Wacs Show Frugal Dinners Cut Waste at Des Moines Center
Special to The Gazette reports WAC mess halls at the First WAC Training Center in Des Moines practice strict waste control. Plates are scraped into labeled cans for bread meat vegetables and dessert, with bones and liquids separated and weighed daily. The system reduces table waste to about one half ounce per WAC, promotes conservation, and uses leftovers in soups and gravies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Des Moines
First Wac
WAC Training Center
WAC
Wacs
Lola LaPaugh
Seattle
Nathleen Beckenbaugh
Muncie Ind
Guinevere Lewis
Missoula
Mont
Vinton Woman Joins Ames Navy Wave Unit
One officer and seven enlisted Waves were added Saturday to the contingent at Iowa State College naval training school. Among the new arrivals is Seaman (2/c) Charlotte B. Jack of Vinton.
Save Thousands Of Fish Trapped In Small Lakes
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa conservation commission has rescued 295 322 fish from landlocked tributary lakes along the Mississippi since Jan 1 with many returning to the main channel. Army engineers assist lowering river levels to aid war effort while seeking to minimize losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Conservation Commission
Mississippi River
James R. Harlan
Commission
Iowa
Harlan
Seven OPA injunctions issued in Iowa since January
Des Moines district OPA director R. E. Walters reported that seven injunctions against future violations of price ceilings and rationing rules for gasoline tires and vacuum cleaners have been granted in Iowa district courts since January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Des Moines
Iowa
R. E. Walters
Obermueller and Xander Plan April Wedding
Miss Viola V. Obermueller of Marengo and William B. Xander of Rock Island Illinois announced plans to wed. They are set to marry on April 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Viola V. Obermueller
Carl Obermueller
Mareno
William B. Xander
Ock Island, Ill
Miss Kamprath to Wed Pfc. Wallace
Loretta Kamprath of 1503 Eighth Avenue SE will wed Pfc. William E. Wallace of Williamsburg. Loretta is a Williamsburg High School and Minnesota School of Business graduate employed by Allen Motor. Wallace attended the University of Iowa, Delta Upsilon member, and is stationed at Marine Run Airport Ypsilanti Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. H. Kamprath
Wiliamsburg
Loretta Kamprath
Eighth Avenue SE
Pfc
William E. Wallace
W. E. Wallace
Williamsburg
Williamsburg High School
Minnesota School of Business
Minneapolis
Miss Kamprath
Allen Motor Company
Pfc. Wallace
University of Iowa
Delta Ypsilon Fraternity
Wallace
Arine Run Airport
Ypsilanti, Mich
Small Contingents Of War Prisoners At 2 Iowa Camps
Lt. Col. Courtney P. Young said small groups of prisoners of war were assigned to the Algona and Clarinda camps to prep for arrivals. Two hundred fifty workers from Eldora moved to Algona for cleanup duties. another group moved from Camp Clark, Missouri to Clarinda. Large contingents not expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Courtney P. Young
Seventh Service Command
Algona
Clarinda
Eldora
Camp Clark
Missouri
Cascade Pioneer Editor Balden Promoted to Navy Lieutenant
Former state senator from Dubuque county and editor of the Cascade Pioneer, Howard C. Baldwin, has been promoted from lieutenant junior grade to full lieutenant in the navy. He passed his physical during the Battle of Bataan, began basic training in October 1942 in Tucson, and was assigned to active duty on the west coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Cascade
Howard C. Baldwin
The
Cascade Pioneer
Dubuque County
J.g
Navy
Baldwin
Bataan
Tuscon, Ariz
Ames Guild Names Foy to Senior Guild Officer Post
Cardinal Guild at Iowa State College announced Saturday the appointments of new officers led by Guild President John Potter of Fort Dodge. Robert Foy of Cedar Rapids was named treasurer as part of the student governing body slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
INS
Cardinal Guild
Iowa State College
Guild
John Potter
