Cedar Rapids Youth Council Plans Second Vespers
The Cedar Rapids Council of Christian Youth, formed from Cedar Rapids and Marion church youth groups, will hold its second annual vespers at Sinclair Memorial chapel on the Coe College campus at 430 p.m. Sunday. The event features a citywide youth choir directed by Alma Ture cek, talks by Mrs. Robert Armstrong and John E. Williams, and marks Religious Education week with the theme Spiritual Foundations of Freedom. The council has hosted four open vesper meetings and fostered broad church representation during its first year.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Alma Turechek
Vest
Robert Armstrong
Rebecca Stone
John E. Williams
Ministerial
Cedar Rapids Council of Christian Youth
Carol Holmquist
Ruth Rich
Lucille Hamlin
Ruth Allen
Bertha Pownall
David J. Berger
Coe College Music
George Meyer
Rollin Oswald
British Prepare For Next Round In Desert Battle
Allied air raids struck Pylos and Tobruk as American bombers hit German ships in the Pylos raid. Montgomery announced the Eighth Army was readying for the next phase of the Egypt battle after a dawn push in the El Alamein front. The Wednesday advance in the Manassib area consolidated positions amid repelled counterattacks and patrol activity. Air gunnery downed enemy Stukas, with six allied planes shot down and no losses on our side.
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Cairo
Pylos
North Africa
B L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Egypt
Peloponnesus
Montgomery
el Alamein Front
Manassib
Tobruk
Sidi Barrani
Ground troops supported in Manassib fighting
Militants engaged in Manassib as forces throw into action to bolster the ground troops in the ongoing fighting.
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Manassib
Iowa Dogwatch to Be Held on Nov. 1 in Des Moines
Iowa veterans of the navy and marine corps are invited to the tenth annual Iowa Dogwatch in Des Moines on Sunday Nov. 1. Editor Capt Frank Miles called the event the biggest of its kind in Iowa. Cedar Rapids resident Jesse Clift is named state skipper.
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Des Moines
INS
Navy
Marine Corps
Iowa
Frank Miles
The
Iowa Legionaire
Jesse Clift
Cedar Rapids
Report endorses American planes in Pacific war effort
A House subcommittee report on air power will state American planes shoot down Japanese planes at about four to one in the Pacific. It says U S fighters and bombers prove able to fight the Axis on all fronts and that the flying fortress shows remarkable staying power despite Zero advantages in climb and maneuverability.
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Washington
House
United Press
Pacific
Rep
Brooks
D-La
Army
Ring found after 47 years returns to owner in Chicago
Workmen digging a right of way for a railroad spur to a new war plant found a wedding ring and returned it to Mrs. Emma Henk aged 69 who had lost it 47 years ago in Chicago.
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Chicago
Emma Henk
Congressmen and Newsmen Protest Roosevelt Censorship
Lawmakers and journalists condemned the censorship tied to President Roosevelt's war inspection tour. Republicans accused the trip of politics before elections while Roosevelt defended the absence of national candidates. Newsrooms protested White House limits, urging fuller coverage and explanation.
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F.D.R
Swashington
Halleck
R-Ind
Capitol Hill
Thomas
R-Ida
Taber
R-N.y
United Press, Associated Press
International News Service
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Washington Post
Scripps Howard
Los Angeles Times
Press censorship sparks debate over presidential trip safety
Starnes of Alabama argued the press should publish the President's trip with strong safety precautions. Collee of Washington criticized the censorship, saying limits went too far.
Panamanian Freighter Sunk Off Spanish Coast
A Panamanian freighter was torpedoed and sunk off the Spanish coast while en route from Lisbon to England. Nine crew members survived and reached Vigo, Spain, after the attack on Tuesday night. 8 sailors are missing.
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Lisbon
England
Vigo
Spain
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Office of Censorship
Airforce
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Armstrong Quality Allwool
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Dat Armstrong
Betty Hartford
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