Retired in October Working Again Now
Henry W. Wallace, nearly 80, long-time Cedar Rapids trucker and custodian at Sinclair Chapel Coe College, returned to work amid a manpower shortage. He quit last October to rest, then agreed to help after learning Coe needed a man. Wallace attributes his longevity to hard work and selfmanagement, caring for chickens and meals, and values education and effort over luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Wallace
Sixteenth Avenue
Sinclair Chapel
Coe College
Henry
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Wallace
White Rock
Jack Fink
G Avenue
Ethel Fraser
Detroit
Mich
W. T
Wichita
Kans
J. C
Houston
Texas
Louis
Cheyenne
Wyo
Ransom
Pontiac
Vast Postwar Expansion in Aviation Seen
CAA Administrator Charles I. Stanton predicts rapid postwar growth in civilian aviation. He forecasts 300000 civilian planes in air within three years of the war end and 500000 by ten years. The industry employs about 2.5 million people with a 20 billion dollar annual value. He outlines airport expansion, airways, and increased pilot and engineer training.
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CAA
Washington
INS
American Eagle
Civil Aeronautics
Charles I. Stanton
Stanton
Skyways
United States
America
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Pearl Harbor
Federal Airways
Rationing At A Glance And 1943 Degree Day Review
The notice compares degree days through December 24 1943 with 1942 and normal, noting 1943 is slightly warmer than 1942 but cooler than normal by 8 percent. It details ration stamp validity for meat fats milk and sugar, shoe allowances, blood donor transfers, and fuel oil coupon dates. It also covers inspection deadlines for book holders tires and gasoline rationing, plus office hours.
Ferry Planes Cross Atlantic 10600 Times
London AP reports a Flying Fortress piloted by Lt H. W. Measky of the US Army Air Forces crossed the Atlantic nonstop in just over nine hours landing at a British airdrome on Christmas Eve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H. W. Measky
A.A
Mother Eisenhower Hopes Son Be Peace Instrument for Christmas
Ida Eisenhower 82, mother of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, expressed hope that her son may become an instrument of God for peace before Christmas. She said she is proud yet sorrowful that he heads Allied forces on the eve of Christ’s birth, noting his lifelong tendency to fulfill duties responsibly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kan
Ida Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dwight
Christ
Supreme Command
Mary Petersen to Be Married in January Ceremony
Center Junction announces the engagement of Mary Margaret Petersen to George Henry Balster. The couple will wed January 12 at St John’s Lutheran Church Sand Hill with Rev P T Gudknecht officiating. A bridal shower for Mary was held Tuesday with 25 guests.
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Center Junction
Peter Petersen
Mary Margaret
George Henry Balster
Lawrence Balster
Monticello
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sand Hill
P. T. Gudknecht
Petersen
Nine Christmas Day Babies Born in Chicago Five
Nine babies were born to Chicago residents on Christmas day. The first, a 3 pound girl born to Mrs Delmont Sawyer at Grant Hospital at 12 12 am, was delivered a month early. Doctors said the infant would likely lose about a pound while under an oxygen tent but was expected to survive.
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Chicago
INS
Britain doubles aircraft production in 1941 and heavier bombers rise
Britain increased total aircraft production nearly twofold in 1941 and heavy bomber output tripled in 1942. By February 1943 output of heavy bombers surpassed four times the February level of the previous year, reflecting intensified wartime manufacturing.
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Britain
Shirley Pinsky Engaged to Harold Marvin Ross
Mr and Mrs Sam Pinsky announce the engagement of their daughter Shirley Miriam to Aviation Cadet Harold Marvin Ross of the Army Air Forces, son of Mr and Mrs Morris Melnick of Los Angeles. No wedding date set. Shirley is a McKinley high school graduate and clerk at Cleveland and Lincoln schools. Harold Ross, Belmont high school graduate, attended the University of California and is stationed at Hondo Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam. Pinsky
Fifth Avenue SE
Shirley Miriam
Harold Marvin Ross
Army ,Air Forces
Morris Melnick
Los Angeles
Miss Pinsky
McKinley High School
Cleveland
Lincoln
Belmont High School
Ross
University of California
Hondo
Texas
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Gazetle-Lux
Patty Ann Hughes
J. G. Hughes
Third Avenue SE
Bobby Doyle
James Doyle
Fourth Avenue
Judy Ann Gureno
August Gureno
Third Street SE
Immaculate Conception School
Frank Nye
Illinois
Frederic Tuttle
Armed Services
See
Ration Board
Atlantic
Isave
Penney's
Gabardine Snow
Gre
Are
Melton
Mary Petersen
Mary Margaret Petersen
Shirley Pinsky
Mit
Fojalr
Sethiar
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