Youth Confesses to Robbing Uncles Near Solon
John George Tichy 21 signed a statement admitting theft of more than $800 from the Heiber brothers near Solon over the past year. Cedar Rapids Capt. John Hanna said police found $196.17 on him. later $180 more was located in his bib pocket. Tichy named uncles Arthur Milton and George Heiber and said he used stolen funds to pay room rent and buy needed items. He faces transfer to Johnson county sheriff after investigators determine the crime occurred there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanna
Cedar Rapids
Tichy
Capt
Hanna
Badger
Sixth Street
Arthur
Milton
George Heiber
Amanda Tichy
Ely
John Tichy
Western
William J. Kudrna
Police Department
Kudrna
Johnson
Linn County
Johnson County
Iowa Cadets Train for Air War at Goodfellow Field
Iowa men in the Army Air Forces basic flying school at Goodfellow field Texas are in the next to last training stage. Cadets from Waterloo Fort Madison Boone Des Moines and Cedar Rapids are pictured with 450 horsepower aircraft. A Veterans of Foreign Wars event in Cedar Rapids will screen an Army Air Corps movie and invite 17 to 26 year olds to enlist with a traveling Des Moines board to review applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodfellow Field
Texas
Army Air Forces
San Angelo
Herbert W. Frink
Waterloo
Jack R. Feightner
Fort Madison
John W. Decker
Boone
Carlton E. Holden
C. T. Holden
Route 2
Williamsburg
Donald G. Goldberg
Coulter
Robert W. Hunt
Des Moines
Wayne S. Dodds
Minnie Dodds
Greenwood Drive
Cedar Rapids
Army Air Corps
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Second Avenue
Bus Line to Link Tama and Ottumwa
The state commerce commission authorized Arrow Coach Lines of Ottumwa to operate as a motor carrier between Ottumwa and Tama. Robert Galpin will run the line carrying passengers and limited freight, serving Ottumwa Eddyville Oska loosz New Sharon Montezuma Malcolm Grinnell Junction Tama, adding to existing Ottumwa Fort Madison service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
State Commerce Commission
Arrow Coach Lines
Ottumwa
Tama
Robert Galpin
Eddyville
Oskaloosz
New Sharon
Montezuma
Malcolm
Grinnell Junction
Fort Madison
Iowa News in Brief from Monona to Anamosa
Marriage at Luana unites Ivanelle Lenth and La Verne Garms in a double ring ceremony. Officers elected across several towns include German Farmers Mutual Insurance and Lions Club leaders. Scrap metal drive nets 14 tons. American Legion auxiliary reports Poppy Day receipts of 2430 dollars. Anamosa sees 149 license applications opening day with about 2000 expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monona
Ivanelle Lenth
Lorenz Lenth
Luana
la Verne Garms
Rudolph Garms
St. John's Lutheran Church
Paul Adix
Adele Sanger
Dubuque
Irma Kuthe
Florence Schroeder
Robert H. Garms
Aurora, Ill
Marilyn Sanger
Jo Ann Garms
Lorenz Leath, Jr
Robert C. Garms
Waukon
German Farmers Mutual Insurance Association
A. I. Steffen
Paul Hansmeier
J. E. Meier
Herbert Fritz
Dan Goettel
Henry Opfer
Arthur Foels
Elmer Weithorn
Henry Vonderohe
Oscar Buntrock
J. A. Schulte
Iowa Gasoline Rage Spurs Midwestern Probe Plan
Rep. Paul Cunningham urges a meeting of Midwestern congressmen to probe gasoline diversion to the East and possibly to war fronts. Des Moines price office officials warn tighter Iowa rations could strain enforcement though the public already accepts wartime limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul Cunningham
R-Ia
Midwest
East
Des Moines
Price Administration
Iowa
G A R Groups Name Officers After Davenport Encampment
Davenport marked the end of the sixty ninth Grand Army of the Republic encampment with a parade and officer elections. T. J. Noll of Des Moines was chosen commander of the Iowa department. Mrs. Helen Bryant and Mr. Pleasant were elected presidents of associated groups. other officers include Mrs Ida Bell and Mrs Mae Born. Emma Alstrand and Sybil Adams were named presidents of auxiliary societies.
