Walace's Acceptance Timed With All-Star Game
A discussion on a misquote claim follows coverage of President Roosevelt press conferences with many reporters taking word for word notes. The piece totals state sales tax data for 1940 by Iowa counties, showing per capita and aggregate penny collections and noting major contributors like Polk and Davis counties.
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Roosevelt
Polk County
Des Moines
Davis County
Iowa
Polk
Davis
Adams
Clarke
Osceola
Ida
Hardin County
Boone
Hardin
Boones
Mahaska
Page
State defense council hints emerge amid payroll talks
Governor Wilson discusses creating a state industrial council to coordinate federal and state defense steps. A diverse salary list due around Sept 1 will cover July 1, 1935 to June 30, 1940, showing payroll changes under Wilson and Kraschel administrations. Taxes cut 50 percent save $3,000 for taxpayers amid reports of staff reductions and shifting term coverage.
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Industrial Council
Wilson
Tthe Kraschel
Five year old Wayne Grady’s medical journey continues
In seven weeks Wayne Grady Grant has endured three operations starting with a ruptured appendix and is set for a fourth soon. The piece notes persistent illness and ongoing hospital visits reflecting a child’s medical trauma.
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Wayne Grady
Grant
The Romance Behind a Popular Soup Brand
A nostalgic look at how a simple soup kitchen grew into a vast business through ads. Starting with a sign and small newspaper notices, it expanded to employ thousands and support many retail clerks and drivers, all while offering a cheaper home meal.
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America
English Visitor Iris Dad dington Arrives at Pennington Home
Iris Dad dington aged 13 from Harrogate, England, will soon reach the C. W. Pennington home in Sumner. Mrs Daddington, Iris mother, asked that her son age 18 and her mother be allowed to come, but their ages and the son’s upcoming military service led to denial of the permit.
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Hampton
Hagie Grove
Iris Daddington
Harrogate
England
C. W. Pennington
Sumner
The overprotective family crippled Jack more than paralysis
A biography recounts Jack who suffered a severe leg injury and partial paralysis. Prompt care kept his leg usable but his family’s constant well meaning aid fostered dependency. Subtle verbal reminders reinforced limitations and hindered his effort to adapt to affliction.
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Jack
Clermont Visitors From Lewistown and Abel Family
Clermont local notes report Mr and Mrs J D Abel and their Lewistown Montana son visiting in Wayne Abel’s home. Mrs Curt Coolidge and family also visit Wayne Abel’s household. W C Calahan returns from a two week trip noting dryness in the west. Mrs Pat Maveny formerly Nellie Kelly of Clermont dies Aug 12 and is buried midweek. she is sister of Wm Kelly.
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J. D. Abel
Lewistown
Mont
Wayne Abel
Curt Coolidge
W. C. Calahan
Pat Maveny
Mason City
Nellie Kelly
Clermont
Wm. Kelly
Soldiers in Old Fort El Morro in Puerto Rico
Soldiers from the Sixty-fifth U. S. Infantry live within El Morro, a 400 year old Spanish fortress in Puerto Rico. The caption notes the historic site housing troops and hints at a longstanding military presence on the island.
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U. 8
Old Fort
U. & Infantry
el Morro
Puerto Rico
Fox Guardian Hart Raises Trained Fox Flock Race
Nashville resident H C Hart trains a fox to guard his chickens in a strange race against his own flock for egg yields. The American Magazine reports the unusual method as a test of predator versus poultry in a rural setting.
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H. C. Hart
Nashville
Tenn
The
American Magazine
Hart
Handicapped By What Read in Neon Lights
Neighborhood boys ostracize Jack for being queer and disabled after infantile paralysis cripples his leg. They label him a bully or a baby, todos misjudge him as too fragile. The tale exposes cruel, misguided kindness that shaped his fate.
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Jack
Ideal Type Nesus Wins National Percheron Title
Nesus, an acclaimed ideal type Percheron stallion, is named national grand champion. Martha Yancey awards Nesus an extra bucket of oats in recognition, with owner Robert W. Lyons of Fairholme Farm in Lewisville, Indiana.
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Lewisville
Ind
Nesus
Martha Yancey
Robert W. Lyons
Fairholme Farm
False teeth found in tree stump near Avon Mass
William P. Lorch, while cutting a tree near Avon Massachusetts, discovered a complete set of false teeth embedded in the stump. Only two molars were missing, but the rest of the denture was in good condition. The item raises questions about how it ended up in the tree and whether it belongs to someone in the area.
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William P. Lorch
Avon
Mass
Senate crowds pack galleries for Burke-Wade draft debate
In Washington hundreds queued in Senate corridors awaiting seats to hear debate on the Burke-Wade compulsory military training bill. Senate passage last week authorizes the President to order National Guard and Army Reserves to active duty for 12 months, clearing the way for the draft bill discussion.
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Senate
National Guard
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