Youthful Spirit Marks Dr Morris as He Retires
Dr Owen Lloyd Morris, vice president and Bible professor at Coe College, will retire July 31 after 21 years as professor emeritus. A Welsh-born minister educated in Cardiff and Brecon, he arrived in 1907 in the United States and has since led several churches while shaping Coe students’ lives. He plans to live with daughter Mrs Jack Day in Cedar Rapids.
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Coe
Owen Lloyd Morris
Coe College
Morris
Wales
University College
Cardiff
South Wales
Memorial Theological Seminary
Brecon
United States
T C. Edwards
Kingston
America
Edwards Memorial Church
Edwardsville
First Congregational
Lima
Ohio
Ypsilanti
Mich
Webster Groves
Dr. Morris
Acorn
Linn County
Walker
Linn Grove
Margaret Morris Snell
Monroe
Morgan L. Morris
Belle Plaine
Jack Day
Cedar Rapids
Merlin F. Morris
Greenville
Texas
Day
Harry M. Gage
E. R. Burkhalter
First Presbyterian Church
Phi Kappa Phi
Se Beta Phi
Soviet and German Claims of Major Front Breaks Claimed
The Soviet bulletin reported stubborn fighting near Pskov Polotsknevel Smolensk and Novograd-Volynsk with air force destroying enemy troops. German claims painted a collapsing Red Army and rapid advance toward Moscow and Leningrad, with encirclement and disrupted communications across multiple fronts.
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Pskov
Polotsknevel
Smolensk
Novograd-Volynsk
Nevel
Vitebsk
Leningrad- Ukraine
Klementi Voroshilov
Leningrad
Army of Defense
Semyon Timoshenko
Moscow
Red Army
Ukraine
Dniester
Bessarabia
Odessa
Black Sea
Lake Ladoga
Leningrad- Moscow
Novograd-Volynsk- Korosten
Kiev
DNB
Smolensk Falls Amid Retreat Toward Moscow Reported
Reports state Russians burned Smolensk before withdrawing toward Moscow leaving the city in ruins. Streams of Russian troops head to prison camps as German forces advance, while Sweden and Britain report bombing and air raids across Europe.
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Smolensk
Moscow
DNB
Sweden
Leningrad
Kremlin
London
Royal Air Force
Channel
Dunkerque
Penick Plant Closes After Union Walkout Threat
The Penick plant will not open Monday as the union threatens to walk out if a union shop agreement is not approved. Dr Widmer says the plant will remain closed until an agreement is reached. Company president Lender confirms the shutdown with no further comment. The plant makes corn starch syrup and other corn products and has operated on a 24 hour day three shift basis for months.
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Penick and
Ford
L. C. Rinderknecht
F. C. Robbins
A. W .H Lenders
Union Electric workers set to vote on bargaining agent
In St Louis the regional office of the National Labor Relations Board announced elections on July 24 and 25 for 2,174 employees of Union Electric Company of Missouri and four affiliates. Participants include production maintenance sales and office staff across Missouri Illinois Iowa Mississippi River Power and St Louis County Gas. About 1,300 other workers are not involved. Voters will choose AFL Operating Engineers Tri State Utility Workers or none.
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S. T.ouis
Union Electric Company of Missouri
National Labor Relations Board
Union Electric Company of Illinois
Iowa Union Electric Company
Mississippi River Power Company
St Louis County Gas Company
Tristate Utility
AFL Operating Engineers
Tristate Utility Workers’ Union
Henderson presses price controls amid war production shift
Henderson warns production cuts should not trigger retail price hikes. He urges Congress to back price fixing on autos and refrigerators while noting auto firms already have $2 billion in defense orders and expect a much larger share as war mobilization grows.
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Henderson
Congress
Auto output cuts announced to 200000 monthly
The report explains a 20 percent overall reduction versus last year with a three month 600000 unit spike due to August model changes. From November output will drop about 50 percent versus the latest months of the prior model year, as stated by Henderson.
