Marion High School Boys Build Rail Crew for War Bonds
Milwaukee railroad officials in Marion form a special high school boy crew to replace ties and resurface the right of way. Twenty six Marion students, some 15, work 6:30 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., earning about 4.75 dollars daily and pledging most wages to war bonds. Foreman F H Sieck notes strong work ethic and safety gear purchases reflect railway safety training.
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Marion High School
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion
O. A. Beerman
Iowa
R. A. Whiteford
F. H. Sieck
Harry Burgess
Louisa
Atkins Yards
Supt. C. B. Vernon
Sieck
Milwaukee Road
Tires and farm machinery rationed by South Jones board
Twelve truck tires and four truck tubes were approved along with sixteen tractor tires and twelve tractor tubes. Additional allocations covered four combine tires and tubes, eleven grade one and twenty seven grade three passenger tires with twelve passenger tubes. The board issued permits for six sweep rakes seven combines nine tractors cultivators and other items including two cream separators two milking machines and four pump jacks.
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Anamosa
South Jones County
Anamosa Holds Summer Prayer Services Across Churches
Community church prayer services sponsored by National Baptist and Episcopal groups will occur weekly through the summer. Ward chairmen include Mrs. Verne Tue and Mrs. D. M. Strawman, with the first service set for Wednesday at 2:30 pm at the home of Mrs. G. H. Monroe.
Miss Blanche Hamm Weds Paul G Wulfsberg in Marion
Miss Blanche Hamm daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest C Hamm marries Paul G Wulfsberg son of Mrs Einar Wulfsberg in Marion Christian church. Rev Vernon H Carter officiates before a white altar with candlelight and organ music. Bridesmaids in colored dresses and gardenias, reception at the Hamm home, Cedar Rapids and Des Moines volunteers served refreshments.
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Blanche Hamm
Ernest C. Hamm
Sixth Avenue
Marion
Paul G. Wulfsberg
Cedar Rapids
Einar Wulfsberg
St. Paul
Marion Christian Church
Vernon H. Carter
Lorraine Dieman Mitchell
C. J. Biddle
Guthrie Center
Marion Church
Hugh Kuhn
Ruth Murray
Helen Kay Hamm
Ruth Wulfsberg
Margaretta Slobe
Pella
Erma Lincoln
Wyoming
Arthur Wulfsberg
Emporium
John Allen
Pfc
Kenneth Euken
Harrisburg
Hamm
Deep Garden
J. Je
A. A. Hardin
Mary Nelson
Kittie Mae Maddock
Des Moines
Donald DeVault
Lois Lehdigh
Barbara Price
Wulfsberg
Cornell College
Bellemaine High School
Segeeee
First Avenue NE
Seager Brother’s Funeral Held In Minnesota
Mr and Mrs Ralph C Seager attended funeral services in Minneapolis for Rev Irvin L Seager pastor at Deer River MN He had served Minnesota churches for 41 years Marion CBS chapter meets Monday at 8 in the Masonic temple Theola Gordon travels to Chicago to visit Lou Soldan at Cornell College A new management at K V Cafe offers special fried chicken dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph C. Seager
Minneapolis
Mr. Seager
Irvin L. Seager
Deer River, Minn. Methodist Church
Minnesota
Marion
CBS
Masonic Temple
Theola Gordon
Chicago
Lou Soldan
Cornell College
Plans Completed for Tuesday Scrap Drive in Marion
Mayor John C. Mullin and Irvin L. Ford announce the second Marion township scrap drive to be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. in the city park. Trucks are needed and donors receive gasoline coupons. afternoon helpers gather at Katz salvage at 1 p.m.. contact city hall at 47 to arrange pickup of salvage.
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John C. Mullin
Irvin L. Ford
Marion Township
Katz Salvage
Marion
Centennial Jubilee Opens Wednesday at Marion Church
The Marion Christian church marks its centennial with an opening historical service on Wednesday at 8 p.m. A centennial banquet occurs Friday evening at the Marion Presbyterian church and jubilee services follow next Sunday. Rev. I. E. Linkletter of Cedar Rapids will speak. the program includes music, toasts, greetings, and sermonette sessions.
