Fire Drives Guests From Lloyd Hotel in Des Moines
About 100 pajama clad guests at the Lloyd hotel fled as a basement fire at Bankers Printing Company spread to the hotel lounge. Fire chief Slade say the two alarm blaze started around 4 40 am and was under control after more than two hours. Damages were estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 dollars, mostly at the printing shop. hotel rooms suffered smoke and water damage but were not burned.
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Des Moines
Lloyd Hotel
Marie May
Charles Slade
Bankers Printing Company
Slade
Harold E. Ely
Printing Company
Kinnick Scholarship Winner Returns From Army Service
Willard Shaw of Marshalltown, recipient of the Nile scholarship at the University of Iowa, arrived home after 18 months overseas with the armed forces and is expected to enroll at Iowa in February.
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Marshalltown
Willard Shaw
Niles
University of Iowa
Iowa
Slain Man Brother Of Lowden Resident
Otto Freund aged 84 was found slain in his Wilmette Illinois home in an exclusive residential district. Police suspect burglars carried out the crime. A 51 year old maid in the house was severely beaten. August Freund aged 87, brother of the slain man, could not attend the funeral.
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Lowden
Otto Freund
Wilmette
Chicago
August Freund
Iowa Cities Seek Airport Funds Amid National Program
More than twenty Iowa cities bid for a share of federal airport building money. Iowa's allotted $6.75 million over seven years, with $577,179 earmarked for the year ending June 30, 1947. Des Moines official Paul V Roberts noted the allocations, while Washington officials prepared to announce approved local sponsors on January 7.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Paul V. Roberts
Des Moines Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Kahl Named Iowa Safety Commissioner War Veteran
R S Jespersen of the state highway patrol is in temporary charge. Karl Kahl, a World War II veteran with 25 months in the Pacific, is named safety commissioner for Iowa. He served five years, entered as a first lieutenant, discharged as a colonel last July 20. He was born near Harlan, Iowa, married with no children. He worked Civilian Conservation Corps 1936 to 1940 and started a camp near Deer. He attended college graduating in 1935. His parents are Mr and Mrs Fred Kahl of Harlan.
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Kahl
Lowery Field
Denver
Civilian Conservation Corps
Deer
Fred Kahl
Harlan
Kahl S. R. Jespersen
State Highway Patrol
Witnesses Lose Battle Against Town Officials
Judge Dewey rules Sheriff Johnson acted within authority to block Jehovah's Witnesses from entering Lacona Iowa park on September 15 to preserve peace. Town officials also involved in preventing the meeting after prior disturbances. Court declines injunction against the sheriff and Lacona officials.
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Des Moines
Lewis Johnson
Warren County
Lacona
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Fedar
Charles A. Dewey
Dewey
Jehovah's Witnesses
Johnson
Former Alburnett Resident Promoted at Steel Plant
Milton L. Weislogel, son of Mr and Mrs C B Weislogel of Alburnett, has been promoted to plant industrial engineer for Carnegie Illinois Steel in Gary Indiana. He graduated from Iowa State College Ames in 193 with a civil engineering degree and began as a machinist the same year. He is married and has two children.
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Alburnett
Milton L. Weislogel
C. B. Weislogel
Carnegie-Illinois Steel Company
Gary
Ind
Weislogel
Iowa State College
Ames
Mayor Fined For Overtime Parking in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Mayor E G Anderson was fined one dollar after Patrolman Harry Fitchen cited his car for overstaying a parking limit. The case highlights local enforcement actions against city officials.
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Shenandoah
INS
E. G. Anderson
Harry Fitchen
Smoking Ban Sparks Fines On Sioux City Street Cars
Sioux City enforces a new smoking ban with a 10 fine for even one drag inside street cars. Officials, riders, and vendors react as the rule aims to curb secondhand smoke and protect public transit passengers.
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Sioux City
INS
Retired Tipton Pastor Dies in Cedar Rapids Hospital
Aged 89, longtime Tipton Methodist minister who served across Iowa including Elberon Center Junction Delmar Monticello Decorah Eldora West Union and Tipton from 1914 to 1917 died Monday in a Cedar Rapids hospital. Survived by three children and a daughter-in-law, services pending.
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Tipton
Cedar Rapids
Wisconsin
Waterloo
Upper
Bertha C. Young
Grandview Avenue Methodist Church
Dubuque
George
Waucoma
Louis van Buren
Ogilvie
Minn
Eda van Buren
Monticello
One Killed as Steam Boiler Explosion Wrecks Norfolk Shoe Store
Norfolk Nebraska AP report says Joe C. Brown age 29 manager of Heat ing and Plumbing Service Company of Norfolk died Tuesday from injuries from a steam boiler explosion in a shoe store. He arrived at the rear of the shop which was wrecked, with downtown buildings shaken. Brown was son of Charles Brown of Spencer Indiana.
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Norfolk, Neb
Joe C. Brown
Heating and Plumbing Service Company
Norfolk
Brown
Charles Brown
Spencer
Deaths in Iowa: Cochran services held in Oxford
Mrs Charles Cochran 74 lived in Oxford since 1923 and died after illness. Burial is in Oxford cemetery. Surviving Cochran family members listed include multiple children and spouses across Dayton Ohio Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Oxford. Elkport death Lena Bahr 70 to be buried in Elkport with Lutheran church services planned.
