Stolen Car Tale Leads to Larceny Charges Against Three Indian Boys
Three Indian youths told the Tama County case about a spree of auto thefts and breakins that stretched through several counties. Wil lard Sanache, 21, and two juveniles were arraigned by Justice H. P Giger and held on 2500 bond each despite a lengthy confession detailing thefts from LeGrand to Belle Plaine and a failed jeep conversion near Toledo.
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Gazette
Toledo
Tama County
Walter Willett
H. P Giger
Willard Sanache
Harry Sharp
Charles Dunham
LeGrand
Marshalltown
Joseph Hasele
Tama
C. S. Moore
Sharp
Avery
Oe Raga
Benton
Iowa
Rolland Morgan
Chelsea
Harry Benda
Benda
Morgan
Marengo
Sanache
Belle Plaine
Tipton to Hold Two Day Junk Rally This Week
In conjunction with the current metal drive a junk rally will be held in Tipton Friday and Saturday. William H. Naber, assistant county engineer, leads the drive with collection depots at Reese and Hargrave and at Tipton Implement Company and Brown Murphy Farm Implement Headquarters.
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Tipton
William H. Naber
Reese and Hargrave
Tipton Implement Company
Brown Murphy Farm Implement
Rural schools to begin work in Delaware county
About 72 rural schools in Delaware County start work on Monday August 31 as announced by Floyd E Pratt. The state department of public instruction sent 1137.40 to meet rural standard requirements with 30 districts receiving funds. South Fork Township led townships with 220.22 and Coffin's Grove District 5 led districts with 118.58. Teachers may collect supplies at the superintendent's office before August 22.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Floyd E. Pratt
Municipal League backs local control over phone rates
In a Tuesday night session of the League of Iowa Municipalities, delegates urged the legislative committee to draft a measure granting cities and towns local regulatory power over telephone rates. Mayor Max Conrad presided as the league aims to empower municipalities.
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League of Iowa
Montrose Men Sree Cee
Cee Cen
Se See
Seee
League
Max Conrad
Gton
Unwanted 20 Cent Check Travels Across States
A 20 cent mileage check due in an 18 year guardianship case moves from Marengo Iowa to Boise Idaho then Pendleton Oregon Pocatello Idaho and Spokane Washington. It is opened by George A Hess who is not the rightful recipient and returns it to Marengo. Fred Hess died a year ago and the check goes to his daughter in Oklahoma City.
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Marengo
Iowa
Dorothy McCune
Fred Hess
Boise
Idaho
Pendleton
Ore
Pocatello
Spokane
Wash
George A. Hess
Oklahoma City
Professor John F. Reilly Dies at Iowa City
Professor John F. Reilly mathematics instructor at the University of Iowa died Tuesday night after a weeklong illness. Born December 11 1875 in Prince Edward Island Canada he earned degrees from Dalhousie Harvard and Iowa. He began teaching in 1906 and attained full professorship. funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Oathout Funeral Home.
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Iowa City
John F. Reilly
University of Iowa
Reilly
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Prince of Wales College
Dalhhousie University
Halifax
N. S
Harvard
Oathout
Air Raid Causes Two Casualties in Clinton
AP report from Clinton recounts two deaths or injuries after a loud air raid scare. A woman was hurt while rushing from her home as a swooping object produced thunderous noise, causing a fall on a sidewalk.
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Clinton
Iowa City named key center for wartime civilian morale
The University of Iowa will serve as a state key center for civilian morale in wartime. President Virgil M. Hancher said the program, drawn from the U S Office of Education, will involve faculty and student speakers in local communities, use campus radio and publications, and act as a clearing house for government films to inform residents about tax, manpower, inflation, and draft issues.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
University
Hancher
United States Office of Education
Ool
Iowa Quakers Open 80th Annual Meeting in Oskaloosa
The Iowa Assembly of Friends begins its 80th annual meeting in Oskaloosa with Cora M. Madison as recording clerk, Lawrence Sams as reading clerk, and Leslie McCarger as announcing clerk.
