Weather and local notices mix of temperatures and events
New York and other cities report last night's low and high temperatures, with scattered readings from Bronx City Washington Omaha Miami and Chicago. A fire at 624 E avenue NW at 8.03 am is noted. Obituary for Nannie E Stansby.Several births listed from Mercy and St Luke hospitals. Local court fines include William Johnson for drunkenness and disturbing the peace and other minor infractions for George Hilmer Donald Hall Keith Jensen A J Ripka Edward Shimek.
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Felday
New York
Bronx City
Washington
Omaha
Miami
Charles City
New Orleans
Des Noines
Bismarck
Davenport
Chicago
William Johnson
Eighth Avenue SE
George Hilmer
C Street
Donald Hall
Alburnett
Keith Jensen
Nineteenth Street NW
A. J. Ripka
Bever Avenue
Edward Shimek
Zika Avenue NW
MacArthur Command Issue Settled in All UN Governments
United States Army Headquarters in Australia said on Saturday that all governments of the United Nations are in complete agreement on General Douglas MacArthur's supreme command. The MacArthur spokesman stated the consensus followed days of discussion.
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United States Army Headquarters
Australia
United Nations
Douglas MacArthur
Supreme Command
MacArthur
Nelson Urges Editors to Be Fair for Nation’s War Effort
Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, told editors at the American Society of Newspaper Editors that the press bears a grave responsibility. He urged presenting all facts within military limits, avoiding selected truths, and weighing public good over partisan interests while maintaining candor and scrutiny.
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New York
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
People of America
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Nelson
Prowlers Break Into Kutchera Office for $38
Robert Kutchera manager of Kutchera Sodding and Fuel company at 402 Eighth Avenue SE reported at 7 20 a.m. Saturday that his office was entered during the night. Detectives found a window smashed to gain entry and say the burglars took 38 07 in change and currency from a hidden filing cabinet. It was the second break in a fortnight.
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Robert Kutchera
Kutchera Sodding and Fuel Company
Eighth Avenue SE
Employee of Monticello Bank Testifies at Trial
Davenport AP Everett G Horner former vice president of Commercial Investment testified for the defense in a federal securities act case. He denied prior involvement in preparing financial statements and said his knowledge of allegedly false statements came in November 1940 after speaking with the corporation's receiver. H M Carpenter cashier and Horner are defendants. Luett of the Monticello Bank testified the bank earned 50 cents per thousand for collateral trust notes and acted as trustee for the indenture issued by the corporation.
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Davenport
Everett G. Horner
Commercial Investment Corporation
Horner
Monticello State Bank
H. M. Carpenter
Charles Luett
Monticello Bank
Men 18 and 19 May Choose Army Combat Arms
Washington AP report says the War Department targets about 3,000,000 young men aged 18 and 19 for recruitment while accepting enlistments up to age 45 with draft board releases. A new order lets 18 and 19 year olds select their combat arms including the air corps but excludes aldermen. Officials expect voluntary enlistments to rise after a February total of 38,003 and March 53,527, following a January peak of 90,441.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Air Corps
City Briefs Highlight Local Events and Movements
City briefs report Frank Fritz Janko recovering at St Marys in Rochester after an operation Thursday. Arthur Norman travels to Kansas City for funeral services of his father John Norman. Robert Reichardt and family return home from Cedar Rapids. he plans army service. Charlotte King reports purse loss near the public library. A meteor sighting is described near Tenth Avenue SE. F X Foran and daughter Mary Ellen travel to California to visit relatives. J Dale Welsch attends a speech conference in Des Moines. Warren McArthur loses fingertip at La Plant Choate plant and is treated at St Luke's. Townsend Booster Club meets at G W Martelle home for a picnic and delegate elections. Deadline noted for Sunday Gazette want ads during National Want Ad Week. Staff Sgt Karl Sorenson transferred to Will Rogers Field, radio mechanic in bombardment squadron. Harold Hunt to help lead East Iowa district church services in Rock Island.
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Harold Hunt
Cedar Rapids
East Iowa
Northern States Mission
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Rock Island
Leo J. Muir
Chicago
Lieutenant Phil McKim Heads to Infantry School
First Lieut Phil McKim stationed at Elko Nevada since Feb 23 is visiting at home 2510 B avenue NE. He will leave Sunday with his wife Barbara Jo and son John and daughter for Fort Benning Georgia to undertake a three month infantry officers school rifle and heavy weapons course and live with him in Georgia.
