Current Comment on War, Peace and Postwar Values
The writer argues that lasting peace must reflect mass judgment not a small elite. He notes wartime psychology boosts production and morale and urges optimism in home efforts. He praises Grant Wood biographer Darrell Garwood and Cedar Rapids artists, stressing community cultural support for talent. The piece also recalls Dutch POW releases by Germany and warns of harsh consequences if prisoners are recaptured.
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Grant Wood
Darrell Garwood
Iowa
Rant Wood
Cedar Rapids
Dewey Says Peace Must Not Depend on One Man
Thomas E. Dewey urged Americans that peace cannot hinge on any single leader or a few individuals. He attacked Roosevelt for failing to unite government and Congress and called for teamwork and a new administration free of indispensable men. He warned of ongoing conflict between Congress and the President and pledged GOP gains in the next session.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Dewey
Congress
United States
New York
America
Washington
Senate
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Dewey Campaign Train Repaired After Northwest Wreck
Gov Thomas E Dewey and Mrs Dewey escaped unharmed after a collision near Castle Rock Washington. Mechanics repaired the special train in Portland allowing Dewey to resume toward California. Investigators traced the crash to speed and a curve as trains collided with the Great Northern apparatus.
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Portland
Ore
Thomas E. Dewey
California
Northwest
Dewey
Castle Rock
Wash
Great Northern
Washington State
Vancouver
C. A. Wells
Pearls Stolen From Mrs Dewey in Portland
Gov Thomas E Dewey reported theft of pearls from Mrs Dewey to police in Portland. She unknowingly dropped the necklace when stepping from the car. an onlooker saw a man pick them up but assumed he was part of the Dewey party.
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Portland
Thomas IE. Dewey
Cloudy Weather With Small Temperature Change Thursday
The Cedar Rapids area remains cloudy with little temperature change expected Thursday. Rainfall totals across eastern Iowa include Ames 0.55, Waterloo 0.48, Dubuque up to 1.14 inches, Decorah 0.42, Davenport 0.21 and Iowa City 0.19.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Ames
Waterloo
Decorah
Charles City
Davenport
Iowa City
Keokuk
Inwood
Onawa
Burglars Steal From Dean's Tavern Cash Drawer
Thieves broke into Dean's Tavern at 132 Thirty-second Street SE late Tuesday night or early Wednesday and took $132.78 from the cash register. Police say entry was gained by removing a screen and breaking a window. the owner is Dean Fortman. A night clerk may have left the door unlocked or a key may have been used.
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Dean's Tavern
Thirty-second Street
Dean Fortman
Stiff Terms Dealt Finns By Russians
Russian troops moved into Finland to enforce a harsh armistice demanding vast territorial and cash reparations. Deputy Premier Ernst von Born disclosed eight core terms, including ceding Karelia, ceding Petsamo, leasing Porkkala, and a $300 million indemnity to Russia over six years.
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Stockholm
Finland
Ernst von Born
Born
Moscow
United Press
Helsinki
Karelia
Soviet Union
Petsamo
Russia
Porkkala
Action delayed on late A renewals in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids ration board chief clerk A T Pleune said A gasoline renewal applications received after Thursday will not be processed until after Oct. 1. RB and C renewal apps piling up will be handled the week of Sept. 24 along with track ration renewals due Oct. 1. Those repeatedly late must wait while staff clears other work.
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A. T. Pleune
Pleane
Campaign Letters From Chicago Stir Yanks in Missouri
Democrats push for Roosevelt ballots in soldiers letters sent from Chicago. Mayor Edward J. Kelly allegedly signed the appeal urging re election and aiding ballot requests, drawing Republican concerns in Missouri and a note to the national committee.
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Poplar Bluff
Chicago
Chicago Times
Edward J. Kelly
Roosevelt
Grover Dalton
Missouri
St. Louis
National Committee
Eg Roosevelt
Kelly
Cook County
Guadalcanal
American Republic
Germans Taken Prisoner Since D Day Count Rises
AP reports more than 464000 German prisoners captured since the Normandy landings. Brest and Boulogne totals not included. Brest garrison may add about 12000. US forces tally 180000 First Army, 86000 Third Army, 82000 Seventh Army, 20000 Ninth Army.