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Davenport
Grand Army of the Republic
T. J. Noll
Des Moines
Iowa
Born
Dubuque Corps
Esther Kaveny
Wauken
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Emma Alstrand
Fort Dodge
Sybil Adams
Dubuque
Ladies of the
Ga.r
Elizabeth Buchan
Cedar Rapids
Benes Urges Europe to Build Lincoln Like Confederation
Senator Vojta Benes of Czechoslovakia called for a strong Central European and Balkan confederation after the war to sustain peace. He warned without a democratic, by the people government, another world war could occur in 25 or 30 years and labeled Czechoslovakia the key to Europe. He rejected the Sudeten issue as propaganda and stressed democracy across the region.
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Iowacity
Abraham Lincoln
Central Europe
Balkans
Vojta Benes
Czechoslovakia
London
Eduard Benes
Benes
Europe
Chamberlain
Hitler
Cost of Living in April Surges Over 1939 Levels
Iowa City report shows April living costs 23 percent above 1939 and one percent above March 1943. Retail food prices up 51 percent since 1939, nine percent above January 1943. Wholesale prices 35 percent higher than 1939. Farmers’ prices up 101 percent since pre war days, offsetting the rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
Iowa
Manchester Civic Groups Seek Public Hospital Reopening
Manchester groups form a movement to reopen the former Dr Jones and Dr Clark hospital on North Franklin Street as a public facility. Howard Drew owns the building and has leased the main floor to Dr James K Stepp who will move in his equipment. if reopened as a public hospital Dr Stepp would operate separately as a private practitioner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
J Jones
KR. Clark
Dr Jones
Clark
North
Franklin Street
Howard Drew
James K. Stepp
Franc Preussner
Hospital Property To Be Leased For New Medical Center
The present owner will lease the second floor once used by Drs Jones and Clark and the basement once serving as kitchen and laundry to a hospital association. A hospital equipment sale next Saturday by the administrator of the Dr Jones estate aims to fund subscriptions to establish a support fund for a proposed new hospital. Manchester currently has Dr Willard’s private Willard hospital and a maternity facility run by Mrs Kenneth Bolin.
Two C. R. Youths Named Officers of Boys State
Grinnell AP Donald Breitbach of Dubuque was elected governor of Hawkeye Boys State as 480 Iowa youths study government in a week long program Breitbach a Federalist candidate defeated Donald Shawever of Davenport Other electees included William Fletcher Cedar Rapids secretary of state Robert Clem Cedar Rapids and Robert Hayes Maquoketa to court posts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fletcher
Cedar Rapids
Robert Clem
Robert Hayes
Maquoketa
Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Man Heads Iowa D.A.V.
R L Whelan of Cedar Rapids was named commander of the Iowa Disabled American Veterans by E E Blegelid Des Moines national service officer assisted by Herbert H Holland and Clyde P Welch. Jesse Richardson of Iowa City was named adjutant after an executive committee meeting in Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
INS
Elec~tion
R. L. Whelan
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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U. S. Army
Caromel
Carter
Iowa News
Strawberry Point
Lions Club
Otto H. J. Feulner
Gorda J. Gill
Paul Lindemeyer
Bert R. Cole
Park Anderson
Alfred Osterman
Elgin
MT. Auburn
American Legion Auxiliary
Lee Harwood
John Albers
Dodd Smalley
Grover Wiese
H. A. Smalley
John Sellers
E. R. Pe
J. C. Warton
Ella
Corp
William Harding Shambaugh
Camp Lee
Anamosa
Jones County
Nichai
Peter Fox
Midwest Fruit Company
First Street
G.A.R
Lincoln
OPA
Hetr
America
SY Service
Standard Oil
CAR Conservation Headquarters
C. R
Boys State
D.A.V
RE. N. Whelan
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