Governor Wilson Urges Slow Driving To Conserve Tires
Gov George A Wilson urged Towans to slow down to protect tires gas and vehicles and to aid safety. He said high speed favors enemies and called for a slogan campaign with no prize and no contest while considering official actions to reduce highway speeds.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Towans
State Public Safety Education Division
Public Safety Commissioner
Iowa
Iowa Doctors Placed in Three Selective Service Groups
Iowa physicians are classified into three groups under the Selective Service. Group one includes those over age and physically disqualified, group two covers essential community service and teaching positions, and group three comprises those who can be spared. About half of Iowa’s doctors are over 65 or disabled, with unions of age 65 to 70 bearing added burden.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Robert S. Shane
American Medical Association
United States Army Medical Corps
Shane
Brain Derby Winner Dies After Snow Bank Crash
Margaret Helen Sheets 17 year old Red Oak Iowa junior college student and two time Brain Derby winner died after a car carrying seven people struck a snow bank and overturned near Red Oak nine miles north of the city at midnight Saturday. Nine others in 1942 died in similar incidents across Iowa, compared with nine in 1941 and 1940 on the same date.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Margaret Helen Sheets
Howard Sheets
Red Oak
Miss Sheets
Wiemann Heads Bennett Tire Rationing Board
A J Wiemann has been appointed head of the Bennett tire rationing board with Art Dilley and William Kelting serving as advisory assistants.
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A. J. Wiemann
Bennett
Byposlal
Bennett Tire Rationing Board
Art ‘Dilley
William Kelting
Prohibit The Sale Of 1942 Demonstrators
Federal order banning new car sales also covers 1942 models used as demonstrators and 1941 models under 1000 miles. Ray Spatz, secretary of Iowa Automotive Merchants Association, said many people had sought to buy the demonstrators.
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DES Moines
Ray Spatz
Iowa ‘Automotive Merchants’ Association
Spatz
Marion Women Prepare for Charity Meetings and Installations
The Marion News reports multiple Methodist and Christian Society events. Descriptions cover eight divisions meeting for lectures and sacristan sewing for Red Cross, desert luncheons, and devotionals. Also noted are DeMolay installation, and W. Burdette Hanna’s transfer for ROTC duty with family plans.
Woman's auxiliary marks 40th with dinner party
The Women's Auxiliary to the Railway Mail Association hosts a 6:30 pm dinner at the RV cafe to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Husbands of members will attend. dinner committee includes Mrs. A. L. Hinton Cedar Rapids Mrs. RB Watters and Mrs George Kindler Marion.
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Railway Mail Association
RV Cafe
A. L. Hinton
Cedar Rapids
RB. Watters
George Kindler
Marion
Wo men Progressive club elects officers in Dry Creek area
Mrs Glenn Dahms was elected president at a Wo men Progressive club meeting after a picnic at Mrs George Gillmore home. Mrs Robert Hagerman became vice president and Mrs Harold Peterson secretary, with Mrs Irene Rinderknecht treasurer. Ed Boyanovsky named press reporter. The club allotted 5 dollars to Red Cross war relief, authorized three defense bonds of 1875 dollars each, and agreed to biweekly winter sewing sessions for Red Cross. Guests included Mrs Leonard Holden Ottosen Mrs Jesse Starry and Mrs Fred Shireman.
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Glenn Dahms
Women’s Progressive Club
Dry Creek
George Gillmore
Robert Hagerman
Harold Peterson
Irene Rinderknecht
Ed Boyanovsky
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Red Cross
Leonard Holden
Ottosen
Jesse Starry
Fred Shireman
Levasseurs Host Card Club Dinner and Prizes
Mr and Mrs Leo Levasseur entertained their card club with a five table picnic supper. High prizes went to Mrs Stanley Seikora and Carl Michel, consolation to Mrs Melvin Hall and Marvin Fernow, and traveling prize to P O Michel. Guests included Mrs Philip Smithmeyer and Mrs Melvin Hall of Wilmington NC.
Reorganization Delayed for Iowa County Board
MARENGO The reorganiza tion of the Iowa county board of supervisors will not be accom plished until Tuesday Jan 6 due to New Year’s day storm impassable for the meeting on Jan 2.
