War talk by Jack Shelley warns of atomic danger to world
World War II veteran and WHO correspondent Jack Shelley told 500 Masons at Crescent lodge that atomic rocket warfare could devastate cities and nations. He traced wartime terror from V-1 rockets to London and warned that secrecy about the atomic bomb is impossible and prompts global risk.
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Masonic Hall
Tokyo Bay
Shelley
Belgium
Liege
London
Atom War Talk And Postwar Occupation Reflected In Lively Meeting
Shelley and Harmonic observers recount atomic bomb heat and shock waves rivaling stellar furnaces. B-29 crewmen describe Hiroshima wave patterns. MacArthur occupation notes include 25 000 Americans landing on Honshu and cautious surrender protocols. Local lodge events feature Worshipful Master T James Bell and Crescent lodge past masters in a banquet setting.
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Shelley
MacArthur
Honshu Island
Hirohito
T. James Bell
Verne Marshall
WMT
Virgil Haight
Norman Emerson
Jack Leonard
Don Gunn
June Caldwell
Jay W. Hesser
Weston D. Ralston
Crescent Lodge
Adolph C. Barta
Cedar Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Notice of Appointmen t of Executrix in Iowa
Notice given that on December 18 1945 Jeanette V Low was appointed and qualified as Executrix of Leonard C Low deceased of Linn County Iowa All persons indebted should pay promptly and all claims must be filed with the Clerk of Linn County District Court Iowa through attorney D H Smith
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Linn County
Leonard C. Low
Towa
Iowa
District Court
Jeanette V. Low
Executrix
Senator Calls for Fewer Colonels in Army
Washington AP Senator Johnson of Colorado urged the War Department to reduce colonels and promote younger officers. He cited a list showing 3 397 lieutenants colonels and 2 295 second lieutenants, saying the army has too many colonels and not enough lieutenants. Congress approved adding 8 000 officers to reach 25 000, with temporary wartime officers to gain regular commissions from second lieutenant to major.
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Pair Indicted on Kidnapping and Related Charges
Federal grand jury indicted Robert Frederick Smith and Bolesas Czajkowski on kidnaping robbery automobile theft and transporting stolen firearms across state lines. Both Chicago natives and AWOL soldiers confessed to kidnapping Jerome Brenman and robbing him. Smith allegedly killed Ray Gordon Beh when he resisted. Bonds set at 150000 each. Indictments tie to Brenman case in Chicago and a Camp Robinson Arkansas escape with stolen arms. A Michigan murder charge followed.
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Bolesas W. Czajkowski
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Gary
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Ray Gordon Beh
Grosse Point
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Salesman
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Brenman
Indiana
Camp Robinson
Ark
Ottawa County
Typo Official Dies in Indianapolis
Jack Gill, 53, secretary of the AFL International Typo graphical union, Cleveland, died suddenly Thursday night, apparently of a heart attack, in Indianapolis.
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Jack Gill
Cleveland
AFL International Typographical Union
Tigers of the 10th Armored Firsts in Europe
The 10th Armored Division known as the Tigers began overseas service three months into the western front conflict. They became the first Third Army division to enter Germany and to capture Trier, stopping at Bastogne during the Ardennes breakthrough. In twelve days they cleared the Moselle Saar triangle, crossed the Saar, captured Saarburg, took 65 towns and 10 000 prisoners. Later they moved with the Seventh Army through Germany, capturing Neustadt.
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Ardennes
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Tigers Guard Duty in Declared Last Stand Region
The passage notes the Tigers occupying western parts of a supposed impregnable southern frontier on V E day and preparing for a final stand. They were stationed for guard duties at Garmisch Partenkirchen, the site of the 1932 Winter Olympics, after disrupting Wehrmacht life.
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Crosby Tops 1945 Box Office Poll As Draw Card
Bing Crosby was named the movie box office leader again for 1945 in a Motion Picture Herald exhibitors poll. He ranked in the top 10 in six of 14 polls and his film Going My Way grossed about 8 million dollars. Crosby also starred in Here Come the Waves East Side of Heaven and Duffy's Tavern.
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van Johnson
Greer Garson
Betty Grable and Co Stars Tied for Sixth in Poll
Betty Grable and Spencer Tracy share sixth place in a celebrity poll alongside Humphrey Bogart and Gary Cooper. The list continues with Bob Hope Judy Garland Mare of Margaret O'Brien and Roy Rogers in the ranking.
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Betty Grable
Spencer Tray
Humphrey Bogart
Gary Cooper
Bob Hope
Judy Garland
Mare ‘Garet O’brien
Roy Rogers
Film Showtimes and Theatres Listing with Dates and Times
The Gazette lists late changes and showtimes for Paramount San Antonio Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion including titles like The Bells of St Marys Gentle Annie Don Juan and Tarzan and the Amazons with multiple daily screenings and notes on new schedules. It shows specific screen times such as 2 20 4 45 7 10 9 35 for Paramount and similar entries across other venues.
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Palace
Gentle Annie
Rialto
Sundown Saunders
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