Eldora Indictments Dropped as Sentiment Seen
Dismissal of remaining indictments against former Eldora training school staff was recommended after the Carl Klatt verdict suggested a prevailing sentiment in Webster county. Klatt was convicted of assault after a murder charge related to Ronald Miller. Additional hearings set for Feb. 4 in Fort Dodge for Nelson. Indicted: Klatt Nelson Von Krog Brown Martin.
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Eldora
State Training School For
D. W. Dickinson
Hardin County
Paul McCord
Mt. Pleasant
Carl Klatt
Webster County
Klatt
Ronald Miller
Gaskinson
Harold Nelson
Miller
Fort Dodge
Nelson
O. S. von Krog
Darrell T. Brown
Harold J. Martin
Rankin weighs Eldora cases after Dickinson letter
Iowa Attorney General John Rankin declined to comment on a Dickinson letter urging dismissal of remaining Eldora training school indictments. He will review the Carl Eliatt case and discuss the other four with investigators before deciding. Rankin notes no hurry due to Harold Nelson assault trial not yet scheduled. He doubts moving trials to another county and cites no prejudice in Webster County.
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Des Moines
John Rankin
Hardin County
D. W. Dickinson
Eldora Training School
Rankin
Carl Eliatt
Eldora
Harold Nelson
Webster County
ISC Trailer Village Named Pammel Court
The trailer village for returning war veterans being built on the Iowa State college polo field will be named Pammel Court. It is located north of Pammel drive with Ames as the address and a house number assigned for veteran occupants of the units.
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Ames
Iowa State College
Pammel Court
Pammel Drive
College Coed Receives Goat as Christmas Gift
Des Moines AP reports Miss Jothy Wills, a Sterling College junior in Sterling Kansas, received a billy goat named Lubertus as a Christmas present from her music professor. The goat, initially kept in the basement then the garage, devoured the family wash and prompted her to say she would like to sell him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Jothy Wills
Sterling College
Sterling
Kan
Lubertus
Injuries Prove Fatal In Train Collision
Wilbur Fridley, 59, of Buffalo, died from injuries after his car was struck by a train near Linwood on Wednesday night. The accident occurred just after he traveled across the tracks, with authorities listing the cause as a railroad collision. Fridley passed away Thursday night in Davenport, per AP report.
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Davenport
Wilbur Fridley
Buffalo
Linwood
Challenger B-29 Sets Trans Pacific Flight Record
The B 29 Challenger piloted by Maj J R Dale and commanded by Col C S Irvine flew 2590 miles from Long Beach to Honolulu in 9 hours 36 minutes 10 seconds at an average of 270 mph. Crew included Sgt R H Holladay of Tipton Iowa. The plane, formerly used by Lt Gen J H Doolittle, heads to Guam after the record flight.
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Honolulu
T. H
Jimmy Doolittle
Long Beach
Calif
Col C. S. Irvine
St. Paul
Neb
Maj
J. R. Dale
Wise
John Rodgers
Sgt
R. H. Holladay
Tipton
R. E. Mullen Found Dead in Marion
Raymond Edward Mullen 52 of 928 Eleventh street Marion was found dead in his car in a garage behind the Pauline Nase residence at 10 p.m. Thursday. He was an Iowa Manufacturing employee, WWI veteran, and Hopkinton native with two sisters Nellie Brooks Cedar Rapids and Carrie Fairley Marion. Services set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hopkinton Presbyterian Church.
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Raymond Edward Mullen
Eleventh Street
Marion
Iowa Manufacturing Company
Pauline Nase
Mullen
James Fairley
Hopkinton
Hopkinton High School
Lenox College
France
Soldiers Honored At Harvey Montgomery Home Party
Pvt. Earl B. Schuettpelz stationed at Fort Warren Wyoming and Cpl. Melvin Houser were honored at a party at the Harvey Montgomery home Thursday night. Miss Jean From of Chicago also attended. Houser spent Christmas with his parents and will report January 7 at Vaughan hospital in Hines Illinois. Schuettpelz is on furlough with his wife and family at 1125 Eighteenth Street.
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Earl B. Schuettpelz
Fort Warren
Wyo
Cpl
Melvin Houser
Harvey Montgomery
Miss Jean From
Chicago
Houser
Jack Norris
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Vaughan Hospital
Hines
Schuettpelz
Eighteenth Street
Marion area collision injures Robertson family
Mr and Mrs James Robertson and their family suffered bruises and shock after a head on crash with a pickup driven by Anton Kudina south of Marion. Mrs Robertson required stitches to her right eyelid and Robertson to his left leg. Both vehicles were damaged and the Robertsons live south of Marion.
