Soldier Tells What's Wrong with Iowa Coed
A former Army Stars and Stripes editor comments on Iowa coed Helen Braden and her remarks about veterans. Buck Buchwach a Portland native and Univ of Oregon Phi Beta Kappa links freedom and home life to veterans, while joking about a future marriage to a former G.I. The piece mixes local notices with marriages and civic updates from Cedar Rapids and neighboring towns.
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Honolulu
Army Stars and Stripes
Helen Braden
Iowa
Miss Braden
Oskaloosa
Iowa Wesleyan College
Ossian Ossian and Nearby News Roundup
Special to the Gazette outlines local changes including farm retirements and home purchases in Ossian and surrounding towns. It notes trust purchases across from the Ossian Lutheran church, Shomeal family home purchase in Festina, and various engagements, marriages, and community events in towns such as Stanley Manchester TAMA Festina Mt Vernon Waukon Monona Decorah Strawberry Point Riverside Anamosa and other locales.
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Ossian
Tom Collins
Bertha Brown
Ossian Lutheran Church
Della Boyle
Frank Shomeal
Festina
John Collins
Theda Wenthold
Henry Wenthold
Oscar Ott
Robert Ott
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Manchester
P. M. Cloud
Walter Pinch
Delaware County Hospital
MT. Vernon
Ivanhoe Bridge
Jones County
Waukon
Lorna Jean Winke
Albert Winke
Alfred Kruger
Henry Waterman
E. M. DeBuhr
Ludlow Township
Iowa Deaths and Services Across Towns
Obituary notices from multiple towns detail funeral times and survivors. Jesse W. Melick 68 of Independence, plus Ernest Blocker 76 of Traer, Mrs. Carl Megorden 76 of Waukon, Fred E. Miller 65 of Tipton, Edwin H. Hunter 52 of Coggon, and Harry F. Gray 65 of Manchester are remembered with survivors listed and services scheduled in local funeral homes and churches. Surviving relatives include spouses, children, and siblings across Iowa and neighboring states. Burial plans are noted for several cases in local cemeteries.
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Jesse W. Melick
Independence Hospital
Fawcett Funeral Home
Quasqueton
William Simmerson
Cassville
Wis
Jessie Melick
Clifford
Coggan
Elza
Denver
Colo
Allan
Billings
Mont
William
Washburn
N. D
Roy
Waterloo
Clint
Minnie Marling
Fred Weigand
Spirit Lake
Harry Williams
Viva Melick
Traer
Ernest Blocker
LeClair
McCormick Funeral Home
Pton Masonic
Edwin H. Hunter
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Coggon
American Legion
Augusta
Gill
Neva MacArthur
Long Beach
Calif
Claude
San Francisco
Gretta Jones
Lamont
Etta Rick
Fred Gray
Dubuque
Iowa Political Notes examines Harding dream and current campaign notes
The Gazette's Frank Nye reviews Gov William L Harding's Lakes to the Salt Seas plan via St. Lawrence waterways and reflects on Walter K Greenebaum's tribute. He notes contemporary Iowa political maneuvering around Gov Blue Olmsted and Linn county activity, plus columns critiquing Time magazine and coverage of doctors. He cites congressional voting records of Hoeven LeCompte and Talle.
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Iowa
William L. Harding
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Salt Seas Waterways Association
St. Lawrence
Walter K. Greenebaum
Great Lakes
Gov. Harding
Cedar Rapids
Greenebaum
OWA Daily Press
E. P Chase
Washington
Hoeven
LeCompte
Talle
House
Plowing Contest Speakers Highlight Iowa Farm Event
Gov Blue urged soil conservation and debt reduction as Iowa farmers prepared for spring plowing. Alan Kline, Iowa Farm Bureau president, framed postwar planning with questions on harvest. The day featured demonstrations by the 44H corn borer team and pie eating contests for youths.
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Iowa
Alan Kline
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Blue
J. S. Russell
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Frank Mendell
Iowa Soil Conservation Service
C. H. van Vinck
William G. Bradley
Toledo
Ohio
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Jones County
Paul Messerli
Bill Hintz
Groever Miehe
Eddie Beatty
Shellsburg
Jimmy Elson
Jesup
Paul Coffman
Three Candidates For Governor In Final Sprint
AP dispatch from Des Moines outlines campaign plans for Republican nominees Gov. Robert D. Blue and George Olmsted as they enter the final month before the June 3 primary. Democrat Frank Miles campaigns on nonpolitical duties while traveling Iowa, with stops in Ames Boone Dubuque Emmet counties and an open date Wednesday. Miles notes his war reporting abroad as a recent service. Blue emphasizes his record and enacted legislation, while Olmsted focuses on taxes housing and leadership.
