Bulletin on dramatic maneuvers and looming invasion in 1941
A fictional wartime dispatch describes massive Allied and Kotmik forces staging maneuvers across Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi with plans for a daring attack on New Orleans. It details army movements including Fort Knox, Fort Leonard Wood, and Fort Riley, and mentions political figures Kodankis and Lear amid a chaotic sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Texas
Missouri
Kentucky
God
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Birmingham
Ala
Almat
Mississippi River
Kotmk
Ukraine
Ouachita Valley
New Orleans
Boon Miss River
Arkansas Line
Camp
Camp Ark
Fort McClellan
Oklahoma-Texas
1St Armored
Fort Knox
Fort Leonard Wood
Sean Wil
Fort Riley
Kotmks
Qoutachita
Fort Knox Armored Division
Ben Lear
Second Army
Eaeh
Cos
Kodunkis
Hage Ignie
Save
Third Army
Yey Prowey
Walter Krueger
Lear
Krueger
Hopkins Leaves Red Capital for Russia Talks in Moscow
United States envoy Hopkins arrives from London for conferences with Rui Der, Laurence Steinhardt, and Sir Stafford Cripps, alongside the British military mission to Russia. He travels to discuss plans with Russian officials and assess next steps in the stalled alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
India
China
Russia
London
Hopkins
Far East
United States
Japan
Sion
Seneneee
Jose MacNarney
United States Army
Ruider Laurence A. Steinhardt
Sir Stafford Cripps
Auto Lights Testing Begins With Free Check on Tuesday
A voluntary program allows drivers to have headlamp alignment checked at one testing lane. Cars pass every 60 seconds, receive a card showing OK or needed repairs, and may obtain a windshield sticker if approved. The program runs on Tuesday across various streets and avenues.
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Hanif Post
Opinion Q&A on football, education, and Cedar Rapids
A sports centric Q and A covers hobbies, reading, and films while debating language education in Cedar Rapids schools. The interview shares views on U S Japan war prospects, football theory, and Big Ten competitiveness alongside hopes for local progress and better living.
Silk Stockings Rush Across States as Hemlines Rise
Hosiery demand surges in Detroit and Texas as women rush to buy silk hose amid bare leg debates. Texas stores report brisk silk sales with stocks expected exhausted by Jan. 1 while Columbus and St Louis show sharp increases. Prices hover around $1 as cotton substitutes gain traction in Austin Dallas and Kansas City.
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Cenema Rd Teesen
Detroit
Texas
Austin
Dallas
Amarillo
Columbus
Ohio State University
Coedi
Silk hosiery panic as government halts civilian silk uses
Cedar Rapids residents react to a new government order ending silk in civilian goods. With nylon capacity limited to 15 20 percent, customers rush hosiery buys while stores warn stocks may last only a week. People plan to wear anklets or switch to rayon as silk supplies tighten.
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du Pont
du Ponte
Cedar Rapids
Major salaries listed for radio film and industry leaders
The treasury report omits salaries paid to actors by Columbia Universal and MGM. It names top executives including Charles F. Ketter and Charles E. Wilson at GM, Paley and Sarnoff in radio, Hearst, Holliss, Flynn, Annenberg, Wilken, Rose, MacFarlane, Pulitzer, Ripley, Payne, and others across publishing, tobacco, oil, and manufacturing, with figures ranging roughly from 76,624 to 236,684 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Columbia
Universal
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
General Motors Corp
Charles F. Ketter
Charles E. Wilson
Marvin E. Coyle
Donaldson Brown
Kenneth 'S Payne
Reader's Digest
Papers And Radio Stations Exempt From New Excise Taxes
Washington AP reports Congressional tax authorities said newspapers and radio stations are exempt from excise taxes on leased wires and distant telephone calls when used for news collection and distribution. Burglar alarm circuits could face the tax. tolls over 24 cents taxed at 5 cents per 50 cents. The exemption is carried into the $3.529 billion bill by the Ways and Means Committee.
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Washington
Congressional
House
Ways and Means Committee
Court Orders Fine Paid With Pennies
Police Magistrate A. D. Webb requires the defendant to count pennies to total the speeding fine. The unusual payment method highlights the court action and the magistrate's ruling.
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A. D. Webb
Center Junction resident Hay dies at 89
Hay 89 of Center Junction died at 7 am Saturday. Born July 19, 1852 near Anamosa he spent his life in Jones county. His wife and two children preceded him in death.
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Center Junction
Hay
Anamosa
Jones County
Saturday Marks and Weather Outlook in Brief
Fragmentary note mentions Saturday marks and Saturday low with unclear Friday night reference. Likely a short weather or calendar blurb with incomplete readings, no distinct names or events readable.
Health Camp Fund Raises Two Thousand Nine Ninety Six
A health camp fund totals 2996 dollars and 73 cents in contributions. The brief notes amounts collected from donors and specifies fund use for community health outreach.
