Civilians Evacuated as Australian Militia Battles Japanese
Civilians were moved from Madang Lae and Tulagi as jungle trained Australian militia fought invasion forces in New Britain and New Ireland. Japanese landings increased in the Northeastern Solomons while Curtin seeks Australia’s voice in Allied strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Australia
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
New Britain
New Ireland
Florida Island
John Curtin
Archibald P. Wavell
Southwest Pacific
Churchill
Roosevelt
Army
Francis Forde
Madang
Tulagi
Solomons
Lae
Wewak
Bulolo
Victoria
Rabaul
Solomon Group
Kida
Bougainville
Buka Passage
Foundation reroutes aid for dependents of service polio victims
Basil O Connor after White House talks with President Roosevelt said The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis will allow chapters to use part of their 50 percent share from this year’s President's birthday funds to assist dependents of any service member who contracts infantile paralysis while in the line of duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Basil O’connor
National Foundation For
O’connor
United States
Railroad trucks outnumber locomotives in 1940
In 1940 railroads operated 72,000 trucks, a count that surpassed the total locomotives in service.
Gets Commission as Army Air Navigator
Lieut. B. C. McPartland Jr of Cedar Rapids earns navigator wings after completing a 15 week navigation course at Kelly Field Texas. He will serve as navigation instructor at Kelly Field after 100 plus hours of air flights using pilotage radio aids dead reckoning and celestial observations. Mr and Mrs McPartland visited Jan 17 18 at Kelly Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
B. C. McPartland, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
Tex
United States Army Air Forces
McPartland
B. C. McPartland
Park Avenue SE
Lieut. McPartland
Navy Enlistment Continues With Delayed Active Duty Promise
Navy recruiting in Cedar Rapids announced that active duty cannot be promised for at least a month while applications proceed and men are sent to Des Moines for enlistment. Enlistees will be kept on civilian status with pay during a three to four week leave and must report back with one week notice. New enlistees include Albert O Keneeny Ely Robert C Wiltsey Vinton Mervin R Morgan YMC A Anamosa and Kenneth K Rand Anamosa. Marine recruits listed five men sent to the Des Moines induction center Harold A Young Marion Fred J Martolph Muscatine Richard L Carter Oliver W Hulla Ft Madison and Charles R D McElroy Davenport.
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Des Moines
Navy Recruiting Office
Cedar Rapids
United States Navy
Naval Reserve
Navy
Albert O Keneeny
Ely
Robert C. Wiltsey
Vinton
Mervin R. Morgan
Y.M.C.A
Kenneth K. Rands
Anamosa
Marine
Harold A. Young
Marion
Fred J. Martolph
Muscatine
Richard L. Carter
Oliver W. Hulla
Ft. Madison
Charles R. D. McElroy
Davenport
Lynching of Suspected Negro Rapist Shocks Missouri Town
In Likefton Missouri a mob of 600 dragged Cleo Wright a 30 year old Black suspect from a jail cell and burned him after beating him. Governor Donnell ordered a full investigation and prosecution of mob leaders while state police and Legion members maintained a barrier around the Negro settlement to prevent further violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Likeston
Missouri
Forrest Donnell
American
Wright
Jefferson City
Donnell
Scott County
David Blanton
Nothing Serious With Marie Dionne, Medics Say
North Bay Ontario doctors from Toronto and Montreal ruled there is nothing seriously wrong with Marie Dionne after examination. Dr I Joyal had raised concerns about possible muscular atrophy of the eye and Attending specialists and Dionne family members observed the other quintuplets compare Marie's strength. Cecile Yvonne Emilie and Anette showed interest in Marie during the visit and when asked to line up with her their feet and legs were contrasted.
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North Bay
Ont
Ins
Marie
Toronto
Montreal
I. Joyal
Joyal
Allen Roy Dafoe
Oliva Dionne
Dafoe
Cecile
Yvonne
Emilie
Annette
Van Horne Merchant E C Cornelius Dies at 67
E C Cornelius a longtime Van Horne merchant died Monday at his home after a weeklong illness. Born in Grand Island Nebraska he worked as a butcher in Rock Springs Wyoming before moving to Van Horne in 1904. He retired last May and is survived by his wife two sons A R and E E both of Cedar Rapids and a twin sister.
