Two Die In Farm Fire Near Tipton Iowa
Special to The Gazette reports Mrs. Oliver Ehresman 31 and daughter Doris Luella two and one half years old died in a farm house fire five miles southwest of Tipton. Fire began when kerosene was poured on a dying fire causing an explosion. Husband and a friend present escaped as the kitchen burned. Coroner ruled no inquest. funeral services set at McCormick funeral home Tipton with burial at Tipton Masonic Cemetery.
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the Gazette
Tipton
Oliver Ehresman
Doris Luella
McCormick
Cedar County
A. M. McCormick
Tragic double tragedy on Wednesday leaves two Mexicans dead
Juan Olivares, a transient, shot and killed Delores Varga, 18, then took his own life in Davenport. Both victims were Mexican.
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Davenport
Juan Olivares
Delores Varga
Superman Joins Navy In Classrooms To Teach Reading
Superman is assigned to navy classrooms to help illiterate sailors improve reading and writing. At a naval air station a special comic edition uses a limited vocabulary to teach literacy, with 32 pages featuring 300 distinct words to ease learning.
Cigarettes Seized On Des Moines Show Grounds
Des Moines AP report states 30 cartons of popular brand cigarettes were seized on a local show grounds. No Iowa tax stamps were found on any package. If forfeited, they will be sold at public auction by the sheriff with proceeds to the state treasury. value reported at 1.90 per carton.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Francis J. Kuble
Iowa
Kuble
Blue Announces 8 Appointments
Gov. Robert Blue announced eight appointments including Maurice Crabbe to the state printing board for a two year term replacing Tom Purcel. Crabbe is a Republican business associate of Ward Barnes and hails from Eagle Grove. Adelaide Peters Beers of Burlington was named to the state board of nurse examiners. Six more re appointments were made to various state boards with terms of three years.
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Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Maurice Crabbe
Eagle Grove Eagle
State Printing Board
Crabbe
Tom Purcell
Hampton
Ward Barnes
Blue
Eagle Grove
Printing Board
Walter W. Sharp
Burlington
Chet B. Akers
Wayne Ropes
John M. Rankin
Adelaide Peters Beers
State Board of Nurse Examiners
L. R. Henderson
Muscatine
Board of Pharmacy Examiners
C. B. Kerr
Ames
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Will Unveil Witzigman Memorial at Oelwein
A memorial dedication at Grace Methodist Church Oelwein honors Mrs Gail Witzigman wife of Rev F C Witzigman pastor. A large Christ picture with the verse Behold I stand at the door and knock will be unveiled June 17 on the west wall near the pulpit. Bishop Charles W Brashares will attend the ceremony.
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Oelwein
Gail Witzigman
F. C. Witzigman
Grace Methodist Church
Christ
Charles W. Brashares
Unblock Your Digestive Tract with Carter's Pills
An ad promises real relief from headache and sour stomach by unblocking the intestinal tract rather than using soda or alkalizers. It claims Carter's Pills gently cleanse the digestive tract, enabling Nature's juices to aid digestion, with a 25 cent price at drugstores.
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Nature
Carter
The Poet Edgar A Guest Reflects on Peaceful Days
The poem envisions a future when peace returns and people lay down weapons. The speaker imagines boating with himself, golfing with a slow back swing, and enjoying woods, fields, and streams after war ends.
After 25 Years Trebem Divorced In Waterloo Home Decree
Edward H. Trebem and Magdalen Trebem were divorced after 25 years of marriage by District Judge W. T. Evans in Waterloo. They may occupy separate quarters. if Mrs Trebem leaves and later returns she must give 30 days notice.
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Waterloo
Edward H. Trebem
Magdalen
Trebon
W. T. Evans
Lt Glenn Poulson Killed in Action Over Germany
Williamsburg man mourns as Lt Glenn Poulson is confirmed killed in action April 8 over Germany after being listed as missing. Enlisted February 1943, he served with the Army Air Corps joined the Ninth Air Force in France. Survived by father and sister Ruth Poulson.
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Williamsburg
W. A. Poulson
War Department
Glenn Poulson
Germany
Poulson
Army Air Corps
Ninth Air Force
France
Ruth Poulson
Allamakee County Farmer Dies After Tractor Accident
Donald Vickery, 29, a Post Township farmer, was fatally injured when his team ran away and he was hurled under the disc he operated. He died en route to a LaCrosse hospital. Survived by wife Ruth Ewing, a four year old son, and his parents. Body taken to Postville for burial.
