Colleges to Receive 90 Days Notice
Washington AP colleges with army and navy training units will get 90 days notice before contract termination. Secretary Knox says provisions in a uniform contract cover compensation for losses when contracts end mid year and discuss postwar education and retraining for servicemen.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Henry O. Talle
R-Ia
Army and Navy Board
Congress
Navy Secretary
Army
Navy
Eastern Iowans Receive Wings and Commissions
Twelve eastern Iowans were among a large class of new fighter and bomber pilots awarded silver wings and commissioned second lieutenants Sunday at advanced army flying schools in Texas and Oklahoma. Plank Mahanna and Knowling are fighter pilots while the rest are bomber pilots.
Former Wac 14 Year Old On Way Home From Minneapolis
Patricia Babcock a 14 year old Seattle girl honorably discharged from the WAC was thought to be en route home after authorities traced her movements in the Twin Cities. A girl matching her description rode a train to Seattle Tuesday and may have stayed in Minneapolis to have fun before returning home. She had served at Fort Des Moines and visited Fort Snelling service center recently. Travelers Aid and Red Cross had arranged a homeward ticket for December 3 but she had not reached Seattle.
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Minneapolis
Patricia Babcock
Seattle
WAC
Twin Cities
Patricia
Fort Des Moines
Fort Snelling
Ossian Catholic School Closes Temporarily for Flu
The Catholic school in Ossian is closed temporarily due to flu. On Tuesday 138 pupils were absent and the public school reported 40 absences.
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Ossian
Absentees Reported at Decorah Schools Tuesday
Decorah high school noted 120 absent students from a 420 enrollment on Tuesday morning, with improvement later in the day. Grade schools reported about 100 absentees across their pupils.
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Gazette
Decorah
Filu
DecOrah High School
Wyoming OES elects new officers at annual meeting
Mabel Streeper was elected worthy patron of Wyoming chapter OES. Howard Gee and Mildred Streeper assigned top offices with Henry Bramer and others named to associate roles. Mrs Mott, Mrs Atherton, Mrs Vrooman and Mrs Sherrill named for secretary treasurer conductor and associate conductor positions. West Union couple Ila Mae Fritz and Richard L Friederich wed December 4 at Bethel Presbyterian with Rev. G W Ukena officiating.
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Wyoming
Mabel Streeper
O.E.S
Howard Gee
Mildred Streeper
Henry Bramer
Albert Mott
Nellie Atherton
Everett Vrooman
L. M. Sherrill
West Union
Ila Mae Fritz
Walter Fritz
Richard L. Friederich
Jake Friederich
Clermont
Bethel Presbyterian Manse
G. W. Ukena
Prof Henry L Rietz Dies at Iowa City
Prof Henry L Rietz longtime head of Iowa University mathematics died Tuesday after a lingering illness. He served 25 years on the faculty retiring last fall and held posts in national mathematical societies. Burial set for Newcomerstown Ohio with surviving brother John Rietz and sister Mrs Taylor.
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Iowa City
Henry Lewis Rietz
Iowa University
Methodist Church
Newcomerstown
Ohio
Gilmore
Ohio University
Cornell University
Cornell
University of Illinois
Butler College
Iowa
Mathematical Association of America
American Statistical Association
Iowa Academy of Science
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
American Institute of Actuaries
Association For the Advancement of Science
American Mathematical Society
Society
John Rietz
Morgantown
T. S. Taylor
Caldwell, N. J
Wanted Men And Women Who Are Hard Of Hearing
Advertises a home hearing test promising money back if readers do not hear better. Claims benefits for temporary deafness and ear noises from wax build up. Promotes Ourine Ear Drops and urges inquiry at May's and drug stores.
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May’s
Drue
Des Moines Civil Air Patrol Receives New Training Plane
The Des Moines squadron of the Civil Air Patrol bought a new training plane for about $2,000. Funds were raised at a dance held last spring.
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Des Moines
The
Civil Air Patrol
Tests in Basic Skills Planned in Iowa City
About 60 000 Iowa pupils in grades three to seven will take tests in silent reading, language, work study, and arithmetic next month under a program by the University of Iowa College of Education and Extension Division. E. F. Lindquist said 297 school systems will participate with testing between January 12 and 26 across 17 counties, totaling more than 325 thousand enrollments.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa College of Education and Extension Division
E. F. Lindquist
Iowa murder confession linked to 1932 Manley slaying
A man calling himself Ray E. Underwood, 42, surrendered in California and admitted killing James E. Hill, 63, in Manley, Iowa, in 1932. Hill was found near a Manly cafe early Jan 27, 1932, after an attempt to take a bus. no arrest was made at the time, and motive remained unclear.
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Red Bluff
Calif
James N. Froome
Ray E. Underwood
Portland
Manley
Froome
Mr. Hill
Underwood
Hill
Des Moines
State Bureau of Investigation
James E. Hill
Mason City
Lou Werle
Rock Island Railroad
Peoria
Cerro Gordo County
Iowa
Tavern Owner Dies After Tavern Fight
Davenport report states Katy Safady, 46, tavern owner, died en route to hospital after a tavern scuffle. Autopsy found heart trouble caused death. Police held two men for investigation in connection with the incident.
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Davenport
Katy Safady
C. Keppy
Safady
Reed Phillips
Oldest Resident Of McGregor Celebrates 95th Birthday
McGregor resident Charles Washburn, 95, celebrated with open house hosted by Mr and Mrs W O Taylor. The longtime McGregor native, in good health and active daily, recalls the Four Mile House hotel built in 1860 beside the old Military Trail. The hotel, now Dean Jones’s home, stands as a link to the town’s riverboat era and frontier trade.
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McGregor
Mtyr
W. O. Taylor
Charles Washburn
Mrs Scholte Dies In Pella At 83
Mrs Lenora R Scholte 83 daughter in law of Pellas founder Dominic Scholte and author of A Stranger in a Strange Land published 1939 died Tuesday at her home in Pella Iowa AP report notes her link to the citys founding family and her 1939 book title.
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PELLA
Lenora R. Scholte
Dominic Henry Peter Scholte
Land
O'Malley Resigns as Des Moines OPA Chief Enforcer
Des Moines district OPA chief enforcement attorney George E. O'Malley resigns, announced Wednesday by Rae E. Walters, district director.
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Des Moines
George E. O'Malley
OPA
Rae E. Walters
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