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Marengo
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Car Hits Snowplow in Jones County Injuring Three
August J Hansen of Wyoming collided with a highway commission snowplow west of here at 1030 a m Sunday. His wife Mrs Hansen and Miss Leota Wherry, both of Wyoming, were injured. Mrs Hansen had a broken ankle and wrist with spinal injury and eye glass removal. Miss Wherry sustained a broken nose and fractured ankle. Hansen received cuts and broken ribs and was released after treatment.
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the Gazette
Wyoming
Highway Commission
August J. Hansen
Cedar Rapids
Here
Leota Wherry
St. Luke's Hospital
Miss Wherry
Hansen
Galloway
Maquoketa
Graham's Department
Deaths at Oxford and Monticello Area Remembrances
Obituaries from Oxford and nearby towns list World War II veteran Vercherka of Oxford most recently at Des Moines Veterans Hospital. Survivors include wife, siblings, and Legion pallbearers with services at Oxford American Legion hall. Additional notices honor Mrs. Tjaden of Monticello and Kaia Wangsness of Calmar, with church burials. others mark Whitcher of West Union, Tenney of Volga City, Hills of Logan, Nutt of LaPorte City, and Jaeger of Conroy among regional losses.
Van Horne Girl Will Be Married
Mr and Mrs C M Rinderknecht of Van Horne announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Eleanor to Melvin Webert, son of Mr and Mrs Fred Webert of Luzerne. The wedding is set for Jan 11 at 5 30 p m in St John s near Newhall Lutheran Church.
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van Horne
C. M. Rinderknecht
Eleanor
Melvin Webert
Fred Webert
Luzerne
St. John’s
Newhall
Funeral services for Frank Humphrey retiree on Dec 30
Mrs Nels Halverson of Conroy six grandchildren four great grandchildren and one brother Joe of Ohio attend services held by Rev E S Flynn at St Michael s church for Frank Humphrey 76 a retired North Western railroad conductor who died at his home Dec 30 He is survived by his wife Hannah nine children and multiple relatives with burial at St Mary s cemetery Clin on
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LaPorte City
Rolland Nutt
Frances Nies
David L
Mary D. Nutt
Waterloo
Frank Novak
R. D. Nutt
St. Louis
F. M. Garrett
Methodist Church
West View Cemetery
Conroy
Jacob Jaeger
Norwegian Lutheran Church
Jaeger
Winnie Obertheim
Cedar Rapids
Mabel Davis
Ladora
Nels Halverson
Joe
Ohio
Belle Plaine
E. S Flynn
St. Michael's Church
Frank Humphrey
North Western Railroad
Hannah
W. J Humphrey
Maywood
E. J. Kratoska
Carroll, Ia
J. S. Humphrey
Sioux City
Carl Eckert
Marengo
Francis L. Humphrey
Clinton
Robert
Two Women From Dyersville Injured In City Collision
Two young women from Dyersville, Virginia Kruse and Mary Catherine Schermann, were injured Saturday night when their car collided with a truck on East Main Street in Manchester during 20 below zero temperatures. Kruse suffered facial lacerations while Schermann endured shock and bruises. both were treated and released from Willard and Willard hospital. The truck operator Albert Callies Jr. had just helped remove a mired car when the crash occurred. investigation was led by Sheriff Carl Anderson.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Dyersville
East Main Street
Virginia Kruse
Mary Catherine Schermann
Miss Kruse
Miss Schermann
Willard and Willard Hospital
Albert Callies, Jr
Henry Davidson Dies at 74 Decorah Printer Pioneer
Henry Davidson, 74, longtime Decorah Posten employee and early Hnotype operator, died Monday at Decorah hospital. He spent nearly 62 years at the Decorah newspaper and was a pioneer in local printing efforts.
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Henry Davidson
Decorah
Gazette
Deecorah Hospital
Decorah Posten
Coast Guard Offers Specialized Training in Des Moines
Coast Guard announces enhanced training for petty officer ratings with emphasis on radioman and machinist’s mate. Eligible enlisted personnel ages 17 to 35 may be selected and sent to various schools offering over 100 trades.
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Des Moines
INS
United States Coast Guard
Samuel M. Surrett
Coast Guard
Surrett
Oxford Junction Wedding of Harms and Muhl
Helen Harms daughter of Oxford Junction residents and Merle Muhl son of Toronto residents married at the Methodist church with Rev. B J Swede officiating. Nuptial music by Mrs Palmer Vaughn and singing by Mrs Fred Lasack. Matron of honor was Mrs Kenneth Blackman with bridesmaid Helen Kulhavy Grinnell. Groom’s attendants Kenneth Blackman and Merle Benhart Iowa City. Dinner for 60 at the bride’s home. The bride a 1941 Oxford Junction graduate. Muhl, Lost Nation high school and Maquoketa junior college alum, now under contract with the St Louis Cardinals.
