Stamps Updated for June Through September 1945
The Daily Record lists new validity dates for red and blue ration stamps effective from June 1945. Meat red stamps E7 through J2 valid through June. K2 through P2 through July. Q2 through U2 through August. V2 through Z2 through September. Blue foods stamps N2 through S2 valid June. T2 through X2 through July. Y2 Z2 and A1 through C1 through August. Di vance H1 through September 0. Sugar stamp 36 book 4 valid five pounds through August with next stamp September 1. Gasoline coupons Al5 through June 21, Al6 from June 22 for six gallons. B7 C6 B7 C7 five gallons each. Oil coupons through 5 valid until August 31, 1945. Shoes Airplane stamps 1 2 3 in book 3 valid indefinite. next stamp August 1. Disturbing the Peace mentions multiple individuals with fines. parking violations listed with fines. Several birth notices. two divorce petitions named Eleanor Lo Greene v Kenneth Greene and others.
10000 Ton B 29 Raids Predicted
CHICAGO UP The weight of bombs on Japan may reach 1000 tons in see 3-29 raid Big Gen Orval R Cook said Tuesday chief of procurement for the air technical command said thousand plane B 29 raids were in store for Japan well before year end He declared Superfortresses were increasing production at a rate that would double B 29 strength in the Pacific before year end.
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Chicago
Japan
Orval R. Cook
Voor
Arm Air Forces
Pacific
Greek Reign of Terror Charged
Five democratic leaders including former premiers charged that a reign of terror by army and police officers was underway in Greece They presented a note to Prime Minister Petros Voulgaris urging strong action to restore order They alleged army and police had kidnapped beaten and maltreated private citizens.
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Athens
Greece
Petros Voulgaris
Chicago Furniture Shows Called Off
Chicago officials announce the two major furniture shows at the American Furniture Mart and the Merchandise Mart are canceled for the year to protect the public and industry interests.
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Chicago
CNS
American Furniture Mart
Merchandise Mart
Slayer of Iowa Farmer Receives Life Sentence
Marton A Powell, 49 year old Des Moines house painter, was sentenced to life movement in Fort Madison state penitentiary by Dist Judge Earl Vincent. Powell was convicted May 28 of first degree murder in the slaying of Knoxville farmer Mike Sivkhns, and Judge Vincent overruled Powell's motion for a new trial. Powell said the case would be appealed to the hawaisurteme court.
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Knoxville
Marton A. Powel
Des Moines
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Earl Vincent
Powell
Mike Sivkhns
Be‘ Ve
Jesse Vincent
Moon
Terre
Unclear military transport report from Istanbul to Belgrade
Unclear notes claim a vehicle or unit in Istanbul has been moved to Belgrade by a marshal named Tite in early March with an immediate departure expected. Details are fragmented and the document contains multiple OCR errors.
Scions Overrule Rankin on PM Deutsch questioning
The House Veterans Committee blocked further questions by Chairman Rankin about Albert Deutsch and his links to a publication and organizations. Deutsch refused to reveal confidential PM sources on veterans hospitals. The panel voted 7 to 3 to stop further probing as Rankin protested.
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Washington
House Veterans Committee
Rankin
D-Miss
Albert Deutsch
Deutsch
Social Work Day
White House
Hitler
Russia
Gibson
D-G
Allen
D-La
Children Used Two Jap Balloon Bombs as Playthings
Spokane reports children played with two Japanese balloon bombs found in a timbered area after woodsmen located them. One incendiary and one fragmentation bomb were harmless, but arming devices were removed by kids. Bombs sometimes disrupted power, and a farmer alerted authorities after spotting a balloon.
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Spokane, Wash
United States
The
Chronicle
FBI
Bair Elected President of Local Junior Chamber
Howard I Bair of Rapids Equipment Co was chosen president of the young men’s bureau of the Chamber of Commerce for the year at a YMCA board meeting Tuesday noon. He succeeds P F Bezunson of Ralston Insurance, who recently entered the armed forces. Edwin F Jouda of Technical Publishing Co was elected vice president succeeding Bair, with C Les Winger of Winger’s Depot Lunch as the other vice president.
