Camp Good Health Fund Receives Community Gifts
The Cedar Rapids health camp fund nears its $3 924 goal with a $100 gift from Cedar Rapids Aerie No 2272 Fraternal Order of Eagles and small donations from Joyful Bluebirds and others. The fund supports Camp Good Health operated by Public Health Nursing for low income disabled children with Fourth of July activities and a planned prize treasure hunt. Contributions urged to The Gazette Cedar Rapids IA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Good Health Fund
Cedar Rapids Aerie
Order of Eagles
Robbie Dunek
Weane
Camp Good Health
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids Aerie No
Aerie
Cedar Rapids
Camp Wapsie Y
Bluebirds
Karen ‘Termohlen
Care of the Gazette
Navy Privateers Sink Japanese Freighters Near Shanghai
Navy Privateer bombers sank two small Japanese freighters and a lugger in sweeps Tuesday off Shanghai. The strikes were conducted by Fleet Airwing One from HDQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleet Airwing One
Shanghai
Cedar Rapids hog and cattle prices hold at ceiling levels
Hog market shows top prime butchers at 14.45 and packers around 13.60 to 16.18 for various weights. Cattle values posted for steers and cows across grades, with quotes ranging from about 8.45 to 21.60 for different classes. Grain and hay prices listed, along with poultry, fruit, vegetables, and hides markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. R
Cedar Rapids
Teecteees Ieee
Conner
ONOCE
Ecwee
Timothy Hay
Two City Briefs Include Thefts And Drunkenness
Two police cases reported include a July Fourth donation of cigarettes worth about 200 dollars to Linn county Red Cross by May Drug Company and a stolen $10 billfold from a Link Belt Speeder employee's locker. Marion and Linn county officers also jailed individuals for intoxication and assault with a disturbance charge filed by a wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Red Cross
May. Drug Company
Schick General Hospital
Emmet Scheneberger
Center Street
Link- Belt Speeder Company
Marion
Genevieve Schwartz
Linn County
Amity With Soviet Declared Unaltered by State Dept
Rep. Coffee praised a State Department statement affirming unaltered friendship with the Soviet Union and continued Roosevelt era policy on Poland and Eastern questions. Joseph Grew reaffirmed no shift in policy since Roosevelt’s death and denied any de facto front against the USSR or hidden Anglo American arrangements, noting open consultation with all UN members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coffee
D-Wash
State Department
Soviet Union
Russia
Department
America
Roosevelt
Crimea
Joseph C. Grew
House
Washingtonian
Grew
United States
British Empire
United Nations
Great Britain
Hundred Billion Spent, Setting New High in 1945
The treasury reports the 1945 government year spent 100 billion 405 million dollars, a record high for wartime needs. Receipts reached 46.5 billion, with surplus postal revenues at 188 million and income taxes up 518 million. March 1945 marked the peak war expenditure month at 8.246 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sns
Treasury Department
United States
Europe
Morgenthau
Post Office Department
Services for Pfc Havran to be held in Turner chapel
Pfc. Fred L. Havran, 25, will have services at 2 p.m. Thursday in Turner chapel with Theo dore B. Hlubucek officiating. Burial at Cedar Memorial park will include American Legion Hanford post military rites. Havran, of 366 Seventh avenue SW, died Friday at Camp Myles Standish Massachusetts from combat wounds in Germany. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Fred L. Havran
Turner Chapel
Theodore B. Hlubucek
Cedar Memorial Park
Hanford Post
American Legion
Havran
Seventh Avenue SW
Camp Myles Standish
Mass
Germany
Army Speeds Up Redeployment of 45th Infantry Division
Allied orders accelerate the 45th Thunderbirds redeployment from Europe to the United States. Reims processing center handles 134000 personnel as Antwerp port handles 1500 daily, rising to 3000 by August 1. Details list ships, ports, and units slated for July shipment and arrival back in the U S.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
45Th
Thunderbird
Supreme Allied Headquarters
United States
Reims
SHAEF
Antwerp
95Th Infantry
U.S
Eighth Infantry
