Roosevelt and the New Deal in the First Term
The piece surveys Roosevelts early New Deal thinking, quoting Publi Papers and Addresses. It covers opposition to dole spending, fears of deficits and debt, calls to curb federal outlays, and a plan for relief through public works, farm stabilization, tax reform, and a power program. It notes railroads, Muscle Shoals, Boulder Dam, and river development as focal points.
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Roosevelt
Franklis
Horeer
Homers
Mississippi
Hoover
Muscle Shoals
Boulder Dam
St Lawrence River
Columbia River
Roosevelt the Orator
Houbleday
Deran Ad Company Inc
The Romance Behind a Can of Soup
A long evolving advertising tale shows how a small soup kitchen sign and local ads grew into a vast business employing thousands and supporting retail clerks and transport workers, while offering housewives a cheaper soup.
Noise Hazard Warns of Health Risks by Dr Foster Kennedy
Cornell scholar Dr. Foster Kennedy warns that pervasive noise in modern life is a major health hazard, contributing to chronic illness and accelerated aging, urging quieter environments and public awareness to mitigate long term damage.
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Foster Kennedy
Cornell
Hollywood Goes South American Now
Hollywood shifts profits overseas and bets on Latin American appeal with Betty Grable in Down Argentine Way. The 1940s musical blends music and dance with Technicolor, featuring Don Ameche, Henry Stephenson, and Carmen Miranda.
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Hollywood
Hitler
Ersatz
Paramount
Betty Grable
Brooklyn
Don
Ameche
Stephenson
Giant hives and angioedema relief monograph excerpt
A health note discusses angioneurotic edema or giant hives, its sudden swelling of skin or mucous membranes, possible airway involvement, and familial tendency. Treatments include calcium salts, vitamin D to aid calcium metabolism, and occasional adrenal substance injections. a high calcium diet is advised with a request for the monograph “Relief for Allergy.”
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Bannester
A J Codd
Vitamin B and Deafness and Health Notes
Readers report improved hearing after taking two capsules daily of vitamin B complex and thank Dr Brady for the suggestion. A 400 I U per capsule dose is noted, with claims of better general health. monograph on Deafness and Head Noises offered on request. Iron questions arise and advice suggests medical evaluation. anemia is often secondary.
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Brady
Reqest
Hollywood gossip shifts Loy and Powell to Mr Co-ed
EW YORK INS reports Myrna Loy and William Powell switch from The Thin Man's Shadow to Mr Co-ed which opens soon with a plot about a millionaire who enrolls in a girls school after his daughter is snubbed. Jack Conway directs with Sam Zimbalist producing.
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EW York
INS
Myrna Loy
William Powell
Bill
Myrna
Powell
Kenneth Karl
M M Musselman
Curtis Kenyon
Jack Conway
Sam Zimbalist
Fern Trevelyan sails to Haiti to visit relatives
Miss Fern Trevelyan departed for New York where she will board a ship to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to visit her brother Ray Trevelyan and Mrs Trevelyan. Fireman Paul Horan suffered severe burns to both feet after stepping into hot cinders while fighting a blaze at People's Grocery on Tenth Street Northeast. Dr. and Mrs. W F Brown and Mrs. Jennie Pettibone returned from a southern and eastern trip where Dr. Brown attended clinics. Mary Agnes Barker fractured her right ankle after being struck by an auto on Tenth Street at Fourth Avenue.
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Fern Trevelyan
New York
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
Ray Trevelyan
Trevelyan
Paul Horan
Central Station
People’s Grocery
Tenth Street
W. F. Brown
Brown
Jennie Pettibone
Dr. Brown
Mary Agnes Barker
Fourth Avenue
The Captain and The Kids at Greene's Opera House
Miss Marvel Miller returns to Cedar Rapids after two years in Chicago for dramatic work. Jonny Leo Kelly injures eye at Cedar Rapids Foundry and Machine. John Baltzer sustains head injuries after being struck by an automobile while crossing Third Street at Third Avenue West.
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Captain
Greene's Opera House
Jony Leo Kelly
Cedar Rapids Foundry and Machine Company
Miss Marvel Miller
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
John Baltzer
Third Street
Third Avenue West
Railway Collision Injures Cedar Rapids Engineer in Waterloo
Engineer E. F. Fehman of Cedar Rapids was slightly injured when his switch engine and a freight locomotive collided at Waterloo. Ed J. Jennings, formerly with Quaker Oats, suffered serious injuries after falling from a box car struck by another car. Mildred Holland in The Provider appeared at Greene’s opera house today. Co B Robbins elected president of the Builders class at the Iowa Consistory reunion. A S Reed named vice president. Frank H Randall secretary. Stanley Moore treasurer. Dr John A Marquis orator. Prof B Shimek historian.
