Mother and Son Killed in Brooklyn Crash
A truck auto crash near Brooklyn claims Mrs. Domenik Morrow 58 and son Ralph 22 of Des Moines. Morrow and Gillespie are injured and the Iowa traffic toll rises to 138 for the year. Roy Bullestad 33 of Huxley dies in another collision on highway 69 at Ankeny. Three others injured.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Domenik Morrow
Ralph Morrow
Des Moines
Iowa
Morrow
Roland Gillespie
Oakland
Roy Bullestad
Huxley
Highway 69
Ankeny
George Atwell Rohrig
Council Bluffs
Schalier
West Waterloo School Superintendent Dies After Heart Attack
Charles A. Kittrell 53 longtime West Waterloo public schools superintendent died Sunday from a heart attack while resting before church. He edited the textbook Classroom and led the Northeast Iowa Association of the Iowa State Teachers Association. A life member of the National Education Association he is survived by two sons and his wife died last summer.
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Waterloo
Charles A. Kittrell
West Waterloo
Northeast Iowa Association
Iowa State Teachers Association
Kittrell
National Education Association
France Forever Group To Be Organized At SUI
Iowa City professor Paul Hart stall of the University of Iowa Romance languages department says an Iowa City chapter of France Forever will form Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Old Capitol senate chamber. The group aims to publicize the Free French cause and distinguish it from Vichy France.
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Paul Hartstall
University of Iowa Romance Languages Department
France Forever
Senate Chamber
Old Capitol
Free France
Vichy France
Solon to Host War Bond Drive and Senior Activities List
Solon community sets a war savings bond drive from Monday to Saturday with a $30,000 quota led by O. E. Markitan and C. J. Shimon, plus a schedule of Solon senior class events including April 30 activities and May commencement at St Marys church and auditorium. Roy Lockard elected school board president replacing Dr A B Dixon who has been called to Los Angeles. Mrs R R Dalziel named to replace Dr W B Dixon. A mother and daughter banquet is planned at Tiffin’s Methodist church on May 6 with Toastmaster Cora Anthony and speaker Irene Chan of Panama. Marengo Red Cross reelects E L Hollis as chairman.
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SOLON
O. E. Markitan
C. J. Shimon
E. G. Williams
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Auditorium
St. Mary’s Auditorium
Roy Lockard
A. B. Dixon
Los Angeles
Veterans Administration
R. R. Dalziel
W. B. Dixon
Tiffin
Local events crowd Tipton and nearby towns in brief
Towns from Tipton Monona Webster Clermont and Aurora report varied items. Harold Ellis named Flying Tiger vice-chairman Katherine Hogan secretary and Mrs Hibbs treasurer. First aid course starts Monday in courthouse with Dr E L Hollis as instructor. Divorces filed Alma Reitzel vs Walter Reitzel Cedar Rapids marriage date 1941 given. senior class play June Mad selected for Tipton High School to be staged May 19 with Shirley Hippie in lead and a large cast. Monona sacks stolen from depot found by Appel children. Two Monona soldiers promoted to sergeant Blayton Scholl and Woodrow Klingeman. Webster final events include commencement with George Haskell speaker and a community picnic. Clermont senior day at Luther College and music contest winners advance to Oelwein. Aurora junior senior banquet held with officials present. Clermont teachers Miss Hagg and Miss Boley resign. vacancies remain.
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Catherine Hogan
R. R. Hibbs
E. L. Hollis
Tipton
Alma Reitzel
Pioneer Township
Walter Reitzel
Cedar Rapids
Tipton High School
Shirley Hipple
Milo Phelps
Margaret
Ann Roland
Wesley Marquett
Bob Horn
Marilyn Agne
Sally Cobb
Dick Moon
Jean Bismiller
Margery Sorts
Carl Wehde
Hazel Hamilton
Hib Smith
Webster
Webster Consolidated School
George D. Haskell
University of Iowa
Iowa Price
Clermont
Luther College
Decorah
Oelwein
Aurora
Aurora High School
Leonard Hesner
Rites Held for Boy Who Drowned in Gasoline
WAPELLO AP Services were held Monday for Gary Lee Bailey a 4 year old who drowned in a tub of gasoline at his parents farm home near here. He was found unconscious by his mother and firemen could not revive him. Doctors ruled the death drowning in gasoline.
Death notices from Iowa towns span Marengo to Clermont
Obituaries from Marengo Sully and surrounding towns report Gerrit Wisgerhof 66, funeral Tuesday. Mrs J D Cowan 54 dies in Waukon with family in Milwaukee. George Crees 80 dies at home near West Liberty. Lorenzo Jones 83 buried in Thornburg. divorce writ issued in Decorah. Clermont to supervise sugar rationing with enrollment in high school this week.
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Marengo
Gerrit Wisgerhof
Sully
L. G Wisgerhof
Earl David Voss
Waukon
J. D. Cowan
L. C. Harden
Stella Carter
Emmett Amundson
Thomas Clark
James Clark
Milwaukee
Donald Cowan
George Carter
Lydia Carter
R V Lucas Editor of Oelwein Paper Dies of Stroke
R V Lucas 66 editor and part owner of the Oelwein Register died Sunday from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Wednesday. He had worked in Iowa newspaper circles since 1900 and held affiliations with several press associations. Survived by his wife, son James of Bedford, and daughter Mrs Lucille Hottenroth of Cleveland. Services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Hintz chapel conducted by Rev L W Hauter.
