Cedar Rapids Symphony Announces Twenty-Second Season Benefit Concert
Prof. Joseph H. Kitchen conducts the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra in its annual benefit concert at Memorial Coliseum next Thursday. Guest soloist John Carter performs arias from Mozart and Ponchielli with Robert Mac Donald at piano, plus Weinberger’s Czech Rhapsody. The program includes Strauss Die Fledermaus Overture and Cesar Franck Symphony in D minor. Mrs. Philip W. Shive chairs the concert drive.
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Joseph H. Kitchen
Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra
Memorial Coliseum
John Carter
Metropolitan Opera Company
Carter
Robert MacDonald
Cesar Franck
Conservatoire
Paris
Weinberger
Cedar Rapids
Prague
New York City
England
Johann Strauss
Bacchus
Delibes
Sanders
Philip W. Shive
Dows Building
Wilson Stamp Club to Receive Trophy at Dubuque Today
The Woodrow Wilson High School Stamp club will receive a gold sweepstakes trophy at the Dubuque Philatelic Society banquet at the Y M C A in Dubuque at 12:30 noon. Mary Ann Suma and Mildred Mahring will accept for the club, accompanied by Miss Cristel Palmer. A 20 person Cedar Rapids group will attend, with Royal H Holbrook of Cedar Rapids as featured speaker. exhibition follows.
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Woodrow Wilson High School Stamp Club
Dubuque
Christel Palmer
Wilson High
Cedar Rapids
Wilson Club
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Dubuque Society
Royal H Holbrook
Shell loading plant talk at Tuesday luncheon
Major John C. Lowry in charge of the government shell loading plant at Burlington will speak at the Canopus club luncheon Tuesday noon at the Roosevelt hotel. The meeting, open to all interested, requires reservations by Monday.
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John C. Lowry
Burlington
Roosevelt Hotel
Major Lowry
Six Des Moines Stores Fleeced By Bogus Checks
DES MOINES AP N H Nielson warns merchants to beware cashing checks for strangers after six stores were bilked of 38.81 each by a man posing as a defense worker from Sioux City Iowa. The checks bore a fake contracting firm name and a social security card likely provided by a confederate. A jewelry shop also cashed a 35.64 check from an Omaha bank with a phantom Des Moines contracting firm.
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Des Moines
N. H Nielson
Sioux Cit
Sioux City
Nielson
Britain plans wider war actions as Rostov battles loom
As the war nears its eighteenth week in the eastern front, Eden signals possible strikes while Britain moves reinforcements and supplies from the Middle East toward an unbroken Allied front from the Caucasus through Persia, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt. Moscow signals joint Soviet British command for the Caucasus front as heavy German advances press toward Moscow, with Soviet officials insisting ultimate defeat remains possible.
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Rostov
Caucasus
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
Iran
Persia
Britain
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Iraq
Palestine
Egypt
Western
Desert
Moscow
Mozhaisk
Hitler
S. A Lazovsky
Higginbotham Taken Back To Alabama
Des Moines AP report says two Alabama officers arrived to extradite Clarence Higginbotham known as Ed Taylor in Iowa semi pro baseball and auto sales. He was sentenced to 45 years for a 1933 Birmingham radio shop operator murder, escaped twice during transport, and was arrested a week ago at Sioux Rapids after his photo appeared in a detective magazine.
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Des Moines
Alabama
Clarence Higginbotham
Ed Taylor
Iowa
Higginbotham
Birmingham
Chicago
Sioux Rapids
Pro Administration Republicans Win Knox Backing in 1942
Secretary of the Navy Knox reportedly assured Republican senators who backed the administration’s foreign policy that he would campaign for them in the 1942 elections. The pledge came as Rep Martin announced a January 12 meeting of state chairmen to plan the campaign, with a National Committee gathering to follow. Knox discussed the matter at a dinner aboard his yacht with Senators White Ball Bridges and Gurney.
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Washington
Knox
Martin
Mass
House
Republican National Committee
White
Maine
Bridges
New Hampshire
Ball
Minnesota
Gurney
South Dakota
Navy
Combat Zones Debated in Senate Neutrality Fight
The article details a secret meeting of influential Democrats Claude Pepper Theodore Green and Josh Lee shaping a substitute to repeal combat zones in a neutrality law. It notes Willkie support and opposition from Nye Shipstead and Reynolds, with votes listed and the effect on munitions export controls and travel restrictions.
