Red Cross Forms War Relief Push in Linn County
European war updates trigger Red Cross action in Linn County with plans for a relief work center and garment drives. Passports to Europe restricted. fines and imprisonment threatened for travel without approval. Donations may be designated for Poland or other nations as funds fund hospital tents blankets and drugs.
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Linn County
American Red Cross
United States District Court
Great Britain
France
Germany
Poland
United States Post Office Department
Red Cross
Helen Hubbard
Volunteer Service Committee
Linn Red Cross
Federal Building
Polish On Cross
Miss Hubbard
Laura Turner
Mary Campbell
George H. Walker
Andrew Petersen
Horace G. Hedges
Metta A. Burd
American Red Cross Society
Europe
United States
Carstens And Hopwood Of Police Department Take Special Training
Two police department members are on leave this week for special training Chief Bob Vinch announced. Juvenile Officer Fred Carstens is in Saginaw Michigan to learn setup of a new juvenile department under Inspector Walter M Germain. Carstens will train under Germain with Fingerprint Expert R C Hopwood joining in Chicago to study advanced criminology at the Institute of Applied Science.
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Bob Vinch
Fred Carstens
Saginaw
Mich
Walter M. Germain
Carstens
Germain
R. C. Hopwood
Chicago
Institute of Applied Science
Virgil Powell
Institute
Well Known Bird Puzzle Tease and Hollywood Notes
Puzzle solution hints and a Hollywood column feature notes on Nils Asther’s return to fame, Jean Parker’s glamour phase, Jessica Ellen Secker’s birth, Norma Shearer’s wartime anxieties, and Tyrone Power’s concern for Annabella amid wartime travel disruptions.
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Bill Secker
Marion Nixon
Bill
Jessica Ellen
Good Samaritan Hospital
Norma Shearer
New York
Manhattan
France
Hollywood
Ty Power
Annabella
America
Hollywood Plans and Producing Moves Signal Studio Confidence
Hollywood reports indicate theatres in England may reopen and profits rebound. Warner Brothers buys City of Conquest by Aben Kandel. The Fighting 69th starts production with James Cagney. Errol Flynn heads to Virginia City. Lili Damita goes on location. no salary cuts or layoffs rumored. Universal and 20th Century Fox schedule remain active with British production changes. Waterloo Bridge story resurfaces with interest from Mayer and Selznick.
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Hollywood
England
Warner Brothers
James Cagney
John Weyley
City of Conquest
Cagney
Errol Flynn
Virginia City
Nevada
Lili Damita
Universal
Darryl Zanuck
20Th Century-Fox
Metro
Don Ameche Adapts to Swanee River Role Demands
Don Ameche says he has to learn many skills for Swanee River. He spends hours daily on violin practice and dance rehearsals for buck and wing numbers. He also whistles a song or two and trains an hour each day with Fidel La Barba to stay in fighting trim.
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Don Ameche
Swanee River
Fidel la Barba
How Family of 5 Can Eat Well On $12 a Week
A Cedar Rapids Gazette feature outlines daily menus for a family of five to eat well on about twelve dollars weekly. It provides balanced meals with breakfast lunch and dinner plans, cost estimates, and mentions cake recipes and cake leaflets upon request to Meta Given.
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Mis
Theaters Show Busy Movie Lineup With Star Casts
Iowa venues feature Bette Davis Miriam Hopkins and George Brent in The Old Maid and Soldiers With Wings. Paramount presents The Man in the Iron Mask with Louis Hayward and Joan Bennett. Elsa Maxwell hosts Hotel for Women with Ann Sothern Linda Darnell James Ellison plus Million Dollar Legs with Betty Grable John Hartley. Palace showcases The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle with Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers Winner Take All with Tony Martin Gloria Stuart. Rialto presents Let Us Live with Maureen O Sullivan Henry Fonda and Oklahoma Terror with Jack Randall. Strand features Always in Trouble with Jane Withers and Too Hot to Handle with Clark Gable Myrna Loy.
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Iowa
Bette Davis
Miriam Hopkins
George Brent
Paramount
Man In the
Louis Hayward
Joan Bennett
State
Elsa Maxwell
Hotel For
Ann Sothern
Linda Darnell
James Ellison
Betty Grable
John Hartley
Palace
Vernon
Irene Castle
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Tony Martin
Gloria Stuart
Rialto
Maureen O'Sullivan
Henry Fonda
Jack Randall
City Attorney Rules Box Elders On Private Property Are Nuisances
Assistant City Attorney Harry Johnson told the council that public nuisances may be abated by the board of health on private property. He cited state law granting authority to enter premises and abate nuisances, with costs charged to the property owner if not done timely. Cotton bearing poplars are said to fall in the same nuisance class.
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Harry Johnson
Board of Health
Johnson
Be ve r Reservoir Feeder Line Approved in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids city council authorized extending water service by purchasing 850 feet of 20 inch cast iron pipe for a feeder line from Bever park reservoir to Indian road. H F Blomquist says the project will improve Mosher addition water service and connect to a system serving Country Club Heights, at an estimated cost of 4000 dollars.