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London
France
Brest
Tottering Boulogne
Hermann Rameeke
United States First Army
United States Third Army
United States Seventh Army
United States Ninth Army
U. S. First Army
First Army
Siegfried Line
Normandy
Marines Capture Bloody Nose Ridge on Peleliu Island
US Marines of the First Division seized Bloody Nose Ridge on Peleliu in a fierce battle after landing on the 12 square mile island. The effort silenced much of the enemy fire near the airfield as Seabees prepared for aircraft, while Army 81st Division engaged 1500 to 2000 Japanese on Angaur. MacArthur's forces pushed Morotai for a Mindanao invasion springboard.
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Pearl Harbor
Peleliu Island
Palau
Coral Heights
Philippines
Palau Islands
Guadalcanal
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Peleliu
Reds Roll Baltic Drive Near Riga in Major Offensive
Moscow reports a vast Baltic push as Red tank and motorized units reach six miles from Riga on a three sided advance. In four days nearly 3 000 communities fell as Gen. Bagramian drove 25 miles on a 75 mile front. Romanian Russian forces seized Timisoara near the Yugoslav border amid broader actions across the region.
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Moscow
Riga
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Gulf of Finland
Yugoslavia
Baltic
Ivan Bagramian
Romania
Timisoara
Belgrade
Warsaw
Vistula
Pat Dane Named As Knife Wielder In Hollywood Party
Hollywood transcript shows actor Jon Hall naming Pat Dane wife of Tommy Dorsey as the attacker in a Sunset Plaza party. Grand jury indicts Dane Dorsey and Allen Smiley on assault charges after Hall describes an almost severed nose and a slashed neck.
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Hollywood
Jon Hall
Pat Dane
Tommy Dorsey
Dorseys
Sunset Plaza
Hall
Miss
Lyle Huss Injured In Head on Truck Automobile Crash
Lyle Huss of 721 Seventh Avenue SE sustained a possible basal skull fracture and a compound fracture of the right arm in a Tuesday evening crash three blocks west of the viaduct on Sixteenth Avenue. He was in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Joe Havlicek and Adolph Rover suffered minor injuries.
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Lyle Huss
Seventh Avenue
Mercy Hospital
Sixteenth Avenue
Huss
Joe Havlicek
Thirty- Third Avenue
Havlicek
Adolph Rover
Route 1
Advisory Committee For Gasoline Panel Formed
A labor advisory committee to aid the gasoline panel of the war price and rationing board was appointed in Cedar Rapids. Members are R. A. Cox of Railway Brotherhoods Howard T. Kinsley CIO and George Samuelson AFL. Similar committees were named in Fort Dodge Mason City Ottumwa and Waterloo.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Cedar Rapids
A.T. Pleune
R. A. Cox
Howard T. Kinsley
CIO
George Samuelson
AFL
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Ottumwa
Waterloo
How Far to Berlin Br Associated Press Front Distances
Western Front distance to Berlin listed as 310 miles from Nijmegen Holland. Russian Front 312 miles from outside Pulatsk. Italian Front 581 miles from Rimini.
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The
Associated Press
Nijmegen
Holland
Pulatsk
Rimini
Siegfried Line Outflanked as Allied Forces Advance Across Front
Allied forces push along the Reich frontier from the Nancy Metz sector toward Dieuze Baccarat and Dieuze while the Siegfried Line is outflanked by American and British offensives. American troops cross the Rhine approaches and link with airborne units near Nijmegen as the Brest siege ends.
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Siegfried Line
Germany
Holland
Cologne
Nancy
Belfort
London
Lower Rhine
Reich
Second Army
Nijmegen
Waal Rhine
Arnhem
Siegfried
Nancy-Metz
Strasbourg
Brest
United States
Boulogne
Algiers
Fouregne
Netherlands
Eindhoven
Heinrich Himmler
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Paris
Utrecht
Berlin
Schelde
Hulst Canal
Antwerp
Sittard
Ampstenrade
Aachen
Simpelveld
West Wall
Trier
United States First Army
Stolberg
Duren
Prum
Third Army
Dieuze
Baccarat
Gerbeviller
Charmes
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Marlon
Teevae
Drew Pearson
Nate
Mrs. Dewey
Cedar Rapids News
Acme
Cedar Rapids ‘News
Yanks
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