Daily Record January and 1945 Meantime Stamps and Births
List of wartime ration stamp values and expirations for meat foods sugar gas and fuel oil plus airplane and shoe coupons. Reports marriages between residents of Cedar Rapids Marion Denver and North English, two fire alarms, and births at St Luke's Mercy and Tipton with dates Jan 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Lange
Marion
Ruth E. Dvorsky
Cedar Rapids
Ralph Blair
North English
Glenna Lentz
Cornelius Francis Dandareau, Jr
Denver, Colo
Betty McBride
John L. Suits
Patricia Chetry
Market Oil and Gas Company
F Avenue NW
P. Fix
Ninth Street NW
B 29s Bomb Western Kyushu Industrial Targets
China based Superfortresses estimated at 70 to 80 aircraft bombed western Kyushu on Saturday. Tokyo broadcasts claimed damage in the western capital, but observers doubt the report. Maj Gen Curtissé May’s 20th Bomber Command confirmed the Kyushu raid with details to follow. Japanese communiques report extremely slight damage, noting hits on Omura Nagasaki Sasebo and iron works at Yawata.
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Washington
Kyushu
Exchange Telegraph Agency
London
Toyko
Tokyo
Honshu
War Department
Curtissé May
20Th Bomber Command
China
Imperial Iron and Steel Works
Yawata
Omura
Sasebo
Nagasaki
Allied Planes Rake Nazi Supply Lines
American and British bombers struck Nazi positions in the Ardennes bulge and key supply routes to the German front. More than 1,000 bombers bombed Berlin and Hannover on Friday night, while forces of 800 Fortress and Liberator aircraft plus 550 Mustang escorts supported the raids. The Americans hit bridges over the Rhine at Cologne and Bonn and targeted rail yards and communications hubs in western Germany.
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London
Ardénnes Bulgé
Berlin
Hannover
Highth Air Force
Rhifie
Cologne
Bonn
Germany
Not All Casualties Can Be Sent Close to Home
Washington dispatch reports Maj. Gen. Norman T. Kirk, army surgeon general, says the army cannot send all returning casualties to nearby hospitals. Efforts will place hospitalized soldiers near home when possible, but the task is growing more difficult.
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Washington
Army
Norman T. Kirk
Ward's Says Govt Seizure Action Illegal
CHICAGO AP Montgery Ward and company contend army seizure of Ward's properties in seven cities was unlawful and seeks court action to regain control. The firm claims threats of draft and criminal action against executives coercing compliance, while denying that refusals caused strikes or hurt war production.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
United States District Court
Ward's
Army
War Labor Board
WLB
Maurice E. Garrison
Ward
Joseph W. Byron
Roosevelt presses national service plan amid war aims
President Roosevelt outlines three core reasons for a national service law. He argues it would ensure workers in right places, prove total effort to soldiers, and deter Nazi and Japanese hopes for negotiated peace. He supports postwar tax reform, private enterprise, and broad social programs to sustain productivity and peace.
Service personnel on leave and promotions list
Men and women in military service report multiple leave periods and updates. James W. Munger and David E. Munger, Jacksonville residents, spend time with parents as Brice Bucknell and L R Brady receive furloughs and rank changes. Other servicemen including Paul R. Valliere and Wilbur Cornthwaite are noted with basic training, Pacific assignments, or corporal promotions. Local families relay details of transfers and destinations across Fort Meade, Santa Ana, and the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul R. Vallee
Camp Wolters
Texas
Fort Meade
C. E. Valliere
C Avenue
Wilbur L. Cornthinwaite
Marine Corps
South
Central Pacific
Ralph Cornthwaite
K Avenue
Central City Pioneer Mary Ellen Sawyer Dies at 83
Mrs. Mary Ellen Sawyer, 83, died Friday at her daughter Zora Adams home. An early Coe College music student, she served as organist at Central City Baptist Church for 50 years and participated in Eastern Star for 20 years. Surviving are sons Jay of Chicago and Ray of Olin, four grandchildren including two in the Navy. Services Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Federated church.
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Gazette
Central City
Mary Ellen Sawyer
Zora Adams
Sawyer
Coe College
Central City Baptist Church
Eastern Star
Jay
Chicago
Ray Sawyer
Olin
Navy
Federated Church
Reds Counter Attacks Repelled Near Budapest
Soviet forces repelled German counter-attacks northeast of Budapest for the fourth day of heavy tank and infantry fighting. The eastern front shows signs of major winter operations as new Russian thrusts push toward Warsaw and Budapest, with gains reported by Soviet storm troops and captures of blocks from Nazi defenders.
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London
Red Army
Budapest
Berlin
Warsaw
Mosmida
Police lack leads in Wirhefred Cecil slaying
San Francisco police admitted they have no crew to identify the slayer of Wirhefred Cecil, 25, a bus driver, as of Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San, Francisco
Wirhefred Cecil
Edgar A Guest Poet of the People
Poem fragment presents Edgar A Guest as the poet of the people with lines about fishermen’s winter. Images of attic space and a fire reference seasons and fishing gear as dreams linger while outdoors freezes.
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Edgar A
The
Poet of
the People
Dradrha
Named Speaker of Iowa House
Rep Harold Felton of Indianola was chosen speaker of the Iowa House on the first ballot at a Republican caucus Saturday in Des Moines AP reports Felton won the vote to lead the chamber through the new session.
