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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1942

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Radio Program Schedule Highlights Across Nation

Cross country tour from Great Lakes includes Hope Frances Langford Jerry Colonna Skinnay Ennis and Vera Vague with Barbara Jo Alien. Glenn Miller and Damrosch highlighted. Farley and Damrosch to appear on WMT and WENR. War fund drive and National Farm Hour also featured with lectures by Dr. Damrosch and Bishop Temple.

Great Lakes Ill Hope Frances Langford Jerry Colonna Skinnay Ennis Larry Keating Bob Stephenson Barbara Jo Alien Vera Vague Gene Claudette Colbert Texas Louisiana Georgia Virginia Ae Island Connecticut WHO Be Hope His Naval Walter Damrosch Ohio State University WENR Io State Orchestra Damrosch Blue Network WMT Bob Burns Nation Dr. Damrosch Red Skelton William Shirer

Evening Radio Schedule May 5 1942 Highlights

Radio programs listed hour by hour for May 5 1942 include WMT WGN WENR and more. Notable items show Easy Aces Mr Keen News Wander World Mus Pred War bout and various dramas comedies and music segments across stations with times from 6:15 pm to 12:45 am.

Man & Army Rexnolds WMT Grant News Utley WGN Fense Owen Cowbo Bentiey Ordan Judy & Jane WGN News Malone Wa Real Jane Eileen Parrell Wesales Bentley Cubs Dodgers Art Trac Bess Pe Cornhuskers Tinee

Pulitzer Award To War Correspondent Allen

Laurence Edmund Allen, AP war correspondent with the British Mediterranean fleet, won the 1941 Pulitzer Prize for international reporting. He survived the sinking of the Galatea and published vivid telegraphic dispatches during his 70 or so trips in war zones.

New York Larry Allen Graphic Associated Press Allen United States Mount Savage Laurence Edmund Allen Middle East Pulitzer Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Los Angeles Calif Times Ellen Glasgow Margaret Leech Louis Stark New York Times Stanton Laplane San Francisco Chronicle California Oregon Milton Brooks Detroit News Carlos P. Rompulo The Philippines Herald Manila P. I Hongkong Batavia Herbert Lawrence Block NEA Service Eee Sante Graziani Cleveland

Navy Names Iowa War Casualties in Present Conflict

The Navy Department released a list of Iowans lost in naval action from Pearl Harbor onward. The roster includes four officers and numerous next of kin details with hometowns such as Cedar Rapids, Decorah, Iowa City, Oelwein, Grinnell, Monticello, Independence, and other eastern Iowa communities.

Navy Iowa Washington, D. C Navy Department

Biographer predicts Hitler assassination by his generals

Emil Ludwig, a historian, told an audience in Los Angeles that Hitler would be killed by his own generals if his second drive on Moscow fails. He warned the generals would pivot to seek peace, saying they dislike Hitler and would propose surrender.

Los Angeles INS Emil Ludwig Hitler Moscow Germany Ludwig

Nine Flyers in Norway Raid Reach Sweden

Nine British airmen whose planes were shot down during the RAF raid on the Traondheim fjord base reached safety in Sweden after a perilous trek. They traveled through snow filled passes, several in groups, using pocket compasses and maps, surviving on food tablets while evading German troops.

Stockholm INS Trondheim Fjord Vichy Denmark Jutland Norway RAF

Bequest to Whitney Museum Noted in Obituary

The art patron Mrs Whitney who died April 18 near Fort Riley Kaw at age 65 left the largest gift of 2,500,000 in her will. She was a sculptor and major benefactor to the Whitney Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Ohio National Academy of Design Society of American Artists Lukas Foss New York City Department of Music Columbia University Institute of Musical Art Fort Riley Kaw Whitney Museum of Modern Art New York Whitney

Dr Peter Malcolm Dies At 78 In Des Moines

Des Moines AP Dr Peter Malcolm central figure in eastern Iowa contest war during 1931-33 dies at Lutheran hospital age 78 He led the divisions of animal industry in the state department of agriculture and enforced tuberculosis testing of cattle amid Cedar and southeast Iowa farmer protests Governor Turner called national guard to enforce the law Malcolm retired from state office in 1933

DES Moines Peter Malcolm Iowa Lutheran Malcolm Division of Animal Industry State Department of Agriculture Cedar Dan Turner Turner National Guard

Tornado Hits Wellsville Baby Whisked 300 Feet

A tornado like windstorm in Wellsville New York hurled baby Carol Denning one year old and her mattress 300 feet. The roof and wall of the Denning home were blown away in a ten minute storm. The mother Mrs Richard Denning age 24 was hospitalized for bruises and shock.

Wellsville N. Y Carol Denning Wall Street Richard Denning

Nutmeg Tree Delays Bearing Until Ten Years Old

The article notes that a nutmeg tree does not start bearing fruit until it reaches ten years of age. This fact highlights the long maturation period for commercial nutmeg production and implications for growers planning yields and investments.

