Coe College Grants 1944 Seniors Diplomas in Brief Ceremony
In Voorhees quadrangle a brief graduation ceremony awarded diplomas to 18 members of the 1944 Coe College senior class led by President Charles A Anderson. Summa cum laude went to Margaret Blaine. magna cum laude to Jeanne Anderson Melcher. cum laude to John Williams and Margaret Yuza. A class poem was read by Lucia Ryerson. several seniors sang with Ruth Buresh accompanying. Prizes announced included the Murray-Fuller prize to Jane McGill and multiple departmental and essay prizes awarded to students across economics, history, sociology, music, and more across Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Ackley, and other locales.
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Voorhees Quadrangle
Charles A Anderson
Coe College
Margaret L. A . Blaine
Jeanne Melcher
John H Blaine
Park Avenue SE
Jeanne Anderson Melchey
John H Anderson
B Avenue NE
John E. Williams
T. R Williams
River Forest
Ill
Margaret
Margaret Louise Blaine
Dorthe Clark
Ruth Eleanor Clark
Barbara June Clay
Virginia Davis
Irma Faye Ekberg
Patience J. Flanagan
Mary Jane Geier
Alice Elizabeth Harmer
Gwendolyn Marie Hauter
Marie Louise Johnson
Peggy JF. Johnson
Shirley M. Kelley
Jeanne Anderson Melcher
Frances Wagner Niggemeyer
Lucia Mae Smith Ryerson
John Edward Williams
Ruth Mary Buresh
Carol Blodgett
Isabelle Smith
Myrtle C. Staley
Margaret Ann Yuza
Anderson
Murray-Fuller
Janine McGill
la Porte City
Alpha Lambda Delta
Dorothy Irene Mueller
Cedar Rapids
Alpha Gamma Delta Rose Bowl
Vida Faye Rumbaugh
Ackley
Alpha Xi Delta
Mary Katherine Glidden
Armstrong Forensic
Beverly J Ray
John E. Yager
Davenport
Creative Writers Division
Dean C Schalck
Rockford, Jr
Ellen E. Johnson
Chi Omega
Doris J. Glantz
Burlington
Delta Delta Delta
Irene M Christie
Local Scholarships Awarded and Pending Prizes Listed
Cedar Rapids and Cresco recipients include Marjorie E Parchman and Ruth L Laxson honored with Pi Delta Epsilon and Earlville Shakespeare prizes of 5 dollars. Margaret L Blaine also named Cedar Rapids recipient. Two awards to be announced later include the Knox prize for top undergraduate scholarship and the Crescent scholarship bracelet plus the Knolk tennis trophy.
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Cedar Rapids
Marjorie E Parchman
Cresco
Pi Delta Epsilon
Ruth L. Laxson
Earlville
Monday Shakespeare Club of
Margaret L Blaine
Knox
American Minister To Australia Sees MacArthur Advancing
Nelson T. Johnson the American minister to Australia returned from the New Guinea front and said fewer Americans died in New Guinea than at Anzio. He praised MacArthur’s leadership and predicted the Philippines campaign as well as the bold Hollandia operation described as lifting a city of Madison Wisconsin with its infrastructure to a new position 500 miles from its starting point.
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Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Nelson T. Johnson
Australia
New Guinea
Anzio
Italy
MacArthur
Philippines
Johnson
Hollandia Bay
Madison
Wis
Truman Committee To Seek Navy Report On Ship Wreck
Senator Wallgren said the Truman committee would press the navy for a report on the grounding of the 10,500 ton Liberty ship Henry Bergh near San Francisco. The vessel ran aground in fog and rain off Farallon Island but all passengers were saved, and the committee seeks details for its Liberty ships report.
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Washington
Senator Wallgren
D-Wash
Truman Committee
Navy
Henry Bergh
San Francisco
Farallone Island
Golden Gate
Wallgren
Liberty Ships
Moroso the Morose Narrates War Across the Atlantic
A wartime dispatch profile details John Moroso de lights a reporter who traveled with the U S Atlantic fleet since March 1942 and filed vivid war stories. The piece notes his exuberant style and signature nickname Morose and his use of dramatic sound effects. Probate notice lists the Last Will of William F Brockschink filed in Linn County Iowa with June 5 hearing in Cedar Rapids.
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Bullient
John Moroso
Associated Press
U. S. Atlantic
Mediterranean
Hanse
Moroso
State of
Iowan
Linn County
William F Brockschink
Court House
Cedar Rapids
No Wild Buying Rush to Follow War
Washington reports the Office of Civilian Requirements found most households plan to wait rather than rush to buy appliances after the war. The survey of 4 488 families shows washing machines irons and mechanical refrigerators top the list, but 56 percent would not buy immediately even with ample stock.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Requirements
William Y. Elliott
The
CRO
War Production Board
OCR
Elliott
Postwar production plans outlined by Johnston in visit
Johnston, arriving with U.S. Ambassador Harriman, stressed ground gaining production of infants clothing and other essentials. He said postwar markets depend on expanding output and exchanging more goods after the war. He planned to visit battle areas, devastated regions, and production centers while discussing with Russian officials.
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U.S
Wo A Harriman
Johnston
Johnston Will Bid For Russian Trade
Moscow dispatch reports Eric Johnston, president of the U S Chamber of Commerce, showing strong interest in developing Russia and the prospects for United States and Soviet trade relations.
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Johnston
Moscow
Eric Johnston
U S
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Margaret Blaine
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First Avenue
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Iowa
Standard Tire CO
First Avenue and
First Street NE
Dial
Arthur Axmear
BL Wick
Federal
Dr. Smith
O. Smith
OPTON
Jewelry
Matin
Frances Denney
Martin's
Bemberg
Lisle
Wea
Sofie Wagner
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