Four Die in Iowa Crashes Over New Year Weekend
Four Iowans were killed and three injured in traffic accidents over the New Year holiday weekend, raising 1945 state fatalities to 370. Victims include Ed A Kirby 60 Grand Junction and Floyd Brown 35 Forest City in a Grand Junction crash with a North Western train, Yordeen Gertzmier 17 Storm Lake area in a collision tied to Lyle Lichtenberg 17, and William Kuchel 15 Clinton in a sled under an oil truck driven by Curtis Balk Fulton IL. No inquest was planned into Kuchel's death.
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The
United Press
Iowa
Ed A Kirby
Grand Junction
Floyd , Brown
Forest City
Kirby
North Western
Yordeen Gertzmier
Siom Lake
Lyle Lichtenberg
Wayne Waterman
Newell
Gertzmier
William Kuchel
Clinton
Curtis Balk
Fulton
Kuchel
Vets Returning From Overseas Arrive at East Coast Ports
Eastern Iowans return from overseas as rosters list service members aboard ships docking at Newport News and New York. Names include Pfc Roger MacMillan Waukon S/Sgt James W Henderson Coggan Pfc Arthur E Koeh ler Pfc Robert J Williams Cedar Rapids T/5 Edwin J Vavra Ely S/Sgt David E Kingsbury West Branch and T/Sgt Lewis L Holland Independence.
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Associated Preas
Newport News
Norway Victory
Roger MacMillan
Waukon
J. Trumbull
James W. Henderson
Coggan
Bardstown Victory
Arthur E. Koehler
Robert J. Williams
Cedar Rapids
William Evarts
Norman H. Severson
Decorah
New York
Hampton Sydney Victory
Edwin J. Vavra
Ely
Joseph Robinson
David E. Kingsbury
West Branch
Lewis L. Holland
Independence
Father Thomas O Dowd Williamsburg Pastor Dies
Rev. Thomas O Dowd longtime pastor of St. Marys Catholic Church Williamsburg dies Monday at St Vincent's hospital Davenport services set Wednesday at Sacred Heart cathedral Davenport Survived by brother Philip O Dowd Dubuque formerly served Petersville and Charlotte Clinton County Missouri not listed as death place and date.
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Williamsburg
Thomas O’dowd
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Davenport
St. Vincent's Hospital
St. Louis
Petersville
Charlotte
Clinton County
Philip O'Dowd
Dubuque
Whisky seized after burglary at Gus' tavern owner's apartment
Davenport police seized 19 cases of whisky with Illinois labels from Mrs. Gus Giakoumos's apartment after burglars took 22 cases in a Saturday raid. Mrs Giakoumos faces a possession charge and a hearing was set before Police Magistrate John J. McSwiggin. Police Chief Reed Phillips ordered the raid following the burglary report.
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Davenport
Illinois
Gus Giakoumos
Gus
Giakoumos
John J. McSwiggin
Reed Phillips
Commission Rejects Bus Line Applications
The state commerce commission denied two central Iowa bus line proposals. Dallas C Messer's Iowa Transit Lines sought Des Moines to Lake Mills, with partners Harold Morstad and Joseph West. Nora Springs Winnebago Lines requested Webster City to Des Moines service.
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Des Moines
State Commerce Commission
Iowa
Webster City
Dallas C. Messer
Iowa Transit Lines
Sioux City
Lake Mills
Harold R. Morstad
Decorah
Joseph C. West
Nora Springs
Winnebago Lines
Mason City
Gingerich Hospitalized After Pickup Truck Accident
Riverside Iowa news item reports Jesse Gingerich a Mercy hospital Iowa City patient with several cracked ribs after his pickup truck overturned about a mile east of here.
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Riverside
Jesse Gingerich
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Here
Death notices collected from Iowa towns
Obituaries list multiple regional services with survivors across Elkader Clayton Center Edgewood Elgin Decorah Waukon Blairstown Independence and surrounding areas. Individuals include Emil Sonstegard Arthur Shde Edward Lynne Maggie Miller John Schneider Glenn Peters Howard Charles Washburn Claus Nelson George Carlson Mrs S F Greene and others with spouses children and siblings named.
