Printer's Ink War Raging in Latin America
A German led propaganda campaign targets Latin American audiences through Berlin London Paris and Washington. The material cites books posters and postcards in Spanish German and English to vilify Britain and France while praising Nazi and German policies. The collection includes sensational images of violence and anti British assertions amid calls to resist British influence.
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Latin America
Washington
Berlin
London
Paris
State Department
Germany
South America
England
Portugal
Spain
France
Brazil
Adolf Hitler
Palestine
Ireland
Poland
English Crown Capture of Global Territories Scrutinized
A booklet accuses Britain of stealing Gibraltar and expanding empire by seizing Jamaica India Australia South Africa Canada and the Falklands while blaming Britain and allies for provoking world war through dubious promises cited by William Bullitt, with Guatemala and Latin America cited as victims.
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Gibraltar
Canada
Britain
France
Prussia
Jamaica
India
Australia
South Africa
Latin America
British Honduras
Guatemala
Falkland Islands
Argentina
United States
Brittain
Poland
William Bullitt
State Department
Gone With The Wind Hits 12 Million Gross, Valuation Disputed
Los Angeles AP reports Gone With The Wind earned 12.4 million gross by June 9 and 97 percent of its 34.8 million cost. Assessor John R Quinn set the value at 500 275, while Selznick International Pictures and Loew's Inc urged 134 15. County supervisors upheld the assessor's valuation.
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Los Angeles
John R Quinn
Quinn
Selanick International Pictures, Inc
Loew's, Inc
City Briefs and Local Happenings Across The Area
Townsend clubs meet in city hall superior court room Monday at 7 30 pm. Jackson returns from Chicago after attending the democratic national convention. Gladiolus society plans Monday 8 pm meeting at Montrose hotel for show preparations. Mr and Mrs Martin Pope and daughter return from aiding John Pope in Chicago. Mrs Christine Condon, her daughter Eleanor and Miss Christine Marback and Miss Ruth Buresh travel to Washington and New York for a week’s vacation. Unit No 29 of the National Association of Retired Railroad Employees meets Tuesday 2 pm in the Memorial building at Marion. open to all retired workers and those with 30 years service. Fishing Island on the Wapsie near Anamosa noted. Elmer Whitehair Jr reports five bass, largest 16 inches. Court Clerk Edwin G Lundquist approves marriage license after courthouse hours. Jack Clark and Lillian Leach of Sterbank Illinois wed Saturday night by Rev Rodney C Goulr. Lieut George H Cockburn and Lieut Charles Blanchard return from three weeks with the CMTC at Fort Des Moines. Blanchard served as executive officer and Cockburn handled military publicity.
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Christine Condon
Eleanor
Christine Marback
Fourth Avenue SE
Ruth Buresh
Cedar Rapids
Washington
New York
National Association of
Marion
Thief Steals Dozen Chickens From Linn Junction Resident
Otto Leimer reports 20 to 30 chickens vanished from his Linn Junction area home on Friday evening. Sheriff Jim Smith is handling the case as local authorities investigate the poultry theft.
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Otto Leimer
Near
Linn Junction
Jim Smith
Odd Fellows Lodge to Install Officers in Maine 643
Officers for the ensuing term will be installed by Maine lodge No. 643 of the Odd Fellows at 8 p.m Tuesday in the lodge hall. J. H. Woodside will act as special district deputy grand master and C H. Bachman as special installing marshal. T. W. Black as noble grand and Lloyd Thomas as vice grand are the elective officers to be installed. Refreshments will be served following the meeting.
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Maine Lodge No
The
Odd Fellows
First Avenue
Drops Dead As He Retires From Job
In Decatur Illinois C Chester Andrews aged 60 died of a heart ailment while preparing to retire after a 35 year tenure as night watchman at a warehouse. He punched his last clock at 4 am and was found dead two hours later by day workers.
