Rationing Changes for Wines In Iowa Stores June 19
DES MOINES AP rationing of all dry and imported wines ends June 19 at 177 state liquor stores due to improving receipts. Whisky ration returns to a fifth or quart every four weeks starting July 10, with the week of July 24 also a weely week. June 26 to July 1 will be a permit sale week with no beverages sold. Existing permits expire June 6. One Burlington store to close by July 15. others to remain.
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Des Moines
State Liquor Commission
Commission
Flood Threats Lessen As Crest Nears Friday
Omaha says the Missouri river is rising little more than six inches to crest late Friday after a four tenth foot rise since Wednesday. Des Moines and Raccoon rivers risks eased in central Iowa though new breaks in the Missouri levees threaten further flooding in Hamburg and nearby farmland. Nebraska City bridge closed, several Iowa highways flooded, but major roads into Iowa from Omaha mostly open.
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Omaha
Missouri
Omaha Weather Bureau
Clarinda
Hamburg
Iowa
Division Army Engineers Office
Kansas City Weather Bureau
Nebraska City
Sidney
Iowa Highway Commission
Missouri Valley
Pacific Junction
275
Newton
Sigourney
Sioux City
Plattsmouth
Floyd
Stockyard
Des Moines
Boone
Raccoon
van Meter
Legion of Merit For Vinton Man In Two Divisions
Technician Lee W. Griffin of Vinton Iowa earned the Legion of Merit while serving 28 months overseas with the 34th Infantry Division before transferring to the Third Infantry Division for the Sicily invasion. He earned the award for maintaining radio communications at an observe post near Tunisia, later served in Italy at Mt Rotunda before Anzio. Griffin is the son of Mr. and Mrs Herman Griffin and will visit Vinton on furlough.
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Washington, D. C
Lee W. Griffin
Vinton
Sgt
Griffin
34Th
Third
Sicily
Tunisia
Italy
Mt. Rotunda
Anzio
War Department
Herman Griffin
This Little Man Wants to See His Mother
Omaha and Council Bluffs faced mass delays as more than 7000 people, civilians and troops, waited for train reroutes around flood zones. A young soldier missed four of five furlough days to reunite with his mother, while Red Cross and Navy Mothers staffed a canteen near yards amid shortages of food and drink for marooned GIs.
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Omaha
Neb
County Bluffs
Iowa
Nebraska
Omaha Union Station
Council Bluffs
Red Cross
Navy
Chicago and Northwestern Yards
G.i.’S
McGregor Cannon Gets New Civil War Function
A Civil War era cannon named Nellie Grant mounted on the Mississippi river front at Mc Gregor has been repurposed to produce life. An up-to-date pair of blue birds now occupy the field piece and plan to raise a family there.
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Nellie Grant
Mississippi River
McGregor
Iowa Liquor Sales Fall in 1944 Total
DES MOINES, UP. Iowa liquor sales for the year ended May 31 totaled 19,409,017.62 dollars, down 922,275.65 from last year. Volume dropped from 2,394,816.21 gallons to 1,708,981.55, a decline of 685,834.66 gallons, with May sales at 1,598,926.34, down 57,679.90 from May 1943.
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Des Moines
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
15 State Institutions In Healthy Condition
Des Moines report to the state legislative interim committee states that the 15 institutions under the state board of control are financially healthy due to added federal price support commodities. Comptroller C Fred Porter notes 15 to 20 positions unfunded, and warns some facilities would run red with full staffing. Independence State Hospital notes a balance exceeding $60,000.
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Des Moines
INS
State Board of Control
State Legislative Interim Committee
C. Fred Porter
Iowa
State Hospital For the Insane
Independence
Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers at Hahn Howard Post
Mt Vernon newly elected officers of the Hahn Howard American Legion auxiliary include President Mrs Milton Koch and First Vice President Mrs Dana Wilcox. Second Vice President Mrs Don Pringle Secretary Mrs William Hoffman Treasurer Mrs Harry Kleinfelter Sergeant at Arms Mrs Lester Cook Historian Mrs Mae T Mitchell Chaplain Mrs Mae Foster. Installed in July after Monday night election at USCLegion hall. A memorial service was held for charter member Mrs West. Local unit has received a meritorious citation for this year’s membership.
