Herring Tours Midwest Defense Sites After Air Base Visit
Senator Herring of Iowa, leading a senate subcommittee on national defense, viewed the Des Moines ordnance plant near Ankeny and the Sioux City bomber base project. He planned further stops at Omaha, St Paul, Burlington, and Savanna before returning to Washington, meeting local civic and business leaders in Sioux City.
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Des Moines
Ankeny
Herring
Senate
Iowa
Here
Sioux City
War Department
Omaha
St Paul, Minn
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Army
Savanna
Washington, D. C
Sioux City Plans Army Air Base as Seven Cities Chosen
Sioux City officials and business leaders welcomed plans to expand the municipal airport into an army air base as one of seven sites designated by the War Department for planning purposes. The $12 million base would house about 3,000 men and 350 officers, with 180 buildings, barracks, hangars, shops, a hospital, and expanded runways from 4,700 to 5,500 feet, eventually 7,000 feet, and broader facilities to support bomber units.
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Sioux City
War Department
Vincent F Harrington
D-la
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Harrington
United States
Department
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ex-Soldiers Offer Aid for War Claims in Iowa
Iowa veterans groups led by the American Legion the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Disabled American Veterans told State Selective Service Director Charles H Grahl they will have post service officers handle death claim paperwork for widows and other dependents of men killed in the present war. Grahl noted many of his fellow veterans from the 168th Infantry Rainbow Division who served overseas in 1917 18 also expressed willingness to assist families affected by the current conflict.
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DES Moines
INS
Charles H Grahl
Genterval Grahl
Themerican Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Avith
Grahl
168Th Infantry
Grah
Marine Lt John E Wiley Promoted Temporarily to Captain
Washington AP reports Marine Corps headquarters announce the temporary promotion of First Lieutenant John E Wiley of Iowa City to the rank of captain in the Marine Corps. The action elevates Wiley within the officer corps as part of wartime or peacetime adjustments.
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Washington
Marine Corps
John E. Willey
Iowa City
Chelsea Couple Observe 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Frank J Kupka celebrated their golden wedding with a 6 p.m. buffet at their Chelsea home attended by 25 relatives and friends. They were married December 31 1891 at St Michael's church Norway Ia by Rev Frank Chmelar and have three children and three grandchildren.
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Chelsea
Frank J. Kupka
St. Michael's Church
Norway
Frank Chmelar
Kupka
William Novak
Milo
Edward
Berwyn
Louis Strachota
Cedar Rapids
Harry McRoberts
Tama
Melvin Kupka
Iowa Faces Bitter Cold With Subzero Readings Across State
Des Moines reports nine below zero at Mason City as Iowa endures a frigid night. Forecasters predict a warmer trend for Monday with lows of 15 to 25 above across northeast to southwest regions. Slippery northern roads contrasted by normal conditions elsewhere. Omaha and Des Moines show chilly readings as Ames Fort Dodge and Charles City also record subzero levels.
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Des Moines
Mason City
Iowa
Omaha
Ames
Fort Dodge
Charles City
Decorah Area Records Deep Freeze at Hatchery Station
A reading of 15 degrees below zero was logged at the state fish hatchery two miles south of Decorah early Monday at the government station. An unofficial Decorah reading registered three below.
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Decorah
State Fish Hatchery
Journalism schools urged to research ink and color plates
Basil L. Walters of the Minneapolis Star Journal urged the American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism to push research on ink paper and faster color plate reproduction. He proposed joint work among journalism chemistry and engineering departments to improve mechanical training for newspapers.
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DES Moines
Minnesota
American Association of Schools and Departments of Journalism
Basil L. Walters
Minneapolis Star-Journal
J. L. O'Sullivan
Marquette University College of Journalism
Milwaukee
Association
Chilton R. Bush
Department
Leland Stanford University
Palo Alto
Calif
John E Stempel
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Frederick R. Siebert
University of Illinois
Urbana
Journalism Council On Education
Des Moines Robber Flustered by Quick Witted Attendant
Des Moines garage attendant Charles Waters 49 thwarted a Sunday night robbery. A young man entered the rear door and asked to buy a gun then to change a $10 bill. Waters refused, citing cash hoard at a hotel, and the robber fled with no money.
