Daily Record 1944 Food and Tax Stamps and Local Notices
Measurably detailed wartime stamp values listed for meat gas foods sugar and fuel oil with expiration dates and indefinite validity notes. A brush fire reported at 426 Thirty third street NE, followed by a general alarm. Divorce decrees and petitions listed with names and locations. Police and traffic court entries include fines for disturbing the peace drunkenness faulty brakes leaving the scene overtime parking and related costs.
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Richard W. Minor
Fifth Street
F. Sarset
Blake Boulevard
James W
McQuown
Lisbon
Frank Rosina
Fourteenth Avenue
Lucy Chapin
H Avenue
J H. Gruskey
Center Point Road
Bagged 2,594 Jap Aircraft In Two Months
Pearl Harbor AP reports carrier planes destroyed 2,594 Japanese aircraft and about 252 more in two months from Aug 30 to Oct 31, with major battles in the Philippines sea Bonins Ryukyus Formosa and the Philippines. Nimitz cites a conservative total and notes many pilots rescued amid heavy losses to the Japanese.
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Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Philippines Sea
Bonins
Palau
Ryukyus
Formosa
Chester W. Nimitz
Nippon
Luzon
Samar
Leyte
Nimitz
United States
Roosevelt directs war effort noted in Stratton account
Lloyd Stratton reports from New York that in unoccupied China during January and February, the high level directive comes from Mr. Roosevelt. He says American, British, and Chinese forces will lead the war in China in that order, with China's reluctance to deploy large foreign trained troops rooted in Chiang Kai-shek's fears.
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Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Lloyd Stratton
New York
China
Stratton
First Lady Denies She's in Storage
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt told news paperwomen there is no truth to reports that Democratic campaign strategists wanted her to stay in cold storage during the President's re election campaign. She said no suggestions were ever made to her.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Son Joins Carrier Crew On Pacific Mission
Navy Lt. John Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, has served with Admiral William F. Halsey for more than six months aboard a Pacific aircraft carrier. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt revealed the detail at a news conference and said she did not know if her son took part in the Philippine invasion.
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Chicago
INS
John Roosevelt
William F. Halsey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Soviet Columns Close In On Budapest as Hungary Fights
Moscow dispatches report three Russian mobile columns converging on Budapest from south east and northeast, crossing the Danube and Tisza plains. Kecskemet rail hub falls under intense combat as the vanguard nears the capital within about 40 miles. Stalin proclaims Petsamo region in Finland liberated in a separate order.
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Moscow
Budapest
Danube
Tisza
Kecskemet
Fifth Army Repels Nazi Counterattacks in Italy
Rome dispatch reports Fifth Army forces inflict heavy losses on German troops and repulse a series of fierce counterattacks south of Bologna. British Eighth Army widens bridgehead across the Ronco river in the Adriatic sector.
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Rome
Ins
Fifth Army
Italy
Bologna
Eighth Army
Ronco
Adriatic
Roosevelt ties China rift to personal clash not policy
President Roosevelt said the China dispute between Stilwell and Chiang Kai-shek stems from personal clashes, not strategy, and praised Stilwell’s record while signaling no insult by proposing his replacement. The Gauss resignation is noted as a significant shift in the China issue amid long-standing disagreements.
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Chiang
Roosevelt
Stilwell
China
Burma Road
Gauss
C R Railroad Foreman Joins Army Post In Omaha
John D. O'Brien, Cedar Rapids Rock Island general roundhouse foreman since 1942, leaves Tuesday for Omaha to become master mechanic for the army service corps. In charge of maintenance of government-owned railroad equipment in the Seventh transportation zone, he was with Rock Island for 34 years and previously worked as erecting foreman in Chicago.