Decorah Couple Split as Woman Seeks Divorce
Clara Klinkenberg files for divorce from William Klinkenberg citing cruel treatment and seeks permanent alimony of 3000 dollars. They wed June 8, 1941 and separated November 1942. Hints at local civic appointments note Darrell Morse named chief clerk of the Decorah ration board after Walter R. Cummings resigned. Morse formerly cashier at a Floyd bank and ex representative of George A. Hormel Co.
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Decorah
Clara Klinkenberg
William Klinkenberg
Darrell Morse
George A. Hormel Company
Decorah Ration Board
Walter R. Cummings
The
Hormels
Morse
Floyd
New Twosome on University Campus
Jeanne De Barr, a 20 year old blind Mayo? student from Madison Wisconsin, and her Seeing Eye dog Nellie are new on the University of Iowa campus. Jeanne learned to read with readers while taking an eight hour course, lives in a cooperative dorm, and shares daily house duties. She enjoys swimming and riding and has competed in a broad jumping contest at a Wisconsin blind school. Nellie attracts petting and feeding from campus visitors, which Jeanne must manage to keep Nellie focused on her guide duties.
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Iowa City
ICPA
Jeanne
Nellie
Jeanne DeBarr
Madison
Wis
University of Iowa
Morristown
N. J
Janes‘ville
IDPA
Jeanne de Barr
University of Iowa Liberal Arts
Madison, Wis
Neilie
Soldiers' Parents Warned to Check Wires for Money
DES MOINES AP E E Kuhnel warns parents of boys in service to verify telegrams asking for money. FBI reports impersonation cases in Iowa with 25 to 50 dollars involved. Impostor pretends to be stranded and then collects funds at the telegraph office with fake credentials.
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Des Moines
E. E. Kuhnel
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Kuhnel
FBI
United States
Cloud Level
Iowa
Board Hears Complaints On Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Des Moines reports state board of control declined to comment after a closed session with Rep Fimmen of Bloomfield regarding conditions at the Mt. Pleasant state hospital for the insane. Complaints included an untidy ward and strong odors, with a fan and deodorant solution used to purify the air. The facility houses more than 1,500 patients, with buildings dating to 1866 and 1867.
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Des Moines
INS
State Board of Control
Fimmen
Bloomfield
State Hospital For the Insane
Mt. Pleasant
Kellogg's All-Bran Promises Constipation Relief
Unsolicited letter from a Chicago reader praising Kellogg's All-Bran. Claims regular morning use with water prevents constipation and contrasts with pills and purgatives. Describes All-Bran as a gentle regulating food not a laxative, and urges continued intake and water.
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Kellogg
Rae
Kielly Fined for Failure to Aid Injured Person
DES MOINES AP Leo E Kielly 41 a State Center implement dealer was fined 1000 for failure to render assistance to an injured person and 5260 in court costs He is also under indictment for manslaughter in a Des Moines southwest crash Jan 1 that killed Harold Anderson and faces a 30000 damage suit from Andersons widow His license was suspended for one year.
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DES Moines
Leo E. Kielly
State Center
Kielly
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Five Louisa County Men Enter Navy
Five Louisa county men were accepted for service in the U S Navy and left Thursday for the Des Moines recruiting station. They are Kenneth E. Carter Wapello August H. Foss Donald F. Howell Craig B. Wolford Columbus Junction John T Baylor transferred to Wapello County Iowa Omer L Wheeler transferred from Cabell County West Virginia.
