Local Option Beer Bill Faces Senate Hurdles in Iowa
Frank Nye reports the local option beer bill sparks heavy debate as it moves to the senate judiciary committee chaired by Senator Frank C. Byers. Signatories include ministers and dry advocates, while wets urge defeat. GOP leaders hope the committee stalls passage to avoid a governor veto in a charged political climate.
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Iowa
Senate
Judiciary
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Byers
K. A. Evans
Lt. Kneeland of Postville Killed in Pacific Action
Special to The Gazette Lt. Robert W. Kneeland 20 died December 2 in action on Biak Island in the Southwest Pacific. A navigator bombardier in the Fifth Air Force, he served since March 1943 after attending Notre Dame. He was wounded in the Philippines last November and had been hospitalized in New Guinea. He was born in Clermont on December 5, 1924 and graduated from Postville High in 1942. He is survived by his parents, a brother Francis and a sister Nancy.
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Postville
Robert W. Kneeland
Biak Island
Southwest Pacific
W. A. Kneeland
War Department
Kneeland
Fifth Air Force
Notre Dame University
Ellington Field
Texas
Philippines
New Guinea
Clermont
Postville High School
Seaman
Francis P. Kneeland
Sampson, N. Y
Nancy Kneeland
Hickenloopers Buy Home in Suburb of National Capital
Senator B. B. Hickenlooper and his wife and children, long at the Raleigh hotel, bought a house on Cedar Parkway in Chevy Chase Maryland and will move in early March. The move reflects a shift from rent to ownership in the Washington area amid high rental costs.
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Hickenloopers
National Capital
E. P. Ciase
Washington
B. B. Hickenlooper
Raleigh
Senator Hickenlooper
Cedar Parkway
Chevy Chase
Chicago area? No clear headline here
Republicans Bedford Irving Long Manchester J Kendall Lynes Plain field F E Sharp Elkader De Vere Watson Council Bluffs form a committee. Clem Bekman Cromwell Watson Jacobson ill with scarlet fever Sharp represent counties seen as wet. Sentiment unclear, making the bill a hot potato. Committee meets Mondays and Wednesdays. it may not report the bill. Best bet is the bill will likely not be reported out.
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Bedford
Irving D. Long
Manchester
J. Kendall Lynes
Plainfield
F. E. Sharp
Elkader
de Vere Watson
Council Bluffs
Bekman
Clem
Cromwell
Watson
Jacobson
Sharp
Notice of Probate of Will in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that February 20 1945 at 9:00 a.m. a will purported to be that of Thomas E Hartman deceased will be heard in the District Court at the Court House Cedar Rapids Iowa for proof and admission to probate. Harris and Van Metre attorneys appear for the case.
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Frobate
Wile
State of Iowa
Linn County
Thomas E. Hartman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Wee Cedar Rapids
Crissman Recalls Jungle Hunting in New Guinea
Capt Alonzo S Crissman of Davenport Iowa recalls hunting big land lizards and bats in New Guinea during service there. He describes natives surrounding kinai grass to trap lizards, hunting flying bats for dinner, reef fishing for sea bass and tuna, and catching freshwater trout with red flannel bait. He notes jungle survival and friendly local hunting customs.
Decorah Soldier Earns Filipino Boy's Friendship in War Years
Harold Hoffland Jr. in the Philippines won the friendship of 12 year old Francisco Torres who wrote a letter praising America. The boy called Americans kind while condemning the Japanese as cruel and selfish. He signs as Frankie Torres and wishes victory in the war and a Happy New Year.
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Decorah
Harold Hoffland, Jr
Philippines
Francisco Torres
Hoffman
America
Frankie
Mrs. George Longerbean Dies At 67 In Anamosa Hospital
Mrs. George F. Longerbean 67 lifelong Mechanicsville resident died Sunday at an Anamosa hospital after a brief illness. She belonged to Mechanicsville Methodist church and the Rebekah lodge. Surviving are husband, daughter Mrs. Ray Collins, sister Mrs. Ida Andre, and six brothers. Services Tuesday 2 p.m. at Mechanicsville Methodist Church with Rev. Bernard Kemper and Rev. Door Whitmore officiating. Burial in Mechanicsville cemetery.
