Church Plan For Music Week At Local Churches
Special music will be performed by church choirs during National Music Week observances at multiple churches. Esther Goodlander Iola Dittmer and others headline morning solos with Mrs Shields directing at Presbyterian. Evening offerings feature duets and solos with organist and choir directors listed for each church.
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Presbyterian Church
Henry S. Shields
Esther Goodlander
Iola Dittmer
Walter Bond
Lorene Anderson
Maxine Mangold
Bonnie Jean Simpson
Mendelssohn
Wachs
Eleanor Tucker
United Presbyterian
Carolyn Hamilton
United Presbyterian Choir
Helen Harvey
Boyd White
Roberts
Ralph Kleese
Lord
Edwards
Abandon Plan to Register Women for War Work
President Roosevelt announced the abandonment of plans to register women for war work for the present. He supported a recommendation that no nationwide mobilization of women is needed. About 1,600,000 women are already registered, and any woman may register at one of 1,600 state employment service offices.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Class Play May 7 At Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville May 1 The senior class at Crawfordsville High School will present the annual class play at eight o clock Thursday evening May 7 in the school auditorium. Philip J Rashid of Fort Madison directs the farce comedy The Antics of Andrew in three acts. Cast includes John Lease Doris Graber Jane Maxwell Anna Mae Graber Russell Miller Harold Mitchell Cleo McCoy Herbert Rich Willard Heschley Robert Martin Dale Johnston William Jones Maurice Rose and Elmer Kiene.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville High School
Philip J. Rashid
Fort Madison
Andrew
John Lease
Doris Graber
Jane Maxwell
Anna Mae Graber
Russell Miller
Harold Mitchell
Cleo McCoy
Herbert Rich
Willard Heschley
Robert Martin
Dale Johnston
William Jones
Maurice Rose
Elmer Kiene
Forest Fires Prompt Martial Law in Rhode Island Towns
Governor J. Howard McGrath declared martial law in three western Rhode Island towns as two new forest fires were set by saboteurs. By mid morning the loss was estimated at 2.5 million dollars with a 10 mile front burning out of control.
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West Greenwich
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Federal Department of Agriculture
Rationing meeting details in Washington county schools
Crowded Washington high school auditorium hears Dunham Morrison outline sugar rationing for county schools. Chiefs explain rollout, answer questions, and distribute books with superintendents, teachers, and PTA members present. Kenneth Freeman to oversee in Washington with local teachers and 25 PTA volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
Washington County
Dunham Morrison
Civil Aim Defense
Washington
Kenneth Freeman
Parent-Teacher Association
Washington Street
Plans for Washington county USO drive
Washington county gears up for its share of the 32 million USO War Fund campaign with a county drive led by G. E. Mace and Father H. J. Corcoran to expand leisure and comforts for service members. They emphasize the USO’s growing importance as it enlarges facilities near battlefronts and camps to provide a home away from home, including 600 clubhouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
G. E. Mace
H. J. Corcoran
Washington
LSO
United States
USO
Mace
Anks
America
War and Navy
Lins Finishes Chanute Field Course in Illinois
Private Warren BE Lins son of Mr and Mrs Will Lins of Ainsworth Iowa completed the Chanute Field branch course of the United States Army Air Corps technical schools in Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chanute Field
Warren BE. Lins
Will Lins
Ainsworth
Iowa
United States Army Air Corps Technical Schools
Limit Ice Cream Flavors Set by War Board
Washington May 1 The war production board directed ice cream makers to cap products at twenty flavors with sherbets and ices limited to two. Manufacturers are banned from using more than two flavors per month in six cent cup varieties.
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Washington, D. C
War Production Board
Dutch freighter torpedoed off Atlantic coast
A small Dutch freighter was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine off the Atlantic coast on April 28, four hours after leaving Lewes Delaware on the east coast. The Navy Department announced that about six of the 438 crewmen were lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewes
Delaware
Atlantic
Navy Department
Army to Induct Experimental Draft Group on Coast and Midwest
Washington May 1 UP reveals selective service defers minor defect registrants in class 1-B. Initial draft calls will go to boards on the east coast and in the Midwest for these men as the army plans a small experimental induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Army
Selective Service
East Coast
Middle West
Stewart School and Community South of Street
Readable text notes Stewart school and residents living south of Stewart Street associated with the school area.
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Stewart School
Fire at Pullman plant halts war work in Chicago
Fire destroyed two large buildings at the Pullman Standard Car aircraft parts division causing about 50000 dollars in damage and delaying war production. About 1090 workers refused to quit their benches as smoke filled the plant saying the backlog of war orders kept them at their stations. The blaze began from spontaneous combustion of tar on a new roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
D- Day
Guy Dillon 69 Dies After Illness at Home
Guy Dillon 69 died at 2 10 morning at his home 313 South Avenue D after a three week illness. Funeral services at 10 30 Monday at L A Jones funeral home with Dr R C Keagy and Dr F W Eastwood officiating. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Born June 4 1872 southwest of Keota son of Richard and Gertrude Dillon. First wife Minnie Hanna died 1905 second wife Mary Nelson 1910 survives with widow and sister Mrs A D Leacox Cedar Rapids.
