G I Loans in Iowa See Slower Demand as Prices Rise
The Veterans Administration reports Iowa G I home loan applications have fallen from 75 per day last spring to about 45 50 per day now. VA official Walter T Robinson says the drop is temporary due to seasonal slow up in construction rising costs and buyer resistance. He notes Iowa leads the region in loan guarantees and predicts a third of eligible veterans could buy homes before the 10 year program ends. Up to Jan 25 VA guaranteed 10 247 Iowa loans averaging 4382 12 each.
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John W. Henderson
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Veterans Administration
Towa
G.I. Home
Walter T. Robinson
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Nebraska
Robinson
G.I
Xeokuk
INS
Ac- Robinson
Charles Bown
Maurice Cursman
Eight Injured in Two Accidents at Keokuk
Two separate crashes in Keokuk injured eight people as investigators interview drivers and assess damage to vehicles and nearby property. Local emergency crews transported casualties to area hospitals for treatment and evaluation.
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Keokuk
Federal judges to study proposed changes at Des Moines meeting
Five federal district judges meet in Des Moines Tuesday and Wednesday to study proposed changes in federal law. Judge Charles A Dewey of Des Moines chairs the group. Ottumwa reports traffic on the Burlington railroad returned to normal after three empty cars derailed at the Rome Ta station. no injuries.
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DES Moines
Charles A Dewey
Ottumwa
Burlington
Rome
Hauge and three others reappointed to Iowa state posts
Gov Blue sent to the senate nominations for Herbert H Hauge to continue on the state board of control and reappointed H A Grantham Claude M Stanley and Alfred W Kahl. Terms run six years for all except Kahl four years. Salaries range from 3800 to 4500 dollars annually.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Senate
Herbert H. Hauge
State Board of Control
Iowa Senate
H. A. Grantham
Clinton
State Tax Commission
Claude M. Stanley
Corning
State Employment Security Commission
Alfred W. Kahl
Council Bluffs
Public Safety
Hauge
David R. McCreery
Alburnett
Kahl
Fred L. Wilkins
Boone
Stanley
Employment Security Commission
Grantham
Tax Commission
Board of Control
Laborer Found Dead in Field Near Waukon
Special to The Gazette reports Austin O Neill 54 a laborer was found dead Sunday morning near West Ridge church nine miles west of Waukon His body was frozen Authorities believe he suffered a heart attack while walking through a field He had been in Waukon Saturday night O Neill was a bachelor.
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The
Waukon
Austin O'Neill
West Ridge Church
O'Neill
Three of a Kind in Council Bluffs Triplets Born to Smiths
In Council Bluffs three daughters Jean Janis and Joyce were born Sunday to Mr and Mrs Ellis Smith. The triplets, weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces 6 pounds and 4 pounds 14 ounces, are believed to be the hospital's first triplets. Mrs Smith 22 a World War II veteran, and Mr Smith a Rock Island Railroad switchman are first time parents.
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Council Bluffs
Ellis Smith
Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Jean
Janis
Joyce
Aged lowan Dies In Blazing Shack
Clinton officials report 80 year old Fred Martin died in a blaze that razed his shack south of the city. Martin lived alone and the fire origin remains undetermined.
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Lowan
Clinton
INS
Fred Martin
Martin
Fire guts Burns Methodist Church interior in Des Moines
Fire gutted the interior of Burns Methodist Church in Des Moines Sunday afternoon with an estimated 10 000 dollars in damage. Investigators suspect an overheated furnace in the basement started the blaze and the roof was partly destroyed.
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Des Moines
INS
Burns Methodist Church
Fire Damages Waterloo Apartment House
Damage estimated at 7000 dollars from a two story Waterloo apartment blaze started by a cigarette dropped on a Davenport. Owner Homer Darland said five families occupied the building located in a neighborhood without injuries reported.
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Waterloo
Ins
Homer Darland
Amana Society Election Set for February 17
Special to The Gazette lists Amana Society director candidates by district. Amana district includes William Hahn John Reihman William Noe Henry Eichacker High Amana William Foerst ner Elmer Zuber West Amana Henry Miler Rudolph Leichsenring South Amana Herbert Zuber Otto Zuber Namestead Charles Eichacker George Selzer East Amana William Hess Adolph Heinze.
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AMANA
The
Amana Society
William Hahn
John F. Reihman
Wiliam F. Noe
Henry QO. Eichacker
High Amana
William Foerstner
Elmer Zuber
West Amana
Henry J. Miler
Rudolph E. Leichsenring
South Amana
Herbert F. Zuber
Otto C. Zuber
Namestead
Charles A. Eichacker
George H. Selzer
East Amana
William E. Hess
Adolph Heinze
Iowa School Lunch Program Hits Peak Participation
Des Moines reports 765 schools enrolled by December with 5 727 756 meals served by January 1. 259 259 meals went to needy or free recipients as the program distributes nine cents per meal in federal funds.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
C. W. Bangs
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Burns and Gas Fumes Fatal to Ames Youth
Harold Lee Weiser a 15 year old Ames resident died Sunday from burns and carbon monoxide poisoning after spending a night asleep near a gas burner. He was found unconscious in the Nazarene church basement Saturday morning with a rifle and roller skates nearby. Funeral services are planned for Tuesday. his parents Mr and Mrs Walter Weiser and a sister survive.
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AMES
INS
Harold Lee Weiser
Nazarene Church
Walter Weiser
Girl Marries Hours After Father's Death in Tragic Day
Loretta Rannfeldt, 19, wed Lester Pirch, 24, less than five hours after her father Adolph Rannfeldt, 51, shot himself following a quarrel with the mother. Police say the suicide occurred in the family basement after threats, with the ceremony held at 3 p.m.
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Clinton
Loretta Rannfeldt
Cyril Robb
Adolph Rannfeldt
Robb
Rannfeldt
Freda
Lester C. Pirch
Ronald
Pirch
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