Amana Refrigeration Plant Rebuilt After 1943 Fire
The Amana Society rebuilt its refrigeration plant after a 1943 fire, meeting war demand with minimal disruption. It shifted to two shifts, produced home freezers, lockers, and cooling units, and expanded peacetime lines including air conditioning equipment. Veterans work there as the plant plans apprentice training and wartime testing facilities.
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AMANA
Amana Society
Navy
Pacific Islands
George Foerstner
Iowa Mountaineers Hear Explorers Lecture
Fredrick and Sylvia Christian explorers and adventurers present an illustrated lecture tonight at 8 in the chemistry auditorium of the University of Iowa under the sportsor a x the Iowa Mountaineers. They filmed pictures in foreign countries before the war and during the war based at Salmon Idaho. Their talk titled The River of No Return covers rivers springs mountains waterfalls and wildlife of remote Idaho.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Fredrick
Sylvia Christian
University of Iowa
Iowa Mountaineers
Christians
Salmon
Idaho
River of No Return
Two Injured as Cars Crash Into Keokuk Store
Police said Donald Riney, 30, Canton Missouri, and Rose Foley, Gregory Missouri, were seriously hurt when their car struck Vernon Atwater's vehicle on Keokuk main street. The collision damaged the Rollins Book Store window.
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Keokuk
Donald Riney
Canton
Rose Foley
Gregory
Vernon Atwater
Kahoka
Rollins Book
Girl 5 Killed Father Injured In Auto Crash
Robert Muller of Waterloo is in critical condition after an automobile crash that killed his five year old daughter Lois. The car struck a tree on a residential street Friday night, authorities said.
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Waterloo
Robert Muller
Lois
Muller
Iowa mid year commencement set for Feb 2
About 150 degrees and certificates will be awarded at the University of Iowa mid year commencement on February 2. Dr. Russell D. Cole of Cornell College Mt Vernon will deliver the commencement address. Virgil Hancher will give the charge to candidates and William D. Coder will serve as master of ceremonies. Dentistry and medicine will not grant degrees at this ceremony. a separate March 23 commencement is planned for those two colleges.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
F. G. Higbee
Russell D. Cole
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Virgil Hancher
William D. Coder
Higbee
Former Iowa Senator Charles T. Rogers Dies in California
Charles T. Rogers, 82, longtime Grundy Center attorney and former state senator of the forty third general assembly, died Friday in Azusa California where he had gone to visit a brother. He was a direct descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas and Josephine Rogers and left a sister, a brother, and a son.
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Grundy Center
Charles T. Rogers
Forty Third General Assembly
Azusa
Calif
Thomas
Josephine Rogers
America
Decorah Lutheran Welfare group to hold first annual meeting
Decorah hosts the first annual meeting of the Decorah branch of the Iowa Lutheran Welfare society on February 18. A 6:30 dinner is planned in the C. K. Preus gym nasium. Jay L. Roney of the Minnesota society will speak, followed by a musical program by Luther college students.
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Decorah
Iowa Lutheran Welfare Society
Luther College
C. K. Preus
Jay L. Roney
Minnesota Society
Vets Receive Expanded Vocational Guidance Across Iowa
Veterans Administration centers at four Iowa colleges report assisting nearly 1500 veterans in six months. New and expanding centers at Drake and Des Moines Technical, with Coe College opening Feb 1, boost GI bill and vocational rehab access, handling 40 to 125 cases monthly per site.
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DES Moines
Veterans Administration
Iowa
Iowa State College
University of Iowa
Morningside College
Iowa State Teachers College
Drake University
Des Moines Technical School
Coe College
William B. Nugent
Frank H. Dickson
Coe
Dickson
Coe Center
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Teachers College Center
Nugent
Governors urge Truman to appoint aid for truck drivers strike
Des Moines reports Gov. Robert D. Blue and other midwestern governors wired President Truman urging the appointment of an arbitration or fact-finding board to address the across the road truck drivers strike.
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Des Moines
INS
Robert D. Blue
Truman
Central City Pupils Inspect Vultee Trainer at Cedar Rapids Airport
Two hundred fifty Central City high school students toured a Vultee basic trainer at Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport. They gathered around the silver craft, asked about speed and altitude, and one boy joked he wished it were his. The plane will stay for now as authorities consider dismantling and moving parts to Central City for classroom study.
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Gazette-Reynolds
Vultee
Bill Norris
Cedar Rapids
John Reynolds
Central City School
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport
Norris
Central City
Gazette
Victory E
Fire at Logsdon farm damages home in Decorah area
A Friday fire at the John Logsdon farm home near Decorah caused loss estimated from 1500 to 2000 dollars. The blaze destroyed the kitchen and damaged the interior and roof of the main portion of the house.
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Decorah
John Logsdon
Here
Oelwein Vet Seeks Congress Nomination in Iowa District
Lt. Richard W. Bernhart of Oelwein announces Democratic bid for U S House from Iowa second district. Naval veteran of Iwo Jima and Okinawa praised by Admiral Turner. Former worked with National Resources Planning board and National Housing agency. Wife Martha Hough and two children live in Oelwein with her father H B Hough active in local welfare.
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Oelwein
Richard W. Bernhart
Navy
Congress
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
Bernhart
Iwo Jima
Kinawa
R. K. Turner
Pacific
Admiral Turner
Naval Service
National Resources Planning Board
National Housing Agency
Midwest
St. Paul Minn
University of Chicago
Martha Hough
Fayette County
Michael
Holly
H. B. Hough
County Social Welfare Board
Alexander Uninsky to Perform at Iowa State Gym
Russian pianist Alexander Uninsky will give a concert in the Iowa State college gymnasium on January 27. The event promises a classical recital featuring works by major composers and a notable cultural appearance on campus.
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Ames
Alexander Uninsky
Iowa State College Gymnasium
Trial Set for Harold Nelson at Fort Dodge
Judge Sherwood A. Clock of Hampton will preside over the Eldora case of Harold Nelson charged with assault to commit great bodily injury. Trial opens Feb 11 at 2 pm in Webster county district court Fort Dodge with 90 jurors drawn. Nelson’s attorney is E. H. Lundy. special assistant AG Dwight G. Rider aids prosecution.
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Sherwood A. Clock
Hampton
Harold Nelson
Iowa Training School For
Eldora
Webster County
Fort Dodge
Nelson
James Galvin
Clock
John M. Schaupp
E. H. Lundy
Dwight. G. Rider
Kiev
Schaupp
William L. Bliss
Iowa Supreme Court
Jens Grothe
Grothe
Carl Klatt
Ronald Miller
Klatt
Paul H. McCord
Mt. Pleasant
Hardin County
Supreme Court
McCord
Thirteen Iowans Killed In Hunting Accidents
Des Moines AP reports thirteen Iowans were killed in hunting accidents in the first 11 months of 1945, with officials noting a rise as more veterans and others hunted. L E Chancellor and Fred T Senewob cite increased hunting trips due to wartime shortages and greater availability of shells tires and gasoline.
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DES Moines
Iowa
L. E. Chancellor
State Division of Vital Statistics
Fred T. Senwob
State Conservation Commission
Courthouse Safe Robbed of About 900 Dollars
Burglars forced entry to the Adams County Courthouse in Corning Iowa Friday night. They hammered the lock from the office of County Treasurer C. T. Gillet and escaped with about 900 dollars in cash. Checks totaling several thousand dollars were left scattered on the floor.
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Corning
C. T. Gillet
Adams County
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