Coe Names Dr Charles A Anderson New President
Trustees pick Dr Charles A Anderson of Tusculum College to become Coe college president after Dr Harry M Gage resigns. Anderson has doubled Tusculum enrollment, nearly doubled its endowment, and balanced its budget since 1934. He holds a Williams undergrad degree and Auburn Theological Seminary divinity diploma.
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Coe College
Charles A. Anderson
Tusculum College
Greenville
Vanderbilt
Anderson
Tusculum
Williams College
Auburn Theological Seminary
First Presbyterian Church of
Watertown
N. Y
The
Prospect
Accumulating Food For Russians Under Lend-Lease
The United States has begun accumulating food for shipment to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease program. Initial reports show purchases for Russia, with $300,000,000 in food and farm products already delivered to Britain for lend-lease. The first item for Russia was 17,500,000 pounds of sugar as German-occupied Ukraine limits supplies. Wheat flour and other cereals are expected to follow.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Agriculture Department
Ukraine
China Papers Urge U S Great Britain To Whip Japan First
Official Chinese newspapers attack Britain and the United States accusing Roosevelt and Churchill of a Europe first strategy that would leave China to face Japan alone. They say Japan is the weak link in the Axis and should be destroyed first to prevent Asia from falling under Tokyo’s "great Asia coprosperity sphere."
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Chungking
Britain
United States
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Far East
Europe
Germany
Middle East
China
Asia
Japan
Great Asia
Eastern
United Nations
Weather experiments spark doubts on official bureaus
A fragment from a weather section questions the value of official weather bureaus after a controversial experiment. It notes readers imagining snow and concerns about unreliable information, referencing a statistical bureau and a Gazette reader reaction. The passage suggests the experiment’s success or failure remains unclear.
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Statistical-Bureau-For-Helping - Gazette
US anti aircraft guns praised as superior to Nazis
The OPM reported that US plans to produce 20 000 anti aircraft guns this year are advancing. It noted the 90 mm gun is superior to German counterparts, with production models expanding beyond initial plans to meet demand. The report cites fulfillment of President Roosevelt's request and ongoing scale up.
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Washington
Roosevelt
OPM
Besacni
Fire damages Kinney shoe store. Cedar Rapids warns on waste paper
A Saturday fire in Cedar Rapids caused up to 5000 dollars in damage at Kinney shoe store 217 First Avenue E. Chief E P Kohout warned savers of waste paper to avoid fire hazards while firefighters saved the three story brick building. The blaze started in cardboard boxes near a basement stair and spread into storage areas including nylon hose and shoe boxes. The building will be closed about two weeks for repairs. structure owned by the Wenig estate.
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Kinney
First Avenue E
Cedar Rapids
E. P. Kohout
Kohout
George J. Pappas
Pappas
Wenig
Delay in Army use of Iowa State Fair Grounds
Des Moines reports final War Department decision on converting the Iowa state fair grounds into an army induction center has been delayed. John D. Adams of the Des Moines chamber of commerce said army officials are taking no action presently. The project is not dropped and remains on the table.
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Des Moines
War Department
Iowa State Fair Grounds
Washington
John D. Adams
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Alex Fitzhugh
Greater
Fitzhugh
Adams
Americas Near Accord On Break with Axis
Rio de Janeiro Brazil's Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha said the Pan American conference was near agreement on severing relations with the Axis an issue Argentina has opposed.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Oswaldo Aranha
Argentina
Argentina to Restrict Axis Nations in War Effort
Acting President Ramon S Castillo said Argentina will impose rigid restrictions on Axis nations to protect the American war effort. He indicated the general staff is studying Argentine naval convoy duty and that the government is ready to agree to any measure to safeguard common interests in America, aligning with Sumner Welles’s anti neutral stance.
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Buenos Aires
Ramon S. Castillo
Argentina
Castillo
America
U. S
Sumner Welles
Roosevelt Birthday Ball Set At Danceland January Thirtieth
The annual Roosevelt Birthday Ball will take place January 30 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Danceland. Proceeds support infantile paralysis fight nationwide and Linn County efforts with half sent to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Inc. The event funds research education and epidemic response and has funded an iron lung and other aids in Linn County. Tickets are one dollar per couple. Local organizers include Honorary Chair Anna E. Lamey and Chair Frank Cravens with Marvin Burkholder James R. Brady treasurer and a guest committee handling radio publicity ticket sales and entertainment.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Danceland
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
Linn County
National Foundation
Linn
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Warm Springs
Anna E. Lamey
Frank Cravens
Marvin Burkholder
James R. Brady
Grace C. Koppenhaver
Fred C. Henson
H. J. Achter
Thomas Brady Jr
Elinor Cahill
Palo Man Nabbed On Drunk Driving Count
Henry Walters, 59, of Palo, was charged with drunk driving after a Saturday stop in front of 1826 E avenue NW. Patrolmen Peter Funcke and Harold Prasil made the arrest as Walters crawled along at about five miles per hour. He was jailed and said he had three beers.
