Men and Women in the Service
Military notices from Cedar Rapids report numerous service members across the Army Air Forces Navy Coast Guard and Marines. Wings and officer appointments at Douglas Arizona promotions to petty officer third class at Pearl Harbor and various leaves and returns to states or overseas posts. Names include George Slickly Donald Oakes Leo Modracek Ruth Garber Walter Knoebel Jr Kenneth Andresen Paul Bailey Robert Sufficool E. Mason Howard Cole Lt Cecil Lt Cypra and others with families noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George T. Slickly
Air Transport Command
Edwin Morrison
First Avenue NW
Army Air Forces
Douglas, Ariz
Army Air Field
Grant High School
Slickty
Chanute
Kan
Douglas
Lovell L. Dvorak
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Lark Island
Finschhaven
New Guinea
Mason
Treasure Island
Calif
Howard M. Cole
Leo Gray
Thirtieth Street
Boston
Mass
San Bruno
Duane A. Cecil
Jon Duane
Earl Cecil
Sixteenth Avenue
Ed E. Hach
Nineteenth Street
Cecil
Pecos
Texas
Edward Clifton
Camp Pickett
Robert L. Clifton
Eighth Street
Robert C. Nelson
Charles A. Nelson
Ninth Avenue
Peterson Field
Colo
Claude Wf. Cypra
Tillie Cypra
Third Street
Kenneth M. Reed
South Pacific
W. E. Reed
Howard S. Grinem
Chasefield
Beeville
Nurse Honors Doughboys on Eve of Death
Ruth Cowan profiles Lt Frances Slanger, a U S Army nurse at a Belgium hospital who writes a moving tribute to American doughboys after a late night discussion. Her letter, mailed Oct 21 and published Nov 7 in Stars and Stripes, precedes her death when she is killed by a German shell the following night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army Hospital
Belgium
Frances Slanger
Boston City Hospital
G.i’s
Elizabeth Powers
Lowell
Mass
Christine Cox
Prides Crossing
Margaret Bowler
Westfield
Stars and Stripes
Paris
Slanger
Jewish War Heroine Buried in Europe Star of David Mark
The article notes a Jewish nurse or service member in the European theater killed by enemy action. At her graveside the Star of David is placed, marking her faith and sacrifice in the war effort.
Burglary At Des Moines Leads To Missing Jewelry
Des Moines investigators report a dawn break in at the Davidson furniture store in the business district. Thieves entered by forcing a door and stole watches and other merchandise valued over $5,000. In a hasty retreat nine watches were dropped, totaling about $1,030.25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines AP
Davidson Furniture
Edgar Foster Fined for Drunkenness and Disturbing Peace
Edgar Foster of 1215 Eleventh Street SE was fined 25 dollars and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnson after pleading guilty to drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He was arrested on information from his wife who said he came home drunk and assaulted her and their 15 year old daughter Patricia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Foster
Eleventh Street
Harry S. Johnson
Foster
Patricia
Address change tips for subscribers and Sunday delivery
Readers are urged to provide full address including route number street number or general delivery when changing subscriptions. They are also asked to indicate where Sunday papers are left to aid in renewal and delivery accuracy.
Nazis Fire on Cologne Mob
A Basel Arbeiterzeitung report quoted by AP claims Nazi authorities in Cologne machine gunned peace demonstrators, killing more than 220 people. The dispatch follows reports of disord ers inside Cologne with Gestapo executions and hangings cited, while peace demonstrations spread to other Rhineland cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cologne
Basel Arbeiterzeitung
Gestapo
Basel
Rhineland
German Army Despair Grows Over War Conditions
The dispatch reports bombed cities appealing for action against the Nazis and threatening the government if the war continued. Hopelessness and dissatisfaction reach even the army due to poor weapons, food, and clothing. Deserters rise as soldiers are warned that Allies will cut off limbs of captured Germans.
Infantry Men Raise Fund for Medics in Frontline Unit
U S Ninth Army Germany unit members, angered that medics get no combat pay, donated ten dollars monthly from their own pockets to support medics. An anti tank crew began the effort on the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Stamp sale idea goes viral in Knoxville
Sgt Chandler Wilson of Knox ville Tennessee notes the fund became oversubscribed as more than 40 countries adopt Christmas stamp drives to raise money for tuberculosis fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idea
Chandler Wilson
Knoxville, Tenn
Even Roast of Coffee Is Assured
Hills Bros. Coffee uses a Controlled Roasting method that regulates heat and roasting in small batches to ensure every berry is perfectly done. The process delivers uniform flavor in every pound and remains unchanged in wartime, maintaining the blend of the finest coffees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc
Hills Bros
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Seaman
Ruth Arlene Garber
Hunter College
New York
Earl Garber
Daniels Street
Dick Garber
Field Artillery
France
Kenneth Albert Andresen
E. C. Andresen
Mt. Vernon Road
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
Andresen
Navy
Texago Oil Company
Tulsa
Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Madelyn
Sandra Sue
Walter O. Knoebel
Kenny
Maple Drive
Philippines
Cpl
Knoebel
I ‘Avenue
Joseph C. Goslin
E. C. Goslin
Fourth Avenue
Boca Chica
Fla
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lawrence F. Connor
Coast Guard
Co. J. Connor
Ellis Boulevard
Ambassador Hotel
San Francisco
Point Arena
Marine Hospital
Josephine Gates
Robert Dean Harger
LaGuardia Field
Dean Harger
E Avenue NW
Paul L. Bailey
L. D. Bailey
Hurley
Jane Ann
Robert W. Sufficool
G. A. Sufficool
Oakland Avenue
Sufficool
California
E. N. Mason
The
Seabees
Judy
Seventh Street
Wood
Allen-Klapp Company
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
New Center Rlde
Detroit
Media Records
A.N.P.A
Cory Rubberless
CORY
Checker Electric Supply, Inc
First Street
RIAL
the Morris
Morris Plan
White Eagle Coal CO
DIAL
Ruth Cowan
Des Moines
Infantry
Smith Bros
America
Newman
Il Ae
Lelong
Bkie
Lucien Lelong
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