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Howard I Bair
Rapids Equipment Company
Young Men’s Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Y.M.C.A
P. F. Bezunson
Ralston Insurance Agency
Edwin F K.jouda
Technical Publishing Company
Bair
C. Les Winger
Winger’s Depot Lunch
Truman Abolishes Office of Civilian Defense
President Truman issued an executive order dissolving the Office of Civilian Defense, a move hinted a month earlier. Press Secretary Charles Ross declined to elaborate on whether the decision affected the threat from Japanese balloon bombs.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Office of Civilian Defense
Charles Ross
Ross
Deaths Rites for Mrs Reynolds Held at Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Mrs Roy Reynolds of 2257 Mt Vernon Ave SE Cedar Rapids will be at 2 p m Wednesday in Turner chapel with the Rev P L Bornheeft officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Roy Reynolds
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
P. L. Bornheeft
Cedar Memorial Park
Frienas
Chavel
County Chalks Up 946,731 in E Bond Sales
Linn county pushed toward its 3,490,000 E bond goal in the war loan drive as Monday sales totaled 94,731 with rural areas contributing 74,238 and Cedar Rapids city sales at 20,494. Daily bond sales reached 147,298 with 124,230 from rural sections.
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Linn County
George Hearn
Cedar Rapids
War bonds morale plea from Maj. Gen. Underhill
Maj. Gen. James L. Underhill deputy commander fleet marine force Pacific urges readers to write to service members overseas and praise their role in the seventh war loan. He says expressing appreciation and buying extra bonds would boost morale and support for the war effort.
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Washington
James L. Underhill
USMC
Fleet Marine Force
Iowa E bonds campaign lags behind schedule nationwide
State Manager W L Clark reports Iowa trails by about 3 million dollars in E bond sales toward an 82 million dollar goal. Local counties underperforming, 67 counties below state average, with 30 of them in especially troubling shape. He urges World War I veterans cashing bonus bonds to reinvest in E bonds to accelerate progress. Des Moines notes total E bond sales in Iowa at 43.9 million, 52.2 percent of quota.
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Des Moines
W. L. Clark
Iowa
Chirmen
War loan drive sales report shows progress
Individual sales reached 3.776 billion dollars by Tuesday, 5.7 percent of the 7 billion goal. E bond sales total 1.935 billion dollars, 38.3 percent of the 4 billion quota.
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Washington (Lp
Slattery Fined After Involvement in Fight
Reginald Slattery twenty eight of Union block First avenue and Second street NE was fined twenty five dollars and costs by Police Judge Harry S Johnson after pleading guilty to disturbing the peace He was arrested at the Piccadilly tap room Monday night during a fight and resisted Patrolman Eugene Morey when asked to break it up The judge also ordered Slattery to pay for Moreys trousers torn in the scuffle.
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Reginald Slattery
Union Block
First Avenue
Second Street
Harry S. Johnson
Slattery
Piccadilly
Eugene Morey
Morey
Newspaper masthead notice and subscription rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette imprint details its establishment by The Gazette Company and publication schedule, with mailing and post office information. Subscription rates are listed for various regions and periods, followed by addresses of newspaper bureaus in Chicago New York and Detroit.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Iowa
Brats Gazette
U. S Territories
A. W.en-Klapp Company
Bichina. Ave
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New York
New Center
Churchill Launches Campaign Denouncing Socialism in Speech
In a radio address from London, Prime Minister Winston Churchill denounced Labour socialism and warned it would cripple Britain’s economy and freedoms, describing it as a path to tyranny and a Gestapo-like state. He urged Liberal support against the concept, framing the election as a referendum on socialism.
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London
Winston Churchill
Monday Knight
Labor Party
Churchill
Russia
Japan
Liberal Party
Griner Returns From Okinawa With War Tales
Griner, Navy gunner from Cedar Rapids, came home after nearly three years in the Pacific. He recounts LCVP recalls, saw battles from Saipan to Okinawa, traded raisins for celebrations, and kept a clip-on ear ring. He notes three extra pounds gained and plans to wait for the war’s end.
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Jack Griner
Okinawa
George R. Griner
First Avenue SE
Guiner
Philippines
Lake
Gunner
Cedar Rapids
Allies Expand Authority in Germany Under Four-Power Plan
The four Allied powers authorize stationing of forces and civil agencies in German areas under a plan disclosed by UP. Unanimous agreement among the four powers is required, giving any one ally a veto. Eisenhower’s aide Maj. Gen. Lucius D. Clay and diplomat Robert P. Murphy are named key coordinators for the occupying structure.
