War Bonds Plan Pitched to Fund War Effort
Washington AP reports a proposed compulsory savings program could require Americans to buy about 15 billion dollars in government bonds yearly to finance the war and curb inflation. The plan, tied to the revenue bill, would raise taxes to fund bond investments, with the expected average rate increases around 15 to 20 percent for individuals and a monthly bond target of one billion dollars.
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Congress
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George
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Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Germans Evacuate Ostend Families Amid Coastal Tensions
London reports German evacuees from Ostend near Dover Strait after British raids shift to coastal mine sowing. Belgian agency notes many families given only three hours to leave as fear of Dieppe-scale operations grows. Coastal sabotage rises with fires near west Flanders airfields.
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England
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Dieppe
Dover Strait
English Channel
France
West Flanders
Fisherman Finds Unexploded Torpedo Near Mangaratiba
Francisco Moraegs Jr a fisherman said he found an unexploded torpedo on the beach near Mangaratiba and that navy sergeant Francisco Torres dismantled it The report from Rio de Janeiro notes the discovery occurred Saturday as authorities secured the site and investigated the device.
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Francisco Moraegs, Jr
Mangaratiba
Francisco Torres
Gillette to Dig Into Background of Rubber Expert
Senate subcommittee led by Sen. Guy M. Gillette will hear Dr. Ernst A. Hauser about links to petroleum firms and his statements on synthetic rubber. Hauser, MIT chemist, aided Baruch investigators and is questioned for potential conflicts with petroleum interests. Truman indicates willingness to defer to Gillette on Hauser testimony.
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Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Guy M. Gillette
D-Ia
Baruch
Ernst A. Hauser
Bernard M. Baruch
Gillette
Rubber Committee
Roosevelt
Hauser
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harry S. Truman
D-Mo
Senate
Truman
Truman Committee
Standard Oil
Five Hurt in Head-On Crash West of Washington
Special to The Gazette reports a collision six miles west of Washington Iowa at 1030 p m involving a horse‑truck driven by Homer Carmichael Sigourney and a car driven by C G Mohr Deep River. Mohr and four passengers Mrs Theodore Verwaayen Edna Martha Dorothy were injured. Mohr was taken to Iowa City for examination. The truck was torn open and its horses freed.
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the Gazette
Washington
Homer Carmichael
Sigourney
C. G. Mohr
Deep River
Mohr
Iowa City
Theodore Verwaayen
Edna
Martha
Dorothy
Allied Bombers Raid Tobruk Harbor Again
Allied heavy bombers struck Tobruk harbor and shipping facilities again on Friday night, hitting the Axis supply port and its docks.
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Tobruk Harbor
Cairo
Tobruk
Collins Radio Receives Army Navy Production Award
The Collins Radio plant is honored with the Army Navy postwar production award for outstanding wartime radio equipment design and manufacture. Brig. Gen. Grahl and Arthur A. Collins accept the E flag symbolizing production leadership as employees pledge to increase skill speed and efficiency for ongoing war needs.
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Arthur A. Collins
Comdr
Bloom
William Willson
Alice Rinderknecht
Charles H. Grahl
Selective Service
Grahl
Collins Radio Company
Armed Services
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Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Laval Gets Expanded Powers Over French Officials
VICHY AP reports the council of ministers on Saturday granted Pierre Laval broader authority over all French civilian functionaries. He may remove any official deemed unfit from their post and duties.
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VICHY
Council of Ministers
Pierre Laval
Republicans in Senate to Back Inflation Bill
A 23 member Republican caucus announced unanimous support for the price and wage stabilization bill after amendments in the banking committee. McNary signaled likely floor approval with possible amendments. Bankhead weighed a parity reform including farm labor costs. House rules set Monday for anti inflation debate with action expected by week’s end to meet the October 1 deadline.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
McNary
Oregon
Bankhead
D-Ala
House Rules Committee
House
Obituaries: Miss Isabella Springer and Mrs. George Hopkins
Miss Isabella Springer a former Norway Iowa resident died in San Diego California. Survived by a brother and nieces and nephews. Body to Cedar Rapids Turner chapel for services Tuesday at 2 pm burial Mound cemetery Watkins. Mrs George L Hopkins died in Cedar Rapids after long illness at 72. She taught in Iowa Falls Eldora public schools 22 years. Survived by husband sister and nephew. Funeral arrangements pending. Friends may call Moen chapel.
