Men Work In Sun As Heat Reigns Across Iowa Roads
The piece notes workers enduring extreme heat on roofs rails and roads with 106 degree sun in Cedar Rapids and 103 degree readings in Rock Island. It praises laborers from section men to WPA workers and emphasizes water intake and sun safety while highlighting the dignity of workers across projects and ages.
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Towa
Cedar Rapids
America
Rock Island
Ellis River
WPA
Carl Ducser
Quaker Oats
W. Seilhamer
Richard Hopkins
George Riedel
Charles Brayton
Dale Trimble
C. H. Brayton
Foreman
Reich Propaganda Ties Dictate Latin America Orders
New York Times reports exporters allege German owned firms in Latin America are front loading U S orders to cover anticipated Nazi victory. They claim Germany hedged commitments by posting cash guarantees for October deliveries in chemicals metals and other goods from Argentina Mexico Brazil and beyond.
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NEW York
New York Times
Latin America
United States
Germany
Argentina
Mexico
Brazil
Latin American
Desert Island Weather Reporter Lets Island Speak To Government
Washington AP report says W S Hinman and Harry Diamond of the Bureau of Standards developed an automatic weather reporter. The device placed on a desert island or remote site sends back wind, rainfall, temperature, humidity, and barometric data by radio. Thousands of such detectors could improve international weather reporting.
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Washington
W.S. Hinman
Harry Diamond
Bureau of Standards
Churchill to open secret debate on foreign affairs
London AP reports Prime Minister Winston Churchill will open a secret debate on foreign affairs in the House of Commons Tuesday. He will be the first to speak on that topic since succeeding Neville Chamberlain. Discussion is expected on the Balkans Far East questions and Russia with a possible public speech after the session.
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London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Neville Chamberlin
Balkans
Far Eastern
Russia
Churchill
New Group Of 44 Children Will Go To Health Camp
A new group of 44 children will attend Camp Good Health with milk cod liver oil and sun baths daily. Equal numbers of boys and girls leave as others arrive as nursing staff seek funds to cover costs for the three week camping period. The Camp Good Health Fund needs 3000 dollars to cover maintenance and asks readers to donate through The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa.
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Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Spaniards doubt Ark Royal and Hood damage reports
Madrid's official news agency rejected Italian claims that British carrier Ark Royal and battle cruisers Hood Repulse and Revenge were seriously damaged. The Ark Royal had sailed from Gibraltar and the battle cruisers were preparing to depart, despite Italian dispatches asserting they were nearly out of action.
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Madrid
INS
Ark Royal
Hood
Revenge
Gibraltar
Algeciras
Blames Marital Rows On Loss Of Glamour
Dr. Paul Popenoe, head of the Los Angeles Institute of Family Relations, cites the passing of glamour as a key cause of early quarrels after marriage. He says many modern marriages were built on glamour pushed by movies and other sources shaping views on marriage and family life.
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Boulder
Cole
Paul Popenoe
Los Angeles Institute of Family Relations
Popenoe
Colorado University Conference On Marriage and the Family
Married men exemptions tied to wives' earnings under act
In New York Rep James Wadsworth explains the proposed compulsory military training rules for married men. A married man with no children and a gainfully employed wife is not exempt, while those whose wives cannot support themselves may be subject to call.
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International News Service
New York
James Wadsworth
British plane harassed over Vichy by French anti air batteries
In Vichy France anti aircraft batteries opened fire on a British plane dropping propaganda pamphlets over the provisional capital. The flyer withdrew taking advantage of thick fog to approach the city.
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Vichy
France
Yarnell Urges Deep Rearmament and Tax Hikes
Admiral Harry F. Yarnell warns in a Newport letter that the United States faces a worsening financial and economic outlook as it arms for war. He argues naval strength is essential to defend shores, calls for costly rearmament potentially funded by heavy taxes, and advocates training conscripts to bolster defense while pressing for graft and inefficiency elimination in government.
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Great Britain
United States
Harry F. Yarnell
Independence
Morris Sanford
Cedar Rapids
China
Sanford
Newport
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Yarnell
Washington
Reform Vision for Local Government and Liberty
The speaker urges reorganizing counties townships and cities to simplify and save, questions national conventions and calls for action to preserve liberty. He notes reformers and educated youth ready to help while old leaders must enable change.
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