Mass Navy Induction Near Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Eastern Iowa men will take the oath aboard city hall steps at 1 25 PM six months after Pearl Harbor. Lieut Comdr H P Worstell will administer the oath as 18 men join the Avenger unit at 18. A public address system will carry the ceremony with Mayor Frank Hahn speaking. The group will dine at noon, receive scrolls, cigars, and New Testaments before leaving for Des Moines and then Great Lakes naval training.
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Pearl Harbor
Iowa
United States Navy
H. P. Worstell
Naval
See City
Des Moines
Avenger
Second Avenue
Frank Hahn
Libyan desert dogfight nets two Axis planes down
Flying Officer Lance Wade of Tucson and his American colleagues Walter Schwartz and Oliver Kallio shot down a German Stuka and an Italian Macchi 202 over Libyan desert airspace near a minefield gap. Wade described the kill as precise bullseyes while Kallio, a former mechanic, recounted salvaging and repairing a damaged Nazi motorcycle on the battlefield.
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Knightsbridge
Lance Wade
Tucson
Ais
Walter Schwartz
Mount Airy
Oliver
Sandy” Kallio
Ironwood
Mich
R.A.F
Wade
Kallie
Lance
Eagle Squadron
Britain
Kallia
United States Air Force
Canada
Libya
Schwartz
F Squadron
Execution of 13 more Czechs reported by Prague radio
London dispatch says Nazi controlled Prague radio announced 13 additional Czech patriots were executed by Nazi squads in retaliation for the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich. The total publicly cited executions reach 221 since Heydrich was wounded ten days earlier.
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London
INS
Prague
Ges- Stapo
Reinhard Heyfdrich
Heydrich
Aviation Cadet Fitzpatrick Accepted for Training
Donald Jack Fitzpatrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Fitzpatrick of 622 Eighth Street SE, has been accepted as an aviation cadet in the naval reserve and will report for four years of training in July. He attended Immaculate Conception High School where he...
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Donald Jack Fitzpatrick
R. T. Fitzpatrick
Eighth Street SE
Innaval
Fitzy
Immaculate Coner’ ‘Bist School
Iowa youths take oath as navy avengers of Pearl Harbor
About 200 Iowa young men will take the oath to the United States and the navy in 14 cities including Des Moines Ottumwa Burlington Waterloo Mason City Decorah Davenport Cedar Rapids Dubuque Creston Spencer Carroll Sioux City and Fort Dodge Des Moines ceremony on the state capitol steps will feature remarks by Gov. George A. Wilson and navy public relations officer Captain Frank Miles.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pearl Harbor
United States
Navy
Ottumwa
Burlington
Waterloo
Mason City
Decorah
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Creston
Spencer
Carroll
Sioux City
Fort Dodge
State Capitol
George A. Wilson
Frank Miles
Iowa Selective Service System
Three More Allied Cargo Ships Lost
The United Press reports three more United Nations merchant vessels were sunk with 81 survivors landed at a gulf coast port. Details describe a Norwegian freighter, a British cargo ship, and an American merchantman attacked in the Caribbean or nearby waters, with crews rescued or lost and submarines questioned for nationality and cargo.
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United Nations
Navy Department
Gulf Coast
Caribbean
Bonfire
Gulf Port
Blast at Elwood plant fails to dampen workers morale
An explosion at the Elwood ordnance plant shook nearby structures but morale remained high among workers. Capt. David P. Tunstall reported no resignations and only one man requesting days off as officers began a preliminary blast probe. The incident halted one production unit, while 11 continued. The death and missing toll reached 48, with 22 identified dead and 26 missing.
Des Moines Editor George Gallarno Dies at 83
George Gallarno 83 longtime Plain Talk editor of Des Moines weekly newspaper died Saturday after a long illness. Born in La Porte City Iowa he began in local papers and later served 20 years as chief clerk in the state auditor office before returning to journalism and leading Plain Talk. Survived by daughter Mrs Charles Cook of Wausau Wisconsin.
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Des Moines
George Gallarno
Plain Talk
la Porte City
Gallarno
Chinese claim heavy Japanese losses in Chekiang offensive
Chinese officials said they repelled repeated Japanese attacks on Chuhsien as the Chekiang-Kiangsi sector saw renewed fighting. They reported recaptures in Anhwei and Flying Tigers claimed over 200 Japanese killed along the Sahyeen river area and the Burma road.
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Chungking
China
Chuhsien Friay
Seaboard
Anhwei
Flying Tigers
American Volunteer Group
Sahyeen River
Yunnan
Burma Road
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Japanese Capture Chuhsien Seals City in Chekiang
Tokyo reports the walled city of Chuhsien in eastern China fell at 6 pm Saturday after three days of fighting. Domei quoted the army command claiming 14 Chinese divisions annihilated and disputed counts of 15 divisions involved.
