Seven Nominees for New Fleet Admiral and General Rank
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating fleet admiral and general of the army ranks. He nominated three admirals and four generals, naming Leahy King Nimitz Marshall MacArthur Eisenhower Arnold for the new five star ratings. Pershing holds a unique six star potential, with pay scales unchanged for five star officers and higher allowances.
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Roosevelt
Wm. D. Leahy
Ernest J. King
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Pacific Ocean
Pershing
United States
Dewey’s Rank Above Admiral Portrayed by Congress
George Dewey held a rank above full admiral after Congress in 1899 conferred the title admiral of the Navy following his victory in Manila. This elevation placed him at the pinnacle of U.S. naval leadership, reflecting the impact of his decisive victory.
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George Dewey
Congress
Manila
Messiah Sing Along at First Methodist Church
The Wesleyan choir of Firat Methodist Church under Dr E Thayer Gaston with Jerald Hamilton at the organ will perform Handel's Messiah Sunday at 10 50 AM The annual event features 67 choir members with a full hour long program including recitatives arias and choruses and ends with Hallelujah
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Firat Methodist Church
E. Thayer Gaston
Jerald Hamilton
First Methodist Church
Marton Anderson
Marlon Throckmorton
Invasion Costs Japan Big Casualties Across Leyte Campaign
General MacArthur reports 82,554 Japanese casualties in first 55 days of central Philippines invasion, with 10,409 American casualties to mid February. Nimitz notes 91 enemy planes wiped out in Luzon raid. Iwo Jima raids on multiple days. Japanese losses include tens of thousands dead, abandonments, drownings, and captured prisoners amid carrier and land-based attacks.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Japan
Douglas MacArhhur
Leyte
Luzon Island
Iwo Jima
Volcano Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
Feas
Yanka MacArthur
Samar Island
Ormoe
Seaca
Manila
Iwo Sine
Saipan
Tokyo
Obituary of Sarah Price Williams of Udell Iowa
Sarah Price Williams born near Unionville October 20 1878 died December 4 1944 aged 66. She joined the Udell Brethren church at age 19 and remained active in the faith.
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Sarah Price Williams
Unionville
Udell Brethren, Church
Family notices mark McLouth union membership change
A fragment notes a family moving to McLouth and a death in April 1911. It lists four children Dwight Gladys Robert and others, mentions a brother and two sisters, and references funeral services held December 5 in McLouth.
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Mclouth
Campaign chairmen named for the March of Dimes
Industrial and civic leaders in New York and across states were appointed state and territorial chairmen for the March of Dimes fundraising drive of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. OConnor, the foundation president, announced the new appointees including Elmer W. Siedhof. The Journal-World classified page remains a busy town marketplace.
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New York
March of Dimes
National Foundation
O'Connor
Foundation Press
The
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