Supreme Court Lets Army Land Purchases Stand
The court ruled 5 to 3 that the War Department may not repudiate land purchase contracts in Missouri for an ordnance plant at Weldon Springs. It held contracts with agent R. Newton McDowell valid, despite cost-plus fee debates, while Alabama and Florida union laws prompt further constitutional review.
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Washington
Supreme Court
War Department
Missouri
Department
Justice Reed
Justice Black
Weldon Springs
R. Newton McDowell
Daily Record Rail-Like 1945 Stamps and Local Notices
Daily records list Empty stamps validity for Meat Sugar and Fuel items with dates February to August 1945 plus several divorce decrees and local fire and police notices. Includes specific names Nellie M. Mackie Lesli Mackie John P. Houska Mar dene B Houska Le Roy F Montague Genevieve Martin St Luke Mercy conditions and several minor traffic violations and fines.
Plan Commission to Hear LaPlant Plat Request
Regular Plan Commission meeting at city hall 7:30 tonight to consider LaPlant Choate company request for an auditor's plat of 37 parcels forming its plant grounds. The plat would simplify legal descriptions to numbered lots in the auditor's plat, aiding city assessor and company.
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City Plan Commission
LaPlant-Choate Company
Ickes Cleared of Fraud in Tax Reduction Case
Chicago prosecuting officials concluded no criminal fraud occurred in Secretary Ickes tax appeal. The Cook County State's Attorney said an effort would pursue $4,274 due on the 1943 tax reduction for Ickes five story Chicago loop building. Reinecke testified she supplied the rental figure, not Ickes.
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Chicago
Secretary of Interior
Ickes
William J. Tuohy
Cook County
Tuohy
Chicago Loop
Mabel Reinecke
Internal Revenue
John S. Clark
Clark
Americans Press Forward in Italy Amid Riverfront Advances
United States Fifth Army troops seized Castel Vecchio and Albiano near the Serchio valley and recaptured Di Sotto and positions west of the Serchio river. They advanced to Rallican amid minor opposition while engaging Frassinetto and facing patrol actions with the British Eighth Army along the Senio.
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Rome
INS
United States Fifth Army
Castel Vecchio
Albiano
Serchio
di Sotto
Sere
Rallican
Frassineto
Eighth Army
Senio River
Roosevelt Debaters Place Third at Brindley Tournament
Roosevelt high school debaters finished third at the Brindley tournament held at Iowa State Teachers College. Charles Campbell and Michael O Rourke earned special honors tying for sixth and seventh in individual ratings among 12 schools, with Burlington first and West Waterloo second. Coach Arvillamae Chick leads the Roosevelt squad.
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Roosevelt High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Roosevelt
Charles Campbell
Michael O’rourke
Burlington
West Waterloo
Arvillamae Chick
Livingstone Tale Re Enactment In Prison At Manila
United Press reporter H D Quigg recalls meeting Franz Weissblatt in Bilibid Prison Manila a survivor of the 26th Cavalry Division who was wounded in Lingayen Gulf and Bataan. Weissblatt spent over two years in prison after injuries and travels through Japanese camps before reaching Manila.
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Bilibid
Manila
Livingstone
Stanley
Africa
Quigg
United Press
Dr. Livingstone
Weissblatt
Franz Weissblatt
Lingayen Gulf
Bataan
26Th Cavalry Division
Ardennes Offensive Costs 220,000 German Casualties
Paris UP reports Allied headquarters announce the Ardennes counter offensive cost the Germans 220000 men with half seized as prisoners. They say 800 tanks and assault guns were destroyed in December and 650 in January along with thousands of mechanized vehicles. The attack failed and depleted Hitler's strategic reserves.
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Paris
Ardennes
Allied reports place German losses since D-Day on Western Front
Paris dispatch says Allied Supreme Headquarters estimates German losses at 860900 prisoners and over 400000 killed and long-term wounded since D-Day. It notes the figure would arm about 15 armored divisions and that Allied ground losses were a fraction of the enemy's.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Iowa City War Dads Install Officers
Officers for the Iowa City War Dads were installed at a Johnson county courthouse meeting. Named officers include President Ernest E. Jacobs and vice presidents R. E. Williams L. J. Burkett E. S. Oldis A. B. Cornwall W. J. Callahan E. B. French R. C. Rea. William J. Schindhelm is secretary and Clair Whipple treasurer. Fred Cannon serves as sergeant at arms.
