Invasion fears grip Europe as war nears Britain
London reports intensify as Hitler accelerates preparations for an Allied assault. Adm. Lord Keyes predicts the war in Europe may end soon, while Turkish and Swedish signals hint at possible shifts. Dutch executions rise as police martial law tightens grip and sabotage hits Copenhagen factory.
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Adolf Hitler
Britain
Rogers Keyes
Europe
New York
Mme
Genevieve Tabouis
France
Supreme Command
London
Rauf Orbay
Ankara
Germany
Turkey
Bulgaria
Greece
Stockholm
Aftonbladet
Cyprus
Crete
Lord Keyes
Commandos
Rickmansworth
Hertfordshire
Holland
Denmark
Balkans
Rumania
Netherlands
Eiso Kleefman
Hermanus Kleefman
Yber Thomas
Groningen
London Daily Telegraph
Copenhagen
Riffel Syndikatet
Scandinavia
Nazis Grip on Continental Banks Warned by OWI
The Office of War Information reported that Germany controls Europe’s economy through its occupied banks. It said the Nazi financial network includes the Reichsbank and several Berlin banks, sustaining Nazi power beyond Hitler’s fall and requiring destruction of this power structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Office of War Information
Germany
Hitler
Europe
OWI
Nazi Party
Continent
Reichsbank
Berlin
Farm author Phil Stong details food supply debate
The Gazette debuts a six part series by Phil Stong on the food front. Stong, owner of two farms and author of State Fair, reports from the breadbasket regions Iowa and six major stores. He presents the farmer perspective on water food supply and demand.
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Stong
Iowa
NEA Service
Waters
Phil Stong
F R Churchill Seek to Curb War Overconfidence
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill urge restraint on optimism after Tunisian victories. They warn the war is not over and victory not won, stressing renewed individual effort to hasten final victory for the United Nations.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Churchill
Hitler
United Nations
Deaths Mrs Battin Dies At Marshalltown
Mrs. Lida S. Battin age 84 died at Deaconess hospital Marshalltown after a four week pneumonia illness. She is survived by son Maurice T. Battin of Minneapolis and grandson in Cedar Rapids and Minneapolis. Services set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Estes funeral home Marshalltown with burial in local family lot.
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Lida S. Battin
Deaconess Hospital
Marshalltown
Franklin S. Battin
Cedar Rapids
John R. Battin
Lida Styles
Maurice
Minneapolis
Estes Funeral Home
Rites Monday for E. B. Cameron longtime Cherry Burrell executive
Services for Ernest B. Cameron at Turner chapel begin Monday at 2 p.m. He died Friday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Burial is at Oak Hill cemetery. Dr. Robert Little will officiate. Friends may call at the chapel. The 1900 Second Avenue SE resident was treasurer of Cherry Burrell until his 1937 retirement after 44 years with the firm.
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Ernest B. Cameron
Second Avenue SE
Cherry-Burrell Corporation
Turner Chapel
Robert Little
Oak Hill Cemetery
Cameron
Cedar Rapids
Harvey H. Bye 70 Cedar Rapids Native Dies in Oskaloosa
Harvey H. Bye aged 70 died at 3 a.m. Saturday at Mahaska hospital Oskaloosa after a short illness. He had lived in What Cheer Ia for three years and was a member of Maine lodge No 643 Odd Fellows Cedar Rapids and Trinity Methodist church. Survived by his wife Swant Soom W Bye of 436 Thirty fifth street NE and eight others.
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Harvey H. Bye
Cedar Rapids
Mahaska Hospital
Oskaloosa
What Cheer
Bye
Maine Lodge
Odd Fellows Lodge
Trinity Methodist Church
Swant Soom W. Bye
Thirty-fifth Street
Rapids at 3 p.m. Monday in charge of Rev. Samuel Ramaker
The notice states a service at 3 p.m. Monday led by Rev. Samuel Ramaker with the Odd Fellows in charge, detailing the arrangement for attendees and honorifics.