Des Moines Man Nabbed in 1939 Race Horse Swindle Case
Ernest J. Fagan, 41, arrested Saturday in Des Moines on charges tied to a race horse betting scam dating to 1939. He was identified as partner of Davis Pines, 43, sentenced to four years in federal court last February. Victims listed include E Werden Hartley 4500, Ole Allison Algona 4900, George Rankin Charles City 5000. Also sought in connection with an $11000 New Orleans case from 1939.
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DES Moines
Ernest J. Fagan
J. L. Dalton
Federal Bureau of
Fagan
Sean
F. B. Il
Davis Pines
Iowa
F.B
E. Werden
Hartley
Ole Allison
Algona
George Rankin
Charles City
Dalton
New Orleans
Flying Fortresses Bomb Kiel Seaport In Long Recon Mission
An ocean-made flying fortress of the Royal Air Force conducted a long distance reconnaissance flight and bombed Kiel, the Baltic canaltown seaport. The raid included attacking a heavily laden 2,000 ton German oil tanker with a torpedo from British forces. Two fighters were claimed to have shot down two Channel targets.
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London
INS
Royal Air Force
Heavil
Kiel
Santen Naval Sea
Baltic
Iel Canal
Air Ministry
Sam Steele 61 Dies of Heart Attack in City Air
Sam Steele, 61, died of a heart attack in downtown Cedar Rapids shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday. Police said a ride was offered but he wandered off and lay down on a parking lot. He was taken to Brush funeral home, survived by sisters Edith Miller and Mrs. Leonard Sey, two grandsons John and William, and three great grandchildren. Funeral services set for 11 a.m. Monday at Turner chapel with Rev. D A Loferski officiating. Burial in West Liberty cemetery.
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Sam Steele
Royal Hotel
R. E. Munden
Steele
Brush Funeral Home
Edith Miller
Cedar Rapids
Leonardsey
Madison
Marvin D. Bailey
Cedar
John J
William McElrath
John
Deaths
Zella Rude McElra widow of J McElrath died after a long illness at Avenue Ly at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Born 27 1867, she married J J McElrath in 1895 at Minneapolis. Survived by two sons Clarence J Meth of Wisconsin and Marry McElrath of Sacramento California, and a sister Mrs Effie.
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Zella
Rude McElra
J. McElrath
Avenue Ly
Ae la
J. J. McElrath
Minneapolis
Clarence J. Meth
Aon
Wis
McElrath
Sacramento
Calif
Effie
Edward Turner Funeral Services in Fairfax
Funeral services for Edward Albert Turner lifelong Fairfax resident who died at his home at 2 39 a m Saturday after a brief illness will be held at 2 p m Monday in the Methodist Episcopal church Fairfax with Revs Irving and Emma Arnold of Norway in charge Burial will be in Fairfax cemetery Friends may call at the Turner chapel until noon Sunday and at the home in Fairfax after 2 p m Sunday
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Edward Albert Turner
Fairfax
Methodist Episcopal Church
Irving
Emma Arnold
Norway
Fairfax Cemetery
Turner Chapel
Eco Plants Advanced by Year of X-Ray Growth
By X-ray analysis researchers report two generations of eco plants grown within a single year. The finding suggests rapid propagation and potential for accelerated crop development.
Lieut Dennis Flies West From Cedar Rapids in Army Plane
Lieut Larry Dennis son of Mr and Mrs Louis D Dennis 11000 avenue NW arrived at Cedar Rapids airport Saturday at 3 pm from Dayton Ohio aboard a Douglas DC-3 army transport en route to the west coast He will visit San Francisco and Los Angeles before returning east in a week and hopes to bring his brother Robert D Dennis with him
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Larry Dennis
Louis D. Dennis
Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Dayton
West Coast
Dennis
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Robert D. Dennis
Night assault prompts major search in Lock Haven
In Lock Haven Pennsylvania police intensified a search for a street assailant after a series of three attacks in darkness. Emily Williams a 28 year old summer student at State Teachers College suffered a fractured skull in the latest incident.
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Lock Haven
Pennsylvania
Emily Williams
State Teachers College
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Center Point Road
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First Avenue E
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Third Avenue SE
E. W. Faber
E Avenue NE
Raymond Roth
Second Street
Errol Flynn
Warner Brothers
Carole Lombard
RKO Radio
Warner Riggio
American Tobacco Co
Paul Hahn
American Tobacco
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American Coennesids Co
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American Telephone and Telegraph
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Ons Atlas Corp
Sir Douglas Alexander
Singer Manufacturing Co
Edward G. Seubert
Standard Oil of
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Edsel B. Ford
Ford Motor Co
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Charles E. Sorensen
Ford
J. W. Andrews
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Co
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Chase National Bank of New York
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Owen D. Young
General Electric Co
E. E. Stettinius, Jr
U. S. Steel
Court
J. D. Bever
Jos. Mekota
Nab
Nazi
Florist
Nly
Oecs
Acs
Fussell
Rots
Edward Turner
Lieut
Cedar Rapid
Moon Funeral Home
First Avenue East
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