Revival of Old Victory Front Discussed at Democratic Convention
At the Democratic convention the 1094 delegates face a draft for a third Roosevelt term. A push to nominate by acclamation proved feasible, with Roosevelt reportedly prepared to accept but unable to campaign. Talks involve Farley, Corcoran, and Jackson insiders as CIO and UMWA factions weigh in.
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Stevens Hotel
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Montana
Sen
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Idaho
Garner
Mayor Outlines Steps to Solve Cedar Rapids Parking Problem
Mayor Frank K Hahn laid out a three step plan for the Cedar Rapids parking issue. He seeks a city council decision on problem size municipal responsibility and a scientific analysis before solutions. The council has already divided on keeping Greene’s square and using nearby space for a parking plaza.
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Cedar Rapids
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Joop
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Fifth Avenues
Fourth
Fifth Streets
City Plan Commission
Greene's Square
Auto Bus Collision Claims Three Greensburg Family
A family of three, Samuel H Callthorp 65, his wife 63, and son Merrill 33, died in a collision with a bus on the Lincoln highway one mile west of Greensburg Pennsylvania. Fourteen others were injured in the crash.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel H. Callthorp
Merrill Callthorp
Greensburg
Specter of Starvation Across War Torn Europe
Washington reports warn millions in Europe face a harsh winter with 35 million facing actual starvation and 150 million on rationing as Axis powers control food. Poland, Finland, Holland, Denmark, Belgium, France, and Italy face shortages while Germany’s stores hold, livestock is slaughtered, and England risks limited meat under rationing.
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Denmark
Belgium
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Italy
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Townsend club plans meeting and local notices
City Briefs report Townsend club No 3 meets Monday at 745 pm in the Memorial building council room. Also notes marriages, enlistee, court reporter salary correction, and upcoming maneuvers with Major St James. Chiropractors study club to hear Dr Hinkley on reflex control at Roosevelt hotel Monday 8 pm.
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Iowa
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Cedar Rapids Camera Club Meets at Ellis Park Pavilion
The Cedar Rapids Camera club gathers today at 2 p.m. at the river pavilion in Ellis park. Members are asked to bring their prints and cameras.
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River Pavilion
Ellis Park
Mothers and Juvenile Clubs Plan Daniels Park Picnic
The D of H Mothers' club and the Juvenile club meet Friday at Daniels Park at noon for a picnic lunch. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish sandwiches and dishes.
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Townsend clubs sponsor Sunday picnic at Bever Park Pavilion
A Townsend picnic sponsored by clubs 2 and 4 is set for Sunday July 21 at Bever Park Pavilion. Attendees should bring picnic supplies or may buy lunch there. All clubs members and friends are invited. Speakers include Rev. tra Edwards of Central City E. A. Clark of Marion and others. Delegates to the national convention in St Louis will speak in the afternoon.
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Missing 15 year old Virginia Saling reported again
For the second time in a month the auburn haired 15 year old Virginia Saling was reported missing from her Otis road home on Saturday. Her mother says she has not been seen since July 6 and was said to have run away to Detroit this time. On a prior leave she was found in Davenport.
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Davenport
Body Of Belle Plaine Boy Who Drowned Found
In Long Beach California the body of 19 year old Charles Wheeler of Belle Plaine Iowa washed ashore confirming his drowning after he swam too far out in a strong ocean current. He had arrived in Long Beach on a visit just a week earlier.
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Belle Plaine
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Wheeler
Two Hurt In Wreck Near Mount Vernon
A eastbound semi-trailer attempted to pass a car and forced them off the highway near Mount Vernon. Reynolds and Dahn were ejected, their car struck a marker and rolled 15 feet below the roadway. Both men suffered chest pains. Reynolds also had a head bump. Sheriff Jim Smith arrived. ambulance followed. Reynolds works in Lisbon at a filling station and plumbing firm.
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Nazis Deride New French Cabinet As Group Of Old Men
Berlin reports ridiculed France's new Vichy cabinet led by Marshal Petain calling it a collection of aged men. German press and radio warn of measures to suppress disaffection and enforce armistice terms while noting delays on moving the capital from Vichy to Versailles inside occupied territory.
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French Decree Seen by Germans as Armed at Jews
Berlin reports quote German wireless interpreting a Vichy decree limiting high posts to men of French parentage as a move to remove Jews from government roles. Vichy dispatches claim ports south of the Seine would be controlled by Admiral Darlan, though Germany doubts his reach on Channel and Atlantic coasts.
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Financier James H. Perkins Dies Suddenly in New York
James H. Perkins, 64, a New York banker and internationally known financier, died suddenly of a heart attack. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday.
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James H. Perkins
Italian radio declares blockade ineffective in war at sea
The Columbia Broadcasting system quoted Italy's stance on the airship naval contest. Virginio Gayda claimed Malta airfields damaged and Malta as a base for fighters. He outlined four axis aims: Malta, Egyptian bases, crippled British sea power, and protecting Italian shipping.
