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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1944

Page

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Service men and women listed for transfers and furloughs

Military families report a flood of moves and promotions from bases and abroad. Pvt Marvin C Davidson transfers from San Diego to Camp Pendleton while Sgt Robert Kouisky earns a staff sergeant rank overseas. Others include nurses at Fort Riley, Pilots at Fort Sumner, cadets and ensigns receiving commissions, and numerous furloughs among spouses and parents in Iowa locations.

Marvin C. Davidson Marine Corps San Diego Calif Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton Oceanside Higley Avenue Marvin D. Clark Fort Fisher N. C Ed Clark Martelle Harold L. Vesper Camp Hill Farragut Idaho Ellis Boulevard

Formosa to Begin Japanese Conscription in September

The Associated Press reports Japan will start military conscription in Formosa on September 1. Formosa, with about 4.5 million residents, is predominantly Chinese. An imperial edict announcing the step was broadcast from Tokyo after the cabinet had delayed the move since last autumn.

Japan Formosa Tokyo

Men Over 26 Sought For Merchant Ships

Washington War Shipping administration launches an urgent recruitment drive for men 26 and over to serve aboard merchant vessels. Officials say a large number is needed to meet training quotas over the next ten weeks as deferments tighten. The merchant marine now denies training to men under 26.

Washington War Shipping Administration WSA

War Bond Allowance For Families With Waged Members

The note states that about half of families have at least two workers and asks readers to calculate how much beyond 16 percent of family income can be allotted to War Bonds from every payday.

National Airport Washington, D. C Burbank Calif Jeep

Nine New Teachers Hired by Cedar Rapids Board

The Cedar Rapids board of education hired nine new teachers for the coming year. Names include Rosemary M. Brewer Evelyn Brunskill Pauline Carmody Gladys M. Collins Dorothy Hatch Vera Hollingshead Abbie Lass Myrna H. Shinn Evelyn Stiles. Starting salary set at 1598.40 dollars.

Cedar Rapids

Pagoda Swallowed by Tree in Upper Burma

In Kaia, Upper Burma, a pagoda deteriorates until a strangler fig encases the structure. Local custom treats the site as a saintly relic and, when the tree grows over it, the ruin is viewed as a worthy burial for what was once a temple of prayer.

Burma Kaia Upper

Yarnell Plan of Unified Service Draws Attention

Washington expects expert witnesses to praise unification of U S armed forces into a single war department as hearings begin. Secretary Stimson appears before Rep Woodrum’s postwar policy panel. Navy chiefs push broader reforms while Army favors four branches under one chief. Yarnell proposes two divisions supply and operations with a common promotion list and cross service staffing. Timing sparks debate as push grows for immediate merger beyond wartime.

Washington War Stimson Special House Rep Woodrum D-Va War Department George C. Marshall Navy Adm Harry E. Yarnell U.S.N Secretary of Navy Knox Yarnell Joint Chiefs of Staff

Man sentenced after light bulb diet

Paul Blow of Chicago was sentenced to 30 days after an x-ray showed a borrowed ring he swallowed as part of a trick to hide it. He admitted eating bulbs and other items in a reported hobby.

Jack A. Parrish F. C. Parrish Hinkley Avenue United States Naval Reserve Midshipmen’s School Columbia University New York City Ensign Parrish Ohio State University Columbus Chicago Paul Blow Blow

Also Mentioned on This Page

Robert E. Kouisky Edward Koutsky First Street Margaret O’hare Arr’y Nurse Corps Fort Riley, Kan., Station Hospital Camp Carson Colp T. O’hare Second Avenue SW Dallas D. Morrison Camp Gruber Okla Jack Johnson Anamosa Cedar George Stejskal Army Air Corps England Twenty-second Avenue Joe Stejskal C Street Max A. Ramsey Harold Ramsey Springville St. Olaf College Northfield Minn Russellville Ark LeRoy W. Hall Rt News Frank X. Guyott Eighth Avenue SE Hall Guyott Lt. Hall Earl Hall Belle Plaine Miles Fisher Hawaii South Pacific M. J. Fisher First Avenue Donald C. Colgan Seabees U. S. Naval Net South Boston Mass Colgan Fifth Avenue Richard D. Munden R. E. Munden Maple Drive Pvt R. A. Ainsworth Camp Roberts Twelfth Street Ford Ord Dave Peddycourt Camp Pickett Vza Harry Peddycourt Mt. Vernon Avenue Charles J. Bulicek North Africa Sadie Bulicek Donald Abernathy Camp Swift Texas W. T. Abernathy Ninth Street NW Bill C. Butler Camp Bennion Donald J. Kofron Frank J. Kofron Twenty-eighth Avenue Army Air Force Pilot School Fort Sumner N. H George Taylor Henry Laurence E. Henry Nineteenth Street The Associated Press Marc Hoople Lan Stone Mazor Williams Simons Fillmore Jackson and van Buren Cedar Rapids Roofing Company Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company Federal Works Agency Hermina Netolicky Hayes School Linn County Board of Supervisors Supt. of Robert Black G.I Pfc Ben J. Violette Jo Ann Reeder South Bend Ind Poland FFF Bucharest Bulgaria Burgas Nikolaev Rodessa Russia Crimea Sevastopol Black Sea Red Army Crimean Sevastopol Harbor Ovidopol Reds International Morris Long Abbeville S. C Jack Bougainville Finley Elmira N. Y RED Network Elizabeth Dilling Federal District Court Elizabeth Jane Albert Dilling Robert S. Johnson Lawton Burma War Singapore Sir Claude Auchinleck Tiddim Auchinleck India Burnu Acquanetta Ripley Indus Yarnell Plan
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