Pay boost fails to spur military enlistments in Iowa
DES MOINES AP report shows enlistments in army navy and marine recruiting offices fell or remained weak in early July despite pay increases. Army 135 versus 313 in June and 460 in May. Navy 11 versus 29 in June. Marines 61, down from 178 in June. Recruiters cite housing food civilian pay and longer terms as factors and note rising re enlistment among former soldiers and officers seeking higher salaries outside.
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Des Moines
Army
Navy
Marine
J. R. Munday
Marines
Catholics Purchase Clyde Herring Home in Des Moines
The Catholic diocese of Des Moines bought the former home of Senator Clyde L. Herring for $31,500 to serve as a residence for Bishop Gerald T. Bergan. The property was noted as one of the city’s finest, with an assessor value of $43,755.
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Des Moines
INS
Clyde L. Herring
Gerald T. Bergan
Latvian Bride Joins Flight Officer in South English
Flight Officer Glen Brower and his Latvian wife Anna Susan Brower from Riga visited Brower’s parents in South English. They married in Paris on June 22 before his return to the United States after several months in Nuernberg, Germany. She arrived on the East Coast a day before him.
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Glen Brower
Brower
S. E. Brower
Nuernberg
Germany
Anna Susan
Riga
Latvia
Paris
United States
East Coast
Stamp for King range on first day cover in Des Moines
Marvin Sherwin Sadik of Springfield acting as agent for the king asks Postmaster Walter J. Barrow to care for a first day stamp bearing the Iowa state capitol. The stamp is intended for the British royal collection.
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Erange Sne
Reeve
Iowa
Des Moines
Marvin Sherwin Sadik
Springfield
Mass
Walter J. Barrow
Railroad Firms Bank at Taxes Suit in Des Moines
A Des Moines suit by 21 railroad car owning companies challenges an Iowa tax law requiring annual property assessment of railroad equipment. The firms, which rent cars to Iowa railroads, say they do no business in Iowa and the cars merely pass through. Iowa claims $14,724.11 is due and sheriff’s deputies have garnished rents paid for the cars, dating to 1944 and onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Tax Commission
Enrolment at Iowa State Surges in Summer Session
Nearly 4,000 students, 3,978, enrolled in Iowa State College first summer session, beating the previous high of 2,949 in 1941. Registrar J. R. Sage notes 2,644 are former servicemen and women, with engineering rising to 1,650 and agriculture to 902 from last summer.
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Ames
Iowa State College
J. R. Sage
Shenandoah Dancer Joins Hollywood Film Contract
Joan Leavitt daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Leavitt of Council Bluffs lands a movie dance contract in Hollywood. Leavitt runs a Shenandoah dancing class whose students recently presented a recital.
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Shenandoah
Mns
Joan Leavitt
S. W. Leavitt
Council Bluffs
Hollywood
Stannard Couple Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Volga City Mr and Mrs Orville D Stannard observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Tuesday at their farm home north of here.
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Volga City
Orville D. Stannard
Here
Polio Therapy School Opens at Iowa University
Iowa City AP report notes the University of Iowa forms a graduate school of physical therapy under physical medicine. Dr. E M MacEwen announces training for technicians in infantile and spastic paralysis and related maladies as 150 delegates from 101 chapters gather. Equipment gifts to University Hospital highlighted.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Iowa
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
E. M. MacEwen
University Medical School
Division of
Physical Medicine
W. D. Paul
National Foundation
MacEwen
University Hospital
Phil Stong Invited To Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES AP Phil Stong a Keosaqua Iowa native who made the state fair world famous with State Fair has been invited as guest of honor for Press day at the 1946 Centennial state fair Aug 23 30 officials said Tuesday Fair Secretary L B Cunningham said Stong wrote from Washington Conn that he has considerable hopes of being able to attend.
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DES Moines
Phil Stong
Keosaqua
L. B. Cunningham
Stong
Washington, Conn
Mercer elected president of Johnson County Bankers
State Sen. Leroy S. Mercer, vice-president of Hills Bank and Trust, has been elected president of the Johnson County Bankers association, succeeding Charles Ross of Swisher Trust and Savings bank. Also elected were W. W. Summerwill, O. E. Markitan, Elmer Ulch in officer posts.
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Iowa City
INS
Leroy S. Mercer
The
Hills Bank and Trust Company
Johnson County Bankers’ Association
Charles Ross
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
W. W. Summerwill
Iowa State Bank and Trust Company
O. E. Markitan
Solon State Bank
Elmer Ulch
Iowa Red Cross Girl Married in Tokyo Chapel
Esther Smith of Washington Iowa joined Rutherford M Poats of Decatur Georgia in marriage at St Luke's hospital chapel in Tokyo Two other Red Cross members Dorothy Bromley of Oakland California and Captain Herbert Harr Jr of Alexandria Virginia served as witnesses or attendants in the ceremony .