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Des Moines
Harold Felton
Indianola
Iowa House
Salt Tokes and Laundered Bags Turnings
Fragmented lines describe preserving bags that hold salt by laundering them. Guidance hints at turning them into usable items for dish dusting and related chores. The text appears garbled but centers on repurposing salt bags.
Ainsworth Woman Dies in Home Fire
Emma Pratt 70s resident of Ainsworth died from burns after a fire at her home where she lived with sister Hattie Pratt. Neighbors forced entry when smoke was spotted. Emma died at a neighbor’s house and Hattie was hospitalized in Washington in shock. The house burned but did not fully burn.
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Ainsworth
Emma Pratt
Hattie Pratt
Emma
Hattie
Washington
Romipot Receives Bronze Star for Action in Italy
First Lt. Edward Rompot, son of Mr and Mrs Edward Rompot of 1117 Fifteenth Street SE, is awarded the Bronze Star for heroic achievement with the Fifth Army in Italy. A recon officer, he entered service in February 1942 after duties with CCC and New Art Advertising Display, was commissioned at Fort Benning in October, saw combat at Anzio and led a company during the Gothic Line drive. He has brothers Richard in an airborne unit and Raymond in the navy. his wife resides with his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Rompot
Edward. Rompot
Fifteenth Street SE
Fifth Army
Italy
McKinley
CCC
Fort Benning
Anzio
Casteidians Capture Sant' Alberto in Po Valley Drive
Canadian forces push north through Italy's Po valley seizing Sant' Alberto eight miles above Ravenhna. They cross the Canale Bonifica and drive Nazis back toward the east and west, pursuing toward Mandriole as Fifth Army reports sharp patrol clashes.
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Rome
Italy
Sant’ Alberto
Ravenhdl
Allley
Canale Bonifica
Valli di Comatthio
Mandrivle
Fifth Army
U. S. Destroyer Reid Sunk in Philippines
The navy announced the 1,480 ton destroyer Reid was sunk by Japanese action in the Philippines. It was the 12th American naval loss there since the invasion of Oct 20. Casualties include 24 officers and 178 enlisted men. Commander S A McCormock, 34, of Iron River Michigan, was wounded.
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Washington
INS
Navy Department
Reid
Philippines
Comédr
S. A. McCornock
Iron
River
Mich
McCornoch
Cabinet Formed in Panaima Amid Panama Coalition
Panama embassy announces a new coalition government in Padhama to strengthen ties with the United States and thwart plans to restore the pro Nazi Arnulfo Arles regime. Seven parties join in forming a cabinet and set a convention for the first Sunday of May to draft a new national constitution.
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Washington
INS
Panama
Padhama
United States
Arnulfo Arles
Notable Radio Debuts and Schedule Highlights Amid Holiday Airs
NADINE SUBOTNIK debuts as head of a weekly radio series at 7 p.m. Saturday on CBS and WMT with Danny Kaye and guests like Eddie Cantor. Roosevelt’s annual message airs 9:30 p.m. across networks. The Saint stars Edgar Barrier at 6:30 p.m. on NBC and WMAQ. Navy guest Comdr. David McCampbell appears on Meet Your Navy at 6:30 p.m. on Blue and WLS. Detroit Symphony expands to a full hour at 7:30 p.m. on Mutual and WGN under Karl Krueger, with Larry Adler featured. Other color includes Your Hit Parade at 8 p.m. on CBS and WMT, and The National Barn Dance joins NBC and WHO at 8 p.m. Saturday. Spotlights by Jimmy Joy from Harlingen, Texas close the card.
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CBS
WMT
Ces Kaye
David I. McCampbell
Fidvaldéé
Meet Your Navy
WLS
KXEL
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Muttial
WGN
Karl Krueger
Larry Adler
Navy
Detroit Symphony
Boston Symphony
Barh Dahce
Roosevelt
All Nets
Herbert Marshall
Hour by hour radio schedule and program list
A fragmented listing shows station identifiers WMT WGN WHO WENR and others with times and show titles. Programs include news, quizzes, music, and entertainment with names such as Tom Stowe Danny Kaye and Patsy Kelly referenced amid a dense schedule.
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Wynenan
Alrew
WGN
Holb
KXEL
Leland Stowe
Carnival
WMT
Danny Kaye
Wito Galeties
Ginsburgh
WMT F
Satisences
Detroit Or
Exel
Boston Sym
Headliners Tonight Mayor of Town Meet Navy and More
Radio and television listings show varied programming across stations. Highlights include a mayoral headliner, Navy segment, musical and dramatic offerings, and a sequence of concerts and dance programs from 6:00 PM to 9:30 PM across WMT WHO WGN KXEL and KXEL.
Major Enel Hammett Ends Life After Gunfight
Major Enel Hammett aged 44, wounded in a pistol duel that left Maj. William H Wenstrom and his wife dead nearly three years ago, shot and killed himself at his Santa Barbara home. Coroner L. C. Dodge said Hammett had been in poor health since the earlier wound. A grand jury cleared Hammett of the Wenstrom deaths, ruling them justifiable homicide given the circumstances in the home guard dispute. Both victims were retired Army officers who had served in World War I.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Enel Hammett
William H., Wenstrom
IE. C. Dodge
Hammett
Wenstrom
Home Guard
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