Town Meeting Debates Unconditional Surrender On Air
Radio program outlines debate on unconditional surrender with Clifton Utley and Rep Carl Mundt on the affirmative side and Maynard Krueger and Morris Rubin on the negative. Moderator George Denny Jr. also hosts related foreign policy discussions and guest appearances.
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America
KXEL
Clifton Utley
Chicago Council On Foreign Relations
Carl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Maynard Krueger
University of Chicago
Socialist Party
Morris H. B. Rubin
Wisconsin Progressive
George V. Denny, Jr
United Nations
Hour by Hour Radio Schedule Highlights
Radio listings show Major Bowes on WGN News at 8:15 p m followed by Nick Carter and Dinah Shore in WGN programs. KXEL and WMT present Spotlight and March of Time with additional news updates.
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NBC
WHO
Stanislaw Mikolajiczyk
Poland
United States
Robert Tafteeeeesers
WBBM
Eree Brice-Morgan
Aldrich
EXEL
Eweree
Bob Burns
Dinah Shore
WMT
Joan Davis
WMAQ
Abbott, Costello
First Line
Eevee
March of Time
Wre Music Hall
Major Bowes
WGN
Hestier
Nick Carter
WGN Sonecasur
Kxel Spotlight Bas
Radio Schedule Notes From June 9 1944 Listing Programs and Times
A fragmented broadcast timetable lists daily radio programs on WGN WMT KXEL WX EXEL and related stations. Entries include Judy and Jan, Mary Maris, Stella Dallas, Buckaroos, Love and Romance, and news briefings with times from morning through evening.
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Cutt
Helen Ystery
WGN
Johnny Bet
Rxel Rangers
WMT
Prise
XEL
Gross
Burling
Holbert
Old Pioneer
Kxel Tum & Avner
Rich Family
Navy Authors Invasion News to Home Town Papers
The Navy says all personnel involved in the European invasion may inform their hometown newspapers of their roles. On returning to base, seamen will receive a Vmail form to fill with their newspaper name and location.
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Washington
Navy
France
Treanor Relives D Day Landing Aid and Mine Peril
War correspondent Tom Treanor describes reaching the French coast during the invasion. He observes minefield dangers, shelling, and the chaos of landing crafts while documenting Allied troops, jeeps, and equipment moving shoreward under fire.
Filling Out War Service Forms Reveals Personal Details
The article explains how forms collect name, age, rank, invaded country, prior actions, promotions, medals, home address, parents and spouse details, siblings in service, former job and last school attended. It notes the comprehensive personal data requested for service records.
Air Forces to Bring WACaravan Show to Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids will host one of 33 Iowa cities hosting the Air-WACaravan, a two hour entertainment show to recruit women for Air-WACs. The June 22 appearance follows Iowa City June 21 and other Iowa dates, featuring 30 enlisted performers and a 12 piece orchestra. The tour has played Des Moines and seven states, drawing large crowds. no recruiting occurs during the program. Further date details will be announced.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Cities
Army Air Forces
Iowa City
Oelwein
Decorah
Army
WAC
Iowa
Des Moines
ROTC at Coe Is Excellent Again
The ROTC unit at Coe college again received an excellent rating after its annual inspection. Maj. Gen. C. H. Danielson notified President Charles A. Anderson that Coe’s unit would be retained. The ELEVENTH consecutive year of top ratings followed April’s inspection by Col. Malcolm E. Craig. Capt. Leo A. Hoffmann commands the ROTC unit and ASTPR group, using cadet officers to drill 17 year old Army Air Corps reservists.
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Coe College
Coe
Charles A. Anderson
C. H. Danielson
Seventh Service Command
Leo A. Hoffmann
ASTPR
Army Air Corps
Pronunciations of Names in Invasion
AP list provides correct pronunciations for Normandy locations in the invasion. Examples include Vire, Carentan, Carteret, Insigny, Vilers sur Mer, Trouville, Deauville, Asnelles, Honfleur, and Beauville, with phonetic renderings such as Veer Kah-rahn-tahn Ee-zeen-yee Ve-lay Soor Trou-veel Doh-veel Ak-well Ohn-fier Berz-veel.
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Associated Press
France
Vire—Veer
Carentan
Kah-rahn-tahn
Carteret
Kahr-ter-ray
Insigny
Ee-zeen-yee
Viliers-Sur-Mer
Vee-lay-Soor
Trouville
Trou-veel
Deauville
Asnelles
Ak-well
Honfleur
Ohn-fier
Beauzeville
Berz-veel
Nazis Order French Not to Leave Homes
British broadcast reports German occupation forces warned residents of major French cities not to leave homes from dusk until dawn under threat of death. The alert was heard on the Blue network via the BBC.
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New York
France
British Broadcasting Company
Blue Network
First Mail Reaches Allied Invasion Forces
The first mail was delivered Wednesday to Allied invasion forces in France, announced by British postal officials.
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First Mail
London
France
Lt Peter Simon Sets 12 Week Lecture Series At Camp Hood
Temple Texas AP Lt Peter Simon the station complement orientation officer at Camp Hood prepared an advance schedule of lectures for each 12 week period March 10 he issued a schedule. For the week beginning June 5 his series was entitled The second front.
Staff of Health Camp to Report For Work Friday
Staff in charge of Camp Good Health will report Friday morning to unpack toys and books, set beds with linens, organize infirmary supplies, and ready kitchens. Women from St James Methodist cleaned the camp, and community groups repaired and pressed children’s clothing for campers arriving Monday.
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Good Health
St. James Methodist Church
Community House Service Club
St. Paul’s Hiethodist Church
Camp Good Health Fund Seeks Donations to Aid Cedar Rapids Youth
The camping lodge is ready with fireplace and blankets for nights but the Camp Good Health Fund is $415 short of its goal. The fund covers adopting expenses for mentally handicapped children aged 6 to 12 from low income Cedar Rapids homes, managed by Public Health Nursing. Send donations to The Gazette Cedar Rapids Iowa care of Camp Good Health Fund.
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Camp Good Health Fund
Public Health Nursing Association
Cedar Rapids
Camp Good ‘Health Fund
The
Gazette
Iowa
Draftees and Volunteers Share Iowa Soldiers Preference
The Iowa supreme court ruled that the soldiers preference law applies equally to drafted and volunteer veterans. Justice Oscar Hale said Walter Wright, one of three Sioux City policemen who passed civil service exams for promotion, should have been appointed police captain. The case involved Milton V. Glisar and Arville B. Case, with Glisar’s appointment voided for army physical rejection.
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DES Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Iowa
Oscar Hale
Wapello
Walter Wright
Sioux City
Forrest M. Olson
Milton V. Glisar
Arville B. Case
Case
Glisar
Wright
Des Moines Woman Sings Marine Corps Honor Song
Mrs. Lucile Kendall Griswold of Des Moines, wife of a local druggist and Cedar Rapids native, has a song titled Heroes Are Sleeping officially accepted by the United States Marine Corps. Brig. Gen. Robert L. Denig praised the piece as impressive and well done in a Washington letter of commendation.
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Des Moines
United States Marine Corps
Lucile Kendall Griswold
Cedar Rapids
Congress Votes Time Extension In Kimmel Case
Congress and Roosevelt sign a compromise extending the time to try Pearl Harbor case charges. The six month extension delays court martial actions against Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel Major Gen. Walter C. Short and other military personnel and civil actions against civilians. The measure blends prior Senate and House extensions and orders immediate investigations by the Army and Navy.
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Pearl Harbor
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Husband E. Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Army
Navy
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