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TOKIO
Chuhsien
Chekiang
China
Domei
Tokio Radio
Chungking
Police file traffic charges against 3 men after crashes
Three drivers were charged with traffic violations after two crashes Saturday night. Jack Gill of Marion and Roy Landrus face failures to control and yield of right of way respectively, while Glen Johnson on Elmhurst drive SE is charged with failing to control. A passenger, Mrs. James DeWald, injured, was treated after a wrenched arm. Johnson’s son Lews injured with a cut lip. All three men were to appear in police court Monday morning.
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Third Street
Fifth Avenue SF
Jack Ro Gill
Marion
Roy Landrus
Twentieth Avenue SW
James DeWald
Seventh Street
Landrus
RAF Aerial Offensive Intensifies Over Europe and Ruhr
RAF raids described as a heavy barrage spread from Dunkirk to Le Havre Abbeville and Cherbourg. Hurricanes escorted by Spitfires bombed Maupertus and German air dromes while a large force struck Cologne and Ruhr targets. Between 3,000 and 4,000 bombers and fighters maintained day and night operations since May 31.
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Dunkirk
Air Ministry
le Havre
Abbeville
Berek
Normandy
Brittany
Cologne
Ruhr
Rhineland
Coggon Man Charged With Resisting Constable
Alvin Andrews, 37, of Coggon was arraigned before Judge H R Churchill and pled not guilty to resisting a constable after a dispute with Harry McGraw. Andrews is jailed in lieu of a $300 bond. McGraw claimed he was on Andrews' running board when Andrews drove off throwing him about 10 feet into the street. Deputy sheriffs Snyder and Whittemore took Andrews into custody.
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Harry McGraw
Coggon
Alvin Andrews
H.R. Churchill
McGraw
Andrews
Snyder
Whittemore
Pacific Battle Shapes War’s Pacific Course This Summer
Washington hails a major U S victory as fighting around a fortified Hawaiian island intensifies. Admiral Nimitz leads U S forces against a large Japanese fleet, with carriers, submarines and air power shaping a possible Midway outcome and Western defense stakes.
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Washington
America
Admiral Nimitz
Ernest J. King
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Pacific
Little Island
Europe
Japan
Siberia
Coral Sea
Dr. W P Nicholas dies. Wyoming pastor since 1925
Dr. W P Nicholas 77, longtime Wyoming Presbyterian pastor since 1925, died Saturday in Cedar Rapids. A Kentucky native, he served congregations in Morning Sun and Mt. Pleasant before coming to Wyoming. Survived by four daughters and a son: Mrs. Lanafield of Hanford. Elizabeth and Esther of Chicago. Mrs. Lauder of Monmouth. Curran, who lived with his father after his mother's death in 1930.
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Wyoming
W P. Nicholas
Wyoming Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas
Kentucky
Mt. Pleasant
Margaret Lanafield
Hanford
Calif
Elizabeth
Esther Nicholas
Chicago
Katherine Lauder
Monmouth
Curran
Audit Finds Shortage in Birth Registration Office
An Iowa audit tallies a shortage of 1881.58 dollars in the birth certificate division of the Department of Health. Cashier John W. Sheets disappeared during the 1941 42 audit period and was removed from payroll March 1. Sheets had a bond of 1000 dollars.
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DES Moines
State Department of Health
John Rankin
Chet B. Akers
John W Sheets
John W. Sheets
Department of Health
Sheets
More Showers Keep Mercury Moderate
A brief rain and thunder swept Cedar Rapids on Saturday afternoon with a 10 degree drop in temperature within an hour. The high reached 84 degrees from 2 to 3 p.m., fell to 74 by 4, then rose to 78 by 7 p.m. and eased to 70 by 1 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Russian War Report Details Baltic Convoys and Sinkings
From Murmansk and Leningrad fronts the report notes Soviet air units destroying 12 German tanks and 22 phones while inflicting about 1,000 casualties. Stormovik aircraft bombed and sank multiple ships in Baltic convoy actions and raids on a German Baltic fleet base, as Archangel hosts an Anglo American convoy enabling direct rail links to Moscow via Archangel-Vologda.
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London
Arctic
Archangel
Moscow
Russia
Vologda
Urals
Leningrad
Cedar Rapids grocer Kaiser Goldstein dies after long service
Kaiser Goldstein 1858 828 A avenue NE Cedar Rapids grocer for 41 years died after a brief illness. Born in Odessa he moved to the United States in 1886 and Cedar Rapids in 1901. He served as reverend and cantor in Portland Oskaloosa and Cedar Rapids. Survived by wife three daughters a son and five grandchildren. Funeral to be held Monday at Turner chapel with time to be announced. Family requests no flowers.
