Three Dead After Storms Hit Iowa Towns and Farms
Storms and torrential rains across Iowa killed Otto Krumm and his son Leonard near Cresco as a bridge washout trapped a car with nine passengers. Gene Maxwell died from a tree strike near Rhodes while farms sustained major damage. Weather damaged bridges, rails, and buildings across multiple counties with widespread flooding and power outages.
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Cresco
Otto Krumm
Leonard
Little Wapsie
Here
Warvey Reich
Associated Press
Iowa
Gene Maxwell
Verne Maxwell
Marshalltown
Rhodes
Maxwell
SUI Arts Festival Opens Wednesday on Town Campus
Iowa City notes the University of Iowa fourth annual Fine Arts festival to run in July on the Town campus. Opening Wednesday features a concert by the university string quartet aired on WSUI at 8 p.m. The festival includes plays art exhibitions lectures and music concerts.
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Iowa City
University
WSUI
Washington and Buchanan Name Party Delegates
Independent and Democratic party delegates named in Buchanan county. Jack L. Cherney was chosen chairman of the Buchanan county Republican central committee replacing Albert Ward. Olive May named nominat.s chairwoman and E L Lane elected secretary with George Ickel treasurer. Democratic delegates and leadership also listed.
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Independence
Jack L. Cherney
Buchanan County Republican Central Committee
Cherney
Albert Ward
Olive May
Jesup
Nominat
E. L. Lane
Brandon
George [Ckel
A. H L. Ward
Bessie Loeck
Arlene Raymond
George Emry
James Hamilton
C. A. Crawford
Earl Bentley
Leona Jolley
Lee Griswold
J. N. Smith
Arthur Silka
H. Grover
Lois Halstead
George F. Slemmons
Ed Matteson
Charles Rowe
Wilma Daubenberger
William Campbell
Clarence Slaughter
R A. Nelson
H. B. Seeman
George Ickel
B. O. Gates
Washington county Republicans select 32 delegates for Des Moines
Special to The Gazette. Washington county Republicans chose 32 delegates to the state convention in Des Moines. The list includes Cecil Myers, J F Rittenhouse, Maurice Crawford, H L Brinton, J C Huston Crawford, Floyd Letts, Claude Flynn, Ot to Frey, Charles Rademaker, Mrs Martha Adams, Theodore Bailey reelected county chairman, Mrs Phil Weldin vice chairman, EL Stewart secretary treasurer, and John Walsh presiding over the county convention. Delegates to the state convention include Jack Walsh, Ed Sullivan, Matt Redlinger, Jack Kelly, Grace Brown, Amos Stout, and others.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Des Moines
Cecil Myers
Brighton
J F Rittenhouse
Maurice Crawford
Cedar
H. L. Brinton
Clay
J. C Huston Crawford
May Hofer
Kalona
Roy
Ferguson
West Chester
Floyd Letts
Highland
Claude Flynn
Iowa
Phil Weldin
L. M. Eicher
Theodore B. Bailey
Donald Bell
JD. W. Harvey
Harry Ramseycer
Washington Township
County Central Committee
Theodore Bailey
EL. Stewart
T. A. Michels
Charles Steiner
George Eglin
John Walsh
Central Committee
Grace Brown
Harry Dye
Mary Griffin
Riverside
45 Draftees Will Leave Jones County Thursday
One of the largest draft groups to depart Jones county includes 45 men. They board a bus in Anamosa Thursday morning, with draftees list featuring residents from Anamosa Monticello Wyoming Onslow Cascade Center Junction Oxford Junction Cedar Rapids Central City Springville Scotch Grove and Bloomfield New Jersey.
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Gazette
Anamosa
Jones County
Glenn D. Simmons
Cecil O. Courtney
Frank S. Sutton
Vincent H. Stulken
Lavern H. Hoffman
Jack S. Byers
Clarence Wells
Wilbur M. Osterkamp
Clark E. Mathieson
Carl Monk
Robert L. Schneider
Wilhelm G. Moenk
Willis A. Sackett
Ambrose P. Oescheger
Raymond L. Campbell
James L. Skelley
Irvin G. Bohiken
Galen E. Smith
Harrison J. Schlimmer
Arthur A. Drexler
Monticello
Jimmy James
Everette P. Jurgensen
George R. Phillips
Wyoming
Seward W. Coppess
Edgar West
Herbert P
Kedley
Springville
Vincent A. Vacek
Fred Lawson
Cedar Rapids
David R. Essig
Bloomfield
N. J
Mechanicsville Priest Celebrates 50 Years of Service
The Rev. Herman Frencken pastor of St. Mary’s Mechanicsville marked half a century in the priesthood with a Sunday parish Mass and a Monday service attended by over 200 clergymen. The Most Rev. Henry P. Rohlman officiated both events.
