Shellsburg Soldier Popenhagen Killed in Italy
Pic. Louie E. Popenhagen, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Popenhagen of Shellsburg, was killed in action in Italy June 1, as reported by telegram from the war department. Born January 31 1918 he attended Shellsburg High School and worked on a farm before enlisting two years ago. He left the States four months ago and was a member of St Stephen's Lutheran church in Atkins. Survived by his parents a sister Marie and a brother and sister in law Carl and (unreadable) Popenhagen Cedar Rapids.
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Shellsburg
Pic
Louie E. Popenhagen
Joe Popenhagen
Italy
War Department
Popenhagen
Shellsburg High School
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church
Atkins
Marie Popenhagen
Carl Popenhagen
Twenty Seventh Street Drive
Cedar Rapids
O'Connell Sworn in as Federal Judge
Ambrose O'Connell was sworn in Tuesday as a judge of the Court of Customs and Patent Appeals. Presiding Judge F. J. Garrett administered the oath in the presence of O'Connell's wife daughter and other relatives. O'Connell of Ottumwa Iowa and New York formerly served as vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and as first assistant postmaster general.
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Washington
Ambrose O’connell
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
F. J. Garrett
O’connell
O'Connell
Ottumwa
New York
Democratic National Committee
Cheney Family Holds Millersburg Reunion
The Cheney family held its annual reunion at Millersburg park on Sunday with 60 attendees.
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Millersburg
Cheney
Millersburg Park
NELORE Offers Relief for Psoriasis Itch
If you suffer from itchy psoriasis you can try NELORE an external application that removes scales and crusts while soothing itching. It promises quick relief and offers a money back guarantee with a $1.50 jar available now at May's Drug Stores Schillig Drug Stores Liggett's and drug stores everywhere.
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Cedar Rapids
May's
Osco Drug
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Liggett’s
Drug Stores
Missionary Says Japs Made Him Do Carpenter Work
William H. Siemers of Bellevue Iowa, one of over 100 missionaries, says Japanese captors forced him to carve chairs and tables for Japanese soldiers at Hollandia while a prisoner. He was wounded seven times by shrapnel during an attack on a transport ship and was liberated when U.S. troops seized Hollandia.
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Hollandia
William H. Siemers
Bellevue
Siemers
New Guinea
Sixth Army
Iowa
Lutheran Church
Hansa Bay
Retired Mount Ayr Farmer Found Dead
J. L. Clouse 70 a retired Mount Ayr Iowa farmer was found dead Tuesday morning at his farm home northwest of town The coroner ruled death by own action Clouse a widower lived alone and was found in an upstairs closet after his son Cecil called and smelled gas A gas motor near the body caused asphyxiation according to Coroner E J Watson Sheriff Omer Todd aided in the discovery
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J. L. Clouse
Here
E. J. Watson
Clouse
Watson
Omer Todd
Cecil
Clayton County Draft Board Clerk Joins WAC
Esther Anderson 34 of Elkader chief clerk of Clayton county selective service board has joined the army reporting to recruiting HQ for active duty in the Women's Army Corps. Anderson had served with the board since its inception Oct 16 1940.
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Des Moines
Esther Anderson
Elkader
Clayton County Selective Service Board
Army
Miss Anderson
Draft Board
WAC
Fighting in Europe Has Just Begun
Des Moines reports two Medal of Honor winners Sgt Charles E Kelly and Lt Ernest Childers told Jowans that fighting in Europe has just begun and urged more war bond purchases to support troops. They arrived after touring since May and their nicest stop was at Boys Town near Omaha.
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Des Moines
INS
Jowans
Europe
Charles E
Kelly
Pittsburgh
Ernest Childers
Broken Arrow
Okla
Omaha
Iowa News in Brief highlights local incidents and changes
Williamsburg a man, Charles Bryson, 45, was found unconscious and taken to Iowa City hospital after a head injury near the public square. Clutier bridge repairs allow cars but not heavy trucks while a Waterloo firm will rebuild in about two months. North Western rail line damage under repair after washout. Toledo sees Laura Janson sue for divorce from Robert E. Janson with daughter Rose Ann custody sought. Millersburg hires Mrs. Harry Foubert to run telephone exchange starting July 1. Ossian couple Barney and Rose Geling celebrate 25th anniversary with a local dance at the Ossian opera house. Clutier Barbara Helen Kladive, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. (text cut)
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Charles Bryson
Iowa City
Public Square
Clutier
Waterloo Construction Company
Washle
North Western Railroad
Toledo
Laura Janson
Clutter
Robert E. Janson
Rose Ann
Millersburg
Harry Foubert
Millersburg Telephone Exchange
Lafe Wilkins
Swimmer 13 Suffers Severe Scalp Wound in Freak Accident
In Dubuque a 13 year old swimmer, Michael Kane, required nine stitches after a collision underwater with diver Donald Pins at the Dubuque Golf Club pool. Pins sustained only a scalp bump in the nighttime incident.
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INS
Michael Kane
Bart Kane
Young Kane
Dubuque Golf Club
Donald Pins
High Diving Board
Kane
Pins
Frank Kladive and Lynn Boyer wed at Immaculate Conception
Frank Kladive and T/Sgt Lynn L Boyer of Center Point were married June 21 at the Immaculate Conception church. The Delta Christian church will host services for James Shelby, 92, who died after a hip fracture from a fall at his daughter’s home in What Cheer. he leaves three sons and a daughter.