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Two Cedar Rapids residents Die Within Days
Thomas Gillison aged 37 a Cedar Rapids native died Saturday noon after a long illness in a Chicago hospital. Survived by wife and two daughters Margaret and Kay burial Tuesday in Chicago. Mrs Katherine Litsansky aged 75 died at home of her daughter in Cedar Rapids after a short illness. Born in Rasochy Czechoslovakia she came to Cedar Rapids in 1925. Husband preceded in death 32 years ago. Surviving include four daughters Mary Konecny Josephine Bublik Anna Pospisil Fannie Borgudan a son Johan three brothers and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren in Yugoslavia and Cedar Rapids. Body at Kuba funeral home pending arrangements.
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Yugoslavia
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Joseph
Alois
Vaclav Hradik
Kuba Funeral Home
Funeral services for Richard Hedlund set at Moon chapel
Funeral services for Richard Hedlund will be held at the Moon chapel at 2 30 p m Monday with the Rev Frank H Ward in charge Friends may call at the chapel
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Moon Chapel
Frank H. Ward
Democrats Face Peace Plank Challenge by La Follette
Philip F. La Follette former Wisconsin governor challenged the Democratic Party in Chicago to adopt a peace plank and avoid involvement in another foreign war. He warned that if Democrats imitate Republicans by dodging and urging war privately they will face a public confrontation to defend democracy.
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Democratic Party
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Willkie Campaign Gains Dewey Aid Pledged by Simms
Mrs Ruth Hanna McCormick Simms daughter of Mark Hanna pledged the entire Dewey organization to Wendell Willkie. She spoke after a lunch conference at Fort Garland Colorado where she drove 140 miles to meet him. Willkie said she offered to make speeches and write letters for the Republican ticket as Western leaders line up behind the campaign.
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Thomas E. Dewey
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Dewey
Simms
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Willkie
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Nels Smith
Wyoming
Ralph Carr
Colorado
Claude Hobbs
Roswell
N. M
Joe Martin
House
Martin
Elwood
Chicago
Gloom Marks France National Day Amid Occupation
Frenchmen bow in defeat as Marshal Petain orders Bastille Day to be observed in mourning. Schools and churches set devotions to rebuild France while Paris remains under German occupation. In London, De Gaulle forces wreath Whitehall cenotaph and Foch statue in a solemn commemoration.
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Last Boat Home: 1300 Yanks Reach New York
1300 United States citizens arrive from Britain aboard the Washington after evacuation ships. The liner brings 1609 passengers including 430 children and 273 aliens to calm New York amid war news. British children seek sanctuary in America while infants stay with relatives in New York.
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Nazi Army Behavior Called Proper by Bullitt in Interview
United States envoy William C. Bullitt said in a Saturday night interview that the German army occupying France behaved "definitely very correct." He made the remark while in Madrid and discussed conditions in occupied territories.
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Industrial Band Director Appointed by Cedar Rapids League
Glenn Lyman is named director of the Allied Industrial league band by Sid Myers of LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing. The first outdoor concert is at the league picnic on Sunday August 4. Open to Cedar Rapids industrial employees and families. Lyman has 15 years in Cedar Rapids bands including state championships with Blairstown and Marion.
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LaPlant-Choate Manufacturing Company
Cedar Rapids
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Fort Dodge
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Blairstown
Marion
Forest Fires Sweep Western Montana and Idaho
Thousands of citizens joined Saturday night to battle about 400 fires across western Montana and northern Idaho. Fire crews, already stretched thin, struggled as fires spread before hot dry winds intensified the blaze.
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Idaho
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British Naval Chief Declares We Have Just Begun To Fight
London reports Admiral of the Fleet A. V. Alexander, first Lord of the Admiralty, urged Americans to remain confident in shared ideals. He cited air and naval victories over Germany and Italy and warned of German invasion threats while noting increased mercantile losses. He pressed the seizure of French ships to protect continental security and commerce.
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A. V. Alexander
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United States
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Alexander
REA Plans Electric Transmission Lines For National Defense
REA Chief Slattery announced that the Rural Electrification Administration has furnished plans and specifications for the speedy and efficient construction of power lines. The program would be carried out in any region of the country where national defense may require them.
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National Defense Council
Rural Electrification Administration
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Slattery
U.S. Plans to Ramp Up Key Materials for War
Secretary Stettinius outlined an extended national defense program stressing health of workers and families. He predicted synthetic rubber by month’s end to reduce Far East dependence, and noted tungsten antimony stock bound for the U.S. with other critical materials under government industry cooperation.
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Indo-China
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England
Grief Stricken Father Bids Farewell To Six Murdered Children
Joseph Nicosia moved among six white coffins in a New York funeral parlor to say goodbye in Italian to each child Evangelina Carmela Joseph and others. His wife Louisa remains hospitalized and ill after the gas attack that killed their children. Police report she attempted suicide, believing she faced an incurable disease. The coffins were laid in a circle and then buried in a donated grave as the grieving father was restrained from leaping into the plot.
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INS
Joseph Nicosia
Evangelina
Carmela
Joseph
Nicosia
Louisa
Fordham Hospital
Will orders dog euthanized for late owner in Dallas
In Dallas two days after Mrs. Caroline Hyde died her will directed that her 16 year old Pekingese Togo be put to sleep and buried in a dog cemetery. Despite protests, the veterinarian carried out the instruction and the dog was buried in a special casket.
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Tex
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Togo
Caroline Hyde
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