July Service Call Lowest In Two Years Des Moines
Des Moines reports the July draft call as the lowest in two years with no revised quotas issued as the war enters its third week. over 250,000 Iowans have joined the armed forces since Pearl Harbor. Camp Dodge will close July 1 and registrants will be sent to Fort Snelling Fort Leavenworth and Jefferson Barracks for induction, while the state guard encampment runs July 9 to August 5 with about 3,000 officers and men.
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Des Moines
Harles H. Grahl
Selective Service System
Grahl
War Department
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Fort Snelling
Minn
Fort. Leavenworth
Kan
State Guard
Owa
Death of Iowa MP Now Being Probed
Funeral services for Sgt. Norman Leverson 32 were held in Lamoni after he was found shot in the abdomen at Camp Skokie Valley Illinois. He had been assistant manager of a Shenandoah Iowa supply store and was a military police member. Officers investigate his death. his wife and a 20 month old daughter survive.
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Lamoni
INS
Norman Leverson
Camp Skokie Valley
Lenview
Ill
Everson
Shenendoah
Military Police
Nicholas W. Harry 79 Retired Railroad Fireman Dies
Nicholas W. Harry 79 a retired Milwaukee Railroad fireman died Tuesday at a Cedar Rapids hospital after a brief illness He was born February 24 1865 in Fond du Lac Wisconsin and moved to Marion Iowa from Farley Virginia He retired February 24 1937 after 49 years service He was a member of multiple Masonic bodies Ambar Grotto and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen He is survived by his wife three daughters and seven grandchildren Services will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Yocom chapel with Masons meeting at 1 15 p m for rites Burial at Cedar Memorial Park.
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Nicholas W. Harry
Cedar Rapids
Fond du Lac
Wis
Farley
Aurora
Ill
Alice Keegan
Harry
Marion
Milwaukee Railroad
Marion Lodge
Ida Moore
Yocom Chapel
Arthur W Henke
Cedar Memorial Park
Doris Ann Porter Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Doris Ann Porter, daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Porter, entertained Tuesday at the Nassif apartment party marking her ninth birthday. Refreshments at the White Way cafe followed with guests Barbara Paul Betty Heeren Nadine Manson Sally Hall Mary Ruth Culbert Ruth Murphey Ruth Williams June Harford Diane Stickney and Betty Porter. Pvt Donald Davin of Fort Bragg N C is spending a furlough here with his parents the T V Davins. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gordon of Chicago and their son David are spending a vacation here with their parents Mrs Edith Gordon and Mr and Mrs Harry Hense.
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Doris Ann Porter
Howard Porters
Nassif Apartments
Toe White Way Cafe
Barbara Paul
Betty Heeren
Nadine Manson
Sally, Hall
Mary Ruth Culbert
Ruth Murphey
Ruth Williams
June Harford
Diane Stickney
Betty Porter
Pvt
Donald Davin
Fort Bragg, N. C
T. V. Davins
Lawrence Gordon
Chicago
David
Edith Gordon
Harry Hense
Jimmie
Harold Harville
Dickie Stickney
Stephen Halstead
Penny Papes
Katheryn
Jane Ann
Beverly Harville
L. J. le Clerc
Colleen Pitcher
Joyce Bensch
Janice Hagerman
Frankie Kramer
Marion
John
Gary Sivert
Cedar Rapids
Alburnett
William
Army
Wade Maier
Charles Maier
Carl Michel
William Dobbs
Ruth Maier
James Tobin
Genevieve Hanson
Karen
Jeanette Hagerman
Louise Schweitzer
Lavoptik Eye Bath Promises Soothing Relief
Lavoptik bath soothes irritated eyelids inflamed eyes and itching with a money back guarantee after 30 years of success. Thousands praise the product and an eye-cup is included. Available from all druggists.
Linn County War Bond Drive Led by Chairman at Marion Meeting
Linn County war bond chairman George W. Hearn addressed nearly 100 ward and township captains in Marion Tuesday night urging full participation as the bond drive opens Thursday morning. He noted Marion township’s quota of 250000 with hopes for a 500 bond per farm.
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George W. Hearn
Linn
Marion
Hearn
Reuben Smith
John C. Mullin
Carl Oakley
George Oakley
North Africa
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
W. E. Failor
Marion social notes and hospital visits
A Marion page lists visiting relatives from Solvay and Washington, club meetings, a hospital admission for W H Perrin, and sentences noting Mrs Leona Dimerly's return to Rockford. Also mentioned are Mrs Clifton Hawk's operation, the death of James E Patrick in San Francisco, and dinner hosted by Clifford Cayler with local family attendees.
