Kalinin Resigns as Soviet President Replaced by Shvernik
In Moscow, Kalinin steps down due to eye trouble as wartime cabinet under Stalin reshuffles. Nikolai Shvernik becomes president and remains Soviet vice president. Stalin retains prime minister post and Molotov remains foreign minister and deputy premier.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Vladislav M. Molotov
Mikhail I. Kalinin
Kalinin
Nikolai M. Shvernik
Council of Nationalities
Supreme Soviet
Stalin
Molotov
Copes Fail To Move 250 Pound Mrs Yuraitis To Court
In Gary Indiana twelve officers and two deputies failed to haul 250 pound Mrs Ollie Yuraitis from her home to Lake Superior court as a witness in a child custody case. After repeated attempts she undressed and went back to bed prompting a court order for her appearance in clothes at 10 am Monday.
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Gary, Ind
INS
Gary
Gilbert and Sullivan
Ollie Yuraitis
Lake Superior Court
Sheriff's
Homer E. Sackett
Hebrews Discover Early Vegetable Tanning for Shoes
The article notes that the dyeing and tanning method using vegetables in shoe making dates back thousands of years to Hebrew craftsmen, highlighting ancient origins of leather processing.
Olmsted Plans Open House in Cedar Rapids
George Olmsted, Republican gubernatorial hopeful, arrives from Waterloo to speak at the Lions Club about China and to organize an Olmsted for Governor effort in Cedar Rapids. He will meet the public Thursday at the Roosevelt hotel Parlor 223 from 2 to 3 p.m. Invitations go to Republican committees and workers, but any interested resident may attend.
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George Olmsted
Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Hotel
Linn County
Republican Central Committee
Republican
Olmsted
Waterloo
The
Lions Club
Future of
China
Lions ‘Club
Jumpy Russian Sentry Blamed in Yank's Death
In Berlin the U S army said a quick moving Russian sentry fired through a car killing Lt. James Wilson 25 of Bryan Texas as he drove a German girl to her home with another American officer.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Berlin
James Wilson
Bryan
Texas
Marion News highlights and local notices from Marion
Miss Verle Breed is honored as a bride elect at a Christian church tea. Marion groups sponsor two Y Indian Guide tribes with Cedar Rapids YMCA and Marion Presbyterian support. District speech contest and precontest band concert planned at Marion High. Local residents and events include military, medical visits, and a railway derailment rerouting trains through Marion.
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Verle Breed
L. R. Langfeldt
Marion
Y” Indian Guide
Edward E. Lala
W. E. Jackson
Richard C. Derflinger
I Cedar Rapids Y.M.C.A
Marion Presbyterian Church
Mosquito Club Girl Returns From Sweden Mission
Joyce Mayclin comes home to Fort Dodge after two years with the state department in Stockholm Sweden. She belongs to the exclusive Mosquito club one of four members who were wartime state department employees flown from Scotland to Sweden in Mosquito bombers. The group replaced bombs in cramped plane recesses and now Miss Mayclin visits her parents before reporting to Washington for another overseas assignment.
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Washington, D C
Western Union Seeks 10 Percent Rate Hike
Western Union asked the Federal Communications Commission to authorize a 10 percent increase in charges for regular and press messages and other rate adjustments to compensate for wage increases.
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Western Union
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
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