Iowa Draft Pool Plan Fails to Meet Induction Needs
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl says Iowa could not build a pool of draft inductees as hoped. Despite tripling calls for pre induction exams, reclassifications and rejections kept numbers low. Boards must now select essential workers and limit deferments, focusing on industry and agriculture, with few under 26 eligible.
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DES Moines
Selective Service
Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
Grahl
Missing North English flyer found dead in wrecked plane
Special to The Gazette reports Lt. Robert Plank of North English has been found dead in his wrecked plane near Galveston Texas. He was missing since last Sunday on a land and water reconnaissance flight from the army air field. Plank, son of Mr and Mrs Forest Plank, earned his wings at Aloe Field Texas in 1943 and was a Coe College student before entering service. His wife Mildred Lortz of Millersburg was with his family in Galveston. Navy planes, coast guard boats and other units had been searching for him.
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Galveston
Texas
Robert Plank
Plank
Forest. Plank
North English
Army Air Field
Mildred Lortz
Millersburg
Planks
Air Field
Navy Plimps
Navy
Coast Guard
Aloe Field
Victoria
North English High School
Coe College
Marengo Pastor Accepts Monticello Call From Lincoln Township
The Rev R P Young, longtime pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Lincoln township, is called to St. John's Evangelical Lutheran in Monticello. He will preach his farewell on April 16 and serve as Lutheran chaplain at the state reformatory in Anamosa with a Sunday sermon and Friday Bible class. He retires his twenty fifth year in the ministry this summer and helped establish congregations at Millersburg and Deep River. He has also been visitor for the Victor circuit of 11 churches. He succeeds Rev Paul T Gutknecht, now headed to Belding Michigan.
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Marengo
R P Young
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Lincoln Township
St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Monticello
Mr Young
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Wisconsin
Concordia Seminary
Springfield
Millersburg
Deep River
Victor
Paul T. Gutknecht
Belding
Mich
State House Dome Antenna Improves Police Radio Reception
Des Moines AP reports the addition of a new auxiliary antenna on the state house central dome greatly improves reception of two way radio messages from state police cars. Gerald Sutton, chief engineer, says the antenna is used exclusively for police two way messages from highway patrol and the SBI.
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Des Moines
State House
Gerald Sutton
Thursay
State Highway Patrol
State Bureau of Investigation
Five Airmen Die in Sioux City B-17 Crash
At Sioux City army air base a runway collision between two B-17 Flying Fortresses at 6 30 a.m. killed five airmen and injured six. One ship taxiing back to the hangar crossed the taking off fortress causing a fire that burned both aircraft. Names withheld pending next of kin notification and an official board investigates the accident.
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Sioux City, Ta
Sioux City Army Air Base
George A. Blakey
Memorial Service for Paratrooper Kenneth R Curtis
A memorial service for Staff Sgt. Kenneth R. Curtis, paratrooper killed in action in Italy January 30, will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist church. Rev. W. M. Zimmerman will deliver the sermon. Arnold-Roger Legion post veterans will act as ushers. Curtis, 28, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Curtis and served in the paratroopers from January 1948, training at Camp Wolters and Fort Benning, later overseas and among Sicily’s first invasion waves. a brother, Sgt. Conrad J. Curtis, is at Camp Dodge.
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Hawkeye
Kenneth R. Curtis
Italy
Methodist Church
W. M. Zimmerman
Veterans of
Arnold-Roger
Curtis
Harold Curtis
Camp Wolters
Texas
Fort Benning
Sicily
Sgt
Conrad J. Curtis
Camp Dodge
Infant Burned To Death In Crib In Oskaloosa
In Oskaloosa 13 month old Cornelius Vandrimmelen died when his crib caught fire Thursday night. Authorities say older siblings were playing with matches in the home of Mr and Mrs Eugene Vandrimmelen.
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Oskaloosa
Cornelius Vandrimmelen
Eugene Vandrimmelen
Marion News Highlights Aided by O E S Members
Mrs. Robert Cessford received a 50 year membership certificate from Marion chapter No. 183 O E S at a special meeting. Eight members initiated and three affiliated. Lois Lehdigh and Mrs Albert E Bragg sang. 140 members attended refreshments in gold and white decor.
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Robert Cessford
Marion
Maude Keyser
Iowa
Cessford
Gladys Ballard
Lois Lehdigh
Albert E. Bragg
Democrats Select Dunn as Keynoter
Des Moines reports E. G. Dunn Mason City attorney will be keynoter and temporary chairman at the Democratic state convention in Des Moines on April 15 Dunn is a former United States attorney for the northern Iowa district.
