Warplane output high in June despite strike loss
Washington reports U S warplane production reached a June peak of 1 476 aircraft, though 70 planes were lost to the North American Aviation strike. OPM notes Britain will benefit from standardization efforts and Anglo American cooperation to align turrets parts and other specs. Merrill C Meigs travels to England to coordinate further with British aviation officials.
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Washington
North American Aviation Company
Defense
Office of Production Management
Britain
OPM
London
United States
Merrill C. Meigs
England
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Strike Halts Work On Tank Engines In Michigan Plant
United Press reports a strike by AFL automotive workers halted production of tank and submarine parts at Sealed Power in Muskegon Heights Michigan. About 2,500 employees were idle as the walkout pressed for a 10 cent hourly wage increase and a union shop.
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AFL Automobile
Sealed Power Corporation
Muskegon Heights
Mich
Army Air Corps Board Exams Here in Cedar Rapids
The Army Air Corps traveling aviation cadet board will examine men eligible for aviation cadets in Cedar Rapids on July 14. Examinations start 8 am in the civil service room of the federal building basement. plan to stay all day. Applicants must be single, 20 to 26, in good health, with 50 percent of college credits or complete air office applications on file in Omaha.
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Army Air Corps
Aviation Cadet Board
Cedar Rapids
Civil Service
Federal
Flight Board
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Peoples Savings Bank shows assets and deposits in 3941 balance
The statement lists assets including United States bonds and securities, loans and discounts, cash items, and other bank resources totaling 5,866,224.28. Liabilities include capital stock, surplus, undivided profits, and various deposits totaling 5,866,224.28. Signed by bank officials Frank C. Welch and others with notary seal.
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Towa
wWedar Rapids
Iowa
Linn
United ‘States
U S
Iown
Linn County
Frank C. Welch
Wm. Rinderknecht
Paul H Huston
T. R. Warriner
Eryin F Stepaneke
Brett Dishone
Mekota
Co. Welch
Rinderknecht, Jr
Paul i
T. Ki
AER
Arvin
Anek
Ranko. Mekota
Brett Dishong
Wm. Rindernecht
Paul M. Huston
Ivin F. Stepanek
Fegne O
Ekota
Lester FP. Frezek
Make This Model At Home Pattern 4797
Pattern 4797 is available in misses sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20. Size 16 uses 3 yards 39 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents for this pattern to Pattern Department The Cedar Rapids Gazette 242 West Seventeenth Street New York NY. For ten cents more you get our Pattern Book with the season fashion picture styles for matron miss and tot.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
West Seventeenth Street
New York
N. Y
New Flight Instructor Named At Upper Iowa
Special to The Gazette Fayette Upper Iowa airways officials report a new summer Civilian Pilot Training course instructor has joined the staff. Mr F Gordon Johnson replaces Lieutenant Klimek and will be aided by the new pilot Mr Valadayic, both government licensed for Civil Pilot Training. Ten students are enrolled including Harvard Barr Wayne Timm Loel Timm Robert Burdick Elmer Stickfort Carl Brushler Paul Delong Thornton Roberts Guy Davis and Arthur Senior with alternates listed.
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Wayne Timm
Loel Timm
Robert Burdick
Fayette
Elmer Stickfort
Garnaville
Carl Brushler
West Union
Paul Delong
Charles City
Thornton Roberts
Arlington
Guy Davis
Craig, Mo
Arthur Senior
Appointments Named From Course Completions
Bert McKim and Warren Johnson are listed as unable to complete the course. Three of ten completing on June 1 received appointments. Bruce Carter will pursue a meteorology fellowship at the University of California and earn the rank of second lieutenant. Robert Allyn joins the Army Air Corps reporting to Palo Alto Airfield at King City California as a flying cadet. Foster Cass expects a Northwestern University aviation fellowship.
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Bert McKim
Warren Johnson
Bruce Carter
University of California
Robert Allyn
Army Air Corps
Palo Alto
King City
Calif
Foster Cass
Northwestern University
Man’s Beach Pet Peeves About Annoying Girls
Alicia Hart relays a man’s Sunday beach ritual and his complaints about women wearing heavy makeup hair fussing sand throwing and other “cute tricks” that ruin the shore visit. He mockingly suggests simple picnics and sun endurance as better behavior.
