Msgr Vojacek Honored At Parish Banquet
More than 200 parishioners and friends gathered in St Wenceslaus hall for a banquet honoring Rev Msgr August Vojacek on his installation as supreme spiritual director of the Catholic Workman and the 1941 class. Vojacek praised by U S attorney Joseph Votova for 21 years of service. Czech leaders and local officials attended. Cadets presented chrysanthemums. remarks from Mayor Hahn and others followed by Vojacek brief appreciation.
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St. Wenceslaus Hall
Msgr
August Vojacek
St. Wenceslaus Church
Washington
Rome
Joseph T. Votova
Omaha
United States
District of Nebraska
Vojacek
St. Wenceslaus
Vaclav Hradecky
Protivin
St. George No. 45
Frank Hahn
W. W. Crissman
E. W.lundquist
Frank Bates
Ed Stefan
Wes Benesh
Robert Vesely
Catholic Workman
F., Jelinek
Hahn
Albert Zachar
Marshalltown
Helen Dvorak
Olga Sindelar
Hitler Keeps Pressing Russian Front Despite Winter Hardships
AP Analyst Newitt Mackenzie notes Hitler’s forces press the long Russian line with a relentless, uncontrollable push. German efforts from Leningrad to the Caucasus probe for weaknesses while Soviet counterattacks around Moscow meet heavy losses. the Crimea shows German gains as oil and Middle East strategy drive the offensive.
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Hitler
Fuehrer
H. S. Sewell
Germany
England
Russia
Leningrad
Moscow
Crimea
Red Line
Caucasus
Middle East
Egypt
India
Two Hunters Injured As Car Plunges From Road
Cedar Rapids pheasant hunters Lumir Miller and his brother Andrew Miller were hurt when their car left highway 151 five miles east of Marion and rolled three times into a five foot ditch. Lumir, driver, had possible broken ribs and shock and was in good condition. Andrew had back injuries and was listed as fair. Both men, switchmen for the North Western railroad, were taken to Mercy hospital by ambulance after returning from Oxford Junction where they hunted.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Highway 151
Marion Themen
Lumir G Miller
Seventh Street SE
Andrew P Miller
Sixteenth Avenue SE
Iowa
Oxford Junction
Lumir
Andrew
North Western Railroad
Youths Held Over Gasoline Theft Ring
Police and juvenile authorities concluded an investigation into petty thefts and break ins by 11 juveniles. John W. Pizel, 22, admitted transporting youths to siphon gas and steal parts and was sentenced to 30 days. The three 16 year old suspects must report to juvenile authorities.
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John W. Pizel
1000 Sixth Street SE
Pizel
H. R. Churchill
Randolph Field Mechanics Set Hourly Engine Change Record
Randolph Field crew completed a full engine replacement for a trainer car in one hour and fourteen minutes setting a new time record. The effort showcased precision and teamwork from the maintenance team.
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Randolph Field
ARTBLEND HAND CREAM PROMISES SOFT ROUGH HANDS
A Chicago beauty ad touts ARTBLEND HAND CREAM as a fast drying, economical solution for rough chapped hands. It promises quick results with a small amount and offers a trial jar for 10 cents plus stamps, plus a list of local beauty shops.
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Artblend Cosmetic Studio
Lincoln_Ave
Chicago
Soldier on Leave Praises Red Cross Visit to Family
Hollis Brousard of Company B, Second Medical Detachment, Camp Elliott, San Diego, praises the Red Cross for helping soldiers visit ill relatives and ease costs. He says men previously pawned watches for trips but now rely on Red Cross loans if needed. He visits his mother Mrs Grace Brousard and twin sister Doris of 1201 Third Avenue SE.
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Hollis Brousard
Camp Elliott
San Diego
Calif
Grace Brousard
Doris
Third Avenue SE
Brousard
Red Cross
Three Gun Types to Arm Merchant Ships
Washington AP reports Secretary of Navy Knox outlines armament for American merchant ships with five inch four inch and three inch guns plus machine guns. Crews of 10 to 16 men under a petty officer will man the weapons and maintain lookouts amid evolving submarine tactics and night torpedo attacks. World War I history shows 384 armed ships made 1,832 transatlantic trips. 29 torpedoed and sunk, 34 encounters with probable damage.
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Washington
Knox
Josephus Daniels
World War Navy
Tava
Funeral for Bloomfield grocer William Hoppe held
Funeral services for William Hoppe of Bloomfield were held Friday. His wife listened from a Sioux City hospital bed as WJAG provided equipment to relay the service by telephone to a loud speaker in her room. Hoppe died of a heart attack at his store. Tuesday marked the couple's 27th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Hoppe remains in recovery after spinal surgery.
