Spirit Praised By Magee At St. Pauls Centenary Service
Bishop Ralph Magee of Des Moines addressed five Cedar Rapids Methodist churches during St. Pauls centennial services. He traced the 1838 origins of the Cedar Rapids church and urged service to others while stressing the church as a place to remember God. The centennial concluded with a dramatic presentation, The Romance of Faith, by Dr. Marcus Bach.
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Ralph Magee
Des Moines
St. Paul’s Church
Bishop Magee
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Magee
Trinity Methodist Church
United States
God
Floyd C. Hillman
John
Marcus Bach
University of Iowa
Army Air Forces Toll From Pearl Harbor War
General H H Arnold reports the army air forces have destroyed or damaged 13500 enemy planes since Pearl Harbor. The force grew to 2,300,000 men with 225000+ individual flights, 41000000 rounds fired, and 2 billion gallons of gasoline used. Navy Secretary Knox predicts heavy naval action in 1944 on the road to victory.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
United States
Europe
Air Arm
H. H. Arnold
Army and Navy Journal
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Knox
United States Naval Service
Solon Blames OPA for Butter Shortage and Oleo Push
Rep. Andresen accuses the OPA of bungling policy causing a civilian butter shortage and inadequate rations for troops. He opposes repealing the 10 cent per pound tax on colored oleo margarine and says an oleo lobby seeks to shift diets from butter to oleo. Milk and cream diversion under OPA could cut butter production this year and in 1944.
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Washington
Andresen
R-Minn
OPA
Senate Finance Committee
Quarton Fined for Disturbing Peace
Quarton pled innocent to drunkenness and disturbing the peace at Roosevelt hotel arraignment before Police Judge Harry S. Johnson. He changed to guilty and paid a 25 dollar fine after police say he created a lobby disturbance and refused to go to his room. Patrolman Harold E. Barger arrested him early Monday.
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Quarton
Roosevelt Hotel
Harry S. Johnson
Harold E. Barger
Barger
Elks Honor 22 Members With Sunday Rites
A memorial service in Elks club rooms honored 22 deceased members. Main speaker Dr. C. R. Logan of Keokuk, Iowa Legion commander, urged obligation to veterans and noted Maeterlinck's Blue Bird lesson. Honors included John L. Miller of The Gazette and Col. C. B. Robbins.
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Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks Club
C. R. Logan
Keokuk
Iowa
Elks
John L. Miller
the Gazette Company
Col
C. B. Robbins
Sinatra Due to Be Drafted This Saturday
Frank Sinatra, star of a Boston theater, said his selective service board ordered him to report for a physical examination in Jersey City on Saturday. The singer is 26, married with a 3 year old daughter, and expecting another child soon.
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Boston
Frank Sinatra
Selective Service Board
Jersey City
Local Servicemen Reach Home and Training Posts
Pvt. Richard Emerson of University of Mississippi spends a furlough with his parents in Oxford. Aviation Cadet John A Bell moves to Maxwell Field Alabama for preflight pilot training. Sgt Paul L Main transfers from Camp White Oregon to Tourney Hospital Palm Springs California with word to his wife and parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Emerson
University of Mississippi
Oxford, Miss
H. L. Emerson
Thirty-second Street
John A
Jack) Bell
Army Air Corps
Nashville
Walker residents join in wedding of Mr and Mrs T L Main
In Cedar Rapids Gazette dated Monday December 6 1949 Mr and Mrs T L Main of Walker are noted in a social item reporting their wedding and reception details.
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T. L. Main of
Walker
Navy transfers and service updates across several states
Richard A. Reilly a petty officer second class moves from Jacksonville Florida to Seattle Washington. Donald A. Ladage shifts from Drewfield Tampa Florida to Abilene Texas base. Robert A. Parsons 415 Twenty third Street NE joins navy and reports to Des Moines for active duty. Paul E. McIntosh seaman second class returns to Camp Peary Virginia after leave. Howard McIntosh and Pfe Walter McIntosh brothers serving. Aviation Cadet Bill Holmes moves from Merced California to Douglas Arizona for advanced training. all confirmations come from family members.
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Donald A. Ladage
Drewfield
Tampa
Fla
Abilene, Texas
Juanita A. Ladage
Seventeenth Street
Robert A. Parsons
Twentythird Street
Navy
Des Moines
Gordon Fennell and Company
Paul E. McIntosh
Camp Peary
Judson McIntosh
F Avenue
Seaman McIntosh
Cpl
Howard McIntosh
Wichita Falls
Texas
Pfe
Walter McIntosh
Pittsburgh
Bill Holmes
Merced
Calif
Douglas,Ariz., Army Air Field
Stewart Holmes
Forest Drive
Cottage Cheese Fat Rule Refines Ration Points
The Office of Price Administration said cream cottage cheese above 4 percent butter fat now requires eight brown ration points per pound. Earlier Decem ber charts wrongly listed the threshold as 5 percent.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Army to issue service button honor badge for WWII veterans
The army offers a lapel service button at no charge to officers and enlisted personnel and WAC who have been honorably discharged or placed on reserve since Sept 9 1939. The badge recognizes service from World War II era and will be issued to qualified veterans.
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Army
WAC
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Eternity
Solon
Sinatra
Edar Rapids
Mon
Richard A. Reilly
Jacksonville
Seattle
Wash
Tenth Avenue SE
Beatrice Reilly
Otisroad SE
George Rector
Wilson
Aowite Sf
Pat
J. C. Landenberger
Fourth Aven Avenue
Anne
O.D.T
Frida
Libby
Nis
Folger's
Springville
Peckeye Wilson
B. V
Omar
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