Iowans listed among 184 prisoners of war
Washington AP reports 184 Iowans named as prisoners of war in Germany, part of a war department list totaling 922 prisoners. The 184 Iowa names account for about 20 percent, with next of kin notified and several Eastern Iowa residents identified by name and rank.
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Washington
Germany
War Department
Iowa
Hawkeye State
North Africa
Italy
George R. Schulte
Norway
W. Smith
Iowa City
Robert Strane
Zawingle
Ambrose Tauke
Dyersville
Tama Man Is River Victim
The Iowa river claimed Earl Knode about 40 after he disappeared while fishing near Tama. Henry Kriz and Rudolph Sieck reported watching him wade into the stream Monday evening and not emerge. Knode was the son of Mrs. Charles Bortle, and authorities searched the river after the drowning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Tama
Iowa
Earl* Knode
Henry Kriz
Rudolph Sieck
Knode
Charles Bortle
New U S Fighter Pilots From Eastern Iowa Named
A large group of eastern Iowans received silver wings at the Gulf Coast Training Center on Saturday. Graduating fields included Altus Oklahoma for the new pilot factory and Texas fields at Blackland Pampa Moore Moore. graduates listed: Robert H. Johnson Mechanicsville Philip O Bush Oelwein Robert J Coyle Tama LeMoine H Clausen Blairstown Joe Van DeVenter Garrison Lloyd W Fetzer Williamsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altus
Texas
Frederick
Okla
Psychopathic Test Ordered For Salzbrenner
Marengo August Salzbrenner an Amana youth who confessed starting a $25 000 fire that burned the Amana society electric shop in 1941 will be sent to the state psychopathic hospital in Iowa City for observation. District Judge J P Gaffney appointed E J Van Hoene to defend him and the court granted the request to take him for evaluation.
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Marengo
August Salzbrenner
Amana
Amana Society
State Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa City
J. P. Gaffney
E. J. van Hoene
Salzbrenner
Iowa County
van Hoene
Marquette Woman Returns from Iceland Red Cross Post
Mrs Elizabeth Todd, from Iceland where she worked as a Red Cross recreational worker since last August, flew from Reykjavik to Newfoundland and on to New York in 11 hours. She plans leave in Washington before possible overseas posting.
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Gazette
Marquette
E. L. Langlie
W. O. Campbell
New York City
Elizabeth Todd
Iceland
United States
Newfoundland
Reykjavik
Red Cross
Statue Presented to McGregor School by Local Couple
A bust of Joan of Arc in colored Italian marble on a marble pedestal was donated to McGregor school by J. E. Gerich, Milwaukee lumber company president. The statue, bought in Venice in 1927, has resided in the Gerich home in Milwaukee. both Mr and Mrs Gerich, born in McGregor and McGregor high school graduates, supported the gift.
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Mcgregor
Joan of Arc
McGregor School
J. E. Gerich
Milwaukee
Cedar Rapids Onsette details and news wire services
The Cedar Rapids Onsette lists The Gazette Company with John Miller as Publisher and Harry Boyd as Editor. Hoyt serves as Managing Editor. The paper is entered at the Cedar Rapids post office as second class matter and uses full leased wire reports from Associated Press and United Press International.
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Gazette Company
John Miller
Harry Boyd
Hoyt
Cedar Rapids, Lows
Associated Press
United Press International News Service
Acce
Mercury Fluctuates From 100s To 44 Degrees In Iowa
Des Moines reports show drastic weather swings with a state low of 44 at Inwood on Monday night and a high of 89 at Ames and Clarinda. Des Moines reached 60 at 9 am Tuesday. No precipitation noted.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Mercury
Inwood
Ames
Clarinda
Letter Carriers Hold Convention in Calmar
The Fourth district rural letter carriers association and auxiliary met at Calmar public school on Saturday. Speakers included A. J. Meyer Elka der Judge T. H. Goheen Floyd Luce and Mrs C Carlson. District president Charles Shepard presided. The auxiliary elected Mrs M E Smith Luana president and Mrs E D Durum Calmar as vice president with Mrs Floyd Luce McGregor as secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calmar
Rural Letter Carriers’ Association
A. J. Meyer
Elkader
T. H. Goheen
Floyd Luce
McGregor
Army mess sergeant marries WAAC cook in Santa Ana
Santa Ana Calif AP The army wedding joins Staff Sergt Willis C Tomlinson 33 formerly of Wichita Kansas and Alice J Mc Farland 22 of Independence Ja They plan to set up their kitchen in Santa Ana
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Santa Ana
Calif
WAAC
Willis C. Tomlinson
Wichita, Kan
Alice J. McFarland
Independence
Trace Reformatory Escapees Linked to Duluth Find
Anamosa sheriff reports a Monticello stolen car found abandoned in Duluth Minnesota. Inside the vehicle were shirts bearing the prison numbers of Raymond Neuendorf and Eugene Quenette, who escaped from the Anamosa reformatory dairy farm the prior Wednesday night.
