Wilson Says Bureaucracy Curse of Washington
Senator George A. Wilson Iowa says Washington's super administration hampers war production but he remains confident Iowa can still feed the nation. He cites farm machinery lumber protein feed and farm labor as key war needs and urges federal economy and streamlined authority to reduce overlap among Agriculture WPB OPA and the draft.
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Washington
INS
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Congress
Sen. Wilson
Wilson
Senate
War Manpower Commission
Selective Service
Department of Agriculture
Food Administrator
Office of Price Administration
War Production Board
National Selective Service System
Farm Woman Mother of Governor Taken To Hospital
Mrs. N O Hickenlooper mother of Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper was admitted to Iowa Methodist hospital Des Moines in an ambulance Friday with a heart ailment. She is critically ill but improving enough for transfer. The governor has engaged a Des Moines heart specialist. She resides on a farm at Blockton.
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Des Moines
N. O. Hickenlooper
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa Methodist Hospital
WAAC enrollment tops 57 000 as training continues
DES MOINES AP Mrs Oveta Culp Hobby director says WAAC now has 57 250 women in training in the field or waiting lists but more are needed. She notes women are not coming in as fast as jobs require while touring WAAC training centers with the war writers board to spur interest through writings and radio.
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Des Moines
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Oveta Culp Hobby
Hobby
War Writers Board
WAAC
New Agricultural Teacher for Dysart Hired
Vernon Matthews accepted as vocational agriculture instructor for Dysart high school, beginning July 1. He previously taught two years at La Porte City after stints at Collins and Humeston. The Smith Hughes Act backed department closure last year due to lack of staff. Three resignations filed this week: Lolita Blake, Edith Evans, and Mrs R W Clarke with Evans moving to Hampton schools.
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Gazette
Dysart
Vernon Matthews
Dysart High School
la Porte City
Collins and Humeston
Smith-Hughes
Matthews
Lolita Blake
Edith Evans
R. W. Clarke
Miss Evans
Hampton Schools
Spillville Soldier Reported Prisoner of Germans
A Berlin radio broadcast relayed to Spillville relatives says Victor Bina, previously reported missing in action in North Africa, is a prisoner of the Germans and is well.
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Decorah
Berlin
Spillville
Victor Bina
North Africa
Newton Man Heads Alumni of University
W Keith Hamill a Newton attorney was elected president of the University of Iowa Alumni Association for the 1943 44 term. Fourteen other officers were named including vice presidents Ingalls Swisher Iowa City and Beatrice B Gould Hopewell New Jersey. Regional and district directors and a nominating committee were listed with several named cities and individuals.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Alumni Association
W. Keith Hamill
Newton
Ingalls Swisher
Beatrice B. Gould
Hopewell
Liberal Arts College
Bert B. Burnquist
Fort Dodge
Helen K. Mackintosh
Washington, D. C
Dale Yoder
Minneapolis
Cornelius de Bey
Denver
Elizabeth B. Anderson
Cedar Rapids
Ruth F. Hollingshead
Albia
Sumner B. Chase
Fr. Dodge
Wilson W. Cornwall
Spencer
George H. Gallup
Princeton
N. J
Bess Goodykoontz
Warren H. Foster
Clinton
Cornelia P. Shranger
Atlantic
James W. Wise
Cherokee
Teacher Shortage Threatens Clayton County Rural Schools
Clayton County may close about 20 rural schools next year due to a teacher shortage. County Superintendent H F Oelberg reported 151 surveys sent, 140 returned, with 65 definite to teach, 20 certain not to, and the rest undecided. Married teachers may ease some loss, but districts expect at least one school per township to remain closed this fall.
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Eleader
Clayton County
H. F. Oelberg
Oelberg
Child Loses Life In Swimming Pool Des Moines Tragedy
Des Moines 4 year old Patrick McCarthy drowned while wading in Birdland pool where six feet of water collected from river seepage. He was with 7 year old Herbert Neve Jr when the accident occurred. Dowling high school player Dick Boesen, 17, recovered the body.
