Farm Girl Abducted Near Decorah in Armed Car Theft
Margaret Rollie a 16 year old Iowa farm girl was abducted by two men in army uniforms after they robbed her companion Orville Salveson 30 near Hesper Winneshiek County Monday night Salveson said one robber carried a billfold containing 33 dollars and both men forced him from his car before driving off with the girl toward a dance location in Decorah authorities continued intensive searches across Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin for the missing teen and her suspected captors.
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Decorah
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Margaret Rollie
Snerill Rrea U' Boy
Orville Salveson
Hesper
Minnesota Line
Winneshiek County
Burr Oak
Rollie
Julius Rollie
Mabel, Minn
Salveson
Geiger Named Executive Secretary for Johnson County Board
Geiger becomes executive secretary of the Johnson County rationing board following his Des Moines appointment. He will handle administrative duties while the board makes decisions on certificates and other rationing measures. Thirty three executive secretaries have been appointed statewide and will be paid by the government. Walker families announce the forthcoming marriage of Margaret Freeman to Harold Stange of Iowa City with a ceremony set for Friday.
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Iowa City
Waldo Geiger
Johnson County
Des Moines
Geiger
Walker
Glenn Freeman
Margaret
Harold Stange
Iowa War Bond Quota for July Raised by Two Million
Washington AP reports Iowa's July war bond quota increased to 7,236,000 up from 15,000,000. Officials say deficits from prior quotas were added and farmers buy bonds annually rather than monthly, causing monthly gaps in some counties. Eastern Iowa targets listed include Allamakee 98,400 and Linn 596,400 among others.
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Washington
Iowa
Treasury
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Poweshiek
Tama
Winneshiek
Manchester Yields 70 Tons of Rubber
A 70 ton plus scrap rubber haul was collected in Manchester by Tuesday night from nursing bottles to truck casings. A Lions club committee led a house to house canvass with McKinley Power and Le Moine Ferguson aiding logistics. Notable consignors included Frank Allenstein 151 tons and American Petroleum 12 tons.
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Manchester
Lions Club
Earl Trainer
J P. Welch
Walter Rossman
Ned Richardson
McKinley Power
le Moine Ferguson
Frank Allenstein
American Petroleum Company
J. S
Scotty
Milroy
Flood Swamps Decorah After Cloudburst In Winneshiek County
A cloudburst in northern Winneshiek County near the Minnesota line swamped Decorah, driving the Upper Iowa River to an estimated 14 feet. Water on highway 52 reached a car height. Johnson Service Station lost 6000 gallons of gasoline as vents failed. Green Parrot tearoom and Hayem grocery sustained flood damage. The flood receded by Wednesday.
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Winneshiek County
Minnesota Line
Decorah
Iowa River
Johnson Service Station
Phil Johnson
Green Parrot
Hayem Grocery
Sees But Little Traffic Decline Over the Fourth
Des Moines AP reports Iowa State Safety council president John R Hattery expects July 4 traffic to be nearly as heavy as prior years. Motorists urged to forego unnecessary driving to conserve tires and aid the war effort. State safety officials cite past weekend fatalities and urge slower speeds and extra caution.
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DES Moines
John R Hattery
Iowa State Safety Council
State Public Safety Department
Spence Named Psychology Head at University of Iowa
Dr Kenneth W. Spence is appointed head of the psychology department at the University of Iowa. He has served as temporary chair since last spring after the death of Prof John A. McGeoch. Dr Joseph B. Code and Dr David C. Shipley take positions in the school of religion. Laboring details indicate Code will become Catholic.
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Iowa City
Kenneth W. Spence
University of Iowa
Joseph B. Code
David C. Shipley
School of Religion
Virgil M. Hancher
Spence
John A. McGeoch
Code
Professor Named Protestant Professor Succeeds Deans
The article notes a change in leadership with a professor in the school of religion succeeding Father Donald Hayne who resigned due to ill health. Dr Shipley will be Protestant professor and successor to Dr William H Morgan who last year became dean of Asheville College in North Carolina.
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Donald Hayne
Shipley
William H Morgan
Asheville College
North Carolina
Marshalltown Man Now Vice Admiral
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher, 57, a Marshalltown native who led the task force at the Coral Sea with the Lexington, was nominated by President Roosevelt for promotion to vice admiral and will be considered by the Senate. He resides in La Plata Maryland and played a key role in the victory.
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Washington
Frank Jack Fletcher
Roosevelt
Senate
Fletcher
Marshalltown
la Plata
Lexington
Manchester Boy Sells Pony to Buy War Savings Bonds
Jimmy May, 13, of Manchester, sold his second pony Connie a 4500 pound Shetland to fund $100 in war savings bonds. He plans to pedal his bicycle for the duration. Jimmy’s father is a World War I veteran and his mother leads local American Legion auxiliary and United Service Women units. his brother Maynard serves with the Navy in the Pacific.
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Manchester
Jimmy May
Connie Jimmy
T D May
Connie
Jimmy
United Service Women of America
Maynard
Navy
Pacific
Marengo Recalls 1893 Kidnapping Case of Ray Elliott
Iowa county records reveal the 1893 disappearance of Ray Elliott, believed kidnapped after a boy resembling him was found. The case drew mobs, spurred a habeas corpus fight, and ended with Judge Wade ruling the Elliots rightful guardians of the child. Ray later served in World War I and later lived in Florida.
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Marengo
Iowa
Ray Elgin Elliott
Orlando
Marengo Bay
George Elliott
Elliotts
Elliott
Phelps
C. F Helper
Waterloo
Bertha Lucas
Ohio
Burke
Justice of Peace Court
Iowa County
Lucas
M J Wade
Ray Elliott
Florida Veterans Hospital
Florida
State Convention Legion Shortens Iowa Meet
The Iowa American Legion convention in Waterloo will be shortened to two days August 10 and 11. The parade and drum corps contest will be omitted, announced convention chairman Harry M Reed on Wednesday.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Iowa fifth draft registrations expected below 70000
Des Moines reports show 18 to 20 year olds already in service lowering the fifth draft registration total below the predicted 70,000. Lieutenant Colonel Ralph Lancaster notes many registrants are in the armed forces. The smallest registrant is 19 year old Dale Paullin, 4 feet tall and 47 pounds, a tap dancer hoping to join a troop entertaining at army camps. Many registrants are sons of World War I veterans.
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Des Moines
Tiowa Selective Service Boards
Ralph Lancaster
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George Harms
Johnson Board
Yager
Oxfords
Racine Union
BUY Union
Spence New Iowa Psychology
Public Finance Service
Dows
Dial 3
R. W. Landis
Mer
Axminster Rugs
OxIt
Parco Rug Seuneerd
Zenith
Majestic
A. W. Peterson CO
Second Ave
First ST
State Convention Legion
Woerderhoff
First Avenue
Coca-Cola
The.i
Goodness
Crews Pil
Cupt
Ada Rae
Coca-Cola Company
Cedar Rapids
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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