Glenn A Port Dies Vinton Jeweler and Masonic Leader
Glenn A. Port 71 a veteran jeweler and active in Iowa Masonic circles died Friday in Vinton hospital after a heart attack. A native of Anamosa he moved to Vinton in 1890 and formed a jewelry business with A C Parsons later operating solo. He was a past grand officer of Knights Templar of Iowa a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star and a Shrine life member. Surviving are his wife a son Horace a stepdaughter Jean and three granddaughters. Masonic services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Presbyterian church with burial in Evergreen cemetery.
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Vinton
Glenn A. Port
Iowa
Vinton Hospital
Mr. Port
Anamosa
J. A. Bills and Sons
A. C. Parsons
Knights Templar of
Eastern Star
Vinton Elks Lodge
Elkdom
Horace
Southwest Pacific
Jean
Presbyterian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Benton County Men to Service Benton County Men to Service
Thirty nine Benton county men left Vinton for induction into the armed forces and two more will leave Monday for service. The group headed for army duty includes Donald Auestad Irmel Campbell Joe Crawford Ivan Demmel Vernon Dowler Robert Downs Arthur Dvorak Cadhe Flesher Vernon Gordon Wayne Halliwill Ernest Hamilton Julius Imler George Isbell Elmer James Laverne Jones Irvin Kliper Warren Kent Lyle Lillis Wallace McGrew Elmer Miller Carl Ondler William Papew Alvin Poock Nyle Ramsey Glenn Reed Richard Robshaw Leslie Schoelerman Etna Stephens Martin Stoll Neil Strawhorn Jr Douglas Thomas Elmer Wolz William Whipple Robert Woolsterhill Merlin Wolf Wallace Farmer Harold Vander Veer. Ted Berry and Donald Swartzbaugh will serve in the navy.
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Vinton
Benton County
Donald Auestad
Irmel Campbell
Joe Crawford
Ivan Demmel
Vernon Dowler
Robert Downs
Arthur Dvorak
Cadhe Flesher
Vernon Gordon
Wayne Halliwill
Ernest Hamilton
Julius Imler
George Isbell
Elmer James
Laverne Jones
Irvin Kliper
Warren Kent
Lyle Lillis
Wallace McGrew
Elmer Miller
Carl Ondler
William Papew
Alvin Poock
Nyle Ramsey
Glenn Reed
Richard Robshaw
Leslie Schoelerman
Etna Stephens
Martin Stoll
Neil Strawhorn, Jr
Douglas Thomas
Elmer Wolz
William Whipple
Robert Woolsterhill
Merlin Wolf
Wallace Farmer
Harold Vander Veer
Ted Berry
Donald Swartzbaugh
Navy
Iowa Deaths in Anamosa and Surrounding Areas
Obituaries from Anamosa and nearby towns list deaths including Nicholas Schwirtz 164 Mercy hospital Anamosa with funeral at St Patrick's and burial at Holy Cross. Arlington Will Gordon 80 at home with church service. McGregor John Monahan 68 at St Marys with burial in Catholic cemetery. Chelsea Mrs Janklin Flint 87 with Haven church service. Clermont John H Sheehy 51 World War II veteran and American Legion member. Center Point Martha M Fishel 65 with service at Federated church Palo cemetery. survivors noted across multiple families and towns.
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Anamosa
Nicholas Schwirtz
Mercy Hospital
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Loder’s Funeral Home
Bernell
Springville
Joe
Navy
Evarista Stelzer
Mary Clare Schwirtz
John Monahan
St. Mary’s Church
McGregor, Friay
Arthur
Harold Rehm
Marquette
Kenneth Rehm
Rairie du Chien
Wis
George Rehm
Boise
Idaho
Gerald Sharp
Chelsea
Janklin Flint
Tuesay
Haven Church
Haven
Flint
Larence
Lewis
Tama
Fother
Albert Lawrence
Clermont
John H. Sheehy
St. Peter's Catholic Church
William
Theresa
Nell
Margaret
Charles Schaeffer
Peter Carlin
American Legion
Center Point
Martha M. Fishel
Tme
Palo
Federated Church
Shellsburg
Palo Cemetery
Satchett Funeral
Vernon
Zelma
Obituary notices from Iowa City area deaths
Yowa City Alvin W Walters 68 died at home Friday member Eureka lodge 44 1 O F survived by widow four daughters six sons ten grandchildren and one great grandson Funeral arrangements not completed Iowa City Mrs Hattier Hofoditz 73 died at University hospital Friday services Monday 10 a m at Oatholt funeral chapel survived by daughter Mrs Ralph Makin sister Mrs Lily Simpson brother Jerry Lloyd and four grandchildren
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Orlin Hineline
Capa
S.D
Paul Chelf
T C. Fowler
Iowa City
Edna Walters
Des Moines
LeRoy
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jon
Wesley
Donald
Joseph
Arthur
Riverside
Hattier Hofoditz
University Hospital
Oatholt
Ralph Makin
Lily Simpson
Jerry Lloyd
Ebensburg
Dr O R Hyndman Quits Iowa Post
Dr Olan R Hyndman associate professor of surgery in the University of Iowa college of medicine and chief of neurosurgical service at the University hospital has resigned and will leave Tuesday for Denver to take over the practice of Dr Rudolph Jaeger who has been associated with the surgery department at the University of Colorado He is a member of many medical and surgical societies and has made about 45 contributions to surgical and neurosurgical literature.
