Kind Hearted People Offer Vets Shelter During Housing Survey
A Cedar Rapids survey highlights neighbors offering rooms and kitchens to veterans and their families. A Czech speaking veteran, a mother holding a home for her son, and others propose furnished rooms, basements, and kitchen access. Some offers include two rooms, a bath, and kitchen privileges, while others reflect shortages and uncertain rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Lee Osborn
Howard McLaughlin
Veterans Information and Service Center
Gift Mailing Not Yet Entered at Cedar Rapids Post Office
Domestic Christmas mailings are not yet in evidence at the Cedar Rapids post office, according to officials. The delay is noted as time short for processing this year’s season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Post Office Warns Early For Christmas Mail
Robert T. Lubbock, superintendent of mails, urged early holiday mailing to distant states. He said parcels should go out well before December 10 and asked mail patrons to cooperate so gifts arrive on time amid limited post office help compared with last year.
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Robert T. Lubbock
Lubbock
Coe presents Messiah in Christmas Concert at Sinclair Chapel
The Coe college music department stages Handel's Messiah in its annual Christmas concert in Sinclair Memorial chapel Sunday December 16 at 4 p.m. The performance will be conducted by Prof. Paul S. Ray and accompanied by the college orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe College
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Paul S. Ray
Lions Shot After Train Derailment Free Lions
Nine lions escaped from a derailment between Bologna and Milan were killed three people and mauled several others. Allied and Italian troops in armored cars hunted the last of the lions, shooting eight of the beasts in the countryside.
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Rome
Bologna
Milan
Night Train Escape: Lions Monkeys Hyena and Boa Escape Tragedy
A night hunt with powerful searchlights spooked wildlife aboard a derailed train. The lions a score of monkeys a hyena and a boa constrictor escaped. One passenger was killed and several injured. The hyena and boa constrictor remained at large.
Cannibalism Tale Surfaces in Jap Officer Trial
Australian military court hears testimony in New Guinea on cannibalism by Japanese Lt Takehiko Tazaki. Cpl Eichi Yamamoto described the mutilated body of an Australian soldier and said Tazaki claimed eating portions, calling the flesh delicious. Tazaki admitted eating flesh due to starvation and claimed he did not know it was wrong because of his mental condition.
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Wewak
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Takehiko Tazaki
Eichi Yamamoto
Tazaki
Elephant Scent Organ Located in Mouth Roof
A zoological note explains that the elephant's sense of smell is housed in an organ on the roof of its mouth. This specialized scent sensor aids nose-based detection and social communication among elephants.
Landlord Seeks Tenant for Veteran’s Family in Idle Apartment
A landlord lamented an idle apartment unused by tenants and praised it being rented only for weekend parties by a neighboring town’s schoolteacher. He asked what steps could help place a veteran’s family in the unit.
Kansas City Plans Two Car Garages for Emergency Housing
Kansas City officials propose two car garages as temporary dwellings to combat a housing shortage. Mayor John P. Gage announced the idea to labor and construction representatives. The plan funds nonprofit groups to acquire materials and mass produce garages for emergency use and future reuse.
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Kansas City
John P. Gage
Gage
Scout District Dinner Meeting Scheduled in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Scout district holds its annual dinner Monday at 6 30 p m at the Chamber of Commerce. Scouters and wives invited with late registrations at the Scout office Monday morning. Reports by district leaders cover advancement organization health safety camping activities finance leadership training nominating committee and senior Scouting. Principal address by Rev Marvin B Kober. Other district meetings noted for Benton and Jones areas with Linn district not yet scheduled.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Scout Office
Joe Markey
John Heidel
Harold Eggleston
J. E. Norrgard
Leo Peiffer
John DeLong
C. L. Gunn
M. D. Marr
George W. Smith
Keith Benner
Marvin B. Kober
St. Paul’s Church
Benton District
Vinton Hotel
P . Neuzil
Anamosa
Linn
Vets Returning From Overseas List Of Eastern Iowans
The AP reports returning servicemen due home aboard several ships with names and hometowns across eastern Iowa. Individuals listed include Cedar Rapids Anamosa Sigourney Oelwein Iowa City Wellman Monona Grinnell Vinton Marion Tama and others along with ship names Gen W W Greely Francis Walker Lyman Abbott Ernie Pyle Kokomo Victory M I T Victory Pittston Victory Mahoney and Newport.
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Associated Press
Francis Walker
New York
George W. Jirouch
Cedar Rapids
Lyman Abbott
Pfe
Kenneth McDowell
Darrell L. Quigley
Tama
Talbert Tadlock
Sigourney
Ernie Pyle
Seattle
Richard A. Ainsworth
Anthony W. Sedlacek
Third Avenue
Robert Jones
Twentieth Street
Gaylord J. Stein
Patrick J. Masterson
Parnell
Lavern R. Parsons
Wyoming
Kenneth W. Bowden
Lamont
Kokomo Victory
Boston
Wilbur C. Fisher
van Horne
Charles R. King
Gladbrook
M. I. T. Victory
Robert D. Rubendall
Roy V. Porter
Adolph C. Wilber
Wellman
Merle C. Dimit
Grinnell
Kenneth P. Copenhaver
Ocelwein
Frank A. Evans
Malcom
Lester A. Hertrampf
Monona
Pittston Victory
Marshall G. Oxley
Marion
Charles M. Boyer
Clutter
George L. Edwin
Iowa City
Mahoney
Newport
Delmer H. Hocken
John D. Hunter
Raymond E. Schmidt
Jay A. Clark
Vinton
Ralph O Bane
Welsch Writes On High School Speech Program
Dr. J. Dale Welsch of Coe College outlines principles for speech programs in small high schools in the Bulletin of the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The issue, with foreword by Pierre A. Tracy, features summaries of current conditions, examples of progress, and guidance for principals.
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Bulletin
The
National Association of Secondary School Principals
J. Dale Welsch
Coe College
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Welsch
Denver University
Iowa
Pierre A. Tracy
Modern destroyer speeds and range noted
A modern destroyer can steam 37 knots and has a 6000 mile cruising range at normal speed, highlighting its performance envelope and endurance for maritime missions.
Lemon Juice Recipe Claims Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement promotes a cheap home remedy using four lemons juice and Ru-Ex Compound to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It promises relief within 48 hours and offers a no-cost trial if the user returns an empty package, with the product sold by druggists under guarantee.
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Gazette-Reynolds
Cedar River
Ellis Park
Albert Petersen
Saasmenad Drive
Robert Laufer
John
Laufer
McLaughlin
Large
Small
Charles J. Gustin
Coe
ITY Laboratories Merchants Natl. Bank
Paramount Varamount
Pharmacy Bila
Tom Termohlen
Wilson High School
Vera A. Paul
R Polytechnic Institute, Ruston
Bota Now
Nash
Schamberger Motor Co
First Avenue
Jimmie
Mom
Illinois Gas
Second Avenue SE
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