Postwar Building Funds Proposed For Iowa State Institutions
Iowa House appropriations recommends 12.6725 million for postwar building at 20 state institutions split into 6.8725 million for 15 institutions under the board of control and 5.8 million for five under the board of education. Aims include salary increases for hospital superintendents and guards. Senate committee schedules six million plus for operation, plus two million for rural school transportation reimbursement.
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Des Moines
State Boards of Control and Education
House of Representative
Appropriations Committee
Board of Control
Board of Education
Senate
Legislative Interim Committee
State
War Surplus Commodities Board
Williamsburg Private Wins Silver Star in Germany Action
Pvt. John D. Reader of Williamsburg receives the Silver Star for gallantry in Germany on January 6. While treating a wounded soldier in an infantry medical detachment he was shot in the arm but kept aiding the wounded man until forced to retire under heavy fire. He entered service in July 1943. two brothers, Merle and George, are also in the service.
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Williamsburg
John D. Reader
R. W. Reader
Germany
Pvt Reader
Pvt
Reader
Merle Reader
England
George Reader
Holland
Missouri River flood prep hits Nebraska City and Hamburg
Residents in Nebraska City Nebraska and Hamburg Iowa brace Wednesday for warnings of rising Missouri River levels. Crews reinforce levees and stage sandbags as authorities monitor weather and river gauges for intensifying flood risk.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Hamburg
Missouri River
Holdoegel Estate Valued At Eighty Thousand Dollars
Des Moines. Donald D. Holdoegel, once a Des Moines lawyer and OPA enforcement officer, died of infantile paralysis last Oct 10. His estate totals 80 848 with real estate 76 659 56 and personal property 7 689. Fern W. Holdoegel, widow and sole beneficiary, sought a 12 month widow’s allowance. Judge C Edwin Moore granted 450 dollars per month.
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Des Moines
Donald D. Holdoegel
OPA
Fern W. Holdoegel
C. Edwin Moore
Moore
Cedar River Reaches 15.4 Feet at Charles City
The Cedar River rose to 15.4 feet at Charles City according to the weather bureau, the highest level in 15 years. Army engineers aided by bulldozers continue dredging and reinforcing flood defenses as the stream slowly rises without major damage reported.
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Charles City
Cedar River
Weather Bureau
OMAHA
Army Engineers
Marion War Food Rally Set by Chamber of Commerce
The Marion Chamber of Commerce announces a war food rally for farmers at the high school gym Saturday starting 10 30 a.m. with a free lunch at noon. Dr Carl Drake state entomologist will speak on the corn borer and the program is run by extension and soil conservation services.
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Marion Chamber of Commerce
Irvin Ford
George Hanry
W. C. Sheets
Carl Drake
Marion High Makes Strong Showing at Pre-District Contests
Billy Joe Mills of Marion High won first in interpretive reading at the closing contests. Five Marion contestants advance to the district in West Union Monday with Helen Frazier Barbara Seger Louise Smith and Mills entering multiple divisions. Strawberry Point took first in the one act play contest.
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Billy Joe Mills
Marion High School
Strawberry Point
Marion High
West Union
Helen Frazier
Barbara Seger
Louise Smith
Mills
P E O Chapter CS elects officers and members at picnic
Mrs Hugh Gordon was elected president of Chapter CS PEO with J L Papes as vice president and A W Salisbury as recording secretary. Other officers named include Miss Alice Wallace, Mrs Floyd Emmons, Mrs C V R De Jong, and Mrs Hillis Gill. Twenty six members held a picnic at Mrs Arthur E Granger’s home.
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P.E.O
Hugh Gordon
J. L. Papes
A. W Salisbury
Alice Wallace
Floyd Emmons
C. V. R. de Jong
Hillis Gill
Arthur E. Granger
Funeral services held for Michael Weislogel in Alburnett
Services conducted Tuesday at the Evangelical church in Alburnett with Rev. R. E. Kerney presiding. Soloists Mrs. Harold Johnson and Mrs. Frank Schantz, with Miss Muriel Thomas on piano. Burial followed at Lafayette cemetery with pallbearers Louie Petrak, W. J. Anderson, Kermit Naylor, Floyd Etzel, Harold Taylor, and Harvey Rockwood Jr.
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Michael Weislogel
Evangelical Church
Alburnett
R. E. Kerney
Harold Johnson
Frank Schantz
Muriel Thomas
Lafayette Cemetery
Louie Petrak
W. J. Anderson
Kermit Naylor
Floyd Etzel
Harold Taylor
Harvey Rockwood, Jr
Marion chapter 183 to hold school of instruction
Marion chapter No 183 0 E S will conduct a school of instruction March 21 at 1 pm in the Masonic temple Mrs Esther Barber sixth district instructor will lead dinner served at 6 15 all reservations for dinner due by noon Monday with Mrs Maude Newman secretary
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Marion
E. S
Masonic Temple
Esther Barber
Maude Newman
Mrs. Klopp Severely Injured At Drill Press
Mrs. Lloyd Klopp of 1335 Seventh Avenue suffered severe lacerations to the first two fingers of her left hand while working on a drill press on Monday.
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Lloyd Klopp
Seventh Avenue
Marion Lions club dinner welcomes new members
At a Marion dinner meeting the Lions club welcomed new members Harry Hense T J Dougherty J C Johnson and H M Howe. George Neff shipsitter was a guest. Mrs Albert Flickinger was advised her private husband has arrived in France. Cpl Donald Swan returns to Yuma Arizona after visiting wife in Marion.
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Ralph Morgan
San Antonio
Cpl. Morgan
W. L. Morgans
Cpl
Robert N. Richardson
Camp Gordon
Augusta
John Burton
Marion Lions Club
K. V. Cafe
Harry Hense
T. J. Dougherty
J. C. Johnson
H. M. Howe
Shipsitter
George Neff
Bremerton, Wash
Albert Flickinger
France
Donald Swan
Gladys Hayes
Yuma
Ariz
Premature Baby Born To Mundt Family
A two pound daughter born Monday to Mr and Mrs Ernest Mundt is reported getting along fine by Wednesday. The premature infant remains in an incubator at the Mundt home and is fed with an eye dropper.
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Waterloo
Ernest Mundt
Mundt
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