War time Christmas in Xenia families share homecomings
Correne Edmondson reports Xenia residents mark a quiet holiday season with service members returning home from the Pacific. Families host dinners and guests from nearby towns gather for Christmas and New Year celebrations, while local hunting and travel tales add to the community’s winter notes.
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Xenia
George Lord
J.g
Keith Lord
N. S. Navy
Bryce Lord
U. S. Coast Guard
Pacific
George ‘Lord
Will Edar
Cora Baird
Washington
Glenn Lord
Theohn Clegg
Norma Clegg
Larry and
James
Eorgia Reany
James Clegg
Nelle van Horn
Mary
Winfield
Connie Stephens
Chicago
Connie
Arol Stephens
Dewey Stephlns, Jr
J. E. Cook
Howard Greene
Wapello
Roy Woods
Clark Woods
Harold Gosling
Charles Simpson
Ft. Lewis
Julia
Davenport
Ella Duncan
A. P. Jeffery
Roy Gerot
Bob
Will Gerot
Riverside
Gene Stephens
Cora Willey
Columbus Junction
Tudor Arthur
Francine
Shirley
Juanita
Columbus City
Earl Edmondson
Vinton
Correne Edmondson
Sopho
Bombers Damage Medan Reported by Tokyo Radio
United Press in San Francisco records a Tokyo broadcast stating 40 enemy bombers and fighters raided Medan Sumatra causing slight damage. Medan’s position on Sumatra’s northeast coast and near the Straits of Malacca makes it strategic for India to Singapore sea routes. The nationality of the raiders is unconfirmed. Japanese dispatch claims fighters and anti aircraft units shot down many attackers.
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United Press
Tokyo Radio
Medan
Sumatra
Malacka
India
Singapore
Batavia
Java
San Francisco
Carrier
Hickenlooper Sworn In As Iowa Senator
Cedar Rapids native Bourke B. Hickenlooper was sworn into the U S Senate on Wednesday with Senator George A. Wilson presenting. He becomes Iowa's junior Republican and completes a GOP sweep in the state Senate representation since 1932, defeating Democratic incumbent Guy M. Gillette.
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Washington
D. C
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
United States
Senate
George A. Wilson
Des Moines
Hickenlooper
Guy M. Gillette
Surplus War Property Board
Sena
Hickenlooper to Attend Blue Inaugural in Des Moines
Senator Hickenlooper plans to return to Des Moines for the inaugural of his successor Governor-Elect Robert Blue of Eagle Grove unless senate business intervenes. Hickenlooper resigned as Iowa governor at noon Wednesday signaling the end of his term as he moves to the U.S. Senate.
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Tor Hickenlooper
United States Senate
Congress
Hickenlooper
Des Moines
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Senate
Hickeniooper
Woman Held Over Allotment Check Case In Forest City
A 21-year-old woman identified as Mrs For rest Benson was jailed in Forest City as F B I agents probe alleged receipt of government allotment checks. She reportedly confessed to marrying four sailors, with one marriage annulled and remaining divorces not obtained.
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Forest City
Forrest Benson
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F.B.I
Explosive Output Growth Across Early World War II Years
During 1941 the nation produced 375 million pounds of powder and explosives. In 1942 production rose to nearly two billion pounds and in 1943 exceeded three billion pounds.
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