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James Robertson
Anton Kudina
Marion
Richard Bailey Promoted to Fireman on U S S Rocky Mount
Richard Bailey son of Harmon Bailey receives a promotion to fireman second class on the U S S Rocky Mount reflecting continued advancement aboard the ship during wartime service. The announcement highlights Bailey family ties and the naval posting context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Bailey
Harmon Baileys
U.S.S. Rocky Mount
Syl's Grocery Ad Prices for Produce and Canned Goods
Budget groceries list items with prices including bananas and apples at 10c per pound, end cut chops, hamburger, veal stew at 2lc per pound, and canned pork and beans at 10c. Brand names Swerl Oxydol Creft priced at 23c. Short ad from Syl's Grocery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syl
Soldier from Marion Named in Japan Trial
An Associated Press dispatch from Yokohama reports Lt. Kei Yuri former commander of Omuta prison camp on Kyushu island faced affidavits detailing the starvation death of Marine Cpl. James G. Paclokos of Chicago and the bayoneting of Army Pvt. Noah E. Heard of Salinas California. Cpl Donald Raymond North of Marion Iowa testified Heard was bayoneted by a guard known as Smiling Jack. Yuri is charged with ordering Heard’s bayonet after he was beaten by guards.
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Associated Press
the Gazette
Yokohama
Japan
Kei Yuri
Omuta
Kyushu Island
James G. Paclokos
Chicago
Ill
Army
Noah E. Heard
Salinas
Calif
Donald Raymond North
Marion
Heard
Smiling Jack
Yuri
Services for Roy Morris Held at Yocom Chapel
Roy David Morris drowned Wednesday afternoon at his farm three miles northeast of Alburnett. Services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Yocom chapel with Rev. William C. Wilson of Toddville officiating. Burial in Shiloh cemetery. Pallbearers listed as Harold Christiansen Louis Schantz Larry Brogan Lester Hindman Alton Van Note and Charles Jones. Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy David Morris
Alburnett
Yocom Chapel
William C. Wilson
Toddville
Shiloh Cemetery
Harold Christiansen
Louis Schantz
Larry Brogan
Lester Hindman
Alton van Note
Charles Jones
Local Families Share Holiday Visits and Military Service
Young of Marion and Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Benesh of Cedar Rapids. Sgt. Young is a veteran of the South Pacific campaigns. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Adee and their three daughters, left Thursday for Los Angeles after spending Christmas with their parents, the Harry C. Adees of Marion and the Anton Varriceks of Cedar Rapids. Mr. and Mrs. Orves Holmes and their children have ing Sang the Harry Adees.
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Young
Marion
Charles L. Benesh
Cedar Rapids
Sgt. Young
Howard Adee
Los Angeles
Harry C. Adees
Anton Varriceks
Orves Holmes
Ing
Harry Adees
Dinner honors upcoming wedding at Conrad home
Mrs. George Lutz and Mrs. William Conrad hosted dinner at 742 Seventh Street for eight guests in compliment to Miss Lewil Mae Gannon and Marvin E. Rathie Jr who are to be married Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lutz
William Conrad
Conrad
Seventh Street
Lewil Mae Gannon
Marvin E. Rathie, Jr
Mrs Bernita Smith Spotlighted at Parents Home Visit
Mrs Bernita Smith of Menominee Wisconsin and her daughter Bernita are guests of her parents Mr and Mrs John Grote.
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Bernita Smith
Menominee, Wis
Bernita
John Grote
Beef market ad from Tenth con Meat Market
Shop early for your beef needs with a nice supply to choose from at Tenth con Meat Market. Phone 17. Adv.
Vets Discuss Problems at Iowa Conference
About 100 Iowa school officials attended a conference on veterans affairs in Iowa City. Hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education and Extension Division with the Veterans Administration, the meeting addressed returning veterans' needs in insurance education loans pensions and hospitalization and aimed to clarify federal legislation. Led by VA regional officials from Des Moines, the event followed invitations to 1,300 superintendents and principals, though poor travel conditions limited attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
Veterans Affairs
University of Iowa College of Education and Extension Division
Veterans Administration
Des Moines
Barnes son named district manager for Food Machinery
Marion E. Barnes has been transferred from Chicago to Riverside California to serve as district manager for the Food Machinery corporation. His wife and their daughter Patricia are guests of Mrs. Barnes’ mother, while H. B. Phillips and wife also visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion E. Barnes
Bertha Barnes
Chicago
Riverside
Calif
The
Food Machinery Corporation
Patricia
Mr. Barnes
H. B. Phillips
Owen's Drug Announces New January Hours
Starting January 2 the store will open at 7 30 a m and close at 9 p m daily. The Adv section notes this change applies to Owen's Drug's regular hours.
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Owen’s Drug
Communion Services at St Pauls Lutheran on New Year Eve
Holy communion will be celebrated New Year's Eve at St Pauls Lutheran church with services at 7:30. Announcements for members wishing communion will be taken Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m. at the parsonage. The Vitamin Shop advertises Marcelle cosmetics.
