British Hold Kohima as Japanese Press Near Imphal Front
British imperial forces cling to Kohima base in India amid mounting Japanese assaults surrounding Imphal. Mountbatten’s communique says no major change, with fighting in the hills above Imphal and pressure along the Manipur road. Air units bomb Japanese supply lines while American and Chinese forces press the Myitkyina drive in northern Burma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
Kohima
Imphal
Tokyo
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Manipur
Assam-Bengal
Dinapur
Palel
India
Berlin
Chin Hills
Chindwin
Burma
Myitkyina
Godfrey Nemec Promoted to Major at Leavenworth
Godfrey B. Nemec induction officer at Fort Leavenworth Kansas is promoted from captain to major. A Cedar Rapids native and Coe College alum, he began ROTC at Coe and was commissioned in 1927 rising through lieutenant ranks before active service in 1942. He heads the Leavenworth induction station. He is married with daughter Beverly Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godfrey B. Nemec
Armed Forces
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Cedar Rapids
Anton Nemec
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Nemec
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 her property with the agency because she was writing The Great American Novel. She also said she did not issue rent receipts to avoid flooding the market with her signature, which she believed would be valuable later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
N. J
OPA
Broadway Gossips and Society Links From Walter Winchell's Hearings
Broad notes reveal overseas status for Dietrich, Capt Frome kissing scenes for troops, Holst to wed Walsh in July, and feuds with Sirginia and Romanoff. Bonita Granville ill at Hampshire House. Honeychile Wilder wedding. Saxie Dowell wedding, plus mint gossip and showbiz skirmishes. Legal tidbits touch Gardner Jackson libel case adjourned to April 26 with Dies cited. Duncan Renaldos slated for Julie Stevens role mid summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
Bee hind-the-scenes fight and summer plans teased
A gossip-packed note cites a January marriage of Derhill the wealthy director and hints at a backstage fight overshadowing oil deal headlines. It mentions Madison Square Garden seeking a summer idea, Maria Montez’s skimpy break with a coast reporter, and a stray remark about OPA rules mislabeling events as ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derhill
Madison Square Garden
Maria Montez
OPA
Berle
Sinatra
Call for 18 year olds to vote in postwar era
Kenneth Berchenbriter from Cedar Rapids argues that 18 year olds have earned the right to vote, noting their wartime service and education. He contends youths understand national mechanisms better than previous generations at twenty one and urges extending suffrage to the younger generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Kenneth Berchenbriter
Cedar Rapids
Wet Weather Delays City Airport Construction Resumption
Weather again hampers progress on the municipal airport project delaying the restart. George W. Koch of the Civil Aeronautics Administration says two to three sunny days are needed before work can resume. McGarry Brothers handles grading and drainage, Hallet Construction handles paving, with about 60 days of good weather required to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Koch
Civil Aeronautics Administration
McGarry Brothers Construction Company
Hallet Construction Company
Service Men and Women Noted In Dispatches and Moves
A long list records transfers, leaves, and assignments for service members. Pvt. Leonard Hallquist moves from Yuma to Fort Dix, and Sgt. Donald Gardner arrives in England. Other updates include Pvt. George Hill Jr transferring to Buckley Field, Cpl. Wesley Gallup back for hospital care after a Purple Heart injury in Italy, and Ensign Janet Jefferis leaving for Washington to join a communications post after Mt. Holyoke training.
