Bradley Seeks Action to Aid Disabled Veterans
Washington AP Omar N Bradley urges Congress to remove a legal snag blocking a new disability pay schedule that would raise monthly pensions for about 120000 to 140000 disabled veterans, with average boosts of 17.25 dollars. He backs broader National Service Life Insurance reforms to allow more beneficiaries choices and lump-sum payouts.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Congress
House Veterans Committee
Bradley
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
Army
Navy
Rankin
Frank P D'Aquila to Speak at Hi Twelve Club
Frank P D'Aquila export sales manager of Iowa Manufacturing Co will speak at a noon High Twelve Club meeting at the Roosevelt hotel. He returns from a five month business trip through Mexico Central and South America and the West Indies and has written on foreign investments and Latin American trade.
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Frank P. D’aquila
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Mexico
Central and
South America
West Indies
Roosevelt Hotel
Secretary of War
Japan
Continente
Santiago
Chile
Don Ignacio Benitez Gallardo
Annuario Inter-Americano Chile
Italy
Cub Pack 19 Awards Honor Six Members at Lincoln School
Five boys were initiated into Cub pack 19 during the monthly meeting at Lincoln school Wednesday evening. Six members received awards. New Cubs named Ernest Klouda Tommy Waggener Norman Moore Ronald Hamad and Jim My Fee. Awards went to Ronald Bolt Bobby Schamberger Allen Nesset and Jimmy Van.
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Lincoln School
Ernest Klouda
Tommy Waggener
Norman Moore
Ronald Hamad
Jimmy Fee
Ronald Bolt
Bobby Schamberger
Allen Nesset
Jimmy van
Local Scout Event Features Den 4 Skit
Scoy, Jimmy Orton and Francis Forsythe attended with Den 4 presenting an entertaining skit. Cubmaster Rev. J. Paul Stevens led the group in the program.
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Scoy
Jimmy Orton
Francis Forsythe
Den 4
J. Paul Stevens
Symphony Concert Best Offered So Far This Season
The Cedar Rapids Symphony, in Memorial coliseum, offered its third concert of the season with larger male sections and richer sonority. Ruth Ray's violin solo with Mendelssohn Concerto impressed, while her Paganini Caprices drew strong audience applause.
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Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Coliseum
Cesar Franck
Joseph Kitchin
Cedar Rapids
Shostakovitch
Bolzani
Friedmann
Ruth Ray
Mendelssohn
Flora MacKay Kitchin
Miss Ray
Notice of Appointment of Executor in Linn County Iowa
On February 27 1946 Frederick O J Elsenbast was appointed and qualified as Executor of the estate of Bertha Schatz deceased of Linn County Iowa All persons indebted to the estate should pay promptly and those with claims must file them in the office of the Clerk of District Court Linn County Iowa with the executor and attorney listed Frederick O J Elsenbast Attorney
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State of
Iowa
Linn County
Bertha Schatz
Ust
Stauffacher Named Superintendent of Cedar Falls Old People's Home
The Rev George A Stauffacher pastor in Cedar Rapids for 17 years is named superintendent of the Western Old People's Home at Cedar Falls with Mrs Stauffacher elected matron They will start May 1 and a new pastor will be chosen for First Evangelical church to replace him The board includes Evangelical representatives from Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin Nebraska and Kansas The Stauffachers have deep Cedar Rapids family ties and one son George R Stauffacher editor of the Hardin County Index at Eldora The Western Old People’s Home sits on the original Pfeiffer home site and was aided by the Pfeiffer family and Cornell College supporters
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George A. Stauffacher
Cedar Rapids
Old People’s Home
Cedar Falls
Stauffacher
Evangelical Conference
First Evangelical Church
First Avenue
Third Street
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Kansas
Mr. Stauffacher
Second Evangelical Church
Waverly
Levi Stauffacher
C. H. Stauffacher
George R. Stauffacher
Hardin County Index
Eldora
August
Henry Pfeiffer
Pfeiffer
Cornell
Men and Women in Service
Lt. Dean Terwilliger is being separated at Jefferson Barracks after 49 months in the air corps and has been a B-29 pilot. Lt. Philip E. Hunt will be separated at Camp Grant after 60 months of active duty following service in Hokkaido. John D. Neff will be commissioned an ensign February 28 at Marquette University for a three month navy cruise. Technician Richard J. Topinka is honorably discharged after three years and 15 months overseas. Kenneth M. Reed returns from the South Pacific on 30 days leave to await duty aboard the USS Luzon. Roscoe W. Phipps is honorably discharged after 34 months in service including 19 overseas. R. E. St. Germain noted as ship's fitter.
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Dean Terwilliger
L. D. Terwilliger
C Avenue
Jefferson Barracks
Air Corps
Philip E. Hunt
Hokkaido
Japan
77Th
Camp Grant
Iil
John D. Neff
Irene Neff
Twenty-fourth Street Drive
Marquette University
Milwaukee
Wis
Richard J. Topinka
Joe Topinka
C Street SW
Camp Grant, Ill
England
France
Holland
Belgium
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Patton
Montgomery
Ardennes
Rhineland
Europe
Eighth Armored Division
Kenneth M. Reed
W. E. Reed
Eighth Street
South Pacific
Orange
Texas
Luzon
Cpl
Roscoe W. Phipps
Army Air Corps
Bonnie
R. E. St. Germain
Ship’s Fitter
Local Servicemen Honorably Discharged and Returned
(2/c) son of Mr and Mrs E St Germain 603 Eighteenth avenue SW released at Minneapolis after 2 1/2 years service overseas a year Carmen John Rummells electrician's mate 3/c discharged in New Orleans after 22 months service 10 overseas lives with wife and son at 1406 M street SW First Lt Aldrich A Drakos terminal leave after three years service pilot Army Air Corps overseas seven months last year stationed in Dallas with Air Transport Command wife at 87 Nineteenth avenue SW
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E. St. Germain
Eighteenth Avenue
Minneapolis
Minn
Carmen John Rummells
Navy
New Orleans
Guy Rummeils
Tenth Street
David
M Street
Aldrich A. Drakos
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Corps
Dallas
Air Transport Command
Nineteenth Avenue SW
Wells to Appear at Calvary Baptist Church
Ernest R. Wells, a Minneapolis St. Paul baritone, will give a concert at Calvary Baptist Church Friday at 7:45 p.m. He studied at Kansas State Teachers College and Northwestern Theological Seminary, directed a 1100-voice choir for the Jackie Burris evangelistic party, and worked with Dr. William B. Riley. The program features spirituals gospel songs and Malot's Lord's Prayer with an offering taken.
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Ernest R. Wells
Minneapolis- St. Paul
Malot
Lake Okeechobee Largest Lake Entirely Within Florida
Lake Okeechobee in central Florida is the state's biggest lake and ranks among the largest entirely inside the United States. The feature highlights its geographic significance and size compared with other regional lakes.
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Lake Okeechobee
Florida
United States
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Cub Pack
Prof
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Frederick
O. J Elsenbast
Okinow
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Orient
Supreme Council
Washington, D. C
Court of Honor
Wells
Calvary Baptist Church
Curtis V. Adkins
I Avenue
Armstrong
Style Shop
Manchester
Baby’s
Armstrong Baby Shop
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Pall Parrot
Play Poise
Star Brand
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Thorogood
Jonquil
Chapeaux Louise
Roberta Bernays
Chapeaux
Louise Roberta Bernays
Armstrong Millinery
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