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Newspaper
Parowan Times
Location
Parowan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1940
Page
7
A fragmentary report from Staffordshire shows four women in a magistrate court at Waltall. An accident occurred when a car risges struck a baby carriage, leaving four women injured. The text also includes a sequence about rivers and their lengths, mentioning the Mississippi Missouri, Nile, and Amazon, with various figures and headwaters.
A machine has been revised for measuring the warmth of fabrics used in clothes and bedding. Local area notes indicate improvements may help assess insulation. Further testing is planned to confirm accuracy and potential industrial adoption.
George A Barclay notes the 1940 Democratic National Convention in Chicago nominating Franklin D Roosevelt for a third term and Henry A Wallace for vice president amid tense balloting. The writeup details Alabama's nomination, the Bankhead and McNutt disputes, and Roosevelt's radio acceptance highlighting wartime urgency and unity.
In a tense opening day the 1940 Democratic National Convention showcased Farley as a key rival to Roosevelt over the third term. Senator Glass delivered a dramatic speech from bed in support, while Barkley denounced Willkie and Hoover and affirmed the President’s stance against a bid for another term. The platform backed a nonintervention foreign policy, a strong defense, and continued New Deal initiatives with emphasis on farmers, social security, and hydro projects.
A Red Cross sewing circle in our community grows from two to twelve members as invasion of Low Countries spurred help for refugees. They produce about 60 woolen dresses weekly in sizes 9 to 44, funded by gifts and self-supplied materials. The editor notes practical shortcuts and urges readers to support with patterns and books.
At the fourth session of the Democratic convention, more than 2,000 women delegates secured equal voice on the party platform committee. They passed amendments on foreign policy and women’s rights, including a pledge to avoid sending troops abroad except in case of attack. A plank guaranteeing job rights regardless of marital status also passed, championed by Congresswoman Mary Ty Norton and supported by women delegates and national officers.
Utah led with more women than men nine to seven, while Florida showed gender parity. New Jersey named Tep as chairman as One-eyed Connelly failed to crash yet wore an assistant sergeant at arms badge. Melvin Douglas and wife Helen Gehsgen represented Marlywood.
A reader’s mixed list asks origins of sophomore Chinese language peculiarities Duncan Phyfe motifs and other trivia. Questions cover vocab multiple meanings moral tones guest etiquette prime fates meteoritic diamonds bird group terms and legislative timing.
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