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Des Moines
INS
Charles Waters
Waters
Hearing on Right to Oust Fischer Delayed Again
A court hearing into the Iowa state executive council's power to discharge Insurance Commissioner Charles R Fischer was postponed from January 8 to January 15. Benjamin Wolf of St Louis alleges Fischer failed to supervise American Mutual Life Insurance of Des Moines. The council cites gubernatorial hiring as the issue.
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DES Moines
INS
State Executive Council
Charles R Fischer
Benjamin Wolf
St. Louis
Ralph Powers
Horace M. Havner
Wolf
Havner
Fischer
American Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Wedding of Lucile Smith and Lyle Grove at West Liberty
Lucile Smith, daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Smith of West Liberty, married Lyle Edwin Grove of Keota in a Sunday afternoon Methodist ceremony. The Rev Mr Smith officiated with about 600 guests, music by Harriett Mac Smith and others, and both families and attendants listed. The bride, Cornell College graduate, teaches music in Wilton Junction. the groom, Iowa State College alum, works at a hybrid seed plant in Keota.
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West Liberty
Dorothy Lucile Smith
W. A. Smith
Lyle Edwin Grove
Keota
Harley Grove
South English
Smith
Marjorie Smith
Williamsburg
Daryl Grove
John Carey
Darrell Brown
Everett Alton
Lee Grove
Joe Meade
Ames
Harriett Mac Smith
Geraldine Norton
Wilton
Margaret Alton
Jean Harrington
Betty Ann Spinden
Cornell College
Wilton Junction
Iowa State College
Rate Resigns as Johnson County GOP Leader
County Attorney Edward F. Rate, chairman of the Johnson County Republican central committee, resigns and will be replaced January 3 at a special meeting of committee members. He cited difficulty in handling county attorney duties while managing party leadership during a campaign year.
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Rate
Johnson County
GOP
Iowa City
Edward F. Rate
Republican Central Committee
E. A. Baldwin
Des Moines Toddler Dies From Boiling Water Scalds
Richard Young a Des Moines 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Orville Young died Sunday from scalds suffered after falling into a tub of boiling water Friday.
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Des Moines
Richard Young
Orville Young
Newton Child Killed In Grossing Accident
A Newton family suffered tragedy when their three year old son was killed in a road train collision near Bucking ham at 4 a.m. Monday. Roy and Mrs. Anderson of Newton were severely injured and taken to a Waterloo hospital. the child’s body was taken to Boettcher funeral home in Traer. Poor visibility and a demolished car preceded the crash on the crossing.
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Buckingham
Roy Anderson
Newton
Anderson
North Western
Here
Boettcher Funeral
Traer
Jacobsen Seeks Relief for Small Iowa Manufacturers
Rep. William S Jacobsen reports small businessmen in Iowa fear for survival due to material shortages. He urges the Office of Production Management to provide moral support and seeks action to help defense contract access, noting large contractors should sublet more work to aid small firms. He cites examples of subletting and the impact of low bid practices.
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Washington
William S Jacobsen
Clinton
Office of Production Management
OPM
Iowa
Jacobsen
Army
Navy
Pneumonia Deaths Rise in Iowa in November
Des Moines AP reports Iowa recorded 135 pneumonia related deaths in November, up from October. Vital statistics director Dr. Eric Pheiffer cites colder weather as a factor and warns of further increases early next year. Main pneumonia signs include cold, chill, fever, side pain, and bloody sputum. Other diseases also climbed from October to November, including cancer, encephalitis, and meningitis.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Eric P. Pheiffer
Vital Statistics
Pheiffer
Operating cost of Des Moines reformatory declines in 1941
A state audit shows operating costs for the Iowa reformatory dropping from 358 784 in 1940 to 358 283 in the year ending June 30 1941. The per inmate cost was 322 20 versus 316 66 prior year. Average monthly inmates were 1112 in 1941 and 1133 in 1940. Farm and garden revenue totaled 69360 versus 71084 in the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Reformatory
Two Men Injured In Collision Near Oxford
Two men injured and a third avoided serious harm after a crash on highway 6 north of Oxford. Fred Illian of Rockford ML and James Nimmo of Monroe In suffered head lacerations and dental damage. both in Mercy hospital in good condition. Truck driver Forrest Sperry of Omaha uninjured as nine tons of steel pierced the cab. Roy Behrens seeks divorce from Florence Behrens and custody of Verona and Richard in a Cedar Rapids marriage from Feb 10 1940.
