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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1941

Page

6

America We Sing premier to feature defense bands broadcast

A new series America We Sing premieres Tuesday at 6 30 p m over WLS showcasing a 44 piece orchestra directed by Dr Frank Black with American composers and soloists Dorothy Maynor and Frank Munn. The program includes Patriotic Hymn and other defense related content.

America United States Wls Henry Eeane Frank Black Dorothy Maynor Negro Scoprano Frank Munn Dr. Black

Japanese Ships Barred From Panama Canal

Washington AP reports a drastic restriction on foreign shipping through the Panama Canal with Japanese vessels affected most. State Secretary Sumner Welles said shipping agencies were notified that canal authorities will suspend SS transit to permit urgent repairs, duration and full scope undisclosed. Several Japanese ships waited a week then proceeded toward Rio de Janeiro or around Cape Horn, while canal officials would not explain the ban's rationale.

Washington Panama Canal Sumner Welles Meripping Welles Canal Atlantic Pacific Cape Horn Rio de Janeiro Cape Tokio Cana Hong Ton River South China Japan

Evening Radio Schedule Circa July 22 1941

A dense listing of radio programs by time and station for Tuesday July 22 1941 and Wednesday July 23 1941. Entries include WMT WGN GN WHO and more with shows such as News Music Melodies Good Morning and various named personalities and segments. The page acts as a station timetable and program guide.

Helen Jepson Albert Spalding Richard Stark U. S North Carolina Hudson River Richard Keollmar Benny Goodman WMT WGN G. Jenkins O. HO John WGN Supermar Ter Westepen Saet Howard T R. Tanner CO D. Bestor J. Dorsey Kinser C. Ravaerta Mid Ennis WHO Melodies Melodies Willams Bros News-Utley Ny Crocker

Fragmented Radio Schedule Fragments from Bay Yee Sess to World Today

A garbled list of radio program times and station call signs from a period page item. It shows numerous time stamps 12 29 p m to 5 88 p m with stations WGN WLS WENR WMT and shows program names like Wings of Song Dinning Sis and World Today.

Radio program highlights from Iowa State College schedule

Educational Institutions of Iowa State feature WSUI Iowa City with a midweek schedule listing News Market Farm Home StoPook Child Music and Weather segments. Highlights include Matins Front and Prof programs along with evening News and Weather slots.

the Educational Institutions State of Iowa Iewa State College University of Iews Wolumes WSUI Iowa City

Aluminum drive draws hearty public response nationwide

Americans began a nationwide aluminum drive with cheerful crowds collecting metal in streets and squares. Items ranged from slot machines to kitchen utensils including skillets and kettles, with Governor Lehman of New York among noted molds and many other gadgets entering pens.

Associated Press Lehman New York America

Typhoon Lashes Tokyo Area After Ten Days of Rains

More than 100000 homeless in Tokyo as floods from ten days of torrential rain and a near miss by the typhoon disrupt transport. Shizuoka reports 26000 homes flooded, at least 34 deaths, trains halted, 3 missing, 39 injured, crops endangered. Agriculture minister Hiroyasu Ino assured calm to Emperor Hirohito amid risk to vegetables and possibly rice.

Tokio Japan Shizuoka Hiroyasu Ino Hirohito

Parliament Construction Took Twenty Years to Complete

The article notes the British Houses of Parliament required two decades to finish construction. It highlights the long project timeline and the involvement of notable architects and workers in erecting the historic complex.

Kidnaped Bride Granted Annulment in Kansas Case

Lenore Long Bales, 18, Kansas City, obtained an annulment Tuesday from her marriage to 9 year old Lynn Bowman. She testified that he forced a 225 mile barefoot trip to Wichita in a suit to "talk things over" after eloping from Olathe on June 1, amid threats to reveal embarrassing secret.

Kansas City Lenore Long Bales Lynn V. Bowman Wichita Kan University of Kansas City Bowmar Olathe

Health Inspector Hurt After Vermont Farm Tour

Newton Mass Health Inspector Irving W. House returned bruised from a Vermont milk farm inspection. He reported being bitten by a dog stung by a hornet chased by a ram fell into a fertilizer pit and poked a pencil in his eye during the visit.

Newton Mass Irving W. House Vermont

Tennesseean Named Minister To India

President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Thomas M. Wilson of Tennessee to be U. S. diplomatic representative in India with the rank of minister. Wilson, a member of the foreign service, will be the first diplomatic official credited to India by this government.

Washington LLP Roosevelt Senate Thomas M. Wilson Tennessee U. S India Wilson U. S. Foreign Service

Senator George warns of potential seizure of Atlantic lands

Chairman George of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said after a White House conference that U S lands in the Atlantic may be seized. He, Undersecretary Welles and Senator Connally conferred with President Roosevelt on a general review of the international situation and Welles' warning of Germany likely to seek new territories if Russia falls to the Nazis.

Washington INS George Senate Foreign Relations Committee White House Delpit Atlantic Sumner Welles Sen. Connally Tex Roosevelt Welles Germany Russia

German Troops In Norway Mutiny Reported

German troops near Igen in Norway mutinied according to a London radio report picked up by the United Press. The broadcast said bloody fighting occurred and that the dead were buried at night to hide the losses from Norwegians.

New York Norway Igen United Press Listening Post London Radio

Chile Sees Regions Recording Extreme Rainfall

Report highlights pockets in Chile that receive up to 216 inches of rain annually, indicating unusually wet zones and potential impacts on local ecosystems and infrastructure.

Chile

Ways and Means Committee Rejects Higher Defense Profits Tax

The House Ways and Means Committee rejected administration demands to raise excess profits taxes on defense profits in the $3.5 billion revenue bill. Chairman Robert L. Coughton said the measure, the largest tax bill in history, would be reported Wednesday. The committee set surtax rates and permanent defense tax provisions, maintaining separate rates for corporations and individuals.

Washington House Ways and Menns Committee Committee Robert L. Coughton N. C Roosevelt Treasury

Morday Votes to Keep Joint Tax Return Provision

The Morday voted to retain in a $3.5 billion defense tax bill a provision requiring husbands and wives to file a joint income tax return.

Washington LLP

Boy Hangs Self Over Theft in Cincinnati

A 15 year old Eddie Reimer was found dead Monday in Cincinnati, the victim of remorse after he confessed to stealing 68.35 dollars from a neighbor. Detectives said they informed Mrs Watt, the neighbor’s wife, about the confession in closing the case.

Cincinnati INS Eddie Reimer Grandma

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