Gillette to Push Furlough Request For 34th Division
Sen. Goethals and Sen. Gillette discuss possible amendments to federal law to grant furloughs for the 34th Division overseas for two years or more. The effort focuses on soldiers from Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas and Nebraska as Mrs. Jack Ginn and ex-Rep John Alexander press for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coneat Te Seeman
Army
Italy
Aine Goeth Nidedelie
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Gillette
Congress
Jack Ginn
Council Bluffs, Jr
John Alexander
Ginsh
Stamp and coupon notices and local notices from April 6 1944
The page lists various stamp and coupon details including Gasoline No. 11 valid through June 21, Sugar Coupons in book No. 4, Blue stamps valid for ten points, and Shoes Coupon 18 in loop No. 1. Also records parking fines, fire and grass alarms, and birth announcements for St. Luke's Hospital plus marriage notices and Cedar Rapids residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanning
Victory for America First Smith Claims Victory
Gerald K. Smith national America First organizer hailed Wendell Willkie's withdrawal from the Republican presidential race as a victory for the America First crusade in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Smith
Detroit
Gerald
K. Smith
National America First
Wendell Willkie
America First Crusade
Britain Moves to End Labor Strikes
London report that the war cabinet drafted an urgent order making incitement to strike a crime and ordered action to end mass stoppages in coal and shipbuilding. Scotland Yard raided Trotskyite offices while the Trades Union Congress warned continued work stoppages threaten Allied victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British War Cabinet
Labor Ministry
Warvita Coal and Shipbuilding
Scotland Yard
Trades Union Congress
The
Daily Mail
Ernest Bevih
News-Chronicle
Europe
T.U.C
Landon Surprised By Willkie Withdrawal
Alf M. Landon said he was surprised by Wendell Willkie's withdrawal from the Republican nomination race. He said he had long predicted Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York would be the nominee, noting Wisconsin's results show the draft of Dewey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Alf M. Landon
Wendell Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Wisconsin
Dewey
Liberators Raid Wake Island For Seventeenth Time
Two navy Liberator bombers attacked Wake Island on Monday in the seventeenth American raid of the war. They bombed and sank a small Japanese cargo vessel as the air offensive against Japanese positions in the area continued, according to Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Arshails
Chester W. Nimitz
Dog License Sales Reach 1943 Total in 1944 Drive
City Treasurer Walter Miller reported that by March 31 this year 1,701 dog licenses had been sold, equal to all of 1943, with 236 more than the same date last year. License fees totaled 4125.50 for 1943, up from 1399 in 1932, and 1944 is expected to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Miller
Miller
Vincent Brouser Brown Dies Veteran Cedar Rapids Businessman
Vincent Brouser Brown a longtime Cedar Rapids business man died at 5 56 p m Wednesday at his home following a long illness He was former manager of Union Pacific and Grand Union stores in the city and served with American Mutual Life Insurance Co of Des Moines since 1912 as cashier and field representative Surviving are his son William Brown a sister Treva Holst two brothers Orville and Ernest Brown two grandsons and other relatives Services will be held in Turner chapel Friday at 2 p m with burial in Cedar Memorial park Current Masons will meet at 1 30 p m in the Masonic hall to attend the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Brouser Brown
Cedar Rapids
Council Sink
Ceder Rapids
Union Pacific
Grand Union
Amfrican Mutual Life Insurance Company
Des Moines
A. F
A. M
Iowa
Palestine Council
el ‘Kanie
Cedar
Gethsemane White Shrine
Turner Chapel
George Stauffacher
Crescent Lodge
A.M
Cedar Memorial Park
Mrs Thomas Dies in Childbirth in California
Mrs. Thomas, formerly Eve Bollinger of Cedar Rapids, died in childbirth in California. Her husband, once a resident of this city, is reported via his brother Dr Hoytomas of Maplewood Drive NE. Her parents, Mr and Mrs John Bollinger, now live in Boise Idaho.
