Cedar Rapids and Baltimore names in local notices
Daily notices list Patricia Graves of Cedar Rapids and William L. MacVane Jr of Baltimore along with Maxine Winfrey Forrest Stoddard and Lillian McCalley Urban in Cedar Rapids. Also Roger Conrad Phyllis Wenger and Ernest Pickering Edna Dettman of Cedar Rapids. A fire at Jackson's cafe reports a short in wiring. Births announce daughters and sons in Marion and Cedar Rapids communities with several families noted.
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Patricia L. Graves
Cedar Rapids
William Leslie MacVane, Jr
Baltimore, Md
Maxine Grace Winfrey
Forrest George Stoddard
Lillian McCalley
Albert E. Urban
Charles Cummings White Dies at 87 in Illinois Home
Charles Cummings White, 87, died at his home at 126 First Avenue West at 6:05 a.m. Wednesday. He was a long time resident and active in the community.
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Charles Cummings White
First Avenue W
Martin Urges Swift Stockpile Drive and War Readiness
Rep Martin, testifying before a defense subcommittee, argues for rapid stockpile buildup to avoid peacetime job losses and mass centralization. He says a year of effort already moves America farther than any nation, expects armament by January, ammunition by spring, and a 1.5 million man army soon, while stressing morale and teamwork over perfect equipment.
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Cary
Martin
America
Tax Bill Faces Senate Debate and Minority Critique
The Senate bill predicts total federal receipts of 13.305 billion with a 3.672 billion treasury estimate and a 4.5 billion expected total. La Follette denounces the plan as unfair to the poor, a defense program boon to corporate wealth, and calls for higher excess profits taxes to curb inflation. Connally opposes the community property tax amendment, while the majority cites extensive exemptions and new returns estimates.
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Treasury
George
la Follette
Tom Connally
Tex
Senate Committee
Senate
Prepared for War Quote from Dallas Enlistee
The speaker urges caution before war and argues that preparation cannot be completed quickly. He recalls enlisting the day after the previous war began and warns hotheads that a war cannot be fully prepared for in less than two years.
Strieff Slayer Held for Grand Jury
Jarvis Catoe 36 held by DC coroner's jury for grand jury action in the rape slaying of Jessie Elizabeth Strieff 23 a War Department clerk last June 15. Police said he confessed the Strieff case and also the killings of Mrs. Rose Abramowitz, Mrs. Evelyn Andersen and four other Black women.
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Washington
Jarvis Catoe
District of Columbia
Jessie Elizabeth Strieff
War Department
Catoe
Miss Strieff
Des Moines
Rose Abramowitz
Evelyn Andersen
New York
Smuts Says U S Preparing To Enter War
Field Marshal Jan Smuts told Pretoria that the United States is preparing to enter the war and will fight with all its power. He warned the third year would be critical and decisive, but added the U S position was better than in the last two years.
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Martin
Capetown
Union of South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
United States
Pretoria
Smuts
Britain
Idle Tank Cars Could End Gas Shortage
J. J. Pelley of the Association of American Railroads told a Senate committee that 20,000 idle railroad tank cars, owned mainly by oil interests, could move about 200,000 barrels of oil daily to the Atlantic seaboard, potentially easing a 174,000 barrel daily shortage. He noted costs would rise about sixfold versus ocean tankers and said talks with oil firms, railroads, and officials would occur soon to maximize use of idle cars.
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Washington
INS
Senate
J. J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Pelley
Atlantic Seaboard
Government Board Signals Nationwide Material Reallocation Plan
The war production board outlined an immediate nationwide audit of raw material inventories to identify hoarded supplies and reroute them to civilian production if needed. Donald Nelson warned some firms may be forced to divert materials, with scrap drives and model simplification also planned. The board includes Stimson Knox Knudsen Hillman Henderson, represented by Patterson and Forrestal.
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Donald M. Nelson
Wallace and
Sidney Hillman
OPM
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Stimson
Robert P. Patterson
Knox
James V. Forrestal
Quiet Bishop strike front in Des Moines
Des Moines police reported the Bishop cafeteria area was "very quiet" after assigning a squad car. Three attacks were claimed on employees earlier, while Sam Park the cafeteria manager and a cook testified they were assaulted awaiting an escort. Frank Frost of the AFL local denied union involvement.