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Germany
United Nations
Berlin Council
Eisenhower
Lucius D. Clay
Robert P. Murphy
Churchill Reveals Allied Ships Turned Over to Russia
London prime minister Churchill told the House of Commons Britain met Russian demands by handing over eight former American destroyers among other ships. The United States also supplied ships including the light cruiser Milwaukee as Russia operates most Anglo-American shipping for now. The Tehran agreement provided temporary loans of ships while Italian vessels remain in Allied service.
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London
Churchill
Britain
United States
Milwaukee
Commons
Russia
Tehran
Mediterranean
Rei Navy
Ivor Thomas
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Wednesday Free Movie Day planned by six Cedar Rapids theaters
Six Cedar Rapids cinemas including Paramount Inwa State Palace Rialto and Times announce Wednesday as Free Movie Day. Anyone buying a bond of any denomination at a participating theater will gain admission at no charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount
Inwa
State
Palace
Rialto
Times
Vincent Wagner Trial Opens in Marengo Manslaughter Case
Vincent Wagner of North English faces manslaughter charges as his trial opens in Marengo district court. A jury selection began Tuesday after a December 9 auto crash near Marengo that killed Dean Patterson and fatally injured Rita Tedrow.
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Marengo
Vincent Wagner
North English
Wagner
Dean Patterson
Rita Tedrow
Freed South English Flyer Is Back in U. S
Special to The Gazette reports Lt. Ward McCombs has arrived in New York from Europe with his parents Mr and Mrs Ralph McCombs notified. A P-38 pilot based in Italy he was captured by Germans in July 1944 after his plane was downed over Hungary. He enlisted February 1942 and went overseas April 1944.
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Ward McCombs
New York
Europe
Ralph McCombs
McCombs
Italy
Hungary
More Tires Made Available in June
Washington AP WPB announced 500000 extra passenger car tires for June, totaling 2500000 for the month. Only B and C ration holders qualify. An additional 25000 medium truck tires were released for June.
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Washington
WPB
Farm man found dead in field near Norwalk
James Baker aged 57 was found dead late Monday in a field near his farm home seven miles east of Norwalk apparently from a heart attack while planting corn. He is survived by his wife and nine children.
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Norwalk
Ins
James Baker
Foreign Embassy Official Visiting Relatives in C. R.
Mr and Mrs John Wesley Jones and children Peter and Valentine of Washington DC arrived Monday for a visit with Mr and Mrs Frank Wood at Mont rose hotel. Mr Jones, a nephew of Mrs Wood, is with the state department and will become first secretary to the United States embassy in Rome late this month. He was stationed in Rome for four years prior to the war and in Calcutta India for four years prior to that. He has been stationed in Washington during the war. His wife is the daughter of Maj Gen Pedro Del Valle of the marines now on Okinawa.
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John Wesley Jones
Peter
Valentine
Washington
D.C
Frank Wood
Montrose Hotel
Jones
Wood
State Department
United States
Rome
Calcutta
India
Pedro del Valle
The
Marines
Okinawa
Frisco Stand Toward Reds Up to Truman
Secretary of State Stettinius seeks a Truman decision on whether to press the United States to clash with Russia over veto rights in the world security council. US delegates split as Britain France and China backed a strong position while many favor cautious action to avoid Russian fears.
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San Francisco
Stettinius
Truman
United States
Russia
World Security Council
Stalin
Council
Britain
France
China
State Department
Molotov
Mr. Truman
Bridge Toll Collector Dies in Office At Lyons Fulton Bridge
CLINTON AP William Diesing, 55, toll collector at the Lyons Fulton high bridge, died of asphyxiation Monday night after lighting a gas heater and napping. His brother Albert found him and firemen could not revive him with an inhalator.
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Clinton
William Diesing
Lyons-Fulton High Bridge
Diesing
Albert
Board Debates State Pension Plan Participation
The School Board weighs whether teachers should join the state pension system. They seek to know if 38 teachers in the district would be required to participate and how automatic enrollment would work. The board plans to set policy on worker eligibility and voting status for teachers amid pension questions.
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Mois Day
Mantatare Fey
Partuc
Amb
Des Moines Man, 72, Dies After Wednesday Fire
Des Moines resident 72 Morstac died after a fire on Wednesday. Survived by his wife and daughters, the article notes services for the deceased.
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