Business elite quietly back Willkie amid third term fears
Washington reports show top defense contractors and financiers privately favoring Willkie while urging silence. LaGuardia’s pro Roosevelt activity heightens unease among Willkie backers. Some fear post election reprisals and tax scrutiny, suggesting a broad but hidden Willkie vote.
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Roosevelt
Defense
Willkie
National Defense Commission
LaGuardia
Willkists
Army Hostesses for Canteen Duty Hinted by War Dept
The Morale division suggests enlisting hostesses for canteen service to boost morale among soldiers. Chosen on airline hostess standards, they need not all be trained nurses. Top generals see it as a way to spread cheer and ease loneliness for troops away from home.
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War Department
Army
Theft of $290 Worth Of Truck Tires From Store
Police report four truck tires valued at $290 missing from Montgomery Ward tire department after inventory by manager E. H. Block. No break in detected. tires were believed in stock Saturday prior to Monday discovery alongside prior $256 shotgun theft.
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Montgomery Ward
E. H. Block
Old-fashioned homemaking cited to reform girls
Cincinnati AP report covers the National Prison Congress hearing an "old-fashioned" recipe to keep girls out of jail. Marguerite Reilley Ohio women's reformatory superintendent urges teaching scrub, cook, serve meals and mend clothing as essential home-making skills. She cites Velma West case and laments neglect in training girls for women's work.
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Cincinnati
W National Prison Congress
Marguerite Reilley
Ohio Women's Reformatory
Reilley
Velma West
Hammer Slayer
Marysville
Italians Sink Six British Ships in Red Sea Raid
Rome reports six British ships were sunk and an 8,000 ton British cruiser was damaged in an Italian attack on a British convoy in the Red sea. The announcement came in Rome on Tuesday.
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Rome
INS
Red Sea
Officers Elected By 12A Class At McKinley
The 12A class of McKinley Senior High School elected officers: Joan Yessler president, Dorothy Mesknes vice president, Patricia Marshall secretary, Doris Cone treasurer.
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McKinley
McKinley Senior High School
Joan Yessler
Dorothy Mesknes
Patricia Marshall
Doris Cone
Wide Range in Bids on Washington High
The Washington high school demolition bid process opened with three bids and a proposal. Hastings Wrecking offered to remove the building and sell material for 700 dollars. Geerdes Wrecking proposed 1000 dollars for the same work. J F Heathel bid from Cedar Rapids. Guy Hawkins of Jacksonville offered a profit share of 25 percent to the schools. A special committee will study all bids and related bids for another house removal on J Street SW for Wilson High School expansion.
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Washington High School
Fourth Avenue
Fifth Street
Hastings Wrecking and Construction Company
St. Joseph
Geerdes Wrecking Company
Lincoln
Neb
J. F Heathel
Cedar Rapids
Guy Hawkins
Jacksonville
Ill
Hawkins
Ernest Kosek
Kosek
Claire Plodgatt
Charles Penningroth
J Street
Wilson High School
Edward Bruna
Milos Barta
George J. Naxera
Commonwealth Horizontal and Vertical Crossword Clues
A filled crossword style list of clues with A to Z like headings for across and down entries, including definitions such as map of British commonwealth monetary unit and various terse hints for words like scanty luminous sun circle sharp jester sums up and many more across and down prompts.
Passport Applicants Must Present Draft Board Permits
A passport application for individuals required to register under the selective service act must be accompanied by a permit from the local draft board. The state department notes that applicants traveling outside the western hemisphere must provide documentary evidence of the travel’s imperative necessity.
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Selective Service Act
R B_ Shipley
State Department
Clerk of Federal Court
Pattern 4605 available in misses sizes up to 42
Pattern 4605 offered in misses and women's sizes from 14 to 42. Size 16 requires 3 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department The Gazette 243 West 17th Street New York for the pattern. An additional ten cents buys the latest pattern book.
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the Gazette
West 17Th Street
New York
N. Y
Second Garage Fire at 3115 Adel Street Details Repeated Incident
Firemen returned to 3115 Adel Street the James residence after a prior blaze on Sept 16. This time the fire was in the James garage and prompted a second call within about a month. James had moved furniture between the house and garage during repairs.
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Adel Street St
Paul F. James
James Garage
James House
James
How Family Of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A frugal guide outlines menus for a family of five to eat a balanced diet for about 12 dollars weekly. It includes eggplant dishes, stews, bread options, beverages, and a list of ingredients such as beef hearts and prune dishes. It notes eggplant’s utility and gives a Creole eggplant sauce recipe. Also mentions the 2,600 year claim of the Japanese imperial dynasty.
