Twins Among Linn County Men Inducted
Two Linn County men, Donald W. Larson and Jenela D. Lacan, departed for Jefferson Barracks Missouri to join the armed forces as part of the first twin pair sent from board No. 2. Their mother and father list 261 Twenty-fourth avenue SE and 1435 A avenue NE as addresses, while other registrants from boards No. 1 and No. 2 also left for duty Monday night.
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Jefferson Barracks
Donald W. Larson
Jenela D. Lacan
William Pfeffer
Second Avenue
Taylor and Roosevelt
Board No. 2
West Side
John Cork
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Cornell Larson
A Avenue
Alex M. Teslow
Seventh Street
Orwin F. Munsell
C Avenue
George Baba
Donald H. Lorenzen
Sixteenth Avenue
Thomas F. Muller
Burch Avenue
Board No. 1
East Side
Lloyd T. Evans
Twenty First Avenue
Doyle Stone
Sioux City
Bernard Frederick Fanchel
Strawberry Point
Ralph Edward Guy
Ottumwa
Peter Cornelius Anderson
Elmwood Park
Ill
William Perry Whipple
Bever Avenue
Meyer Wolfe Rosen
Longwood Drive
Henry George Barrett
Lemoyne
Walter H. Fuchs
Twelfth Street
Walter LaVerne Holliday
San Francisco
Kenneth Richard Lambert
H Avenue
Loren Thomas O'Conner
Cedar Rapids
James Reid Watson
Chicago
Charles John Thillen
Ralph Henry Gearhart
J Avenue
Aemil Francis Yardley
Sixteenth Street
William Henry Jacobs
Thirty-fourth Street
John Edward Moore
Second Street
Albert F Crooks Held On Charge Of Vagrancy
Albert F. Crooks of Des Moines was held on a charge of vagrancy on Tuesday amid ongoing friction with the city police department. The brief item notes Crooks has long troubled local law enforcement.
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Albert F. Crooks
Des Moines
Crooks
Vagrant Arrest Follows Des Moines Bus Ban
A man convicted several times for drunkenness was ordered off town by police on Feb. 3 after being put on a bus to Des Moines. He was arrested again Monday night in the downtown area, and charged with vagrancy.
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Des Moines
Dake Receives Army Commendation For Direct Azimuth Reading
Norman W. Dake, son of Mrs. Helen S. Dake, 1426 Second Avenue SE, is commended by the 302nd Infantry Headquarters for a method enabling azimuths to be read directly without a map. The technique reportedly improves battalion sighting and was deemed of broad battlefield value for dissemination in the European theater.
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Pic
Norman W. Dake
Helen S. Dake
Second Avenue SE
302Nd Infantry
Pfc
Dake
Newton Fined for Uncontrolled Car Crash in Watkins
George Newton, 60, of Watkins, pled guilty before Police Judge Harry S. Johnson to failing to have his car under control. He was fined $5 and costs after his vehicle struck a parked car owned by Kenneth Kramer on 700 First Avenue NW, pushing Kramer’s car into another parked car at the same address owned by Fred Bond.
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George Newton
Watkins
Harry S. Johnson
Newton
Kenneth Kramer
First Avenue NW
Kramer
Fred Bond
Belle Plaine Man Fined For Reckless Driving
Douglas Creston, 35, of Belle Plaine, was fined $25 and costs by Police Judge Harry S. Johnston after pleading guilty to reckless driving. The charge stems from an accident Monday night when he allegedly failed to stop at a stop sign on Sixth avenue SE and Seventh street, colliding with a Century Cab driven by John Crane of 606 Sixth avenue SE.
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Douglas Creston
Belle Plaine
Harry S. Johnson
Creston
Sixth Avenue SE
Seventh Street
John Crane
Collaborationist Dies After French Execution
Robert de Brasil lach, once editor of Paris Je Suis Partout, was condemned by a French court on January 19 for intelligence with the enemy and executed Tuesday in France.
