Five Cedar Rapids cadets win their wings in Army Air Forces
Five Cedar Rapids youths earned pilot wings at central unit training command schools. John D. Downer and Shannon Eugene Estill, bunk mates since Feb 5, finished in the same Moorefield Texas class and will serve as second lieutenants in pursuit aviation. Also listed are Arthur L. Hulshizer, Glenn A. Kerres, and John H. Nelson with assignments to Blackland field and Foster field for bomber and fighter training.
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Army Air Force
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Forces Training Command
Randolph Field
Texas
John .D
Jack) Downer
Roy Downer
Fifteenth Street
Shannon Eugene Estill
G. E. Estill
Eighteenth Street
Moorefield
Arthur L. Hulshizer
A. L. Hulsehizer
Covington Road
Blackland Field
Joint Federal-State Role In Soldier Voter Legislation
Rep Ramspeck proposed a compromise plan for servicemen absentee voting giving the federal government initial control to deliver ballots and then leaving ballot handling to the states. Worley seeks hearings and a broader bill to let all armed forces vote freely. Rankin moves to transfer bills to the veterans committee, amid Republican and Communist criticism.
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Washington
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Senate
Worley
Texas
House Elections Committee
United States
Rep
Rankin
Veterans Committee
Worsey
House
Double Timer Pattern Ad Promotes Two Fashion Pieces
ANNE ADAMS showcases a two piece outfit with hip top piping jacket and slim waist, plus a one piece dress. Pattern 4585 comes in junior miss sizes 9 to 18 with yardage details for size 13 blouse and skirt. Includes transfer motifs and optional fall book. order to Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Department
West
Randolph St
Chicago
Army Limits Christmas Furloughs to Ten Percent Again
The army will again cap furloughs at 10 percent of each post’s strength due to limited transportation. Furloughs last 14 days with travel restricted on Christmas Eve and Day. One day passes count toward the quota. travel must start by December 24 for Christmas passes and by December 31 for New Year’s, with return dates set for December 25-26 or January 1-2.
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Washington
Army
Polio Victim Awaiting Stork as Husband Returns
Portland doctors prepared for the birth of a baby to a 20 year old infantile paralysis patient living in an iron lung for more than six weeks. Her husband Cpl Marvin Wilson of the army air force was flown from India on leave to be with her, and his arrival has stabilized her enough to be out of the iron lung for short periods.
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Portland, Ore
INS
Portland
Marvin Wilson
Cpl
Army Air Force
India
Red Cross
Wilson
Silent illness shocks family as infantile paralysis strikes
The machine six hours, and doctors believe she has a chance for successful recovery. Wilson said his wife had not permitted friends or relatives to tell him of her illness and his first knowledge came through a cable from the Red Cross.
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Wilson
Red Cross
William Quarton Named WMT General Manager
William B. Quarton Jr. is named the new general manager of WMT radio stations in Des Moines. The appointment was announced Tuesday by Gardner Cowles Jr. of the Iowa Broadcasting Company, succeeding Sumner D. Quarton who resigned. Quarton has been WMT’s commercial manager for 10 years and holds multiple leadership roles including first vice president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and NAB code committee chairman.
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William B. Quarton, Jr
WMT
Des Moines
Gardner Cowles, Jr
Iowa Broadcasting Company
Sumner D Quarton
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Bureau
National Association of Broadcasters
Cpl Leon Ralston Injured in Sicily Landing
Cpl Leon D. Ralston 29 son of Mr and Mrs Louis Ralston of 1404 E avenue NE is wounded in Sicily. He lost sight of one eye during the landing and doctors try to save the other. He is in a base hospital in North Africa and will be there for some time. His wife Adria Ralston teaches at Manchester. Ralston entered service in July.
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Cpl
Leon D. Ralston
Louis Ralston
E Avenue NE
North Africa
Sicily
Ralston
Adria Ralston
Manchester
Short Circuit Cuts Off Angeles Power
A short circuit on the three main power lines from Boulder dam cut Los Angeles power for five to 23 minutes Tuesday. The outage halted war production downtown and disrupted radio network shows while investigators weighed a glider towline or airplane aerial as the cause carrying a 450 million watt load.
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Los Angeles
Boulder Dam
Christmas parcels must reach overseas soldiers by Dec 10
Cedar Rapids postal officials announce a tight deadline for sending Christmas parcels to servicemen who left the United States after Oct 15. Rules require proof of address change after Oct 16, weight not over five pounds, size limits, clear "Christmas parcel" marking, one parcel per addressee, and no inflammatory perishable or alcoholic contents.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa's land with big opportunities and growth
Royal Holbrook told Canopus club members that Iowa was once an ordinary piece of land with big opportunities. He noted settlers from both sides and a farming history that has shifted as industry and crop quality rose since the late 1800s, with small factories spreading across the state.
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Iowa
USA
Royal Holbrook
Canopus Club
Holbrook
Iowa State College
Iowa State Flag Sells From New York
A speaker recalls how local fairs boosted Iowa’s profile and notes the state flag chosen by the D A R at Iowa City cannot be bought in Iowa and instead comes from New York.
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Waterloo
Iowa
D.A.R
Iowa City
New York
Sherwood Plans Pacific Propaganda War With MacArthur
Robert Sherwood, head of overseas operations for the Office of War Information, prepares to travel to Australia to discuss a full scale propaganda offensive against Japan with Gen. Douglas MacArthur. OWI aims to use radio transmitters and leaflets across Australia, New Guinea, and island territories as American forces advance, coordinating with British propaganda efforts.
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Washington
Robert Sherwood
Office of War Information
Australia
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
MacArthur
OWI
Bataan and
Corregidor
New Guinea
Pacific
Sherwood
Elmer Davis
Far East
Europe
United States
San Francisco
OWL
Owen Lattimore
Chiang Kai-shek
OWT
Wawaii
China
Germany
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John D. Downer
Shannon Estill
Arthur Hulshizer
Glenn Kerres
John H. Nelson
Rhine
Mouns
Vicki VapoRub
Leon Ralston
Angeles
Dr. Edwards
Efi
Johns-Manville
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Grandpa
Sears
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids, IA
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