Tire demand backlog hits Des Moines OPA office
Des Moines OPA official J M Kamerick says widespread failure to use tire recapping services blocks new tires for B card holders. B card applicants became eligible May 1 but action waits until preferred mileage demands are met, with a backlog of 12 000 applications for new tires at the Des Moines OPA office.
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Des Moines
J M. Kamerick
OPA
Kamerick
Des’ Moines
Ofice
Report Card Blown by Tornado Near Orange City Iowa
A mud-splattered report card belonging to Gladys Ross of New Kirk High School was blown almost 100 miles by a tornado at Orange City Iowa last week. Nine-year-old Maurice Oleson found the card in a clover field near his father’s farm. Dated 1943 it was signed by Supt. N B Verhuel and listed all A grades.
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Estherville
Gladys Ross
New Kirk High School
Orange City
Maurice Oleson
Here
Supt
N. B. Verhuel
Another Award For Manchester Fortress Pilot
First Lt. Ralph L. Willard of Manchester Indiana received a third Oak Leaf cluster to the Air Medal for meritorious achievement in bombing attacks on enemy Europe. The 22 year old pilot of a B 17 Flying Fortress has completed more than twenty combat missions. Willard graduated from Manchester High School in 1940, attended Cornell, and entered the service May 23 1942. He is the son of Dr H B Willard and Ruth Willard and husband of Norma L Willard.
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England
Ralph L. Willard
Manchester
Europe
United States
Willard
Manchester High School
Cornell
Drs. H. B. and
Ruth Willard
Norma L. Willard
Ottumwa Rejects City Manager Plan in Special Election
Ottumwa voters by about two to one rejected the council-manager form of government in a Tuesday special election. A total of 3,800 opposed the plan while 2,077 supported replacing the commission system. Eleven precincts sided against the manager plan, four favored it, and residents also approved bond issuance to buy two new fire trucks.
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Ottumwa (Ap
Ottumwans
Policeman Held on Manslaughter Charge in Williams Case
Sioux City police officer Harry Sencebaugh faces manslaughter charges after death of George Williams. Williams died from a fractured skull after an arrest for intoxication and an alleged club beating. Bail set at 2500 pending preliminary hearing next Tuesday.
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Sioux City
Harry Sencebaugh
George Williams
Sencebaugh
Williams
Millersburg Officers Wounded Again in Italy
Mrs Rose Hatter learns her son Second Lt Menzo Hatter has been wounded for the third time in Italy and is in a base hospital He received the Purple Heart last November and was promoted for bravery in action Mrs Minnie Agnew reports her son Sgt Leo Agnew awarded the Purple Heart posthumously for fatal wounds in Italy last January.
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Millersburg
Rose Hatter
Menzo Hatter
Italy
Minnie Agnew
Leo Agnew
Light Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in War Dept
The War Department announced on Wednesday the promotion of Eugene C. Light of Brooklyn Iowa from major to lieutenant colonel.
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Light
Washington (Ap
War Department
Eugene C. Light
Brooklyn
Don't Appease Stalin Warns Chamberlain
Des Moines AP William Henry Chamberlain urged postwar policy to break isolation and cooperate with Russia when aligned with world peace yet not surrender international justice. He warned Soviet aims in Manchuria Korea and Baltic claims, noting shifts in doctrine and rising nationalism as indicators for future relations.
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Des Moines
Russia
William Henry Chamberlain
Far East
Paris
Christian Science Monitor
Asia
Midwest Institute of International Relations
Drake University
Europe
Manchuria
Korea
Baltic States
Poland
Hawkeye Soldier Killed in Italy
LeRoy E Fritz 26, Hawkeye area farmer Will Fritz’s son, was killed in Italy May 26. He entered service in 1941 and served with the 34th division after fighting in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. He is survived by his parents three sisters and three brothers.
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Hawkeye
Pfe
LeRoy E Fritz
Italy
Will Fritz
War Department
Pfe Fritz
North Africa
Sicily
Herman Blume
Erwin Begalske
Wilma
Fort Dodge Joins War Material Dry Storage Network
Washington AP Fort Dodge Iowa added to cities with dry storage for essential war materials under Office of Defense Transportation contract. ODT reports 37 cooperating groups. Fort Dodge previously served only the War Department. Under the Federal Emergency Warehouse plan, all agencies may use Fort Dodge pooling storage. Total public dry storage space now 41,500,000 square feet.
