Weather snapshot and local incidents report
Tuesday temperatures across several cities show Cedar Rapids 77 63 New York 57 Bismarck 82 12 Omaha 65 Chicago 75 85 Sioux City Davenport 18 Washington 13 Des Moines 76 61. A shed fire occurred Tuesday at 10 25 p.m. at 1125 Fourteenth Avenue SE with Leslie Hunt as the caller. Mrs Josephine Kuba died at her home 1100 Sixth Street SE at 7 35 p.m. Tuesday.
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Cedar Rapida
New York
Bismarck
Omahae
Chicago
Sioux City
Davenport
Washington
Des Moines
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Leslie Hunt
Josephine Kuba
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids Couples Named in Local Notices
Charles R. Norberg and Marie Dean both of Cedar Rapids along with Donald M. DeZwarte and Ruth A. Goemaat, Cedar Rapids residents, appear in the public notices.
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Charles R. Norberg
Marie Dean
Cedar Rapids
Donald M. DeZwarte
Ruth A. Goemaat
Traffic fine for failing to stop at signal
Public notices list M. E. Augustine of 911 Seven Teenths SE fined $2 and costs for failing to stop at a traffic signal. Hospital notices record births at Mercy and St. Luke's with multiple families welcomed Aug. 25 26 in Marion and on nearby routes.
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M. E. Augustine
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Mercy Hospital
Adolph Biderman
Vernon
Harold Wright
Fourth Street
Marvin Hansen
C Avenue NW
Frank Haster
St. Luke's Hospital
W. J. Lange
Marion
Leon F. Hawkins
Leonard Ronnenberg
Ely Road
Navy Plane with 14 Men Missing Over Alaska Route
A large navy transport with 14 officers and enlisted men aboard disappeared on a flight from Alaska to Seattle after leaving Kodiak bound for Whitehorse. Three planes started the trek but weather forced instrument flying. Next of kin have been notified and searches by navy aircraft are underway with other agencies asked to cooperate.
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Washington
Navy
Alaska
Seattle
Kodiak
Whitehorse
Joyce A. Ralph
Baltimore
Burton Lee Doggett
Charleston
S. C
Jerome H. Sparbo
Hopkins
Minn
Paul H. Tobelman
Los Angeles
Arthur Barrows
Marine
Columbus
Ohio
Joseph A. Crook
Jackson
Tenn
Thomas
Bund Leader Willumeit Pleads Innocent In Nazi Spy Case
Otto Willumeit, Chicago Bund chief and alleged Nazi spy, pleaded innocent in federal court to conspiracy to counsel Bund members against serving in the U.S. armed forces and to making false statements in the alien registration law. He faced $10,000 bail with 25 co-defendants as Hartford and New York cases connect to Axis secrets.
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New York
Otto Willumeit
Chicago
Bund
U. S
Willameit
Hartford
Conn
Kurt E. B. Molzaka
Philadelphia
Fuehrer
Kunze
Eugene Rice
Fontana Dam Will Submerge Japan North Carolina Village
TVA officials say the Fontana reservoir, once the dam is finished in 1944, will flood the unincorporated town of Japan in Graham County near Bryson City. The small community lies 50 feet beneath the planned waterline as the Fontana project proceeds.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Cap
Tennessee Valley Authority
Fontana
Japan
N.C
Fontana Reservoir
Graham County
Bryson Jr. City
N. C
TVA
Local Issues Dominate California South Carolina Mississippi Primary
In California and nearby states voters focused on local concerns in Tuesday primaries with light turnout. California's Olson beat Warren for the Democratic nomination while Warren won the Republican bid. Maybank led Blease in South Carolina, Johnston led Manning, and Eastland led in Mississippi with runoff looming. The piece also covers Roosevelt discussing wage and farm price policy in a broad context.
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United Press
California
South Carolina
Mississippi
Culbert L. Olson
Earl Warren
Warren
Olson
Harry Englebright
Will Rogers, Jr
Leland M. Ford
Santa Monica
Thomas Rolph
San Francisco
South Carolinas
Supreme Court
Sen
Burnett Maybank
Aaron L. Ford
Roosevelts Labor Day Address May Include Cost of Living
The text notes a forthcoming radio speech and congress message by President Roosevelt around Labor Day or shortly after. Officials anticipate a broad address touching the war and a sharp focus on the spiraling cost of living and anti inflation measures amid wartime pressures.
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Congress
British Press Demands Action After Churchill Visit
British papers urge concrete results from Churchill after his Moscow and Middle East trip. The Daily Herald stresses real news and a second front debate at the Trades Union Congress conference, while the Daily Mail warns apathy could threaten morale and calls for city visits to guide the public.
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London
Churchill
Britain
Moscow
Middle East
Daily Herald
Trades Union Congress
The
Daily Mail
Clinton County Legion Donates Rifles to Iowa Guard
In Wheatland Clinton County Legion posts voted Tuesday night to donate their rifles to company I of the Iowa state guard for war use. Clarence Olsen of Calamus was named county commander.
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Wheatland
American Legion
Clinton County
Iowa State Guard
Clinton
Clarence Olsen
Calamus
Duke of Kent Killed on Active Service in Sunderland Crash
The Duke of Kent was killed when a Sunderland flying boat crashed in northern Scotland while he was en route to Iceland on duty. Air Commodore His Royal Highness died with the crew. reports that crew were American were denied by US sources. The duke had served since the war began after a career in the Navy and RAF rising to air vice marshal before choosing the rank of commodore. He saw action amid frequent dangers and had recently welcomed a new son. royal relatives were notified in advance as customary.