Watermelon Trial by Young Cook in Gazette
In The Gazette Cookbooklet "2000 Useful Facts About Food" readers can learn many checks for selecting foods including watermelon. Little Davey Wolfe, son of Dr and Mrs T J Wolfe of Mount Vernon, abandons the booklet and tests watermelons by his own trial and error method which he deems best and most satisfying.
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The
Gazette
Little Davey Wolfe
T. J. Wolfe
Mount Vernon
Wheeler says Americans deserve full disclosure on war steps
Senator Burton Wheeler asserts the public must know every move toward war and defends remarks on Iceland occupation as not endangering troops. He says administration seeks a shooting war only if Congress is pressured by a string of incidents.
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Washington
Ulp
Burton K Wheeler
Mont
White House
United States
Iceland
Wheeler
Congress
Presidency hints at possible Iceland and island occupation
The President warned that the United States might seize Iceland along with Cape Verde and the Canary Islands if supported by the American people. He noted they would face resistance from Portugal and Spain to any invitation. Congress showed generally favorable reaction to Iceland occupation prospects.
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Iceland
Cape Verde
Canary Islands
Columbus Junction Couple To Observe Golden Wedding
Mr and Mrs W H Gaskell celebrate their golden wedding anniversary at home in Columbus Junction with open house from 2 to 5 pm and 7 to 9 pm They wed at Burlington on July 11 1891 Rose Weimer was her maiden name Their children include Charles Burlington Alfred Rockford Ill and seven daughters Otis Johnson Myrtle Gaskell Burlington John Hansen Wapello Olive Gaskell Muscatine Dorothy Ivy Gaskell Los Angeles California and 16 grandchildren and one great grandchild
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Columbus Junction
W. H. Gaskell
Gaskell
Burlington
Rose Weimer
Charles
Alfred
Rockford
Ill
Otis Johnson
Myrtle Gaskell
John Hansen
Wapello
Olive Gaskell
Muscatine
Forrest Cravy
Dorothy
Ivy Gaskell
Los Angeles
Calif
Pact to Partition Yugoslavia Outlined by Axis
Rome dispatch says Italy and Germany signed an accord outlining the partition of Yugoslavia. The frontier runs from the Italian Yugoslav border to south of Sabach, then east to the point where Italian German and Croatian borders converge.
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Rome
Italy
Germany
Yugoslavia
Berlin
Sabach
Accused Woman Reveals 18 Years Of Devotion In Murder Case
Mrs. Caroline Payne, 45, Bloomington newspaper manager, tells jailers of an 18 year effort to advance Charles O. Mattingly, whom she is accused of killing after he chose his private secretary over her. She details meetings from 1923 onward and efforts to secure him jobs.
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Bloomington
Ind
Caroline Payne
Charles O. Mattingly
Mattingly
Indiana Public Service Commission
Indiana University
Paris
Ill
Payne
Indianapolis
Bedford
New ISU Cedar Rapids Employment Office Head Appointed
H J Eberhart arrives as the new manager of the Cedar Rapids office of the Iowa State Employment Service. He previously served two years in Dubuque as supervising interviewer and formerly worked as administrative assistant in Des Moines.
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H J Eberhart
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Employment Service
Lncal
Dubuque
The
Employment Service
Des Moines
Service
Child Drowns After Cooling Off Hint in Stock Tank
Shirley Ann Gardner, 2, of Porcupine South Dakota, reportedly heard her father William Gardner tell her to jump into the stock water tank to cool off. Minutes later he found her in the tank and he drove to Gordon where firefighters could not revive her.
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Gardner
Shirley Ann
Gordon
Funeral Services Held for Child Revival Efforts
Funeral services were held Wednesday for the child who received revival efforts including two respirator treatments. The ceremony honored the family and reflected on the life of the young patient.
U S Proposes Neutral Zone for Peru Ecuador Conflict
The United States joined Argentina and Brazil in proposing that Peru and Ecuador establish a 30 kilometer neutral zone along the status quo line. Both sides would withdraw forces 15 kilometers from the line and ban aircraft over the area to end the dispute.
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Washington
United States
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
Ecuador
Sumner Welles
Fire Underwriters Report High Daily Match Use
The national board of fire underwriters reports 850 million matches are used daily in the United States.
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National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
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Third Avenue SE
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H. J. Eberuart
Dad
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