Fala the White House dog rivals a statesman in poise
Murray of Falahill known as Fala enjoys daily access to President Roosevelt at the White House and on trips. The shaggy beagle, celebrated for calm presence at executive meetings, has his own fenced compound, a loyal valet Prettyman, and a simple diet of fresh meat and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Ragsdale
Gazette
Tashington
Murray of
Falahill
Fala
United States
Scotty
Ronsee
Murray
White House
Hyde Park
Churchill
Secret Service
Prettyman
Britain
Dutchess County
Canal Zone Sheet Metal Workers and Lathe Operators Sought
Iowa State Employment service seeks men for government work in the Panama Canal Zone. Positions include sheet metal workers and engine lathe operators at monthly pay from 187 to 239.58 dollars. Open to men aged 20 to 55 who pass a rigid medical exam. Married applicants should have dependents at home. Barracks and living quarters are adequate for tropical climate. Expected duration one and a half to two years. Local contact: 308 Third Street SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal Zone
Iowa State Employment Service
Third Street SE
New Books at Public Library Highlight Classics and Biographies
A public library feature reviews several new titles. W C Handy’s Father of the Blues recalls early life in Alabama. John Masefield’s In the Mill, Edward Weeks Great Short Novels, and setting guides by Helen Sprackling are noted. Plays by Anderson Connelly Welles Saroyan. Also So To Speak on voice and appearance. Reserve lists include Nostradamus and Berlin Diary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Ala
W. C. Handy
St. Louis
Public Library
John Masefield
England
Masefield
America
Yonkers
N. Y
Edward Weeks
Richter
Steinbeck
Porgy
Heyward
Helen Sprackling
Maxwell Anderson
Marc Connelly
Orson Welles
William Saroyan
Elisabeth Ferguson von Hesse
Japanese Steamer Hankone Maru Granted Clearance in Singapore
British authorities at Singapore granted clearance papers to the Japanese steamer Hankone Maru after detaining the vessel temporarily, ending the hold Saturday.
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Singapore
INS
Lonely sergt Tom Klouda seeks letters from pretty girls
Sergeant Tommy Klouda of Ely in the Seventh Division Surgical Hospital at Fort Ord Calif asks for letters from pretty girls to cure his loneliness. A Santa Rosa man found his identification tag and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat printed the details. The note lists his service seven months and his self diagnosed ailment of loneliness with the proposed treatment of letters.
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Tommy Klouda
Frank Klouda
Ely
Seventh Division Surgical
Fort Ord
Calif
Washington
Santa Rosa
Klouda
Walter Wallace
Tom Klouda
Surg. Hosp
Fort Ord, Calif
Detours Listed For Iowa Highways For Week Ending Sept 26
Iowa highway commission lists detours on numerous routes. Notable closures include Iowa 1 0.5 mile south of Junction Iowa 77 in Jefferson county and Iowa 64 0.3 mile between Cedar Rapids and Marion. Detours range from 0.3 to 18 miles, with several routes surfaced and some earth detours. Construction notes cover shoulder work and bridge projects on major interstates and state highways.
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Iowa
State Highway Commission
Iowa 77
Jefferson County
Brighton
Towa
Decatur City
Mount Ayr
Osage
Laster
Larchwood
Laurens
Have Jock
Knoxville
Ottumwa
Eddyville
du Uugue
New Hampton
Lawlor
Greenfield
Orient
Turin
Soldier
Dunque
O'Brien
Osceola County
Dungue
Town
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Almont
Dunaque
Minnesota Plate
Onawa
Junction
Dyersynies
Luxemberg
Perry West
U. B
Dubuque
Badger
U. S. 169
Manly
U. 34
Glenwood
U. S
Bellevue
Harlan
U. 8
Ting Northwood
Winnebaso County
Meservey
Thornton
Independence
Mount Vernon
Cedar River
Night School Sets New Record for Enrollment in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids night school enrollment on the first night of fall registration reached 279 students across 20 courses, crushing the prior first night high of 165. Principal E H Christensen projects total enrollment could reach 750 to 800, with regular and defense courses at Franklin and McKinley schools.