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Phil McKim
Elko
Nev
B Avenue
Barbara Jo
John
Fort Benning
Infantry Officers’ School
Georgia
Church Services And Activities At Fourth Avenue Church
The Rev H L Ruthauff pastor leads a schedule including church school at 9 45 a m morning worship at 10 50 a m and an evening service at 7 30 p m with a message Lovest Thou Me B Y P D 6 30 p m. Music by McPherson college male and female quartets. Bible study Stories of the Old Testament at 8 p m Wednesday. choir practice 7 p m Thursday. boys club 2 p m Saturday.
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Fourth Avenue
Twelfth Street
H. L. Ruthrauff
B.Y.P.D
McPherson College
Sociological Society elects Midwest and national leaders
Lynn Garwood a Coe College social science professor was elected Iowa representative on the Midwest Sociological Society executive board at Des Moines. Dr James M Reinhart of Nebraska named president succeeding Dr Carroll D Clark of Kansas. Dr Clyde W Hart of Town University will represent the Midwest group on the national society executive board.
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Sociological Society
Lynn ©. Garwood
Coe College
Iown
Midwest Sociological Society
Des Moines
James M. Reinhart
University of Nebraska
Carroll D. Clark
University of Kansas
Clyde W. Hart
University of Town
Mid~ West
National Society
Deepest RAF daylight raid hits Augsburg submarine works
The RAF mounted its deepest daylight strike into Nazi territory targeting the Augsburg Diesel plant, a key submarines engine factory. Four of 12 bombers were shot down near Paris, with five survivors later returning. Augsburg lies 150 miles inside southern Germany near Munich.
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London
R.A.F
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Germany
Augsburg
Naziland
Paris
Munich
Itis
Berchtesgaden “Eagle
Reich
Reds say Nazis use gunners in infantry
Red Star reports Russian units hammering at the Germans on the central front forced Nazi commanders to deploy artillery reserves in place of infantry. German counterattacks cost 360 casualties in the Eighth artillery regiment. Guerrillas have blown up German staff HQ, killing 100 officers. In Smolensk province nine months of guerrilla actions killed 11,000 enemies, including five generals, with 20 districts cleared. Northern front: Soviet forces capture a center of resistance, a major defeat for the Finns, Tass says.
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Kuibyshev
Russia
Red Star
Dnieperopetrovsk
Smolensk
Tass
Moscow Radio
Tokyo first air raid confounds Japanese behavior
Domei reports the first Allied air raid on Tokyo with unusual calm in Ginza and Nanbu districts. Officials claim defense workers performed well while crowds continued lunch and work. England greets the news with jubilation and front page banners.
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Japan
Pearl Harbor
England
London
Tokio
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Widow of Financier Mrs Whitney Dies in New York
Mrs Har ry Payne Whitney widow of the financier died Saturday in a New York hospital from heart complications. Former Gertrude Vanderbilt she inherited an estimated 100 million dollar estate from her husband who died in 1930. Their son Cornelius a major in the air corps is enroute to an undisclosed base. She founded the Whitney Museum of American Art in 1931 and gained attention in 1934 for a custody battle over her niece Gloria Vanderbilt.
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New York
Harry Payne Whitney
New York Hospital
Whitney
Gertrude Vanderbilt
Cornelius
United States Air Corps
Whitney Museum
Warn of Misleading Jap Rescue Claims
Washington AP report says a navy spokesman warned relatives of seamen and officers missing near Java not to trust Japanese propaganda broadcasts claiming rescues of American warship crews.
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Washington
Java
Treasure Island Sells to Navy in City Judgment
Treasure Island the man made site for 1939 40 Golden Gate Exposition in San Francisco became U S Navy property Friday by court judgment.
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San Francisco
INS
Treasure Island
United States Navy
Workers Strike at Vinton Produce Go
Labor unrest at Vinton Produce erupts with about 100 workers striking at 9 a.m. Saturday after a request to stop talking on the job. CIO organizer LaVerne Schanke says most workers are unionized and seeking respect, not higher pay, while non union staff remain inside and one egg truck stays in the building.
