Puerto Rico life through an American pastor's wife lens
Mrs. Andrew S. Keener of San Juan describes Puerto Rico as a city of contrasts where Spanish heritage meets American modernity. She notes limited American presence, slow Americanization, key industries, wage issues, and a resilient society with lush scenery, hurricanes, and a diverse religious landscape during their six months on the island.
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Andrew S. Keener
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Keener
Cedar Rapids
B. Jackson
Fifteenth Street
Gertrude Kilborn
Park Avenue
Ruth Pratt
Cornell College
Porto
Puerto
San Domingo
Caribbean
New World
United States
Japan
Hampton
William D. Leahy
Roosevelt
U. S
Ponce de Leon
Mrs. Keener
San Felipe
San Ciprian
Tax deed notice for Prairieburg property transfer
Tax deed swl4 of Out Lot 1 Hakes add Prairieburg transfers to Jne B Holub for $430 dated 5 27 40 Linn County Iowa a notice of tax sale and lien transfer with property lot details.
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Treas Linn County
Jne B. Holub
Prairieburg
Cowboy roundup chases roaming horses near Ellis Park
Four patrolmen and two squad cars wrestled a frolicsome herd owned by Jack Dali from L Avenue NW to Third Avenue SW late Saturday into Sunday. A car driven by Kenneth Jewell struck a horse on highway 149 injuring two passengers, with others causing minor injuries and all involved treated at St Luke's hospital.
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Jack Dali
Second Street NW
Ellis Park
Kenneth Jewell
Cottage Grove Avenue
Highway 149
Jewell
Geraldine Wagner
First Avenues
St. Luke's Hospital
James Birney
L Avenue NW
Stodola
Remington
6Avenne
Kofron
Funcke
FE Avenue
Third Avenue
Mr. Dall
Two Face Charges Of Speeding After Parked Car Struck
After an accident on A avenue near Eighth street NE one auto cut off another going east, striking a parked car. Police arrested both drivers for speeding at 8:20 p m Saturday. George F McDowell and Wesley Gatewood were charged with speeding 42 mph. McDowell paid 11 50 in fines. Witnesses say McDowell cut in front of Gatewood, causing the crash into Mrs Collier’s parked car at 719 A avenue NE.
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Eighth Street
George F. McDowell
Midway Drive
Wesley Gatewood
Eighth Avenue
Stodola
Remington
McDowell
Gatewood
William Collier
Four-Accident Day Leaves Three Injured Across City
Police report three persons were slightly hurt in four separate accidents Saturday. Jack Lewis, 15, was shocked when his bicycle hit a car driven by 50-year-old Lewis Kadavy at Third Avenue SE. Sidney Forbes, 49, suffered a wrenching back when another vehicle struck his pickup at Eleventh Avenue SW. Wilbert Briles, 24, incurred facial cuts and bruises when his brother’s auto rear‑ended a Cedar Rapids City Lines bus on First Avenue. A fourth crash at Fifth Avenue SE and Tenth Street SE damaged three cars but caused no injuries.
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Jack Lewis
Third Avenue SE
Lewis L. Kadavy
Bever Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Second Street
Eleventh Avenue
Sixth Street
Forbes
Wilbert Briles
Eighteenth Street
Bernard
Cedar Rapids City Lines
First Avenue
Bernard Briles
Fifth Avenue
Tenth Street
Mary Jane Melsa
Twentieth Street
Joe Quigley
Frank Halda
Miss Melsa
Quigley
British farmers stagger haystacks to hinder Nazi planes
New York AP reports British farmers are instructed by the government to stagger haystacks to deny smooth landing spaces to invading planes. They should cut 30-foot alleys through wheat fields as fire precautions and keep improvised firefighting gear ready.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
London
Senate Passes Relief Bill Amid War Debt Payments
Washington reports the Senate approved a $1.225 billion relief bill and a $1.007 billion tax measure to fund rearmament costs with a Saturday session. The package includes $50 million for civilian aid and $100 million for food stock expansion, plus $975 million for WPA and airport/military projects.