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Norfolk, Neb
Ins
Bloomfield
William Hoppe
Sioux City
WJAG
Norfolk
Hoppe
Hoppes
Curtailment of Civilian Trucks Extended by OPM
Washington reports that the Office of Production Management issued a 359 percent cut in January light truck production for civilian use. An army official noted that negotiations limit contract discussions, and the army has not finished motorizing nine divisions, with 33 divisions left to consider. Donald Nelson, director of priorities, announced the extension of the prior order halting light truck production through December.
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Washington
INS
Office of Production Management
Army
Donald Nelson
Coe Graduate Lee Named Regional Civil Defense Leader
Prof. Mabel Lee, University of Nebraska physical education director for women and Coe College alumna, will head women’s activities for the seventh region’s physical fitness division. The region spans Missouri to Wyoming, with roles in national sports bodies and education journals.
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Mabel Lee
University of Nebraska
Coe College
U. S. Office of Civilian Defense
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Coe
Department of Physical Education
Wellesley College
Miss Lee
National Association of Directors of Physical Education
Midwest Society of Physical Education
National Amateur Athletic Federation
The
Journal of Health and Physical Education
America First Welcomes Dies Committee Probe
General Robert E. Wood, national chairman of the America First committee, says the group welcomes an investigation by the Dies committee. In a letter to Chairman Martin Dies, Wood cites prior requests for inquiry into organizations promoting or opposing American involvement in the European war. He argues the committee can reveal propaganda by communists and their affiliates.
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Chicago
Robert E. Wood
America First Committee
Dies Committee
Martin Dies
Tex
House Committee
Wood
America First Group
Bishop Magee urges revival of faith at Trinity Methodist sermon
Bishop Ralph Magee told Trinity Methodist Church that no church can thrive without the gospel being lived and urged a religious atmosphere for youth. He spoke at 730 PM on Christian vitality and at a High Twelve noon meeting about turning minds Godwards and fostering prayer and care for those facing setbacks.
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Ralph Magee
Trinity Methodist Church
Magee
High Twelve Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Morgenthau Urges Non-Defense Budget Cuts
Secretary Morgenthau told Congress the economy committee that drastic reductions in non-defense programs are needed. He proposed cancelling a 129 million highway allotment for 1944 and urged cuts in reclamation, river and harbor, flood control, CCC and NYA funding. He also proposed consolidating the CCC and NYA into a defense training bureau.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Congress
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Youth Administration
Special
Congressional Economy Committee
Morgenthau
Commodity Credit Corporation
Rural Electrification Administration
CCC
NYA
Bureau of Defense
Special Jap Envoy Arrives In Frisco
Sa buru Kurusu Japan's special emergency envoy to the United States landed in San Francisco aboard the California Clipper Friday and was to proceed to Washington for Far Eastern talks with officials.
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Frisco
San Francisco
Saburu Kurusu
Japan
United States
Washington
Edward E Spafford Dies Former American Legion Leader
Edward E Spafford 63 of Brewster New York national commander of the American Legion in 1927 28 died Thursday night. The story notes a climbing perch from Asia that can walk on dry land and climb trees.
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Indianapolis
Edward E Spafford
Brewster
N. Y
American Legion
Asia
U S Planes Recalled Amid Secret Overseas Move
AP reports sudden withdrawal of about 400 planes assigned for army maneuvers in the Carolinas. An unimpeachable source says aerial units were recalled without explanation for unknown destination, best guess overseas, with no details on service branch or personnel.
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ARMY
Navy
Marine Corps
Carolinas
Army General Headquarters
Marine
Italian War Communique Reports Gondar Battles
Rome reports fierce fighting in the Gondar region as the sole Fascist stronghold remains in Ethiopia. The update comes Friday as Ethiopian resistance and Allied forces push against Italian lines.
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Rome
Gondar
Ethiopia
Monona Woman Sends Basket To War Prisoner Through Red Cross
Monona resident Mrs George M Reid sent a relief basket through the Red Cross to Lieutenant Peter B Neave prisoner No 3462 at a German camp. The box included cigarettes tobacco coffee milk cheese meat orange concentrate and other articles.
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Monona
Red Cross
Leutenant
Peter B Neave
George M Reid
All Magnesium Directed To Defense Production Plan
Washington dispatch reports that the priorities division ordered all magnesium and magnesium products not currently used for defense orders to be reported to OPM for potential sale or allocation to defense needs. The move aims to funnel every ounce of magnesium into direct defense production.
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Washington
Ins
Office of Production Management
OPM
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