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Decatur, Ill
C. Chester Andrews
Andrews
British Bomb Copenhagen Alleges Heavy 40 Minute Assault
Stockholm reports British planes conducted a heavy bombardment of Copenhagen for about 40 minutes early Sunday. Danish shipyards and an airport were said to be hit in the attack. Swedish anti aircraft fire was directed at unidentified foreign planes seen near the coast Saturday night.
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Stockholm
INS
Copenhagen
Tomatoes and Potatoes Grow Together in Zelezny Garden
Mrs. Frank Zelezny of Twenty-first Avenue SW discovers potato vines bearing tomatoes in the same patch. Neighbors report a curious mix as Early Ohio potatoes appear with marble-sized green tomatoes on the same vines. The farm editor notes a recent invention called the topato, but this is an accidental occurrence in Mrs. Zelezny's yard. The plants are robust and may yield a novel harvest all summer.
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Frank Zelezny
Twenty-first Avenue
Burbank
Zelezny
Frances
Bill Kunel
Twenty-first Avenue S
Kunel
Kunc
The
Gazette
George H. Chisholm
Yonkers
N. Y
Frances Zelezny
Twentyfirst Avenue
Henrietta Kloubec
Selassie Says War Entry Spurs Ethiopian Strikes
Ras Tafari Haile Selassie in London Star report says Mary's declaration of war on Britain sparked Ethiopian readiness to strike and battle actions against Italians. Italian radio claims Haile Selassie flew toward Alexandria to lead scenes in Sudan withdrawals, praising his war experience.
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London
Ras_ Tafari
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
London Star
Mary
Britain
The
Star
East Africa
England
New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
Lion of Judah
Alexandria
Haile
Sudan
Iowa Hospital Unit Wins Superior Bank Officials
The 122nd general hospital unit, entirely composed of Iowans, earned a superior rating at a Saturday inspection of the Seventh corps area medical corps reserves training camp at Camp Robinson in Little Rock. Commander Lieut. Col John I Marker of Davenport led the unit with training officer Lieut. Col Guy L Horton of Osage and executive officer Maj Lawrence V Feike of Des Moines.
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Little Rock
Ark
122Nd General Hospital
Seventh Corps Area Medical Corps
Camp Robinson
John I
Davenport
Guy L. Horton
Osage
Lawrence V. Feike
Des Moines
Adolf Weekend Despite Luftwaffe Threats Over British Isles
London residents kept to weekend leisure as Adolf Hitler threatened total destruction. Clerks and staff rushed home at noon and headed to the countryside for two days off. Theaters remained busy in the West End while eastern and southern coast resorts faced raids and defense units dampening holiday traffic.
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London
Adolf Hitler
West End
Vows Cattle Industry Aid In Formulating World Livestock Policy
Amarillo Texas AP Jay Taylor president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association pledges cattle industry help to craft a long range livestock program for hemisphere solidarity. He notes past obstructions and calls for talks with North and South American officials to align goals and protect the US livestock sector.
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Amarillo
Tex
Western Hemisphere
State Department
Jay Taylor
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Taylor
Havana
North
South America
Hemisphere
United States
Pittman Praises Convention Backing For Roosevelt
Senator Rey Pittman of Nevada cites three key items at the Democratic National Convention the large Roosevelt victory on the first ballot strength shown by Paul V. McNutt and the muted enthusiasm for Henry A. Wallace the vice presidential pick. He then went home to file for reelection before returning to Washington.
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Reno
Nev
Rey Pittman
Roosevelt
Paul V. McNutt
Henry A. Wallace
Pittman
Washington
Church Leader Dies at 75 in Davenport
Mrs. Hallie Paxson Winsborough aged 75 secretary emeritus of the Woman's Auxiliary to the Presbyterian Church in the United States died Saturday in St. Luke's Hospital Davenport where she had been a patient for three months.
