Frank Miles Named State VFEW Editor
Frank Miles was named director and editor of all Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars publications and will also serve as public relations counsel. Ernest C. Sanders, Des Moines radio announcer, was appointed radio director for the department. The VFW urged reopening Schick hospital at Clinton and asked that it be operated by the Veterans Administration amid broader Iowa hospital concerns.
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Des Moines
Frank Miles
Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars
Iowa Department
Miles
Iowa Legionnaire
the Pany
VFW Executive Council
Ernest C. Sanders
Iowa
Schick
Rev James Baltz Dies in Rapid City Rites Planned
The Rev. James Baltz a former Methodist minister in multiple Iowa towns and Mt. Vernon resident since 1926 died Sunday in Rapid City South Carolina after a recent stroke in California He was a Cornell College graduate ordained in 1893 and served in Lisbon Mechanicsville Martelle Viola and the Marion circuit His wife Mary Wardle preceded him in death Surviving are daughter Mrs Herbert Smith Rapid City and two sons Dr James Baltz Detroit and Prof Herbert Baltz New York City Services set for 2 30 p m Wednesday at Mt Vernon Methodist Church.
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MT. Vernon
James Ballz
Rapid City
S. C
California
Cornell College
Northwest Iowa
Methodist Church
Up Iowa Conference and Served Dies In Lisbon, Mechanicsville, Martelle
Viola
Marion
Mary Wardle
Cedar Rapids
Herbert Smith
James Baltz
Detroit
Herbert Baltz
Conservatory of Music
Cornell
New York City
Mt. Vernon Methodist Church
Obituary notices from Iowa towns recall several local deaths
Services were held across Monona Decorah Blairstown Van Horne and Bagley for William Joseph Reardon Katherine Jewell Grace Ruth Clarence Ward Petrena Crandall and H A Zellar. Survivors include children spouses siblings and numerous grandchildren with details varying by individual profile. Mourning rites were conducted in churches cemeteries and local sites with multiple communities noted.
Income Distribution in 1944 Life Insurance Sales
In 1944 more than half of life insurance policies sold in the United States were by earners under 3000 dollars annually and only about one sixth by those earning more than 5000 dollars a year.
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United States
Eviction Notice Translated From Fragment
Fragmentary text indicates a formal notice likely involving an eviction or court action. Readable parts point to a notice processed by local authorities with dates and party names obscured in the OCR. The available data show action details and procedural language typical of public notices.
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Uncle Sam Breakfast Food Company
Omaha
Nebraska
Iowa Marriages and Engagements
Moscow Betty June Marolf daughter of Mrs Marie Marolf married Howard E Mauerer son of Mr and Mrs Walter Mauerer Sunday at the Methodist parsonage in Wilton Decorah Bernice E Walsh daughter of Mrs Michael Walsh and Melvin Louis Schroeder son of Mrs Lewis Schroeder of Postville were married in St Benedicts Catholic rectory Jan 9.
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Moscow
Betty June Marolf
Marie Marolf
Howard E. Mauerer
Walter Mauerer
Wilton
June- Decorah
Bernice E. Walsh
Michael Walsh
Melvin Louis Schroeder
Lewis Schroeder
Postville
St. Benedict’s
Couple Dies in Clinton Kitchen After Gas Jet Opened
Mr and Mrs Albert James both over 80 were found dead in their Clinton home kitchen late Saturday night. Police say an oven gas jet was open, indicating possible accidental gas exposure.
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Clinton
INS
Albert James
Auction Notice Following Court Proceeding In 1947
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a property sale by court action. It lists an execution, an auction at a specified time and place, names an executor or deputy, and references county property in 1947 with officials and a January date.
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Fia
Reed
Ows
R Lars
Oliver
Jersey
Fendant
County Low
R. D. Spooner
DVO RAK Cashier Note Appears in Brief Entry
An unclear OCR line mentions J. Dvo rak as a cashier with fragmented details and a probable name spelling variation. The snippet shows a brief personnel reference without a full context or event.
Rites Wednesday For Fr. Reynolds
WAUKON The Rev. P. J. Reynolds aged 70 and longtime St. Mary’s Catholic pastor in Hanover township died Saturday night of a heart attack. He came to the United States from Ireland in 1901 and served at Immaculate Conception Cedar Rapids and pastorates in Dubuque Fairfax Strawberry Point and Waukon. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Wednesday.
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Waukon
P. J.reynolds
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hanover Township
Other Reynolds
United States
Ireland
Immaculate Conception
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Church
Dubuque
Fairfax
Strawberry Point
Union Seeks Civil Service Law For State And Municipal Jobs
Iowa union council plans to press legislature this session for a civil service law covering public employees. John Schoen of Sioux City cites benefits for qualifications and pension protections, aiming to extend civil service from municipalities over 15,000 to state and county workers. The council represents 30 unions totaling about 1,300 members.
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Des Moines
Iowa State, County and Municipal Employes Union
John Schoen
Sioux City
Schoen
Towa
Vinton District Faces Border Detachment Fight
Vinton's consolidated district, the state's largest, confronts a border dispute as area residents vote to detach to the Shellsburg district. A Jan. 20 special election seeks to determine liability for a $350,000 bond tied to 840 acres. Shellsburg backers rest their case on Des Moines guidance. Vinton supporters fear shared liability.
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Vinton
Ites
Gt Grocre
Shelleeburg
Newhall
Shellsburg
Des Moines
Police Seek Intruder Who Terrorized Women in Des Moines
Police hunted a 20 to 26 year old intruder who forced entry into three East Des Moines homes early Sunday and terrorized four women. Victims Mrs. Olive Overton and Mrs. Lulu Coulson described a nickel-plated revolver and threats to kill. In another home, a milk bottle shattered front window before entry. a .22 caliber revolver and an alarm clock were reported missing.
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Des Moines
Olive Overton
Lulu Coulson
Andree Renfro
Dysart Woman Sails for China with Intelligence Unit
Mrs. Mary Christian of Dysart daughter of Mrs. Elia Braden will sail for China on January 20 with a government intelligence unit. She recently returned from Brazil where she served 14 months with the Office of Strategic Services.
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Dysart
Mary Christian
Elia Braden
China
Brazil
Office of Strategic Service
Patton Murder Trial Set to Open Tuesday in Iowa City
William W. Patton, 31, Iowa City restaurant cook, faces first degree murder charges for allegedly killing Ernest R. Brown, 40, a Kansas City welder, in a dispute over Patton's wife on November 24. Judge J Harold D. Evans presides with Deputy Attorney Jackie aiding prosecutors and Edward L. O'Connor assisting. Patton is defended by Clair Hamilton.
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Ptowa City
William W. Patton
Iowa City
Patton
Two Die in Iowa Farmhouse Fire Notab Anliker Family Tragedy
In West Bend a blaze destroyed the Notab Anliker farmhouse killing Richard Anliker 21 and his 15 year old sister Helen. A brother Earl 20 searched for Helen but could not locate her. The fire started when an oil stove exploded during filling. The father was at church with younger children. there were 11 children in the family.
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West Bend
Richard Anliker
Helen
Notab Anliker
Earl
Richard Sed Sankey
Iowa youth killed in Wright County crash
Ronald Rash, 18, was killed when his car rolled over on a gravel road near Iowa Falls. The fatal crash is Wright County’s first this year and raises Iowa’s highway death toll to 13.
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Iowa Falls
Ronald Rash
Wright County
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