Iowan Technician Returns Home From German Pows
Melvin Owen, 26, one of 19 Iowans repatriated after two years in German prisoner of war camps, arrived at his parents farm near Tipton. He was a medical corpsman captured at Faid Pass in North Africa in February 1943. The group received new uniforms and back pay after arriving at Charleston South Carolina on a hospital ship, with 30 day furloughs and an option for 30 more.
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Germany
Melvin Owen
R. E. Owen
Tipton
Faid Pass
North Africa
Charleston
5. C
Iowa Governor Salary Hike Faces House Test in 1947
Iowa political notes explain a push to raise the governor’s salary from 7500 to 10000 a year to match other top state officials. The bill’s fate hinges on district judges’ pay bill, with potential ripple effects on Supreme Court justices and legislators. The governor’s pay raise would not take effect until 1947.
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Lthough
Iowa
Iowa Senate
House
D. A. Donohue
Tipton
Supreme Court
Dr Teeling Teething Relief Promises Quick Comfort
Teething babies show fretfulness and stomach upsets during teething. Dr Teeling's Teething Relief, trusted by mothers for over 50 years, is sold at May's Drug Stores and drug stores everywhere with a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
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Dr.Teeling
Dr. Teeling
May
Iowa Tax Blanks Delayed By Paper Shortage And Changes
An Iowa notice explains tax form distribution via banks and stores due to mail issues and moving targets. It notes a 50 percent tax rate for 1945 and 1946, urges paying half the tax due, and mentions state refunds time loss. Also reports Speaker Harold Felton’s gavel replaced with a shell-crafted token from Lt. Hildenbiddle.
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Were’s
Tax Commission
Iowa
Harold Felton
H. Hildenbiddle
Indianola
Eighth Air Force
England
State School Board Plan Approved by Superintendents
A statewide poll of 965 administrators shows 909 favoring the Iowa school code commission plan for state school administration. The senate bill proposes a seven member non partisan board appointed by the governor, which would appoint the state and deputy superintendents and report on school improvements.
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Iowa School Code Commission
Cedar Rapids
Walter A. Shupp
Linn County
Iowa State Teachers Association
Field Service
Association
Commission
Senate
House
Board of Public Instruction
Code Commission
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Fhre Gazette
KR. E. Duffield
Guthrie Center
Donohue
Felton
Penney
Sadi
Chalky
Tyr
Felé
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