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Cedar Rapids
Bever Park
Indian
H F. Blomquist
Mosher
Country Club Heights
Five Hurt in Weekend Auto Crashes and One Uninjured Pedestrian
Five passengers sustained minor injuries in two weekend crashes. Mrs W A Rutherford and husband were hospitalized with rib and internal injuries after a collision with Lacy and Deklotz, then dismissed. A steering failure left Kilts and Kilts’s passenger bruised. Novak suffered arm and leg injuries but remained uninjured after a taxi impact.
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W A. Rutherford
de Witt
W. A Rutherford
Mr. Lacy
DeWitt
Louis Deklotz
Shellsburg
Sixteenth Avenue
Third Street
Rutherford
St Luke's Hospital
Lacy
Deklotz
Lucy
James Kilts
Marion
Twentieth Street
F Avenues
Fern Kilts
Duane Osborn
Elroy Novak
Second Street
Gerald Pettit
Fourth Street
Twelfth
Fourteenth Avenues
Novak
$75 Stolen From Purse at Cafe Booth in Lexington
Miss Rena Reed of Lexington reports a purse billfold containing $75 stolen from a cafe booth at Kazy Inn No 2 located at 1002 First Avenue East. The theft occurred between 3 and 4 am Sunday. Reed noticed the loss after placing her purse beside her. She was staying at 1014 Second Avenue SE.
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Kazy Inn No. 2
First Avenue E
Rena Reed
Lexington
Second Avenue SE
Miss Reed
New Zealand Volunteers Ready to Fight Worldwide
London reports New Zealand will raise a volunteer force to assist Great Britain in war. The ministry of information says the units may operate within or beyond New Zealand.
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London
INS
New Zealand
Great Britain
Ministry of Information
New War Strategy Aims At Hitlers Supply Lines
Analysis notes a two phase Anglo French plan to blockade and starve Hitler by cutting off Italian central European and Scandinavian supplies. It argues for attritional warfare over direct assault, highlights Mussolini as pivotal, and cites weather timing as delaying factors for Poland and operations.
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Washington
Hitler
Italy
Scandinavia
Russia
West Wall
Poland
Britain
France
Romania
Mussolini
McNary’s Reconvening Date Set Amid White House Speculation
Senate leaders report Sept 18 as the reconvening date for Congress, with Roosevelt aiming for a short gap between the call and session. McNary announced the date, while the White House suggested a last minute announcement and delays.
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Congress
McNary
White House
Roosevelt
Bureau
Government Printing Office
Congressional Record
Kennedy Expected to Remain Ambassador Through 1941
The article notes Joe Kennedy planned to quit before the war scare but is likely to stay in London until 1941. An ambassador to London reportedly hoped to be relieved, while Woodring considered a 1941 timetable but his supporters say he will stay too. Fresh angles suggest possible developments within ten days.
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Joe Kennedy
London
Woodring
Kennedy
Wrong Training At Home Led To Abuse Of Freedom
A Miss Manners column excerpt discusses strict parenting and a girl Ida in school learning to manage unsupervised time. It includes reader questions about correspondence with a suitor, seeking reassurance on whether to expect a response and how to handle future advances. The piece also mentions a reader seeking cheer during illness and concludes with a world Jewish population estimate of 14 621 000.
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Ida
Idas
Miss Manners
Let's Explore Your Mind by Albert Edward Wiggam
An author notes that moral choices hinge on science, arguing science supports social order over personal discord. The piece cites Abe Martin to illustrate resistance to being told what is good for others, and ends with a reflection on a cold goodbye handshake from a friend.
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Albert Edward Wiggam
Kin Hubbard
Abe Martin
Indiana
Fragmented Q and A on habits and perceptions of women
A conversational passage questions whether cultivating minor vices protects against bigger ones and notes sayings about deceit. It discusses vanity, nail polish, and gendered perceptions, citing a survey of men's opinions on painted nails and describing behavior of women in various settings.
Marion Men Fined For No License And Drunkenness
Two Marion men were fined by Justice H. R. Churchill after being charged with operating a vehicle without a license and intoxication. Lester Hoffman, 25, and Clarence Hubert, 26, were arrested around 12:30 am near First Avenue and Twenty-sixth Street by highway patrolman Lester Hoffman. Informations were filed by County Attorney G. K. Thompson.
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Lester Hoffman
Marion
Clarence Hubert
H. R. Churchill
Hoffman
First Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
G. K. Thompson
One Thousand Czechs In England Volunteer for Legion
One thousand Czechoslovak exiles in England have volunteered to join a Czech legion to fight alongside British troops against Germany. Four thousand Czech men in England are eligible, with expectations that most of the remaining 3,000 will volunteer. A similar legion nears formation in France for frontline service.
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London
INS
England
France
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