Ruth Madsen Wins Battle For Release
DES MOINES The Iowa Supreme Court upheld the release of Ruth Madsen 31 Tipton who killed her husband in 1942 from Cherokee state hospital The court affirmed the writ of habeas corpus noting ample evidence she was sane and the district court had jurisdiction despite a Cedar county murder charge The ruling cited public safety and peace would not be endangered by her discharge Mexico
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Vets and Wives Review Housing at Fort Des Moines
AP reports Des Moines opens Fort Des Moines barracks to civilian housing for discharged veterans and wives. Tenants must remodel as each barrack splits into three apartments using on-site lumber and wallboard. 30 single-story wooden barracks will yield 90 units with 15 veterans already seeking quarters. A second group of 29 two-story tile barracks will be remodeled by the government later.
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Iowans Die in World War II Reach 7618
Des Moines AP reports Iowa’s World War II death total rose to 7618 as of April 1 after belated and newly declared casualties. War Records Division head Bessie Wilson expects final WWII deaths to top 7700. Most additions involve previously listed MIAs declared dead, plus a governor's office file of Pearl Harbor and post-attack casualties. The March adders totaled 237, against 125 in February.
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State Historical Department
Bessie Wilson
Pearl Harbor
Drag River Search for Iowa Student Body in River
Special to The Gazette Iowa City Fire crews dragged the Iowa River Tuesday for the body of John Rothlisberger 23 a University of Iowa sophomore from Washington Iowa who drowned Monday when his canoe with a companion capsized Joan Swanson a Chicago freshman was rescued by two men in another canoe Rothlisberger attempted to reach shore and cried for help but was out of reach The accident occurred north of the city park bridge He was the son of Mr and Mrs C C Rothlisberger of Washington He served as a bombardier with the 15th air force in Italy his plane was shot down in Yugoslavia in December 1944 and he returned through the Yugoslav underground.
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Five Injured In Passenger Train Wreck Near Manning
A westbound Chicago Great Western passenger train derailed two miles east of Manning Iowa at 6:08 am Tuesday. Five people were injured, four taken to Carroll hospital. Injured include Mrs. Fred R. Russell 62 Placerville Calif seriously with possible back injury, Clifford T. Dahl 35 Albert Lea Minn minor injuries, Theodore H. Whitman 52 Council Bluffs Ia cuts and bruises, conductor Alfred J. Hanson 50 Council Bluffs Ia, and Donald B. Matteson 22 Lincoln Neb treated and released. Locomotive remained on rails while cars derailed. three baggage cars and a rear Pullman upright. Train was bound from Minneapolis to Omaha.
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Vets Returning From Overseas From Eastern Iowa Ports
Associated Press lists returning veterans from overseas with arrivals at U S ports. Names include Kenneth Burger Fairfax John Tremmel Sigourney Walter Groneri Tipton Leroy Sal ing Toddville Richard Bergen Newhall Hugh Higgins Oelwein Leo Stone Cedar Rapids Edward J Veverka Brooklyn James Knapp Mt Vernon with arrival dates estimated and notes about possible passenger list errors.
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Doorstep Baby Placed In Private Residence
DES MOINES AP The 16 day old daughter of Mrs Dorothy Mariott 22 Gordonville Minn was moved from the Polk county juvenile home to a private residence by District Judge Joseph E Meyer The judge did not disclose the new location Mrs Mariott said she left Judy Kay on a doorstep a week earlier She remains jailed as officers continue the investigation and no charges have been filed
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Joseph E. Meyer
Dorothy Mariott
Gordonville
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Polk County
Astonishing iMarch placement of Iowa veterans in jobs
DES MOINES AP) Veterans employment official John H. Quigley says March placements will dwarf February figures. Iowa placed 2,900 veterans in February with 247 disabled. January saw 2,599 placements with 150 disabled. Quigley notes rising trend but a larger unplaced pool of 2,400 disabled veterans remains.
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John H. Quigley
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Second Warmest March in State
Des Moines reports March severe warming and heavy precipitation in Iowa with averages near 46.9 degrees making it the second warmest March on record. If April remains mild, fruit crops may suffer due to past low temperatures. total precipitation reached 3.77 inches, two inches above normal.
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Weather Bureau
Brakeman Awarded 37500 for 1945 Omaha Yard Accident
In Minneapolis a federal jury awarded Hans Larson of Council Bluffs Iowa 37500 against the Chicago and Great Western railroad for an accident in the Omaha yards on January 27 1945. Larson said a hand brake on a freight car he rode failed and crashed into cars crushing his foot.
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Larson
Big Loss in Center Point Farm Blaze
Special to The Gazette reports a fire at the Howard Dodge farm south of Center Point starting in a house and destroying several buildings and much farming machinery. Neighbors and Center Point fire crews fought the blaze into the morning, with 175 chickens perishing in the brooder house and two tractors a husker, a combine and a mower lost. Loss not yet estimated, partly covered by insurance.
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Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs Gets New Chief of Police
AP reports Leonard Murray a 35 year old police detective was elevated to police chief in Council Bluffs. The appointment marks a leadership change for the department as local officials stated Murray brings field experience and administrative readiness to the role. Municipal authorities announced the decision after a closed session with city leaders and plans for a formal swearing in later this week.
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Leonard Murray
Youngest Police Chief Heads City Department
Murray, believed to be the city’s youngest police chief, was promoted by Mayor Phil Minner who took office after recent election. Murray is a graduate of the FBI Police Academy, Northwestern University Traffic Institute, and the University of Iowa Officers’ Short Course. He succeeds Earl Miller, who will return to the department as a sergeant in the identification bureau.
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