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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1940
Page
15
Dan Bates, a midwestern farmer and weekly paper editor, travels with Willie Winter and a crew of shipboard players in a high stakes bridge game that exposes crooked chicanery among passengers and a stern captain. The tale blends love, loyalty, and risk at sea.
Willie and his crew expose a con on the vessel with the claim he is the Earl of Crawley. Frederick Winter Jr. is identified as the cheated passenger, while Mrs Humphrey Graham jokes about American England ties. Dan and the narrator meet Sir Henry and Lady at breakfast as plans unfold for a London visit. To be continued tomorrow.
The Hawkeye Downs event organized by the young men's bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will center on M-Day and conscription measures. General L C Disterhoff issues orders for bureau members and seniors to report at 5 p.m. at the exhibition hall with reservations due by Wednesday noon.
Seventeen thousand surgical dressings were shipped by Linn county Red Cross to Jersey City New Jersey for export to England. Volunteers led by Mrs Guy McKibben and Mrs Hal Ferguson prepared the bandages in Cedar Rapids in one month, packed in waterproof lined wooden boxes.
Army and Navy Register notes change in conscription preparation orders. Reserve officers below captain with dependents have 20 days to offer resignation, now needing to prove sole support and dependence for each listed dependent. Local officials interpret this as requiring proof of sole support for the dependent.
A Kellogg's All-Bran advertisement explains two methods to address constipation before and after it occurs. It promotes regular use of the cereal to supply dietary bulk, advice to drink water, and consulting a physician if chronic.
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