Iowa Farm to Market Roads Doomed by Gas Shortage War
Des Moines reports say wartime gasoline rationing will shrink highway revenue, threatening farm to market road funding and bond payments. Chief Engineer Fred White warns fuel cuts may force maintenance budget hikes to 4.5 million while new construction largely ceases.
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Des Moines
Fred White
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
White
Highway Commission
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Army Air Base
Sioux City
Government Hospital
Clinton
Wardens Appointed In Civilian Defense At Oxford Junction
Oxford Junction forms a civilian defense corps with Charles Niles of Anamosa as Jones county chairman and Oscar Story to instruct appointees. Sixty men and women will attend a general school in Oxford Junction and Wyoming two nights weekly. Appointed wardens include L. L. McCreight as controller, with Mrs. Fred Lasack, L. L. McCreight, Thomas Hunwardsen, Emile Hunwardsen, Fred Buresh, Will Klahn, Ernest Schwab, and Mrs. Thomas Hunwardsen among roles in drivers, rescue, air raid, fire watch, demolition, road repair, decontamination, food housing, medical, and nurse aides.
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Oxford Junction
Citizens Defense Corps
Charles Niles
Anamosa
Jones County
Oscar Story
Wyoming
L. L. McCreight
Fred Lasack
Thomas Hunwardsen
Emile Hunwardsen
Fred Buresh
Will Klahn
Ernest Schwab
William H Ahlbrecht Dies Prominent Tama Builder and Leader
William H. Ahlbrecht 88 a retired Tama business man and major property owner died at his daughter’s Tama home. Ahlbrecht built about 35 buildings in Tama platted two additions and served as mayor city council and school board. Funeral and burial details and surviving family listed.
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TAMA
William H. Ahlbrecht
Alda Richards
Richards
G. W . Woodrich
St. Paul's Church
Methodist Church
Warren L. Feller
Oakhill Cemetery
Ahlbrecht
Mark Twain
Board of Education
Public Library Board
Tama’s Building and Loan Association
Iowa Retail Grocers Association
Towa City
Iowa City
Grinnell
Marshalltown
J. T. Matson
Mary Matson
Cemetery Officials Elect J. L. Fellows at Iowa Association
J. I. Fellows of Grinnell was elected president of the Iowa Cemetery Officials association at the closing session of the nineteenth annual convention. A. F. Schroeder of Boone was named vice president and Lefty Christie of Ottumwa was reelected secretary-treasurer. The 1943 convention was awarded to Cedar Rapids.
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Davenport
J. I. Fellows
Grinnell
Iowa Cemetery Officials Association
A. F. Schroeder
Boone
Lefty Christie
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
A. A. Hardin
Sorosis Club
Bess Busby
Edna Roberts
Nevah Prior
H. G. Stitzel
Hundreds Gather for Manchester Lutheran Convention
Manchester hosts the river district Lutheran Brotherhood convention with hundreds of out-of-town guests at First Luther church. The opening service features Rev. George Krueger as preacher and Rev. W. A. Adix as liturgist. A 11 to 11:45 a.m. broadcast on WMT marks the first local Lutheran radio. A noon picnic dinner at Thrill Park precedes afternoon talks by Rev. A Langholz and Rev. F Edward Pritz with musical numbers by Miss Jeanne Dudley and J Nieman. An indoor program follows if needed. Delegates resume at 2 p.m. for the annual business meeting of the state organization with officers listed.
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Manchester
First Luther Church
Towa District Lutheran Brotherhoods
George Krueger
Zion Lutheran Church
Clinton
W. A. Adix
WMT
A. Langholz
Lutheran Church of
Preston
F. Edward Pritz
United States
New Guinea
Australia
Jeanne Dudley
J. H Nieman
Denver
Dart Hall
New Zealand Minister Warns Japan Offensive Not Broken
Des Moines AP report says Walter Nash New Zealand minister to the United States warns that Japanese power in the Pacific remains capable of action despite Allied defeats at Coral Sea and Midway. Nash notes New Zealand’s high military readiness and upcoming Chamber address.
