U S Housing Plans Dwellings for Arsenal Workers
The US Housing Authority may ask President Roosevelt to approve direct allocation of funds to the war and navy departments for 3 950 dwellings at 10 posts to house increased personnel. Proposals include Rock Island Illinois 300 units and East Moline Illinois 100 units at the Rock Island arsenal.
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Washington
U. S. Housing Authority
Roosevelt
USHA
War and Navy Departments
Rock Island
Ill
East Moline
Rock Island Arsenal
Blood supplies sent from Iowa hospital to Camp Ripley
The University of Iowa hospital shipped blood and plasma to Camp Ripley Minnesota for the National Guard unit. The stock will back up emergency cases during three weeks of mock battles and maneuvers as part of a defense program test of portable blood transport.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Hospital
Camp Ripley
Minn
National Guard
University
National Defense Program
Farmer East Of Tiffin Ends Life
Special to The Gazette. John Shay, 48, a farmer living three miles east of Tiffin, was found dead in the barn. The report notes the circumstances surrounding the death and notes no further details were provided.
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Tiffin
John Shay
Despondent man commits suicide near home
Coroner George Callahan said a man who hanged himself near his home at about 12 30 p m Saturday was driven by ill health and despondency. He is survived by a widow.
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George Callahan
Man Found Killed On Railroad Tracks Near Tiffin
The body of Robin Frazee 19 Des Moines was found on Rock Island tracks one mile east of Tiffin Iowa. Coroner George Callahan identified the deceased who was killed Friday night after escaping from the university psychopathic hospital earlier that afternoon.
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Iowa City
Rock Island
Tiffin
George Callahan
Robin Frazee
Des Moines
Frank Kinney
Callahan
Frazee
University
Rock Island Arsenal Grows to 20000 Jobs As Wartime Preparedness Surges
A 1930s profile shows Rock Island arsenal expanding from a few hundred civilian workers to about 6000, with plans to reach 20000 as defenses rise. It highlights a strong apprentice program, civilian staff dominance, and limited public access during wartime readiness.
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Rock Island
Rock Island Arsenal
Arsenal
Army
War Department
United States
Iowa Congressmen Split on Army Conscription Plan
A Iowa poll shows Senator Clyde Herring leaning toward conscription in principle but hesitant on form. Reps. Jacobsen Goodwin and LeCompte were unavailable for comment, while Senator Guy Gillette opposes compulsory training. Representative Tom Martin argues the army lacks current need.
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Washington
Clyde Herring
Congress
Herring
House of Representatives
W. S. Jacobsen
Clinton
Robert Goodwin
Des Moines
Guy Gillette
Tom Martin
Iowa City
Decorah Records 2.5 Inches Rain In One Hour
Two and one half inches of rain fell Saturday afternoon in about an hour in Decorah causing small streams to rise rapidly. No damage reported.
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Decorah
the Gazette
Davenport Firm May Get Defense Loan
The Sears Saddlery company of Davenport Indiana would receive a national defense loan of 75000 from the RFC under recommendations to the Senate Banking Committee. Jesse H. Jones federal loan administrator asked for a total of 297,369,340 for such loans to corporations and aviation schools, listing Davenport among applicants with loan commitments contingent on authorization.
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Washington
Sears Saddlery Company
Davenport
National Defense
RFC
Senate Banking Committee
Jesse H. Jones
Jones
Tama Man Accused Of Having Stolen Property
Tama Christian Emery, 28, held for the grand jury on a receiving stolen property charge. He appeared before Justice H. B. Shoemaker and posted 300 bond. Emery, from Tama, was taken into custody in Williamsburg where he worked for a carnival company. Authorities allege a truck stolen near Deep River Tuesday night was later recovered with six wheels tires and dual chains found in his Tama basement.
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Tama
Christian Emery
H. B. Shoemaker
Emery
Williamsburg
Carnival
Deep River
Victor
L. W. Burns
Tama County
Bert Long
Iowa County
Earl Tremmel
Keokuk County
Man Falls Asleep On Railroad Track Killed
Richard Cordt a 30 year old Marshalltown man was killed when a Minneapolis and St. Louis freight train struck him after he had fallen asleep on a railroad bridge a half mile north of the depot at Gifford. The engineer whistled but could not awaken him. Coroner Ed Biersborn of Union Hardin county said the bridge is narrow and Cordt lay with an arm under his head beside the rail. The body was carried into South Fork creek.
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Marshalltown
Richard Cordt
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Gifford
Ed Biersborn
Union
Hardin County
Biersborn
Cordt
South Fork Creek
May Seek To Make Iowa City Airport Defense Plan Unit
Iowa City may join a regional defense program to protect the Rock Island arsenal and strategic areas. A formal request is pending army general staff and CAA approval with local WPA backing. If approved, the airport would gain new runways and turnarounds for larger aircraft.
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Iowa City
Rock Island Arsenal
Army General Staff
Civil Aeronautic Authority
George Keller
WPA
CAA
Army
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R.I. Arsenal
Sergt
John Kasky
Heavy Maintenance Ordnance Company
U. S
Minnesota
Carl Dueser
Mack
Europe
Norman F. Ramsey
Iowa
Sergt. Kasky
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