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Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Pat Harrison
Harrison
Europe
WPA
F. C Harrington
House
Sen. Prentiss M. Brown
Mich
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tom Connally
Tex
Connally
Senate Finance Committee
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
United States
Treasury
Finland
Allied and U S Navies Bar Nazi Interest Here
London AP Harold Nicholson, parliamentary secretary of the ministry of information, said Saturday night that any German interest in the Americas would be prevented first by the British navy and secondly by the American navy. In a broadcast he called Hitler's peace aims a "peace of death" for the Allies and for invaded nations, adding that the world’s honor and safety lie in Allied hands and that losing naval defenses would leave them powerless as Czechoslovakia was.
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London
Harold Nicolson
Ministry of Information
Americas
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Cedar Rapids Wins State Meet of Blacksmiths and Welders
Cedar Rapids was awarded the 1941 meeting of the State Association of Blacksmiths and Welders which concluded its session at Council Bluffs Saturday. John Turley of Zwingle Indiana was elected vice president of the national group which was also in convention.
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Cedar Rapids
State Association of Blacksmiths and Welders
Council Bluffs
John Turley
Zwingle, In
Six of Family Die In Head On Crash Near Mayfield
MAYFIELD Ky UP Six members of a single family were killed in a head on collision between an automobile and a truck on a highway near Mayfield. Victims were Walter Griffin his wife and daughter Gwendolyn his parents Mr and Mrs George Griffin and his sister Mrs Etta Byrd all of Mayfield.
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Mayfield, Ky
Here
Walter Griffin
Gwendolyn
George Griffin
Etta Byrd
Mayfield
Army Pilot Bails Out Over New York in Rainstorm
Captain E. W. Rawlings of Wrightfield Dayton Ohio escaped injury when he bailed out of his spinning army pursuit plane at about 1 000 feet during a severe rainstorm near Cherry Valley New York late Saturday AP reports he was uninjured and the accident resulted from the emergency bailout during bad weather.
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Cherry Valley
N. Y
E. W. Rawlings
Wrightfield
Dayton
Flag display urged by national manufacturers group
H W Prentis Jr president of the National Association of Manufacturers called for daily flag displays by every manufacturing plant in the nation during a Saturday address.
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New York
INS
H. W. Prentis, Jr
National Association of Manufacturers
Cedar Rapids Parade Promotes Traffic Safety Parade
A one mile parade on Cedar Rapids streets showcased safety slogans and clowns on the municipal island in front of the courthouse. The Linn County Safety circus followed with education on safe driving, pedestrian rules, and a highway safety campaign led by Sheriff Jim Smith, Captain Gordon Hughes, and Deputy Sheriff Harlan Snyder. Winners in a bicycle slogan contest were Leo Smith and Charles Wharton.
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Cedar Rapids
George Wilson
Linn County
Jim Smith
Clarence Bray
Highway Patrol
Gordon Hughes
Erdar Rapids Police Department
Harlan Snyder
Ozzie
Dempsy Jones
Jimmy Holmes
Jones
Dale
Billy
Bob Hughes
Capt Hughes
Jim Reeder
Hughes
Police
Sheriff's Office
Ambulance Service Company
Rotary Club
Roosevelt High Band
W. F. Wesley
Fred J. Witousek
Charles Nelson
Hanford Post
American Legion
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Waltonians
Young Men's Bureau
H C Ring
Frank His Ward
Henry Lederer
Cedar Rapids Pta
Cedar Rapids Automobile Dealers’ Association
B . Hickenlooper
F. K. Hahn
W. C. Benesh
Hickenlooper
Island Circus
Cedar Rapids Motorcycle Club
George Clifford
Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
WC .U
West Highlands Community Club
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Cedar Rapids Woman's Club
Oreder of Ahepa
Cedar Rapids Association of Insurance Agents
Sea Scout Ship
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Leo Smith
Avenue
Charles Wharton
First Street
First Degree Murder Charge In Storm Lake Case
Storm Lake district court charges Joe Anderson, 54, with first degree murder for the fatal Friday shooting of Mrs Lara Jones of Sac City. Anderson is held without bond. county attorney says he signed a statement admitting the shooting.
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Storm Lake
Joe Anderson
Lara Jones
Sac City
Anderson
Z . White
F C. Davidsons
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Bob Estabrook
Andrew I. Keener
Gazette
Usse
U. S. Testing Co
Remington Bwal
Card Fing
En Remington
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
U. K
U.S
Jaywalker
Camp Fire Girls Unit
South Side Civic Club
Eleanor
White House
Eleanor Roosevelt
JOWA
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