Pythians Install F D Sheppard Iowa Grand Chancellor
Frank D. Sheppard of Cedar Rapids was installed as grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in Iowa at Cedar Rapids. The event, attended by about 250 Pythians and friends, followed a wartime shift with the grand session funding via war bonds and a canceled convention.
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Pythians
F. D. Sheppard
Iowa
Grand Lodge of Emergency
Frank D. Sheppard
Cedar Rapids
Pythian Hall
Knights of Pythias
Sheppard
Rall
Robert R. Mayberry
Star of the West Lodge
No. 1
Paul N. Clark
Need for Street Barricades At South Side Site
The South Side Civic club at its August session voted to remind the city council of its year old request for street end barricades along a Fifteenth avenue SE embankment parallel to the railroad. The club revived the idea after an automobile ran nose down on the embankment. The club backed next Sunday's baseball field day at Hill Park and participation in the Victory Drivers caravan planned for early September. New members were named and the club discussed civil air patrol and civilian defense training in Cedar Rapids.
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South Side Civic Club
C.S.P.S. Hall
Cedar Rapids
Harry Ehrke
William L. Prout
Leonard W. Anderson
Earl A. Bapty
Civil Air Patrol
Linn County Civilian Defense
George W. Clifford
Air Patrol
Stanley plan to be discussed at WPB session
Reservations from Marengo Iowa City Dyersville and Cedar Rapids have been received for the WPB conference on the Stanley plan at the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce at 9 am Wednesday Sponsored by the Iowa Manufacturers association the conference will consider using the Stanley plan to classify war jobs and tools The plan aims to raise production and remove bottlenecks by freeing machine tools not in use in other factories
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Marengo
Iowa City
Dyersville
Cedar Rapids
WPB
Consolidated Entry Rules for Naval Reserve Courses V1 V7
The Cedar Rapids naval recruiting station reports consolidated entry requirements for V-1 and V-7 naval reserve courses with age rules unchanged. Specialist duty now accepts men with 12 20 vision in each eye if glasses rectify the fault and color deficiency no longer disqualifies. General duty remains 18 20 vision. Eligibility spans 17 26 for V-11, 18 28 for V-7, and V-11 officers training open to 28 39 applicants via Des Moines due to missing local forms.
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Cedar Rap
Tuesay
Des Moines
Midwest Truckers Ordered Back to Job by AFL Head
AFL regional director Dexter Lewis says 10 000 striking truck drivers in seven Midwest states were ordered back to work after a final War Labor Board warning. The order, issued Monday night through President Daniel Tobin, restores idle trucks in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Missouri Kansas and the Dakotas amid wage dispute compliance. Local 544 reports 1 400 drivers returned in Minneapolis St Paul as other Midwest locals followed suit Tuesday.
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Chicago
Dexter Lewis
AFL Teamsters
Mississippi River
War Labor Board
Lewis
Minnesota
Iowa
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Daniel Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Indianapolis
WLB
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Sidney Brennan
AFL Drivers Local 544
Midwest
D.id
George Taylor
Teamster
Tobin
England
Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
Thomas Flynn
Ban on registering low priced cars in Iowa ordered
Des Moines AP Karl Fischer state commissioner of public safety ordered all Iowa county treasurers to restrict registration of 1942 four door hard top Ford Chevrolet and Plymouth sedans priced at 1000 or less and with under 1000 miles until Oct 31. Cars with over 1000 miles may be sold to ration certificate holders. Action aligns with Leon Henderson OPA freeze to meet military needs.
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Des Moines
Karl Fischer
Leon Henderson
Office of Price Administration
Three Cedar Rapids Men Enlist in Military Service
Seven Cedar Rapids men join a list of 15 local recruits as Army enlistees James S. McPartland Robert W. Dillon Charles F. Wright Charlies B. Wild Jr Clement W. Alley and Robert G. Blue Iowa City Earl C. McEltree Gerald A. Gibbs Toledo Robert Clark Earlville Arthur Hess Clutter marine enlistments include Leons F. Nasinec Donald J. Ruth of Riverside and others from the area.
