Plan to Jack Up the Car for the Duration
An old Cedar Rapids piece explains how to lay a car up in dry dock for wartime rationing. It advises off the tires, rust inhibitors, engine and fuel draining, battery storage, and sealing the engine as a half day job for an experienced mechanic or a handy owner.
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John Reynolds
Cedar Rapids
War Production Board
Japan
Italy
Germany
Jenny
Gazette
Reynolds
WPB
Wagner Motor Company
Mass Medal Presentation Honors 386 Yankee Air Heroes
At an Australian base three hundred eighty six medals were pinned on American airmen in the largest valor ceremony in Allied Southwest Pacific operations. Major General George C. Kenney presided as Lieut. Col. Richard Carmichael earned the DSC DFC and Silver Star for gallantry over Rabaul New Britain.
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Australia
United States Army
Southwest Pacific
George C. Kenney
Gardiner
Richard Carmichael
Austin
Texas
D.S.C
D.F.C
Carmichael
Igallantry
Rabaul
New Brit
Washington Musings Reveals Press Club, Bird Lodges, and Names
Notes from the Capital recounts idle observations in Washington including speakers at press clubs, FBI checks on government workers, and starling birds roosting on Pennsylvania Avenue. It mentions Frank Hatton, Alexander Hamilton, Bob Hogan, and Iowa figures encountered around White House receptions and monuments.
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Press Club
Barnie Baruch
Washington
FBI
Army
Navy
Pennsylvania Avenue
Frank
Frank Hatton
Burlington
Arthur
Alexander Hamilton
Hatton
Press
Barber
Iowa
White House
Washington Monument
Lincoln Memorial
Lyndon Jonson
Texas
Houston
Bob
War medals carry heroes across vast Pacific battlefield
A flying fortress delivered medals across Australia, New Guinea, New Britain, the Solomon Islands and the Philippines. Captain Wilbur Beezley of Syracuse Nebraska piloted the aircraft carrying Kenney and Brig. Gen. Kenneth Walker to the field for the ceremony. Some recipients could not attend due to injuries or being on war details.
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Ain
Australia
New Guinea
New Britain
Solomon Islands
Philippines
Wilbur Beezley
Syracuse
Neb
Kenney
Kenneth E. Walker
Washington, D. C
Jap Troop Train Blasted by Mine in China
Chungking reports a Japanese troop train struck a Chinese mine. Five hundred Japanese were killed or wounded as six coaches were blown from the rails and a steel bridge was damaged. The blast occurred Saturday according to Chinese dispatches.
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Chungking
German Occupation Chief Warns Danes on Patrol Encounters
In Stockholm AP report the new German occupation head for Denmark issues a stark command. Danes are told to halt when challenged by a German soldier and to obey instructions, with unspecified consequences for defiance. Local authorities and civilian leaders are scrutinized as tensions rise during the occupation.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Unclear Dispatches From Copenhagen Warn of Risk
Dispatches from Copenhagen on Saturday warned of risk of being shot. The order was described as necessary to avoid incidents and maintain safety amid tensions.
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Copenhagen
Finns Scorn Rumor Of Peace Feelers
Helsinki reports say Finnish officials dismissed a Reuters circulated rumor that Finland sought Pope Pius XII mediation for a separate peace. British agency headlines mocked the claim as propaganda and a “newest peace duck.”
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Helsinki
Finland
Zurich
Reuters
Pius XII
No Time For Vandalism On Halloween In Cedar Rapids
Police Chief Tom Condon urged Cedar Rapids parents to curb Halloween vandalism as pre holiday reports reached the station. He emphasized conservation during wartime and noted the department is short handed making each incident require patrol response and car wear.
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Tom Condon
Condon
Cedar Rapids
Ball By Cedar Rapids Police Sponsored Gala
The tenth annual police ball will be held November 16 in Memorial Coliseum. Sergt. L N Bruce said officers work during regular shifts but will not assist during the event due to manpower shortages. women handle much of the detail work. Russ Morgan leads an 18 piece orchestra with two extra entertainers. Proceeds benefit the widows and orphans fund for families of officers killed in service.
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Sergt. L. N. Bruce
Bruce
Memorial Coliseum
Russ Morgan
Morgan
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
Cedar Rapids Policemen’s Protective Association
Widows and Orphans Fund
Wouldn't Quit Natives Taken Captive by Japs
Anchorage AP report says Charles Jones 63 a teacher and his wife were among about 100 prisoners captured by Japanese on Attu island. They reportedly refused to abandon the island and the 100 Aleut natives they had taught for 14 years.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Charles Jones
Attu Island
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau
Jones
Paris
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Yankee Heroes of
By Marlin Spencer
Watl Bank
Pinipv Ylt Pharmacy
George Stimpson
Ben Franklin
Elmer Davis
Western Union
Mark Twain
Bob Hogan
M. F. Hogan
Monticello
Tait Cummins
Lakehurst
Baltimore
Lea RK
F. Crenshaw
Iron and Steel
Pascal Celery
LUX
Smulekoff
Owa
Sri Smcs
Axminster
Ene
Cretonne
Saeddd
Third Avenue
First Street
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