U S Cautions on Adulthood in World Affairs
Dr H J Thornton of the University of Iowa told 300 at the South Side Civic club eighth annual sports awards dinner that Pearl Harbor showed America must abandon adolescent foreign policy. He argued for universal principles in both parties, urged broader history education, and warned that isolation is over as Alaska Samoa Pearl Harbor and Hawaii shaped a world role, with Roosevelt cited as prescient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
America
H. J. Thornton
University of Iowa
Thornton
South Side
Dr. Thornton
Theodore Roosevelt
War rations and public notices in Daily Record
Wartime ration details list food stamp validity and extensions for meat sugar gas fuel and shoes with specific coupon numbers and dates. Police notices record fines for disorders drunkenness traffic infractions and a few birth announcements and military family mentions.
Marriage Licenses Granted For Cedar Rapids Pair
Eugene R. Liten and Jane M. Wheeler, both of Cedar Rapids, obtain marriage licenses. Mary Beatty and William F Beatty, and Charlotte Turkington v s Carleton Turkington appear in related notices as part of license records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Beatty
William F Beatty
Charlotte Turkington
S. Carleton Turkington
Eugene R. Liten
Jane M. Wheeler
Cedar Rapids
War Production Board chief seeks penalties to curb worker shifts
Chairman J A Krug told the Senate War Investigating Committee Congress should back penalties for employers and workers who violate labor channeling decrees. He warned current 311000 worker shortages could persist without legal backing for War Manpower Commission regulations. He cited limited net job gains since last spring due to lack of a national service law and outlined immediate remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. A. Krug
War Production Board
Congress
Senate War Investigating Committee
War Manpower Commission
Krug
Transport Plane Crash Kills 17 at Municipal Airport
Seventeen people including 14 men and 3 women died when a two engine army transport plane, based at Cimarron field Oklahoma City, crashed and burned at the municipal airport while taking off. The Lockheed advanced trainer, ferrying pilots to Tinker field, had flown from Kansas City earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Lincoln Army Airfield
Cimarron Field
Oklahoma City
Tinker Field
Oklah
Kansas City
Defendant in Rent Case Granted Time To Answer Charge
U. S. District Judge Henry N. Grayen granted Anna Woitishek until Dec. 28 to answer charges filed Nov. 18 by Earl Manholtz. The case tests the emergency price control act of 1942 on rent freezes and continued utilities. Manholtz alleges Miss Woitishek failed to pay utility bills on the property at 7 First Avenue SW, seeking $300 claimed under protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Henry N. Grayen
Anna Woitishek
B Avenue
Earl Manholtz
Manholtz
Miss Woitishek
Wheeler of Belle Plaine elected county officers president
E. L. Wheeler of Belle Plaine Benton county supervisor was elected president of the sixth district Iowa State County Officers association at a meeting in the Montrose hotel Friday. Clarence Kline of Black Hawk county named vice president. George F. Specht of Anamosa re elected secretary treasurer. Eleven eastern Iowa counties attended the session with other officers and state officials also present in related meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Wheeler
Belle Plaine
Benton
Iowa State County
Montrose Hotel
Edward Refshauge
Black Hawk
Iowa State Supervisors’ Association
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Dubuque
Iowa
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Linn
Scott
Clarence Kline
Black Hawk County
Wheeler
George F. Specht
Anamosa
Jones County
Fred Gilbert
State Center
State Highway Commission
C. Coykendall
Ames
Claude Moran
Nevada
Board of Supervisors
Story County
Iowa State County Officers’ Association
Fred Gremmells
Oeiwein
Fayette County
Ralph L. Kimball
Independence
Buchanan County Recorder
State Recorvers’ Association
De Mille Obtains Temporary Writ
Cecil B. De Mille gained a temporary court order restraining the AFL from suspending him over a $1 assessment. He argued the suspension would bar his Monday evening air show paying him $98,200 annually. The judge set a show cause date of December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cecil B. de Mille
AFL American Federation of Radio Artists
Roosevelt Creates Two Assistant Secretaries of State
President Roosevelt signed legislation creating two new assistant secretaries of state and nominated James C. Dunn and Brig. Gen. Julius C. Holmes. Dunn of New York is chief of the European affairs division. Holmes of Kansas has been at Supreme Headquarters in charge of political affairs with the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
James C. Dunn
Julius C. Holmes
Dunn
New York
State Department
Holmes
Kansas
Army
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Bond Drive Contest Seeks Votes For Wilmington Trip
The voting list will close at midnight December 16 with 20 names entered. A Cedar Rapids resident who has a child in the armed forces may win a trip to Wilmington, as the Chamber of Commerce covers expenses. The treasury asks for substantial oversubscription to the sixth war loan drive’s fourteen billion dollar quota to fund intensified offensives, with the likely quota met within 24 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Wilmington
Cedar Rapids
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marines
Treasury