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Rapids
Samuel Ramaker
Odd Fellows
Obituary: John Stolba Of Cedar Rapids
John Stolba a Bohemian native died after a week long illness at 3 30 p m on Saturday just before his eighty third birthday He lived three miles east of Cotes Rages and had resided in the area since childhood His wife Katerina died July 1 1937 Surviving: two sons Godfred F and Leo O a brother Frank three granddaughters and one great granddaughter Services at Brushchapel 2 p m Tuesday burial at Bohemian National Cemetery
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John Stolba
Bohemia
Bielbe
Cotes Rages
Frank
Cedar Ra
Brushchapel
Bohemian National Cemetery
Funeral services for Joe F. Ser bousek
Funeral services for Joe F. Serbousek of 1426 M Street SW will be held Tuesday at Kuba Funeral Home with time to be announced. Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Joe F. Serbousek
Rome
Charles W Boegel Dies At Home At 76
Charles W. Boegel, 76, of 1949 First Avenue E, died at his home at 10 39 p.m. Saturday.
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Charlies W. Boegel
Charles W. Boegel
First Avenue E
Mussolini Embraces Anti-Semitic Tactics In Sicily Drive
The piece portrays Fascist propaganda in Sicily aimed at breaking Sicilian resentment and shaping loyalty to a new order. It notes Rome radio warnings about Allied footholds, calls Sicilians to patriotic duty, and highlights intensified anti Semitic campaigns led by Giovani Preziosi as Mussolini, bowing to Hitler, uses divide and conquer tactics.
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New Order
Rome
Sicily
Palermo
Messina
Augusta
North
Africa
Hitler
Mussolini
Giovani Preziosi
Il Duce
How to Get Extra Sugar for Canning in Iowa
Des Moines AP reporting that the Iowa sugar allotment program opened on Saturday. Canning sugar is one pound per four quarts of finished fruit with a 15 pound per person maximum. Applications may be mailed or filed in person with required identification and quarts of fruit, to determine sugar needed for jams and preserves.
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Des Moines
Price Administration
Iowa
Erine Board
Girl Gunners in German Bombers
Ameri can soldiers wounded in Tunisia tell of girl gunners in Nazi bombers at the front. Sergi Victor R. Woodard Seymour Ind. recalls a pretty blonde and says girls fit in tail positions and can shoot as well as men. Reports arrive at Valley Forge general hospital with new soldiers daily.
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Phoenixville
Tunisia
Sergi
Victor R. Woodard
Seymour
Ind
Army
New
Valley Forge General Hospital
Rainfall Totals 2.07 Inches in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids recorded 2.07 inches of rainfall on Saturday with temperatures peaking at 58 degrees by 6 p.m. and falling to 52 degrees by midnight.
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Cedar Rapids
Lewis to Send Representative to War Labor Board
Washington reports John L. Lewis planned to send a UMW representative to a WLB hearing Monday to try to resume direct negotiations with operators. The move aims to avert a potential coal strike as the truce nears expiration and keep miners working pending further orders.
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Washington
INS
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
Lewis
WLB
United Mine Workers
Astra Victory
UMW
Americans Hit German Positions In Northern Front Air Battle
Fortress crew led by Second Lieut. ee and Charles Otis engaged German fighters above Germany. Greene reports six enemy planes down as American bombers faced close interception and RAF escort struck Caen Poix airfields. German pilots pressed headlong in daylight raids amid heavy anti aircraft and weather delays.
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Germany
Otis
Greene
L. E. Lyle
Pinebluff
Ark
Flying Fortress
R.A F
France
Caen
Poix
Fighter Command
Tornadoes Strike Iowa Towns Causing Property Damage
In Des Moines area a small tornado tore a half mile path, lifting three unoccupied homes, damaging outbuildings and tents, but no injuries. Trees and structures were scattered. nearby Creston saw a tornado hitting four blocks, damaging at least 50 homes during a heavy rainstorm with about 2 inches of rain. no injuries reported.
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Des Moines
Creston
Des Moines Officer Found Dead in Hotel Room
The body of Third Officer Mary A. O'Dell, 24, of West Hartford Connecticut, was found hanging from a transom in her hotel room in downtown Des Moines. Preliminary investigation indicated death by own action but no motive was apparent.
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Des Moines
Mary A. O'Dell
West Hartford
Conn
Catherine Stull
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Crowned again Hitler as conqueror of Europe
A Gazette editor declares Adolf Hitler as the would be conqueror of the world has earned a new title and proclaims Fortress Europe doomed. He urges an end to executions and calls for a universal surrender while warning against Allied deception, sending a strong ultimatum to Japan. Mount Vernon writer W. C. Boyer signs.
