Green Island Flooded When Levee Breaks
Flood waters along the Maquoketa river in eastern Iowa rose to the highest stage in history, moved downstream to break a levee near Green Island, and forced several families from their homes as 40,000 acres of Jackson county farmland flooded. Six families evacuated while streets in the town ran with water and corn losses neared 12,000 acres.
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United Press
Maquoketa River
Iowa
Maquoketa
Green Island
Jackson County
Frank Kerrigan
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Decorah
Flood Forces Evacuation as Walnut Creek Rages Through Olin
A flash flood sent 25 families fleeing their homes in Olin on Monday as Walnut creek surged. Three houses were flooded and a barn and garage demolished while about one third of the town’s buildings sustained flood damage.
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Olin
Walnut Creek
Atalissa Roadways Close as Cedar River Floods Hit
Traffic on the Rock Island railroad corridor near Atalissa was halted by track washouts and flood waters from the Cedar River. Highway 6 was inundated and closed east of the Cedar River bridge, with pavement breaking into the muddy waters. The Saulsberry bridge area south of Atalissa saw graveled roads submerged and closed Tuesday.
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Atalissa
Rock Island
Highway 6
Cedar River
Cedar River Bridge
Saulsberry Bridge
Latest Reports On Condition of Iowa's Highways
Iowa state highway commission released a list of damaged sections from flood and heavy rain. Several routes show washed out bridges and roads closed indefinitely or temporarily with detours noted, including No. 10 near No. 63, No. 30 near Missouri river, and multiple sections around Newton, Fort Dodge, Maquoketa, and Tipton.
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Ames
INS
Iowa State Highway Commission
Missouri River
Fort Dodge
No. 38
Newton
Wheatland
Calamus
Cedar-Clinton County
Pacific Junction
Wyoming
Hurstville
de Witt
Maquoketa
Marion
Eddy
Marion War Bond Pledges Reach 174970 Incomplete Report
Reports from about half the city workers and a third of township workers show war bond pledges totaling 174970, toward a 250000 quota, announced by Reuben Smith, Marion city and township chairman. The item blends local notices, births, travel, hospital news, and community notices from Marion Iowa.
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Reuben Smith
Marion
Iowa county home costs drop in 1942 report
DES MOINES AP Iowa Taxpayers association reported Wednesday that operating costs for county homes in Iowa in 1942 totaled 100 999 dollars, down 20 12 percent from the previous year, indicating substantial savings and efficiency gains statewide.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Williamsburgh Couple Wed at Yankee Point Church
Mary Ann Fritz and Orville Lynn Garringer were married by Rev Forrest Hebron at the Methodist church in Yankee Point June 24. It was the first wedding performed in this church.
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Williamsburg
Mary Ann Fritz
Julius Bendorf
Orville Lynn Garringer
Carl Garringer
Forrest Hebron
Yankee Point
West Union Fire Damages Bank Building and Offices
Lightning believed fire source. blaze at 4 a.m. damaged First National bank building in West Union. Leon Johnson and Claude Brause spotted smoke. Fire spread via wiring between walls. floor cut to access flames. Leon Layton law office and county draft office suffered the worst damage. furniture and forms destroyed. Water and smoke damaged bank rooms and Dr. L. L. Carr’s downstairs office. other tenants include W. H. Antes attorney, Dr. T. A. King, and Balard studio. Insurance covers the damage.
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Gazette
West Union
First National Bank
Leon Johnson
Claude Brause
Leon Layton
County Draft
L. L. Carr
W.H. Antes
Woodward Company Incorporates in Eight Iowa Towns
Des Moines Iowa. The W G Woodward company a South Dakota firm notified Secretary of State Wayne M Ropes of its withdrawal as a foreign corporation in Iowa and filed articles for eight new domestic corporations to engage in general merchandising. Each has a local president and St Louis officers, with capital stock ranging from six thousand to eleven thousand dollars.
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Des Moines
INS
W. G. Woodward Company
South Dakota
Wayne M. Ropes
Iowa
Harold P Walker
St. Louis
Richard J. Schmidt
Decorah
Frank E. Chambers
Algona
J. C. Wimmer
Hampton
Clark Ehrhart
Manchester
Henry E. Jensen
Eldora
Manley T. Stilley
Belle Plaine
Orrin R. Moeller
Independence
Gilbert O. Remme
Jefferson
Raymond T. Hamilton
Col Wrenn Assumes Command at Iowa U
Col Theodore W. Wrenn, formerly of the University of Wyoming, takes command of ASTP and ROTC units at the University of Iowa. He succeeds Col Luke D. Zech, reassigned to Omaha after a year as head of Iowa’s military contingent. Wrenn rose from lieutenant to major in WWI and has served in Washington and the Philippines.
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Iowa City
INS
Theodore W. Wrenn
University of Wyoming
ASTP
ROTC
University of Iowa
Wrenn
Luke D. Zech
Omaha
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Philippines
United States
DeWitt Undertaker Nelson Mc Ginnis Dies in Mercy Hospital
Clinton report says Nelson Mc Ginnis aged 50 an undertaker from DeWitt died Wednesday morning at Mercy hospital from a heart attack.