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Des Moines
Patrick McCarthy
Frank McCarthy
Birdland
Patrick
Herbert Victor Neve, Jr
Dick Boesen
Dowling
Decorah Soldier Wins Silver Star for North Africa Action
Decorah Staff Sergt Orval Spilde, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Spilde, has been awarded a Silver Star for gallantry in action in the North Africa campaign. The news was shared with relatives via a letter from Staff Sergt Arthur Ziegelmaier, son of Mr and Mrs W R Ziegelmaier.
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Decorah
Orval Spilde
Henry Spilde
North Africa
Arthur Ziegelmaier
W. R. Ziegelmaier
Elgin Dentist Ordered to Report for Military Service
Elgin's Dr Delos E Tinker the town’s only dentist is called to report April 22 in Omaha and join the Seventh service command with a first lieutenant rating. He has practiced in Elgin nearly four years and his departure leaves the town without a dentist.
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Elgin
Delos E. Tinker
Omaha
Seventh Service Command
Women’s missionary delegates chosen at Waterloo meeting
Mrs Glenn Wickham and Mrs C E Krog were elected delegates to the Lutheran Women's Missionary League at Waterloo on May 19 at St Pauls Lutheran Ladies Aid meeting. Alternates were Mrs A A Happel and Mrs Leonard Graban. A picnic for 18 preceded the gathering. Guests included Mrs Devon Noland of Woodward.
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Glenn Wickham
C. E. Krog
Lutheran Women's Missionary League
Waterloo
Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
A. A. Happel
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Graban
Marion
Devon Noland
Woodward
Four Boys Confess To Oelwein Thefts
Four Oelwein youths aged 14 and 15 confessed before Judge T H Goheen to breaking and entering and larceny. They admitted stealing gasoline coupons, bottled beer sold to soldiers, a small bank donation for Father Flanagan's Boys Town, and metals from a rail yard. One boy paroled to the city marshal. others to parents.
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West Union
Oelwein
T. H. Goheen
Father Flanagan
Ben Doty
350 Students Strike in Davenport Over Supt Schmitt
About 350 of Davenport high school’s 2,200 students struck Friday to protest the dismissal of Supt Irvin H. Schmitt. They ignored Principal A I Naumann’s plea that striking was unpatriotic and marched through the business district shouting and singing the school song. The school board had voted 6 to 1 to terminate Schmitt when his contract ends June 30 amid years of criticism of his progressive policies.
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Davenport
Davenport High School
Irvin H. Schmitt
A. I. Naumann
Schmitt
Governor Signs 14 More Bills in Iowa Action
DES MOINES (UP) Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper signed 14 measures including a tax relief bill exempting medical expenses from state income tax for expenses not covered by insurance. Other actions extend drivers license validity to three years, raise the fee to $1, exempt trackless trolleys from vehicle registration, and create a 25 member postwar rehabilitation study committee with two state senators and two state representatives appointed by the governor to report to the 1945 legislature.
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Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Iowa City News Briefs Highlights Local Events
Iowa City hosts a June inter American affairs conference at the University of Iowa in cooperation with Washington officials. Fraternal Order of Eagles reps will attend a Sunday meeting with the local acmie as host. Cedar Rapids degree team to lead ritual. A 100 per year cost of living bonus is granted to all full time teachers in the Iowa City independent school district for 1943-44. Principal W E Beck to retire at term end due to 65 year old retirement provision. Civilian Defense Commander Rollin Perkins announces a practice blackout to be held next week with time to be determined.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Washington, D C
Bruce E. Mahan
Southeastern Iowa
Order of Eagles
Acmie
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City Independent School
Ivar A. Opstad
W E Beck
Iowa City High School
Rollin M. Perkins
Algona Nurse Honored For Alaska First Aid Work
Mary Kain of Algona Iowa joined civilian nurses praised by Rear Admiral Louis Denfeld for heroic conduct at Dutch Harbor Alaska first aid stations during the June bombing attack.
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Washington (Ap
Mary Kain
Algona
Louis Denfeld
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Two Cadets Killed In Plane Crash
Hutchinson Kansas AP reports naval aviation cadets Joe Simonette twenty one of Albia Iowa and Robert Amos Strauser twenty from Desloge Missouri died Thursday when two training planes crashed, disrupting a training flight.
