Firestone outlines tire outlook at Des Moines plant
DES MOINES INS Firestone president Harvey S Firestone Jr predicts a rubberization push for farm gear and warns limited passenger tire stock for 1941. He cites 300 000 tons natural rubber and two thirds synthetic output, notes Liberia development, and credits US efforts in synthetic rubber with economic independence.
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Des Moines
INS
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Chamber of Commerce
Firestone
United States
West African Republic
Liberia
Baruch Committee
Drake Law Dean to Serve as Samoa High Court Chief Justice
Arthur A. Morrow, dean of Drake University Law School, sails to Samoa to serve as chief justice of the high court for a two year term. The court includes three justices with district and city judges. a prior naval appointee led during war. Morrow, dean since 1926, came to Drake in 1916 and led the commerce college 1919–1926.
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DES Moines
Arthur A. Morrow
Drake University Law School
Samoa
High Court
Morrow
United States
Navy
Navy Department
Claude Swanson Morrow
Drake Law School
Drake
Commerce College
Two candidates vie for Manchester school board seat
Manchester voters choose March 11 to fill the sole school board vacancy caused by the resignation of Robert L. Condon. Candidates are Col. Thomas H. Tracey, who has just returned from service, and Arthur D. Brown, an insurance man.
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Manchester
Robert L. Condon
Thomas H. Tracey
Arthur XD. Brown
Notice of Appointment of Administrator 1946 Linn County
Notice states Frank Janek Sr. of Linn County Iowa is deceased and the undersigned Frank Stanek Jr. is appointed administrator. Creditors are to settle debts with the administrator and file claims with the Linn County District Court Clerk in Iowa.
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State of
Towa
Linn County
Frank Janek
Iowa
State of Iowa
Frederick H Bunker
Jennie S. Bunker
Harry E Pratt
Iowan
Two Eviction Suits Filed By Iowa City Landlords
Johnson county district court hears two eviction petitions from local landlords. Violet Nelson seeks removal of Mr. and Mrs. George Eakes from 2218 H Street under a 30 day oral lease with rent control approval. Hearing set for March 17. Buford and Lorna May Kessler petition to evict Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shimon from 1021 Highland Drive for nonpayment and failure to vacate with an oral lease. Hearing set for Tuesday.
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Iowa City
Johnson County District Court
Violet Nelson
George Eakes
H Street
Eakes
OPA Rent Control Office
Buford
Lorna May Kessler
Francis Shimon
Highland Drive
Kesslers
Hawkins Starts Term As College President
HOPKINTON AP Dr Don P Hawkins field secretary and director of public relations at Upper Iowa university the last two years officially became president of Lenox college here Friday Lenox which was closed during the war and which was a junior college for years will reopen Sept 9 as a four year liberal arts institution Founded in 1856 it is one of the oldest colleges in Iowa Special courses for veterans prospective teachers and those who expect to coach major sports are planned along with the regular liberal arts curriculum.
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Hopkinton
Don P Hawkins
Upper Iowa University
Lenox College
Lenox
Iowa
Plant Watchman Killed By Train at Armour Plant
SIOUX CITY UP Julius Brown aged 39 gate watchman at Armour Packing company plant died Thursday night after a 12 car train being switched into the plant yards ran over him. Brown a Homer Nebraska native and World War II veteran won the Bronze Star in the Pacific theater.
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Sioux City
Julius Brown
Armour Packing Company
Brown
Homer
Neb
Payments to Unemployed Vets Reach New High in Iowa
Des Moines reports last week total unemployment benefits to veterans hit 430000 dollars, with about 160000 dollars weekly for other jobless residents. The state records roughly 16000 to 17000 veterans without work and indicates ongoing state-wide unemployment support continues.
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DES Moines
State Employment Security Commission
Law Only Bar To War Says Woman Judge
Judge Florence Ellinwood Allen of Cleveland tells Iowa State College women that human freedom hinges on law replacing war. She urges public opinion to press government for global law, credits women's war work, and says organized female effort can shape postwar public tasks to avert a third world war.
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Ames
Florence Ellinwood Allen
Cleveland
Ohio
Iowa State College
Allen
Vets Returning From Overseas From Eastern Iowa Names
Associated Press lists returning veterans by city and vessel with arrival dates and ranks including Everett Biermann West Union John H Dolezal Cedar Rapids Harold A McMaster Carrol Mickey James L Wilson Vinton John Engberg Cedar Rapids Norman V Dake Cedar Rapids Keith D Johnson Springville Clyde A Basham Cedar Rapids Melvin G Stevenson Lost Nation Lloyd A Hayloen Jr Maquoketa Don B Goodman Annamosa Frank R Travis Cedar Rapids Gerald L Murphy Iowa City with editor’s note that arrival dates are estimates and passenger lists may have errors.
