Death of pair ruled murder and death by own action
A coroner jury in Chicago found that St. Louis executive Clare S. McArdle and Chicago divorcee Nancy Wassman died from poisoned champagne at a Chicago nightclub on January 3. The verdict says Wassman dosed the drinks during a quarrel over marital difficulties.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Clare S. McArdle
Missouri Portland Cement Company
Nancy Wassman
Barbara Kent Wins Honorary Colonel At Iowa ROTC Ball
Barbara Kent of Iowa City is named honorary colonel at the University of Iowa ROTC military ball. Lionel Raymond Fuller of Dubuque is appointed cadet colonel, with Dot Lint Edith Stuart Carolyn Kuever Jane Nugent, William Bell and Arthur Butterstein as honorary lieutenants, William Henethorne as executive officer, and Dale W. Hirt as adjutant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Lionel Raymond Fuller
Dubuque
University of Iowa R.o.tc
Barbara Kent
Dot Lint
Merchantsville
N. J
Edith Stuart
Carolyn Kuever
Jane Nugent
Prospect Heights
Ill
William Bell
Council Bluffs
Arthur Butterstein
Fishkill
N. Y
Two Boys Die as Farmhouse Fire Injures Mother
A farmhouse fire near EXtRA Iowa killed Gary Lee Olsen age four and Roger Olsen age one while their mother was burned trying to rescue them. Father Olaf Olsen and six year old Samuel Olsen were away. The Olsen home was a new structure.
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Gary Lee
Roger
Olaf Olsen
Samuel
Olsen
Buchanan County Trial Jurors For Feb Drawn
Trial jurors for the February term of Buchanan county district court have been drawn. Forty persons were chosen, including 14 women, for the term opening February 2 with Judge Shannon B. Charleton presiding.
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Independence
Buchanan County District Court
Shannon B. Charleton
Emma Aderman
Fairbank
Melvin Arnold
Aurora
Lloyd Brown
George Burk
W. J. Campbell
Jesup
Ezra Carson
Winthrop
Marshall Chesmore
Emil Lobe
Alvin Manson
Quasqueton
Ida Mathesius
Inde
John May
and Mesner
Leon Moore
Rowley
B. F. Nabholz
Brandon
Verne Peterson
J. L. Rowe
W. R. Scott
Tressia Short
Lynn Silka
Hazieton
W. R. Spece
Will Studebahe
Sarah Swarts
Joe J. Till
Francis Teal
Inderai
S. J. Vogel
al Wallick
Tipton Junior Chamber Sponsors Defense Bond Sale Days
The Tipton community joined Build a Bond Days as defense bonds and stamps were sold at the post office window and at Tipton Consolidated School, boosting bond awareness Friday and Saturday.
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Tipton
Tiptos Consolidated School
Anamosa Iowa slate of local courts and stings
Eastern Iowa brief list reports Ross Emerson of Olin waiving preliminary on child desertion and bound over to grand jury in Jones County. Malcolm Byers fined for driving without a license. Ernest Bohliken jailed for 30 days for false uttering a check. Anamosa district court bound W J Coohey over on intoxicated driving. Railroad suit against Scotch Grove nursery for 53.06. Holiday school exams and library book drive actions noted.
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Anamosa
Ross Emerson
Olin
Jones County
Malcolm Byers
George C. Lawrence
Ernest Bohlken
Amber
Earl Pulver
C. Lazio
Bohliken
Monticello State Bank
Bohlken
B. H. Bohlken
W. J. Coohey
Bernard
F. D. McLaughlin
Monticello
W. L. Aldrich
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad
F. A. Royden
Scotch Grove Nursery
Deaths and funerals span Iowa towns in multiple notices
Iowa death notices list Robert Alcorn in Dunfanaghy Ireland and William Alcorn of Traer, plus Webster California and Mitchell South Dakota survivors. Other obituaries cover Andrew Clauson Strawberry Point, Carrie McClun West Liberty, Barbara Miller Kalona, Catherine Linney Oelwein, and Joseph Tehan Belle Plaine with surviving spouses, children, and relatives.
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Traer
William Alcorn
Robert Alcorn
Dunfanaghy
Ireland
William of Traer
James
Kalona
Barbara J. Miller
East Union Church
East Union Cemetery
John C. Miller
Johnson County
East Union Mennonite Church
Reno County
Kansas
Iowa
Edgar Douglas
Milwaukee
Oelwein
Robert A. Davis
Brant
C. W. Mason
Randalia
Woodlawn
Davis
Maynard
Isband
Ruth
Wesgate
Remond M. Davis
Fort Beaning
Cecil
Lynn
Anna Little
Arbigton
Ida Cordes
Decorah
Martha Woelschow
Caroline Ortman
Chicago
Reviewing Stand With Henry McLemore on War and Race Tracks
The piece defends horse racing in wartime, arguing the track offers training for citizens and counterpoints the view that time and money should not be spent on racing. It notes government calls to ignore rumors and await official announcements.
