Home Guard Not to Replace Sheriffs in Iowa
Gov George A Wilson told sheriffs and county attorneys that forming an Iowa home guard will not relieve county authorities in law enforcement. He said the guard would protect property only in extreme emergencies and warned against vigilante actions. Father Edward J Flanagan urged a rehabilitation system for delinquents, noting punitive policies cost 15 billion dollars yearly with 200000 youths convicted annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Edward J. Flanagan
Boys Town
Omaha
Neb
All Of Benton County Represented At First Civil Defense Meeting
The Benton county civilian defense council held its first meeting in Vinton with mayors from all towns, Legionnaires, school superintendents, and club women attending. Plans include training high school girls in Red Cross first aid and a student campaign to buy defense savings stamps. Sheriff J B Franklin requested 250 men over draft age to volunteer as special deputies, with a further 250 needed to assist mayors. Registration offices in Legion posts will enroll men and women for volunteer defense work.
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Vinton
Benton County Civilian Defense Council
Vinton Legion Hall
Red Cross
J. B. Franklin
J. H. Milroy
Legion
Iowa Liquor Sales Bring 63 Cents Per Person
Des Moines AP report shows November liquor store figures at 1 613 290 dollars in cash and 209 815 gallons sold. Average spend per person reached 63 cents, surpassing September, with 1940 figures cited for comparison.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Liquor Commission
West Liberty Man Missing From Home
Ernst Wolters, 55, a farmer near West Liberty, has been missing since Sunday. He was last seen walking south on highway 76 about four miles south of town at 10 p.m. He is 5 feet 4 inches, 130 pounds, with a straight nearly black mustache, gray eyes and slightly gray hair. A note found Sunday morning stated “I am leaving, go ahead with the farming.”
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The
Gazette
West Liberty
Ernst Wolters
Highway 76
Fayette County January Petit Jury Drawn for District Court
West Union lists Fayette county residents drawn for the January term of district court. Names include Vern Bellis Ralph Gelmer Grace Parke Maude Rademaker and many others from Maynard Oelwein Arlington West Union Clermont Hawkeye and surrounding towns. Separate list shows Oelwein superior court jurors Fred Elmer Becker Velma Masters Hugh Oakley Chester Shippy along with additional names from Westgate Hawkeye Wadena Sumner and Arlington.
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Brecal
West Union
Fayette County
Vern Bellis
Ralph Gelmer
Grace Parke
Maude Rademaker
Maynard
Ida Boise
Samantha Greenwood
Lester Hackett
Helen K. Hanna
Mary Kelly
Nellie Miller
Emma Patterson
Harry Pingree
Evelyn Reed
Dor‘rathy Wynhoff
Johanna M. Wilke
Oelwein
Carol Bowers
M. Dunn
Wanita Gamm
Arlington
Marvin Clark
Lamont
R. M. Cline
Jr. Stanley
Mat Schmitt
St. Lucas
W I. Miner
Ruth ‘Whitford
Randalia
Lloyd Craft
Waucoma
Volney Palmer
Hawkeye
Lowell Scallan
Oliver Winter
Wilma Kohls
Marie Lewis
Ella Nygaard
Clermont
Superior Court
Fred Elmer Becker
Velma Masters
Hugh W. Oakley
Chester Shippy
Rose Crozweck
Westgate
Ruth Fritz
Francis Horan
L. M. Hovland
Melvina Knight
W. P. Priovnisk
W. O. Lewis
Wadena
Will Priest
Laura Rappold
Sumner
al Schug
County Officials Back Law On Hospital Inmate Costs
Floyd Johnston of Columbus Junction Iowa County Board of Supervisors association president said a new legislative enactment is a good law and that counties must share hospital inmate costs whether taxes come from the state or counties. He urged supervisors to seek releases or transfers for eligible patients to reduce county burden amid criticism at a southwest Town district meeting that the law increases county support.
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DES Moines
Floyd Johnston
Columbus Junction
Iowa County Board of Supervisors Association
T Southwest Town District
Backstage Iowa politics and wartime tolls on plans
A roundup notes Democratic and GOP chatter on gubernatorial ambitions delayed by hostilities. Gov George A Wilson vows not to seek a third term. Traffic and licensing deadlines loom as 64,000 chauffeurs face renewal before December 31 with only 21,000 of 85,000 renewed. Arch Koop recalls a sales tax stamp idea by the Republican liquor commission, and Ben Jensen, despite opposition to much foreign policy, volunteers for service after enlisting age questions. Jensen, a World War I veteran, seeks a fit role in the armed forces.
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Ben F Jensen
Japan
Germany
Italy
Legislative panel proposes letter outreach on voting machines
An interim committee assigned a subcommittee to contact House members by letter to assess if voting machines in the last session operated correctly. Observers question why the panel did not adjourn to the House chamber and have the machines tested in person.
