Navy reports shortage of trained officers and men
Washington AP Acting Secretary Charles Edison disclosed in his annual report to President Roosevelt that the expanding navy faced a shortage of line officers and enlisted personnel and needed more auxiliary vessels. He noted only 83.6 percent crew levels on warships, with construction active on 105 ships and 41 of 43 funded warships started or ordered. The report urged stronger merchant marine support and future capital-ship sizing while praising progress and noting the administrative gap before mass recruitment.
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Washington
Charles Edison
Roosevelt
Edison
Congress
Navy
Claude Swanson
Harry E. Yarnell
Independence
Ira
Pacific Coast
Lin Yutang to Speak at Cedar Rapids Town Hall Monday
Dr Lin Yutang famed author of The Importance of Living and Moment in Peking will lecture at St Pauls Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids Monday at 8 p.m. The Town Hall series tickets are season only for locals, with out of town tickets at the door. Des Moines Anamosa Iowa City Mount Vernon Independence Davenport and Grinnell reservations noted. Dr Harry M Gage Coe College president will introduce him.
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Lin Yutang
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Dr. Yutang
Peking
Grace Boston
Miss Boston
Des Moines
Anamosa
Iowa City
Mount Vernon
Independence
Davenport
Grinnell
Harry M. Gage
Coe College
Property transfer in Shiloh cemetery subdivision deal
John W. Snyder conveys to Daisy Diehl a portion of lot 44 block 2 in Shiloh cemetery grounds subject to nan conditions for a consideration of 1 dollar and value, recorded under certificate B-3.
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John W. Snyder
Daisy Diehl
Shiloh Cemetery Grounds
Val
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Luncheon to Honor Roosevelt High School Team
Football fans will attend a luncheon next Wednesday noon to fete the Cedar Rapids championship Roosevelts. Dr Karl E Leib of the University of Iowa athletic board will headline and bring Iowa players. The event, in Crystal ballroom Montrose hotel, is the Inter-Service club council 2nd annual meeting hosted by Kiwanis with Rotary Canopus Lions and Optimists canceling regular luncheons.
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Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Karl E. Leib
University of Iowa Athletic Board
Leib
Iowa
Crystal Ballroom
Montrose Hotel
Inter-Service Club Council
Kiwanis Club
Canopus
Rotary
Lions, Kiwanis
Optimists
Germans Reject Bund Wiedemann Noted In Seattle Dinner
AP reports Captain Fritz Wiedemann, German consul general in San Francisco, told German Americans in Seattle that they hope the United States stays out of the war and that none of them likes the German band. He attended a Seattle dinner as a guest of a local group.
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Seattle
Fritz Wiedemann
San Francisco
United States
Paper Quits Publication In San Diego After 59 Years
The San Diego Sun, an afternoon Scripps-Howard newspaper, suspended publication Saturday after 59 years. Local readers faced a sudden halt as the issue ceased printing and delivery ended, marking the end of an era for the paper and its community.
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San Diego
San Diego Sun
Scripps- Howard
Scientist to address Executives Club on shorter workday
Dr. Gerald L. Wendt, scientist and author, will speak at 6 30 p m December 4 to the Executives Club at the Montrose hotel about future work hours shrinking and more unemployment unless science goods are more evenly shared.
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Gerald L. Wendt
Executives Club
Montrose Hotel
Wendt
Executive dies in Chicago after illness
James Simpson, chairman of Commonwealth Edison and chair of the executive committee at Marshall Field and Company, died Saturday following several weeks of illness.
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Chicago
James Simpson
Commonwealth Edison Company
Marshall Field and Company
Declaration Of War Without A War Is Puzzle To Japanese
Manila dispatch reports Japanese observers puzzled by a war without a formal declaration while fighting in China. Admiral Hart notes Japan cannot grasp a declaration without a war, as they study Western approaches to conflict and diplomacy during the European crisis.
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Manila
China
Europe
Thomas C. Hart
United States Asiatic Fleet
Hart
Butterfly cafe offers Thanksgiving dinner for needy children
Steve and Alex Varvaris brothers run Butterfly cafe at 306 Third Avenue SE announce a free Thanksgiving meal on November 30 from 10 30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for children 14 and under whose families cannot provide a feast. The cafe closes to the public after 3 p.m. to prepare and reopen at midnight. plans aim to serve over 1 500 diners.
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Butterfly Cafe
Steve
Alex Varvaris
Third Avenue SE
To Begin Issuance Of 1940 Car Plates Friday
County Treasurer Frank F Bates says the 1940 motor vehicle license plates will be issued starting next Friday under a new state law. Trucks will be licensed by empty weight plus maximum load and applicants must provide those figures.
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Frank F. Bates
Linn Pensioners Averaged 19.71 in October
Linn county’s 1,686 old age pensioners received 33,229.30 dollars in October, an average of 1971 dollars per person, per state welfare figures shared with Supervisor Elmer M. Seevell. The statewide average was 20.01 dollars. Fifty blind recipients in Linn County received 1,208.33 dollars total, an average of 24.17 dollars, compared with a statewide 23.22 dollars.
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Linn County
Social Welfare Department
Elmer M. Seevell
G M Motors to Appeal Conviction in Anti-trust Case
General Motors corporation and three affiliated firms said they would appeal to the circuit court of appeals over their conviction on charges of violating federal anti-trust laws. The announcement came Saturday from Chicago.
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G. M
Chicago
General Motors Corporation
Circuit Court of Appeals
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