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West Fiberty
George Crees
Cedar County
Martha Sanders
Muscatine County
Clarence
Blanche
Chester
Herbert
West Liberty
Snider Chapel
L. Ts. DeFlon
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Keswick
Lorenzo Jones
Keswick Methodist Church
R. Underwood
Oxford
Stine
Thornburg
Ivan Snodgrass
Oelwein
R. V. Lucas
Oelwein Register
Lucas
Iowa
Inland Press Association
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Daily Press Association
Masonic Scottish Rite
St. Joseph
Des Moines Hotel Hit by Lightning
A lightning strike hit the Victoria hotel tower in Des Moines Monday morning at 7 am, showering tiles onto the street and waking guests. No one was injured.
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Des Moines
Victoria Hotel
Anamosa Women Lead Local B and P W District
Hazel Cash of Anamosa was elected president and Erma Bunze of Anamosa secretary of district six of the Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women clubs at the annual spring convention in Clinton. About 150 women attended the sessions.
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Clinton
Hazel Cash
Anamosa
Erma Bunze
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Tax Inheritance Taxes Collected From Two East Iowa Estates
The Iowa tax commission reported inheritance tax collections from two eastern Iowa estates. J. W. Hufford of Tama County owed $29,296 in value with $2,879 tax, and J. G. Schaum of Oelwein had $21,085 in value with $1,648 tax.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa
J. W. Hufford
Tama County
J G. Schaum
Ooelwein
Waukon Wedding Ties Kelly and Kirkeby in Friday Ceremony
Geraldine Kelly daughter of Mr and Mrs Clinton Kelly near Waukon and Harlan Kirkeby son of Mr and Mrs Olaf Kirkeby of Waukon married Friday evening at the home of Rev F I Stucks. Attendants were Miss Nona Kelly and Vernon Erickson. The bridegroom will enter army service. Mrs Kirkeby is an Allamakee county rural teacher. Tipton Deputy Sheriff Co C Crawford resigns effective May 1. Sheriff Christian to appoint Lester Voss as deputy. Crawford has not disclosed future plans.
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Waukon
Geraldine Kelly
Clinton Kelly
Near Waukon
Harlan Kirkeby
Olaf Kirkeby
F. I. Stucks
Nona Kelly
Vernon Erickson
Dr. John Walter Former Mayor of McGregor Dies
Dr. John A. Walter 81 longtime McGregor mayor for 21 years and father of current mayor Dr. J. F. Walter died Monday. A dentist since 1881 he led the League of Iowa Municipalities and the Northeastern Iowa Dental association. He once played cornet with the Walter Family band linked to the Ringling brothers.
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John A. Walter
J. F. Walter
Walter
League of Iowa Municipalities
Northeastern Iowa Dental Association
Ringling Brothers
Ringlings
Dr. Walter
Wisconsin
Iowa
Mississippi
Sousa
West Liberty Youth Named to Annapolis Training School
Wayne Nichols Jr of West Liberty receives notice of appointment to Annapolis navy training school. He is a Grinnell College sophomore and grandson of the late Senator J. I. Nichols of West Liberty.
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West Liberty
Annapolis
Wayne Nichols, Jr
Wayne C. Nichols
Navy Training School
Nichols
Grinnell College
J. I. Nichols
Freshman Sophomore Play Rehearsals Begin in Tiffin
Rehearsals for A Shave and a Haircut Six Bits directed by Mrs. Davis have started. Cast includes Claresa Hamnan Margaret Spivey Dorothy Irwin Billy Ranshaw Earl Fingle Jack Colony Yvonne Lagel Eugene Meade Lorin Wood Leonard Brown Merl Spivey Maxine Rollinson Deloris Madden Alyce Eister and Robert Aubrecht.
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Tiffin
Mrs. Davis
Claresa Hamnan
Margaret Spivey
Dorothy Irwin
Billy Ranshaw
Earl Fingle
Jack Colony
Yvonne Lagel
Eugene Meade
Lorin Wood
Leonard Brown
Merl Spivey
Maxine Rollinson
Deloris Madden
Alyce Eister
Robert Aubrecht
New York CIO Group Declares War on Lewis
The Great New York Industrial Union Council of the Congress of Industrial Organizations calls an all out war on John L. Lewis, ex CIO president, in a circular to CIO affiliates. It pledges aid to local 12,165 seeking an injunction to bar Lewis from interfering in UMW affairs. Michael J. Quill of the TWU led 250 members in a raid on the UMW New York headquarters after a reported secret meeting between Lewis' lieutenants and antiwar labor elements.
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Greater New York Industrial Union Council
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Onohn L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Byoseph Curran
Saul Mills
UMW
Labor
Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
TWU
Quill
Transport Union
Domestic Radio Building Frozen Two Exceptions
The Federal Communications Commission froze domestic radio construction for wartime with two exceptions. The order covers standard television facsimile relay and high frequency stations, permitting only experimental high frequency and non commercial educational stations. International broadcasting remains untouched.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
James L. Fry
International Broadcasting
Fly
Defense Communications Board
Vavroch and Kithcart Wed at Little Brown Church Nashua
Chelsea Maxine R. Vavroch and Donald Kithcart wed Thursday at the Little Brown church in Nashua. They were attended by Juanita Kithcart and Bernard Musel. The bride is the daughter of William Vavroch and the groom son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kithcart of north Poweshiek. They plan to live on a farm near his parents' home.
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Chelsea
Maxine R. Vavroch
Donald Kithcart
Little Brown
Nashua
Juanita Kithcart
Bernard Musel
William Vavroch
Fred Kithcart
North Poweshiek
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