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Iowa City
Iowa City War Dads
Johnson County
Ernest E. Jacobs
R. E. Williams
L. J. Burkett
E. S. Oldis
A. B. Cornwall
W. J. Callahan
E. B. French
R. C. Rea
William J. Schindhelm
Clair Whipple
Fred Cannon
Dads
Cedar Rapids
H. Roe Bartle
Kansas City
World-Herald freezes circulation amid newsprint shortage
The Omaha World-Herald announced a circulation freeze starting Monday, citing no prospect of improvement in the newsprint shortage. New subscriptions will be accepted only if they do not increase total circulation.
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Riz
Omaha
The
World- Herald
Wallace fights over George bill to separate RFC from commerce
The House Banking Committee approved a George bill to divorcing the RFC from the Commerce Department as the Senate delays Wallace's confirmation as secretary of commerce. Democrats backed restricting war powers while Republicans push for broader agency changes and a floor fight looms.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
Senate
George Bill
RFC
Commerce Department
Wallace
Secretary of Commerce
House
Roosevelt
Rep
Wolcott
R-Mich
Death of Mrs. Margaret M. Perkins at 79
Mrs. Margaret M. Perkins aged 79 died at 430 Ninth Avenue SW at 12 55 am Tuesday after a long illness. Born October 15 1865 in Winthrop she and her late husband Gilbert A Perkins long associated with Warfield Pratt Howell Wholesale Grocery Corp for 31 years celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary January 14 1940. Survived by daughter Mrs Lionel A Walker of Cedar Rapids sister Mrs C M Murphy of Los Angeles and brother George Wagner of Little Rock Ark. Member of First Baptist Church. Services 2 pm Thursday at Beatty chapel with Rev Grant Anderson and Rev Frank H Ward burial Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call at Beatty's.
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Margaret M. Perkins
Ninth Avenue
Winthrop
Gilbert A. Perkins
Warfield-Pratt-Howell Wholesale Grocery Company
Lionel A. Walker
Cedar Rapids
C. M. Murphy
Los Angeles
George Wagner
Little Rock
Ark
First Baptist Church
Beatty Chapel
Grant Anderson
Frank H. Ward
Linwood Cemetery
Beatty
Mrs M Ella Lockhart dies after illness at Fairfax home
Mrs Ella Lockhart widow of Thomas Lockhart who lived in Fairfax 57 years died at her home Monday at 6 15 p m after months of illness Born August 14 1865 in Fulton county Pennsylvania she married Thomas Lockhart April 30 1888 Surviving are three sons two daughters four grandchildren and one granddaughter She belonged to the Methodist W S C S Fairfax and to O E S Gethsemane Shrine and Elizabeth Stewart circle Services set for 1 30 p m Thursday at Turner chapel with Rev Donald Cummings of Norway in charge Burial in Fairfax cemetery Friends may call at the chapel
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M. Ella Lockhart
Thomas Lockhart
Fairfax
Missouri Valley
L. R. Crowell
C. W. Hershey
Atkins
Services for Burt R. Day Elks chaplain to be held
Funeral plans set for Burt R. Day owner of a Cedar Rapids restaurant and hotel supply business. Services to be conducted at Turner chapel Wednesday at 3 30 p m with the Elks and Dr William M Evans in charge. Burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. Day died at 219 Eighteenth Street NE after 61 years in Cedar Rapids. He served as Elks chaplain for more than 25 years and was active in Goodfellows.
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Burt R. Day
Turner Chapel
the Elks
William M. Evans
Oak Hill Cemetery
Day
Eighteenth Street
Services for Mrs Agnes Ko hout
Funeral services for Mrs Agnes Ko hout will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Brosh chapel conducted by Theodore B. Hiubucek. Burial follows at Bohemian National cemetery with pallbearers including Ben Benish Stuart Shank Charles Nelson Ray Harbit George Hobel and Harry Hall. Friends may call at the Brosh chapel.
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Agnes Kohout
Avenue NW
Brosh Chapel
Theodore B. Hiubucek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Ben Benish
Stuart Shank
Charles Nelson
Ray Harbit
George Hobel
Harry Hall
Brosh
Services set Wednesday for Ronald Phillips in Long Beach
Ronald Phillips former Cedar Rapids resident died Monday in Long Beach California. He is survived by his wife Helen Hines who was from Cedar Rapids.
