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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1940
Page
5
A college choir under Professor Paul Ras will tour central and western Iowa for a year, visiting towns such as Glidden Carrell Manone and Des Moines. A radio program will be broadcast at least from Des Moines on a Wednesday or Thursday in May.
A government move establishes a national office to promote a sport that remains little practiced in the country. Officials say the measure aims to grow participation and visibility nationwide, with plans to support events and development programs.
Norwegian minister Wilhelm de Morgenstierne and German chargé d affaires Hane Thomsen arrived separately at the State Department in Washington to confer with Undersecretary Sumner Welles. The two envoys entered the building at different times for talks on policy and the war.
President signs a reciprocal trade pact praised by Henry Wallace Secretary of State Hull Senator Pat Harrison and Representative Robert Doughton for their efforts in pushing the legislation through Congress. The group is pictured in a ceremony marking the agreement.
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