War Notes on Italy, Flags and Radio Dreams
A veteran columnist laments the Italian beachhead at risk of costly holding and argues Badoglio may be the lesser evil. He praises the flag as rallying power, critiques prewar anti-emotion education, and notes Willkie aims to force national issue discussion in 1944. The piece closes with nostalgia for headphone radio and family listening dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badoglio
Hick
Wendell Willkie
America
Willkie
Airmail Disaster Near Memphis Kills 24
Army engineers began raising wreckage sections after an American Airlines transcontinental plane crashed into the Mississippi River 15 miles below Memphis. About 24 people were believed killed. the flight from Los Angeles to New York stopped at Dallas and Little Rock before vanishing in the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
American Airlines
Mississippi River
United States
Charley Wiliams
Williams
W. R. Wellborn
Los Angeles
New York
U S Brands Japan Guilty On 18 Counts
The United States charged Japan with 18 counts alleging inhuman cruelty and failure to provide necessities to American prisoners and internees. The protest cites restricted access for Swiss and Red Cross observers, malnutrition, forced labor, poor medical care, and punishments without trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Brands
Japan
Washington
United States
Bataan
Bern
Tokyo
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
International Red Cross Committee
Subzero Snowstorm Grips Iowa City Area
Cedar Rapids crews cleared four and a half inches of snow with no incidents. Sno-Go equipment moved quickly as Public Improvements Commissioner Dave Williams praised workers for first time efficiency. Weather forecasts warned of bitter cold with subzero readings across the state and varying snowfall totals reported in cities like Clinton and Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements Department
Loop District
Dave Williams
Williams
Third Avenue
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Iowa
Clinton
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Spencer
Mercury
Passengers listed for airliner believed to crash into Mississippi River
The list from American Airlines names passengers aboard the airliner thought to have crashed into the Mississippi River 15 miles south of Memphis Tennessee. Names include J J Ryan Woodhaven NY R C Matthews Forest Hills NY D S Pensys Garden City NY Lt Victor L Ramsey Dallas Lt Charles S Brumfield Evansville Capt Edgar F Zarr Dallas Dr O L Roberts Philadelphia Capt Sam Rosenfeld Los Angeles Frank A Kennedy Boise Lt Herbert S Submeir Nashville Lt Howard L Halla Tennessee E C Miller Whit tier CA Lt Elizabeth McGuire Little Rock AR Lt Carl W Rasmussen Caribou ME A J Santomassimo San Francisco L B O Connor Arlington VA Lt I Bohrer Fresno CA T E Malloy San Francisco Lt Linton M Seifert Camp Young CA Lt Charles S Spring Camp Young CA Ensign Baker Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Airlines
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
J. J. Ryan
Woodhaven
N. Y
R. C. Matthews
Forest Hills
D. S. Pensys
Garden City
Victor L. Ramsey
Fifth Ferry Group
Dallas
Texas
Charles S. Brumfield
Evansville
Edgar F
Calif
Elizabeth McGuire
Little Rock
Ark
Carl W. Rasmussen
Caribou
Maine
A. J. Santomassimo
Walsh-Kaiser Company
San Francisco
L. B. O’connor
War Production Board
Arlington
I. Bohrer
Fresno
T. E. Malloy
Linton M. Seifert
Camp Young
Charles S. Spring
Ensign Baker
Los Angeles
Bolivia's Villarroel Government Reported Ousted
Santiago based La Hora said it received an unconfirmed report that Bolivia’s Nationalist government under Gualberto Villarroel was toppled in a counter-revolt and its leaders jailed. The coup ousted Penaranda, with little recognition from other nations except Argentina amid claims of outside aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
la Hora
Gualberto Villarroel
Bolivia
Villarroel
Enrique Penaranda
Argentina
Have You Bought A Series E Bond Your Help Needed
Cedar Rapids speakers report weak progress toward Linn County Series E target with only two days left before the drive deadline. City Chairman George Hearn cites total sales at 68889 dollars on Thursday, 35675 dollars in Series E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Ranpids
George Hearn
Cedar Rapids
Linn county war bonds progress report shows shortfall
The Gazette corrects a misstatement on Fairfax township’s ranking in the fourth war loan drive. Linn county has raised 1 451 994 50 in Series E bonds toward an 8 500 000 county goal, with Clinton first and Linn Franklin contending for second and third. Total county sales Thursday reach 7 354 561 50, about 1 145 438 50 short of the goal, prompting calls for more purchases from local firms and retailers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Fairfax Township
Linn County
Fairfax
B. T. Perrine
Clinton Township
Linn
Franklin Fied
War Finance Committee
Cedar Rapids
Armstrong’s
George Gohmann
William Nelson
J. C. Penney Company
Mary Tremain
Louise Miquet
Kresge
Blizzard Eases Only Slowly Across Nation
By International News Service blizzards struck from the Rockies to the Atlantic seaboard Friday. Winds near gale force battered New York City with sub freezing temperatures and driving snow. The Weather Bureau forecast up to seven inches of snow with transportation grids strained as trains lagged, planes were grounded, and highway traffic slowed.
