Iowa Queen Hog Sells for 21 Million War Bonds
Fruehauf Farms Iowa Queen, a prize hog weighing about 300 pounds, sells for 21,016,500 in war bonds at Cedar Rapids aiding the nation’s fourth war loan drive. Bidders, led by Linn County officials, turn the hog back and resell nine times, with firms credited for bonds purchased to support local goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampshire
Fruehauf
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Queen
Fruehauf Brothers
Ray and Harvey
Iowa
Linn County
Father Neptune
East St. Louis
Ill
Gazette
Midwest
War Bond Drive Pace Slows Yet Confidence Remains High
In Linn county and nationwide the fourth war loan drive progresses slower than hoped but insiders retain strong faith in ultimate success. A note of caution and humor follows as Morgenthau dismisses punitive measures against potential buyers and stories of a Hampshire hog war bond auction highlight a broader push to boost support. Governor Hickenlooper proposes voting access fixes for servicemen, while January ice cream sales face rationing pressures and uncertain leap year effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn
Morgenthau
Sunday Index and News Highlights Section Overview
A clipped newspaper index lists sections such as Movies, TV, and World News. It mentions notable columnists Walter Winchell and William Shirer, with brief notes on topics like rationing and current affairs. Old-town Washington references appear alongside generic entertainment items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bate
Washington
William WL. Shirer
War Veterans and Movie Stars Visit Cedar Rapids
War heroes and Hollywood stars arrive in Cedar Rapids for Heroes and Stars Day to promote the current war loan. The Bond Battalion, led by First Lt. Carson and Sgt. Walser, will tour plants, host a luncheon, and stage a Memorial Coliseum rally with variety acts and star autograph sessions to boost bond sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Hollywood
Marjorie Woodworth
Hal Roach
Hitler
Paul Kelly
Flying Tigers
Flight Command
Cecil B. DeMille
Wassell
Robert L. Carson
Norman W. Hyman
George F. Adams
John Walser
Ralph Multer
Veterans of Foreign Service
Bond
The
Roosevelt
Rotary Club
Pfc
Edward Zrudsky
Tarawa
Heroes and ‘Stars
Battalion
Memorial Coliseum
American Legion
Iowa state guard _Wwill
Hickenlooper Pushes Equal Voting Access for Service Members
DES MOINES AP Governor B. B. Hickenlooper sent a telegram to Iowa's congressional delegation asserting no sound reason for a federal service ballot unless states lack adequate absent voting. He argues armed forces deserve full access to candidate names and the nominating process, warning against a blank or write-in only federal ballot. He urges federal aid to expand voting opportunities for service members rather than restrict them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Roosevelt
Congress
Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Guns Roar Across Strait of Dover in Heavy Night Battle
London AP reports heavy artillery battles across the Dover Strait Saturday night with British coastal guns and German batteries exchanging salvos. A bright white orange glow lit the channel as shells fell near Calais Boulogne and nearby Dover areas following a prior sinking of an enemy ship near Cap Gris-Nez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dover
Calais
Boulogne
Channel
Cap Gris-Nez
U S Carrier Planes Hit Marshall Atolls
U S carrier planes pounded three Marshall atolls amid rising tension as Admiral Nimitz announced a major assault at Taroa Maloelap Wotje and Kwajalein. The strikes followed numerous raids and suggested the opening phase of a possible invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
Japan
Marshall Islands
mid-Pacific
United States
Nimitz
Taroa
Maloelap
Wotje
Kwajalein
Boy Drowns Saving Pal in Cedar River
Cedar Falls AP reports Tom Lilly aged 12 drowned Saturday while attempting to rescue Don Lantz, 10, who fell through the ice in the Cedar River. Both boys perished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falls
Tom Lilly
Cedar River
Don Lantz
Lantz
Britain Registers All 16 Year Olds National Service Start
