High Officers See Jap Abandonment of Rabaul
Two South Pacific commanders returning from Bougainville and New Britain predict Japan may abandon Rabaul as its key base. They say Central South and Southwest Pacific forces are poised for new blows and Bougainville shows the enemy losing supply and reinforcement capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rabaul
Halsey
South Pacific
South Pacific Command
Bougainville
New Britain
Pacific
South
Southwest Pacific
Robert B. Carney
William F. Halsey
Noble
Guadalcanal
Carney
Victory
Buka
Blind Date Leads to Army Couple’s Cedar Rapids Marriage
A blind date last May at Lowry Field Denver led Pfe Andrew Botocko of New York City and Air-WAC Cpl Miriam Sweeney of Boston to a Sunday wedding in St. Patrick’s church Cedar Rapids. Botocko flew in after training and furlough to wed in GI service uniforms with nine friends from nine states attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowryfield
Denver
Colo
Cedar Rapids
Pfe
Andrew Botocko
New York City
Air-Wac
Miriam Sweeney
Boston
Mass
Lowry Field
Cpl
Sweeney
Pfc
Botocko
Army
Waterloo
D. G. Peters
St. Patrick’s Church
G.I
Kingston
Wisconsin
WAC
Candace B. Arsers
Osage
Eldon Carman
Omaha
Neb
St. Louis
Robert E. Price
DeKalb
All
Florence Erickson
Seattle
Wash
D. Frank Sweeney
William Botocko
New York
Military and civic notices mix in scattered wartime records
A batch of terse notices lists WAC officers and recruits in Cedar Rapids and surrounding districts plus correspondents in St Louis Omaha Seattle and North Dakota. Other items include a probate notice for Salome B. Rumi in Linn County Iowa and a Texan Veterans of Foreign Wars protest over Medal of Honor awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
INS
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Linn County
Salome B. Rumi
Cedar Rapids
Town
Iowa
Better Education Council Will Meet in Des Moines
The Iowa Council for Better Education, formed from education chairmen and presidents of 17 organizations, will meet December 13 in Des Moines to discuss Education's Place in Postwar Planning. Dr. Virgil M Hancher will present the theme, with participants including Forrest Spaulding Lt Gov Robert Blue Robert Evans Mrs Raymond Sayre William Rupe Mrs S E Lincoln Arthur Deamer and W P Keasley. The council serves as a communication channel without taking formal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Council For Better Education
Virgil M Hancher
University of Iowa
Forrest Spaulding
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Robert Evans
Davenport
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
William Rupe
Ames
S. E. Lincoln
Arthur Deamer
Cedar Rapids
W. P. Keasley
Cedar Rapids Gazette Briefs December 7 1943
Brief notices from The Cedar Rapids Gazette dated December 7, 1943. Short items cover local events, notices, and happenings in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred S. Noble
Roy Geiger
First Marine Amphibious Corps
Shortland Islands
Mr Pe
Gazette Photo
Arthur Axmear
Sargent, Spangler and Hines
Bova
Ea Peat
Santa Fe
Santa FE System
Southwest
California
America
Better Education Council
Canada Day
Fenweve
Shop Penney’s
Riviera
Walnut
Maple
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