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Iowa City
Highway
Oxford
Fred Illian
Rockford
James Nimmo
Monroe
Illian
Nimmo
Mercy Hospital
Ilian
University of Town
Forrest Sperry
Omaha
Tipton
Roy Behrens
Florence Behrens
Verona
Richard
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City honors war hero Greeley B Williams
Private First Class Greeley B Williams killed in the Philippines was honored at a memorial mass at St Patrick s church. He received the Distinguished Service Cross posthumously for his bravery during an attack aircraft defense. Mayor Willenbrock issued a proclamation, and the Roy L Chopek post of the American Legion attended.
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Iowa City
Greeley B. Williams
Philippines
St. Patrick’s Church
Williams
Johnson County
Arthur E. Williams
Patrick J. O'Reilly
St. Patrick's
St. Patrick's High School
Henry F. Willenbrock
Memorial service honors Iowa lieutenant killed in Pearl Harbor raid
Colfax mourns Lieut J Sherman Greene, a former Colfax attorney killed in the Japanese raid on Hawaii. Gov George A Wilson delivers address calling for unity and retaliation, noting Iowa’s first war memorial service. Greene, a Des Moines native, is survived by his widow, mother, father, and a brother.
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Colfax
Iowa
J. Sherman Greene
Hawaii
George A. Wilson
Colfax Presbyterian Church
Pacific
Greene
Des Moines
Marion News Highlights Social Ties And Civic Wartime Notices
Hollywood Florida couple honored with dinners in Marion Iowa. Cedar Rapids and New York guests attend. Army air corps enlistment celebrated with a belt gift and a Cedar Rapids theater farewell. Red Cross civilian defense classes rerouted for New Year. local clubs organize surgical dressings and readings at library and churches. Kenneth Losey returns to Fort Snelling after leave. Rev. Venard McLaughlin ill in Ames hospital. A Dutch Treat dinner and a New Testament all-day reading event anchor community gatherings.
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T Lloyd Fernow
United States Army Air Corps
Des Moines
Harold Sejkora
Marion
Cedar Rapids
The
Red Cross
Rural Mothers Club
Business Girls Club
Lumer Lorence
Harlan Knight
Venard McLaughlin
Ames
Congregational Church
Open House for Young Married Couples At Methodist Home
The Methodist Home Builders class held an open house in church parlors with Lyle Warren as teacher for a newly organized group of young married couples. Officers: Irving Finger president, Mrs Finger vice president, Mrs Jack Oxley secretary treasurer, Jean Clapp in charge of children's entertainment. Games and refreshments for 40 attended. Entertainment led by William Ray and Ellwood Hammond. refreshment committee named. Electa Circle of the King's Daughters meets Friday afternoon at Mrs Fred Holsinger's home. Mrs Andrew P Munson to lead program on Expansion. Kenneth Shearer visits Perry from Maxwell. ads note rentals and nursing help. Pvt Norman Johnson to return to Camp Claiborne after furlough. Christmas Seal fund contributors listed.
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Methodist
Lyle Warren
Irving Finger
Mrs Finger
Jack Oxley
Jean Clapp
Howard Caldwell
Harry Jones
William Ray
Ellwood Hammond
Electa Circle of the
King’s Daughters
Fred Holsinger
Andrew P. Munson
Laff a Lot clubs fund drive open until Jan eighteenth
Charity fund efforts mention Laff a Lot clubs contributing a dollar each. The drive remains open through January 18 to allow late donors, with total this year lower than last year.