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Iami
Fla
Hialeah Park
Miami
Rumors at the Track Show the Pulse of Racing Life
The piece paints race tracks as rumor hubs with vivid images of pink flamingoes and decoys at Hialeah and Santa Anita. It notes rumors swirl before every race, mentioning horses like Chi Chi and Papa's Delight, and praises weighing information carefully.
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Hialeah
Santa Anita
Widener
Chi Chi
Papa
Vanderbilt
Lou
San Diego
San Francisco
Trains and Horses: War Nerves and Racing Reflections
A writer compares train spotters and horse racing as training for air raid nerves. The piece notes the challenge of identifying a horse and the stress of race photo finishes. It ends with a humorous scramble to leave as the horses charge into the stretch.
U S May Double Its Present Goal Of 4 204 000 Men
War editor W W Chaplin notes the United States may mobilize to about 4 204 000 soldiers sailors and marines by year end, with plans to expand further. He compares 4 355 000 total mobilization in World War I and forecasts eventual growth, especially in the marine corps as duties widen.
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U.S
United States
Congress
Navy
Marine Corps
Popular Sport Puzzle Clues and Answers Overview
A mixed puzzle listing multiple clue prompts and their solutions across sports and general terms. Entries include horse and rodeo related terms, body parts, metals, foods, and abbreviations with cross references, spanning etymology and wordplay.
Dan Turner Seeks War Service Earlier Than Return
Former Iowa governor Dan Turner said he would return home to Corning with no job yet in the war effort. He noted two or three leads and expected results within a week, saying he did not seek honors or pay while Senator Herring would keep contacts open on his behalf.
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Dan Turner
Washington
Corning
Turner
Herring
Judy Garland to appear on Hit Parade this Saturday night
Soldiers sailors and marines nationwide vote Judy Garland to perform on this week’s Hit Parade airing at 8 p.m. Saturday on WMT. She will sing from Chicago with Dave Rose conducting. The show also features Mark Warnen’s orchestra, Barry Wood as MC, Joan Edwards and the Hit Paraders chorus performing ten top selections.
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Judy Garland
WMT
Judy
Chicago
Dave Rose
Rose
Abe Lincoln
Mark Warnen
Barry Wood
Joan Edwards
Hit Paraders
Evening Radio Schedule January Multi Channel Listings 1962
Hour by hour schedule lists WMT WGN WENR WHO WLS and NBC programs for January 17 1962 with times ranging from 6 am to midnight. Includes music news sports talk church programs and late night entertainment with names like Burns Lombards Hobbs and Gill. The readable items show a dense lineup across stations and presenters.
Lenox College Shortens School Year By A Month
Hopkinton Lenox college will release students for armed service, farm work, or defense industries by shortening the school year. Regular classes will be held on Saturdays and all vacation periods canceled, delaying commencement to April 27.
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Hopkinton
Lenox College
Five Cedar men to report for army induction at Des Moines
Five Cedar county men will leave Tuesday to enter the army at the Fort Des Moines reception center. They are William H. Thumma of West Branch, John S. Meiers of Tipton, Clarence Voelkers of Durant, and Melvin Olson of Stockton.
