Errant Cit Tees Birthday Club Meet At Mrs Bray Home
A Friday luncheon at the home of Mrs George Bray entertained the birthday club planning a seventeenth birthday celebration for Alice Holt. Skating and refreshments followed at Mrs Holt s home with guests including Miss Hatch and Mrs Dewers among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee-Am
George Bray
Alice Holt
Clawze Ht
Baptist 410 Society
War
Rameau
Miss Hatch
F. H. Dewers
Ed Hall
Victor Lunn
Alvin Clason
Louis Johnson
George Dewees
R. M. Duke
Wit Hughsor
George R. Dewees
AFL Machinists End Strike At Shipyards
AFL Machinists prepare to end a strike at shipyards after a defense mediation board urged a temporary settlement. About 10,500 of 12,000 strikers had returned to work as talks continue on wage increases and a permanent agreement.
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AFL
Unity Workers Organizing Committee
CIO
NDMB
Price Control On Automobiles And On Tires
Price control on automobiles and tires is discussed with figures from 1907 showing passenger cars in the United States numbering 6,253,891 and other vehicle categories detailed. The text notes the era’s production and distribution patterns as part of a broader economic context.
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Cere
Ora
Mary Kraft Remembered in Oelwein Obituary Tribute
Mrs Mary R Kraft nee Geiser dies at 76 after three months illness at home. Widow of A G Kraft, she raised two children to independence, was longtime member of First Christian Church and Ladies Aid. Her life reflected quiet devotion, faith, and service to family and church in Oelwein Iowa.
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Mary R Kroft
Kraft
Geiser Fareuly
Iowa
Orrgin Prairie
Fairbank
Geiser Farm
First Christian Church
Oelwein
Christ
Apostle E
Finland and Russia in War Report Across Front Lines
Helsinki dispatches say the conflict between Finland and Russia intensified with hundreds of casualties and fires across positions. An official note reports an aircraft downed over Friulan day amid ongoing hostilities.
Roosevelt Won Battle Over Foreign Policy
Roosevelt faces Senate debates over aid to Britain and Russia amid war with Germany. Senators like Mead push supplying Britain while letting Russia receive non militaries, while isolationists led by Taft denounce U S collaboration with the Soviet Union. The discussion centers on timing, supplies, and strategic risks as war spreads in Europe and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Red Army
Pacific
Japan
Siberia
Finland
Prother Balty
Soviet
Finlanc
Britain
Russia
James M. Mead
Harold H. Burton
R. O
George D. Aiken
Hugh A. Bet R
Thes Group
Meadé
Mead
United States
Burton K. Wheeler
Mont
PF. Nye
N. D
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Taft
Review of The Situation On The War Front
Review says Allied shipping losses reach 352 000 tons in Atlantic and Indian oceans as the Scheer sails to a German port. Between June 15 and 25 British air forces claim 136 German planes shot down while nine more Mar crafts fall in daylight raids since June 11. Soviets attack Finnish targets including Helsinki, with fires at Abo. Leningrad rumor denied. Berlin radio claims Bucharest bombings. Luftwaffe focuses on clearing the way for near term Nazi advances.
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Atlamnc
Indian
London
Royal Air Force
Germany
Finland
Helsinki
Abo
Leningrad
Berlin
New York
Bucharest
Germans Bomb Soviet Forces Near Baltic Fronts Reach Kaunas
Berlin dispatch reports German dive bombers destroyed 15 Soviet tanks and trains crowded with troops. The blast meters shattered troops as the greatest progress appeared along the Baltic states and toward Minsk. London and Swedish notices claim Kaunas Vilna and Riga in German hands amid local uprisings.
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Berlin
Baltic States
Minsk
London
Kaunas
Vina
Lithuania
Vilna
Rigi
German Report Russia Offers Resistance
A Reich communique from Hitler's eastern front HQ says operations on the eastern front proceed as planned despite Soviet attempts to hinder the German offensive. The report notes repeated Soviet thrusts and German counter thrusts, with Stuka bombers claimed to have destroyed tanks and transport trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Adolf Hitler
DNB
High Command Reports Ongoing Baltic Naval Ops
The German high command claimed Luftwaffe air superiority over Soviet forces while omitting specifics of eastern front combat. It also reported continued naval operations against the Soviet fleet, indicating ongoing actions on multiple fronts.
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High Command
Registration of Cars Shows Increase in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa June 26 UP 862481 cars and trucks were registered in the first half of 1941, a 38 38 percent rise from 1940 according to Allen, motor vehicle department superintendent. Fee collections reached 11 949 992 dollars, up 603 034 from last year. Weather information lines in New York handled over 6 million calls in a year, with about 13 000 daily average calls, mainly from business users, and up to 19 000 busy signals previously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Allen
Motor Vehicle Department
New York
Weather Bureau
Saving Tablecloth Paste to Corner Edges for Wear Prevention
A brief notice describes applying adhesive tape to the underside of all four tablecloth corners to stop corners from wearing through the covering and preserve the cloth. The text is terse and reads like a Want-Ads snippet with practical household advice.
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Connoes
Finch
Ned
Pegsnel
Hers
Abe Res Lers
We. Srevings & Prem
Rot Derson
Genere
Mus
Mary BR Eeaft
Roosevelt
Shele
Ria
Children’s Sun Suits
Doroty Perkins
Seersucker
Sears
Blue Rose
Foundation Garments
Pantie Girdles
Nxion
Warner
Connors’ Inc
Celanese Shantung
Seersuckers Blemberg
Georgiana
Carol King
Laura Lee
Doris Dodson
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