Cedar Rapids area leaders and events in brief notes
Mary Nell Strong of Cedar Rapids elected vice president of the Iowa State National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association at Davenport. Mrs Emma Graham recovering from a heart attack. condition fair. Triton club to dine at YMCA with speaker B G Wick on South America. Pythian sisters to a Wednesday luncheon with bus transport. Local couples plan a month long motoring tour to Florida Cuba Washington DC and eastern states.
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Mary Nell Strong
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Davenport
Ava Dietz
West Highlands
Dietz
L A. Kofron
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Frank Stangler
Swisher
Florida
Cuba
Washington, DC
Attorney Dean Peisen to speak on School Legislation
Eldora attorney and state legislator Dean Peisen will address the Cedar Rapids Teachers association after a 6 15 p.m. dinner at First Congregational church. His talk will cover School Legislation.
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Dean Peisen
Eldora
Cedar Rapids Teachers Association
First Congregational Church
Peisen
Cribbage Hand Drawn by Dr Reid in Local Game
Dr George D. Reid and Miss Cora Marsh played cribbage at Bever avenue SE. Reid held king hearts king spades jack diamonds five spades five clubs five hearts and discarded kings drawing five diamonds.
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George D. Reid
Bever Avenue SE
Cora Marsh
Reid
Central Park church men host fellowship dinner tonight
The Central Park Presbyterian men plan a 6 30 p m fellowship dinner in the church dining room with A T Pleune as toastmaster. Principal speaker Dr H C Schneider of Muscatine will discuss This Muddled Age. Ray Anderson will lead a panel on church activities featuring G G Clement s R E MacDanel W L Spohn Frank Baldwin Donald McCormac and A E Tappen. A male quartet from Coe college will provide music.
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Central Park Presbyterian Church
A. T. Pleune
H.C Schneider
Muscatine
Ray Anderson
G. G. Clements
RE. MacDanel
W. L. Spohn
Frank Baldwin
Donald McCormac
A. E. Tappen
Coe College
Bullitt Denies U S Pledged War Entry In 1940
Ambassador William C Bullitt revealed letters to President Roosevelt denying that the United States agreed to enter a European war. He cited a Daladier note from 1940 stating Bullitt affirmed the U S would stay out of war, and said the country's prewar stance was repeatedly stressed.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
William C. Bullitt
United States
England
France
Edouard Daladier
Bullitt
United States of America
Advice From Mary Manners 4 D
A reader asks about dating a married man and whether to continue the affair. Miss Manners counsels ending the relationship to avoid unhappiness, noting a future chance only if the man becomes free. The column also advises a four month newlywed to seek purposeful activity at home and in the community rather than disobedience or idleness.
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Miss Manners
Skepticism in Occupied France Amid Petain Rule
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung reports from Berlin that the French people show unbound skepticism and indifference toward Marshal Petain's government, signaling a real spirit of discontent in occupied France.
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Berlin
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
France
Marshal Petain
My Day in Hyde Park and Reflections on Leadership
A traveler recounts brief visits from Chicago to St Louis to Hyde Park to meet officials and friends. The note thanks many well wishers on a birthday and reflects on Guilts Men by Cato and the need to face harsh world realities to avoid future danger. The writer urges courage to confront real facts and act accordingly.
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Hyde Park
Chicago
St Louis
Masris Chenes
New York
Canada
Miss Thompson
Cato
United States
Reading Lessons From History In Today’s World
Eleanor Roosevelt argues that last twenty years of history teach caution facing future events. She notes Hendrik Van Loon’s invasion warning and warns against assuming peace in familiar surroundings. The book urges preparedness for unlikely but possible scenarios and staying ready for unknown outcomes.
Youth Injured When He Is Knocked From Bicycle
Minor injuries to William Burgess son of Mr and Mrs Leslie Batueela on Second Avenue SE about 4 pm Monday when a car driven by Mrs A M Kohl of VMeenanville struck him as he dismounted his bicycle. He received a head bump and bruises on his left leg and right elbow. Police were informed. Kohl said her front wheel bumped the bicycle and she turned the car and the youth appeared just before the collision.
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Leslie Batueela
Second Avenue
A M_ Kohl
Vmeenan
Fost Avenue
Fiat
Vis Kohl
Trent Butt
Cade
Stirtec
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