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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1941

Page

5

Gillette Sees Very Meager U S Japan Peace Chance

Washington AP Senator Gillette Iowa warns that Japanese cabinet change endangers peaceful settlement with Japan. militarist gains could mean new aggression, likely Siberia attack, as Washington monitors crisis and Roosevelt retreats to Hyde Park. Other officials call Tokyo bluff, while Japan weighs expansion and buffer against Russia.

Washington Orient Capitol Hill Pacific Gillette Iowa Foreign Relations Committee Tokio Japan Siberia Shanghai Far East Roosevelt White House Hyde Park N. Y State Department Hugh G. Grant Thailand Wheeler Mont United States Germany

Representatives of 80 Schools Attend Drake Ceremonies

In Des Moines AP reports delegates from 80 American colleges and universities attended the inauguration of Dr. Henry Gadd Harmon as seventh president of Drake University. The ceremony featured remarks by University of Iowa President Virgil M. Hancher, Grinnell College President Samuel N. Stevens, University of Chicago physicist Arthur H. Compton, and Edward Scribner Ames of Chicago. Drake, founded by Gen Francis Marion Drake, marked 60 years since its founding, and Harmon, a married father of three, succeeds.

DES Moines Henry Gadd Harmon Drake University Virgil M. Hancher University of Iowa Samuel N. Stevens Grinnell College Arthur H. Compton Division of Physical Sciences University of Chicago Edward Scribner Ames University of Chicago Department of Philosophy Francis Marion Drake Centerville Iowa

Gideons Leader to Speak at Y M C A Rally Dinner

Dr L Palmer Sanford international field secretary for the Gideons will address a rally dinner at the Y M C A Saturday at 6 30 p m He invites ministers wives and others to attend with out of town delegations expected The talk precedes the state convention in Clinton April 23 to 25 and covers Gideon projects including 500 000 Bibles distributed to army and navy and placements in penitentiary cells nationwide.

L. Palmer Sanford The Gideons Sanford Sunshine Mission Church of the Nazarene Clinton Army Navy Gideon Organization Iowa America

Toledo District Meeting of Women’s Clubs Concludes

More than 150 delegates attended the two day district meeting of the Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs in Toledo. Thursday’s program featured Mrs. Dale Bardo of Toledo and the Rev Olive Hurd of Garwin with Mrs. G H.

Gazette Toledo Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs Dale Bardo Olive Hurd Garwin G. H

Toledo clubs unite for federation meeting event

Struble Jr as president of the Toledo Nineteenth Century club leads a gathering including Mrs H P Stafford of Sumner Mrs Hugo H Joens president of the Toledo Women's club Mrs H R Hollis of Hudson as Black Hawk county club chairman Mrs David Lennox Jr of Marshalltown as general federation director Mrs L C Davis Tama county women's project chairwoman Mrs Robert Pike first vice president of the federation Mrs H S Buffum federation fine arts chair. Music by Mrs H P Giger Phyllis Pace Arends and the Yerkes family trio all of Toledo.

Federation Fine Arts Department H. P. Giger Phyllis Pace Arends Yerkes Family Toledo

Youth Admits He Set Clinton Fires

Jess Mace a 19 year old described as an alleged firebug waived prelims in Davenport municipal court and was held to the grand jury on 2000 bond after reportedly confessing to fires at Shadoak pavilion in Root Memorial park and his mother's apartment plus a vacant two story Clinton house. He also confessed stealing and abandoning a car in Davenport.

Clinton INS Jess Mace Davenport Root Memorial Park Mace

Iowa Baptists Reject Firm Stand Against War

Waterloo AP report states Iowa Baptist delegates reject a firm pledge against using war to settle international disputes at a gathering, signaling a split over pacifist language and wartime policy within the church group.

Iowa Waterloo Con

Convention denounces wars and urges moral reform

The meeting approved a resolution decrying wars and bloodshed while backing calls against gambling and narcotics and urging cleaner films. It also pressed for higher pastor salaries amid rising living costs and noted Australia’s new ultra high frequency beacons guiding commercial airlines.

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