Seven Day Iowa State Fair Opens August Twenty Eight
Iowa announces a seven day fair from August 28 to September 3 with the Food for Victory theme. Secretary Cunningham says fairs will boost livestock and food production while providing wholesome entertainment to support wartime morale. Major events include 4-H livestock, open market barrow, corn and grain contests, fruits and vegetables, culinary exhibits, and 4-H demonstrations.
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Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
Towa
Cunningham
Iowa
Well-Dressed Naval Cadet at Iowa Receives 58 Garments
Special to Phe Gazette Iowa. At the University of Iowa naval aviation pre flight school the well dressed cadet owns 58 clothing items worth about 150 dollars. Cadets reported May 28 and were measured by a tailor and issued a full set of clothing textbooks and supplies. The second group of 242 cadets arrived Thursday and underwent the same process. New cadets receive six khaki trousers shirts drawers undershirts and sweat socks along with officer and oversea caps and a watert cap. Athletic gear includes two pairs of khaki shorts three blue and gold jerseys and gun shoes. A blue serge dress uniform is issued similar to the regular officers uniform.
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Phe Gazette
Iowa
Civy
University of Iowa Naval Aviation
Watcr
Army Takes 22 From Cedar County Sunday
Twenty two men listed for induction in Des Moines Sunday morning include Chester LaRue Rock Island Illinois Alvin Shugar Wilton Junction Cleo West West Branch Glenn Dierks Marvin Schade London Laverne Narmsen Durant Earl Steffen Tipton Edward Barnes Stanwood Henry Pleen Durant Raymond Hein Stanwood Charles Morgan West Branch Thomas Moore Wilton Branch Henry Schmidt Tipton Kimball Holmes Manilla Lester Schabel London Norman Rekemeyer Bennett Harry Guyer Wilton Junction Merle Bentrott London Leonard Spies Durant Edward Krob Mechanicsville Robert Jensen West Branch Pete Thies Bennett.
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Tipton
Des Moines
Chester A. LaRue
Rock Island
Alvin C. Shugar
Wilton Junction
Cleo West
West Branch
Glenn H. Dierks
Stanwood
Melvin A. Schade
London
Laverne W. Narmsen
Durant
Earl V. Steffen
Edward L. Barnes
Henry J Pleen
Raymond Hein
Charles M. Morgan
Thomas Mooreli
Henry Schmidt
Kimball D
Holmes
Manilla
Lester EF
Sehabel
Norman RR. Rekemeyer
Bennett
Harry R. Guyer
Merle F Bentrott
Leonard Spies
Edward C. Krob
Mechanicsville
Robert L. Jensen
Pete J. Thies
Loosen Up Soldier Relief Urged By Iowa Board Official
Edwin H. Curtis secretary of the Iowa bonus board urged county supervisors to gain more leeway in veteran relief. He asked the 1943 legislature to raise the maximum levy for soldier relief from a quarter mill to one mill to meet rising demand as World War II veterans return home and older veterans need support.
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DES Moines
Iowa Boards of Supervisors
Iowa County Officers Association
Edwin H. Curtis
Iowa Bonus Board
A Association
Curtis
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Boards of
Jones County Men Leave for Induction
Thirty one selectees from Jones county departed Anamosa for Fort Des Moines on Wednesday. The group received coffee and doughnuts and were given stationery cigarets and a New Testament by the local Red Cross chapter. The high school band directed by J A Mirick played patriotic music as the contingent left.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Fort Des Moines
The
Red Cross
J. A Mirick
Girl Drowned in Mississippi River Flood Here
Searchers dragged the Mississippi River here for the body of 16 year old Jean Dorothy Brown after she was drowned Wednesday night while wading on Riverview park seawall steps. Companions could only grasp strands of hair. Red Cross flood officials planned to evacuate 10 Beaver Island families as water surrounded homes. Many roofs and basements flooded while downtown stores pumped basements to stay dry. River stage reached 16.7 feet, the highest since 1938 and near the 1922 peak.
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Clinton (Ap
Mississippi
Jean Dorothy Brown
Riverview Park
Louis Baker
Clinton County
Red Cross
Beaver Island
Stolen 1941 Sedan Recovered Wrecked Near Waterloo
Clarence Berker a grocery store proprietor reported Tuesday night theft of his 1941 sedan from near the Southern church. Waterloo police informed by officials that the car was found wrecked along highway 20 east of Waterloo.
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Manchester
Clarence Berker
Waterloo
Highway 20
Cascade's 93 year old James Lane dies
James P. Lane, 93, Cascade's oldest resident, died at home from a heart ailment. Funeral Friday at St Martin's with grandson Rev Loras T. Lane officiating. Survived by wife Mary Anne Carlin Lane, six children, 28 grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren. He was mayor of Cascade for two years and a Knight of Columbus member.
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Cascade
James P. Lane
Cascades
St Martin's Church
Loras T. Lane
Loras College
Calvary Cemetery
Galena
St. Paul
Fort Repay
Dubuque
Mary Anne Carlin
Lane
Knights of Columbus
Thomas
Raymond
Wilfred
Sara Glynn
Mars Donnely
Lulu Faber
Chicago
Norwegian Church Plans Funds for Luther College Admin Building
The Norwegian Lutheran Church of America authorized its financial secretary De A J Bergsaker to plan a nationwide fund drive to rebuild Luther College in Decorah Iowa. The administration building in Luther's Old Main was destroyed by fire May 31 and the solicitation will proceed with Luther College board and church trustees.
