Davenport double murder and suicide shocks town
Acting Coroner Herbert Bixby said Otto Martens 40 killed his wife and their 17 year old son Donovan in Davenport Thursday night then killed himself. Nephew Edwin Otte witnessed the shooting as Martens entered with a shotgun and fired at close range. The gunfire damaged a neighbor's home before Martens died at the hospital. A note found on Martens suggested a planned murder suicide pact. Last October Martens left Davenport for Baraboo Wisconsin for work and had recently finalized divorce proceedings.
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Davenport
Herbert Bixby
Otto Martens
Otte
Martens
Bixby
Baraboo
Wis
Vinson Named Judge for Fifth Judicial District
Gov. Robert Blue announced the appointment of Earl Vinson to the Fifth Judicial District bench. He will succeed the late Judge E. W. Dingwell of Adair. The district includes Guthrie Adair Dallas Madison Warren and Marion counties.
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Des Moines
Robert Blue Friday
Earl Vinson
Vinson
E. W. Dingwell
Adair
Guthrie
Dallas
Madison
Warren
Marion
Rites Held for Woman Marine Corporal Doris Cornelius
Services were held in Toledo for Corporal Doris Cornelius 22 a Marine who died Feb 7 from injuries after an automobile crash near Camp Callan California She enlisted in 1943 trained at Hunter College served at San Francisco Camp Pendleton Oceanside and received a project operator training Surviving are sister Mrs Irvin Joens Tama and two brothers Pvt Robert Cornelius San Pedro and Sgt Willis Cornelius Port of Embarkation
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Toledo
Doris Cornelius
Marines
Camp Callan
Calif
Army Hospital
Henderson Funeral Home
Cpl Cornelius
Fred Cornelius
Toledo High School
Hunter College
Marine Supply Depot
San Francisco
Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
Irvin Joens
Tama
Robert Cornelius
San Pedro
Willis Cornelius
Manchester Veteran Returns From Pacific Service
Manchester Radio Technician George Pete Harris 3/c is on leave with his mother after serving aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. He fought at Gilbert and Marshall Islands, Truk, New Guinea, the Marianas, Saipan, Guam, the Bonins and the Philippines. He witnessed the December typhoon that sank the Spence and loss of Chief Petty Officer Kyle Faust. He sustained head lacerations from in-flight explosions and will report on the west coast for reassignment after leave.
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Manchester
Pacific
George
Pete” Harris
C. B. Harris
Harris
Spence
Kyle Faust
Gilbert and Marshall Islands
Kaviang
Truk
New Guinea
Marianas
Saip
Guam
Bonins
Philippines
Iowa Hearings Advise New Airport Laws
Des Moines hearing of house and senate aeronautics committees urged laws to create a uniform Iowa aviation code, curb outlaw flying, and license pilots. Witnesses backed airport zoning, data collection, and funding through grants, with calls for an airport in every county and allowing 1.25 mill levies for construction.
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Des Moines
House
Senate Aeronautics Committees
Iowa
John Paul Jones
Jones
Iowa Joint Aviation Legislative Committee
Aeronautics Commission
Walter E. Betsworth
Sioux City
Betsworth
B. M. Richardson
Cedar Rapids
State Commerce Commission
Marion News Highlights Local Nap Tidbits and Returns
Bob McConaughy home from California with an honorable navy discharge as motor machinist's mate after a Long Beach naval hospital operation. Mrs Mabel Conger hosts a birthday dinner. Freida Unbeham also honored by Mrs George Wilson. Local notices include a heart attack for Mrs Robert Boxwell, arrival of Merill Clemans in France, and various errands, visits, and travel for residents and relatives.
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Bob McConaughy
James McConaughy
California
Navy
Long Beach Naval Hospital
Marion
George R. Wilson
Eighth Avenue
Fredelia Unbeham
Dont Blame Waitress For That Thin Steak
Maxine Blaine describes wartime rations affecting Iowa restaurant life. A restaurant owner faced shortages and rising costs while serving 300 customers for a single No 10 can of fruit. Patrons' complaints about steak thickness and service overlooked the strain of war economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin
Wente Christening Attendants Visit as Mas Wente Serves
Bieman of Denver Iowa reports attending the christening of John Newlin Wente son of Mas and Mrs O E Wente. Mrs Wente and her sons stay with her parents while Mas Wente serves in the South Pacific. The Christian church will hold a fellowship dinner Sunday at 1 pm with a program and speaker Rev Loren Lair of Drake Bible College.
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Fred C. Newlin
Rev. F. Schoenbohm
John Wente
Lavern Wente
Fred
Bieman
Denver
John Newlin Wente
Mas
O. E. Wente
Wente
Mas. Wente
South Pacific
Christian Church
Loren Lair
Drake Bible College
Death notices across Iowa list multiple obituaries
Obituaries and funeral notices honor residents in Anamosa Keswick Wilton Junction Sigourney Vinton North Liberty Winthrop Newhall and nearby areas. Names include Mary Remley Browning Jacob Moore George Knapp Henry Mast George Grovert and others with survivors and service details.
