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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1943

Page

3

Alfred Wallenstein Program Adopts Summer Format

Alfred Wallenstein changes its schedule for summer with light music and Mariae Numbers on NBC Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Richard Crooks appears as guest. The Enemy Is Listening dramatizes careless words on Cavalcade of America Mondays at 7 p.m. on WHO. Lydia Eberhart mystery author featured. Vox Pop from Topeka air base Mondays at 7 p.m. on WMT with interviews. Movie dramas on Radio Theater and Screen Guild Players air Monday evenings on CBS with Roddy McDowall and Rita Johnson. Dr Harry Hagens True or False features Broad way and Junior Miss cast. Guest Robert Casadesus on The Telephone Hour. Information Please at 9:30 with Deems Taylor and Marcia Davenport. Felix Adler on 95 Minutes from Broadway at 11:05 p.m. on WMT.

King Alfred Wallenstein NBC America WHO Mignon Eberhart Roddy McDowall Rita Johnson George Brent Friend Flicka CBS Laraine Day George Murphy Charles Coburn the Devil Miss Jones Screen Guild Players Robert Casadesus Deems Taylor Marcia Davenport Felix Adler King of the Clowns Broadway WMT Ceiling Unlimited Dr. L Percy Faith Ewan Screen Guild

Radio Schedule Highlights June 1943 Publicized Programs

A detailed timetable lists WMT WGN WHO KXEL stations with hourly slots across morning and afternoon on Tuesday June 1943. Programs include News, Farm Hour, Devotions, War Journal, Markets, and Time Out segments featuring a mix of music, readings, and talks.

WMT Stock WGN Reveille Dieter Kxel War Journal Jemima WGN Mary Miles Austin Vic Lindlahr Cliff & Helen EL Jane Foster Magic Kitchen Wet — Weu KXEL WGN Music Box Vic & Sade Horizon Snowee Jenny David Harum Kate Smith Carter Judy Jane Linda Helen Trent Holb

Low Flying Pilot Causes Tragedy in North Hollywood

Army air corps officers said a low flight caused a Lockheed Interceptor to crash in a residential district in North Hollywood. The plane plowed into a garage, exploded, and an Army sergeant’s wife, Myrtle Baker, was killed. The pilot perished after failing to recover from a dive, clipping a tree as witnesses noted repeated low passes over homes.

North Hollywood Calif Army Air Corps Ralph A. Snavely Los Angeles Air Defense Myrtle Baker Army Arthur Horn A. C. Simels Simel Baker

Explosion demolishes Baker home as car hurled into house

A massive blast felt miles away blasted a garage, flipping a car into the back of the Baker residence and igniting the home. Mrs. Baker died inside the service porch while debris and a motor struck Louis Lamer in his yard. Firemen faced exploding ammunition as flames spread to a neighboring house before being contained.

Baker

Doughboys of the Ninth Division Reach Tunis Front

The Ninth Division, after earlier delays at Djebel Berda, made a striking push in Tunisia. They flanked the Germans from Jenna, seized Djebel Amtra, and pressed to the shores of Lake Achkei near Bizerte. A tank destroyer unit with the Ninth entered the seaport, while infantry fought uphill to clear positions for tanks and airfields. The rugged campaign highlighted the foot soldier's crucial role alongside armored and air support.

Tunis Harold Doyle Waterloo Ninth Jenna Djebel Amtra Lake Achkei Bizerte Africa

Eisenhower Named Father of Year 1943

New York dispatch reports General Dwight D. Eisenhower the allied commander in North Africa was named the outstanding father of 1943 by the National Father’s Day committee. A cablegram cited his leadership and inspiration to youth and future generations and noted his son John is a West Point cadet.

New York INS Dwight D. Eisenhower North Africa John West Point

Bishop Freeman of Washington Dies at 76

The Right Rev. James E. Freeman, 76, Episcopal bishop of Washington, died Sunday after a year of illness. He helped build the Washington Cathedral and was a central figure in Washington life during his tenure.

Washington Ins James E. Freeman Episcopal Washington Cathedral

Take Her Down Howard Gilmore Sailor Hero of Navy

Poem honoring Commander Howard Gilmore of the U S Navy recounts his last act in battle aboard a submarine. As a warship approached, he ordered Take Her Down to save his crew then sacrificed his life, immortalizing his seamanship and devotion on the ocean. His name is lauded for bravery and leadership.

Howard Gilmore Navy Evessel Japan Gilmore

Cedar Rapids Girl Tops Coe Honor List in 1943

Helen Luber of Cedar Rapids was named the 1943 Coe College graduate with first honors and summa cum laude. The ceremony listed multiple summa cum laude, magna cum laude, cum laude recipients, with awards to various students including Dorothy Ann Kucera for the Knox prize and many departmental prizes.

Cedar Rapids Coe Cris Helen Luber M. H. Luber Fourth Avenue Coe College Roger A. Huber Clarksville Bernice Mae Brandau Rudd Esther Elnora Cunningham Burlington Eleanor Dorothy Peters Mary Lenore Knox Dorothy Ann Kucera Belle Plaine Crescent Alpha Gamma Delta Barbara Fitzgerald Marion Alpha XI Delta Betty L. Subotnik Armstrong Forensic Dorthe J. Clark Terris John S. de Haan Orange City Grace H. Douma Ottumwa Richard J. Fisher Oskaloosa Dorothy M. Forsyth Nashville Lucia Mae Smith Marilyn Thorsander Palatine Ibl Geraldine S. Trevor Moline University Women’s Association Crystal E. Wells Manchester Mary McMillan Rebecca G. Evans Newton Carrie L. Mack Chi Omega Richard T. Willing Courtney Donald W. Barnes Tama Crawford Music Lenore M. Sherrard Cambridge Ill Mu Phi Epsilon Lois I. Apel Nora Springs Mary Towne Kappa Delta Sorority Erskine Hanson Maxine Lutz Mulson Jean Morris Phi Sigma Iota Janet Jo Jefferis Pi Delta Epsilon George R. Muirhead Tracr

British Subs Sink Six Ships in Mediterranean Actions

London reports British submarine crews have sunk six more enemy ships in the Mediterranean and shelled an airfield on the island of Corsica, underscoring intensified Allied underwater warfare and aerial harassment during the campaign.

London Mediterranean Corsica

Submarine raids reported around Mediterranean shores

A Sunday admiralty communique states a submarine approached Augusta Sicily to torpedo an enemy naval auxiliary at the harbor entrance and blew up. Another submarine sank a large supply ship near the Gulf of Policastro, southwest Italy, while a third sank a medium tanker off the Riviera near Monte Carlo. Shore batteries replied without effect to the Corsica attack.

Miralty Augusta Sicily Gulf of Policastro Italy Riviera Monte Carlo Corsica

Greek guerrillas seize town to cut Italian lines in Greece

Italian lines of communication across Greece reportedly cut as Greek guerrillas seize a strategic town in the Pindus mountains, according to the British radio broadcast on Sunday night.

New York INS Pindus Mountains Greece

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