Point Wars Break Out Over Meat Ration Points
Washington officials warn of license revocation for indiscriminate sales below ration-point standards as “point wars” erupt along the eastern seaboard amid oversold meat stocks. OPA plans new price ceilings effective April 15 to curb black market activity and help housewives spot lawful prices.
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Washington
OPA
New York
Boston
National Association of Retail Meat Dealers
Wille
Chicago
National Association of Meat Dealers
Steel and rubber policy clash sparks postwar planning
Delegates at a Midwest meeting pressed for a broader synthetic rubber program using grain alcohol as a feedstock. Gillette claimed grain alcohol could yield cheaper rubber in the Midwest with WPB support, pledging military and civilian needs by year’s end. A five member committee was named to coordinate postwar planning with other governors’ councils in New York Atlanta and San Francisco.
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Jeffers
Iowa
Washington
Gillette
Middlewest
John W. Bricker
Ohio
New York
Atlanta
San Francisco
William Anderson
Missouri State Planning Board
Therman A. Biddinger
Indiana Senate
Ernest L. Olrich
Minnesota State Council of Defense
Elmer J. Schnackenberg
Ilinois House of Representatives
Lamour Seeks License to Marry Army Captain
Dorothy Lamour applied for a California marriage license on Saturday to wed Capt. William Roes Howard III of the Army Air Forces. Howard, on brief leave from the San Bernardino air depot, accompanied the actress who joked about being flustered by the forms. They plan a Beverly Hills ceremony, noting a possible wait of three days under state law.
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LOS Angeles
Dorothy Lamour
William .Roes‘ Howard III
Army Air Forces
Howard
Army Air Depot
San Bernardino
Lamour
California
Beverly Hills
Gaeembars
New York Shifts Alimony Tax Liability to Wife
Governor Dewey signs a law shifting New York state income tax liability for paid alimony from husband to wife. The bill keeps the husband responsible for any alimony portion used to support his minor children.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
New York State
Thomas E. Dewey
Japanese fishing fleet aids war effort in Pacific
The fishing fleet, including floating canneries of 5 000 to 7 000 tons, escorts, and numerous trawlers, operates in the North Pacific supplying Japan’s war and civilian needs while fish consumption in Japan runs about 70 pounds per person per year.
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United States
North Pacific
Japan
Driving Charge Will Follow Motor Mishap
Police will file a reckless driving charge against 16 year old Robert Hasbrouck of 811 Third Street NW after a collision at B Avenue and Thirteenth Street W about 5 15 p m Saturday A Dempsey cleaning truck driven by Hasbrouck hit a passenger car driven by Melvin Church of 1709 Eighth Avenue SW both drivers avoided injury but extensive damage occurred to both vehicles according to investigators Patrolmen George Davis and Henry Overman
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J. N. Walsh
Robert Hasbrouck
Third Street
B Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Dempsey Cleaning Company
Hasbrouck
Melvin Church
Eighth Avenue
George Davis
Henry Overman
M. H. Collins Dies. Rites Held After Short Illness
Funeral services were held in Turner chapel for M. H. Collins vice president of Collins Radio company who died Friday after a brief illness. Dr. Robert Little conducted prayers from Psalms and I Corinthians and burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery with about 300 relatives and friends in attendance.
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Turner Chapel
M. H. Collins
Collins Radio Company
Robert Little
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Bender
Funeral services for Mrs Lulu Bender who died Saturday at the Home for Aged Women will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Turner chapel conducted by Chester Ainsworth. Burial is set in Linwood cemetery with friends invited to call at the chapel.
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Lulu Bender
Home For
Turner Chapel
Chester Ainsworth
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral services for Ida M. Wean in Cedar Rapids area
Funeral services for Ida M. Wean, former Cedar Rapids resident who died Thursday at her Chicago home, will be conducted by Rev. J. E. DeLong at Moen chapel 2 p.m. Monday. Burial follows in Linwood cemetery family lot. Friends may call at Moon chapel Monday.
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Ida M. Wean
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
J. E. DeLong
Moen Chapel
Linwood Cemetery
Moon Chapel
Memorial for Vincent Stodola of Mt Vernon
Vincent Stodola 73 of Mt Vernon and longtime Cedar Rapids resident died at home after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held in the Polansky funeral chapel at a time to be announced.
