Hitler rumored to have throat operation at Berchtesgaden
London dispatch cites a Swiss informant claiming Adolf Hitler underwent a throat operation by Prof Eicke of Vienna after a dangerous tumor developed from an old ailment. The absence from public view amid wartime tension fuels speculation on his condition and the Nazi leadership's ability to sustain resistance efforts as Germany faces winter campaigns.
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London
Switzerland
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Bavarian Alps
United Press
Zurich
Eicke
Vienna
Munich
Germany
Reconversion policy and isolationist labeling critique
The piece argues for early clear policy on postwar reconversion and lend-lease use, noting steady action is unlikely before January. It also questions the NLWVW 10 question quiz branding citizens isolationists, urging independent thinking over labels and stressing the risk to world peace from such labels.
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Washington
League of Women Voters
Foreign policy debates and scout turnout in Cedar Rapids
Opinion on American foreign policy stresses bottom‑line beliefs over clever theories while a Cedar Rapids Boy Scouts meeting drew about 1,250 attendees, half parents, signaling strong local emphasis on character building amid postwar unease. The writer notes public interest remains high as communities back traditional virtues through programs like scouting.
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Cedar Rapids
Boy Scouts
Snow for Cedar Rapids and Iowa Weather Forecast
Des Moines reports a colder forecast for Iowa with light rain or snow possible in Cedar Rapids and northern areas. Snow flurries expected in the north, with subfreezing temps across the region. Winds up to 48 mph caused drifting on highways. rainfall totals near .07 inch overnight across parts of the state.
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Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Garette
Ss. D. Or
Black Hillis
Spencer
Forest City
Churchill Returns Home From Paris
Prime Minister Winston Churchill returned late Tuesday from Paris after conferring with General Charles de Gaulle and taking part in the Armistice Day celebration.
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London
Winston Churchill
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Stimson rejects release of 34th Division men now home
Secretary of War Stimson refused a senator request to release about 3000 members of the 34th Division from further combat duty. He argued that keeping them in the United States would not serve military or national interests and that many had served over two years under combat conditions in Italy. The division had returned under rotation or for temporary rest after fighting at Cassino.
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Washington
Stimson
United States
Gillette
Drona
Gillette Waate
Japs Retake Small Isle in Palau Group
PEARL HARBOR AP reports that about 200 Japanese troops seized tiny Ngeregong island eight miles northeast of Peleliu in the Palau group. A U.S. marine patrol evacuated with no casualties as ships and aircraft bombed and strafed the islet.
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Pearl Harbor
Ngeregong Island
Peleliu
Palau
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Nimitz
Denges Passage
Ejil Malk Island
Ngeregong
Palau Islands
Denges
Palaus
Toughest Jobs Fall to Torpedo Planes
Lt Kenneth M. Glass of Air Group Two says torpedo planes face the toughest Navy jobs in the Pacific and carry mines bombs and torpedoes. After Manila raids he earned top physical grade and gained ten pounds. Cedar Rapids flyers emphasize teamwork as Air Group Two shifted across the Pacific sinking 122000 tons of Japanese shipping including two destroyers two minelayers and merchant vessels.
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J.g
Kenneth M. Glass
Famed Air Group Two
Navy
Pacific
Glass
San Francisco
Manila
Cedar Rapids
Air Group Two
St. Glass
Hick's Margin Gains 29 in Linn Official Canvass
Gladys Shelley reports Linn county officials completed the canvass of general election votes Tuesday afternoon. Republican U S senator candidate Hickenlooper posted a 29 vote margin over Democrat Guy Gillette with 21 419 to 20 491. Presidential results show Dewey 21 293 and Roosevelt 21 123, reflecting small changes from unofficial counts. Other races list Blue 21 609 governor and various minor party totals. page continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
United States
Guy M. Gillette
Cherokee
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Hickenlooper
Gillette
Thomas E. Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert D. Blue
Richard F. Mitchell
Ft. Dodge
Claude A. Watson
California
Norman Thomas
New York
Edward A. Teichert
Pennsylvania
Prohibition Party
W. S. Bowden
Montgomery
C. W. Drescher
Polk County
Glen Williamson
Prohibition
H. E. Bockewitz
Pottawattamie County
K. A
Goldberg Planning New Theater In Cedar Rapids
Ralph D. Goldberg, operator of seven Omaha theaters, disclosed in Omaha Tuesday he planned a new theater in Cedar Rapids after the war and possibly several other Iowa cities. He said most plans envision building new theaters with dates contingent on the war.