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Avenue NE
Cedar Rapids
Odessa
Russia
Goldstein
United States
Portland
Ore
Oskaloosa
L. Schaerer
Ada
Okla
Jack Childs
Chicago
Abe Subotnik
Harry Goldstein
Beth Jacob Synagogue
Lines Hatzedek Society
B'Nai Brith
Eben Israel Cemetery Association
Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Ashton Burrowes in Cedar Rapids
Funeral services for Ashton Thomas Burrowes of Cedar Rapids will be held at 3 30 p m in Turner chapel with Rev John M Van der Meulen presiding. Burial follows at Oak Hill cemetery in Central City. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Ashton Thomas Burrowes
Cedar Rapids
B Avenue NE
Turner Chapel
John M. van der Meulen
Central Park Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Central City
Funeral of Mrs Rose Padzensky at Ridgeway Drive SE
Mrs Rose Padzensky who died Friday at home 1929 Ridgeway drive SE will be buried at Eben Israel cemetery after a 4 p.m. Sunday service at the residence conducted by Rabbis Jacob Greenberg and Julius De Koven. Flowers are requested to be omitted.
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Peryue
Rose Padzensky
Ridgeway Drive
Jacob Greenberg
Julius de Koven
Eben Israel Cemetery
Funeral services for George I Fetter
Funeral services for George I. Fetter, 649 Twenty second Avenue SW, will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Barta chapel with burial in Linwood Cemetery.
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George I. Fetter
Twenty-second Avenue SW
Barta Chapel
Arial
Linwood Cemedry
British Fight Rommel In Tobruk Desert Clash
British and Indian forces launched a dawn assault about 15 miles southwest of Tobruk, capturing several anti tank posts and forging ahead at the minefield gap. Rommel’s remaining tanks regrouped behind the Knightsbridge area as RAF air power harried moving columns and communications in a hard fought campaign.
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Rommel
Knightsbridge
Ritchie
Rommmel
Tobruk
RAF
Axis repulse British Libya assaults as German claim major victory
Berlin reports German and Helin troops beat back major British attacks in Libya. The midday German communique says Britain lost 36 tanks and numerous other vehicles with several hundred prisoners. Axis air forces purportedly downed 14 British planes and bombed Tobruk Friday. Rome adds Italy says British assaults in Libya were repulsed on Friday as they tried to drive Italians from advanced positions.
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Libya
Tobruk
Rome
INS
Sicily
Calabria
Sardinia
Mussolini
Italy
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Norway
Ciano
Duce
Germany
Insects in the Air Over Each Square Mile
Estimates place about 25 million insects in the air above every square mile of Earth's surface. The figure highlights vast arthropod abundance across global landscapes and raises questions about ecological roles and aerial ecosystems.
Mussolini Faces Death Fears Name Ciano Heir
UP reporter cites Mussolini health fears including ulcers and diabetes as the Duce reportedly drafts a political testament naming Count Galeazzo Ciano as his successor. The piece notes Fascist splits led by Farinacci and Grandi and mentions Badoglio as a potential anti fascist leader if Mussolini dies.
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New York
Benito Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Duce
Ciano
Roberto Farinacci
Dino Grandi
Italy
Pietro Badoglia
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Badoglio
Police Seek Dark Prowler After Assault on Boy
Police hunt a tall dark eyed man with swarthy complexion who allegedly entered Marion Beaty home at 1604 Thirty-fourth Street SE and struck 12 year old Larry Beaty as he searched for the intruder. The description notes six feet tall, 160 to 164 pounds, dark brown hair, hook nose, blue overalls with white paint and a dark blue work shirt. Larry saw the man briefly near a table before he fled into the woods.
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Marion D. Beaty
Thirty-fourth Street
Larry Beaty
Pam
George Cornell
Dan Kruidenier
Larry
Connell
Pfeifer brothers weekend with Cedar Rapids police again
Lumir Pfeifer 30 and Leonard Pfeifer 28 spent another weekend in custody after drunkenness arrests. Lumir was found in a car around 3 pm, and Leonard reoffered by 7 30 pm in an alley near 14th Ave and Third St SE. Capt Stolba noted Lumir has 18 arrests since 1985 and Leonard about 10.
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Pfeifer Brothers
Lumir
Leonard
Cedar Rapids
Lumic
Fourteenth Avenue
Third Street
Steve Stolba
Lunir
Dr Percy W Nickless Named to Assembly
Des Moines pastor Dr Percy W Nickless of Central Presbyterian Church was advised Saturday he would serve on the permanent judicial commission of the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. A.
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Des Moines
Percy W. Nickless
Central Presbyterian Church
Here
Permanent Judicial Commission
The
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of the US
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