British war plan drives Canadian industrial push
A report from American businessmen claims a British led industrialization drive for Canada worth 2 to 3 billion dollars would begin immediately to shift production toward Montreal Halifax and St Johns. The plan emphasizes air and submarine warfare and suggests Britain's aim to dominate through blitzkrieg style operations and strengthened North American supply routes.
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Montreal
Halifax
St. Johns
Hitler
New York
England
Must Whip Navy Amid Global War Tensions and Tactics
Analysis notes German and Italian wartime plans and British resistance, detailing air defenses, invasion feasibility, and strategic moves around the Suez lifeline. References Mussolini and French diplomacy, with mentions of industrial plants, air fields, and defense through complacent planning. The piece blends wartime theory with coded crossword content.
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Hitler
Britain
Germany
England
City Council Tweaks Speed District Definitions
The city council revised the speed district wording to clarify districts defined as contiguous to and including a street. The ordinance adjusts the business residence and suburban areas covered by speed limits and notes a maximum speed of 15 miles per hour in certain zones.
Railroads Seen Rebounding After Slump Say Union Leader
T C Cashen of New York City president of the Switchmen's Union of North America told a Standard lodge meeting in Omaha that American railroads will pull out of the morass by eliminating unprofitable branch lines. He cited rising business, rehiring, and rising labor standards as drivers of a broader national prosperity. He urged Congress to consider a bill backing railroad interests.
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T. C. Cashen
New York City
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Mae Cashen
Standard Lodge No. 92
Chicago
Omaha
Mr. Cashen
Switchmen’s Union
A. F. of L
Cashen
Congress
Transportation rules to ensure fair competition
Mr. Cashen said regulation of truck lines will compensate for highway use so railroads can compete on an equal basis, removing the need for governmental ownership. The plan aims to balance transport modes under fair competition.
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Cashen
Local Meetings Open At Waterloo Today
Mrs. Walton Keller longtime district chairman presided at a Parent-Teachers round table conference in Waterloo. Mrs. F G Murray serves as a district chairman of parent education. Seventy five attendees from here. The Eastern Iowa Veterinarians association finished a two day session. The Iowa Association of Postmasters held its third annual convention yesterday in Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walton Keller
Waterloo
F. G. Murray
Parent Education
Eastern Iowa Veterinarians Association
Iowa Association of Postmasters
Freshman-Sophomore Pushball Chaos at Coe
The Coe campus reports a kidnapping of freshmen taken to nearby towns last night as the annual pushball contest nears. Freshman captain Ralph Buckingham was recaptured by sophomores after chapel today amid the unrest. An inter-church council survey will assess needs of 3,800 city youths aged 12 to 18 with listed church leaders. John Wunderlich, former Commercial club secretary who moved to St. Joseph in 1917, resigns to enter the insurance business.
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Coe
Ralph Buckingham
Chapel
Inter-Church Council For Boys
H. C. Ring
Everett Chandler
J. F. Ball
A. C. Reps
C. G. Greene
A. M. Jayne
John Wu
Armstrongs and visitors mingle at regional stops
A. H. Armstrong of Lincoln Neb visited his brother S. G. Armstrong on the way home from Chicago. Mrs. Burt T. Jackson hosts Mrs. Earl W. Holbrook of Okmulgee Okla formerly of Cedar Rapids. Nine members of Company C attended the Des Moines state shoot with Corporal Benfer winning the sharpshooters score. Fred Hite of Shellsburg discussed a trip to California.
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A. H. Armstrong
Lincoln
Neb
S. G. Armstrong
Chicago
Burt T. Jackson
Earl W. Holbrook
Okmulgee
Okla
Cedar Rapids
Company C
Des Moines
Benfer
Fred Hite
Shellsburg
California
Bird Club Field Trip Finds 41 Species at Cedar Rapids
The Bird club’s first fall field trip Sunday morning counted 41 species in and around Cedar Rapids. At a Sixth street pond 16 species were seen including dove sparrows warblers rails and shorebirds along with hawks ducks and waders observed elsewhere amid unusually dry Amana lake conditions.
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Bird Club
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street
Amana Lake
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
State of Iowa Linn County notice announces probate hearing for Albert Kloos will on October 1 1939 at 9 o clock before the District Court. Clerk Edwin W Lundquist and attorney G K Thompson are listed.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
District Court
Albert Kloos
Said County
Distri Court
cEpe
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Edwin W. Lundquist
G. K. Thompson
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Brenner Pass
Council
Newman
Phoenix
Paris
ALLEN
Yorktown
THE
Plymouth
the Automobile News
Plymouth Division
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
B. S
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