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Mechanicsville
Herman Frencken
St. Mary's Church
Henry P. Rohlman
P. J. O'Reilly
Town City
Traer Service Honors William Kvidera War Hero
A large crowd attended a memorial at Diers chapel for William Kvidera of Traer, a crew member of the battleship Oklahoma killed at Pearl Harbor. He was Tama county’s first World War II casualty. the service featured Rev. Anthony W. Chihak and Maxine Kanipe performance, with brief remarks by Rev. Charles McKnight. He is survived by both parents and five brothers, one facing imminent military duty.
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Traer
Diers
William Kvidera
Oklahoma
Tama County
Amencan Legion
Anthony W. Chihak
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Vining
Maxine Kanipe
Traersang
Charles McKnight
Kindera
Prof Putney to Teach In Harvard Navy School
Prof Rufus Putney of the English department has been commissioned as a lieutenant in the United States navy and will be stationed at the naval training school at Harvard university. A two month leave of absence was granted. he leaves Iowa City Wednesday. He has taught since 1936, with degrees from Washington University and a Yale Ph.D. earned in 1936.
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Gauvette
Iowa City
Rufus Putney
United States Navy
Naval Training School
Harvard University
Putney
Washington University
St. Louis
Yale
War Bonds Help Field Hospitals With Beds for Soldiers
The Army Medical Corps and Red Cross need thousands of surgical beds for field and base hospitals. Beds cost about 22 dollars each and include elevating springs. War Bonds and Stamps can fund these beds, ensuring comfort for servicemen. Invest ten percent of income as urged by the Treasury Department.
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Army Medical Corps
Red Cross
Angels of Mercy
Kalona Woman Killed In Wyoming Bus Crash
Kalona resident Adelaide Mary Swartzendruber, 31, is identified as the third victim of a Union Pacific bus wreck seven miles south of Cheyenne Wyoming. Other dead were Jane Eldridge and Lana Ratliff from Greeley Colorado. Eleven injured as steering locked causing the bus to swerve into a bar pit. Swartzendruber was returning from Las Vegas New Mexico to visit her grandmother. Survived by parents Dr and Mrs Jo Swartzendruber and a brother Robert. She worked as a department store clerk in Kalona.
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Cheyenne Wyo
INS
Union Pacific
Adelaide Mary Swartzendruber
Kalona
Jane Eldridge
Lana Ratliff
Greeley, Cole
Virgil Kubhlenan
Cheyenne
Speetal
Gacette Kalona
Miss Swartzendruber
Las Vegas
N. M
Jo Ro Swartzendruber
Robert
Iowa Faces Fifteen Million Dollar July War Bond Quota
Washington announced state by state July quotas for war bonds and stamps totaling 3 billion dollars. Iowa’s share is set at 15 million dollars while New York leads with 171.6 million and Nevada has the lowest at 1.038 million. Morgenthau noted higher sales where the war is closest to home and cited Alaska and Lawrians exceeding their quotas.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
New York
Nevada
Iowa
Morgenthau
Iowa City Adds 1600 Pounds to Rubber Scrap Pile
Iowa City businessman Harry Bremer contributed 2606 pounds of scrap rubber in the form of keeping mats. Mats were originally ordered for an advertising stunt and later added to, some were given away, and a new campaign led to mats being found and placed for pickup. A storage company waived charges on 80 additional boxes destined for the pile.
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Iowa City
Harry Bremer
Bremer
Focal
Marengo and Surrounding Areas Share War and Community News
Local school principal in Marengo reports for ground instructor duty at Chanute Field, Illinois. In Waukon and Allamakee County a large scrap rubber drive nets thousands of pounds. Vinton hosts a flower show with 77 bouquets judged by a Cedar Falls expert. Public notices include civic elections, draft registration, and Legion auxiliary leadership. Anamosa reports a DWI conviction. Manchester notes two injuries in a collision near Edgewood. Marengo hosts a marriage in North English. Vinton celebrates Victory Book campaign shipments. Alaska-bound workers from Benton County prepare for a new highway project.
