Governor Proposed Tax Break for Groceries to Cut State Revenue
Iowa Governor George A. Wilson urged consideration of removing the two percent state sales tax on food bought for consumption off the premises. He said such a change would reduce revenue by about 2.86 million dollars in the last fiscal year but still leave funds for old age assistance relief and homestead refunds.
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George S. Mills
Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Nelson Kraschel
Harlan
Wilson
Kraschel
Staie Birthway Commission
State Tax Commission
Federal Tax Returns Break Iowa One Day Record
Des Moines AP reports a new Iowa one day record with 10 000 federal income tax returns filed Thursday at the E H Birmingham IRS office. Officials note 8 900 returns totaling 1 245 000 dollars were completed Wednesday with 103 800 blanks sent since January 1 generating over 10.5 million dollars, compared with last year’s 33 800 returns and 2 878 782 dollars.
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DES Moines
E. H Birmingham
Iowa
Internal Revenue
Webster Flyer Arrives in Australia from Java
Special to The Gazette reports Lieut Marion Wheeler of the army air corps has arrived in Australia. Wheeler had previously been in Java and sent a cablegram to Webster Flyer and Mrs S T Wheeler confirming the move.
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the Gazette
Webster—Yyr
S. T. Wheeler
Lieut
Marion Wheeler
Army Air Corps
Australia
Wheeler
Java
Iowa FBI Chief Urges Protection of Aliens
Des Moines AP to Iowa law officers FBI head J L Dalton urged precautions to protect alien rights in communities He cited a Shenandoah demonstration by about 200 people demanding discharge of four American born Japanese chicken sexers as an example of how such incidents should be discouraged He stressed that dignation of groups should not target aliens from enemy nations and that rights of law abiding citizens must be respected
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Des Moines
J. L. Dalton
FBI
Iowa
Shenandoah
Dalton
Air Raid at Onawa Geese Mistake Main Street
In Onawa a light blackout was ordered after hundreds of Canadian geese mistook a rain slicked Main Street for a lake. Reflections on wet pavement drew the birds during their northward trek and honking disturbed travelers at local hotels. Night Watchman Shoemaker alerted Mayor Myrland, who ordered lights off at midnight. twenty minutes of darkness failed to deter the geese.
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Onawa
Frank Shoemaker
E. C. Myrland
Marion PTA programs and local notices in Iowa district
The Marion Parent Teacher Association met at Irving Grade School with performances by kindergarten, glee club, and various class plays. Everett Nelson spoke on defense bonds. committees were named. Local ads note sales, entertaining, church events, and a small set of court actions for speeding and driving offenses.
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Marion Parent-Teacher Association
Irving Grade School
Glee Club
Ruby Powles
Kenneth Ozburn
Marilyn Bristol
Mary Ellen Dumbalton
Elmer Davis
Jerry Jeffries
Everett Nelson
United States Defense Bond and Savings Stamps
Willard McCune
William W. Lary
R. J. Williams
Walter Reinsch
Cecil Page
Funeral Services for Charles R McDougall Saturday
Funeral services for Charles R. McDougall will be held Saturday at 2 pm at the Yocom chapel with the Rev. C V R De Jong officiating. Burial will be in Cedar Memorial Park with pallbearers Harold M Howe L O Dickey William Kerns Thomas Dougherty Howard Caldwell and Edward Schultz.
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Charles R. McDougall
Yocom Chapel
C. V. R. de Jong
Cedar Memorial Park
Harold M. Howe
L. O. Dickey
William Kerns
Thomas Dougherty
Howard Caldwell
Edward Schultz
Lisbon unit to host county Legion conference Thursday
LISBON The Lisbon unit of the American Legion auxiliary will host the county conference on Thursday March 26 with county president Mrs Millie Hoffman presiding and county secretary treasurer Mrs Mildred Davis in Lisbon. MARENGO Sixteen Iowa county young men reported at Fort Des Moines for army service including Baumgartner Agnew Van Dee Barber Newberry Schauff Langlas Misel Matthes Frederickson Sandersfeld Mohr Jacobs Landuyt Knock Breneman. ONSLOW The Red Cross organized a home nursing course under Mrs Marvin Holst RN with 23 women enrolled. MEN formed a fire team and 35 signed up for first aid instructed by Dr Cc Smith. MANCHESTER Leroy Ingles named defendant in a Delaware district court divorce action filed by Sophie Ingles alleging cruel inhuman treatment. They wed in 1897. Plaintiff seeks temporary alimony suit money and attachment for 1500 against Ingles personal property. OXFORD JUNCTION Red Cross first aid class under Dr Don L Braddy meets Friday in library at 730 pm with more than 40 enrolled.
