Pearl Harbor Battleships to Fight Again
Fourteen of nineteen American ships damaged at Pearl Harbor have been returned to service. Five remain unrepaired including the Oklahoma and Arizona battleships, with efforts continuing to raise and salvage them. Navy officials credit rapid modernization and coordinated salvage work by Admiral Furlong and his team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T H
Navy
Oklahoma
Arizona
Utah
Cassin
Downes
Shaw
Oglala
Frank Knox
William R. Furlong
Pearl Harhkor Navy Yard
West Virginia
California
Nevada
Maryland
Tennessee
Helena
Honolulu
Raleigh
Curtiss
Vestal
Admiral Furlong
Washington
D. C
Comdr
F. H. Whitaker
Beaumont
Texas
Whitaker
James M. Steele
Denver
Colo
Homer N. Wallin
Washburn
N. C
Wilfred L. Painter
Seattle
Wash
H. E. Haynes
Pacific Bridge Company
San Francisco
A. E
Jack” Graham
F. W. Crocker
J. Ginella
Less Freeman
Allied League Spring Frolic Draws 3000 to Memorial Coliseum
More than 3,000 attended the seventh annual Allied Industrial League spring frolic at Memorial Coliseum on Saturday night. A 10 act variety show led to dancing with a finale by the Aircrew chorus from Coe College performing Fight On to Victory. Corp. Dale R. Barnhart, just back from 15 months in Chile, spoke on war industry value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Industrial League
Memorial Coliseum
Coe College
A. Jerome Rieth
Joe Weaver
Cedar Rapids
Dale R. Barnhart
Chile
Stenner Elected President of Iowa B and P W Clubs
Gertrude Stenner of Cedar Rapids was elected president of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women's clubs at its Mason City war conference. Other officers include Esther Rawson Ames first vice president Florence Holland Des Moines second vice president Vivian Kvitts Sioux City recording secretary and Edith Martin Pleasant treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Mass
Gertrude Stenner
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Federation
Esther Rawson
Ames
Florence Holland
Des Moines
Vivian Kivitts
Sioux City
Edith Martin
Axis Air Power In South Weaker Lose 286 Planes
Allied air forces intensified drives over Sicily Sardinia Pantellaria and the Italian mainland as Axis air strength shielding Italy and southern Europe diminished. In three days American airmen claimed 286 enemy planes destroyed with 99 in 24 hours. Strong raids targeted Axis dromes and military airfields across the region.
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Axis
South
Picrre J. 1Uss
North Africa
Ins
Italy
Europe
Sicily
Sardinia
Pantellaria
New Aircrew Class Arrives Saturday
A new contingent of U S army air force reserves arrived in Cedar Rapids and marched to quarters in the Coe College gym. The group from Kesslerfield Mississippi replaces the first class that left for Santa Ana California. Flood delays caused the late arrival and several noncommissioned officers up to technical sergeant are among the men.
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U. S. Army Air Force
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Kesslerfield
Miss
Air Corps
Santa Ana
Calif
Mutineers in Spanish Fleet Shock Europe
Reports from Mexico City describe a dramatic mutiny linked to General Franco after his El Ferrol visit. Spanish crews reportedly seized ships, torpedoed a German cruiser, sank submarines, and blew up the arsenal at El Ferrol, killing thousands, before some sailors sought asylum in Lisbon.
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Mexico City
Toulon
Lisbon
Francisco Franco
el Ferrol
el Ferrol del Caudillo
Franco
Canaries
Balearic Islands
North Africa
Tunisia
Haror
Berlin
Can Sell Auto But Not Rationing Book
Des Moines AP reports any person who sells or transfers his automobile must turn in the gasoline ration book within five days to the local war price and rationing board. Dealers cannot acquire possession of the ration book with a vehicle purchase.
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Des Moines
Pigeons Race From Cedar Rapids Toward Chicago
About 8 000 to 10 000 carrier pigeons were entered in a semi annual race starting early today in Cedar Rapids. The birds aim for Chicago, shipped by a Chicago flying club and released by Railway Express men from the Union depot.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Railway Express
Union Depot
Feierabend Issues Grim Warning on German Morale and War
Dr Feierabend warned that German morale will slump without battlefield triumphs and propaganda. He urged European economic unit collaboration and noted relocation of workers to agriculture. He discussed the Czech exile government led by Benes and predicted postwar reform as the war nears end.
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Feierabend
Germany
Europe
Scandinavian
France
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Communist International
Cvent
Roosevelt
Stalin
Joseph E. Davies
Dr. Fehrabend
Dr. Feierabend
United States
London
U. S
Chicago
Dr. Benes
Cedar Rapids
Nicholas Mara
Fairfax St Patrick's presents play When Smith Stepped Out
The Fairfax St Patrick's group stages the drama When Smith Stepped Out in the Fairfax church auditorium tonight at 8. The production features local participants and aims to entertain churchgoers and community members alike.
