Iowa Cities Act to Curb Juvenile Delinquency During War
Iowa cities move to curb juvenile delinquency with curfews and expanded youth programs. Des Moines promotes summer camps and farm work, Clinton enacts strict curfew and jails parents for neglect, Ottumwa and Iowa City push enforcement, Newton plans day nursery and teen activities, Webster City funds a summer play program, and Missouri Valley reports car theft linked to air base raiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Pearl Harbor
Ottumwa
Iowa City
H. E. Fry
Boone
Newton
Webster City
Missouri Valley
Sioux City
Death notices from Iowa towns summarize multiple obituaries
Services and burial details for James J. Macheak in Williamsburg and Patrick McConnell in Decorah are listed along with survivorships for several family members. Additional notices include burial at Lamont, grave details in Ottumwa area cemeteries, and obituaries for Mrs. Samuel M. Flory, Mrs. Herman R. Theel, and Mrs. William D. Opperman with surviving spouses, children, and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamsburg
James J. Macheak
St. Mary’s Church
Lamont
St. Albert's Cemetery
H. J. Wilson
Albany
N. Y
F. T. Rozek
Davenport
Anton
Frank
John Matous
Dubuque
Rose Macheak
Alta Vista
Decorah
Patrick McConnell
St. Bridget’s
Bluffton
McConnell
Norman Steine
Leon Rude
Lester
Terry
Minnesota
John
Washington
Nellie Sexton
South Dakota
Samuel M. Flory
Sigourney Hospital
Church of the Brethren
Orville
Harold
Strawberry Point
William D. Opperman
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Ida
Gertrude DeShaw
Hopkinton
Paul Weger
Arlington
Otto
Hawkeye
Golden wedding for Mr and Mrs Frank Melsa in Chelsea
Mr and Mrs Frank Melsa celebrate fifty years of marriage with a June 6 open house from 2 to 6 p.m. at their Chelsea home. Frances Weaver Melsa was born November 9 1870 on the Ben Poduska farm and Frank Melsa born in Czechoslovakia. They lived on the Poduska farm then bought 300 acres southwest of Chelsea and raised seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkinton
Charles Nelson
Dubuque
Nelson
Frank
John
Cedar Rapids
la Rue Dell
Vienna
Ill
Vining
St. Joseph’s Church
Chelsea
Ben Poduska
Joe
Chicago
Leander van de Walle
Rudolph Vratisovsky
Tama
George Melsa
Camp Hood
The
Gazette
Frank Melsa
Melsa
Frances Weaver
Ben Poduska Farm
Czechoslovakia
Mr. Melsa
America
Youth groups unite to tackle Dubuque Waterloo and Sioux City
An orphaned youth who fled a troubled home is found with a knife and three flashlights plus bullets. Public agencies and welfare groups join youth organizations to address the problem across Dubuque, Waterloo, and Sioux City.
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Dubuque
Waterloo
Sioux City
Vacation Bible School Holds Daily Sessions in Marengo
MARINGO The Presbyterian church opened its annual daily vacation Bible school Tuesday with 75 in attendance. It will close June 13 with a pupil program and a display of handwork. Teachers and assistants include the Rev. George Steele and a list of named helpers.
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Marengo
The
Presbyterian Church
George Steele
G. A. Ellis
Jean Lis
R. R. Hibbs
A. I. Solbrig
W. E. James
Hattie Crenshaw
Betty Simmons
Rae
Farmer's Body Found in Galena Lake After Disappearance
George Linenfelser, 76, farmer from Gordon's Ferry Iowa, was retrieved Sunday from Fish Trap Lake south of Galena. He vanished January 2 while visiting relatives and may have fallen through ice while returning across the Mississippi. Sheriff Leland Lloyd suggested accidental drowning.
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Galena
Ill
George Linenfelser
Gordon’s Ferry
Roy Felderman
Linenfelser
Leland Lloyd
Mississippi River
Appointment of Executrix in Linn County Iowa
Notice is given that Margaret Ruth Young has been duly appointed as Executrix of the estate of Laurence Lee Young late of Linn County Iowa, deceased. All persons indebted must pay promptly and those with claims should file in the Clerk of the Linn County District Court office. Stewart Holmes, Attorney.
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State of
Iowa
Linn
Arence Lee Young
Linn County
MARGARET RUTH_YOUNG
Stewart Holmes
Notice of Intment of Probate in Linn County Iowa
Notice of appointment of administrator in Glenn White estate Linn County Iowa May 24 1943 Crissman Bleakley attorneys to file claims with the Iowa District Court claims authenticated by the deadline administrator name Peoples Guarantee Bank Trust Company unclear in document
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Iowa
Linn County
Sas' Ageas
Glenn White
Ar County
Ose
Iowa District
THE
Peoples Gavinge BA Bank
Crissman & Bleakley
War Brings Increase in Child Labor
Iowa faces rising use of underage workers as war shortages bite. permits for ages 11 to 18 surge toward 2,000 for 1942-44, with federal age certificates climbing 2,093 in early 1942-43. Cedar Rapids notes show dramatic increases in 1942-43. Enforcement lags with only two agents, while some youths and employers violate laws but are often corrected. prosecutions occur where needed.
