Roosevelt hints raw materials may back lease aid to Britain
President Roosevelt suggested repayment for war implements loaned to Great Britain could be in raw materials such as rubber and tin. He noted drafting legislation to ensure return of equipment or equivalent goods, while Congress prepared to debate the lease plan. England bought three Atlantic Clipper flying boats from Pan American for empire communications.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Congress
England
Stephen T. Early
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
Wheeler
Pan-American Airways
Morris Wilson
British Ministry of Aircraft Production
Canada
Atlantic
Purple cow returns to haunt its originator on New Year’s Eve
New York report recalls a historic moment as Geldtt Burgess encounters a purple Jersey cow named Notable Nymph in the Hotel Imperial lobby. Jim Moran arranged the spectacle, highlighting Moran’s quirky anecdotes and the cow’s cosmetic dye origins amid playful banter about blurb fame.
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New York
Geldtt Burgess
Hotel Imperial
Charles Driscoll
Burgess
Jim Moran
North Pole
North
South Pole
Moran
F R Sends New Year Greetings to Victor Emmanuel
President Roosevelt, in a New Year message made public by the State Department, thanked King Victor Emmanuel of Italy for his greeting and expressed hope that Italians may enjoy a righteous peace in 1941. The president also denounced the Berlin Rome Tokyo pact as an unholy alliance in remarks earlier that Sunday night.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
State Department
Victor
President
New Year Greetings Exchanged by Roosevelt and King
Sources say the Roosevelt administration and the king exchanged New Year greetings in a routine royal courtesy. The report notes the late Tuesday exchange carries no special significance beyond tradition.
Navy to Skip Grand Fleet Maneuvers Next Year
Washington reports the United States Navy will cancel grand spring maneuvers in 1941. Most ships stay in the Pacific, basing at Hawaii, while top officers remain in place to keep fleets ready. Gunnery drills continue with no large warfare demonstrations to guard strategic secrecy.
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Washington
INS
United States Navy
Navy High Command
Pacific Ocean
Hawaii
Far East
James O Richardson
Navy
United States
Charles Edison
Congress
Navy Department
Radio Schedule Evening Programs Across Stations
Readable fragment lists WMT WGN WHO KFJB and others with hourly lineups for Cedar Rapids Ames Des Moines and Chicago area stations. It details Talk Music News sports musicals and variety programs from 6:00 p m through late night with hosts and show titles.
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Kilcreedes
Cedar Rapids
Kon WO
Ames
WGN
Chicaco
WSU
Town City
RSD
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Yao
WMT
Fasy Ares
Preston Bradley
Mr Keen
John W —Vandercook
Mi, Meek
Captain Flerne
KFJB
Big Tom
Melody_ Street
Tony Martin
Jones
Krubb
Dr Christian
Bonke Carter
Syportel Heatter
Sddie Cantor
Grab
Mrody
WMI
Glenn Miliersuren
Billy Repaid
Kay Kyser
Renee
Verne Marshall
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Griff Williams
Orch
KFJIB
Foany
Chicagio
Eddie Duchins
Lawrence Welks
Dick Jurgens
Yhuo
Johnny Longs
Veterans Forum
Jack Teagarden
Art Kassels
Wallets Orch
Ramon Ramos
Ray Nobles Orch
Richard Simbers
Wen
Martin Dale
Herbie Kays
WGON
Rasmond Scotts Orch
Saddle Mt Roundon
Charlie Worcester
Mall
WOI
Melody Parade
Ebarlybirds
Jerry
Zelda
KFIB
Musical Clock
Keib
Syoin
Woit—Music Shop
Herne
Happy Go
Happy Hank
WSUI
Matnine Chapel
Colfer Pot Inn
Lew White
Victor Lindlam
O'Neills
Woman In White
Kathleen Norris
Weshing
WSII
Hannah
Aee Bere
Maree
Knights of the Road
Iowa
Judy and
Jane
Eilleun Randolph
Manle Kitchen
June Baker
Guiding Light
Betty Wells
Marrico
KPIB
Don Pedro
Wiho
Kitty Keen
Border
WATP
Jenny
Linda
David Harum
Dale Smith
Orson
Judy
Tobie
Susie
Rosk
Walt
Helen Trent
WGN -Hollywood
Keir
WM1
Gour
Hernie Holmes
Harmony Street Forum
Harold Turner
Johnny Duffy
WSUT
Joe Doakes
Ralph Ginsburgh
Sonr
Don Norman
Arnold Grimm
Dr Matone
State Today
Mary Marlin
Kiib—Neros Review
WMT Golden Treasury of
WOL Musicale
Ma Perkins
Ints of Today
State Dental Society
Wonen World Wine
Pepper Young
KP Ap
Assembly of God
WGN News
Vice
Portia
Dick Kuhns
Ord
Lawrence Salerno
Stella Dallas
Hilltop
Radion Gose'p Club
Lorenzo Jones
Road of Life
Upper Iowa University
Adventures In Rhythm
Voral
Datalines
Lone Journey
High School Palace
Wol
Melody Time
Edna_O'Dell
KPJB
Uncle Harry
ABC Club
Charlie Splvak
Carter Reynolds
Jack Armstrong
Captain Midnight
Scott Austin
Tufts
Hollywood
Balkans View Coming Year With Concern
In Sofia, observers warn 1941 may bring tension as Germany builds forces in Romania. Reports from Belgrade describe arrests and new communist networks while Nazi material moves through Hungary. Soviet concentration in Bessarabia and Romanian claims of strength heighten Balkan unease.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Germany
Rumania
Balkan
Romania
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Bucharest
Hungary
Bessarabia
Ion Antonescu
Russia
Moldavia
Danube
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Marion, Iowa
New Marion Theater
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Wallace BE BE Wromtin
Leo Carrillo
Awn Rutherford
Ise Bowman
Pam Eee Saat Dhek Callela
McNeil & Son
Marion Electrical Co
Carl Kassler
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Des Moines, Iowa
E. B. Castle and Son
Des Moines Theater Supply Co
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