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Cedar Rapids
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Jamess. McPartland
Park Avenue SE
Robert W. Dillon
C Avenue
Charles F. Wright
First Avenue NW
Charlies B. Wild, Jr
Clement W. Alley
Robert G. Blue
Iowa City
Earl C. McEltree
Gerald A. Gibbs
Toledo
Robert Clark
Earlville
Arthur Hess
Clutter
Leons F. Nasinec
F Avenue NW
Donald J. Ruth
Riverside
The
Marine
Firms Exceed 10 Percent Bond Goal In City Drive
Nine more firms reported over the top in the 10 percent U S war bond drive at campaign headquarters. Albert's Printing, Luggage, Grissel, Barta Garage, City Fuel, 312 Tavern, It Tavern, Schmidt Typewriter Exchange topped the list. County chairman B T Perrine said a majority of city firms will report by next Sunday and urged wage earners to participate.
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Albert
Pe. 1 Printing Company
Rs Luggage Shop
Grissel Company
Barta Garage
City Fuel Company
The
312 Tavern
It Tavern
Schmidt Typewriter Exchange
Gazette
B. T. Perrine
Knee Voices Plea for School Child's Safety
DES MOINES Iowa state highway patrol chief C A Knee urged parents to protect children during the first month of school and challenged motorists to slow down and watch for school youngsters after reporting that one child was killed and 53 injured in Iowa traffic incidents this month compared with no deaths and 46 injuries in the same period a year ago.
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Des Moines
C. A. Knee
State Highway Patrol
Iowa
Stenographer and Typist Jobs Open in Iowa Government
The Civil Service Commission announces openings for stenographer and junior typist positions in Iowa government service. Both men and women 18 or older may apply. wages are 1440 and 1260 dollars yearly. Inquiries and applications at window 8, Cedar Rapids post office.
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Iowa
Civil Service Commission
Cedar Rapids
Still Some Violence In India Provinces
Bombay report notes isolated flare ups in central provinces with sporadic clashes and ongoing unrest amid tensions. Officials urge calm as security measures remain in place and civilians brace for potential further incidents.
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India
Get Ready by October You Iowa 3-A's
Iowa draft calls will rise in October and by January 1. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl states married men may be reclassified and drafted, with some single men moved to fill replacements. Boards must favor skilled workers, farmers receive consideration, and physicals will be liberalized to cut rejections.
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DES Moines
Charles H. Grahl
State Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
National Selective Service
Grahl
Iowa
Gen
National Headquarters
Forty one Delaware county youths join Army from Manchester
Forty one Delaware county youths left Manchester by train Monday for Fort Leavenworth Kansas for induction into the army. Representatives of the United Service Women of America and American Legion auxiliary presented cigarets and treats. The list includes 33 men for regular service from Manchester Hopkinton Dyersville Monticello Dubuque Worthington Waterloo New Vienna Delhi Earlville Oneida Coggan and other towns. Eight were accepted for limited service including Manchester Cedar Rapids Delhi Masonville and Hopkinton volunteers.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
United Service Women of America
American Legion Auxiliary
Clair E. Paris
Ronald L. Chamberlain
Leo Henry Moorman
Charles B. Maxwell
Henry Long
Lloyd E. Hugh
Leon V. Miller
Clifford W. Barker
John C. Holthaus
Ryan
Elmer F. Wendt
Clair F. Dolan
Wilbur Dale Wade
Hopkinton
Lawrence J. Kelchen
Bernard L. Thompson
Lawrence H. Stevens
Leslie B. Freeze
Henry S. Russ
Joseph C. Price
Emil F. Goerdt
Dyersville
Bert H. Loop
Monticello
Victor N. Haas
Earlville
Leslie Ray Stone
Dubuque
Wayne Robinson Wade
Leo William White
Worth
Anthony H. Lake
Cedar Rapids
Andrew J. Loesche
John E. Swinburne
Delhi
Willard L. Child
Masonville
Forrest R. Billings
Winslow I. Kearns
Manchester widow of Dr Lindsay critically ill at Willard
IOWA NEWS IN BRIEF reports Mrs. E L C Lindsay 81 widow of Dr J J Lindsay pioneer Manchester is critically ill in Willard hospital Manchester. In Newhall descendants of James and Martha Tate Clark held their annual reunion with 39 attending and officers elected: Heath Cedar Rapids president Yates Palo secretary Heckroth Cedar Falls McCulley Shellsburg program committee. In Springville the Clerke reunion gathered at Ellis Park Cedar Rapids Sunday.
