Leader Tells Wife How It Feels to Bomb Tokyo
Maj. Robert K. Morgan writes to his wife from B-29 base Saipan describing the Tokyo raid he led as part of the first B-29 bombing mission on Tokyo. He praises his crew, compares the mission to prior Germany raids, and notes pride in his aircraft and squad. He dedicates the mission to his newborn daughter Sandra Lea.
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Tokyo
Saipan
Marianas Islands
Navy Radio
Robert K. Morgan
Dauntless Dotty
Associated Press
Dorothy
Asheville
N. C
Morgan
Memphis Belle
Japan
John
John A. Carroll
Frederickstown
Capt
Cox
Leonard Cox
Tulsa
Okla
Joe Baird
Tempe
Ariz
O’donnell
Emmett O’donnell
Jamaica
N. Y
Darling
Sandra Lea
Germany
Mr. Fuji
Leonard
Bob
Buckleys Canadianol Mixture Promises Quick Breathing Relief
Compounded from rare Canadian pine balsam and other soothing ingredients Buckleys Canadianol Mixture is a non syrup medicine. A small bottle mixed with honey relieves thick phlegm raw membranes and eases coughing. Widely trusted by Canadian mothers and available at May's Drug Store Osco Drugs or your local druggist.
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Buckley
May
Osco Drugs
Yade
USA
Linn County Rural Teachers to Meet at Central City
Linn County rural teachers gather for an all day session at Central City High School auditorium starting 9 a.m. The morning program features the State Course of Study in Arithmetic presented by Mrs. Laura F. Ulery and a talk on aiding the Boy Scout program by Keith Benner. Mrs. Ulery also discusses the New State Course of Study in Language while Mrs. Willa Brunen demonstrates penmanship in intermediate grades.
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Linn County
Central City High School
Walter A. Shupp
Laura F. Ulery
Cedar Rapids
Keith Benner
Waubeek Area Council
Ulery
Willa Brunen
Jordan’s Grove School
Rural Teachers Association Banquet and Talks Highlight Cedar Rapids Session
Miss Monica Sullivan teaches penmanship in Rose Hill No. 3 and closed morning with Rural Teachers association business meeting. A midday banquet follows at the Methodist church. Linn county nurse Mrs. Gertrude Cary speaks on Health at 2 pm and Cedar Rapids art supervisor E. J. Bruns talks on Art in the Elementary Grades.
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Maine
Monica Sullivan
Rose Hill
College Township
Rural Teachers’ Association
Gertrude Cary
R. N
Linn
E. J. Bruns
Cedar Rapids
Madeleine Carroll Wins $5,074 Tax Refund From IRS Suit
Hollywood star Madeleine Carroll received a $5,074.72 income tax refund after legal action over taxes owed for 1937 to 1939. The case, against former collector Nat Rogan, argued deductions for supporting 51 French orphans and Carroll's parents, plus claimed married status. The judge allowed the orphan and parental support claims for two years but denied marital status.
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Hollywood
INS
Madeleine Carroll
Miss Carroll
Nat Rogan
Internal Revenue
John and
Helen Carroll
Phillip Astley
England
Campbell E. Beaumont
Decrease in Govt Employes Continues
Washington AP reports a drop of 2,282 paid civilian government employees in October, bringing total payroll to 2,878,947. October marks the third straight month of decline, with July to October losses totaling 64,462. War agencies fell by 6,640 while other agencies rose by 4,358 and post offices added 3,191.
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Washington
Post Office
Earle Brown Pioneer Screen Actor Dies at 72
Hollywood a longtime friend of Douglas Fairbanks Earle Brown died Tuesday at age 72 Born in Vallejo California in 1872 he began acting in 1895 with the Henry Miller company his career spanned stage and screen duties
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Hollywood
INS
Earle Brown
Douglas Fairbanks
Vallejo
Calif
Old Henry Miller Company
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