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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1944

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British Hold Kohima as Japanese Press Imphal Front

British and Indian forces repel assaults near Kohima amid Japanese advances toward Imphal and Dinapur. Air forces strike supply lines while Stilwell's troops push in the Mogaung valley and Wakawng falls to Chinese forces.

New Delhi Imphal Kohima Lord Louis Mountbatten Manipur Pale India Berlin Chin Hills Chindwin Burma Myitkyina Joseph W. Stilwell Mogaung Wakawng

Major Godfrey Nemec Promoted at Fort Leavenworth

Godfrey B Nemec long time recruiting officer at Fort Leavenworth Kansas rises from captain to major He is a Cedar Rapids Iowa native son of Anton and Mrs Nemec He served in ROTC at Coe College and University of Iowa prior to active duty and has held several posts including secretary of the Northeastern Iowa Reserve Officers association He is married with daughter Beverly Ann and resides in Leavenworth with his wife

Godfrey B. Nemec Armed Forces Fort Leavenworth Kan Cedar Rapids Anton Nemec Mt. Vernon Avenue Nemec Washington High School Coe College University of Iowa Coe Iowa State Auditor Northeastern Iowa Reserve Officers Association Mizpah Lodge A. F A. M

She's Too Modest

An elderly Newark rooming house operator told OPA rent officials she did not register because she was writing The Great American Novel She added she did not issue rent receipts to avoid flooding the market with her signature which she believed would be valuable someday.

Newark N. J OPA

Broadway gossip and society notes from Walter Winchell column

Overseas Dietrich, Capt Frome kiss scene for troops. E Holst to wed Mary Walsh in July. Sirginia and Romanoff clash as phonies at El Moroc. Chaplin counselor billed $60,000. Bonita Granville ill at Hampshire House. Honeychile Wilder to Buenos Aires in two weeks. Saxie Dowell wed Helen Price in Virginia. The Flower nicknamed intima tes. M Coats bestseller with 850000 copies. Diamond Horse shoe girl Ann Mace seeks naval liaison. A top society leader faces possible jail over orgies. Nude show gig at parties by a society hostess. Winchell campaign aided by Mrs. Helen Richards. Zanuck fights back against movie critics. Follow the Girls tickets chaos. Brooklyn counterfeit gang probe. Titanic Thompson shifts to oil in Evansville. Barrymore and Codets feud over a line. April 3 1944 Gardner Jackson libel trial adjourned to April 26 with Dies as witness. Kamp league indicted as subversive agent tool. Duncan Renaldos to turn three mid-summer. Julie Stevens and Charles Un-

A. Dietrich M. Frome Storkestra E. Holst Mary Jane Walsh Sergei Sirginia Pola Negri Mike Romanoff el Morocco Chaplin Bonita Granville Hampshire House Central Park South Honeychile Wilder Buenos Aires Saxie Dowell Helen Price Virginia Reece Ka Williams Montreal M. Coats Ann Mace Diamond Horseshoe

Voting rights for 18 year olds urged by Cedar Rapids reader

Kenneth Berchenbriter of Cedar Rapids argues that 18 year olds are mature enough to vote, noting their wartime service and education. He contends younger voters will shape postwar policy and praises modern schooling as proof of informed youth.

the Gazette Kenneth Berchenbriter R. R Cedar Rapids

Wet Weather Delays Municipal Airport Project

Wet weather again delays work on the new municipal airport. George W. Koch says two to three sunny days are needed before grading restarts. McGarry Brothers handles grading and drainage, Hallet Construction the paving, with about 60 good weather days required to finish.

George W. Koch Civil Aeronautics Administration McGarry Brothers Construction Company Hallet Construction Company

Service Members and Families Share War News Across Homes

The column lists sailors, soldiers, and marines with units and home addresses visiting or returning from furloughs and postings. Entries include Sgt Donald K Gardner in England, Pvt James H Black at Indiantown Gap, Sgt Horace Snow at Camp Carson, Pvt George E Hill Jr transferred to Buckley Field, and many others with family ties across Fort Dix and Farragut.

Lt Heinke Missing in Action in European Theater

Lt Melvin L Heinke of Wausau Wisconsin listed by the war department as missing in action in the European theater. He is husband of Margaret Grissel of 2226 Upland Drive and co pilot of a Liberator based in England. Heinke has flown bomber raids over Germany since January and was reported missing March 2 with word received March 17. He earned air corps wings at Ellington Field Houston Texas.

Melvin L. Heinke War Department Margaret Grissel A. R. Grissel Upland Drive England Heinke Germany Lt. Heinke Wausau Wis Air Corps Ellington Field Houston Texas

Judge condemns whisky theft as treason in bar attack

In Chicago Judge Daly jailed AWOL soldier John Zullo after he smashed five whisky bottles, calling such destruction a crime tantamount to treason in tough times. In Albuquerque, four Indian women and one man were fined $10 each for selling cheap jewelry to soldiers without licenses.

Chicago William V. Daly John Zullo A.w.o.l Zullo Daly Albuquerque N. M

Meat Market Owner Overdraws on Ration Bank

Salvatore Angeloni, owner of a New York meat market, said red ink in his ration bank account led him to believe credits were deposits and overdrew by 130 640 meat points. A three week suspension was ordered.

New York Salvatore Angeloni Redink

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