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Potence
San Bernardino
Calif
Hoytomas
Maplewood Drive
Thomas
Eve Bollinger
Cedar. Rapids
John Bollinger
Boise
Idaho
Cedar Rapids Woman Dies After Illness at Home
Bertha Emma Graham 62 a Cedar Rapids resident for 57 years died at 10 45 pm Wednesday at 405 First avenue SW after a long illness She was a Washington high school graduate Westminster Presbyterian Church member Prothon class treasurer of the Cultus club born January 23 1862 Survived by brother George Warm and two sisters Mrs Gatebins and Mrs F E H Ruge Services 2 pm Saturday Moon chapel Rev James H Blackstone officiating Friends may call at the chapel
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Emma Graham
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Washington High School
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Protheon
Cultus Club
Graram Od
George Warm
G.atebbins
FE. H. Ruge
James H. Blackstone
Militon Man Dies After Illness in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Edgar Scott Miller a World War II veteran died at 11 am Thursday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a lingering illness. Born March 28 1905 in Dallas City TfL he lived most his life in Milton Ia and worked for Petersen Baking Co. Surviving relatives include his mother sister niece brother and other relatives. The body will be taken to Milton for services and burial with calling at Moon chapel Thursday evening.
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Edgar Scott Miller
Sinclair Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Petersen Baking Company
Dallas City
Tfl
Milton
First Christian Church
Anna Miller
L. A. Glade
Ann Glade
Cedards
Paul Miller
Des Moines
H. J. Cassidy
Cantril
Edgar Hendricks
St. Louis
Moon Chapel
Services for Mrs Deila Simpson at Moon Chapel
Services for Mrs Deila Simpson of 1703 B Avenue NW will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the Moon chapel with the Rev I E Linkletter officiating. Burial is in the family lot at Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Deila Simpson
B Avenue NW
Moon Chapel
I. E. Linkletter
Oak Hill Cemetery
Westminster Choir to Perform Cantata Friday Night
Westminster Presbyterian church presents the sacred cantata Seven Lest Words of Christ by Theodore Dubois Friday at 7 30 p m. Directed by Mrs Helen Kacena Stark with Mrs Don Cook at organ and Mrs James H Blackstone at piano. Soloists include Calvis releves and Blackstone Jr. as baritone. Public invited.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church Choir
Theodore Dubois
Helen Kacena Stark
Don Cook
James H. Blackstone
Ie Calvis
Releves
James H. Blackstone, Jr
No Noticeable Drop In Postal Receipts After Rise
Cedar Rapids post officials report no clear drop in stamp and service purchases after rate increases that took effect April 1. Postmaster Frank Baldwin calls it too early to judge, noting insured packages may have fallen slightly since rates doubled. Clerks note confusion over changes, with local delivery up two to three cents and domestic air mail up six to eight cents.
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Cedar Rapid
Frank B. Baldwin
Ambulance Plane Returns Bride To Pennsylvania
Des Moines AP reports Army pilot Andrew Behr flew his injured bride from Knoxville Iowa to McKeesport Pennsylvania aboard an emergency ambulance plane. Behr, 25, obtained a special leave from his Utah base after an auto crash on March 13 left Mrs Behr with a broken back. He had sought her transfer to his hometown to resume duty and sent a letter to Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt. the plane departed with a crew of 11 from an eastern base.
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Des Moines
Andrew J. Behr
McKeesport
Eleanor Roosevelt
Behr
Pittsburgh
Lt. Darsee Wins Soldier’s Medal and Purple Heart in Italy
Lt. Roland A. Darsee, active in Italy with a can non division of the infantry, earned the Soldier's Medal for courageous action beyond the call of duty and the Purple Heart. Word of the awards came from his sister Mrs. Carl Butterfield. He has been in Italy since February after service in North Africa. His wife Louise, formerly of Cedar Rapids, now resides in Galesburg Indiana. His parents are Mrs. Clifford Shriver of Martelle and Charles Darsee of Martelle.
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Roland A. Darsée
Italy
Infantry
Carl Butterfield
Maplewood Drive
Darsee
North Africa
Louise
Cedar Rapids
Galesburg
Clifford Shriver
Martelle
Charles Darsee
Vesely Suspended as Linn County Auditor After Audit Findings
Vesely who has served as Linn County auditor for 11 years and led Iowa County Officers association faced suspension following an audit showing a shortage as of December 31, 1943. Chairman Beeson said the board will monitor affairs, with the county awaiting a state audit. Vesely's political rise began in 1932 with repeated re elections and leadership roles in local groups.
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Vesely
Iowa County Officers Association
Clarence L. Beeson
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Petition to Close Wilsons Dump as Public Nuisance
Citizens near the Wilson and Company dump at Fifteenth Street and Seventeenth Avenue SE petitioned the city council to force Wilson and Company to stop dumping manure and putrescent materials. They claim the dump harms property values and creates foul odors insects and vermin. The council ordered Mayor Hahn to summon representatives to appear and justify continued operation.