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John D. O'Brien
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island Railroad
Omaha
Army Service Corps
O'Brien
Chicago
Rock Island
Link-Belt Speeder Personnel Manager Edward Carr Dies
Edward Carr 38, personnel manager and safety director for Link-Belt Speeder, died at home after a brief illness. Born Solon June 15 1906, he lived in Cedar Rapids three years, survived by wife Marian daughter Patricia 11 days father Charles D. Carr siblings etc. Funeral details pending. prior to services, John L. Burgar of North Western railroad to have services at St John’s Episcopal Church with Masonic rites.
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Edward Carr
Link-Belt Speeder Corporation
Fourth Avenue SE
Solon
Cedar Rapids
West Union
Marian
Patricia
Charles D. Carr
Charles
St. Paul
Minn
William
R. M. Walsh
Margaret Willenberg
Fairfax
M. J. Lehner
Dubuque
Mary Charles
Elma
Immaculate Conception Church
Knights of Columbus Lodge
M. and J. League
Speeder
Monahan
Millinery shop proprietor Clara Anderson dies in Chicago
Clara Anderson 62 proprietor of a Michigan avenue millinery shop died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in a local hospital after a lingering illness. She had stayed five weeks at the home of her brother and sister in law Fred Anderson 2486 Fruitland boulevard SW. Surviving are her sister Hattie and brother Charles both of Chicago and brother Fred. No local services. Body to be sent to Chicago for services and burial after leaving Janeba funeral home tonight.
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Clara Anderson
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Fred Anderson
Fruitland Boulevard
Fred
Hattie
Charles
Janeba
J E Coenen Services Memorial for Joseph E Coenen
Funeral services for Joseph E Coenen a Cedar Rapids resident and former Cedar Rapids post office clerk will be held at Janeba funeral home at 2 30 p m Thursday with Rev George Stauffacher and Mr Herman lodge officiating Burial is planned at Bohemian National cemetery Master Masons are requested to meet at the Masonic hall at 1 45 p m Thursday to attend services
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Joseph E. Coenen
Seventeenth Avenue SW
Cedar Rapids
Janeba
George Stauffacher
Hermon Lodge
Bohemian National Cemetery
Masonic Hall
Services for Jackie Cejka Held at Turner Chapel
The seven year old Jackie Charles Cejka, son of Mr and Mrs Charles F Cejka, dies in a local hospital. Services are set for Thursday at 2 p.m. at Turner chapel with Rev Dr Charles J Bready officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Memorial park cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.
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Jackie Charles Cejka
Charles F. Cejka
G Avenue
Turner Chapel
Charles J. Bready
Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery
Death notice for Harry H Brandsfield of Cedar Rapids
Harry H Brandsfield retired Rock Island engineer died Wednesday noon in a Cedar Rapids hospital. The body is at the Brady mortuary.
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Harry H Brandsfield
Oak
Avenue NE
Rocksland
Cedar Rapids
Brady Mortuary
Cedar Rapids airport praised for potential revenue sources
A L Taylor executive secretary of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce told Kiwanis members the airport exceeds many Midwest cities in revenue potential. He cited flying schools rental space for firms and government use with about a dozen franchises already seeking approval. He noted runways are long enough to handle any ship and lighting is top quality. A showing of Women on the Warpath followed.
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Cedar Rapids
A. L. Taylor
Midwest
Taylor
Dewey Calls for Two Terms to Curtail Roosevelt’s Power
The GOP nominee denounces a fourth term as the gravest threat to freedom and pushes a constitutional amendment limiting presidents to two terms. He attacks Roosevelt’s pledges as worthless and contrasts his own plan to restore congressional cooperation and end governmental abuse. Dewey cites unemployment, housing goals, and small business woes under the New Deal to argue for change and a return to American tradition.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Congress
White House
St Joseph Aspirin Market Claim Ad
An advertisement touts St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at 10c with an economy size of 100 tablets for 85c. It questions why consumers should pay more or accept less and urges selecting St Joseph Aspirin.
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St. Joseph Aspirin
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt Record On Debt And Taxes
In a speech Dewey criticized Roosevelt for growing national debt under his administrations and warned no country can endure leadership that increases annual debt. He urged tax reform to shield workers earning about eleven dollars weekly, simplify the system, lower personal rates, and reduce business taxes to spur job creation.
