Ensign Morris Tells of a Splinter Fleet Adventure
Ensign Merlin Curly Morris recently returned to Cedar Rapids after serving aboard a World War II era subchasing destroyer known as a splinter. The article recounts life aboard the 110 foot wooden craft, crew stories, and a New Year’s Eve scare at Curacao.
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America
Cedar Rapids
Merlin
Curly) Morris
Lloyd Morris
C Avenue NE
Eternal Watch
Morris
Texas
U. S. Naval
Notre Dame
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Caribbean
Ensign Morris
Curacao
Dutch West Indies
England
Truman says higher ups knew of steel fakes at Carnegie Illinois
President Truman told the Senate War Investigating Committee that new evidence points to knowledge of fake tests and fraudulent steel plate shipments, extending from the Irvin plant to the Carnegie Illinois organization. He enclosed Robinsons March 27 statement and a subcommittee hearing record, urging swift justice.
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Washington
Truman
D-Mo
Senate War Investigating Committee
Justice Department
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
Irvin
Pennsylvania
Carnegie-Illinois
Tom C. Clark
Edward L. Robinson
Pittsburgh
Clark
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation
Robinson
Carnegie- Illinois
Stuka Plane No Longer Manufactured Says Source
A usually reliable source in London says the Stuka Junkers 87 dive bomber is no longer being manufactured. The source asked not to be named. The British air ministry has long insisted the Junkers 87 was overrated.
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London
Air Ministry
Inmate Census Shows Rise in Mental Institutions
The 1941 census Bureau report states one person in every 221 in the United States lived in a mental institution, up 2 percent from 1940, with higher totals in several states.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Macy Appointed to Represent Public in WLB Hearings
Dr Macy a Coe College economics professor is named to the regional War Labor Board to represent the public in Midwest labor dispute hearings. Based in Kansas City he will join panels when available while continuing teaching and administrative duties.
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WLB
di C. Ward Macy
Coe College
Regional War Labor Board
Kansas City
National War Labor Board
Public
Industry
Wallace declares world monopolies to be controlled
U S Vice President Henry A Wallace speaks in Spanish to 10 000 workers at Concepcion Chile vowing to curb international monopolies and prevent exploitation He pledges U S help for Latin American industrialization without imperialism and dedicates a street named Roosevelt avenue before tours to Talcahuano and Chiguayante crowds cheer at every stop.
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Santiago
Chile
Henry A Wallace
United States
Concepcion
Wallace
Schwager
Lota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Talcahuano
Chiguayante
Former No 1 Deb Asks Divorce From Henry J Topping
Gloria Baker Topping once titled No 1 debutante seeks divorce from Henry J Topping Jr heir to a $14 million tin plate fortune. She cites mental cruelty and asks custody of children Sanda 4 and Henry III 2 plus support. no alimony requested. They married December 19 1938 after Topping’s prior divorce.
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West Palm Beach, Fla
Gloria Baker Topping
Henry J. Topping
Armed Forces
Topping
Sanda
Henry III
Raymond T. Baker
United States Mint
Jayne Shadduck
Navy offers civilian posts as industrial relations officers
The navy seeks civilian men from Eastern Iowa who can be commissioned to manage industrial relations for Navy yards or stations. Positions are with the shore establishment division under the assistant secretary of the navy. Applicants aged 30 to 50 must be citizens in good physical condition with at least two years as an industrial relations or personnel director or manager in a 500 plus employee organization.
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Iowa
Navy Yards
Navy Shore Establishment Division
Assistant Secretary of Navy
Naval Officer Procurement Office
Federal Building
Des Moines
Harold Andrews in Thick Of S W Pacific Fighting
Harold S. Andrews, son of Mr and Mrs Lisle Andrews of Cedar Rapids Route 2, reports from the war zone that his fighter group in the Australian and Southwest Pacific area scored heavily, shooting down 14 Japanese fighters and bombers in one day and destroying a Japanese transport. He is a Wilson High School graduate who enlisted in July 1941.
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Harold S. Andrews
Lisle Andrews
Cedar Rapids
Southwest Pacific
Nores
War Department
Sergt. Andrews
Wilson’ High School
Army
Munitions from Waste Fats in Three Weeks
Three weeks after waste fats leave the housewife kitchen they become munitions. The process runs grease to guns through stages: preparation by the housewife, rendering by the meat dealer, glycerine removal by the soap manufacturer, and final assembly by the munition maker.
Thirty Scouts Advance in Rank at Waubeck Council Court
At Roosevelt school Tuesday night the Waubeck area council held a court of honor where 30 Boy Scouts advanced in rank and earned merit badges. Eagle Scout Earl Y Bickel led a large group earning top honors. others reached first and second class, star, and life ranks with numerous scouts receiving merit badges.
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Waubeck Area
Roosevelt School Dramatic Club to Stage Three Plays
The Gamma Delta dramatic club at Roosevelt high presents three plays at 8 p.m. on April 9. From the cast list for Hitler Has a Vision and Other Times Other Manners to Eternal Life, 38 students perform a modern miracle drama and two other works with a large ensemble.
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Gamma _ Delta
Roosevelt High School
George Shadid
Ann Mitchell
Eleanor Heald
Annabell Ramaker
Doris Seers
Charlotte Dawson
Nellie Noble
James Kauzlarich
Betty Poole
Jean Probst
Willis Severe
Mary Munden
Doris Watson
Jasiel Andrews
William Willett
Donald Martin
Earl Kenney
Arthur Smith
James Black
Darlene Farnham
Robert Cornish
Charles Decker
Velma Cook
Lyman Euken
Leslie Stumpff
Unclear OCR fragment from Detroit area records
The readable text lists numbers and partial business terms, referencing 530 Michigan and 551 Fifth Avenue, plus Detroit and a News Center Ride. It appears to be an OCR fragment with mixed phrases and no coherent event or names.
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Ing Representatives Company
Michigan
Fifth Avenue
News Center Ride
Detroit
Fln Records
A.np
Family Air Raid Shelter Traps Six During War Years
A narrative spans 1863 to 1943 with figures Leo Martin Georgia Sundberg Marjorie Ferguson Peggy Thorpe Orley McCune and Emmett Collister. The plot centers on a family air raid shelter where six people are trapped for three days in a tense survival drama.
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Leo Martin
Georgia Sundberg
Marjorie Ferguson
Peggy Thorpe
Orley McCune
Emmett Collister
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