Town forgives Godfather of Nisei 442nd legends
Earl Finch, godfather of the 442nd Nisei combat unit, returned to Hattiesburg Mississippi and was greeted with forgiveness from townsfolk after years of backlash for aiding Japanese American soldiers. He built a USO hut for Nisei soldiers, funded lodging and dances, and supported furloughs before moving due to pressure.
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New York
INS
Earl Finch
442Nd
Imental Combat Team
Hattiesburg, Miss
Finch
MGM
Outfit
Hattiesburg
Army
Mississippi
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
U. S
Nisei G.i.’S
John Rankin
New Orleans
Italy
France
U.S
Go for Broke Sellout and Clubhouse Link Noted
The text cites Martha Raye aiding in building a Honolulu clubhouse and a man moving into export work there. It mentions the 442nd’s eastern wing holding a convention in New York this week. Col. Virgil Miller calls a key figure the moral backbone for the boys. Finch enjoyed Hattiesburg with a sold out show titled Go for Broke.
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Martha Raye
Honolulu
442Nd
Pune
New York
Virgil Miller
P.s.—Finch
Hattiesburg
Four Cedar Rapids Students Honored At ISU Honors Day
Four Cedar Rapids students from Iowa State were honored Wednesday at the honors day convocation. Mary E. Buxton, Norton Weinberg, Margaret McLennan, and Richard Handy were cited for top academic standing in science engineering and related fields. Buxton and Weinberg ranked in the upper 1 percent of their classes, McLennan won Sigma Delta Epsilon for outstanding women in sciences, and Handy received the American Society for Testing Materials award as a top engineering materials student.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa State College
Mary E. Buxton
H. S. Buxton
Eighteenth Street
Norton Weinberg
Joseph Weinberg
Fourth Street
Margaret McLennan
Donald McLennan
Thirty-third Street
Richard Handy
Walter Handy
Thirty-eighth Street
Buxton
Weinberg
Miss McLennan
Sigma Delta Epsilon
Handy
American Society of Testing Materials
Answer to Previous Puzzle Diving Bird 19 Four (Rorhan) 20 Romance language
Puzzle clues yield terms: diving bird is grebe, four is IV, romance language is Italian, direction ab is SSW, chair is seat, above is over, gram ab is g, Hebrew deity is Yahweh, against prefix is anti, note of scale is sol, female horse is mare, within comb form is intra, mouthward or alary?, pierce is stab, lower case ab is small, click beetles is elytra? Left side ab is sinister, consumed is ate, town in Bolivia is Oruro, bishop's office is curia, severity is acuteness, headlong is rash, kind of goat is ibex, flying is aerial, it is found in -regions is temperate, ability is skill, haunt is haunt, measure of area is hectare.
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Bolivia
Town Votes Against Impeaching Truman in Wakefield
In Wakefield New Hampshire a special town meeting asked Should Harry Truman be impeached The vote 48 against 17 in favor 35 did not vote Only 100 residents attended the meeting called by William Sparhawk Jr a 32 year old chicken farmer The town leans Republican and turnout is usually higher than this brief gathering
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Wakefield
N. H
President Truman
Harry Truman
William N. Sparhawk, Jr
Gearhead
Albert W. Wiggin
School Board Approves Roofing Bid and Textbook Change
The Cedar Rapids school board accepted Haegg Roofing and Insulation's 4970 bid to reroof the Board of Education building. A competing bid of 5085 from Powell Roofing was noted. The board also adopted Canfield and Wilder's The Making of Modern America as the senior high history text, replacing History of Our Country by Muzzey.
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Haegg Roofing and Insulation Company
Board of Education
Powell Roofing Company
Canfield and Wilder
Cedar Rapids
Houghton - Mifflin Company
Ginn and Company
Muzzey
Ard files 150 day extension for track and football
A filing by the Ard requests a 150 day extension to complete track and football work. The action seeks more time to finalize pending tasks and milestones.
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Ard
School approves PE supplies list for coming year
The board approves the physical education supplies and equipment list for the coming year on the recommendation of Physical Education Director Fred Winter and Supplies Committee Chairwoman Mrs. R. B. Van Cleve.
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Fred Winter
R. B. van Cleve
Student Misses Streak. Loses Cash Award
Joe Balaban of Shields Junior High in Seymour Indiana was two minutes late on the last day of the attendance count ending a flawless two year record. He forfeited a cash prize given to students with perfect punctuality and attendance.
Wife on Wagon Causes Trouble in Mill Delivery Row
In Feltham England Mrs Saxby rode along with her husband on his milk round. She confronted the boss after a dispute and was allegedly slapped. he claimed she punched him in the jaw. The court ordered Mrs Saxby off the wagon and dismissed the case.
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Feltham
England
Saxby
Saxbby
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Truman
School Board
S. A. Giovanazzi
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Committee On Rules
Grant Wood
William Stuhr
The
Green and Gust Company
Ee Ee Ee Ee Ae
Ohio
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Levan
Helene Curtis
Park Avenue
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Newman's
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Alan
Arths
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Butce
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Iowa
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Patty
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Sally
Sandra
Sandy
Sharon
Susan
Susie
Ewman
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