Midway Island Resist Japanese Assaults Likely Strong
Washington reports Midway Island, 1500 miles from Honolulu, has repelled a December Japanese attack near the Wake atoll period. The island’s garrison, possibly 12 Marine officers and 365 men with a medical detachment, guards a small complex with a naval air station and cable facilities.
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Washington
Midway
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Wake
Midway Island
Hawaii
Sand Island
Freedom Not To His Liking, So He Adds Another Jail Term
Stanley Kolsto, who spent 28 years in police files, left the Anamosa reformatory on December 19 and returned to jail Monday in the county calaboose for a 60 day term. He had been jailed for knowingly marrying the spouse of a cellmate to obtain entry to a state prison. He faced two counts of writing bad checks and uttering a check, pled guilty, and received two 30 day terms after two stores reported the checks.
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Stanley Kolsto
Anamosa Reformatory
Calaboose
Plantin
Kolsto
Loren Coolahan
H. R. Churchill
Witness says Viereck directed Hill to distribute speeches
Mrs. Gerton Spielman testified in district court that George Hill acted under George Viereck to mail about 100000 copies of two isolationist speeches. She said Hill spoke by phone with Viereck about a mailing list and progress, contradicting Hill's prior grand jury testimony.
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Washington
George Hill
Hamilton Fish
R-N-Y
George Sylvester Viereck
Gerton Spielman
Hill
Viereck
Japanese Move Against Netherlands East Indies Begins
Domei reports Japan announced hostilities began Sunday against Netherlands East Indies forces to destroy hostile actions and protect Japanese lives and property. Tokyo says no hostile intent toward innocent inhabitants and notes the attack occurred Saturday.
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TOKIO
Domei
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Quick Acting Formula NURITO Promises Pain Relief
Thousands suffer rheumatic pain and muscle aches but NURITO claims fast relief. The ad asserts two opiates in the formula and offers a money back guarantee if three doses fail to ease discomfort, urging readers to consult their druggist.
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Lumbaga
Orurtin
Nurito
Denen
Postville Twins Highlight Meyer Family Multiple-Birth Record
The Meyer family of Postville reports a growing line of twins and triplets. Vern Meyer and wife welcomed daughters Karen Beulah and Sharon Beulah on December 30, with connections to several other Meyer relatives also sharing multiple births. Dr. Kiesau notes the family record supports heredity theories of multiple births.
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Gazette
Vern Meyer
Postville
Meyer
Karen Beulah
Sharon Beulah
Beulah Nichols
Karen
Sharon
H. L. Meyer
Victor
Obert Harris
Delbert Fiet
Waukon
Mr. Fiet
Hein
W. L. Meyer
Vern
Harnack
F. W. Kiesau
Victory Book campaign aids Marion service centers
Miss Minnie Whitcomb head of the Marion public library team assists the Red Cross and United Service Organizations in launching a drive to collect books for army camps naval bases USO clubs and other service centers. Boxes for donations are in the public library vestibule and books of many kinds including fiction adventure history and current affairs are welcome.
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Minnie Whitcomb
City Librariat
The
Red Cross
Marion
American Red Cross
United Service Organizations
Married couples honored at Marion area shower
A wedding shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Edward Traby and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Hopkins at the Knudsen home east of Marion. Attendees included Herman Chudinski and his son Arthur of Springville, and many Marion residents. Also noted are visits, a teachers meeting, a military transfer, and a local ad for cashmere lotion at Owen’s Cut Rate Drug.
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Edward Traby
Leslie Hopkins
K. O Knudsen
Marion
Herman Chudinski
Arthur
Springville
Wii Taylor
Margaret
Max Knudsen
Cedar Rapids
Ruby Layton
Margaret Fernow
Guy Mundy
Lewis Weis
Wilma
Louis Weis
Art Weisley
Josephine Wiggins
James Wiggins
Earl Daubenmeier
Robert
Knudsen
Owen
Thom as Hatt Joins Navy From Cedar Rapids Plant
Remington Rand office manager Thomas Hatt has enlisted as a third class yeoman in the navy. Miss Jane Low has returned home from Cedar Rapids hospital where she was receiving treatment. Perry Knapp left for San Antonio to work for uncle Claude D Knapp at a filling station. Ladies Progressive club Dry Creek area will hold an all day sewing meeting Sunday at Mrs Maude Mc Bride’s home. Marion Linn chapter D A R meets at 7:30 p m with Mrs J L Roberts at 865 Ninth Street. I J Chapin of Chicago, called to Ladora by the death of his sister Mrs M O Rumple, has returned home after visiting with his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs J L Roberts.