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Vincent Stodola
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Polansky
Ater
Mrs Leslie S Hamilton Dies at Cedar Rapids Home
Mrs Leslie S Hamilton 1718 C avenue NE Cedar Rapids died at home Saturday. Born January 1 1877 near Dysart Tama county she studied at Dysart High School and Cornell College Mt Vernon. Survived by husband and son Dr Hughbert C Hamilton Temple University. Funeral Monday 4 pm in Moon Chapel with burial Cedar Memorial Park.
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Leslie S. Hamilton
C Avenue
Belle Clayton Hamilton
Dysart
Tama County
Dysart High School
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Memorial Park
Death of Cedar Rapids farmer Thomas J. O Keefe at 62
Thomas J. O Keefe 62 prominent farmer of Cedar Rapids route 1 died Saturday at 7 p m in a Cedar Rapids hospital. He studied at Cedar Rapids public schools Coe College and Creighton University Law School class of 1913. He practiced law ten years then returned to the family farm with his brother. Survived by brothers George and John of Cedar Rapids and sister Mrs Mae Aileen Parrish Dubuque. Funeral mass at St Patrick's church Tuesday 9 30 a m. Body at Beatty mortuary.
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Thomas J. O'Keefe
Cedar Rapids
O'Keefe
Coe College
College of Law
Creighton University
Omaha
George
John
Mae Aileen Parrish
Dubuque
St. Patrick's Church
Beatty Mortuary
Death of Mildred McClary in her Fulton home
Mildred Rozetta McClary wife of Roy D. McClary 1336 Third Street NW was found dead Saturday likely from a heart attack in bed with her six weeks old son Robert Michal She was born December 18 1911 in Oxford Junction Iowa Married March 9 1937 in Lancaster Massachusetts and lived in the city since 1935 She leaves husband infant son parents Mr and Mrs Ed Wasaba of Fulton Illinois two sisters Mrs Ralph Peterson Hammond Indiana and Lottie Mae Wasaba Fulton and brother Joseph Wasaba Fulton Funeral arrangements will be announced later Friends may call at the Moen chapel
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Mildred Rozetta McClary
Roy D. McClary
Third Street
Oxford Junction
Lancaster
Robert Michal
Ed. Wasaba
Fulton, Il
Ralph Peterson
Hammond, Ind
Lottie Mae Wasaba
Fulton
Joseph Wasaba
Moen Chapel
Arctic Tern Covers 22000 Mile Annual Migration
The Arctic tern migrates about 22,000 miles yearly, linking its extraordinary endurance to its long distance journeys between Arctic breeding grounds and southern oceans.
Jeffers hints at quitting rubber post after July 1
Rubber Director William M. Jeffers says he may resign after July 1 if the synthetic program is fully in place. He notes production bugs in new plants are being ironed out and expects the July 1 check will show if the U.S. can avoid a critical fall in rubber reserves.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Union Pacific Railroad
Jeffers
U. S
United Nations
Lifers Eye Offer to Guadalcanal Hero Sergt Schmid
Oklahoma prisoner Thomas Workman offered one of his eyes to Sergt Albert Schmid who lost sight in the Tenaru river battle. Schmid, a Philadelphia marine, is hailed for his actions on Guadalcanal. Doctors say a transfer cannot help, but Schmid thanked the convict for the gesture.
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Philadelphia
INS
Oklahoma
McAllister
Tenaru River
Guadalcanal
Albert Schmid
Schmid
Thomas Calvin Workman
Philadelphia Naval Hospital
Workman
Jobless Now Million in United States Census Finds
The census bureau reported on Saturday that the United States had 1,000,000 unemployed people, nearing the irreducible minimum after years with over 10,000,000 jobless. The AP notes this marked a significant decline in unemployment.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Senators Target LaGuardia Zanuck Ranks In Senate Clash
In Washington Senate critics rail against Fiorello LaGuardia and Darryl Zanuck, calling for tougher assignments and questioning civilian film ties. Truman suggests sending Zanuck back to school to become a real officer while Patterson notes Zanuck resigned from his Fox post and may request inactive status after completing assigned missions.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Senate
War Department
Darryl F. Zanuck
Hollywood Zanucks
LaGuardia
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Colo
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Truman
Robert P. Patterson
Hollywood
Patterson
Zanuck
Army Signal Corps
Mrs. Howard Out On Bond In Tulsa Hotel Slaying Case
Ella B. Howard, a 44 year old divorces, is freed on a ten thousand dollar bond after a preliminary hearing reduced the charge from murder to manslaughter in the slaying of Mrs. T Karl Simmons at the Mayo hotel in Tulsa. A gun smith witness testified about cleaning the gun used.
