Governor loosens Iowa truck rules to speed war effort
Gov. George A. Wilson ordered a broad liberalization of Iowa trucking limits to move larger loads for national defense. The rules raise axle limits to 18,000 pounds, gross loads to 28,000 plus 700 pounds per foot, height to 12 feet, length to 35 feet, and wheel load cap to 9,000 pounds, effective until 60 days after hostilities cease. The move aims to prevent gas rationing and support highway finance, with an emergency transportation stance declared. The action aligns with federal requests to ease vehicle sizes and weights during wartime.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Deaths in Iowa Funeral notices from multiple towns
Funeral services were held for Robert Eugene Wilson 20 at the Alcorn-Guenther chapel with burial in Evergreen cemetery. Leitha Schuster Perham died in Mercy hospital Clinton and was buried at Oak View cemetery. Oliver C McCullough survives Mrs Mamie Fuller McCullough after her death in Columbus Junction. Mrs Frank A Mead 75 died in Manchester with services at Shelly chapel and burial in Oakland cemetery. Surviving relatives include numerous children and siblings across Clinton Maquoketa Muscatine and Manchester areas.
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Harry Edgington
Wapello
Ray Edgington
Moline
Kan
Muscatine
Stella Noble
Cranston
Clara Noble
Lillie Bergen
Manchester
Frank A. Mead
Delaware County
Shelly Chapel
Robert James Watson
Manchester Community Church
Oakland Cemetery
Lillian Shelley
Monticello
Harold
Harry Mead
Frank Emerson
Elmer Hicks
Decorah
William R. Toye
Olson- Iverson Chapel
Alfred H. Bartter
Phelps Cemetery
Viola Coleman
Herbert
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
DeWitt
Joseph Schesser
Davenport
Joseph, Jr
William
Rose Hamman
Bettendorf
Minnie Kandel
Eldridge
Emil
Derrich
Long Grove
August
Rock Island
Chris Burmeister
Clinton
N. F. McGinnis
C. G. Fort
Elmwood Cemetery
Henderson to Look into Iowa Telephone Dispute
Henderson plans to review a 15 percent rate increase by Northwestern Bell in Iowa. Senator Clyde L. Herring disclosed that Federal Price Administrator Leon Henderson intends to study the matter with Bell officials and the Federal Communications Commission amid public complaints and concerns over living costs.
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Washington
Clyde L. Herring
D-Ia
Leon Henderson
Iowa
Henderson
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Federal Communications Commission
State of
Utility Regulatory Commission
Telephone Company
Iowa to pay 6 577 000 on highway debt Friday
The Des Moines AP reports Iowa will retire 6 577 000 in highway bonds this Friday, reducing total outstanding primary road debt to 55 684 000 while the peak reached 118 116 000. County by county payments include Linn, Polk, Scott, and others with various interest and principal figures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Louisa
Highway Commission
Linn County
Apprnooc
Black Hawk
Clinton
Dubuque
Ts Beeeses
Fayette
Flord Een
Hamilton
Harrison Oe Jonnson
Ceeseraee Oe
Lee
Saere Linn
Seene Mahaska Ons Marshall
Muscatine
Fous
Geen
Pase
Polk
Pottawattamie
Scott We
Wanello
Webster
Woodbury
Bacon Will Launch Oelwein Bond Drive
Noel Bacon of Randalia in Fayette County known as the Flying Tiger will spearhead Oelwein's war bond drive with a target to boost sales. He will speak at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening, introduced by Harry Young, chamber president. Col. E. E. Stoup, bond sale chairman, also speaks. A Chamber banquet at the Mealey hotel precedes the rally.
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Oelwein
Noel Bacon
Randalia
Fayette ‘County
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Harry Young
E. E. Stoup
Mealey Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa had poor crop of twins and triplets in 1941
DES MOINES AP reports the Iowa health department lists 437 sets of twins born in 1941, down from 464 in 1940, and only two sets of triplets vs seven the previous year. Total births rose to 46,825 in 1941 from 45,433 in 1940.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Health Department
Iowa Freshman Stanley Read Allen Dies by Suicide
Iowa City bio notes Stanley Read Allen, 19, a University of Iowa freshman from Sigourney, shot himself with a 22 rifle in his rooming house about 11 o'clock Monday night. Johnson County coroner George D. Callahan ruled death by own action. Allen left no note.