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Anamosa
George F. Longerbean
Mechanicsville
Chauncey Kline
Morley
Clayton Kline
Cedar Rapids
Mechanicsville Methodist Church
Bernard Kemper
Door Whitmore
Low Moor
Mechanicsville Cemetery
Iowa City Woman Dies In Fire-Swept House
Miss Ella Huff aged 53 died of suffocation in a North Summit street apartment fire in Iowa City. Fire officials traced the blaze to a gas stove explosion on the first floor. neighbors urged her to jump, but she stayed in the second floor unit. The four other apartments escaped injury. damage is put at about 5000 dollars. She worked at Currierhall dormitory and is survived by her father Joe Huff and siblings Frank Huff and Mary Knight.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Ella Huff
North Summit Street
Albert J. Helmer
Huff
Helmer
Miss Huff
Currierhall
University of Iowa Women’s
Joe Huff
West Branch
Frank I. Huff
Mary Knight
Hohenschuh Funeral Home
Iowan recalls Lincoln gift in Humboldt memory
Humboldt residents recount ties to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday. Perry Kendall recalls receiving a 50 cent piece from Lincoln after visiting Springfield. Phoebe Hutchinson remembers marching in a parade that backed Lincoln’s election. Frank Arnold recalls a plush coat from his uncle who bet on Lincoln and served as consul to Russia.
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Humboldt
Abraham Lincoln
Perry Kendall
Springfield
Lincoln
Minois
Kendall
Buffalo
N. Y
Phoebe Hutchinson
Frank Arnold
Humboldt’s
John Arnold
Arnold
Russia
Peoria
Tipton Man Released From Prison Camp
Mr and Mrs Ralph E Owen of Tipton are notified their son Melvin, a World War II prisoner of war in Germany and held since 1943 after being captured in the African campaign, has been liberated and is being repatriated.
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Tipton
Ralph E. Owen
Melvin
Germany
Clinton Plans Service for Iowa's Oldest Practicing Attorney
Andrew L. Schuyler 85 died from injuries after a fall weeks earlier. Services set for Tuesday in Clinton with Schuyler remembered as Iowa's oldest practicing attorney.
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Clinton
Andrew L. Schuyler
Iowa
Amana Society Posts 1944 Sales Reach 3 Million
Amana Society reports 1944 sales hit three million dollars despite manpower shortages and the worst flood conditions in its history. About 120 youths in service elevated home burdens with strong war bond participation. dairy hogs and crops faced flood losses while silos and barns were added. The refrigeration division, gov orders, and navy recognition highlight the year alongside a 24 percent woolen mill sales rise and new machinery.
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AMANA
Amana Society
Toledo Woman Marine Killed in California
Marine Cpl. Doris Cornelius, 22, formerly of Toledo, died from injuries after an automobile accident in California. She had been stationed at Camp Pendleton. Surviving sister Mrs Marian Jones Tama and brothers Sgt Willis Cornelius Georgia and Marine Pvt Robert Cornelius San Pedro California. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of the body from California.
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Toledo
Doris Cornelius
California
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Marian Jones
Tama
Willis Cornelius
Georgia
Marine
Robert Cornelius
San Pedro
Greeley Soldier Wins Commission
Fort Benning Ga Glen E Smith son of Mr and Mrs L E Smith of Greeley Ila has graduated from Fort Benning officer candidate school and commissioned a second lieutenant. He enlisted December 1942 and served as a corporal with a combat engineers unit before becoming an officer candidate. He is a Greeley high school and Elkader Junior college graduate.
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Fort Benning
Glen E. Smith
L. E. Smith
Greeley
Ila
Lt. Smith
Greeley High School
Elkader Junior College
Monona Prisoner of War Pvt Maury Englehardt Confirmed Missing
Pvt Maury J Englehardt age 37 of Monona reported missing in October after serving since 1944. A December 18 letter from a German POW camp Stalag 11 B details he is a prisoner of war and well, asking his wife to mail cigarets food pancake flour and items allowed by the Red Cross. He trained at Camp Roberts and Fort Meade after enlisting in March 1944 and had seen action in France and Holland before going missing at sea.
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Monona
Maury J Englehardt
Germany
Englehardt
Red Cross
Stalag 11-B
Pvt
Camp Roberts
Calif
Fort Meade
Ovenseas
France
Holland
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Waukon
E. K. Bekman
Ottawa
A. D. Clem
Sioux City
Jed Cromwell
Burlington
R. Bawkins
Leon
O. J. Kirketeg
Robert Kneeland
Arthur Axmear
Harris and van Metre
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Golden Gloves
312 Grill
Beck's
Beeson
Armstrong
Cedar Rapids Gazette Charities Inc
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