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Norway
San Diego
Calif
J. A. Springer
Cedar Rapids
Turner Chapel
Mound Cemetery
Watkins
George L. Hopkins
Dora Payne Hopkins
George Lovell Hopkins
E. J. Campbell
Twenty-first Street
Las Vegas
N. M
Iowa Falls
Eldora
First Congregational Church
Woman's Club
Mrs. Campbell
Richard P. Campbell
Des Moines
Moen Chapel
Mrs Pearl Kennedy Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Pearl Kennedy wife of Walter H Kennedy of 825 Tenth Avenue SE died Friday at her parents home in Millersburg after a long illness.
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W. H. Kennedy
Pearl Kennedy
Walter H. Kennedy
Tenth Avenue SE
Millersburg
Retirement rail conductor George J Miller dies at 79
George J Miller 79 formerly of Cedar Rapids died Friday in University hospital Iowa City. Born in Wilton Junction he was a retired railroad conductor and Shrine life member. His wife died in 1938 and a son George also preceded him in death. He leaves two grandchildren Gloria and Bobby Miller of
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George J. Miller
Cedar Rapids
University Hospital
Iowa City
Wilton Junction
the Shrine
George
Gloria
Bobby Miller
Funeral services set for Wilton Junction at Two Rivers
Funeral services will be held at Wilton Junction at 2 30 p m Sunday in Two Rivers Minnesota. The notice notes the service location and time for the deceased.
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Two Rivers
Minn
Wilton Junction
Funeral for Mrs Lucy Lamb in Turner chapel and Mt Auburn graveside
The Rev. Emma Arnold of Nor way will conduct funeral services in the Turner chapel at 1 30 p m Monday for Mrs Lucy Adel Lamb widow of Henry J Lamb who died Friday at her home 1736 Second Avenue SE Brief services will also be held at the graveside in Mt Auburn Cemetery at 3 p m Friends may call at the funeral home.
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Lamb
Emma Arnold
Norway
Turner Chapel
Lucy Adel] Lamb
Henry J. Lamb
Second Avenue SE
Mt. Auburn
Mrs Bell Dies After Brief Illness in Cedar Rapids
Mrs. William H. Bell age 28 of 1500 Fifth Avenue SE Cedar Rapids died in a local hospital Saturday at 8 15 p m after a brief illness. Born January 15 1907 in Oskaloosa she lived much of her life in Des Moines and moved to Cedar Rapids with her husband whom she married January 18 1936 in Marshalltown. She is survived by her husband her parents Mr and Mrs Fred R Beadle Des Moines a sister Mrs Margaret Million Kittanning Pennsylvania and two brothers William C Des Moines and Frederick Beadle in California with the armed forces.
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William H. Bell
Johnsine Lucille Bell
Fifth Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Des Moines
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Fred R. Beadle
Margaret Million
Kittinning
William C
Frederick Beadle
Armed Forces
California
Episcopal church member to be buried in Des Moines
The body rests at Turner chapel and will be moved to Des Moines for funeral services and burial. Exact time is to be announced.
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Episcopal Church
Turner Chapel
Des Moines
Jeffers Sees Possible Nationwide Gasoline Rationing
William M. Jeffers the nation’s new rubber czar said he may order nationwide gasoline rationing by week’s end pending Baruch committee findings. He would announce first orders possibly this week and declined to elaborate.
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Omaha
William M. Jeffers
Jeffers
Baruch Committee
What Kind of Job Can I Get in the Navy
Navy recruiting ad offers a free book detailing every rating and trade open to enlisted men. It explains pay, promotions, training paths, and qualifications, urging readers to visit a Navy Recruiting Station for a copy with no obligation.
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Navy
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