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Iowa City
Stanley Read Allen
University of Iowa
Sigourney
George D. Callahan
Johnson County
Allen
Iowa Students Drown While Salvaging Canoe on Iowa River
Iowa City University freshmen Maurice Bannon, 18, drowned attempting to salvage a canoe that capsized while boating near Riverside Drive. His companion Roger Ivie, 18, was saved after fellow swimmers Clyde Kemnitz and Don Wenstrom from Chicago rescued Ivie. Bannon’s body was recovered about an hour later. Ivie rushed to University Hospital for treatment.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Maurice Bannon
University of Iowa
Iowa River
Riverside Drive
Bannon
Clyde Kemnitz
Don Wenstrom
Chicago
Ivie
University Hospital
Army Board Will Interview Students At SUI May 4 and 5
Iowa City report that University of Iowa and other eastern Iowa students will appear before a cadet board on May 4 and 5 for possible induction into the enlisted reserve of the United States Army Air Corps. Recruits will stay in school and be deferred from the draft if they maintain satisfactory work.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
Cadet Board
United States Army Air Corps
Vinton High to Stage The McMurray Chin Play
The Vinton senior class will present The McMurray Chin in the high school auditorium on May 25. Cast includes Shirley Rogers Marie Mahood Helen Beresford Mildred Daughhetee Joan Elson Bernice Davin Elberta Lutz Harvey Wyckoff Bob Shotwell John St. Clair and Dean Hoefie.
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Vinton
McMurray
Iowa Storm Hits Dubuque and Statewide Damage
Des Moines AP reports a cyclonic wind, heavy rain, and hail swept Iowa Monday, with Dubuque hardest hit as 2.38 inches fell in hours. Sidewalks caved, manhole covers blown, and trees stripped. A 45 mile per hour wind in Waterloo caused about 300 breaks in electric lines and 50 poles toppled, cutting power for up to 12 hours in some districts. Des Moines Ottumwa and Monona and Woodbury counties also saw damage, with a Des Moines fire from lightning and a Davenport high of 81 degrees as cooler weather moved in Tuesday. Precipitation totals varied across the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Dubuque
Waterloo
Iowa Public Service Company Electric Lines
Powers Manufacturing Company
War Department
Ottumwa
Schafer Ice and Storage Company
Monona
Harrison
Woodbury
Davenport
Clarinda
Inwood
Sioux City
Ames
Decorah
Iowa City
Elaine Chases Barrymore Again Ends In Wedding Wait
In Boston a U S Navy officer Harold Bisbee and Velma Luchsinger wed after a year of near misses. Five cross country trips to catch him failed as his ship sailed before their vows. They finally married in Boston with a five day license waiver.
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Boston
INS
Harold Bisbee
U.S
Velma Luchsinger
Renwick
Luchsinger
Long Beach
Calif
Bisbee
Norfolk
Newport
R. I
New York
Five Iowa Servicemen Named POWs By Japanese
The War Department released its first official list of Americans held as Prisoners of War by Japan. Five Iowa men are named with next of kin details: Ernest Vaale Lake Mills. Henry Jijak active with U S Fourth Marines. Paul Mika Jerome. Loren Schneider Council Bluffs. Orville Cain Wake Island. James Cain Carson. Harlan Johnson New Sharon. Names were confirmed by the Red Cross. this list adds to 219 civilian internees published March 16.
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Washington
War Department
Ernest Christian Vaale
Marine Detachment
Wake Island
E. T. Vaale
Lake Mills
Henry Jijak
U. S
Paul Mika
Jerome
Loren Oscar Schneider
U. S. Fourth Marines
Mary Schneider
Council Bluffs
Orville James Cain
Marine Aviation Detachment
James E. Cain
Carson
Harlan Raynford Johnson
Glenna Johnson
New Sharon
International Red Cross
Italian Basso Giannini to Replace Pinza at Grinnell
Grinnell will host Metropolitan Opera basso Cesare Giannini on Wednesday replacing Ezio Pinza who was detained by federal agents at Ellis Island after asserting friendship with Mussolini. Pinza informed officials he would attend the concert but his agents wired that he could not appear.
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Grinnell
Cusolina Giannini
Metropolitan Opera
Ezio Pinza
Pinza
Ellis Island
Mussolini
Giannini
Basso
Schenk seeks writ of habeas corpus hearing Wednesday
Edward Dahms of Cedar Rapids, attorney for La verne Schenk, CIO organizer jailed on a conspiracy charge, asks for a writ hearing before Judge B F Thomas Wednesday. Schenk, held on $1500 bond, faced a preliminary hearing and venue changes due to local officials cited as witnesses. The case stems from a clash April 20 at Vinton Produce between CIO pickets and special police, with ongoing plant operations and police presence to maintain order.