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Marion Christian Church
Marion Presbyterian Church
I. E. Linkletter
Cedar Rapids
Specia Usic
Apa A. Biltineer
E. Ames
Les City House
Christian Church
Cenet
Hire
la Verna
I. B. Linkietter
Genera
Summer band concerts begin June 17 in wartime schedule
The community band program will start June 17 and occur each Thursday through August 19. Supt. C B Vernon and postgraduates plus other adults in the town are invited to join to continue band study and support the community wartime recreational life. Glenn L. Lyman will direct.
Advertisement notice for luncheon and conference event
Readable fragments describe a green enamel coal range sale ad and an upcoming luncheon and guest day at a Christian conference. Mentions Mrs and Dr and a superintendent, with reference to a Congregational Christian meeting on a Wednesday at an ark venue.
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7Th Avenue
Ss. A A
Mrs. Bis Pd
Dorothey E. Miller Goes From Recruit to Train Next Corps
One of the first women to enlist in the marine corps last February and sixth in a class of 75 candidates to be commissioned ahead of schedule, Second Lieutenant DorothY E. Miller assists in training rookies at Camp LeJeune New River, N C, after graduating from Hunter College in New York. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs C S Miller of Tipton.
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Marine Corps
Dorothy E. Miller
Camp LeJeune
New River
N. C
Hunter College
New York
C. S. Miller
Tipton
Community notices and club meetings listed
Attend a Marion Congregational church special meeting this evening at 7 45. Marion Chamber of Commerce directors meet Monday at 730. Rent an immediate five or room modern house by seeing Jack McArtor. The Four C club meets Tuesday with Mrs Milo Petrak. Cary club annual picnic Monday at Mrs Albert E Bragg home.
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Marion Congregational Church
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Jack McArtor
Four C
Milo Petrak
Cary Club
Albert E. Bragg
Business in Iowa Gains In April 1943 Over 1942
Prof. George R. Davies reports Iowa's business rose in April 1943 compared with April 1942 across life insurance sales 39 percent department store sales 28 percent bank debits 23 percent industrial payrolls 21 percent and farm product prices and retail unit store sales each 14 percent. He notes April and March 1943 showed fewer gains with five losses due to reduced residential building and automobile sales as war production incomes rise.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Iowa
George R. Davies
Ees of Iowa
Bureau of Business Research
Prof. Davies
Shortage Unsurges Lifeguard Positions At New Hampton Pool
The senior lifeguard for the municipal pool this summer will be Ruth Phillips a Riceville teacher. No young men are available for the job due to the war.
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NEW Hampton
Ruth Phillips
Riceville
Legion Chief Warns Axis Victory Could Threaten Freedom
Sioux City AP report quotes Roane Waring national American Legion commander urging a dictated peace to crush Axis leaders. He warns the war’s worst lies ahead and cautions Americans against negotiating peace amid rising casualties. Mrs. Alfred J. Mathebat of Alameda California, national president of the Legion Auxiliary, supports the policy.
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Sioux City
Berlin
Rome
Tokio
Roane Waring
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Alfred J. Mathebat
Alameda
Calif
Auxiliary
Waring
New Court Rules Will Speed Cases and Reduce Costs
Iowa's new civil procedure rules take effect July 4 and are expected to cut case dispositions by more than 30 percent on average. Wayne G. Cook of Davenport, vice-president of the Iowa Bar Association, says the reforms will reduce litigation costs as time remains a key factor in legal expenses. He notes the long term benefit as public use of courts rises and public confidence in swift, fair outcomes grows.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Wayne G. Cook
Davenport
Iowa Near Association
Saturay
Navy trainees to arrive at Iowa State July 1
President Charles Finley of Iowa State College announced that 810 navy men now in service will arrive on the campus July 1 to take specialized training.
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AMES
INS
Charles Finley
Iowa State College
Navy
Rationing of Coal Seen by C. R. Engineer
John M. Drabelle of Iowa Power and Light predicts coal rationing is inevitable and urges a 30 day coal stock. He notes war industries need fuel and power immediately and outlines classifications to aid wartime production. Royal H Holbrook also foresees rationing and stopping eastern coal shipments into Iowa.
