Wallace Named To Cabinet Post Amid Roosevelt Jones Row
President Roosevelt ousts Jesse Jones as secretary of commerce in favor of Henry Wallace triggering a fight with Congress. Jones accepts the swap while praising Wallace, Senators accuse a New Deal payoff. Wallace pledges full employment, postwar plans, and expanded private enterprise with a program for farmers and small business.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
Commerce
Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Sens
Connally
D-Texas
Bailey
D-N. C
Jones
Wallace
Henry Wallace
Senate
Whites House
United States
Associated Press
White House
Washington turmoil over Jones Wallace raises questions
The piece laments Jesse Jones's ouster as secretary of commerce and Henry Wallace's unexpected appointment. It argues the move harms public welfare, criticizes Wallace's economic credibility, and predicts a partisan row in the U.S. Senate plus lasting damage to postwar policy confidence. It also notes draft-board secrecy and cultural translation issues abroad.
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Jesse Jones
Henry Wallace
Washington
Wallace
Chicago
Jones
U. S. Senate
Don McCrea Dies in Battle at Bastogne
Cedar Rapids report confirms Don McCrea 18 son of Mr and Mrs Paul McCrea Arlington Va killed December 22 near Bastogne while serving with the 101st Airborne Division. He was grandson of S N Harris longtime Coe College business manager. his parents attended Coe. His father is managing editor of Nation's Business in Washington. McCrea neared his nineteenth birthday and joined the paratroopers last March.
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Cedar Rapids
Don McCrea
Paul McCrea
Arlington
101St Airborne Division
Bastogne
S. N. Harris
Coe College
Nation’s Business
Washington
McCrea
Parfatroopers
Tarlac Falls to Americans Near Manila and Clark Field
Gen Douglas MacArthur announced American forces captured Tarlac in Luzon, a vital rail and highway hub near Manila and Clark airfield. The city, razed by retreating Japanese, yielded to advancing Doughboys who move toward Manila along two converging routes while Leyte casualties loom large in official tallies.
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MacArthur
HDQ
Luzon
Tarlac
Manila
Douglas McArthur
Lingayen Gulf
Clark Airfield
Philippines
Clark Field
Fort Stotsenburg
Associated Press
Fred Hampson
Hampson
Manilla
Victoria
la Paz
Leyte
Pvt Maurice Duffy Missing in Belgium
Cedar Rapids News reports Margery Duffy of 2310 Mt. Vernon Avenue SE received word from the war department that her husband Pvt. Maurice Duffy age 20 has been missing in action in Belgium since December 30. Duffy entered service in April 1944 and has been overseas since September. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Irving Duffy of Oelwein. His wife and young daughter Cheryl Ann are staying with Mrs Duffy's parents Mr and Mrs S M Huffman.
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Cedar Rapids
Margery Duffy
Mt. Vernon Avenue
War Department
Maurice Duffy
Belgium
Duffy
Irving Duffy
Oelwein
Cheryl Ann
Senate Hearing Exposes Waste at Norfolk Navy Yard
Senator James M Mead reports to the senate that Norfolk navy yard, with over 38 000 workers, shows idle loafing and excess manpower. Investigators noted supervisors directing nonproductive work such as ornamental furniture, oysters opening tables, and personal trinkets, while claiming a need for 4 400 more workers.
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Washington
James M. Mead
D-N.y
Senate
Norfolk Navy Yard
War Investigating Committee
Mead
Armed Services
Norfolk
Paul
Marquis Childs to Write from Europe
Marquis Childs, Washington columnist for The Gazette, travels to Europe for firsthand study of inter Allied political affairs and war progress. His first dispatch from Ice land appears today on page 6. He previously visited Europe in 1943 and made three trips over 12 years, including time in Spain. His itinerary includes London Paris Rome and Brussels.
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Marquis Childs
Washington
The
Gazette
Europe
Iceland
An __ lowan
Childs
London
Paris
Rome
Brussels
Anti Closed Shop Clause Approved in Manpower Bill
Washington AP report says the House military committee added an anti closed shop amendment to manpower legislation. It passed 14 to 10 and bars draft board directed workers from being forced to join a union as a condition of employment.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Lt Wayne Dodds Safe After Missing In Action
First Lt Wayne Dodds a P 47 fighter pilot reported missing over Italy since December 9 writes his father that he is back okay after a month on the wrong side of the front He says he suffered a few scratches Dodds served over two years and had completed 48 missions as of November 11 He is a 1940 Iowa State College graduate and was a chemical engineer in New Jersey before enlistment His mother Mrs Minnie Dodds lives at 1811 Grande Avenue SE
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Wayne Dodds
Italy
W. L. Dodds
Second Avenue SE
Dodds
Iowa State College
New Jersey
Minnie, Dodds
Grande Avenue SE
Vesely Case Receives $50 Compromise Payment
Restitution of $50 for institutional care in Linn County was paid by Robert M Vesely to Auditor Otto Hanzlik via attorney R S Milner. The money, attached to a letter, was not entered in the books and concerns a $3 638 70 office shortage linked to former auditor Vesely.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
Otto Hanzlik
R. S. Milner
Vesely
Carl Hendrickson
Board of Supervisors
Otis, Chadima
Chadima
Hanzlik
Oakdale
Index of Columns and Features Tied to the Day
A compact listing outlines columnists and sections including Marquis Childs, David Lawrence, Paul Mallon, Marion, Drew Pearson, Walter Winchell, and sports and women’s features. It hints at comics, deaths, films, radio, and responses, with page references and mixed content across the day’s newspaper.
