Year of War and Triumphs Shaped Editorial Picks
Editors across Cedar Rapids and Iowa weigh the year’s top events from the German Soviet pact to the Graf Spee, Iowa football glory to corn yields, and the war’s shadow on crops. The selections mix war news, politics, sports, and farm policy, with Kinnick’s rise and rural finance reforms highlighted.
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Thompson
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Athenia
Finland
Poland
Munich
Graf Spee
Raiders
Johnny Jacobs
Johnny Vavra
ITV
John Battin
Cedar Rapids
Devota Coghlan
Iowa
Russia
Sion
George Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Hawkeye
Nile Kinnick
Chicago
Anderson
Corn
Wallace
Kinnick
England
Tait Cummins
Lou Gehrig
Iron Man
Cincinnati
Czech Republic
Pius XI
Pius XII
Arry Boyd
Germany
Congress
Etiquette Rules From Towne Book For Gentlemen In 1940
A humorous recap of Charles Hanson Towne's Gentlemen Behave a 1940 etiquette guide. It highlights tips on taxis manners avoiding arguments with drivers dating late hours and politely declining invitations. The piece notes practical examples from page 187 and mocks the notion of being overly strict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hanson Towne
King's Heralds Meet at Martha Buchanan Birthday Event
South English reports the King's Heralds met Wednesday with Martha Jean Buchanan who received a birthday gift. Mrs. Buchanan and Mrs. Wolfe hosted refreshments. The January 6 meeting will be with sponsor Mrs. Walter Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King's Heralds
Martha Jean Buchanan
Buchanan
Wolfe
Walter Robinson
Frank Euler
Dallas
Tex
Robert
English River
Liberty Townships
E. Sturdevant
Webster
Miss Dukes
Joy Louise Dunn
Righteer
Dunnome
Sixty?eighth Birthday Celebration in La Porte City
The eighty first birthday of F. F. Sutton of La Porte City was celebrated on Christmas day with a family dinner hosted by his daughter Ida. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Bob Sutton and their two daughters of Vinton, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sutton and family of Garrison, Claude Sutton of La Porte City, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sutton and family of Waterloo. plans were made for New Year’s Day visits in the Sutton home. The O E S Lyra chapter met Thursday for the initiation of Gretchen McQuilkin and Mrs L S Larson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Sutton
la Porte City
Ida
Bob Sutton
Vinston
Frank Sutton
Garrison
Claude Sutton
Bill Sutton
Waterloo
Sutton
O. E. S. Lyra
Gretchen McQuilkin
L. S. Larson
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Tennessee
Wu Louwy
Spain
Albania
China
Golden Fair
NY Fair
Maginot
Page One
Newsmen
Times
London
Berlin
Moscow
Washington
New York
Yes
Iowa City
Pete Hoyt
Des Moines
Europe
Telegraph
Malcolm Thompson
Men On the Acres
Ray Anderson
Ames
Iowa State
Ernest Wooder
James A. Dean
Lawrence Dean
Winona Wooder
Hale
Ervin U Hartig
Clarence
Evelyn Steffens
Oxford Junction
John Smith
Wanda
Norma
Everett
Mechanicsville
Leroy Deere
Dorothy
Martelle
Hosea Ballou
C. W. Bond
Esther Bond
Corning
Frank Ballou
Strawberry Point
Gerald Kruse
Helen Larson
James
Henry Kruse
W. H. Cruise
Omar Vrooman
Ronald
Velma Peterson
Olin
Howard Cruise
Frank Zaruba
Ladies Industrial Club
Toffel’s Hall
U. & S. Club
Mayme Wanchura
Ella Rolfe
Eva Shelon
Little Goldilocks
Brabbit-Taylor Musk CO
King Band Instruments
1St Ave
Dad
Lady
Free Advice
Mr. Towne
Beatrice Lillie
Helen
Ralph Evans
CEM World
Scoop Forbes
Harry Corot
Bill Zais
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