Veterans Find 3200 Jobs For Present War Vets
Des Moines reports show 559 Iowa American Legion posts told their officers that about 3,200 veterans of the present war have been placed in jobs since July 1. John H. Quigley announced the figure from the veterans employment division. The state convention is set for Sioux City August 21 to 23.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa American Legion
John H. Quigley
Veterans’ Employment Division
U. S. Employment Service
Legion
Sioux City
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
B. B. Hickenlooper
Postwar Planning Commission
Legionaires
Warren Atherton
California
Ray Murphy
New York
James F. Barton
Indiana
Legion Publications
Gov
Van Horne Man 62 Killed in Highway Crash
William J. Kelly 62 of Van Horne was struck and killed by a car about 2 a m Sunday on a highway east of here. George Franks 21, driver of the car, was held blameless by a Benton county coroner appointed jury. Kelly survived by his mother two sisters Vivian Kelly and Mrs Elizabeth Power Boone six brothers C P Kelly Walter Garrett Emmet Roy Clarence Osborn. Services set for Tuesday at 10 a m at Immaculate Conception church.
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van Horne
William J. Kelly
Here
George Franks
John R. Burrows
Benton County
Kelly
Vivian Kelly
Elizabeth Power
Boone
C. P. Kelly
Waler
Garrett Kelly
Blairstown
Emmet Kelly
South English pilot earns DFC and Air Medal
Captain Wilmer Keiser of South English Iowa piloted a C-47 in the Asiatic-Pacific theater dropping supplies to Alaskan troops for 13 months. He returned to Stout Field to be reassigned for training other pilots for foreign service. His wife, Elizabeth Tydings, resides with him in the States.
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Stout Field
Indianapolis
Wilmer Keiser
South English
Troop Carrier Command
Keiser
Iowa Wesleyan College
Army Air Forces
Lubbock
Texas
Stoutfield
Elizabeth T. Tydings
Washington, D. C
States
Frederick W. Evans
Navy Hydrographic Office Produced 12.9 Million Charts
In three months the Hydrographic Office of the Navy pointed and distributed twelve million nine hundred thousand charts to naval stations overseas and aboard ships, marking a steady pace of nautical map supply.
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Hydrographic Office of the Navy
Genuine Ben Gay for Fast Relief in Rub-In Mix
Laboratory tests prove this rub in contains up to 24 percent more of both ingredients than five other widely offered rub ins. Insist on genuine Ben Gay for fast relief.
New Uniforms For Cadets At State College
Iowa State college cadets in the V-5 naval air unit debut navy midshipmen style uniforms on campus replacing prior green attire. The blue uniforms feature a gold star on the sleeves and navy blue overseas caps and overcoats to be worn with the outfit.
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Ames
IUS
Naval Air Cadets
Iowa State College
Iowa City
Burns Prove Fatal To Keota Woman 85
Mrs Miles Green aged 85 died in a Washington hospital from second degree burns suffered at home when polish on a stove ignited. She ran outside into the snow as neighbors arrived and the clothing burned off. Survived by a daughter Mrs J C Stoutner of Keota seven grandchildren six great grandchildren and a brother John Shaffer of Kinross.
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Gazette
Keota
Miles Green
Washington
J. C. Stoutner
John Shaffer
Kinross
Red Cross sets Jackson County quota at 7900 dollars
Jackson County Red Cross membership and war fund quota increased to 7900 dollars, up 3300 from last year. Edward Luckiesh, chapter chairman, announced the figure. Charles Van Gorder heads the campaign and will kick off the drive February 29 at the Legion home.
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Maquoketa
Red Cross
Jackson County
Edward Luckiesh
Charles van Gorder
Legion
Council Bluffs Seeks Stricter Law Enforcement on Gambling
Council Bluffs official urges strict enforcement of liquor and gambling laws after the Nonpareil straw ballot shows strong demand for tighter controls. results indicate large majorities against a wide open town, against dog racing, hard liquor at bars, and professional gambling, with a preference for tougher enforcement.
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Council Bluffs
Joseph Katelman
Katelman
The
Elks, Moose
Eagles
Iowa
Former Dubuque Postmaster Dies
Two prominent Dubuque men died Sunday. Joseph S. Morgan, 90, former publisher of the Dubuque Times Journal and postmaster here for 11 years before 1919, also served 24 years as private secretary to late U S Senator William B Allison. Dr William C Laube, 71, professor of church history at the University of Dubuque.
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Dubuque
Joseph S. Morgan
Noted Nature Authority Will Speak at Cornell
MT VERNON Dr. T E Musselman noted lecturer and writer on birds and nature will appear on the Cornell campus Friday under Tri Beta sponsorship. He will speak in the chapel and meet students and townspeople interested in birds to plan a spring project. Directors announce Margaret Bourke White to substitute for Col Carlos B Romulo who canceled due to war activities.