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Thomas Hatt
Remington-Rand Company
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Jane Low
Cedar Rapids Hospital
Perry Knapp
San Antonio
Tex
Claude D. Knapp
Ladies Progressive Club
Dry Creek
Maude McBride
I. J. Chapin
Chicago
Ladora
M. O Rumple
J. L Roberts
Social notes highlight Albaugh and Osborne gatherings
SE Senator and Mrs. R. D. Albaugh of Winner are mentioned. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Osborne hosted a Saturday evening event attended by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Albaugh.
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R. D. Albaugh
Winner
S. D
P. A. Osborne
J. J. Albaugh
R. D.albaugh
Funeral services for Harmon Hall at Yocom chapel
Funeral services for Harmon W. Hall were conducted Sunday at the Yocom chapel by Rev. Vernon H. Carter. Burial followed in Oak Hill cemetery in Central City. Pallbearers included Henry Arp Fred Greenway Walter King of Marion Walter Erwin Armour Millburn and Ben Lastuvka of Cedar Rapids.
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Harmon W. Hall
Yocom Chapel
Vernon H. Carter
The
Christian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Central City
Henry Arp
Fred Greenway
Walter King
Marion
Walter Erwin
Armour Millburn
Ben Lastuvka
Cedar Rapids
Retired Railroad Employees Group Plans Tuesday Meeting
The National Association of Retired Veteran Railroad Employees will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. in Memorial Hall. A picnic supper will be served with coffee provided. Attendees should bring sandwiches and a covered dish. Entertainment is planned and those with 30 years of service are invited.
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National Association of Retired Veteran Railroad
Memorial Rail
Marion lodge to install officers at Masonic Temple
Marion lodge No. 6 A F and A M will install officers Wednesday at 8 pm in the Masonic temple. P C Lassen past grand senior deacon will be installing officer and Earl Welsher junior steward of the grand lodge installing usher. Mrs Francis Shadle and her sons Stephen and George of Estherville arrived Monday to visit Mrs Shadle's parents Dr and Mrs H O Young. Mr Shadle will join later for a few weeks vacation in Phoenix Arizona.
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Marion Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
P. C. Lassen
Earl Welsher
Grand Lodge
Francis Shadle
Stephen
George
Estherville
Local Notes From St. Pauls Lutheran and Community
Ill Miss Wyoma Carey is confined at home with illness. Martha Lahman of Mt. Vernon visited her aunt Mrs. A J Keyes. Mrs Edward Haase and daughter Marilyn from Chicago move to live with Mr and Mrs John Fry. Lieut Haase of the W U S naval reserve called to New York City. St Pauls Lutheran men meet Friday at 730 p m at the church. Carll Wiley and family visited in Waterloo. Nancy Pfeifer returned home with her grandparents. First quarterly St Pauls Lutheran business meeting set for Tuesday 745 p m with officer elections and financial reports. Richard Schaefer left for Fort Des Moines after enlisting in the naval reserves.
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Edward E. Haase
Marilyn
Chicago
Carll L. Wiley
Fred Pfeifer
Waterloo
Nancy Jo Pfeifer
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Richard Schaefer
Charles W. Schaefer
Fort Des Moines
Naval
Methodist church class plans picnic and Red Cross sewing
The K B B class of the Methodist church will meet Thursday for a picnic supper at Miss Catherine Cheadle's home. Mrs Frank Strother and Mrs Stella Johnson will be joint supper hostesses and members are asked to come prepared to sew for the Red Cross.
