Cedar Rapids Men In America's Worst Sea Disaster Of World War
Cedar Rapids Battery E members formed a large contingent aboard the Kashmir when the Otranto collision doomed 12 American ships off Scotland. Captain Ivan Elwood and Lieutenants Harry Johnson William Killian John Madden led the unit as both vessels broke apart. Benedict died in Scotland, and Johnson recalled the chaotic rescue, while the squad remained calm amid waves and fog as the convoy limped to England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
America
Scotland
England
Atlantic
New York Harbor
Ray Benedict
Kashmir
Battery E
Ivan Elwood
Harry Johnson
William Killian
John Madden
John Doran
Otranto
Johnson
Mounsey
Glasgow
Benedict
John Dolan
Giles Joyce
Leo Custer
Fred Vogl
Harold Hills
David Thompson
Floyd Baker
Miles W. Kofron
Charles H. Lathrop
Milton B. Chase
Leo J. Gussen
Fred W. Smith
Herman Lammers
Glenn McPike
Arnold Kresensky
Frank Dolan
John J
Frank Reha
Anton Tresnak
Charles Whitson
Frank Visek
Ole B. Holland
Floyd Masberg
Walter Grady
Eugene Segwassink
Frank Saylor
Oscar Warner
Harry Winsor
Charley Clark
John Cech
Philip Donegan
William H. Dvorak
Russell Hibben
Rudolph Horak
Charles B. Johnson
Harold Kehne
Lloyd Kenyon
Walter Klinck
Terry Layton
A.E.F
Nevada and New Hampshire Lead in HOLC Loan Repayments
Nevada borrowers have liquidated over one eighth of HOLC loans while New Hampshire tops one tenth in repayment. Nationwide, more than 44 000 homeowners have fully paid, totaling over 100 million dollars, with Iowa reporting 1 036 loans repaid for 1 913 443 dollars.
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Washington
Nevada
New Hampshire
Charles A. Jones
HOLC
Iowa
South Side Dinner Selects Leo J. Duster As Toastmaster
Leo J. Duster Iowa’s representative on the American Legion’s national executive committee and former state commander will toastmaster the South Side civic club game dinner at C. S. P. S. hall Thursday at 6 30 p m. The program includes informal speeches music and comedy with deer meat on the menu.
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Leo J. Duster
Iowa
American Legion
the Legion
South Side
C. S. P. S. Hall
Firemen Call For Help 100 Dolls Need Clothing
Captain Glenn Fox head of the doll shop department said on Saturday that about 100 dolls in need of clothing remained. The Camp Fire Girls normally dress the dolls but cannot handle the entire batch this year and Fox appeals to women’s groups to take charge of the extra dolls. He can be reached at the Central Fire Station dial 20769.
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Glenn Fox
Fox
Central Fire Station
Dial
Passport Application Process for Abroad Citizens
A citizen abroad who desires a passport must apply to the nearest consular officer of the United States.
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United States
ICC approves wood rate hike on mahogany and lumber
The Interstate Commerce Commission in a 6 to 4 vote Saturday authorized railroads to raise freight rates by 10 percent on mahogany and other foreign lumber and by 5 percent on domestic wood shipments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Christmas Basket Clearance Opens Monday in Cedar Rapids
The Council of Social Agencies in Cedar Rapids, now in its sixth year, opens Christmas basket clearance at the Y M C A Monday with Sadie Warner in charge of registration. Donations to the Christmas fund aid clothing and gifts, while firemen repair discarded toys for redistribution to needy homes. For names of families or more information, call the Y M C A at 2-1138 and ask for Sadie Warner.
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Council of Social Agencies
Cedar Rapids
Sadie Warner
S. R. Hawkins
Ter
Santa Claus
Central Fire Station
Fire Department
Missing Hirschmanns on Lake Como May Be Murder Case
Police shift from missing persons search to possible murder and kidnapping trail as the Hirschmanns, Chicagoans Frederick and Marion, disappeared on November 19 during a Lake Como fishing trip. Their dog was found dead in shallow water, later determined not to be drowned.
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Lake Como
Wis
INS
Frederick Hirschmann
Discovery shifts police tack on missing couple
A new lead from the discovery directs police to consider kidnapping or murder in the case of the missing couple, keeping these grim possibilities alive as investigations continue.
Nominees Announced for Cedar Rapids Chamber Board 1939
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce nominating committee lists 14 candidates for the 1939 board of directors. Seven will be elected with ballots mailed December 15 and due December 20. Tellers include E R Petro Paul Norager William H Behrens George Harmer A W Peterson and Oscar A Anderson.
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Board of Directors
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
James J. Cooper
Horace G. Hedges
Ervin F. Stepanek
William L. Brouick
Harold J. Rowe
Ray J. Mills
Sumner D. Quarton
F. Cruz Hahn
Hans N. Boyson
Ralph E. Walker
Edward Sheehy, Jr
Herman A. Rundquist
Halford T. Barry
Reginald B. Figge
Chamber
E. R. Petro
Paul Norager
William H. Behrens
George H. Harmer
A. W. Peterson
Oscar A. Anderson
Tupelo Becomes First TVA Yardstick City to Cut Rates
Tupelo Mississippi mayor J P Nanney announced yardstick power users in Tupelo will see industrial and commercial rate cuts of five and eleven percent respectively. This follows earlier reductions since adopting TVA power in 1933 with a prior ten percent citywide cut three years ago. A further cut in residential rates is expected early in 1939.
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Tupelo, Miss
J. P. Nanney
Tupelo
TVA
Nanney
CCC to Fill 51 785 Vacancies in January Enrollment
Director Robert Fechner announced that 51 785 vacancies in the civilian conservation corps will be filled from January 1 to January 20. An advance survey shows more than five applicants per vacancy, the highest ratio in recent years, though there have always been at least two applicants per post.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
Corps
Fechner
CCC
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Ireland
Emil Flindt
Lonoen
France
Spa
Iamond
Studsie
Wm. Rogers
Aoent Co. x
South Side Dinner
Syndicate
Chamber of Commerce Board
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
Fiy
Chrysler
Bowes
Columbia
Chryslers
Ply
ALA
Baxter Motors, Inc
Second Ave
S. E
Midwest Motor CO
Marion, IA
Marshek Auto & Imp
Solon, IA
Argo's
Tipton, IA
Williams Motor CO
Norway
Wilson Brothers
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