McLaughlin urges housing action and special session
Cedar Rapids veteran Howard W. McLaughlin told a Legion conference there is urgent housing legislation needed in Iowa not to wait for 1947. He urged a special session to enable funding for housing and to revise the Iowa building code to allow pre fabricated houses within cities. He pressed the Legion to back efforts to relieve the housing shortage.
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Des Moines
Howard W. McLaughlin
Cedar Rapids
State Housing Committee
Conference of
American Legion Post
Iowa
The
Legion
Keystone couple marks golden wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. John Thede will celebrate fifty years of marriage with a family dinner on Wednesday. Thede retired Benton county farmers are parents of William Thede of Keystone, Mrs. Joe Hanson, Mrs. Paul Helm and Mrs. Eldon Lear of Shellsburg, and have six grandchildren, four in service, and a great grandchild.
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Keystone
John Thede
Thede
Benton County
William Thede
Joe Hanson
Paul Helm
Eldon Lear
Shellsburg
Iowa Dept Largely Behind Resolution on Personalities in Dispute
The Iowa department played a major role in the resolution condemning the personal clash between Stelle and General Omar Bradley, then head of the Veterans Administration. The dispute drew attention to leadership and policy directions within the veterans bureaucracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Stelle
Omar Bradley
On-Job Training Seen For 5 000 Iowa Firms
Linton Hainer of the Iowa state department of public instruction says about 5 000 Iowa firms could be approved to provide on the job training for World War II veterans. Over 1 000 have been approved so far, and the labor market remains tight. Veterans receive up to 65 dollars monthly if single and 90 dollars if married, with federal funds tying earnings to journeyman wages. He praises employer cooperation while warning that some firms wrongly attempt to train as cheap labor and others lack proper training capacity.
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Des Moines
Linton Hainer
State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Hainer
Monoxide Poisoning Fatal to 19 Year Old Girl
Miss Mary Studer nineteen of near Mallard died in a hospital in Emmetsburg Iowa from monoxide gas poisoning. She and Pvt Willard Cullen twenty two of Emmetsburg were found overcome by gas in a car near Mallard Sunday. Cullen's condition was reported improving Tuesday.
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Emmetsburg
Mary Studer
Mallard
Pvt
Willard Cullen
Cullen
Loveland Declines Gubernatorial Bid Shifts Iowa Democratic Race
Al Loveland's decision not to seek the Democratic nomination opens an unsettled race with several contenders including Guy M. Gillette Lester S. Gillette Earl A. August tine John K. Valentine Sewell Allen and Erwin Larson Democrats weigh primaries as Loveland steps aside and Gillette's potential candidacy looms large in Iowa politics. Gillette is seen as a strong vote getter who could challenge Republicans in November. John Greenlee's Linn County Young Democrats group plans to discuss endorsements after Loveland's withdrawal.
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A. J. Loveland
Iowa
Jake More
Loveland
Guy M. Gillette
John Greenlee
Linn County
Young Democrats
Roosevelt Hotel
Gillette
Jackson Day Dinner Draws Interest in Des Moines
The Des Moines Jackson Day dinner outlines potential gubernatorial and congressional contenders. Augustine Gillette is eyeing Congress or Governor after two years left in his Senate term. Lester Gillette and Valentine are named possibilities, with Allen Larson, a 36 year old attorney and veteran, also considered. Democratic leaders push for new faces, doubting Kraschel and Mitchell will run.
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Augustine
Lester Gillette
Senate
Congress
Valentine
Guy Gillette
Allen
Iowa
Larson
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan
Richard F. Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Col Frank A McCoskrie Earns Legion of Merit
Col Frank A McCoskrie who trained more than 60 000 Wacs at Fort Des Moines Iowa received the Legion of Merit from Maj Gen William G Live say Tuesday. He commanded the First WAC training center and Fort Des Moines and directed development training and utilization of the women’s army corps from March 1943 to December 1945.
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Omaha
Frank A. McCoskrie
Fort Des Moines
William G. Livesay
Seventh Service Command
McCoskrie
Women’s Army Corps
Notice of Appointment of Administrators in Linn County Iowa
On February 11 1946 Dwight Krumboltz attorney announces the appointment of Administrators for the estate of Newton G Armstrong deceased Of Linn County Iowa creditors are asked to pay debts and file claims with the Clerk of Linn County District Court in Iowa through the administrator's representative.
