Daily Record measures weekly war stamp and coupon notices
February 15 1944 list of war stamp values and coupon expirations for Meat Brown Gasoline Foods Sugar and Fuel oil. Includes marriage license William Barnes and Darlene Kitts and several divorce petitions, traffic and license violations, fire incident, and local births. Corrected birth name for Raymond Cooley or misprint for Cpl. Robert Cooley.
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St. Luke’s
Elmer Wendt
Ryan
Bert Hartenberger
K Avenue NE
William Goon
Park Avenue SE
Harold Groff
Fairfax
Mercy
Willis Grumman
Sixteenth Avenue SW
Robert Cooley
Raymond Cooley
Gazette Wins Mention In Typography Contest
The Cedar Rapids Gazette earned honorable mention in the Inland Daily Press association fifth annual typography contest announced at the Inland’s sixtieth midwinter meeting in Chicago. First place went to the Minneapolis Star-Journal with Flint Journal also noted.
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Cedar Raids Gazette
Inland Daily Press Association
Inland
Chicago
Medill School of Journalism
Northwestern University
Minneapolis Star-Journal
Bloomington
Daily Pantograph
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Gazette
Flint, Mich
Journal
Four Traffic Accidents Reported Monday Night
Several minor crashes marred Cedar Rapids Monday night with no serious injuries. At Ninth Street and Third Avenue SW a car struck a North Western switch engine injuring Mrs. Anna Chehak and two passengers. A semi trailer jackknifed at Sixteenth Avenue and Ninth Street SW, blocking traffic until cinders were spread. Additional minor crashes occurred at Third Avenue and Third Street SE and Tenth Avenue and Seventh Street SE with no injuries.
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Cedar Rapids
Ninth Street
Third Avenue
Anna Chehak
Eighteenth Street
North Western
Chehak
Sixteenth Avenue
Third Street
Tenth Avenue
Seventh Street SE
C R Woman Overcome By Carbon Monoxide Gas
Mrs. Jack Hoff of 1130 Fifth Street NW was treated at St Luke's hospital after being overcome by carbon monoxide. Mr Hoff said they were downtown and had trouble starting the car before returning home when she collapsed at the doorway. He was treated but released.
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Jack Hoff
Fifth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Yanks Take Isle Off New Guinea in Surprise Invasion
Allied forces seized Rooke Island in the Dampier Strait between New Britain and New Guinea, expanding control as U S Marines push on Cape Gloucester area. Solomons air forces dropped 147 tons on Rabaul and Kavieng, boosting total tonnage on the base to 748 since Feb 3.
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Allied
Southwest Pacific
Rooke Island
Dampier Strait
New Britain
New Guinea
Douglas MacArthur
United States
New Britain Island
Gorissi
Cape Gloucester
Bismarck Archipelago
Kavieng
New Ireland
Admiralty Islands
Rabaul
Every Inductee Seen in Combat
Rear Admiral Ross T. McIntire said at the 40th annual medical congress that all future draftees must be ready for full-time combat duty to replace casualties. He predicted the war would last at least three more years and noted civilian medical demand would slow postwar returns.
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Chicago
Ross T. McIntire
Navy
McIntire
Congress of Medical Education and Licensure
Nctea
McIintire
Jap Officers Fire On Own Men To Foil Surrender
Two U S Army sergeants testified that Japanese officers shot their own men in the back to prevent surrender during Kwajalein’s final hours. Hudson and McGlinn, both wounded, described the Japanese soldiers fleeing and diving for cover rather than mass surrender.
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U. S. Army
Hawaii
United States Army
Seventh Army
Kwajalein
Lawrence R. Hudson
Sacramento
Calif
Edward F. McGlinn
Northomne
Minn
McLinn
Hudson
Pfc
Albert Davis
Spanish Fork
Utah
Red Cross Offices To Close Two Days
Linn county Red Cross headquarters in Cedar Rapids and the Granby building offices will close Friday and Saturday for moving. New Granby third floor offices open Monday while the old post office quarters are vacated, prompted by space needs and federal agency demand.
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Linn County Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
Granby Building
Granby
Red Cross
Allied Planes Foil Assault on Atlantic Convoy
Carrier based Royal Navy planes including American built Wildcats repelled an enemy air raid on a valuable Atlantic convoy about 380 miles west of Cape Finisterre. The action was officially credited to the defense on Tuesday.
