Easter Sunrise Radio Broadcasts Across Nation Planned
Radio listeners will hear a large Easter sunrise broadcast schedule Sunday with multiple stations airing services from Moravian Church in Winston-Salem Arlington National Cemetery Temple University Stadium Bald Knob Fort Dix Fort Sheridan and Hollywood Bowl Easter programs Also featured are The Seven Last Words of Christ on National Barn Dance Your Air Force drama and Abies Irish Rose wedding episode plus Kay Kyser and Milwaukee Army Day dinner coverage via several networks and stations.
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WBBM
CBS
Winston-Salem
N. C
Arlington National Cemetery
WMT
WLS
Blue Network
Temple University Stadium
Philadelphia
Bald Knob
Ilinois
NBC
Garden of the Gods
Colorado
WGN
Mutual
Hollywood Bow
Bette Davis
Rise Stevens
Dorothy Wade
Fort Dix
N. J
Fort Sheridan
Evening Radio Schedule for April 4 1942
Saturday night into Sunday schedule lists WMT WGN WIS WHO and WLS programs by hour. Notable items include G Lombardo appearance, Army and church segments, and a string of music shows featuring Krupa Duchin Tucker and others across Chicago area stations.
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Om. G.lombardo
WMT Hobby Lobby
WGN Theater of Air
WLS Barn Party
Iowa City News Briefs Highlight Republican Meeting and Awards
The Gazette reports a John son county Republican primary meeting set for Wednesday with about 20 candidates and incumbents expected. Col H H Slaughter announced 19 manual of arms badge winners including Leland Byers John Albert Darwin Jack Phillip Moorhead LaVerne Poland and Robert Vannice.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Johnson County
H. J. Dane
County Central Committee
Jefferson Er
Dane
W. C. Bagley
Mark Thornburg
H. H. Slaughter
University of Iowa Department of Military Science
Johnson
Miss Hiltunen
Crippled Children’s Service
Morris N. Kertzer
Univerity of
Wagon Wheel
Coralv
Husband Is in Army So Wife Runs for His Job
Mrs Mc Marengo runs for her husband’s vacant post while he serves in the army. The candidacy centers on replacing the husband in his public role, reflecting wartime staffing needs. The article notes her as a determined candidate balancing family duty with public service.
Des Moines Reads New Safety Commissioner Urges Law Enforcement
Clarence Koenigsberger, Des Moines safety commissioner, pledges to enforce state laws and city ordinances and to work with the council to raise city standards. He rejects remarks attributed to him about pre election platforms and stays, promising to serve as promised and cooperate with all council members. The city faces concerns from the interim committee over liquor, gambling, and moral conditions and warnings about Des Moines potentially being labeled a wide open town.
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DES Moines
Clarence Koenigsberger
New Safety
Koenigsberger
Legislative Interim Committee
Iowa
New City Council
MacVicar
Stimson
Des Vires
Political Pressure Blamed for Calling Off Platte Works
Two public power officials in Columbus Neb denounce what they call political pressure behind the war department’s indefinite suspension of Platte works construction near Columbus. They defend the plant’s merits while Senator Herring notes the project’s cancellation stems from water labor housing shortages and urges routing power to Council Bluffs.
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Columbus
Neb
Public Power
War Department
Platte Works
C. B. Fricke
Consumers Public Power District
Phil Hockenberger
Loup River
Council Bluffs
Herring
Fricke
Shortage Found in Birth Records Cashier Accounts
Des Moines report says state inspectors found a 1600 shortage in the cashier’s books for birth certificates. Dr Bierring notes a final audit may show some of the discrepancy due to bookkeeping errors.
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Des Moines
Avs
Tonthen
Olin MacArthur Day Parade Highlighted By Local Groups
The Olin Commercial club sponsored a MacArthur day in Olin Saturday with a 3 p.m. parade including the Olin American Legion and auxiliary, the Olin school band, and 4-H P.M. Wheeless in ot hoe sold Assisting were dash Gee cana Gee Smith Earl Neil E. L. Wright and R. F. Billings.
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Olin
Olin Commercial Club
Wheeless
Ate Ae Dash
Gee Cana Gee Smith
Earl Neil
E. L. Wright
R. F. Billings
Fifty Years in Same Farm Home Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer O. Johnson will mark their golden wedding with a dinner for about 40 at their farm home near Wyoming Iowa. Open house follows 2:30 to 5 and 7 to 9 as relatives gather to honor the couple who raised White Leghorn stock and orchard in Oxford Junction area.