Iowa Gasoline Tax Collections In 1941 Set All Time High
Iowa’s gasoline tax receipts rose to a record 18 200.19 in 1941, up 1 009 382 from 1940. State Treasurer W G Bagley noted 1940 totals were 17 190 809, with 1928 the first full year of the 3 cent per gallon tax at 9 138 707. December collections, covering November use, totaled 1 394 363. All months in 1941 except January show gains over 1940, with June at 1 812 449, and July and August following.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. G Bagley
Wilson Seeks Pay Increase For Patrol
Gov George A Wilson said he would ask the legislative interim committee to provide funds to raise patrol pay at a meeting in Des Moines. The move aims to boost police salaries and attract qualified officers.
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Wilson
Des Moines
INS
George A Wilson
Legislative Interim Committee
Governor Announces Graduated Patrol Pay Increase
The governor outlined a rising scale for highway patrol salaries, with the pay boost ranging from ten to fifteen dollars per month.
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Highway Patrol
Moscow Dam Hearings To Open Next Month
Iowa officials will oppose the proposed Moscow dam at a hearing by the Interstate Commerce Commission in Davenport on January 12. The $3,000,000 hydro electric project is from the First Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative. Additional hearings will follow in Muscatine Cedar Rapids and Waterloo.
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Des Moines
John Rankin
Floyd Philbrick
Tirst
Iowa
Moscow
Interstate Commerce Commission
Davenport
First
Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative
Federal Power Commission
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Christmas Gift to U S Defense Praised at Rock Island
Emil Solek a Davenport naturalized citizen sent 10 in currency to the arsenal finance officer with instruction that the Christmas gift be deposited to the credit of the United States for use in defense Brig Gen Norman F Ramses commanding officer commends the gesture as a patriotic act The report notes the gift was received at Rock Island Arsenal and praised by military officials.
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Rock Island
Norman F Ramses
Arsenal
Emil Solek
Davenport
United States
Extra Work Brings More Pay To Arsenal Employes
Four thousand Rock Island arsenal workers earned about 80 000 extra days this year with vacation time foregone. Brig Gen Norman F Ramsey said checks totaling $692 616 were issued on Tuesday as payment for the foregone leave.
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Arsenal
Rock Island Isl
Rock Island Arsenal
Norman F Ramsey
Eight Miners Die in Black Damp Blast at Peabody Mine
HARCO HI UP says an electric spark caused a blast of black damp in an abandoned Peabody Coal shaft. Eight miners died as a crew of 10 entered at 3 am Sunday to remove machinery. The shaft lies 400 feet below the surface.
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Harco
Peabody Cowl Company
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Lyle Grove
Reformatory
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Roy L. Chopek
American Legion
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Marion News
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Hollywood
Fla
Robert Oxley
Harrison Oxley
H. G. Stitzel
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Helen
Virginia Pyle
Lewis Alcorn
L. L. Dolson
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Norman Lund
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Minneapolis
Bernard Schenken
Owens Cail
Robert Munsen
Andrew P. Munsen
Cincinnatti
Howard Martin
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Lee Voorhies
F. M. Grafft
M. D. Grafft
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R. D Conley
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Pvt
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Fort Snelling
Minn
Charles Burch
Norman Lundeen
New York
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Diana Fret Club
KV Cafe
Willis Sheets
James Pringle
Mel Iemary
Armstrong
Kenneth Sherer
Perry
Clifford Shearer
Norman Johnson
Camp Claiborne
Alfred C. Johnson
Ardigee
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Maxwell
Hugh Goredon
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King's Daughters
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Marines
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Harriet McCullough
Gordon Hatchery
Frank Ford
Betty
Marshalltown
James Fernow
Lloyd
Mron
Marvin Fernow
George Neff
Harald Fernow
Wilson Fernow
David W Williams
Linn County
Yocom Chapel
Rex
W R DeJong
Presbyterian Church
GR. Hagerman
Moris Stewart
Glenn Dahms
Paul Hickman
Earl Dukek
Charles Duke
Oak Shade Cemetery
U. S. Defense
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Graybar
America
Westside Sewing Machine Shop
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Onal Ame
Corot
Simmons Wohawk
Dev
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