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London
INL
Royal Navy
Cape Finisterre
Voters Must Register by March 3 for March Primaries
City Clerk Maude Krebs warns that March 3 is the deadline to register for the March 14 primaries. Voters must sign in permanent files, meet age and residency rules, and file address changes if moved. The city hall clerk’s office operates 8 am to 5 pm daily and until 9 pm on March 3. Nomination papers for the primary are due March 3 at 5 pm.
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Bevs Comary
Maude Krebs
Krebs
Cedar Rapids ODT rep to discuss at chamber conference
A representative of the Davenport district ODT office will be at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce for conferences from 9 30 a m to 5 p m Wednesday. Miss Elizabeth Windsor Coe College librarian was called to Urbana Illinois by the death of her mother Mrs P L Windsor. The Service club meets at Jane Boyd Community House Thursday at 7 30 p m for a business meeting led by Mrs Lucile Bisinger followed by a Valentine party all members urged to attend.
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Davenport
ODT
Cedar Rapids
Elizabeth A. Windsor
Coe College
Urbana
Ill
P. L. Windsor
Windsor
University of Illinois
Service Club
Jane Boyd
Lucile Bisinger
Refugees urged to leave Monte Cassino monastery fortress
The monastery atop Monte Cassino is described as a German stronghold overlooking the Via Casilina and Liri valley. Nazi guns and leaflets threaten civilians sheltering there, warning Italian refugees to flee as fighting nears the sacred site. The leaflets claim to come from the Fifth Army.
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Monte Cassino
Via Casilina
Rome
Liri
Eternal City
Cassino
Fifth Army
Red Cross Units Cancel Dressings Sessions
Volunteers at the YMCA headquarters will not meet in day or night classes due to gauze not arriving. An announcement will be made when work can resume. The South Side unit will sew only on Wednesday because material failed to arrive.
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Red Cross Y.M.C.A
South Side
Red Cross Seeks Volunteers for Housewife Kits and Bags
The Red Cross production headquarters at the YMCA calls for volunteers to craft housewives and kitbags and deliver them promptly. Officials hope to complete another shipment before the new quota arrives.
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Red Cross Production
Y.M.C.A
Newsboys and staff view Henry Aldrich and Ad ventures at theater
The Gazette newsboys and Street Circulation Manager Alex Fidler joined Manager Horace Spencer Monday night to watch Henry Aldrich Boy Scout and Adventures of Tartu at the local theater.
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The
Gazette
Alex Fidler
Horace Spencer
State Theater
Henry Aldrich
Tartu
Report on Cassino monastery bombing and refugees
NBC reporter Max Hill on Monte Cassino reports uncertainty over whether priests fled or stayed in the abbey during the bombing. Two thousand refugees from Cassino were in the monastery, with no clear knowledge if they remained after the warning.
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New York
Max Hill
NBC
Cassino
Monte Cassino
Mrs Jordan Visits Father in Cambridge for Two Weeks
Mrs. W. K. Jordan of Cambridge Massachusetts arrived Monday evening for a two weeks visit with her father Dr. W Rum at 1901 Fifth avenue SE.
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W. K. Jordan
Cambridge
Mass
Dr. W. Rum
Fifth Avenue SE
Barbers Group-Cedar Rapids Raises Haircut Fees
Haircuts in Cedar Rapids Barbers association shops rose from 60 to 65 cents Tuesday. The association covers barbers in outlying areas of the city.
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Cedar Rapids
Deaths Anna Loufek 89 Widow of Frank Loufek
Anna Loufek aged 89 widow of Frank Loufek of 1321 Third Street SW died at home Monday at 7 20 p.m. Born in Czechoslovakia on June 13 1854 she came to the United States in 1893 and lived in Cedar Rapids fifty years. Survived by three daughters Mrs Mary Landa Mrs Anna Haijsman and Mrs Joseph Tefer all of Cedar Rapids four sons Joseph Davenport Anton Villa Park Ill Charles Minneapolis and Frank Cedar Rapids a sister Mrs Frances Vorlicky Cedar Rapids 25 grandchildren and 22 great grandchildren Two sons a sister and a brother preceded her in death. Services at Janeba funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m. Theodore Hlubacek officiating Burial in Bohemian National cemetery Friends may call at Janeba’s No flowers.
