Eight C. R. Men Begin Aviation Training at Coe
Cedar Rapids eight of ten army enlistees start elementary pilot training at Coe college and Cedar Rapids Airways. Ground and flight training span eight weeks per phase with four months of instrument and instructor courses. Navy trainees aim for combat pilots. army men for service pilots.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
Coe College
Cedar Rapids Airways
Alfred W. Meyer
Coe Cpt
Jerry Dedek
Owen Hardendorf
Howard C. Pettit
Robert L. Harman
George H. Shimek
Harold A. Hall
Glenn Streich
Joe H. Kelley
Alfred C. Gustafson
Vinton
Ralph C. Graham
Ottumwa
Dr. Meyer
Lloyd N. Rahn
Lisbon
Raymond Churchill
Wilson High School
Paul Thompson
George Slichty
Robert Smythe, Jr
Coe R.c.1.c
Navy
Laval Strikes at Church Over Jewish Expulsion
French Premier Pierre Laval orders internment of Father Chaillet of Cardinal Gerlier’s staff in Privas for opposing Jewish persecution. Laval vows to purge France of foreign Jews and says religion will not deter government policy, speaking to German and other foreign correspondents at Vichy.
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Pierre Laval
France
Laval
Father Chaillet
Cardinal Gerlier
Lyons
Privas
Ardeche
Christian Amity
Europe
Marshal Philippe Petain
Vichy
Paris
Washington Musings On Officers And Office Life
Notes from the Capital describe high interest in army commissions with two million applications. A telegraph messenger reportedly became a lieutenant colonel after wandering the war department maze. Christian Heurich, Washington’s brewer, is healthy at 100, joking being old feels like any age. The piece lampoons officials, fashion, cars, and street life while expressing cautious faith in the U.S. ability to muddle through.
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War Department
Gothzer
Potomac
Christian Heurich
Washington
Gallery
Chicago Sun
Marshall Field
United States
Promise to end child parent separation before deportation
A pledge to stop separating Jewish children from their parents before deportation sparked protests from the Vatican and the United States along with internal dissent. The new procedure only offers the benefit that children would be deported with their parents rather than alone.
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Vatican
United States
Study to gauge manpower needs of industry and armed forces
Washington AP reports government plans to decide on a large efficient army fully serviced by civilians outside the armed forces. Wendell Lund of the War Production Board warns twin dangers to the war effort if the decision is delayed, affecting both production and military manpower.
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Washington
Congress
Wendell Lund
War Production Board
House Committee On Defense Migration
Lund
Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Public assured no shoe shortage under wartime rules
W. J. Spring of the War Production board told more than 3,000 shoe manufacturers and dealers in New York that the essential footwear supply will be maintained under the conservation measures. He said the program ensures continued production and distribution despite wartime pressures.
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New York
W. J. Spring
War Production Board
Conservative goal aids footwear supply and dislocations
Spring emphasizes a limited objective based on cautious resource estimates. With full cooperation the goal is attainable and would ensure ample footwear for consumers while preventing drastic dislocations.
Few If Any Iowans Overseas Will Vote
Des Moines AP Secretary of State Earl G Miller’s office says few or none of the Iowans serving abroad will cast ballots in the November 3 election. The law permits voting by military personnel but printers cannot deliver ballots in time for overseas voters. Ballot printing is slated no earlier than October 5 leaving insufficient time for overseas troops to receive vote, return it to their home counties by election day.
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DES Moines
Earl G. Miller
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