Wins Air Corps Wings Following Cedar Rapids Youth
Robert H Benesh, 23, Washington high school 1935 graduate, earned second lieutenant in the army air corps reserve at Kelly Field Texas on December 20 and will teach at Barksdale field Louisiana. He visited his parents at 2201 Washington Ave SE. Upperclassman Larry Dennis, 25, from Randolph and Kelly, also joined the air reserve and will be stationed at Patterson field Ohio. Both fathers are attorneys. Benesh worked two years at Oregon State College in forestry and with the U.S. Forest Protection Service. Earlier training at Glendale California and at Randolph and Kelly fields linked these careers. An active runner for Washington high and a track man for Grant high, Benesh previously served with Marin Junior College and Dietze Millersburg. Other air corps enlistees listed include Dale Hun Gerford, Kenneth George Keswick, Clair Sauter Deep River, George L. Smith Victor, Kenneth Schneidler Monticello, and Charles E Bender Monticello.
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Cedar Rapids
Uncle Sams Army
Robert H Benesh
Washington
Army Air Corps Reserve
Kelly Field
Tex
Bartsdale Field
Benesh
Charles L. Benesh
Washington Avenue
Bartsdale
Randolph and
Kelly Fields
Larry Dennis
L. D. Dennis
Avenue NW
Dennis
Army Air Reserve
Patterson Field
Ohio
Washington High
Grant High
Glendale
Calif
Randolph
Oregon State College
United States Forest Protection Service
Air Corps
Hamilton Field
Marin Junior College
City and club notices creative week schedule summary
City Briefs lists a Monday Rotary lunch at Roosevelt hotel with Rex B Conn Linn county agent. Jan Hus lodge officers to be installed Wednesday by Mount Vernon staff. Cont buffet at Roosevelt hotel Thursday. Mr and Mrs M F Cox depart for Los Angeles for 3 4 months. Townsend club meets Monday. Maine lodge Odd Fellows to install officers Tuesday at Maine hall Arthur A Bain serving Seaman 2nd class Bain travels from home to Mare Island CA. Eight recruits leave Cedar Rapids for Des Moines enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex B Conn
Linn County
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Jan Huslodge
Mount Vernon Lodge
County Licenses Totals Reported for 1941 Vehicles
Up to 1130 am Saturday the county treasurer reported 6536 automobile licenses and 710 truck plates issued for 1941. At the close of Jan 4, 1940 business, issuance stood at 7150 autos and 846 trucks.
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Frank F. Bates
Gladiolus society to show color films and slides
The Cedar Rapids Gladiolus society presents a program of colored motion pictures and Kodachrome slides featuring the best gladiolus from gardens and showrooms nationwide. The meeting is at 8 p.m. Monday January 13 at the Montrose hotel with free admission and an invitation to the public. Valuable bulbs will be awarded as door prizes.
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Cedar Rapids
Five men enlisted in navy at Des Moines recruitment station
Five men, Howard S Roth 17 Joseph Weber 19 Harley Reif 20 George DeVore 18 and Earl Patterson 21, were enlisted in the navy at the Cedar Rapids station. They are sons of local residents and were among Friday’s enlistments. Christmas visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs H J Smith were Paul J Smith and Robert L Smith on leave from Fort Bliss Texas and the heavy cruiser U S Chester respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Richard J. Hollister
John Hollister
Fourth Street
Melvin R
Navy
Howard S Roth
Ray P Roth
A Avenue NE
Joseph Weber
Edwin N. Weber
Walker
Harley Reif
Oliver C Reif
Parnell
George DeVore
Leonard DeVore
B Avenue NW
Earl Patterson
Ephriam Patterson
Pavene
H J. Smith
D Avenue NE
Army and Navy
Paul J
Robert L. Smith
Paul
Fort Bliss
Tex
R2nd Field Artillery
Robert
New York City
U.S . Chester
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club Meet Sets New Officers
The Cedar Rapids Stamp club will hold its bi monthly meeting Monday Jan 6 at 8 p.m. in the Montrose hotel. Newly elected officers will be installed under Russell Hawkins, president. Members note increased activity due to European unrest, making stamps from foreign countries more desirable for collections. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
New Finnish Premier Named in Helsinki
Johann Rangell was named premier of Finland Saturday in Helsinki, succeeding Risto Ryti who was elected president last month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Johann Rangell
Finland
Risto Ryu
Abolishing Liquor Commission Discussed in Iowa
Des Moines reports say Governor Wilson may urge the 1941 legislature to extend county official terms to four years while other sources note consideration of dissolving the Iowa liquor control commission and placing liquor under a single appointee. Reform talk also targets modernizing the state accounting and bookkeeping system to handle growing business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Keep Liberty Over U. S. Homes, Mrs. Harriman Demands
New YorkINS Mrs J Borden Harriman minister to Norway spoke on wartime Europe’s destruction and urged an all out effort to protect American homes as the essence of democracy She warned against scapegoating and urged communities to resist forces aiming to divide neighbors during the Met broadcast curtain talk
