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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1940

Page

7

First Big Dive Bomb Raid on British Isles

Britain reports the first mass dive bombing by German Stukas over England near Portland with 11 killed and new swift Messerschmitt fighters seen. German raids target coastal towns, ports and airfields as observers warn of an imminent blitzkrieg on the British Isles.

British Isles London England Portland France Belgium Holland Adolf Hitler Ministries of Air and Home Security High Command Kiel Germany

Secret Agents Guard John Roosevelt Home

Three secret service agents guard the ocean front home of Mr. and Mrs. John Roosevelt and their month-old son Haven in Nahant Massachusetts. Police say a threatening letter was sent to the Roosevelts and the guard began three weeks ago after the birth of the President's tenth grandchild.

Nahant Mass INS Secret Service Ocean Front John Roosevelt Haven Washington

Fox and Bob Cat scheme for fish in tunnel den tale

In a bedtime tale the Fox and Bob Cat plot to steal fish from a pond by digging a tunnel. Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty are mentioned as watching, while the Cats plan a stealthy approach to evade detection. A stray diary-like note shifts to a reader question about dating and social advice.

Bob Cat Fox

Parents Are Responsible For Her Dishonest

Mary Manners writes that parents harshly punish deviations from their rules causing a daughter to fear honesty. The column criticizes the parents for fostering dishonesty rather than virtue and opens with a reader asking about a boyfriend at a dance who flirted with another girl.

Mary Manners Miss Manners

Dear Miss Manners Advice on a Persistent Suitor

A schoolgirl asks how to handle a boy who keeps contacting her despite her lack of friendliness. The adviser notes that his persistence grows when she ignores him and suggests continuing to treat him coolly, refusing invitations, until he loses interest.

Miss Manners

How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week

A diet plan for five, two adults and three children, aims to provide balanced nutrition within a weekly budget of about 12 dollars. The piece notes summer cookies as a refreshing staple, discusses ice box cookies, and lists daily menu items with approximate costs and quantities. It references Meta Given’s leaflet Outwitting the Stove and instructions to request it via a stamped envelope.

Meta Given

Nazi flags raised at public sites probe widens

Two swastika flags in Danville Virginia were found after they flew over the public library and George Washington High School. Police seized the flags as detectives pursue the unknown who unfurled the Nazi symbols.

Danville George Washington High School

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