Mrs Coakley Telegram Says Husband Arrived at Camp Kilmer
Mrs. Howard Coakley received a telegram from her husband Master Sergeant Coakley noting his arrival yesterday at Camp Kilmer New Jersey after service in Mannheim Germany with the 796th Anti aircraft Battalion. The notice also advertises the Sports and Hobby Show at the Armory Monday night April 22 at 7 p.m. with no admission.
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Howard Coakley
Coakley
Camp Kilmer
N. J
Mannheim
Germany
Armory Mon
Major Leagues Baseball Scores and Standings Update
American League standings show Cleveland New York Detroit Boston Chicago led by early 1 0 records. Tuesdays results include Cleveland 1 Chicago 0 New York 5 Philadelphia 0 Detroit 2 St. Louis 1 Boston 6 Washington 3. Today’s games feature Ferriss Masterson Searsborough Gumpert Newson Reynolds Rigney Gatehouse Shirey Trucks.
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L. Pet
Cleveland
N. York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
New York
Ferriss
Masterson
Searsborough
Gumpert
Newson
Reynolds
Rigney
Gatehouse
Shirey
Trucks
Baseball Scores and Lineups From Early Season Games
The page lists standings and upcoming matchups with teams Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati and St Louis. It notes record figures and pitcher records for Hoerst Feldman Behrman Lombardi Lee Wallace Wyse Andrews and Vander blending a snapshot of early season results and rosters.
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Www. L. Pet
Chicago
Boston
N. York
Tittsburgh
Cinncinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York
Hoerst
Feldman
Behrman
Lombardi
Lee
Wallace
Wyse
Andrews
Vander
St. Louis Hosts Pittsburgh in Tight Conference Matchup
The St. Louis team, led by Lanier with a 2-2 start, hosts Pittsburgh featuring Gables at 11-7 as both sides seek win in a pivotal clash.
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Meer
Pittsburgh
Gables
St. Louis
Lanier
Funeral for Mrs Anna Helen Pratt Held at Local Home
The funeral of Mrs Anna Helen Pratt was held yesterday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home conducted by Rev. A. F. E. Diddams. Pallbearers named were William Fryenberger Carl Zieglowsky Leslie Beerblossom Fred Heck Sam Wittmer and Lyle Wilcox. Burial followed in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Anna Helen Pratt
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
A. FE. Diddams
William Fryenberger
Carl Zieglowsky
Leslie Beerblossom
Fred Heck
Sam Wittmer
Lyle Wilcox
Elm Grove Cemetery
Truman names two career diplomats as ambassadors
President Truman announced the appointment of George W. Allen of Maryland as ambassador to Iran and nominated Edwin F Stanton of California as ambassador to Siam.
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Washington
Truman
George W. Allen
Maryland
Foreign Service
Iran
Edwin F Stanton
California
Siam
Hospital News Notices From Ainsworth Area
At the hospital Mr and Mrs Charley Thompson of Ainsworth welcome a daughter born at 8 50 last evening. A daughter was born yesterday afternoon at 1 18 to Mr and Mrs Lester Luckenbill route four. Mrs Duane White of Ainsworth was admitted for surgery this morning. Bert Smith route four admitted as medical patient. Dismissals today include Mrs Clara Squire 715 North Marion Ave. Mrs Wayne Hazelton and son of Wellman Mrs Donald Adams and daughter Marsha Jorrain e of Keota Mrs Donald Orr and son John Robert 603 North Marion Avenue discharged Friday.
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Lester Luckenbill
Route Four
Duane White
Ainsworth
Bert Smith
Clara Squire
North Marion Ave
Wayne Hazelton
Wellman
Donald Adam
Marsha Jorraine
Keota
Donald Orr
John Robert
North Marion Avenue
Price Control Extension Stirs House Debate and Amendments
The House moves to extend price controls to March next year as Porter urges a full year beyond June 30. Taft questions nine month limits and critics fear a select few commodities kept under control while others rise. Porter's forecast highlights shortages in butter shirts meat and lumber with backlogs and rising costs.
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Porter
House
Houes
Senate Banking Committee
Robert A. Taft
OPA
Taft
Cleveland
Inteat
Washington
Paul Porter
Intruder Foiled at V F W Club Safe
In Clinton Iowa an attempt to blow open the V F W club safe failed when custodians frightened the intruder away. The thief left behind a kit containing a box of nitro glycerine wired and other safe blowing gear.
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Clinton
Iowa
Oldest Instrument the Astrolabe Traced to Greeks
The astrolabe, believed to be the oldest scientific instrument, was invented by the Greeks about 2,000 years ago. It served to tell time and determine latitude.
Families of 145 officers and 5 enlisted men to go to Med theater
The War Department announced 212 dependents will travel to the Mediterranean theater in April. Selections followed a priority system based on overseas service length, not rank. New York leads with 18 families, Texas 11, California 10. Lt. Gen. John C. Lee’s wife Eve Brookie Lee among those listed.
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Washington
Mediterranean
War Department
Department
New York
Texas
California
John C. Lee
Pasadena
Calif
Eve Brookie Lee
Soap theft shut baths for 650 city bathers
In Chicago on April 17, about 150 people were denied entry to the city bath house with officials warning up to 500 more could be turned away due to a soap shortage after a thief stole 4,000 bars of soap from the facility.
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Chicago
Rail Expenditures by Class I Railroads 1936 to 1945
Capital outlays by Class I railroads totaled about 4.3 billion dollars from 1936 through 1945. Roughly half of this was incurred during the four wartime years 1942 to 1945 as railroads funded expansion and modernization amid the war effort.
Local residents visit hospital and post office veterans
Mrs. Harold Messenger, Sr. visits her hospitalized husband at University Hospital in Iowa City. Pvt. Paul Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Maxwell, is stationed at Fort Richardson Alaska in a finance office. W. G. Bob Stewart begins a vacation after years of wartime service and will spend weeks off. Stewart, a 38 year postmaster, returned to the job with veterans. Bonnie Jean Simpson travels from Lawrence Kansas to spend Easter vacation.
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Harold Messenger
Iowa City
University Hospital
Messenger, Jr
Paul Maxwell
Lloyd Maxwell
Fort Richardson
Alaska
Hq. Co. A. D
APO
Seattle
Wash
W. G
Bob” Stewart
Mr. Sewart
Bonnie Jean Simpson
University of Kansas
Lawrence
Kan
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Ralph Hesseltine
East Main Street
Wolf’s Flower
MAJOR
Mary Justine George
Mary Justine
Marion George
University of Iowa
Pratt
Charley Thompson
Gambles
S. E. Cor. Square
Coca-Cola Company
Burlington
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coke
Coca-Cola
Mrs. H. G. Simpson
Nicola
Bert
Dine
NAVY
Ted
Rothschild’s
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