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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1945

Page

19

Nurse Killer Cites Insanity Defense at Trial

San Francisco AP The murder trial of Annie Irene Mansfeldt resumes with her claim that childhood care by an insane grandmother and a doctor's remark she should be in an institution influenced her. Her three children and family testified as defense attorney Vincent Hallinan questioned her credibility.

San Francisco Annie Irene Mansfeldt Vada Martin Walter Scott McSwain Ann Condell Annie Irene Eva Mansfeldt Milton Lennon Mansfeldt

Children testify in murder case of Mrs Mansfeldt

John 14 testifies he woke to screams on Oct 4 and saw his father escorting a dazed mother down stairs. Terry 12 and Irene 15 corroborate chaotic morning as family notes no contact with Mrs Mansfeldt for two months.

Little Terry Irene

Liberator Wreck Found with All Four Crew Dead

The wreckage of a B 24 Liberator missing since November 1 was found about 16 miles from Silver Lake Washington. All four crew members perished. The airplane was on a ferry flight from Tacoma to Portland when it disappeared.

Portland, Ore Silver Lake Wash Portland Army Air Base Tacoma Portland Ore

Stewart Stays in Hawaii While Navy Reassignments Halt

Honolulu dispatch reports Seaman 2/c Paul T. Stewart son of Sen Tom Stewart was ordered from Waipio to Norfolk but his transfer was canceled at his request. He stated his status in the navy should not be seen as due to political influence and will remain in Hawaii.

Honolulu Paul T. Stewart Tom Stewart D.-Tenn Hawaiian Islands Norfolk Young Stewart Stewart Waipio Navy Washington Stars and Stripes

Transfer request for Stewart to mainland trainingarea

An official note states a specific request for Stewart to transfer to the mainland. A paragraph on the transfer list at Waipo recommends Stewart be assigned to amphibious training in the Norfolk area.

Stewart Waipo Norfolk

Theater Time Schedule Listings For Tuesday

The Gazette lists theater showings from Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto and Times with films including Love Letters Dakota Hit the Hay Twice Blessed Pursuit to Algiers The Valley of Decision High Powered I Remember April Utah A Medal for Benny A Royal Scandal and Bond Premier along with short subjects and various times.

Paramount Iowa Dakota Algiers Palace Valley of Decision Rialto Utah Benny Marion Bond

Peggy Joyce Married To Aircraft Engineer

Peggy Hopkins Joyce, once called the glorified American girl of the Ziegfeld Follies, has wed an aircraft engineer in New York. The ceremony ties her to a career marked by high society romance and public attention as details of the marriage emerge.

Peggy Joyce New York Peggy Hopkins Joyce

Peggy weds fifth husband in Pecora court chamber

The blonde Peggy in costly furs announced this is the last marriage before entering the state supreme court chamber of Judge Ferdinand Pecora to wed Anthony Easton 38 a naturalized American citizen.

Imade Peggy State Supreme Court Ferdinand Pecora Anthony Easton

94th Division Clears Saar Moselle Triangle in Winter Offensive

The 94th Division helped the Third and Seventh Armies drive through strong Saar Rhine defenses. They crossed the Saar early in March, blocked Siegfried Line positions, and advanced to the Rhine. In eight days they reached Ludwigshafen and Trier, capturing 17 000 prisoners in 195 straight days of combat.

Cedar Rapids Ain von Rundstedt 94Th Siegfried Saar Fenses Moselle Rhine Saar-Moselle Ludwigshaven Angle Trier

Fighting Divisions 94th Fought Private War on Forgotten Front

The 94th Infantry division conducted a separate 111 day campaign along a 450 mile forgotten front in Brittany after the Normandy breakout. It kept watch on 60,000 German troops sheltering in Brest St Nazaire and Lorient, tying down a persistent threat for Allied efforts.

94Th France Normandy Brest St. Nazaire Lorient Brittany

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