Linn's Red Cross Plans Fund Drive
Six men and one woman form the 1945 Red Cross War Fund campaign committee in Linn county. With the goal set at 135000, the Linn county chapter expects to complete the drive in 10 days starting March 1. Rural drive begins as weather permits. Campaign headquarters on the second floor of the Granby building room 207. Co chairs Harvey C. McClary and R H Pickford. Others include Mrs Paul H Huston James C Blodgett Wallace K Martin Glenn Fletcher Charles B Michel. Michel heads rural drive with John Kraus Walter A Shupp Ben Neal Merle Wiley.
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Mabel C. Wilson
Red Cross War Fund
Linn County
Granby
Harvey C. McClary
R. H. Pickford
Paul H. Huston
Red Cross
James C. Blodgett
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Wallace K. Martin
C.I.O
Glenn Fletcher
Red Cross Board
Charles B. Michel
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Pickford and McClary
Huge Increase in Impersonation and Illegal Uniform-Wearing
FBI reports a sharp rise in illegal wearing of uniforms and impersonation during World War II. First half of 1945 shows 155 percent more convictions for wearing uniforms and 111 percent for impersonation versus 1942. Cases span Wichita Falls to York with sentences up to five years and fines.
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FBI
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
E. E. Kuhnel
Eos
America
E. E. Rudgel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover
Kuhnel
Wichita Falls
Texas
United States
North Africa
Connecticut
Army Air Forces
Royal Canadian Air Force
Mexico City
San Antonio
Montreal
Troy
Tion
Kuhner
Armed Services
Red Cross seeks volunteers as March drive kicks off
Michel aims to line up volunteers with good weather and finish by March 1. Chapters speed up campaigns as Linn County aligns for national publicity by March 1 with info to spread by Feb. 15. Red Cross will use radio, press and speakers to highlight needs for the coming year and gear up leaders for industrial, residential and commercial divisions. Funds target is lower than last year’s 147000 while veterans return from war fronts increase chapter responsibilities.
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Michel
Paigns
Linn County
Red Cross
Cochairmen
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Fairfax
Walter A. Shupp
Ben Neal
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York
Neb
United States Army
Westbrook
Daytona Beach
Fla
New York City
Wooster
Ohio
Kankakee
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Ryo
NEW Vision
H. G. Fussell
Optometrist
32Nd Ave
Dial
Iowa
Susan Wayne
Pettisize
Craemer
Seti
Wade
New York
Cape Cod
South Sea
Paul Sachs
McClary
Pickford
Craemer's