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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1944

Page

13

Radio and TV Highlights On Friday’s Schedule

Nadine Subotnik lists upcoming broadcasts headlined by Kate Smith narrator for Be tween Americans on CBS and WMT at 7 p.m. with Jack Miller conducting. Other features include John Garfield salute at 7:30 p.m. on Mutual and WGN, Spotlight Bands at 8:30 p.m. on Blue and KXEL, Morten Downey on Sports News at 9:30 p.m. NBC and WMA, Bricker speaking on NBC and WHO, You Ask for It at 7:30 p.m. NBC and WHO dedicated to service men, and Back Home in Indiana film publicity tied to the Double or Nothing event at Billings Memorial Hospital on Friday over Mutual.

Kate Smith Norman Corwin CBS WMT Jack Miller Kate John Garfield New York East Side Hollywood Chamber of Commerce Freedom of Opportunity Mutual WGN Morten Downey Bill Stern NBC WMA Fred Waring Clem McCarthy Lew Lehr WHO Billings Memorial Service Hospital Indianapolis Indiana Lucille Manners Swee Meet Your Navy Amos 'N Andy

Evening Radio Schedule June 9 1946 Compilation

Hour by hour listing of radio programs across stations WGN KXEL WH0 WMT and others for June 9 1946 including News Broadway Melodies Waltz Time Symphonette and various morning and afternoon shows with hosts such as Kate Smith Cecil Brown Andy Devine and Billie Burke, plus 1944 and 1946 reference points.

WGN Ander WMT Grant Bob Becker KXEL Gross Sheilor

Marines Sniped Mines Invasion Ships Mast Sharpshooters

Marines used picked leatherneck sharpshooters stationed high on the masts of bombardment ships to rifle out floating mines during the invasion. They operated with precision to neutralize hazards threatening the fleet and landing craft.

Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Forces

Accord on Veterans Educational Fund Reached

Washington AP reports conference leaders on the GI Bill of Rights agreed on maximum educational benefits of 500 dollars per year for up to four years for veterans aid.

Washington Veterans Aid

Underground Battle Between French Underground and Vichy Nazis

London dispatch reports a fratricidal clash as the French Underground Patriot army fights Vichy Germany aligned forces. The Allied command ordered mobilization of 20 000 pro Nazi militiamen to reinforce guards and police. Jacques Doriot urged followers to join the militia and man armies. Allied and French leaders note sabotage and rear-communication threats to German lines in Lyon and southern France. Large scale Allied air attacks may extend beyond the coastal strip with leaflets warning civilians to stay ready.

London Vichy Supreme Command Needig Himmler Comare Jacques Doriot Supreme Headquarters

Insurance Chief Fights Repeal of Colored Oleo Tax

Washington AP report notes a Senate agriculture subcommittee hearing where Elbert S. Brigham opposes removing the 10 cent a pound tax on colored margarine. He warns of millions of pounds selling as butter at butter prices if repealed, citing dairy industry stance on color and profit motives.

Washington Senate Agriculture Subcommittee Congress Elbert S. Brigham Montpelier House National Life Insurance Company Smith D-S.c Brigham Ellender R-La A. G. Hopkins National Association of Margarine Manufacturers Hopkins

F D R Defers Action On Kimmel Extension

President Roosevelt defers action on extending the court martial time limit for Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and Major General Walter C. Short to December 7, 1944 after Attorney General Francis Biddle cites the usual 10 day period. Senator A B Chandler says the Senate military affairs panel will seek facts in Major General Miller's demotion for alleged loose talk about the invasion.

Washington Roosevelt Husband E. Kimmel Walter C. Short Francis Biddie A. B. Chandier D-Ky Senate Military Affairs Committee Henry J. F. Miller London

Army Navy merger study urged by postwar policy panel

Instructions from the high command call for an army navy committee to study proposals for merging the services and to consider a separate department of air. The report was released by House committee chairman Woodrum on postwar military policy hearings.

Washington High Command Army Navy House Committee Department of Air Woodrum D-Va

Sir Aubrey Smith Knighted in Birthday Honors

Hollywood actor C Aubrey Smith said he was extremely gratified to be knighted by King George VI in the birthday honors list. He quipped that he may drop the C from his name and simply become Sir Aubrey.

Hollywood C. Aubrey Smith George VI Sir Aubrey

German Chiefs Shriek Hatred of Americans

Larry Allen reports from New York on Nazi propaganda aimed at Americans led by Robert Ley and Alfred Rosenberg. He cites Der Angriff and Prague speeches accusing the United States of decadence and war profiteering, contrasting Nazi indoctrination with American wartime life and prisoners’ treatment.