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Oxford Junction
Helen Harms
Fred Harms
Merle H. Muhl
Herbert Muhl
Toronto
Methodist Church
B. J. Swede
Lost Nation
Palmer Vaughn
Fred Lasack
Kenneth Blackman
Helen Kulhavy
Grinnell
Merle Benhart
Iowa City
Oxford Junction High School
Muhl
Maquoketa Junior College
St. Louis Cardinals
Gov Wilson Appoints More Guard Officers in Iowa
Governor George A. Wilson announced Monday that seven Iowa National Guard companies will be mustered into the guard this week. New officers include Rutledge as commanding captain in Des Moines, with first and second lieutenants named for multiple companies across Des Moines Iowa City Shenandoah Davenport Cedar Rapids Ida Grove Sheldon and other towns.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa State Guard
George A. Wilson
George F. Rutledge
Robert J. Fitz
Edwin R. Brock
Kent Emery
Gerald Burch
Hart J. Gifford
Iowa City
Ralph Erbe
W. Fred Roberson
Raymond V. Sar
Shenandoah
Clifford Jean Dawson
Davenport
Tom Arthur Kuriger
Donald Stuart Graham
Cedar Rapids
Bruce Reichenecker Clark
Ida Grove
Ralph Alan Groom
Charles Palmer Denison
James Bruce Linsday
Sheldon
Wilson
Nab Eastern Boys Who Tried To Steal Auto In Iowa City
Three New York youths were arrested by Iowa officers after abandoning a stolen car in William Zeithamel’s farm yard and attempting to steal his car. Edward Van Alstine 15 Walter Horrigan 17 of Buffalo N Y were seized by strand and Giersdorf. Raymond McMaster 17 of Tonawanda N Y surrendered at the station. The trio admitted breaking and entering a Buffalo department store and several filling station jobs in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Iowa City
New York
Iowa Highway
William Zeithamel
Zeithamel
Strand and Giersdorf
West Liberty
Edward van Alstine
Walter Horrigan
Buffalo
N. Y
Raymond McMaster
Tonawanda
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Delaware County Sets Red Cross Drive For 3100
A county meeting in the Delaware courthouse outlined a Red Cross war relief fund drive totaling 3100 dollars. Eleven towns share the quota with Manchester at 750, Hopkinton 150, Earlville 135, Greeley 85, Colesburg 75, Delhi 75, Ryan 70, Masonville 30, Delaware 20, Oneida 15, and Dundee 35, led by Hobart Cooley and Francis Vs. Ellis.
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Manchester
War Relief Fund of the Red Cross
Delaware County
Hobart Cooley
County
Red Cross
Francis Vs. Ellis
War Fund Committee
Robert J. Watson
Hopkinton
Earlville
Greeley
Colesburg
Delhi
Ryan
Masonville
Delaware
Oneida
Dundee
Iowa City Briefs Include 4-H Training and Funeral Services
Iowa City hosts a district posture training for 4 H girls on January 28 led by Ella Gardner and a state 4 H staff rep. Funeral services for John Donahue 74 were held at St Marys church with burial at Holbrook cemetery. The civilian defense board formed with Mayor Willenbrook and seven others as executive committee to organize city defense.
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Iowa City
Ella Gardner
Federal Extension Service
4-H
John Donahue
St. Mary’s Church
Holbrook Cemetery
Tom
Frank
Oclwein
Frank Leeney
Catherine
Man Rejected By Coast Guard for Low Blood Pressure
Richard Lee Bruce 23 of Marshalltown Iowa passed his physical at the Omaha recruiting station except for a single defect his blood pressure was too low. After weeks on a strict regimen cutting smoking and drinking he planned rest and rich food to raise it and hoped to qualify soon.
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Omaha
Richard Lee Bruce
Marshalltown
Iowa
Coast Guard
Bruce
Air Corps Seeks Recruits For Seven Training Tracks
Des Moines born recruits can enter seven air corps training tracks leading to second lieutenant commissions in the air corps reserve. Examinations occur in Fort Des Moines, Sioux City, Iowa City, Ottumwa, with ages 20 to 26 and no total dependents. Pay during training is 75 dollars monthly plus allowances. commissioned pay ranges from 183 to 245 dollars monthly, plus a 150 dollar uniform allowance and a 500 dollar annual bonus upon release.