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Gazette
Vinton
Vinton Produce Company
Dorothy Knaack
L. E. Whitcomb
LaVerne Schanke
CIO
Whitcomb
C V Rosenberg
Independence Produce Company
Vinton Company
Schanke
Yanks in heavy air assault on Timor
United Nations pilots bombed the Koepang airfield on Timor with high explosives and incendiaries. Bombs hit the target area despite heavy anti-aircraft fire. Port Moresby raids yielded one enemy fighter shot down and two more damaged. no damage there but several service casualties.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ins
United Nations
Koepang
Timor
RAAF
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Allied air raid damages Japanese port ships at Rabaul
Allied bombers attacked the Port of Rabaul on New Britain Island on Saturday injuring a Japanese transport with two near misses and setting a smaller vessel afire. A Japanese naval bomber and three flying boats moored in the harbor were hit. Heavy bombers and four fighter planes were destroyed on an airdrome despite anti air craft fire.
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Britain
Hamburg
Archibald Sinclair
English Channel
Pas de Calais
Melbourne
Rabaul
New Britain
United Nations
Sugar rationing signups set for April 28 and 29
Wholesalers retailers and industrial users must register for sugar rationing April 28 and 29 at the Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Edward E. Lowe chairs the Linn county civilian donor committee. Restaurants boarding houses and other public food dispensers are included. General public registration is May 4 5 6 and 7 at city schools. Sam R. Hawkins appointed to run sugar rationing with Dr C T Hickok and Dr George W Bryant as trade advisors. County Clerk Ed Lundquist will custody 250000 rationing forms. Registrants are asked to have answers ready to expedite the process. A Chamber of Commerce meeting discussed registration issues Friday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edward E. Lowe
Linn County
Fuiay
Sam R. Hawkins
Linn County Rationing Board
C. T. Hickok
George W. Bryant
Ed Lundquist
Navy to Open Electricians Training Center at Ames
The Navy will establish an 800-man electricians training center at Iowa State College Ames, with 200 men per month enrolled for a four month course until capacity is reached. Trainees will live on campus, dine in the Memorial union, and use athletic facilities while receiving instruction from math and engineering departments. Final plans were approved after meetings among naval and college officials, with state education board approval secured.
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George Stimpson
Gazette
Washington
Navy Department
Ninth Naval District
Iowa State College
Ames
William S. Jacobsen
Iowa
Memorial Union
John Downes
T. R. Agg
H. V. Gaskill
State Board of Education
Police Probe Dog Poisonings In Kenwood Area
Saturday police opened an investigation into a string of dog poisonings in Kenwood. A terrier named Skip, beloved by Patricia and Barbara Paul, died after ingesting a large dose of strychnine. Police seek an ordinance restricting strychnine use to aid prosecutions.
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Kenwood
Skip
Patricia
Barbara Paul
Harry Paul
Avenue
Bill Kudina
Dinner and Program For Cub Pack 30 At St Pauls
More than 60 attended the pot luck dinner and meeting of Cub Pack 30 at St Pauls Methodist church Friday night for members, parents and friends. A model den meeting was presented by den No 1 and a comedy skit by den No 2. James Manville spoke briefly and showed cubbing movies. Awards were given to Cubs prior to the program including David Hoyt Lion and gold arrow, Forest Rutgers silver arrow on Wolf, Bear badge. Dick Donahue gold arrow on Wolf and Bear. Jack Clark Bear badge and gold arrow. John Kirby Lion badge. David Morse and Bruce Foreman graduated from the pack into Scout troop 30.
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St. Paul's Methodist Church
den No. 1
Harry Hoyt
den No 2
R. A. Donahue
James Manville
David Hoyt
Forest Rutgers
Dick Donahue
Jack Clark
John Kirby
David Morse
Bruce Foreman
Scout
Maynard Couple Celebrates Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harry Stebbins observed their sixtieth anniversary with a gathering at their Maynard home. Born in Dyersville and Lody Wis respectively, they married April 16 1882 and lived on a Scott township farm before moving to Oelwein in 1920 and Maynard in 1936. Their children include Mrs C H Paul and James of Maynard Mrs Julia Jenney and Gerald of Oelwein Verne of Los Angeles, with seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Maynard
Harry Stebbins
Dyersville
Nora Rathbun
Lody
Wis
Scott Township
Oelwein
C. H. Paul
James
Julia Jenney
Gerald
Verne
Los Angeles
Center Point Pioneer Farmer Dies at 74
Richard McNeil, 74, pioneer farmer and Center Point resident, died Saturday at 4 am. He was the last surviving George McNeil family member and retired in Center Point. Survived by two sons Bert of Marion and Elva of Seattle, seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and his wife Lizzie Howe, who died in 1937. He was a Christian church member. Friends may call at Sarchett funeral home.
