Soldier From McGregor Missing in France Since November
McGregor parents Mr and Mrs L A Burckhart report their son S Sgt Donald P Burckhart 24 has been listed as missing in France since November 9. He was wounded July 30 in action in France and later hospitalized in England where he received the Purple Heart and sent it to his mother.
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McGregor
L. A. Burckhart
War Department
Donald P. Burckhart
France
Acton
England
Soldier Burckhart Rejoins Duty After Wounds
Sgt. Burckhart returned to active duty the last of August after recovering from wounds. His parents have heard from him and he recounts a visit by King Crosby to their camp. Enlisted over four years ago, he served two years in Iceland then in England with the Third Army in France after D-day.
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Sgt
Burckhart
King Crosby
Sgt. Burckhart
Iceland
England
Third Army
France
Wounded in France Pvt Ray Harris and Pvt Robert Clute
Pvt Ray Harris and Pvt Robert Clute have been wounded in France. Their parents, Mr and Mrs William Harris and Mrs Floyd Ripple, have been advised.
Monona Man Informed Son Wounded in Germany Action
Henry Krueger of Monona has been notified by the War Department that his son, Sgt Otto Krueger, was seriously wounded in action in Germany during the war.
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Monona
Henry Krueger
War Department
Sgt
Otto Krueger
Germany
Sgt Gehling Wounded in Philippines Battle Hospitalized
Sgt Walter Gehling of Calmar, in service since June 1941, was wounded in the Philippines and hospitalized. He previously was wounded in the Aleutians in May 1943 and awarded the Purple Heart and the Silver Star to his parents Mr and Mrs Barney Gehling.
Local Soldier Reymond Pahl Wounded in France
Pvt. Reymond Pahl was wounded in action in France in November. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Pail of Canoe township, have been advised.
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Decorah
Reymond Pahl
France
Fred Pail
Canoe Township
Des Moines OPA Sees Depressing Tire Picture
The Des Moines district OPA reported a backlog of about 2,000 applications for large sized truck tires and warned the first quarter of 1945 will strain supplies. Military demand for roughly 4,000,000 tires in three months exceeds quotas, affecting Iowa's tire outlook. December allotment sits at 1,113 versus 1,539 in November.
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Des Moines
OPA
Iowa
Cedar Rapids War Mother Contest Standings Revealed
The War Finance Committee released standings for the Cedar Rapids war mother christening contest. Ethyle Breedlove leads with seven votes while several other candidates including Jovarik Kanealy Moravec and Carney show varying tallies.
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Cedar Rapids
War Finance Committee
Ethyle B. Breedlove
J. W. Xovarik
George Victorine
J. F. Kanealy
Mary G. Moravec
Leo J. Carney
George D. Boyd
Pred Peo
Oss Ieone
John Matus
Ayaa
Finley Stone
Charles Stodola
George Buchan
Wmarl Drake
Leona Clarke
William J. Shanahan
Ester Adams
Sam Haddy
Four Des Moines Men Sentenced for Draft Violations
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey sentenced four men to four years in prison for violating the selective service act. Des Moines residents Robert Caldwell and Herschel Jeffres received four year terms and $500 fines after conviction for failing to report for induction. Duryea of Boone and Swope of Alabama pled guilty on related charges.
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DES Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Robert Thornton Caldwell
Herschel Andrew Jeffres
Donald Dale Duiryea
Boone
George Sylvester Swope
Bessmer
Ala
Caldwell
Jeffres
Swope
Ames
Duryea
Boone County Draft Board
Public Library Moves Into Own Building in Lisbon
Lisbon’s public library now operates from the municipally owned Zalesky building after council approval on June 6. Shelves and books were moved under supervision of Councilmen Sizer and Sanket with the library board. the library, founded in 1936 by high school seniors led by Howard Kohl, recently lost him in action in Holland. The project was aided by the American Legion auxiliary and other groups with a $100 gift from the Lisbon war salvage fund.