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Iowa City
Olan R. Hyndman
University of Iowa College of Medicine
University Hospital
Denver
Rudolph Jaeger
University of Colorado
Hyndman
Must Turn in Old Radio Part Before New One Obtained
Washington AP reports a War Production board order requires old radio parts be turned in when buying or installing a new part or during repairs. Rural customers can buy by mail. replacements for lost parts are allowed with certification. Dealers must scrap or salvage used parts within 60 days of receipt.
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Washington
War Production Board
Archbishop Sets Easter Dawn Mass in Dubuque
For the first time in the archdiocese of Dubuque an Easter dawn mass will be celebrated at 5 a.m. at St. Raphael's cathedral. Archbishop Francis J. Beckman will preside a solemn pontifical high mass as the cathedral choir directed by Rev Emmet Kelly sings.
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Dubuque
Archdiocese of Dubuque
Francis J. Beckman
St. Raphael's
Emmett Kelly
East Iowa PTA elects officers and counts school events
The East Iowa PTA in Wiaztleton elected President Mrs Perry Pollock Vice President Mrs Ethel Allen and Secretary Treasurer Gertrude McDonnell. Central City details cover marriage Mildred Reinking to Edward Meek and Smolik appointment as principal. May 9 13 events include baccalaureate and a student play. Clarence hosts a school exhibit with style show and canning report. Oelwein notes a July 10 wedding, guard captaincy, and naval service changes. South English plans Easter cantata. Oxford Junction and Ossian announce service roll calls and cantatas. Strawberry Point weds Eileen Harbaugh and Patrick Livingston. Newhall wedding reported.
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The
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
Montrose
Cedar Rapids
Charles H. Ambler
Morgantown
W. Va
Theodore C. Blegen
Graduate School
University of Minnesota
Blegen
Louis Pelzer
University of Iowa
Clarence S. Paine
Lincoln
Neb
Wiazleton
Parent- Teacher Association
Perry Pollock
Ethel Allen
Gertrude McDonnell
Ossian Lutheran Church
Stavanger Lutheran Church
Alfred Amundson
Strawberry Point
Eileen Harbaugh
Dewey Harbaugh
Patrick H Livingston
Ella Livingston
Millville
Strawberry Point High School
Navy
Time Is Important Factor in Cancer Cure
Dr E G Zimmerer told a Cedar Rapids gathering that fear and ignorance delay early cancer diagnosis. He noted symptoms like lumps or abnormal bleeding may not be cancer and urged medical consultation. The Linn County Tumor Clinic offers free service by appointment. Dr W Mulsow cited US cancer deaths and the high cure rates with early treatment.
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E. G Zimmerer
State Department of Health
Y. W Co
Red Cross Home Nursing Committee
Cedar Rapids
Zimmerer
Tumor Clinic
Linn County Medical Relief Society
Medical Relief Office
W. Mulsow
Linn County Medical Society
United States
Mulson
Seevell
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Lown
Linn Cunty
Beeson
Servell
Cedar Raunds
Town
Sevyell
Clarence Leverich
Petty
Hallett Construction Company
College Township
Axinear Arthur
Alexander Grocery
Anderson
Roland
Albertson Mary
Aldrich
Margaret
Armature Service Co
Maine
Auto Parts Co
Auto Electric
Baker Paper Co
Ctose
Byers Dr A G
Sol
Burgess Grocery
Baldwin Fignk
Billings Grocery Boy
Bizulis
Tony
Blazek John
Benesh
F B
Bates Frank F
Blakely Elizabeth
C .C
W Ry Co
Cedar Rapids City of
CR Assessor Utility Service
Cook and Wilson
Central City Locker System
Culbert's Grocery
Clevenger
Children’s
Crawford
Jennings
Duster Bros
Downing Dr LM
Dennison WM
Erskine and Prouty
Economy Lumber Co
Edwards
Decorah Deputy Postmaster Edward Powers Dies at 64
Decorah resident Edward J Powers 64 deputy postmaster for 30 years died Saturday morning He served in the postal service since 1909 He is survived by two daughters Elizabeth and Mary and Francis
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Decorah
Edward J. Powers
Postal Service
Francis
Elizabeth
Mary
Fats for Victory Campaign Urges Fat Salvage
Amid rationing every American family should save one tablespoon of used fat and grease daily and deliver it to a meat dealer to reach a yearly quota of twelve pounds of inedible fats for victory. In 1943 fats supply glycerine for gunpowder and medicines for soldiers.
