Cedar Rapids nurse's aide completes 500 hours in record time
Mrs. Clifford Davis of Elmhurst drive NE finished 500 hours as a Mercy hospital nurse's aide, the Linn County Red Cross office reports. She joins Mrs. Glenn Albert Seney and Mrs. G. L. Prowitt as local women who have earned the two stripes and the OCD ribbon. Davis, mother of Lyndall, balances hospital shifts with Camp Fire duties and home life, hoping to continue helping after the war.
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Cedar Rapids
Glenn Albert Seney
G. L. Prowitt
OCD
Davis
St. Paul's
King’s Daughters
Red Cross
Mercy Hostal
Sparkling Apple and Orangeade and Pea Egg Casserole
Compiled kitchen tips include making fruit drinks with sparkling water and fruit slices, plus a recipe for Sparkling Apple and Orangeade. A separate dish outlines a pea and egg casserole with butter sauce and breadcrumbs baked in a water bath.
Mme Chiang Wins American Alumni Merits Award
Mme Chiang Kai-shek wife of China’s leader was named first annual Award of Merit recipient by the American Alumni council for an outstanding American college graduate. In a Chungking broadcast she urged study of a world organization now so it may be born without past blunders and foreign conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mme
Chiang Kai-shek
Generalissimo of
China
American Alumni Council
Wellesley
Chungking
Chiang
Fourteen Juveniles In Court at Decorah
Fourteen boys ages 10 to 15 appeared before District Judge M. M. Cooney in Decorah on delinquency charges. All cases were continued and they were paroled to Probation Officer L. E. Van Pelt. The youths, brought to court by parents, confessed to shoplifting and other infractions.
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Decorah
M. M. Cooney
L. E. van Pelt
Waterloo Woman Dies By Gas Asphyxiation
In Waterloo Iowa Mrs. G A Gilbert age 55 was found dead from gas fumes in her kitchen Friday. Coroner Sidney D Smith ruled the death a self inflicted act caused by worry over ill health.
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Waterloo
G. A. Gilbert
Sidney D. Smith
Nazi Losses in Crimea 110000, Soviets Report
London reports Moscow stating the Crimean campaign ended with 110000 enemy killed or captured, including the Sevastopol fall. The 35 day drive claimed 610000 enemy killed or captured in southern Russia, with 50000 killed and 61587 captured over the full campaign.
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Crimea
London
Red Army
Stalingrad
Crimean
Cape Chersonese
Moscow
Sevastopol
Soviet Information Bureau
Moscow Io
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Rodion Y ¥. Malinovsky
Dnestr River
Chisinau
Kishinev
Bes
Tiraspol
Lwow
Lublin
Warsaw
Fifth Army Corps
Demund
Krueger
DeLancey Death Ruled Self-Inflicted Rifle Wounds
Thomas W. DeLancey a 69 year old retired farmer died April 24 from gunshot wounds deemed self inflicted by a coroner jury. The inquiry by Sheriff Carl Anderson’s office and four state agents concluded the case. DeLancey was found dying on a basement cot by his wife after two shots were heard. Autopsy showed one bullet to the head and another to a lung. Jurors from Manchester included Charles Blanchard Francis Dunham and Hobart Cooley. State agents Glen Jack Lochray John Neiburg and Sam Keller assisted investigation.
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Manchester
Thomas W. DeLancey
Carl Anderson
DeLancey
C. B. Rogers
Earlville
Charles Blanchard
Francis B. Dunham
Hobart Cooley
Glen
Jack Lochray
John Neiburg
Sam Keller
Child Health Clues From Behavior and Fever Signs
Mary Beard outlines alert signs of illness in children including fever indicators and poor appetite. She advises rest in a warm room, plenty of fluids, and withholding food during fever, with prompt doctor consultation for persistent fever or hoarseness linked to diphtheria.
Nazi Wall Not Myth Says U P Man Who Saw It
Ralph E Heinzen former United Press director for France said he personally saw parts of Germany western defense lines behind the Atlantic Wall and the Reichenau line and Siegfried Line He described mine fields cement bunkers and crossing fire coverage along beaches and rivers during a recent visit before repatriation in Lisbon. He reported 32 forts within two and a half miles of the Rhine and praised maintained concrete defenses there despite wartime rumors.
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Columbia
Ralph E. Heinzen
United Press
France
Germany
Hitler
Heinzen
United States
Baden Baden
University of Missouri
Atlantic Wall
Reichenau Line
Dunkerque
Rhine
Switzerland
Biarritz
Lisbon
Bay of Biscay
Reichenau
Somme
Aisne
Argonne Forest
Lorraine
Lancet reports marfanis as effective sulfa derivative
The Lancet says marfanis, a sulfa derivative found among Rommel’s abandoned medical supplies, ranks second to penicillin in treating battle wounds. It notes that production may be easier than penicillin due to current technical factors.
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London
Lancet
British Medical Journal
Erwin Rommel
Mule Detail for Today Shows Loud Laughing Soldier
A soldier known as Mule is noted for a distinctly loud long laugh that disrupts the Post theater. He bursts into guffaws during non funny scenes, causing uproar and forcing order to be restored. His laughter is described as highly contagious, likened to measles, and it spreads through the mess.
AP Tito Interview Suppressed by Mediterranean Censors
AP interview with Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav Partisan leader, was halted by Allied Mediterranean censors at Algiers despite assurances there would be no political censorship. AP correspondent Morton submitted questions from Bari, Italy, but the dispatch was refused clearance after 12 days.
