Iowans Mobilize for World War II Land and Sea Service
Des Moines AP reports 40 000 Iowans serving across land sea and air as the nation hearkens to war. About 16 000 drafted into the army 6 000 National Guardsmen and 4 800 guardsmen at Camp Claiborne accompany Iowa units in the 34th division. The Des Moines ordnance plant and Burlington shell loading site expand security while 10 000 workers now labor on artillery cartridge production with an April 1 target.
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Tiowa
Marine Corps
Tallcorn
Navy
Marines
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States
Camp Claiborne
Camp Bowie
Tex
113Th Cavalry
Army
W. L. Padgett
Fort Des Moines
Washington
Burlington
K. F. Adamson
O. B. Brown
U. S. Rubber Company
Frank Miles
State
Selective Service
Japan
Iowa
Rudolph Weitz
Go After Them by America First Leaders Urge Action
Des Moines Des Moines on Monday Rob ert J Bannister town chairman of the America First committee said the nation must attack the enemy with its navy and focus on the Pacific. Donald Evans urged the committee to stop talking while S W Lowry backed full support for the government after war was declared.
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DES Moines
Robert J. Bannister
America First Committee
England
Pacific
Donald Evans
S. W. Lowry
Manchester Couple Split in Delaware Divorce Suit
Mrs L Iola Sill files for divorce from Lain Sill of Earlville. Married in 1932 she seeks temporary alimony of 250 dollars, custody of their only child and 50 dollars monthly support.
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Manchester
Marion Man Fights Nippon on Burma Road
Lieut. N Reed, a Marion native and former pursuit instructor at Selma Alabama, is serving as test pilot for Central Aircraft in China. He left San Francisco July 21 for Hong Kong and flew to Burma China border area halted for patrol duty with possible contact with Japanese since November first.
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Marion Man
Nippon
Burma
Iowa
Lieut . N. Reed
Marion
Reed
Army Air Base
Selma
Ala
Army Air Corps
Central Aircraft Company of
China
Lieut. Reed
San Francisco
Hong Kong
American Airlines
Burma Road
Prairie Union Club hosts a large Prairie Chapel gathering
The Prairie Union Agriculture and Literary club met Friday at Prairie Chapel with Mr. and Mrs. Clem Weis as hosts. 85 members and guests enjoyed a picnic supper. New committees for January and February were named for refreshments and entertainment. A Christmas program featured solos and readings by local members.
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Prairie Union Agriculture and Literary Club
Prairie Chapel
Clem Weis
Ray Starry
J. B. Clyde
Fred Langhoff
Alfred Hoffman
Ralph Langhoff
Jean
Community notices from Marion and nearby towns
December Cub Scout meeting announced for Tuesday at 7 30 p m in Legion hall. Choir, club meetings and social events listed with attendees and venues across Marion area including Rebekah lodge and a Red Cross class at the library.
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Cub Scout Pack No. 58
Marion
Legion Hall
Marion Business Girls Club
Public Library
American Red Cross
Governor Pledges Iowa Resources in War on Japs
Des Moines AP Gov George Wilson pledged Iowa's entire resources to defeat the Japanese aggressors. In a telegram to President Roosevelt he affirmed manpower, industry, and agriculture would serve the cause of freedom and justice as he listened to the president address Congress.
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Wilson
Iowa
Des Moines
George Wilson
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Seemann Pursues Senate Nomination as Isolationist
Ernest J. Seemann of Waterloo says he will seek the Democratic nomination for U S senator next year as an isolationist candidate. He previously ran for the Third district seat and was defeated by John W Gwynne.
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Waterloo
Ernest J. Seemann
United States
John W Gwynne
County Fairs Ban Jap Acrobat Acts
Des Moines reporters say county fair managers at their state convention announced that Japanese acrobats and jugglers will not be booked for 1942 fairs. They noted most top acts are Japanese but will cancel already signed acts to avoid booking them next year.
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Des Moines
INS
Knight Exhibits Carneau Pigeons at National Meeting
Mr Knight exhibited Car neau pigeons at the national Car neau pigeon meeting. Dr and Mrs H C Truax and their sons Frederick and Kurt were Sunday supper guests of Miss Catherine Cheadle. The National Association of Retired Railway Employees will meet Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Memorial hall. Officers will be elected. Women are invited.
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Grove City
Rebekah Lodge No. 35
F. Hall
Mr. Knight
H. C. Truax
Frederick and
Kurt
Catherine Cheadle
National Association of
Memorial Hall
Shellsburg Pupils To Present Operetta The Gypsy Troubadour
Shellsburg high school students present The Gypsy Troubadour operetta in the school auditorium at 8 p.m. Cast includes Robert Deklotz Eleanor Senft John Fix Stella Mae Steffenson Mabel Gust Willard Peacock Dorothy Bridge Mark Reynolds Harold Bergen Charlotte Groth Paul Fix Lorna Fiebelkorn Charlotte Minor. Miss Edna Lenicek directs the program.
