To a Soldier, Dear Bill From Iowa in Wartime
A Iowa writer pens a long letter to a soldier in uniform describing spring weather shifts in Cedar Rapids and how life at home adapts to rationing gas and liquor shortages. The piece notes visits from air force reserves, USO events, local war plants, and civic preparations while recalling old friendship, nostalgic plans, and hopes for the future after the war. The tone blends humor and resilience, ending with a toast to the soldier’s luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Army
Air Force
Coe College
USC
Legion
Coe
USO
Bill
Army Navy
Cedar Rapids
Fire Department
Office of Civilian Defense
Des Moines
They Tell Me T Eat in the Australian Officers Mess
A wartime column recalls mess meals with canned fare hidden by cooks to seem better. It notes a Christmas dinner with ham, pineapple, beans, cabbage, cake, and fruit. Red Cross Christmas boxes cheer enlisted men with V mail, oats, cigarettes, and photos. Radio reception from the States and shortwave broadcasts bring home comfort. Lieutenant Franklin Eddy, cadet colonel in the ROTC and a Marengo, Iowa farmer, recalls New Year party at base hospital and a note on his service in Milne Bay, New Guinea.
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Ike
Africa
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Hank
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Franklin Eddy
T.C
A.F.I
Tau Beta Pi
University of Iowa Farmer of
Marengo, Iowa
Southwest Pacific
Cedar Rapids Records 99.43 Percent of Tax Collected
Cedar Rapids finished the year with 99.43 percent of its levy collected and deposited in city coffers. City Treasurer Walter Miller announced final figures totaling $3,896.65 and $890,157.18 in collections. The October 1941 special assessments of $5,443.53 for snow removal weed cutting and sidewalk repairs were largely collected, with $4,979.34 received.
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Cedar Rapids
Walter Miller
Miller
Navy Air Bureau Aide Named for James Jadrnicek
Lieut. James R. Jadrnicek son of Mr and Mrs K L Jadrnicek of 144 Seventeenth Street SW has been named assistant to Lieut Commander Davis in the bureau of aeronautics Naval division Washington D C He had served in Atlanta as part of the instructors school for pilot training begun at the naval reserve aviation base He studied at Grant High School and the University of Iowa then joined Navy flight training at Pensacola Fla He later served in Hawaii and left in May 1941 with his wife Helen Fase formerly of Honolulu He was assigned from the Corpus Christi naval base to the Atlanta flight instructors school contact"}
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James R. Jadrnicek
K. L. Jadrnicek
Seventeenth Street
Comdr. Davis
Bureau of Aeronautics
Naval Division
Washington, D
Jadrnicek
Atlanta
Naval Reserve Aviation
Comdr
Davis
Grant High School
University of Iowa
Navy Flight Training School
Pensacola
Fla
Hawaii
Helen Fase
Honolulu
Corpus Christi, Texas
Naval Base
Immaculate Conception Pupils Present Play Tonight
Immaculate Conception grade school pupils will present a play titled March to Victory tonight at 8. The ensemble includes drama music and dance with kindergarten and eight grades telling a boy's life from infancy to manhood. It is dedicated to boys from the school who are now in service.
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Immaculate Conception
Bombardiers Trained At Midland AAF School
Upon graduation from the Midland Texas AAF Bombardier School bombardiers are assigned to combat crew schools for team training with pilots navigators and gunners.
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Midland
Texas
AAF
British Torpedo Boats Raid German Convoy Off Dutch Coast
Lieut. D. G. H. White recalls a bold Royal Navy torpedo boat raid on a German convoy off Terschilling island 200 miles from Britain. The midgets scored hits on two of three large supply ships despite heavy fire from armed trawlers and a destroyer.
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London
INL
D. G. H. White
Terschilling Island
White
Drake
Torpedo Boat Flares At Sea In Battle Report
A fragment notes a hit on the largest enemy ship and a second hit by a torpedo boat straggler with motor trouble. The passage names Lieut. J. Oerer and references command structure during the engagement.
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Ane Oy
Lieut
J. Oerer
Eae Ee
Bay Post 396 Donates 62.66 For Cigarettes
Hanford post receives a 62.66 check from Walker post No. 5 of the American Legion for the cigaret fund aiding boys entering military service. Jones notes cigarets were provided to many local youths and urges continued support as the fund remains low.
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Bay Post
Hanford
American Legion
Iesee
Walker, Co
Dick) Jones
Legion
Armed Service
Walker
Jones
Walker Post
Hanford Post
Grant Anderson Speaks at Y W Lenten Service
The Rev. Grant F. Anderson of First Baptist will speak at the Y W C A Lenten service on Thursday at 2 o clock. Mrs. Robert C. Armstrong will preside and music will be provided by Mrs. T H DeWees and Mrs. Don Cook.
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Grant F. Anderson
First Baptist Church
Y.W.C.A
Robert C. Armstrong
T. H. DeWees
Don Cook
Twilight Hour Service For Business Women At YWCA
Mrs Hugh White will take part in the service sponsored by the education committee of the YWCA. The event titled Twilight Hour, a national service for business women, will be held Monday at the YWCA from 5 30 to 5 45 p.m.
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Hugh White
Education Committee
Y.W.C.A
North Western Agri Agent to Address Rotary Club
Howard J. Gramlich North Western railroad agricultural agent will address the Rotary Club meeting at the Roosevelt Hotel Monday noon. He has chaired the American Shorthorn Breeders Association and will discuss Farmer Food and the War detailing agriculture’s role in the wartime effort. Gramlich also served as a special government adviser on feeds in 1934 and 1935 in Washington at the invitation of Chester Davis.
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Howard J. Gramilich
North Western Railroad
Rotary Club
Monnoon
Roosevelt Hotel
Orth Western
American Shorthorn Breeders Association
Gramlich
Washington
Chester Davis
Agricultural Adjustement Administration
Long Bizerte Harbor Lake Boats at Inner Harbor
A lake serving as Bizerte's inner harbor extends fifty miles and is deep enough for the largest battleships. The feature highlights the strategic naval importance of the Tunisian port and its water depth suitable for major warships.
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Bizerte
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Franklin County
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the Red Cross
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Fown
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C.L.A
Fred Woolrich
John B. Heidel
Welcom
W. Reams
Service Optical
Second Street
James Jadrnicek
Navy Air Bureau
I. C
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Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids Act of Education
Iowa State Guard
Y.M.C.A
Grant Anderson
North Western
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J. C. Penney
Kemmerer
Wyoming
Penney
Kemmerer, Wyoming
United States
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Idaho
Salt Lake
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Saeed
Savannah
Georgia
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Essen
Waltham
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Stockton
Pensores
Mr. Penney
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