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Des Moines
United Nations
Japan
Pacific
Walter Nash
United States
New Zealand
Coral Sea
Midway Island
Nash
Chamber of Commerce
Penalty for Buying Auto License Late in Iowa
Iowa attorney general rules delinquency penalty on auto registrations is 5 percent per month with a $1 minimum. County treasurers had been charging $1 monthly regardless of the 5 percent figure. An opinion for Public Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer says a $15 fee with three months' delinquency costs $2.25, not $3.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Fourth District Legion Stag Set For June 23
Independence agenda includes a luncheon at the Gedney hotel at 12:15 p.m. and an executive committee meeting. The annual business meeting and officer elections follow at the county fair administration building with a buffet supper. District Commander G B Rich ter directs the event.
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Independence
Fourth District
the American Legion
Gedney
G. B. Richter
Decorah Carrier Grabs Sixth in Nation for Defense Stamps
Robert Rounseville a Cedar Rapids Gazette carrier from Decorah ranks sixth in the nation for defense stamp sales by newspaper boys. By June 13 he totalled 114 113 stamps worth 11 411 30 dollars with a July 1 goal of 15 000. He has sold a 500 series bond and seeks 2 000 more, operating across Decorah and beyond.
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Decorah
U. S
Defense Agent News
Rounseville
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Marion
United States War Savings
KGLC
Luther College
Ion
Robert
Official Count Shows Gwynne Wins Nomination Margin
The canvass in 14 counties of the Third district renominated Rep. John W Gwynne Republican of Waterloo by 352 votes. Gwynne received 15 345 votes to James E Coonley of Hampton 14 993.
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Des Moines
John W Gwynne
Waterloo
Congress
Gwynne
James E. Coonley
Hampton
Twenty One Physicians Volunteer for Army at West Union
Col John J. Marker Cedar Rapids led a West Union interview day with twenty one physicians from six northeast Iowa counties. The group discussed physical examinations as 16 000 doctors are needed and all physicians under 45 who pass the tests will be inducted.
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Specalta
Cacetre
West Union
John J. Marker
Cedar Rapids
Reserve Medical Corps
Iowa
Col Marker
Mother Who Let Baby Die Faces Manslaughter Charge
A 33-year-old widow, Louise Howley, was held on a manslaughter charge in Des Moines in connection with the death of her newborn daughter born August 20, 1941. The infant lived 30 minutes and was secretly buried in the basement. Howley pleaded innocent and was jailed on a $3,000 bond for a June 23 hearing as evidence goes to the Polk county grand jury. She reportedly admitted she refused physician care and a necessary operation, saying she did what she did to save her other children and feared losing her pension and custody. The neighbor who helped bury the child was released after questioning.
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DES Moines
Paul Castelline
Louise Howley
Howley
Polk County Grand Jury
Castelline
Mrs. Howley
Smylie Joins United Air Lines As First Officer
Robert B. Smylie son of Mr and Mrs RF Smylie has graduated from United Air Lines training school in Cheyenne Wyoming and is among 15 pilots made first officers on the system He will serve in the eastern section aboard the company s passenger cargo mainliners.
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Columbus Junction
Robert B. Smylie
RF. Smylie
United Air Lines Training School
Cheyenne
Wyo
United Air Lines
Marion rifle? No. War ration sugar ends Friday in Marion
The Marion News Gazette notes last day for rationing sugar with names R to Z to register Friday in the public library auditorium while A to H registrants may call for certificates today. The board has 400 certificates and will issue more. war ration stamp cards available for grocers. Also reports local social news, marriages and local visits.
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Marion
Public
OPA
Military Finishing School's New Approach at Fort Des Moines
Des Moines AP Colonel Don C Faith commands the women’s army auxiliary corps training school opening July 20 at Fort Des Moines. The program explores nonmilitary books like Education of the Modern Girl and Deans and Advisers of Women and Girls. Officers anticipate a neat military look with bobbed hair possibly required at collar level.