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Wyoming
Elmer O. Johnson
Walter Freeman
Clarence
Leonard Ahrendsen
Cedar Rapids
John von Sprecken
Olin
Johnson
Rciadie Elizabeth Zak
Czechoslovakia
Oxford Junction
Vince and
Katheo Zak
Mr. Johnson
Lowdon
Timothy
Lucretia Johnson
Upper Iowa University
Wyoming Town
San
Oxf Junction
A. D. Tabor
Evergreen Corner
Methodist Church
Iowa Deaths Chronicle Multiple Obituaries in Small Towns
Multiple obituaries from Iowa towns note deaths and funerals. William A Anderson of West Union was 75 after a stroke, with burial in West Union. William Tessau of Lincoln township died after surgery in Marshalltown. Carrie Sobolic of Ossian died of a heart attack at 72 with mass at St. Francis de Sales. Carrie Halvorson of Decorah died after brief illness. Orr E Stowe’s widow Orr E Stowe of Silver Creek and Manchester died in Michigan. services and burial details listed for each case.
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West Union
William A. Anderson
C. Bartels
Anderson
Dover Township
Oliver Anderson Sumner
Florence Knutson
Ossian
Carrie Sobolic
St. Francis-de-Sales
Msgr
M. J. Thitgen
Roman
Carrie Green
Monona
Frank Sobolic
C. F
Idoe Bjonerud
Calmar
Richard Allen
Decatur
Ind
Fred
Cresco
Ray
Oelwein
Charles Green
Decorah
Carrie Halvorson
Decorah Hospital
Carrie Hendrickson
James Groff
Clarence
Henry Oakland
Calif
Sean Hendrickson
Manchester
Shelly
Thomas P. Shaffer
Orr E. Stowe
Silver Creek
la Peer
Mich
Dover
Hart
Iowa canning firms to raise sweet corn prices
Eleven Iowa canning factories agreed to boost sweet corn prices by two dollars a ton to spur greater plantings, with a expected 15 000 acres of corn. The move aims to align income with soybeans and support farm production, as officials plan a farm to farm campaign to boost acreage and capacity.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveland
State Aaa
Town Canning Association
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Loveland
AAA
Proper Walking Steindler Emphasized in Iowa PE
Des Moines AP reports Dr Arthur Steindler head of surgery at the University of Iowa says physical education should begin with proper walking technique. He argues walking forms the foundation for later activities and overall fitness.
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Steindler
Des Moines
Steindl
Dr. Arthur
University of Iowa
Easter services set at Central City churches with Sunrise ritual
Central City holds Easter services in Methodist and Federated Churches with Rev. Melcher and Rev. Wendelburg alternating speakers. Sunrise services are planned at both churches Sunday morning. An Easter cantata in the Federated Church Sunday evening is directed by R. G. Hatch with a 27-voice choir. Rowley notes a junior class comedy "Highee" to be presented Thursday at Community Hall, featuring Norma Zimpher and other students, directed by Miss Sin.
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Central City
M. C. Melcher
A. O. Wendelburg
Federated Church
R. G. Hatch
Rowley
Rowley High School
Aeve “Highee
CIO UE Red Machine Workers OK War Time Pay Waiver
Members of the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America in Newton voted unanimously to waive time and a half. The pay waiver lasts for the duration of the war and includes a clause sharing any savings with workers. Company officials must approve the plan.
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Newton
CIO
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers of America
Monticello Music Contests Draw 900 Pupils
Nine schools from Roosevelt Cedar Rapids Anamosa Manchester Maquoketa Marion Monticello Bellevue Central City Lisbon Miles Mt Vernon Springville Andrew Buck Creek Barlville Hopkinton Martello Morley Oxford Junction Preston Wyoming compete in Class AA A B C D contests. Friday features voice and glee events. Saturday covers instrumental contests and class C orchestras and class B bands.
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Monticello
Roosevelt
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa
Manchester
Maquoketa
Marion
Bellevue
Central City
Lisbon
Miles
Mt. Vernon
Springville
Mlass
Andrew
Buck Creek
Barlville
Hopkinton
Martello
Morley
Oxford
Junction
Preston
Wyoming
Viola
Vinton Citizens Thwart CIO Picketing Effort at Local Plant
In Vinton Iowa residents mobilized to block CIO organizers aiming to gain representation at the Vinton Produce Company plant. About 350 business leaders and farmers gathered, deputies were sworn, and the planned picket did not occur after union organizers decided against it. The plant, a subsidiary of Independence Produce, employs roughly 75 workers.
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Vinton
CIO
Vinton Produce Company
George R
Legion Hall
Ceat
Teams Ae
Reynolds
L. E. Whitcomb
Independence Produce Company
Whitcomb
Virton
Soccesen
Vinton Hybrid Company
Produce Company
Iowa Canning Company
AFL
Keystone Couple Announces Marriage in California
Mrs Loretta Heineman formerly of Keystone and now in Long Beach California marries Kenneth V Smith of Long Beach on March 23. Mrs Smith is a daughter of George Kloppenburg of Keystone. The couple will reside in Long Beach.
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Keystone
Loretta Heineman
Long Beach
Calif
Kenneth V. Smith
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