Iowa flyer rescued by submarine during Pacific patrol
Burlington pilot Lt. John R. Galvin, 24, bailed from his plane after flak near Woleai. The submarine Harder reached the reef under Japanese fire, rescued him, and he helped on the patrol while recovering from injuries. Nimitz called the rescue an outstanding feat.
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Washington
Burlington
Navy
John R. Galvin
Woleai
Carolines
Galvin
Tagaulap Island
Lowan
Harder
Ralph W. Christie
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific
Timberwolves Break German Defenses In Night Assault
Maj. Gen. Terry Allen commands the 164th Infantry Division as the Timberwolves push east of the Urft river seizing Elsen Merzenich high ground. They fend off three counterattacks and capture a counter-attack formation before it moves. Lt. Col. Samuel W. Koster leads a charge on a castle above Elsen Merzenich and seizes a Ninth Panzer battalion including its commanding major and staff.
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WU. S. First Army
Acer River
Germany
VNS
Terry Allen
Timberwolves
164Th Infantry Division
Urft
Samuel W. Koster
West Liberty
Elsen
Merzenich
Ninth Panzer Division
New Plea for Tin Cans Broadcast in Iowa
The Iowa salvage branch of the War Production Board urged Iowa housewives to boost tin can donations after a one million decline last year. Executive secretary Herbert C. Plagman cited higher wartime demand amid intensified fighting in Europe and the Pacific, noting collection losses remain sharp.
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Des Moines
Iowa
War Production Board
Mondey
Herbert C. Plagman
Pacific
Vinton Seaman Killed in Florida Crashes
AP reports navy seaman C. L. Prescott of Vinton Iowa died when a torpedo bomber crashed 22 miles north of the Miami naval air station. It followed another fatal torpedo bomber crash nearby a day earlier killing Ensign J. R. Rayburn of Cedar Rapids Iowa and another crewmate critically injured.
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Miami, Fla
C. L. Prescott
Vinton
Navy
Miami Naval Air Station
Ensign J. R. Rayburn
Cedar Rapids
Miami Field
Pfc Bray of Postville Missing in Germany
Pfc Raymond Bray of Postville has been missing in action in Germany since February 3. He entered service January 21, 1943 and went overseas in April 1944. His mother Mrs John Bray has been notified and his brother Lloyd serves as a 1/c carpenter’s mate in the Navy.
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Postville
Raymond Bray
Germany
John Bray
Lloyd
Navy
Lauren E. Tonne
Mary Tonne
Route One
Mt. Vernon
Austria
Italy
Barre
John A. Towne
Camp Wolters
Texas
Boy Drowns After Ice Break On Big Sioux River
Sioux City AP reports eight year old James Beatty drowned Saturday after breaking through ice on the Big Sioux River while fishing with four other boys.
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Sioux City
James Beatty
Big Sioux River
Cascade Man Fatally Hurt In Collision
Jimmy Mc Quillen age 23 son of Mr and Mrs Harry McQuillen of Cascade died at John Mc Donald hospital after a car collision with a truck driven by John Lahey of Monticello on highway 151 five miles northeast of Monticello. Lahey said Mc Quillen’s car had no lights and was on the wrong side of the road. Mc Quillen suffered a fractured skull and other injuries.
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Monticello
Jimmy McQuillen
Harry McQuillen
Cascade
John McDonald Hospital
John Lahey
Highway 151
McQuillen
Lahey
Jones County
Henry Eichhorn
Haskell Predicts Less Absenteeism
Des Moines Iowa union official George D Haskell Iowa war manpower commissioner says the midnight curfew for entertainment venues will cut absenteeism and boost worker efficiency He notes no orders have arrived yet but urges businesses likely covered by the order to close at midnight voluntarily.
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Des Moines
George D. Haskell
Iowa
James F. Byrnes
Haskell
Linn Drug Trade Shows High Average
Linn county Iowa accounts for 131 percent of the national drug store merchandise total and 90 percent above the average with 47 drug stores posting about 3.565 million dollars in 1943. E Allen Newcomb secretary of the National Wholesale Druggists association presented the study.
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New York
Linn County
Iowa
United States
National Wholesale Druggists Association
E. Allen Newcomb
Former Hawkeyes Attend 48th Iowa Picnic in Los Angeles
About 20,000 former Hawkeyes gathered for the 48th annual winter picnic of the Iowa Association of Southern California in Los Angeles. Frank F. Merriam, California’s former governor, served as the principal speaker.
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Los Angeles
Iowa Association of Southern California
Frank F. Merriam
California
Iowa Tragedy: 17 Year Old Shot by Cousin in Accident
Richard E. Kay, 17, died in Keokuk after being accidentally shot by his cousin Donald Speake, 22, of Montrose, with a .22 caliber revolver on Sunday night.
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Keokuk
Richard E. Kay
Donald Speake
Montrose
Iowa draft strategy tightens deferments to meet calls
Iowa selective service director Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl says industry and agricultural deferments must be cut to meet upcoming draft calls. He notes farmers may be recalled to farm work and that 26 to 33 year olds may be shifted into active classifications if needed. Iowa has high agricultural deferments at 16.5 percent for 18-26, above the national four percent, with 25 000 agricultural deferments and 1400 in industry. Pre induction exams continue for agriculturally deferred under 26, but many fail physicals. Draft calls rise from December to March with January up 50 percent, February up 100 percent, and March up 200 percent.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
State
Selective Service
Washington
Hershey
National Selective Service
Grahl
Towa
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established 1883 Distribution Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette, established 1883 by The Gazette Company, is a daily Sunday paper published at 500 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It notes enterings as second class matter June 18 1932 at the Cedar Rapids post office. It lists Associated Press United Press International wire service and subscription rates for carrier and mail editions.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Company
3Rd Ave. SE
Iowa
Cater Rapids
Lows
Draft odds rise as 18 year olds hit Iowa quota
The April quota will exceed March calls slightly. About 1,200 Iowans reach 18 each month, but Grahl says only about 25 percent are drafted eventually.
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Grahl
Jefferson Day Dinners Mapped for 1946 Fund Drive
Washington planned kickoff April 13 for a national Democratic fund raising drive led by DNC chairman Robert E. Hannegan. Senior Jefferson Day dinners will be held in multiple cities with profits supporting the 1946 campaign. President-elect likely to attend or speak by radio. The shift from Jackson Day to Jefferson Day and local dinners follows travel and banquet restrictions on gatherings.
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Washington
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Jefferson
Hannegan
Campa
Oeen Elt
Jackson Day
Old Hickory
Roosevelt
Administration says he fled with birthday party
The administration asserts that he has run off with his birthday party, a claim echoed as the current explanation for his disappearance. The remark highlights ongoing concerns about responsibility and accountability.
Stassen to Speak at University of Minnesota March 7
Comdr Harold E. Stassen former Minnesota governor and UN conference delegate will address the University of Minnesota on March 7. He will discuss U S foreign policy and peace planning issues. The talk will be broadcast at 4 p.m. Central War Time. Albany sources say Stassen may meet with Gov. Thomas E. Dewey later in the week.
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Minneapolis
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
San Francisco
University of Minnesota
Stassen
United States
Albany
N. Y
Capitol
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
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