Daily Record Briefing on 1944 Stamp Validities and Local Notices
The item lists wartime food stamp validity dates and allowances for Meat Blue Sugar Gasoline and Fuel Oil with extensions into 1945. It notes several legal notices including divorce decrees for Wilson Cline and Brown families and traffic penalties such as reckless driving Stop for school sign and car control infractions. It also reports births at St. Luke's Mercy and a Texas birth of Jon Mark Bailey with family ties disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s
Hubert Walker
Thirty-fourth Street
Mercy
Roy Driscoll
van Horne
Harlingen
Texas
John A. Bailey
Jon Mark
Bailey
E. C. Bailey
Memorial Drive
N. R. McAnulty
Toledo
Churchill Warns on Poland and Soviet Terms in Commons
Churchill told the House that Russia helped liberate Poland and urged Polish leaders in London to accept Soviet safe frontiers or face clashes between underground forces and the Red Army. He predicted protracted fighting ahead and backed a plan that would remove many Prussian Junkers. He urged Mikolajczyk to head the exile government while criticizing the current Polish administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Henry Raikes
R.A.F
Commons
Russia
Poland
London
Red Army
Greece
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Mikolajczyk
Picture Enough He Knows Buddy's Wife
An unnamed lieutenant in Kansas City approached a stranger at Union Station and guessed her name then revealed her husband’s location. Mrs. Leo Faulk of Roswell New Mexico visiting relatives was told the officer had shared a tent with her husband in Europe and repeatedly heard of her through his wife’s picture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Union Station
Leo Faulk
Roswell
N. M
Europe
Attempt on Life of Hungarian Premier
London dispatch reports Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Szalasi seriously wounded in an assassination attempt. The same source notes Szalasi had recently visited Adolf Hitler at the Fuehrer’s secret headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Ferenc Szalasi
Szalasi
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Notice of amended corporate name change filed
A clipped OCR item records a corporate name change filing for the company currently identified as 7 rom 1 the b-COMPANY and the entity E.2. The notice notes the amendment and likely related administrative steps.
Wilson 103 25 Year Employees Honored at Cedar Rapids Dinner
A Cedar Rapids event honored 103 Wilson and Company workers with at least 25 years of service, totaling 2,575 years. Thomas E. Wilson and Edward F. Wilson spoke as guests of honor. a scroll and gold pins were presented to 99 men and 4 women. The list names lengthy tenure figures, with years ranging from 25 to 56, and includes many named individuals and the Cedar Rapids branch leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson and Company
Montrose Hotel
Thomas E. Wilson
Edward Foss Wilson
Wilson and Company, Inc
Chicago
Wilson
Thomas Wilson
Edward Wilson
J. T. McMillan
Cedar Rapids
Harry A. Palmer
Palmer
Allen Nash
Nash
L. O. Green
Maureen Canavan
Lucia Clark
Sue Phillips
Cleric May Take Hand in Greece Amid Regent Talks
In Athens, left wing Elas pressed British defenses with fresh artillery as a truce ended. Reports said Archbishop of Athens might become temporary regent to form a cross party government pending a plebiscite on monarchy or republic. King George II, in London, had not indicated approval.
