Hoisting new V antenna towers by Winchor company
The article describes Winchor company of Sioux City assembling new V antenna towers using minimum 0 steel and maximum structural LO. It mentions a broadcast lineup for WMT and other stations with programs including Vox Pop, Elizabeth the Queen scene, a Robeson performance, and a Kaufman sketch, plus a sponsor search musical.
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Th Winchor Company
Sioux City
Alfred Lunt
Lynn Fontanne
Maxwell Anderson
Elizabeth
Paul Robeson
Russel Crouse
Moss Hart
Franklin P. Adams
Frank Sullivan
George S. Kaufman
WMT
Tony Martin
Bert Lahr
Linda Ware
Dave Rose
Radio Schedule Highlights for August 25 1941
Dense listing of radio programs across stations WGN WMT WHO WLS WHE WENR and more. Entries include music news dance shows soaps and Horace tied items with time stamps from 6 15 p m to noon the next day detailing hosts acts and program types.
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WMT
WGN
Patd. Dream
WLS
Bentley
Wut
Howard
Program Highlights From Iowa State Educational Stations
Radio highlights from WSUI Iowa City, a state owned educational station. Tuesday morning schedule features educational programs and public service content with 8:15 a.m. segment times and notes on cooperative broadcasts.
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Radio Stations
State of
Iowa
Low University
WSUI
Iowa City
WPA
Sy A
Public Employees Earn One Sixth of Wages in 1941
Census Bureau report shows public payroll workers accounted for one sixth of non agricultural wages in the nation in fiscal year 1941. About 5.5 million public employees earned 621 million dollars in January 1941, with 3.5 million employed by state and local governments earning 381 million dollars. federal workers made up the remainder.
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Washington
INS
Census Bureau
Official Notice To Linn County From Iowa Commerce Commission
A petition for a franchise to erect and operate an electric transmission line was filed by Buchanan County Rural Electric in Independence Iowa. The request covers poles wires towers and other fixtures across Linn County and adjacent lands with a hearing set for September 9 1941 in Des Moines Iowa. Objections must be filed three weeks before the hearing and may be triplicate with the Commission.
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Neng
Buchanan County
Rural Electricative
Independence
Iowa
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Blie
P.M
Linn County
Des Time
Place Moines
Appointment notice of administrator in Linn County Iowa
The undersigned has been duly appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate in Linn County Iowa on the 8th day of August 194. All persons indebted to the estate and creditors are notified to make immediate settlement.
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Wozeee
Isige
State Co
Iowa
Linn County
Whiemn County
Quneel
Nazis Claim Sinking 25 British Ships From Gibraltar Convoy
Berlin broadcast tallies 25 British merchant ships sunk totaling 148000 tons with 21 freighters in the Gibraltar convoy sunk by U boats. Survivors from a British freighter landed at Lisbon after a multi day pursuit. destroyers reportedly escaped to Portuguese waters. Churchill spoke on British radio as Hitler announced the action to offset the world address.
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Gibral
Berlin
Winston Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Portugual
Finland Seizes Surviving Ground in Baltic Push
Finnish and German forces reclaim most of the Salla district and advance toward Viborg after destroying the Salla to Kandalax railway. Engineers repair the line and the campaign, bolstered by new Soviet fortifications, signals a faster offensive as the high command fixes to strike Viborg.
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Salla
Kandalax
White Sea
Viborg
Cafeteria Picket Ties Des Moines Labor Grievances
In Des Moines the Bishop cafeteria faced a Sunday picket by Bakers Local No. 34 AFL members. About 27 cafeteria employees did not report for work in sympathy with three bakers who voiced grievances, said Frank Frost, business agent of the union.
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DES Moines
Bishop
Bakers Local No. 34
AFL
Frank Frost
Survivor recounts Zamzam sinking and radio loss in Cedar Rapids
Sylvia Oiness, a 28 year old missionary passenger, told a Cedar Rapids audience that the Zamzam’s radio antenna was ripped away by a Nazi raid, saving 138 Americans aboard. She described how a German shell disabled distress calls and spared the ship from torpedo attack.
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Capetown
South Africa
Church of the Brethren
Fourth Avenue St
Gazette
Sylvia Marie Oiness
H. L. Ruthrauff
The
of the Brethren
Zamzam
Wheaton College
Johns Hopkins Hospital Nurses Training School
Africa Mission
Reviewing Stand With Henry McLemore on Georgia Governor
The Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge is noted as a spectacle by Henry McLemore, surpassing famous landmarks in charm. The piece highlights his ungubernatorial appearance and habit of snaps and chewing, with dramatic red suspenders as a notable spectacle.