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Cedar Rapids
Keith D Johnson
Springville
New York
Laconia Victory
Clyde A. Basham
Melvin G. Stevenson
Lost Nation
Lloyd A. Hayloen, Jr
Maquoketa
Don B. Goodman
Anamosa
Madawaska
Iowa City Pedestrian Problem Tops State Concerns
Iowa City Chief of Police Ollie A White urged a traffic light survey at a Rotary meeting saying the city has the state's worst pedestrian problem. He listed needs including photographic and radio equipment a new police station fire station and city hall and argued lighting and signaling could solve the issue.
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Iowa City
Ollie A. White
Rotary Club
White
Merkel Resigns From Soil Service for Davenport Post
George C. Merkel agricultural engineering specialist with the Soil Conservation Service at Marion resigns after discharge from the armed forces. He will supervise rural electrification for United Light and Power Service in Davenport starting Monday. His family stays in Cedar Rapids until their Davenport home is ready.
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George C. Merkel
Soil Conservation Service
Marion
Armed Forces
United Light and Power Service Company
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Merkel
Charles A. Merkel
Stassen Plans Active Role in 1948 Elections
DES MOINES I N S Harold E Stassen former Minnesota governor says he will actively participate in senatorial and congressional races this year He notes the entrance of young returning war veterans in Congress and their support for the United Nations Organization Stassen plans to travel for ten weeks and then return home to read and confer while still taking part in campaigns
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Des Moines
INS
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Willis York
GOP
Robert D. Blue
Statehouse
United Nations Organization
Club Operators Fined As Gambling Violators
Dubuque police raid nets three slot machines at the Morroco Inn and five at the Sportsman lodge. Ken Keck and Joe Kelly, operators of the two venues, each plead guilty and were fined $500 by District Judge Milton Glenn. Sheriff Leo Martin led the Wednesday night operation.
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Dubuque
Ken Keck
Sportsman Lodge
Here
Joe Kelly
Milton Glenn
Leo Martin J
Morroco
Sportsman Club
Death notices from Iowa communities list several obituaries
Funeral services were held for Nathan Saltzman 75 Iowa City merchant who died of a heart attack survivors include wife son and daughter. Marengo C R Ingram 71 high school janitor died with survivors wife son Newell and daughter Mrs Roxie Faas of Williamsburg and six brothers James Frank Menzo. Snillville Matt L Shindelar 83 born in Czechoslovakia came to America in 1866 married Mary Klema in 1942 survivors include children Marie Sitka Frank Shindelar Protivin Charles Rose Vecka Mike Barbara Vitouchek Spillville Celia Hayek Fort Atkinson Joseph Lawler. Decorah A S Olson 78 died Wednesday funeral Friday burial in Lutheran cemetery born 1867 Kristiansand Norway came to America 1872 married Anna R Halverson 1893 survivors include Mrs A R Coffeen Mrs Clara Hanson Harold Kulaas Selma Olson Harold Olson North Bend Wash. Mr Banson came to Decorah in 1910.
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Iowa City
Nathan Saltzman
Marengo—C R. Ingram
Newell
Roxie Faas
Williamsburg
James
Frank
Menzo
Snillville
Matt L. Shindelar
Czechoslovakia
America
Mary Klema
Marie Sitka
Frank Shindelar
Protivin
Charles
Rose Vecka
Mike
Barbara Vitouchek
Spillville
Celia Hayek
Fort Atkinson
Joseph
Lawler
Decorah
A. S. Olson
Kristiansand
Norway
Anna R. Halverson
A. R Coffeen
Clara Hanson
Harold Kulaas
Minot
Selma Olson
Des Moines
Harold Olson
North Beng
Wash
Banson
Morrell Firm Raises Wages Across Ottumwa Plants
George M. Foster, president of John Morrell and Co, announced wage increases totaling about 3 million dollars annually. Supervisory, sales, and office workers gain 6.40 dollars per week, production workers 16 cents per hour. The company expects higher payrolls in Ottumwa and its Sioux Falls and Topeka plants, with costs to be passed to consumers.
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Ottumwa
Sioux Falls
S. D
Topeka
Kan
Packing plants raise wages for Sioux City workers
SIOUX CITY UP-Salaries of employes of three major packing plants here Armour Swift and Cudahy will be given wage boosts of 6.40 a week Company officials said Friday Packing house production and maintenance workers have been granted a 16cent-an-hour increase.
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Sioux City
Armour, Swift and
Cudahy
No Basis for War with Russia, St. John Says
NBC analyst Robert St. John told 1,800 at Iowa City that war with Russia has no economic justification. He urged peaceful co existence, noting both nations are self sufficient and that neither side has essential demands the other can meet. He warned against propagandists pushing toward conflict and called for restraint.