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Anamosa
Henry Eichorn
T. R. Tobiasson
Monticello
Duluth
Minn
Raymond Neuendorf
Eugene Quenette
Anamosa Reformatory
Shannon City youth drowns at McKinley Lake
Leo Pete Karne Jr. age 17 of Shannon City drowned Monday in McKinley lake after the lifeguard left for supper. He had married about a month ago to Barbara McConnell, a schoolmate.
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Creston
Leo
Pete” Karne, Jr
Shannon City
McKinley Lake
Karne
Barbara McConnell
War Brings New Themes for Peace Officers to Study
The Iowa peace officers short course at the University of Iowa will open July 12 2017 with Prof. R M Perkins as director. Topics include black markets espionage sabotage blackouts and wartime juvenile delinquency among 44 subjects for several hundred officers attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Iowa Peace Officers
University of Iowa
R. M. Perkins
Perkins
Flyer Suffers A Broken Back In Desert Bailout
Urban area report from Urbana states Staff Sergt. Verne Hepker and crew bailed from a B24 after a bomber engine failed. The crash landing occurred in the desert about 200 miles from Salinas California. Crew members sustained fractures and injuries. Hepker was hospitalized at Fort Ord at 5 PM.
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Urbana
Walter Hepker
Verne Hepker
Desert
Salinas
Calif
Fort Ord
County ration head joins Navy enlistee Ensign Coon
McGREGOR Robert EE Coon who supervised Clayton county rationing for a year left Sunday for Quonset Point R I to enter navy officer training. He holds ensign rank in the naval reserve and is a University of Iowa and Harvard Law School graduate who has practiced law in McGregor for five years. He is married with a two year old daughter. No successor named yet.
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Gazette
McGregor
Robert EE. Coon
Clayton County
Quonset Point
R. I
Navy
Naval Reserve
University of Iowa
Harvard Law School
Ensign Coon
Prisoner Work On Ration Book Mailing in Iowa Facilities
Iowa board of control members said work on ration books was under way at Fort Madison penitentiary and Anamosa reformatory. In a two hour test five 22 man crews handled 4 800 applications. More than two and a half million books must be mailed by July 15.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa Board of Control
Identify Woman Killed at Denison
The pajama clad body of a woman killed in a fall from a North Western railroad train is identified as Mrs. Anna Craig, 72, of South Bend Indiana. She traveled with her granddaughter Mrs. L. Sy. Chamberlain from Los Angeles to South Bend in a Pullman car. The body was taken to Dixon Illinois for services and burial.
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Denison
INS
North Western Railroad
Anna Craig
South Bend
Ind
L. Sy. Chamberlain
Los Angeles
Dixon, Ill
James Roosevelt Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Marines
Marine corps headquarters announced James Roosevelt eldest son of the President has been promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Marines general service. He previously held lieutenant colonel in the raider forces a rating revoked and replaced effective June 1. Roosevelt distinguished himself with a raider unit in the South Pacific among 166 officers promoted.
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Washington
Marine Corps Headquarters
James Roosevelt
Marines
General Service
Col. Roosevelt
South Pacific
Marine Corps
Highest Paid Army Private Is an Iowan
Cyril G. Wolfe of Des Moines is the nation's highest paid private, earning $203.50 monthly for instrument repair at Aberdeen proving grounds. His income supports a large family with his wife, mother, and ten children, though his own base pay is reduced to $8.85 after allotments and deductions. Wolfe was a Des Moines war worker before enlisting last April.
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Des Moines
Cyril G. Wolfe
United States Army
Proving Grounds
Aberdeen
Wolfe
Cyril Wolfe
Agnes Wolfe
Air fighting over Leningrad sector braces Russian defense
Air patches report heavy fighting around Leningrad as German bombing waves target the city while Soviet fighters intercept from long range. In one clash 50 bombers and 15 fighters faced 19 shootdowns with seven more enemy planes downed next day.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Red Army
Ukraine
Taman
Black Sea
Kuban
Lishchansk
Izyum
Donets
Sumy
Berlin
Caucasus
Chrysler Plants Return to Normal After Union Grievance Arbitration
Detroit dispatch reports Chrysler Highland Park plants back to full production after a one day unauthorized strike. About 2,200 day shift workers returned under an agreement to arbitrate grievances tied to the suspension of a union shop steward accused of countermanding company orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
Highland Park
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Newsprint Shipment Cut Below Amounts Ordered
Montreal AP reports Newsprint Administrator Guy Z Hoult says July U S deliveries will be 13 percent below ordered amounts. The measure is an expedient for July only pending a distribution plan by the U S War Production Board to cover future Canadian newsprint orders.