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Wickard
Roosevelt
Continents
Seven Seas
The
Daily Mail
Air Ministry
Daily Sketch
Royal
Duke of Kent
Scotland
Air Force
Iceland
United States
Coastal Command
Duke
Royal Air Force
Duchess of Kent
Marina
Greece
Michael George Charles Franklin
Franklin
Mr Roosevelt
White House
Washington
Atlantic
Canada
Empire Air Training Schools
Dover
Queen Mary
RAF Attacks Small Scale Targets in Western Germany and Holland
Allied daylight raids by single RAF bombers hit targets in western Germany and Holland Tuesday. Coastal Command bombers attacked ships in a German convoy off the Frisian islands and damaged docks at La Pallice. One bomber did not return. A Hurricane attacked seven German boats near the French coast, with one boat afire. East Anglia saw 12 killed in a German bomb shelter strike. German raids on Great Yarmouth and Ipswich caused damage and casualties. No RAF night activity reported due to bad weather.
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London
RAF Bomber Command
Germany
Holland
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
Frisian
la Pallice
Bay of Biscay
British
East Anglia
Great Yarmouth
Ipswich
England
RAF
Wiesbaden
Frankfurt
Duchess of Kent Notified at Residence in Western England
The Duchess of Kent and her baby were notified at their residence in western England while the Duke, fourth in line to the throne behind the king’s daughters and the Duke of Gloucester, faced uncertain succession as to whether the title Duke of Kent would pass immediately to his heir Prince Edward of Kent.
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England
Duchess of Kent
London
Duke of Gloucester
Duke of Kent
Prince Edward of Kent
Editorial urges more American air support for China
A Chinese military officer at cabinet level said the United States should boost air support for China to back its offensive. He welcomed past American aid but warned its impact hinges on the scale of air power provided to strengthen Allied resistance to Japan in China.
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China
America
Japan
Prisoner Describes Harsh Conditions In Japanese Captivity
The account details extreme food shortages with no fresh fruit and only a few eggs over six months. Prisoners suffered beri beri scurvy and pellagra while observing the Japanese army in Hong Kong. Moyer praised the attackers as determined and better equipped than the British, noting their willingness to fight regardless of losses.
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Hongkong
Moyer
New Gripsholm Journey Planned
Secretary of State Hull said on Wednesday that arrangements may be made for another Gripsholm voyage to recover Americans still interned in the Orient. He could not make a definite announcement yet but noted officials are working on the matter.
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Roosevelt
Henderson
Washington (Ap
Hull
Gripsholm
Orient
Russian forces pressure east bank of the Don
Soviet reports claim growing Russian craft activity and constant reinforcements for Nazi lines on the Don front. Red air forces attacked at night and day against German columns and fortifications, with a single night raid setting 35 fires inside German positions. Alpine divisions are said to be moving into the north Caucasus.
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The
Don
Red
Komsomolskaya Pravda
North Caucasus
Emerson earns third class petty officer rating at Jacksonville
W. A. Emerson son of Mr and Mrs Ward Emerson of 136 Thirty second street NE was graduated Saturday from the naval radio school in Jacksonville Florida He received the rating of third class petty officer and was assigned to Cecil field gunnery school in Jacksonville.
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W. A. Emerson
Ward Emerson
Naval Radio School
Jacksonville
Fla
Cecil Field
Soldier Transfer from Sheppard to Harlingen Aerial School
Private Wilmer J. Dean has been transferred from Sheppard field to an aerial gunnery school at Harlingen Texas per word received by Mrs. Dean 1932 First avenue SE He is the son of Mr and Mrs Bert Dean of Marion.
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Wilmer J. Dean
Sheppard Field
Harlingen
Texas
Dean
First Avenue SE
Bert Dean
Marion
Godfrey J. Horacek
Vratislav Horacek
Third Avenue Road
Horacek
Alaska
Nab Iowan Sought For Stabbing Affray
ALBIA AP Tom Reece 43 Avery Ia one of two brothers sought for the stabbing of Edgar Jones Lawrence Kan war worker here two weeks ago was captured Tuesday at Frederick Ia
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Albia
Tom Reece
Avery
Edgar Jones
Lawrence
Kan
Frederick
Grant Steel Wage Hike Retroactive to Feb 15
The War Labor Board granted United States Steel a 1 2 cent per hour wage rise back to February 15, covering 250000 workers. The ruling preserves union dues checkoff and a daily minimum, mirroring the Little Steel order from six weeks earlier. Four labor and public members approved, employer members opposed retroactivity and union demands.
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Washington
War Labor Board
United States Steel Corporation
Mainte~nance
Little Steel
Big Steel
United States Steel Workers
CSO
Guadalcanal air battle reports major Japanese bomber assault
On August 25 Japanese bombers backed by twelve Zero fighters attacked Guadalcanal. American fighters engaged and shot down seven bombers and five Zeros while suffering the loss of one fighter. The Solomons were described Wednesday as three planes. Falkland Islands residents are described as almost exclusively of pure British descent.
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Guadalcanal
Falkland Islands
Chinese withdrawal seen as prep for shift on fronts
A military spokesman said Yushan in Kiangsi province is the only air field regained by the Chinese. Japanese attacks in Shansi followed the withdrawal of 50,000 of Chekiang's 120,000 troops. Japan aims to sever China's northwest supply route and press toward Shansi, though officials doubt a major campaign against Sian is imminent.
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Yushan
Kiangsi
Nangchow
Nanchang
Shansi
Chekiang
Japan
Russia
Yellow River
Sian
China
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Victor E. Baker
Francis E. Baker
Fifth Street
Army Flying School
Enid
Oklo
Baker
Fort Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Jefferson Barracks
William L. Canarr
N. T. Canarr
Twelfth Avenue SW
Davisville, R. J
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Iowan
Grant Steel
Solomons
Wellesley Fur Coats
Eye On
Gwenn Allen
2Nd Ave
Wellesley
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