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Henry Walters
Palo
E Avenue NW
Peter Funcke
Harold Prasil
Walters
Death notice for Andrew D. Deacon in Long Beach
Funeral services for Andrew D. Deacon who died January 3 in Long Beach California will be held at Turner chapel at 2 30 p m Sunday. The Rev D L McBride will officiate and burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Andrew D. Deacon
Long Beach Calif
Turner Chapel
D. L. McBride
Linwood Cemetery
Funeral for Arthur P. Hopkinson Set for Monday
Funeral services for Arthur P. Hopkinson who died suddenly Friday will be held in the Turner chapel at 2 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Thomas C. Collisterx officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial Park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Arthur P. Hopkinson
Turner Chapel
Thomas C. Collisterx
Cedar Memorial Park
Obituary: James Otis Leven 1882 1960
James Otis Leven aged 59 died at 2 30 p m Saturday at 408 Memorial Drive SE after a three week illness. He lived in Cedar Rapids nine years worked for Northwestern Bell as commercial service representative. He was born February 21 1882 in Yale Iowa and married Bernice Sept 25 1924 in Worthington Minnesota. Surviving: wife Bernice son Estelle of Cincinnati three brothers George Frank Arch and a sister Nellie Geiselhart. He joined the Christian church in Spencer and belonged to the First Christian Church Cedar Rapids serving as deacon. Funeral at Barta chapel with time to be announced. friends may call.
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James Otis Leven
Memorial Drive
Cedar Rapids
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Leven
Yale
Worthington, Minn
Levea
First Christian Church
Barta Chapel
Air raids hit Japanese lines near Singapore and Gemas Tampin
British relays attacked inland targets along the Gemas Tampin rail line 110 to 120 miles north of Singapore. Fighters blasted a long convoy stretch from Tampin eastward, starting fires on over 1,000 vehicles. Bombers hit railway yards at Gemas, while Japanese bombers struck Singapore naval docks with limited damage. Casualties included six killed and 22 injured, with large civilian losses in a 70 plane assault. Tokyo claimed deep advance near Singapore, but resistance held in the east near Australian forces.
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Gemas-Tampin
Muar
Gemas
Tampin
Cemas
Inmates Seek Release to Fight Axis at Pontiac Prison
Warden Arthur Bennett said Saturday that 500 of about 2,000 inmates at Pontiac prison requested release to join the armed forces. He noted that serious offenders could not be released but men serving lesser offenses would have their requests considered.
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Pontiac
Arthur Bennett
Bennett
Movie Star Jane Lombard Missing After Airliner Crash
Indiana Governor Schricker praised Lombard in a Saturday defense bond rally telegram and noted her Indiana birth. The treasury department in Washington paid tribute, saying she had lost her life in service to the country. The unscheduled Las Vegas stop and comments by airline officials were reported as part of the incident.
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Las Vegas
TWA
Miss Lombard
Indianapolis
Hollywood
Henry L. Schricker
Indiana
Jane Peters
Schricker
Gable
Washington
Treasury Department
Roosevelt Seeks 11 Billion More for Navy Budget
President Roosevelt pleaded for an additional 11 billion dollars for naval expenditures over the next 18 months. The proposal would raise total naval funding to about 24 billion for 1942 and 1943. The request includes 4 billion for the remainder of the current fiscal year and 7 billion for 1943.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Budget Bureau
Willkie Praises Nelson Appointing War Production Head
Wendell Willkie expressed satisfaction at Donald M. Nelson becoming head of the War Production Board saying it vindicates a policy he long urged since 1940. Speaking at the Women’s National Republican Club luncheon he urged national unity under a single production chief and noted his prior calls for centralized defense power.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Women's National Republican Club
Willkie
Mrs Wallace Surpasses Nine Strikes Before Pipe Halts Ship
Mrs Henry A Wallace, wife of the US vice president, christened the four motor transatlantic monoplane Excali bur for American Export Airlines. She hit the bottle nine times before an iron pipe on the plane’s nose stopped the ceremony.