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Robert D. Blue
Charles Niles
Anamosa
Alex Fidler
Cedar Rapids
Niles
Des Moines
Frank Miles
Miles
American Legion District
Ames
Boone
Dubuque
Emmet
Blue
Olmsted
Iowa
Storm Lake
Paullina
Emmetsburg
Algona
Britt
Manly
Osage
Charles City
Newton
Grinnell
Poweshiek County
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Sigourney
Ottumwa
Albia
Centerville
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Wayne Counties
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Clarke
Decatur
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Ringsted
Gallant Girls Learn to Fly at Corneilia Field
Harriet Hap McCartney from Evanston explains how a weekend flyer sign up drives lessons led by Lloyd Scott or Don Armstrong with Aeroncas or Cubs. The group trains on a primitive field, chasing cows off the strip, as Barbara earns a private license while others accumulate hours.
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Harriet
Hap” McCartney
Evanston
Ill
Mr. Scott
Carol Austrander
Barbara
Carol
Davenport Woman Is Mother of Triplets
Mr and Mrs Russell Gillaspie of Davenport are the parents of triplets all girls born Friday night. The babies weighed 3 lbs 2 oz 3 lbs 14 oz and 3 lbs 14 oz. All are in good health and the mother is doing well.
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Davenport
Russell Gillaspie
Minister P. G. Dennis Dies at 60 in Marshalltown
The Rev. P. G. Dennis, 60, longtime pastor of the Central Church of Christ in Marshalltown for 16 years and dean of area ministers, died Saturday.
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Marshalltown
P. G. Dennis
Central Church of Christ
Mara
Veterans Buy Over Million in War Assets Sales
World War II veterans purchased more than one million dollars of construction equipment in a 15 day War Assets Administration sale period. John E. Kirchner, regional director, announced Saturday.
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Kansas City
INS
War Assets Administration
John E. Kirchner
Tragedy at Redfield Farm Claims Father and Son
Duane Nyswonger, 38, and his son Stanley, 5, died when a tractor toppled on a steep bank while plowing on the Nyswonger farm southeast of Redfield. The bodies were recovered by another son, Clair, 11.
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Redfield, Ia
Duane Nyswonger
Stanley
Nyswonger
Here
Clair
Statewide Sunday School Meeting At Des Moines
The Iowa Baptist convention will sponsor a statewide Sunday school meeting in Des Moines from May 2 to May 4. Rev Victor Wik says the event aims to dramatize Sunday school work amid 20 percent enrollment losses over 15 years and will feature demonstrations, Bible study, worship, exhibits, and talks by leaders from Philadelphia St Louis and Nebraska.
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Des Moines
Iowa Baptist Convention
Victor ©. Wik
Baptist Department of
Rb Education
Wik
W. W. Adams
Philadelphia
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
C. Oscar Johnson
St. Louis
World Mission Crusade
J. C. Nelgon
Nebraska Baptist Convention
Ground School Classes Push For Faster Flight Methods
Dr Meyer leads night ground school for veterans and busy students. Courses cover civil air regulations meteorology navigation and aircraft care. Weekend sessions and college extension credit help flyers learn to move safely between points despite tight schedules.
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Dr. Meyer
Centennial Rally Nears in Iowa Statehood Year
Three years of planning for Iowa’s 100th year of statehood culminate with a statewide rally in Des Moines. About 250 persons are expected to attend, says Edith McElroy secretary of the state centennial committee.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Edith McElroy
Carpenter William Morse Loses Fingers In Saw Accident
Volga City reports carpenter William Morse suffered the loss of parts of two fingers on his left hand when his hand contacted an electric saw. Medical staff treated him at the scene and he was transported for further care. The incident occurred in Volga City, details remain limited.
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Blee
Garden Grove
Iowa
Volga City
William Morse
Care Urged To Shield Iowa From Malaria Spread
Des Moines AP reports Dr. Carl F. Jordan warns that malaria may spread to civilians in Iowa as mosquitoes become vectors. He urges screening, indoor precautions, and water drainage. 165 cases this year include 23 in current month, with prior spikes linked to Schick hospital and POW camps.
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Des Moines
Jordan
Schick
Clinton
Schick Hospital
Pacific
Dubuque
Mississippi River
Grandchildren of Two Pioneers in Congress
Grandchildren of Wyoming pioneers are members of Congress. Kenneth Wherry, Nebraska Republican senator, is a grandson of James B. Wherry and son of Emery Wherry of Pawnee City. Helen Douglas Mankin, Georgia Democrat, is a granddaughter of R. S. Williams who helped build Wyoming’s business district.
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Congress
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Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Helen Douglas Mankin
Georgia
Sen. Wherry
James B. Wherry
Koch Farm
Emery Wherry
Pawnee City
Neb
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