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New York
Robert de Brasillach
Paris
Vandenberg Seeks Hard Pact to Heal Allied Discord
DETROIT AP Sen. Vandenberg urges an immediate anti Axis treaty to keep Germany and Japan demilitarized and forge unity among Allies. He argues peace is the issue and a hard treaty would limit unilateral moves, shaping Dumbarton Oaks plans and giving the U S a voice in settlements.
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Detroit
Sen. Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States
America
Germany
Japan
Vandenberg
Dumbarton Oaks
Congress
Peace League
Executive
Cedar Rapids Sealed Bid Offer for Airport Bonds
The City of Cedar Rapids Iowa will receive sealed bids at the City Clerk's office until 10 am February 26 1945 for 125000 in Airport Bonds dated February 1 1945 with semiannual interest through 1950. Bids to be opened before the City Council in the City Hall Chamber. highest cash bid wins. Two percent par bond certification or two percent of the par value may be required as a faith guarantee. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
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Tal
Heli
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gai
Messrs
Chapman and Cutler
Cage
Iowa Schools at War buy stamps and bonds reach record total
DES MOINES UP Iowa schoolchildren bought 2 172 911 80 worth of stamps and bonds through Dec 7 the state war bond office announced. About three quarters of a million dollars per month were raised and 119 flags reached a 90 percent participation goal while 2042 schools at war banners were issued to schools attaining similar goals. W L Clark notes pride in first period results and urges teachers to continue support during the months ahead.
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Des Moines
Iowa
War Bond Office
W. L. Clark
Not
Iowa War Finance Committee
Refunds to four thousand Iowa taxpayers on full income tax
DES MOINES AP M L Abrahamson state tax commission cashier said 4369 Iowans paid their 1944 income tax in full and will receive refunds totaling 71331.36. They paid 142662.72 in full before the legislature extended the 50 percent forgiveness for two more years. Prior to action 2539 individuals had paid half their normal taxes totaling 72213.84 and will not owe the other half due to forgiveness.
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Des Moines
M. L. Abrahamson
State Tax Commission
First Jap Prisoners Arrive at Clarinda
The first Japanese war prisoners arrived at the Clarinda prisoner of war camp on Monday. Officials said the exact number was not announced. German prisoners who had been held there would be replaced by Japanese, who will be kept under close surveillance in closed compounds.
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Clarinda
Sioux City Negro Woman Is Slain
In Sioux City a 42 year old Black woman Helen Madison was shot and killed early Tuesday by a 35 year old Black woman Armelia Holder after an argument over whether a nickelodeon should keep playing at the Holder home, police said.
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Sioux City
Helen Madison
Armelia Holder
Holder
Anti Advertising Bills Debated At Open Hearing
In Des Moines Monday the house public health committee held a public hearing on two optometry bills claimed to ban unethical advertising. Proponents labeled them anti advertising while critics argued they are class legislation harming free press and business promotion.
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DES Moines
House Public Health Committee
Karl Melcher
Marshalltown Times - Republican
John Huston
The
Ottumwa Courier
Don Berry
Indianola Record-Tribune
Neill Garrett
Optometry Association
Garrett
Melcher
Huston
United States
Berry
Revive Farm Group Supports Henry Wallace in Commerce Fight
A revived Iowa Committee for Agriculture formed by farmers from Polk Dallas and Louisa counties urged U S Senators George Wilson and B B Hickenlooper to back Henry A Wallace for secretary of commerce The telegrams called for nonpartisan decision arguing Wallace provided practical leadership in farm policy The group includes Republicans who backed Roosevelt and Wallace and some who voted for Dewey in November.
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Des Moines
Iowa Committee For Agriculture
Senate
Henry A. Wallace
Polk
Dallas
Louisa
A. W. Harvey
Extra
United States
George Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Wallace
Department of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Dewey
Blue Names Flood Control Committee
Gov. Robert Blue Monday announced a flood control committee to coordinate with the federal government on Iowa flood problems. Members include Fred T. Schwab chairman Clyde Spry Prof. Larry Crawford Senator De Vere Watson and Robert Carlson.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue Monday
Iowa
Fred T. Schwab
State Conservation Commission
Clyde Spry
Larry Crawford
University of Iowa
de Vere Watson
Council Bluffs
Robert Carlson
Sioux City
Iowa Veteran Describes Feast at Arab Chief’s Home
S/Sgt. Clair H. Henkes recounts a four hour meal at the home of an Arab chief of police during his 27 months overseas. The dining room featured cushions and silks, no utensils, and the men drank peppermint tea after the meal while the women and servants ate from the same dishes.
