Home Fruits and Vegetables on Sale at Cedar Rapids Markets
Cedar Rapids markets feature home grown produce this week including strawberries cantaloupe and head lettuce with prices higher yet improving as the season advances. Locally grown items like peas spinach and radishes appear limited while California imports drive greens and beans. Pork prices ease and seafood options rise with catfish and shrimp available though pricer. shad roe offered as a special. Pilot certificates up 101.9 percent from a year ago reaching 63113 holders.
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Cedar Rapids
California
Radio Business Hits New High in 1940 Sales
The FCC reported 1940 radio broadcasting sales of 154,823,787 dollars, up 24,855,761 from 1939, based on time sales by three major networks five regional networks and 765 stations. Additional 13,181,948 dollars came from talent and services, with broadcaster profit at 13,705,043 dollars, a nine million rise despite higher expenses.
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Washington
INS
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
French minister resigns to join De Gaulle in protest
Free France headquarters report that Gran din De Leprevier, the French minister to Bolivia, has resigned and aligned with the De Gaulle movement criticizing what they call treason by the Vichy government.
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London
Free France
Charles de Gaulle
Bolivia
Grandin de Leprevier
de Gaulle
Vichy
Irene Sturgeon finishes diploma after two years at home
Irene Sturgeon daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Sturgeon 825 Seventh Street SW Cedar Rapids earns a high school diploma Wednesday without classroom attendance for two years due to illness She studied at Roosevelt via home instruction with E W Steffen from Harrison special school and a home based two way telephone system She plans college and dreams of makeup artistry and creating characters like Boris Karloff
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Irene Sturgeon
Thomas Sturgeon
Seventh Street
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Irene
Miss Sturgeon
Steffen
Red Cross
Will James
Chinese Air Losses Reported by Tokyo HQ
Imperial general headquarters says 2,049 Chinese planes have been destroyed since July 1937. Also notes Venus approaches within 5,000,000 miles of Earth as the nearest known planet.
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TOKIO
Imperial General Headquarters
Venus
Earth
Sabula Nurse Miss Bowles Named Director of Nursing at St Luke's
Miss Bowles of Sabula Iowa was appointed director of nursing and superintendent of the training school at St Luke's hospital by Morris Sanford president of the board. She succeeds Leona Gatzke and comes with 15 years of prior hospital nursing leadership in Sandusky Chicago Cleveland Mansfield and Elyria.
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L. Winifred Bowers
Sabula
St. Luke’s Hospital
Morris Sanford
Leona Gatzke
Gatzke
Miss Bowls
Sandusky
Chicago
Cleveland
Mansfield
Elyria
Jattle Creek
Mich
Cleveland City Hospital
American Hospital School of Nursing
Sabula High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Battle Creek College
Battle Creek
Battle Creek College School of Nursing
Army Chief Composes Marching Song Dies at 62
Brig. Gen. E. L. Gruber, Fort Leavenworth commandant, died of a heart attack at 62 after a day of posts visits and horseback riding. A veteran of 1908 Philippines service, he wrote The Artillery Song, long familiar to Army personnel.
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Leavenworth, Kan
Ins
E. L. Gruber
Fort Leavenworth
Gruber
Philippines
Tobacco Road closes after 3180 performances setting record
New York report notes the stage play Tobacco Road ended on Saturday night after its 3180th performance. Opened December 4 1933 during Roosevelt's first year and Hitler's rise, it grossed about 1.5 million dollars in nightly receipts and earned 150000 dollars from film rights and royalties. Five actors played Jeeter Lester, including Henry Hull and Will Geer. The earthy drama, adapted by Jack Kirkland from Erskine Caldwell, faced early bad reviews yet built a steady audience.
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New York
Tobacco Road
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Adolf Hitler
Jeeter Lester
Henry Hull
James Barton
James Bell
Eddie Garr
Will Geer
Jack Kirkland
Erskine Caldwell
Navy recruits seamen for special reserve class
The First Naval District announced a special reserve class recruiting 1000 yachtsmen and fishermen aged 17 to 40 for service in converted trawlers yachts and other small vessels. Recruits will obtain naval ratings from seamen to chief quartersmasters with emphasis on seamanship and familiarity with waters from Maine to Block Island and Long Island Sound.
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Boston
INS
Navy Reserve
First Naval District
Navy
Maine
Block Island
Long Island Sound
Pope Creates Special Prayer for World Peace
Vatican paper Osservatore Romano publishes a prayer by Pope Pius XI appealing for world peace. Prayed devotion to St Eugene, it will be circulated worldwide for June 2, the feast day of St Eugene, whose given name was Eugenio before his pontificate.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Pius XI
St. Eugene
Eugene
Pius
Were Stomach Ulcer Pains Napoleon's Waterloo
Adia Tablets advertise relief for stomach and ulcer pains indigestion heartburn and related conditions. The copy invites readers to purchase a 25 cent box at drug stores nationwide and promises money back.
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Napoleon
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