Dec 7 Setup Not in Line With Orders
Pacific fleet should have been spread out rather than tied at Pearl Harbor on Dec 7 1941. Turner testified warning to Kimmel called for appropriate defensive deployment and movement of ships and aircraft to Midway Wake Island and patrols at sea. The joint inquiry extended deadlines to Feb 15 to gather evidence on Pearl Harbor decisions and a British American plan tied to Truk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond Kelly Turner
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Congressional
Senate
House
Turner
Navy War Plans
Husband E. Kimmel
Kimmel
Midway
Wake Island
Barkley
D-Ky
United States
Truk
Thomas C. Hart
United States Asiatic Fleet
Tom S. W. Philips
William D. Mitchell
United States High Command
Japan
Hart
Phillips
Navy Department
Harold R. Stark
Naval Operations
Australia
Far East
Patton Report Says Unfavorable Medical Bulletin Issued
In Frankfurt the Army medical bulletin reported Gen. George S. Patton had an uncomfortable night and was troubled by excessive bronchial secretions of unknown cause. It noted no change in his neurological status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
George S. Patton
Legion Club Manager Fined Five Hundred Dollars
Cedar Rapids judge fined Dahle five hundred dollars for illegal possession of gambling devices and intoxicating liquor. The Legion Town Club, Inc. faced two charges which were dismissed. guns and liquor seized at the raid will be destroyed under police orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids News
Theodore M. Dahle
Legion Town Club, Inc
G. K. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
William W. Crissman
Legion Town Club
Crissman
MacArthur-Red Dispute Reported Over Occupation
ABC reports Gen. MacArthur disagreed with the Soviet Union on which Japanese home island to occupy. He reportedly warned the State Department he would resign if Russia gained further occupation control. The State Department denied the dispute, noting US forces would handle Japan’s occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
American Broadcasting Company
Japan
MacArthur
Larry Tigue
ABC
Tokyo
State Department
Russia
Tigue
Hokkaido
Kyushu
Truman Orders Agencies to End Discrimination in Jobs
Washington AP President Truman on Thursday directed heads of government agencies to avoid discrimination in hiring practices affecting seniority groups in federal employment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Truman
Sanity. Trial Next in Nurse Slaying Case
Mrs. Annie Irene Mansfeldt, 46, was found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of nurse Vada Martin. The verdict came after a three week court drama with a possible sentence of one to ten years and will lead to a sanity trial for further disposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mansfeldt
Annie Irene Mansfeldt
Center
San Francisco
Vada Martin
John Mansfeldt
Hallinan
Tehachapi
JAP TEACHERS PLEA FOR 500 PERCENT PAY RISE
Three hundred thousand Japanese teachers petition through the Japan Education Society asking the government for a five hundred percent salary increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
The
Japan Education Society
Linn servicemen aid drive with auction at Paramount
Linn county victory bond drive nets 108000 from servicemen while 28913 in daily sales leaves 387192 still needed to reach 2007000 quota. Fraternal Eagles and Stage Hands union sponsor a 6 pm auction at Paramount Cedar Rapids with 9pm bid resumes after a minstrel show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Ranlds
Linn County
Victory Loan Committee
Paramount Theater
Des Moines
Linn
Order of Eagles
Cedar Rapids Aerie No
Paramount
W. E. Challis
Lisbon
M. C. McCalley
Walker
Peter J. Lassen
Marion
George Parizek
Oxford
Charles Madison
Clarence B. Day
Cedar Rapids
Stage‘hands Union
Eagles
Rationing to End About Jan 1
Washington sources say rationing will end about January 1 as production meets schedule. The Civilian Production Administration notes 11 million units in Q4, totaling 28 million for 1945 versus 18 million in 1944, with 66 million tires planned for 1946, 13 million more than any prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Civilian Production Administration
Mother and Three Small Children Die in Fire at Woodburn
In Woodburn Oregon a young mother Mrs Norman Seely 25 and her three children Carolyn Jean 3 Betty Lou 20 months and Sharon Rae 3 months were burned to death when a stove fire trapped them. Seely left to help his father with morning chores and returned to find his wife nursing the infant. The charred bodies suggest the mother raced upstairs to save the two older girls before flames trapped her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodburn
Ore
Ins
Norman Seely
Carolyn Jean
Betty Lou
Sharon Rae
Seely
Russians sentence seven SS men to hanging at Smolensk
Moscow radio reports seven of ten German SS men tried for war crimes by Russians at Smolensk were sentenced to be hanged. The remaining three defendants received prison terms of 20, 15 and 12 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moscow