Whitney Leaves Vanderbilt Trophies to Gloria

Gloria Vanderbilt receives the pearl necklace and her late father Reginald Vanderbilt’s hunting trophies from Gertrude V. Whitney’s will. The bulk of the estate is left to charity, religion, education and the arts. The 1938 will names Gloria as niece heir to items and four of the Whitney wealth’s legacy remains under trust.

New York INS Gloria Vanderbilt Gertrude V. Whitney

Romanians Join Serbs in Raids On Occupation Nazis

London reporting that Romanian guerrillas joined Serbs in a broad offensive against Axis forces in southeast Europe. Led by Ion Minulescu, the Romanians operate from hills, derailing a German train near Craiova and striking at German HQ in Bucharest, with German casualties and seized war materiel.

London Adolf Hitler Ion Minulescu Draja Mikhailovitch Mikhailovitch Ula Russia Craiova Bazan Bucharest

Attackers Surprised Mountain Camp, Loot Reported

Report says assailants surprised residents on the mountain and carried away many belongings before fleeing. Details and exact locations are unclear, with authorities continuing inquiries into the incident and potential suspects.

Spillville Banker Adolph Novak Dies After Illness

Adolph A. Novak 65 president of Citizens Savings Bank Spillville died Monday after a two days illness. Surviving are his wife two sons Roy and Adolph Jr and daughter Grace.

Decorah Adolph A. Novak Citizens Savings Bank of Spillville Roy Adolph, Jr Grace

Tarzan creator Edgar Rice Burroughs divorces granted

Florence Gilbert Burroughs, 36, former actress, was granted a divorce on cruelty grounds from Edgar Rice Burroughs, 68, the creator of the Tarzan jungle stories, in Los Angeles after she testified he preferred not to live with her.

Los Angeles Florence Gilbert Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Bob Hope Nadine Subotnik Glenn Miller James A. Farley War Fund USC H. J. Dane Iowa City L. J. Griffin Selon Frances Hettler Iowa Agricultural Extension Service National Farm and Home Hour WOI William Temple Canterbury All England CBS WBBM Brenda Joyce Milton Berle Marine Base At San Diego Don Winslow Miller Warn Elson Mr. Keen News Wander Chicas Nites O News Burling Wey Life We Leon Riek Wenrb Spts Totten Denceti J Evans Serenade Wenr Globetrotter News & Music WLS Hal Culver Cugar Revue Johnny Pree Maid Am Nes Ches Duffy Holbrop Mexico Fibber McGee Steel WMT Bs Joy O Vva WGN & Fields C. Foster Wik J. Joy Sunny Sue Raimbiers S News Lewis Jerry Zelda WGN Tunes Shelie Edith Webber Veriety Rangers Jack Turner Bereee & Dell Playhouse Jenny Jane Tucker Bach Reynolds Been Call Mary Mariis Mos Mas Kitchen Hearts Honor Vic End Sade John David Harum Kate Smith HO Music Gems White Lorenzo Jones Sade Widder Brown Mepettet Goldbergs Stelet Uneer Portia Landt N W Andersons Wen Howe Jack Arstrong J. Armstrong Secret City Master Singers Cate Ed Duchin O Vimmi Lever Brothere Co Pharmaceutics! Dryimce Tokio Imperial Diet Japan Southwest Pacific Fleet Mediterranean Pearl Harbor Gazette Lawrence D. Anderson August R. Anderson Wauon Aloysius Herman Schmitt E. Buchheit St. Lucas Jack Asbury Breedlove Ethyle Berta Breedlove Third Avenue Cedar Rapids George Robert de Vore Leonard de Vore B Avenue Richard Henry Eulberg Henry J. Eulberg Garnaville Karl Anthony Giesen Helen Lucille Giesen Donald Edwin Haag Edwin Haag Monona Gerald Leroy Heim Esther Heim Third Avenue SE James Junior Herring James H. Herring William Lester Kvidera James Kvidera Toledo John William Lincoln Abe W. Lincoln Ray Harrison Myers Olaft Myers Central City James Junior Palides James Palides Oelwein William James, Jr Shanahan William James Shanahan Gaverne NW Eugene Robert Milton O. Stanley Fifth Avenue Grinnell Donald Alfred Stott Wilbur W. Stott Monticello Theodore S. Szabo Partens Steve Szabo Castalia David Franklin Tidball Raymon F. Tidball Independence George Vernon Ulrich Fred W. Ulrich Toddville Creighton Hale Workman Lee Workman Lone Tree Sweden Ula Gotu Sacithe Nts Enea S¢kute Savauna Mrs. Whitney Vanderbilt Gloria Pat di Cicco Boys’ Store Pretty & Practical Armstrong’s Mary Armour Eisenberg Betty Hartford Dickey H. O. Smith Extra Star Jewelry CO Second Street SE
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