Contests in the June 3 Primary for Rapids Township Constable
Profiles of candidates Frank Krejci John Taylor and George C Thomas in Cedar Rapids Rapids township constable race. Krejci a veteran and public employee seeks Republican nomination. Taylor seeks reelection after serving as Linn County sheriff and Cedar Rapids official. Thomas seeks reelection after filling 1942 vacancy and holding civic roles.
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John Taylor
Ninth Street
Taylor
Linn County
Belfast
Ireland
United States
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Organizations
George C. Thomas
First Avenue
Rapids Township
Thomas
William J. Fieming
Center Point
Rubins Hardware Company
South Side
Iowa World War II dead exceed World War I toll
Des Moines AP report states Iowa's World War II dead total about 7,665, more than double the World War I toll of 3,578, with roughly 325,000 Iowa servicemen since Pearl Harbor. About 20 names added to the Gold Star list last month, most previously listed as missing in action.
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Des Moines
Bessie Wilson
War Records Division
State Historical Department
Congress
Wilson
Iowa Falls From First to Ninth in Traffic Deaths
The Iowa Department of Public Safety reported a sharp rise in automobile fatalities in early 1946, moving Iowa from first to ninth in the nation. From January to May 1 deaths increased 89 percent versus 1945, versus a 45 percent national rise. May showed slight improvement as enforcement and driver efforts continued.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Rhode Island
Connecticut
South Dakota
Former Bank Clerk Sentenced and Paroled
Ruth Foggy, 28, was sentenced to five years in federal prison with a like period of probation in Des Moines on a false bank record entry charge. Psychiatrists testified her moral sense matched that of a 12 year old. Foggy, formerly at Iowa State Bank in Fort Madison, pled guilty in April at Keokuk to embezzling several thousand dollars.
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DES Moines
Ruth Foggy
Miss Foggy
Keokuk
Charles A. Dewey
Iowa State Bank
Fort Madison
Des Moines boy dies of infantile paralysis
Des Moines AP report of Richard Barton, a 12 year old, who died in a Des Moines hospital Friday night from infantile paralysis. It is the first reported death from the disease in the area this year.
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Des Moines
Richard Barton
Crossword Puzzle Solution Located on Page Four Section Two
The note indicates that the answer to the current crossword puzzle can be found on page 4, section 2. It directs readers to look there for the puzzle’s solution and confirms the publication structure of the newspaper.
Jap Colony In Brazil Still Fights War
In Brazil the Japanese colony faces a wave of terror and assassinations. Police uncovered secret societies including Omijin Kai and Zahiako Seika Fugin Kai with hundreds arrested. Groups blamed for attacks and propaganda, while immigration policy grows hostile.
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Brazil
Rio DE Janeiro
Omijin Kai
Zahiako Seika Fugin Kai
Association For the Purification of
Japan
Big Bond Theft Believed Solved
FBI arrests Anthony Crisafi and Natale Locicero in New York after a bid to redeem $20,000 in Home Owners Loan bonds. Eight bonds worth $20,000 recovered. The theft from Bank of America Los Angeles occurred May 2, 1944, involving $100,225 in bonds.
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New York
Bank of America
Los Angeles
FBI
Anthony Crisafi
Tony Bernava
Natale Locicero
Jose Lopez
Bronx
E. E. Conroy
Locicero
Manufacturers Trust Company
Manhattan
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Fire destroys storage building near Schemmel drug store
A single story frame storage building beside A L Schemmel drug store in Ryan burned Saturday. Owner Schemmel estimated losses above $2000 as Ryan fire department with its new truck prevented spread to adjacent structures.
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the Gazette
Ryan
A. L. Schemmel Drug Store
Schemmel
On Fire Department
Denver plans 40 acre model airfield with facilities
Denver Chamber of Commerce outlines a 40 acre model aircraft field to serve younger flyers. The site will include hard surfaced runways a control tower and a grandstand in the planned development.
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Denver
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Fragmentary Local Note Mentions Names and Places
A garbled OCR fragment references a marriage or relationship note, with partial names and places such as Springville and Robins Lake. Missing clear events or dates, the readable bits hint at personal notices and local names without a coherent story or outcome. The text appears to be an incomplete community snippet with scattered names and items.
Local ads mix repair shops and services amid bustling street
An eclectic local page lists watch repair, jewelry, trusses, sewing and tailoring, lamp and phonograph sales, plus home services. Reads like a 1940s storefront roundup with addresses and phone lines for sellers including Vincent’s Jewelry, Wa Terra, and Osbourne firms offering repairs, cleaning, and hauling.
Help Wanted at Tipton Town for Mary Young Man ness
Job opening at Tipton Town with good opportunity and salary. Rapidly growing organization seeks applicants, offering starting pay and room for advancement.
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Tipton Town
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Frank Krejci
Hamilton Street
Republican
Krejci
Maintecity Board of Education
England
Arizona
Board of Education
Standard Oil Company
LeRoy
Army Air Corps
Cedar Rap
Cedar Rapids’ Pioneer Dairy
Lipton
Aah
Petco
Larson
Sunshine Market
Monarch
Pure
California
Giant
15Th Street
Iowa New
Ain
Hich Agsin T
Nippon
Shendo Ramenel
Shendo
Kayo Sikato
Legation
Black Dragon Society
MacArthur
Zahiako Zaigo
Shendo Remmel
Truman
Churchill
Roosevelt
Missouri
Joao Neves de Fontoura
A Manha
First St. SE
Postoffice
Wieners
Jetry
Serae
Vin Iwcken
DIAL
Chase & Sanborn
Bird's Eye
Camay Soap
Betty Crocker
Bird's Eye Chicken A LA King
Cotoe
Victor Brand
Hladky’s Grocery
Blaze
Proehl
Aimie
Genesis
Robins Lake
Senmete Mansar
Springville
Goa
Rapids Chevrolet Co
Dia
Jack's
1St Street
Post Office
Srd
Packman
Higley Building
Sanaety Ae
Gia Sih Ave
Jor Gonwat
Vincents’ Jewelry Store
3Rd St. SE
Mit Laboratory
Mullin
Wero
Wpa
ELF Co
4Th Ave
3Rd Ave
Hin
Rawson
Nnce
Horace O. Greenlee
Orni
Alter Ratins
Ltera Biel
Dane G—Lutoring
James D Aayeec
Daneel
Ee, Syeng
Ggrentet
Geldie Smith
Seamen Health
Times Theater
Dorothea Franca Debesgleton Lois Jeris Dera ‘Anson
Ist Ave, BE
Myers Mazel Ayers
Cas Rough
Swisher
Ray Pear
Danceland
M DY
Mirror Lounge
Mt. Vernon Ave
Noble” Oom
Rubbieh
ASHES
Gasette
Adg
Sera Arthur Grays
TFS
Weldon
Yee
Bilioas Yasin Insuran Wea St, Ae
Sup
Wonkow Pron Cec
Ave
Stoker
Coe
Gradi
Pfiffner
Salantee
UH Erie
Prrste Sith
ali k_ ae
Munchend
L. Page
Aga Iby
Voldingh Brothers
Marion
Geo. Krebs
Senate Wink
Gazette
Montrose
Swanson Smulekoff
Nebraska
Pi Park
Ee el
Rita
Silvertone
Kenmore
Sears Roebuck & CO
Speen
Ding College
Goda Gee
Handler R' Motor CO
32Nd Ave
Malcolm Intone & Co
Guaranty
Cargill
West Side
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