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New York
INS
J. Borden Harriman
Norway
Europe
Metropolitan Opera House
France
Holland
America
Norwegian Russian trade talks fail over aluminum supply
Oslo reports said negotiations with Russia collapsed as Norway could not supply aluminum to Russia. All Norwegian aluminum was claimed to be earmarked for Germany, stalling the talks in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Oslo
Norway
Russia
Germany
Mount Hermon Lodge to Install New Worshipful Master
O L Eckert will be installed as worshipful master of Mount Hermon lodge No. 263 A F and A M at Masonic hall Thursday evening. He succeeds George R Liddle. A 630 p m dinner by Malta chapter of Eastern Star precedes the 8 p m installation. E E Lowe is installing officer with Paul N Clark as installing marshal. Other officers listed include Dr E Hruska, Harry K Burmeister, Harry A Palmer, Otto F Hanzlik, T Hubert DeWees, Charles Penningroth, D M Robertson, Dr Hoyt Thomas, the Rev Dominic Loferski, Robert Pierson, and S C Keyes.
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O L. Eckert
Mount Hermon Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Hall
George R. Liddle
Malta
Eastern Star
E. E. Lowe
Paul N Clark
Dr. E . Hruska
Harry K Burmeister
Harry A Palmer
Otto F. Hanzlik
T. Hubert DeWees
Charles Penningroth
D .M. Robertson
Hoyt Thomas
Dominic Loferski
Robert Pierson
S. C. Keyes
Tyler
White Tells Why He Quit Asks Time For Writing And Peace
Emporia Kansas 73 year old William Allen White explains his resignation as chair of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies. He cites advancing age a wish to write books and enjoy home life in Emporia and Kansas. He notes concern over rising war fever after the election and his lifelong peace stance.
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Emporia, Kan
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
America
White
Gazette
Emporia
Kansas
Wendell Willkie
New York
Great Britain
Women Outnumber Men In Library Borrowers 1940
The public library shows 1457 women and 893 men registered as borrowers from April 1 to December 31, 1940, 564 more women than men. Among 2350 total registrations, 660 were renewed cards. Occupations range from professionals to housewives, with large groups of students and teachers. city employees were modest in this period.
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Chamber of Commerce
E. H
Resignation Letter From NYC Committee to Defend America
A person states they sent in a resignation to the executive committee in New York of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies, marking a formal withdrawal from the group. The note captures a political stance during the era referenced and shows internal organizational action.
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Wamp
Executive Committee
New York
America
Foreign holdings rise in first year of war
U S commerce data show foreign holdings of investments gained about 500 million dollars from 9.064 to 9.563 billion between Aug 30 1939 and Aug 30 1940. Short term foreign holdings climbed as British cash withdrawals were offset by demand from non belligerent Europe France and Asia.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Britain
France
Dubuque Draftee Weds Just Before Leaving For Service
Henry William Meyer, a 29 year old Dubuque area resident, married Florence Scipp just before being drafted for a year of Army service under the selective service act. The wedding did not exempt him, and Meyer becomes the county’s first drafted draftee to fill a quota as eleven volunteers failed medicals.
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Meyer
Des Moines
Justice of the Peace
T. M. Barrett
Iowa
Dubuque County
Phillips to Rome on routine trip to new post
Ambassador William Phillips departed for Rome aboard Pan American Airways Atlantic Clipper saying he was returning in a routine move with no special instruction. The New York AP report notes the Friday-Saturday travel timing and Phillips’ calm stance about the posting.
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New York
William Phillips
Rome
Pan American Airways
Fleet Auxiliary Program Falls 19 Ships Short
Washington AP Unexp price rise ends navy fleet auxiliary buy. Congress allotted 75 million to acquire 53 large ships. only 34 were bought. Smaller auxiliaries fared better with 109 vessels plus 118 more under construction with 93 million. Further funding expected in Knox’s congressional request.
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Washington
Navy
Fleet Auxiliary
Congress
Secretary of
Frank Knox
Navy panel to probe fleet bottlenecks in expansion plan
The House Naval Affairs Committee will question senior Navy officers on delays in the fleet expansion, chiefly airplane production. Separately the War Department said 150 firms in 28 states have sought tax relief for expanded defense plants, claims totaling hundreds of millions. President Roosevelt ordered 5 700 National Guardsmen to active duty on January 27.