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Manchester
E. L. C. Lindsay
J. J. Lindsay
Manchester ES
Willard Hospital
Newhall
James
Martha Tate Clark
Errit Heath
Cedar Rapids
Harry Yates, Jr
Palo
Glenn Heckroth
Cedar Falls
Donald McCulley
Shellsburg
Springville
Ellis Park
Iowa Deaths Albert Romig 65 Dies After Illness
Albert Romig 65 died Thursday in a Vinton hospital after a monthlong illness. Funeral services were held Saturday at the Olin Methodist Church with burial in Olin. Born in Dornley to Alburrett and James Romig, he is survived by Seyee of Center Point, Mrs Nora Hemphill of Walker, and seven grandchildren.
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Brandon—Allen Albert Romig
Vinton
Iowa Tire Quota Down 22 Percent
DES MOINES AP motorists faced a September tire and tube quota 22 percent under August. Harold E Teachout state rationing officer said the September quota is 25 783 tires and tubes. The reduction means all local boards must approve applications only for purposes essential to the war effort and to public health and safety.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold E. Teachout
Manchester Puts its Employes in One Car
Manchester adopts a single City of Manchester automobile for official use. Night policemen previously used their own cars and now the vehicle serves police duty, waterworks service, and other city functions in the business district.
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Manchester
City of Manchester
Forest K. Jones
Prof Ralph Dennis Services Held at Traer
Private burial for Prof Ralph Dennis 65 dean of Northwestern university school of speech since 1913. native of Tama county died Sunday. services in Buckingham Cemetery near Traer Saturday afternoon. He moved to Traer with his family and graduated Traer high school in 1893. Survived by wife son Dan and brother Roger.
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Traer
Ralph Dennis
Northwestern University School of Speech
Tama County
Buckingham
Tama
Traer High School
Dan
Roger
Stassen Refuses Extradition For Iowa Fugitive Starks
Gov. Harold E. Stassen refused to grant extradition of Clarence O. Starks to Iowa on statute of limitations grounds. Starks, a Minnesota farmer, escaped from Anamosa reformatory in 1932 after pleading guilty to breaking into a Garrison cafe. Neighbors and local figures testified to his being a respected citizen as the case awaits further action. His attorney is A. E. Sheridan of Waukon, Iowa.
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ST. Paul
Harold E. Stassen
Clarence O. Starks
Minnesota
Iowa
Anamosa’s Men’s Reformatory
Garrison
Benton County
Starks
Iowa's Champion Married Couple Parted by Death
Iowa farm couple George and Mrs. Goben, both 96, famed as the United States longest married pair, died within days of each other. Mrs. Goben’s funeral is set for Wednesday. they marked 81 years of marriage and were once featured by Hollywood and a Kansas City club. Married in 1861 on a farm near Osceola, she survived by three sons and two daughters after years of illness following a hip fracture.
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Goben
Gobens
True Vow Keepers Club
Kansas City
United States
Osceola
Collision Fatal Near Ank eny Claims Des Moines Man
Des Moines resident John Allen age 82 died after a small pickup carrying him and his son crashed with another truck northwest of Ankeny. The collision occurred late Monday and authorities described it as a fatal accident with paramedics responding to the scene.
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Des Moines
John Allen
Ankeny
Second Crash Death In Council Bluffs Tragedy
Mrs. Robert Wahlert age 21 of Extra dies in Council Bluffs hospital from burns and injuries suffered in a Sunday motorcycle crash that also killed her husband.
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Council Bluffs
INS
Robert Wahlert
Extra
Council Bluffs Hospital
Six Ottumwa Brothers Now in Armed Service
DES MOINES AP There are six Lyman brothers from Ottumwa serving in the armed forces. Earl Lyman enlisted in the navy. The others already in service are Gaylord and James in the navy, William and Harry in the coast guard, and Henry in the army. One brother, Jack, 17, remains at home.
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T. E. Lyman
Navy
Gaylord
James
William
Harry
Coast Guard
Henry
Army
Jack
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