Thousands of Acres Flooded in Marshall and Hardin Counties
Torrential rains swamp central Iowa farmland in Marshall and Hardin counties along the Iowa river. Farm houses are surrounded by floodwater with livestock losses reported. Train service between Marshalltown and Albert Lea halted due to washed railroad track. City park and Riverview pool flood. Niederhauser field reports airplane damage. Bridges and roadbeds washed out across Hardin County.
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Marshalltown
Iowa River
Marshall
Hardin
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Albert Lea
Minn
Liscomb
Marshall County
Riverview Park
Niederhauser Airways
Hardin County
Flood warnings issued as Floyd and Big Sioux rise near Sioux City
Weather officials warned of record flood stages on the Floyd and Big Sioux rivers with rising waters threatening Sioux City and Stevens. Rail damage near Danbury forced traffic detours while several Soldier river bridges were washed out. Inwood reported heavy rains and multiple counties logged high rainfall amounts.
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Sioux City
Weather Bureau
Floyd
Big Sioux
R. M. Anderson
Anderson
Stevens
Maple River
North Western
Danbury
Missouri Valley
Soldier River
Iowa City
Council Bluffs
Iowa Falls
Inwood
Charles City
Dubuque
Davenport
Piericn
Cedar Rapids
Obituaries Across Iowa Reflect Tragedies and Loss
Funeral notices from multiple Iowa towns report deaths and services for Kate Rich William Goodfellow Wallace Westphal Martin Nelson Frank Prybil Lars Hanson Vera Peters and Vera Peters details include survivors burial sites and hospital or cause of death where stated. The notices cover Haven La Porte City Clermont Decorah Tawa City Waukon Wilton Junction and Wilton areas with ages and family relations listed.
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Tawa City
Frank Prybil
Oakland Cemetery
Iowa City
Prybil
University of Iowa
Mary Prybil
Dewey Gibson
West Liberty
Raymond
Reynolds
William
George
Rudolph
Waukon
Lars Hanson
Allamakee County
Alfred Peters
St. Luke's Hospital
Davenport
Joyce
Junior
Harry Ameline
Wilton
Ethel Mae Fowler
Muscatine
Ernest
Paul Fowler
Wayne Fowler
T A Manson
Durant
Allamakee Nomination Results Narrowly Favor Incumbents
In WAUKON voters chose H Fossum to seek re election as Allamakee county clerk of court with 1414 votes while Truman Sliter had 396 and Vern Downing 509. On the supervisors race M C Deering failed to gain renomination. George P Hartley led with 989 votes, Frank Russell 853, Deering 590.
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Waukon
H Fossum
Allamakee
Fossum
Truman Sliter
Vern Downing
M. C. Deering
Board of Supervisors
George P. Hartley
Frank Russell
Deering
Luther Leagues Meet Sunday in Wyoming
A tri county Luther Leagues convention in Wyoming features a 10 am opening session with a sermon by Rev H Groening. Prof Jagnew will give an afternoon address while papers come from Andrew St Donatus and Elvirs representatives. Eight towns attend. 250 youths expected.
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Gazette
Wyoming
Jones, Jackson and Clinton
Iown
Luther Leagues
H. Groening
Jagnew
Andrew, St. Donatus and
Elvirs
Donohue Shades Weatherwax for Legislature Seat
Cedar County primary results show D A Donohue of Tipton winning the Republican nomination for state representative by 122 votes in a triangular race with W W Weatherwax of Clarence and Dr B J Lewis of Durant. Max Banks wins county auditor nomination over P H Schnieder by over 300 votes. W W Christian claims Democratic sheriff nomination by more than two to one. Tom Siler writes in on the Republican ballot for supervisor in the West Branch district, defeating John P Jensen who had filed as Republican incumbent chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tipton
Cedar County
D. A. Donohue
W. W. Weatherwax
Clarence
Dr. B J. Lewis
Durant
Max Banks
P. H. Schnieder
Massilon
Schnieder
W. W. Christian
C. C. Crawford
West Branch
Tom Siler
John P. Jensen
Jensen
General Williams Praises Iowa State Guard Work
Major General John Williams, chief of the U S national guard, praised Iowa for organizing its state guard after reviewing units at Camp Dodge. He noted guardsmen serving worldwide with Allied forces and credited the Seventh corps area with a good job. He met Tuesday with Brigadier General Charles I H Grahl, Iowa adjutant general.
