Army Boys Grouse Over 18 Months Service Extension
FOREST Tenn. A Gazette writer visits Army camps to gauge reactions to an 18 month draft extension. Recruits, including privates in the 117th quartermaster regiment and air corps personnel, express mixed feelings yet adapt, joke, and endure in the heat and routine as they await potential action.
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George C. Marshall
Tullahoma
Tenn
Camp Forrest
Harry Eckenrod
Dorothy McKnight
Cleveland
Bob Diehl
Marty Cook
Indianapolis
John Cleary
Bill Jefferies
Lee Bassett
Ill Kunkle
Dorothy
Marty
Cleary
Bassett
Final Community Night At Whittam Playground
Whittam Playground at the corner of B Avenue and Fifth Street NE held its final community night. The program featured Mrs Dorothy Brown on piano swing, three numbers by Johnny Cleator, a drums piece, rhumba tap in costume and performances by the Melody Sisters Pauline Halverson and Arda Mae.
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Whittam Park
B Avenue
Fifth Street
Dorothy Brown
Little Johnny Cleator
Rhumba Tap
Melody Sisters
Pauline Halverson
Arda Mae
England Safe Now Children Return Evacuees The Dixie
Three British children who spent two years as evacuees in Maseturdey to Eurday enverdge the Dixie because their mother eas ay conditions there have become e.
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New York
Mas- Seturdey
Eurday Enverdge
Dixie
Eas
Charles Moel to Sing in St Louis Theater
Charles Moel son of Mr and Mrs Arch Moel 1518 N street SW left Thursday for St Louis Mo where he has accepted a position as house singer in the Grand theater The show opens Friday He last December represented Cedar Rapids on the Major Bowes amateur hour program and drew the largest number of votes with his singing of Beautiful Dreamer He has studied voice for four years under Prof Ralph Leo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Moel
Arch Moel
N Street
St. Louis
Grand Theater
Cedar Rapids
Fish Die in Cedar Lake From Oxygen Shortage Mystery
Cedar Lake suffers mass fish deaths as oxygen levels dip to about 0.8 percent in water samples. City health crews in boats collect dead fish along Wenng road trenches while officials note most fish are carp with a mix of other species and question remaining life.
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Cedar Lake
City Health Department
Wenng Road
Charles
Caldsiocen
McLeod Run
James O'Brien Accepted for Naval Academy
James O'Brien of Iowa City has been accepted for the Naval Academy. He moved from Cedar Rapids area after completing the University of Iowa freshman year. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. James O’Brien, are deceased.
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James O’brien
Iowa City
Naval Academy
Senne
U. 7
Geer Ak Dee Napolis
Renera
Sane
Benesh
Second Avenue SE
O’brien Cae
Cedar Ra Leneae
University of Iowa
James Oo
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51St
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