From Service to College Typical Veterans at UI
World War II veterans Roger Grupp of Mason City and Al Towne of Waterloo, honorably discharged, plan to enroll under the Vocational Rehabilitation program. Grupp, 22, served 18 months and has a stomach disorder. Towne, 24, served three years and lost fingers in the Solomons. Both will study commerce, with initial years at Iowa State College in Ames, pursuing accounting goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Grupp
Mason City
al Towne
Waterloo
Veterans Administration
Schaeffer
College of Commerce
Towne
Solomons
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa City Man Marks 100th Birthday Quietly at Home
Ebenezer McMurray, born August 27, 1844 in Kingston Jamaica, turns 100 in Iowa City. Surrounded by family including daughter Mrs Chester Phillips and son-in-law Dean Chester A. Phillips, he receives hundreds of greetings from across the nation and abroad. He remembers Civil War service in Ohio’s 185th regiment and remains hopeful to see the current conflict end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Fleming
Gazette
Iowa City
Ebenezer McMurray
Chester Phillips
Mr. McMurray
Orient
China National Aviation Corporation
R. S. McMurray
Huntington
Ind
J. H. McMurray
Maryville
Tenn
Kingston
Jamaica
Scotland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ebenezer
Abraham Lincoln
McMurray
Ohio 185Th Regiment
Frank Gentsch
Claire McMurray
Fraternity
Iowa
Mrs. Phillips
Chester A. Phillips
University of Iowa College of Commerce
Ohio
Tuscarawas
G.A.R
Sharon
Rehabilitation program helps veterans pursue education
Dr. Coder and Houlette describe a vocational rehabilitation plan for veterans asking about college funding in residence. The program covers tuition, subsistence, and potential credit for prior service, with on the job training allowed and exemptions from certain physical requirements. Interviews with veterans are arranged through campus administrators and the Des Moines office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coder
Houlette
Dr. Coder
Army
University Theater
J. C. Johnson
Veterans Administration
Des Moines
Fall Enrollment Of Cornell Tops All Expectations
Freshman class enrollment at Cornell college for the fall term totals 215 students with 190 girls and 25 boys. Transfers bring one boy and fifteen girls to the upperclass group. students traveling from Bogota Lima Panama and Chile are noted for distance. Five sets of twins among newcomers and housing allocations include Pfeiffer Bowman Road Altoona Guild and Sipple houses plus private homes for boys. Freshman week begins in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Vernon
Cornell College
J. M. Macaulay
Berele Chipkiewicz
Bogota
Colombia
Cervantes Saavedra
Republic of Panama
Mary and
Aida Brown
Chile
Lima
Peru
Cornell
Pfeiffer
Bowman Hall
Road House
Altoona
Guild Halls
Brown, Evans
Sipple
Upperclass registration and semester start dates
Upperclass students will register on September 16 and classes will begin on Monday September 18, marking the start of the new term.