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Wapello
Louisa County
U. S. Navy
Navy
Des Moines
Kenneth E. Carter
August H. Foss
Donald F. Howell
Craig B. Wolford
Columbus Junction
John T. Baylor
Wapelio County
Iowa
Omer L. Wheeler
Cabell County
West Virginia
Insurance Official Fears Federalization of Insurance
Frank Nye reports Iowa insurance official Charles R. Fischer of Des Moines warns the Supreme Court 4 to 3 decision on interstate insurance could prompt federal overreach. He says life and casualty firms and fire companies would oppose federal control, fearing New Deal bureaucracy and loss of state safeguards for ratepayers and funds. Fischer notes insurers fared better under state supervision during the Depression than national banks under federal control. He plans no long range forecast yet but may issue further remarks soon.
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Frank Nye
United States Supreme Court
Charles R. Fischer
Des Moines
High Tribunal
Coer
Fischer
Iowa
Iowa May employment declines mark first yearly drop since 1939
Des Moines new data show Iowa employment fell in May for the first time versus the same month in year since February 1939. The Des Moines ordnance plant cut staffing to meet a quota for one ammunition type, accounting for 89 percent of the overall May decline. Excluding the ordnance plant, the rest of May showed a 1.4 percent gain.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
Iowa Bureau of Labor
Lightning Fire Destroys Barn on Kjarland Farm Near Freeport
A lightning strike Monday night destroyed the barn and a lean-to on the Ingvold Kjarland farm near Freeport. The loss is estimated at 1500 dollars and includes all of the farm’s harness and some equipment.
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Decorah
Ingvold Kjarland
Freeport
Kjarland
Twenty-two Tipton Men Sent to Army and Navy Induction
Twenty-two men from Tipton left for Camp Dodge to be inducted into the armed forces. Navy inductees include John R. Stratton West Branch Orvill R. Witmer transferred to Davenport Leverne Meyer Clarence transferred from Van Buren county Frank L. Kellerhals Tipton Robert P. Cosgriff Tipton Arthur A. Thomson Atalissa William F. Vedepo West Branch William H. Stotler Jr West Branch Edwin E. Frederick Tipton Glen L. Unruh Lisbon Kenneth C. Armstrong Lisbon Army inductees include Harold D. Weede Anamosa Lupton Smith transferred.
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Tipton
Armed Forces
Camp Dodge
Navy
John R. Stratton
West Branch
Orvill R. Witmer
Davenport
Leverne Meyer
Clarence
van Buren County
Frank L. Kellerhals
Robert P. Cosgriff
Arthur A. Thomson
Atalissa
William F. Vedepo
William H. Stotler, Jr
Transfers to Davenport and Davenport-area towns listed
Daven to Ottumwa supported by Max Wilkinson. Wilbur Woode listed with Tipton transfer. Homer Mitchell moved to Davenport. Frank Milota assigned to Charlotte. John Freeman linked to Olin. Harold Burmeister to Cedar Rapids. John Lange connected with Tipton. Elmer Krueger to Lowden. Kenneth L. Stuart placed in West Branch.
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Daven
Max Wilkinson
Ottumwa
Wilbur Woode
Tipton
Homer Mitchell
Davenport
Frank Milota
Charlotte
Iowa
John Freeman
Olin
Harold Burmeister
Ceder Rapids
John Lange
Elmer Krueger
Lowden
Kenneth L. Stuart
West Branch
Parole Board Grants Releases to Two Anamosa Inmates
AP DES MOINES The state parole board on Wednesday approved parole for two Anamosa prison inmates Dean Lantz 25 paroled from a 25 year term for robbery with aggravation in Muscatine county sentenced Oct 25 1939 Charles Busch 21 paroled from Story county sentenced Oct 24 1941 for motor vehicle theft or use of a motor vehicle as charged The action reflects a wave of early 1940s parole decisions by the board.
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DES Moines (Ap
State Parole Board
Anamosa Reformatory
Dean Lantz
Muscatine County
Arles Busch
Story County
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Via
Wisconsin Lumber CO
DIAL
Board
Mt. Pleasant Hospital
Chambers
Missouri River
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Army
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