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Davenport
Hallie Paxson Winsborough
Presbyterian Church
United States
St. Luke's Hospital
Famine and Disease May Decide War in Europe
Washington dispatch reports Dr. Thomas Parran and other medical authorities warn that famine and disease could determine the outcome of the war in Europe. They cite diet deficiencies in the U S and expect epidemics of typhus typhoid malaria plague and other illnesses if crops fail and vitamins are unobtainable. The Public Health Service is racing to develop vaccines and plans troop protection against tropical diseases in the western hemisphere.
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Washington
Europe
Thomas Parran
United States
Parran
South America
Indo Chinese Swap May Boost Japan's S Asia Influence
In French Indo China Admiral Jean Decoux replaces Gen George Catroux as governor. The move coincides with Tokyo plans for a broad trade pact and large barter, signaling Japan's rising sway in southern Asia amid border closures and disrupted supply shipments to China.
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Japan
Hanoi
Asia
Jean Decoux
Marshal Philippe Petain
George Catroux
Decoux
Oran
China
Haiphong
Colombia Vows No Attack on Panama Canal
President Eduardo Santos, in an Independence Day message to Congress, reiterates that no attack or threat against the Panama Canal will be permitted from Colombian territory. He stresses cooperation with the United States and seeks economic aid to sustain regional solidarity and prevent European colonial redistribution in the hemisphere.
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Bogota
Colombia
Eduardo Santos
Panama Canal
Congress
Santos
Americas
United States
Final Presidential Returns For Cuba Show Batista Ahead
Havana AP reports the supreme electoral court released final official returns from Cuba’s presidential election held last Sunday. Col. Fulgencio Batista led with 624,777 votes, Dr. Ramon Grau San Martin had 408, Reinaldo Marquez Camacho 212.
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Havana
Supreme Electoral Court
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Ramon Grau San Martin
I Reinaldo Marquez Camacho
Boyd Raeburn to Perform Three Nights at Thornwood Ballrom
Big band leader Boyd Raeburn headlines a three night engagement at the Thornwood ballroom Friday through Sunday July 26 27 and 28 He arrives from the Congress hotel in Chicago with vocalists Betty Bennett and Duke Durbin and a swing quartet Bennett leads two vocalists while three orchestra members complete the group Raeburn recently finished a six month run at Melody Mill in Chicago and has been heard on WGN and the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Boyd Raeburn
Thornwood Ballroom
Raeburn
Cedar Rapids
Congress Hotel
Chicago
Betty Bennett
Duke Durbin
Miss Bennett
Melody Mill Ballroom
WGN
Mutual Broadcasting System
Germans Withdraw Costa Rican Note In Havana
The German government announced that the note from two weeks earlier expressing hope Central American nations would stay neutral at the Havana conference has been withdrawn. German Minister Otto Reinbeck apologized in a cable from Havana where he is monitoring sessions opening Sunday. Central American chancelleries planned to present the Reinbeck memorandum at Havana.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Legation
Havana
Otto Reinbeck
Reinbeck
Farley to resign as postmaster general on Friday
Chicago reports James A Farley will tender his resignation to President Roosevelt in Washington this Friday. The Chicago Herald American says Farley will not announce publicly and Roosevelt will make the disclosure. Possible successor Mayor Edward J. Kelly is named. The paper also cites a democratic convention stir over the vice presidential pick with Henry A Wallace favored by Roosevelt.
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Chicago
INS
James A Farley
Roosevelt
Washington
Chicago Herald-American
Farley
Edward J. Kelly
The
Herald- American
Coincidence Brings Brothers Face to Face in Columbus
Solo mon Rossman of Youngstown Ohio, en route to Miami telegraphed a Birmingham sister in law for his brother A Rossman last seen 30 years ago. In a hotel lobby in Columbus he turned around and found his brother standing before him.
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Columbus, Ga
Solomon Rossman
Youngstown
Ohio
Miami
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
A. Rossman
Sioux City Gives Up Loop Franchise
WORTHINGTON Minn AP Mitchell SC will replace Sioux City in the Western league announced here by J R Carter league president Carter said the change came after Sioux City officials told him Saturday morning that a Sioux City franchise was no longer financially successful.