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Methodist Church
Catherine Cheadle
Frank Strother
Stella Johnson
Red Cross
Rural Mothers plan dessert luncheon and nursing class
M. Carson and others hostesses for a Rural Mothers gathering. Members unable to attend a Red Cross home nursing class taught by Mrs. Cary will join the Corne lian club at 1 30 p m for a dessert luncheon at 2000 Tenth Avenue. Mrs Emmet Stivers and her son Ronald have been moved home from Cedar Rapids hospital.
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Rural Mothers Club
Red Cross
S. F. Cary
D. D. Liebe
Tenth Avenue
Cornelian Club
Diana Fret Club Shifts Meeting to Wednesday Luncheon
The Diana Fret club will hold a dessert luncheon at Mrs. Willis Jordan's home 1010 Eleventh Street on Wednesday at 1 30 PM. Members are asked to note the date change for the meeting.
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Diana Fret Club
Willis Jordan
Eleventh Street
Nazi Naval Chiefs Clash In High Seas Dispute
London report says Nazi Grand Admiral Erich Raeder and submarine chief Vice Admiral Karl Doenitz clashed over submarine successes and replacement boats. Doenitz accuses Raeder of misleading him and bears out signs of trouble in the Battle of the Atlantic.
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London
Erich Raeder
Karl Doenitz
Germany
Doenitz
Raeder
U S Eyes Free Movements In Axis-Dominated Areas
Washington reports a range of "Free" movements forming toward liberation of Axis nations including Germany Italy and Japan. Leaders like King Carol of Romania Otto Strasser and Count Sforza are linked to proposals while the United States cautions some figures and monitors registrations with the state department. A "Free Japan" effort is also noted in California among American citizens of Japanese descent.
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Washington
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
State Department
Carol of
Romania
Carol
Mexico
Otto Strasser
Adolf Hitler
Strasser
Hitler
Count Sforza
France
California
Lindbergh Not Planned for White House Appointment
Presidential Secretary Stephen T. Early said Charles A. Lindbergh has no engagement at the White House and requested none. The remark followed a Boston dispatch claiming Lindbergh told a friend his aim was to see President Roosevelt. Lindbergh recently offered to serve with the army air corps during a Washington visit.
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Washington
INS
Charles A. Lindbergh
White House
Stephen T. Early
Early
Boston Dispatch
Roosevelt
Lindbergh
Army Air Corps
Yanks Move Office in Shanghai Dispatch
Tokio Radio quotes a Shanghai dispatch reporting the American military mission led by Brig. Gen. John Mac Gruder preparing to move its office from Chungking to Ren goon. The portion of the mission had already departed as Chungking faced serious peril.
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TOKIO
San Francisco
Tokio Radio
Shanghai
John MacGruder
Chungking
Rengoon
Americen Misson
Cedar Rapids Youth Receives Army Wings
Second Lieut. John J. Russell was awarded Army Air Corps wings after completing advanced flying training at Stockton Field. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H Russell, 1625 Park Avenue SE, and a University of Iowa graduate. Russell attended Immaculate Conception High School.
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John J. Russell
Stockton Field
H. Russell
Park Avenue SE
University of Iowa
Olive
Souheneen
Sacha
Britain and U S press for war bases in neutral Eire
London and Washington renewed pressure on Eire to allow wartime bases. Officials say informal overtures point to Berehaven Cobh and Lough Swilly as strategic ports and airfields to defend the island and aid the Atlantic war, while Dublin’s stance remains cautious.
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London
Britain
United States
Eire
Atlantic
Eamon de Valera
Dublin
Berehaven
Cobh
Lough Swilly
West Africa
De Valera Says Ireland Will Avoid War If Possible
Dublin reports Prime Minister Eamon de Valera states Ireland will not enter the war if it can be avoided and will avoid it unless attacked, signaling a stance of neutrality amid mounting global tensions.
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Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Woman Ends Life By Strangulation In Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Lovena Houschild 56 of 10124 Fifteenth street SE died by her own action Sunday, coroner Dr. R E Munden revealing after investigation with police. Martin Anderson, who lives beneath her, reported he feared something was amiss after not hearing her since Saturday evening. The death was by strangulation from an ironing cord tied to a bed post. Born December 7, 1885 in Linn county, she lived much of her life in Cedar Rapids, daughter of Elias and Margaret Doty. Funeral at Turner chapel Tuesday at 1 pm with Oak Hill cemetery burial.
