Military Promotions and Deployments Among Local Servicemen
The record notes C. L. MacGregor promoted from first lieutenant to captain in the signal corps with Gen. Patch's Seventh Army in France. Other local service members include Seaman 2nd Class R. James Threlkeld on leave, Set. LeRoy Fortner arriving in England, Bob Goodrow training at Great Lakes, Staff Sgt. George T. Fish on 30 day furlough, Seaman 2/c Grace A. Baer on leave at Norman naval air station, Seaman 1/c radioman David Siechert in California after radio training, Pvt. Don Ceynar arrived in France, William H. Ryan promoted to first pilot in the Philippines, and Lt. George R. Bickal serving in Germany with family listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. MacGregor
D. MacGregor
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Falls
Capt. MacGregor
Signal Corps
Gen. Patch
Seventh Army
France
Washington High School
Macgregor
Sgt Harold Benion Wounded in Action in Belgium
Sgt Harold Benion 23 of the armored infantry was wounded in Belgium on January 1 and hospitalized in England. Son of Mr and Mrs C Benion of 210 Third Street SW he has been awarded the Purple Heart. A former Quaker Oats employee, Benion trained at Camp Cooke California before going overseas in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Benion
Armored Infantry
Belgium
England
C. Benion
Third Street
Roosevelt
Benson
Camp Cooke
Calif
Speakeasies Thrive as Curfew Sparks Nightlife Shift
New York reports a three day old Cinderella curfew spurring a surge of speakeasies. Daily News writer David Charnay says a post midnight tour found five Manhattan spots serving liquor during banned hours. Some venues required telephone introductions or written credentials for entry, with drink prices from $1 to $20 for a bottle of Scotch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Daily News
David Charnay
Manhattan
Charnay
Medical Exam for Disabled Yet Who Turned to Robbery
CHICAGO. A mental examination was ordered for James Jobe, 21, a navy veteran, who says injuries from the sinking of the carrier Wasp drove him to crime. Burns on his hands and body kept him from his old foundry job, and he claims he robbed to support his wife and three week old baby. The judge noted veteran readjustment issues and adjourned robbery charges to March 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Jobe
Wasp
Jobe
Charles S. Dougherty
Medics Deplore Army Refusal to Assist in Survey
The Journal of the American Medical Association in Chicago called the War Department decision to拒 cooperate in a proposed medical history of the war the most regrettable and said it will hinder scientific progress and deprive the public of a valuable record. Plans under the National Research Council were canceled due to the Army’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Journal of the American Medical Association
War Department
Army Medical Department
National Research Council
Army
Cedar Rapids Gazette Details and Subscription Rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette describes its establishment by The Gazette Company and notes distribution and mailing dates. It lists subscription rates for various delivery options and advertises its leased wire service from Associated Press United Press International. Additional office addresses are provided for Allen-Klapp Company in Chicago New York and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
3Rd Ave
Iowa
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Gazette
Mick
Paritian
Allen-Ki
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Fitts Avenue
New York
New Center Ride
Detroit
Media Records
A.N
Publication on war medicine volumes proposed
The original proposal described a series covering medicine, surgery, pathology and treatment related to the war effort, with volumes envisioned to document medical knowledge and practices connected to wartime needs.
Nestorian Defined as Follower of Nestorius Sect
A Nestorian is a member of a religious sect deriving its name from Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nestorius
Patriarch
Constantinople
Istanbul
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R. James Threlkeld
Seaman
R. M. Threlkeld
Fourth Avenue SE
Seaman Threlkeld
New Orleans
Fort Pierce
Fla
LeRoy Fortner
Roy Fortner
Mt. Vernon Avenue
Bob Goodrow
Navy
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Harold Oa Goodrow
First Avenue
George T. Fish
Elizabeth Fish
Shellsburg
Harold
Sixth Street
Grace A. Baer
John Baer
Twelfth Street
Norman, Okla
Naval Air Station
David Siechert
Edgar Siechert
Woodside Drive
Shoemaker
University of Wisconsin At Madison
Don Ceynar
William Ceynar
Second Street
William H. Ryan
W. H. Ryer
Ryan
Philippines
George R. Bickal
Daisy Bickal
Germany
Nature
Hess
Dean
Gime
Sgt
Benion
Speakeasy
Hewes
U. S. Territories
Pod Draper
Draper
Okinow's
Okinow
Craemers
Joyce Hubrite
Craemer
Fuchsia
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