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Worthington
Minn
Mitchell
Sioux City
J. R. Carter
Norfolk
Neb
Carter
Rollins College Head Blasts At Third Term
Dr. Hamilton Holt, Rollins College president, a lifelong Democrat, called for Democrat unity against a third term for President Roosevelt. He argued the issue transcends qualifications, saying Washington refused a third term for reasons still cogent today.
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Rollins College
Woodstock
Conn
Hamilton Holt
Winter Park
Fla
Roosevelt
Holt
George Washington
Washington
Mediterranean ships depart as relief efforts proceed
The Maritime Commission announced that all American ships except the Red Cross mercy vessel McKeesport have left the Mediterranean. The vessel was unloading relief supplies at Marseilles when the decision was made.
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Washinton
Red Cross
McKeesport
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Maritime Commission
Britain Prepares To Face Large War Budget In wartime Taxes
London reports anticipate Sir Kingsley Wood will unveil Britain’s first Churchill budget Tuesday to close a gap of about 5.7 billion dollars between revenue and wartime spending. Aimed at heavy taxation with possible penny stamp tax on sterling trades, the plan seeks funds from all classes to curb inflation while balancing borrowing.
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London
Great Britain
Kingsley Wood
House of Commons
Churchill
House of Lords
John Simon
Neville Chamberlain
Wood
Chamberlain
Council
Wond
House
Britain
Treasury
Panama Canal Well Prepared For Attack Says Burns
Rep. Joseph W. Burns Jr and two colleagues inspecting canal defenses report the canal is well prepared against surprise attack or sabotage. He notes a need for more planes and pilots. he cites a possible landslide in Culebra Cut as a potential weakness.
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Miami
Fla
Joseph W. Burns, Jr
Tenn
Panama Canal
Burns
Culebra
Nazi parachutists massed in Holland for invasion
The Sunday Dispatch quoted an American diplomat saying Germans are concentrating a large number of parachutists in Holland for an invasion of Britain. He noted that great numbers of small boats have been assembled at Dutch ports as well.
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London
The_ Sunday Dispatch
Holland
Britain
Alcatraz Convicts Enter Sixth Day Hunger Strike
In San Francisco the 3090 inmates at Alcatraz Federal Prison refused all meals for a sixth straight day. No reason given for the protest, while Warden James A. Johnston ordered extra guards to man key points on the island.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Federal Prison
James A. Johnston
British RAF reports Tobruk raid and East Africa attacks
The Royal Air Force announced a successful air raid on Tobruk in the Libyan harbor and a series of attacks on Italian towns in East Africa carried out Saturday night.
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Cairo
INS
Tobruk
East Africa
Royal Air Force
West Union Friends Attend Intermittent Social Gatherings
Mrs Russell A Holy and daughter Mary Alice of Casa Grande Aviz were praised by Marion Gee at a lawn party. Guests included Mrs John Kirschbaum Lucille Rogeman Garnaville Mrs O V Anderson Sumner and Mrs W H Mitchell West Union. Mary Alice joined a Thursday dinner party hosted by Frances Sherren followed by roller skating. Florence Barker hosted a Sac City visitor Mrs Robert Pierce. Kenneth Light celebrated his ninth birthday with thirteen guests. Country club gatherings included a luncheon for women members and a teen age party chaperoned by R W Humphry Howard Whitney RM Westerfield and George Woodward with about forty attendees.
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Russell A. Holy
Mary Alice
Casa Grande
Aviz
Marion Gee
John Kirschbaum
Lucille Rogeman
Garnaville
O. V. Anderson
Sumner
W. H Mitchell
West Union
Mrs Holy
Walter H. Beall
Frances Sherren
Florence Barker
Robert Pierce
Sac City
M. JL. Whtcher
Kenneth Light
Robert Daake
Bobby Johnston
Jimmy Thompson
Jackie Loftus
Bibby Archer
Paul Boedeker
Jimmy Clife
Dickey Graham
Guy Patten
Tommy Weston
Tommy Wright
Dale
Vern Halverson
H. Burnham
R. W. Humphry
H. Elsheimer
Ruth Grossenbacker
Country Club
Howard Whitney
RM. Westerfield
George Woodward
Community group activities fill Oelwein week
Local clubs and organizations in Oelwein held meetings and events Wednesday through Friday. Epiphany guilds, businesswomen groups, and lodges conducted picnics, dinners, and card nights at the City park and local clubs. Committees were formed for upcoming events and junior cance arrangements were noted.