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Dorothy Bridge
Mark Reynolds
Shellsburg
Shellsburg High School
Robert Deklotz
Eleanor Senft
John Fix
Stella Mae Steffenson
Mabel Gust
Willard Peacock
Harold Bergen
Charlotte Groth
Paul Fix
Lorna Fiebelkorn
Charlotte Minor
Edna Lenicek
Blaze Destroys Bethany Evangelical Church in Belle Plaine
Fire departments battled a blaze at the Bethany Evangelical Church in Belle Plaine, gutting the interior and leaving only charred walls and the belfry. Estimated loss $15,000. Fire discovered 7:10 p.m. by the Intermediate League group. The Rev Paul F. McKinley and Mrs Oliver led the session. Fire suspected from furnace wiring. parsonage and nearby homes protected.
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Gazette
Belle Plaine
Bethany Evangelical Church
Intermediate League
Glenn Oliver
Paul F. McKinley
Levi Sparrowgrove
Anamosa Girl and Boy Die in Auto Crash West of Town
John Powers 18 of Anamosa dies in Mercy hospital after an automobile crash one mile west of Anamosa at 12 30 am Sunday. Ellen Lawson 15 also dies instantly when the coupe with three boys leaves the Stone City road and plunges into a ditch. W H Hurt 20 accounts serious injuries. Powers suffers a broken neck. William Powers 20 is uninjured. Jones county sheriff orders no inquest. Car demolished.
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Anamosa
John Powers
Mercy Hospital
Here
Ellen Lawson
Leo Pearson
Stone City
Powers
Ed Powers
W. H. Hurt
William Powers
Jones County
Four Lone Tree Men Injured In Highway Collision
Four Lone Tree men were injured when their car hit a stalled pipeline truck on highway 218 north of Haskins. The injured were J W Laren 53 Dewayne Stonebarger 18 Charles Spevak 37 and W H Stonebarger 43 all from Lone Tree. The elder Stonebarger sustained the most serious injuries.
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the Gazette
Washington
Highway 218
Haskins
J W. Laren
Dewayne Stonebarger
Charles Spevacek
W H. Stonebarger
Lone Tree
Mr. Stonebarger
Iowa City Briefs Include Auto Crash Suit and German Teachers
In Johnson county court Hattie Goody sues Dr. Dean Parker for 5235 23 dollars claiming damages from a November automobile accident. Prof. Erich Funke elected president of Iowa chapter AA T German Teachers Association with Prof. Kracher as secretary. UI journalism students plan reader interest survey of Fayette County West Union weekly.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Dean Parker
Hattie Goody
Erich Funke
S.U.S. Department of German
Iowa
American Association of Teachers of German
University of Iowa
W. F. Kracher
Dubuque University
University of Iowa School of Journalism
Fayette County
West Union
Earl English
Iowa Deaths Reported In Independence and Surrounding Towns
Independence Mrs. Wilma R. Hagins 33 died at People's hospital after a year of ill health. Born Wilma Catchpool in New Hartford on November 27 1908 she moved here 12 years ago and married Joe E. Hagins in June 1929. Surviving brothers are Warren Catchpool Bladen Neb and Carl of Waterloo. Funeral at St. John's church Tuesday at 9 am. Burial in St. John's Cemetery. Oxford Junction Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Ellen Wilmarth 77 were held at her home and Massillon Community church. Rev Gordon Smith of Clarence officiated. She is survived by son Earl V. Wilmarth Wheatland and grandchildren Wayne Wilmarth Berkeley Calif and Phyllis Wilmarth Chicago. Columbus Junction Mrs Leila Williams 53 died Friday at Bellevue Hospital Muscatine after long illness. Surviving seven daughters Virgilia Coretta Marian Jean Priscilla Naomi Aileen two at home a brother Herbert Lieberknecht and sister Miss Ruby Lieberknecht. Funeral conducted Monday Grandview Community church. Burial Grandview cemetery.
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Wilma R. Hagins
People's Hospital
Wilma Catchpool
New Hartford
Joe E. Hagins
St. John's Catholic Church
Warren Catchpool
Bladen
Earl V. Wilmarth
Wheatland
Wayne Wilmarth
Berkley
Calif
Phyllis Wilmarth
Chicago
Columbus Junction
Leila Williams
Bellevue Hospital
Muscatine
Virgilia
Coretta
Marian
Jean
Priscilla
Naomi
Aileen
Herbert Lieber
Notice of Will Probating in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that on December 15 1941 at 9 o clock a m an instrument purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Sarah Ellen Wilson late of Linn County Iowa deceased will come for hearing before the District Court for proof and admission to probate at the Court House in Cedar Rapids Iowa Dated Cedar Rapids Iowa December
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Iowa
Linn County
District Court
Sarah Ellen
Sarah
Davenport Man Kills Ex Wife Shot by Patrolman
Thomas Hawkins Jr., 27, fatally shot Mildred Shelby Hawkins, 25, on a downtown Davenport street after she left a cigar store. Patrolman Earl Peterson ordered Hawkins to drop his weapon and fired when he refused, wounding Hawkins in the stomach and shoulder.
