Recruits Favor Flying Service Enlistment Opens Today
Thirty four volunteers embark from Union Station for Davenport to undergo final tests before transfer to Jefferson Barracks Mo. Applicants from Waterloo and nearby areas join the aviation and signal corps recruitment drive led by Sgt G Brown Sgt Carl Whitmore and Corporal Vuarle F Olson report screening over a hundred men in the past week and note enlistment ends at noon Tuesday with age exemptions considered. Names listed include Robert J. Boyd Charles City William J. Walden Cedar Falls Kilmer V Reed Cedar Falls Edwin M. Palmer Hudson Julius Gudding Osage William Lampe La Porte City Michael Reardon William H. Wilson Harry W. Lyon Roy Banwell Reginald Banwell Francis M. Loss Charles McKenzie Nashua Axel P. Hanson Dike Charles H. Evans Manchester Lee W. Tucker Republic Charles R. Santee Cedar Falls William Thultgen Noble Okla Leo C. Hayward Dell Mont Oscar A. Chris Vianson Nashua Leonard W. Routt Eagle Grove Paul J. Penne City Robert A. Elliott Nashua Floyd L. Newell West City Infantry men Ebony A. Smith Columbia Street Herschel P. Smith Center Street Otto Fritz Osage Wayne F. Gibson Osage Russell G. Clark Lincoln Street Louis Christopherson Dike.
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Union Station
Davenport
Jefferson Barracks
Signal Corps
Robert J. Boyd
Charles City
William J. Walden
South Street
City
Wilroy North
Cedar Walls
Kilmer V. Reed
Cedar Falls
Edwin M. Palmer
Hudson
Julius Gudding
Osage
William Lampe
la Porte City
Michael Reardon
Sixth Street
William H. Wilson
Franklin Street
Harry W. Lyon
Fairbank
Roy Banwell
Reginald Banwell
Republic
Francis M. Loss
Charles McKenzie
Nashua
Axel P. Hanson
Dike
Charles H. Evans
Manchester
Lee W. Tucker
Charles R. Santee
William Thultgen
Noble
Okla
Leo C. Hayward
Dell
Mont
Oscar A. Chris Vianson
Lafayette Street
Leonard W. Routt
Eagle Grove
Paul J. Penne
Robert A. Elliott
James W. Stephenson
Forest Avenue
Lester R. Watts
William H. Beardsley
Broadway
Cavalry
Floyd L. Newell
Infantry
Ebony A. Smith
Columbia Street
Herschel P. Smith
Center Street
Coast Artillery
Otto Fritz
Steamiore Street
Wayne F. Gibson
Russell G. Clark
Lincoln Street
Louis Christofferson
Commends Roads War Work in Annual ICC Report
Washington December 5 The Court America's railroads aided war preparations as described in the Interstate Commerce Commission annual report. It notes troops and cantonment materiel moved under strain, praising cooperative effort among roads and the commission. It foresees broader priority for essential wartime transportation and hints at rate increase actions pending.
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Washington, D. C
America
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Eastern and Western
Jurors Picked for Means Trial in Gaston Case
John Harrison Morrison, aged six, selected 150 slips bearing names to form the jury for the Means trial. Morrison identified the individuals chosen to hear Gaston 3B Means, with Morrison selecting the final list from the slips.
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John Harrison Morrison
Gaston
Means
Forty Hours Devotion at Sacred Heart Church
The forty hours devotion begins with a solemn high mass tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. High masses follow Monday and Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. with daily services at 7:30 p.m. The devotion closes Tuesday evening. Rev. D. J. Lenihan and Rev. Anton Lorenz, aided by neighboring priests, lead.
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Sacred Heart Catholic Church
D. J. Lenihan
Anton Lorenz
Royal greeting for soldiers Christmas furlough in Chicago
Soldiers of the national army will receive a royal greeting when they return from the Rockford cantonment on December 22 for their Christmas furlough. Chicago firms have promised to join the movement started last night to make the city host to its sons in the colors. It is hoped every employer will join.
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Chicago
National Army
Rockford
Parcel Post Sale At Cedar Heights War Fund Event
Cedar Heights residents and coworkers plan a Red Cross parcel post sale on Tuesday evening November 11 at the manse. An impromptu program and reception will be in the auditorium while the sale occurs in the basement. Refreshments will be served as the community supports war efforts and honors Leonard Duckett who joined Camp Dodge training.
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Red Cross
Cedar Heights Red Cross
Presbyterian Church
Place
Camp Dodge
Leonard Duckett
Brazil Curbs All German Activities
Brazilian cabinet meets and imposes restrictions on German subjects in Brazil. The measures include prohibiting all commercial relations with Germany and related activities. The decision follows wartime tensions and aims to curb German influence within the country.
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Brazil
Rio Janeiro
Wasting Energy on Home Washing Declines Home Labor
A Waterloo woman argues washing clothes at home drains a woman’s vitality and ages her, urging adoption of sanitary laundries. She notes bread baking similarly declines with modern services and recommends trying a local steam laundry for a month to save money and energy.
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Waterloo
Ini
War Powers Move Urges Controls on Enemy Activities
Proposals call for suspending the export of all enemy goods and granting authorities powers to monitor enemy enterprises. Plans include interning suspected enemy subjects in concentration camps and cancelling public land contracts with consideration for current settlers and proprietors.
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Brazil
Ice Crushers Busy on Lake Superior
Ste. Marie Mich December 8 The coldest weather of the season grips the Lake Superior region as crews prepare a large fleet of ice crushers to keep channels open for the final grain cargos. Officials hope to send several million bushels of grain before navigation ends.
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Bankt Ste. Marie
Mich
Lake Superior
Conditions in China Described in Letter Home
A letter from Paul Macach ron of Waterloo now in China on educational and missionary work describes urgent relief needs. He notes many thousands will starve this winter unless aid arrives and mentions Chinese people and government concerns. He expresses hope to engage in relief work amid challenging conditions.
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Christiangs
Paul Macach
Ron
Waterloo
China
Government aid plan teed up with oversight required
Reported proposal outlines funding for Kaine and others with support from a responsible body to oversee distribution. Government recently turned over a sizable amount to a Kum toon christ project, signaling a push for allocated resources under new oversight.
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Kaine
Pha
Extension School Vows Practical Courses In TransitStudy
Columbia University in New York City operates an extension school at 204 Broadway offering courses in railway traffic and rates as well as theory and practice of ocean transportation. The program aims to provide relief work insights and closer contact with people, promising a year of study benefits beyond ordinary outreach.
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Hin Committee
Wil Ba
Columbia University
New York City
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