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Clinton
Nelson McGinnis
DeWitt Undertaker
Mercy Hospital
Riverside man buys Solon Economist for July 1
Riverside Charles H. Scott, son of Mr and Mrs William H Scott, has purchased the Solon Economist from T C Peterson and will take possession July 1. Volga City Eido Walters has bought the late Len Mayville property and will assume Aug 1. Earlville farewell for Rev H C Culver and family moving to New Hampshire where Culver will be pastor of the local Methodist church.
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Riverside
Charles H. Scott
William H. Scott
Solon Economist
T C. Peterson
Volga City
Eido Walters
Len Mayville
Earlville
Methodist Church
H. C. Culver
New Hampton
Culver
Warning on Fourth of July travel from Iowa patrol
Chief C A Knee, head of the Iowa highway patrol, urged Iowans to avoid travel over the Fourth of July weekend unless necessary. He advised against buses and trains due to crowding and urged strict car inspections for brakes lights steering and wipers. If tire trouble occurs drivers should move off the highway before attempting repairs. Patrols will monitor all highways from Saturday through Wednesday morning after holiday accidents last year killed seven people.
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Des Moines
C. A. Knee
Iowa Highway Patrol
Knee
Highway Patrol
Backed Car Kills 18 Month Old Girl in Iowa Town
Eleanor Mae Smith age 18 months died at a Sioux Rapids hospital after being run over when a friend’s car backed from a garage near Rembrandt. Her father is Lt Warren Smith stationed at an eastern army post. The driver transferred the child to the hospital about 45 minutes after the accident.
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Sioux Rapids
Eleanor Mae Smith
Warren Smith
Smiths
Rembrandt
Iowa Police Aid Army in Apprehending AWOL Soldiers
Cooperation between army officials and Iowa civilian police has increased arrests of missing soldiers before their absence is reported. Lt. Col. Courtney P. Young cites April to June figures showing rising prenotification apprehensions and credits local law enforcement energy for the success. He notes climate as a factor in AWOL increases.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Courtney P. Young
Seventh Service Command
Col. Young
FHA Will Expand Des Moines Office Expansion in Des Moines reflects protests
Washington AP reports Senator Gillette of Iowa prompted the FHA to expand its Des Moines full time office after consolidating with Omaha. The agency plans to add an underwriter staff with a chief underwriter in charge if a suitable candidate is found.
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Washington
Gillette
D-Ia
Des Moines
Federal Housing Administration
Iowa
FHA
Omaha
Perry Flyer Killed in Germany Combat
Perry Iowa reports Second Lt. James W. Cline 19 a Flying Fortress navigator killed in action May 8 over Hannover Germany after being listed as missing. His parents Mr and Mrs Bert Cline were notified by the War Department on Tuesday.
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War Department
Bert Cline
James W. Cline
Hannover
Germany
Disabled American Vets Name Officers Adopt Resolutions
Dr. J. T. McCabe was elected commander of the Iowa department Disabled American Veterans at the closing session of the annual convention. Officers include Clyde P. Welch senior vice commander L. E. Broons junior vice commander W. W. Emerson treasurer Jesse L. Richardson adjutant Harry Zier chaplain Fred Anderson historian and Otto Schwartz sergeant at arms. Resolutions called for return of Japanese and German prisoners after the war creation of a national cemetery in every state and using American veterans in all government contracts and labor. They urged government to stop dumping surplus war goods on markets to prevent profits.
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Des Moines
INS
J. T. McCabe
Pleasant
Iowa Department
Department
Clyde P. Welch
Waterloo
L. E. Broons
W. W. Emerson
Sioux City
Jesse L. Richardson
Iowa City
Harry Zier
Keokuk
Fred Anderson
Burlington
Otto Schwartz
Davenport
Congress
D.A.V
No Prison Camp For Toledo Now
Washington reports proposals to set up a sub prisoner of war labor camp near Toledo Iowa were abandoned after citizen protests. The War Manpower Commission indicated no need for prisoner labor there now and will start a recruitment drive for free labor, with prison labor considered only if shortages persist.
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Washington
Toledo
Sen
Gillette
War Manpower Commission
George D. Haskell
WMC
Haskell
Postville Flyer Earns DFC for Skill as Pilot
Captain Robert C. Bachtell of Postville Iowa earns the Distinguished Flying Cross for a perilous Anzio mission in a B 25 bomber. Despite a failed engine and losing airspeed his crew and he parachuted to safety. He has 57 combat missions and holds the Air Medal and four oak leaf clusters.
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Robert C. Bachtell
Postville
Leona
Fourteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
War Department
Bachtell
Airedromes
Athens
Greece
Italy
Postville Flyer
Cassino
Lenox Pilot Killed in Texas Training Plane Collision
A/C Howard L. Wurster of Lenox Iowa was killed in a mid air collision of two training planes from Foster field near Victoria Texas Tuesday afternoon. Wurster's parachute fouled in the wreckage as he attempted to jump. He was the son of Mrs Rose M Wurster of Lenox.
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Victoria
Texas
Howard L. Wurster
Lenox
Foster Field
Wurster
Rose M. Wurster
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