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Decorah
Edward Lynne
A. C. Lynne
Carl Erickson
Edgewood
Maggie M. Miller
Elgin
John Schneider
Ben Schneider
Louisa Pfister
Mollie Schneider
Minnie Daniels
Elizabeth
Emil
Clermont
Sam
Ben
Glenn Peters Howard
George Howard
Charles Peters
John Metzger
Doyle Baker
Geraldine
George, Jr
Lewis Becker
Reuben Howard
Robert Kerr
Joe Peters
Arthur Patterson
Webster
Charles B. Washburn
Mary Schilling
South Dakota
Waukon
Claus L. Nelson
Alfred Naley
Edgar Nelson
Ed Kosbau
Lynas Abel
Monona
William Peterson
Sander Anfierson
Albert Larson
Edward Osmundson
Burry Oak
Ben Osmundson
Charles the Fat: Roman emperor and West Frankish king
The historical figure Charles III is described as Charles the Fat, a ruler known as both Roman emperor and king of the west Franks. The text notes his epithet and positions.
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Charles the III
Charles the Fat
Vets at Upper Iowa University Note Equal Work Quality
Dr. Don P. Hawkins of Upper Iowa University reports veterans show work quality equal to civilian students in the first semester. A veterans committee and student personnel group oversee advising. about 30 veterans are enrolled with others pre registered for the next term starting January 21. The Veterans club thrives as president W. T. Smith notes balanced emotions and strong participation in athletics and social life, enhancing campus tone.
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Fayette
Don P. Hawkins
Veterans’ Affairs
Upper Iowa University
Veterans Committee
Hawkins
Louis Molloy
Henry T. Hoffman
W. C. Mangold
Veterans Club
W. T. Smith
Smith
Upper Iowa
Guardsmen Eligible For Public Pension Under 1945 Law
Iowa Guardsmen who meet the earnings test may join the public employee pension plan. Attorney General Rankin ruled that guardsmen under 21 do not count as employees for deductions, and only those earning at least 50 dollars in one quarter qualify.
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DES Moines
Iowa State Guard
John M. Rankin
Rankin
Mrs. Ed Peiffer Declared Sane and Released
Mrs. Ed Peiffer, 39, of near Sigourney, was discharged today from the State Hospital for the Insane in Mount Pleasant. She had been committed after killing two of her seven children in March 1942 following a prior nervous breakdown. Officials said she has regained sanity and no longer a legal basis exists for holding her there.
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MT. Pleasant
Ed Peiffer
Sigourney
State Hospital For
Thomsen Jetter wed in Clinton ceremony
Wyoming couple June Eleanor Thomsen daughter of Mr and Mrs August Thomsen and Delbert Jetter of Maquoketa were married December 22 at Clinton The bride teaches music at the Olin schools Her new status as wife is noted by local observers.
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Wyoming
June Eleanor Thomsen
August Thomsen
Delbert Jetter
Maquoketa
Clinton
Olin
Anti-freeze dispute lingers at fairgrounds
AP reports Des Moines that Henry Wichman and Col. Joseph Orland agreed to bury the hatchet over a 1500 gallon claim of anti-freeze stored at the estate fairgrounds. Orland says the fluid was not anti-freeze and the army will act in surplus property matters.
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Des Moines
Henry Wichman
Col
Orland
Fairgrounds
Army
Wichman
State Surplus Property Board
Joseph Orland
Army Air Forces Depot
Colonel Seeks Faster Action on Surplus Property
The colonel said he expected quicker action after January first to declare property surplus. Wichman noted no cleaning fluid was seen and planned to drop the matter, while remarks about an item eating away a radiator were mentioned but not confirmed.
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Wichman
Poshusta and Scholz Wed in Ossian Ceremony
Miss June Poshusta daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Poshusta and Kenneth G Scholz son of Mrs William Scholz joined in marriage Saturday in Ossian with family observers present and congratulations from relatives.
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Spillville
June Poshusta
Frank Poshusta
Kenneth G Scholz
William Scholz
Ossian
Colesburg man files for Delaware county State House race
Glenn E. Robinson of Colesburg filed Monday for the Republican nomination for state representative from Delaware county.
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Des Moines
Glenn E. Robinson
Colesburg
Delaware County
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Liars Club
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Emil Sonstegard
Donald
Ee Sheer
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Arthur Shde
Clayton Center
Lester Lembke
Evelyn Shde
Harold
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Jack Smart
Marta
Montana
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