New York Nazi Germany Robert Ley Hitler Labor Front Germany Berlin der Angriff United States of America Alfred Rosenberg Baltic Countries Romania Prague United States Hollywood America

Iowa Native Named Divisional Assistant in Far East Unit

Hillis Lory of Sutherland Nebraska Iowa born 43 becomes divisional assistant on Japanese affairs in the State Department Far Eastern division. He studied at Morningside College Sioux City taught at Hokkaido Imperial University 1925 to 1929 and later on the Stanford political science faculty. Joseph C. Grew heads the division.

Washington Hillis Lory State Department Far Eastern Japan Joseph C. Grew Lory Sutherland Morningside College Sioux City Hokaido Imperial University Stanford University Palo Alto Calif

Iowa University to Loss Longtime Business Manager Cobb

William H. Cobb, business manager and secretary of the University of Iowa since 1938, will resign around Sept. 1 to join the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association in New York City as secretary and board member. Cobb arrived at Iowa in 1922 as auditor, later becoming controller and then business manager in 1937.

Iowa City William H. Cobb University of Iowa University Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America New York City Cobb Carnegie Foundation University of Illinois

Bombers Collide Over Honolulu Killing 11

In Honolulu two army medium bombers collided over a residential area. Eleven people were killed including seven civilians, with several others injured as burning planes struck houses and destroyed at least four dwellings. Police Chief W A Gabrielson confirmed all aircraft occupants perished.

Honolulu W. A. Gabrielson Gabrielson

Striker calls for landing port authority during covert voyage

A Canadian corvette Pursuit signaling an American cruiser asked for port authority directions while seeking a landing site for a contraband voyage. The cruiser replied with uncertainty, highlighting limited cooperation.

Invasion Prescott

Allied forces close on Mokmer field in New Guinea

American Sixth Army troops supported by tanks artillery and naval gunfire advanced to reduce Japanese positions east of Mokmer airdrome in northwest New Guinea. MacArthur announced the seizure of the field on Wednesday as bomber forces hit a Japanese cruiser near Waigeo island and reports said two destroyers were sunk or damaged in the week.

Allied Southwest Pacific Sixth Army Mokmer Airdrome Douglas MacArthur Waevers Biak MacArthur Boroekoe Sorido Mokmer Waigeo Island Sorong Dutch New Guinea Halhamera Manokwari

Kay Kyser Marries Singer in His Band

In Las Vegas Kay Kyser 38 wed Georgia Ann Carroll 24 a singer in his band in their first marriages. The ceremony occurred early Thursday and ties the famed bandleader to his vocalist spouse.

Kay Kyser Las Vegas Nev Georgia Ann Carroll

Stalin Pledges Free Poland After War, Lange Reports

Prof. Oscar Lange of the University of Chicago says Premier Stalin told him Poland would be free and its sovereignty recognized after the war. Lange, who visited Russia and met Stalin, said arming a Polish army in Russia would be foolish if the Reds hid ulterior aims toward Poland. He visited as a private citizen at the invitation of the Union of Polish Patriots.

Chicago Oscar Lange University of Chicago Russia Stalin Poland Lange Union of Polish Patriots

Smoke Overcomes 24 At Navy Yard Fire

Twenty four men were overcome by smoke when a depot at the Portsmouth navy yard burned Thursday and partly destroyed an adjoining building. The first Naval District in Boston described the blaze as large and causing considerable damage.

Portsmouth N. H Portsmouth Navy Yard First Naval District Boston

Hog embargo lifted at East St. Louis market

The hog marketing committee announced the embargo would be lifted at 6 a.m. Friday. About 6,500 hogs were held over for Friday's sale as the committee relaxed hog shipment regulations and disclosed its plan to change controls.

East St. Louis East ST. Louis, Ir

Woman's body found near railroad tracks outside Boone

The badly decomposed body of a woman was discovered along the Chicago and North Western tracks twelve miles west of Boone by section men. Officials believe the corpse had been there about a week. Sheriff Wilkins could only speculate if she fell or was pushed from a train. Coroner Hancock said no inquest. The body was identified by ration books and a Wells Nevada railroad ticket purchased at Wells. The deceased is Merl Kraft, 50, of Tiffin, Ohio. The body will be cremated in Des Moines and ashes sent to Tiffin.

Tiffin Ohio Des Moines

Salt sick in cattle traced to copper and iron deficiency

Researchers identify salt sickness in cows as caused by a copper and iron deficiency. The finding links mineral imbalance to deteriorating health and production in dairy herds. Field veterinarians advise testing mineral levels and adjusting supplements to prevent recurrence.

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