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Des Moines
INS
John Williams
United States National Guard
Washington, D.C
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
Williams
Iowa
Seventh Corps
Charles I H. Grahl
National Guard
California
Western States
Upper Iowa U Class Holds 50th Reunion
The class of 1692 at Upper Iowa University celebrates its golden anniversary in Fayette with 13 living members, six returning for commencement activities. Notable attendees include Charles E. Anderson, Anna Hubie, Milos Maltbie, Herbert Woods, William Mabry, and William Bailey. The class created the peacock symbol now tied to Dr. Doremans athletes.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Charles E. Anderson
Clayton
N, M
Anna J
Hubie
Milos Maltbie
New York Public Service Commission
New York City
Herbert C. Woods
Tama
William C Mabry
Johnson County Man Ends Life Amid Troubles
Ernest Knick age 64 was found dead at his Graham township home from a 22 caliber rifle shot. Sheriff and neighbors found a note stating he died by his own hand due to recent troubles.
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Iowa City
Ernest Knick
Graham Township
George D. Callahan
Pastor Huffman resigns at Mt Auburn Church of Christ
The Rev. C. W. Huffman, pastor of the Mt Auburn Church of Christ for a year and a half, presented his resignation to the church last Sunday. The church board will act on the resignation this Sunday. He plans to accept a pastorate at a church in Charles City.
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Randalia
Eloise Janet Turner
Claude Welch
Fayette
Randalla Methodist Church
Virgil C. Welch
Theodora Turner
Lois Severson
Crystal Miller
Arlene McMinnmee
Max Northrup
Fairbank
F. D. Turner
Hebron
Newburg
Evanston, Ill
MT. Auburn
C. W. Huffman
Church of Christ
Mr. Huffman
Charles City
Only One Legislator Is Beaten in Iowa Primary
State Representative N. E. Guernsey who sought reelection appears to have been defeated in the Iowa primary by A. L. Doud Jr. of Douds based on unofficial returns. The piece lists other primary outcomes, nominations, and incumbents with and without opposition across multiple counties and parties.
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Iowa
Des Moines
N. E. Guernsey
Milton
Guernsey
A. L. Doud, Jr
Douds
Worth County
Norman
Town Secretary of State
Identify Bodies Of 2 Girls Found In Wrecked Auto
County Attorney Paul D. Turner said two women found in a wrecked automobile near Storm Lake have been identified as Betty Rieser about 25 and Delores Carlburg about 17. Both were from near Ida Grove, along with two men Leroy Coward 28 and Jesse Hughes 23 identified earlier. The car plunged through a bridge abutment and down an embankment, where a passing trainman found it.
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Storm Lake
Paul D. Turner
Here
Betty Rieser
Delores Carlburg
Ida Grove
Leroy Coward
Jesse Hughes
Two Iowa Fugitives Nabbed in Missouri
Two Iowa youths escaped from a reformatory near Cherokee Iowa on May 18 and were arrested in Missouri by highway patrolmen during a routine stop on US 24 near Lexington. They identified themselves as Dwight J. Vaughan 23 Grinnell Iowa and Robert Z Bogue 21 Salem Iowa. They said they had stolen the car they rode in and abandoned a second vehicle they had taken at Cherokee.
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Sees Summit
J. F Shaw
Iowa Reformatory
Cherokee
Asx
Dwight J. Vaughan
Grinnell
Robert Z Bogue
Salem
Highway No 24
Lexington
Shaw
Altamont
Kan
Mystery Play Opens Thursday at Cornell
Mystery with Murder in a Washington nightclub sets the Cornell Summer theatre season. Ed win O Hannon's comedy mystery opens Thursday at 8 30 pm with Bob Hartung directing and a cast including Marian Hatfield Anita Murmmart Doris Beard Jean Raplinger Doug Anderson Kent Finger Jim Compton Marilou Stiles Kenny Claussen Phelps Manning Virginia Fogde Ellen Ohlson Lenore Taylor and Betty Chiquet among others.
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Mt, Vernon
Edwin O'Hanion
Cornell Summer Theater
Bob Hartung
Simpson College
Kent Finger
Jim Compton
Marilou Stiles
Kenny Claussen
Phelps Manning
Jim Crider
Frank Babcock
Virginia Fogde
Ellen Ohlson
Virginia Bolton
Mildred Preston
Lenore Taylor
Betty Chiquet
Lundy vows support for Blue despite defeat
Albia Senator Hugh Lundy, defeated in the Republican lieutenant governor race, pledged to aid nominee Robert D Blue, noting he would stay involved in the fall campaign. He cited needing more days to complete bicycle rounds and aims to work for labor, farmers, and small-town merchants as his backing quest continues.