Bondholders Eligible to Vote at Cedar Rapids Issuer
Any purchaser of a series E bond may vote. Ballots are available at Cedar Rapids issuing agents and allow one vote per dollar of bond maturity value. Purchasers on or after Nov 1 must show proof of purchase to be eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County War Bond Contest Aims to Name Cedar Rapids Victory Ship
Friday standings announced by the Linn county War Finance Committee in the contest to select a Cedar Rapids war mother to christen a Victory ship with the city's name. The list shows top participants and ties among local residents and volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County War Finance Committee
Cedar Rapids
Eihvie So Breedlove
Lee Wehie
Bae
Leonard Piesd Seetaee
Mnes
Cura Anticasc al
Charge of uttering false check to be filed
Ray Halterman of Nevada faces a charge of uttering a false check after police arrested him at 823 Fourth Avenue SE. He admitted writing a $6.21 check drawn on a Nevada bank to pay for merchandise at Sears Roebuck last Saturday. the check was returned for insufficient funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Halterman
Nevada
Harley Simon
Merle Burton
Halterman
Sears Roebuck
Hines to Head C R Chamber in 1945
Cedar Rapids city attorney Don Hines was named president of the Chamber of Commerce for 1945 after votes were tallied. He will be succeeded by William Quarton of station WMT. other officers include P F Keehn Herbert Stamats S E Coquillette and A L Taylor. They all take office January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hines
Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Hines
Sargent, Spangler and Hines
William Quarton
WMT
P. F. Keehn
Lagomarcino-Grupe Company
Herbert Stamats
French-Stamats Company
S. E. Coquillette
Merchants
Memorial Services for Pvt George Zalesky
Memorial services for Pvt. George Zalesky killed in action on November 4 in Rolland will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception church. Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. M. Molloy will lead, with Rev. Francis Lolick assisting. Surviving relatives include wife at 1551 B avenue NE, mother at 520 Fifth avenue SE, sisters Alexis Zalesky and Valecia Murphy in Chicago, brother Joseph in Milwaukee, and niece Valecia Ann Zalesky in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Zalesky
Rolland
Immaculate Conception
Msgr
J. M. Molloy
Francis Lolick
St. Mary's Church
Fort Madison
Zalesky
B Avenue NE
Ann Zalesky
Fifth Avenue SE
Alexis Zalesky
Valecia Murphy
Chicago
Joseph
Milwaukee
Valecia Ann Zalesky
Mrs Laura Gustafson Kucera Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Laura Gustafson Kucera 65 of 2052 Bever avenue SE Cedar Rapids died Friday at 3 a.m. after weeks of illness. Born May 25 1899 in Osage she attended Cedar Valley seminary and married Edward G. Kucera in Waterloo December 1 1925. She was a member of the Women of the Moose and served as junior regent and Friendship degree recipient. Survived by husband a daughter Joyce Beverly her parents Mr and Mrs Carl Gustafson Waterloo a sister Mrs Dale Neff Waterloo and three brothers Roy Waterloo Florentine Rapid City S D and Edwin San Francisco. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. Chapel of Memories Cedar Memorial park burial in cemetery. Friends may call at Brosh chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gustafson Kucera
Edward G. Kucera
Bever Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Osage
Cedar Valley Seminary
Kucera
Waterloo
Women of the Moose
Joyce Beverly
Carl Gustafson
Dale Neff
Roy
Florentine
Rapid City
S. D
Edwin
San Francisco
Chapel of Memories
Cedar Memorial Park
Brosh
Memorial for Jacob Arnold of Independence
Jacob Arnold 82 died at his Independence home after a lingering illness. Survived by his wife two sons Emery and Herbert Walker a daughter Mrs Clara Ralston Cedar Rapids three sisters Mrs Paul Kimmerle Mrs Earl Zinther Rowley and Mrs Carl Heilrud Cedar Falls and a brother Dan Arnold Walker. Services Sunday 2 p.m. at People's funeral home Independence burial in Quasqueton cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Arnold
Independence
Emery
Herbert
Walker
Clara Ralston
Cedar Rapids
Paul Kimmerle
Earl Zinther
Rowley
Carl Heilrud
Cedar Falls
Dan Arnold Walker
People’s Funeral Home
Quasqueton
Services for Edward Langguth in Beatty chapel Saturday
Edward Langguth a longtime Palo area resident died at 9 30 a m Thursday. Services will be at Beatty chapel at 2 p m Saturday with the Rev J P Van Rabe officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot Palo cemetery. Friends may call at Beattys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Langguth
Palo
Beatty Chapel
J. P. van Rabe
Palo Cemetery
Beatty's
Anglo Greek battle intensifies in Athens and Salonika
British forces clash with ELAS as fighting rages across Athens including attacks near the Acropolis and a hospital. ELAS leaders reportedly seek negotiations with the Greek government, while British ships bombard positions and orders aim to restore order by Saturday amid ongoing resistance and sporadic mortar fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ron
Salonika
ELAS
Scobie
Piraeus
Parthenon
Acropolis
Red Cross
Churchill Defends Democracy in Greek and European Policy
Churchill warned critics against branding liberated nations as undemocratic while defending Britain’s stance in Belgium, Holland, Italy and Greece. He praised De Gaulle, rejected violence to topple authority, and urged free elections and universal suffrage over extreme revolutionary parties.