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Anna Loufek
Frank Loufek
Third Street
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cedar Rapids
Mary Landa
Anna Haijsman
Joseph Tefer
Joseph
Davenport
Anton
Villa Park
Ill
Charles
Minneapolis
Frank
Frances Vorlicky
Janeba Funeral Home
Theodore B. Hlubacek
Bohemian National Cemetery
Janeba’s
Enlistments Reported At Cedar Rapids Navy Station
Two men enlisted in ship repair units at the Cedar Rapids navy recruiting station on Tuesday. John W. Zalesky of 610 Tenth Avenue SE was rated boilermaker 3/c and John H. Kohl of 707% Avenue SE was metalsmith c.
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Cedar Rapids
John W. Zalesky
Tenth Avenue SE
John H. Kohl
Avenue SE
Man Files Bankruptcy Petition in Cedar Rapids
Earnest Zuber of Marengo filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the federal district clerk's office in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. He lists liabilities of 1033.47 and assets of 25 in clothing claimed as exempt.
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Federal District Clerk’s Office
Cedar Rapids
Earnest Zuber
Marengo
Masonic Bodies to Meet for Mid Winter Reunion
The four Scottish Rite bodies will convene at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the temple with Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection officers to be elected. The mid winter reunion is set for February 22 23 and 24. A social hour with cards and refreshments follows, with committee members including Mr. and Mrs. Lester G Stastny and Mr. and Mrs. Charles R Melsa.
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Scottish Rite Masonry
Kilwinning Lodge of Perfection
Lester G. Stastny
Charles R. Melsa
Local Man Roy H. Skinner Dead at 63 in Cedar Rapids
Roy H. Skinner of 331 Twentieth Street NW Cedar Rapids died in a Cedar Rapids hospital at 11 55 am Tuesday after a brief illness. Born April 5 1882 in Osage Iowa he lived in Cedar Rapids 40 years and married Sarah Louise Dresher November 1 1905. He was a Methodist and survived by his wife a son Robert and granddaughter Carol Louise Skinner all of Cedar Rapids two brothers B B Skinner New Jersey and Henry W Skinner Ft Worth Texas Funeral arrangements pending Friends may call Moen chapel.
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Roy H. Skinner
Twentieth Street
Cedar Rapids
Osage
Carol Louise Skinner
B. B. Skinner
New Jersey
Henry W. Skinner
Ft. Worth
Texas
Moen Chapel
National Officer of War Dads to Speak at Cedar Rapids Dinner
C A Lamphere national associate director of the American War Dads will address the Cedar Rapids chapter at a 6 30 p m dinner at the Y M C A Thursday The event invites all men with sons to attend War Dads Rev O R Churchenough the national chaplain who was listed as speaker will not be present Reservations are handled by The Re Wai ca Bochees e.
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C. A. Lamphere
Kansas City
American War Dads
Cedar Rapids
Y.M.C.A
Ww. Flack
War Dads
A. Eae
Flack
En O. Irchenough
Hasbrook Services Set for Benjamin Hasbrook
Hasbrook Services for Benjamin L Hasbrook of 420 Fifteenth Street SE will be held at Turner Chapel at 1 p m on Wednesday Burial is planned at Buckingham Cemetery in Traer Friends may call at the chapel
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Hasbrook
Benjamin L. Hasbrook
Fifteenth Street SE
Turner Chapel
Buckingham Cemetery
Traer
Senate broadens donation ban to include employers
The Senate unanimously approved a bill expanding the labor union political contribution ban to cover corporations and management organizations, including chambers of commerce and business leagues. Banks fall under the ban. violations risk up to 5000 dollars fines, while consenting officers face up to 1000 dollars and one year in prison.
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Washington
INS
Senate
House
Connally
Chambers of Commerce
Business Leagues
Boards of Trade
F R Jr Parking Citation Quashed by Police Chief
Miami AP report says Traffic Policeman Henry Nelson cited a vehicle for overparking. The car belonged to Lt Franklin D Roosevelt Jr who was at the sub chaser training center. Police Chief H Leslie Quigg quashed the citation noting first offenses are usually excused.
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Miami, Fla
Henry Nelson
Franklin D. Rooseveltt, Jr
H. Leslie Quigg
Berry Named Head Of Postwar Board
Don Berry a publisher from Indianola was chosen as chairman of Iowa postwar rehabilitation commission at its first meeting. Barr Keshlear of Shenandoah was elected secretary. Berry will appoint a five man executive committee to work with him. The panel will represent Iowa as a whole and declined Rodney Selby as secretary.
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Des Moines
Don Berry
Indianola
Iowa
Barr Keshlear
Shenandoah
State Commerce Commission
Berry
Keshlear
Rodney Selby
State Industrial and Defense Commission
County School Board Backs Law Revision
Linn county school board members on Monday favored revising Iowa school laws. They cited antiquated rules and listed members Earl Brockman Elmer Burr J B Ringer Mrs James Cunningham and Louis Hinton. A March 22 meeting for Linn county directors and officers will be held in the courthouse with Walter A Shupp guiding program arrangements.