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Tlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Stone Mountain
Tallulah Falls
Okefinokee
Governor Talmadge and His Tobacco Portrayal
The piece humorously depicts Governor Talmadge as a deft tobacco chewer and fearless speaker. It notes his free style talker reputation and plans to boost his newspaper circulation to 50 000, while reflecting on his views toward foreigners and a recent defense regarding a convict sweatbox death.
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Talmadge
Old West
Zamzam Attack Survivors Recall Brutal Sea Assault
A Zamzam survivor recounts a sudden shelling near Capetown, the ship listing, lifeboat chaos, and German rescue. Passengers and crew were later moved to the Dresden, endured harsh confinement aboard a prisoner ship, then sent to German camps after five weeks at sea.
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Dresden
New York Harbor
Eesse
Prns
Lisbon
Are A
State Department
Army to Begin Releasing Men First of Month
Washington report says the army will start releasing selectees and National Guardsmen about Sept 1 under the 18 months service extension law. Priorities include dependency and hardship cases, men aged 28 or more in 1941, and married men seeking discharge after 12 months of service. Officials aim to release 200,000 by Christmas and ensure reemployment rights.
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Washington
Army
War Department
National
Monmouth Mayor Heath Serves In Army Amid Small Town Bets
Pvt. First Class Carl Heath of Monmouth Iowa, 168th Infantry, 34th Division, was drafted May 2 and serves as a soldier while recalling his time as mayor and police chief of Monmouth. He jokes about small town politics and the $1 annual mayoral salary, noting the town regulation on meetings. Neighbors tease him about his dual roles as town leader and soldier.
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Louisiana
Heathville
Heath
Monmouth
Carl Heath
168Th Infantry
Iowa
Cedar Pa
Sergt. Eldon
Linn County Board Proceedings Open Bids For Coal Supply
Linn County Board of Supervisors opened bids at 2 00 for coal to feed the Linn County Home with 600 tons required. Bidders included Biddick Lumber Company Marion Castle Bros Cedar Rapids and National Coal Company Fortsdale. The board approved a contract option for 400 additional tons if needed and adjourned to August 15 1941.
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Biddick Lumber Company
Marion
Coe. W. G. Block Company
Castle Bree
J. S. Cedar Rapids Puel Company
Iowa
Chadims Coil Company
Lows
E. &. Pinnney Coal Company
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National Company
Posterdale
E. E. Pinney Coal C . Cedar
National Coal Company
Petty
Linn County
Castle Bros
Fae
National Cost Company
Fosterdale
Board of Supervisors
C. L. Beeson
Pee
Oyperviger Petty
Supervines Ll
Beeson
Linn
Wis
Everett
Vonne
Bever Avenue
Charogse
Ruthom
3Rd St. NW
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Wit
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Gextion 18
Township Rm
Mange
Kathryn
Relief Department
Clinton County approves bids for culvert work and road improvements
The board opened bids at 10 a.m for a 4002 ft corrugated metal entrance installation on secondary roads. Bidders included Raepoonstruction Cedar Rapids and McGuire Bros Tipton with other firms listed. The board directed return of checks to unsuccessful bidders and adjourned to August 26, 1941.
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Piper Cline
Raepoonstruction Company
Cedar
Hann Hannahs
West Point
Iowa
Tan Tekaréi M. L. Johnson
Cedar Rap
G. H. Lowe
Cedar Rapids
McGuire Bros
Tipton
Roth Construction Company
Indianola
Board of Supervisors
Co. L. Beeson
Arener
Robt. M. Vesely
Legion Head Says We Shouldn't Alter View On Communism
Milo J. Warner national commander of the American Legion told the Illinois convention that the United States should not change its stance toward communism. He warned there is nothing American about communism and its aim is world domination, urging the President and Congress to act in line with current emergencies.
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Ill
Milo J. Warner
American Legion
United States
Warner
Illinois Legion
Congress
Japs Reported Barricade Near Shanghai International Settlement
Unconfirmed but credible reports say Japanese troops may have erected an armored barricade between Shanghai's international settlement and western suburbs where many wealthy foreigners live. The aim appears to be to deter terrorists, though details remain uncertain.
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Shanghai
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