Elks Kiwanis And Y M C A Start Youth Movement
Cedar Rapids launches the first year of a city youth movement with YMC A Elks and Kiwanis forming neighborhood gangs on the northwest side Four more gangs form including Cedar Lake and Southwest groups Activities include basketball swimming handicraft and citizenship training with weekly 4 to 7 p m sessions and a free Camp Wapsie outing Leaders Harry Hansen Dick Hart and Lou Dennis praise the program while local officials and a governor voice concern over Ohio policies cited as threatening.
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Elks and
Kiwanis Clubs
Cedar Rapids
Camp Wapsier
Lou Dennis
Bob Vlach
Fred Carstens
Lena Vogt
U S Plans Limits on Export of Private Military Gear
Washington reports a forthcoming embargo on exporting select military devices developed by American private firms with the army and navy. Officials say even after arms embargo relief, certain items like the airplane gun sight will not be sold abroad. Private manufacturers will be asked to cooperate to prevent foreign sales, while a special priority committee will audit export orders to protect U S armament and aircraft resources.
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Washington
Army
Navy
United States
Tme
Ohio to Vote Tuesday on Age Pension Scheme
Ohio faces a Tuesday vote on the Bigelow plan to guarantee $50 a month to all citizens over 60 who have retired. The proposal would cost about $10 million yearly, with married couples eligible for $80, and follows current aid averaging $22.75 to about 124,000 seniors.
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Columbus
INS
Ohio
Bigelow
Herbert S. Bigelow
Plane Crash Kills Five in Ambon
A Netherlands East Indies bombing plane crashed on Saturday on Ambon island killing all five crew members.
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Batavia
Netherlands East Indies
Ambon
Coe Graduate Assists Scientists In Study Of Reptile Footprints
Aureal T. Cross of Waterloo and a Coe College graduate aided University of Cincinnati scientists led by Dr. J. Hobart Hoskins in examining a sandstone slab with 250 million year old amphibian footprints. Ten impressions nearly six inches long were found, traced to a prehistoric monster named baropus hainesi by an Ohio State professor. The stone donor was farmer E. H. Haines of Morgan County Ohio.
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Aureal T. Cross
Waterloo
Coe College
University of Cincinnati
Ohio City
J. Hobart Hoskins
Botany
Cross
Kenneth E. Caster
E. H. Haines
Morgan County
Ohio
Baropus Hainesi
Haines
Ohio State University
Caster
Party Of Month Club Meets To Train Leaders
The Party Of Month club begins its 1939 40 season Monday at 8 p m in the First Presbyterian church chapel gym. Sponsored by the playground commission it trains volunteer recreation leaders from churches schools lodges and other groups. Each month features a different church and leadership team with free mimeographed game copies for local presentation.
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First Presbyterian Church
Playground Commission
November Court Term Opens in Linn County
The November term of Linn County district court opens Monday forenoon with Judge C. J. Haas of Marion presiding. The grand jury reports at 10 am and equity case assignment is set for Tuesday at 10 am. Defaults in law and equity actions begin Tuesday at 1 30 pm. The petit jury reports on Nov 13 at 10 am to begin trial work.
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Linn County
C. J. Haas
Marion
Argentine Filmgoers Lose Jeering Rights
In Buenos Aires the foreign ministry barred catcalls and hisses at newsreels showing foreign military or political leaders. The move is said to breach Argentina neutrality law and theater managers were ordered to eliminate jeering.
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Buenos Aires
Foreign Ministry
Deny Goering Visit Report in Rome
The German embassy denied Saturday reports that German Field Marshal Hermann Goering planned to visit Rome soon. Officials stated there were no plans for any such trip and confusion over the reports.
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Rome
Hermann Goering
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Kiwanis
Elks
Harold Skinner
Harry Hansen
George Holcomb
Gazette Photos
Elks, Kiwanis and
Y.M.C.A Start Youth Movement
Cedar River
Northwest
Tenth Street
C Avenue
Cedar Lake Gang
Wilson School
Southwest Gang
Presbyterian
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
the Y
Dick Hart
Hangen
Bricker
U. S
Coe Graduate
Deny Goering
Abbott's
Parke-Davis
Squibb, Upjohn Or
Lederle’s
Natola
Lal
Upjohn
Upjohn’s
Lederle
Paramount Pharmacy
Jfc Salen Tac
Miss Pearl Coral
Samson
Klicenex
Kotex
Poe
Munsingwear
America
Hollywood
Santa
Phare
Jean Joyce
THE
Killian Company
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Vanta
the Killian Company
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