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Marquis Childs
Cpev de GB Comics
Ceeneeeeseeea
Ceeseeeneeee V2
David Lawrence
Paul Mallon
Marion
Vacaangeeeeihd Movies
Seewedreeesegge
Drew Pearson
Sressponces & Sports
Fosconatence
State
Cee Eaee Savers
Walter Winchell
Man Dead in Garage as Arson Charge Is Filed
Alva Van Alst, 33, found dead in his Mt. Vernon road SE garage after noon on Monday. State Fire Marshal says arson charge filed in connection with Dec 28 fire that destroyed his home. Coroner at scene. police investigating death. house insured for 1800 with contents at 700. Van Alst allegedly signed a statement admitting setting the fire for insurance. True information filed in Linn county district court.
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Cedar Rapids
Alva van Alst
Mt. Vernon Road
Fortieth Street
John Strohm
Des Moines
van Alst
Clarence
Marion van Alst
Strohm
Linn County
Allied Planes Rack 3 000 Nazi Vehicles In Ardennes Run
Allied planes destroyed more than 830 German vehicles in a daylong attack aimed at breaking from the Ardennes salient toward the Rhine. American forces advanced in Luxembourg road center Wiltz and near St Vith as snowbound fronts hardened, while Eisenhower and Stalin watched the broader war shift.
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Paris
Thei Ardennes Salient
Siegfried Line
Rhine
Seine
Falaise
Field Marshal von Rundstedt
United States Third Army
Luxembourg Road
Wiltz
St. Vith
Third Army
United States First Army
Eisenhower
Vosges
Mulhouse
Strasbourg
Saarlautern
Saar River
Stalin
Holland
Alsatian
Rhineland
Missing in France Sgt Bob Kroupa from Cedar Rapids
Sgt. Bob Kroupa of Cedar Rapids has been missing in action in France since January 1. He joined the service December 11, 1942 and went overseas last October, assigned to Gen. Patch's Seventh Army. He worked at Cedar Rapids Bakery before enlisting. his wife Doloris and daughter Rebecca Sue live at 1342 Third Street NW.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob Kroupa
France
War Department
Patch
Seventh Army
Kroupa
Doloris
Rebecca Sue
Third Street
Steven Prochaska
Vinton Road
Baird King
Thirty-third Street
Soviet Tide Engulfs East Prussia As Forces Reach Berlin Door
Soviet forces push through Poland capturing Gniezno and Insterburg and advance toward Berlin. The Second and Third White Russian armies threaten East Prussia from two fronts while the First Ukraine army nears Berlin from the southeast. German leaders vow to hold, with defense lines forming along the Oder and preparations to defend key cities like Danzig and Breslau.
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London
Poland
Gniezno
Berlin
Insterburg
East Prussia
Vistula
Gregory Zhukov
Labiszyn
Znukov
Bydgoszcz
Danzig
Pomerania
Allenstein
Stalin
Konigsberg
Tannenberg
East Prussian
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Deutsch Eylau-Allenstein
Deutsch Eylau
Baltic
Silesia
Moscow
East
DNB
Oder Line
Stockholm
Bern
Switzerland
Breslau
Vienna
Ruhr
Cpl Ted Houck Killed in India During War Service
Cpl Ted Houck aged 32 a bomb leader in India was killed according to a government notice received by his wife Esther. He lived with Mr and Mrs Charles E Stickney at 1008 First avenue NE and previously worked for Petersen Baking company three years. He had been overseas since February 1944. His parents Mr and Mrs Harry Houck of Jesup and a brother Herbert Houck of Jesup are mentioned. he was a Jesup High School graduate.
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Ted Houck
India
Esther
Charles E. Stickney
First Avenue
Harry Houck
Jesup
Jesup High School
Cpl
Houck
Petersen ‘Baking Company
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Harry Boyd
Department of Commerce
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TN Moscow
Eddy Gilmore
St. Louis
Paul McCreas
Pvt
Charles Waste
Navy Yard
Wayne Dodds _ Safe
Cedar Rapids News
iChadima
Sgt. Kroupa
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