Churchill comments on Greece and Italy postwar policy
Churchill denounced the leftist uprising in Greece as a lawless attempt to seize power and purge collaborators. He accused EAM and ELAS of aiding Germans and warned Roosevelt that the group would try to overthrow the Greek government after Nazi withdrawal. He stated Britain sought to stabilize Greece and opposed washing their hands of Athens. On Italy, he denied vetoing Sforza but said Britain distrusted him and any government led by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Greece
EAM
ELAS
Churchill
Roosevelt
Quebec
Britain
Sforza
Italy
United States
Allied Violations Protested by Nazis
Germany protests to the United States and Britain over alleged breaches of international law. Berlin cites attacks on German hospital ships in Italian waters and on German field hospitals in Italy as evidence of Allied violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Germany
Italy
News
New License Plate Number For Gas Rations
Motorists applying for gasoline rations after receiving the 1945 license plate should use the new license number on their applications. A. T. Pleune, chief of the ration board, said that those who have already endorsed coupons with the old number may write the new number on the stamp face as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. T. Pleune
Pleune
Halifax Reports Understanding
British Ambassador Halifax said the United States and British governments viewed developments Friday with mutual understanding. He cautioned that ongoing talks would shape how both nations handle the emerging situation and maintain allied cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ngton
Halifax
United States
Ambassadors Statements on Greek Italian Issues
After a State Department conference with Secretary Stettinius the ambassador said governments had achieved understanding on Greece and Italy. He avoided defining understanding or confirming agreement between Washington and London on future handling. He expected the clash of views would strengthen US UK unity through closer consultation on common interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernments
Stettinius
State Department
Washington
London
Italy
Greece
United States
Britain
Strike Cuts Off St Louis Papers
St Louis newspapers halted by AFL pressmen strike as workers refuse to publish after contract expiration. Globe-Democrat Star-Times halt amid walkout despite work orders from union head George Berry. Publishers say no hurry for a new contract while workers receive maximum federal wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
INL
AFL
Globe-Democrat
Star-Times
George Berry
Pressmen’s Union
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County District Court
Notice is given that on December 13 1944 the instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of J P Hepker was presented for hearing in the District Court at Cedar City Cedar Town for proof and admission. Dated December 8 1944 Clerk of District Court Wm Barngrover
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
J. PF. Hepker
Cedarown
Cedar Raetee
Ierk District Court
J. Barngrover
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U.S
South Side Civic Club
Seward
Alaska
John C. Reid
Robert C. Leefers
Dempsy Jones
T. F. McPartland
Ed E. Hach
Frank J. Kindl
A Cc. Thomas
L. W. Stritesk Kosek
Jesse Kaemenin
George Hogar
Jay W. Hesser
Alex Fidler
Emil Hurka
Fred C. Henson
Daily Record
Deloris Barron
First Avenue SE
Paul M. Haubrich
Wis
Orvil Giblin
Third Avenue SE
G. V. Baskett
Chester Werner
Second Avenue
Justice Court
Raymond Halterman
Richard Crissinger
Eleventh Street
Clayton Kline
Seventh Street
Maurice Toomer
C Street
Everett Thompson
Newhall
Merecy
William G. Kysely
West Branch
George W. Young
E Avenue
Robert McGillicuddy
Fourth Street
St. Luke’s
Theodore Kemper
Central City
Maurice Miner
Vernon
Savannah
J. C. Ramsey
Maj. Ramsey
Avenue
Hunterfield
WPB
Asds
de Mille
Emil D. Bartosh
Frank Bartosh
Second Street
Gladys
Eves
Third Street
Bartosh
Hodges
First Army
Capt
St. Wenceslaus Church
James E. Roper
Leriment
Marshal Pietro Badoglio
de Gaulle
Count Sforza
Belgium
Holland
Papandreou
Lapes
John E. Lapes
Florist
Third Ave
TIN Gans
Clarks
2Nd ST. SE
J. B. Niles
Clark
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