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Associated Press
Josip Broz
Tito
Mediterranean
Algiers
War Department
Washington
London
Henry Maitland Wilson
Spreme
Joseph Morton
Wilson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Middle East
Gen. Wilson
Cairo
Kent Cooper
Marshal Tito
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
New York
Cooper
Morton
Bari
Italy
Red Skelton Receives Draft Induction Notice
Hollywood AP reports comedian Red Skelton received his draft board notice to report May 25 for induction. He will turn 31 on July 18 and his last radio program will air May 23.
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Hollywood
Richard
Red) Skelton
Senate finance panel backs simplified income tax bill
The senate finance committee approved the income tax simplification bill, already passed by the house, clearing only minor technical issues before floor action.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Cedar Rapids Gazette Established 1283 and News Service
The Cedar Rapids Gazette announces its establishment and notes wire reports from Associated Press and United Press International. It lists subscription rates for carrier and mail editions, and provides address and advertising details. Local offices are noted at Cedar Rapids and Detroit News Center bids.
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Uy Gazette Company
Ryuty
Ord Ave
Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
iSving Gazette
The Uninvited film review on a haunted cliff house
Gene Farmer reviews The Uninvited a supernatural thriller set at a cliff side house. Ray Milland Ruth Hussey and Gail Russell star as siblings and a mysterious woman confront restless spirits amid séances and moody coastal atmosphere. The film blends mystery with frights and ends with one spirit laid to rest and another driven away.
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Ray Milland
San Juan
Dorothy Macardle
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Boris Karloff
Roderick
Pamela Fitzgerald
Ruth Hussey
Stella Meredith
Gail Russell
Miss Russell
Alan Napier
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Gene Farmer
Accused Swindler of Marshalltown Woman Is Jailed
David Elmer Emrick 39 was arraigned in district court on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Sheriff Jenning says he borrowed about 30000 dollars from a Marshalltown woman under the pretense of investing it and promised to marry her before fleeing to nine states. He used multiple aliases including Robert Manning Eugene Richard Jr Elmer Wike and George Thompson and claimed residence in Circle 3 Barrandh Jenson Utah.
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Marshalltown
INS
David Elmer Emrick
Harry W. Jenning
Emrick
Jenning
Robert Manning
Eugene Richard, Jr
Elmer Wike
George Thompson
Circle 3
Barrandh
Jenson
Utah
Manning
Hollywood Talks D W Griffiths Comeback and Sturges Link
INS reports D W Griffiths may team with Preston Sturges on a new project after Lillian Gish suggested the idea. Louis Bromfield’s Up Ferguson Way story is being expanded with additional notes from Bromfield, while Howard Hughes supports reviving Griffiths’ talent. Alexander Knox to star in Ames Hilton adaptation And Now Goodbye directed by Richard Blumenthal. Robert Walker praised by Everett Riskin as rising film star. Rose Stradner and Lynn Bari headlines noted with Linda Darnell set for overseas duties.
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Ollywood
INS
David Wark Griffith
Preston Sturges
D. W
Louis Bromfield
Ferguson Way
Cosmopolitan
Lillian Gish
Preston
Lillian
Sturges
Griffith
saVvewuUu Pmumneay Cusimiitivitasl
Bromfield
Howard Hughes
D.W
Ames Hilton
Richard Blumenthal
Paramount
Alexander Knox
Wilson
Knox
Napshots
Hollywood
Rose Stradner
Joseph Mankiewicz
Maria Veronica
Lynn Bari
Linda Darnell
Saturday Theater Time Listings Across Local Screens
The Gazette lists Saturday showings for Paramount Iowa State Palace Rialto Times Marion and feature films including The Uninvited Up in Arms The Falcon Out West The Woman of the Town Sherlock Holmes Faces Death Government Girl The Big Store Law of the Saddle He's My Guy Best Foot Forward Dangerous Blondes Jane Eyre The Million Dollar Kid Higher and Higher with multiple daily start times and a midnight or late show option.
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Palace
Rialto
Saddle
Guy
Marion
U S Submarines Sink 14 Japanese Ships in Pacific Campaign
United States submarines sank 14 additional Japanese ships including a destroyer and two tankers along with a transport and cargo vessels. The fleet has now destroyed 558 ships and damaged about 200 more since the war began, per navy communiques.
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Washington
INS
Navy Department
United States
Pacific
Navy
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Women In War Work
Dora Jane Hamblin
Bermuda
Clifford Davis
Commonwealth
By Naomi Doebel
Mme. Chiang
Mary Beard
Nursing Service
American Red Cross
U. P
Rommel
Red Skelton
Gajette
Ewes
Stence Enaicness
Fifth ‘Avenue
Detroit
Aven York
Media Records
AMPA
Rui Hyeer Gad Russel
Denard Mount Theater
WAC
Botton
Claire Trevor
Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Dickie Tyler
Joan
WMT
Louella Parsons
Dwight Taylor
Taylor
M-G-M
Everett Riskin
Riskin
Dwight
Private Hargrove
Robert Walker
the Gazette
Iowa
Iowa & Morth. Singer Theatre
Danny
Raye
Wrhe
Tr Technicolor
Dua Shore DA
Andres Constance Dowlng
Clee Ez
Tom Conway
LYN Eng
Deanna Durbin
Maisie
Orson Welles
Joan Fontaine
the Million Dollar Kid
East Side
Tonite the Sinatra
WANT
U. S
Women’s Army Corps
Motion Picture Theatres
Olu Ly
Ray Mill and
Roth Bussey
Humphrey Bogart
Sahara
Laurel and Hardy
Fit
Cauarense
Danceland
Bob Welty
Tecater
Ray Pearl
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