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Frank Kladive
Lynn L. Boyer
Center Point
Immaculate Conception
Wellman
Garden Club
C. C. Thiessen
Ed Gingerich
Bernard Redlinger
Lavanda Bush
DELTA
James Shelby
Oskaloosa
James Vail
What Cheer
Delta Christian Church
Homer
Barnes City
Charles
Dewey
Vail
Streamline Iowa Food Distribution Acivities
George B. Sheehe announces a Midwest WFA reorganization creating a Des Moines district office and closing four Iowa area offices. Effective July 1, the changes aim to streamline food distribution activities while preserving service through the new district office.
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Midwest
Office of Distribution
WFA
Des Moines
Iowa
George B. Sheehe
Sheehe
Park Billings 47 Coggon School Janitor Dies
Park Billings age 47 long time janitor at Coggon School died Monday at Des Moines Veterans Hospital. A World War I veteran, he is survived by his wife three daughters Elizabeth Billings and Mrs George White of Washington DC and Louella Billings of Woodward and a son Kenneth in the army at Drewfield Tampa Florida. Services set for 2 p.m. Thursday at the Presbyterian Church with burial in Coggon Cemetery.
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Park Billings
Veterans
Des Moines
Elizabeth Billings
George White
Washington, D.C
Louella Billings
Woodward
Kenneth
Army
Drewfield
Tampa
Fla
Presbyterian
Iowa Packers to Join in National Safety Campaign
Des Moines reports that Iowa safety engineers and U S Labor officials adopt a cooperative plan to start July 1 in meat packing plants nationwide. The drive aims to cut industrial accidents by one million this year and highlights Iowa’s key role in the meat packing industry for war effort. Kennedy notes Iowa’s national importance and industry accident rate. Baird voices support as state manpower chairman.
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Iowa
U. S. Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Robert J. Kennedy
Labor Department
Division of Labor Standards
Kennedy
National Committee For Conservation of Manpower
E. S. Baird
Iowa State College
Iowa State
National Manpower Conservation Committee
Disabled Veterans Urged To Apply For Pension Benefits
About 50 percent of World War II veterans discharged for disability lose pension benefits due to missing a required medical exam report. Capt Cicero F Hogan of Cincinnati told the Iowa DAV convention that thousands of complete clinical reports exist but many veterans have not applied. The War Department officially recognizes the DAV as one of four approved aid organizations for filing claims, alongside the American Legion VFW and Red Cross.
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Des Moines
Veterans’ Administration
Cicero F. Hogan
Cincinnati
Iowa
Veterans Administration
War Department
The
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Red Cross
Toledo Visitor Lt. Harley Beem and Bride
Lt. Harley Beem, bomber pilot and Toledo native, visits after marrying June 20 in Riverside, California. He recently returned from England after completing 28 bombing missions over German targets and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three Oak Leaf clusters, and a Presidential Citation. Beem, Tama County’s first volunteer, trained starting 1942 and went to England in 1943, a 1936 Toledo High School graduate, grandson of Mrs. Julia Beem and Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Pike.
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Calif
England
Beem
Tama County
Toledo High School
Julia Beem
H. J. Pike
July Tire Quota Set for Des Moines District
Des Moines district office announced 20 018 passenger car tires will be available for distribution in Iowa in July. The July quota is about 1 500 fewer tires than June.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa war ballot request form for service members
This document outlines the Iowa war ballot request form used at the general election. It notes relatives may fill it out so servicemen and women can vote in November.
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Lowa
Des Moines Opposes Red Rock Dam Plan
The Greater Des Moines committee objects to the 15 million dollar Red Rock dam in its present form. A letter to Maj. Gen Eugene Reybold notes Ottumwa and other downstream cities should receive proper flood protection, while Fitzhugh warns the proposed dam would threaten Des Moines area citizens, industries, and transportation.
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DES Moines
Red Rock
Greater Des
Iowa Faces Shortfall in Federal Reserve Drive
With 11 days left, W L Clark of the finance committee admits a large effort is needed to reach the $202 million quota for the Federal Reserve campaign. As of Saturday total sales stood at $78 million, far from the $202 million target.
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Federal Reserve Bank
W. L. Clark
Finance Committee
Iowa
Job Placements in May Total 14 248 in Iowa
DES MOINES AP Iowa offices of the United States employment service placed 14 243 persons in May including 909 war veterans. State war manpower director George D Haskell announced Tuesday that 12 869 were placed within home areas and 10 806 into essential or locally needed activities. The totals included 5 801 women and 521 physically handicapped with Cedar Rapids 799 Iowa City 97 and Decorah 76 among offices.
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Des Moines
Iowa
United States Employment Service
George D. Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Decorah
Couple in Stolen Auto Captured After Chase
In Hampton Iowa a man James Rodgers 33 and a woman named Esther Rodgers 30 fled a highway patrolman ducking down a gravel road and exchanging shots. They admitted stealing the Minnesota licensed car they rode in and a set of burglar tools was found by Patrolman Peter Tometich.
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Hampton, Ta
James Rodgers
Esther Rodgers
Minnesota
Peter Tometich
State Lagging In Fifth War Loan Bond Sales
Iowans are lagging in the purchase of E bonds in the fifth war loan drive the state war finance committee said Tuesday sales through Saturday report unclear but indicate slower than expected turnout in the campaign.
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BES
State War Finance Committee
Peace Officers to Train in Judo at Iowa City Course
Four FBI agents including a hand to hand expert will teach four sections of the Iowa peace officers short course at the University of Iowa July 10 to 14. Prof. R. M. Perkins says the FBI's involvement marks the project’s strongest support in eight years. Lectures cover come along holds disarming tactics and basic police problems with aims of quicker, better combat readiness.
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Iowa City
FBI
Iowa
University of Iowa
R. M. Perkins
E. R. Johnson
Washington, D.C
Des Moines
E. E. Kuhnel
E. R. Fletcher
W. W. Keenan
Omaha
Perkins
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