Cedar Rapids voters favor individual judgment in local government
In Cedar Rapids the writer argues that voters rely on personal assessment rather than endorsements from factions. He notes county races may be nonpartisan and laments lack of party competition, praising quality of local government and suggesting regional shifts could revive civic debate. He also discusses the rise of syndicated Washington columnists and the impact on understanding national affairs.
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Washington Cone
Peole
Tvhen
Washington
Ade
All Council Incumbents Win Again in Cedar Rapids Vote
Cedar Rapids voters returned the entire slate of five city commissioners. Parks commissioner Ed Stefan defeated Leonard B. Stastny by 1,501 votes as Williams and Burgus led the ticket in total counts. Hahn and Benesh also won reelection. CIO-backed opposition was strongest against Stefan and Meek, while Burgus ran unopposed.
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Cedar Rapids
Ed Stefan
Leonard B. Stastny
Stefan
Charles Kosek
Kosek
Stastny
David L. Williams
Williams
L. D. Burgus
Burgus
Ben Schreckengast
CIO
Political Action Committee
Schreckengast
F. K. Hahn
Hahn
Charles W. Meek
Meek
Louis Zika
Billy Neill
Willams
Benesh
CIO Political Action Committee
Complete Returns In Cedar Rapids City Election
Unofficial results from all 23 precincts show mayoral race winner Fors Parks, with Leonard Stastny second. Public Improvements Commissioner results favor David L. Williams, Ben Schreckengast trailing. Safety Commissioner goes to Wes Benesh, Gilbert Martin second. Finance Commissioner winner is unopposed L. Burgus, with 5 641 votes for the rival.
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Cedar Rapids
Wes Benesh
Tans Wae
Gilbert Martin
Yetenslaf Vee
D. Burgus
Widespread Nazi Raids Signal Invasion Preparations
London dispatch says German planes conducted broad raids over England and Wales in a covert reconnaissance push for a western invasion. Major strikes focused on western England especially Bristol while losses mounted for the attackers as Allied forces countered.
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London
England
Wales
Europe
DNB
Bris
Linn Incumbents Are Unopposed in Linn County Races
Incumbent Republican officers in Linn county secured renomination and re election as no candidates filed to oppose them before the 5 p.m. Monday deadline. Democratic chairman Joseph Mekota announced the party would not nominate county officers due to war work and manpower needs. Some township races drew Democrats, but filing closed with no candidates in Boulder Fairfax and Linn townships.
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Express Company
Linn County
T. F. Hersch
Robert M. Wesely
Frank F. Bates
Joseph Mekota
Democratic
Democratic Central Committee
Central Committee
Boulder
Fairfax
Linn
Iowa
Bertram—Sherwin J. Caldwell
D. George Wislisel
D. Frank
A. Lerner
R. Frank Benn
Pheasant Bursts Into Milke Home Through Window
William Milke a policeman at 1346 C Avenue NE reports a large cock pheasant crashed through a bedroom window and landed dead on the floor. He plans to hand the bird to conservation officials and warned he will use his billy club on any caller at dinner time.
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William Milke
C Avenue NE
Milke
Lionel Barrymore Honors Late Brother With Orchestral Suite
Lionel Barrymore has written an orchestral suite in memory of his brother John Barrymore, who died two years ago. The Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra will premiere the piece on April 22 conducted by Eugene Ormandy.
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Hollywood
Ins
John
Lionel Barrymore
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy
Father of 14 Seeks To Enlist in Navy
A 46 year old father of 14 children with his 17 year old son Paul has applied for navy enlistment. Navy recruiters said final examinations would be given on April 5.
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Watertown
N. Y
Leo Thesier
Paul
42 Luftwaffe Fighters Fall Before Yanks
Allied air forces attacked France with heavy bombers and escort planes hitting Chartres Chateaudun Rheims Dijon and other targets. US bombers destroyed many Luftwaffe fighters and damaged airfields hangars and repair plants while destroying nine German airfields and Tours freight yards.
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U. S
France
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Rheims
Dijon
Atlantic Wall
United States
Tours
Spanish
Paris
la Rochelle
St. Jean d’Angely
Pau
Biarritz
Cazaux
Mordeaux
Mont de Marsan
Bay of Biscay
Bordeaux
Japanese Invasion Forces Push Across India Frontline
Allied forces report multiple Japanese incursions into eastern India from the Burma border. Attacks target Imphal and Ukhrul as British units push raiders from the Tiddim Imphal highway while Stilwell and Merrill trap Japanese fighters near Myitkyina.