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Oxford
Charles Cochran
Federated Church
Gilbert Royston
Cochran
Garland
Royston
Cedar Rapids
William
Joe
David
James
Willard
Dayton
Ohio
Herbert
Fred Cochran
North Liberty
John Cochran
Iowa City
Albert Cochran
Russell
Merrill Cochran
Maude Berry
Dora Brummley
Cleveland
Tenn
Laura Bolton
Limestone
Eugene Bible
Midway
Joe Harshbarger
Hiram
Elkader
Lena Bahr
Elkport
Lutheran Church
Iowa City VA Hospital Project Cost and Plan
Iowa City will build a new 12 story Veterans Administration hospital at a site west of the state screen, covering 13 acres. The project costs about six million dollars and includes auxiliary buildings for staff housing, with exterior limestone and a 380 by 190 foot footprint and a 184 foot height.
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Iowa City
INS
Veterans
Sahooeeen
Plume
Taosalty Suniket
Ecreen
Traffic Deaths Rise in Iowa 1946 Toll Hits 515
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa safety education division lists 515 traffic fatalities for 1946 so far, with a rise of 149 over 1945. Most months show increases, December lagging 1945 by 18, and October down seven. Monthly totals list January 32, February 54, March 33, April 34, May 41, June 37, July 48, August 51, September 53, October 42, November 49, and December 41 so far.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Division of Safety Education
Gettagg Pg I
John Deere Plans $700000 Waterloo Plant Project
The John Deere Tractor Company receives Civilian Production Administration approval to build a six story factory at Waterloo costing $700000. The project is part of 13 commercial builds approved last week by CPA in Washington. Gust a plant general manager said the facility will handle gear processing and miscellaneous manufacturing.
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Des Moines
John Deere Tractor Company
Civilian Production Administration
Waterloo
Iowa
CPA
Washington
John Deere
Gust
Alaneate
Linn County
McLellan Stores Company
Iowa Marriages and Engagements
Delhi Eleanor Morris daughter of Mr and Mrs Birnie Morris and William Reth Jr were married Saturday in the Methodist church. The bridegroom served four years in the army in World War II. Libenguth and Strabala were married Saturday in St Marys Catholic church. Gregor and Eunice Nading were married December 27 in St Pauls Lutheran church.
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A. Elmer Nading
George W. Carlson
Carl A. Carlson
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Secretary resigns from Spencer Chamber and fair
Spencer AP reports W J Knipe resigned as secretary of the Spencer Chamber of Commerce and Clay County Fair. He will work as a salesman for a Mason City firm.
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Spencer (Ap
W J. Knipe
Spencer Chamber of Commerce
Clay County Fair
Mason City
Fire Causes $45,000 Loss At Elkader
E L and Hugh Hyde brothers and return servicemen run the business and report the loss largely covered by insurance. The blaze damaged about $15,000 in machinery and parts while several trucks were saved.
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Elkader
E. L. and
Hugh Hyde
Fire Damage Valued At 25000 Dollars In City Blaze
Albert Kehr one of the owners put damage at 25000 dollars in a fire that raged early Tuesday. The volunteer fire department battled the blaze as temperatures dipped to 24 degrees below zero before the flames were controlled.
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Albert Kehr
Child Burned to Death In Fire at Denison
AP reports three year old Andrew Hansen Jr. perished in a house fire that gutted the Denison home. The mother was visiting a neighbor when two other children escaped. the body was recovered behind a stove amid flames from an oil stove. The family lived on an acre on the edge of Denison.
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Denison
Andrew Hansen, Jr
Darsee Retires from Martelle General Store
Darsee sells his Martelle general store to Glen Stewart after 23 years in business. He served as mayor, councilman and school board member. Stewart takes over the business as Darsee retires. Harvey Barber and Howard Dragoo sell their garage to the Smothers brothers for Wednesday possession. E. W. Corwin buys Blair Quinn restaurant. The Summer tavern is bought by Berdell Maley, a returning serviceman.
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Glen Stewart
Darsee
Stewart
Harvey Barber
Howard Dragoo
Smothers Brothers
E. W. Corwin
Blair Quinn
Berdell Maley
Iowa's Oldest Active Lawyer Dies at 89
H. M. Boorman, an Atlantic attorney born January 3, 1857 in Grant county Wisconsin, died Monday at age 89. He moved to Atlantic in 1880, worked as Atlantic National Bank cashier for five years, then was admitted to the bar in 1889 and became known for railroad damage action prosecutions.
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H. M. Boorman
Atlantic
Iowa
Boorman
Grant County
Wis
Atlantic National Bank
North English Civic Club Boosts 30 Day Membership Drive
The North English Civic Club's 30 day membership drive will end January 6 with a dinner served by Methodist church women. Two sides competed. the losing side pays beans while the winning side enjoys chicken. Officials expect about 75 new members.
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Civic Club
Methodist Church
Original Notice for Linnine County
Fragmented OCR reads as an original legal notice for Linnine County with unclear names and dates. The readable parts indicate a public notice action, but essential details are missing or garbled.
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Kinnick
Army
Smithsonian
Richard's Laboratories
Montgomery-Wards
Castana
James Bellis
John
Lagorsteino-Grape Company
Potosi Brewing Company
Potos
Lansing
Martelle
Second Street
S. Em
Perth
Sap
Baby Foods
Iplex
Iss cBfigren
Sifates
Evie Ietts
Dr. Lyon
Vick
Gillette Blue Blades
Viceroy
Woodbury
Seltzer Alka
Barbara Gould
Dad
Linnine County
Russel
Samar
Beatrice J. and
Robert E. Trachta
Janeba-Trachta Funeral Home
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