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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1945

Page

3

Degrees to 188 East Iowans at University of Iowa

Degrees and certificates will be awarded Sunday to 188 graduates in medicine dentistry and nursing at the University of Iowa. Recipients represent 68 Iowa counties and seven other states with numerous eastern Iowans named by county. The commencement will start at 1 45 p m and be broadcast by WSUI with Dr Morris Fishbein delivering the address on Medicine in the Postwar World.

Iowa City University of Iowa Iowa Mary Jean Holst Keystone Marjory Bickel Vinton Buchanan Janet Reinhold Winthrop Cedar Elaine C. Klatt Clarence Clayton Kathleen H. Kuempel Guttenberg Constance M Turner McGregor Delaware Dwight W. Newman, Jr. Edgewood Robert E. Leighton Manchester Fayette Elizabeth J.smith Edith Irene Treptow Delwein James K Tillotson Randalia Janice M. Nelson Wadena Doris Irene Owen North English Henry J. Ruff South Amana Jackson Gerald J. Nemmers Lamotte Eugene P Hoffman Johnson John C Bates Douglas E Bradshaw John W. Bradshaw Ursil H. Callen Barton H. Campbell James L. Coffey Robert E. Glenn Laurance D. Goodwin Louis N Hunterford, Jr Edith A Gensicke Eleanor R Lockwood Ematine A. Ratecliff Otto E. Kruse Lisbon Glenn M Skallerup Walker Tama— Rex Vaubel Dasart Willam V Ochs Dysart John Woh Sleeter Toledo Esaio Reerk Traer Winneshiek- Lucile & Martin Fort Atkinson ODT Aind WSUI Morris Fishbein Journal of the Americin Medical Association

Charles Starkey Tipton Fined for Unlicensed Truck Operation

Charles Starkey Tipton was fined $25 on Thursday for operating a truck without a license. The charge was filed by an inspector for the state commerce commission.

Tipton Charles Starkey State Commerce Commission

Pastor James M Lower to Lead Parkersburg Church

James M Lower, longtime pastor of Marion Congregational Church, accepts call to Parkersburg Congregational Church. He reports at once. wife and son Jimmie stay in Marion through month end. Lower studied at Coe College and Iowa State Teachers College plans.

Rex James M. Lower Marion Parkersburg Jimmie Lower Coe College Iowa State Teachers College

Summer party for Bellflower honoree gathers old classmates

Mrs John Kil len of Bellflower Calif spends summer with her parents Mr and Mrs Frank J Cleveland as Mrs Byron Umbdehn stock and Mrs Elmer Fisher entertain seven former classmates and hostesses at the Fisher home 845 Twelfth street Other attendees include Mrs K P Shimerda Mrs Harold Scott Darwin Revertson Robert Stutt Ivan Galimere and Hazel Van Gorkom Services for Mrs Arthur J Dahn held in Yocom chapel with Rev James P Gabie and Marion chapter O E S Burial at Cedar Memorial park Pallbearers named Relatives visit from Davenport Waterloo Dubuque and others as Maj Osborne returns from Italy to duty at the Tenth Mountain division Adoption by Mr and Mrs Wilbur Cooper noted.

John Killen Bellflower Calif Frank J. Cleveland Byron Umbdehnstock Elmer Fisher Fisher Twelfth Street K P Shimerda Harold Scott Cedar Rapids Mmreee Con Terrence Darwin Revertson Robert Stutt Ivan Galimere Hazel van Gorkom Arthur J. Dahn Yocom Chapel James P Gabie Marion O E S Cedar Memorial Park C G Kelly P. Vanderlinden George A Kindler Glenn Myers Talbot Latham Davenport Vic Earl Farwell Elsworth Mable Dahn B. Patterson Arthur Dahn Kesley John W. M.geenes Charles City Ooand Jynald Austin Waterloo Addie Austin Dubuque Arthur Orne Roger Rotert Aus'.n Texas Kalamazoo Mich Maj. Osborne P. A. Osborne Major Osborne Tenth Mountain Division Italy United States

Local ads list gifts and visits for Marion area

Marion shoppers see a flurry of notices from Bailey's Milk Bar Syl's Grocery and Ed Sigfred Co with Father’s Day promos and new product arrivals. Residents Mrs Don Harford Mrs Hulda Johnson and families are mentioned with travel plans and summer visits while others plan church services meals and birthdays in the community.

Stokers Get Eased War Priorities for Iowa Coal

Des Moines AP report notes stokers among first civilian products with eased war priorities. W F Prentice of Des Moines told 40 stokers dealers that about 600 domestic stokers will be allotted to Iowa to aid coal conservation.

Des Moines W. F. Prentice Iowa

Strawberry Point American Legion Auxiliary Officers Named

Strawber ry Point listing names the officers and executive board of the American Legion auxiliary with positions including president and secretary. Tipton petition seeks accounting from guardian Reid L. Hunt of Tipton over Iva Schultz, sister of Paul Schultz, in Cedar County District Court.

