Defense Goods Turned Out By U.S. Convicts
Washington report on federal prison industries turning convicts into defense products. Parachutes and metal castings like manhole covers are produced for the air corps and other agencies. About 18 thousand of nearly 24 thousand Federal inmates work in these factories, with wages and allotments varying by role and family needs.
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Washington
the Gazette
1 News Service
America
Cts
Alderson
W. Va
Alcatraz
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Government
Clarence Council Forges Book Exchange With Cedar Rapids Library
Clarence council signs a year long agreement with Cedar Rapids Public Library to circulate 100 books for free within the town. The collection, exchanged every four months, costs $50 and was curated by Miss Alice B. Story with both children and adult titles. A similar Lisbon contract has been in place. Miss Marcella Klein and Miss Hazel Evans are noted for meeting attendance while Charles H. Brown of Iowa State College is named president-elect.
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Cedar Rapids
Lisbon
Hazel Evans
Marcella Klein
Pittsburgh
Charles H. Brown
Iowa State College
Ames
Local grocers head to national convention in Chicago
A large delegation of Linn county and local grocers travels by train and auto to the forty fourth annual National Association of Retail Grocers convention at the Palmer House in Chicago from Sunday to Thursday. W T Shipe heads the group with officers including Joe Zachar Walter Pose and Joe Konecny. delegates include Charles Custer Frank Vilicek John Hea Holcomb Henry Jensen Jerry Leon Mineck Ed Rathje A F Staab and Emil Surry. Talks cover food industry and national defense price control and possible rationing.
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Chicago
National Association of Retail Grocers
Palmer House
W. T. Shipe
Linn County Retail Food Association
Joe Zachar
Walter Pose
Joe Konecny
Charles Custer
Frank Vilicek
John Hea Holcomb
Henry Jensen
Jerry Leon Mineck
Ed Rathje
A. F. Staab
Emil Surry
the . Austice
Bantam Hen Lays Eggs. Pigeon Hatches Two Chicks at Wirthele Farm
In Burr Nebraska an odd scene unfolds as a Bantam hen lays two eggs on a pigeon nest. A male pigeon guards the eggs until two Bantam chicks hatch. Papa and the chicks are thriving on the Wirthele farm.
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Burr
Neb
Paul Wirthele
South Side to Open Z C B J Park Today
The official opening of Z C B J park will be held today on the river road southwest side. An orchestra will play at the dance floor and a large crowd is expected if the weather remains favorable. Friends of the organization are invited.
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Z. C. B. J. Park
Friends of the Organization
Dramatic Circle Elects New President At Meeting
At the recent meeting of the Z. Cc. B. J. Dramatic circle M. L. Hromadka was elected president.
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Z. Cc. B. J. Dramatic Circle
M. L. Hromadka
Theater group selects officers and announces October operetta
V Krob named vice president. Helen Melisan and Joseph Hart elected treasurers. Stage directors are Mrs Pavelpy Re and Ben Miska. First show for next season is an operetta titled Upanskeho Dvora to be staged October 5.
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V. Krob
Helen Melisan
Joseph Hart
Pavel Py Re
Ben Miska
Cadets of St George Picnic and Meetings Schedule
The Cadets of St George of St Wenceslaus parish plan a Miller park picnic today with member invitations. They meet in the lodge room at 8 p m. Z C B J committees meet Friday June 20 to plan a July 13 picnic. Anna Naprstek lodge will meet at Riverside park Thursday at 2 p.m. for the annual picnic and regular meeting. Members should bring their own dishes.
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Cadets of
St. George
St. Wenceslaus Parish
Miller Park
Anna Naprstek Lodge
Riverside Park
Anna
Ellis Park
Single Family Home Improvements Lead
Improvements to single family houses dominated three quarters of insured loan titles under the national housing act last year, according to financial institutions.
Grant Wood receives honorary degree at Northwestern University
Special to The Gazete from Evanston Illinois reports painter Grant Wood, on leave from the University of Iowa, awarded an honorary doctor of fine arts degree at Northwestern. Edgar Bergen also received an honorary master's degree in arts for his radio work.
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Gazete
Evanston
Grant Wood
University of Iowa
Northwestern University
Edgar Bergen
Allace Urges Wartime Democracy Model For US Canada
Dr Malcolm William Allace principal of University College Toronto tells 2 000 graduates of Northwestern of a postwar democracy model. He asserts that the pursuit of perfect democracy may follow the war through US Canada relations and the example set by allied nations.
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Northwestern
Malcolm William Allace
University College of the University of Toronto
United States
Canada
Five Hurt In Terrific Explosion Aboard Caroni Ship
A violent blast at the forward storage tank of the 3164 ton Venezu e lan oil tanker Caroni wounded five crew members during a cleaning operation. The blast damaged the bow area of the Schuylkill river pier. Police investigated the incident as crews treated injuries on deck.
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Philadelphia
Caroni
Es Ae Ni Company
Schuylkill River
John McGarrity
Philadelphia Police Re
Explosion Theory Tied to Vapor Ignition on Ves Sel
Captain Santiago Rodriguez said the blast aboard the ves sel likely resulted from vapor accumulation ignited by a light bulb lowered into the fuel tank. Crew had waited for live steam cleaning to end before lowering the bulb, which shattered and ignited the vapor. no fire was reported.
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Santiago Rodiguez
McGarrity
Leaves For Capital To Present F R With Robin Moor Reports
Recife Brazil INS Philip Williams third secretary at the U S embassy Rio de Janeiro left Recife aboard Pan American Rainbow to Washington with photographs and documents about the torpedo sinking of the American freighter Robin Moor.
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Recife
Brazil
INS
Philip Williams
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Pan-American Airways
Rainbow
Washington
Robin Moor
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