Seven Housing Fire Hazards Identified by Iowa Chiefs
Des Moines AP reports Iowa fire chiefs warn that converting homes into apartments to meet housing shortages creates seven key fire hazards. Lack of exits, overloaded circuits, faulty heating, defective stoves, asphyxiation safeguards, improper gas systems, and substandard construction threaten remodeled properties. Fire officials will advise owners and conduct inspections to curb risks.
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DES Moines
Svaskohine
John Strohm
Iowa
Es Ge
Wan
Senate Approves 62 000 Coralville Project and More in Iowa
The Senate funded advance planning for six Iowa projects as part of a 360 million dollar rivers and harbors bill. Coralville reservoir received 62 thousand dollars and Turkey river at Elkport 2 thousand. The bill goes back to the House with a 74 million dollar Senate increase.
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Senate
Coralville
Washington
Iowa
War Department
Turkey River
Elkport
House
Battleship Iowa Key Ship in New Fifth Fleet Restructure
Tokyo AP report says the U S Fifth Fleet will be reorganized in American waters around the battleship Iowa. Vice Admiral Frederick C Sherman announced the fleet, including Iowa and accompanying escort ships, will depart for the West Coast. Most of the Fifth Fleet moves to the Seventh Fleet to oversee Western Pacific training and operations.
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Iowa
Tokyo
U. S
Fifth Fleet
Japan
Frederick C. Sherman
United States
Seventh Fleet
Western
Pacific
Sherman
America
Girl student at S$.U. faces forgery charge
County Attorney Jack White said he would file forgery charges in district court against Marilou Maddox, 19, a University of Iowa junior. She is accused of passing bad checks totaling 65 dollars at several local restaurants and drug stores between March 11 and March 18.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Jack C. White
Marilou ‘ Maddox
University of Iowa
Miss Maddox
Six feeble minded Eldora boys being transferred
DES MOINES AP Six feeble minded inmates of the state training school for boys at Eldora are being transferred to schools for feeble minded this week. Two go to Woodward and four to Glenwood. They had been segregated in an annex at Anamosa for being hard to handle. Transfers follow recommendations by Dr Harold Skeels. Two boys already moved to Clarinda hospital for insane.
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Des Moines
Eldora
State Board of Control
Woodward
Glenwood
Anamosa
Es W. Carlsen
Harold Skeels
Board
Clarinda Hospital
Surplus Sales Depot to Open in Des Moines
A surplus commodities sales depot will open about April 10 in a Des Moines ordnance plant building. The sale will be run by the Chicago office of the War Assets corporation and will offer machinery equipment and supplies from the ordnance plant and surplus commodities stored elsewhere in the Chicago district.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Chicago
War Assets Corporation
Ordnance Plant
Ivanhoe Bridge Taking Form Over Cedar River
Two spans and piers are in place for the new Ivanhoe bridge linking Mt. Vernon and Solon over the Cedar River. The six 150 foot spans and two 40 foot approaches will total about 1000 feet with a 24 foot roadway and concrete floor. Construction began February 17 by Ben Cole and Son of Ames, with completion projected by July 1 under state highway engineer C M Fisher.
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Cedar River
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Solon
Mt. Vernon
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Eleventh Surveyors Conference At Iowa State College
Fifty surveyors and others interested in land surveys attended the upcoming eleventh conference at Iowa State College. The event was scheduled for Tuesday with registrations from professionals and students.
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Ames
INS
Surveyors
Iowa State
Luther To Hold Second War Dead Service in Decorah
A second memorial service for Luther College men who died in World War II will be held March 31 at 4 p.m. in the C. K. Preus gymnasium. Rev. A. M. Kraabel 1917 Luther graduate and new Veterans Administration chaplains supervisor will speak. Anton Bernatz Legion post and Helef Holm VFW post will participate.
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Luther College
C. K. Preus
A. M. Kraabel
Luther
Veterans Administration
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Anton Bernatz
Girl Sues for 15105 After Fall from Horse
Viola Jaquiss, a University of Iowa student, filed a district court suit for 15105 against riding academy proprietors I. C. Nichols and J. L. Witt. She alleges she was thrown from a horse during lessons and sustained a broken back and other injuries.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Viola Jaquiss
University of Iowa
I. C. Nichols
J. L. Witt
Here
Miss Jaquiss
North Western Freight Train Derailment Blocks Hwy 61
AP reports a Chicago North Western freight train derailment near DeWitt Tuesday night halted traffic on Highway 61. Crews from Clinton and Boone cleared 12 derailed cars and resume service Wednesday. No injuries reported as trains were detoured onto the Milwaukee line.
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Chicago North* Western
Clinton
Boone
Psi
North Western
Des Moines Vet Held After Rifle Terrorizes Family
A Polk county World War II veteran was jailed after allegedly terrorizing relatives and neighbors. He reportedly burned furniture from a tenant house on a farm and fired a .22 caliber rifle at the residence, leaving the home riddled with holes.
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Des Moines
Elkader Flying Service Incorporates in Iowa
Elkader Flying Service Inc of Elkader Iowa filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capital is 25000 dollars and the officers are Harold H. Hall president Harold S. Griffith vice president and Arthur J. Meyer secretary and treasurer all from Elkader.
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DES Moines
Elkader Flying Service, Inc
Elkader
Air Transport ‘Service
Harold H. Hall
Harold S. Griffith
Arthur J. Meyer
Iowa City Pilot Joins Green Hornet Atomic Test Flights
Two Iowa pilots, First Lt. Robert Glen of Iowa City and First Lt. Robert Ames of Fort Madison, are named among a select group to command Green Hornet lines in the army transport service for atomic bomb tests. They fly personnel and materiel from Roswell to Bikini Atoll on a precise 12000 mile schedule.
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INS
Iowa
Army
Robert Glen
Iowa City
Robert Ames
Fort. Madison
Roswell
Bikini Atoll
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