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Athens
Elas
George II
Greece
George
London
American Troop Share at Least Eighty Percent on Western Front
Senator Chandler says American forces comprise at least 80 percent of Allied troops on the western front. He notes initial landings showed near parity, but American presence grew to about four to one. Source cites information given to the senate military affairs committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Sen
Chandler
D-Ky
Senate Military Affairs Committee
France
Military Affairs Committee
Cold Wave Smarts Hit Florida Truck Crop
Frost warnings hit the Lake Okeechobee region with virtually the entire truck crop affected. Officials say citrus on high ground escaped while damage likely occurred in low pockets where groves were not protected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville, Filia
Lake Okeechobee
Lakeland
Lupe Velez dies in apparent suicide amid baby debate
Lupe Velez, five months expecting, left a note to Harald claiming she could not bear bringing disgrace on their baby. Police say a sleeping tablet overdose was found beside the note as investigators and friends recall her troubled final hours and plans for a three month tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lupe and
Ramond
Lupe Velez
Harald Ramond
Lupe
Harald
Ed Gourson
Beverly Hills
Manny
Soice
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Miss Velez
Russia postpones elections to 1945 in wartime move
London correspondent reports Moscow radio announces postponement of elections to the Supreme Soviet until December 1945 due to the war. Current deputies elected for four years will serve until that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow Radio
Supreme Soviet
Soviet Union
650 U.S. Bombers Raid German Cities
London AP reports more than 650 United States bombers attacked western German targets and nearby lines Friday with over 2,000 tons of bombs. Britain-based fighters joined 550 Mustang and Thunderbolt escorts as Fortresses and Liberators of the 15th Air Force hit Innsbruck and other targets including Rosenheim Amstetten and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Mienneal
Kassel
15Th Air Force
Nea UN
Line
Saleey
Targetsburg
Rosenheim
Amstetten
Donations for Cedar Rapids Victory Ship Library
Donations arriving at Mayor Hahn’s office will fund a library for the S S Cedar Rapids Victory. Citizens and civic groups donate toward a $300 to $350 library to be aboard the ship christened near Jan 16 in Wilmington California. Each book will bear a Cedar Rapids donor bookmark and plaque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Hahn
United States Merchant Marine
S.S. Cedar Rapids Victory
Wilmington
Calif
Hahn
Cedar Rapids
Close Squeeze For MacLeish In Committee
Senate foreign relations panel moved to send Archibald MacLeish’s state department appointment back to President Roosevelt after a tense 11 to 9 vote aided by proxy ballots from Wagner. The panel had previously tied 10-10 on MacLeish, with Nye and Wagner absent, while Clark pressed to alter votes and delay action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Connally
D-Texas
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Wagner
D-N.y
Archibald MacLeish
MacLeish
Joseph C. Grew
W. L. Clayton
Nelson Rockefeller
James C. Dunn
Julius Holmes
Senator Nye
R-N.d
Nye
Clark
Guffey
Pennsylvanian
Labor Board Sets Monday Deadline for Ward Compliance
The War Labor Board moved toward a showdown with Montgomery Ward. It gave the company until Monday to comply with wage and union security directives at four Detroit stores amid ongoing strikes. San Rafael, St Paul, Chicago, Denver, and Jamaica plants also faced five day deadlines or possible government seizure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Montgomery Ward and Company
Ward
War Labor Board
WLB
Detroit
San Rafael
Calif
St. Paul
Chicago
Denver
Jamaica
N. Y
Woman in Hospital After Sleeping Tablets Overdose
Lois Hannah of 1258 Second Avenue SE was rushed to St Luke's hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Police were alerted by a hotel manager where she was a guest. She was moved to a sister's home before hospital admission and later treated. no doctor was on duty when she arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lois Hannah
Second Avenue SE
St. Luke’s Hospital
Miss Hannah
Second Avenue
Shopping Tours Dominate Christmas Exchange Demand
Christmas benevolence centers on shopping tours for needy families as 43 of 75 families still need a donor. Donors provide the mother two dollars per family member and shop with her for clothing and essentials, with cash givers aided by Public Welfare, 5135, or the Chamber of Commerce office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Welfare Bureau