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Albia
Hugh Lundy
Robert D Blue
Eagle Grove
Iowa
House of Representatives
Lundy
Iowa Senate
Somnambulist Falls From Window and Dies
Mrs Mamie McAllister aged 50 died after falling from a second story window at the Albany hotel at Seventh and Locust streets in Des Moines. Detectives said she told responders she was walking in her sleep and she died five hours after reaching a hospital.
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Des Moines
Mamie McAllister
Albany
Seventh and Locust Streets
Fred Sillick
Harry Chambers
McAllister
Snd
Ed Lunde Defeated in Winneshiek County Primary
In Winneshiek County three local contests drew voter interest. Republican Carl Nyström of Calmar won county attorney renomination over Frank Miller and Walter Strand with Nyeirom 1,269. Miller 935. Strand 564. Ed Lunde lost renomination for fourth district supervisor to Peter Nouwennes 334 to 285, while Henry Lubke secured fifth district renomination with 721 votes over Teslow 346 and Hexom 144.
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Decorah
Winneshick County
Carl Nystrom
Calmar
Frank Miller
Walter M Strand
Nyeirom
Miller
Strand
Ed Lunde
Peter No Wennes
Lunde
Henry Lubke
Ben H Teslow
Helmer Hexom
Two Draft Calls Exceed Buchanan 1A Reserve
Buchanan county selective service board reports two draft calls for men to Fort Des Moines. A 34 man call is set for June 14 and a 24 man call for July 7. Board clerk RL Bright notes few class 1A men on hand and ongoing reclassification of several to 1A from 2A.
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Independence
Buchanan County Selective Service Board
Fort Des Moines
RL Bright
Altoona Rural Mail Carrier Salvages Cars for War Bonds
Carl L Eshelman, a rural mail carrier, wore out about 25 cars in 33 years serving area farmers. He salvaged usable parts from old vehicles to repair newer ones, sent most bodies to a railroad siding for shipping, and will receive 120 to 150 dollars to invest in war bonds.
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Altoona
Carl L. Eshelman
Eshelman
Blairstown Masonic Lodge to Celebrate 73 Years Thursday
Blairstown On Thursday evening Lincoln lodge 199 A F and A M will celebrate its seventy fifth anniversary at the Masonic temple in Blairstown. Speaker will be Paul Harned of the Marengo lodge. The Lincoln lodge dispensation was issued Aug 25 1866. Members signing the petition for dispensation were Wo L Bates W D Watrous and H L Bassett.
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Blairstown
Lincoln Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Paul Harned
Marengo Lodge
Wo L Bates
W D Watrous
H L. Bassett
St Clair Lodge
Norway
Grand Lodge
William P Hoebel
John D Moeller
B. F. Paul
G W Goss
Robert M Sayers
Earl M Kimm
LeRoy Wel
Orville Savers
Joha D Moeller
G W
Loras Commencement Awards 57 Degrees in Dubuque
Fifty seven Loras college graduates earned degrees as John Cudahy former ambassador delivered the commencement address. Frederick Bahning Taras of Dyersville won the O Connor Memorial award. William Roach, a 1942 graduate of West Union, received the Catholic Action award. Other eastern Towans named include Bernard J Baltes Decorah Peter C Bodensteiner Ossian Paul F Ustan Tama Paul E Mrtlvehitl Oelwein and Philip Schaeeherer Manchester.
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Dubuque
Loras College
John Cudahy
United States
Poland
Belgium
Ireland
Frederick Bahning Taras
Dyersville
O Connor
William Roach
West Union
Lowans End Training For Ordnance Posts
Chicago AP dispatch says seventeen Iowa graduates finish ordnance inspection training at the Ulinos Institute of Technology selected by the Chicago ordnance district. The group includes Charles Edwards of NeCORah and PD Elion Nelsen of Mt Vernon, among nine others ready for war time industry postings.
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Chicago
Ulinos Institute of Technology
Chicago Ordnance District
Four Youths Hurt When Car Hits Stalled Truck in Rain
Four 17 year old boys were injured, four seriously, when their car struck a stalled truck on Highway 150 three miles north of West Union during a rainstorm Tuesday night. Richard Bauder and Donald Sieleman suffered skull fractures, Conner Dummermuth likely skull fracture, plus other injuries. Ronald Boedeker, who went home after first aid, and Edwin Schultz escaped serious harm. others remain in West Union hospital. Sheriff A J Kutschat investigates possible missing lights or signals on the truck.