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Cedar Rapids
E. H. Christensen
Franklin
McKinley School
Franklin School
McKinley
Board of Education
Coe College Opens Sixty First Year With Vespers and Week
Coe college readies for the sixty first year as classes start Monday at 8 am with a campus vesper service at 10 am led by acting president Dr. C Harve Geiger. Dr. Eric L Clitheroe is introduced as new associate Bible professor. Freshman week includes a 4 pm vesper service and a Cedar Rapids Lions group part of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
C. Harve Geiger
Geiger
Eric L. Clitheroe
Clitheroe
Robert Little
Coe Board of Trustees
First Presbyterian Church of
Arthur Poe
W. M. Evans
David I. Berger
Cedar Rapids Lions Club
James B. Hodgson
Berger
Eleanor Taylor Wendland
Grace Lockhoff
Y World Series Membership Drive Captains Named
John Heidel and Russell Landis announced team captains for the 1941 YMCA World Series Membership drive. National league captains are Sam Johnson, Ira Carrithers, Leonard Dvorak, John Stark, Russell Knapp and American league captains Judd Dean, Ed Wadsworth, Dr. John Oceans, Bill Kelly, Bill Cornish. Bat boy captains are Beulah Detwiler and Lucille Lash. Umpires named for both leagues include Gurney Day, Louis Nelson, Ed Hunter, Jerry Rosenberger, Fred Uhlenhopp, and Mark Hunnicutt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Heidel
Russell Landis
Heidel
Landis
Nate Worcester
Charles Lynch, Jr
Sam Johnson
Ira Carrithers
Leonard Dvorak
John Stark
Russell Knapp
Judd Dean
Ed Wadsworth
John Oceans
Bill Kelly
Bill Cornish
Beulah Detwiler
Lucille Lash
Gurney Day
Louis Nelson
Ed Hunter
Jerry Rosenberger
Fred Uhlenhopp
Mark Hunnicutt
Beware Reports Axis Splitting Sforza Advises
Count Carlo Sforza former Italian foreign minister and anti-fascist leader warned Americans not to trust reports of a Rome Berlin axis split or Mussolini seeking a secret peace with the United States. He called such claims a dangerous fifth column maneuver and said Mussolini is Hitler's prisoner.
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New York
INS
Carlo Sforza
Italy
Rome-Berlin
Mussolini
United States
England
America
Hitler
Count Sforza
International News Service
Italy Would Welcome Peace With England Despite Fascism
Count Sforza said the vast majority of Italy’s 44 million people would welcome peace with England but that peace cannot be achieved while fascism lasts. He added that Mussolini’s axis role would not yield a democratic peace while the regime remains in power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
England
Count Sforza
Moose State Convention Opens in Cedar Rapids
The Loyal Order of Moose holds a three day state convention in Cedar Rapids from Friday September 26 to Sunday September 28. W L Glessner heads the Cedar Rapids lodge opening meeting. Senator James J Davis and others are slated as speakers with a downtown parade at 2 30 p m Sunday led by the Des Moines Moose national championship band.
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Loyal Order of Moose
Cedar Rapids
Moose Lodge
W. L. Glessner
State Association
Moose Hall
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Moose Order
James J. Davis
Washington, D. C
Moose
Des Moines
Sfeeglathedene Montrose Hotel
State Association Inna Initla
Paul P Tion
Benmitz
Menirass
of the Moose
Bessie Berkin
F K. Hahn
Charles W. Bowers
Supreme
Kohl
India
Fred W. Zabel
Supreme Treas
All Moose
Montrose Hotel
Otto W Meyers
Presiding
Iowa Moose Association
Leo E. Kohl
the Moose
Kall
Montrose
tIowa Association
Moore
Local Masons Honor Grand Master in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Masons and vicinity host an 8 p.m. reception at the Masonic hall to honor Judge Farr Peters of Clarinda grand master of Masons in Iowa. Peters sits on the fifteenth Iowa Judicial District bench. The program includes a grand master reception a brief address Cedar Rapids Masonic Chorus under William Rindernecht Jr and Rev George G Hunt of Mt. Pleasant First Methodist Church. Sponsored by Crescent Mt Hermon and Mizpah lodges.
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Masons
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Hall
Farr Peters
Clarinda
Iowa
Peters
Fifteenth Judicial District of
Masonic Chorus of
William Rindernecht, Jr
George G. Hunt
First Methodist Church of
Mt. Pleasant
Crescent
Mt. Hermon
Jobs Now Hunt Men, Mines Officials Say
Colorado School of Mines officials reported many requests for members of the class of 1942. They said getting a job used to be tough, but now the jobs are out hunting the men.
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Denver
INS
Colorado School of Mines
Henry VIII Wave Had Stomach Ulcer Pains
History recalls Henry VIII's possible stomach pains after meals. An old advertisement urges relief with Udga Tablets for ulcers indigestion and heartburn with money back guarantee and AP drug stores.
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Henry VIII
Henry VII
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Outlaw
Canal Zone
Kitterman’s Dry Cleaners
Third Avenue
DIAL
Lyn Furniture Polish
Charga Plateway
Killian Company
Coe
Voorhees Hall
DR. C. Harve Geiger
Eric Clitheroe
Sforza
Double Value
Automatia
Bebbin
Rotary
Poy
Otate
Earl Peters
Roca
Killian
the Killian Company
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