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Center Point
Richard McNeil
George McNeil
Lizzie Howe
Roy
Bert
Marion
Elva
Seattle
Wash
The
Christian Church
Sarchett Funeral Home
Iowa fair board approves fairground lease to Army
Des Moines AP The Iowa state fair board on Saturday approved leasing about 70 acres of the fairgrounds to the Army for war use delaying final fate of a state fair until Washington rules. The agreement preserves land for a future fair if possible, though key grandstand and main buildings are exempted. The wartime lease costs $1 and keeps the 227 acre campground untouched. The board cited an attorney general opinion backing authority to lease while leaving space for a fair if desired.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Fair Board
J. P. Mullen
Fonda
Washington
Grand Avenue
Lend-Lease Aid to Russia Shows Sharp March Increase
The White House reported a sharp upsurge in lend-lease aid to Russia with March shipments about two and a half times February levels. Exact figures were not released, but Stephen Early called the progress very favorable. The United Nations lend-lease total passed $3 billion by end of March, up $1 billion in two months, with March aid near $600 million.
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Washington
White House
Russia
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
Early
United Nations
Court fines Otto Anderson for drunken driving charge
Otto Anderson of 1537 Thirty fourth street NE was fined 400 by Judge J E Heiserman in district court for a drunk driving offense. The judge ordered four months in county jail if the fine is not paid, with the mandate withheld until Tuesday. An appeal bond was set at 500. Anderson was arrested September 22 after colliding with an auto light testing lane on Third street SE and was previously convicted by a jury on March 28.
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Otto Anderson
Thirtyfourth Street
J. E. Heiserman
Mintimus
Anderson
Third Street
Motorist Arrested At Marion Held for Test
Frank Maresh a 52 year old farmer near Marion is held at the county jail pending tests and charges after his arrest Friday on the outskirts of Marion by Gene Miller the Marion police chief and Patrolman Lyle Fehr. Maresh was reported by E L Freeman of Marion who saw him driving from Maquoketa. His car held an empty wine bottle and he admitted drinking wine and beer according to Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore who with Deputy Forrest Taschner took Maresh to jail.
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Frank Maresh
Marion
Gene Miller
Lyle Fehr
Maresh
E. L. Freeman
Maquoketa
Pete Whittemore
Forrest Taschner
Lisbon Man Sentenced On Drunk Driving Charge
Dale Yoder of Lisbon was sentenced to 90 days in the county jail by Judge G. K. Thompson after pleading guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He was arrested on Highway 30 near Mt. Vernon by patrolmen Gildroy and Clapp following an erotic driving report. Yoder initially pled not guilty at arraignment but changed to guilty this morning.
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Dale Yoder
Lisbon
G. K. Thompson
Yoder
Mt. Vernon
Gildroy
Clapp
Airgun marksmen handed to juvenile court
Deputy Sheriff Pete Whittemore turned over two young airgun marksmen, ages 14 and 11, to the juvenile court Friday after investigation of broken windows on First avenue west. The younger boy admitted breaking five panes of glass accidentally.
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Pete Whittemore
First Avenue West
Divorce suit filed by Viola Creighton in district court
Viola Creighton sue for divorce from George W. Creighton, married May 14, 1940 in St. Louis, alleging cruel and inhuman treatment. She seeks $50 monthly temporary alimony and restoration of her maiden name Viola Frisby. Judge G K Thompson approved final report of J L Krall as referee in Stanley E. Lubbock estate and discharged him. Yunnan Province, through which Burma Road runs, is China’s second largest province.
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Viola Creighton
George W. Creighton
St. Louis
G. K. Thompson
J. L. Krall
Stanley E. Lubbock
Krall
Yunnan Province
Burma
China
Stand Fast at Bataan under Desperate Odds
In a night attack during the siege, American and Filipino forces repel Japanese assaults on Bataan. Major Gen. Vicente Lim’s division fends off two full-scale charges while U S Army units and Filipino scouts fill critical gaps. Troops endure shortages of gasoline and quinine as they fight on with scarce supplies, hoping for reinforcements that never arrive.