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McGregor
Clair H. Henkes
Casa Blanca
Henkes
Arthur Henkes
Two Postville Men Receive Silver Star
Postville men receive Silver Star honors for separate acts of gallantry in World War II. Donald W. Lawson is honored posthumously for bravery in New Guinea. Charles Bloxham is named Silver Star recipient posthumously for actions in the Pacific.
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Postville
Gazette Advertisement Rates and Copyright Notices
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines subscription rates and edition details. It lists mail options, carrier rates, and special editions while noting Associated Press reuse rights and Allen-Klapp Company contact addresses in Chicago York and Detroit.
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Iowa
U. S. Territories
Allen-Klapp Company
Avenue
Chicago
Fifth Avenue
York
New Center
Toledo Man's Son Is Killed in Action
Pvt. Loren Turbett aged about 32 was killed in action. He served as an infantryman in Gen. Patton's Third Army. His father M. B. Turbett of Toledo received notice from the War Department. Survived by wife of Salem and four children ages three months to eight years, plus brother William Turbett of Toledo and three sisters Mabel Raymon Ebberon Mae Estes Cedar Rapids and Marie Baldus Battle Creek Mich.
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Toledo
Loren Turbett
M. B. Turbett
War Department
Patton
Third Army
Pvt
Turbett
Salem
William Turbett
Mabel Raymon
Efberon
Mae Estes
Cedar Rapids
Marie Baldus
Battle Creek
Mich
Iowa Soldier Missing in Action in Belgium
Lt Khairom H Rummells 23 son of Mr and Mrs H J Rummells has been reported missing in action in Belgium since January 16 He is a University of Iowa graduate who entered service in 1943 and went overseas last June His wife and daughter reside in Des Moines.
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Iowa City
Khairom H. Rummells
H. J. Rummells
Belgium
University of Iowa
Des Moines
Pheasant Hunter Trial Opens in Palo Alto District Court
A jury of five women and seven men is sworn by Judge Harry G. Narey for the Clyde Lyons trial in Emmetsburg. Lyons, a 40 year old Des Moines pheasant hunter, faces an assault with intent to commit murder charge involving Howard Knight, an Emmetsburg farmer.
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Emmetsburg
Harry G. Narey
Palo Alto
Clyde Lyons
Des Moines
Howard Knight
Iowa Farmer Rescued After Eight Weeks Missing
Newton farmer G D Roger reappeared at his daughter Marguerite Koger’s Los Angeles home after eight weeks away. He said he remembered nothing from the moving trip he disappeared during, after his car was found abandoned on a Des Moines bridge two weeks earlier.
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Newton
G. D. Roger
Newton Farmer
Maguerite
Los Angeles
Saturda
Koger
Des Moines
Koger Sa
California
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Larsons
Donald
Ronald
Linn County
F. S. Mitralsky and Company
Naval
No. 1
Norman Dake
Army Headquarters
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312 Grill
Beck’s
Beeson
Armstrong
Nares Coliseum
Young Men's Bureau, Chamber of Commerce
Variety Club
Grand Allliance
United Nations
Henry Wallace
Blue Names Flood Control Committee
Pfic
Donald W. Lawson
Leonard Lawson
Franklin Township
Moffin Bay
New Guinea
Charles Bloxham
Clarence Bloxham
Missouri
Melvin W. Dyke
John Dyke
Pacific
Alaska
the Gazette Company
3Rd Ave. SE
Laws
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Rummells
Pheasant Hunter
Mendeco
Omaha
Neb
Reliable Service Life Insurance Company
Service Life Insurance Pan Dept
Ornaha 2
Nebr
Valentines
Botany
Manhattan
Wembley
Sugar
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