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Linn County
County Board of Education
Walter A. Shupp
Plan to Lift Aircrew Restrictions Today
Aircrew detachment at Coe College to lift confinement after several days. Lt. D. F. Sudduth says classes resume Wednesday. Restriction followed a wave of colds and sore throats on campus.
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Coe College
D. F. Sudduth
Cedar Rapids Symphony Tonight Features Solo Harpist
The Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra presents a concert at 8 15 this evening in Memorial Coliseum directed by Prof Joseph Kitch. Featured soloist is Artiss de Volt, a concert harpist and former Cedar Rapids resident.
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Cedar Rapids
Smith Pled Innocent on Three Liquor Charges
Kenneth Smith of 1836 Twentieth Street NW pled innocent on three state liquor charges at district court. Judge J E Heisday set bond at 1500 dollars, 500 per count, after police found 170 bottles of whisky gin and rum at his home and two cars in connection with a liquor nuisance case.
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Kenneth Smith
Twentieth Street NW
J. E
Men and Women In The Service Afloat and Afield
Navy and Army personnel from Farragut Idaho to Jacksonville Texas and beyond are shown with recent leaves, transfers, and promotions. Richard Butters seaman 2/c spends 15 days with family in Idaho. Lt Richard Bates wings earned at Pecos Texas and reports to Pecos field. Many others head to or return from training, transfers, and duty at bases in California New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Illinois Georgia and New York with notes on families and home addresses.
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Richard M. Bates
Gilbert Bates
Linden Drive
Pecosfield
Pecos
Texas
Pecos Field
Cpl
L. E. Bingham
Camp Campbell
Barbara Jo
First Avenue
William L. Capron, Jr
William L. Capron
Nineteenth Street
Army Air Forces Pilot School
Williamsfield
Chandler
Ariz
Capron
Infantry
Fort Benning
Camp Adair
Ore
Fort Lewis
Wash
Loren Rodman
Seaman
A. C. Rodman
Springville
Farragut
Idaho
Earl Miles
Farragut, Idaho
Naval Training Station
Norman, Okla
Naval Air Technical Center
Miles
Tenth Street
Marion
Leslie S. Hackney
Michael
Second Avenue SE
Maxwell Field
Ala
Orville Kolsto
Norman Kolsto
Twelfth Street
Naval Hospital
Pensacola
Fla
Ledo Beach
Long Island
N. Y
Richard Hopkins, Jr
New Guinea
Reed
Rich Hopkins
Darold J. Jack
Scottfield
Ill
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First Avenue NW
Darrell Athey
C. R
Ont
H G. Fuss
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Church of the Brethren
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Sru
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Tamis
WMT
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Leonard Andrews
A Avenue
Jacksonville
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Fort Neb
H. L. Andrews
First Street
LT. Bates
Robert‘. Black
O. O. Black
Fruitland Boulevard
Twentynine Palms
Minterfield
Bobby
E Avenue NW
Naval
Max Batchelder
Lulu Batchelder
Athens
Ga. Tech
Robert P. McHugh
Minnie McHugh
Third Avenue SE
Harlingen
Army Air Field
Charles H. Orton
Camp Blanding
Sixth Street
Henry Orton
Gerald C. Pettit
Camp Mackall
N. C
Nashville
Tenn
Carles F. Long
Richard N. Funk
Earl Funk
E Avenue NE
Camp Gruber
Okla
Camp Phillips
Kanparen Thompson
George Henry
L. E. Henry
Merced Army Air Field
Fort Sumner
N. M
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Francis McHugh
Eighth Street
Donegan
Port Hueneme
LT. Capron
E. D. Jack
Higley Aveenue
Darwin B. Jack
Army
Fort Benning, Ga
Rollins Brookner
Greenville
Pvt. Brookner
Truman Brookner
Cobban Court
Robert S. Giltrap
Casper
Wyo
R. E. Giltrap
Donald E
Scotland
England
Giuliani
Army Air Forces
Warren H. Meeker
H. A. Meeker
H Avenue
Whidbey Island
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Frank Stusak
Second Street
McHugh
Von
Fos
Tae
Safe Furniture
Matt
A. W. Peterson CO
First Street SE
Maytage Store
Jenny Linds
Fosters
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