1 700 New Vet Students Spur Housing Hunt
Iowa City 1700 additional veterans expected to enroll at the University of Iowa next semester triggering an urgent housing push. The university and veterans groups discuss immediate canvassing and expansion, with 650 single veterans housed in the Quadrangle and other dorms and trailers planned for married veterans pending federal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Wilbur J. Teeters
University
League of Women Voters
Mayor’s Housing Committee
University Veterans’ Association
American Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Real Estate Board
Iowa City Ministerial Association
American Legion
League
Veterans’ Association
C. Woody Thompson
Office of Student Affairs
Thompson
Navy
Navy Administration
Dean Thompson
Ohio
Schneider Named Resident Engineer For State Highway Office
Paul A. Schneider, acting division engineer at the state highway office, has been named resident engineer in Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Paul A. Schneider
Handless Iowa Veteran Weds Using Mechanical Arms
Robert Langstaff a 32 year old Columbus Junction veteran married Ruth Spaulding 32 from Anderson Indiana with the help of steel hooks replacing his severed arms. The Pasadena ceremony at First Methodist church included Staff Sgt Marvin Karchner who also uses hooks. The couple met at the Pasadena regional hospital where Langstaff trained with artificial arms. Col Carl R Mitchell hosted a reception at the hospital and the pair planned a honeymoon without disclosing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Pfe
Robert Langstaff
Langstaff
Columbus Junction
WAC
Ruth Spaulding
France
Anderson
Ind
Marvin Karchner
Groom
Pasadena Regional Hospital
First Methodist Church of Pasadena
Carl R. Mitchell
International
Murphey 89 longtime Cedar Rapids postal clerk dies
Joseph H Murphey 89 retired postal clerk died Thursday at his son's home Marion after several months illness He was born May 19 1856 in Edinburg Ind moved to Iowa as a child and lived near Des Moines Fort Dodge and Cedar Rapids He married Estella May Ells in 1878 and worked on the North Western fast mail train later at Cedar Rapids post office retiring in 1919 He moved to Marion in 1924 Mrs Murphey died 1945 Survived by five grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and brother Thomas J Murphey Sioux City Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm at Yocom chapel Rev Frank H Ward to officiate burial Cedar Memorial Park Friends may call at the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Murphey
Harry J. Murphey
Eleventh Street
Marion
Edinburg
Ind
Iowa
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Rock County
Minn
Estella May Ells
Cedar Rapids
North Western Railroad
Murphey
First Baptist Church
Sunshine Mission
Cedar Rapids Camp No. 24
Woodmen of the World
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Thomas J. Murphey
Sioux City
Yocom Chapel
Frank H
Democratic women organizer to visit Anamosa Friday
Mrs Grace C Koppenhaver state organizer for the women's division of the Democratic party will go to Anamosa Friday to organize a club Miss Jane Low will accompany her and they will be guests of Mrs W O Blake formerly of Marion Open everyday from 9 a m till 1 a m Bailey's Milk Bar Adv
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace C. Koppenhaver
Democratic Party
Anamosa
Jane Low
W. O. Blake
Marion
Senior Benefit Show Nets $195 for High School Annual
A Marion theater benefit show organized by high school seniors with Gilbert Rathman, theater manager, raised 195 dollars for the school. Superintendent C. B. Vernon announced the funds on Thursday to support the yearly publication titled The Quill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Theater
Gilbert Rathman
C. B. Vernon
LeVernon Landi Treated for Malaria in Des Moines
LeVernon Landi has been brought to the Veterans hospital in Des Moines for malaria treatment after returning to the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Clement Backer from service in the South Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeVernon Landi
Clement Backer
South Pacific
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Red Cross Director Louis C. Ross Plans Homecoming
Louis C. Ross American Red Cross field director in Europe for 25 months telephoned his wife and children John and Mary Ann from New York on Wednesday. He will be home Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis C. Ross
Red Cross
Europe
John
Mary Ann
New York
Mrs OKelly sells home at 1400 Eleventh Street
Mrs. Clarence O'Kelly sells her house at 1400 Eleventh Street to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Comstock of Mt. Vernon. Comstock is a railway postal clerk. The sale was brokered by C. E. Pearson.
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Clarence O’kelly
Eleventh Street
J. W. Comstock
Mt. Vernon
Comstock
C. E. Pearson
Storms and local notices fill Marion column
Close-outs offer discounts on wool snow suits coats and tea jackets. Local arrivals and travel notes show Capt Fox and family visiting Marion, with moves to Ohio and New York ahead. Veterans, shop ads, and social events from Bailey's Milk Bar to Embalming apprenticeship mark the community page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storm’s
Social notes and travel mentions from Marion area
Writers report relatives visiting due to illness and travelers arriving from Manila and Riverside. Mrs. Mary Taylor Kylie, a former Marion resident, stayed with Mrs. J W Bowman in Silver City New Mexico. Sgt Charles Meroshek and Cpl Franklin Tanner inform families of pending discharge and return to Fort Leavenworth. The Lagomarcino family and others receive updates as Frank J. Cleveland's illness brings relatives to Marion.
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Mary Taylor Kylie
Silver City
N.M
Marion
J. W. Bowman
Charles Meroshek
Los Angeles
Manila
Fort Leavenworth
Cpl
Franklin Tanner
R. E. Tanners
Riverside
Calif
Leyte
Des Moines Train Collision Injures Fifteen
Fifteen people were injured in a Wednesday night collision between a Wabash passenger train bound for St. Louis and a Fort Dodge Des Moines and Southern interurban freight just east of the East 14th street viaduct in Des Moines. Four of the injured were hospitalized.
