Flag Dedicated for South Side Red Cross Families
A service flag in Z C B J hall honors 81 boys with mothers in the South Side Red Cross unit. Two stars are gold for Capt. Fred Anderson Jr. and Capt. Edwin Novak, both sons of local residents, who died in service and in Africa respectively. The ceremony included an American flag presentation by Mrs. Edward Kuba.
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South Side Red Cross
Edward Kuba
Second Street
Women's Relief Corps
S. V. Shonka
Twenty-fifth Street
South Side
Ethyle Breedlove
Wildwood Drive
Pearl Harbor
Lillian Novotny
Frank L. Dvorak
Westwood Drive
Frank E
Navy
Pacific
Louis J
Idaho
Edwin D
Mississippi
James V. Novak
Corp
George J
Fort Omaha
Otto F
Kentucky
Elroy H
Yale University
New Haven
Fred Anderson
Dvorak
Novak
Anderson
Edwin Novak
Mary F. Novak
Penetro Advertised Against Cold Spread At Relief Event
A community gathering promotes cold precautions and Penetro remedy while honoring service members. The program features readings by Mrs. Ethyle Breedlove and a framed honor roll for local men in the armed forces, followed by the singing of America as a closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jilek
Vernon Read
South Side
Red Cross
America
Martha Zemlicka
Fifteenth Street
Bombing hits Messina railway ferry terminal in Sicily
Cairo dispatch says U S Army Air Force bombed the Messina railway ferry terminal in Sicily on Wednesday. all American craft returned safely.
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Cairo
INS
Messina
Sicily
United States Army Air Force
State Education Bill Faces Debate In Iowa House
Legislators weigh a bill consolidating 29 code chapters into 10 while debating state aid for smaller schools. Blodgett critiques teacher standards and lack of pro school input on the commission, Moyle urges changes but supports passage to solidify finances. About 100 residents attend as Supt Grimes defends professional input and education’s statewide scope.
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Blodgett
School Code Commission
Rep. Moyle
Financial Foundation
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Toto
Henry DeKock
Tipton
Monticello
Marengo
Williamsburg
Mt. Vernon
Dean C. Harve Geiger
Coe College
Absenteeism Costly Claim At Maritime Hearing
Chairman Emory S. Land of the maritime commission told the House naval affairs committee that illegitimate absenteeism in shipyards costs the country the equivalent of 100 Liberty ships per year. He cited December 1942 time losses of 14 to 18 percent and a January weeks’ study showing 6.4 percent illegitimate absenteeism. Land urged Congress to take preventive action.
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Washington (Lp
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Land
Congress
Move to Cut Air Passenger Fares Ordered
The Civil Aeronautics Board directed 11 major U.S. domestic airlines to show cause within 15 days why their passenger fares should not be reduced by 10 percent.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Fuel Oil Ration Periods Extended for Farms and Non-Heating Uses
The Office of Price Administration extended kerosene and fuel oil rationing for farm vehicles machinery and non-heating uses to six months to cut trips to local rationing boards. Non heating rations had previously been issued for three month periods.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
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South Siders
Third Ave
Grimes
A. B. Grimes
Mendéro
Ligetit
Leggett
THE
Rexall Drug Stores
Teel
Dentifrice
Rexall B Drug
Ist Ave
3Rd ST
3Rd Ave
Elmo Margo
Drene
Cara Nome
Pfunder's Tablets
Grove
Alka Seltzer
Baume Bengue
Vick’s
ANC
EPSOM
KOTEX
Rexall
Parke-Davis
Upjohn
Miles
White
Paris
Ine
Second ST
Fitch
Tampax
Petty Onte By
Ays
Colgate
Colgate Dental Cream
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