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Washington
McGregor May Get Cutting Branch of Pearl Button Firm
Rumor places a large pearl button company considering a branch button cutting factory in McGregor. Inspecting buildings, reps envisage 20 machines and 50 or more employees, mostly women, with a decision pending. The area has seen a decline in fishing and clamming jobs along the Mississippi corridor.
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McGregor
Pearl
Ias
Central City Ensign Lyman Killed in Action
Ensign Chauncey Lyman of Central City was killed in action while serving in the navy. He had applied for active duty with the naval reserve the day after the Pearl Harbor attack. Born December 16 1913 in Harrisonville he was a resident of Central City and attended Alburnett high school. He is survived by his wife Ann Resynolds Lyman of San Francisco his mother and two brothers Milton of Central City and Theodore of Jackson Mississippi.
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Central City
Chauncey Lyman
Navy
Naval Reserve
Pearl Harbor
Friday Lyman
Alburnett High School
Merchant Marine
Henry
Grace Lyman
Harrisonville
Ann Resynolds Lyman
San Francisco
Milton
Theodore
Jackson
Goldwin Smith Takes Year Long War Work Leave
IOWA CITY AP Prof Goldwin Smith of the University of Iowa history department will be on leave during the next academic year to do war work for the Canadian government in Ottawa. Smith, a Canadian citizen, has taught at Iowa since 1939.
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Iowa City
Goldwin Smith
University of Iowa History Department
Ottawa
Smith
Citiven
Plans to prevent Iowa State labor shortages formed by student council
The Iowa State college student war council Frie day begins organizing a comprehensive student service group led by John Slater to forestall a shortage of departmental labor. The corps will support ongoing projects as NYA funds have been curtailed and may not be available in the future.
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Ames
Iowa State College Student War Council
Frieday
John Slater
Chicago
NYA
Still More Rain for Swollen Iowa Rivers
Additional showers forecast for Iowa follow heavy rains that swelled the Mississippi and eastern Iowa rivers. Davenport reported 2.45 inches of rain to be carried off by the Mississippi, while Dubuque logged 0.53 inches. Rescue crews assisted five children and a disabled woman on an island near Rock Island as waters rose. Temperatures cooled after a statewide 92 degree high in Sioux City. lows dropped to 54 at Ames. The Iowa River stood a fraction below flood level at 62 feet with flood stage nine feet. The Mississippi fell to 17 feet at McGregor after peaking 174 feet Wednesday. another rise was expected as Wisconsin river flood waters joined the Mississippi two miles south of town.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mississippi
Davenport
Dubuque
Coast Guard
Rock Island
Sioux City
Ames
Towa City
Towa Geological Survey
Lowa
Gazette McGregor
Wisconsin
Here
Professor Says Vitamin Fetish Being Overdone
Professor Ancel Keys of the University of Minnesota cautions against hype around vitamins. He told the Iowa City conference that people seek quick strength through pills and foods, believing vitamins confer miraculous power and even recalling wartime myths about German fame.
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Iowa City
Ancel Keys
University of Minnesota Physiological Hszione Laboratories
France
Tger
Keys
University of Iowa
CAP Squadron Staff Meets at Iowa City
Des Moines acting wing commander John Paul Jones and Cedar Rapids executive officer John T Hamultan joined a local CAP squadron staff meeting in Iowa City. They discussed CAP policies and objectives and described active duty coastal patrols, noting CAP ships have sunk two submarines and captured another.
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Iowa City
John Paul Jones
Des Moines
Civil Air Patrol
John T Hamultan
Cedar Rapids
722Nd Group Command
CAP
Jones
Hamilton
West Liberty Doctor Stationed on Midway Island
West Liberty doctor Lieut Comdr Albert E Adv of the United States Naval Reserve wired that he is stationed on Midway Island. Message was received by Janet Malcolm of Mareres P Adv, as the officer closed his local office to join the service.
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West Liberty
Albert E Adv
United States Naval Ace Corps
Midway Island
Weed
Janet Malcolm
Mareres
Padv
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