Strawberry Point American Legion Auxiliary J.J. Mathews R. V. Brandt Harold Linderwell August Guipper Howard V. Steward M. A. Axtell Cassy Fhehler Frank Runyon George E. Dunfrund Donald Gundacker Tipton Paul Schultz Cedar County Reid L. Hunt Iva Schultz

Cornell Site Of Christian Youth Session

Mt Vernon a five county group joins 43 conferees and 10 instructors at Cornell college for the Northeast Iowa Young People's conference of the Disciples of Christ. Dr. Marion H Williams is vesper speaker and Rev Earle Barclay directs. Theme: We Must Be the World We Want.

MT. Vernon Cornell College Northeast Iowa The Disciples of Christ Earle Barclay Christian Church Coggon Marion H. Williams First Christian Church Cedar Rapids Vernon Carter Marion

Catholic Center at Iowa U to Expand Facilities

The Catholic Student Center at the University of Iowa will expand with facilities totaling about 250000 dollars. A 160000 dollar stone chapel for 500 to 700 people will be built funded entirely by donations. An advisory committee of laymen and Catholic alumni from Davenport Des Moines Dubuque aids the project.

Iowa City University of Iowa Leonard J. Brugman L. M. B. Morrissey Davenport William F. Riley Des Moines Richard F

Iowa City Surgeon Joins Pacific Invasion Forces

Capt. Edward R. Lambert of Iowa City is among four medical officers with the 15th portable surgical hospital. The unit is trained to land with Pacific invasion forces to perform emergency ops until evacuation hospitals are set up. Lambert handles orthopedic work and served during Buna Goodenough Island Finshaven Maffin Bay and Sansipur campaigns before Lingayen Gulf action. His wife resides in Cedar Rapids.

Army Service Forces Luzon Edward R. Lambert Iowa City 15Th Portable Surgical Hospital Lambert Buna Goodenough Island Finshaven Maffin Bay Sansipur Lingayen Gulf Cedar Rapids

Olin Pilot Killed in India After Arrival as P-51 Pilot

Mrs Bruce Johnson received word from the war department that her husband Lt Johnson was killed in India on June 7 about a month after arriving as a P 51 pilot. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Verne Johnson of Bradshaw Nebraska and had made Olin his home for five years. Mrs Johnson is with her parents Mr and Mrs O T Furst.

Olin Bruce Johnson War Department Lt. Johnson India Verne Johnson Bradshaw Neb Johnson O. T. Furst

Blairstown and Solon airmen are decorated

Thirteen airmen from Iowa in the 21st Bomber Command on Saipan receive the Air Medal for numerous successful flights over Japan. Among the honorees are Second Lt. John M. Carpenter of Blairstown and Lt. Maurice J. Bittner of Solon.

Saipan Iowa 21St Bomber Command John M. Carpenter Blairstown Maurice J. Bittner Solon

Degree Awards Highlight Iowa State Graduation

Milton F Beech er director of research for the Norton company Worcester MA received an honorary doctor of engineering at Iowa State College ceremonies, where Paul S Clapp Columbus Gas and Electric earned the Anson Marston medal. Bachelor graduates included Patricia Gilchrist Esther Thurman Irene Paulu Gertrude Ortgiess Mary Ann Phelps.

Ames Milton F. Beecher Norton Company Worcester Mass Iowa State College Iowa State Anson Marston Paul S. Clapp Columbus Gas and Electric Corporation Columbus Ohio Clapp Signal Corps United States France Herbert Hoover Allied Relief Commission Russian Food Commission

Capt Don Sanquist Killed in Italy in World War II

OSSIAN Mrs. P. J. Durnan has learned her brother Captain Don Sanquist was killed in Italy. He was co commandant of the Tenth Mountain Division in the Fifth Army. A week earlier he had written of his promotion to captain.

Ossian P. J. Durnan Don ‘Vy. Sanquist Italy Tenth Mountain Division Fifth Army

Navy Man Killed When Car Hits Bridge Rail

Aviation ordnance mate Henry D. Slauson 24 USNR was killed instantly when a car veered into a guard rail on a small bridge east of Sand Springs in Delaware county. His companion Phyllis DeShaw sustained minor injuries. Slauson was returning from a dance with his body taken to Hoover funeral home Hopkinton.

Tn the Gazette Manchester—Aviation Ordnance Henry D. Slaugon Sand Springs Delaware County Slauson Phyllis DeShaw Worthington Carl R. Anderson Arthur G. Platt Cave R. A. Slauson Hoover Funeral Home Hopkinton

Grinnell High School Star Killed in Car Crash

Grinnell high school basketball star Herman Crisswell, 17, died Wednesday night when his car collided with a truck driven by Tilford Innis, 52, two miles north of Grinnell. Two youths in Crisswell’s vehicle, Keith Heinle and David Weaver, suffered minor injuries. Innis had a crushed thumb later amputated and a jaw injury. County authorities investigate the accident.

Grinnell Herman Crisswell Tilford Innis Here Crisswell Keith Heinle David Weaver Newburg Innis

Mattison Sends Flag From Gestapo Office

Pfc. George E. Mattison, son of Mr and Mrs George A Mattison, sent his wife Magil Leonard Mattison a large 9 by 16 foot German flag taken from a Gestapo building in Germany. He landed in England then France, fought at St Lo and was wounded at Aachen. Since leaving the hospital he has served in limited duty.

Marengo Pfc George E. Mattison George A. Mattison Magil Leonard Mattison Gestapo Germany Pfe Mattison England France St. Lo Aachen

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