Cedar Rapids Faces Aid Delays and Airport Debate
The piece argues Cedar Rapids has not shown unified local backing for federal airport aid, suggesting a need for a concrete financial commitment. It notes Washington aid is possible but hinges on local resolve, and reflects on past anti airport bond campaigns and broader regional factors influencing federal response. The article also reports Linn County medical relief fund rulings, clarifying that state funds become public money when handed to the medical society, enabling negotiation of a clear future contract. The sugar rationing program kicks off with school-based consumer registration, while suggesting students may bear the brunt of the changes under a tight spring deadline.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Cdern
Chinese Forces Halt Japanese Drive Near Burma Front
Reinforced by four Chinese columns, American led Chinese troops under Lt. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell checked a Japanese thrust toward the Burmese border. Heavy fighting north of Lashio and near Hsenwi slowed the invasion as China and Allies withdraw from Mandalay and hold back the Nipponese on the southern fringe of Burma. AVG pilots claimed 14 Japanese Zeros shot down near the border amid refugee evacuations from Lashio to India.
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Burma
Chiang Kaishek
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
Hsenwi
Lashio
India
Imperial
Tokio
Mandalay
Upper Burma
New Delhi
Irrawaddy
Monywa
Trrawaddy
Taunggyi
Sashio
Akyab
Leiwing
AVG
United States Army
Dentists Hear On-Campus Talk On Dentistry Past And Present
Dr Katzoff discusses dental progress and myths in Cedar Rapids, noting caries as the principal ailment and brushing limits. He says shortages of dentists unlikely due to aging workforce and cites limited supply of filling metals and anesthetic materials like novocaine since 1905.
Slate Chalk Back In Cincinnati Office Memo Pad
In Cincinnati an office has placed slates and chalk pencils on desks to cut paper use. The move aims to reduce ink and paper waste by restoring old fashioned note taking for internal memoranda.
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Cincinnati
Annual Spring Real Estate Guide in Want Ads
A full page of Real Estate for Sale ads in today's Want Ads highlights the best home buys on the market. Clip and save the page and visit listings to explore new properties on the market today.
Allied air action hits Japanese targets over New Britain and New Guinea
Allied headquarters report aggressive air strikes over New Britain and New Guinea. A direct hit on a Japanese transport damaged another vessel, a tender was capsized, four Japanese planes were destroyed and two damaged. Three Japanese flying boats were destroyed at Salamaua on the northeast New Guinea coast. General MacArthur's headquarters released the details.
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Allied
Australia
New Britain
New Guinea
MacArthur
Salamaua
Plan Curbs on Rail Services And Equipment
Washington reports that defense transportation director Joseph B. Eastman says railroads will curb luxury equipment such as club cars and sleeping cars as essential travel must not be impeded. Emphasis on eliminating duplicated services, lengthening schedules, and substituting motor coaches where trains are cut.
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Washington
Joseph B. Eastman
Defense Transportation Director
Eastman
ODT
Pearl Harbor
Denver cancels eleventh Central City festival
The war causes the national operatic extravaganza to be canceled. The event was slated for the Colorado Rockies, marking the eleventh annual Central City festival.
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Denver
INS
Central City
Colorado Rockies
Nazis Biggest U-Boat Engine Plant Hit in Augsburg
London reports British bombers damaged Germanys key U boat engine factory at Augsburg during a 1000 mile attack, wrecking the roof and interior machinery. Air ministry says this will stall submarine hulls at Hamburg and elsewhere, with many vessels left useless for a long time.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Air Ministry
Augsburg
Hamburg
Ra.f
Luftwaffe
Air raid alarm sounded in Vichy at 1240 am
An air raid alarm was sounded in Vichy at 1240 am with the all-clear given later at 1 35 am. The brief notice notes a nighttime alert affecting the occupied French city during the wartime period.
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Vichy
Tornadoes Leave 21 Killed or Missing in Oklahoma and Kansas
Severe spring tornadoes hit northeast Oklahoma and eastern Kansas, killing and missing 21 people and injuring many. A Pawhuska twister devastated a 12 block area in Lynn Addition, with 3 dead and 50 to 75 injured. At Childsville near Okemah, ten dead, most of them African American, and over 40 injured.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Oklahoma
Kansas
Lynn Addition
Childsville
Okemah
Blackout Shrouds Charleston Night
Charleston, S C suffered a 20 minute blackout Saturday night with no explanation from officials. Local residents reported loss of power across areas of the city and intermittent service afterward as crews investigated the cause. Authorities did not release details pending further tests.
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Charleston
S. C
36-45 Group Draft Opens Next Month
Washington reports Major Gen. Hershey, national draft director, announced that the army will begin calling men aged 36 to 45 next month. About 10 million men registered February 16 will be proportionally distributed with remaining class 1-A registrants. A two month plan targets youths 18 to 20 for registration, with possible compulsory training but not direct drafting.