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Russia
St. John
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Memorial Union
Robert St. John
NBC News
St John
U .S
Airfield plans near Marengo by former B 24 pilot
Marego Lavent of Brooklyn a former B 24 pilot plans to lease land two miles east of town on highway 6 and open an air taxi service by April 1 1946 with a hangar for two Piper Cub planes It is part of a proposed airfield venture in Iowa. Meanwhile notices show appointments of executrix Jennie S Bunker and administratrix Harry E Pratt in Linn County Iowa with claims and debts to be filed and settled.
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Marengo
Valere A. Lavent
Brooklyn
Here
Golden Wedding in Manchester for Iben Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Ibe R. Iben marked 50 years of marriage with a home celebration in Manchester on Wednesday, then traveled to Cedar Rapids for a reception hosted by daughter Mrs. Charles Gabelman. They married in Monticello, farmed at Amber, later moved to Delaware county and town life. The family includes eight children Ann and Fred Tiben Cedar Rapids Mrs. Alvin Schley Fairfax Mrs. Carl Heiserman Manchester Mrs. Walter Heiserman and Fred Iben Masonville and Herman Iben on the family farm south of Manchester. They have 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Gazette
Manchester
Ibe R. Iben
Cedar Rapids
Charles Gabelman
Johnson Avenue
Monticello
Amber
Delaware County
Gabelman
Ibens
Ann
Fred Tiben
Alvin Schley
Fairfax
Carl Heiserman
Walter Heiserman
Fred Iben
Masonville
Herman Iben
Indian Fighter 73 Wins Soldier Tax Exemption
Des Moines resident Alvah Hayes, 73, filed for and received a soldier tax exemption after claiming service in the Indian wars for 27 months dating to 1893 45. The provision grants him the same exemption as other veterans, saving about 45 dollars yearly as he buys a small home. Hayes moved to Des Moines in 1903 and pursued the exemption to aid his new property purchase.
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Des Moines
INS
Alvah ’ Hayes
Hayes
Iowa
Fire Destroys All but His Discharge Money
WARSAW IL UP Captain Robert Ziprich of San Francisco and his wife lost their lodging and all contents in a fire while visiting relatives. The only surviving item was his $500 discharge pay kept in a coat pocket saved from the ashes.
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Warsaw
Ill
Robert Ziprich
San Francisco
Ziprich
War era weed control tool replaces hoe on southern cotton farms
The man with the hoe is being replaced on some southern cotton farms by an adaptation of the wartime flamethrower, capable of burning weeds in cotton fields at far less cost.
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Frank Btanek, JR
Lawrence
Associated Press
Gardner Cowles
Gardner Cowles, Jr
The
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Herbert Hoover
Hawkins
Judge Allen
Hughes
Second Avenue
Marion News
E. J Reed
L. N. Martin
W. R. Reed
Edward Reed
Oxleys
George C. Oxley
Mr Oxley
Ruth Oxley
Long Beach
Calif
George A Oxley
Young Oxley
Army Air Corps Intelligence Department
San Bernardino
Sacramento
Robert Michell
Carver
Weston E Carver
Carl Carvers
Old Marion Road
Karlsrue
Germany
Mrs. J. Kirkwood Snell
Chicago
Wisconsin Points
W H. Groth
Mineral Point
Wis
Jack Gallagher
Loras Academy
R. J. Gallagher
Benedict-Gallagher
Ben F. Beckner
Tenth Street
Ralph Beckner
Harry Adee
Mrs
Orves Holmes
Glenn Williamson
Marion Free Methodist Church
Frank Burkhart
Traverse City, Mich
Harvey Montgomery
Orville Hulshizer
Marshalltown
Jennings
Edward M Hogan
Pvt
Bob Coon
Army Signal Corps
Fort Snelling
Minn
Camp Crowder
L. C. Coons
Mary Lou Thomas
Dale Thomas
Delmar High School
Gerald Thomas
Rope’s Market
Dickey
Jack Sprat
North Dakota
California
Vigoro
HEINZ
Culbert’s Food Market
Rosedale Butter
Wood Coffee
Ring Bologna
Terfex
Perfex
Morrell
Carl Hendrickson
Margaret E Pratt
Those Woods
2Nd Ave
3Rd Ave
Ist Ave
11Th Street
Ist St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Ibe
Iben
Adkins & Feigh
Charles P. Eisenmayer
ST. Louis
Gideons
Hilmore Cedarholm
Waterloo
Virginia Heaton
Pianist
Trinity Methodist Church
Third Avenue
Fifth Street
Gill Dodds
Winifred Larson
Minneapolis
Kate Smith
Gospel
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