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Davenport
Thomas Hawkins, Jr
Mildred Shelby Hawkins
Hawkins
Earl Peterson
Glenn Darling to Speak at Cornell Education Club Meeting
Glenn Darling of Roosevelt high school and president of the Classroom Teachers association in Cedar Rapids will address the Cornell college Education club Monday at 8 15 pm on The Recodification and Revision of Laws Pertaining to Teachers in Iowa. The meeting in Armstrong hall Exhibition room will cover tenure retirement pensions state equality of school funds and the six point plan under Iowa legislature. The Education club executive committee will run the event with members Virginia Seger Bob Michaelsen Melvin Hetland Elton Nelson and Jean Ellen Fenneman listed.
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MT. Vernon
Glenn Darling
Roosevelt High School
Classroom Teachers Association
Cedar Rapids
Cornell College Education Club
Iowa
Armstrong Hall
Education Club
Virginia Seger
Linn Grove
Bob Michaelsen
Clinton
Melvin Hetland
Rochelle, Ill
Elton Nelson
Darlington
Wis
Jean Ellen Fenneman
Chicago Heights
Clarence Woman 26 Hangs Self in Rural Home
Norma Doermann a former school teacher, 26, hanged herself at her parents home two miles south of Clarence. County Coroner Andrew M McCormick said she suffered a nervous breakdown two years earlier and had been despondent. Funeral services set for 1 30 p m Tuesday at St John s Evangelical church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Clarence—Norma Doermann
Ernest Doermann
Andrew M. McCormick
Here
St. John’s Evangelical Church
S. J. Mittler
Young Iowa City Magician Offers Sleep Help
Louis Marlas a 17 year old student in Iowa City markets himself as a hypnotist and mentalist claiming to help with sleep. He performs rapidly with handkerchiefs and memory tests and has hypnotized a Davenport delegate during a local meeting.
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Iowa City
Louis Marlas
Marlas
Louie
International Society of Junior Magicians
Davenport
Preston
Expenses of Iowa Cities Over 5 000 Register Decrease
Iowa's 44 cities with populations over 5,000 spent an average of $10.65 per resident in the year ending March 31, 1941, down 11 cents from the previous year. Des Moines led with $14.87 per person, while Knoxville posted $3.86 and Cedar Rapids $10.54. Net miscellaneous expenses totaled $3,019,523, a 6.7 percent drop from last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Knoxville
Cedar Rapids
Association
Grover Couple Mark 50th Anniversary With Local Dinner
Mr and Mrs Stephen Grover of Lovell township celebrated their golden wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner at their home. Mr Grover, born August 14 1868 in Lovell township, and Mrs Grover born January 23 1867 in Castle Grove township, were married December 9 1891 at the bride’s Castle Grove home. They have lived and worked on farms in Castle Grove and Lovell townships since their marriage.
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Monticello
Stephen Grover
Lovell Township
Grover
Castle Grove Township
Castle Grove
Lovell
Youths Plead Guilty To Second Degree Murder
Harley Walker 17 and Guy Ramsey 15 of Pleasantville pled guilty in Marion county district court to second degree murder in the slaying of Owen Shadle, 70, during a nighttime robbery. Sentencing set for Dec 11. plea avoids possible death penalty with up to life imprisonment and a minimum of 10 years.
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Knoxville
INS
Harley Walker
Guy Ramsey
Pleasantville
Marion County District Court
W. S. Cooper
Murer
Owen Shadle
Billford County
Clarence Rading
Jaycee Delegates Pledge Loyalty to Roosevelt
The Des Moines Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates at the mid year meeting pass a resolution pledging loyalty and support to President Roosevelt and the United States in the critical emergency. The group, Iowa young men aged 21 to 36, expresses readiness to serve in any capacity.
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DES Moines
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Iowa State Junior Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
United States
23 Japanese in Iowa Draw Little Attention
Des Moines dispatch notes that only 23 Japanese residents are in Iowa and six are aliens, making surveillance straightforward for authorities.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Grafton Near Wings in Army Air Corps Reserve
William L. Grafton 23 of Cedar Rapids is within 10 weeks of earning his wings and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps Reserve. He completed ten weeks of basic training at Moffett Field and will begin advanced training as an aviation cadet in Phoenix, Arizona. He enlisted July 11 in Des Moines after flight instruction at Mesa del Rey in King City California.
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William L. Grafton
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Corps Reserve
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Ariz
Grafton
Mesa del Rey
King City
Calif
M L Grafton
Washington High School
Iowa State College
Des Moines
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