Sixteen Delaware County Men Leave for Fort Snelling Induction
Sixteen Delaware county registrants departed Friday for induction into the armed forces at Fort Snelling Minnesota. The group includes twins Clair L Fierstine and Howard G Cole from Manchester and Delbert L Hartman along with Donald L Hartman Robert R Ellis Clif ford L Haynes Donald V Dugen John E Mangold from other towns. Transfers to the Delaware county board include James E Cummings Des Moines David C Baril Litchfield Minn and Lyle H Scott Rockford Ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Delaware County
Fridday
Ft. Snelling
Minn
Claude E. Kuebler
Boyd J. Milroy
Thomas G. Farrell
George G. Pilgrim
Clair L. Fierstine
Howard G. Cole
Ryan
Delbert L
Donald L. Hartman
Robert R. Ellis
Clifford L. Haynes
Donald V. Dugen
John E. Mangold
Louisan
Hopkinton
John W. C. Kenny
Delhi
Charles A. Sunderlin
Monticello
Donald A. Prult
Delaware
James E. Cummings
Des Moines
David C. ‘Baril
Litchfield
Lyle “H Scott
Rockford
Mayors Name Executive Committee for Iowa Municipalities
Mayor Frank Hahn of Cedar Rapids announced with approval a new executive committee to handle all legislative matters for the League of Iowa Municipalities for the coming year. Members include Ralph Slippy of Waterloo chairing with O B Rogers Newell John MacVicar Des Moines G E Swanson Osage C H Nelson Guthrie Center W W Moffatt Dubuque W J Teeters Iowa City Cor Van de Steeg Orange City Forrest Olson Sioux A R Kroppach Davenport L C Burton Fort Madison and H L Johnson Gowrie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hahn
Cedar Rapids
League of Iowa Municipalities
Ralph 3B. Slippy
Waterloo
O. B. Rogers
Newell
John MacVicar
Des Moines
G. E. Swanson
Osage
C. H. Nelson
Guthrie Center
W. W. Moffatt
Dubuque
W. J. Teeters
4-H Steers Average $18.25 Per Hundred In Monticello Sale
In Monticello the Jones county fair sale featured 40 baby beeves selling at an average of 18.25 per hundredweight and 112 market pigs averaging 15.25 per cwt. Top calf grand champion Hereford shown by Calvin Glenn of Olin sold to Honeymead Co. of Cedar Rapids for 40 per cwt. Reserve champion David James Center Junction sold to Brown's Cafe Oxford Junction for 30 per cwt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Jones County
Calvin Glenn
Olin
Onslow
Poland
Galen Helgens
Harold Shaffer
Wilson and Company
Mrs Sly Sues over Park Hotel Mortgage lien
Mrs. Frank Sly of Manchester sues in Delaware county district court against George Masters Fred Jossi and Fred Haug for 667.49 based on a Sept 19 1939 note secured by a mortgage on the Park hotel seeking a lien and a receiver for the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Frank Sly
Delaware County
George Masters
Fred Jossi
Fred Haug
Park Hotel
Sly
Prizes Announced For Marion Reunion
Earl T. Brockman announces prizes for the Linn County Old Settlers Association fifty fourth annual reunion in Marion city park with awards for oldest couple oldest woman member oldest man member longest serving woman and man members greatest distance traveled and other events. Morning races nail driving and pie eating. Dr. Lewis L. Dunnington will speak on Russia Yesterday and Tomorrow. rain moves to Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl T. Brockman
Linn County Old Settlers Association
Marion City Park
Owen Drug Store
Kendall Hardware
Sigfred Clothing Company
Balster Furniture Company
Edison Pharmacy
Boston
Lewis L. Dunnington
Iowa City
Russia
Birthday Party Observed For Eight-Year-Old Char
Observing the eighth birthday of his daughter Charlose, Mrs. J. M. Birmingham hosted Saturday at 635 Ninth Avenue. Guests from Marion included Joyce Ann Kolda Shirley Glass Sylvia Leeks Mary Brown Jerry Strachen Clarene and Jimmie Epperson Bonnilee Secrist John Ballard and Cedar Rapids visitors Janet Blackledge and Larry Lee Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlese
J. M. Birmingham
Ninth Avenue
Joyce Ann Kolda
Shirley Glass
Sylvia Leeks
Mary Brown
Jerry Strachen
Clarene
Jimmie Epperson
Bonnilee Secrist
John Ballard
Marion
Janet Blackledge
Larry Lee Clark
Cedar Rapids
Marion High School Freshman Orientation Friday at Lincoln Auditorium