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Tulsa
Okla
Ella B. Howard
Mayo Hotel
Howard
T. Karl Simmons
Marvin Simpson
Common Pleas
Grady S. Cornett
Ed J. Mace
Mace
R. M. Murphy
Simmons
Lehman to Visit London for War Relief Information
Herbert H. Lehman director of foreign relief and rehabilitation will travel to London in a few days to collect data on issues surrounding relief for war victims in Axis liberated areas. He will not seek joint UN negotiations, which Hull will conduct in Washington. Lehman will be joined by his special assistant U. S. Jackson.
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Washington
Herbert H. Lehman
Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
London
New York
United Nations
Hull
U. S. Jackson
War casualty and service notices from Cedar Rapids area
The notice column lists multiple service updates for Cedar Rapids area families. It includes E T Wolfe of Cedar Rapids signing his Red Cross register under his son LeRoy Wolfe, and family members such as Harold Vig, Herbert L Westrom, Ned C White, John Havens, and others stationed across the United States. Also noted are promotions, transfers, furloughs, and training assignments at Camp Shelby, Fort Belvoir, Great Falls, Sikeston, Camp Polk, and more, with addresses of relatives.
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Corp
Herbert L. Westrom
Army Air Corps
A. C. Westrom
Grande Avenue SE
Westrom
Great Falls
Mont
Jesse Tompkins
Clearwater
Fla
Chanutefield
Ill
Mary Lane
Fifth Street
Robert P. Ure
Fort Bragg
N. C
Henry Hillmer
Belle Avenue
Hillmer
Coffeyville
Joe Pokorney
Frank Pokorney
Second Street
Camp Phillips
Kaw
Kenneth M. Krumbholz
Otto Krumbholz
Twenty - Fifth Street
Camp Dodge
Camp Kohler
Sacramento
Calif
Joe Stourec
Camp Butner
Joseph Stourec
Fourteenth Avenue
James Rozek
Senate bill would authorize 30 million for war bond ads
Washington AP says legislation to let the treasury spend up to 30 million dollars a year on war bond advertising in daily and weekly newspapers is being drafted for Senate introduction next week. Senator Bankhead notes not all provisions are ready and asserts the measure is not a subsidy to newspapers but a payment for ad space.
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Washington
Treasury
Senate
Senator Bankhead
D-Ala
Alabaman
Allied Forces Push in Tunisia Amid Air Offensive
In Tunisia near Fondouk and Kairouan, Allied troops and French forces advance while American and British aircrews report heavy losses for Axis planes. General Eisenhower returns from the Tunisian fronts praising progress and unity among Allied forces. He meets with Alexander and Montgomery to review the Mareth works and ongoing operations.
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Fondouk
el Guetar
Vichy
Reuters
Kairouan
Paris
Faid
Morocco
Associated Press
Tunisia
Pont du Fahs
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Africa
Tunisian
Africa
Erwin Rommel
Mareth
Eisenhower
Harold Alexander
Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Mareth Works
Sweater Girl Question Up in Air at War Plant
In Bridgeport a dispute over knit garments versus denim at Chance-Vought’s warplane plant ended without naming sweaters. Fifty three dissidents claim sweaters may be worn on certain jobs for now while Ann Sheridan offered help and the firm agreed to buy two new sanforized cotton twill outfits in two styles and colors.
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Bridgeport
Hollywood
Ann Sheridan
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Fourth Avenue SE
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John Nemec
First Street
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Wyo
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Marine Corps
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E Avenue
Paris Island
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Chester H. Roloff
John HW. Anderson
A. P. Anderson
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Ark
Fort Meade
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Louis Finch
Third Avenue SW
Armored Forces
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Tom Phelps, Jr
U. S. Naval Training Station
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Farragut, Idaho
Tom Phelps
Fourth Street NW
Edward James Piedlau
Camp Bowie
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Mary Piedlau
First Avenue
Virgil I. Knake
M. E. Knake
Bob Jones
St. Petersburg
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Fresno
Lyman W. Jones
Twentieth Street
Robert J. Holets
Louis F. Holets
Archer Avenue
Camp Murphy
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Army Reserve Corps
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K Street
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Clearwater, Fla
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