Thousand Cee Men and Women Serve in Armed Forces
Coe College in Cedar Rapids has a visiting army of 1,000 alumni and former students in uniform, with officers and enlisted personnel across the Army Navy and Marine Corps. Notable graduates include Brigadier General D Post and Lt Col William Snouffer, among many others, plus women in WAAC WAVES and the FBI Red Cross and nursing corps. A reunion story notes extended reach from North Africa to Alaska and an occasional wartime tragedy.
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Cee Stee Ome
Cedar Rapids
Edward S. Murray
Murray
Coe College
Robert Doolittle
C. M. Doolittle
Coe
North Africa
Canal Zone
New Guinea
Alaska
Iowa
R.O.T.C
Army
D. Post
Ly Aem
Post
William Snouffer
D. Winston Titus
Arthur M. Parsons
Navy
WAAC
Mary S. Bell
Marine Corps
FBI
Red Cross
Army Nurse Corps
Dale Thompson
Bernard Bolton
Thomas Smith Mertin
E. R. Cisler
Grid
Cornell
J.g
William Ketttitz
Mojave
Canf
Marine Corps Air Station
Lieut
Arden B. Hughes
Enid
Okla
Army Flying School
Army Air Forces
Hughes
Washington
Legion Resolution Condemns Defiance in Labor Ranks
In Indianapolis the American Legion executive committee approved a resolution condemning defiance of the government in labor or management matters. The measure targeted John L. Lewis, UMW president, amid last week's strike criticism during a two day meeting. A proposed Legion labor relations committee was dropped pending a full report to the national convention.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Legion Labor Relations Committee
Nationel
Girl Tells Police She Was Kidnaped
In Chicago Jean Hilde says two men abducted her and drove her into the city where she escaped. Federal agents and police briefly questioned her as possible fabrication before she reaffirmed her account. She described a dark haired man and a red headed man with a gun who forced her into a car. She had previously seen the red headed man near her home.
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Chicago
Jean Hilde
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Young Men's Bureau To Present Service Award
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce bureau will award its annual civic service honor at a Thursday evening party at the chamber. The 1942 recipient is the member with outstanding community service, following a 6 15 p.m. dinner and with wives of members invited. Previous recipients were Russell F. Knapp and Fred C. Henson.
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Young Men’s Bureau
The
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commercce
Russell F. Knapp
Fred C. Henson
Bureau
Chester A. Phillips
College of Commerce
Uni
Iowa Speaker to Discuss Some Successful Persons I Have Known
The University of Iowa will host a talk on Some Successful Persons I Have Known and Met. A social hour will conclude the program.
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Versity
Iowa
Partial Evacuation of Toulon Reported
Reuters reports a partial evacuation of Toulon with movements including Nice, the French city near the Italian frontier, as tensions or threats prompted precautionary sheltering and relocation actions.
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Toulon
London
Reuters
Nice
Indians in Nevada Live Off Reservations Count 5395
In Nevada a total of 5 395 inhabitants are listed as Indians and more than half reside in areas not within reservations. The data highlights displacement from tribal lands and settlement patterns impacting Native communities.
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Nevada
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dora Jane Hamblin
Dean Bell
Donald Martin
Matthew Stewart
George Crawford
Richard K. Preston
Franklin Wilson
Africa
Lester B. McAllister, Jr
Ruth Moon
ET Eee Power Co
Legion
Owa
Young Men's Bureau
Kroehlers, Karpens
Marvelous
Home Desk
Axminster
Wilton Rugs
Smulekoff
3Rd Ave
1St ST
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