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Des Moines
Tom Pettit
Sam Park
Frank Frost
The
Bakers and Confectioners Union
Local 34
AFL
First U. S. Planes Reach Reds Report
New York dispatch states that British radio quoted a Moscow report indicating the first United States and British planes sent under the tri power aid agreement have arrived in Russia.
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U. S
Reds
New York
Moscow
United States
Russia
Bobby Davidson Displays Champion Steer at Tipton Fair
Special to The Gazette from Tipton. Bobby Davidson showed the grand champion 4-H club baby beef, a heavy Angus, at the Cedar county fair in Tipton. The reserve grand champion was a heavy Hereford shown by Jack Willer of Tipton. One hundred thirty-five 4-H steers were entered. Judge Rex Beresford of Ames presided.
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Tipton
Bobby Davidson
Cedar County Fair
Jack Willer
Rex Beresford
Ames
Lightning Blast Slams Two Homes Causing Major Damage
A lightning strike shattered attic windows and blasted through walls to the basements of the Spinka house and M. B. Lemon residence at 944 N street SW. It tore a hole in Lemon’s wall, burned wires, damaged radios and furniture, with total damage estimated between 350 and 500 dollars. Firefighters found no blaze at Karl Johansen’s 131 Nineteenth avenue SW home after a separate strike.
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M. B. Lemon
Spinka
Lemon
Nineteenth Avenue
Karl Johansen
Dairymen Form Iowa Defense Dairy Coordinating Committee
Iowa dairy leaders announce a national defense dairy coordinating committee to aid in defense programs. Ernest M. Wright says the group will assist dairy owners and government on milk diversion for English aid. A N Hagen of Des Moines named chairman with E S Estes of Waterloo as secretary.
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Waterloo
Iowa National Defense Dairy Coordinating
Ernest M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Ames
Wright
A. N. Hagen
Des Moines
E. S. Estes
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Waukon Farmer Fined For Drunken Driving
John Sullivan, a farmer from French Creek township, was arraigned in district court on a drunken driving charge. He received a three month jail term and a $300 fine with costs, but $100 and the costs were paid, the remainder suspended, and he was paroled to Sheriff Len Bulman.
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Waukon
John Sullivan
French Creek Township
T. H. Goheen
Len Bulman
Night air raids on Berlin widen fear of major strike
Radio reports from Columbia and German broadcasts claim Berlin faced renewed heavy air assault with fire and limited damage to inner city. BP and United Press posts note British raids described as the fiercest since early in the war with casualty tallies from both sides cited.
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Germany
Columbia Broadcasting System
Budapest
Bucharest
Prague
Bratislava
Slovakia
Berlin
United Press
New York
England
Parked Truck Causes Crash Near Cedar Rapids
A car driven by Estella Ruth Daken of Palm Springs collided with a parked semi on Highway 218 near the Cedar Rapids airport. No injuries reported. Deputy Condon noted a single flare may have been obscured by car lights. Warren West of Ramsey Truck Co. said two flares were lit but one was run over.
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Cedar Rapids
Estella Ruth Daken
Palm Springs
Calif
Larry Condon
Miss Daken
Warren West
Ramsey Truck Company
Burlington
West
Littleport Man Held For Molesting Woman and Boy
Albert A. Wach 35 of Littleport lay recovering in a Dubuque sanatorium after a head wound from Monday night when he allegedly tried to molest Mrs Carl Schmitt 35 and her 6 year old son at Balltown farm. Mrs Schmitt fought him with stove wood knocking him unconscious and neighbors tied his arms and legs before turning him over to deputies.
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Dubuque
Albert A. Wach
Littleport
Carl Schmitt
Balltown
Wache
Len J. Eisbach
Full Mobilization Urged as Japan Faces Crisis
Premier Prince Fumimaro Kónoye calls for effective and total mobilization of Japan's power as the nation faces its gravest crisis in history. Meanwhile the Japan Times warns of Soviet planes near Alaska and Japan weighs defenses in northern passage.
