AVC Session Opens In Des Moines With Expanded Veterans Support
The 3 day constitutional convention of the American Veterans Committee opened with Chairman Charles Bolte pledging to welcome all veterans. He defended the group against charges of catering to elites and noted rapid growth to 60,000 members, adding 2,000 weekly. He warned inflation and urged price controls as essential to veterans security. A telegraph was sent to Senators Barkley Wagner and Taft urging preservation of G I benefits and related aid. In a separate item, a car accident near Fairview Hill caused injuries.
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Des Moines
The
American Veterans Committee
Charles Bolte
Bolte
AVC
CPA
Barkley
Wagner
Taft
Senate
Congress
Associated Press
Charles G. Bolte
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
New York
Iowa Marriages and Engagements
Multiple Iowa couples wed or announced engagements across towns including Vinton Waterloo Tama Decorah McGregor Postville Scotch Grove Ossian and Walker. Notable unions include Richard Van Nice and Betty Barlow in Waterloo and Mary Ann Dahman’s daughter Mary Ann to Burrell Quigley in San Francisco.
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Vinton
Betty Barlow
Clair C. Barlow
Richard van Nice
Glenn C. van Nice
Waterloo
McGregor
Mary Anna Meade
David Meade
Orlando Lloyd Scheffert
Lutheran Parsonage
F. Starke
Decorah
Eleanore Dorrum
I. Dorrum
Robert L. Haines
A. J. Haines
Kearney
Neb
Marquette
Andrew Dahman
Mary Ann
Marine
Burrell C. Quigley, Jr
Burrell C. Quigley
Medford
Ore
Old St. Mary’s Church
San Francisco
Postville
Paul McGinnis
Kingston
Ohio
Patricia Ann
Donald J. Humphrey
J. H. Humphrey
Three Hurt In Anamosa Highway 151 Crash
Three Boone residents were injured when their car struck the Wapsie river bridge on highway 151 at Anamosa’s west edge. The victims Mr. and Mrs. Oscar I. Fey and Mrs. S. S. Bailey were taken to Mercy hospital with severe injuries.
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Anamosa
Boone
Wapsie River
Highway 151
Mercy Hospital
Oscar I. Fey
S. S. Bailey
Firestone Brothers Tour Des Moines Plant
Two of the five Firestone brothers visited the Des Moines tire plant. Raymond Firestone praised the modern facilities as the best, while Leonard Firestone called the plant their newest and well learned from their other plants. The Des Moines site has operated for a year.
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Des Moines
Firestone Brothers
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Raymond C. Firestone
Firestone of
Tennessee
Leonard K. Firestone
California
Mt Vernon Paper Wins National Honor
Estes Park Colorado reports three Iowa weeklies won in the National Editorial association contest. The Mt Vernon Hawkeye Record earned first place in the weekly class for general excellence in typography. Oakland Acorn and Sumner Gazette took second place in their population groups for general newspaper excellence.
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Estes Park
Colo
Iowa
National Editorial Association
Mt. Vernon Hawkeye Record
Oakland Acorn
Sumner Gazette
Storm Loss Estimated at One Million in Creston Area
Insurance adjusters said the Memorial day storm caused about 1 million dollars in damage in the Creston vicinity. The figure reflects total losses across local properties and structures.
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Creston
East Iowans Win Degrees At Iowa State
Iowa State college grants 381 degrees at the seventy fifth commencement. Dr. Charles E. Finley awards 11 PhDs 22 masters seven professional 33 DVMs and 308 B S degrees. Eastern Iowa graduates listed by county include Benton Blairstown and others across Cedar Delaware Fayette Iowa Jones Tama and more with degrees in engineering home economics dietetics veterinary medicine and textiles. Registration for the summer quarter ends Monday and classes begin Tuesday.
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Ames —I
Iowa State College
Charles E. Finley
Eastern Iowa
Benton
John M. Carpenter
Blairstown
Margaret I. Tuttle
Norway
Buchanan
Elizabeth A. Flickinger
Aurora
Cedar
Marilyn A. Agne
Tipton
Mary E. Graf
Elkader
Lorraine K. Moses
Monona
Dorothy E. Hatch
Edgewood
Delaware
Mary M. Laxson
Dorothy M. Pratt
Phyllis M. Thompson
Marion and Decorah Firms Win Contracts
The state highway commission awarded 24 contracts for paving bridges culverts surfacing and grading totaling 172839.94 with two contracts going to Fred Carlson company Decorah for Winneshiek county. Major award included grading in Winneshiek county to Lowe Construction company Marion for 63719.08.
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Ames (Ap
State Highway Commission
Fred Carlson Company
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Lowe Construction Company
Marion
Iowa's Largest Choir Sought for Centennial
Des Moines plans for a historic interfaith service at Drake Stadium on centennial weekend aims to assemble at least 2,500 voices. Over 1,400 singers have been recruited from up to 150 miles away, with Bert Stolpe urging churches, civic groups, and soloists to join.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Drake Stadium
Bert Stolpe
Shrine Temple Sold to Cowles Broadcasting Company
Des Moines based Cowles Broadcasting buys the Shrine Temple for 150000 to convert it into a radio and community center for Des Moines and Iowa. The interior and exterior will be redecorated, acoustics improved, and parts remodeled for radio use with possession expected before July 1. The 4400 seat main auditorium has hosted road shows forums and conventions and will see expanded services under new ownership.
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DES Moines
Shrine Temple
Cowles Broadcasting Company
Iowa
Two Jews Sentenced to Death in Jerusalem Shooting Case
In Jerusalem two members of an illegal Jewish extremist group were executed sentence after being found guilty of firing on British troops. The AP reports the court handed down death sentences amid ongoing tensions in the city.