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Fairfax
St. Patrick’s
Smith
Fairfax Church Auditorium
Memorial Day Parade Plans Announced for Hanford
Memorial day parade plans announced by Andrew Coleman of Hanford post No 5 American Legion. The procession forms on the Second Avenue bridge at 2 p.m. with units including Aircrew band Coe College ROTC and veterans groups. Naval dead services precede the parade at 1:30 p.m. Women’s Relief Corps directs. Observance held Sunday due to war workers’ schedules.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
Andrew Coleman
Hanford Post No. 5
American Legion
Coe College
Second Avenue Bridge
Second Avenue
Tenth Street
Mt. Vernon Avenue
John F. Ehlert
Stanley Wesley
C. M. Richardson
Iowas State Guard
Charles Penningroth
Czech Guard
R Novak
United Spanish War Veterans
G.A.R
Women’s Relief Corps
Ladies of the
Daughters of Union Veterans
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
Walter E. Miller
Cavaliers
American Red Cross
Navy Mothers
Ymc.a
Boy Scouts of America
Pioneers
Camp Fire Girls
W. E. McFann
Coleman
Japan Poised to Swap 1500 U. S. Civilians
The State Department said a Japanese note gives reason to hope for an exchange of about 1,500 American civilians for an equal number of Japanese held in the United States. This would be the second such swap following last summer’s 1500 person exchange aboard the Gripsholm to Lourenco Marques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Gripsholm
United States
Lourenco Marquese
Portuguese East Africa
Pauli Named Iowa Food Administrator
Des Moines AP Hans Pauli of Des Moines has been appointed chief of industry operations in Iowa for the Food Distribution Administration. He will direct volunteer food industry committees aiding government food regulation. Also announced was F E Charles as regional chief of marketing reports for the FDA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Hans Pauli
The
Treasury
Iowa
Food Distribution Administration
F. D. Cronin
Midwest
Pauli
Cronin
F. E. Charles
Department of Agriculture Information Service
FDA
Tojo Hosts Chilean Journalists In Tokio Visit
Chilean correspondent Planet described Tojo in a controlled conference room guarded by multiple bodyguards. He noted Tojo’s small stature and courteous demeanor while disputing Japanese claims about the Doolittle raid. Planet spoke freely due to Chile’s neutral status aboard the Asama Maru evacuation ship.
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Tojo
Doolittle
Tokio
Planet
Plan to March 1944 Farm Production Goals for War Needs
Drafters propose 1944 individual farm goals aligned with war product needs and adjusted in conference with a food administration representative. They warn 1943 experiences show difficulty achieving adequate acreage without a definite producer contract and foresee further strain from removal of allotments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Administration
Fodd
City Briefs from Cedar Rapids Area Events
City briefs cover a cooking school advertisement and several civic and club events. Retail merchants bureau meets at the Roosevelt hotel to discuss store hours and summer promotions. Waves enlistment by Ann Woods of Coggan. Rotary luncheon at Roosevelt hotel with Dr. Charles F. Jacobs speaking. South Side Civic club to hear Judge Harry S. Johnson on juvenile delinquency at C S P S hall. Wills admitted to probate for Ida File and William Elliott Good with named executors. Road collision on First avenue at Fourth street injures none, charge filed for driving on the wrong side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retail Merchants Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids
Charles F. Jacobs
Waterloo Congregational Church
Rotary Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Harry S. Johnson
Linn* County
Ida File
Coggon
Rufus Sisler
Birdena Veleta Good
William Elliott Good
William Finnegan
A Avenue
H. Patterson
Fifth Avenue
First Avenue
Fourth Street
J. H. Walsh
Patterson
Police File Speeding Charges in Accident
A speeding charge was filed Saturday night against Steffan Mueller 17 of 2517 Bever avenue SE after a collision with A L Yakish 617 Eighteenth street SE at Third avenue and Fifteenth street SE about 7 40 p m. No injuries were reported though both cars were badly damaged.
