Willkie Triumph Crowds Out Taft in GOP Convention
Willkie swept to the Republican nomination at the Philadelphia convention amid packed galleries with the support of Pew and other leaders. Taft and Dewey collapsed on the sixth ballot as Michigan and Pennsylvania shifted to Willkie, sealing a dramatic rout of old-line Republicans.
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Tom Dewey
Vandenberg
Bridges
James
Pennsylvania
Hanford MacNider
Iowa
Roosevelt
Indiana
Wall Street
Dewey
Taft
Washington
Ewey
Dewey Jost
Michigan
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Martin
United States
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Cedar Rapids Population Tops 62 037 In Decade Gain
Cedar Rapids reports a 1940 population of 62 037, up 5 940 people, 10.7 percent from 1930’s 56 097. Second District Supervisor David J. Murphy announced the preliminary count noting healthy growth and a rate above the city average.
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Bertram
Linn County
Murphy
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Davenport
Washington
David J. Murphy
Pines
Carol Appeals to Hitler as Russian Troops Occupy Romanian Cities
Bucharest reports King Carol pleads with Adolf Hitler for aid while Soviet forces enter Cernauti, Tighina, Chisinau, and Cetatea Alba in Bessarabia and northern Bukovina. The occupation is bloodless as Romania withdraws its troops and concerns grow over any territorial reversals.
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Bucharest
Adolf Hitler
Russia
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Vienna
Fuehrer
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Romania
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Cetatetaalba
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Bukovina
Living Fully Where We Are Asks Eyes Open to Life
A reflective essay argues that life can be rich anywhere if one uses awareness and appreciation. It quotes Ruskin Emerson Yeats to show happiness comes from humility and sight. The piece urges embracing town life with insight and enjoying its endless wonder. Dist by United Feature Syndicate.
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Dr. Johnson
Paris
Ruskin
Warwick Castle
Emerson
Yeats
Jesus
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Linn County Farmer Roscoe Blinks Dies After Barn Fall
Roscoe B. Blinks, 48, prominent Linn County farmer and cattle feeder, died in Cedar Rapids after a 25 foot fall from a hayloft trap door. He owned 330 acres near Marion and Springville and held multiple farm leadership roles including Linn County Farm Bureau president and Linn County Cattle Feeders association head. Funeral set for Sunday at Marion Yorom chapel. Burial Cedar Memorial Park.
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Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Valley Farm Bureau Association
Linn Cooperative Oil Company
Linn County Agricultural Planning Committee
Cedar Rapids Production Credit Association
Drunk Driving Charges Filed Against 76 Year Old Man
A 76 year old man, Henry E. Harms of Marion, was charged with driving while intoxicated after his car repeatedly crossed the center line near highway 151 east of Marion. He was picked up at 1 15 p.m by Patrolmen Clapp and Parr and admitted consuming three or four drinks after submitting to a chemical test. Another arrestee, Guy McBride, 47, was jailed on a DWI bench warrant after an earlier incident on Sixteenth Street.
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Henry E. Harms
Harms
Clapp
Parr
Guy McBride
C. J. Haas
District Court
McBride
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Camp Good Health Fund Aids Weight Gains For Children
Donations to the Camp Good Health Fund were modest but success remains. All disabled children at the camp gained weight with younger groups averaging two pounds and older groups about three pounds. Two underweight girls claim the camp championship with seven and six pound gains. Meals feature balanced menus open air living boosts appetite.
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Willkie to Quit Utility Job After Nomination
Wendell Willkie told the Republican National Convention he would resign as president of Commonwealth and Southern to devote himself to his campaign for President. He said he would notify the board and likely quit by Monday and pledged no pledges beyond advancing the cause and democracy.
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Willkie Snowball Grew on Six Ballots in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia report outlines the six ballots that led Wendell L. Willkie to secure the Republican nomination. On the sixth ballot Willkie finally gained a majority, causing delegates who opposed him to switch their votes in his favor.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Delegates Back Willkie in Iowa GOP Ballot Shuffle
Seven of Iowa’s 22 Republican delegates declared for Wendell Willkie as the national convention narrowed to final choices. Fifteen delegates backed Sen Robert A Taft on the last ballot, with initial support for Hanford MacNider fading as the tally shifted on the fourth through sixth rounds.
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Denison
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Madrid
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Cherokee
Willkie
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Lloyd Cunningham
Cresco
Myers
Tracy Garrett
Funeral for Judge Powell Set for Saturday Afternoon
Funeral services for Thomas B. Powell longtime superior court judge will be held at 4 pm Saturday in Turner chapel with Rev. Grant F. Anderson officiating. City officials, the bar association, and Cedar Rapids police will attend. Powell died in University hospital Iowa City after a brief illness. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Cedar Rapids
Willkie McNary Named GOP National Ticket For 1940
The Philadelphia Republican convention nominated Wendell L. Willkie of New York for president and Charles L. McNary of Oregon for vice president on a platform of peace preparedness and prosperity. McNary, veteran senator and former minority leader, accepted the nomination and pledged to be a good soldier for the ticket as Willkie praised his running mate.
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New York
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Kansas
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Minn
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Minnesota
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Willkie Wins in Wild Vote Spree
Willkie Wins Republican nomination after a chaotic balloting spree at the convention. He secured the title on the sixth ballot shortly after midnight, trumping Dewey Vandenberg Taft supporters as delegates shifted in the rush. Continued on page 6.
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Ohio
Woman Charged With Drunkenness After Park Ditch Incident
Dora M. Myers, 32, of 309 Twelfth Street, Marion, was arrested at 12:35 a.m. Friday in Van Vechten park after her car stalled in a ditch near a ravine and she was charged with drunkenness. Police reported the same vehicle had earlier been driven on a lawn at 529 Knolle at 10:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Eddie Stearns
Howard Walsh
Leonard Stusak
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