Showboat and Ferry Keep River Tradition Alive
Along the Davenport causeway the Dixie Queen showboat and the Abbi Kale ferry ply the Mississippi and Missouri rivers offering nostalgic entertainment. The Dixie Queen houses a 540-seat stage with vintage melodramas while the Abbi Kale ferries between Iowa and Missouri. The piece notes river heritage, showboat theater, and naval recruitment efforts inviting college men 20 to 27 for aviation cadet training with pay and insurance benefits.
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Davenport Causeway
United States
New Orleans
Keokuk
Kansas City
Missouri
al Cooper
Edna Ferber
Hollywood
Radio
Iowa
Davenport
Rock Island
Illinois
Mississippi
W. J. Quinlan
Raiders Baseball Players Enter Naval Aviation Service
The Raiders disbanded after the season and the U S navy seeks cadet recruits for aviation. Most qualified players applied but only two earned entry Bob Hershey first baseman and recent league batting luminary signed papers and left during the playoffs Bill Schubel right handed ace is the second player inducted.
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Raiders
U. S. Navy
Naval Reserve Aviation
Bob Hershey
Bill Schubel
Couple's postponed wedding finally goes forward
Fort Wayne Indiana AP reports Glenn Kessiew and Lillian Kirk Patrick planned to wed two weeks ago but influenza stalled the ceremony. The bridegroom then developed appendicitis delaying it again. Reverend Leo J. Ston of West Side Nazarene finally married them at St. Joseph's Hospital as Kessier remained hospitalized.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Glenn Kessiew
Lillian Kirkpatrick
Leo Johnston
West Side
Standardized meals to replace menus in Italian restaurants
Italy will introduce standardized meals in all restaurants for wartime from Tuesday. Five price grades range from six to 32 lire, banning a la carte options and all pastries, with fats limited to prepared dishes. Higher end venues lose oysters, clams, lobsters, and pate de foie gras unless served as a main course.
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Rome
Italy
Agriculture Ministry
Hungary
Five Dollar Egg Toss Charged at Wheeler Speech
Telegram report from Billings Mont says a boy was paid five dollars for throwing an egg during Senator Wheeler's Wednesday evening address. The message came from Willard Fraser, a local businessman and America First organizer in Billings.
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Washington
INS
Wheeler
Mont
Billings
Willard Fraser
America First
Crowds Hear Senator as Hecklers Try to Disrupt
A packed venue heard the senator despite a mic on site. outside, two or three groups of paid hecklers tried to distract attendees. A 13 year old, Robert Budge, allegedly received five dollars for throwing an egg. the senator learned of the incident only after his address. Wheeler carried 90 percent of the town into his camp.
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Egg
Robert Budge
Wheeler
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Jesse
Ed. Schubel
Navy
Navy Flying Board
Grover B. Turner
Schubel
Naval Aviation Service
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Second Ave
DIAL
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Wott
Ana Py
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America
Studebaker
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Ervin Pleuger
Frank Tumulty
Kadlec
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GEO. Freston
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