Iowa Farmer Slain by Hired Hand Near Humboldt
Ronald Ackland, 21, confessed to beating and choking to death Lester R. Giddings, 48, at the farmer’s Humboldt Iowa home after a Saturday night drinking event in Fort Dodge. Ackland hit Giddings with a whisky bottle, tied him on the back porch, and fled in Giddings’ car before a crash near Cameron. The farmer was found dead on a back porch inside a locked area about 1:30 a.m. with authorities transferring Ackland to Humboldt for further questioning.
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Cameron
Robert Walker
Ronald Ackland
Winston
Lester R. Giddings
Giddings
Humboldt
Walker
Ackland
Fort Dodge
Bess Ackland
Kansas City
Charles A. Hill
Hill
H. Bradley
J. E. Clapp
T. A. Thompson
Iowa State Bureau of Investigation
J. F. Green
Humboldt County
C. A. Newman
Democrats Complete State of Candidates in Iowa
In Des Moines AP reports the Iowa Democratic party has nominees for all state and congressional offices. Chairman Jake More announced Lester S Gillette a Fostoria farmer will seek the Democratic nomination for Congress in the Eighth district.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Jake More
More
Lester S Gillette
Eighth
Kin of 34th Division Soldiers Plan Direct Appeal for Furloughs
Kin of 34th armored division relatives plan a Washington delegation to press for furloughs after appeals to the war and state departments failed. Mrs. Otto Jack of Minneapolis heads the A club with 900 relatives at a mass meeting naming a committee to meet Sen. Ball and Sen. Gillette, with John G. Alexander as chairman to arrange the Washington conference.
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34Th Armored Division
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Washington
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Joseph H. Ball
R-Minn
Guy Gillette
D-Ia
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Henry A. Wallace
John G. Alexander
Highway Patrol Reduced to Ninety Six Men
Patrol Chief C. A. Knee said the state highway patrol remains largely intact amid draft scrutiny. Only about three officers entered service after deferments. the force stands at 96 versus a full strength of 128. Knee stated no new recruits would be added as men may be drafted or reassigned to war plants.
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Des Moines
State Highway Patrol
C. A. Knee
Knee
Ben-Gay Delivers Fast Relief With Potent Ingredients
Medical experts note methyl salicylate and menthol provide rapid pain relief and Ben-Gay products contain higher levels of these agents than five competing rub-ins. Laboratory tests support the claim, urging consumers to insist on genuine Ben-Gay.
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Ben-Gay
Iowa Jurist To Observe His Golden Anniversary
Justice Oscar Hale of Wapello, dean of the Iowa supreme court by years of service, will observe his golden anniversary as an attorney and jurist in May. Hale, 77, has served on the supreme court since 1939 after 25 years as a district judge in the Twentieth district and 19 years of private practice. He plans to seek reelection to a second term and has one son, John Hale, an attorney at Burlington.
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Des Moines
Oscar Hale
Wapello
Iowa Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
Twentieth Judicial District
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Louisa Counties
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Indiana
University of Iowa Law College
Kansas
Justice Hale
John Hale
Burlington
Marion News Briefs: Weddings, clubs, and notices
The column reports the marriage of Wealthy Sue Covington to Marine Staff Sgt. Merritt Lingard in Yuma Arizona on March 5, with Lingard stationed in Santa Ana and plans to reside in Los Angeles. It lists local donations to a Blood Plasma Fund totaling 350.30 and mentions upcoming meetings of several civic groups, a lost dog, and travel notes involving Marion residents.
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Harry Covington
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Wealthy Sue
Merritt Lingard
W. H. Lingard
Yuma
Ariz
Marion High School
Set
Lingard
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
Pauline Naso
Earl Miller
Naso
W. K
Farm Barn Fire Claims Hogs Near Attalissa
Mr and Mrs R B Watters of 1050 Fourteenth street lost a large barn and double corn crib to a fire at their Ata lissa area farm. Twenty nine hogs and several pigs owned by Harold Ridenour perished. Loss partly insured. cause undetermined.
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R. B. Watters
Fourteenth Street
Atalissa
Harold Ridenour
Earlville Soldier Missing on Italian Front
Special to The Gazette Earlville James W. Klaus 29 listed as missing in action in Italy since January 27. Parents Mr and Mrs Norton Klaus advised Monday in a war department message. Klaus, who served in North Africa and Sicily, was twice wounded in Italy last fall and returned to action after Christmas. Entered service May 1942, trained at Camp Wolters Texas. He leaves two sisters Mrs Cleon Puff and Mrs Ralph Meyer and a brother Clair Klaus.