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Stratford, Conn
United States
American Export Airlines
Henry A. Wallace
Judge accepts guilty plea in gambling device charge
James Stuart of North Liberty pleads guilty to illegal possession of gambling devices in Johnson county district court. He is fined 200 dollars plus costs. Judge H D Evans will pronounce sentence on January 31. A separate jury verdict finds Lee Files of Iowa City guilty of embezzlement involving 54.20 dollars of funds from Hrdlicka Products of Cedar Rapids.
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Iowa City
James Stuart
North Liberty
Johnson County
H. D. Evans
Lee Files
Files
Hrdlicka Products Company
Cedar Rapids
Evans
Postal Revenues and Outlays Hit Record Levels
The post office department reported an audited deficit of 24.1 million for the year ended June 30 1941 but noted a 44.99 million surplus possible if free services to government agencies were reimbursed. Revenues rose to 812.83 million while expenditures reached 836.95 million, both records.
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Washington (Lp
Post Office Department
Cared For After Ship Lost Off North Atlantic
About 35 persons are being cared for in an East Canadian port after the loss of an Allied merchant ship in the North Atlantic. Eleven are hospitalized. Officials said no further details could be released at this time.
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North Atlantic
McKinley Seniors Stage Lady of Letters Comedy
McKinley high school presented a three act comedy titled Lady of Letters in the auditorium. The cast of 12 included Merilyn Miller as the husband’s wife and Richard Brown as the professor. The audience enjoyed sparkling lines and lively staging with ample applause throughout.
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McKinley
Lady of Letters
Merilyn Miller
Richard Brown
Tinley Says No Time To Consider Governor Run
Lt. Gen. Mathew A. Tinley a Council Bluffs physician and Iowa state guard commander said he has not had time to consider a suggestion he run for governor. Tinley returned Friday from the East.
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Council Bluffs
Mathew A. Tinley
Iowa State Guard
Tinley
Were Subs Off Coast Gunning for Churchill
White House hinted enemy submarines off the Atlantic coast may have aimed to intercept Prime Minister Churchill on his return to England. Details show Churchill's secretive U S visit included a Florida vacation and a joint stay with Roosevelt, with Willkie visiting to see Churchill.
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INS
White House
Atlantic
Churchill
England
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Atlantic Seaboard
United States
Britain
London
Ambassador Winant
State of the Union
Congress
Florida
Wendell L. Willkie
Nampa Men Run Axis Battleship Jackpot Club
In Nampa Idaho businessmen formed a sink a battleship club with 25 cent weekly dues. Each time an Axis battleship sinks a drawing awards defense bonds and stamps equal to the total contributions to date. The process repeats with another round of winnings.
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Nampa
Idaho
Treasury Department
Baby Survives After Mother Is Severely Burned
In Seattle a baby was saved by surgeons after its mother Mrs Florence Mellang 28 died hours later. The caesarian operation occurred soon after arrival. the husband Kasper Mellang 38 and son James Henry 2 perished in the fire. Neighbors say Kasper carried his wife from the blaze and reentered the flames for the child.
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Seattle
Wash
Florence Mellang
Mellang
Kasper Mellang
James Henry
War Department Defends War Readiness Amid Senate Charges
Washington UP The War Department defended its wartime prep, stating cooperation with the auto industry has prepared for 20 years. Undersecretary Robert P. Patterson said the department stayed informed on facilities for aircraft and other war materiel, despite a harsh senate report.
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Washington
War Department
Senate
Department
Robert P. Patterson
Patterson
OPM
State Guards Outlined as Modern Minute Men
Major Gen. John F Williams, chief of the national guard bureau, outlined new functions for state guards in his annual report. He said in event of invasion their work would be coordinated with front line fighting forces and extend to local security, refugee traffic, crowd control, care for citizens, and rapid response to parachute borne spies and sabotage.
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Washington
John F Williams
National Guard Bureau
State Guards
Williams
Eicher Nomination Approved by Subcommittee
A Senate judiciary subcommittee endorsed Edward C. Eicher of Washington Iowa for chief justice of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Eicher, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, was moved forward in the confirmation process.
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Washington
Senate
Edward C. Eicher
Washington, la
Securities and Exchange Commission
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Aylmer Victim Bound For Farewell To Mate
Detroit man Lieut Linton D Hamilton waiting with Clark Gable at a Los Angeles airport for the arrival of Lois Hamilton wife of Gable aboard a TWA airliner bound for a last reunion before his transfer.
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Clark Gable
Linton D. Hamilton
Hamilton
Air Corps
Marchfield
Calif
Gable
Los Angeles
TWA
Lois
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