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Washington
Fort Dodge
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Leo M. Nicolson
War Department
Federal Emergency Warehouse Association
Alimony proposal as fair property plan by Sayre
University of Iowa law professor Paul Sayre urged alimony without divorce as a fair property arrangement. He argued the common law ties on earnings and assets keep couples feudal in rights, proposing a moderate during marriage allotment for wives akin to ante nuptial settlements.
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Chicago
Paul Sayre
University of Iowa
Sayre
American Home Economics Association
Eight Hundred Iowa Doctors Serve In Armed Forces
Des Moines reports about 800 Iowa physicians have joined the armed forces leaving roughly 1,800 to operate on the home front. Lt. Col. Robert S. Shane, state medical adviser for selective service, disclosed the figures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert S. Shane
Mount Vernon Band Concerts Start July 1
Mount Vernon schedules Saturday night band concerts beginning July 1 directed by Dillon Holcomb.
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MT. Vernon
Dillon Holcomb
FASTEETH Powder Pledges Stable Plates and Comfort
An over the counter powder claims to keep dentures secure reducing plate wobble and odor. It asserts a harmless taste and absence of nausea while offering steady support for eating talking and laughing. Available at drug stores.
Cedar Rapids Private Gene Haight Killed in Italy
Pvt Gene Haight 28 formerly of Cedar Rapids was killed June 1 in Italy the War Department informed his mother Mollie Haight He joined the Cedar Rapids national guard company and worked at Fisher and Fisher law office after two years at Coe College He served in the Thirty fourth division medical corps and saw action in North Africa and Sicily a brother George Haight of Laurel Maryland survives
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Maquoreta
Gene Sievers Haight
Cedar Rapids
Italy
War Department
Mollie Haight
Haight
Selby Appointed Executive Director of Postwar Group
DES MOINES AP Don Berry of Indianola, chairman of the Iowa postwar rehabilitation commission, Wednesday announced the appointment of Rodney Q. Selby as executive director of the commission. Selby will assume his new duties immediately, continuing also.
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Des Moines
Don Berry
Indianola
Iowa
Rodney Q. Selby
Selby
State civilian defense panel to meet July 4 at Emmetsburg
Berry announced Barr Keshlear of Shenandoah will continue as secretary of the commission and P H Elwood of Iowa State College Ames will serve half time as counselor. The group seeks county reports on municipal projects and will compile a statewide report soon. The conservation committee will meet July 4 in Emmetsburg when Medium lake will be renamed and rededicated.
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Berry
Barr Keshlear
Shenandoah
P H. Elwood
Iowa State College
Ames
Conservation
Commission
Emmetsburg
Medium Lake
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Farragut
Ida
Milas Webb
Camp Callan
Calif
Linn County
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Hilden Lacock
Navy
George Allman
Vivian
Rosalyn
James William
Gary
Fred Perrin
W. H. Perrin
Eugene
Iowa City
Jacksonville
Fla
Frank
Skinner
St. Luke’s Hospital
Bess Boyles
Milwaukee University
C. W. Cheadle
Beloit, Wis
Mr. Cheadle
Frank and
Catherine Cheadle
Merle Dodd
Park Avenue
Pharma
Bob Biesecker
Frank Phillips
Ella Flood
J. O. Biesecker
George M. Hibner
Solvay Air-Dryette Jr
Solvay
Calcium
Owen's
Charles Sweet
W.H. Perrin
Twelfth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Leona Dimerly
W. H. Perrins
Rockford, Ill
Gary Ford
Max Berlin
Sally Jo
Sharon Lee
Grace Marie
John G. Larin
B. E. Beiber
Priscilla Needlework Club
Osceola Lodge No
Farm Bureau
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Clifton Hawk
James E Patrick
San Francisco
Minnie Mitchell
Frank Mitchell
Clifford Cayler
Fifth Avenue
Richard Cayler
Billie
Dickie
Janet
Joan
Jimmie Cayler
Hazel Snell
H. W. Norman
Carload
Texas Black Diamond
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OLD Federal Building
Ralph Willard
Hatter
Stalin
Chamberlain
Gene Haight
Postwar Group
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