British force Takes Takrouna Peak In Tunisia Fight
Eighth Army veterans describe a brutal close quarters battle atop Takrouna peak near Tunis. Italian defenders, entrenched in caves and houses, surrender after heavy shelling and bayonet clashes.
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Ned Russell
Tunisia
Eighth Army
Takrouna
Tunis
Rommel
Montgomery
Enfidaville Plain
Memorial Service for Elberon Soldier Private Konicek
Elberon will hold a memorial service for Private Donald Konicek who died in action in North Africa March 26. The service at 2 p.m. Sunday will be in the Methodist church, conducted by the Elberon American Legion post and auxiliary. He was the son of Mr and Mrs John Konicek. Separately, scientists in India have found a way to treat cotton cloth with seeds from two native trees to produce a warm soft durable fabric for the growing Indian army.
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Elberon
Donald Konicek
North Africa
India
Washington Musings on War Years and Bureaucracy
Notes from the Capital reflect on Pentagon religious services for 20 000 War Department workers and a city with a split personality. The piece jokes about potato shortages, dairy cows, and federal workings, then records Perry Cook joining the Marines and a few agency shifts and a Grain Processing contract expansion with no further details.
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ARMY
Pentagon
War Department
Washington
Iowa
Des Moines
Davis says no food panic as war program reexamined
War Food Administrator Chester C Davis told reporters that predicting this year’s food production is uncertain due to weather and war needs but urged calm. He warned of a likely leveling off in livestock growth, with grain consuming livestock up 10 to 12 percent and feed grain production down about 10 percent from last year, signaling tighter feed supplies next year.
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Washington
Chester C Davis
Armed Forces
Tend-Lease
United States
Oasis
Davin
Davis
Mrs. Roosevelt backs Waves overseas service
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt endorses Waves serving abroad saying British girls should not perform tasks Americans can. She spoke in Phoenix after visiting Rivers relocation center housing about 8000 Japanese nationals, praising workers and denying pampering.
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Phoenix
Aztz
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rivers
Ariz
Senior Class gifts 1200 to university for memorial tower
The University of Town receives 1200 in war bonds from the senior class of 1943 to establish a memorial fund. Carrel McConaha announced the gift, hoping a memorial tower will be completed by 1947 for the university centennial celebration.
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Shera
Wphe
Universitys of Town
Univiersity
Carrel McConaha
Showdown Over Rubber and Jeffers Boiling Mad
Washington AP reports two referee panels stepped into the rubber program dispute as Undersecretary Patterson and Harold L. Ickes back the charge that the rubber program slows aviation gasoline. Rubber Director William M. Jeffers Denies the charge calling himself boiling mad and says either he or Patterson should resign if the accusations are proven or not.
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Washington
Robert P. Patterson
Harold L. Ickes
Wiliam M. Jeffers
United States
Senate War Investigatins Committee
Bernard Baruch
Jeffersons
Jefferz
Gillette
D- la
Truman Committee
Jeffers
Gullette
War Department
Truman
D-Mo
WPB
Donald Nelson
Kes Jeffers
Patterson
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Baton Rouge
Linn County Board Proceedings Adopt Weed Destruction Plan
Linn County Iowa April 20 1943 board meeting approves minutes from April 13 1943 adopts noxious weed destruction plan sets weed cut dates and duties for landowners and public roads plus tax sale assignments and warrants for widows pensions.
