Hahn to Open Iowa League Convention
Des Moines readers will hear prominent speakers as the League of Iowa Municipalities opens its forty sixth annual convention at Fort Des Moines hotel August 15 and 16. Mayor Frank K. Hahn presides, with Lt Gov Robert Blue and Richard Mitchell among speakers on postwar financing and Iowa needs.
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Des Moines
IDPA
League of Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Frank K. Hahn
Cedar Rapids
League
John MacVicar
Wilson E. Mabrey
Carter Lake
Two Hundred Delegates At C. I. O. Convention
Waterloo INS The seventh annual convention of the Iowa Nebraska State Industrial Union CIO opened in Waterloo with about 200 delegates. Des Moines council president Ben Henry said the top duty is winning the war, followed by postwar planning. He announced a postwar planning committee to shape a program aligned with CIO national goals.
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Waterloo
INS
Iowa-Nebraska States Industrial Union
CIU
Ben Henry
Des Moines
Lightning fire destroys Plainfield elevator and mill
A fire blamed on lightning destroyed the J Roach Sons elevator and large feed mill in Plainfield Iowa early Friday. Loss is estimated between 75000 and 100000 dollars. It marks the town's third major blaze in eight months.
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Plainfield
J. Roach Sons Company
Remarkable Dewey conference praised by Hickenlooper
Des Moines reports Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper called Gov Thomas Dewey’s St Louis meeting one of the most remarkable political conferences ever held. He cited complete harmony with 25 governors, Dewey seeking advice and showing cooperation, and urged confidence in Dewey's chances this fall as he faces postwar readjustment questions.
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Des Moines
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Thomas Dewey
St. Louis
Dewey
Missing welcome sign at Dewey governors meeting in St Louis
Iowa Republican leaders planned to attend a Dewey event in St Louis but learned the meeting was governors only. Gov Hickenlooper, with secretary Dan O'Brien, went by plane while others returned home or proceeded to Chicago. Split travel due to many leaders traveling together.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
G.O.P
Thomas E. Dewey
St. Louis
Willis York
Ed Hill
Robert Blue
James Milroy
B. B. Hickenlooper
Blue
Milroy
York
Hill
Chicago
Hickenlooper
Dan O’brien
Gentleman Robber Drains Dairy Till in Des Moines
An apparently armed less robber rifled a dairy shop till for 9 dollars while the owner called for help. He exited calmly, moved down the street almost leisurely, and vanished from sight.
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Des Moines
Marion News notes and social items in brief
Radarman Norman Crouse, after 2 1/2 years in the South Pacific, visits relatives in Marion with sister Mrs Cyril McCann. News items include Boy Scout scrap-paper drive, ads for wearables and travel delays from a storm, engagements and weddings, military notices, and a farewell dinner for Rev. Carl E. Krog and wife moving to Reinbeck.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Memorial Hall
Carl E. Krog
Reinbeck
P. L. Bornhoeft
Cedar Rapids
William Fowler
Krog
Ladies Aid Society
Marine Medical Corps Commended on Bougainville Beachhead
Maj. Gen. Roy S. Geiger commended Company C of the Third Medical Battalion attached to the Third Marine Division for its work during the Bougainville beachhead operation. A letter of commendation was sent to 73 officers and men and to commanding officer Lt. Comdr. R. Gleysteen of Alton, Iowa.
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Washington
Roy S. Geiger
First Marine Amphibious Corps
Third Marine Division
Bougainville Island
Navy
Geiger
R. Gleysteen
Alton
Navy Lt Philip Deane Listed Missing In Action
McGregor friends confirm Lt Philip Deane husband of Elizabeth Langlie Todd Deane has been reported missing in action aboard a South Pacific destroyer. Mrs Deane and their year old son reside in Los Angeles. She is sister to Mrs Campbell and Elmer Langlie of Marquette.
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McGregor
Philip Deane
Elizabeth Langlie
Todd Deane
South Pacific
Iowa Sailor Slain in Purdue Tavern Brawl
Omer A. Kelly a 28 year old Algona Iowa chief petty officer with a navy V-12 unit at Purdue was killed in a tavern brawl. Jack Goodman 22 admitted firing after a confrontation with Kelly who allegedly struck Goodman with a loaf of bread and attacked Walter Koch. Goodman Walter Koch and Joseph Kelly were jailed.