Williamsburg Bride-to-Be Clarita O Rourke to Wed James Lillis
Williamsburg Mr and Mrs W F O Rourke announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Clarita to James Lillis son of Mr and Mrs James P Lillis. The wedding will be in the Immaculate Conception church Arma Tuesday. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Williamsburg. The bride has run a beauty shop in Williamsburg with Grace Helgeson. The groom is in business locally.
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W. F. O Rourke
Webster
Clarita
James Lillis
James P. Lillis
Immaculate Conception Church
Arma
Williamsburg
Miss O'Rourke
Grace Helgeson
Local ladies host Bible class and club gatherings
La Porte City Mrs. H. D. Beal welcomed the Methodist Ladies Bible class at her home on Thursday. Mrs Henry Lamb hosted a group of women the same day with assistance from Mrs Edith Lamb. Mrs Ernest Nies entertained the a ae club at her home on Thursday.
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H. D. Beal
Methodist Ladies Bible
Henry Lamb
Edith Lamb
Ernest Nies
A Ae
Thursay
Picnic Honors Cousins Lola Friars and Jay Barber
Strawberry Point Elmina Noble hosted twenty two at a state park picnic Monday in honor of Lola Friars of Tacoma Washington and Jay Barber of Berkeley California. The Otyokwa Camp Fire girls and guardian Mrs Harold Linderwell held a wiener roast at the state park Monday.
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Elmina Noble
State Park
Lola Friars
Tacoma
Wash
Jay Barber
Berkley
Calif
Harold Linderwell
Catholic Ladies Card Club Elects Officers in Ossian
Ossian residents attended a meeting of the Catholic Ladies Card club with Mrs Mollie Spillman hosting. Mrs Wallmark was chosen president and Mrs Ryan was named secretary and treasurer.
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Catholic Ladies Card Club
Mollie Spillman
Wallmark
Ryan
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Mexico
Gonzalez
C-men
Winston Churchill
City Briefs
Townsend Clibs
Will
Jackson
Seventh Avenue SE
Gladiolus Society
Montrose
Martin Pope
John Pope
Wapsie River
Anamosa
Elmer Whitehair, Jr
Tenth Street
Edwin G. Lundquist
Jack Clark
Lillian Leach
Sterbing, Ill
Rodney C Goulr
Calvary Baptist Church
George H Cockburn
Twenty-seventh Street
Charles Blanchard
Fifth Avenue
CMTC
Fort Des Moines
Blanchard
Cockburn
Maine Lodge
Gene Farmer
Selassie
Italy
Iowa
Superior Bank
Adolf
Vows Cattle Industry
Wallace
U. S
Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press Service
Thornwood
Rosd Raeburn
Alcatraz
Cash and
Third Ave
Oelwein
J E. VanWert
Episcopal St Mary's Guild
Modern Country Club
Louise Bushee
L. E
Hazel Cosgrove
Oelwein Country Club
M G Stebbbins
L. W. Hilsabeck
P. EB. Magley
W. Ho
Maynard Park
Southeast Unit
Christian Ladies Aid
City Park
Otto Garner
Phil Rechkemmer
St Ann's Circle
Melvin Weigel
John Peters
Esther Raftis
Kate Quinn
Oelwein Chapter
Temple Lawn
Lilly Brown
Lee Finders
H M, Hintz
Fred Lynes
FLD
Cnnvention
la Porte City
Strawberry Point
Ossian
Lasswell Studio
Third Avenue SR. Paramount Theater
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