Allied Declaration Tops 1939 News Yarns Choice
New York United Press editors select the top twelve stories of 1939 led by Britain and France declaring war on Germany. Other entries include the invasion of Poland, the Winter War with Finland, the Molotov Ribbentrop pact, the King and Queen's U.S. visit, the death of Pope Pius XI and election of Pius XII, the Squalus disaster, and the Munich beer hall blast. The list notes Admiral Graf Spee’s scuttling and the Athenia sinking.
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New York
Germany
Great Britain
France
United Press
Partition of
Poland
Warsaw
Columbia Broadcasting System
Russia
Finland
Helsinki
King George
Queen Elizabeth
America
Pope Pius XI
Pius XII
Thetis
Phenix
Congress
Czechia
Slovakia
Athenia
Munich Beer Hall
Flint
Graf Spee
CBS
Kenwood Pupils Stage The Lonely Child Play
Kenwood school pupils presented a play titled The Lonely Child on Monday afternoon. Cast included Jo an Sidlinger as the child and Dolly McBride as a big doll with other roles by Roma Rosenberg Elaine Laurence Jane Hynden Carol Perkins Joann Pinckney Maxine Cornthwaite June Ann Waverka Joyce Musel and many more such as James Hill Richard Kelley Pat Cole David Rosenberg Alan Fritts Charles Svenksen Vernon Schrimper Douglas Woodson Billy Ulch Barbara Clemens Norma Jean Hanus Diane McVay Joan Powers David Powell and Neil Martin.
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Kenwood
the Child
Joan Sidlinger
Big Doll
Dolly McBride
Rag Doll
Roma Rosenberg
Fairies
Elaine Laurence
Jane Hynden
Carol Perkins
Joann Pinckney
Maxine Cornthwaite
June Ann Waverka
Joyce Musel
Soldiers
James Hill
Richard Kelley
Pat Cole
David Rosenberg
Alan Fritts
Charles Svenksen
Vernon Schrimper
Douglas Woodson
Billy Ulch
Barbara Clemens
Norma Jean Hanus
Diane McVay
Joan Powers
Hobby Horses
David Powell
Jimmy Crocker
Junior Homsey
Neil Martin
Baby Dolls
Beverly Valentine
Doris Ann Daniels
Local Characters Feature in Mixed List of Names
A long OCR list names Dorothy Herring Martha Schrei Mother Goose Joan Michel Boy Blue Dickie Larson Bo Peep Betty Warnholt Miss Muffett Adeline Nash Spider Dickie Byron Jack Cameron Cummins Jill Donna Rae Edwards Old Woman Barbara Chado plus many others including Viola Petsel Violet Thompson Richard Green Bobbie Petsel William Syers Lillian Petsel Ruth Scott Raymond Novak Mary Hemphill Mistress Mary Frances Burke Ellen Burke Donna Frey tag Darlene Eggleston Donna Herring Jackie Nimble Donald Larson Jack Horner Ronald White.
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Dorothy Herring
Martha Schrei
Mother Goose
Joan Michel
Boy Blue
Dickie Larson
Bo-Peep
Betty Warnholt
Miss Muffett
Adeline Nash
Spider
Dickie Byron
Jack
Cameron Cummins
Jill
Donna Rae Edwards
Old Woman
Barbara Chado
Viola Petsel
Violet Thompson
Richard Green
Bobbie Petsel
William Syers
Lillian Petsel
Ruth Scott
Raymond Novak
Mary Hemphill
Mistress Mary
Frances Burke
Flowers
Ellen Burke
Charlatans Take Advantage Of Her Generosity
A reader recounts a painful social dilemma about a married friend's kindness, infidelity, and public scandal. The letter asks for guidance on warning the friend about rumors while reflecting on past actions and loyalties.
Apology Advice: Do Not Gossip or Meddle in Her Life
The advice urges the writer to apologize directly for boorish behavior and neglect while avoiding personal gossip or intrusion. It emphasizes writing a note to express missed friendship and gratitude, but keeping hands off her private matters and her reconciliation with her husband.
