English Sailors Study at Collins Radio Plant in U S A
Four British sailors from Torquay Cambridge Sittingbourne and Norfolk visit Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids to work troops. They share wartime memories from the Battle of Britain and Mediterranean actions and remark on American hospitality restaurants lights and girls. Russell Bartlett Eastman Shel ley and others recount escapes and air action with wit and pride. They note lend lease aid and emphasize resolve that Britain would not fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Maurice Eastman
Sittingbourne
Kent
Leslie W. Bartlett
Torquay
Edwin Shelley
George Russell
Marthen
Norfolk
Collins Radio Company
Britain
Cambridge
Marthan
Russell
Taranto
America
Great Britain
Russia
Mussolini
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Ru-Ex Compound as a cheap home remedy for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It promises rapid relief within 48 hours, offers a two week supply, and guarantees money back if not effective, available through druggists and stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troe
English perceptions of American radio and culture
The passage compares English reactions to American radio, advertising pauses, and paper scarcity with English habits. It notes English comfort with American film dialogue, affection for American figures like Bing Crosby, and a tax difference in pricing. English audiences adapt to unfamiliar terms by using both English and American expressions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
America
England
Sinatra
Crosby
Bing Crosby
Air Cadet Board to Examine 17-Year-Olds in Cedar Rapids
A traveling Army Air Forces aviation cadet examining board from Des Moines will be at the Cedar Rapids Army Recruiting Station on the second floor of the post office building Tuesday at 10 am to exam 17 year olds seeking selection as future aviation cadets. Eligibility excludes those in essential industries. vision up to 20/30 is acceptable with glasses. Qualified youths receive silver wings and are reserved until 18, with schooling allowed to finish term if within six months after turning 18. Active duty grants five months college training and eight months flight training. graduates become second lieutenants or flight officers with pay from 246 to 327 dollars monthly.
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Army Air Forces Aviation Cadet
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Army Aviation
Six 17 Year Olds Enlist in Navy Recruitments
Six 17 year olds enlisted in the navy reported at the Cedar Rapids recruitment Saturday. Named are Robert V. Kobusch of 320 Tenth Street SE Frederick W. Thurston of 516 Fifth Street SW Merven A. Trump and Vernon D. Boots of Mechanicsville Cyril W. Hanzelka of Chel and Howard G. Thomas of Urana.
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Navy
Cedar Rapids
Rober V. Kobusch
Tenth Street
Frederick W. Thurston
Fifth Street
Merven A. Trump
Vernon D. Boots
Mechanicsville
Cyril W. Hanzelka
Chel
Howard G. Thomas
Urana
Rotary Club to Hear Rabbi Schaalman Monday Luncheon
Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman of Temple Judah will speak on Problems of Germany in the Postwar World at the Rotary Club luncheon Monday at noon at the Roosevelt hotel.
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Herman E. Schaalman
Temple Judah
Germany
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
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Collins
U. S
Dora Jane Hamblin
Gibraltar
Eastman
Shela
Bartlett
London
Channel
Genoa
Gneisnau
Scharnhorst
Fleet Air Arm
Glasgow
Scotland
Mediterranean
Belgium
France
Shelley
States
United States
Jane
London Daily Mail
Air Cadet Board
City
Rabbi Schaalman
Acousticon
A. V. Wallace
Acousticon Institute OF
Merchants Bank
Hitler
Hirchite
Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners
LUXOR
Gerber
Thompson
DRUC
Pennsylvania Rubber Co
China
Joersons
Pepsodent
Phillips Milk of
Magnesia
Kolor
PEG
Probak
Richard Hudnut
Pai
PAR
Fiieking
Lucky Tiger
Thornton & Minor
Carnation
SILEX
Edwards
Dentur - Eze
Air Solutions
Fitch
Dandruff
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