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Vinton
Edward Dahms
Cedar Rapids
Laverne Schenk
CIO
B. F. Thomas
Schenk
John Ruhl
Dahms
Ruhl
George Reynolds
Reynolds
Vinton Produce Company
James M. Shields
NLRB
Minneapolis
L. E. Whitcomb
Whitcomb
Windstorm devastates Newhall area with toppled trees
A 15 minute wind storm at about 4 30 pm Monday damaged homes and farms in Newhall and surrounding areas. Fruit trees suffered heavy losses though no rain or hail occurred. O H Hugh home windows were blown out and a Boddicker farm elevator shaft was upset. Koopman home brooder with 350 chicks blown but only 12 birds killed.
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Newhall
O H. Hugh
Darce Walford
Josephine Thompson
Cyril Boddicker
Alfred Koopman
Fred Wickman
Louis Wickman
Everett Kunstorf
Merle Gardeman
Albert Stewart
Boddicker Farm
Koopman
Four File Papers for Johnson County Posts
Special to The Gazette Iowa City four Johnson county men filed papers for nomination to county offices Monday. They include William J. Smith Iowa City police judge Democratic candidate for county attorney Willard W Watters Lincoln township Republican candidate for 1944 board of supervisors term L E Brinkmeyer Lone Tree Republican candidate for sheriff and Earl Webster Iowa City Republican for the 1943 board of supervisors term.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County
William J. Smith
Willard W. Watters
Lincoln Township
Board of Supervisors
L. E. Brinkmeyer
Lone Tree
Earl Webster
Running in Their Own Lanes This Spring
Iowa Republicans anticipate an open fair primary in June criticizing Democrats for meddling in GOP affairs. Lou Gardner commends Jake Moore and notes high Democratic filings. Gardner taunts Herring as bomber-riding while soldiers fight, urging a clean fall GOP ticket aligned with army needs.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Lou Gardner
G. O.P
Gardner
Jake Moore
Democratic State Central Committee
G.O.P
Clyde L. Herring
Des Moines Man Dies From Brooklyn Accident Chest Injuries
Domenik Morrow, 64, of Des Moines, died Monday at St Francis hospital Grinnell from chest injuries after an auto crash near Brooklyn Iowa Sunday. His wife 58 and son Ralph 22 perished at the scene when his car collided with a truck driven by Roland Gillespie of Oakland Iowa.
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Grinnell
Domenik Morrow
Des Moines
St. Francis Hospital
Brooklyn
Morrow
Ralph
Roland Gillespie
Oakland
Gas Tax Yield in March Higher Than Year Ago
DES MOINES AP State Treasurer W G C Bagley said Iowa March gasoline tax receipts rose 6.6 percent to 1 403 060 from 1 315 697 a year earlier. Officials cited stronger farm buying power and fear of potential rationing as reasons for the higher revenue and noted storage tanks were kept full by distributors and farmers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. G. C. Bagley
Treasury
Midwest
Oxford Junction Beats Bond Quota by $15,000
Oxford Junction reports a successful war bond drive with $35,000 raised or pledged, exceeding the town quota of $20,000. Canvass chairman Frank H. Shimanek praised volunteers including Harry Berner Antone Blizek C H Jones Robert Barth Otto Koranda Louis Zeller Will Kaehn Joe Shimanek and several residents for their efforts.
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Oxford Junction
Frank H. Shimanek
Harry Berner
Antone Blizek
C. H. Jones
Robert Barth
Otto Koranda
Louis Zeller
Will Kiahn
Joe Shimanek
Thomas Hanwardson
James Kotlinek
Fred Harms
Emma Shimerda
Henry Wieneke
George Cress
Foster Fights To Put Name On Iowa District Race Ticket
Des Moines AP reports LaMar Foster longtime Iowa official seeks a court order to place his name on the Democratic primary ballot for First district congressman. Foster petitions 780 signatures meet the 2 percent district-wide limit and the six county requirement, arguing the law only needs 2 percent in half the counties. Other Democratic rivals include James Bell, Vern W. Nall, and Henry F. Wiltenbrock challenging incumbent Rep. Thomas Martin.
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DES Moines
LaMar Foster
Iowa House
Polk County
Secretary of State
Foster
John M. Rankin
Congress
West Branch
Edward L. O'Connor
Rankin
James Bell
Burlington
Vern W. Nall
Iowa City
Henry F. Wiltenbrock
Thomas Martin
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