French Fugitives From Devil's Island Reach Miami
Eight Frenchmen escaped from Devil's Island, reached Miami in a 30 foot sailboat, hoping to sail to England and join De Gaulle's forces. They spoke of scarce food, unpaid guards, and plans to reach Canada or St Pierre and Miquelon to enlist. Immigration held them for review after a 2,700 mile, 31 day voyage from Porto Rico.
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Miami
Fla
Dread Devil's Island
England
Germany
French Guiana
France
Miquelon
de Gaulle
W. B. Thomas
Devils Island
Jolly Constant
Jean Touzen
Augustin Giral
Louis Jeas
Alexander Poulin
Gregorio Collomb
Paul Yard
Emile Favre
Porto Rico
Foler Rock
Synthone
Caribbean
Atlantic
Education Via Mail Attracts 1296 To Iowa Little U
Iowas little university draws 1296 students from 43 states and 11 foreign countries through its extension division. Most study by correspondence, with on campus work needed for a degree. Courses include crime detection and automobile repair though not in the core curriculum. Students include blind and crippled learners and a mother aiming to match Phi Beta Kappa children. Foreign participants come from Ceylon to Venezuela.
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Iowa City
University of Iowas
Little University
Helen Williams
Williams
Phi Beta Kappa
Ceylon
Canada
Cuba
Alaska
England
Egypt
Hawa
Japan
Switzerland
Venezuela
Raid Sirens Scream But Dog Race Continues
London was hit by an air raid alert during Saturdays event as Flying Machine won a dog race. The race continued without interruption despite anti aircraft fire and sirens.
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London
Sixty Years of Marriage for Reyners in Jones County
Special to The Gazette Wyoming. Joel Z Reyners and Mary Guilmore Reyner will celebrate sixty years of marriage Wednesday at their Canton home. The couple, both in good health, will host a 2 to 5 pm family dinner with daughters and families present. They have seven daughters, five surviving, nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Wyoming
Joel Z. Reyner
Canton
Jones County
Reyner
Mary Guilmore
Ozark
George Reyner
Reyners
Thex
Ida Kettlesen
Flora Kane
Letcher
Jessie Hannahs
Oxford Junction
Tressa Griswold
Wysoming
Grace Resner
American Lutheran Convention Opens in Dysart Monday
More than 390 pastors delegates and officials travel from Iowa and beyond to Dysart for the tenth annual Towa District convention of the American Lutheran church. The Iowa district, with over 42000 members, gathers at Zion Evangelical Lutheran church for a week of inspiration and business led by Rev. H. Siefkes. The week opens with a solemn confessional communion service led Monday evening by Dr. Emmanuel Poppen.
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Dysart
Towa
American Lutheran Church
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
Iowa
America
H. Siefkes
Monona
Emmanuel Poppen
Columbus
Life Can Be Beautiful Poem By Velma Sunderman
Reprinted poem urging against war and urging youth to plant build hope and share love. Velma Gray Sunderman closes with a prayer for peace as the world longs for an end to conflict and hatred.
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Velma Gray Sunderman
Lutheran church leader to deliver sermon and hear committee reports
Ohio president of the American Lutheran church will deliver the sermon. Beginning Tuesday morning, committees will be heard. Two papers to be read and discussed, one by Dr Mattes of Wartburg Seminar, Dubuque, and the other by President H Siefkes.
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Ohio
American Lutheran Church
Mattes
Wartburg Seminars
Dubuque
H. Siefkes
President backs joint housing drive amid New Deal push
President Roosevelt endorses a congressional plan pairing a $350 million FHA style farm housing program with a $500 million city housing bill. The measures, passed by the Senate, face House opposition over cost and socialism charges though supporters argue they curb farm tenancy and fund slum clearance.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Jones-Lee
Federal Housing Administration
Wagner-Steagall
Big AFC loans to Boeing and Bendix
Federal Loan Administrator Jesse Jones announced the Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved a 10.5 million dollar loan to Boeing Airplane and an 18.587.855 dollar loan to Bendix Aviation for aircraft plant expansion. Boeing will expand Seattle and Wichita plants and supply 500 four engine bombers to the government while priority in aircraft manufacture remains. Bendix also may receive further credits for plant expansion and potential new facilities.
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Washington
Jesse Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Boeing Airplane Company
Bendix Aviation Corporation
Boeing
Seattle
Wash
Wichita
Kan
RFC
Boeing Company
United States
Emil Schram
P G. Johnson
Bendix Company
Jones
Edwin R. Palmer
Bendix Corporation
Sterner War On Italy Predicted
London Sunday Express political correspondent predicted an intensified war against Italy with strongest naval air and land forces likely engaged and surprise dramatic moves expected.
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London
England
Italy
London Sunday Express
Bullitt Denies Pledged U S Aid If France Fought
American Ambassador William C. Bullitt denied writing any letter to a French premier or anyone else suggesting the United States would follow France to war. The denial was entered into the Congressional Record by Senator Bennett Clark after an article claimed Bullitt told French Premier Paul Reynaud the U.S. would join if France went to war.