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Des Moines
East 14Th Street
St. Louis
Fort Dodge
Southern
Fairfax Man Killed With Baseball Bat
Charles C. Lefebvre a 46 year old Fairfax resident was fatally beaten with a baseball bat in Chicago. Albert Sykes a 48 year old Negro is jailed for the slaying as five witnesses described the confrontation after Lefebvre entered Sykes apartment. Lefebvre had lived in Chicago 23 years and worked for Miller White and Woods Commission. his body awaits return to Cedar Rapids for funeral arrangements. He is survived by a wife a son a sister six brothers and other relatives.
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Charles C. Lefebvre
Fairfax
Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Albert Sykes
Lefebvre
Sykes
United Press
Miller, White and Woods Commission Company
Charles Knickerbocker
Cook County
Brady Funeral Home
Lefebure
Roland
T. Sullivan
New York City
Theodel
Armand
Richard
Emil
Henry
Washington
D. C
Regis Lefebure
New
SUI Girls Amend Rushing System at Iowa Campus
A student-faculty committee at the University of Iowa proposes changes to sorority rushing. The Pan Hellenic council adopts a deferred rushing plan and bans pledging until after a set date, likely early in the second semester, with details to be finalized next fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Pan Hellenic Council of Sorority Women
Pan Hellenic Council
McNally to Leave Postville for Trans World Airlines
Lucille McNally, two years with Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative, will depart Saturday for Kansas City Missouri to accept a stewardess position with Trans World Airlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Lucille McNally
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative
Kansas City
Trans-World Airlines
Missing Shellsburg Flyer Declared Dead
Sgt. Mark Reynolds Jr of Shellsburg officially declared killed in action after missing since March 24, 1945 during his eighteenth mission over Germany. Tail gunner on a B 17, he earned the Air Medal and Oak Leaf cluster and enlisted in 1943, overseas in January 1945. A memorial service is planned for Sunday February 10.
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Shellsburg
Germany
Mark Reynolds, Jr
War Department
Iowa Banner Raised to Fly in Centennial Year
The Iowa state banner, five feet by three feet, was raised at the statehouse on Gov. Robert D. Blue's orders. Adopted by the legislature in 1921, it was designed by the Iowa Society of the DAR and will fly beneath the American flag for the rest of 1946.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
Iowa Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mass Fox Hunts In Clayton County
Farmers, businessmen and sportsmen join weekly fox drives west of McGregor near Garnaville, Farmersburg, St. Olaf, Froelich, National and Giard. Up to 75 take part per hunt with skins sold for bounty pools to fund club decisions. In two weeks St Olaf club bagged 22 foxes and Garnaville Farmersburg Giard group 17 pelts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mcgregor
Garnaville
Farmersburg
St. Olaf
Froelich
National
Giard
Hunters Banned From Using Rifles in Hunt
The article notes a ban on rifles for the hunt while some participants rely on bow and arrow as their chosen method.
Two Iowa Teens Die in Train Car Crash
In Marble Rock Iowa two 17 year old girls Marjorie Krull from near Greene and Gladys Grace from near Marble Rock were killed when their car crashed into a Rock Island freight train at a crossings near the depot. Driver Harry Krull suffered serious injuries and with Lyle Krull and Kenneth Ritter was hospitalized at Charles City. The car was dragged 600 feet and burned after entangling with boxcars.
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Marble Rock
Rock Island
Marjorie Krull
Greene
Gladys Grace
Harry Krull
Lyle Krull
Marjorie
Kenneth Ritter
Charles City
Quaker Oats Advertising Promises Morning Energy
An advertisement praises Quaker Oats for morning aroma and quick preparation. It emphasizes whole grain oats as rich in protein, B vitamins, and energy to sustain busy people through the day. It urges buyers to choose a large economical package for pep and fatigue fighting benefits.
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Wolf Hunt
Marengo Cafe
Marengo, Iowa
Marion News
Gazette Business Office
Prone
Joseph Murphey
Bailey’s
Legion Hall
Howe's
Conoco
Rathije’s Standard
Marion Fire Station
CIRA
LUX
Silver Cross
Golden Valley
van Camp
Bae
Lifebudy
Seventh Avenue
Marion, Iowa
Landi
Ross
O'Kelly
H. L. Fox
Brownwood
Texas
Lawton
Edison Pharmacy
Charles R. Oxley
Bob Ozburn
Frank Ozburns
Vancouver
Wash
Japan
Ozburn
Willis Richardson
Bobby
San Luis Obispo
Nellie Richardson
Bailey's Milk Bar
Leone Adams
Manson
Emerson Grade
Martha Smith
Alma Oakley
James W. Frazee
Storm’'s
Adv
D. D. Hastings
Don Hastings
Yokohama
J. W. Wade
McMinn Ore
John Gritzner
Wade
J. J. Lagomarcino
John Killen
Belleflower
Grover Cleveland
Jackson, Miss
Frank J. Cleveland
SUI
Soke&.co
5Th Ave
Wilson
16Th Ave. SW
3Rd Ave. SW
Oxfords
Cedar Rapids Shoe Center
Second Avenue
Sgt
Mark Reynolds
Ort
Duff
Auralcan Home Foods
Iwc
Pur Tis
Ieee
Sunkist
Creamery
Idaho
Dona Sixu
Camay Soap
Libby
Valu Food Stores
Rae
Lon
Sheen
Ae Et
Mass
Clayton County
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