Woman Killed in Crash Near Wyoming
An Oxford Junction woman died and six residents were injured in a crash at 3 30 am Monday when their car hit a trailer parked beside highway 64 three miles east of Wyoming. The dead is Luverne Carson 29. Injured include Carson her husband John Buresh Delores Shedck and Arnold and Gerald Sobotka. Carson and Gerald Sobotka were in critical condition. The party was en route from Monmouth to Oxford Junction in a car driven by hardware dealer John Buresh.
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Wyoming
Oxford Junction
Highway 64
Luverne Carson
John Buresh
Delores Shedck
Arnold
Gerald Sobotka
Carson
Monmouth
Buresh
Thomas McMahon
Charlie Saxon
Mercy Hospital
Anamosa
Henry Eichorn
Liinus
Snark Lake
Charles Allen
Lawrence Conmey
Ralph Ales
Lost Nation
Miss Shedek
Arnold Sobotka
Tragic Crash Kills 14 Year Old Betty Sparks
Betty Sparks aged 14 died when the truck she rode in rolled over in a ditch on a gravel road six and one half miles southwest of Algona. Three other youths suffered serious injuries. The dead girl's parents were in Florida on business.
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Betty Sparks
Here
Florida
Investigators Resume Probe at Iowa Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa officials are back in session after a Sunday recess as Chief R W Nebergall of the Iowa bureau of criminal investigation returns to continue the probe into conditions at the Iowa men’s reformatory. The team, led by Nebergall with William F. McFarlin and agents Delbert Murray and Dwight Bender, plans further data coordination gathered since Saturday.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa Men’s Reformatory
R.W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Nethergall
Foss Davis
William F. McFarlin
Delbert Murray
Dwight Bender
Des Moines
Glenn V. Weldon
Keokuk
Anamosa Briefs Highlight Local School and Clerk Reports
Anamosa high school girls will gain office experience by volunteering in downtown offices for nine weeks, while W. L. Pearson reports Jones county court statistics for 1943 showing 97 marriage licenses 15 divorces 454 births and 215 deaths.
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Anamosa High School
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Norma Jean Johnson
Frances Maudsley
Mary Lou Poorbaugh
Esther Smith
Vernice Hinz
W. L. Pearson
Jones County District Court
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Decorah
Diesel Graduates in Ames from Iowa State College
Fifteen Iowans completed graduation Saturday from company 23 Diesel at Iowa State College. Included are Henry A. Dvorak Belle Plaine Russell G. Kroeger Tama Leo J. Shima Independence Kenneth K. Peters and James L. Reiter Maquoketa.
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Diesel
Iowa State College
Henry A. Dvorak
Belle Plaine
Russell G. Kroeger
Tama
Leo’ J. Shima
Independence
Kenneth K. Peters
James L. Reiter
Maquoketa
Army Discharges 1,500 Iowans Monthly
Major Frank Miles, public relations director, says about 1,500 Iowa service members are discharged from the army each month. About 16,500 Iowans are eligible for the honorable discharge lapel button issued to those who served honorably since Sept 8, 1939. Buttons available at Camp Dodge Fort Des Moines Des Moines Army Recruiting Office Schick General Hospital Clinton and the Army Air Base Sioux City.
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United States Army
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Army Air Base
Sioux City
Iowa Prepares Jobs for Demobilized After War
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 194,200 Iowa demobilized persons after the war, involving 153,800 veterans and 40,400 industrial workers. Iowa's 1940 employment stood at 862,800, making the 22.5 percent ratio the relation to prewar employment.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Iowa
Armed Services
Des Moines Man Shoots a Coyote in Front Yard
Des Moines resident C. H. Geppert shot a coyote from his window after hearing reports of a wolf in the area. Bruce Stiles of the Iowa Conservation Commission confirmed the animal as a coyote and suggested it might be an escaped pet.
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Des Moines
INS
C. H. Geppert
Chatauqua Park
Bruce Stiles
Iowa Conservation Commission
Amana Welfare Group Elects 1944 Officers
The Amana Welfare association held its annual meeting and elected officers for 1944. President Harry Geiger. vice-presidents John Haar Jr and Paul Albert. treasurer Peter Stuck. secretary Robert H Geiger. assistant secretary Marie L Stuck.
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Harry Geiger
John Haar, Jr
Paul Albert
Peter Stuck
Robert H. Geiger
Marie L. Stuck
Death notices from Iowa district postpone services
Joseph Hunter services originally set for Monday postponed to Tuesday at 2 p m Olin Services to be held at Campbell funeral home for Mrs Floyd Love nee Henrietta Hanken who died in Valley Center Kansas January 13 Burial at Monticello Surviving husband four daughters Louisa Zimmerman Clarence Otheal Liggett Floy Delores Valley Center sister Mrs B D Heiken Center Junction brother Henry H Hanken Ohio and four grandchildren
Appeal to Iowans Open Bond Drive With Flags Flying
The Iowa war finance committee urged launching the fourth war loan campaign with a statewide flag day. Executive manager said opening the drive with flags flying fits the patriotic spirit of the campaign.