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the Gazette
West Union
Here
Highway 150
Richard Bauder
Ed Bauder
Elgin
Donald Sieleman
Frank Sieleman
Conner Dummermuth
Herbert Dummermuth
Ronald Boedeker
E. A. Boedeker
West Union Hospital
Decorah
Edwin Schultz
Oskaloosa
Schultz
A. J. Kutschat
Burlington Housing Given Green Light
Washington AP reports a 400 unit war housing project at Burlington Iowa received approval from WPB enabling work to resume after a lumber supply freeze halted construction. The project is among over 100000 essential units nationwide given the go ahead.
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Washington
Burlington
WPB
Robinson Legislature Winner in Delaware Special
In Delaware County primary returns Glenn E. Robinson defeated Louis W. Holbert 1127 to 1044 for state representative. George S. Banta defeated Ray H. Flichler 1446 to 645 for county attorney. Harry D Crippen beat George Hansen 1227 to 1074 for supervisor 1943. Reuben F Hockaday renominated 1422 to 910 for supervisor 1944.
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Manchester
Delaware County
Glenn E. Robinson
Colesburg
Louis W. Holbert
George S Banta
Ray H. Flich«ler
Edgewood
Harry D Crippen
Delhi
George Hansen
Milo Township
Reuben F Hockaday
Eugene State
Ray Welterlen
Clark
Burton Clark
Carl R. Anderson
Abbie Mc Howard
Francs Vo Ellis
Roy H. Smith
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Alburnett
Carl R. McCalley
Carl Lang
Armed Forces
Tonic
SSS
oWowe Sturby
Chelsea
Kate Rich
Haven Church
la Porte City
Barnhart and Johannsen
William Goodfellow
Independence State Hospital
Waterloo
Oelwein
Clermont
Wallace Eugene Westphal
Turkey River
West Clermont
AEF
Europe
Sarah Nelson
Donohue Shades Weatherwax
Upper Iowa
Johnson County
Auburn Church of Christ
John S. Chapman
Democrats
Gladys Ferguson
Lisbon
D. A. Donahue
Lulu Moran
Woodward
Curtis W. Gregory
Mae A. Lynch
Pocahontas
Jens Thompson
Ralfe
O'Brien County
Iowa House
S. A
Steve) Martin
Rcenterville
Dewey S Butterville
Archy McFarlane
Waterlon
Fred J. Ritchie
Marcus
JP. Brindle
Conrad
John S. Heffner
Webster City
B. S Moyle
Maquoketa
C.F. Shimanek
Monticello
John R. Gardner
F. A. Latchaw
Wuilton Junction
XN. T. Prentis
Mt. Ayr
E W Scott
Lake View
Robert Carlson
Harold F. Nelson
House
C. G Good
Caden
Joe F. Gardner
Waverly
Henry W. Burma
Allison
Melvin Wilson
Lake City
John B. Hermsen
Dcarroll
G T. Kuester
Griswold
Hierman M. Knudson
Mason City
A H. Avery
Spencer
William N Judd
Harvey J. Long
Clinton
Curtis W Gregory
Adel
W. R. Fimmen
Bloomfield
Bert E. Dodds
Danville
W. A. Yager
Spirit Lake
William Swruse
Rockford
W. S. Pritchard
Garner
C. A Bryson
Lowa Falls
William M Tatum
Logan
John Knippling
D-Ashton
Earl Co. Fishbaugh, Jr
Shenandoah
George H. Kenney
Mallard
Gustave Alesch
Remsen
Raphael R. R. Dvorak
Toledo
James A. Lucas
Bedford
FE. L. Edwards
Shannon City
Harold Felton
Indianata
Gene Poston
Corydon
W. P. Knowlton
O. H. Henningsen
George M. Falll
John P. Berg
Cedar Falls
Stanleyl. Hart
Keokuk
Carl O. Stalin
Hamburg
Fred Cromwell
E. K. Bek
America
First Avenue
Roosevelt
Missouri
Cornell
Sen
Somnambulist
Winneshick
Buchanan
Masonic Lodge
Gruven
Loras
Ordnance
Burlington Housing
Delaware
Victor Virginia Shine
Lena Shine
Victor
Truman Rombert
Henry Wo Romeberg
Thamsburg
Kahaka
Wilbur Shine
Hartford Township
Willamsburg
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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