Men and Women in the Service of Their Country
A roundup of service news lists promotions and arrivals for U S armed forces personnel. Corporals, captains, staff sergeants and lieutenants are noted along with furloughs and transfers across bases in Italy England Panama and various U S locations. Names include Robert J Sedenka George E Bechcka Kenneth B Ottsen Dale G McDonald Donald F Elliott E G Bozanek Robert Hampton IW Ward Magnuson Lawrence Volesky Lumir Smejkal Winfred Davis Yeon Greenberg Millard C Gillis Rockford Road St Paul and others.
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Italy
Ella Sedenka
C Street
George E. Bechcka
England
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Kenneth B. Ottsen
Jefferson Barracks
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Greensborough
N. C
George J. Ottsen
Maplewood Drive
George Ottsens
Keith F. Ottsen
Denver University
Dale G. McDonald
U. S. Naval Hospital
Coca Sola
Panama Canal Zone
Third Street
A. W. McDonald
First Avenue
Donald F. Elliott
New Guinea
Australia
Everett Elliott
Center Point
Elliott
Wilson and Company
Albert Lee Puckhaver
Camp Roberts
Calif
Eighth Avenue
John Puckhaver
E. G. Bozanek
Fort Dix
N. J
C Avenue NW
Robert Hampton
Ida Hampton
Second Avenue SE
Santa Ana
Visalia
Pvt
J. Ward
Camp Hood
Texas
Fiftieth Street
Robert A. Magnuson
New Caledonia
R. W. Magnuson
Kenneth W. Magnuson
Lawrence Volesky
W. J. Volesky
Cedar Rapids
Donald Washburn
Fort Lawton
Wash
W. M. Washburn
Thirteenth Street
Lumir Smejkal
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Frank Smejkal
Belle Avenue
Townsend
Yeoman
Winfred Davis
Farragut
Idaho
J. L. Townsend
Twelfth Street
H. M. Davis
Syracuse
N. Y
Yeon Greenberg
Fort George Wright
Jacob Greenberg
Seventh Street
Chicago
Millard C. Gillis
Roy Gillis
Route 1
Jesse J. Tompkins
San Bernardino
Army Air Base
Sixth Street
Otto Louvar
Fort Ord
George Louvar
Route 2
Louvar
Vernon F. Williams
Newhall
Sgt. Williams
J. Neill DeLant
War Mother of 44 Selected for National Honor
Esther McCabe of Lily, Pa is named war mother of 1944 by the American War Mothers. National president E May Hahn announced the selection, noting McCabe has 10 sons in service and a 17 year old son may be called soon. She will be honored in Indianapolis at ceremonies at the World War I memorial on Mother's Day.
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Indianapolis
Esther McCabe
Lily
E. May Hahn
McCabe
Hahn
Howard Martin
Pennsylvania
Marshall Back From Camp Tour
Gen. George C. Marshall army chief of staff has returned to Washington after a 10 day inspection tour that circled the country perimeter except New England. He visited Wac training at Fort Oglethorpe Fort Ord Boeing plant Seattle and divisions at Camp Beale and Camp Adair with stops along the way.
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Army
New England States
War Department
Marshall
Wac
Fort Oglethorpe
Fort Ord
Calif
Boeing Aircraft Plant
Seattle
Camp Beale
Camp Adair
Ore
Sure It's Nothing Personal Judge
Oklahoma City judge Carl Traub ruled a novelty electric ray gun illegal in the state citing potential for satisfaction or dissatisfaction from a miss. He noted his own missed shots in a humorous aside but said his verdict did not depend on that.
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Carl Traub
Hitler
Oklahoma
Traub
Nazi Headquarters Apparently Bombed
Madrid AP reports a Nazi press release claimed a direct hit on the German army general staff in Berlin. It also stated naval Captain Rudolf Ackerman, attached to military headquarters, was killed on active duty in his department.
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Madrid
Berlin
Rudolf Ackerman
Churchill Praises Canada's War Role
London. Prime Minister Churchill lauded Canada for its war effort and described Canada as a link to the vast American people, expressing hope for a fraternal association between Britain and Canada and the United States.
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Churchill
Canada
London
Mackenzie King Urges Postwar Global Cooperation
Prime Minister W L Mackenzie King addressed a joint session of parliament urging utmost cooperation among nations after the war and opposing isolationism to shape a united world order.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
Canada
Upper Iowa University Opens Financial Drive
Dr. V. Smith president of Upper Iowa University announces a campaign to raise one million dollars in bequests to offset wartime enrollment declines and fund postwar improvements. He notes recent legacy gifts from Miss Mary Stamford and Miss Caroline Harrison and mentions others naming the college in their wills.
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Fayette
V. Smith
Upper Iowa University
Upper Iown University
Mary Stamford
Caroline Harrison
Smith
Riverside driver recalls past crash on curving road
Paul Dayton steered through a bend in Riverside Montana and reflected on a crash he had here last year. He then lost control and rolled the car again, interrupting his recollection with the new incident.
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Riverside
Mont
Paul Dayton
Linn County Board Proceeds April 1944 Linn County Iowa
Linn County Iowa Board of Supervisors met April 1944 with full board. They approved minutes, adopted a settlement with Peter Carlson, and set bids for a deep well at the Linn County Farm. The budget and district fair fund allocations were approved with pledges to All-Iowa Fair Cedar Rapids and Linn County Fair Incorporated Central City.
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Iowa
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Petty
Raue
William
Aletha
Kenneth
Barbara
Third Avenue
Benton County
Ray C. Coutts
Linn_County
Peter Carlson
Mary Carlson
State Hospital For the Insane
Independence
Ely
Daniels Park
Mary Carl
Frank Stehlik
Scevell
District Fair Ground Fund
Linn County Fair Incorporated
Central City
Town
Towa
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