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International News Service
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Weather Bureau
New York
Chaplin Indicted in Mann Act Conspiracy Case
A federal grand jury indicted Charlie Chaplin on Mann Act violations and conspiracy to violate Joan Barry’s civil rights. The charges name Chaplin, Robert Arden, Beverly Hills Police Captain W W White, and Judge Charles J Griffin, alleging unlawful influence to secure Barry’s departure from California and a conspiracy to deprive her of constitutional rights. A bond reduction was granted after Chaplin’s attorney argued his prominence would ensure appearance.
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Hollywood
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Joan Barry
Cronies
Beverly Hills
Miss Barry
New York
Jerry Giesler
Robert Arden
W W White
Swank Beverly Hills
Charles J Griffin
California
White
Griffin
Arden
Tim Durant
Brooklyn
Gravity Of Situation At Long Last Tell Gravity Of Situation At Long Last
Allied reports reveal the Fifth army beach-head below Rome is on the defensive after limited gains. German counter-attacks and superior panzer strength stretch Allied lines as top Luftwaffe pilots loom from other theaters. Official briefings admit only minor advances and no illusion of progress toward Rome.
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Algiers
Fifth Army
Rome
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Twin babies born at same minute at St Luke's hospital
In Cedar Rapids two different mothers gave birth at precisely 8 15 Thursday evening at St Luke's on wartime priority. A second pair followed at 2 49 Friday morning with two births occurring simultaneously. Doctors Miller Flynn Houser attended all four births and all families and infants were reported well.
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Cedar Rapids
St .Lukes Hospital
Kenneth Inskeep
Marion
George Stewart
Center Point Road
Inskeep
J. L. Miller
Blanche Houser
Stewart
Warren Lee
C Avenue
Gene McDaniel
Nineteenth Avenue SW
J R. Flynn
H. L Miller
McDaniel
Karl Meister
German armor roves south of Anzio as storms curb air power
With stormy weather hampering Allied air support from Thursday noon, German armored units press south from the Anzio beachhead north of Rome using tanks as mobile artillery. Rain and low ceilings Friday limit Allied strikes while tanks and American tank destroyers shift across the front to meet increased German probing and fighting around a key factory junction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Anzio
Rome
Anzio Bay
Alban Hills
Cisterna
Albano
Velletri
Campo Leone
Cecchina
Allied forces link on Huon Peninsula near Saidor in New Guinea
Australian and American troops joined near Saidor after a 10 week overland march of about 115 miles from Finschhafen. MacArthur says Japanese strength down to roughly 14,000 and most destroyed as forces meet to push toward Bogadjim and Madang.
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New Guinea
Saidor
Finschhafen
Satelberg
Finschhafern
Huon Peninsula
Douglas MacArthur
AIF
CIF
Citizens Military Forces
Bogadjim
Madang
Bog
Pvt Vernon Livermore Reported Dead in North Africa
Mr and Mrs Ernest Livermore of 1243 Fourth Street SW were notified by the war department that their son Pvt Vernon Roy Livermore is dead after being missing in action in North Africa in February 1943. He left Cedar Rapids with the first unit of the national guard in February 1941 and served with the Thirty fourth division, sailing to Ireland in January 1942. He leaves two brothers Howard and John, a sister Mrs Clara Rawson, Cedar Rapids, and grandmother Mrs Clara Blackwell of Palo.
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Cedar Rapids
Ernest Livermore
Fourth Street
War Department
Pvt
Vernon Roy Livermore
North Africa
Livermore
National Guard
Ireland
Howard
Robins, Ia
John
Clara Rawson
Clara Blackwell
Palo
McCormick Shuris Illinois Primary Withdrawn
Col Robert R McCormick editor of the Chicago Tribune withdrew his name on Friday from possible entry on the Illinois Republican presidential primary ballot.
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Chicago
Robert R. McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Allies Fight German Offensive To Save Anzio Beachhead
American heavy bombers joined Allied forces in the battle around Anzio as German armored units launched a major offensive along a 14 mile front. Allied spokesmen warned the beachhead was gravely endangered and predicted the next days would be pivotal in Italy.
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Naples
Anzio
Salerno
Aprilia
Tunisia
Kasserine Pass
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Daily
Oklahoman
Mississippi
Army Engineers
Coast Guard
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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D. B Francis
R. R. Majors
Davie Holybee
Fort Worth
Red Cross
C. R
Cedar Navids News
Highway Commission
Chambers Jnskeep
Iowa City
Carroll
Perry
Sioux City
Charles City
Ames
Council Bluffs
Newton
Waterloo
Marshalltown
Lamoni
Ottumwa
Dubuque
Muscatine
Burlington
Davenport
Lamont
Ries Index
Raymond Clapper
Sheen
E.ce
David Lawrence
Eres
Paul Mallon
Euver Seeee
U Movies
Bonye
Drew Pearson
Sane Radio Ae
Aaee Sports
State
Eeu
Eras Vanes
Deaee
Walter Winchell
Aee Keeen
Moma Teta
PTA
Midwest
Frederick
Donald C Cof
Kenneth Dixon
U.s.-Aussie Union
McCormick Shuris
Illinois Primary
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