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Henderson
Bolivia Faces Nazi Influence Amid Political Turmoil
The report notes repeated unrest in Bolivia with alleged Nazi ties linked to President Enrique Penaranda. It cites May actions to curb totalitarian activity, October amnesty moves, and a July clash in La Paz between leftists and fascists. It also recalls the March 26, 1940 army revolt aimed at Quintanilla and Penaranda.
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Enrique Penaranda
Bolivia
Penaranda
la Paz
Carlos Quintanilla
Bolivia Declares State of Siege and Ousts German Minister
Washington reports Bolivia enacted a state of siege and expelled German minister Ernest Wendler amid cited subversive influence. Observers note a German colonial core formed around officers from the Gran Chaco conflict, including Ernst Roehm, once close to Hitler.
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Germany
South America
Bolivia
Paraguay
el Gran Chaco
Ernst Roehm
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Roehm
Rochm
Gran Chaco
Bolivian envoy wary of siege rumors amid Nazi influence
Bolivian Ambassador Adolfo Costa Durels said reports of a La Paz siege to curb subversion tied to Nazis were not unexpected. He cited growing German arrivals and activity across the country including mining regions, newspapers, labor groups, and opposition in Congress over Standard Oil concessions and U.S. loans.
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Buenos Aires
Adolfo Costa Durels
la Paz
United States
City Briefs Continent Buffet Hotel Roosevelt July 24
Towns end club No 3 meets Monday at 8 pm in Superior Court room. Hoover reunion Aug 3 at Thomas Park Marion with a noon picnic. Fire department responded to an overheated motor at Voorhees Quadrangle Coe College kitchen. Bus Drivers Local 638 auxiliary to hold family picnic Wednesday at 6 pm at Ellis Park pavilion with covered dish. Townsend clubs 1 and 3 meet Tuesday 8 pm in Gas Company Glow Room to hear delegates report from Buffalo convention. Rotary luncheon at Roosevelt Hotel Monday noon features George W. Godfrey of Iowa State College Ames on foreign students and international relations. Gazette mislisted Linn County suit residence. Burlinghams live at 1615 Fourth Street NW. Noell condition serious after horse accident. unconscious. Scout Pack 26 picnic supper and field day Monday 5:30 pm Riverside Park. Chester C. Dougherty and Harold Blac kedge lead program. families bring covered dish and sandwiches.
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Ellis Park
Townsend Clubs
Gas Company
Buffalo
N. Y
George W. Godfrey
Iowa State College
Ames
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Charles
Bessie Burlingham
309 Avenue NW
Burlinghams
Fourth Street NW
Scout
Riverside Park
Chester C. Dougherty
Harold Blackledge
FBI Agent Earl Williams to Speak on Defense Program
Earl Williams, a special agent of the FBI and former Cedar Rapids attorney, will discuss the national defense program and its impact on FBI operations at the Optimist Club meeting in the Montrose Hotel Monday at noon.
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FBI
Earl Williams
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cedar Rapids
National Defense Program
Optimist Club
Montrose Hotel
George Norman Wins State Art Scholarship
George Norman 18 son of Mr and Mrs George Norman of 23220 avenue NE won a state talent scholarship offered annually by the Cumming School of Art in Des Moines. The award, announced Saturday night, provides five months of study and is open only to students living outside Des Moines. Norman, a Franklin high school graduate, entered a folio of pen pencil and crayon drawings in the competition and has been a Gazette carrier for three years, now working in Des Moines.
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George Norman
Avenue
Cumming School of Art
Des Moines
Norman
Franklin High School
Gazette
Stalin Son Imprisoned Reported by Magyar Nemzet
The Budapest newspaper Magyar Nemzet reported Saturday that Soviet Premier Josef Stalin's son has been imprisoned in Russia.
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VICHY
INS
Josef Stalin
Russia
Budapest
Magyar Nemzet
All Iowa fair to showcase farm youths contests and exhibits
The All Iowa fair August 10 to 16 will recognize 4 H club youth with a cattle feeders contest for boys aged 15 to 21, a 4 H girls exhibit, judging contest on a six member team, and a baby beef exhibit. Dean Kildee will judge Aug 11. Prizes total 110 dollars across twenty awards.