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Iowa
Oskaloosa
Iowa Assembly of Friends
Quakers
Cora M. Madison
Lawrence Sams
Greenville
Reading
Leslie McCarger
Coon Rapids
Herring Favors Publication of Iowa Slot List
Des Moines reports Senator Clyde L Herring backs publishing the list of Iowans who paid the federal tax on slot machines. He warns a bill provision to protect the list would fail in committee. The 1942 revenue act carries a prohibition on slot machines and tax records show 1 646 Iowa operators had paid the tax on one or more devices.
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Des Moin
Clyde L. Her
Senate
Herring
House
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Internal Revenue
Navy flight chiefs review Iowa City cadets
Iowa City hosts the second regimental review for 1,285 cadets at the navy pre flight school. Visiting officers from six naval reserve bases inspect all six battalions on the drill field, with the navy band and a best platoon precision drill on display.
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Iowa City
Navy
Naval Reserve
Tom Hamilton
George A. T. Washburn
Irving E. Sommermeyer
Glenview
Ill
James W. Williams
Charles W. Mitchell, Jr
John H. Gregg
Norman
Okla
Philip T. Stenemetz
Peru
Ind
Rufus C. Young
Bruce Caldwell
Charles E. Adams
Marine
Grosse Ile
Mich
Clarence A. Muhl
Lambert Field
St. Louis
D. W
Public Buildings Scrapped Grills Considered for War Scrap
Des Moines county and city grills and cages in state buildings are eyed as bronze metal for the war effort. Herbert Plagman, new executive secretary of Iowa salvage, said a city official suggested the source but gave no amount. John Ford of Carlisle remains liaison between state and national salvage groups. Gov. Wilson appointed Ford. Plagman’s post is a salaried War Production board role.
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Des Moines
Herbert Plagman
State Salvage Committee
Plagman
John Ford
Carlisle
Ford
George A. Wilson
War Production Board
Iowa City Cadet Training With James Stewart
Robert S. Paukert of Iowa City trains as an army air force cadet in Albuquerque New Mexico under First Lieutenant James Stewart. He reports flying with Stewart and has moved from Santa Ana to complete bombardier training and receive his wings and second lieutenant commission. He also took the bombardier oath to guard the Norden bomb sight secret.
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The
Iowa City
Robert S. Paukert
C. J. Paukert
Army Air Force
Albuquerque
N. M
Stewart
Bob
Jimmy Stewart
Santa Ana
Funeral Rites Held for Francis Plate in Bennett
Francis H. Plate 19 died on active duty with the Royal Canadian Air Force in Dauphin Man. Funeral services led by Rev O E Baumann at Evangelical-Reformed Church with Rix-Lausen American Legion providing military honors. Plate, son of Mrs H W Plate of Bennett, had attended Bennett Crane Texas A and M before enlisting in 1941. survivors include his mother, two brothers Wilmer in the air corps and Henry at home, and his grandmother Mrs Christina Riedesel.
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Bennett
O. E. Baumann
Evangelical-Reformed Church
Francis H. Plate
Dauphin
Man
Royal Canadian Air Force
Rix-Lausen
American Legion
Plate
H. W. Plate
R.C.A F
Bennett and
Crane
Texas
Texas A
R.c.af
Wilmer
Air Corps
Tulsa
Okla
Henry
Christina Riedesel
Frank Kostewieck
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Oxford Junction
Hans Petersen
Joseph Dolezal
Frank Koranda
Joe
Olin
Otto
Davenport
Levis
Maquoketa
John
Quasqueton
Independence
Oscar E. Finuff
First Methodist Church
H. H. Dill
Oakwood Cemetery
Thornburg
Clayton C. Messenger
Velma Downing
South English
Elsie Bonniter
Will
Keswick
Alice Moore
Siamsburg
Julia Kenney
University Hospital
Iowa City
James
Marengo
Thomas O’dowd
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s
Here
Iowa County
Lytle
Ethel Lytle
Mike Met Namama
Williamsburg
Leo
Salt Lake City
Kathryn Gan
September Trial Jurors In Allamakee Drawn
Trial jurors for the Allamakee district court September term have been drawn for the session beginning September 16 in Waukon. Presiding judge M. M. Cooney of West Union leads a panel including H. H. Swain Kathryne Decker Ervin Hartong Eddie Hagen Oscar Swain L. H. Meier Milo Decker Herbert Dreier Mabel Waters Harold Meland Ann Overeen Charles Walters Lloyd Hammer Ann Metzdorff Albert Vonderee Gerald Revoird Cole George M. Riley Horace William Wolfe Ray Rathbun noted among the names.