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Anamosa
Mary Remley Browning
Iowa City
H. M. Remley
Shad
Earl S. Browning
Capt
Staten Browning
Beth James
Marilyn
Eleanor
Margaret
James E
Alfred G Remley
Robert G. Remley
Webster City
Howard M Remley
Mason City
Bertha Agnes
Elsie Remley
Seattle
Clara Venter
Des Moines
Keswick
Jacob Moore
William
South Pacific
W. S. Messenger
Wilton
William L. Rembrecht
Sunbury
Durant Chapel
Alban
Canada
Lloyd
West Branch
Orville
Davenport
Olga
New York City
Phillip
Durant
Sigourney
E. H. Dubois
Bethel Cemetery
Vinton
George R Knapp
Fry-Holland
Russell Shreeves
Esther Knapp
George
John Knapp
Los Angeles
North Liberty
William Bruce Brown
Ford A. Work
Mrs. Work
Lizzie Brown
Myrtle Brown
Glenwood
Glenn
Tacoma
Wash
Leslie
Eldon
Nampa
Idaho
Everett
Tiffin
Philo
Portland
Ore
Winthrop
Colesburg
Henry E. Mast
Harrison
Washington Mast
Army Air Forces
France
Gilbert Jackson
Sheridan
Wyo
Newhall
George Grovert
Herald
St. John’s Church
O. B. Schmidt
van Horne
Rex Shannon
Orange
Calif
L. Rammelsburg
Moone's Emerald Oil promised relief for eczema
The ad claims quick ease for eczema itching and burning with a money back guarantee. It urges readers to buy Emerald Oil from a druggist and use as directed, noting 25 years of sales and nationwide familiarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moone
Osco Drug Company
IOWA News in Brief Highlights Local Anniversaries and Civic Notices
Aurora couple Will and—garland marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary while Decorah voters prepared a bond issue for a new airport to be decided March twenty six. Petitions totaling 756 names supported the measure and a one mill levy would raise real estate taxes about two percent. Strawberry Point celebrated golden anniversary of Mr and Mrs J Bert Stamp with family dinner and open house. Anamosa Betty Atkinson joined the WAC and will leave for training February twenty second. Nawkeye juniors stage Betty Jane from Punkin Lane February twenty third under Bernice Halverson. Earlville’s Eliza Van Fleet observed her ninety fifth birthday after Delaware county roots since English emigration. Tipton fire destroyed a car owned by Leo Moore of West Branch three miles north of Tipton.
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Decorah
Charles Anderson
Strawberry Point
J. Bert Stamp
Howard Elwell
Harry Stamp
Earlville
Eliza van Fleet
Delaware County
Iowa
England
Opal Suckow Tipton
Leo Moore
West Branch
Tipton
V-Bomb Victims Dug Out by Hand
In southern England, rescuers dug with hands as a V bomb wrecked buildings trapping people. Volunteers recovered several bodies including three generations of one family and rescued some injured while steam shovels waited for safety. The attack continued with reports of further casualties.
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London
England
Filipino Student longs to return home from Ames during war
Maria Camingon a nutrition graduate student from Leyte Philippines at Iowa State College endures years apart from her family as Leyte endures invasion. Letters from home reveal death and destruction while she waits for civilian mail and cargo space to carry aid. She lost hope of immediate return but holds to MacArthur and eventual liberation.
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The
Gazette
Ames
Maria Caminong
Leyte
Iowa State College
Juana
Aldarico
Maria
Tacloban
Philippines
America
Philippine Women's University At
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Drew Pearson Sues Pegler for 25000 Libel Action
Washington columnist Drew Pearson filed a libel suit in New York County Supreme Court seeking 25000 against Westbrook Pegler and The Bell Syndicate Inc. for injuring Pearson's name, fame and credit in a syndicated column dated January 30.
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NEW York (Ap
Drew Pearson
Washington
Westbrook Pegler
New York County Supreme Court
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Pearson
Pegler
Memorial Service for Pvt William Tenley in Clarence
A memorial service for Pvt William Tenley, 19, will be held Sunday at 2 30 p.m. at Stanwood Methodist Church. The Hegarty Busching Legion post will direct, with Legion Auxiliary and United Service Women assisting. He was killed December 18 in action on Leyte, Philippines. He entered service in September 1943 and went overseas in March 1944. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Tenley and brother of Mrs Evelyn Moneypenny and Bette Grace Tenley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
William Tenley
Stanwood Methodist Church
Hegarty - Busching Legion Post
Legion Auxiliary
United Service Women
Bernard Kemper
Pvt
Tenley
Leyte
Philippines
Forrest Tenley
Evelyn Moneypenny
Bette Grace Tenley
Back to Work Call Boosts Iowa War Industry Staffing
Iowa's January employment in 430 firms rose 15 percent from December to 97,036 workers, halting a downward trend. Payrolls held near December levels at $3,699,900, while weekly wages averaged 41.95 and up 59 percent from a year earlier. Women workers rose 675 percent since January 1941, accounting for 33,473 of the total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Bureau of Labor
Burlington Road Flood Reaches City Limits and Damages Track
Missouri River floods surge over lowlands southwest of Town. An ice jam downstream from Nebraska City moved down the river. The Burlington railroad mainline lost 1,500 feet of track, affecting service to Hamburg and Payne Ja. Army engineers evacuated several families. A branch line detoured mainline trains into Omaha.
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Omaha
INS
Town
Nebraska City
Neb
Hamburg
Payne
Burlington Railroad
Truman Urges Roosevelt to Brief Congress on Yalta Pact
Vice President Truman spearheaded a plan to invite President Roosevelt to address Congress and discuss the Yalta conference without disclosing military secrets. The move gained quick bipartisan support in the Senate as lawmakers seek fuller details of the Big Three talks.
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Washington
Truman
Roosevelt
Congress
Yalta
Churchill
House of Commons
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Sen
Pepper
D-Fla
Wherry
Connally
D-Texas
White House
Stalin
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