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Legislative Interim Committee
House
House of Representatives
Earl C. Fishbaugh Jr Responds to Voting Machine Question
Rep. Earl C. Fishbaugh Jr of Shenandoah states he received a letter asking if his voting machine worked and criticizes the excuses given for embarrassing votes, signaling frustration with current explanations.
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Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr
Shenandoah
Iowa City Briefs Geology Report and Faculty Moves
University of Iowa geology faculty plan to submit a life history report on Paleozoic cephalopods to the Geological Society of America. Research spans the United States and several regions. Three zoology staff from Iowa City were appointed junior aquatic physiologists at the University of Missouri. H. H. Rowley leaves for Lawrence College as associate professor of physical and analytical chemistry. A Johnson County Red Cross war fund benefit ball is set for January 9 to raise the county quota of 7900 dollars.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa Geology Department
Geological Society of America
United States
Mexico
Canada
Newfoundland
Greenland
S. U. 1. Zoology Department
University of Missouri At Columbia
Norman Sulkin
Dallas Meyer
Atwood
Calif
Lee Kupferberg
DeKalb
Government Physiology Laboratories
Lawrence College
Rowley
Johnson County
Red Cross War Fund
GOP Women Urged to Quit Politics for War Effort
Des Moines AP Lieut. Col. Robert J Shaw urged Polk county Republican women to abandon political campaigning to help crush Hitler. He argued defense bonds, posters and banners should replace candidates in promoting service and patriotism. He claimed a penny weekly from each moviegoer would fund 100 bombers annually.
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DES Moines
Robert J Shaw
Polk County
Hitler
State
Selective Service Board
Shaw
Johnson County jury awards $5,000 in personal injury suit
A Johnson County district court jury awarded Robert Shatto five thousand dollars in damages in a twenty five thousand dollar suit against Frank Grabin of near Iowa City. The verdict covers fractures of the hand and knee from an accident as Shatto rode a fork from a twenty foot soybean stack.
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Iowa City
Johnson County District
Robert Shatto
Frank Grabin
Shatto
Grabin
No Draft Appeals Since Pearl Harbor in Iowa
Brig. Gen Charles H. Grahl says drafted men are no longer seeking occupational deferments and local boards share the trend. Prior to Pearl Harbor appeals averaged eight per day at the state office, reflecting a nationwide shift in deferment requests.
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Des Moines
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa Selective Service Board
Pearl Harbor
Mrs. Nellie Ballou 90 Dies in Independence
Nellie J. Ballou 90 of Independence died at home Tuesday. Born in St. Johnsbury VI she moved to Northville I at 16 and married Walter C. Ballou June 4 1874. Surviving are sons Harry I Randall Minn and Fred F. Independence with four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at Heege's with Rev R J Netting and burial in Littleton cemetery.
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Independence
Nellie J. Ballou
Fred F
Heege’s
R. J. Netting
First Presbyterian Church
Littleton Cemetery
Tipton School Faculty Attends Christmas Party
Tipton consolidated school faculty held a Christmas party at the home of a staff member Wednesday evening. School board members and their wives were guests at a dinner prepared by homemaking students, followed by a program with special musical numbers from the music department.
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Tipton
Tipton Consolidated School
Stones mark 60 years of marriage in Edgewood home
Mr and Mrs A J Stone celebrate sixty years of marriage in their Edgewood residence this Sunday. Etta Orcutt was her maiden name, and Myra Lain of Okarche Oklahoma is the only wedding attendee now living. They raised four children and have twenty grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren.
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Edgewood
A. J. Stone
Myra Lain
Okarche
Okla
Stone
Glazier
Tex
Stones
Children’s Society elects officers in Colesburg
The Children’s Society of Christian Service in Colesburg elected officers including President Jean Peck, first vice president Ruth Bolsinger, second vice president Elinor Hunt, third vice president Doris Koencke, fourth vice president June Hunt, Secretary Alice Dittmer, and Treasurer Delpha Holthaus.
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Colesburg
Children’s Society of Christian Service
Jean Peck
Ruth Bolsinger
Elinor Hunt
Doris Koencke
June Hunt
Alice Dittmer
Delpha Holthaus
Cornell seniors win leads in Taming of the Shrew
Jeanette Carlson and Craig Huston win the roles of Katherina and Petruchio in a Cornell department of speech and dramatic art production planned for February. The modernized Garrick version will be used with special benefit performances for Red Cross China Relief and Bundles for Britain.
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MT. Vernon
Jeanette Carlson
Pocahontas
Craig Huston
Columbus Junction
Department of Speech and Dramatic Art
Cornell
Katherina
Petruchio
Cornel/ Little Theater
David Garrick
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Shirer
Arch Koop
Republican Liquor Control Commission
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GOP
Nellie Ballou
Mrs. Stone
Ralph Stone
Ellen Miller
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