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Countre Oo
L. L. Shurtleff
American Legion
Booster Club
Anamosa
Albert Norman
Fairmont
Minn
J. E. Heiserman
Jones County
Herman
J. E. Clapp
Highway 15
Langworthy
Tipton
Cedar County Board of Supervisors
Thorne
Sunbury
R J Benda
Cedar Bluff
C. F. Dolge
Buchanan
McCrea
West Branch
Manchester
Julius Meyer
Leo Funk
Edgewood
Funk
Meyer
Belle
Bel Scout
Pearl Harbor Gang
MacArthur
Elden Cranedall
Calvin Bemus
Dick Whitney
Bally Crawford
Mirvan Peterson
Frank Camp
Calvin Duke
Vern Halverson
Pots Quandt
Bob Connex
West Union
Navy
Courthouse Square
West Unoron
Harvey Smith
Will Plas
Ure Square
Frank iKelix
Decorah
Navy Relief
Fayette County
Marengo
Ethel Morse
Edward Morse
North English
Max Fulton Donahue
Fulton Donahue
Chiude R. Cook
Sarah Jane Hohenshell
John Claypool
Vinton
USO
Franklin Wilson
Asgs
Benton County
le Hiott
Keystone
Charles Balhorn
Norway
Henry Schloeman
Newhall
Henry Miller
van Horne
Qle Hake
Mr. Auburn
Dodd Smalley
Atkins
Bud Rinderknecht
Urbana
I. J
H. & W. Motor Express
Oneida Consolidated School
Jefferson High School
Dubuque
Tama Doctor Reports July 6 Enlists Navy Officer
Tama physician Dr Standefer will depart July 6 to join the navy as lieutenant in the reserve. He plans a brief Texas visit with his parents and three sons before reporting to San Diego. The local medical society and Red Cross note his service and Tama now has only two doctors.
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Joe M Standefer
Tama Plysigan
Navy
Semios
San Dies
Standefer
Texas
Standeter
John
Mall
Tama
Standeter Ie
Tamia City Health
Myma
Teois
Red Cross
Senth
Soa
Tapia Atoms Club
Backstage In Iowa Politics and Camp Dodge Training
A fragmented account describes Iowa state guardsmen and volunteers at Camp Dodge. It notes a 300 strong unit training within state borders and a broader force of around 1900 guardsmen attending two week sessions during vacation periods. The piece mentions leaders including state senators and interim committee members.
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Camp Dodge
Vaneh
Tates
Ass Jownes Guard
John Po Berg
Cedar Falls
Howard Baldwin
Cascade
Liquor Sale Ban to 1215 July 11 Reduces Liquor Access
Chairman CL Curtis of the liquor control commission says state liquor stores will sell stamps and bonds to raise about 120000 dollars monthly for the war effort. Stores previously moved 114132.82 dollars from December 1941 to May 30 1942, and the chairman believes higher totals are achievable.
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M, CL. Curtis
Liquor Control Commission
Union Head Urges Worker to Fight for Security
A. F. Kojechinsky of the United Steel Workers of America urged workers at the Iowa Nebraska Industrial Union Council meeting in Des Moines to maintain wartime participation while preserving working conditions. He argued unions must push for economic security and morale, even as the right to strike is curtailed during wartime.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa- Nebraska Industrial Union Council
Congress of Industrial Organization
A. F. Kojechinsky
St. Louis
United Steel Workers of America
Times
Kojetinsky
Volga City Mayor Extends Attendance at Republican Convention
Volga City Mayor CE Lovett, also Republican committeeman for Spergvootosenship, attended the Clayton county Republican convention at Elksder on Friday. He has not missed a convention in more than four years, continuing Volga City's record as its oldest business man.
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Sperial
Volga City
CE Lovett
Clayton County
Elksder
Major Lovett
Josephine Emery Wed To John E Mulherin
Josephine Emery daughter of Mr and Mrs James F Emer of New Hartford married John E Mulherin son of Mr and Mrs Ed Mulherin of Williamsburg at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis her father gave her away the ceremony was performed by Father Goarty. The bride wore a white gown with matching accessories and carried a white prayer book. Afterward guests had breakfast at the Curtis hotel and the couple will reside at 205 Lake Street Mankato Minnesota.
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Williamsburg
Eleanor Emery Daugmon
Mero
James Ff Emer
New Hartford
John E. Mulherin
Eds Mulhern
Breadwinners Must Be Taken Induction Policy Stressed
Iowa draft officials announce married men will be drafted as qualified single men near completion of intake. Lieut Col Ralph A. Lancaster says the war has no pleasant aspects and every physically qualified man must be considered as his order number is reached. He notes classification and induction cannot be halted by dependents allowance act signed by President Roosevelt.
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Des Moines
Army
Iowa
Ralph A. Lancaster
Iowa Selective Service System
Lancaster
Roosevelt
Two Men Held in Hit and Run Death at Logan Iowa
Sioux Falls men held for questioning after a woman died from injuries in a hit and run on a rural highway. Sheriff Bullis said investigators seek a transport truck involved in the Saturday night crash near River Sioux, with Victim Claude Vipon, 53, dying Sunday in a Sioux City hospital.
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Bullig
Thompson
Raver Sioux
Council Bluffs
Sioux Falls
TOWAN KILLED IN ALASKA INDIANOLA
Mrs Het tie Nutt of Indianola learned Sunday her son Ernest Nutt 60 was killed in an accident near Fairbanks Alaska where he had been employed on the Alaska notes highway project.
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Hettie Nutt
Ward
Ernest Nutt
Dianola
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alaska Notes
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