Scandinavia as a Nazi dagger against Germany
INS reports signs that Allied plans may use Scandinavia as a dagger aimed at Germany. Key factors include protecting Russia bound convoys via Murmansk and Archangelsk, exploiting northern Norway and southern Sweden as bases, and Finland’s continued Soviet diversion near Leningrad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Berkson
INS
Scandinavian
Germany
Russia
Murmansk
Archangelsk
Norway
Finland
Narvik
Petsamo
Sweden
Skagerrak
Denmark
Scandinavia
Britain
R.A.F
Baltic Sea
Leningrad
Baltic
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
East Prussia
Karelian
Baltic States
Could Peter Be Pumpkin Eater With Stomach Ulcer Pains
An advertisement touts Uden Tablets for stomach ulcers indigestion gas pains heartburn and other excess acidity symptoms. It promotes a 25 cent box and offers a refund deal if not satisfied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Lemon Juice Remedy Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
Advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a cheap home remedy for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis. It claims a two week supply mixed with water and lemon juice eases pain within 48 hours with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved. Widely sold by druggists and drug stores.
Sweden Maintains Neutrality Amid Norway Tension
The text notes Sweden's continued neutrality despite pressure to join the Allies. Germany tightens Norway defenses around Narvik after a Nazi chiefs conference. Reports from Stockholm say Narvik was bombed by the RAF, signaling potential Scandinavian action soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Narvik
Stockholm
R.A.F
Scandinavian
Fake Army Officers Bother FBI In Indianapolis
Indianapolis FBI officials blame vanity and financial gain for civilians impersonating armed forces officers. The concern grows as people accept uniforms at face value, with cases daily including a man jailed for posing as a squadron commander with the British Eighth Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
FBI
Eighth Army
Julius M. Lopez
Lopez
United Nations
A Year in the Army and L'il Abner in a Zoot Suit Chapter 3
Cedar Rapids May 15, 1949. A civilian letter recalls a year in the army, wartime anxieties, and memories of a farewell with family. The writer notes green-up in Iowa, war plant visits by Morgenthau, a Cedar Rapids war loan drive success, and praise for Aircrew morale. He jokes about censorship, celebrates local parades, and contrasts civilian life with service. The letter ends with a toast to luck and Victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Santi
L'il Abner
Link
Ann
Mommie
Cal
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Stanwood
Tipton
Morgenthau
Iowa
New York
Rochester
Pike's Peak
Henry
Doc
The
Elks of Cedar Rapids
Naval Flight Preparatory School
Cornell
Red Cross Notes Highlight Local Nursing Certificates
Dororthy Parker Goebel offers services as a graduate nurse instructor in home nursing in Cedar Rapids. Local Red Cross groups award certificates to fifteen or more students at several schools while promoting surgical dressings and home nursing training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel C Wilson
Dorothy Parker Goebel
Cedar Rapids
Third Avenue SE
Fayette
Massachusetts General Hospital
Columbia University
Goebel
Henry Street
New York
D. W. Holmes
Thirty-seventh Street
Irea
Henry Stubenrauch
Meadowbrook Drive
R. W. May
Woman’s Club
Betty Suchomel
Red Cross
Hayes School
Harold Miner
Franklin School
Upland Drive
C. J. Rasdal
Charles E. Roberts
Home Nursing Committee
Washington Musings from a Distant Desk
Notes from a Washington correspondent mix secrecy about Churchill visit with sharp satire on Capitol Hill. The writer recalls Barkley Connally banter and jokes about tea, teeth, and paper conservation while musing on Washington’s churchgoing culture and a letter from Cedar Rapids about pipe cleaners in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Winston Churchill
Press Club
Alben Barkley
Tom Connally
Texas
Tom
Judiciary Committee
Alben
Kentucky
WPB
Don Nelson
Joe McCormick
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Comedy and Music On A Z Spring Frolic in Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Allied Industrial League announces an hour long spring frolic on May 22 at Memorial Coliseum. The program features Hawaiian and Mexican music, a barber shop quartet, the Aircrew chorus from Coe College, and various entertainers. Doors open 8 pm with dancing 9 pm to midnight. master of ceremonies is Mrs Thomas E Radloff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omedy
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Allied Industrial League
George L. Swab
Memorial Coliseum
Thomas E Radloff
Betty Landa
Quaker Oats
Harry Hoyt
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Dwight “Skippy” Allen
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Jerome Reith
American Legion Color Guard
Los Amigos
Rosemary Jun
Loisyean Harger
Jack Nye
al Mann
Rosemarie Williams
Gloria Zemanek
Bernard Bishop
Barber Shop
Ruth Ostrander
Elinore Kendall
Skippy” Allens
Red Cross Leaders Plan October Campaign and Training
Ed Cram returns to St Louis after two weeks in the Midwest teaching first aid and water safety instructors. Advin Showers leads seven military Red Cross units at Coe Ottumwa Burlington Carnell Mt Pleasant and Cedar Falls. Miss Leola Jack and Stanley Daves issue advanced first aid certificates at the federal building. Nationwide population rose 1860 to 1940 while San Francisco Bay area fell by about 15 times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Cram
St Louis
Oly
Advin
Red Cross
Coe
Town City
Athe
Coe Ottumwa
Burington Carnell Mt Pleasant
Cedar Falls
Leola Jack
Stanley Daves
San Francisco Bay
War Bonds Appeal Urges Navy Expansion To Five Oceans
The piece urges readers to buy war bonds as the U S government shifts from a two ocean navy to a five ocean navy to win the Atlantic war against Nazi Germany. It cites previous goals of 54 cruisers and nearly 200 destroyers and calls for increased subscriptions to fund the effort.
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Menes
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BPO Ng
Lake
Ladoga
Kharkov
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Greene Square
Lfe
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Henry Morgenhau
Roosevelt
Mike
Center Point Road
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Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper
Vire Gill Hancher
BBH
Hancher
Tank
Red
Southside Red Cross
George Stimpson
Orchestra
Ray Beals
Vernon Spurries
Ray Hamilton
Paul Horan
Dean Haworth
Ras Hamilton
Lester Wright
Tcket
al Shank Foud
Harley Bowser
Ed Zeller
Link- Belt Speeder Corporation
Petersen Baking Company
LaPlant
Choate
Jawa Steel and
Ihon Works Honeymead Products Company
Witwer Grocer
Pans Universal Engineering Corporation
Iowa Manufacturing
the Gazette Company
Wilson and Company
Town Electr Laight and Power Company
Welch-Cook-Beals Company
Penell and Ford
City Waterorks
Metropolitan Supply Company
National Oats Company
Centurs Engineering Corporaton
Collins Radio Company
Thomas Radloff
U S. Treasury Departement
Gazette Routes
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