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R. E. Munden
Lovena Houschild
Fifteenth Street
Turner Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
Chape
Better Type Fiction Is Top Choice Of Soldiers
Pine Camp New York soldiers show growing reading interest with 3,500 books available. Biographies and better type fiction lead among fiction readers while non fiction biographies and useful arts rank high among soldiers. Miss Beryl Greene, the librarian, notes fiction predominates.
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Pine Camp
WN. Y
INS
Service An
Beryl Greene
Ching to Head Auto Industry Labor-Management Panel
The Office of Production Management names Cyrus Ching vice-president of United States Rubber to head a six member panel with three industry managers and three labor representatives. Edsel Ford C. E. Wilson and C. C. Carlton lead management while Walter Reuther George Addes and Richard Frankensteen join labor. The panel assists in converting the auto industry to war production with final decision power resting with the government.
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INL
Cyrus Ching
United States Rubber Company
National Reproduction
Office of Production Management
Ching
Automobile Industry
Edsel Ford
Ford Motor Company
C. E. Wilson
General Motors Corporation
C. C. Carlton
Motor Wheel
Walter P. Reuther
General Motors
CIO
United Automobile Workers
George F. Addes
UAW
Richard Frankensteen
Automobile
Reuther
OPM
Arrest of Norse Officers Reported
A Berlin dispatch via Oslo reported that all former officers of Norway’s air force and navy would be arrested again under orders of the pro Nazi Norwegian government for allegedly breaking their oath not to take up arms against German soldiers.
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Berlin
New York
Oslo
Seven Leave For Fort Des Moines Vacancies In Air Division
Seven enlisted men left for Fort Des Moines to join the army air corps vacancies. Sergeants say the air division accepts enlisted men who may become pilots without the flying cadet education requirements. Applicants urged to visit the Cedar Rapids recruiting office in the federal building. Names include William E. Scott Marion Kenneth B. Boyse Central City Cecil E. Goodlove Solon James E. Foley Belle Plaine Edmund C. Brown Dyersville Chandler C. Griffith Vinton Hoyt E. Carrier Vinton. Howard R. Kiekar has been accepted for flight training at Bakersfield California.
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Army
Air Corps
Sergt
R. F. Whitman
Cedar Rapids
Whitman
Federal
Fort Des Moines
William E. Scott
Cyclists Urged to Register Bikes During Weather Break
Bicycle owners were urged to register two wheelers while the weather breaks. Police had issued 1942 licenses for over two weeks, but only about 500 machines were registered by noon Monday. Capt Gordon Hughes reminded owners to bring both bike and 1941 registration card to the garage at the rear of the police station. Registration runs 10 am to 6 pm daily and 9 am to 6 pm Saturdays.
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Morday
Gordon Hughes
Flames Consume Quebec Construction Camp Killing 15
AP reports at least 15 workers died with many more unaccounted for in a pre dawn blaze at a northern Quebec construction camp housing 2,000 of 5,000 workers on a 35.9 million power project. Survivors say the fire may have been started deliberately with gasoline.
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Shipshaw. Quebec
Quebec
Bee Sting In Eye Blamed For Crash Of Two Drivers
Highway Patrolman L. R. Van Gorden says a honey bee stung Russell Small in the eye causing him to cross the center line and collide with oncoming Paul Reiss. Small, 29, from San Francisco, overturned his car beside a peach tree after the crash near Tulare California.
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Tulare
Calif
L. R. van Gorden
Golden State Highway
San Joaquin Valley
California
van Gorden
Russell Small
San Francisco
Paul Reiss
Bakersfield
Small
High Court Voids Peonage Statute In 8–0 Decision
The Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional Georgia's 1903 peonage statute in an appeal by Ira Taylor. The law branded contracts for personal services with upfront money as presumptive evidence of intent to cheat, punishable by fine or eight months in a public work camp. Taylor, a Negro, was convicted in Wilkinson County.
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Washington
Georgia
Justice Department
Justice Byrnes
Roberts
Ira Taylor
Wilkinson County
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