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Lisbon
American Legion Auniliary
Legion
Millie Hoffman
Central City
Mildred Davis
Marengo
Iowa County
Fort Des Moines
George Baumgartner
Bernard Agnew
Floyd van Dee
Edwin Barber
Gerald Newberry
Walter Schaufuss
Glen Langlas
Earl Misel
Marlo Matthes
Earl Frederickson
Everett Sandersfeld
Vernal Mohr
Loren Jacobs
Morris Landuyt
Mervin Knock
Willard Brenneman
Manchester
Leroy Ingles
Delaware
Sophie E. Ingles
Oxford Junction
Red Cross
Don L. Braddy
Thomas Hunwardsen
Errol T. Elliott Elected President of Penn College
The Rev Errol T Elliott pastor of First Friends church in Indianapolis was elected president of William Penn College in Oskaloosa. He will succeed Dr Henry E McGrew who retires after guiding the college through debt retirement and new endowment efforts. Elliott holds multiple Friends affiliations including the peace commission and religious education council.
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Oskaloosa
Errol T Elliott
First Friends Church
Indianapolis
William Penn College
Henry E McGrew
Elliott
Friends Service Committee
Peace Commission
Friends World Consultative Committee
Friends Board of Christian Education
Herbert Hoover
International Council of Religious Education
American Friends
Europe
McGrew
Penn
Sending Tank Cars East Threatens Midwest Gas Supply
Des Moines AP report notes gasoline rationing would hit the Midwest only if eastern rail tankers are diverted. Iowa officials cite 80 percent of state supply by marine and pipelines, 16-17 percent by rail, three to four percent by truck. Lloyd warns a tank car shortage could shift distribution but highway transport can cover. 642 Iowa communities rely on road delivery. pipelines and Mississippi terminals service the state.
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Des Moines
Midwest
Seaboard
George C Lloyd
Town Petroleum Industries Committee
Leslie T Freese
Iowa
Mississippi River
Lloyd
West
Middle West
Southwest
Grocery Deliveries Pool Considered by Des Moines Dealers
Des Moines grocers discussed pooling delivery services to conserve rubber. Vincent Browner of the War Production Board urged the Retail Grocers' assoc to map delivery trucks and service areas. A committee will study a single truck option for multiple grocers with a government warning about potential obligatory rationing.
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Des Moines
Vincent Browner
The
War Production Board
Retail Grocers’ Association
Browner
Washington
Twenty Tama Indians Serve in U.S. Armed Forces
Des Moines AP reports Chief Young Bear told the Daughters of the American Revolution state conference that twenty Tama Indians from the Tama reservation are serving in the U.S. armed forces, all volunteering. He said Indians know what it means to fight for their homes and freedom.
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Des Moines
Tama Reservation
Young Bear
Daughters of the American Revolution
Six Iowa Patrolmen Called to Military Service
Des Moines AP Six members of the state highway patrol are already in military service and four more will join soon, Chief C A Knee said. About 10 percent of the force is involved with reserves or the draft, with only one patroller drafted so far. The patrol has five or six vacancies but expects to fill them, as Commissioner Karl W Fischer handles appointments. Names listed include Lieut Col E A Conley Marshalltown and Lieut Robert Brown Des Moines among others.
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Des Moines
State Highway Patrol
C. A. Knee
National Guard
Knee
Karl W. Fischer
Ronald Richardson
Tama
Warren Crane
Waterloo
Vern Rattler
Alden
N. B Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Fort Des Moines
Drexel Giersdorf
Ottumwa
Leon Chevalier
Fort Dodge
Kenneth Daly
Alta Vista
Thompson Named Director of Iowa University Student Affairs Division
Prof Woody Thompson appointed director of the new division of student affairs at the University of Iowa, uniting the offices of dean of men and dean of women. Thompson, a veteran economics staff member since 1925, previously led the war service student information bureau.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Woody Thompson
Thompson
War Service
Iowa Supreme Court Asked To Rule On Pinball Gambling Status
Des Moines Iowa. The Iowa supreme court heard a bid to declare pinball machines illegal gambling devices linking luck and prize value. Jens Grothe argued machines in lunchrooms and drug stores tempt children and violate state law. Two Des Moines men Wiley and Epstein faced seizure of 168 pinball and 64 slot machines and the case tests penalties for possession.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Grothe
R L. Wiley
Joseph Epstein
Superior
Tom Murrow
Wiley
Epstein
Murrow
Sioux City
L. B Forsling
Supreme Court
Wiley and Epstein
Johnson County Folk Seek Civilian Service Camp Near Solon
Residents of Johnson and adjacent counties petitioned for a government civilian public service camp at the Solon CCC site ten miles north of Iowa City. The petitions urge soil erosion and road work by conscientious objectors as CCC closing looms, and request action by Gen. Charles H. Grahl and Lieut. Col. Robert J. Shaw.
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Iowa City
Johnson County
Solon
Charles H. Grahl
CCC
Here
Grahl
Robert J. Shaw
Washington, D. C
Iowa
Johnson
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Legion Post Opposes Conscientious Objectors Camp near Solon
The executive committee of the Leon Beatty post of the American Legion in Washington Iowa adopted a resolution disapproving the establishment of a conscientious objectors camp near Solon.