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Montreal
Guy Z. Hoult
United States
War Production Board of
Canada
Property Damage In Three Mishaps Reported to Police
Three traffic accidents caused notable property damage with no serious injuries. One case led to a driving with faulty brakes charge against Samuel F. McConnell after a collision with a Cedar Rapids Bottling truck driven by Marion Chrisman. Police held two soldiers for military authorities amid a disturbance. Doris Ann Pence, reported missing last week, was found in Cedar Rapids. Gas ration book and inspection sheet stolen reported by Norman Grimm.
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Samuel F. McConnell
Route 1
Palo
Cedar Rapids
Marion Chrisman
Marion
B Avenue NW
Eleventh Street
H. L. Damge
Maplewood Drive
R. A. Barta
First Street
J Street
Fourteenth Avenue
Damge
Barta
Luther Blevins
Millville
N. J
Frank Deaver
Sacramento
Calif
Shenandoah
V. P. Pence
Doris Ann
Norman Grimm
Governor Lifts Detroit Curfew
Governor Harry F. Kelly announces curfew in Detroit is lifted and liquor sales return to normal hours after a week of disturbances. He says the state of emergency remains only in effect for now and federal and state troops stay on duty through the July 4 holiday.
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Detroit
INS
Harry F. Kelly
Kelly
Army reveals remote control gun director for plane tracking
The army demonstrated a director device that lets 64 anti aircraft guns follow an attacking plane automatically. Operated remotely, the system uses crew trained on loading and firing while telescopes guide the director. It automatically computes plane speed and flight direction allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army
Lowered Standards for Dental Hygienists Drives Hiring
The U S civil service commission cuts requirements for dental hygienist roles citing urgent need. No experience needed if applicants complete a recognized oral hygiene program. Pay is 1970 dollars yearly plus overtime for a 48 hour week. Jobs nationwide in hospitals clinics and relief stations. Applications available at Cedar Rapids post office window S.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
United States
Cedar Rapids
Traffic Court Fines for Parking and Speeding
Traffic court records list overtime parking for Anthony Logus of 18837 Blake boulevard SE and Dean Stauffacher of 906 American Trust building, each fined 1 and costs. Richard Lee Taft of 119 Sixth street SE and Harold E. Wilson of 4250 Oakland avenue NE, speeding, each fined 10 and costs. Lula Belle Leeper of Sixth street road SW fined 2 and costs for failing to have pay under control. Samuel F. McConnell of route 1 Palo fined 2 and costs for operating a motor vehicle with faulty brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Logus
Blake Boulevard
Dean Stauffacher
American Trust
Spread Buying Urged to Prevent Last Minute Rush
Linn county war price and rationing board asks homemakers and others to spread food purchases from late June into early July to avoid end of period rushes. Blue stamps good July 1 to July 7. red stamps expire June 30 for meats fats oils and cheeses. further stamp dates extend to July 31. Officials warn delaying yields no gain.
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Linn County War Price and Rationing Board
Ration Panel Advises Careful Use of Coupons
The panel urges shoppers to use ration points before expiration, shop early to avoid crowds and enjoy a wider selection, and destroy excess coupons if not needed. Do not feel compelled to use rations if unnecessary.
Prof Bernard Schulte dies at 78 longtime organist
Services held Tuesday for Bernard W. Schulte 78 a renowned organist who came from Germany to Petersburg Iowa in 1880 and taught music in Iowa Missouri and Nebraska Burial planned in Sidney Nebraska.
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Masea
Wilson Ave
Clyde Beatty
Gillantic
Mrs. Tom MIX
U.S
LeMoine Clausen
Phillip D, Bush
Joe van DeVenter
Robert H. Johnson
Robert J, Coyle
Lloyd W. Fetzer
U.S. Territories
Allen-Klapp Compan
Avenucan Avenue
Chicago
Ssi
Fifth Avenue
York
New Center Ride
Media Records
A.N.P.A Bureau of Advertising
Jong
Battle Creek
Trace Reformatory
A.W. Peterson Company
First St. SE
Dial
Flyer
Dickerson
Wham Arch
Chrysler
crEner One
Leibsohn
Leibsohn's
Your Friendly Furniture Store
First Avenue
Prof. Schulte
Monticello, Iowa
G. H. Good
Joe Herard
Wmtehel Bottling Company
Sixth Avenue SE
Sung Waret
Armstrong
Jersey
New
Mountain Home
Bayon Jersey
Better Dress Shop
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