Iowa Missionary Chooses to Stay Behind in Hong Kong Camp
Rev Alvin Nance from Iowa remained at Fort Stanley with American internees after most were released. He planned to restart his mission near Guangzhou and minister to Chinese converts, while his wife and two children returned home. About 50 others also stayed, including Edward Gingle a Hong Kong resident and former navy cook who led camp feeding efforts.
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New York
Alvin Nance
Iowa
Fort Stanley
Hongkong
Mr. Nance
Nance
China
The
Internationalists
Edward F. Gingle
Green Bay
Wis
U. S. Navy
Wie Gingle
Stanley Internment Camp
Prepare for Drastic Tax Laws in 1943
Washington AP economists warned the public to expect drastic tax and savings measures early in 1943 as part of economic stabilization efforts linked to farm price and wage controls. Harvard’s Alvin Hansen urged pass of a large tax bill and drafting steeper taxes and compulsory savings, while a Treasury expert stressed inflation prevention across wages, prices, and spending.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alvin H. Hansen
Harvard University
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Budget Bureau
Elgin Baby Reveals Five Grandfathers
David Frieden, 14 months old, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Frieden of south of Elgin, has five grandfathers. They are Walter Rothlisberger, John Rothlisberger, John Probert of Volga City, Joe Frieden, and Fred Nydegger. All have retired from farming except Joe Frieden.
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Elgin
David Frieden
Floyd Frieden
South of Elgin
Walter Rothlisberger
Frieden
John Rothlisberger
John Probert
Volga City
Joe Frieden
Fred Nydegger
South American Leader 16 Skil 17 Punitive 19 Either 21 Compass point
South American country appears in a vertical crossword with clues covering mammals names masculine given names and common nouns across themes such as politics weather and daily life. Several entries reference geographic terms plant life measurement and actions building a puzzle around cross-letter connections
Elders Back Pastor In Controversy Over Banner Display
In West Milford New Jersey elders of the First Presbyterian Church support Rev Dr Lewis Gaston Leary in a dispute with Police Chief Somers Stites over flag placement above the pulpit The pastor says the Christian flag should be on the right and the American flag on the left while Stites argues the opposite The elders defend placing the flag with the cross in highest honor and reject war department flag guidance as inapplicable to a church setting
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Somers Stites
Lewis Gaston Leary
Stites
Leary
Lear
Dr. Leary
Jesus Christ
Woman Reports Theft Of Watch Worth $50
Ada Johnson reports her watch worth 50 dollars stolen from a stand in her home. Another theft: Dale Boots states a tarpaulin was taken from his garage.
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Ada Johnson
Third Avenue
Dale Boots
C Avenue
War work mostly to eight states in 1942
Washington reports that over half of wartime production contracts in 1942 went to firms in eight states: Michigan New York California Ohio Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut and Illinois. The WPB data show more than 80 billion in contracts in two years with aircraft and ships accounting for large shares. Other states listed include Iowa Kansas Minnesota Nebraska South Dakota Wisconsin.
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War Production Board
Aq. Navy
Maritime Commission
The
Treasury
British Empire
Michigan
New York
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Connecticut
Illinois
WPB
Army
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
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Robert ©. Bickel
C.L.A
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W. W. Reams
Fred C. Woolrich
Dows
Cedar Rapids
Oxfords
Navy
America
MIRRA
Cynthia
Beye
Crew Sox
Smartie
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