Comfort Ignored by Iowa Democrats
Amana youth August Salzbrenner, 21, released from Knoxville Veterans hospital after confessing to starting the 1941 Amana electrical plant fire. Iowa county clerk says no further action. case dismissed previously. Fire marshal notes confession tied to Amana refrigeration plant blaze. other suspect Louis Roenig Jr. on federal trial. Judge says hospital release without court order. defects in evidence cited.
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August F. Salzbrenner
Amana
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Knoxville
Amana Society
Dorothy McCune
Iowa
Salzbrenner
Charles Cornell
Louis Roeniig, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Cornell
J. P. Gaffney
Marengo
Iowa County
Harold Swift
Thorvald Klunder
Jefferson Barracks
Wilbur Miller
Iowa City
Gaffney
Swift
27 Men Leave For Army Duty
Linn county board No 3 announced 27 registrants left Saturday for army service after post inductions. Names include William Wayne Strait De corah Herman William Mollen hauer Center Point Harold De Shaw Central City Merle Walter Waddle Ralph Elmer Kinkead Whittier Harold Robert Hill Coggon Marvin J Shaffer Center Point Andrew Guy Taylor Central City Virgil Leo Matheny Center Point Marshall Donald Tharp Cedar Rapids Emil Lester Dostal Ely George Joseph Kolda Marion Evert Henry Neal Spring ville Donald L D Dean Marion Wendell Louis Newman Center Point Harrison Orville Price Troy Mills Joseph William Weil Cedar Rapids George Lewis Alman Marion Dale George Matheny Center Point Clifford Arnold Bright Anamosa Beverly Harlow Butters Central City Stanley John Minor Marion Frank John Netolicky Cedar Rapids Milan Wayne Freese Marion Virgil Louis Soukup Anamosa Henry Adam Stark Marion Raymond Lee Marolf Cedar Rapids
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Army
Linn
Beverly Harlow Butters
Central City
Stanley John Minor
Marion
Frank John Netolicky
Cedar Rapids
Milan Wayne Freese
Virgil Louis Soukup
Anamosa
Henry Adam Stark
Raymond Lee Marolf
St Olaf College Choir to Perform in Dubuque Friday
The world famous St Olaf College Choir of Northfield Minnesota will give its only town appearance of the 1944 concert season at the senior high school auditorium in Dubuque Friday night.
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Dubuque
St. Olaf College Choir
Northfield
Minn
War‑scarred aircrew trainees share battle tales on campus
Two aircrew students at Coe College Bill Vaughan and James Watson recount 22 and eight months of combat in the South Pacific and Europe. Vaughan 24 of Youngstown Ohio describes 10 to 15 Japanese foes aboard Milne Bay and Bougainville missions plus multiple decorations. Watson 22 of Houston Maine details eight months in the European theater with a B 17 group, bailing out after a Hamburg raid and earning the Silver Star and DFC among other honors.
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IEE
Bill Vaughan
Jim Watson
Coe
William Vaughan
Youngstown
Ohio
South Pacific
Bougainville
Vaughan
Jay Zeamer, Jr
Finschhafen
Alexa
James A. Watson
Houston
England
Eighth Army Air Force
Watson
Life Term for Machovec Fr Flanagan Plea Fails
In Humboldt Iowa Judge G W Stillman refused Fr Edward J Flanagan of Boys Town custody of 16 year old Dora Machovec and sentenced Machovec to life in the Anamosa state reformatory for second degree murder in the death of stepfather Paul Voss of Renwick. Evidence showed the boy intelligent with no illness while prosecutors urged punishment as a lesson to others.
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University of Town
Machovec
Franklin Jaqua Con
Father Flanagan
Voss
Renwick
Manchester Flyer Given Air Medal
First Lt. Ralph L. Willard of Manchester Iowa a Flying Fortress pilot is awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on five combat missions over enemy Europe. The citation lauds courage coolness and skill reflecting credit upon himself and the United States. Willard 21 graduated Manchester High School in 1940 and attended Cornell College.
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A.af
England
Ralph L. Willard
Manchester
Europe
Reed
United States
Willard
Manchester High School
Cornell College
Des Moines Delegates Rebel At State Democratic Convention
Independent delegates in Des Moines rejected the pre arranged slate and backed a new method to choose eight national delegates. David Murphy led the bid from Dubuque to form a nomination committee from each district. The session also urged unity for Iowa’s unit vote for Roosevelt and Wallace.
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Des Moines
Robert Lee
Davenport
W. R. Hart
Iowa City
Paul Huston
Cedar Rapids
J. R. Bahne
Eldora
Leona Busching
Nashua
Jake More
Harlan
George C. Claassen
Congress
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Supreme Court
Milton J. Glenn
Dubuque
Clyde Herring
Guy M. Gillette
Frank J. Comfort
Washington
Comfort
National Party Organization
Resolutions Committee
Iowa
Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
David Murphy
Murphy
Louis J. Murphy
Seven Star Service Flag for Toddville's Jordans
Dora Jane Hamblin reports on the Jordan family near Toddville who frame a seven star service flag for their six sons serving abroad and a son-in-law in the Aleutians. The parents reflect on wartime sacrifice, the long hours at the farm, and memories of feeding a large family as they cope with empty-nest life.
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Toddville
Dora Jane Hamblin
L. C. Jordan Farm
Mrs. Jordan
Aleutians
England
End Confusion Over Draft Demands Action by Roosevelt
Washington officials report a growing protest over draft chaos with Sen George Wilson urging immediate presidential action. He says conflicting Washington orders hurt production and confuse workers about spring plans. Sen George Aiken adds that only a unified department can restore a sane policy and end the confusion.
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George Wilson
R-Ia
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Wilson
George Aiken
R-Vt
Congress
Aiken
Iowa Feels Pinch in Manpower as Draft Rises
The Iowa labor bureau reports a sharp manpower contraction due to accelerated drafting of married men and those deferred as key workers. Skilled trades are hardest hit while some fields see temporary relief from women, though not all positions can be filled quickly.
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DES Moines
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Iow
Bureau
Induction Case Sparks Policy Confusion in White House Call
Aiken cites nine Vermont men ordered to report for induction who quit their jobs. They were told to report last Monday and faced actions that stirred debate over who determines policy. Continued on Page 4, this Sect.
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White House
Aiken
Vermont
Vesely Resignation Leaves Complex Election Questions
Robert M. Vesely resigns as Linn County auditor and withdraws from the Republican primary. The move leaves the ballot unsettled as the board of supervisors and attorney explore procedures and possible replacements. Democrats had no candidate by deadline. Republicans may select a replacement by committee, convention, or write‑in.
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Robert M. Vesely
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Vesely
Central Committee
R. S. Milner
the Gazette
Coutts
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