Lone American Pax Mustang Hero Stands Against Luftwaffe
An unknown US Eighth Air Force pilot engaged some 30 German fighters in Tuesday’s air battle, defending a Wing of bombers. Witnesses say he may have shot down six planes and vanished after diving a Mustang through clouds, leaving bomber crews eager to honor him once identified.
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London
United States
Eighth Air Force
Bomber Command
Luftwaffe
Allison C. Brooks
Pasadena
Calif
Fortress
Brooks
Argentina chills for foreign capital after June 4 revolution
Buenos Aires reports a cooling mood toward foreign investors as nationalist press campaigns target foreign trusts and exploiters. US investment nears 400 million dollars and UK holdings top 1.5 billion, with pro totalitarian papers Pampero and Cabildo leading anti democracy propaganda.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Pampero
Cabildo
Women Honored At Cedar Rapids Rotary Ladies Night
Cedar Rapids Rotary club hosts a Ladies night banquet at 6 15 Thursday in the Roosevelt hotel. Cornell College string ensemble and vocal trio directed by Lloyd Oakland perform along with a modern playlet by the Cornell dramatic department led by Albert Franklin Johnson. A separate round table for men unable to attend will be held at the Roosevelt hotel Monday noon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mono and Inyo Lead California Trout Counties
Mono and Inyo counties top the state in trout abundance and fishing activity. The report highlights these regions as the leading destinations for anglers and trout populations in California.
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Mono
Inyo Counties
California
Saga of Polish Heroism Told in Gazette
Wojciech Bielak presents a firsthand account of Poland's underground war effort inside Germany and Poland. The saga describes how underground fighters outwit Nazis and prepare for zero hour while executioners are trained and the Russian advance shifts Polish-Russian relations.
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Ish
Poland
Germany
Wojciech Bielak
Mondev
Bielak
WAC Private Joins Family in Armed Services
Pvt. Josephine Godfredsen, at Daytona Beach completing basic training, joins husband Lyle A. Godfredsen a navy Seabee fireman 2/c and three brothers in service Calvin Lee and James Lee in merchant marine Wesley in the army air corps. She before worked for Universal Engineering Cedar Rapids attended Lincoln Webster City and Bryant Algona high schools. After training she will attend an army specialist school or serve on an army post.
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Josephine Godfredsen
First Avenue NW
Daytona Beach
Fla
Lyle .A. Godfredsen
Navy Seabees
Calvin Lee
James Lee
Merchant Marine
Wesley
Army Air Corps
Pvt
God
Universal Engineering Corporation
Cedar Rapids
Lincoln High School
Webster City
Bryant High School
Algona
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Arthur Skating Rink
Michael A. Patten
Hart Court
Maryn Stookey
Avenue
Ann Lichtenstein
Gramp
Patten
Arthur Rink
Unknown Flyer
Edwin W. Brown
Oakland
Atta Ees
Acousticen Institute of
Merchants Bank
First Avenue East
Pks
Cedap Rapids, Iowa
ARMY
Wrisley Water
Crisco
Ayusta
avTelen 3
Palmolive
Borden
Upjohn Unicaps
Hoff
Absorbine, Jr
Fonic
TALE
Wrights
EPSOM
Gazette
China
Sto
Ivory
Rotary Club
WAC
Armed Services
Troy
Troy Laundry and Dry Cleaners
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
U. S
W. R. Boyd
S. W. Wilder
B. R. Hynden
W. L. Crissman
Cher
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