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Washington
INS
House
Naval Affairs Committee
War Department
Roosevelt
House Naval Committee
Navy Department
Navy
Army Flying Cadet Candidates To Be Interviewed Monday
Candidates for training as army flying cadets will be interviewed at 2 p.m. Monday at the local recruiting post. Lieut. Walter A. Neilsen of the Seventh corps area headquarters in Omaha will attend the Cedar Rapids session. Unmarried men aged 20 to 27 with two years of college and good health are eligible. Cadets receive 75 dollars a month for nine months plus provisions. Those who complete the course will be commissioned second lieutenants in the air corps reserve.
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Army Flying Cadets
Walter A. Neilsen
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Federal Building
Cedar Rapids
Peut Neilsen
Air Corps Reserve
Z C B J Meeting To Show Motion Pictures In Iowa City
Iowa City lodge Z C B J will show motion pictures of Z C B J and Sokol activities at the C S P S hall this evening at 8. M L Hromadka and Joseph Nemec will present the pictures. Czech school pupils plan a Masaryk memorial program under the Czech National Alliance auspices on Sunday March 9 featuring a symbolic birth sketch of Masaryk and a speaker on Masaryk and Czechoslovakia.
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Z.C.B.J
Sokol
Iowa City Lodge
C.S.P.S
Iowa City
M. L. Hromadka
Joseph Nemec
Masaryk
Czech National Alliance
Thomas G. Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Zizkov Dub Lodge to Install New Officers in Jan Meeting
The regular monthly Zizkov Dub lodge gathering will occur at the Z.C.B.J. hall on Wednesday Jan 8 at 7 30 p m with installation of newly elected officers including Vaclav Krob president and E Klum par vice president. Other notes include Czech Reading Society officers and Czech school board and dance plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zizkov Dub
Z.C.B.J. Lodge
Z.C.B J. Hall
Vaclav Krob
E. Klumpar
B. Kubik
K. Bohac
J. Holub
Jerry Mahring
Czech Reading Society
Frank Ambroz
J. Lorenc
Anna Bohac
H. Jambor
Bohemian lodge notices and officers listed
S P S hall hosts 8 p m meeting Monday with new officers Ernest Rejsa president Charles Polansky vice president Wes Blazek secretary Rudy Schultschik treasurer and Bill Lana drill captain Karel IV lodge Z C B to enter regular session Thursday Jan 9 Prokop Velky CSA lodge meets 9 am today Bohemian Cemetery association to meet Jan 7 7 p m Karla Masaryk lodge CSA to meet Jan 8 in C S P S lodge rooms
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S. P. S. Hall
Ernest Rejsa
Charles Polansky
Wes Blazek
Rudy Schultschik
Bill Lana
Karel IV Lodge
Z.C. B
Prokop Velky C. S. A
Karla Masaryk
President's Birthday Ball Set For January Thirty At Danceland
Cedar Rapids and nearby areas will host the President's Birthday Ball at Danceland on Thursday night January 30. Mrs. Paul H. Huston announced the event and Mrs. W. E. Lamey leads the general arrangements. A planning meeting is scheduled Monday at 7:30 p.m. at 353 Park Terrace SE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Danceland
Paul H. Huston
W. E. Lamey
Park Terrace SE
Gillette Charge Denied By Jap Conscription Claim
Honolulu AP reports that Japan does not conscript Americans of Japanese ancestry in Hawaii. Acting Japanese consul general Otojiro Okuda reaffirmed that dual citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot be called for Japanese military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Japan
Hawaii
Otojiro Okuda
Washington
Gillette
Okuda
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National Association of Power Engineers
Sokol Hall
H R. Churchill
Harlan Snyder
Clinton L. Smith
Ninth Avenue SW
Robert H. Benesh
City Briefs
Bungalow
Continental Buffet
Hotel Roosevelt
M. F. Cox
Washington Avenue SE
Los Angeles
Townsend Club No. 1
Superior Court Room
Memorial Building
Maine Lodge No
The
Odd Fellows
Maine Hall
First Avenue E
Arthur A. Bain
U. S. S. Clark
Benj. L. Bain
B Avenue NE
Mare Island
Gladiolus Society
Army
Stamp Club
Chicago
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Liquor Commission
U. S. Homes
Mount Hermon Lodge
L. Eckert
Dubuque
Phillips
Navy Chiefs
Army Flying Cadet
South Side News
Bohemian Cemetery Association
C. S. P. S. Hall
Gazette Help
Radio Phono
DECCA
Bluebird
Montgomery Ward
Second Street
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