No, I Won’t Be Involved Anymore
A reader urges Beebee to step out of the spotlight after her husband accuses others of wrongdoing. The note stresses she did nothing wrong and should ignore gossip to avoid giving further talking points.
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M.D.C
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
The column outlines a daily menu plan for a family of five two adults and three children to meet daily requirements. It promotes soybeans as a nutritious food rich in protein minerals and vitamins and suggests soybean soup for lunch.
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Mis
A Historic Kitchen Menu Fragment Reveals Plain Fare
A fragment lists common meals and ingredients such as sliced oranges, griddle cakes with flour and eggs, syrup from brown sugar and water, coffee for adults, milk for children, and soybean soup. It includes parsley butter sandwiches, strawberry gelatine with apples, tea, escalloped potatoes with ham, buttered green beans, bread and butter, and canned plums, reflecting a simple mid-century domestic menu.
Soybean Soup for Four Adults Only Coffee-2 Trisp
Instructions describe a soybean soup recipe using dried soybeans and onion with a water base. Soak beans overnight, simmer with onion and water, puree, reintroduce with tomato juice sugar salt and heat. Yields four servings and includes cost notes about a dollar sixty for day use.
Manufacturers Seek Labor Act Shakeup in Wagner Reforms
The National Association of Manufacturers proposed twelve amendments to the Wagner act including six limits on strikes. The plan from its employment relations committee says the act fuels disputes and threatens national welfare, listing 11 complaints against the act and the NLRB. It calls for bans on closed shops and checkoff dues and ties benefits to restraint from certain strike behaviors.
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Washington
National Association of Manufacturers
Association
Committee On
Labor Act
National Labor Relations Board
Willie Willis on college not for him quote
Willie Willis states he will not go to college and argues that others should attend to become somebody, while claiming his parents are already somebody. The remark reflects a student source perspective on education and status.
Safeguards on speech and board actions in labor disputes
The text outlines protections for freedom of speech and details sections requiring the board to act on elections, denies compulsory multi unit certifications, sets a statute of limitations for complaints, places burden of proof on the complainant, and requires labor organizations to keep reasonable information on file with the board.
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Board of
Employer Petitions For Elections
Residents recall frigid Cedar Rapids day and fire incident
The item notes Mrs. Theodore Stickney left for Pasadena to spend winter, L. F. Prior named general superintendent of the T. M. Sinclair packing plant, and a chimney fire caused about $1000 damage at C. J. Gable’s home on North Tenth Street as a cold snap brought a low of one below zero.
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Theodore Stickney
Pasadena
Calif
L. F. Prior
T. M. Sinclair Packing Plant
C. J. Gable
North Tenth Street West
Mercury
Cedar Rapids
Local youths join Pershing parade delegation in Chicago
Leo Kiebel left for Chicago as a Pershing Boys delegate for a parade and reception honoring General Pershing. The McIntyes relocate to Cedar Rapids. H F Sundberg becomes baggage committee chair and executive member of the National Industrial Traffic League. Ralph Lee continues music studies in Chicago.
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Leo Kiebel
Chicago
General Pershing
Pershing Boys
U.S. A
Lyman McIntyre
Reinbeck
Cedar Rapids
H F, Sundberg
Chamber of Commerce Traffic Bureau
National Industrial Traffic League
Ralph Lee
Local notes on Delafield and Houston moves
Lynne C. Phillips of St. John Military academy Delafield Wisconsin visits home for holidays with mother Mrs Marguerite Phillips. Mr and Mrs Walter Miller travel to Houston Texas to establish their future home. Mrs J E Newell injures hip in porch slip. Mr and Mrs W Miller depart for a month in Virginia.
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Lynne C. Phillips
St. John Military Academy
Delafield
Wis
Marguerite Phillips
Walter Miller
Houston
Tex
J. E. Newell
W. Miller
Virginia
Horner backs a third term for Roosevelt
Illinois Governor Henry Horner said he favors a third term for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The Springfield report notes Horner voiced support during discussion on national policy.
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Springfield
Henry Horner
Illinois
Roosevelt
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