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Claude Pepper
Fla
Josh Lee
Okla
Theodore F Green
Nye
Connally
George
Robert F. Wagner
N Y
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
James E. Murray
Mont
Pepper
Green
Barkley
Joseph F. Guffey
Lee
James B. Tunnell
Del
Carter Glass
Frederick van Nuys
Ind
Robert R Reynolds
N.C
Guy M. Gillette
Bennett C. Clark
Hiram Johnson
Calif
Arthur Capper
Kan
Robert M. la Follette
Wis
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
White
Shipstead
United States
Bilbao
Spain
Onega
Russia
Mediterranean
Canada
Pollard Acquitted of Slaying Deputy in Decatur County
Leon, Ta AP Herbert C Pollard, 47, was acquitted Saturday night of the slaying 14 years ago of Decatur County deputy Clint McConnell. The jury deliberated nearly six hours after a 4:30 verdict. McConnell was killed while arresting Pollard and a companion on a bootlegging charge. Pollard was captured in Albans, Missouri last summer. he said his partner, now dead, fired the shot.
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Leon
Herbert C Pollard
Clint McConnell
Decatur County
McConnell
Pollard
Albans
Marshall Denies Lear and Two Generals Relieved
Washington report says Gen George C Marshall chief of staff sent telegrams to Gens Ben Lear John De Witt and Hugh A Drum denying rumors of imminent relief from command. The messages, identical, state the news is to them as rumors and untrue.
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Washington
Army and Navy Register
George C. Marshall
Ben Lear
John de Witt
Hugh A. Drum
Swisher Mayor Sued For 1900 Damages
Special to The Gazette reports in Johnson County District Court a petition seeks 1900 dollars against Swisher mayor G C Chadima. W H Picil guardian of John Sedlacek 98 alleges Sedlacek sold a farm worth 2000 for 1100 and only 100 was paid. Sedlacek allegedly lacked mental capacity to understand the sale at inheritance.
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Iowa City
G. C. Chadima
Swisher
Johnson County
W .H. Picil
John Sedlacek
Sedlacek
Chadima
NAM Warns Coal Strike Endangers Steel Defense Effort
The memorandum says captive mines provide 60,000,000 tons annually, about three quarters of steel fuel. It lists major producers and warns a shutdown could halt steel output and threaten the entire defense program. It cites Appalachian mine cuts last April and ongoing strikes reducing output by about 1,000,000 net tons.
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N.A.M
N.A M
Na.m
Navy Seizes Eddystone Plant for Defense and Sets Precedent
The Navy department, via federal court order, took over Federal Alloy Steel's Eddystone plant in a defense move. Judge Kalodner ordered turnover of equipment and property to the navy for eventual operation by Heppenstall Co. Todaro deposited $600,000 as fair price. Do not expect immediate challenge from Federal Alloy.
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Philadelphia
Navy Department
Federal Alloy Steel Corporation
Eddystone
Harry E. Kalodner
Navy
James Forrestall
Heppenstall Company
C. James Todaro
Kalodner
Todaro
Missing Youngster Discovered After 24 Hours Of Wandering
Joseph Pra to, 19 months old, wandered for a full day through underbrush at the foot of Bald Eagle mountain near Williamsport. He was found at noon by his brother Pete and another search party, asleep two miles from home, wearing only a sunsuit and sweater and with scratches but not seriously harmed after exposure to 40 degree mountain air.
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Williamsport
Joseph Prato
Bald Eagle Mountain
Joseph
Pete
William L. Mix
Watson Haskell in Winning Soap Sculpture Display
An Amer ican Home Magazine feature shows Watson Haskell with his prize winning Promenade soap sculpture. The Cedar Rapids Vinton connection notes he is grandson of the late Senator W. G. Haskell, now based in Pasadena with his mother Mrs. Guy Haskell. Haskell, an architect by training, has sculpting accolades and formerly worked as a Disney drafting artist. The item also mentions a 1550 Portuguese navigator publishing on Panama Canal building.
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American Home Magazine
Cedar Rapids
Vinton
Watson Haskell
W. G. Haskell
Pasadena
Calif
Guy Haskell
Emma Watson
Walt Disney Studios
Panama Canal
Racing Greats Attend Gus Schrader Rites
Dirt track racing legends including Jimmy Wilburn Emory Collins and Swan Peterson gathered at Cedar Rapids Turners chapel to honor Gus Schrader killed racing at the Louisiana State fair in Shreveport Funeral services were held with over 400 attendees and floral tributes from racing groups and rivals Emory Collins sent a broken wheel bouquet Schrader held seven dirt track championships in eight years A memorial service is planned in Los Angeles at Pearce Brothers followed by burial at Englewood Cemetery
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Jimmy Wilburn
Emory Collins
Swan Peterson
Billy Snyder
Hal Cole
Dave Champeau
Gus Schrader
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Schrader
Shreveport
Turner Chapel
Schrader
W. Glenn Rowley
Mt. Vernon
Turner's Mortuary
International Motor Contest Association
Twenty-five Year
Motorcycle Club
All Iowa Fair Committee
Iowa State Fair Board
Oklahoma State Fair Board
Clay County Fair Association
Minnesota State Fair Board
Farmer reflections on training, war impact, and policy in Benton county
An interview with a Benton county farmer covers education for agricultural workers, Farm Bureau membership, family details, and hobbies. He discusses the role of colleges, inflation, land ownership, and wartime chemurgy, plus views on US policy, defense economics, and potential strategic moves for Britain.
