They Also Serve: Civil Air Patrol Story in Iowa
Dan Hunter directs Iowa Civil Air Patrol as wing commander with four groups including Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The volunteer patrol, not funded by government, will guard ports, ferry trainees, tow targets, and search for downed aircraft while relieving military duty. Volunteers with photography, radio, meteorology, or mechanical skills are urged to join. uniforms available. no pay.
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Jack Ferring
Pyres
Army
Navy
Office of Civilian Defense
Civil Air Patrol
Iowa
Dan Hunter
Cedar Rapids
Hunter
John F. Curry
Air Corps
Hahn
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Gazette
Bill Campbell
Hollywood Divorces Shake 1940s Star A List
Frances Gifford and James Dunn legally dissolve their three year marriage with Dunn accused of heavy drinking and long absences. Anne Shirley plans to divorce John Payne after a brief Hollywood union. Judy Canova to tour the Carolinas for national defense bond sales as U S O Minuteman for the Southeast.
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Hollywood
Frances Gifford
James Dunn
Miss Gifford
Thurmond Clarke
Dunn
Anne Shirley
John Payne
Payne
Miss Shirley
Judy Canova
Arkansas
North
South Carolina
United Service Organizations
Miss Canova
Minuteman
Southeast
Carlton Duffus
U. S. Treasury Department
Goebbels Says Germany Ready to Lead World
Nazi propaganda minister Paul Joseph Goebbels stated in Das Reich that the German people must prove moral strength to become leader of all nations. His article was broadcast on Berlin radio Saturday and echoed as a pledge to rule.
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United Press
Nazi Germany
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Goebbels
Berlin
New President Named for Hutchinson Ice Cream Co
Howard Hahn of 136 Twenty fourth street drive SE named president and general manager succeeding A. J. Murray who died December 25. Hahn has been with the firm since 1926 and last decade served as sales manager for 22 branches in the middle west. Three new vice presidents appointed Frank Ballantyne Mason City J Axel Johnson Cedar Rapids and J R Murray. Hahn to sit on the board of directors.
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Howard Hahn
Twentyfourth Street Drive
Hutchinson Ice Cream Company
A. J. Murray
Mr. Hahn
Middle West
Frank Ballantyne
Waterloo
J. Axel Johnson
Mason City
J. R. Murray
Cedar Rapids
Hahn
Navy failures shaped by public will and policy in Pearl Harbor era
The article argues the US Navy foresaw Japanese attack plans yet faced internal and public resistance to aggressive measures in the Far East. It contends that defensive posture and non aggression delayed decisive action, enabling Japan to threaten Guam and the Philippines and ultimately strike Pearl Harbor.
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Far East
Japan
Pacific
Guam
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Starry Eyed Plans and Navy Lessons Before Pearl Harbor
The article reflects on Washington naval treaties and disarmament hopes guiding US and Japan, notes failures to keep limits, and recalls congressional opposition to fortifying Guam. It links past promises to Pearl Harbor and suggests officers warned repeatedly while the public ignored warnings.
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Guam
Navy
Congress
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Advance Course in First Aid Planned
Intensive instruction in approved Red Cross first aid methods will be offered from January 19 to 23 to a selected group of persons aiming to qualify as lay instructors. Led by Wil lard R. Kneisler, the program targets individuals with sufficient background and will not be open to the general public. Kneisler, a Red Cross first aid staff member, has roles in Milwaukee schools and safety education. The nationwide effort seeks trained instructors to expand accident prevention and post mishap guidance before medical care arrives.
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Red Cross
Willard R. Kneisler
Wisconsin
Minnesota
The
Kneisler
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Marquette University
Tie
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Red Cross
Opera Star Marracci Leaves Red Cross Bequest
The will of Mme. Silvia Marracci, famed opera singer from three decades ago, filed for probate in Los Angeles, bequeaths about $1,000 to the American Red Cross and naming Premier Mussolini of Italy in some capacity.
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Los Angeles
American Red Cross
Mussolini
Italy
Mme
Silvia Marracci
Red Cross
Mussolini Left Funds for Disabled Soldiers Benefit
Mme Marracci died at 74 last New Year’s Day, was Italian born. Mussolini left about $1,650 for the aid of disabled soldiers.
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Mussolini
Mme. Marracci
Italy
Army unit troops start six day week at Omaha
All army civilian employees and officers tied to the Seventh Corps area army headquarters in Omaha began a six day work week on Saturday. The change affects practically all personnel in the headquarters area and is part of war time efficiency measures.
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Omaha
INS
Seventh Corps
Evacuee of Philippines Visits Daughter in Cedar Rapids
Mrs W L Rice, wife of air base chief designer for Cavite, visits her daughter Mrs J M Berry at 527 Ninth Street SW Cedar Rapids while awaiting news of her husband. She recounts blackouts, mined waters to Corregidor, evacuation via Annie Johnson, and travels from Manila to Tacoma.
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Cedar Rapids
Cavite
W L. Rice
J M. Berry
Berry
Ninth Street
Rice
Manila
Oroya
Peru
Old
Mexico
Chile
Philippines
Honolulu
Annie Johnson
Larson
Canton
Thes
Islands
War Rhetoric and Economic Measures Highlighted
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt urges defense workers to support government demands to win the war. Senator Homer Bone calls for taxes to remove war profits and prevent profiteering, while Leon Henderson predicts rubber shortages will deepen and persist.
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New York
Frankin D Roosevelt
Washington
Homer Bone
Great Britain Uses Millions of Matches and Boxes Annually
The report notes Britain consumes about 5.5 billion matches and discards around 3 billion empty matchboxes each year, highlighting waste in daily household items.
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Great Britain
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F. Critz Hahn
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Iowa City
Burlington
Davenport
Ted Saxon
F. Celie Hahn
Cedar Rapids Patrol
John Hamilton
W. C. Pickard
Galyn Peterson
Dr. Geiger
North English
C. L. Besser
Leo Damge
Walter Werkler
Per
Paria SS
Sant Twee Ee
Natl Bank
Paramount Pharmacy Paramount Theatwe Blom
Hutchinson Ice Cream Co
Thompson
United States
Hawaii
Far
C. R
Paiis
Kitterman
DRY Cleaners
Third Avenue
DIAL
Evacuee of
C.R
Naomi Noebel
Corregidor
Mr . Rice
Gazette Photo
International News Service
Leon Henderson
Price
National Life
National
Federal Housing Administration
U.S
U. S
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Freda Howland
Wren
Elbert
Utairity
Canada
Premium Deposit Fund
Home Office Pension Fund
Contingency
Toran Liasinmmes
Ann Surrius
Dows Bldg
Robert O. Bickel
C.L.A
John B. Heidel
Walter Wendler
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Welcom
W. Reams
Fred C. Woolrich
Sera Ahl Ute
Gaerers
PEROT
URS
TESS
Vermont
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