le Havre
87Th Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Fifth Infantry
44Th Infantry
United Kingdom
13Th Armored
30Th
Arive
Assembly Command
28Th
Sicily
Salerno
Anzio
France
Bill Mauldin
Kinkaid Levels View on China Bases Nearer Japan
Admiral Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, commander of the Seventh Fleet, said he is not interested in bases in China unless they are closer to Japan than existing bases. He stressed the main effort is toward Japan and Tokyo’s defeat, noting heavy American casualties would come with closing out the war at home. He will continue leading the Seventh Fleet under Fleet Admiral Nimitz after Pacific command reorganizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Thomas Cassin Kinkaid
United States
Seventh Fleet
China
Japan
MacArthur
Philippines
Borneo
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Washington, D.C
Tokyo
Nimitz
Pacific
Joan Seeks Chaplin Support Over Rent and Diaper Bills
In Hollywood Joan Barry and her baby Carol Ann claim $450 owed for rent and $450 for diaper service. Superior Judge William S. Baird ordered Charlie Chaplin to appear July 16 to explain why he should keep paying, though attorney A. H. Risse said Chaplin need not pay until an appeal is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Joan
Barry
Carol Ann
Charlie Chaplin
William S. Baird
A. H. Risse
Czechoslovak Society Donates 50000 To Red Cross
The Czechoslovak Society of America contributed fifty thousand dollars to the Czechoslovak Red Cross for wartime relief in the liberated republic. The gift was handed to Dr. Jan Papanek, representative of Dr. Eduard Benes, at a Chicago meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovak Society of America
Czechoslovak Red Cross
Republic
T. B. Hlubacek
C.S.A
Jan Papanek
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Chicago
Timberwolves of 104th Reach U. S. Pacific redeployment
Maj. Gen. Terry Allen announced the 104th Timberwolf division can lick the hell out of anything as 6,493 veterans debarked from the Monterey in New York. The unit sails for redeployment to the Pacific, with bands and cheering crowds witnessing the return of veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
Terry Allen
104Th
Timberwolf
Timberwolves
Monterey
Pacific
Trains Collide in Georgia Head-On
In Talbottom Georgia an AP report says more than twenty people were injured when two passenger trains collided head on on Wednesday. Most injuries were listed as slight with emergency crews responding to the scene.
No Figures on E Bond Drive in Linn County
Linn County trails in the E bond drive with $3,333,630 sold toward a $3,490,000 quota. Reporting days remaining four. average daily need $39,093. Benton and Fayette counties surpass quotas, while Audubon, Pocahontas, and Grundy lead among top performers as Iowa reaches 96 percent of the $82 million state goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn
Des Moines
Iowa
Oelwein
Fayette County
Ben Baumgartner
Fayette
Benton
Audubon
First
Pocahontas
Grundy
Bloodhound of Pacific Saves 30 U. S. Flyers
Capt Horace C. Taylor from Winnsboro Texas completes his 36th mission and 12th air sea rescue guiding a submarine to rescue eight B 29 crewmen off Japan near Iwo Jima. His record includes 30 marooned flyers aided and the Southern Belle reaching a new 39th mission for the 73rd wing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Jima
Pacific
Horace C. Taylor
Winnsboro
Texas
Taylor
Japan
Iwo
Superfort
Navy
Saiban
Remus H. Allen
Seminole
Okla
Government agencies ordered to cut week to 44 hours
President Truman ordered most federal agencies to shorten the work week from 48 to 44 hours effective immediately. The war and Navy departments along with Treasury, Veterans Administration, TVA and Panama Canal were excluded, though they should study possible reductions. The move means many federal workers will see smaller paychecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President Truman
War and Navy Departments
Treasury
Veterans Administration
Tennessee Valley Authority
Panama Canal
Truman
Wherry Charges Government Spared 1942 Evaporated Milk Spoiled