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Iowa
Gazette
Commissioner of Labor
Charles W. Harness
Cedar Rapids
A. I. Bailey
Harness and
Bailey
Labor Commission
Harness
Commissioner Harness
Effects of Youth Labor on Attendance and Conduct
Teachers and attendance officers report younger workers under sixteen show poorer attendance and academic work. The article notes that earnings and late night activities lead to trouble reflected in police and court records for these children.
Governor Opposes Secret Postwar Policies
Iowa Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper denounces secret postwar policy discussions by administration leaders. He told Loras College graduates that decisions must rest on general consent of all citizens to preserve self government and freedom.
Second Scrap Drive For Jones County
Monticello stores will close Thursday afternoon to allow participation in the second victory scrap drive for Jones County. Clarence J. Matthiessen leads the northern half as general chairman in Monticello, with L. T. Lorenzen directing rural collections.
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Monticello
Victory
Clarence J. Matthiessen
Jones County
L. T. Lorenzen
County Aaa
Monticello Drive
R. C. Hoag
Glenn Jones
C. F. Shimanek
Burton McKhaughlin
Bernard Kuriger
Sam Rhatigan
Herman Hoffman
Harry Hoag
Glenn Bancroft
Ray Hearn
Jack Graves
William Shaffer
Walter Zubler
M. B. Leonard
Bandmasters Meet as Iowa Association Convene in Des Moines
AP report from Des Moines says the WAAC band from Fort Des Moines will play for the Iowa Bandmasters association convention to be held here June 6 and 7.
WAAC Seeks an Iowa Company For Enlistment
Iowa drive aims to recruit 125 to 150 members for a state company of the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. Gov. Hickenlooper praises WAAC records and vows a June 30 oath ceremony on the state house grounds with the governor present. The effort seeks representation from every Iowa county.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Be A Wack
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Iowa
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Wacks
Statehouse
Iowa Family Loses Two Sons in War
Des Moines AP reports Mr and Mrs H M Stephen learned their second son Staff Sergeant Lyle Stephan 23 was found dead on April 28 in North Africa. Maurice Stephan 20 was killed in action April 1, with Burdette Stephan 19 wounded announced May 13.
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Des Moines
H. M. Stephen
North Africa
Lyle Stephan
Maurice Stephan
Stephans
Burdette Stephan
NLRB Orders Election At Davenport Machine Shop
The National Labor Relations Board ordered elections within 30 days among Davenport Machine and Foundry employees in the machine shop, structural steel, and foundry divisions to determine their collective bargaining representative.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Structural Steel and Foundry
Davenport Machine and Foundry Company
Prepare to Mail Out Millions of New Ration Books
Regional OPA Administrator Raymond S. McKeough announced preparations began for mailing more than 18 million War Ration Book No 3 to residents of a seven state area. Thousands of student volunteers at five Chicago high schools will assist with forms and book prep.
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Chicago
OPA
Raymond S. McKeough
Iowa
McKeough
Buffalo Center Publisher George M. Carman Dies
George M. Carman 71 publisher of the Buffalo Center Tribune died after a two year illness. He served the newspaper for 41 years and services are scheduled Wednesday in Buffalo Center.
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Buffalo Center
George M. Carman
Buffalo Center Tribune
Iowa Weekend Death Toll Rises to Ten
Memorial day weekend in Iowa reports ten deaths. Five year old Donna Jean Van Landingham of Cedar Rapids died after a fall from a moving car on Highway 218 near Mt. Pleasant. Five year old Robert Dale Hartley of Cedar Falls drowned in the Cedar River. Merele E. Dayton, 29, a laundry worker, drowned in the Mississippi near Nahant. Previous deaths include five drownings and two other miscellaneous causes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Donna Jean van Landingham
Cedar Rapids
D. L. Cookes
Henry County
Highway 218
Mt. Pleasant
John van Landingham
Robert Dale Hartley
Erma Hartley
Cedar Falls
Cedar River
Merele E. Dayton
Mississippi River
Nahant
Drowns Attempt To Recover Boat On Mississippi River
Merle Dayton aged 29 drowned Monday night while trying to recover a floating boat in the Mississippi river one mile below Davenport. He sank about 75 feet from shore as his nephew Marion Long 19 of Davenport tried to rescue him unsuccessfully.
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Davenport
Merle Dayton
Mississippi River
Dayton
Marion Long
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Clinton
W. A. McCullough
Martin P. Duffy
Robert Stanton
Wesley B. Stanton
Tony H
Nellie McKay
Nora Starkweather
High Amana
Manchester
Herman R. Theel
Shelly Funeral Home
Union Cemetery
Robert
Dorothy
Niles
Wanda
June
Beverly
Irma
Henry Helms
Morley
Mich
George Tinkey
Potterville
Charles Tinkey
Hill City
Minn
Irving Tinkey
Earth
Mrs
J. D. Siegel
Iowa Loan CO
Mer
Incerely
A. B. Steele
Siegel Loan Office
L. Fine
Second Avenue SE
Vacation Bible School
Farmer
Frank Nye
Apio
Guaranty Bank
Guaranty Bank and Trust Company
Third Avenue
Third Street
WAAC
NLRB
WM. Tehel Bottling Company
Sixth Avenue
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