Dieppe Raid Veteran Zip Koons Returns Home
Franklin M. Koons, 24, a Ranger snipers supervisor in the Dieppe raid, arrives at his parents’ farm near SWEA CITY after a long frontline run. He earned the British Military Medal and the American Silver Star for leadership and combat actions and was among the first U.S. soldiers to fire on European soil in the current conflict.
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Swea City
Franklin M
Zip” Koons
Dieppe
Sgt
Koons
B. Koons
Here
Sgt. Koons
Italy
French
Fort Sheridan
Chicago
Surgeons Approve Iowa Hospitals for C S
The American College of Surgeons granted full or provisional approval to 55 Iowa hospitals with five or more beds. Cedar Rapids Mercy and St Luke's Methodist earned full approval, as did Iowa City Mercy and University hospitals.
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C. R. Hospitals
Chicago
American College of Surgeons
Iowa
Cedar Ranpids
Mercy
St. Luke's Methodist Hospitals
Iowa City
Mercy and
University Hospitals
Veteran Publisher William Sammons Dies in Sioux City
William H. Sammons 82 longtime president of the Journal-Tribune Publishing Co and head of Perkins Bros died Friday morning after a heart attack in Sioux City He had served with the Journal and Journal-Tribune for over 61 years and was active in business and civic affairs.
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Sioux City
William H. Sammons
Journal-Tribune Publishing Company
Perkins Bros. Company
Sammons
Journal
The
Journal-Tribune
North English Man On National Committee
Albert S Hardy president of the National Editorial association announced formation of the association's community development committee. The publishers' committee will serve as a clearinghouse on postwar problem ideas. Members include S. Barnes of North English.
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Chicago
Albert S Hardy
National Editorial Association
Association
S. Barnes
North English
Steak Spuds and Pie Favorite Foods Of U S Soldiers
Des Moines AP report lists the top foods for American soldiers led by sirloin steak followed by French fried or mashed potatoes and apple pie. Col Paul Logan, former Red Oak resident and now assistant chief of subsistence in the office of the quartermaster general at Washington, says the army efficiently supplies fresh meat to theaters of operation and each soldier consumes about five pounds of food daily.
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Des Moines
Paul Logan
Red Oak
Quartermaster General
Washington, D. C
Logan
Quartermaster Department
5 423 Students At State College
Incomplete enrollment figures after day two of winter quarter registration show 5 423 students at Iowa State college. Registrar J R Sage announced. Late registrations may raise the total beyond 5 500. The count includes 2 282 civilians 2 376 navy trainees and 765 army trainees. Fall total was 5 740. Sage cites cadette completions and wartime graduations reducing counts.
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Ames
Iowa State College
J. R Sage
Sage
Wife Hears from Staff Sgt Rathbun in Nazi captivity
Mrs Vernon Rathbun reports a card from her husband Staff Sgt Rathbun a gunner on a Flying Fortress forced down in Denmark after a bombing raid on Hamburg and Kiellast July Rathbun then prisoner of Nazis says he and the crew escaped injury and is well He is the son of Mr and Mrs Carl Rathbun and his wife is Virginia Chase of Independence.
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Independence
Vernon Rathbun
Denmark
Hamburg
Jackson Democrats Nominate Dr Swift for State Rep
Jackson county Democratic central committee nominated Dr Frederick J. Swift for the special election to be held January. Swift served in the 1933 legislature and later was deputy state health commissioner and commandant at the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown.
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Maquoreta
Jackson County
Democratic Central Committee
Frederick J. Swift
Swift
Iowa
Marshalltown
Methodists to Survey Decline in Church School Attendance
Des Moines district leaders plan a survey to uncover why church school attendance is falling. Miss Delos James of Denver was authorized to conduct an extended study across representative towns, with Bishop Magee noting a general decline across churches.
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Des Moines
Methodist Church
Delos James
Denver
J. Ralph Magee
Iowa approves 2236 maternity infant care cases
The Iowa state health department reported 2236 cases approved to date under the federal maternity and infant care program for servicemen families. The cost of these cases was estimated at 184000 dollars.