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Washington
France
William C. Bullitt
United States
Congressional Record
Bennett Champ Clark
Bullitt
Clark
State Department
New Orleans Item-Tribune
Genevieve Clark Thompson
Thirty-Eight Detours In Week's Road Bulletin
Iowa state highway department lists 38 roads closed for construction on seven other highways with detours and surface repairs. It details closures from Keosauqua to Jefferson County and routes including Iowa No 3, No 9, No 10, No 16, No 17, No 22, No 25, U S No 30, and others with miles closed, detour lengths, and surface types plus a temporary bridge with a 10 ton limit. Through traffic may use No 71 at Hamlin to No 6 S. and No. 65 closures noted.
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Iowa State Highway Department
Iowa
Keosauqua
Jefferson County
Benton
Traer
Dysart
Cravel
Iowa No
Manly
Towa No
Waverly
Iowa No 10
Douds
Jefferson
Churdan
Pocahontas
Iowa No. 5
Muscatine
Nichols
Iowa No. 3
Junction
Cedar Rapids
Alton
Hospers
Malvern
Town
Fenton
Whittemore
Harlan
Hamlin
Traffic Detours and Closures List Across Iowa Roads
A detailed, crowded log lists detours and closures on numerous Iowa routes including No. 3, No. 67, No. 14, No. 136, No. 169, No. 183, No. 221, No. 224, No. 281, No. 297, No. 312, No. 314 and others. It notes miles closed, detour lengths from gravel to surfaced, and temporary works such as shoulder work, culvert construction, road oiling, and construction authority. Some entries mention wet weather effects and construction maintenance on multiple county roads within the state.
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Meston
Iowa
Iowa No
Almont
Winterset
Iowa No. 14
Jasper County
Story County
Cascade
Maquoketa
Des Moines
Ute
Soldier
Albert City
U 5
Kelloggs
Dunkerton
Us&s
Waterloo
McIntire
Ayrshire
Leon
Decatur City
Forest City Town
Charlpton
Greenfield
Orient
Gass
County
Viet
Uowa O
S. No. 6
Fontaneile
Cromwell Attacks Willkie in Roosevelt Endorsement
SEAGIRT New Jersey James H Cromwell former minister to Canada and Democratic candidate for U S senator said Roosevelt is the only man with ability and experience to lead the nation in the next four years He labeled Republican nominee Wendell Willkie Rip Van Willkie calling him asleep at Tammany Hall and an old guard New Deal Republican.
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Seagirt
Roosevelt
James H. R Cromwell
Canada
Sued States
Saturay
Cromwell
Wendell L. Willkie
Rip van Willkie
Tammany Hall
Detective Discovers Water in Jug Threat Beyond Belief
In Indianapolis a gal lon thermos jug left in a vacant lot near an electrical equipment plant drew police bomb squad attention. An emergency car and X-ray gear arrived, but Detective Sergeant Edward Rouss found the hazard was mud water after removing the lid.
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Indianapolis
Edward Rouss
Bar Trotzky Body Refused Entry to United States
Washington AP reports the state department refused to admit the body of Leon Trotzky, exiled Soviet leader, into the United States on Saturday.
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Washington
State Department
Leon Trotzky
United States
V. F. W. To Attack Communism At Los Angeles Convention
The Veterans of Foreign Wars open their forty first annual encampment in Los Angeles with plans for a strong anti communism effort. National commander Otis N Brown says vigorous resolutions will outlaw the communist party and strike at subversive groups.
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Los Angeles
INL
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Communist Party
Otis N Brown
Byrnes and McKellar Attack Willkie Relief Charges
Senators Byrnes and McKellar denounce Willkie as reckless and claim he misrepresented WPA rolls. They defend WPA employment figures, refute a 90,000 July rise, and say relief rolls cannot swing 360,000 votes.
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Washington
Llp
James F Byrnes
S. C
Administration
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tenn
Willkie
Col
F. C Harrington
Works Projects Administration
Byrnes and McKellar
Byrnes
President Roosevelt Heads On Overnight Potomac Cruise
President Roosevelt departed Saturday for Annapolis to board the White House yacht Potomac for an overnight cruise on Chesapeake Bay. He was accompanied by Gov. Burnet Maybank of South Carolina and Mrs. Maybank, Undersecretary of the Navy James V. Forrestal, retiring Secretary of Commerce Harry Hopkins, and Miss Marguerite Lehand, the President's secretary.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Annapolis
White House
Potomac
Chesaneake Bay
Burnet Maybank
South Caroline
Maybank
Navy
James V. Forerestal
Harry Hopkins
Marguerite Lehand
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Devil’s Isle
Little UY
Joel Z. Reyners
American Lutheran Convention
AFC
Bendix
U. S
Bar Trotzky
Cfleo A
Ipor
Kellar
President
Montgomery Ward CO
Second Street
DIAL
Hamilton
Hawkeye
Hamilton Seed & Coal CO
Vie
Beenary
Third Avenue SE
Montgomery
Hardendorff
Hardendorf Camera Shop
Saddle Oxfords
Cork
Second Avenue SE
Courfon
Third Ave
Carnation
West Side Cut-Rate Local Drug CO
Third Avenue
Smulekoff
Neisner
First Avenue
Beenie
Bie
Prastia Jewelers
Paramount Theater
FORD
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Goodyear
Second Ave. SE
Slab Bacon
Buehler Bros
First Street
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