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Vicente Lim
Wainwright
Manila
Mt. Sumat
Corregidor
United States Regular Army
Engineers
Air Corps
Constabulary
Quartermaster Corps
Ilinois
Ohio
Kentucky
California
National Guard
New Mexico
National
Bataan
Alfred Hertz Dies Conductor and Wagner Expert
Alfred Hertz, 69, renowned conductor of the symphony orchestra and a leading authority on Wagnerian music, died Friday in San Francisco after years of heart trouble. He had been hospitalized a week with a weakened heart and pneumonia.
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San Francisco
Alfred Hertz
Symphony Orchestra
United States Raiders Hit Rangoon In Major Burma Raid
U S flying fortresses in their third India Burma operation bombed Rangoon’s docks and harbor installations amid heavy anti aircraft fire. The raid marked the third attack on enemy territory with no losses. British forces withdraw toward western oilfields as Chinese lines face pressure on the eastern flank. Indian navy completes evacuation of 40,000 Indians from Burma ports with more natives moving inland.
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New Delhi
India
United States
Rangoon
United States Air Corps
Burma
Mandalay
Magwe
Irrawaddy
Yenangyoung
London
Calcutta
Malaya
Taungwingyi
Sittang
Toungoo
Yani
Salween
Indian Navy
Bombay
Renegotiation plan approved for war bill profits
Washington AP reports a swift agreement by a house senate conference committee on a profit limitations amendment to the $19.2 billion war bill. The plan would authorize government agencies to renegotiate contracts to curb excessive profits. Details were not released and the measure awaits approval by both houses.
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Washington
House Senate
Hughes Warns Motorists To Yield Right of Way To Bicycles
Gordon Hughes, police traffic captain, warned motorists on Saturday that they must yield right of way to bicycles, which have the same status as motor vehicles under the law. He noted complaints of sudden cuts in, and urged cyclists not to ride two abreast while hugging the right curb. He cited over 4,000 licensed bikes of about 7,000 in the city and reminded owners that bike registration is due by May 1.
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Gordon Hughes
Hughes
Grocer Fined for Handling Inland Fish
Charles Mrech operator of the Four Aces Food Market at 1111 Center Point road NE was fined ten dollars and costs by Justice H R Churchill after being arrested by conservation officer Ray Beckman for buying inland caught fish for resale. Seven black suckers about 14 inches long were seized. the fish were taken from McLeod run by two youths who waded and caught them by hand. Mrech claimed he did not know the law barred buying the fish for resale.
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Charles Mrech
Four Aces
Center Point Road
Justice H. R. Churchill
Mrech
Ray Beckman
Beckman
McLeod Run
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Daily Record
E Avenue NW
Frank Matejka
General Alarm
Nannie E. Stansby
Second Avenue
St. Luke's Hospital
John Hyde
Gordon Neal
Vernon
Mercy Hospital
George Zachar
Nineteenth Street SE
Godfrey Sonka
Route No. 2
Joseph
Stodola
Ely
Neil A. Thompson
Oskaloosa
Thompson
Ralph A. Snyder
Blake Boulevard
M Arthur
Kutchera
City Briefs
Frank “Fritz” Janko
Mallory Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Arthur Norman
Ninth Street
Kansas City
John Norman
Monay
Robert Reichardt
Cumberland
Elizabeth Reichardt
Paul J. Reichardt
Paul, Jr
McKinley Street
Charlotte King
Art Association Gallery
Clara Wavrin
Tenth Avenue SE
F. X. Foran
Mary Ellen
Second Avenue SE
Mr. Foran
Francis F. Foran
San Diego
J. Dale Welsch
Central States Association For Teachers of Speech
Warren McArthur
First Avenue NW
Townsend
G. W. Martelle
Sunday Gazette
Karl Louis Sorenson
J. K. L. Sorenson
Thirtieth Street
Hammerfield
Fresno
Calif
Will Rogers Field
Oklo
Sorenson
Lieut. McKim
Church of Brethren
U-Boat Plant
Treasure Isle
NAVY
Vinton Produce Go
Mark Thornburg
Grocer
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