Shore Patrol Disbanded at Atawa City Navy Station
Iowa City shore patrol unit of 28 personnel is disbanded and reassigned to naval stations nationwide. Aviation cadets and ship's company will assume security duties at the station, with transfers driven by manpower. Notables include J. H. Clift and other Iowa City Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids leaders, sent to San Diego Seattle and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eredal
Iowa City
Navy
Naval
Army
J. H. Clift
Cedar Rapids
Clift
F. A. Ahring
L. N. Bruce
C. Burke
G. R. Hall
L. F. Hines
H. M. Lodge
M. C. Aiken
Seattle
Hines
Chicago
Petition to Oust Ottumwa Mayor Filed in Court
District Judge H V Levis set May 15 for a hearing on the removal petition against Ottumwa Mayor David A Nevin after the Wapello county district court filing. County Attorney John D Moon accuses Nevin of willful neglect and mal-administration amid an probe into alleged vice conditions that led to the former safety commissioner G E Rhoads’ conspiracy conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
INS
H. V. Levis
David A. Nevin
Ottuma
Nevin
Wapello County
John D. Moon
G. E. Rhoads
Birds Classified as Thrushes Include Robin Bluebird Mockingbird
The excerpt notes that the robin, bluebird and mockingbird are all thrushes. This concise claim appears in a short advertisement fragment.
Mrs. Jennie Just Luense Rites Set At St. Josephs
Mrs. Jennie Just Luense 58 of 275 Twentieth street died suddenly Tuesday at 3 am. Born Nov. 26, 1885 near Manchester she married Nov. 4, 1908 at Strawberry Point and lived in Marion. Survived by husband Seaman Leo Luense a grandson James Leo Luense sister Mrs. Everett Smith and cousin Mrs. Anna Cassidy. Rosary services and church rites announced with Rosary recitations planned at the Yocom chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Luense
Twentieth Street
Jennie Pauline Just
Manchester
Strawberry Point
Marion
Leo Leonard Luense
Seabees
Aleutians
James Leo Luense
Cedar Rapids
Everett Smith
Oelwein
Anna Cassidy
Burbank
Calif
Yocom Chapel
Rosary Society
Marion Social Notes and Local Appointments
A Marion community roundup lists visits and gatherings including the Tanner family picnic with soldiers from Fort Knox and San Luis Obispo, hospital nurses from Cedar Rapids, and local residents attending meetings and events. Other items note job transfers, duplex sale, club meetings, and weekend furloughs for service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Tanner
Pfc
Robert Tanner
Fort Knox
Cpl
Franklin Tanner
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Amos Decious
Verne Tanner
Wayne Ross
Gertrude Knake
Cedar Rapids
Winifred Cornthwaite
Carol Cooper
Mary Moorhead
St. Luke’s Hospital
Medhope J Nicholson Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Medhope J Nicholson 53 of 700 Ninth avenue died Monday at 6 30 p m in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a short illness. Born May 17 1890 in Estherville he was married Feb 18 1917 to Ora Minor. Survived by wife two sons three daughters and three sisters. Services at Yocom chapel with time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medhope J. Nicholson
Ninth Avenue
Christensen Construction Company
Cedar Rapids
Estherville
Beverton
Ala
Ora Minor
Marion
Rockwell
Kenneth B. Nicholson
U. S. Army
Hawaii
Clair M. Nicholson
U. S. Navy
South Pacific
la Dell Kensinger
Patricia L
Carmel Ann Nicholson
Lila Lockhart
Florence Lockhart
Caledonia
Mamie Sizemore
Birmingham
Yocom Chapel
Navy Men Stationed at Various Posts Mentioned in Report
End at his home in Whittier notes the men stationed temporarily at Camp Dodge. Mrs Bernard Struck informed her navy inductee husband is at Great Lakes. Mrs Roy Kellams returns from Maquoketa where she visited her son and daughter in law Lester Kellams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Richardson
Chicago
John
EE. Godwin
Pvt. Richardson
Camp Blanding, Fla
End
Whittier
Camp Dodge
Bernard Struck
Navy
Great Lakes
Roy Kellams
Maquoketa
Mrs
Lester Kellams
Iowa Reports Twenty Three March Traffic Deaths
Iowa’s public safety department reports 23 traffic fatalities in March 1944, down from 25 in March 1943. The month saw 426 injuries, up from 333, while the first quarter totals show 70 deaths and 1,088 injuries, compared with 66 deaths and 968 injuries in early 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Legionaires Schedule School of Instruction for Convention
Maquoketa hosts an American Legion and auxiliary district convention with a 1 p.m. school of instruction for service officers led by Ralph J. Laird of Des Moines. Legionnaires and the public may attend the afternoon sessions, while William D. Woulett outlines the World War II veterans rehabilitation program and personal conferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maquoketa
American Legion and Auxiliary District
Ralph J Laird
Des Moines
Marcusis Hall
William D. Woulett
W. P. Nugent
Veterans Hospital
Hurst
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
Roy l L. Pell
Steers Department Presient
Five-county manpower area formed in Iowa
Des Moines reports a new five county manpower area with headquarters at Carroll. State manpower director George D. Haskell announced the establishment on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Carroll
George D. Haskell
State War
State Parks Open For Summer Recreation Across Iowa
The Conservation Commission reminded Iowans that 87 state parks and game preserves are within 40 miles, accessible by A card gasoline. Parks offer lakes and streams with boating and bathing, picnic areas, firewood and sanitary facilities. Sixteen parks have lodges for groups and 68 family cabins for vacation use, each housing four people. Information on cabins via the commission, lodges reserved by the resident park custodian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Commission
Paris
Inauguration of Dr. Russell D. Cole at Cornell College
Dr. Russell D. Cole, a 1922 graduate, is inaugurated as Cornell College president in Mt. Vernon with speeches by Bishop J Ralph Magee and the college father Dr. Frank Cole. He warns that confusion controversy and contention now challenge American education and calls for historical understanding and continuity of human experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aristotle
Cole
Commencement Events At Upper Iowa Listed
Upper Iowa University announces the eighty-eighth commencement with events from May 16 to May 22. Highlights include the Ladies Professorship annual meeting, Alpha Psi Omega dinner, music recital, Pi Kappa Delta breakfast and alumni events, a college dinner, an orchestra program, and the play Out of the Frying Pan. Baccalaureate service and vesper music conclude the week, with Sigma Tau Delta breakfast and graduation exercises. Reunion dinners for 1894 and 1919 classes are planned for Sunday and Monday.
