Warns on Easy Awarding of World War II Decorations
Washington congressman Rep. Thomas Martin warns against indiscriminate World War II service decorations, citing about 175000 awarded so far. He worries Bronze Star proliferation and opposes Senate House action granting the Distinguished Service Medal to Admiral Nimitz, calling for military discretion. 34 Congressional Medals of Honor already awarded in WWII.
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Washington
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Thomas Martin
R-Ia
House
Senate
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
War Department
Murphys Death Shocks Elkader Law Firm Veteran Attorney Dies
Clarence F. Murphy 55 a Clayton county lawyer for over 30 years died suddenly of a heart attack in Elkader after a Monday at office. He studied at Iowa Law and Wisconsin, practiced with his father D D Murphy, later with daughter Lorna Murphy, and leaves two other daughters Mrs Bruce Irwin and Barbara. Funeral plans pending along with other obituaries from Manchester and Anamosa for Mrs Rose and Mrs McCroskey.
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Gazette
Elkader
Clarence F. Murphy
Clayton County
Murphy
University of Iowa Law School
Wisconsin
D. D. Murphy
Clarence Murphy
Lorna Murphy
Bruce Irwin
Barbara Murphy
Iowa Deaths Reach Across Towns in State Notices
Iowa death notices list multiple obituaries from Monticello, Manchester, Maquoketa, Brandon, Maynard, Volga City, Hazleton, and Iowa City. Notables include Mrs. A J Beebe, Lewis school board president. Ora C Seymour formerly of Manchester. James Crawford in a California plane collision. Forest Evans of Brandon. George Lowry of Maynard. Mary Taylor of Volga City. Laura Jones of Iowa City. Miss Emma Reece of Iowa City. and survivors spanning husbands, children, siblings, and extended relatives. Services and burial details are noted, with dates and locations across several towns.
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E. D. Vernon
A. J. Beebe
Lewis
Manchester
Gill Funeral
Ora C. Seymour
McMinnville
Ore
Ocean Lake
Ben
Waterloo
Charles
Ona E. Bishop
Hazel M. Arvidson
Maquoketa
James Crawford
California
Carson-Balster
Timber City Post
American Legion
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Brandon
Forest Elvin Evans
Livermore
Calif
Florence Dexter
Eugene
Shellsburg
Florence Schoonover
Guffey
Doris Crow
Betty Evans
Cedar Rapids
Maynard
Eva Taylor
Bessie Dohrer
Volga City
Oric Taylor
Washington State
Hazleton
George de Barr
Aurora
Harvey
Harley
Iowa City
Laura’ M. Jones
University of Iowa
Miss Jones
Washington
Iowa
Mechanicsville
Olin
Man Killed in Crash at Victor
Special to The Gazette. Jake Langhein in his 70s died Tuesday morning in a collision on highway 8 inside Victor. The Rock Island Motor Transit truck from Des Moines driven by G A George was involved. Langhein, who lived about three miles south of Victor, was alone and reportedly made a U turn in front of the truck. Surviving are his wife, a son Milton Langhein, and a daughter Mrs Arthur Lang, all of Victor vicinity.
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the Gazette
Victor
Jake Langhein
Highway 8
Rock Island Motor Transit Company
G. A. George
Des Moines
Langhein
Milton Langhein
Arthur Lang
Fire damages Wilton Junction Theater in $5,000 loss
A fire at Wilton Junction Theater caused about 5000 dollars in damage Monday night after the first show. Firefighters brought the blaze under control in about an hour. investigators suspect an overheated projection machine started the fire, with $4000 loss to equipment and furnishings and $1000 to the building owner’s property.
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Wilton Junction
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Kenneth Wagner
Gus Nopolous
State Comptroller questions lunch cost anomaly puzzle
DES MOINES AP State Comptroller C Fred Porter questioned a puzzling expense rule where meals for state employees on expense accounts supposedly cost 85 cents for lunch and 125 for supper despite town prices being 75 cents max He notes meals including breakfast lunch and dinner cost the same and Saturdays keep workers away from home, calling the situation odd. Irmgard Horstmann 18 won Tama county spelling contest in Toledo daughter of Henry Horstmann Gladbrook and Lincoln No 7 teacher Evelyn Houdyshell Tama
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Des Moines
C. Fred Porter
Comptroller
Toledo
Irmgard Horstmann
Henry Horstmann
Gladbrook
Lincoln No. 7
Lis Evelyn Houdyshell
Tama
Gardeners to Get Special Gas Rations
Des Moines OPA grants victory gardeners up to 300 miles of travel for the season to tend plots. Applicants must cultivate at least 1,500 square feet of vegetables, arrange ride-sharing for four passengers, show no alternative transport, and visit gardens twice weekly during planting to harvest. Rules mirror last year with added visit requirement.
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Victory
Department of Agriculture
I W Clements Dies In Des Moines At 73
Irwin W Clements, 73, died Monday night of a heart attack in Des Moines. A former druggist at Marengo, he moved to Des Moines in 1919 and later served on the state board of pharmacy examiners.
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Des Moines
INS
Irwin W Clements
Marengo
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Rhoads Trial Set for April 10 in Chariton
The trial of G. E. Rhoads, ousted Ottumwa public safety commissioner, is scheduled to begin April 10 in Chariton after a change of venue from Wapello County. Rhoads faces a conspiracy charge.
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Rhoads
Ottumwa
INS
G. E. Rhoads
Ottumwa Public Safety
Chariton
Wapello
Governor to Get Report on Prison Quiz Next Week
Governor Hickenlooper plans to receive a report on the Anamosa Iowa men's reformatory probe next week. Chief Nebergall said transcript interviews are over half finished and the draft is rapidly shaping up, with the governor to review it after his Chicago trip. The investigation, prompted by a Gazette exposure, began mid January and concluded in late March.
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Gazetta Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago
Hickenlooper
R. W. Nebergall
Laborer Pleads Not Guilty in Humboldt Farm Slaying
Ronald J. Ackland, 21, pleaded not guilty in district court to murder in the March 12 slaying of Lester H. Giddings, 48, a prominent Humboldt County farmer. Judge F. M. Hudson ordered Ackland held without bail for trial at the May term.
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Humboldt (Ap
Ronald J. Ackland
Lester H. Giddings
Humboldt County
F. M. Hudson
Ackland
Central City Opens Youth Center Wee Blue Inn
A youth center is opened through Boy Scouts and high school students with Rev M Trevor Baskerville and Scoutmaster R G Hatch. Rooms repurposed from Knights of Pythias lodge. decor finished by students. Center hosts ping pong box hockey and a juke box. open nights for students with a youth council guiding operations.
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Central City
M. Trevor
Baskerville
R. G .Hatch
Knights of Pythias Lodge
Mr. Baskerville
John Zimmerman
Joyce Brewer
Charmaine Lary
Kathryn Miles
Anna Faye Fuller
Richard Ford
Darrell Sinkey
Bob Scouts
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