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Washington
INS
Lewis
Hershey
Army
War Department
Selective Service
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Linn Medical Society Surplus Upheld by State Ruling
Linn county doctors who staffed the indigent care program last year may divide 1900 dollars in surplus funds as they see fit, a state attorney general opinion says. The opinion, written for Dr. Beeson and others, holds the monthly 3200 payment to the society loses public-fund status when routed through the society’s treasurer, clarifying the surplus use after controversy over 1941 funds.
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Linn County Medical
Linn County Medical Society
Floyd Philbrick
Medical Society
Linn County
Linn Medical Society
William W Crissman
Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids
Beeson
Robert M. Vesely
Des Moines
Philbrick
Nazis Use Vichy Territory for Espionage and Refueling
Official reports to Washington and London accuse Germany of using Vichy African possessions for espionage and reconnaissance. Nazi U-boats may be refueled or based there, with reconnaissance flights from Dakar evidenced by wreckage photos of port installations and convoy movements near Freetown. Experts cited refueling at sea as unlikely for UN ships, noting Axis craft likely relied on distant offshore fueling with supply ships.
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Cairo
Egypt
Washington
London
Freetown
Sierra Leone
Dakar
French West Africa
Gold Coast
Nigeria
United Nations
Registration for War Ration Books Starts Monday
War rationing begins in Cedar Rapids as registration opens Monday through Thursday at the local elementary school. Any adult can register for the family. minors must rely on an adult. PTA volunteers will assist, with possible school closings if staff are needed. Sugar allowances are detailed, stamps are time limited, and grocers will accept certificates as part of purchases.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington
Bbg
OPA
Argue with Vichy Over His Custody
Reports from New York describe Henri Giraud an elusive French general captured by Germans near Vichy and later returned to detention there amid German Vichy tensions over his fate. German pressure and potential transfer back to Nazi custody follow his dramatic Koenigstein escape prompting talks about future conduct and ongoing security concerns.
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New York
Henri Giraud
Vichy
Germany
Koeningstein Fortress
France
Switzerland
Giraud
Nut
London
Acr
Nehef
Hlage
Vinhs
Pehen
Laval
Berlin
Rome
Belgium
Gestapo
Paris
Chutists Fall Near Sarajevo Report British and Yugoslav officers
Ankara dispatch says German held Belgrade reported that Saturday night an undetermined number of high Yugoslav officers and British experts parachuted near Sarajevo. Two Britons and several Yugoslavs were arrested. It did not specify if the exiles aimed to join the anti-German Balkan freedom army. Simultaneously, Gen Draja Mihailovich reportedly launched a spring campaign raiding Axis garrisons in Bosnia and killed a dozen Axis officers at Kvaternik headquarters.
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Ankara
Turkey
Belgrade
Sarajevo
Yugoslavia
WPB Caravan to Aid Small Manufacturers in Cedar Rapids
The War Production Board will bring a two truck two trailer caravan to Cedar Rapids on May 14 to show WPB contracted items and required facilities for small manufacturers. Officials will explain contracts, invite bona fide manufacturers and set up an office at the Chamber of Commerce. The tour also includes Dubuque Des Moines Ottumwa Davenport Burlington with possible Waterloo stop. police will guard the trucks.
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War Production Board
Cedar Rapids
WPB
Chicago
A. L. Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
First Avenue Bridge
Dubuque
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Davenport
Burlington
Waterloo
Taylor
Clinton
Marshalltown
Iowa City
Mount Vernon
Anamosa
Have You Turned In Old Iron and Rubber Now
Cedar Rapids and Linn county wrap salvage sweep runs in final week as Elmer W Wickham of the Cuban defense salvage committee urges entire community to gather scrap metal and rubber for the war effort. He calls on merchants, tradesmen, and industrialists to act immediately and sacrifice a little time to help the drive without waiting for others. Page 4 continued.
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Cedar
Randy Nena
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Charman Elmer W Wickham
Cuban Defense Salvage Committee
Wickham
Andy
Soviet Peace Offer To Finns Reported
Stockholm reports Russian radio urged Finns to end the war with a separate peace in exchange for territorial gains. Finnish newspapers called the offer curious and reacted negatively as a Russian offensive pressed along the northern front. Kronstadt forces reportedly opened fire along the Karelia Isthmus coast causing damage.
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Stockholm
Tl P
Russia
Kronstadt
Leningrad
Karelian
George Funeral Monday Held for UN Air Forces Brig Gen
The funeral of Brig. Gen Harold H. George chief of operations of the United Nations air forces who was killed in an air field accident will be held Monday in Australia according to Saturday announcements from UN quarters.
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United Nations Headquarters
Australia
INS
Harold H. George
United Nations Air Forces
Survivors listed after Truxtun Pollux wreck off Newfoundland
Official tally reports 180 men survived and 209 lost from the destroyer Truxtun and supply ship Pollux after they ran aground off the Newfoundland coast on February 28. Magistrate H. Quinton announced at a maritime province inquiry, noting 155 aboard the Truxtun with 43 saved and 234 aboard the Pollux with 137 saved.
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St, John's
N. F
INS
United States
Truxtun
Pollux
Newfoundland
Magstrate H. Quinton
Maritime Province
Spnnes
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