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Steffan Mueller
Bever Avenue
Mueller
A. L. Yakish
Eighteenth Street
Third Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Services for Andrew Scham berger at Rohn Funeral Home
Services for Andrew Scham berger route 2 who died Saturday will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Rohn funeral home conducted by the Rev Paul L Miller and Jan Hus J 0 C F lodge No 51 with burial at Linwood Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday at the chapel and Odd Fellows are asked to meet Monday morning for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Schamberger
Rohn
Paul L. Miller
Jan Hus
Laurance Rites for Charles A
Services conducted by Dr Charles J Bready and Mr Herman Lodge at 2 p.m. Monday in Moon chapel. Burial in Oak Hill cemetery. Master Masons High Twelve and the Commandery meet at 1 30 p.m. in Masonic hall to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A
Laurance
Charlies J
Bready
Herman Lodge
A. F
A. M
Moon Chapel
Oak Hill Cemetery
High Twelve Club
Commandery
Masonic Hall
AFL Bid: Lewis Sends $60,000 Check to Readmit UMW
AFL President William Green disclosed John L. Lewis included a $60,000 check with the UMW petition to rejoin the AFL. The money is being held by the AFL executive council as three AFL vice presidents study the petition. The group is led by Daniel J. Tobin with George Harrison and Matthew J. Woll as members. Hutcheson was notably absent from the committee. Green said readmission would not be conditioned on a no strike pledge, though it would be understood. The UMW reportedly has about 540,000 members.
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Washington
INS
William Green
AFL
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
American Federation of Labor
Green
AFL Executive Council
Executive Council
Lewis
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters’ Union
Roosevelt
George Harrison
Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks
Matthew J. Woll
Photo-Engravers
William Hutcheson
Carpenters’ Union
Lewis. Green
UMW
Gallopin Dominoes Fall Into River After Raid
Three fugitives from a raided crap game were jailed in Linn county after deputies ambushed them on the river bank. They were charged with plain intoxication and booked as Fred Young 31 C W DeMoss 43 and Keith Larson 27. A quart of liquor and two one dollar bills were seized while the dice and money disappeared into the Cedar river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Pete Whittemore
Harlan Snyder
West Side
Cedar River
Second
Whittemore
Fred Young
C. W. DeMoss
Keith Larson
New Army Emergency Relief Office Opens in Des Moines
A new branch of Army Emergency Relief under the Seventh Service Command opens in the federal office building Des Moines. The office helps soldiers or dependents in emergencies such as death, accidents, severe illness, home destruction by wind fire or flood, or delays in relief, providing cash staples food clothing or shelter for temporary needs until other aid arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Army Emergency Relief
Seventh Service Command
Service Members Reach Overseas and Return Home
Private Glen Risdal arrives overseas as multiple family members remain in service across Africa, North Carolina, Nebraska, and beyond. Others complete training, receive transfers, or return on furlough, including Robert Watkins in Wisconsin meteorology training and Stanley Davis after hospital care, with several promotions and assignments across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Risdal
Dan Risdal
Newhall
Risdals
Ferman
North Africa
Marion
North Carolina
Clifford
Nebraska
Robert E. Watkins
Burt H. Watkins
Third Avenue
Keesler Field
Miss
University of Wisconsin At
Thomas L. Milke
Fourth Street
Floods Continue Threat Across Midwest and Plains
Sheriff Clyde H. Stalecup warned of possible casualties among families on the De Shee farms as floods crest along the Missouri and other rivers. Red Cross reports show 1,356,960 acres inundated and 29,837 families affected across four states and neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde H. Stalecup
de Shee
Knox County
Illinois
Arkansas
Wabash
Mississippi
Red Cross
St. Louis
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ilinois
Kansas
Indiana
Beardstown
Peoria
Ill
Fort Smith
Ark
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Frank Tremaine
Allied League
Fifth Avenue SE
Czech
Trotsky
Eduard Benes
Benes
C.S.P.S. Hall
Feherabend
In- Tere
Tony
T. B. Hlubacek
Lidice
Japan
City Briefs
Bungalow
Ann Woods
Avenue NE
Owen Woods
Coggan
Waves
Wilson and Company
Schamberger Services
Aurex Cedar Rapids Co
Higley Bidg, D. I. Danluck
Gallopin’ Dominoes
Soldiers’ Relief Office For
Pic
William N. Auman
Lowry Field
Geiger Field
Spokane
D R. Auman
Edwin Serovy
George Alman
Edward Serbousek
Fort Bragg
Wesley Serbousek
Solon
Marvin A. Tinkham
Camp Adair
Ore
First Avenue NE
John Choate
Marine Corps
Roy E. Choate
Lakeside
San Diego
Aviation Techoat
Camp Carney
Raymond Bonebrake
Frankie Bonebrake
Fifth Street
Kaye Lee
Harry W. Lutz
Rose M. Lutz
Naval Armory
Naval Research Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Pfe
Vincent P. Gaffey
Twenty-sixth Street
Robert J. Fuller
Camp Miles Standish
John F. Barton
John Barton
Eighth Street
Norma Meald
Mildred Steele
Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Carl C. Clark
Camp Barkeley
H G Fussell
Turner Funeral Service
Cedar Rapids and Vicinity
Turner Funeral Directors
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