United Press reports Britain began registering all 16 year old boys and girls for national service. The London radio broadcast heard in New York described the start of the national registration effort as of Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
London Radio
New York
United Press
Americans Can't Take It Taunts Jap Spokesman
A Tokyo radio spokesman ridiculed Allied POW mistreatment charges and accused Americans and British of cowardice. He claimed atrocities were propaganda and alleged mistreatment of Japanese in the United States. He described American evacuations in Davao as mass murder of Japanese residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Japan
Corregidor
Singapore
Tokyo
London
United States
Davao
Philippine
Domei
Road to Latvia Pounded Open By Red Forces
Soviet troops struck a surprise blow 260 miles south of Leningrad capturing the four way rail junction of Novosokolniki and taking Chudovo as well as full control of the Moscow Lenin g railroad. The Moscow bulletin reported a retreat in Ukraine and the evacuation of Smela as the Soviet offensive pressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Leningrad
Latvia
Novosokolniki
Chudovo
Moscow-Leningrad
Moscow
Daily War Bulletin
Ukraine
Red Army
Vinnitsa
Khristinovka
Dnieper Bend
Berlin
Smela
Stalin
Moscow-Lenin
23 More Jap Planes Shot Down at Rabaul
Allied HQ in New Guinea reports a January raid on Rabaul resulting in 23 Japanese planes shot down. Six more enemy aircraft likely fell, with Mitchell bombers and fighters striking Lakunai airbase while Catalinas sank a cargo vessel near Kavieng.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Rabaul
Solomons
Lakunai
New Britain
Kavieng
New Ireland
Navy
Madang
Bogadjimi
Ramu
Whiteside Resigns WPB Civilian Post
Arthur D. Whiteside director of the Office of Civilian Requirements of the War Production Board said he submitted his resignation to WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson. He said he left his post because the civilian supply picture now functions properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur D. Whiteside
Office of Civilian Requirements
The
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Whiteside
Laws to Crush 5th Column Urged By Dies Unit
The Dies committee urged laws to stop foreign penetration amid extensive testimony on Japanese activity in the United States. It described a covert invasion through culture groups, tourist bureaus, and forums used to promote pro-Nazi and pro-Japanese propaganda and espionage. The report notes committees plan to draft legislation and details a three-tier Japanese presence in California guided by Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Pearl Harbor
Dies Committee
House
Fuehrer
Nazi Germany
Japan
Congress
Tokyo
Bombing of Frankfurt by massive U S air armada
More than 1 800 tons of bombs fell on Frankfurt in daylight on Saturday as 800 U S Flying Fortresses and Libertors plus over 1 500 escort planes attacked. 102 German fighters were downed. 31 US bombers and 13 fighters failed to return. Leaflets printed with the Atlantic Charter were dropped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Air Ministry
R.A.F
Berlin
R.A.E
Atlantic Charter
Deutschlandsender
Protest Ouster of Jordan from E Iowa Electric Co op
About 100 men gathered at the Cedar county courthouse to protest the dismissal of S N Jordan as manager of the Eastern Iowa Electric Cooperative. Jordan defended his record noting a deficit when he began and a current return to profit while co op HQs are in Muscatine and a Davenport stockholders meeting is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
S. N. Jordan
Eastern Iowa Electric Cooperative
Iowa
Jordan
Davenport
George Ormsby
Durant
Cooperative
Co-Op
Muscatine
Joseph’ Lodato
St. Louis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frank Nye
Linn County War Finance Committee
A. W. Thompson
Lincoln
Neb
American Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance Company of
Col. Thompson
Towa
I' the Fruchauf
Parn
Harry Boyd
Italy
Montgomery
Ala
Sarge
Hickenloopers
Sunday Index
GI Gazette
Movies
Freeae Walter Winchell
Bedal
Nadine Subotnik
U.S
Strait
Marshall Atolls
Boy
Pal
California
Continent
Northwest Europe
E. Iowa Electric Co-op
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!