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the Gazette
Adolf Hitler Schick Ber
Europe
Japan
Hitler
Hirohito
W. C. Boyer
Mount Vernon
Early Ouster of Japs From Attu Seems Assured
Washington reports indicate rapid Japanese retreat from Attu in the western Aleutians as U S forces press to clear the island. Axis broadcasts concede American landings and a superior Allied position, with navy officials echoing the cautious forecast of a swift advance in the North Pacific.
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Attu
Washington
Aleutian Islands
U. S
North Pacific
Waa
United Army
Navy
Radio
Pope’s peace remark relayed by Vatican Radio
Vatican Radio reported that Pius hopes for peace but not peace at any price. The statement was revived as Churchill faced potential Axis peace moves while the Allies weighed strategy in seclusion. Diplomats say the Pope fears a negotiated peace would strengthen Nazi control and spread atheism.
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Vatican Radio
Washington
Pius
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
United Nations
Atian
Germany
Europe
Company Settles Labor Dispute Amid Union Claims
The settlement confirms that the company discouraged union activity and warned employees against collective bargaining. It notes expansion and promotion of staff tied to CRE A activity, labeling CRE A a company dominated union under the National Labor Relations Act. Signatories include M. F. Kgstite, Keames Johnson, and Arthur A. Collins.
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C.R.E.A
National Labor Relations Board Act
M. F. Kgs Tite Ashington
Charlotte High St. Louis
CIO
All Frenchmen Ordered to Report in Event of Invasion
A Paris dispatch reported by Tribune de Geneve that notices warned all able-bodied French men to report at specified centers within an hour if Allied forces invade.
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Bern
Switzerland
Paris
Tribune de Geneve
Men and Women IN THE SERVICE At Fort Sill and beyond
A roundup of servicemen and servicewomen with Cedar Rapids and Iowa connections. Ensign John Pavis and Private Wesley Becicka are noted among others stationed or moving through camps in Oklahoma Mississippi Iowa Idaho and New York, as families report commissions transfers and training progress.
York Rite party to hear A Rothschild speaks Tuesday
Trowel chapter No 49 Royal Arch Masons will hold its York Rite party on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Tecate hall with A Rothschild sharing experiences in Nazi Germany. Cedar Rapids postal workers will operate as usual on Memorial Day and Independence Day observed dates.
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Trowel
Royal Arch Masons
York
Tecate Hall
A. Rothschild
Nazi Germany
Cedar Rapids
Court Reporter Arthur Bye To Speak At Optimists Luncheon
Arthur L. Bye official court reporter for District Judge G. K. Thompson will discuss experiences in court reporting at a luncheon meeting of the Optimists club Heaoon at the Roosevelt.
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Arthur L. Bye
G. K. Thompson
Optimists Club
Heaoon
Roosevelt
Townsend Victory Club to Sponsor Cones Club Caravan Meeting
Townsend Victory Club No 8 will sponsor a cones club caravan meeting at the I F hall 838 First Avenue NE. Rotnd Sot deputy national Townsend representative for Iowa will be Pike speaker.
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Townsend Victory Club No. 8
First Avenue
Rotnd
Townsend
Iowa
Pike
Richardson couple’s daughter born in 1953
Born to Capt and Mrs L S Richardson a daughter May 15. Richardson family at 1953 Second Avenue SE. Mrs Richardson is the former Bernadine Sterner, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sterner of 401 Sixteenth Street NE.
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Capt
L. S. Richardson
May 15Ardson
W. H. Richardson
Second Avenue SE
Richardson
Bernadine Sterner
Charles Sterner
Sixteenth Street NE
Cedar Rapids Dental Society Meets at Roosevelt Hotel
The Cedar Rapids Dental Society will convene at the Roosevelt hotel Monday at 5 p.m. An election of officers will occur and a year in review with recommendations will be presented. Dinner will be served at 6 15.
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Cedar Rapids Dental Society
Roosevelt Hotel
Physician Meyer to Speak on Airplanes at Rotary Luncheon
Dr Alfred W Meyer associate professor of physics at Coe College and general supervisor of flight instruction for the army cadets at the school will address the Rotary Club at noon Monday. His talk is titled Airplanes What Makes Them Fly at the Roosevelt hotel.