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Jerusalem
Magician’s Disappearance Act Ends With Quarter Found
In Creston Iowa Thomas Mays vanished a quarter as part of a carnival stunt. A second act revealed the missing coin had been removed from Mays stomach by doctors during surgery Thursday.
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Creston
Thomas Mays
May
V F W Speaker Criticizes G I Bill Shortcomings
Capt James E Van Zandt of Altoona Pa told the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment that the G I bill is a wonderful paper but has led to disillusionment for veterans Colleges turn away veterans housing shortages and strikes slow industrial jobs He urged V F W American Legion and Disabled American Veterans to press for adequate well balanced national defense for the atomic age and urged cooperation with World War II veterans to give the organization vigor and leadership.
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Sioux City
G.I
V.F.W
American Legion
Disabled American Veterans
van Zandt
Iowa
Presbyterianism Noting Its 109th Year in Iowa
An Ames report notes the Synod of Iowa will mark its 109th year at the sixty-fifth annual meeting in Ames from June 24 to 27. Leading officers include Rev. Lewis Hauter of Oelwein moderator Rev. W O Harless of Ames synod executive and pastor host and Rev. C Wayne Overholser of Marshalltown permanent clerk.
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Ames
Presbyterianism
Iowa
Synod of Iowa
Lewis Hauter
Oelwein
W. O. Harless
C. Wayne Overholser
Marshalltown
Kuyper Chosen President Of Iowa Manufacturers Assn
P H Kuyper of Pella elected president succeeding G M Foster of Ottumwa at the Iowa Manufacturers association annual convention final session. Edward A Kimball of Des Moines re-elected executive vice president with L P Boudreaux of Cedar Rapids named to the executive committee. A resolution urged Congress to pass emergency legislation after government seizure to curb strikes in key industries. Dr Alfred P Haake warned that Hitlerism survives despite wartime victories.
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DES Moines
P. HE. Kuyper
Pella
Iowa Manufacturers Association
G. M. Foster
Ottumwa
Edward A. Kimball
L. P. Boudreaux
Cedar Rapids
Association
Congress
Senate
Hitler
Alfred P. Haake
Park Ridge
Ill
Money bag containing $1500 stolen from Davenport cigar shop
A Davenport cigar store reported a money bag with 1500 dollars stolen Thursday night. A clerk left the bag on a counter to go to a back room and returned to find the bag and two youths missing.
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Davenport
Plane buzzed farmer before Sloan crash deaths
The Iowa state aeronautics commission report says the aircraft twice buzzed farmer Otis Hobbs on his tractor before crashing on his farm near Sloan. Veterans Franklin Elliott of Sioux City and Donald Olson of near Sloan died from burns at a Sioux City hospital.
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Des Moines
State Aeronautics Commission
Lester Orcutt
Commission
Sloan
Franklin Elliott
Sioux City
Donald Olson
Otis Hobbs
Hobbs
Iowa Building Permits Jump in May Across 16 Cities
May building permits across 16 first class Iowa cities totaled 409, twelve times May 1945. Remodeling permits reached 489, Des Moines issued 156 permits, Cedar Rapids had the most remodeling totals at 130 with 25,097 dollars valuation, followed by Waterloo 41, Sioux City 28, Davenport 26. Total new dwelling valuation 2,190,000 and remodeling 189,000 dollars.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Health
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sioux City
Davenport
Iowa City
Dubuque
Mason City
Vets Returning From Overseas List Names Eastern Iowa Personnel
The Associated Press reports eastern Iowans listed for return to U S ports include T/5 Keith Strother El Dora T/5 Melvin Zahasky Calmar Pfc Henry Netolicky Solon First Lt Donald Barnes Tama S/Sgt James Stiffin Cedar Rapids and ships Norway Victory Hood Victory with dates June 12 13 for arrivals.
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United States
New York
Norway Victory
Keith Strother
Eldora
Melvin Zahasky
Calmar
Henry Netolicky
Solon
Hood Victory
Donald Barnes
Tama
James Stiffin
Cedar Rapids
Arrival Dates May Be Estimated In Passenger Lists
A note warns that arrival dates are often estimates and passenger lists may contain errors. Officials advise cross checking with ship manifests and official records.
Peron Declares War on Speculation in Cost-Living Drive
Buenos Aires AP reports President Juan D. Peron opened a 60 day campaign to cut living costs by declaring a war to the death against speculation. He urged the nation to back measures to curb price hikes and stabilize the economy.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
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League of United Nations Veterans
United Nations
Milwaukee
Fey
Fairview Hill
Margaret Parpolia
Donald W. Mahood
Inez Mahood
Reno
Nev
Doris Jean Howell
Virgil Howell
Ashland
Kan
Wilbur Patterson
F. C. Patterson
Ashland Methodist Church
C. A. Mullindore
Evanston, NL
Patterson
Garrett Biblical Institute
Janez Leuchtenmacher
John Leuchtenmacher
Herbert Friedlin
Herbert J. Friedlin
Redeemer Lutheran Church
W. Tolson
Lisaree
Zenes
Mum Charcelic
D. E. Hakes
John M. Keil
Third Ave
Commonwealth
Second Ave
Just
First Avenue
John J. Yuva
Mt. Vernon
Marion and Decorah
Lewis E
Parmenter
National School Service Institute
Chicago
Hotel Roosevelt
Roosevelt All Salesmen
National Association of Salesmen
V.F.W. Speaker
G.I. Bill
Bie
Ast
U. S. Army
U. S. Army Air Forces
West Liberty
Hawkeye Racing Club, Inc
T. B. Armstrong
Peron
Second Street
Odds and Ends
Second Avenue SE
Metal Polish
Ee Marco Penn
Martin Oil CO
Eighth Avenue
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