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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

17 Apr 1944

Page 5

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1944

Page

5

Iowa Heroes in Southwest Pacific Second Year War

Allied reports spotlight Capt. Francis E. Dubishar of Williamsburg and Capt. Howard W. Merkel of Marion among Iowa pilots who earned the Distinguished Service Cross for daring actions over New Guinea and other fronts. The piece lists dozens of Iowans who won medals and notes ground actions from Nassau Bay to the Admiralty Islands as Iowa contributes to the war turning point.

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Southwest Pacific Francis.e. Dubishar Williamsburg Howard Merkel Marion Marlin Spencer Owen Stanley Mountains Papua Francis E Dubishar Douglas MacArthur Howard W. Merkel Babo New Guinnea Merkel Iowa Southwest Nassau Bay Admiralty Islands Boyd J. Marts Sioux City Harold J. Bemrick Clare Richard E. Hansen Des Moines Willard G. Hatfield Mt Pleasant Churchill T. Williams Waterloo Raymond W. Collins Marshalltown Walter C. Corey Richard A. Brablin Joseph P. Stratton Washta Benjerman S. Smalley Keokuk Robert H. Knapp Lester J. Hartley Dubuque Paul J. Kuehnast Badger Orville W. Hansen Paullina Paul J. Larson John T. Ennor Noel M. Anderson Robert J. Jacobson Northwood James P Hagerstrom Frank D. Dowie, Jr John S. Babel Albia Don G. Gaylor Davenport Warren R. Lewis Superior L. F. Grace Delta Steven E. Williams Ralph Hanford MacNider Mason City Roy W. Olsen Cedar Falls Charles A. Petersen Ames Paul M Maaske Logan George R. Fisher James J. O'Neil Haning Oro Bay Saidor Bruce Slay Maker Third Street Cedar Rapids Gus Dallas Glen Anderson Ronald Figgins Corning Alphonsus Chihak New Hampton Anthony Mitchell Los Negros Admiralties Harold Schmidt Texas Schmidt
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Wage increases ordered for Bethlehem shipyard workers

The War Labor Board on Sunday night ordered average wage hikes of four cents an hour retroactive to June 28 1943 for about 44000 workers in eight east coast Bethlehem Steel shipyards. The raise totals roughly 2 percent and $4.5 million annually and awaits approval by the director of economic stabilization. The CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers represents the workers. some industry members dissented.

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Washington INS War Labor ‘Board Shipbuilding Commission East Shipbuilding Bethlehem Steel Company Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America CIO Bethlehem Yards
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Good Thing He Withheld Kick In Alley Found Explosive

Chicago police report Bernard Arandi found a small carton in an alley labeled Nitro starch high explosive property of the corps of engineers United States army. Bomb squad officials said the explosive could have wrecked an entire block.

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Chicago Bernard Arandi Corps of Engineers United States Army Marshall Pidgeon
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Gandhi Suffering From Malaria Three Days, Govt Report Says

Mumbai dispatch reports Mohandas K. Gandhi, Indian Nationalist leader, has malaria for three days per a government communiqué issued Monday.

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Gandhi Bombay INS Mohandas IX. Gandhi
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Red Cross nurse aides in Cedar Rapids receive 500 hour service award

The Mercy hospital ceremony capped a nurse’s aide class as Red Cross volunteers begin hospital duty this week. Among honorees are Gail Burck, W Carman Black, Betty Blaul, Kathleen Blaul and many others, with additional names listed as absent from the photo.

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Gazette Cedar Rapids Red Cross Mercy Hospital Gail Burck W. Carman Black Betty Blaul Kathleen Blaul Helen Brown Maxine Bruce Dorothy Burt Morgan Craft Kathryn Dennison Clare Marshall Dorothy Meeks Patricia Kathleen New Winifred C. Olson Sylvia Pokorney Virginia Rogers Agnes Ryan Lydia E. Theis Florence Upah C. G. White James Wooleyhan Mary Zuercher G. L. Prowitt Winifred A. Neal Virginia’ Rose Pickart Evelyn Turner
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