American public opinion and British hopes on U S entry
The piece argues the United States should not enter the war now, noting British disillusionment as they misread Roosevelt’s stance. It accuses the President of crafty diplomacy, warns of hidden deals, and urges keeping Britain supplied while delaying direct involvement until Hitler is defeated.
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Germany
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General de Gaulle
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Syria
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Tabor College Tries a Meaningful Educational Experiment
Tabor college in southwest Iowa launches a fall program accepting only male students with academic standing in the top third of the high school to pursue a modern liberal arts curriculum focusing on business preparation and skills. The plan includes required composition shorthand typing and two foreign languages with no intercollegiate athletics, each student mastering a single sport.
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Tabor College
Tabor
Iowa
Whch
School Stop Signs Protect Children In Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police pioneered movable school stop signs placed at intersections to safeguard children as thousands more cross streets for classes. The signs have reduced tragedies and renewed caution is urged this school year.
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Cedar Rapids
Manifest Victory a Saintly Pilgrimage to Love Power
Dr Joseph Fort Newton reviews J R Moseleys Manifest Victory a book tracing a spiritual journey through orthodoxy liberalism Christian Science New Thought and beyond. The author finds a simple radiant truth the law of love that heals both body and soul a first century Christian living joyfully in a modern world and the author is a layman whose life testifies to the gospel.
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J. R. Moseley
Reflections on Conformity and Civilian Duty in 1917
Robert Quillen muses on tribal instinct that fuels nonconformity and persecution, linking 1917 wartime enforcement of loyalty to broader social pressures. The piece contrasts instinctive conformity with the burden of defending liberties and questions the cost of restoring democracy abroad.
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Camp Cody
De Gaulle Churchill Talks Loom Over Free French Issues
Pertinax notes rising spirit as General De Gaulle leaves Brazzaville and heads to talks with Winston Churchill. The piece discusses the evolving Free French position, the fate of Vichy opponents, and the potential for a constitutional settlement amid pending liberation and domestic political conflicts.
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de Gaulle-Churchill
Johnson Urges Coordinated Control for Mobilization
Gen Hugh S Johnson argues transportation, price, material, and power controls must operate together to mobilize industry for national defense. He cites a gas supply disruption in the east and a 1918 recouperator project to show how cross‑agency cooperation, not rigid charts, drives production. He questions the new OPM reorganization’s handling of transport and pledges to withhold judgment until seeing results.
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OPM
War fog and goblet defense spark talks in Washington
Opinion writers report U S officials returning from London stressing the need to enter the war to aid Britain. A new “goblet defense” concept in Soviet planning reshapes war theory, while a shipbuilder’s gossip and a mural remark add color to the capital scene.
One Door Homes Stir Nostalgic Debate
The piece questions futuristic plans for houses with a single entry. It weighs social implications and practicality, noting echoes of everyday life and the potential loss of a kitchen door for kitchen access and family routines.
Bugs Baer Urges Tax Change Against Married Couples
The column mocks tax policy by suggesting income taxes could be simplified by multiplying income by pockets and turning pockets inside out. It jokes about married couples, two living as cheaply as one, and notes that wars are costly and Civil War debts remain unpaid.
10 20 30 Years Ago Fem. 3 1931 Cedar Rapids Moves
The column notes L. E. Chehak family moving from Dixon to Cedar Rapids. Bert Alsing of LeGrand is injured on Highway 30 near Cedar Rapids and hospitalized at St Luke's. Charles D. Manson attends an Illinois bureau meeting in DeKalb. Ruth Garnes leaves Maquoketa for a teaching post, Floren ce Williams returns from Europe, and Marshalltown head of French begins a new Gyro club at the Y.
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L. E. Chehak
Dixon, I
Cedar Rapids
Bert Alsing
University of Wisconsin
Maquoketa
Florence C. Williams
Marshalltown
Y.M.C.A
Local Notes: stage, teaching moves and a minor injury
Cal Stewart performed in Politics at Greene's Opera House. Miss Grace Low departs for Oxford Junction to teach at the high school. Miss Mabel Graham heads to Fort Collins Colorado to teach. Fay Grover sustained minor injuries after being struck by a car at Second Avenue and Second Street.
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Greene's Opera House
Grace Low
Oxford Junction
Mabel Graham
Fort Collins
Colo
Fay Grover
Second Avenue
Second Street
Ragweed pollen drives autumn hay fever across the nation
Wm. Brady M D explains that ragweed pollen is the dominant cause of autumn hay fever, with tree pollens in spring and grasses in summer. He lists locations nationwide where hay fever is common and notes that few locales are entirely free from the condition, suggesting travel to resorts as relief.
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Hudson Bay
Gulf of Mexico
Home Remedies and Treatments for Hay Fever
A list of medical folk remedies for hay fever including desensitization with pollen extracts, air conditioning, potassium chloride, boric acid washes, calcium intake, quinine, pollen filters, vitamin D nasal drops, and adrenin use. The suggestions cite home use and experiments, with instructions to obtain information by sending stamped envelopes for copies.
Swiss General Views Nazi Education System Visit
A Swiss general touring Berlin was shown the Third Reich’s institutions including a Hitler Youth school for high official children. When he asked a pupil what was learned in the last hour the boy replied with a brisk lie about spontaneous enthusiastic applause.
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New York
Berlin
Third Reich
Wes
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