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Wilson and Company
Fifteenth Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Packing Company
Frank Hahn
Arms Depot Blast Kills Three at Hastings Amid Missing
An explosion at Hastings naval ammunition depot left three dead and five missing and presumed dead. About 35 people were mildly injured when a box car near a cooling shed for bombs and mines blew up Thursday.
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Hastings, Neb
Hastings
Wisconsin Returns Show Dewey Big Lead in Delegates
Milwaukee reporters say Gov. Thomas E. Dewey held a strong edge as returns counted in Wisconsin's Republican primary. With 15 of 24 delegates likely for Dewey and two unpledged leaning his way, Lt. Col. Harold E. Stassen led for second with four delegates and Gen. Douglas MacArthur had three. Wendell Willkie won no delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Wendell L. Willkie
Judge Rules for Defendants in Cedar Rapids Car Collision Case
Courthouse Judge G P Linville ruled Thursday for defendants Glen D Newton and Emma Newton in a personal injury and property damage suit brought by Willis EB Morgan Charlotte Morgan and Willis Morgan over a collision on highway 19 miles west of Cedar Rapids. Jury trial was waived and plaintiffs sought 300 40 in damages for injuries and damages.
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G. P. Linville
Glen D. Newton
Emma Newton
Willis EB
Morgan
Charlotte Morgan
Willis Morgan
Dean Morgan
Morgans
Newton
Cedar Rapids
Couple Arrested on Delinquency Count in Linh Court
Robert Fish 23 and Violet Fish 17 of 511 Eighth Avenue SE were charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. They appeared in Judge Thompson's court and were held in Linh county jail with bonds of 1000 dollars each. Det. Albert Wilson and Patrolman Stanley Davis arrested them Wednesday.
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Robert Fish
Violet Fish
Eighth Avenue SE
Man Pleads Innocent On Statutory Charge
Andrew Blish 25 of 1558 E Avenue NE pleads innocent to a statutory rape charge at arraignment in Judge G K Thompsons court. Bond set at 2000 dollars. He remains in Linn County jail. Blish is a parolee from the state men's reformatory at Anamosa.
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Andrew
Blish
E Avenue NE
G. K. Thompson
Linn County
State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Youth 22 Arrested on Statutory Rape Charge
Richard Root, 22, of 316 Seventh Avenue SE, was arrested at 8 30 a m by deputy P J Whitte more on a charge of statutory rape. Root is on parole from the state men's reformatory at Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Root
Seventh Avenue SE
P. J. Whittemore
Root
State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa
Norton Dismisses Case Against Shepardson in District Court
Walter C. Norton withdrew with prejudice his suit seeking 1629.60 dollars plus 5 percent interest for personal injuries and property damage after the Shepardson car struck his vehicle at the intersection of Tenth avenue and Second street SW on October 24, 1941.
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Walter C. Norton
A. O. Shepardson
Norton
Shepardson
Tenth Avenue
Second Street
EXPERT TO SPAIN WILL VISIT MADRID ON AID TO GERMANY
William P. George the state department Spanish expert will leave for Madrid soon to hasten discussions on Anglo American efforts to halt Spanish aid to Germany.
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Washington
William P. George
State Department
Madrid
Germany
Willkie Attacks Roosevelt on Foreign Policy
Willkie, a former America First adherent, delivers a bitter critique of Roosevelt's foreign policy. He questions the nation’s strategy, labels Hull's plan vague, and accuses the administration of secrecy. He cites friction with Britain and Russia and notes Stettinius’s efforts to ease tensions.
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America First
R. Zimmerman
Wisconsin
Willkie
Roosevelt
Willkie Refuses to Amplify Race Remarks in Chicago Stop
Wendell L. Willkie, smiling, said he felt wonderful and would not amplify his claim he had stepped out of the Republican presidential race. He spoke during a three hour layover in Chicago on the way to New York and dodged questions about Dewey as 1944 nominee. He said withdrawal from Nebraska’s coming primary might be too late and could not say what actions would follow in other states. A crowd gathered at Union Station as he left for the street.
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Huil
Willkie
Hull
Great Britain
Russia
England
Stettinius
United States
Chicago
Wendell L. Willkie
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Nebraska
Crowned Union Station
Iowa Governor Comments On Willkie Withdrawal
Des Moines reports Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper says Wilkie's withdrawal as Republican presidential nominee must have been made in his own good judgment. He notes Willkie could still support the Republican ticket if he chooses.