Fort Dodge
Robert Foy
Cedar Rapids
Restrictions on furniture manufacture save metals in U S
A policy limiting household furniture production reduces metal use by an estimated 285000 tons annually in the United States, lowering demand for critical metals and conserving resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
More Marriages Fewer Births in Iowa in 1948
Iowa shows more marriages and fewer births in 1943 amid war effects. Acting director L. E. Chancellor cites defense-plant relocations and armed forces as causes of lower births, while people staying home boost marriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
DES Moines
L. E. Chancellor
State Division of Vital Statistics
Iowa University to Offer Women Drafting Course
The University of Iowa will start a special 13 week course for women in electrical drafting beginning February 7. Limited to 25 students, the program runs eight hours daily six days a week and is the Midwest’s only such course. Successful trainees are sent to Wrightfield Dayton Ohio for aircraft radio lab work with a $1620 yearly salary plus overtime, with civil service appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
F. G. Higbee
Wrightfield
Dayton
Ohio
Higbee
U. S. Civil Service
Dean of Johnson County Bar Group On Radio Tuesday
IOWA CITY WF Murphy dean of the Johnson County Bar association will broadcast hymn and violin selections from WS station at 9 pm Tuesday assisted by his daughter Mrs A J Shaw of Pocahontas. Murphy will celebrate his eighty third birthday on Wednesday. The broadcast is sponsored by the bar association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
W. F. Murphy
Johnson County Bar Association
A. J. Shaw
Pocahontas
Murphy
The
Bar Association
Miss Robbins to Wed Sgt Tomlin at Coe College chapel
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Opal LaRue Robbins of Shellsburg to Tech Sergeant D. B. Tomlin of Bullard Texas. The ceremony is planned for early next month at Sinclair Memorial chapel Coe College where Tomlin is stationed. Tomlin is a Bullard High School graduate who attended junior college in Tyler Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opal LaRue Robbins
E. L. Robbins
Shellsburg
Tech
D. B. Tomlin
S. D. Tomlin
Bullard
Texas
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Coe College
Sgt. Tomlin
Army Aircrew
Bullard High School
Tyler
Broadway Wit and Worldly Notes From Walter Winchell
A column blends poetry mood pieces with humorous clippings on politics and theater figures. It cites Don Wan oO, Arthur Griffith, Spangler remark, Timely satire, and notes on ILLIE COLLIER death and other showbiz happenings. The piece lampoons party politics and newspaper culture with quick vignettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Griffith
Prof. Spangler
Repubs
Smoke from the Lov’d Palace Theme in Homeric Verse
The verse reflects Edgar A. Guest’s meditation on Homer and the appeal of home as soldiers serve far from home. It imagines Homer observing youths under foreign skies seeking the comfort of a loved chimney rising at home. The poem links patriotism and longing for homeland in wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer
Anamosa Women Host Winter Socials and Bridge Games
Anamosa social activity roundup notes Mrs. Lloyd Robertson hosting the Fortnightly club with a New Year theme “Take Care of Your Three Selves.” Mrs. LaChapelle and Mrs. Dalrymple presented program segments. Local couples held bridge sessions at multiple homes. A Baptist church potluck brought young adults together. The Cornelian club gathered with joint hosting by Mrs. Glenn Russell and others as wartime homes program was presented by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Robertson
R. L. LaChapelle
H. E. Dalrymple
Tom Snyder
George Fegan
Clarence Kross
Bridge
Baptist Church
Guy Taylor
Vernice Thompson
Betty Sigworth
Cornelian Club
Glenn Russell
Thomas B. Powell, Jr
Vern Purcell
R. L. Watkins
Russell Meade
Iowa and area military marriages listed in January ceremonies