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Waukon
Allamakee District Court
M. M. Cooney
West Union
H. H. Swain
Kathryne Decker
Ervin Hartong
Eddie Hagen
Oscar Swain
Waterville
L. H. Meier
Milo Decker
Herbert Dreier
Mabel Waters
Harold Meland
Ann Overeen
Charles Walters
Monona
Lloyd Hammer
Ann Metzdorff
Albert Vonder
Gerald Revoirnd Cole
Geroe M. Riley
Horace William Wolfe
We Rathbun
Ray
New Officers Elected for Iowa Luther League At Cedar Rapids
The Luther League of Iowa elected new officers on Tuesday at its Cedar Rapids convention. Bankers of Manly was named vice-president, Margaret Berg of Sioux City treasurer, Helen Duncan of Fairfield secretary, and Virginia Wirt of Des Moines president.
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Luther League of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Banker of
Manly
Margaret Berg
Sioux City
Helen Duncan
Fairfield
Virginia Wirt
Des Moines
Funeral Notices From Iowa Counties Highlight Local Losses
A string of funeral services across Waukon Wapello Belle Plaine Oxford Junction Independence and Siamsburg honor residents who died after long illnesses or sudden strokes. Survivors include spouses children siblings and various relatives with services led by local pastors and held in churches chapels and cemeteries.
Rural highways claim most automobile deaths outside cities
Nearly two-thirds of automobile fatalities occur on rural roads, highlighting higher risk areas away from urban centers and prompting calls for improved safety measures and driver awareness.
Starks Trial Ties Fate Of Iowan Fugitive
Clarence O. Starks, 31, Canton Minn, a farmer wanted for escaping from an Iowa case in Benton County, faced extradition. He and a brother were sentenced to 16 years in 1930 for stealing a safe and a slot machine in Garrison Iowa, with Starks claiming a decade of hard work since his escape and his attorney challenging extradition legality.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Clarence O. Starks
Canton
Farmer
Starks
Garrison
Benton County
Haid
A. E. Sheridan
Waukon
Towans
Lexington veteran recalls Coral Sea attack and survival
Lieut George A Crawford a naval officer from Lone Tree and Lexington survivor recounts the fatal Japanese strike aboard the carrier. He served 11 years in the Navy graduated Annapolis 1935 now an instructor at Ellington Field Houston. He survived gas explosions lost mask and life belt then drifted an hour and a half in the sea before rescue.
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George A. Crawford
Lone Tree
Lexington
Coral Sea
Lieut
Crawford
Johnson County
Navy
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis
Houston
Texas
Ellington Field
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SUI
Citian
James Stewart
Francis Plate
Much X
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Iscontineed
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Glidden
Glidden Endurance Barn
Allamakee
Luther League
Seimer Steffenson
Allamakee County
St. John’s Lutheran Church
P. F. Kjerlaug
Oakland Cemetery
Kathlene Johnson
Marlys Martinson
Decorah
Melvin
Walter
Alice
Nennor Steffenson
Peter Olson
Melvin Berg
Milltown
Wis
Anna Steffenson
White Bear Lake
Wapello
B. F. Clark
Church of Christ
P. F. McKinley
Bethany Evangelical Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
West Branch
May Barber
California
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Missouri
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E. A. Grimwood
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