Service Members In Civilian Care and Promotions
Major David McGregor returns to Cedar Rapids on terminal leave after 42 months in service including 30 months in Europe. He commanded an advance medical supply depot in southern England and later supported American forces in Belgium and Luxembourg. He earned a meritorious service unit insignia and a Bronze Star. Also, William G. Stolba, from Sioux City area, promoted to staff sergeant in Alaska after 10 months there. Leo Stolba, navy coxswain, to attend mine sweeping school in Yorktown Virginia. Rupert Jandrt, grandson of Cedar Rapids resident, promoted to boatswain's mate second class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McGregor
Medical Administrative Corps
Cedar Rapids
McGregor
England
Belgium
Bluxembourg
A. W. McGregor
B Avenue NE
William G. Stolba
Twenty-eighth Avenue
Stolba
Fairbanks
Alaska
Leo Stolba
Navy
Yorktown
Edward F. Stolba
Rupert Jandrt
Frank Jandrt
400 Jap Internees Quit Camp for Native Land
Four hundred Japanese nationals held at Tule Lake were moved by train to San Pedro California en route to Japan. They will depart on army transport ships February 20 after requesting shipment to their homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tule Lake
Calif
INS
Japan
San Pedro
Army Transport Service
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on February 23 1946 at 9 AM in the District Court Cedar Rapids Iowa an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Bertha Schatz deceased will come for hearing for proof and admission to probate. Arthur Axmear Clerk District Court J Elsenbast Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Linn County
Bertha Schatz
Cedar Rapids
Training Starts For Red Cross Volunteer Corps
A class of twelve women began training for Red Cross home service corps membership in Linn county. Mrs. Ettinger, home service chairman, will lead twenty hours of classroom work followed by practice in the home service office. She notes rising activity ahead and outlines services from filing claims to assisting with GI bill matters for veterans and families. Interviews remain confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Home Service Corps
ORC Board of Directors
Red Cross Home Service Office
Carl N. Ettinger
Home Service
Linn County
Chicago
Ettinger
G. I
400 000 Bottles of Beer Going Begging
A South Pacific freighter the Atlantic Trader sails between islands attempting to deliver 400000 bottles of beer to American troops. No one is available to accept delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Atlantic Trader
South Pacific
Nazi Slaughter Claim At Kaunas Fort Of Death
Soviet Prosecutor Ivan Smirnov charged that Nazi forces killed 22 000 people over 48 hours in December 1941 at Kaunas Lithuania in the Fort of Death. He described mass graves and a steady stream of victims as German guns failed to keep up with the flow. A German doctor allegedly ordered poison sales in Georgievsk as part of depopulation plans. The tribunal refused a recess request as the case moves toward closing arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smirnov
Dr. von Heiman
States Back Winter Clothing Campaign For Yugoslav Relief
Burgess Meredith, noted actor and chairman of the drive, says more than half the states have endorsed the Winter Clothing Campaign organized by the American Committee for Yugoslav Relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
INS
American Committee For Yugoslav Relief
Burgess Meredith
Mount Mercy Forms Student Faculty Committee Pageant Plans
Mount Mercy junior college and academy named a student faculty committee to plan observance of the Iowa Centennial. A late spring or early summer pageant will be the principal affair with students and teachers from multiple departments serving in roles as listed. Olga Sindelar and Olga Lorenz co author the pageant. The project will cover Iowa history education, folk music and dances, Cedar Rapids industry, and native songs and costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Mercy Junior College and Academy
Mary Jean Doyle
Lawler
Mary Pierre
Mary Catherine Urbain
Bernard
Mary Elizabeth
Helen Teale
Independence
Mary de Lourdes
Charlotte Bouillon
Charles City
Mary Immaculata
Joan Nillis
Cedar Rapids
Mary Pegpetua
Marcella Schott
Iowa City
Mary Norbert
Mary Whilma
Olga Sindelar
Mary Lorenz
Iowa
Local PMWA Branch Breaks From AFL in Illinois
Collinsville Illinois PMWA locals vote unanimously to bolt the AFL and form an independent union. The move, first of its kind since John L Lewis United Mine Workers returned, prompts a convention at Springfield to consider similar action. Earl Galli cites fear of AFL pressure but says no objection to AFL sponsorship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collinsville, Ill
Progressive Mine Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
AFL
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
PMWA
Springfield
Earl Galli
Extra Clothing Must Be Reported by Japs
Japanese civilians were ordered to report extra clothing to local officials. The directive lists excesses to report including more than 25 suits, over 10 woolen blankets, more than 15 pairs of leather shoes, and any electric light bulbs above 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
INS
Fighting Spreads in Manchuria Near Mukden
Full scale clashes between nationalist forces and Chinese Communists near Mukden Manchuria spread Tuesday. Reports say a 45 mile front with two American trained Kuomintang armies pressing local forces. Wedemeyer and Chiang Kai-shek discussed plans to move eight nationalist armies into Manchuria with U.S. aid in transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
INS
Mukden
Manchuria
United States
Reuters
Chungking
Kuomintang
Tu Yu Ming
Albert C. Wedemeyer
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Also Mentioned on This Page
Arthur Axmear
J. Elsenbast
PT Esse Ceils
Ward
Red Cross Volunteer Corps
The
New York Stock Exchange
U.S
U. S
Mount Mercy
Flo
OPA
Newman's
Jewelry Department
Newman
Fashion Center
America
Trousseau
Wamsutta
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!