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van Horne
E C _ Cornelius
Grand _ Island
Neb
Rock Springs
Wyo
A. R
E. E
Cedar Rapids
Peru and Ecuador Reach Demilitarized Border Accord
The article notes a principle agreement between Peru and Ecuador ending their century-old boundary dispute with a demilitarized zone. Peru will withdraw troops from El Oro. a Buenos Aires conference among the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru will discuss final settlement, with arbitration if needed.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Peru
Ecuador
United States
Sumner Welles
Oswaldo Avanha
Brazil
Juan B Rossetti
Chile
Julio Tobar Donoso
Alfredo Solf Y Muro
Argentina
Bolivia
Uruguay
Asuncion
Paraguay
Getulio Vargas
Aranha
el Oro
Buenos Aires
Census shows Oklahoma population decline to 2,329,808
Census figures indicate Oklahoma lost a seat and its population fell to 2,329,808 in 1930, reflecting a statewide shift in representation and demographics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Joint Army Navy Coast Defense Ring Across Atlantic
A combined army navy plan announces a coastal defense screen for the Atlantic seaboard. A three member command trio coordinates air sea and land forces to respond within seconds to enemy movements. Metropolis New York hosts a secret nerve center linking air sea and land patrols with real time plotting and immediate attack orders.
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New York
INS
Army
Navy
Atlantic Seaboard
Hugh A Drum
Adolphus Andrews
North Atlantic Coastal Frontier
Arnold N. Krogstad
First Air Force
East
Army Navy
Atlantic
British Retreat in Libya Deepens Axis Advance
Axis forces widened their Libyan offensive threatening Bengali and pushing the British back about 40 miles in the Zouiet Msus area and 145 miles from E Agheila. Rome blamed improvised counter attitude while admitting heavy losses of tanks and guns as reinforcements rush to Tripoli and Tobruk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Africa
Zouiet Msus
E Agheila
Rome
Cironaica
Tripoli
Malta
Tobruk
Czechs Executed For Undercover Nazi Resistance
London reports that Reich Protector Heydrich orders 14 year olds registered for labor and a Czechoslovak force to fight with the Russians. Miss Marie Jindrichova is executed for anti Nazi activity. An explosion at Fiat Wiener Neustadt shells plant leads to twenty three Czech executions. Czech production drops further in November.
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Cazechoslovakia
London
Reinhard Heydrich
Labor Exchange
Sub-Carpathia
Slovakia
Ukraine
Marie Jindrichova
Prague
Sudeteland
Fiat
Wiener Neustadt
New And Speedy System Freezes Foods In Syrup
At the University of Texas a new quick freeze process by Luis H Bartlet of the engineering department goes into commercial production. The syrup method stores foods twice as fast and stays fresher longer with a lightweight one moving part apparatus. Foods pass through a short syrup channel leaving a frozen syrup skin dusted with glucose for a durable airtight coating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
University of Texas
Luis H Bartlett
Ice Cream Firms End Home Deliveries Tuesday
Four wholesale ice cream manufacturers Hutchinson's Russell's Shomont and Springville creamery will discontinue home deliveries effective Tuesday. A spokesman cited national defense rationing causing tire shortages for retail delivery. Orders for fancy ice cream may be placed with neighborhood dealers or manufacturers with a 24 hour notice for molded or decorated products.
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National Defense
Hutchinson's
Russell's
Shomont
Springville Creamery
Ti lights his way with thrift and doubt
Willie Willis questions refined living, asking why dress in fine linen and china for guests if lights are off and candles obscure the table. The remark critiques ostentation versus practicality in serving guests.