A roundup of marriages across Iowa and nearby states notes couples tied the knot in January at churches and bases. Names include William W. Gilkey and Lorraine Skoglund in Chicago, and others linked to Oxford, Independence, Traer, McGregor, Cedar Rapids, West Liberty, Solon, Waukon, and San Diego with service members from Navy and Army branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Columbus Junction
William W. Gilkey
W. H. Gilkey
Lorraine Skoglund
Chicago
Bethany Methodist Church
Oxford
Geraldine Eckerman
Charles Eckerman
John Downes
C. J. Downes
St. Peter’s Church
Betty Delores Bontrager
Lloyd Bontrager
Iowa City
J. M. Alton
Decatur
Ind
Navy Base
Norfolk
Independence
Ernie Mae Cashen
Ffc
L. E. Mershon
Rowley
Abilene
Texas
Camp Barkeley
Traer
Violet Montgomery
William Montgomery
Max Morris
Lee Crane
Dysart
Crane
McGregor
Alyce Finnegan
William Finnegan
Seaman
Colas Douglas
Albert Douglas
Des Moines
Auburn
Margaret Ohrt
Herman Ohrt
Myron Sheffler
Arch Sheffler
Cedar Rapids
J. E. de Long
West Liberty
Whitacre Kimball
J. E. Kimball
Marilyn Burras
Pvt
Kimball
James Hatton
Glenn Hatton
Margaret Dennison
Washington, D. C
Washington
Pvt. Hatton
Solon
Alba Hess
Frank Hess
Maxine Burkett
Portland
Ore
First Methodist Church
San Diego
Waukon
Betty Ann Olson
Andrew Olson
Yeoman
Theo
Thorsen Married At St. John's Lutheran Church
Dore Thorsen son of Mrs T B Thorsen was married at St. John's Lutheran church on Thursday. Yeoman Thorsen is stationed at Norfolk Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dore Thorsen
T. B. Thorsen
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Yeoman Thorsen
Norfolk, Va
Kathleen Murphy and Bruce Irwin wed in Elkader
Mr and Mrs Clarence F Murphy announce the marriage of their daughter Kathleen to Ensign Bruce James Irwin son of Mrs Martin Dahm of Spencer. The wedding was held Monday at 11 am in Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F. Murhy
Elkader
Kathleen
Bruce James Irwin
Martin Dahm
Spencer
Springville Girls and Boys Gather Four Tons Paper
Springville Camp Fire girls and Springville Junior Red Cross collected nearly four tons of old newspapers and magazines. Russell Reed hauled two tons to a Marion salvage yard where a $25.50 check was given to the Red Cross. Mrs. Mary Wells leads the Camp Fire group with help from Henry Cooper and Andy Johnson of Civilian Defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Springville
Red Cross
Russell Reed
Marion
Mary Wells
Henry Cooper
Andy Johnson
Civilian Defense Corps
Jean Fuerbarck
Charles Leedham
A. R. Rodman
Norman Graham
Col
Death notices in Central City and Solon
Francis J. Hamilton 51 will have services Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Methodist church in Central City replacing Monday. He died by self-inflicted gunshot Friday at his home after ill health. Surviving wife and brother Leon S. Hamilton. Mrs Thomas J. Altman 74 died by self-inflicted gunshot Friday five miles southwest of Solon. services pending as of Saturday awaiting word from son Cpl Ruben Altman in California. The Brush funeral home is handling arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central City
Francis J. Hamilton
Leon S. Hamilton
Solon
Thomas J. Altman
Here
Cpl
Ruben Altman
California
Brush Funeral Home
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fellows
Army
Women's Army Corps
Dia
Star Jewelry CO
St SE
Sne Weekly
Vinton
Buehler Bros
St. SE
Folger's
Oleo
Viola Obermueller
Loretta Kamprate
FOY
John H. Chapman
Middle West
Iowa University
Johnson County Bar Group
Miss Robbins
Walter Winchell
Pan
Wspaperman
Karl Schriftgiesser
N. Y. Times
Newsweek
Oracle
Brooks Atkinson
L. Nichols
George S. Kaufman
Kaufman
Nichols
Aoom
Bob Benchley
Bill Burton
J. Dorsey Crew
Bob
Bill
Benchley
Illie Collier
Sam Bernard
Willie
Bernard
Collier
Lew Fields
Jon
Tide
Herald
Writer’s Digest
N. Y
N. Y. Mirror
Clare Hoffman
Funk and Wagnall
Poland
Congress
Woodrow Wilson
Galt
Nye
Edgar A. Guest
Ulysses
Bates Ts
Baldridge
Anamosa
Klinger
2Nd Ave. SE
Kathleen Murphy
Bruce Irwin
Bruce J. Irwin
Beauty Shop
Lydia Wehmeier Perkins
Woerderhoff
Woerderkuff
First Avenue NE
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!