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V. L “Es
Sai
Christmas Eve on the War Front from a McGregor Soldier
Captain William Weir writes to his wife about a Christmas Eve observance on the front in haly. The soldiers fashioned a cross and altar lighted with a brass shell case candle holder. A GI played a saw for music as songs such as O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night were sung. He sent a package of good things for wounded men from the McGregor Red Cross chapter.
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McGregor
William ‘Weir
Haly
G.I
Italian Battleflag Brought to Iowa Statehouse Display
Des Moines soldier Cpl Eugene J Thompson sent a large Italian battleflag captured during the Sicily invasion to the Iowa statehouse. He accompanied a letter to Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper requesting the flag be displayed in the state historical department.
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Eugene J. Thompson
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Statehouse
Sicily
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
State Historical Department
Farmer Killed by Accidental Shotgun Discharge
Melvin C. Datisman aged 26 died when he dropped a shotgun on a barn floor and it discharged in Dubuque County. Coroner F S Leonard reported the accident. his body was found by his mother. He farmed with his father Charles W Dausman near Sherrill and was an Iowa State College graduate.
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Melvin C. Datisman
F. S. Leonard
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Sherrill
Charles W. Dausman
Iowa State College
Iowa eyes $25 million road construction fund
Iowa will likely have a $25,000,000 nest egg for postwar road work on primary secondary and farm to market roads unless motor travel falls sharply. State auditor figures show $15,223,950 currently available, with income to the primary fund sensitive to travel levels.
Pioneer Dies in Washington at 90
Mrs. Julia Cavender, a lifelong Washington resident and longtime Methodist Sunday school teacher for 50 years, died Sunday at age 90.
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Julia Cavender
Poll Indicates Income Tax Will Not Be Repealed
Des Moines Iowa polls show legislators split on delaying 1944 income tax payments with 51 of 108 voting yes and 49 no for a moratorium eight undecided. On repealing the tax 15 yes 86 no seven undecided. Urban rural sentiment similar though western lawmakers show more favorability due to proximity to Nebraska.
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IDPA
Iowa Daily Press Association News Bureau
General Assembly
Iowa
Nebraska
Apartment House Near State College Destroyed by Fire
Ames AP The 31 tenants of an apartment building near the Iowa State College campus lost most possessions when the structure was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Neighbors provided shelter as tenants escaped in night clothing. A woman suffered a sprained ankle leaping from a third story window to a porch roof with a baby. Owner W A Livingst on said the fire left only walls standing and may have been caused by defective wiring.
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Ames
Iowa
State College
W. A. J Liyngston
Ames Enrollment Rises to 5640 at ISU Winter Quarter
J R Sage ISU registrar announced a final total enrollment of 5640 for the winter quarter. The figure, up from fall, includes 2499 civilians 2376 Navy trainees and 765 Army trainees.
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Ames
J. R. Sage
Iowa State College
WAC Officers Arrive From Daytona Beach Training Center
About 80 WAC officers arrived at Fort Des Moines Sunday from the Daytona Beach Florida training center. They join the officers pool while awaiting future assignments, according to Col. Frank A. McCoskrie, commandant.
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WAC
Daytona Beach
Fla
Frank A. McCoskrie
Cedar County Legislator Pushes to Freeze State Surplus
Rep. D A Donohue proposes freezing at least 10 million dollars of the three point tax fund surplus for a future state soldier bonus. He argues against cutting the income tax now while veterans return from war and notes potential uses for postwar construction if no bonus is paid. He cites a $22 million cost after WW I and a current surplus reported at over 12 million in the three point fund and 11 million in the general fund balance.
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INS
Iowa
D. A. Donohue
Tipton
Cedar‘ County
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Cedar County
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Iowa City Priest Appointed Assistant Pastor in Davenport
The Rev. Edward C. Greer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Greer of Iowa City, is named assistant pastor of Sacred Heart Cathedral Davenport. He succeeds Rev. John J. Burns now serving as navy chaplain. Greer was ordained December 8 at St. Patrick's Church, studied at the Catholic University Theology College in Washington, and earned his degree from St. Ambrose College in 1940 after two years at the University of Iowa.
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Iowa City
Edward C. Greer
Louis C. Greer
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Davenport
John J. Burns
Navy
Greer
St. Patrick’s Church
University of Iowa
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Catholic University Theology College
Washington, D. C
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