Little Joe Egan Park Avenue’s Gift to Yanks
Lee Carson profiles Lt. Joe Egan of Park Avenue and Dartmouth who joins the European fighter command. The piece highlights his elite background, flight leadership, and close bond with Maj. Walker M. Mahurin and Lt. George Hall as they protect bombers and press for mission success amid World War II air combat.
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Little Joe
Egan
Park Avenue
U.S
England
INS
Little Joe” Egan
Joey
London
Bomber Command
Dartmouth University
Fighter Command
Western Union
Joe
Walker M. Mahurin
Fort Wayne
Ind
George Hall
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mahurin
Hall
Indiana
Florida
Jerry
Naziland
New York
Lower East Side
Cedar Rapids School Board Names Standing Committees
Cedar Rapids school board announced standing committees for the coming year. Finance committee includes Charles Penningroth as chairman with Dr. J K von Lackum and Dr Myron L Koenig. Other panels cover Educational Supplies Buildings and grounds Janitors and engineers and Rules with named chairs and members.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Lundquist
Charles Penningroth
J. K. von Lackum
Myron L. Koenig
Dwight Krumboltz
E. F. Moorman
George Kosek
Dwight Krumholtz
Post Office Again Warns Wrap Packages Securely
The Cedar Rapids post office reports ongoing poor wrapping of overseas parcels. A postal bulletin notes many items are crushed in transit due to weak containers and loose wrapping. It urges tight packing in strong containers and suggests tin boxes for candy nuts fruit cake and similar items.
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Cedar Rapids
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