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Lisbon
Zalesky
Harry Sizer
Charles Sanket
Library Board
Howard Kohl
Holland
American Legion
Maynard Jenney and Simpson Tie the Knot in Waterloo
Julia Jenney Maynard and George Simpson wed on December 1 in Waterloo amid family and friends. The ceremony marked their marriage with a simple, intimate celebration.
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Maynard
Julia Jenney
George Simpson
Waterloo
Dave Fidler Fined $300 for Violation
DES DES MOINES Dave Fidler operator of Club 100 pled guilty to a violation of the internal revenue act and was fined 300 by Federal Judge Charles A Dewey. He also loses three barrels of whisky totaling 150 gallons paid 2775 and must pay a 6 gallon tax plus a 25 percent penalty. His failure to pay this tax led to prosecution.
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Des Moines
Dave Fidler
Charles A. Dewey
Fidler
Independence War Hero Medal Gifts To His Mother
Lt. John S. Willey of Independence received posthumous awards including the Distinguished Flying Cross Air Medal and Silver and Bronze Oak Leaf clusters. His mother Mrs. Hazel S. Willey accepted the decorations in Des Moines. Willey helped destroy a 5,000 ton enemy merchant vessel in a low level attack on Sardinia's Golfo Aranci harbor on May 30 1943.
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Des Moines
John S. Willey
Independence
Robert E. Lee
Army Air Forces
Hazel S. Willey
Strategic Air Force
Golfo Aranci
Sardinia
Army Job Ended Major Richter Named Iowa Judge
Major G Belvel Richter, appointed to succeed the late W L Eichendorf as judge of the Thirteenth Iowa district, is being mustered out at Jefferson Barracks Missouri and expects to return to Waukon about December 15. He will be sworn in later. he previously served in World War I and II roles including chief of the NY City draft board legal department and Army major. He has held local offices in Allamakee County and Waukon, and his bench colleagues are Judges Goheen and Cooney.
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Waukon
G. Belvel Richter
B. B. Hickenlooper
W. L. Eichendorf
McGregor
Iowa Judicial District
Jefferson Barracks
Richter
New York Selective Service Administration
New York City
Iowa
Major Richter
Thomas Goheen
Calmar
Martin Cooney
West Union
Lacy Bell
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Jean
George
Iowa Third In National Safety Race
Iowa ranks third in the National Safety council traffic safety contest for 1944. The state death rate was 58 per 100 million vehicle miles, with 20 counties reporting no traffic fatalities. October fatalities fell to 33 from 45 in 1943, while the first ten months showed 18 more accidents than 1943. Pedestrian deaths led with 72, plus 65 deaths in two-car collisions and 30 from train crashes.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
National Safety Council
Iowa Department of Public Cam
First Home Loan To Iowa Veteran
Des Moines veteran Clyde R. Stice, 34, the first in Iowa to benefit from the G I bill of rights home loan provisions, received a $3,250 loan from the Des Moines Building Loan and Savings association for a family home. The government guarantees cover half the payments if needed and pay the first year’s interest, four percent, on the loan.
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Des Moines
Clyde R. Stice
Iowa
G. I
Stice
Manslaughter Defendant Sentenced and Paroled in Iowa
Everett Prestein was sentenced to eight years in the state penitentiary and immediately paroled to the Iowa board of parole after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his four year old stepdaughter Joanne Fripho. Judge M. H. Kepler imposed the sentence.
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Charles City
Everett Prestein
State
Iowa Board of Parole
Joanne Fripho
M. H. Kepler
Judge Kepler Deliberates Defense Motion in Prestein Case
At 2 p.m. Monday Judge Kepler took under advisement the defense motion for a directed verdict in favor of Prestein. Court opening was delayed about ninety minutes by a post‑conference before Prestein entered a plea of et.
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Kepler
Prestein
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Cpl
Homer E
Texas
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Iowa Boosters’ Club
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Wash
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Gerald F. Kochen
Mason City
Lawrence E. Hudges
Anthon
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Wendel Taylor
Ireton
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Mary E. McConkie
Maj
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