Exchange
Chamber of Commerce
First Avenue
Coliseum
Vinton Man Suffers Heart Attack at Federal Building
Fred Perley of Vinton suffered a heart attack at 2 30 p m Thursday while ascending steps at the federal building and was taken to St Luke s hospital by ambulance. His condition Friday was reported as fair. Mr and Mrs Perley and Mrs Bertha Floyd were in Cedar Rapids from Vinton on a shopping trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Perley
Vinton
Federal Building
St. Luke's Hospital
Perley
Bertha Floyd
Cedar Rapids
Reich Quits Bonus To Captured Nazis
London reports the German government stopped sending monthly allowances to Nazis held in Britain. The so called Nazi bonus, about 4 million dollars a month, funded for noncommissioned officers at five dollars and others at three. Funds were sent via Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Switzerland
Tenor Role In The Messiah At Cornell College
Mt. Vernon residents join Cornell College for the fortieth annual Messiah performance Sunday at 3 p.m. in King Memorial chapel. Guest soloists Dean Reed tenor and Florence Edwards soprano join a 160-voice chorus and 50-piece orchestra under Prof. Harold Baltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Andrist
Chester Williams
Lloyd Oakland
Cornell
Mt. Vernon
Allied Forces Break Seigfried Line Push Into Alsace
Allied units report the Siegfried line shattered east of Aachen as Haguenau falls and German defenses retreat through northeastern Alsace. The First army clears the Roer pocket at Mullenack castle while the Ninth division mops Mariaweiler near Duren and the Fifth armored division advances from Gey into Kufferath amid close quarter fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haguenau
Alsace
Seventh Army
Siegfried Line
Roer
Mullenack Castle
Mariaweiler
Duren
Fifth Armored
Gey
Kufferath
Notice of Probate of Will and Codicil in Cedar Rapids
The District Court of Iowa Cedar Rapids announces probate of a will and codicil. An instrument claimed as the Last Will and Testament was filed on December 21, 1944, for proof and filing. Clerk of District Court reads the notice with D. H. Smith as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowa
Naity
Cedar Rapids
Jaws
Gasoline Coupons Endorsed With Old Numbers Remain Valid
Des Moines OPA says Iowa drivers who re endorsed A, B, and C gasoline coupons with their old 1942 plate numbers remain valid when attached to the new 1945 plate. Walter D. Kline notes a single metal plate will be issued per car later, so advance endorsements will comply with OPA rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Walter D.i Kline
OPA
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Marion Dirks
Anamosa
Joe Baker
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Buddy
McMillan
Chester G. Ainsworth
Charles E. Barkwiill
Frank Bartosh
Arthur Baxter
William Bendorf
Amba T. Berkla
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Arthur L. Cain
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Pred W. Ely
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Nels Fagerstrom
Joseph Gorup
Gourley
Arthur C Graham
Bertha Groves
Wendl C. Havilk
Frank Hek
Henry F. Hillmer
Charles Holecek
Pearl Holmes
Joseph Holub
John Horak
Rolla M. James
Joseph Jandl
Jasa
Curtis J. Johnson
West Johnson
Harry M. Johnson
Alfred Jorgensen
Tony Karlik
Frank J
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John FP. Kroubec
Charies Kolarik
John E. Et
Prank Kroupa
John Kuba
Joe Kubovec
Joseph Kusta
John Machacek
Wencl Prohecek
Michael Malishevich
Edward Malley
John Mandalinakis
Thomas McParland
John Hena
Elmer C. Menne
John Mikulecky
Prank Miller
John 4
Seatee
Harry Mer. Pacek
Tony Pavncex
Claude Peddy Oart
Jacob Pernicka
Frank J. Pesek
William Popek
Andrew R. Power
Charles Privratsky
J. H Prochaska
Joseph Regman
Charles E. Roberts
Islam A. Rocharek
Joseph Roman
George Serovy
Jennie F. Shunk
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Joseph Skala
Edwin A. Sloan
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George Stewart
Harvey Stewart
Leonard Stoddard
Prank Stasak
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Prenk Tr Trcke
John J. Voevre
Joseph Vrba
Earl R
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U.S
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Labor Board
Eerce
Home Insulation Co
B Avenue
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Vinton Man
Reich
Cornell College
Dean Reed
West Front
Karlsruhe
Rhine
Wissembourg
Aachen
Axmear
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Hotel Roosevelt
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