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Cedar Rapids
Ralph D. Goldberg
Omaha
Associated Press
Goldberg
Dess
Iowa
Yanks Slug To Gains in Leyte Peaks
Allied forces in the Philippines push north of Ormoc into high mountain peaks near Libongao with American cavalry and Twenty fourth division infantry expanding positions. Gen. MacArthur notes five Japanese divisions oppose the drive as Ya mashita shifts to defense, while air and ground operations disrupt enemy havens and supply routes.
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HDQ
Philippines
Ormoc
Libongao
MacArthur
Ormec Road
U. S
Ormec
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Patok
Dagami
Yamashita
Leyte
Valencia
Byrnes to Keep Home Front Job Until Germany Defeated
President Roosevelt announced Byrnes will continue as director of war mobilization and reconversion through the war on Germany. The decision secures Byrnes in his role for the duration of World War II.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Germany
Sgt Dale Beck Killed In Action In France
Sgt Dale R Beck, 28, of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids ties, was killed in action in France on October 22. He served with a medical depot company after training at St Louis Camp Atterbury and Camp Pickett and saw service in England Belgium and France. He previously drove a Waterloo bus and lived at 1144 Twenty second Avenue SW. Survivors include wife Saltana, son Richard, parents Mr and Mrs Ray Beck, sister Mrs Audrey Wienands, brothers Earl L Beck and Robert Beck, grandmother Mrs Hattie Scott, niece Sharon Wienands, and nephew Earl E Beck Jr. Born April 17 1916 in Cedar Rapids.
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Dale R. Beck
France
Saltana
Waterloo
Ray Beck
Twenty-second Avenue
Richard Beck
Hammond
Ind
Audrey Wienands
Cedar Rapids
Earl. Beck
Navy Aviation Ordnanceman
Pasco
Wash
Robert Beck
Hattie Scott
Allison, Jr
Sharon Wienands
Earl E. Beck, Jr
Beck
Wilson High School
St. Louis
Camp Atterbury
Camp Pickett
England
Belgium
Theft at Nick's Tavern Ends in Larceny Charge
George Robidoux sought a quiet drink but left with $200 and gas coupons missing after a 4 p.m. visit to Nick's tavern in Cedar Rapids. Three suspects, Paul Logan Hessep Ovel Trimble and Pvt Edward Zimmerman, pled innocent to larceny at arraignment, each bailed at 3000.
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George Robidoux
Nick
Third Street
G. K. Thompson
Linn County
Paul Logan Hessep
Fifth Avenue
Ovel Trimble
Fourth Avenue
Pvt
Edward Zimmerman
Tenth Avenue
Fort Yser Falls to Third Army as Metz Offensive Advances
American forces in heavy rain pierced German defenses south and east of Metz, capturing Fort Yser and pressing toward Metz as Third Army units under Patton and Irwin drive through Verny toward Orny. Seventh Army also gains ground along a 27 mile front toward the Saar amid stubborn German counterattacks.
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France
Metz
Pouilly
London
Fort Yser
Fifth Division
George S. Patton
Third Army
Verny
Orny
Yses
Stafford L. Irwin
L’aisne
Harry Twaddle
Ninety-fifth
Chatel St. Germain
Saar
Seventh Army
Chateau Salins
Leintrey
Luneville
Sarrebourg
Saarich
Moselle
Koenigsmacher
Ville
Reported Missing McManes Safe on Peleliu Island
Navy aviation electrician's mate first class W. H. McManes, 20, was reported missing on Peleliu Island but his mother received a letter dated November 4 stating he is safe with a bad knee. Further details on his status and location were not disclosed.
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McManes
Peleliu Island
Cedar Rapids
W. H. McManes
Navy Aviation Electrician
Margaret McManes
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Gazette
Kenneth Glass
Hick
Linn
Gladys Shelley
Ware
David Lawrence
Paul Mallon
Il Drew Pearson
First Cavalry Division
Mt. Catabaran
Mt. Cabungangan
Carigara
Limon
Pinamopoan
Carigara Bay
Twenty-fourth
Sgt
Dale Beck
Bill Kudrna
Kudrna
Robidoux
Nick’s
Iowa Steel and Iron Works
Heslop
Trimble
Pvt. Zimmerman
Ft. Lewis
State of Washington
Pvt Zimmerman
Big Fort
Holland
Sixth Armored
Vittoncourt
Twenty-sixth
Dieuze
Chateau Volle
Nancy
Alexander M. Patch
Montigny
Baccarat
Patch
Rhine
United States First Army
Schmidt
Aachen
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