Catholic Leaders Declare U S Fights for Peace in War Time
Three ranking Catholic leaders announced that the United States is fighting for peace and not mere victory. The statement, released by Archbishop Samuel A. Stritch of Chicago, says the war aims honor the Nativity message and upheld human rights, dignity, and freedoms under Pope Pius XII principles. Members include Bishops James H. Ryan of Omaha and Aloysius J. Muench of Fargo.
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Chicago
Catholic Heirarchy
United States
Samuel A. Stritch
Pius XII
Roosevelt
Prince of Peace
Bethlehem
Pope Pius XII
James H. Ryan
Omaha
Aloysius J. Muench
Fargo
N. D
Eight Men Leave For Service in the Army
Eight men departed for active duty at Fort Des Moines as Army recruiters acknowledge not promising specific stations except in air corps and foreign service. Sergt. R F Whitman of Cedar Rapids announced the change while volunteers assist with clerical duties due to heavy workload.
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Army
Air Corps
Foreign Service
R. F. Whitman
Cedar Rapids
Fort Des Moines
Robert Reibler
Fifth Street
Francis E. Pluhar
Town Avenue
Galen A. Steele
Second Avenue
Frederick W Johnson
C Avenue
Vernon R. Wetzel
Park Avenue
Oliver Sampson
Thirty-sixth Street
Paul S Roth
F Avenue
Floyd K. Wilson
Seventh Avenue
Whitman
Fred Harbit
Lakefield
Arizona
Fred J. Kluss
Roosevelt High School
Alberta Henry
Avenue NW
Eightieth Birthday for C D Huston Observed
Charles D. Huston, former Iowa internal revenue collector and longtime newspaperman, observed his eightieth birthday in Des Moines with his daughter Mrs. M H Reid. Huston has served as mayor city commissioner and as a key figure in the 1932 and 1936 presidential campaigns in Iowa.
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Charles D. Huston
Iowa
Roosevelt letter seeks 1956 West Point cadet berth for Colin P. Kelly III
President Roosevelt writes a 1956 letter urging the sitting president to appoint Colin P. Kelly III, son of World War II hero Captain Colin P. Kelly Jr., as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Kelly Jr. died after guiding an attack on the Japanese battleship Haruna near Luzon. The missive praises the heroism and heritage, requesting merit-based consideration for the cadet appointment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
America
Colin P. Kelly, Jr
West Point
United States
Colin P. Kelly
United States Military Academy
Army Air Corps
Luzon
Philippines
Kelly
Mr. Roosevelt
Iam
United States Military
IIL
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Black Lamb
Ai Bien Ham Shee
Am Shirer
Pierre van Paassen
Paradise
Ola _ Johnson Reveille
Margaret Leech
Ray Stannard Baker
Somerset Maugham
Indian Fighting Army
Fairfax Downey
Tan SW
A. J Cronin
Louis Bromfield
Edna Ferber
Botany Bay
Nordhoff
Marguerite Steen
Mary Ellen Chase
Flicka
Mary O’hara
Booth Tarkington
Gilbert and Sullivan
Audubon
American Glass
Helen McKearin
Sanford
F.D.R
Son of
BSE
Kingston
Dunlop
Craig Wood
Irons & Woods
Gregg and
Northland
Yankee Clippers
Woolrich
Boy Scout
Nestor Johnson
Remington
Stag
Red Rider
Mae
Tada
Dean
Cambridge
Beatrice
Rogers Brog
Gruen
Patrikia
Elgin
Elgin Watch
Star Thrift Gift
Shaeffer
Schaeffer
Evershare
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Ronson Lighters
Star Jewelry CO
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