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TOKIO
INS
Japan
Prince Fumimaro K Konoye
Nippon
Japan Times and Advertiser
Foreign Office
Alaska
Prince Konoye
Nichi Nichi
Roosevelt
United States
Konoye
Overtime Pay Rates May Ignore Bonuses
Washington AP confirms wage hour chief Philip B Fleming ruled overtime pay rates may exclude discretionary employer bonuses. If the bonus is entirely at the employer’s discretion and not contractually guaranteed, it should not affect overtime calculations.
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Washington (Ap
Philip B Fleming
Missouri Legion Urges All Means To Beat Axis
Missouri American Legionnaires adopted a resolution at the state convention urging that every means be employed to assure the defeat of Axis powers, including the possible use of armed forces. The decision reflects a strong wartime stance urging collective action.
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Missouri Legion
Axis
Columbia, Mo
Missouri American Legionaires
Wavell Says Germany Is Defeated Weaker
General Sir Archibald Wavell, commander in chief of British forces in India, stated in a war anniversary broadcast from Simla that Germany is definitely weakening and on the defensive.
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Simla
India
INS
Germany
Archibald P. Wavell
Better Health Nutrition Clinic Opens For Children
A Cedar Rapids nutrition clinic opens Thursday for low income mothers with children aged 2 to 12. Part of the Community Nutrition Service, the free Thursday 9 am clinic at city hall will offer meal planning guidance by children specialists to maintain good nutrition during pre school and lower grades.
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Cedar Rapids
Community Nutrition Service
Junior League
Nutrition Service
Lucy Simpson
Public Health Nursing Association
Linn County Medical Society Executive
Public Health Nursing Association Board
Neil Montgomery
Morgan J. Foster
Florence D. Johnston
John T. Hecker
Grace Crager
Mildred Hunt
Herbert S. Stamats
Clare R Marshall
Henry Ristine
TMM
Ingersoll
Edwin H. Wadsworth
S. E. Coquillette
Edward Sheehy
John B. Turner II
James Bever
Reginald Brigge
Dean Stauffacher
Marjorie Deacon
Mayor Calls Regional Conference To Address City Problems
The Cedar Rapids mayor plans a regional conference with industrial and labor leaders to select representatives. He invited mayors from Illinois to Wisconsin to attend, aiming for a united program satisfactory to all communities.
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Cedar Rapids
Dress
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Evansville
Washington
United Municipalities
Eastern Front Bulletin Reports Progress and Shifts
A wartime bulletin from Hitler’s HQ states that successful actions continue on the eastern front. Berlin reports gains in surrounding Leningrad pockets with 70,000 troops in one sector and more German forces released for Baltic operations. Russians offer no full comment on Gomel Smolensk, acknowledge Tallinn loss, and Pravda notes a major air battle over the Baltic with possible attacks on Dago or Osel islands.
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Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Leningrad
Baltic States
Gomel
Smolensk
Tallinn
Baltic
Pravda
Osel Islands
Eston
Baltic Battle Looms as German Victory Claims Rise
Soviet forces face a major German attack with more than 100 bombers, ships, and coastal guns repelling the effort. Berlin and Pravda tallies flag heavy losses across fronts, while Hango and Kronstadt bases face isolation as the Baltic threat grows and Red Fleet units remain bottled.
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London
Gulf of Finland
Baltic Sea
Gulf
Hango
Kronstadt
Leningrad
Senate Runoff Likely in South Carolina After Primary
Return counts from Tuesday's special Democratic primary show Gov. Burnet Maybank leading former Gov. Olin D Johnston by about 19 000 votes but not reaching a majority. A runoff is probable September 16 between Maybank and Johnston to fill James Byrnes seat. Rev Joseph Bryson trailed.
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Columbia, S. Co
INS
Burnet R. Maybank
Olin D. Johnston
United States Senate
James F. Byrnes
Maybank
Johnston
Byrnes
Supreme Court
Joseph Bryson
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Marion
Keith Dennis
Center Point
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Mercy Hospital
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Wendl J. Kremenak
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Second Avenue
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Twenty-eighth Street Drive
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Red
Mikhail Gromov
Champ Steer
Majestic House
MRL Snals
Glees
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Pat
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Ukraine
Feyman Budyonny
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