Newspapers Win Praise In War Bond Campaign
DES MOINES Iowa newspapers and radio stations received high praise from W L Clark state administrator of the war finance committee for outstanding cooperation in the second war loan drive Tear sheets from 162 Iowa newspapers showed full page ads and equal numbers have been received by the state war bond office Radio stations donated time and carried promotions virtually every Iowa program this week mentioned war bonds Clark said the effort may yet fall short of thanking all publishers and owners but the cooperation has been vast and will help Iowa reach its goal
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Des Moines
W. L. Clark
War Finance Committee
Iowa
Clark
State War Finance Committee
Man Who Speaks Six Languages Joins the Navy
Paul Domenig a 49 year old retired Des Moines policeman joined the navy here Thursday. He speaks six languages including English Spanish German French Italian Dutch plus Latin and has traveled over two thirds of the world.
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DES Moines
Paul Domenig
Navy
Domenig
Wadena Soldier Killed in Africa
WEST UNION Private Clem ent C Messerli 23 son of Mr and Mrs Clement Messerli of Wadena has been killed in action in North Africa word received from the war department Messerli enlisted May 1 1941 and went overseas with the first AE F He had served in Ireland Scotland and England with the Commandos before being sent to Africa A brother Dan 17 a senior at Wadena high school recently enlisted and is in training at Camp Farragut Idaho A sister Mrs Russell Pratt lives in West Union There are several other children in the family.
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West Union
Clement C. Messerli
Clement Messerli
Wadena
North Africa
War Department
Messerli
Army
Ireland
Scotland
England
Africa
Dan
Wadena High School
Camp Farragut
Idaho
Russell Pratt
Luther Woman Student Wins Genetics Scholarship at Michigan
Decorah Iowa reports Louise Ambuel a Luther College senior from Brodus Montana wins a genetics scholarship at the University of Michigan She is Luther College s first woman to win a biology scholarship and has led Linne biological society and served as associate editor of College Chips the student publication
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Gazette Decorah
Louise Ambuel
Brodus, Mont
Luther College
University of Michigan
Luther
Linne Biological Society
Irving Literary Society
College Chips
Postville School Head Offered Waukon Position
B H Graeber, superintendent of Postville public schools for five years, has been offered the position of superintendent of Waukon schools to succeed B K Orr, the Waukon school board announced.
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Postville
Waukon
B. H Graeber
B K. Orr
Lincoln bill calls for new Iowa Nebraska boundary line
A bill to establish a new Iowa Nebraska boundary by agreement of the two states was introduced in the Nebraska legislature. Senators Dooley Papillion and Lee Fremont introduced the measure on Friday.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Dooley
Papillion
Lee
Fremont
Clayton County Laborer Boosts Red Cross Fund
Mederville laborer John W. Robbins gave 15 to the Clayton County Red Cross drive after his family previously contributed 12. He said a letter from his son in Africa inspired the gift of 5 for each son in the army. Robbins' sons Howard Robbins Clarence Robbins and Harold Robbins are serving in North Africa Fort Knox and Santa Ana. Oelberg noted the rural district quota has been exceeded by 185 with 18 of 140 districts still to report.
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Elkader
Red Cross
John W. Robbins
Mederville
H. F. Oelberg
Clayton County
Red Cross Drive
Robbins
Oelberg
Africa
Army
Army.” Robbins’ Sons Who Are In the Service Are Corp. Howard M. Robbins
North Africa
Clarence L. Robbins
Fort Knox
Harold V. Robbins
Santa Ana
Calif
Chicagoan Chosen To Pen Film Play Of Iowa Sullivans
Eddie Doherty, Chicago Sun writer, selected to write the screenplay U S S The Sullivans after his interview with the Sullivan brothers’ parents. Director Lloyd Bacon said Doherty will interview locals in Waterloo, Iowa, then go to Hollywood to craft the script.
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Iowa
Sullivans
Hollywood
Eddie Doherty
Chicago Sun
The
Lloyd Bacon
Bacon
Doherty
Chicago
Sullivan Brothers
Juneau
Sullivan
Sun
Waterloo
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Tama
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Clifford Rogers
Union Presbyterian Church
Fonda Fuglsang
Robert Mohr
Here
Atkins
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Ardith Rathje
Dale Haerther
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
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Jowa
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