Naples GIs Adopt War Orphan Mario Pullo as Uncle Club Fund
In Naples GI Gene Phillips and Capt. Cameron A. Harkrader form an Uncles club to care for 11 year old Mario Pullo, orphaned by war. They feed him and arrange schooling, piano and saxophone lessons, and look to adopt him in Springfield, Missouri. Mario lives with relatives and soldiers near their billet, showing resilience amid flight and loss.
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Naples
Ins
Mario Pullo
Mario
Army
Gene Phillips
Inief
Cameron A. Harkrader
Bristol
Europe
Italy
Cedar Rapids
Phillips
United States
Springfield
Miio
Warkrader
The
Royal
To Resume Work on Kits for Servicemen
Mrs. Jay H. Watts announces that sewing on the servicemen kits will resume Friday at 9 a.m. The United Service Aides group will meet every Friday. Women may stay all day and bring a light lunch. coffee will be served.
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Jay H. Watts
United Service Aides
Buy Dog Licenses Now Urges Miller for City
Miller urges owners to buy dog licenses immediately noting the deadline is near. He stresses the license allows the dog to roam under owner responsibility for any damage and warns unlicensed dogs will be impounded with pound and license fees due for release. Safety officials echo calls to keep dogs out of victory gardens.
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Ndereas
E. Miller
Miller
the Gazette
Safety
Wes Benesh
Victory Gardens
Victory Gardeners
Cobb Author of Paths of Glory Dies in Port Washington
Humphrey Cobb aged 45, noted author and advertising executive, died Tuesday after a long illness in Port Washington N Y. He wrote Paths of Glory published in 1935 along with magazine stories and film scripts.
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Port Washington
N. Y
Humphrey Cobb
Cobb
South Side Club Admits 45 Members May 22
The South Side Civic club voted to receive a class of 45 candidates during a May 22 meeting at C.S.P.S. hall. A memorial service honored four or more members who died in the past year. The club reported a waste paper drive raised $410.57 for Camp Good Health and thanked cooperating schools and local organizations. The club approved $25 to sponsor two teams in the John Beck boys baseball league and $20 for a high school boy’s Boys' State attendance.
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South Side Civic Club
C.S.P.S. Hall
Joseph J. Janeba
Jay W. Hesser
Emil Hurka
Frank Zastera
John Sedenka
Joseph A. Mach
Charles Kosek
S. V. Shonka
Fred C
St. Wenceslaus
St. Matthew's
Immaculate Conception
Paramount Theater
Local No. 191
Linn County
Civilian Defense
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Crandic Railroad
King’s Crown Plaster Company
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cedar Rapids Tribune
WMT
John Beck
Build a nest egg buy war bonds today
A concise call to action urging readers to invest in war bonds to secure future savings and support national efforts. Promotes financial prudence and patriotic duty with direct instruction to purchase.
Appointment of Executor for Linn County Estate
Probate notice announces the appointment of Pflughaupt as executor of the estate of a Linn County deceased. Creditors and all persons indebted are urged to present claims to the Clerk of Vine Era, with Stewart Holmes as attorney.
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Gee Astor
Linn
Vine
Wanted Men and Women Who Are Hard of Hearing
A vintage style classified notice offers a hearing test called the Outinme Home Method. It promises a payoff if you hear better after the test and claims a mower pack and ear drops available at drug stores.
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Ourime
Drue
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