FAMING SERIOUS BUSINESS Hopkins plans farm test in Iowa soil
The piece casts strong doubt on Secretary Hopkins's farming plans while praising his courage to invest in a farm near Grinnell Iowa. It argues real farming tests require grit and hardship not chairbound planning, noting his modest $15 000 stake and urging patience, luck, and practical experience.
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Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
Washington
Harry
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Iowa
Enthusiasm Gap Hinders Cedar Rapids Growth Push
Cap Hedges urges Cedar Rapids leaders to mobilize fresh enthusiasm to turn Senator Haskell’s 1918 vision of a 150,000 population into a better city by 1943 and beyond. He warns that old habits must yield to new vision and coalition building to boost individual prospects and community progress.
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Cap Hedges
Cedar Rapids
Cape Hedges
Haskell
King and Queen Conclude Four Day US Visit
The king and queen wrapped up a four day stay in the United States and departed with their health largely intact. Secret service, police, and officials along the eastern seaboard breathe relief after a taxing yet well executed visit.
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United States
Royal visit in Baltimore Overshadows a rose growing joke
The Baltimore Sun recalls a brief, tense moment during the royal visit when the queen spoke with Mrs Emma Price about Baltimore being the birthplace of the American hybrid tea rose. Editorial tone notes the moment’s anticlimax and wonders if the queen shared the reader’s anxious anticipation.
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Baltimore Sun
Baltimore
Emma Price
The
Sun
the Sun
Anecdotes of Habit and Honor from a Medical Man
A physician recalls a famous English doctor who overindulged in wine during cold weather and nearly faced fate after a patient’s urgent plea. He also shares personal vignettes about temperamental machines, a clergyman catching him drinking, and reflections on human conscience and politics.
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England
Manhattan Stroll Through Times Square Area
Charles Driscoll takes a measured walk from the Times building through Times Square to 47th Street. He notes geography, traffic setup, the Times annex, a street-level paper market, and a thermometer reading 93 as crowds and vendors adapt to the fair.
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Manhattan
Street News Stand Talks of City Fair’s Impact
The piece describes how the New York fair has hurt daytime sales at a Times Square news stand run by Joe Green for 25 years. Joe Allen reports a sharp drop in theater crowds and predicts a slow pickup as the fair draws to full operation.
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NEW York Times
Times
Times Annex
Seventh Avenue
New York
Joe Green
Joe Allen
Times Square
Notice of hearing on trust fund investment
The Merchants National Bank as Trustee seeks court authorization to invest Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Association trust funds in securities allowed by law. A hearing is set for June 15, 1939, at 10 a.m. in the Linn County District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa, to determine if the application should be granted.
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Linn County
Owa
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery Association
Trust
District Court
Iowa
Merchants National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Line County
S. E. Coquillette
E._A. Johnson
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