All pupils enrolling in Marion high school’s freshman class must attend an orientation program Friday at 9 30 a m in Lincoln auditorium A W Salisbury the high school principal will explain the school program Pvt Robert E Harman of Camp Hood Texas visited his aunt Mrs Myrtle Cunningham Saturday The Marion W C T U will meet Tuesday at 2 p m with Miss Cynthia Drexler 1220 Ninth avenue Tests showed David Frazier son of the Elmer Fraziers does not have infantile paralysis and will be returned home from the hospital early this week Mrs Earl Jefferson went to Sioux City Friday to spend the weekend with relatives Mrs C W Biggs has word that her son Pvt Biggs has left for foreign service Miss Ella Harding is spending the weekend with her cousin Mrs H B Meier at Perry Mrs Bridget Murrin of Cedar Rapids is residing at the McEnany nursing home
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe
Robert N. Richardson
Camp Blanding
Fla
John
Marion High School
Lincoln Auditorium
A. W. Salisbury
Pvt
Robert E. Harman
Camp Hood
Texas
Myrtle Cunningham
David Frazier
Elmer Fraziers
Munsens Return From Visit To Cincinnati
Mr and Mrs J Robert Munsen and son John arrive home in Cincinnati Ohio after visiting Mr and Mrs Andrew P Munsen during Old Settlers Day at Odd Fellows Hall and Rebekah Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Robert
Munsen
John
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mr. Munsen
Andrew P. Munsen
Old Settlers Day
Odd Fellows Hall
Rebekah Lodge
Iowans in New Guinea Reserve Rooms for 1945 State Fair
Nine Iowa servicemen in New Guinea sent a letter requesting nine double rooms at Hotel Fort Des Moines for the 1945 Iowa state fair weekend. The hotel booked the reservations and planned a dinner, with the state fair board naming the men guests of honor if the fair occurs. Cpl. John H. Pashek of Oxford Junction was among signers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
John H. Pashek
Oxford Junction
Servicemen May File Adjustments Sept 4 in Iowa
DES MOINES AP The Iowa employment security commission said returning servicemen may file applications for adjustment allowances under the servicemen's readjustment act starting Sept 4. About 25,000 have returned or will return soon with most entering the labor market. 25 percent have gone back to former jobs. Meetings on application methods are set for Tuesday at Fort Dodge area offices and in Cedar Rapids for Iowa City Clinton and surrounding offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Employment Security Commission
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Clinton
Postwar farm prices and acreage trends analyzed
A statistician predicts government support for prices after the war and strong demand for U S farm exports, but notes a likely acreage shift back to pasture and little gain in per acre production. Farmers may reduce cultivated land despite higher prices.
Manchester Hey Day offers 2000 prize at Sept fair
Two thousand dollars in prize money will be awarded at the eighth annual Hey Day to be held Sept. 6 at the Manchester fair grounds. The celebration will feature concessions rides shows and a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Manchester Fair Grounds
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Gerald Walser
Earl Walser
Blairs Ferry Road
Walser
William D. Coder
University of Iowa
Robert E. Mellen
Ellis Boulevard
Mellen
Air Corps
Repp
Executive Committee of Mayors
E. Cohn & Sons
9Th Ave
3Rd St
Monticello Sale
Crandic
WMT
Cedar Rapids and
Iowa City Railway
Marion Newsgazette
Storm
Noble Grands Association of
Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No
Frank Clark
The
Mines
Gladys Ballard
Clara Dunt
E. B. Castle
Clementine Schminke
Carl Ely
Detroit
Gerald Thomas
Linn County
Ely
Iowa Engineering Company
Owen
Charles Price
Judith Christine
J. A. Berbers
Rockford, IL
St. Price
Frances Pringle
Chicago
James A. Pringle
Robert Gross
Fort Smith, Ark
Servicemen’s Wives Organization
Light Company
LIEGE
Honenmel
Tey
Jean Scott
Clyde Scotts
Lucille Domer
Ray Domers
St. Luke's Hospital
Leah Cira
Michael Ciras
Mercy Hospital
St. Paul's Lutheran Family Club
Ivan E. Mann
Bob Mann
France
Paul W. Wright
George W. Self
Belle Plaine
Longfellow School
Ernest Potter
Jimmie
Marshalltown
C. W. Biggs
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
Sey
Marion W.C.T.U
Cynthia Drexler
Earl Jefferson
Sioux City
Pvt. Biggs
Foreign Service
Ella Harding
H. B. Meier
Perry
Bridget Murrin
McEnany Nursing Home
Ugeounchy
New Guinea
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