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Washington
Leon Beatty
The
American Legion
Solon
Derailment Delays Five Passenger Trains in West Liberty
Five passenger trains were held up in West Liberty after three freight cars derailed on the Rock Island line in the local yards. The north south line was blocked from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Trains affected included No. 64 southbound the Rockets and No. 19 and 20 Chicago Sioux Falls service plus the Rockets in both directions.
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the Gazette
West Liberty
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Sioux Falls
War boosts Iowa home building with February permits surge
Iowa housing activity rose in February as war industries spurred demand. The state health department counted 168 new dwelling permits in 16 first class cities worth 606 779, up from 92 permits and 415 895 a year earlier. Remodeling permits fell slightly from 137 to 107. Davenport led gains with 71 new dwelling permits totaling 234 810, Des Moines and Waterloo also rose, Keokuk and Cedar Rapids posted smaller increases and Council Bluffs issued one permit for 83 250.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
State Department of Health
War Industries
Davenport
Waterloo
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Elkader Girl Wins Decision On University of Iowa Supreme Court Day
Lorna Murphy of Elkader and Horace Hardy of Bloomfield won decisions on the sixteenth annual University of Iowa Supreme Court Day before Chief Justice William N. Bliss. Appellees were Tim Campbell Jr of Newton and Roy Jurgemeyer of Waverly. Eight law students joined the Order of Coif.
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Iowa City
Lorna Murphy
Elkader
Horace Hardy
Bloomfield
University of Iowa Supreme Court
William N. Bliss
Mason City
Tim Campbell, Jr
Newton
Roy Jurgemeyer
Waverly
Bliss
Order of Coif
Justice Bliss
Miss Murphy
Hardy
James W R. Brown
Ruthven
Richard L. Fehseke
Burlington
John Gillotti
Des Moines
Sherlock Hartnett
West Bend
Robert Mannheimer
Victor Pomerantz
Cedar Attorney Hunt Announces Candidacy
Cedar County Attorney Reid L. Hunt declared Friday he will seek reelection, subject to Republican primaries. In four years as prosecutor he has built a reputation for vigorous prosecution of law violators.
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U.S
Refutes Kraschel
Iowa General Assembly
West Des Moines Commercial Club
State Guard
Iowa State Guard
Camp Dodge
Tom A. Carlin
Camp Adjutant
Bob Hedges
Claude Dalton
Bob Tullis
Marion News
P.T.A
Storm’s
Nina Ellison
Arthur Knapp
Ralph Richardson
John Knapp, Jr
Virginia Stark
Benish Shoe Store
Presbyterian Sunday School
Marilyn Fontaine
Lincoln
Man of
Man With
Mansfield
Hallmark St. Patrick's Day Cards
Boston
Robert A Titus
Saint-Saens
Marion Methodist Church
Kenneth Pearson
Fourteenth Avenue
Matilda Koch
Cornwall-on-the-Hudson
N. Y
Minnie Schenken
Schenken
Western Auto Associate Store
Don Hoglund
East Fifth Avenue
Kenneth Burns
Thirtieth Street
Rollins Ladies
Sigfred Co
Wawo Kiye
Presbyterian Church
D. D. Hastings
Gladys Jacobmeyer
Bezdck’s
Hugh Jones
Arthur E. Fairhurst
Syl’s Grocery
LaVerna Titus
H. M. Titus
Robert
Camp Roberts
Calif
Philco
Balster Furniture Co
A. E. Blinks
Kathryn B. Blinks
Methodist W. S. C. S
Mary Self
America
W. H. Booze
Miller Apartments
Alta , Peterson
Dora Marie
Center Point
R. M Clark
James W. Pirie
Robert Whitman
John O. Mullin
LeRoy Wart
Anamosa
Frank Lafferty
Fifth Avenue
Wilber Stearns
Springville
Marion Cafe
J. P. Slater
Dorothy
Perry
N. P. Vanderlinden
Eighteenth Street
Glenn Easterday
Cleo Easterday
Monticello
North Thirteenth Street
John Zier
Florence Easterday
Harry Easterday
McDougall Services
Lyle Kindig
Mr. Kindig
Josephine Kindig
Maxine Kindig
Oakdale
Mildred Kindig
William Kempshall
Marion
Camel
Lucky Strike
Chesterfield
Old Gold
Raleigh
Spuds
Kool
Dunhill
Fatima
Viceroy
Owen
Dickey
Micra
Bam
SWAN
Sori
HILEX
Climalene Rinso
Aunt Jemima Pancake
Fleescimann
Pepsi-Cola
Iowa News
Errol T. Elliott
Penn College
Tama Indians
C. Woody Thompson
Elkader Girl
S. U. S. Supreme Court
Cedar
Hunt
Edar
Pete Teatimarket
Sixteenth Avenue
Pound
Bacon
16Th Ave. SW
Chuck” Blazck
Kellogg
Jack Sprat Foy
Harvest Inn Peas
Sunkist
Peter Pan
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