The Fatth That Is America Excerpt by Wendell Willkie
An American rights essay by Wendell Willkie, condensed from the North American Review, arguing liberty in the United States stems from plain family roots and opportunity. He contrasts European oppression with American freedoms in work, education, speech, and dissent, warning that war threatens these rights.
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America
North American Review
Reader
Wendell L. Willkie
The
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
United States
Europe
Preserve Free Democracy Amid War Time Pressures
The piece warns against expanding government powers during emergencies and urges protecting free enterprise and free expression. It argues unemployment and economic recovery require private enterprise, not state control, and highlights America’s continuing wealth, high wages, home ownership, and potential if liberty remains secure.
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Louis D. Brandeis
America
Suicide note and prank misfire headline tied to romance
A note from a rejected admirer threatens suicide, prompting a messenger boy to wait for a reply. Other reads describe a porcupine egg mistaken byurcher children, a house moved onto ice, Life as a roller coaster, an insured theater joke, and a midnight street scene ending in death.
Doctor and Junior Debate Medicine Differences
A dialogue shows Junior demanding pills while the doctor argues there is no difference between tablets and pills. The exchange centers on medicine administration and patient insistence versus medical clarity.
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Junior
Razor changes Sonja Henie rink work in film
Ingenious prop men at 20th Century Fox devised a safety razor inspired machine to shave and smooth the ice during Sonja Henie’s skating scenes in the film Everything Happens at Night. The device, powered by a motor and controlled from the sidelines, speeds up ice maintenance while saving time between takes.
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Big Razor
Sonja Henie
20Th Cent Ury-Pox
Sonja Menie
State Theatre
Ray Milland
Robert Cummings Sealair
Sonja
Gabby Hayes Pursues Spanish Roles Amid War Era Film Work
George Gabby Hayes, star with Roy Rogers in Saga of Death Valley, is playing at Fox through Saturday. He studies Spanish three nights weekly at Hollywood High and predicts closer North South American ties in moonlight cinema, preparing for future opportunities in Spanish language film roles.
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George
Gabby” Hayes
Roy Rogers
The
Fox
Sataay
Holywood High School
Gabby
North
South America
Moon Picture
Mutdee Tiltis
Honeymoon's Over at Fox Theatre
Stuart Erwin and Marjorie Weaver star in The Honeymoon's Over a domestic comedy at Fox Theatre filled with hijinks and mishaps. The couple faces finances and romance clashing as work and home life collide in a humorous romp.
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Stuart Erwin
Marjorie Weaver
Fox Theatre
Flm
Stuart
Marjorie
Wanda Marshall to Join Nursing Staff of Johns Hopkins
Wanda Marshall daughter of Edith Marshall departs Columbus Junction to join the Johns Hopkins Hospital nursing staff in Baltimore Maryland She is a 1936 Columbus Junction high school graduate and 1939 Iowa University School of Nursing alumna The report notes other local social and obituary items from the area.
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Wanda Marshall
Johns Hopkins
Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Edith Marshall
Baltimore
Maryland
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Miss Marshall
Columbus Junction High School
School of Nursing
University of Iowa
Ronald Stapp
Bellevue Hospital
Wasentine
EK. FE. Jones
Chicago
Irvin Williams
Moline
Dan Peters
Maxwell
Richard Peters
J. M. Marshall
Ray Greene
Radio Siven
Columbus Theater
E. Aldershoff
John Maurer
Wilton
la Verne Alstott
Arkansas
Joe Church
C. F Ram
Mercury Switch for Quiet Home Use Debuts
A new Mercury switch claims noiseless operation for home electronics, promising smoother, maintenance friendly performance. Early tests discuss handling, safety notes, and potential consumer applications.
Seth Carris Buys Bereiter Farm Near White Oak
Seth Carris, formerly of the neighborhood, purchased the 200 acre Bereiter farm near White Oak school. The item notes various farm sales and rentals rumors in the area and mentions local families at Christmas gatherings. Roberta Lynn is recovering from pneumonia. others shared holidays at multiple homes including Dublin and Wellston areas.
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John Wehr
Seth Carris
Bereiter
White Oak School
Marek
Gien Little
Cli Robertson
Dublin
J. W. van Dyke
Roth
Ainsworth
Roberta Lynn
Bill Wehr
Matt Wehr
Privy Garris and Sons
Laurel Statler
Doyle Kyle
Clarence Lynn
Riverside Pupils Learn Holiday Break Amid School Closures
Riverside public and St. Marys parochial schools closed Friday afternoon for Christmas vacation. Teachers head home as students enjoy a holiday recess. notable pupils Mabel Clark Ema Lee Matousek Maizie Langel and Helene Gaskell from the public school are named in the report.
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Riverside
St. Mary's Parochial
Mabel Clark
Ema Lee Matousek
Maizie Langel
Helene Gaskell
Fae
Vacation Visitors and Homecoming Happenings in Local Towns
Local families greet returning relatives from Marion New ton Breda and Belle Plains during holiday breaks. Residents plan resumes after Christmas with events at surobe schoolind and St Marys. Visitors include Mr and Mrs James Marsh Cedar Rapids and Mary Younkin Chicago, plus shifts of Unferth Heitzman families.
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Ulty
Marion
Newton
Breda
Belle Plains
Surobe
St. Mary's
J. Unferth
Edith Heitzman
Moline
Davenport
Mis. Kk
Hestsman
Unferth
Marsh
Manca Yeast Company
Anna Walter
Karl Walton
California
W. T. Negus
Igwood
C. C. Walter
Hawthorne
Adrian Dautremont
Gae Ann
Cedar Rapids
C. V. Dautremont
Paul Gilroy
Iowa City
Lewis Waldschmidt
Mary Younkin
Chicago
Fannie Weeks
Contagion Warnings Echoed in Ancient Jewish Quarantine rules
Biblical texts describe quarantine practices among ancient Jews to curb contagious disease. Regulations emphasize separating affected individuals and maintaining communal health, illustrating early public health thinking and civic responsibility.
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