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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1944
Page
5
Hollywood woman Arlene Bookman received 4000 dollars in allotment checks after her husband left in 1942. She kept most of the money to support her daughter and mother, but the government now demands repayment of the 4000 plus 25 dollars. She faces a long payoff period amid welfare and divorce history.
Indiana general assembly in a special session passed a Republican bill extending polling hours from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The measure aimed to help war workers and farmers cast ballots in Tuesday elections. Governor Schricker called the session to aid the vote.
The Cedar Rapids Victory Center on Killian fourth floor opens with WAC volunteers greeting shoppers and hosting civilians. Visitors rest in lounge chairs, view war department films on combat and logistics, and meet Civil Air Patrol members as Lt. Barbara Carmichael leads the center’s operations during store hours.
In Kankakee Illinois James G McGinnis 23 and Ethel Residori 22 were to wed when their car crashed Friday night into a parked trailer near Kankakee. McGinnis who survived the invasion of France and four others in the bridal party died. Three others were injured.
The War Food Administration announces release to civilians of 306,395 cases of canned peas and 22,116 cases of canned tomatoes from government stocks. The food is offered for sale to original processors for distribution through normal trade channels.
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