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Minneapolis
Norwegian Luthern Church of America
de A J Bergsaker
Luther College
Decorah
Luther’s Old Main
Church
Fire damages Wapello elevator. two firemen hurt
A fire at Farmers Elevator in Wapello caused about 25000 dollars in damage destroying grain and feed and injuring two firefighters. The blaze started near the front of the building about 10 pm with help from Muscatine and Columbus Junction fire crews. Fred Bielke suffered a fractured wrist and Dean Hank was hospitalized with injuries.
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Gazette
Wapello
Myron
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
Wapella Department
Fred Bielke
Muscatine Hospital
Dean Hank
Warpello
Perkins Heads Iowa City Civilian Defense
The Iowa City civilian defense committee named Prof. Ro AL Perkins as commander and announced officers William Rotart as executive officer and Fred Wo Ambrose as chief air raid warden. The Johnson County defense group organized auxiliary firefighters police support public works utilities medical service and communications to spread warning for rapid local mobilization in an air raid.
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Iowa City
Iosaa City Civilmaan Defense
Ro AL Perkins
Ordanaivatio
William Rotart
Fred Wo Ambrose
Johnson County
Ooiay
Defense
Womeil
Kenneth Dunlop
Anaitnis
Public Corks
River Excursions At McGregor Won’t Be Halted by War
River excursion steamers operating from the South to St Paul will continue this summer despite wartime strain. Captain Joseph Streckfus, manager of the Streckfus line, says excursions remain a popular feature for thousands near the eastern border. The Capitol steamer is held at New Orleans for excursion service, and the President is north, possibly affecting schedules.
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McGregor
Joseph Streckfus
Streckfus
Racine
New the Ants
New Orleans
St Paul
Capitol
Sears
How PLC
Doctor Mercer Sells Practice to Partner in West Union
Dr C D Mercer sells his medical practice to partner Sper to The Ginyeter in West Union. Mercer arrived from Clermont about a year ago and has run the office for 27 years.
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C. D. Mercer
Cart
Clermont
Pos
Mercer
Wret Unie
People to Shape Things to Come, Hancher Asserts
University of Town president Virgil Mancher warned at SUFOMmer session that the postwar world will not shape itself without conscious effort. He urged readers to recall history and current conditions to steer society toward a decent order and improve intellectual and moral standards.
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Virgil Mancher
University of Town
Sind
Sufommer
Hanecher
Met
Homer
Fife
Bicycle 525 Miles To Visit in Iowa
Mr and Mrs Vic Garrette of Shadyside biked 325 miles from Columbus to Durant over eight days amid fuel rationing. They plan a return ride by motor, averaging about four to five rides per day, reflecting shortages and travel constraints.
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Iowa
Vic Garrette
Shadyside
Colunbus Cho
Durant
Garrette
Notu Bett
Clayton County Men Ordered to Report for Induction
Special to The Gazette Elkader Forty five Clayton county men are ordered to report Saturday June 20 at 6 30 am to depart for army induction. Included is Harold E Grother Elkader and numerous others from McGregor Volga Guttenberg Strawberry Point and surrounding towns.
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Elkader
Clayton County
Harold E. Grother
Joseph G. Zirbes
McGregor
Daniel L. Conley
Volga
Elmer H. Redenberz
Guttenberg
Francis J Mills
Edwin L. Slyde
LeRoy R. Biedermann
Oliver 1 Schmetzer
Garnaville
Melvin FE. Hines
Littleport
Leslie Brown
Harlan H. Brandt
Postville
Elmore EB
Gueke
St Olaf
Howard B. Corlett
George A. Frey
Leslie D. Palmer
Richard D. Larson
Clyde B. Johnson
Marquette
Kenneth E. White
Carol J. Thein
Harry F. Schott
Don L. Way
Strawberry Point
Harvey L. Kimball
Walter G. Klotzbach
Roland D. Beetam
Clayton
Joseph T. Beck
Sheldon C. Streight
Earl H. Huntington
Milo R. Thornton
James J
Peters
Monona
Howard
Moot Court Features Peace Officers Course Demo
The University of Iowa will stage its first moot court as an instructional device for the peace officers course from July 6 to 11. The court on Friday July 10 will demonstrate evidence handling and different investigative approaches with Dean Mason Todd and Arthur O. Leff leading the session attended by over 300 officers. MT. VERNON Mrs W P Enright Cedar Rapids Presby terial president spoke at the Presbyterian Missionary society guest day luncheon with seventy five in attendance.
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Rac Gazette
IGWA
University of Iowa
Mason Todd
Town Law College
Arthur O. Leff
MT. Vernon
W. P. Enright
Cedar Rapids
Presbyterian Missionary Society
James Blackstone
Mary Carole Plattenberger
Mildred Fisher
Anna Gormly
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Clinton
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Luther
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Perkins
Hancher
India
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Itelar Rapids
Mason City
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