Senator Wherry contends about 50,000 cases of evaporated milk from the 1942 pack spoiled in storage. He says the milk sat until June 25 before sale as off condition, raising questions on 1943 and 1944 packs and noting storage in Chicago, Indianapolis, and other cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Wherry
R-Neb
Chicago
Indianapolis
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF ITEMS MONTICELLO WAUKON BELLE PLAINE
Monticello pastor Glenn McMichael accepts a call to Waverly church. Delores Martin and William Wickham wed in Waukon by justice of the peace. Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliary initiates class of 46. Vinton high school band to play for Schick General Hospital. New officers elected for Vinton Legion post. Elsie Olson files for divorce from Wilford Olson in Waukon, seeking custody of four children. Lt Bernard Kozik spending 30 day leave near Belle Plaine. Pfc William Rochford discharged after four and a half years service with five battle stars and Purple Heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Glenn McMichael
Waverly
Waukon
Delores Martin
Clermont
William Wickham
Interstate Power Company
Postville
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Hazel Miller
Des Moines
Vinton
Vinton High School
Sam Kosowsky
Schick General Hospital
Clipton
Vinton Legion Post
C. O. Donels
W. L. Lawrence
George Isbell
Harold Spicher
Lloyd Berry
H. H. St. Clair
George Rice
Jack Morena
L. J. McDowell
George Carlton
Earl Coffing
Elsie Olson
Wilford Olson
Belle Plafne
Bernard 'F. Kozik
Steve Kozik
Belle, Plaine
William Rochford
Carl Bennett
Solon Asks Probe Of Butter Charges
Representative Wiley of Wisconsin urged Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson to investigate reports that rancid butter was found on civilian and military fronts. He called the situation a shocking sin and asked a review of the advisability of lend leasing butter at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Wiley
R-Wis
Clinton Anderson
Anderson
Lend
Services for Mrs H A Hallett held in Independence
Obituary notices from Independence Waukon and Winton report funeral services for Mrs H A Hallett who died in Los Angeles while visiting her daughter. Services set for Sunday 2 p m at People's Funeral Home with survivors including husband, daughter and two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
H. A. Hallett
Los Angeles
Helen Lorenzen
People’s Funeral Home
H. Russell
Edgar A. Hallett
Waukon
Virginia
Mabel Waters
F. J. Ambrose
Glenn Letchford
Frankville
Winton
Alcorn-Martin Funeral
Edna E. Baker
Myron M. Baker
San Leandro
Calif
Benton County
Leona
California
Maude C. Edwards
Estherville
Amy C. Loomis
Waterloo
Alice E. Feller
Guy. T. Baker
Brainerd
Minn
Charles Sontag
Cameron
Mont
Navy ends Negro segregation in training program
The Ninth naval district announced the abolition of segregated training for Negro recruits. Induction centers will assign Negroes, except illiterates, to the nearest recruit training command with whites, and training commands must place Negro and white recruits in the same companies and shared facilities. The policy aligns with non-discrimination for all personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
INS
Ninth Naval District
Navy
Syrian deputy Taha Himawi al Zamr shot dead in Damascus
Damascus reports the death of Taha Himawi al Zamr, a member of Syria's chamber of deputies, after an unidentified gunman opened fire on him and wounded his wife. Eight suspects were arrested as the investigation continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Taha Himawi al Zamr
Syrian Chamber of Deputies
Marion News Holiday Reunion and War Updates
Readers note a wide roll of local reunions and military notices. Families from Marion Cedar Rapids Anamosa Iowa City and Cambridge Kansas gather for dinners and visits while servicemen Myron Sorden and Homer Darland receive recognition and commissions. Local residents share travel, housing and advertisement items amid postwar wartime news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HM. Howe
B. F. Snyder
St. Louis
Earl Bickel
J. T. Goudy
Cedar Rapids
Frank Snyder
Tom Snyder
Anamosa
G L, Erwin, Jr
Iowa City
G. L. Erwin
J. A. Howe
Vernon Blietz
Patty Howe
Marion
Navy announces training program for under 18 cadets
