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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 04, 1945

Page

5

War Dads to Hear Bartle Wednesday

Gladys Shelley reports that Dr H Roe Bartle of Kansas City Mo national director of the American War Dads will speak at Memorial Hall on Wednesday February 14 with a 7 15 p m musical program and an 8 15 p m speech admission by ticket from U S O quarters 108 Second Avenue SE. Bartle a long time public speaker and civic leader has held numerous national roles including Boy Scouts leader Rotary speaker and War Chest organizer.

H. Roe Bartle Kansas City F. E. Fluegel Cedar Rapids U.S.O Second Avenue SE American War Dads Legion Posts Bartle Alpha Phi Omega National Association of Deans and Advisors of Men S. D. Bartle Virginia Fork Union Military Academy University of Chattanooga Missouri Valley College Hamilton College America Boy Scouts of War Labor Board Community War Chest Community Chest Chamber of Commerce Juvenile Improvement Association Boys Club of Dr. Bartle Onsas City Officers’ Club City Speakers’ Bureau

Valentines Day 1945 Loving Notes Amid War Shortages

A feature on St. Valentine’s Day in 1945 notes enduring sentiment despite wartime shortages in colors and lace. It surveys valentine varieties from penny cards to $2.50 special editions, with verses ranging from simple to sentimental, including military and family themes and practical jokes, reflecting how love and nostalgia persist in scarce times.

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Andersons Plane Skims Through German Flak Close Call

Staff Sgt. William A. Anderson a Fortress tail gunner and crew escaped after their bomber suffered a bomb load detonation and flak damage. Two Messerschmitts attacked but gunners held the ship. the crew landed in a muddy friendly field with no injuries. Anderson son of local residents, formerly of Grant high school and Crandic railroad, overseas a year. He recently earned a fourth Air Medal cluster.

William A. Anderson Eighth Air Force Messerschmitts Sgt. Anderson F. J. Anderson Third Avenue SW Grant High School Anderson Crandic Railroad Armed Forces

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