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Royal H. Holbrook
Engineering Extension Service
Iowa State College
Iowa
Junior Bar Group Elects Officers
Boyd Ahlers of Maquoketa was elected president of the Junior Bar Association. Blair Wood of Waterloo was chosen vice-president and Kenneth Neu of Mason City, on the attorney general staff, was elected secretary-treasurer. Senior members debated new civil court procedure rules with Don Evans, T. M. Ingersoll, and Justice Frederic Miller speaking.
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Des Moines
Boyd Ahlers
Maquoketa
Junior Bar Association
Paul Ehlers
Blair Wood
Waterloo
Kenneth Neu
Mason City
Iowa Attorney General
Bar Association
Don Evans
T. M. Ingersoll
Cedar Rapids
Frederic Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
New Supervisor Named for Curtiss-Wright Cadets at ISU
Ames announces the appointment of Elizabeth Robertson a Texas State College for Women graduate as supervisor of the Curtiss-Wright cadets at Iowa State College. The change was announced Saturday.
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AMES
INS
Elizabeth Robertson
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Iowa State College
Foster Elected Cornell Trustee
Dr Wayne J Foster of Cedar Rapids was elected to the Cornell college board of trustees at the board meeting last week He is a University of Iowa graduate and Linn County Medical Society president who served in World War I Reelected trustees include Homer Annis Sutherland Dows E T Gough Lanning Bishop Magee T R McConnell Leo Paulger Dr J P Van Horn Dr Earle Baker C C Tull and Charles E Hedges Other members and committees were named to select the president of the board
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Cornell
L. Killian
Cedar Rapids
W. R. d. Cedar Rapids
Earle Baker
Cedar Falls
C. C. Tull
Charles E. Hedges
Mt. Vernon
van Horn
S.W. Wilder
Dows
Smith Manchester Ensign Commissioned in Navy
Gerald Smith son of Mr and Mrs James Smith of Manchester has been commissioned an ensign in the navy and sent to Berkeley California for a four month diesel engineering course He is a University of Dubuque graduate who toured with the school's a capella choir and graduated from Notre Dame midshipmen officer training school.
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Manchester
Gerald Smith
James Smith
Navy
Berkeley
Calif
Ensign Smith
University of Dubuque
Notre Dame
Leverett Resigns From State Real Estate Post
James R. Leverett of Council Bluffs resigns as secretary to the Iowa Real Estate Commission. The move becomes effective July 1 and he also serves as secretary of the Iowa Real Estate Association.
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Des Moines
James R. Leverett
Council Bluffs
State Real Estate Commission
Wayne Repes
Leverett
Iowa Real Estate Association
Methodist Pastor At North Liberty To Retire June 13
The Rev. Lloyd Tennant will retire as pastor of the North Liberty Methodist church on Sunday June 13 after 46 years in the ministry. He plans to move to Junction City Oregon with his son and daughter in law the Rev William Tennant. Another son the Rev John Tennant lives in Greencastle Indiana. His daughter Mrs Thomas T Kepler is married to an instructor at Lawrence College Appleton Wisconsin. He has long been active in Boy Scouts earning a scoutmaster key. A farewell party was given by the church choir at the home of Mrs Pearl Lemons.
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North Liberty
Lloyd Tennant
North Liberty Methodist
Junction City Ore
William Tennant
John Tennant
Greencastle
Ind
Thomas T. Kepler
Lawrence College
Appleton
Tennant
Pearl Lemons
Cornell Summer Session Opens With 97 Enrolled At Mt. Vernon
Cornell college opens a two term summer session with ninety seven students across five divisions including fine arts language and literature religion natural science and social science. Miss Margaret Taylor heads the county certificates training and the summer theater at the college begins its tenth season with My Sister Eileen on June 11 and 12 directed by Ruth Handel and Robert Hartung.
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MT. Vernon
Cornell College
J. B. MacGregor
Margaret Taylor
Cornell Summer Theater
Eileen
Ruth Handel
Robert Hartung
Yale School of Drama
Silver Star For Flight Commander Earned In Battle
Col. Frank F. Everest of Council Bluffs Iowa received the Silver Star for gallantry in leading a three plane bomber flight that sank a large Japanese cargo vessel. As the ship listed 45 Japanese Zeros attacked, the battle lasting 50 minutes and 150 miles with enemy fighters. The formation held and the crew returned safely.
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Washington
Frank F. Everest
Council Bluffs
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Honeymead Products CO
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