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W. Burdette Hanna
Mary Hanna
Marion
Fort Des Moines
Hanna
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Des Moines
War Department
Air Corps
Air Corps Reserve
Iowa
Old Federal Building
Iowa Cities
Sioux City
Iowa City
Ottumwa
United States
Students Return to Iowa U as Spring Vacation Seems Doubtful
Iowa City students resumed classes after an 18 day break that may be their last before June. Officials plan a 12 week summer session alongside the regular eight week term to add a full semester to the academic year. With exams two weeks away, the weather was a minor distraction from the debate over shortened vacations.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
ISU President Cancels Vacations For Early Graduation
Dr. Charles E. Friley announces no student vacations this year at Iowa State College. Graduation exercises move to June 6, nine days earlier than planned, and the Veishea festival is shortened. The college aims to allow students to graduate in three years.
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Ames
Charles E. Friley
Iowa State College
Dr. Friley
Rents Rise in Half of Clinton Homes Over Two Years
In Clinton Iowa rents increased on about half of rented homes between June 15 1939 and Sept 15 1941. Most advances occurred from March 1940 to June 1941 as local industry grew led by permanent plants and a new Du Pont cellophane factory. Common increases were $5 per month with some $2 and $2.50 changes and few above $10. The average rise was $4.66 per month, about 19.9 percent above June 1939 rents.
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Washington
Clinton
Labor Statistics Bureau
du Pont
Iowa Tire Boards Ready for Rationing Under New Law
Des Moines Iowa tire rationing boards are to begin operation under the new law Monday. State official Robert B Adams said blanks arrived from Washington DC and were mailed to county boards. Most boards are expected to start Monday morning. Plymouth Michigan offers free parking lots as a cheaper solution to narrow streets.
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Des Moines
INS
Robert B. Adams
Washington, D. C
Adams
New Taxes Said To Fall On Low Incomes
Andrew Petersen of Babson Institute argues in the Journal of Business that additional taxes will burden low income households. He favors a manufacturers sales tax or payroll tax as practical revenue sources while noting such taxes mainly affect the poor and proposing administration simplicity.
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Iowa City
United States
Andrew Petersen
Babson Institute
Journal of Business
University of Iowa College of Commerce
Bureau of Business Research
Petersen
Elkader Youth Joins Flying Kernels Naval Squadron
Joseph Juvik, 21, of Elkader Iowa, has enlisted in the Flying Kernels naval aviation squadron. Training will start in March as the Cedar Rapids Tri Cities Dubuque area recruits personnel through navy substations in Cedar Rapids Rock Island Davenport and Dubuque.
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Chicago
Joseph Juvik
Elkader
Iowa
Flying Kernels Naval Aviation Squadron
Cedar Rapids
Tri-Cities
Dubuque
Juvik
Elkader Junior College
Flying Kernels
Navy
Rock Island
Davenport
Two Accident Suits Filed At West Union
Special to The Gazette West Union two traffic accident damage suits were filed in the clerk's office this week. Helen Fauser as administratrix seeks 17 500 from Edward P Lohrman for the death of Paul Fauser a 43 year old Great Western railroad flagman at Oelwein struck by Lohrmans car August 23. Lois Tomasek a nurse from Waterloo sues Hugh J Lynch of Waucoma for 15 000 alleging reckless driving and intoxication after a July 5 1941 ditch incident near Randalia.
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West Union
Helen Fauser
Paul Fauser
Edward P. Lohrman
Fauser
Great Western Railroad
Oelwein
Lohrman
Lois Tomasek
Waterloo
Hugh J. Lynch
Waucoma
Randalia
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Louis Mekota
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Second Avenue
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Pittsburgh
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Kankakee
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Yonkers, N. Y
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Philadelphia
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Aberdeen, Md
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Texas
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Fifth Avenue
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Louis Meckota
Linn County
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Emma Kendall
Congregational Church
W. G. Koppenhaver
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Adeliza Daniels
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Albert Glover
Wisconsin Rapids
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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Ellend
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Calmar
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Rosseau, Minn
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Carl Hermanson
Garretson
S. D. West Union
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Wadena
West Union Hospital
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Volga City
Lund J. Tenney
Farmers’ Creamery Association
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Wilma
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Reinbeck
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Hill Crest Cemetery
D. W. Butler
Winton
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W. J. Norris
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