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State of Iowa
Linn County
Newton G. Armstrong
Iowa
Dwight Krumboltz
Iowa Grocers Back Price Controls for Cost of Living
The Iowa Retail Grocers and Meat Dealers Association endorsed continued price controls on scarce cost of living items. President Peter Hansen of Manning said retailers see protection for consumers and distributors until supply and demand balance. The group also supported aid to starving nations and set Oct. 6 for its 1946 convention in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Association
New School Supervisor Named for Northeast Iowa
Arthur Carpenter of Swaledale was appointed school supervisor for the northeast district of Iowa. Miss Jessie Parker announced the appointment on Tuesday. Carpenter succeeds F E Mueller named superintendent of public schools at Dearborn Michigan. Carpenter is a graduate of Upper Iowa and Drake and has served as superintendent in several Iowa systems.
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Des Moines
Arthur Carpenter
Swaledale
Northeast
Iowa
Jessie Parker
Carpenter
F. E. Mueller
Dearborn
Mich
Upper Iowa
Drake
New College Head at Central Succeeds Lubbers
Dr. Gerrit T. Vander Lugt took office as president of Central College in Pella Iowa on Tuesday succeeding Dr. Irwin J. Lubbers who resigned last May to become president of Hope College in Holland Michigan.
Clyde Sykes 22 Killed in Car Crash Near Maynard
Clyde Sykes 22, a Marine veteran and student at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, was found dead about 3 a.m. 65 feet from his demolished car on a highway east of Maynard. Sheriff officials said the cause of the accident was not determined. Sykes lived with relatives in Fayette while attending college and had a malaria-related medical discharge in 1945. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Sykes. his mother was Maynard postmistress. The body lay at a Maynard funeral home.
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Maynard
Clyde Sykes
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Here
A. J. Kutschat
Harry Hansen
Sykes
Floyd Squires
Oelwein
Oscar Sykes
Vets Returning From Overseas
Eastern Iowans listed for return to United States ports in New York. Gen. Anderson reports Cpl. Grant Ball Cedar Rapids Cpl. Kenneth L. Papkl Maquoketa Cpl. Arthur J. Short Oelwein T/5 Paul D. Oelberg West Union.
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Associated Press
United States
New York
Anderson
Grant Ball
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth L. Papkl
Maquoketa
Arthur J. Short
Oelwein
Paul D. Oelberg
West Union
Editor’s Note on Arrival Dates and Passenger Lists
An editor’s note warns readers that arrival dates are estimates and may be incorrect and that passenger lists can contain errors. The note emphasizes potential inaccuracies in timing and names.
Parole Board Secretary Praises Iowa System on 36th Anniversary
Des Moines veteran Sam D. Woods marks 36 years as secretary of the Iowa state parole board. He cites more than 12 000 paroles, lauds the board as an independent agency, and notes a current shortage of parole agents alongside historical shifts in supervision roles. The board members named are Mrs Virginia Bedell Clarence E Godfrey and William E Jackson.
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Des Moines
Sam D. Woods
State Parole Board
Iowa
Woods
Virginia Bedell
Spirit Lake
Clarence E. Godfrey
Albia
William E. Jackson
Burlington
Wilson
Hickenlooper
Blue
Parole Board
New City Hall Favored in Iowa City Poll
A Chamber of Commerce poll of 122 members shows 99 favoring a new city hall and fire and police headquarters. The survey also highlights street cleaning, firefighting equipment survey, airport development, and a $300,000 school bond issue to be voted March 11.
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Iowa City
Chamber of Commerce
Fire
Chamber
Junior Chamber of Commerce
St John to Lecture at University of Iowa
War correspondent Robert and radio commentator John will lecture at the University of Iowa on February 28.
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Donovan
William “Wild Bill” Donovan
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Armed Services
Stelle Bradley Fuss
G. W
Smoke” Brown
Whiting
National Executive Committee of
John Stelle
Veterans Administration
Brown
Indianapolis
Rm Oowmray Doz
Lge
Texas
Farina
Peoples Groceries
Nas
Wisconsin
EAS Sells
Atirit
al Loveland
Frank Nye
Lester S. Gillette
Fostoria
State Board of Education
Earl A. Augustine
Oskaloosa
John K. Valentine
Centerville
Sewell Allen
Onawa
Erwin Larson
Charles City
Democratic State Committee
Janesville
Triple-A
Col. McCoskrie
Iowa Grocers
NEW College
Chambers 2
Pinsreef Ptica Ompan
Third St. SE
Marion
Margaret Crooks
Home Economist
Angel Food
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric CO
Veteran Parole Board
Mother
Mani
Cos
Montgomery Ward
Oxford
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