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Somra Hills
India
Manipur Valley
Imphal
Ukhrul
Tiddim-Imphal
Tamu
Naga Hills
Kohima
Joseph Stilwell
Myitkyina
Burma Road
Frank Merrill
Shaduzup
Merrill
Hkawnglaw Hka
Stilwell
22 Die in New Amsterdam Hotel Arson Fire in San Francisco
San Francisco police and fire officials say a string of arsons culminated in a deadly blaze at the New Amsterdam hotel. Twenty two people perished, about 30 wounded, many leaping from windows or suffocating in areaways as firefighters and sailors aided in rescue efforts.
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Frank Kelly
New Amsterdam
Market Street
Mamie Pulosky
Kelly
Albert J. Sullivan
Oakland
San Francisco Bay
E. J. Glover
Glover
Jean M. Speed
Charles Wasner
Hockett Reported Killed in Action
Second Lt. Wayne Hockett paratrooper and former Cedar Rapids resident, previously listed as missing, was killed in action in Italy on January 25. He served as a jumpmaster after action in Tunisia and Salerno, age 25, Coe College alumnus, married in 1939 to Margaret Victorine, and worked at a local credit bureau and Hubbard Ice and Fuel prior to enlistment.
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Wayne Hockett
Italy
Cedar Rapids
E. M. Victorine
Grande Avenue
Hockett
Tunisia
Salerno
Coe College
Margaret Victorine
Sheldon
Hubbard Ice and Fuel Company
Grain Fire at DeForest Seed and Feed destroys machinery and crops
Fire at DeForest Seed and Feed in Galesburg Illinois Tuesday destroyed farm machinery and 5 000 bushels of oats and corn. Damage estimated at 50 000 dollars.
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Galesburg, Ill
DeForest Seed and Feed Company
Veteran Realtor and Masonic Leader Dies at 67
Paul N. Clark 67 secretary treasurer of The Hedges company and longtime Iowa Masonic and OES figure died at 5 am Tuesday after a stroke on Oct 14 1943. A Cedar Rapids native he lived here except for brief periods in Buffalo and Chicago after graduating Coe College in 1895. Surviving are two daughters Mrs. George Phillip of Chicago and Lillian Clark, a Benjamin Franklin High School teacher, three brothers Dr. Robert L. Clark David F. Clark and C. F. Clark and two grandchildren. Continued on page 2.
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O.E.S
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Belle Plaine
Frank G. Clark
Clark
Coe College
Buffalo
N. Y
Chicago
Katherine Armstrong
Allegan
Mich
George Phillip
Lillian Clark
Benjamin Franklin High School
Robert L. Clark
Work Dispute Halts Building at Cedar Rapids Plant
Construction on new buildings at the Wilson and company packing plant yards was halted Monday due to a labor dispute. AFL Building Trades council and Truck Drivers union members did not resume work on Tuesday while United Packing House Workers Local 3 CIO remained at their jobs. The Sumner Sellett Construction Co of Chicago holds the general contract with subcontracts involved. Union leaders offered few comments as the dispute centers on skilled work by maintenance crews.
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Wilson and Company
AFL Building Trades Council
Truck Drivers Union No
United Packing House Workers
Local No. 3
CIO
Sumner Sollett Construction Company
Chicago
Fay Merrill
Building Trades Council
Walter Shadle
The
Carpenters Union
AFL
Earl Stark
AFL Truck Drivers Union
Building Trades Council Unions
Application Blanks For Soldier Ballot At Veselys Office
Iowa war ballots available at Cedar Rapids County Auditor Robert M Vesely office. Servicemen age 21 may request blanks. ballots mailed starting April 11 and must be received by June 4 before the primary. The form asks residence at service, age, residency, party, and delivery address. If never registered, the absent voter ballot counts as registration.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert M. Vesely
Vesely
Nazis Lose Black Sea Stronghold
London AP reports Stalin announced the capture of Nikolaev by storm on Tuesday, leaving Odessa as the only major Black Sea port in German hands in Ukraine. The Third Ukrainian army seized the city after stubborn fighting, calling Nikolaev a large regional and industrial center with a major railway junction and port, a key German defense strong point.
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London
Nikolaev
Bug River
Josef Stalin
Odessa
Black Sea
Ukraine
Stalin
Rodion V Malinovsky
Third
Russians Reach Near Czernowitz in Bucovina Drive
Soviet forces under Zhukov push 23 miles into Bucovina from the Dniester winning Koropets and Kamenets Podolsk while Konev clears areas south of the Dniester. Skulyany falls as Yarmolytzky and Tarnopol yields heavy German losses and a 1,400 square mile pocket forms southeast of Proskurov. Third Ukrainian army fights near Nikolaev.
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Gregory K. Zhukov
Ivan S. Konev
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Dniester
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Stanislavov J
Gorodenko
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Kamenets-Podolsk
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Konev
Proskurov
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