Maine Lodge No
Odd Fellows
Maine Hall
First Avenue
John Koury
Canton
Ohio
St. Luke’s Hospital
Koury
Kourvy
St George's Episcopal Church
Generals Invited To Visit U S By Marshall
General George C. Marshall invited the commanding generals and one additional officer from South and Central American republics to visit the United States in October. The aim is to strengthen military relations and familiarize them with American military establishments.
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Washington
INS
Western Hemisphere
George C. Marshall
Army
South and
Central America
Edison’s Bright Boys Meet a Decade Later
New York AP nine men once chosen by Thomas A Edison as America’s brightest boys gathered with the inventor to mark ten years since their pledge to serve American science. The men, now averaging 27, pursued science degrees, found solid jobs, and several started families. They discuss world events, war impacts, and hopes to contribute to national defense and scientific progress through research.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
America
District of Columbia
Edison
Thomas A. Edison Industries
Arthur O Williams, Jrr
University of Maine
Hull Again Voices Warning Real Peril Confronts Americas
Washington report details Cordell Hull warning that danger to the American republics is real and that hemispheric defense must be prepared soon. Roosevelt met with Canadian American defense group members at the White House, outlining views as Stimson and Knox attended. The navy also ordered Capt. Oliver Read to Ottawa as naval and air attaché, the first US observer in Canada in 150 years.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
Americas
Hull
U.S
Ottawa
Roosevelt
White House
United States
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Commission
Henry L. Stimson
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Navy Department
Oliver M. Read
U. S
Legation
Canada
Extra Cops Needed As Altar Bound Couples Storm Bureaus
New York City saw more than 1500 altar bound couples storm five marriage license bureaus. Brooklyn bureau drew about 1200 couples with 1,200 arriving before 6:20 am. A sergeant and two patrolmen struggled to maintain order. more officers arrived and 300 couples were sent away to return another day.
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N. Y
New York
New York City
Brooklyn
No Question She Passed Plane Test
MINNEAPOLIS Minn UP To become the first Minnesota coed to earn a pilot license under the civil aeronautics authority student training plan Jean Margaret Swain faced a forced landing at 3000 feet over Wold-Chamberlain airport Her instructor on the ground learned the dead motor was real when she landed safely and she passed the test
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Clothes Are Practical For School Boys
Scotty McLeod surveys local shops to guide parents on school wear from kinder garden to high school. He notes practical comfort for day use with two piece suits underwear hats and a wide range of fabrics and colors including corduroy denim jer Japan? The article highlights light innerwear bright jerseys and jackets with safety white raincoats and traffic whistles for visibility.
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Eton
Zelon
Establish Four New Air Cadet Schools
Chicago based report says Lt General Stanley H Ford announced two new flying cadet training centers in the southeast and two more on the Gulf and west coasts. Centers will be at Selma Alabama Elgin Field Valparaiso Indiana San Angelo Texas and Stockton California.
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Chicago
INS
Gulf Coast Area
West Coast
Stanley H. Ford
Sixth Corps
Selma
Ala
Elginfield
Valparaiso
Ind
San Angelo
Tex
Stockton
Calif
Flynn sees trend toward Democrats in labor and farming
New York reports Democratic National Chairman Edward J. Flynn says a steady Democrat trend is emerging among labor and farmers while Republicans struggle in several states. He predicts Wendell Willkie will lose Indiana and cites threats to Vandenberg in Michigan and Stassen in Minnesota.
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New York
INS
Edward J. Flynn
Flynn
Wendell L. Willkie
Indiana
Willkie
Miss Vivian Klein Guests at Cummins Home Picnic
Miss Vivian Klein of St Paul visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs L T Cummins at 2043 Fourth avenue SE will attend a picnic today at the O W Lawrence home on E Avenue road NW. She was honored at a Friday luncheon for twelve at Killians tea room and a Friday dinner at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter O Schultz, 2541 8B avenue NE. She departs for St Paul Monday.
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Vivian Klein
St. Paul
L. T. Cummins
Fourth Avenue
OW. Lawrence
E Avenue Road
Miss Klein
Cummins
Killian’s
Walter O. Schultz
Boone Woman Has Yarn For Ripley
Mrs Amanda Nelson of Boone found a woodpecker in her kitchen range after a visit with her daughter The bird apparently fell down the chimney and pecked a hole through the stove back to escape from its confinement The tale ends as a local anecdote from Boone.
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BOONE
INS
Amanda Nelson
Ripley
Nelson
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Legion Near America
Brosh Chapel
Third Street SE
Third Street
Natl Bank Ald« Paramount Pharmacy
Varamount Theatle Kic
Wallis
City Briefs
Townsend Club No. 4
Thomas Beeken
Thirty-fourth Street
Mercy Hospital
Hedges Company
Ambulance Service
Fourteenth Street
Fifteenth Street E
Police
Knights of Columbus
Frolic Field
St. Ludmila’s Parish
Jimmy Fee
James E. Fee
E Avenue NE
Martin's
Scotty McLeod
Boone Woman
Wolf
Hollander
Second Street
Cleveland
King Band Instruments
Brabbit-Taylor Music Co
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