Cherry Sisters rise from Cedar Rapids to Broadway fame
In 1993 four stage-struck sisters aged 17 to 22 from a Cedar Rapids area farm appeared in a homemade sketch on an amateur program. Their unimpressive talent and ridicule drew brown vegetables behind a wire screen while they toured the Middle West. By 1996 their unlikely fame earned a Broadway contract, and seven years later they retired to farm life with about $200,000.
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Notes of a New York Newsboy a Wartime Echo
A fragment from F T Miller recounts General Eisenhower’s defense of democracy against fascist threats and his public image as alarmist to curb subversive groups. It blends anecdotes about Pulitzer and Greeley with wartime reflections, humor, and observations on newsrooms, radio, and Burma fighting.
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Nation Mourns Roosevelt as Truman is Named
Franklin D Roosevelt died at Warm Springs Georgia at 435 pm on April 12 age 63 after a cerebral hemorrhage. He served 12 years as president and his funeral will be at the White House with Hyde Park burial. Truman, a Missouri native, must guide wartime ally relations and postwar policy while facing the nation’s transition and United Nations formation.
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Roosevelt's Precedent Breaking Across Democratic Conventions
The article notes Franklin D Roosevelt's reputation for breaking precedent. It cites 1932 travel from Albany to Chicago to address the Democratic convention and highlights ongoing informal methods of handling business after his election.
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The Life of Franklin D Roosevelt a Vigorous Leader
A sweeping portrait shows Franklin D Roosevelt rising from wealthy Hudson Valley stock to govern New York and then lead the nation. It traces his early reforms, Navy service, 1920s revival after illness, 1928 governorship, 1932 election, bank holiday, New Deal laws, and a transformative second term shaping economic relief and social security.
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Army Discharge Credits and Postwar Labor Pact News
The Army plans discharge credits based on overseas service medals and parental status, with limits on underage children and a complex rule set. Henry Kaiser shapes a postwar labor peace push, proposing a coordinated chamber effort and a cooperative task force. Petrillo and Lewish face looming Bailey Bill concerns affecting royalties and health fund agreements. Capitol chatter notes RFC advertising deals for surplus property and a respected lawmaker’s standing in Congress.
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Cross-Country Radio Programs Sent By Wire
Millions of Americans may not realize many radio programs travel long distances by telephone wire. A New York originated program heard in San Francisco through a local station traveled about 3000 miles by wire, versus under 30 miles by radio waves.
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