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Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Wilkie
Willkie
Republian
Iowa
Sai
Four Year Sentence for Draft Dodger Is Upheld
Davenport Iowa area report says Alien Schwarze of Burlington was sentenced to four years in a federal penitentiary by Federal Judge Charles Dewey for refusing to obey his draft board. Schwarze testified he would not serve because he must obey the laws of God. The judge noted the refrain heard in court as he pronounced the term.
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Davenport
Alien Schwarze
Burlington
Charles Dewey
Dewey
Forty one Men Leave From Board Two
Forty one men left for service early Thursday after induction by Linn county board No 2. Twenty three were assigned to the Navy and 18 to the Army. The group includes Charles R Jelinek George J Rizzo Ronald E Lacy Elza Harrison James O Wilson and many more with listed addresses across Des Moines and surrounding areas. All received gifts from the United Service Aides.
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Linn County Board No. 2
Navy
Army
United Service Aides
Charles R. Jelinek
Wellington Street
George J. Rizzo
Tenth Street
Ronald E. Lacy
Sixteenth Street
Elza Harrison
Fifth Street
James O. Wilson
Second Street
Charles J. Dvorak
Allview Drive
John FE. Teahen
First Avenue
A. Goodenough
Meteenth Avenue
Robert H. Nae
Donald J. McGuffin
Sixteenth Avenue
Emil P. Rayman
Avenue
Clarence W. Stewart
Paul H. Seaton
H Street
Albert J. Stark
F Avenue
Carmen J. Rummelis
M Street
John Lisle
Twenty-seventh Street
Leslie R. Gouak
Washington Avenue
George A. Graham
Fifth Avenue
William C. Butler
Ellis Boulevard
Marvin EB. Fatka
C Avenue
Daniel J. Cerney
Ninth Street
Charles BE. Hite
N Street
Harry H. Holland
Air Force Raids Wewak Airfield Destroy 13 Planes
Allied headquarters announced that the Fifth Air Force destroyed 13 Japanese planes on the ground during a raid southeast of Hollandia at Wewak New Guinea. The operation followed heavy air strikes against the region, underscoring intensified Allied air activity in the Southwest Pacific.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Hollandia
Fifth Air Force
Wewak
New Umea
Toolbox and cash stolen from local residents reported
R L Gregson reports a toolbox valued at 75 dollars stolen from his truck parked at his business. A separate report from a resident on Fourth Street SW says companions robbed him of cash after meeting at a tavern.
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R. L. Gregson
Fourth Avenue SE
Is Gandy
Fourth Street
Edbecnes
Waduneliey
Russia by Snow Buries Cities Halves Moscow Traffic
The heaviest snow in years blanketed large areas of Russia for three days and nights. Moscow traffic was halved and streetcars were stuck as Red Army personnel cooperated to clear streets across the capital.
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Moscow
Russia
Red Army
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Gayle A. Kings
First Street
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Aere
Gerland Carson
Fosgrere Avenue
Lorna Yardley
Elmerey
Thirty-third Street
W. Hubbard
Harold Ketchum
Twelfth Avenue
Abodeely
Seventh Avenue
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Westwood Drive
Wood Road
St. Luke’s
Achie Hyde
Eleventh Street
de Berry
Memorial Drive
Joseph
Arlo Becker
Watkins, & Daughter
Rae Dyer
Dolph D. Dyer
Alden Benjamin Andersen
Gertrude May Baldwin
Marshall D. Tharp
Marguerite Tharp
Maa
Boyson
Registered
Jeweler
Amertcanzem Society
Om FT
Britain
Landon
Liberators
Wake
Norfolk
Neb
California
Edgar Miller
Westminster Choir
Pennsylvania
Hie
County Auditors’ Organization
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Iowa State Savings Bank
Panama
Elks Club
Hanford
American Legion
Iowa State Bowling Association
Wilsons
Spain
Hickenlooper
Scot H. Frye
Anton L. Mrazek
Ollie S. Allick
Howard L. Jones
Third Avenue
Alvin F. Custin
Melvin L. DeVore
John W. Pizel
William E. Snider
Seventh Street
Richard L. Struesky
Woodrow
Krebs
8Rd Ave
Third Avenue SE
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