Senate Fight and Local Prices Highlight Nation and Cedar Rapids
A columnist argues for a vigorous congressional opposition to scrutinize war policy while supporting necessary leadership. Voters back George Wilson for senator and H O Talle for representative. A Cedar Rapids dining dispute prompts calls for fair pricing as locals push for price controls. Also notes salvage director Lou Burgus urges residents to protect tin can salvage stock.
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Lou Burgus
Jocal Tin Salvage
Cedar: Rapids
Saito x
Nazis Strafe Shoppers in Canterbury
German planes raided south eastern England early today in the heaviest raids since the Battle of Britain. Canterbury suffered crowd strafing, stores were machine gunned, and a number of casualties were reported while 11 raiders were shot down in the day. U S pursuit planes attacked a freight train near Berck sur Mer before returning home.
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London
England
Britain
Canterbury
Eleanor Roosevelt
R.A.F
Lecreusot
France
Milan
Italy
Air and Home Security
East Anglia
U. S
Eighth Army Air Force
Berck-sur- Mer
French
One Hour's Pay Per Month Sets War Chest Goal
Cedar Rapids launches a 1943 Community War Chest drive to raise 179272 with a one hour's pay per month pledge for ten months. The campaign runs November 10 to 20 and includes all war relief agencies except the Red Cross. Sumner D. Quarton chairs the effort urging every citizen to participate while allowing for hardship for those under 140 hours monthly.
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Cedar Rapids
Red Cross
Sumner D. Quarton
Solomons
Pearl Harbor Chaplain Named Originator of War Phrase
Lieut Howell Forgy of Had donfield New Jersey revealed as the author of Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition uttered during Pearl Harbor attack. He recalled the moment when ammunition was hoisted by hand after a Japanese plane fell in flames and fellow officer Edwin Woodhead urged action.
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Pearl Harbor
Howell Forgy
Haddonfield
N. J
Forgy
Edwin Woodhead
Boise
Idaho
Woodhead
Must Know Your Home Inside Out to Burn Oil
Consumers learn three main factors for heating fuel oil rationing: last year’s usage area heated and number of residents. The article outlines how to complete the rationing application with steps and details required.
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Cedar Rapids News
Hickenlooper Urges Voters To Back Cedar Rapids Candidate
Supporters of B. B. Hickenlooper face a tight race as eastern Iowa aims for its first governor in decades. The Cedar Rapids Republican, a World War II veteran and former lieutenant governor, is praised for steady leadership and wartime stewardship. He urges supporters to vote Tuesday.
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Iowa
Des Moines
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Hickenlooper
Bourke Hickenlooper
Linn County
House of Representatives
Soviets Hold Front as Nazi 1942 Offensive Fails in Caucasus
Soviet troops advance around Stalin grad and near Tuapse while falling back from Nalchik outskirts under a large German offensive. 600 Nazis killed near Nalchik. Russians claim Hitler’s drive is wrecked. Reinforcements push toward Stalingrad front. relief army tightens around the city.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Black Sea
Tuapse
Nalchik
mid-Caucasus
High Command
Hitler
Don River
DNB
Berlin
Volga
Salt
Krasnoarmeisk - Berezovka
Kuperesnoye
Weather Perfect For Cedar Rapids Football Fans
Perfect football weather prevailed in the Cedar Rapids area on Saturday. The high reached 56 degrees around 2 p.m. and again between 3 and 4 30 p.m with a 44 degree temperature at 7 p.m.
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Cedar Rapids
Rommel May Become Hitler’s Personal Military Adviser
Swiss newspaper reports Rommel may be named Hitler’s war adviser with rumors that Gen Franz Haider has been replaced at the German General Staff by Gen Zeitler amid unclear official statements from Germany.
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Bern
Switzerland
Erwin Rommel
Hitler
Neue Zuricher Zeitung
Germany
Franz Haider
Zeitler
Sunday Index Section One Overview
A compact summary notes features from the Sunday index, listing literary figures William L. Shirer Carl Sandburg and Pertinax. The item highlights the blend of facts and opinion in the section and hints at opinionated commentary within the page.
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William L. Shirer
Carl Sandbers
Pertinax
Banks and Liquor Stores to Close On Election Day
Cedar Rapids liquor stores banks and the Perpetual Savings and Loan association will be closed next Tuesday on election day. The post office courthouse employment office and various government offices, however, will observe their customary hours. Polls in the 23 Cedar Rapids precincts will be open from 7 am until 8 pm, and in the rural district from 8 am to 8 pm.
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Cedar Rapids
Perpetual Savings and Loan Association
Three Killed in Bomber Crash at St Paul Airport
A B-4 Consolidated four engine bomber crashed on takeoff at St Paul airport killing three Northwest Airlines crew members Captain Clarence Bates of Minneapolis pilot Robert James Raley of Duluth co pilot and Robert Delman Bunn of Minneapolis radio engineer all aboard the aircraft. Bates was the sole survivor of a Moorhead crash on Oct 30 1941.
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St, Paul
Clarence Bates
Minneapolis
Robert James Raley
Duluth
Minn
Robert Delman Bunn
Northwest Airlines
Bates
Northwest
Moorhead
Allied Guns Pound Axis Desert Army Near Alamein
Allied forces renewed a major attack along the Alamein line near the Mediterranean coast under heavy artillery and air support. The German press and Allied air actions described fierce fighting with tanks and aircraft losses on both sides as Rommel’s forces faced intensified pressure from the Eighth Army.
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Cairo
Eighth Army
Erwin Rommel
Mediterranean
Desert
Crete
London
Alamein
U. S
Maleme
Canea
Europe
North African
Rommel
Alamein Line
Allies Destroy Jap Cruiser and Damage Second in Buin Harbor
Allies claim a heavy bomber strike on Buin harbor in the northern Solomons. One Japanese cruiser was destroyed and a second severely damaged, with a merchant vessel hit and near misses on others. The raid followed two earlier waves, continuing MacArthur’s Pacific bombardments.
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MacArthur
Australia
Buin
Solomons
High Command
Guadalcanal
Tojo Streamlines Japanese Government
New measures announced by Prime Minister Tojo aim to strengthen Japan’s fighting power. A new super ministry of greater East Asiatic affairs will unify administration across Formosa Korea Sakhalin and Japan. The overhaul abolishes 31 bureaus 12 departments and dissolves overseas and foreign ministry boards as part of a sweeping government reorganization.
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New York
Japan
Tojo
Tokio Radio
East Asia
Domei News Agency
Overseas Ministry
Manchurian Affairs Board
China Affairs Board
Foreign Ministry
Lost Carrier Sunk After Two Attacks in South Pacific
The U S aircraft carrier, unnamed in initial reports, sank in the South Pacific after a second bombing and torpedo attack near Santa Cruz Island on Oct 26. The Porter destroyer was also lost in the same engagement. the carrier group included Saratoga Ranger Lexington and Saratoga is listed among the large carriers.
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Washington
United States
South Pacific
Navy
Santa Cruz Island
Guadalcanal
U. S. S. Porter
Saratoga
Hornet
Ranger
Enterprise
United States Fleet
Lexington
Coral Sea
Solomon Islands
Navy Department
U. S
Enem
Santa Cruz Islands
Porter
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Congress
HNO
Senate
House
George Wilson
H. O Talle
Wilson
Talle
Rumor Rommel
Sunday Index
Footeel
Geme
Xi ‘Delta
St. Paul
Buin- Faisi
Guada
Thi
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