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Farm Bureau
Salvage of 1200 Tons of Coal at Keokuk
A towboat Lone Star crew recovered nearly 1200 tons of submerged coal from Lake Keokuk after a barge swamped in a October storm. Using a large scoop, the coal was lifted from 20 feet deep and moved to a second barge. The trailer barge, towed by Muscatine, remained underwater awaiting surfacing after cargo removal.
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Here
Dentists Gather in Houston for 83rd ADA Meeting
Dentists from across the United States and some from South America arrive in Houston for the opening Sunday of the eighty third annual meeting of the American Dental Association.
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Houston
Tex
INS
United States
South America
American Dental Associaion
Palo Methodist Youth Fellowship presents Have You Had Your Operation
The Youth Fellowship of Palo Methodist church will stage a one act play titled Have You Had Your Operation in the Palo school auditorium Wednesday evening. The church has elected officers for the first through fourth commissions: Lois Hayes, Lois Yates, Sharla Moubry, Clyde Yates, and secretary-treasurer Hazeldel Yates.
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Palo
The
Palo Methodist Church
Fairfield Gamners First In District Marching Contest
Fairfield placed first in class A at the district marching band contest held after a weather postponement. Albia and Knoxville tied for second in class A, with Colfax and Tama leading class B, and Donnelson, Wellman earning top spots in class C and D respectively.
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Fairfield Gamners
Fairfield
Albia
Knoxville
Colfax
Tama
Bloomfield
Moravia
Toledo
Belle Plaine
Mount Pleasant
Donnellson
Wellman
West Liberty
West Branch
Pella
Tipton
Bell Lyre
Muscatine
Olias
Secon
Geiger to Introduce Fischer at Coe Town Hall
Coe college acting president Dean C Harve Geiger will introduce Louis Fischer foreign correspondent when Fischer speaks Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Coe chapel on the Town Hall program. Seats are reserved for season ticket holders. nonlocal listeners may attend if Freeney is admitted.
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C. Harve Geiger
Coe College
Louis Fischer
Coe Chapel
Freeney
Brother of State Champion Wins Story County Husking Bee
Ames Iowa Darrell Link 18 younger brother of state cornhusking champion Marion Link won the Story County contest with a net 40.7 bushels. His net lead of 2851.5 pounds topped Marion’s 1940 county winning load by 230 pounds. This was Darrell’s first county meet, as Marion’s was last year.
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Ames
Darrell Link
Iowa
Marion Link
Story
Darrell
Marion
Board Attacks Unions For Bypassing Facilities in Strikes
United Press reports a national defense mediation board censured labor unions for bypassing government facilities in settling disputes. It addressed the Vanadium Corporation of America strike at Bridgeville Pennsylvania from Feb 10 to March 30 over hiring six non union guards, with workers returning at the board's request. The panel warned such disregard harms labor and the nation. In Pacific coast shipyards about 1,800 welders seeking a charter from the AFL and CIO, threatening curtailments at Padget Sound, with potential shutdowns and calls for protection against reprisals if workers return.
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National Defense Mediation Board
Vanadium Corporation of America
Bridgeville
CIO
Pacific Coast
Navy and Maritime Commission
Padget Sound
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Final Awards Made At Royal Horse Show
Final night results at the American Royal Horse show in Kansas City include harness pony events with stakes of 750 and 500 dollars. Highland Corn, owned by Hawk Shorn Farm Stables Libertyville, won the single harness pony stake over 11 to 14 hands. Second went to Wee Parade and Minature Maid from Landes Stables Paris Hl. Third favored Royal Blue and Deep Purple owned by Betty Lynn Stables Indianapolis.
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Kansas City
Highland Corn
Hawkshorn
Farm Stables
Libertyville
Landes Stables
Paris
Betty Lynn Stables
Indianapolis
Duke of Windsor
Rosalind Russell Weds Frederick Bris on California Mission
In Solvang California at the 137yearold Santa Ynez mission actress Rosalind Russell and actors agent Frederick Bris son were married on Saturday before a large party of movie people.
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Solvang
Calif
INS
Mission Santa Ynez
Rosalind Russell
Frederick Brisson
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