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MT. Vernon
T. E. Musselman
Cornell
Tri Beta
National
Cornell College
Margaret Bourke- White
Carlos B. Romulo
Des Moines 1943 gunshot deaths blamed on hunting accidents
The state health department reported twenty eight fatal accidental gun shot wounds in 1943 in Des Moines, all attributed to hunting accidents. In Maynard the Band Mothers elected an executive committee including Mrs Ethel Foss and others.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Maynard
Ethel Foss
George Carley
Jack Reed
Harold Miehe
Hollis Windenberg
John Thiele
Major Dick Reed Returns After 14 Months in Africa and Italy
Major Dick Reed, commander of the Lighthouse Boys fighter squadron, is back in the States after 14 months with the air corps in Africa and Italy. He was held as a prisoner by Italians after crash landing near Tripani Sicily and later rescued by Yank airborne troops. Reed plans to visit his wife and seven month old daughter Diane in South Orange New Jersey before returning to Marion. He has earned the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal and Oak Leaf clusters.
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Dick” Reed
States
Air Corps
Africa
Italy
Newport News
L. N. Martin
Reed
Marion
Diane
South Orange
N. J
Tripani
Sicily
Dick Reed
Bill Reed
Junior Legion Auxiliary elects officers at public library meeting
Emma Jean Nollsch is elected president of the Junior American Legion auxiliary. Mary Lou Gallagher named secretary, Donna Helbig treasurer, Mary Ellen Dumpleton scribe, Marilyn Wahl chaplain. The group will meet the second Tuesday monthly. Marilyn Vahl hosts a party Tuesday at her 1185 Tenth Street home. Nearby notices report deaths, returns from overseas, and local visits including Seaman Robert Le Vin and college students. The Alfred Hoffman family plans to move March 1 from a Marion-area farm to Ottumwa, while others travel or visit St. Cloud Minnesota and Olathe Kansas. Cadet William Robert Scott at University of Wisconsin is on furlough with his parents.
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Emma Jean Nollsch
American Legion Auxiliary
Public Library
Mary Lou Gallagher
Donna Helbig
Mary Ellen Dumpelton
Marilyn Wahl
Marilyn Vahl
Vher
Tenth Street
Local News Briefs from Birmingham and Marion Area
Guest visits from the Goodyears and Mrs. Scott Ford. February clearance sale items up to 29.95. Ed Sigfred Co. promotes stamps and bonds. Owen's Cut Rate Drug advertises air mail stationery. A R McElwain attends American Legion meeting in Des Moines returning Tuesday. William A. Ritchie, paratrooper, returns from the South Pacific to his aunt in Sauk City. Mrs. Biddick and Mrs. Schluter escort Ritchie home. Mrs. Harley McCalley and Mrs. Ives visit Minot to see Frank Harris. Cpl. and Mrs. Lloyd E. Tinkle visit Handicraft club member E. A. Tinkles. Handicraft club No. 2 picnic with Alta Clemans. Pvt. Ernest Rasmussen returns to Camp Pendleton after visit at home.
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William A. Ritchie
South Pacific
C. R. Biddick
J. L. Ritchie
Sauk City
U S Flyers Sink 20 Nazi Vessels Off Italian Coast
In a Mediterranean operation, twin motored Mitchell bombers credibly disrupted rail by sea lanes near Viareggio harbor between La Spezia and Lerici. Twelve schooners and eight fighting boats carrying German supplies were destroyed, totaling twenty craft sunk in one raid.
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Algiers
INS
Mediterranean Air Force
Italy
Rome
Viareggio
Leghorn
Spezia
Stork to visit Chaplins amid legal storm
Charlie Chaplin faces a tense winter as his associations with former protege Joan Berry mix with legal battles. In August the 54 year old actor is expected to become a father for the fourth time with his partner reportedly expecting.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Fourth Bride Oona Chaplin Debuts in 1942 NY Scene
The 18 year old Oona Chaplin, daughter of playwright Eugene and a New York debutante of 1942, makes her social debut marking a notable entry into public society.
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Oona Chaplin
Eugene Ae
New York
Chaplin Indictment Rere arraignment Postponed in Federal Court
Los Angeles deliberations on charges against Charlie Chaplin and six others tied to offenses against Joan Barry were delayed to Friday after a Monday federal court session.
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Los Angeles
INS
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Barry
Japs Not Expect Truk Attack Despite Marshall Is Release
Berlin radio admitted the Japanese were surprised by the Truk raid before Marshall Islands occupation was complete. The Nazi spokesman said Allied leaders aimed to draw out the Japanese fleet, who prefer not to fight under enemy air superiority and noted Japan’s press silence on the operation.
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New York
INS
Berlin
Truk
Marshall Islands
Spratt and TePpel Wed at St Marys Church
Oxford Luella Spratt daughter of Mr and Mrs B B Spratt wed Cpl Wayne TePpel of Camp Campbell Ky Thursday at St Marys church here.
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Oxford
Luella Spratt
B. B. Spratt
Cpl
Wayne TePpel
Camp Campbell
St. Mary's Church
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J.g
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University of Wisconsin
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Sarah Scott Ford
Ed Sigfred Co
Owen
A. R. McElwain
American Legion
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Laura M. Ives
Minot, N. C
Frank Harris
Lloyd E. Tinkle
Camp Maxey
Lillian Tinkle
Blue Island
E. A. Tinkles
Eighth Avenue
Handicraft Club No. 2
Alta Clemans
Pvt
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Camp Pendleton
Oceanside
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