Fourth Term Inauguration Lacks Pomp and Pageantry
The Roosevelt fourth term oath on the White House south portico will be a quiet affair with travel limits and few guests. Historically inaugurations varied from Lincoln’s wartime secrecy to Coolidge’s intimate farm setting, with weather and crowds shaping dramatic moments.
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White House
Roosevelt
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Illinois
Union
Harrisburg
Baltimore
Calvin Coolidge
Vermont Farm House
Harding
San Francisco
Coolidge
Button box treasure fuels teen collector’s college fund
Don Koehn, 16, of 501 Third Avenue SE, owns 800 buttons valued at $1,000, forming a rainy day fund for college. A Roosevelt high senior, he plans to study engineering or journalism at the University of Iowa, having built his net worth through sales and a wide array of themed picture buttons spanning fables, animals, mythology, and historical figures.
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Donald Koehn
J. W. Koehn
Third Avenue SE
Don
Roosevelt High School
University of Iowa
Vernon
Irene Castle
Jenny Lind
America
Goodyear
U S Bombers Adopt Lighter Armor Curtains
The United States tactical air force relights Fortresses Liberators Marauders and Havocs with lightweight manganese steel flak curtains to replace heavy armor. Designed by Brig. Gen. Malcolm C. Grow the curtains shield crew quarters and can stop a 20 mm shell from two feet, while tail and engine areas keep old armor.
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Paris
United States Tactical Army Air Force
Malcolm C. Grow
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Alexander BE. George
Willard
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Germany
William Henry Harrison
Tippecanoe
Andrew Jackson
Tennessee
Gadsby’s
Don Koehn
Gladys Shelley
Berton
Cedar Rapids
Central Park
Moses
Virgo
Leo
Saggitarius
Little Eaglet
Minnehaha
Fanny Davenport
Aisa Ielly
Pi Uafess
New York
U. S
By Rojay
Rojay
Bemberg Beauty
Georgiana
Craemer's
Beingion
ALGA
Pat Orr
Georgiana Crispmnaire
CEDAR
Ed Ig
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