German Winter Line Virtually Wiped Out
Russian troops advanced in harsh weather reporting the destruction of the winter line south and west of Moscow. Cleanup operations were under way east of a 270 mile front from Smolensk area to Orel and Kursk as Russians claim the Moscow region near Tula is cleared of German forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Hitler
Smolensk
Moscow
Orel
Kursk
Tula
Kalinin
New Surgery Aids Those Striken By Infantile Paralysis
Warm Springs Georgia report details a new operation to replace weak thumb muscles in polio victims. The procedure uses a tendon graft and pulley technique to restore thumb function, with 12 of 19 treated patients regaining hand use and four others improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warm Springs
Wide World
C E Irwin
Southern Medical Association
White Sands National Monument Covers Vast Gypsum Dunes
White Sands National Monument in southeastern New Mexico spans about 176000 acres of nearly pure gypsum dunes and white sands, creating a striking desert landscape.
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White Sands National Monument
New Mexico
Notice of Appointment of Executrices in Linn County
Notice is given that on January 1942 Melvina V Pitlik and Irma Holloway were appointed and qualified as executrices of the estate of William Tehel Inte in Linn County Iowa deceased. All debts should be paid to the executrices and all claims filed duly authenticated with the Linn County Iowa District Clerk or office. G P Linville is the attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Wm Tehel
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Woman Grows Orchids At Home
Mrs. Mike Chadima of Cedar Rapids nurtures 19 orchids in a self built tropical setup amid Iowa winter. She started with a few plants a year ago, with eight from Hawaii and others from the Philippines and South America. Her warding garden uses heated tanks and damp towels to maintain humidity and soil freshness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Chadima
Belmont Parkway
Iowa
Chadima
Hawaii
Philippines
South America
United States
Tropic Research Society of
Cedar Rapids
Buying Rises But Sugar The Only Hoarded Article
The United Press report shows consumers bought more of many goods but hoarding occurred mainly for sugar. Price restrictions on sugar ease tensions, while some retailers blame government phrasing for shortages warnings. Clothing and durable goods rise mainly for replacement. canned fruit and tea shows unusual runs. auto parts demand grows as owners aim to keep old cars running.
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United Press
Leon Henderson
Phoenix
Ariz
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
From Now On She Gets More Respect
Mrs Arthur Lindsay seeks protection for Brooklyn women from seamen who harass them on Third Avenue. She testified in court after arresting Sailor Stephen Anderson for disorderly conduct, amid a Sunday-night altercation that left him with four missing teeth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Arthur Lindsay
Shell
Third Avenue
Lindsay
Stephen Anderson
Defeat Nazi regime on German soil says book
The Foreign Policy Association asserts in a new book that Nazi defeat must come on German soil and in German cities, arguing a small loss won't suffice and victory requires a strong military establishment. It stresses German morale and home resources must sustain civilians without looting occupied areas.
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Washington
Ins
Foeign Policy Association
Germany
Joseph C Harsch
Moale
Harsch
Mrs J J Shepard and Daughter Injured in Collision
Barbara Shepard 20 of AOL Thirty-third street NF sustained minor injuries at 1205 am Sunday when her car collided with a machine driven by Wayne Bats 21 of Walker at First avenue and Tenth street E. Mrs Shepard suffered a bruised right knee shin and a head bump while her mother was a passenger with a bruised right arm and head bruise. Bats was westbound on First avenue turning into Tenth street when the crash occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Shepard
AOL
Thirty-third Street
Wayne Bats
Walker
First Avenue
Tenth Street
Miss Shepard
J J Shepard
Barbara
Bats
Ccar
Shepard
Fatal shooting at White Bear Lake ends in suicide claim
Sheriff's officers investigated the death of 32 year old Shirley Kleidon at White Bear Lake. Mrs Kleidon said her husband had shot himself as the climax of a quarrel.
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White Bear Lake
Shirley Kleidon
Kleidon
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Fifth Avenue SE
Libya
The
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Willie Willis
By Claude Callan
Stockholm
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White Russia
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Irma Holloway
Executrices
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National Optical
Finst Avenue
Roosevelt Hotel
J. J. Shepard
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