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Guy R. Dillon
South Avenue D
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
R. C. Keagy
F. W. Eastwood
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Dillon
Keota
Richard Dillon
Gertrude (Jinks) Dillon
Minnie Hanna
Mary Nelson
West Chester
Washington
United Presbyterian Church
A. D. Leacox
Cedar Rapids
Trend Upward In Iowa Business
Iowa City May 1 state business shows March gains over February per University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research. Prof George R Davies notes war production figures understate stats. March increases include bank debits 25.5 percent and residential contracts 97.7. New car sales declined. national price trends rise.
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Iowa City
Iowa Business
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Iowa Business’ Digest
George R. Davies
Davies
Superior Quality In U. S. Planes
The U S Army Air Forces and the British Air Ministry release official descriptions and performance data on over 50 combat plane types. American and British fighters show stronger armor and power. Japanese and Italian planes lag in protection and horsepower, while German models mix heavy armament and armor with higher engine output.
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Washington, D. C
Germany
Japan
Italy
U. S. Army Air Forces
British
Air Ministry
Aviation News Committee
Fulton Couple Welcome Eight and A Half Pound Baby
Mr and Mrs Mervin Fulton of Haskins are parents of an eight and a half pound baby born last night.
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Mervin Fulton
Haskins
Skilled Labor Faces Rising Age Gaps in Lines
A sanitized note reports ages in several skilled trade lines are growing serious as veteran workers retire and younger laborers lag behind. Industry officials warn of potential shortages if recruitment and training do not accelerate.
Junior High Hosts Special Assembly With Musical Program
Pupils at Junior High enjoyed a special musical program during their morning assembly from nine to nine thirty. Boyd White, director of vocal music, presented high school students in numbers before their annual spring concert next Friday evening at the high school. The program featured the mixed chorus, girls sextet, boys octet, and girls trio.
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Boyd White
Buses to Convey Workers to Iowa Ordnance Plant
The Sullivan bus lines will run shuttles from Washington and Burlington to the Iowa ordnance plant near Burlington beginning next Monday. Servicio times align to start 45 minutes before shifts and depart 45 minutes after. Tickets cover 12 rides for a week with varying prices by location.
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Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Washington
Sullivan Bus Lines
Cedar Rapids
Ordnance Plant
Crawfordsville
Olds
Winfield
Baby Drowns After Falling Into cistern in Iowa
Brian Baird two and a half years old son of Cecil Baird of Omaha Nebraska drowned last evening at eight in the home of his aunt Mrs Warren Langstaff in Columbus Junction after stepping on loose boards covering a cistern. He was taken to Bellevue hospital at Muscatine for revival attempts. Survived by father Cecil Baird mother deceased at birth, and grandparents Halle and Alice Hanft, Joe Baird, and great grandfather George Hanft.
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Columbus
Brian Baird
Cecil Baird
Omaha
Nebraska
Warren Langstaff
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Baird
Joe Baird
Columbus Junction
Langstaff
Brian
Alice Hanft
Richie Funeral
C. H. Hiller
The
Methodist Church
Columbus City Cemetery
Halle Hanft
Morning Sun
George Hanft
Lightning Fatal Strike Kills 14 in Missouri Valley
Betty Fitzsimmons aged 14 was instantly killed when struck by lightning at her farm home in Missouri Valley Iowa. Her sister Joan aged 5 was critically injured in the same incident reported last night by UP authorities.
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Missouri Valley
Iowa
Betty Fitzsimmons
Joan
Bus schedules revised for several towns to the plant
Early morning and late afternoon bus departures listed for Winfield Olds Crawfordsville Rath's Ainsworth and other stops. Sullivan lines receive state permit to operate from Columbus Junction to the plant via Grandview Wapello Newport Mediapolis and Sperry.
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Ainsworth
Mt Rath
Crawfordsville
Olds
Winfield
A. m
Rath
D. m
Sullivan Lines
Columbus Junction
Grandview
Wapello
Newport
Mediapolis
Sperry
Axis leaders meet at Salzburg amid war concerns
United Press dispatch says Adolph Hitler and Benito Mussolini held a two day axis strategy meeting at Salzburg without Japan present on the main stage. The session aimed to bolster morale and plan campaigns against the Red Army and allied air and ground forces while Japan's role remained cautious and independent.
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United Press
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Salzberg
Berlin
Japan
Germany
Italy
Tokyo
Munich
Selzburg
Brotherhood of the
Axis
Red Army
Caucasus
Europe
Far East
Mussolini
George C. Marshall
U.S.A
London
R.A.F
Salzburg
Three Caught in Attempt To Escape From Jail
Three Cass county inmates were surprised by Sheriff Harry Jordan as they were sawing their way out of the jail. The men named are Hilmer Barnes of Cumberland held for robbery of a St Joseph salesman, David Sons serving a year for the Atlantic hotel holdup, and George Anderson serving a year on a check charge.
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Atlantic
Cass County
Harry Jordan
Jordan
Hilmer Barnes
Cumberland
Joseph
David Sons
George Anderson
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Royal Air Force
England
John Citizen Speaks
Morrison
Lins
Pullman
Guy Dillon
U. S
Burma
United Nations
Mandalay
Australia
Lae
Manila Corregidor
Manila Bay
Europeaty
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