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Roosevelt
Dewey
Private Wars On Halloween Lead to Fines in Police Court
Halloween drunkenness and disturbances peppered the police blotter. ARRY FISH of 604 Thirty-ninth street NE pled guilty and paid 25 dollars plus costs after beating his wife. E. Gardner of 519 Fourth Avenue SE also fined 25 dollars for beating his wife. LYDE PERRIGO of Norva hotel and ONTSLEEPER route 2 faced 25-dollar fines for fighting. Zimmerman and Perrigo were noted as involved. ARL SCHMICKLE, AWOL from the navy, arrested and held for the navy shore patrol.
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Jonts Leeper
Ed E. Zimmerman
Eighth Street
Clyde Perrigo
Narva
K. E. Gardner
Fourth Avenue
Harry Fish
Thirty-ninth Street
Dale Clark
C Avenue NW
Arry Fish
See Harry S Johnson
E. Gardner
Fourth Avenue SE
Eddie Stearns
Stearns
Gardner
Lyde Perrigo
Norva
Roy Leeper
Second Avenue
Perrigo
Leeper
Mercy Hospital
Ontsleeper
Route 2
Edward E. Zimmerman
Foxhead Tavern
Zimmerman
Cedar Rapids WMC classifies area as Group 1 labor market
War Manpower Commission reports Cedar Rapids area faces critical labor shortages with about 15,000 workers in city war plants. Production lags in 20 plants, six more seek expansion, and farm and student labor shifts worsen the gap. WMC jurisdiction covers five counties, Linn County being the only one in Group 1.
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Haskell
WMC
H. J. Eberhart
Benton
Cedar
Iowa
Jones and Linn
Linn County Democrats rally backs Roosevelt allies in Iowa contest
A Linn County Democratic rally featured keynote speaker Senator Gillette plus speakers George C. Claassen Charles W Hobbie William Mc Laughlin and John J Wagner all Cedar Rapids candidates for state and federal offices. Mitchell outlined plans including tax policy farm to market roads social security for teachers and public workers and higher municipal salaries funded by liquor control revenue. Claassen urged Roosevelt re election and attacked GOP rival H O Talle. Hobbie praised Roosevelt and urged support for state senate and broader war aims. More urged precinct organization while stressing the need to get stay at home voters to the polls amid a heavy turnout push.
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George C. Claassen
Cedar Rapids
Congress
Charles W. Hobbie
Senate
Linn County
William McLaughlin
John J. Wagner
Linn
Iowa House of Representatives
Sen
Gillette
Mitchell
Liquor Control Commission
Iowa
Claassen
Roosevelt
Joseph Mekota
Jake S. More
Harlan
Paul Huston
Anna E. Lamey
Willkie
McCampbell Sets War Hero Title With Nine Planes
Cmdr. David McCampbell of the Los Angeles shot down nine Japanese fighters and two probables in 95 minutes during the second Battle of the Philippines. His total now 30 places him among the top U S aces, tied for second behind Richard Bong.
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George E. Jones
Philippines
Navy Radio
Cmdr
David McCampbell
Los Angeles
McCampbell
America
Don Gentile
Piqua
Richard Bong
Poplar
Wis
United States
Japanese Assault Troops Land on Peleliu Island
Tokyo reports Japanese assault troops landed on American held Peleliu in the southern Palau Islands about 560 miles east of the Philippines. One broadcast claimed a seizure of an American position and described violent fighting ongoing on Peleliu.
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United Press
Tokyo
Peleliu Island
Palaus
Philippines
Peleliu
Roosevelt Speech To Be 15 Minutes On Radio Program
President Roosevelt will deliver a 15 minute radio address from the White House on Thursday night as part of a half hour political program starting at 8 p.m. The White House announced the remainder of the program will be filled by the Democratic national committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Democratic National Committee
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