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E. F. Fehman
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Mildred Holland
Greene's
Opera House
Co. B. Robbins
Iowa
A. S. Reed
Frank H Randall
Stanley Moore
John A. Marquis
B. Shimek
Walker Hits Lip Service of G. O. P.
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker told a Joliet audience that the Republican party has been forced to render lip service to reforms they fought for years. He said opponents realized their long campaign against F D R reforms has become increasingly ineffective in campaign remarks.
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Washington
Ellingtons Band Draws Crowds At Danceland Dance
Over 1,000 fans packed the Danceland ballroom to hear Duke Ellington and his band. Ivy Anderson and Johnny Hodges led a lively set while Wayne King drew a larger crowd nearby. The orchestra, mostly in gray with the Duke in purple, played with joyous energy as patrons packed tables and floor alike.
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Danceland Ballroom
Duke Ellington
Duke
Cedar Rapids
Wayne King
Sweet Swing Soother
Towa City
Ivy Anderson
Ivy
Johnny Hodges
Johnny
Williams
Stewart
Wenkstrom
W. M
Chicago North Western Sept Income Down
Chicago and North Western Railway reported net railway operating income of 1 816 028 dollars for September, down from 1 996 663 the prior year. For the first nine months ended September 30, income totaled 5 575 266 dollars, up from 2 025 898 dollars in the same 1939 period.
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Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway Company
Theaters Present a Packed Schedule of Screen Hits
Iowa venues feature Carole Lombard and Charles Laughton in They Knew What They Wanted and The Mexican Spitfire Out West with Lupe Velez. Paramount shows Down Argentine Way with Don Ameche Betty Grable Carmen Miranda and Charlotte Greenwood. Fred MacMurray Patricia Morison and Albert Dekker star Rangers of Fortune with Gilbert Roland Betty Brewer. Anne Shirley appears at Palace in Anne of Windy Poplars alongside Linda Darnell in Star Dust. Rialto screens Flight Angels with Virginia Bruce Dennis Morgan and Riders of the Sage with Bob Steele. Strand features Mutiny on the Blackhawk with Richard Arlen Andy Devine and West of Carson City with Johnny Mack Brown.
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Iowa
Carole Lombard
Charles Laughton
West
Lupe Velez
Paramount
Don Ameche
Betty Grable
Carmen Miranda
Charlotte Greenwood
Fred MacMurray
Patricia Morison
Albert Dekker
Rangers of Fortune
Gilbert Roland
Betty Brewer
Palace
Anne Shirley
Anne
Laughton Dominates Iowa Screen in They Knew What They Wanted
Tony Pa tucci leads the cast in They Knew What They Wanted with Laughton delivering a poignant performance as the Italian grower, while Carole Lombard shines as Amy. Frank Fay’s Padre dulls the mood though, and Bill Gargan stands out as the foreman. Kilian and Fox Lupe Velez Errol provide strong supporting turns. The review notes censorship under the Hayes office and praises the football film segments in the Iowa news flashes.
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Captain Bligh
Ruggles
Red Gap
Charles Laughton
Tony Patucci
Iowa
Laughton
Sidney Howard
Mr. Laughton
Tony
Carole Lombard
Amy
Bill Gargan
Padre
Frank Fay
Victor Kilian
Mildred
Janet Fox
Lupe Velez
Leon Errol
West
Errol
Lord Whipplebottom
Iowa News
Moratorium Granted To Young Iowa Tax Defaulter
Iowa tax officials awarded a moratorium to a youthful businessman who owed about 130 dollars in sales taxes. He has been paying 5 dollars biweekly and asked to pay 2 50 a month from army pay if drafted. He is unmarried and within draft age. The commission granted a complete moratorium during any military absence.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Federal
Selective Service
Lard Reclassification Threatens Lard Market
Chicago AP reports new government rules will reclassify lard fat as rendered pork fat effective Nov 1. Provisions experts say 12 to 20 percent of lard production will shift, weakening lard prices while boosting competition from rendered pork fat amid high hog production and weak exports.
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Chicago
United States
Department of Agriculture
S. A. MacMurray
Navy to step up enlistments by one third this fall
Secretary Knox announced plans to increase naval enlistments by about one third for October and November, aiming for roughly 9,000 enlistees each month. The move reflects intensified manpower needs across the fleet.
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Washington
Knox Friday
Navy
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Jones Family
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Celama
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