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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1943
Page
18
In a dramatic Pacific rescue, 53 crew members from a Russian merchant ship were saved after driving ashore on rocks in heavy seas. One woman died and another was injured. survivors were hauled up a cliff by a coast guard team over nearly a full day.
Second Lieut. Jack E. Andrews graduated from officer candidate school at Camp Hood Texas and is on leave with wife and father Harold C. Andrews. Nurse Evelyn E. Bailey received an army air corps duty order for Sioux Falls South Dakota. Private First Class Ferrel Eugene Turner and Private Stanley Davis received transfers and promotions. Seaman First Class William A. Izer on 14 day leave from Oak Harbor Washington. Cadet Robert C. Kacena transferred from San Antonio exits.
The list itemizes numerous soldiers and family moves including Lee Richard Green transferring from Camp Crowder to San Francisco and Clifford Burkhart from Miami Beach to Chanute Field New Jersey, plus 15 day furloughs for Verne Van Cura and Bernard Nemmers and various postings at Camp McCoy Robinson Beale Langley and Fort Lewis.
Washington AP report lists 200 civilian hard goods items deemed essential to the wartime economy. Eight items are not being produced at present and will be closely reviewed for possible resumption. Items include non automatic electric irons, fireplace screens, ice picks, spring scales, gasoline cans for tractors, enamel tea kettles, enamel combines, and blued steel drip pans.
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