Hemisphere defense tied to South American trade concerns
A Mason City editor returning from a Carnegie Foundation tour argues that hemisphere defense cooperation with South America hinges on trade. W Earl Hall says South American markets affect stance toward Hitler and that US defense measures in the Caribbean aim to protect the Panama Canal. He notes Latin American exports rely on Europe, complicating dependence on European markets, and urges self-reliant defense while hoping for cooperation.
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South America
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
South
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Hall
Hitler
Caribbean
Panama Canal
United States
Europe
Latin America
Dare stones faked as Eleanor Dare hoax unmasked
A Georgia stone mason confessed to fabricating the famed Dare stones linked to Eleanor Dare and the Roanoke colony. Historians doubt the inscriptions while noting rare prospects that a few stones might be real, reflecting a wider American fraud trend in antiquities.
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Eleanor Dare
Georgia
Virginia
Roanoke
South Carolina
Rosetta
Africa
Egypt
America
Brooklyn Bridge
Cedar Rapids Plans Skilled Labor Training School
A training school for unemployed workers in Cedar Rapids is planned under the office of production management to provide skilled labor. Local civic and educational groups will cooperate as Cedar Rapids industries seek workers for expansion, serving both job seekers and industry needs.
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Cedar Rapids
Office of Production Management
Our own department wonders if the Iraq war mirrors Syria
A department official questions whether the Iraq conflict is expanding into a new regional dynamic resembling Syria's evolving crisis and asks for analysis on potential ripple effects and policy responses.
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Syria
Dr Fort Newton on Life as Training and Draftees
The speaker cites wisdom from Solomon and Paderewski to argue life is a training program. Humans are conscripts of God and must follow rules, practice daily discipline, and use life wisely to achieve happiness and purpose.
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Paderewski
Earth
Tax burdens and social duty in a rugged American view
Robert Quillen discusses who should pay taxes from rich to poor and argues all citizens must contribute for defense. He warns against crippling business, urges sacrifice to strengthen national resolve, and critiques attitudes toward taxation, wealth, and duty amid a harsh economic outlook.
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Congress
The Neighbors by George Clark
An excerpt on marriage and harmony contrasts submissive and united lives. It promotes a chart on predicting married happiness from a sociologist, offered at 10 cents with a stamped envelope, urging parents to guide children toward the best life path.
News Behind the News on French Nazi Collaboration and Near East War
Paul Mallon analyzes how far the French will cooperate with the Nazis in Syria and Mesopotamia, and how Vichy control could shape a possible German push toward Basra and the Suez. He notes British risk, French troop use, and strategic limits via Turkey and Cyprus, with weather delaying decisive action.
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Ashington
Near East
North Africa
Syria
Vichy
Suez
Mesopotamian
Basra
Gulf
Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Persian Gulf
Roosevelt Faces Feasibility Question on Dakar Attack
The article notes officials doubt a Dakar invasion by Mr. Roosevelt. Diplomats favored it while military leaders deem it impossible. The piece discusses seizing Martinique and French Guiana more readily, but Dakar would need months of planning and a sizable expedition if France cooperates.
Wiggam explores mind fuel and meal frequency
Albert E Wiggam notes fatigue signals low fuel and urges regular meals rather than fasting. He cites Yale nutrition studies by Drs Haggard and Greene advocating five or six meals daily, arguing the stomach works harder when empty and we overeat with a small breakfast and lunch followed by a large dinner.
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Yale Nutrition Studies
City Council Grants Elm Planting for Island Plaza
Ashley chapter D A R gains approval to plant a historic elm in the island plaza. The tree originated as a twig from Cambridge and carries memory of the old elm. H Roy Mosnat of Chicago donates the tree in memory of his mother Julia E former secretary of the Chamber of Commerce.
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Chamber of Commerce
R. W. Greene
Marshalltown
Lincoln Highway
Morality and war policy amid isolationist debate
Boake Carter argues that American leadership depends on moral values and condemns material greed fueling national actions. He warns that pursuing war for corrupt ends is mass deception and urges reconciliation with Japan to preserve freedom and shift focus to aiding Britain, reframing the Pacific balance.
Foreign affairs musings on war, age, and policy
The piece references Mr Hull and Mr Stimson, noting reactions to Japan and Manchuria. It mocks elderly statesmen and hints the United States may face ruin before mature foreign policy. The tone is satirical about guiding Europe and the Orient.
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Europe
Orient
Hull
Stimson
Japan
Manchuria
Edward Douglass White Dies in Washington
An obituary notes the death of Edward Douglass White, veteran chief justice of the Supreme Court, in Washington D C. The report also mentions the resignation or departure of T Farrell Fairfax and Dr L Murray’s election as head of the reorganized Humane Society.
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Edward Douglass White
Ecomy Ied
Washington, D
T. Farrell — Fairfax
Dr. L. Murray
Reorganized
Humane Society
Congressman James W. Good Injured in Street Accident
Congressman James W. Good of unknown district suffered the loss of a leg after a fall under a moving car near Linn Junction. Much damage occurred at Kenwood Park late today with several persons injured.
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James W. Good
Akie
Ashington
le Martin Vaint
Rock Island
Linn Junction
Kenwood Park
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