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Des Moines
State Department of Health
Iowa
Flu leading contagion in Iowa in 1943
Des Moines reports influenza was the main rise among communicable diseases in Iowa during 1943 with 22 706 cases up from 90 the prior year. Meningitis infantile paralysis and scarlet fever also increased while pneumonia declined.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Carl F. Jordan
State Department of Health
Jordan
L. H. Flancher
State Health Department
Army
Trojan Lodge 548 Installs Officers
Trojan lodge No 548 A F and A M held installation night with Worshipful Master I N Sundy, installing officers led by John M Thompson and W E Failer. Retiring secretary Dayton Linger received a leather case. past master J Lewis Papes received a jewel. A picnic, vocal and violin solos accompanied the event for about 100 attendees.
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Cory
Osceola Lodge Installs New Officers in Cedar Rapids Style
Osceola lodge No 18 1.0.0.F. installs new officers led by William H Ellis as noble grand with J J Janeba district deputy grand master of John Hus lodge Cedar Rapids officiating Other officers named include Irvin A Castle Harrison Booze Miles Hess Leslie Morrison George Starks E B Castle Charles E Dye Rudolph Harris Don Atwater Ralph Parks Charles Woods Charles Dye Robert P Burns Marion Robb and Norman Adee Also notices reward for $25 for tarpaulin theft from the Carl Fernow sale on Jan 4 and various community items including hospital promotions and club meetings
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William H Ellis
Osceola Lodge
J J Janeba
John Hus Lodge
Cedar Rapids
Irvin A Castle
Harrison Booze
Miles Hess
Leslie Morrison
George Starks
E B. Castle
Charles E Dye
Noble Grand
Rudolph Harris
Don Atwater
Ralph Parks
Charles Woods
Charles Dye
Robert P. Burns
Vicegrand
Ed Schultz
Marion Robb
Norman Adee
Winners Crowned in Marion Declamatory Contest
Helen Frazier won the oratorical division at Marion high school with Stepping Stones to a Peaceful World Barbara Seger took first in the dramatic division with The Moon is Down Robert Mathewson won the humorous group with George Washington Slept Here The judges were P A Tracy and contestants included Eastman Mottinger Palmer and Bebee Shaw Beach Smith Svoboda The winners advance to a state preliminary at Lisbon next week
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Helen Frazier
Elmer Frazier
Marion High School
Lincoln Auditorium
Barbara Seger
Cecil Seger
Robert Mathewson
Leo Mathewson
George Washington
P A Tracy
Wilson High School
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Lisbon
John Eastman
Lewis Mottinger
Robert Palmer
Nyleen Bebee
Donna Shaw
Phyllis Beach
Geraldine Smith
Kathleen Svoboda
Mrs Hagerman Elected President Of Dry Creek Ladies Club
Mrs Robert Hagerman was elected president of the Dry Creek Ladies Progressive club at a Thursday meeting. The session followed a picnic dinner at the home of Mrs Harold Peterson. Mrs Robert Sloan was named vice president and Mildred Hickman secretary.
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Robert Hagerman
Dry Creek Ladies Progressive Club
Harold Peterson
Robert Sloan
Mildred Hickman
Ivan Gillmore
William Dahms
Joe Murrin
Maude McBride
Earl Brockman
Flower Committee Names Mrs Ham mond and Mrs Badham
Reporter notes Mrs Harry Ham mond and Mrs BE E Badham head the flower committee for an event.
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Harry Hammond
BE. E Badham
Flower Committee
Car Collision on Icy Streets Injures Vinton Resident
E. S. O Neal of Vinton sustained a minor head injury Thursday afternoon after his car collided with a vehicle driven by Earl Daubenmier at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Fourteenth Street. An icy roadway was blamed for the crash, which caused damage to both cars.
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E. S. O'Neal
Vinton
Earl Daubenmier
Eighth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Tipton hosts county assessors training in courthouse
Cedar county town ship and town assessors held a school of instruction in the Tipton courthouse with Elwood Plain of Moscow as chairman and Hugo Gehrls of London as secretary. A uniform price schedule guided this year's assessments.