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Chicago
Omer A. Kelly
Algona
Iowa
Purdue University
Jack Goodman
David Goodman
Walter Koch
Goodmans
Joseph Kelly
Gardiner General Hospital
Kelly Brothers
Omer
Goodman
Koch
Kelly
Robert Clubb of Webster Killed in Italy July 9
Special to The Gazette Robert Clubb of Webster was killed July 9 in Italy while on combat duty. His father Charles Clubb has been advised by the War Department. Sgt Clubb was among Webster’s first registrants to enter service. A mechanic, he had been overseas two and a half years and served in the North Africa and Sicilian campaigns.
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Webster—Sget
Robert Clubb
Italy
Charles Clubb
War Department
Sgt
Clubb
Webster
North Africa
Fatland Elected President Of Eighth District P T A
Newton Iowa Mrs O S Fatland of Colfax was chosen president of the Eighth district Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers. Mrs Bevan Kuntz of Brooklyn was named treasurer and officers were announced Thursday in the district meeting.
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Newton
O. S. Fatland
Colfax
Iowa
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Bevan Kuntz
Brooklyn
Soldiers Bitter on Strikes Reported in Chicago
Capt. Albert J Hoffman, a Dubuque army chaplain who lost a leg in Italy, says front line soldiers view strikes in war plants with bitterness. He cautioned that enemies at home harm the war effort by disrupting production and urged Americans to uphold the American way. Also noted, Thomas H Cannon of Chicago was elected chairman of the newly created board, with George C Sekel named trustee.
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Chicago
Albert J Hoffman
Dubuque
Italy
Father Hoffman
Thomas H Cannon
Democrats to Hold Iowa Judicial Convention in Des Moines
Democrats will hold their state judicial convention at Des Moines on Saturday. Delegates named to represent Linn county include Emma Earl, Leota Swem, Edith N. Cameron, Lois W. Cronbaugh, Ada Petrus, Ruth McTavish, Tom Brady Jr, Agnes Pesek, Louise Van Pelt, H J Achter, B F Kekar, Margaret Doherty, Jerry Vavrok, W C Johnson, Emma L. Felter, A Suchomel, Mary Ellen Hubbard, C P Buresh, H M McDonnell, Norma F. Perkins, Margaret E. Stark, Lloyd C. Schuchnecht, Julia Huston Sherwin Caldwell, Vic M. Hollub, C E Neal, Hollis L Armstrong, Fred P Bowdish, George J Young, John Hruska, John Lefebvre Jr, Wendl Rehder, William Bennett, B C Neal, N A Michel, Charles Holub, Mervyn Armstrong, H A Stickney, Louis H Lavasseeur, Rose Wilcox, E E Godwin, Ethel Harte, FE B Castle, Ivan Oliphant, Gladys Pet rak, James Mackey, W A Dell, William Lanning, George C. Claassen, C W Hobbie, John Wagner and William McLaughlin.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Linn County
Emma Earl
Leota Swem
Edith N. Cameron
Lois W. Cronbaugh
Ada Petrus
Ruth McTavish
Tom Brady, Jr
Agnes Pesek
Louise van Pelt
H. J. Achter
B.F. Kekar
Margaret Doherty
Jeriy Vavrok
W. C. Johnson
Emma L. Felter
A. Suchome
Board of Control Denies Iowa City Man's Charges
The Rev. L. L. Dunnington, a Methodist minister, accused Mt. Pleasant state hospital staff of poor conditions and employed conscientious objectors. The Board of Control released a letter rebutting his claims, detailing the hospital’s staff, wages, housing, and supervision arrangements, and denying allegations of mismanagement.
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Iowa City
L. L. Dunnington
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
Board of A
Gazette Friay
Iowa City News
Dunnington
R. T. Pullen
D. R. McCreery
P. F. Hopkins
Mt. Pleasant
Hospital Psych Ward Criticized by Officials in Letters
Officials defend hospital operations and veterans' care while condemning a state newspaper article. They dispute claims of prisoner-like conditions, recount incidents of drunkenness among staff, and argue the piece harms patients and loyal employees including a doctor husband and a son in the South Pacific.
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Europe
South Pacific
Aleutians
Garden club flower show planned at Masonic temple
Greeley garden club schedules a flower show for Wednesday afternoon and evening at the Masonic temple.
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Greeley
Masonic Temple
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