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Iowa
Charles D. Moore
Dean H. H. Kildee
Iowa State College
Production Cuts Planned by 50 Percent Aim
OPM Director William S Knudsen reports ongoing reductions in manufacturing output. Household mechanical refrigerators face a monthly cap near 150 000 units from about 300 000 now. Laundry equipment production will drop 30 percent initially, with further cuts toward a 50 percent overall reduction.
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OPM
William S. Knudsen
Henderson
GM Sees 50 Percent Auto Production Cut Hurting Michigan
A GM spokesman warned that Hendersons 50 percent auto production cut will create unemployment in Michigan and offset defense work. He noted the industrys 5 billion dollar annual business and said the shift to defense will take months. Governor van Wagoner planned to press OPM in Washington while a state tax official estimated a 5 million dollar sales tax loss.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Leon Henderson
Michigan
Henderson
Murray D. van Wagoner
Washington
Office of Production Management
Funeral for W C Patterman Held in Turner Chapel
Funeral services for William Charles Patterman who died Friday at his son Charles M Patterman’s home 606 Eighth Avenue SE will be at 2 p m in Turner chapel with Rev H L Ruthrauff in charge Burial is in Shiloh cemetery Louisa Friends may call at the chapel
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William Charles Patterman
Charles M. Patterman
Eighth Avenue SE
Turner Chapel
H. L. Ruthrauff
Shiloh
Louisa
Funeral services for John August Sandstrom announced
Funeral services for John August Sandstrom of Thirtieth Street Drive SE will be held at the Moon Chapel at 2 p.m. Monday with Rev. H L Ruthrauff officiating. Burial is planned at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
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John August Sandstrom
Thirtieth Street Drive
Moon Chapel
H. L. Ruthrauff
Cedar Memorial Park
Nazi agents active in Latin America via Spanish fascist Falange
Don Manuel de Agustin Marquis of Aguiar charged that Nazi agents are increasing activity in Latin America through Falange branches. He cited Bolivia's state of siege declaration and the order for German minister Ernest Wendler to leave as proof. He urged other Latin American republics to follow Bolivia's stance.
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Washington
Don Manuel de Agustin
Marquis of Aguiar
Latin America
Fallange Party
Ernest Wendler
Wendler
Hemisphere
Bolivia
Man Charged With Larceny After Pocket Search
Frank F. McCalley, 59, of 442 Fourth Avenue SW, was charged with larceny after a police pocket search revealed six fountain pens and three lead pencils. William Munn of Woolworth’s claimed the items were stolen from the store. McCalley had previously received a 30 day sentence for intoxication, with all but 10 days suspended.
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Frank F. McCalley
Fourth Avenue
McCalley
William Munn
Woolworth’s
Woolworth
Tragic Cruise Victim Fern Thompson Endures Afterloss
Dr T Clunie medical officer at the Fiji hospital reports Fern Thompson survived nearly two weeks afloat after the yacht owner Conly died and her husband perished. The log reveals starvation and a lingering stench of death as her condition collapsed after rescue.
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T. Clunie
Fiji
Conly
High School Girl Missing Four Days Found Slain
Cons tance Shipp, 15, vanished Tuesday after leaving home to shop for her mother. She was found dead Saturday night in a Reading dwelling as State Police noted occupants were away on vacation. Her father George Shipp had urged her to contact family. Acquaintances reported seeing her walking toward home with bundles after shopping. She wore a playsuit of blouse and shorts. An insect, the cicada, lives longer than the average dog.
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Reading
Mass
Constance Shipp
Edward J. Sherlock
George Shipp
Local resident promotes Want Ads in Gazette
Ray Leeper of 1229 2nd St SE has run a daily ad for over a year and reports eight calls after an interview. He invites readers to place Want Ads by dialing 2-1121 and asks for an ad taker. He notes charges are possible if the caller has a phone.
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Ray Leeper
2Nd St SE
Gazette
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