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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Thirteenth Birthday Party Held for Marjorie Yauslin
Mrs Glenn F Yauslin celebrated her daughter Marjorie's thirteenth birthday with a Friday party at their home 613 Fourth avenue. The notice also lists local social updates and arrivals including T 5 Tom Ozburn returning home from Jefferson Barracks and Col and Mrs John A Beeman visiting from Washington DC.
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Marjorie
Glenn F. Yauslin
Fourth Avenue
State Liquor Stores To Close for 2 Days
Iowa state owned liquor stores will close from 6 p.m. December 31 to the morning of January 3. The shutdown covers New Year s day and the following day for inventory. The early closing on Monday is customary for New Year s Eve.
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Des Moines
W. B. Blake
Iowa Liquor Commission
Blake
Mass Slaughter Devices Opposed By Hickenlooper
Senator B B Hickenlooper urged the United Nations atomic commission to outlaw atomic weapons and other mass destruction devices. He cautioned against haste in entering treaties and urged secret protections until other nations commit to world peace with open inspections to prevent secret bomb manufacture.
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Washington
INS
B. B. Hickenlooper
United Nations Atomic Commission
Iowa
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Hickenlooper
Drake faculty backs freedom of science in atomic energy proposal
Drakes12 faculty members adopt a resolution urging freedom of scientific research on atomic energy and a strong world government with full control of armaments. They say proper use of atomic force may yield miraculous benefits in medicine surgery and other scientific fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Drake University
Friday Iowa Celebrates 99th Birthday
Iowa marked its 99th birthday as a state. Polk signed Iowa’s admission on Dec 28, 1846, after earlier inclusion in several territories. population then 96,088 and land sold at 1.25 per acre. Iowa described as an agricultural paradise with a quarter of the nation’s grade A land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa
James K. Polk
Louisiana
Missouri
Michigan Territory
Wisconsin Territory
OPA Files Suit Over Heat Cut To Oust Tenant
In Des Moines a federal injunction suit accuses veteran Albert W. Pfalzgraf of cutting heat to speed eviction of tenant Mrs. Margaret Paul from a second-floor apartment. An OPA inspector logged 56 then 58 degrees. Paul sought help at friends' home as hearing set for next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Paul
OPA
Pfalzgraf
Paul
Navy
Sioux City Air Base to Enter Temporarily Inactive Status
The Sioux City army air base will be placed on a temporarily inactive status next Monday. It will not be dismantled and will be kept ready to resume operation within 30 days. The base previously served as a separation center from mid September to December 1.
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Sioux City
INS
Sioux City Army Air Base
Sherman Exhibit At Cedar Falls Opens Through Iowa History
The first public showing of Althea R. Sherman drawings and paintings will be at Cedar Falls art gallery. Curator Ora Williams of the Iowa State Historical Society arranged the exhibit, featuring 50 pictures mainly birds. Sherman, born in 1845 near Dubuque, won national and international recognition for her bird studies and writings.
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Mcgregor
Althea R. Sherman
National
Falls Art Gallery
Ora Williams
Iowa State Historical Society
Miss Sherman
Iowa Prairies
Dubuque
Mark Sherman
Egypt
Nile Valley
Watchmakers' License Deadline Set for Jan 4
E L Berner of Fort Dodge, chairman of the state board of watchmakers examiners, reminded watchmakers Friday that January 4 is the deadline to apply for a license without taking an examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
E. L. Berner
Fort Dodge
State Board of Watchmakers Examiners
Gun Battle in Police Station in Keokuk
An unidentified man was wounded and fled from Keokuk police after being searched at the headquarters. Police Capt. Lewis Atkins fired as the suspect began to run, leaping through a broken window. Two other men, Thomas Jones and Clarence Bennett, both connected to recent robberies, were in custody. a car with Illinois plates was found abandoned, suggesting the group used a stolen vehicle. Robberies were reported at Taber Lumber Co Cronin Jewelry Store and a Ford location within 12 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Lewis Atkins
Atkins
Thomas Jones
Clarence Bennett
Des Moines
Illinois
Taber Lumber Co
Cronin Jewelry Store
Ford Garage
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ISC
Monarch
Jack Sprat
Richiss Delivery
IEU
Sean
Dickey
van Walter Baker
Ptt
Pillsbury’s Best
Eee eCarton
Culbert's Food Market
Rosedale Butter
Atwood
Sgt. Holladay of
Marion News
Gazette Business Office
R. E. Mullen
Party For Soldiers
Morris Services
Barnes
Marcelle
Vitamin Shop
Bezdek’s
Marion Blvd
Tom Ozburn
Jefferson Sarracks
Eighth Street
William M. Ozburns
Col
John A. Beeman
Washington, D. C
Paul Rose
Harold A. Young
Marcia June
Terminal Island
A. C
Eversharp
Parker Vacuumatic
First Street
Sherman
Cedar Falls
H. E. Dougherty
Montgomery Ward & Co
Harmony Cafeteria
Peoples Savings Bank
Iowa Bank
Peoples
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Bank
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