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Board OF Supervisors
Linn County
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
State of
of Linn
Petty
Beeson
Jowit Darney
Edward L
34Th Street
Polk County
Widow's Pension Fund
Superior Court
Harry S. Johnson
Mirl_ Hornstein
Ayonue
Recson
Scevell
Linn
Ira
Canada
Red
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Mississippi Valley Historical Society
O.R. Hyndman
Iowa Post
Foursquare Tabernacle
First Avenue
Evangelist
WM. H. Nagel
Iowa News
Central City
Mildred Reinking
C. C. Crane
Edward Meek
Fred Smolik
Opal Puderbaugh
Smolik
Lawton
Mildred Preston
Williamsburg
Karl Robinson
M.C Melcher
Methodist Church
Marguerite Walsh
Gene Burmeister
Eva Bickford
Merlyn Truesdell
Darlene Dunn
Doris Phillips
Doris Starry
Lee Jamison
Kent Shakespeare
Junior Haatfield
Audrey Beasley
Leslie Furuseth
Arlene Bishop
Clarence
Margery May
Lucille Lafrenz
Henry Dircks
William Mingst
Dan McCaw
Oelwein
Jean Marie Preston
W. L. Preston
Kenneth Eugene Wigness
C. R. Wigness
Harlan
First Methodist Church
Oklahoma City
Wigness
Army Air Corps
Cimarron Field
Coe College
Alpha XI Delta Sorority
Delta Phi Epsilon
Finders
Oelwein Guard
R. K. Brandt
F. H. Cook
Norbert Locke
Clifford Avery
Brother John
Deloris Fattig
Bob Sheaffer
James Grove
Lois Stansbury
Elizabeth Holsapple
Daryl Wenger
Jean Brubaker
Bill Brock
Miss Evans
Walker
I. L. Gritman
Walker School
Clarence—Charles Stanlake
Victory Post
Ralph Shriver
Church of the “Brethren
Oxford Junction
Ossian
Ossian Stavanger
George Stimpson
Agriculture Department
Perry E Cook
Parris Island
South Carolina
Perry
Washington High School
Office of War Information
Democratic National Committee
Howard L. Cook
Secretary of Agriculture
Eugene T Cook
I. W. Louden
Louden Machinery Company
Fairfield, Sr
Jesse Jones
Grain Processing Corporation
Muscatine
Defense Plant Corporation
Overseas Service For Waves
Mrs. Roosevelt
Nelson
Linn County Board OF Supervisors
Foster
Frederick Sadie M
John W
Gazette Co
Ana Grant Township
Fitabe
Globe Grocery
Cttrian Defense
Transen
Honeymead Products Co
Henrn-Stevenson Co
Honser
Holten-Kahler Co
O'seer
Holden-Kahler Co
Cvthan Defeinse
Hearn-Stevenson Motor Co
In-Ut Gas and Electric Co
International Chemien Co
Ta-Tl Gas and Electric Co
Electric Tieht and Power Co
Kate
Eleetric Light and Pur
Fleetrie
Keller Co
Walton A
Killian Co
Kulinnder and Sons Gus
Racenra Co
Efebure Lloyd
Fairtay Lefebure Lloyd
Fairfax Janinn Twn Tacock LeRay
Lindsay Effie B. Treas
Laurance Press Co
Ree Binding
RK Trens
Carnahan
Linn County Abstract Co
Thinn Co_Op_ Oil Co
Muralsky Grocery
Moon Funeral
Murray
Miller
H L
Margy Water Co
Poor Water Servan
Marion Sentinel
Malik
John
Mann Chas
Prochaska
Irs & Realty Co
Cmian Defense
Peterson & Co
Brary Books
Row
Peterson & Cy
Chevrolet Co
James L
Corgon Bebimidt
Grove Township
Sanford Co
Morris Library
Simon Frank
St Lukes Meth Hospital
Poor Hosn Security
Harvey
Smith Elmer
Stambatuuh
Snap Oi Tools Corp
Stones
St Simons Hilda Co
Tutt
Thorpe Top & Body Service
Tribune Publishing Co
Civilian
Underwood Grover
Civilian Defense
Walbrand
Rsal
Webb
Wilson Grocery
Wilson Meryl G
Western Union
Witwer Grocer Co
Youers Unstirs
BK. Sprague
LL. Morgan Eer
T J Boyanovsky
Loran. Voorhies
Joe Hurt
Walter Hurt
Dewey Alexander Ee
Wesley Bartosh
Francis Butler Os
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D. Davis
Howard Jordan
Howard — Lockwood
James Moubry ' Sea
R. M Clark
Glenn Bassett
John Cassatt
George Clark
Yee Srick - Frederick
Earl Helbig
WV. la
Kassier
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Virgil Longerbeam
Jack Norris
Harold Wahl
Frank_ Hendryx Eley Elgin Everett Elliott deoegee saeeees
Frank Fee Abe Saevewee
R. W. Hartsell Capes Coenease
Wilbur Oliphant i
Howard Ramsey
John Soukup Te Spe
Elmer M. Seevell
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