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Earlville
James W. Klaus
Italy
Norton Klaus
War Department
Klaus
Camp Wolters
Texas
Cleon Puff
Cornelian club plans Cedar Rapids VII hostesses
Memorial hall hosted a supper for 50 with a Red Cross war fund gift of 10 dollars. Plans were made for hostesses at the Cedar Rapids VII on March 26. Navy chief warrant officer Eugene McGowan, recently back from the South Pacific, visits his uncle Kenneth Hillerage. Cornelian club to meet Wednesday at 7 30 with Mrs Harv Gipp. Mrs F E Stimson to present the program. Mr and Mrs Henry J Peters moved to Floyd Robson farm from Cairo Nebraska.
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Club
Red Cross War Fund
Cedar Rapids VII
S. O
Eugene McGowan
Navy
South Pacific
Kenneth Hillerege
Cornelian Club
Harvey Gipp
F. E. Stimson
Henry J. Peters
Floyd Robson
Cairo, Neb
FASTEETH Powder Helps Loose Dentures Stay Firm
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Rescue Three From An Ice Floe in Lake Arnolds Park
Mr and Mrs Claude Ritchie and their 9 year old son were rescued from a fractured seven inch thick ice floe on West Okoboji Lake in Arnolds Park Iowa They had reset a fishing net when the ice broke away Neighbors from Arnolds Park Okoboji and nearby towns pushed two rowboats onto the ice and reached the family with an outboard motor The eight year old daughter waited ashore after the rescue
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Arnolds Park
Claude Ritchie
Okoboji Lake
Kenneth Gipner
Roy Roff
Okoboji
Emmet Wilson
First West Okoboji Lake drowning shocks residents
A boat accident on West Okoboji lake left one person dead after a child ran ashore for help as parents cried out. Roy Roff, a steamboat captain, and several local fishermen aided in the rescue efforts. The incident is described by long-time residents as unprecedented on the lake.
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Okoboji Lake
Roy Roff
Iowa Legion Auxiliary Leaders to Speak at Des Moines Conference
Des Moines hosts a one day Iowa department American Legion auxiliary conference for 528 units with national officers Norton Pearl Grace King and Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell among speakers. Gov Hickenlooper Keokuk commander Dr Logan and Capt Rosenfeld also present for plans of next year. Roy Pell presides with Myrton Shelley and other state officers speaking on Americanism child welfare radio and national defense.
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Des Moines
INS
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
Harlan Briggs
Onslow
Norton H. Pearl
Detroit
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
Gwendolyn Wiggin MacDowell
Indianapolis
Story City
Myrton Shelley
Frank Abraham
Mt. Pleasant
James F. Bowen
Paul Cutler
Jefferson
Ellis Crawford
Iowa City
Maurice Northup
H. &. Stringer
Nevada
National Defense
Norito Promises Fast Relief for Rheumatic Pains
Thousands sufferers from rheumatism sciatica lumbago neuralgia and neuritis find relief with Norito. A quick acting formula speeds relief from aching muscles allowing work and sleep. If the first three doses fail to relieve pain, money will be refunded. See your druggist today under an iron clad guarantee.
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Norito
Orito
Style Analyst Condemns Slacks and Bobby Socks
DES MOINES UP Most American women have let their appearances sag since the war started Miss Celeste Carlyle a Chicago style analyst told 1 000 persons attending the annual convention of the Iowa Cosmetologist association here Sunday The time has come for girls in their teens to start dressing like women the analyst said There is a definite trend toward femininity in women's dress Men coming home from the war want to see girls in frills not slacks shirts and bobby socks New officers of the association include Lillian Anderson Ames president Gladys James Council Bluffs vice president Helen Seaburn Boone secretary Georgia Plummer Des Moines treasurer and Venita Orth Ellison Des Moines financial secretary New members of the board of directors include Kathryn Peters Winterset Earl Proctor Ottumwa Vera Zike Fairfield Marjorie Black Marshalltown Corrine Otto Algona and Wilbur Lewis Des Moines Beauticians were to conclude their convention Monday with their annual style trophy contest.
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Des Moines
Celeste Carlyle
Chicago
Iowa Cosmetologist Association
Association
Lillian Anderson
Ames
Gladys James
Council Bluffs
Helen Sea
Iowans Picnic In California
In Los Angeles 25000 Hawkeyes gathered for their annual picnic to discuss war and politics over food. Verne Orr of Chrysler said industry is producing two and a half times more war materials than in peacetime. Speakers included Frank Merriam, Iowa born former California governor, and Nathan O. Hickenlooper, father of Iowa’s current governor Rourke B. Hickenlooper.
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Los Angeles
Iowa
Verne Orr
Chrysler Corporation
Frank Merriam
California
Nathan O. Hickenlooper
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
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