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Alfred W. Meyer
Coe College
Army
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Navy Officer to Speak at Cedar Rapids Dinner Meeting
Lieut. Robert M. Schwyhart of the navy Preflight school at Iowa City, who served aboard the Vincennes during its sinking near the Solomons and saw action at Midway, the Coral Sea, and Guadalcanal, will speak at a Cedar Rapids Retail Credit dinner at the Roosevelt hotel.
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Robert M. Schwyhart
Navy
Iowa City
Vincennes
Solomons
Midway
Coral Sea
Guadalcanal
Cedar Rapids
Bert Christopherson Arrested for Drunkenness and Family Disturbance
Bert Christopherson also known as Chris tofferson, of 38 Twenty first avenue SE, was arrested Saturday night on drunkenness and disturbing the peace charges. Police report his wife accused him of knocking her down and taking their seven month old baby from her sister’s home during a rain soaked nighttime incident.
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Bert Christopherson
Christofferson
Twenty-first Avenue SE
Soviet Planes Hammer Nazi Strong Points
London reports Soviet aircraft battered enemy strong points at Gomel and Orel as part of a heavy offensive against German bases. Radio Moscow says Soviet long range bombers hit rail junctions at Gomel and Orel destroying supply dumps and military trains. A separate report notes a successful landing at Novorossisk in the Caucasus and a renewed Nazi attack thwarted on the Leningrad front.
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London
Gomel
Orel
Radio
Moscow
Red Army
Novorossisk
Caucasus
Leningrad
Vichy
Black Sea
Kuban
Woman in Chicago Found with $14,800 Hidden on Clothes
A malnourished 65 year old woman, Mrs. Reva Anderman, collapsed on a Chicago street and was taken to a hospital. Nurses discovered 14,800 dollars in her clothing lining, including eleven one thousand dollar bills, prompting her to ask “Where's my money?” upon awakening.
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Chicago
INS
Reva Anderman
Invasion strategy and aerial bombardment aims
The text describes the invasion of Europe with an aerial bombardment intended to soften the Axis held continent. It explains the bombardment as broader than artillery, striking behind front lines to disrupt industries, transportation, and communications, gradually eroding home morale and war capacity.
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Europe
Hickenlooper Matriarch Transferred for Observation
Mrs. N O Hickenlooper mother of Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper was moved from a Bedford nursing home to Iowa Methodist Hospital Des Moines for observation. Her condition was described as serious.
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Balkan
Fifth Avenue SE
F.R
E. B. Cameron
Duce
Emden
Delphia
Robert C. Ee
Seattle
Wash
Bombardier
Charles H. Otis
Navigator
Bay
Wack
People’s Forum
Collins
Liberty Stoker
Kenwood Fuel CO
F. McLaughlin
Fort Sill
John Pavis
Cedar Rapids Radio
Ensign
Wesley Becicka
Tom Becicka
Ely
North Camp Polk
Miss Connors
O A Tee Tae
Zelia Smith
Margaret Anna Connors
Sao Wines
Army Nurse Corps
St. Patrick's School
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Mercy Hospi School of Nursing
John Gill
Eighth St. SE
Charles Gill
Marines
Hawaii
San Francisco
Jeanne Krebs
Walter M. Krebs
Woodland Drive
Pfc
Louis Staman
Camp Crowder
Douglas
Wyo
Salem Siaman
Seventh Street
Joseph Henry McNabb
Philadelphia
McNabb
Sidney Leibsohn
Camp McCain
Miss
Camp Pickett
Philip Leibsohn
Fifth Avenue SE. Corp
Glen H. Daywitt
Chanute Field
Rantoul
Ill
Salt Lake City
Howard Paul Anderson
Otto Anderson
Thirtyfourth Street
Camp Warren
Farragut
Idaho
Marjorie Bell
Ralph Bell
First Avenue SE
Hunter College
W. Lattimer
J. O. Lattner
Lattner
Naval Air Station
Floyd Bennett Field
Brookyn
N. Y
Wayne M. Witmer
James A. Whitmer
Park Avenue SE
Cording
Third Avenue SE
Ee Eee Ee Sen
Monticello
Sherwin - Williams Company
City Briefs
Bungalow
Meyer
Hickenlooper
Des Moines Hospital
Turner
John B. Turner
Funeral Directors
Second Avenue
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