Smolensk
72 Deaths Attributed To Weather
The worst storm in twelve years blankets the northeastern United States with heavy snow. The UP reports 72 deaths linked to the wintry blast as New York City and other eastern communities face travel disruption, canceled flights, and delayed trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
INS
United Press
Atlantic
Kansas
Virginia
New York City
Cedar Rapids Temperatures Forecast Partly Cloudy Cold
Recorded temperatures show a cold Cedar Rapids day with readings ranging from 2 below zero at 11 am to a high around 6 am and 2:30 pm. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and very cold conditions tonight and Friday. Lowest temperatures expected from zero to 5 below.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Chambers-Inskeep
Cedar Rapids
Midwest
Iowa
Burlington
Decorah
Ambrose light forces drop anchor as winter storms grip coast
Eleven troopships anchored off Ambrose light amid a broad winter blast. Fresh snow crippled Buffalo yard recovery while shipments of fuel and food faced bottlenecks. Grounded planes, clogged roads, and record cold swept Iowa and the mid-Atlantic states as emergency crews fought drifts and delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ambrose Light
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Carolinas
New England
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Ohio
North Carolina
South Carolina
Washington
New York City
Boston
Philadelphia
Massachusetts
Father Draft Halted as Navy Trims Discharge Rules
Washington AP reports all fathers gain draft exemption as Selective Service orders boards to stop inducting fathers and ban volunteers with three or more children. Fathers with one or two children may volunteer. Navy reductions cut enlisted scores and accelerate demobilization with releases planned by Feb 1 and April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army and Navy
Selective Service
Navy
Soviet Press Pushes Turkey Belt Cede at Black Sea
Moscow press publishes a demand that Turkey surrender a 5500 square mile Black Sea coastal belt including Trabzon, extending from the Russo Turkish frontier toward Batumi. The move appears amid Big Three talks with Stalin and foreign ministers Byrnes and Bevin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Turkey
Russia
Black Sea
Batumi
Trabzon
Stalin
Kars
Erzeum
Armenia
Byrnes
Bevin
United States
Averell Harriman
Truman signs act to reorganize executive branches
President Truman signed legislation granting him authority to reorganize the executive branches of the government. The move aims to streamline operations and consolidate powers across federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Haegg Seeks 100 Trailers To Ease Housing Shortage
Cedar Rapids council approved applying to the national housing agency for 100 surplus trailers to serve as immediate housing. City Attorney Don Hines will travel to Chicago to pursue rapid action. Estimated total per unit is about 400 dollars including repairs and transport, with 40 families ready to move in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Itlian
Henry Haegg
Howard McLaughlin
Mayor's Housing Committee
National Housing Agency
Don Hines
Chicago
Haegg
Cedar Rapids
Mrs Carlan Freed on Bail in Infant Murder Case
Mrs Rose Carlan 23 was ruled sane by psychiatrists and released on 2500 bail on a charge of murdering her six month old son Ronald. District Court Judge John W. MacLeod kept the case to Jan 10 as her husband and lawyer challenged commitment. The baby’s body was found in a wall cabinet after a 21 day kidnapping hoax. The mother asked forgiveness for lies told and to return to a peaceful life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chelsea
Mass
INS
Rose Carlan
Ronald
John W. MacLeod
Carlan
Francis E. Kelly
James
Critical Lumber Shortage Looms
Washington announces a looming lumber shortage unless manpower and other problems ease by 1946. Postwar supply has fallen sharply, hindering reconversion, with 1945 output not expected above 28 billion board feet, the lowest since 1938. A 20 percent employment rise by June could lift 1946 output to about 30 billion board feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Lp
Commerce Department
Two Chicago girls flee the cold by bicycle
Misses Neil Lesnoff and Joni Johnson, both in their twenties, rode 1500 miles from Chicago to Florida to escape winter. They relaxed at Miami Beach and planned to ride to Key West then sail to Cuba. Their route also includes New Orleans, Mexico and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Chicago
Neil Lesnoff
Joni Johnson
Florida
Miami Beach
Key West
Cuba
New Orleans
Mexico
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Patton
Dahle
Legion Club
Thompson
American Legion
Tighe
Central Emergency Hospital
John H. Mansfeldt
Vincent Hallinan
Jone
Edwin B. Zeller
Kodak
Veai
Today's Index
Agroheanes
Baat
Pebanes Farm
Eevee
Red Press
Molotov
Georges Catroux
Baron Kujuro Shidehara
Pravda
China
Hines
Federal
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!