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Waukon
Donald Vickery
Post Township
LaCrosse
Wis
Vickery
Ruth Ewing
Martin Vickery
Postville
Ensign Cannady Commissioned From Cornell Training Class
Robert F. Cannady is commissioned as an ensign in the naval reserve as part of Cornell University's twelfth midshipmen training class. His mother and brother Melvin traveled to Ithaca, New York for the graduation ceremony.
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Oelwein
Robert F. Cannady
Joseph Ensign
Naval Reserve
Cornell University
Ithea
N.Y
Ensign
Melvin
Ithaca
Cowles Foundation Grants $100,000 for Des Moines Center
A Des Moines effort to raise a 000 Negro unity center receives a $100,000 gift from the Cowles Foundation. Wendell Willkie and foundation officials are cited as driving forces behind creating adequate facilities and a community center for local Black residents. The report notes Cowles vice president John Cowles and Gardner Cost of the foundation as close associates of Willkie.
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Des Moines
Wendell Willkie
Cowles Foundation
Moines
Ir Willkie
Gardner
Onohn Cowles
Willkie
Wagner Trial Jurors Drawn at Marengo
Jurors named to hear the manslaughter case against Vincent Wagner of North English in Marengo district court. Two alternates were selected. The fatal Dec. 9 pickup crash near Marengo left Dean Patterson dead and Rita Tedrow fatally injured after a dance in Victor.
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Marengo
Vincent Wagner
North English
Emil Pelcher
Regina Berry
Charles Misel
Lydia Jenkins
Lloyd Heller
Rudolph Blechsmidt
Herbert Hanson
Muriel Hunzelman
Elmer Simmons
Irene Zillmer
H. Rhomberg
Fred Pine
Charlotte Ingram
Della Sayers
Dean Patterson
Rita Tedrow
Wagner
Victor
Iowa Restaurateurs Warn of Summer Ration Cuts
Des Moines AP report quotes Paul H. Martin secretary of the Iowa Restaurant Association saying state restaurants and hotels already pinched by rationing will be squeezed almost out of business by proposed summer ration reductions.
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Des Moines
Paul H. Martin
The
Iowa Restaurant Association
Wadena Girl Hurt When Car Hit by Freight Train
OELWEIN A seven year old girl, Francise Welsh of Vadena, was injured Tuesday when a sedan carrying her mother was struck by a Western freight train northwest of Oelwein. The car was demolished and the vehicle was thrown ahead about 30 feet, crashing into the electric signal box. both occupants were the only people in the car. The girl was unconscious and taken to the Oelwein hospital with the extent of her injuries not yet known.
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Wadena
Oelwein
Francise Welsh
Clinton ”” Vadena
Oelwe
Jaramed
Dies of heart attack prominent Iowa Republican leader
Waterloo reports the death of Perssey H. Frank 51 a prominent attorney and Republican figure. He served as Black Hawk County Chairman 1922 to 1936 state chairman 1932 to 1926 and district chairman 1930 to 1932. Since 1933 he worked with the Longley and Frank firm continuing under that name after partner Alfred H. Longley died in 1936.
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Aterloo
Pressey H. UK
Staff Sgt Joe Lillis Home at Williamsburg
Williamsburg welcomes Staff Sgt Joe D. Lillis son of Mrs James P. Lillis after four years service in the Army Air Corps He earned the Silver Star the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with Oak Leaf clusters He is now at his mother's home in Williamsburg.
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Williamsburg
Joe D. Lillis
James P. Lillis
Army Air Corps
Lillis
Conference of Iowa Friends at Scattergood
A West Branch Iowa Friends conference is held at Scattergood this week with Howard Brinton and Anna Cox Brinton of Beadle Hill School Wallington Pa leading studies.
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West Branch
Conference of
Iowa Friends
Scattergood
Howard Brinton
Anna Cox Brinton
Beadle Hill School
Wallington, Pa
Iowa Patriotic Groups Elect Officers
Mrs. Mabelle Rickhoff of Waterloo was elected president of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War at a one day meeting in Des Moines. Ida Bell of Marengo was elected treasurer and Carrie Funba of Rapids was appointed to a post. Howe of Spencer was elected commander of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and Mrs. Grace Hansen of Iowa Falls became auxiliary president at the state convention.
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Des Moines
Mabelle Rickhoff
Waterloo
Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Ida Bell
Marengo
Waters
Howe
Spencer
Sons of Uni
Grace Hansen
Iowa Falls
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