Bloody Point Battle Rages At Holtz Bay Attu
On Attu Holtz bay sees three days of savage fighting as Japanese positions thwart American advances. Casualties remain light though frost bite and shock add to the toll while medics and navy crews sustain the frontline with steady supply runs and improvised cargo lifts under heavy shellfire.
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Holtz Bay
Sherman Montrose
NEA Service
the Gazette
Oltz Bay
Attu
Army Engineers Recruiter to Visit Cedar Rapids Monday
Army Engineer recruiters will interview and accept applicants aged 18 to 50 at the Cedar Rapids post office building Monday. A campaign seeks 9,000 recruits monthly for the engineers. Eligible workers may be sent to West Over,field Mass or Camp Claiborne La for training after induction.
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Paul O. Jensen
Special Army Engineer
Cedar Rapids
Jack Mobley
Engineers
Westover
Field
Mass
Camp Claiborne
Reae
Bribes for Backing Ruml Plan Charged
Rep Hoffmann urged a House committee to probe alleged bribery tied to support for the Ruml tax plan. He cited ammunition from CIO United Automobile Workers claiming Republicans were promised $5000 per congressman to vote for the plan. The banquet involved 13 lawmakers from five states, Hoffmann said.
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Hoffman
R-Mich
Rayburn
Congress
House
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Saved from Deportation as a Boy Future U S Soldier
Private Fred Abd n our of Cedar Rapids, Syrian born, dodged deportation after a six year fight led by his priest and relatives. After schooling at Iowa State College and McKinley High, he now serves in the U S air corps, his citizenship secured by family action and immigration rulings. The saga traces from Aine Arb Syria to Windsor Ontario and Chicago, ending with his legal return to the United States and enlistment.
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United States
Fred (Fayz)Abdnour
Cedar Rapids
Air Corps
Joseph Kacere
Rachel Abdnour
Tenth Street SE
Fred Abdnour
Iowa State College
Gazette Newsie
McKinley High School
Aine- Arb
Syria
Damascus
Jerusalem
H. E. Spangler
Republican National Committee
Rep
Cyrenus Cole
Frank Byers
the Gazette
Mexico
United States Bureau of Immigration
B. Silliman
United States Army
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Chi
Cago
Windsor
Ont
Gustaf Abdnour
Fayz
United States Air Corps
Turkey
Gutas Abdnour
Elizabeth Abdnour
Bureau of Immigration
Fred
Cole
Abdnour
Fred Shada
Immigration Bureau
McKinlay High School
B. D. Sillimian
Chicago
Durish
Peace and Senate Duty in a World War II Letter
A wartime letter to a U.S. senator urges ratification of peace treaties by the Senate and asks leaders to consider global stakes. The writer cites Abe Lincoln, references Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek, and presses for a just, lasting peace beyond victory.
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Jim
Senator
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Joe Stalin
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