Three Red Cross committees approved by Linn County unit
The Linn county Red Cross chapter's board approved creation of three new committees chaired by C V Shepherd J J Shepard and George Kosek to handle field worker interviews personnel and property affairs. The board also named a new executive committee and announced nurses and other officers along with details of a $1100 furniture gift for Schick General Hospital and planned canteen use at Union Station.
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Linn’ County
C. V. Shepherd
Red Cross
J. J. Shepard
George Kosek
L. K. Cornell
Sherman Yates
Collins Radio Company
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
E. J. Bruns
Coe Recreation Hall
Navy
Union Station
Coe
Notice of Probate for Victor H W Hasek Will
In Linn County Iowa District Court notices announce the March 16 hearing to prove the will of Victor HW Hasek, late of the county, for admission to probate. Clerk Arthur Axmear records the proceeding. Alois M Hasek Jr is named as attorney.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Victor HW. Hasek
Said
Court House
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Arthur Axmear
Alois M. Hasek
Red Cross Blood Bank Saves Many Field Casualties
John J. Wagner of the Red Cross spoke to High Twelve members at the Roosevelt about wartime medical progress. He cited blood donor service as vital, noting six thousand buckets of blood needed weekly and that plasma saves many evacuees. He urged generous donations aligned with social standing.
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Red Cross Blood Bank
Red Cross
High Twelve Club
John J. Wagner
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Wagner
Armed Services
Normand
Big Night for Raising Ned Ends With Fines
James Murphy, 19, of 1106 Ninth street SE, sailor home on leave, fined 25 dollars and costs by Judge Harry S. Johnson for drunkenness and disturbing the peace. 15 dollars of the fine suspended due to neighborhood trouble. Ed Hunter, 34, of 911 Seventeenth avenue SE, also fined 25 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. arrested following a disturbance at his son's home. William Hanson, 271 Twelfth street NW, charged with tearing up his wife's apartment at 828 Second avenue SE. Richard Hamilton, 58, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, arrested at the union bus depot for acting in a queer manner. carried 1009 dollars in postal savings and war bonds.
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James Murphy
Ninth Street SE
Harry S. Johnson
Murphy
Ed Hunter
Seventeenth Avenue SE
Johnson
William Hanson
Twelfth Street
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Ball
Second Avenue
Richard Hamilton
Ypsilanti, Mich
Union
Ypsilanti
MacArthur Returns to Corregidor in Victory Tour
General Douglas MacArthur completed his pledge to return by touring Corregidor island where 30 000 ill American troops surrendered in 1942. He saluted Lt. Gen. Jonathan Wainwright and honored paratroopers and the 503rd regiment for overcoming heavy odds, praise echoed as colors were raised.
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Corregidor
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
United States
Istand
Manila Bay
Jones
Fifth Army Patrol Conducts Raid in Italy
In Italy the Fifth Army carried out a patrol raid west of Monte Ricci clearing German machine guns in a two hour fight. Eight Army patrol clashes occurred along the Senio and near Fusignano Vald li and Comacchio areas as part of ongoing front activity.
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Rome
INS
Fifth Army
Monte Rmici
Senio
Fusignano
Vallidi
Comacchio
Nothing Like Giving His Dad a Buildup
A first grader rushes to show a billfold to the teacher, proudly displaying a government wanted poster. The boy insists the likeness is his father, even though the image is of a criminal, prompting a humorous misperception.
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Hays, Kan
RFC Revisions Expand Loan Operations For Small Firms
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced a major reform to extend credit for business and industry, focusing on small firms for reconversion. It will cooperate with regional credit pools, covering up to 75 percent of pool loans, with RFC adding up to $30,000 of a $40,000 loan per $10,000 pool. The plan becomes effective immediately through RFC's 31 loan agencies.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Corporation
RFC
REC
Germans Die by Homicide Suicide in Elsdorf House
AP report from the U S Army details a German family the Reichs who killed themselves after leaving a farewell note. German wife and daughter joined the husband in suicide as American troops captured Elsdorf. They hanged themselves after standing on chairs and using ropes. their dog was found dead beside them.
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U. S. First Army
Elsdorf
Wildcat Strike Ends at Indiana Harbor Locomotive Yard
A wildcat strike by 75 locomotive firemen and engineers at the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company in Indiana Harbor ended Thursday night.
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
INS
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
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