The navy unveils a college training plan for boys under 18 to qualify as naval aviation cadets under the V-12 program. Up to 1,500 high school graduates by Oct 1, 1945 may enlist from civilian life and enter three months as apprentice seamen before cadet flight training. Additional eligibles include unmarried seamen with high school diplomas who are 20 by Nov 1, 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Washington
Navy
Naval Aviation Cadet Program
Onetime wrestler ordered to vacate over cat nuisance in Minneapolis
Former wrestler Steve Kovach and his cats face eviction from a kitchenette apartment after a municipal court order set July 17 as the vacate date. Owners Hubbard accuse the cats of attracting night noises and bed disruption. Kovach claims cats are quiet and well cared for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Steve Kovach
Kovach
James E. .Hubbard
Hubbard
D. E. la Belle
Lost and Found items appear across city classifieds
Lost and found notices include two diamond rings in a parking lot and a brown feathered strap for a walker. also purses, birth certificates, social security, and small rewards offered. Other entries list a brindle Boston terrier, pet notices, and a variety of sales and services with local business names and contact numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ast. Luke’s Hospital
26Th St
Ruth L. Meyer
Amann
Iowa
Sae Bay
Clyde Whiting
D Ave
Grande and
Indian Road
SARA
Jack’s
First Street
Ane
Singer Sewing Center
Secial
Probasco
2Nd Ave
Palace Theater
Claxton College Pharm
Mary Eldridge
Olin
Towa
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MarketNews
City Briefs
la Vogue
P. J. Whittemore
Eugene Root
Root
Rockford Road
Whittemore
Vic Johnson
Jim Block
Merle Burton
First Avenue Tavern
Burton
Johnson
Alva Hunter
Seventeenth Avenue SE
U. S
Red Amity
Havran Services
Kinkaid
Spencer Davis
Chaplin
Czechoslovak Society
Red Cross
E Bond
Benton and
Kenneth Feller
Bloodhound
Govt
Iowa News
Solon
Marion News
Robert Ulch
Mildred .Wickham
96Th
Okinawa
Ulch
Lows Ulch
Sorden
Myron Sorden
Arthur
E. Granger
Richard Milner
Orlando
Fla
John Granger
Molly Granger
Cambridge
Darland
W. P. Evans
Homer A. Darland
Pampa
Marcile Evans
Katz Salvage
Mary Hanna
Mary and
Louise Durham
Mrs
Mary Hershey
Boise
Idaho
Charles A. Birmingham
Iowa University
William B. Ruytow
Edina, Mo
Burmingham
John M. Burminghams
Rudy Foile
Pvt
Dale Lary
W. W. Larys
Camp Maxey
Oregon State College
P. A. Osborne
Mt. Vernon
Irvin L. Ford
P. O. Michel
W. B. Carpenter
Fred Ixi
John Louis
Haran
Philco
10Th Ave
Frank Swift
Perry
Sally
EB. C. Ainleys
Wood Acres
Jersey Farm
Marion Blvd
B. E. Beiber
E. V. Cafe
Fred Mosher
Clearwater, Fla
Beiber
Glenn McCoy
New York City
Harry Davies
Clarion
Patricia Reed
Davis Reynolds
Will Norton
Charles Daws
Hazel, Harden
O. K. Collins
Gerald F. Stark
Nina Steele
Jefferson Barracks
Army Air Corps
Catherine Brink Monteith
Laguna Beach, Calif
Laura
Madeline Brutsman
John McLane
Fifth Avenue
Howard Livingood
Barbara Lee Peterson
Duluth
Elmer R. Michel
Central Avenue
Mercy Hospital
iToo
Andrew
Richards
Richards Laboratories
Vincent’s Jewelry
3Rd SE
Gazette
Cecil R. Stone
10Th St
Dia
Chaefer’s Mfg
Ewelers
Kresce Bldg
2Nd St. NE
C. G. Hover
3Rd Ave. W
Anna P. Clark
Masseuse
Dial
Helena Curtis
Ofl Permanents
Lovely Lady
Bial
Bishop's
Artiste Beauty Salon
Srd Birect
CE - Mar
Third Ave
Lloyd and Roy Hultburgs
Ian Marion
Elmer Young
Swisher
the Ridge Riders
Conway Stables
Mt Vernon Road
Silver Leaf
Magnus Hotel
Speeder's Duck Inn
Melody Lane
6Th St. Rd
Lee's Bar
ORL
Shapp LP
Ronnie
H. R. Butters
Ray Leeper
NOBLE
Ave. SE
Globe Appliance CO
2Nd Avenue
Iowa Radio & Refrigeration
4Th Ave
Novak Heating Co
Srd Ave
Center Point RD
Kutchera Sodding & Fuel Co
Center Point Road
C. W. Ziesman
Wagner Refrigeration Co
Callat
Fred Kramer
2Nd St
Morris
Granby
Charlie's
Sth
Cedar
Kirkpatrick
Call Paul
Poon EL Be
Jack Fordice
Mack Augustine
Leo J. Smith
Cashman
Charlie
Oetfigh
Eve
Shila
5Th St
7Th Ave
Fielp
Shaver Road
Hubbard Ice & Fuel CO
Cities Service Oil CO
2Nd Street
Montgomery Ward
Abell-Howe Co
Porter
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ace Montgomery
Bell Boys
Montrose Hotel
Ey Iforeman
Waveland Farm
Ave
Tubbs
Schryver
Montgomery Wards
Colonial Baking Co
Hargrave Construction Co
Anny
Clyde Simonsen
Prairie View Farm
Rialto Theater
Jace Reddick
Luke's Methodist Hospital
Twin Towers
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