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Fayette
W. T Smith
Upper Iowa University
Ladies Professorship Association
Alpha Psi Omega
Department of Music
Pi Kappa Delta
Alumni Association
Sigma Tau Delta
Iowans Interned Named by War Department
The War Department released a list of 13 Iowa residents interned by Germany. Included are Sgt. William C. Fischer of Anamosa and Pvt. John E. Harden of Tipton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Germany
War Department
William C. Fischer
Anamosa
John E. Harden
Tipton
Iowan Awarded National Medal to Dr C H McCloy
Dr C H McCloy of the University of Iowa received the Luther Gulick award for distinguished service in physical education at the national convention in New York City. The research professor has served as civilian consultant to the U S Army Surgeon General since January and will return to Iowa City around June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Luther Gulick
C. H. McCloy
University of Iowa
American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation
New York City
New York Physical Education Association
McCloy
U. S. Army
Eleven Die as Fortress Crashes Near Ardmore Airfield
An Air Force Flying Fortress returning from a combat training flight spun from 800 to 1 000 feet and crashed six miles southwest of Ardmore Army Airfield. Eleven crewmen were killed including Cpl. Victor E Turner of Waterloo Iowa and other next of kin. Officers said the aircraft burned after the impact.
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Ardmore
Oklo
Donald W. Eisenhart
Cpl
Victor E Turner
Velman. Turner
Waterloo
Stevenson Services Wednesday at Fayette for Oliver W Stevenson
Special to The Gazette Fayette Ollver W Stevenson attorney and former Fayette mayor died Sunday. Services set for Wednesday at 2 pm burial in Grandview cemetery He was a Fayette lawyer since 1907 graduate of Upper Iowa and Iowa universities held posts in Commercial club Farm Bureau Methodist church and UI board of directors He once headed Waucoma schools and is survived by wife Imogene Cobb
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Layette
Oliver W. Stevenson
Fayette
Grandview
Upper Iowa
Iowa
Stevenson
Commercial Club
Fayette County Farm Bureau
The
Methodist Church
Upper Iowa University Board of Directors
Waucoma
Imogene Cobb
Crawford to be buried in Iowa City after SD career
Coe I. Crawford 86 longtime South Dakota governor from 1907 to 1909 and U S senator 1909 to 1915 died in a Yankton hospital of a heart attack. Burial planned in an Iowa City cemetery. Surviving wife and three sons. Born January 14 1858 near Volney Iowa, he studied law at the University of Iowa and held multiple state posts before later practicing law in Huron.
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Ively
Hughes County
Legislative Assembly
Dakota Territory
South Dakota
United States
Huron
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Atawa City
Von
Marion News Gazette
George Luense
Jones
Perry
Hugh Jones
Milwaukee
Carmen Bintz
Storm
Jon Edward Smith
Camp Livingston, la
Edward L. Smiths
Reading
Robert Cessford
K-V Cafe
Frank Gray
Thomas Wilkinson
Peggy Ozburn
Pvt
Tom Ozburn
Third Avenue
Doris Etzel
Marion High School
C. O. Etzel
Hallwood Cafe
Chatterbox Bridge Club
Harold Mullaley
Marion High School Alumni Association
Theodore Sattizahn
Seventh Avenue
Verne H. Tanner
Tanner
C. E. Pearson
Handicraft Club No. 2
Harry Murphey
Trojan Lodge No
A.F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Robert Mitchell W. R
Geoorge Luense
Paris Laundry
Marjorie Mekota
Dorothy Johnson
Pocahontas
Eileen Barlow
Pomeroy
Catherine May
V” Bridge Club
Fred G. Holsinger
Grove City and
Osceola Lodges
E. R. Scherich
Vinton
W. E. Failor
Aberdeen
S. C
Osceola Lodge
Stanley Minar
George Alman
George Kolda
Everett Neal
Ralph Kinkead
Louis C. Kaiser
C. R. Hospital
E. J. Coffey
New York
American Mothers Committee
Golden Rule Foundation
Legionaires
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
Russell Cole
Standard
Second Avenue
Bette Davis
Ypaul, Lukas
Ann Sheridan
Ronald Reagan
Alice Faye
Tyrone Power
Don Ameche
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Iowan
Coe Crawford
Border
Newman
Ries Vs Data
Newman’s
Belding and Mallinson
Bemburg
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