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Iowa
Red Cross
Tokyo
St. Luke’s Hospital
Esther Smith
Washington
Red Cross Club
Rutherford M. Poats
Decatur
Dorothy Bromley
Oakland
Calif
Herbert Harr, Jr
Alexandria
Cole
Man charged with grand larceny in Mahaska Beverage burglary
Edward L. Parmenter a garage employee faced grand larceny charges Tuesday over the Mahaska Beverage burglary last Friday night. An adding machine and tools valued at 200 dollars were stolen.
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Halltown
INS
Edward L. Parmenter
Mahaska Beverage Company
Fayette County Health Improvement to Offer Blue Cross
Kenneth Nad ing, president of the Fayette County Health Improvement association, announces Blue Cross insurance will be available to new members beginning July 31. Workers from all county sections are being contacted to prepare for enrollment.
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West Union
Kenneth Nading
Fayette County Health Improvement Association
Blue Cross Insurance
McGrath Sees College Access Grow With Veterans
IOWA CITY Dean Earl J. McGrath of the University of Iowa liberal arts college serves on a 30 man Truman commission to expand higher education opportunities. He notes a trend toward more students entering college, with veterans adding to the surge and a shift to specialization and broad general education to foster citizenship and science literacy.
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Iowa City
Commission On Higher Education
Truman
Earl J. McGrath
University of Iowa Liberal Arts College
Iowan
McGrath
Thieves Steal 50 Cans From Famine Relief Box
Waterloo police hunt thieves who stole 50 cans from a famine relief consigned box. Herrick Refrigerator Co reports a box of 400 cans broken into on Monday, prompting a regional theft inquiry.
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Waterloo
INS
Herrick Refrigerator Company
Open midriff sunsuit pattern 4836 ships simple kit
By ANNE ADAMS. Pattern 4836 folds into a bra top and simple skirt that opens flat for ironing. Sizes 12 14 16 18 20 available with yardage for 39 inch fabric. Send 25 cents for pattern to The Cedar Rapids Gazette Pattern Dept. Chicago Illinois includes address and size details.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pattern Dept
N. Clinton St
Chicago
Ill
Reece Blames Democrats for Troubles in Hartford Speech
In Hartford, Republican National Committee chairman Reece charges the Democratic administration with causing strikes, violence, stoppages, and confusion. He says officials traded unfair favors for votes in black markets of racketeers and exploiters, eroding integrity and public trust.
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Hartford
Bride and husband fear crossing at sea on way home
Mary Johnson, 19, a red haired bride, left England with her husband Cpl Henry L. Johnson, a California garage worker, after he failed to get a U.S. visa. She appealed to Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace contacted the Home Office, and Johnson was granted three months entry to Britain. She reached Tidworth G.I. brides camp en route to America, worrying he may already have sailed for England to rejoin her.
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London
INL
Mary Johnson
United States
Sesday
mid-Atlantic
Cpl
Henry L. Johnson
California
England
Johnson
Britain
Mary
Queen Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Home Office
Tidworth G.I. Brides
America
Poker Game Sparks Fatal Family Gun Battle in Kentucky
In Warbranch, Kentucky, a dispute over a poker game led two families to clash with rifles. Three men died Lloyd Lee 64 Arthur Muncy 65 and Rufus Muncy 24 after older kin confronted younger players in the road battle following a fistfight. Sheriff J S Cawood reported the incident occurred Sunday.
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Harlan, Ky
INS
Warbranch Mountain
Lloyd Lee
Arthur Muncy
Muncy
Rufus
J. S. Cawood
Harlan County
Warbranch
Lee
Cawood
Couple Fined on Disorderly Conduct Charges
James D. Myers and Martha May Watson were fined 25 dollars each plus costs in police court Monday for disorderly conduct. They were arrested at Myers from his home around 7:20 p.m. by Patrolmen Ray Murdock and George Shimek at the request of Myers' mother.
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James D. Myers
Third Street
Martha May Watson
Rockford Road
Myers
Ray Murdock
George Shimek
Divorce Petition Filed in Linn County Court
Jeanne E. Higgins seeks a decree of divorce from Frank Higgins in Cedar Rapids Iowa. The petition cites inhuman treatment endangering life and habitual drunkenness after marriage and requests general equitable relief and costs. Defendant urged to appear by August 21, 1946, or default and decree may be entered.
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We of Town
Linn
Jeanne E. Higgins
Higgins
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Iowa
Calmar High Names Leo Sebastian Boys Coach
Leo Sebastian of Postville, a World War II veteran, is named Calmar high school boys athletic coach and will teach physical training and social science.
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Calmar
Leo Sebastian
Postville
Calmar High School
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