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Cedar County
Elwood Plain
Moscow
Hugo Gehrls
London
Garth Estabrook
Detroit
Albert Carstens
Clarence
Lincoln Highway
Stanwood
Estabrool
Wyoming
Peter Eichhorn
Wyoming Mutual Telephone Company
Paul Lessen
Harry Lindsey
Ralph Orth
Chris Hansen
Fred Storm
C F Saxon
W N Morse
Lamair Ingwerson
Ivetta Bramer
Viola White
Ada Willman
E. Miller
Earlville
Ed Irmscher
E A Sachs
Ray Bush
Less Hunt
C D Hunt
Harry Gibbs
Dan Gibbs
Raymond Ham
Walter Ortberg
John Clifton
Jerome Baum
Ernest Hunt
Hero of Battle With a Jap Sub Wins Decoration
Commander Paul G. Osler of Ottumwa receives the Legion of Merit from Secretary Knox for commanding a US warship during an engagement with a Japanese submarine in the Attu island area. He maneuvered for maximum fire, aided by another destroyer and a patrol plane, and likely destroyed the enemy craft. His wife, Mrs G. Osler, lives in Washington DC.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Knox
Paul G. Osler
Ottumwa
Q Osler
Attu Island
United States
Comdr. Osler
Comdr
Osler
Attu
G. Osler
Expect Increase In State No-Pay Income Returns
Des Moines 170000 no pay income tax returns were filed last year on 1942 incomes, cashier M L Abrahamson said more are expected this year as the large federal income tax is deductible. He noted Iowans will have less to deduct from federal tax but more to deduct from the state payment due to the federal tax increase.
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Des
Abrahamson
Negro Found Dead by Ashes of Fire by Mississippi River
Coroner identified a transient man found dead Thursday afternoon beside a fire along the Mississippi river. The body, snow covered, bore papers indicating Ernest Davis and a Rock Island ration book, with age listed as 45 to 60 and registration in Manchester.
Commissions Open In Pharmacy Corps Tests Announced
Des Moines AP reports the first army pharmacy corps examinations set for Jan 31 and Feb 4 for male US citizens 32 and under who are graduates of four year pharmacy schools. Applications must go to the adjutant general in Washington by Jan 10. the state board will hold its regular exam last week in January. Eleven applications are on file including a Japanese American applicant.
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Des Moines
J. F. Rabe
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
United States
Canada
Rabe
War Department
Washington
From & Young
Delinquency May Prove Menace To Public Health
DES MOINES (UP) State Health Commissioner Walter L Bierring warned that rising juvenile delinquency could harm public health if the war continues. He cited venereal disease among wards irregular sleep and eating patterns liquor use and broken homes as factors worsening health and said mental defectives may rise due to venereal disease.
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Des Moines
Walter L. Bierring
Bierring
Four Year Sentence For Draft Violator
Des Moines reports John Carroll Jackson of Burlington, age 23, received a four year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to failing to report for induction under the selective service act. Everett Egger Folglesong, also of Burlington, was placed on two years probation after pleading guilty to stealing four new tires from the Iowa Ordinance Plant in Burlington, receiving a six month sentence.
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Des Moines
John Carroll Jackson
Burlington
Charles A Dewey
Everett Egger Folglesong
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Grinnell Will Award $10,000 in Scholarships
Grinnell college will award about $10,000 in scholarships for the coming school year starting next September. Dr Samuel N Stevens president announced the offerings, including funds from Younker's of Des Moines and the Maytag family of Newton. Scholarships cover high academic achievement as well as music art and creative writing.
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Grinnell
Grinnell College
Samuel N Stevens
Younker's of
Des Moines
Maytag Family
Newton
U S Income Tax Forms Mailed to 750000 Iowans
Des Moines Iowa E H Birmingham collector of internal revenue said 750000 income tax blanks are being mailed to Iowa taxpayers who filed 1942 returns. Each recipient gets a statement of total tax shown for 1942 and payments, to be attached to the 1943 return due March 15. If missing by Jan 15, contact Des Moines for a replacement.
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Des Moines
E H Birmingham
US_ internal revenue
Iowa
Birmingham
Internal Revenue
Des Moines Gunshot Victim Declared 4F By Army Doctors
Des Moines ap reports John Vins cent Critelli a 32 year old tavern operator and candidate for public safety commissioner said army physicians at Camp Dodge classified him 4F due to injuries from 1938 when an unknown gunman fired a shotgun blast at him
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Des Moines
John Vinscent Critelli
Camp Dodge
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