Soldiers' furloughs and promotions announced
Pvt Burton F Kolek returns to Camp Abbot Oregon after an eight day furlough with wife at 250 Eighteenth Avenue SW He completed 17 weeks basic training for engineers Corporal Harry J Whitehead at Camp Polk Louisiana is reported by his parents Mr and Mrs H J Whitehead 1833 Fifth Avenue SE Pfc Kenneth A Lund at Camp Pickett West Virginia spends 12 day furlough with his parents Mr and Mrs M J Lund 819 Nineteenth Street SE
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Hallquist
Yuma
Ariz
Fort Dix
N. J
W. E. Hallquist
Ellis Boulevard
Robert Hallquist
British Isles
SK Avenue
Horace “Red” Snow
Camp Carson
Colo
Sixth Avenue
Sgt. Snow
Helen Snow
H Avenue NW
William D. Gillam
Farragut
Idaho
Robert Gillam
First
Avenue NE
Sherry
Second Street
Janet Jo Jefferis
Washington, D. C
Lowell C. Jefferis
Dorris
Third Avenue SE
Ensign Jefferis
Communications
Mt. Holyoke College
South Hadley
Mass
Pfe
Irving R. Finger
Ordnance
Atlanta
C. ¥. Finger
Seventh Street
Victor R. Shepard
L Avenue
Robert W. Jensen
Camp Peary
W. H. Jensen
Twenty-second Street
Joe G. Kale
Kale
James
Black
Indiantown Gap
Mrs
O. C. Black
Tenth Street
Bill Young
Central College
Fayette, Mo
William G. Young, Jr
Second Avenue SE
Donald Laverne Streeit
San Francisco
Calif
Leland Streit
Eleventh Street
John L. Yuza
John C. Yuza
Thirty-second Street
New York City
Willard Bruce Sanders
Camp Barkeley
Tenn
John Vosburgh
Bowling Street
Donald O. Anderson
Buckingham Army Airfield
Fort Myers
Fla
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Lynda Rae
Third Avenue
Cpl
Cories
F. Long
Camp Forrest
Fourth Street
St. Grant
W. McKee
Seabees
Walker
North Pacific
Pvt
Donald C. McCormace
Camp Roberts
Bever Avenue
H. E. McCormac
Sixth Ave
Cedar Rapids
Fort Ord
Uuu Luuchlman
Burton F. Kolek
Camp Abbot
Ore
Eighteenth Avenue
Harry J. Whitehead
Camp Polk
H. J. Whitehead
Fifth Avenue SE
Kenneth A. Lund
Camp Pickett
W. Va
M. J. Lund
Nineteenth Street
Missing in Action Lieutenant Heinke Named from England Raid Service
Lt. Melvin L. Heinke of Wausau Wisconsin a Liberator bomber co pilot based in England was listed missing in action over Germany since March 2 1944 His wife is Margaret Grissel daughter of Mr and Mrs W R Grissel of 2226 Upland Drive SE Heinke received his air corps Wings at Ellington Field Houston Texas and began raids over Germany after arriving in England in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin L. Heinke
War Department
Margaret Grissel
W. R. Grissel
Upland Drive
England
Heinke
Germany
Wausau
Wis
Air Corps
Ellington Field
Houston
Texas
Judge Sentences Soldier Who Damaged Whisky Bottles
In Chicago John Zullo a.w.d. threw whisky glasses and broke five bottles. Judge Daly called the act tantamount to treason in wartime. In Albuquerque four Indian women and one man were fined ten dollars each for selling cheap jewelry to soldiers without licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William V. Daly
John Zullo
A.w.d
Zullo
Daly
Albuquerque
N. M
Meat Market Proprietor Overdraws Bank by Meat Points
Salvatore Angeloni, owner of a New York meat market, said red ink in his ration bank account led him to believe credits exceeded overdrafts, resulting in an overdraft of 130 640 meat points. A three weeks suspension was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salvatore Angeloni
Redink
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Godfrey Nemec
U. 8S
Army
Walter Winchell
Kay Williams
Montreal
M. Coats
Ann Mace
Diamond Horseshoe
Winchell
Helen Richards
Washington
Office of Strategic Services
Mag
Butler
U. S
S. America
Hellman
Saturday Review of Literature
Darryl Zanuck
Brooklyn
Thompson
Evansville
Clifford Odets
Ethel Barrymore
Will Mahoney
Australia
Ics
TH Duncan
Renaldos
Julie Stevens
Charles Anthreé
Lydia E. Pinkham
Labor Advocate
el Paso
Sam Houston
Canning
Congress
Paul White
CBS
Peg Miller
Atlantic City
DeMarcos
Roxy
Lana Turner
Duke of Windsor
People’s Forum
People's Forum
Donald K. Gardner
George E. Hill, Jr
Amarillo
Buckley Field
Denver
J. S. Williams
Cold Stream Avenue
George Hill
Ely
Wesley J. Gallup
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
A. C. Gallup
Cpl. Gallup
Italy
Frank J. Sonka
Julia. Sonka
Third Street
Scott
Mr. Kale
Gerald C. Pettit
Nashville, Tenn
Erro
C. R
NEW Man
Zoc
Pique
Panama
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
Coke
Rayons
Belding
Mallinson
Jersella
Shantung
Wac
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