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Long Beach
Calif
Ronald Phillips
Cedar Rapids
Helen Hines
Cream Grading Bill Passed By Iowa House
The Iowa House approved, by 6 to 36, a dairy and foods bill requiring cream sold in the state to be bought on a grade basis with price differentials. A resolution seeks a legislative committee to study revising Iowa's justice of the peace courts and another calls for Congress to abolish daylight saving time. Other measures include hospital insurance group size up to 50, six cents per mile for state employees on official business, and a proposed county conservation board with 200 voter petition for election. Senate bills propose arrests on radio-flagged warrants and reducing coin‑operated weighing machine licenses from $3 to $1.50 annually.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House of Representatives
Dairy and Foods Committee
House
E. E. Poston
Corydon
Senate
Congress
George Faul
Montgomery Still Leads U. S. Ninth
The article reports Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley resuming command of the United States First Army while the U S Ninth Army remains under Field Marshal Sir Bernard L Montgomery. The arrangement aims to balance forces among Bradley’s 12th Army Group Montgomery’s 21st Army Group and Devers’ Sixth Army Group for strategic surprise on the western front.
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U. S. Ninth Army
Omar N. Bradley
United States First Army
United States Ninth Army
Bernard L. Montgomery
Ninth
Montgomery
21St
Bradley
12Th
Jacob L. Devers
12Th Army Group
Another Air Base Given Up in China
Nam yung field has been abandoned as an air base along with Suich wan, the United States 14th Air Force disclosed. The force had maintained at Namyung a compact striking unit behind enemy lines and enclosed by the Japanese, carrying out hit-and-run attacks on Japanese planes and shipping.
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Kunming
China
Namyung
Field
Suichwan
United States
14Th Air Force
14Th
Cedar Rapids pilot rides out four-engine failure to land B 17
Lt. George W. Holmes of Cedar Rapids Iowa piloted a B 17 over German territory on January 1 after No 1 engine failed and No 2 and No 3 died. The crew jettisoned gear and kept the bomber on course until No 4 powered the craft home to a friendly field. They celebrated with champagne at a chalet before being flown back to base.
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Bill Holmes
Cedar Rapids
SS Ae Morgan
London
U. S
Eighth Air Force
Helgoland
George W. Holmes
James E. Clishem
Chicago
Berlin
Holmes
von Rundstedt
Malmedy
James J. Preble
Wellesley
Mass
Iowa to Centralize University Communications Centers
The plan creates a single center at the university to combine journalism radio television motion picture and visual education departments. It aims to cut costs by sharing studios labs and library resources and to meet postwar demand for trained staff in media. Notable advisers include Wilbur Schramm Bruce Mahan and Hancher.
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George Gallup
Gallup
Union
Archibald MacLeish
Paul White
CBS News
Harry Sui
Blue
Edward R. Murrow
CBS
Hancher
Kent Cooper
Universy
Wilbur Schramm
Department of Journalism
Bruce FE. Mahan
Fred M. Pownall
Carl H. Menzer
WSUI
E. C. Mabie
Department of
Speech and Dramatic Art
H. Clay Harshbarger
Lee Cochran
Navy
Bureau of Visual Instruction
John R. Hedges
Visual Instruction
Earl English
Bank Robber Gaston Sentenced in Prairie City Heist
Joseph P. Gaston 33 of Dubuque was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegal possession of money stolen in the Prairie City bank robbery in Bagley Wisconsin last April. He hid the loot at his home and bought suitcases to move it with Henry, who is serving 25 years after pleading guilty in Madison Wisconsin.
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Dubuque
Joseph P. Gaston
United States District Court
Prairie City Bank
Bagley
Wis
Gaston
FBI
Sheldon Henry
Madison
U. S
T. E. Diamond
Henrry
Henry
Waterloo
Big Three Parley Reported Amid Allied Talks
Sir Walter Citrine said Churchill Roosevelt and Stalin were meeting at this moment in a sign of Allied unity. The French agency placed the talks at Sochi while German radio suggested a Black Sea or near Bink sew location, reflecting uncertain sessions.
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London
Walter Citrine
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Citrine
Ongress
Sochi
Black Sea
Georgia
Bink Sew
Lucky Swedes Con Cigarettes En Route To Sweden
Aftonbladet reports a shipment of 20,000,000 American cigarettes is headed to Sweden. Last year Swedish smokers consumed 200,000,000 American cigarettes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Aftonbladet
Free booklet of famous doctors’ opinions offered
A booklet containing the opinions of famous doctors on this interesting subject will be sent free to any reader who writes to the Educational Division at 535 Fifth Ave New York NY Dept B-505.
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Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Dept
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