Harper-McIntire marks 20th anniversary in Cedar Rapids
Harper and McIntire, founded in Ottumwa in 1856 and incorporated after 1913, celebrated twenty years in Cedar Rapids with a new warehouse opened in 1922. The firm now operates 82 employees, 28 in Cedar Rapids, stocking over 20 000 hardware items and serving Iowa dealers from the Cedar Rapids hub.
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Harper and McIntire Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ottumwa
Capt. S. H. Harper
Frank McIntire
Tawa
Towa
Capt. Harper
Sam H. Harper
R. W. Harper
J R. Harper
L. L. Johnson
W H. Carr
W E. Gray
C. M Johnson
S. R. Hauser
Decorah
Harper & McIntire Co
Advice From Miss Manners About Marriage and Relationship Trust
Mary Manners answers a reader worried about a bachelor who prefers social freedom over marriage and a girl seeking family approval for her chosen partner. She advises honoring personal judgment, avoiding relatives' hollow judgments, and keeping faith that another suitable match awaits.
Alexander Kipnis Retains Czar Gift Gold Watch
Opera singer Alexander Kipnis holds a gold watch presented by the last Czar of Russia, a keepsake reflecting his storied career and royal tribute.
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Alexander Kipnis
Russia
Americans to Join Air Offensive in Britain in 400,000 Force
Army and Navy Journal estimates US air force in Britain will top 400,000 men with about 150 additional airfields required to match Royal Air Force bombing. It cites General Arnold’s London talks and notes 3,000 planes per flight to average 1,000 nightly sorties, with 20 ground crew per airman.
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Britain
Washington
Germany
United States Army
British Isles
Army and Navy
Service Weekly
Royal Air Force
Henry H . Arnold
Army Air Force
London
United States
Housewives Asked To Save Greases and Fats
Des Moines AP reports Iowa salvage director H. C. Plagman says fresh kitchen fats are an excellent glycerine source for munition production. Plans are being made to pay housewives for their waste grease.
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Des Moines
H. C. Plagman
Iowa
Plagman
Farley Meets Roosevelt on NY Nominee Prospects
James A. Farley former postmaster general had a one and a half hour talk with President Roosevelt and said he is satisfied there will be no trouble regarding the New York gubernatorial nominee. Farley emerged in good humor but remained largely noncommittal after the White House meeting.
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Washington
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
New York State
Farley
White House
Church groups schedule meetings and picnics across area churches
Trinity Methodist and many congregations list weekly gatherings including officers elected at an organization meeting, Susannah Wesley and other classes meet for luncheons, Bible studies, and business sessions. Various circles plan picnics and social events at Daniels Park, Bever Park, and church parlor venues with hostesses named.
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Horizon Club
Susannah Wesley
E. S. McManes
Vinton Road
C.C.C
Phoebe Gerber
Johnson Avenue NW
Young People's
John Wesley
J. J. Fiala
F Avenue NW
Chinese Broadcast Claims 1000 Gas Attacks by Japs
Washington based Office of Facts and Figures released a Chinese broadcast text asserting that Japanese forces conducted at least 1000 gas attacks over five years of war. The Chungking radio described May 26 gas assaults on the Chekiang front with planes dropping gas bombs and land batteries firing gas shells. The broadcast claimed heavy Chinese casualties and cited tear gas sneezing gas and mustard gas as used, with many deaths attributed to the mustard agent.
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Washington
Office of Facts and Figures
Chungking Radio
Chekiang
Sian
Pai Shapu
Girl Lands Safely In Nylon Parachute Test
Miss Adeline Gray stepped from a plane at 2000 feet over Brainard field and descended under a nylon parachute in the first live test of this fabric for parachutes. J Floyd Smith of Pioneer Parachute Co. hailed major progress in nylon development, comparing its pace to decades of silk work.
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Hartford
Miss Gray
Hitler Moves May Show Need for New Strength
The United States viewed Adolf Hitler’s week of European diplomacy as signaling a desperate push to bolster Axis forces. Hull said Germany sought more Finnish contributions to Axis campaigns while Finland might be pressed to aid in countering UN plans and aid the Soviet front. Finnish leaders discussed the situation with Welles, with Mannerheim against sending troops to threaten the Moscow railroad route.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Cordell Hull
Hitler
Finland
Germany
France
United Nations
Hjalmar Procope
Sumner Welles
Procope
Helsinki
Welles
United States
Russia
Baron Mannerheim
Moscow-Leningrad
Murmansk
Worker Pilot Confined Remarks During Mission Jumps
A 24 year old rigging employee for the Pioneer concern limited her remarks to all right after completing 33 parachute jumps. The report notes her role and number of jumps in the mission alongside general remarks.
War Production Board endorses Thiokol synthetic move
The War Production Board reports Secretary of Commerce Jones issued a letter of intent to Daw Chemical of Midland Michigan for Thiokol synthetic rubber production. This early synthetic promises tires retreadable for 5000 miles at 30 to 40 mph, costing less to produce and not needing complex equipment.
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Washington
INS
War Production Board
Secretary of Commerce
Jones
Daw Chemical Company
Midland
Mich
Woman tops intruder with boiling water and shovel
In Hamlet North Carolina Rosa McDuffie, 82, awoke to a moving object she mistook for hose. She used boiling water, a shovel, and a tub to subdue the intruder, leaving a five foot ten inch coach whip dead when her brother returned home.
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Hamlet
Rosa McDuffie
Tydings Seeks Audit of Federal Deferments
SENATOR Tydings of Maryland urged a Senate committee Saturday to have the selective service system review draft deferments given to about 1 000 young federal employees. He cited a case of a 21 year old appointed to a 1620 a year job who rose to prominence and received multiple deferments, prompting claims of abuse.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
Selective Service System
Executive Branch
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Park Avenue
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Grande Avenue SE
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