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Anamosa
Army
Maye Birk
USO
Red Cross
American Library Association
Decorah— Luther College
Decorah
Minnesota
Virginia Johnson
Melvin Noecker
Tme
Green Parrot Cafe
Fort Des Moines
Tipton
Carl Stoeter
Fred Frahm
Clarence
Fort Mendioon
A Shen T. Moffit
Stoeter
Homestead
Homestead Welfare Club
Men's Club
John H. Eibhacker
Louis C. Selzer
John Marz
Charles L. Selzer
Henry Geiger
H. G. Moershel
Louisa Moershel
Henriette J. Moershel
Martin Fels
Elizabeth Lipman
Volga City
Sunshine Club
John Huebsch
Richard Jones
Howard Rahmiller
Cecil Thyer
Ollie Horton
Kenneth Robinson
Cedar County
Carson H. Cobb
Everett Ferguson
Mechanicsville
H. C. DeKock
J. M. Blazek
Mildred Phelps
Springdale
C. H. Haesemeyer
Stanwood
Ruth Meyer
John Engel
Bennett
W. B. Hammer
LaMar Foster
Centerdale
Mabel Crees
Rochester
Max Burgess
A. L. Mens
Lowdon
W. B. Anderson
W Branch
Ernest Petersen
Suntury
P. H. Schneider
Massilon
W. A. Cameron
Downey
R. J. Benda
Cedar Bluff
Sue Frederick
Buchanan
Calmar
George Brem
Shellsburg
Benton City
A. F
A. M
Jennings Beatty
Jess Risch
Gene Miller
Everett Beatty
Russell Schomler
Ben Yates
S. D
Guy Yates
J. D
Harry Yates, Jr
S. S
Gordon Hagan
J. S
Jesse E. Albertson
Tyler
Gerald Bull
Lodge
Glenn Hopker
Oxford
Sodge Sommers
T. G. Specht
Orville Crow
Iowa City
William H. Thumma
West Branch
John S. Meiers
Clarence Voelkers
Durant
Melvin Olson
Stocketon
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McArdie
Helen Phil
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Tipton J. C
Iowa News
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Winneshiek County
Ossian
Ridgeway
Fort Atkinson
Castalia
Spillville
Jackson
Gilbert Hobson
Air Corps
Cecil Goettsch
Waukon
Social Welfare Board
Allamakee County
W. J. Clark
Postville
Charles Palmer
Monmouth
Monmouth Cemetery Association
J. C. Hannahs
J. W. Allen
Lisbon
Dorothy Longerbeam
George Baxa
Kahoka
Bonnie
Darlene Baxa
Robert Longerbeam
Nellie V. Morey
Frahm
Kenneth Frink
Davenport
Strawberry Point
Frank S. Runyon
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Henry J. Esch
Henry Nus
Alex Schrudt
Clara Cripps
Webster
Mable Herrick Williams
Whittier
Calif
Joseph Herrick
Wallace Williams
Sigourney
Mitchell, S. D
Harold
Roy
Lota
Andrew Clauson
Emanuel’s Lutheran
Lawrence A. Stumme
Sweden
Tonica
Olena Westwick
Ottawa
Hamilton County
Delaware County
Myra Lunning
Radcliffe
Edna Kramer
Alden
Esther Koehler
Clinton
Florence Vieth
Venice
Alvin
Leslie
Julianna Esperson
Romne
William John Brown
Jones Chapel
the Baptist Church
Wellman
Coggon
Frank Kinley
Castile Grove
Duggan
William Duggan
Ryan
Patrick
Genevieve
Kathryn
Mary O'Neil
E. L. McKeever
Waterloo
St. John’s Catholic Church
E. L.erie
Calvary Cemetery
Manchester
Presbyterian Church
Walter E. Schiel
Crant Clark
West Liberty
Carrie H. McClun
S. C. Snider
F. W. Sutton
Church of Christ
Miss McClun
Marlboro
Charles
William H
Mary B. McClun
Christian Church
J. M. Williams
Fortnightly Literary Society
P.E.O
Ned McClun
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Belle Plaine
Joseph Tehan
North Western
Tehan
Mary Chvala
Chelsea
Hartwick
Tilton
Frank Drahos
Luzerne
I. M. Fisher
John Gage
Nevada
Charles Hazen
Jose Reis
Cedar Rapids
Mary Tehan
Jeff P. Yoder
Julesburg
Colo
Mr. Yoder
Mary Kauffman
Sarah Mast
Lydia Yoder
Ammon Stutzian
Homer Yoder
Lower Deer Creek
Henry McLemore
W. W. Chaplin
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Morgenthau
Vertics
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Wayne King
Annabelle
Rose Room
Diane
Buddy Clark
White Cliffs of
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the Echo
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Daniel
Harold Kusell
Knickerbocker Playhouse
Larry Lee Skinner
Dawson
Okla
Dave Eiman
Hobby Lobby
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Sym
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John Downes
Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Lulu Belle
Scotty
Joe Parsons
Jane Kaye
James M. Landis
Office of Civilian Defense
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Meek
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Frederick Jagel
Metropolitan Opera
Marion Claire
Chicago Theater of the Air
Faust
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Israeli Mess
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Allen
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WMT World Today
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Godt
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God Ian
Bert
D 'Eitlet
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Monroe O. N News
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WHO
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MT News
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Gus
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Groves
Ya. Peoples
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Easy Money
Parkers
A. Kassel
Ie Hayes
Short
Sher Holmes
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teks-Barns
WGN Chip Nites Wao News
Burling
Courtney
B. Reeburn
Palmer
NBC
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RB Byrne
Craig O
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