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Des Moines
INS
Jake More
Democratic State Central Committee
E. G. Dunn
Mason City
Dunn
United States
Iowa
Shannon Named Superintendent At Monticello
Shannon, a Monticello schools veteran of 14 years and current principal under A. B. Grimes, is appointed superintendent to succeed Grimes who moves to Boone Iowa in June. Shannon is married with four children. All other teachers were reelected at the school board meeting this week.
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Monticello
Boyd Shannon
A. B. Grimes
Boone, Ia
Shannon
Grimes
Central City School Superintendent Hansen Resigns
Special to The Gazette reports George W Hansen, who has led Central City schools for 18 years, submitted his resignation this week effective at term end.
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Central City
George W Hansen
Ressler Resigns as Clermont Supervisor for Williamsburg Hatchery
Theodore C Ressler the Clermont school superintendent for five years has resigned to take a post with Winburn Hatchery and Produce at Williamsburg. His wife who taught in the primary department also resigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Theodore C Ressler
Winburn Hatchery and Produce Company
Williamsburg
Vernon-Supt Ostergaard not seeking re election
MT Vernon supt H U Ostergaard informs the school board he will not seek re election. Dr Bigger is reelected president at the board organization meeting. New board members are Mrs Jacques Jolas and Rex Dean.
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Mt, Vernon
HU Ostergaard
Dr Bigger
Jacques Jolas
Rex Dean
Iowa Job Placements Top 11 Thousand in February
Iowa USES offices placed 11,132 job seekers in February with 40 percent women and 99 veterans. Nearly 40,000 people visited offices and 32,632 received services. 16,314 referrals directed to local jobs, while 9,526 were hired per employer reports by March 1. Cedar Rapids led with 684 placements followed by Iowa City 122 and Decorah 58.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U. S
George D. Haskell
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Decorah
Missing Keystone Soldier Now Listed as Dead
Mr and Mrs Ernest Koeppen learn their son Arthur Koeppen, reported missing in action February 17, 1943 after the battle for the Faid pass in North Africa, has no trace and is officially listed as dead. The Koeppens have two other sons serving: Orlean Koeppen a paratrooper in the European area and Delbert Koeppen in the navy.
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Keystone
Ernest Koeppen
Arthur Koeppen
Faid Pass
North Africa
War Department
Koeppens
Orlean Koeppen
Delbert Koeppen
William H Brown Dies at 100 After Birthday Celebration
William H Brown died Thursday from a heart ailment after celebrating his 100th birthday on December 7 in Des Moines. Authorities attribute the death to natural causes related to age.
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Des Moines
William H Brown
Rum Haul Seized in Iowa Dubuque Warehouse
State agents seized 285 cases of Illinois liquor in a Dubuque warehouse owned by tavern operators in East Dubuque. Valued at about $20,000, the stock is held as an Illinois item considered illegal in Iowa. The sheriff holds the liquor pending court orders on disposal or destruction.
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Dubuque
DES Moines
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
East Dubuque
Illinois
Iowa
Nebergall
Leo J. Eisbach
Dubuque County
Nethergall
Anamosa Soldier William Fischer Reported as POW
Mr and Mrs William J Fischer of Anamosa announced their son Sgt William Fischer is a prisoner of war of Germany. He was reported missing in action over Germany on February 8 while serving as an aerial gunner aboard a Flying Fortress. He enlisted in January 1943 and went overseas last December after surviving a prior crash in which 12 men died.
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Anamosa
William J Fischer
William Fischer
Fischer
Germany
Burlington Railway Station Dedication Slated Next Week
Gov B B Hickenlooper will speak at the dedication ceremonies for the new Burlington railway station on Tuesday March 28. The event marks the reopening of a key regional transport hub with expected local and state officials in attendance.
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Burlington
B Hickenlooper
Iowa Student Magazine Critiques University Admin
The University of Iowa faces scrutiny as Perspective, a 24 page independent student magazine, questions governance and democracy in campus operations. Features include J Howard Arnold’s Faculty Appraises the Administration and a letter urging a faculty union, with editorials by Pauline Mangelsdorf William Drake and Mel Peet proposing curriculum reform.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Univerity
J. Howard Arnold
Chemical Department
James Meade
Pat Seymour Pitcher
Harry K. Newburn
The
Liberal Arts College
Pauline Mangelsdorf
Burlingame
Calif
William Drake
Sioux City
Mel Peet
Anamosa
Real Estate Covered in Ruling On Fighters Taxes
Des Moines Atty Gen John Rankin broadened a prior ruling to say no interest or penalties apply to 1943 and 1944 property taxes for service members. The opinion holds that the act covers all real property held by armed forces members, not just homesteads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
John Rankin
Rankin
S Department
van W Hammerstrom
Woodbury County
Hammerstrom
Petticoat Bank Robber Convicted in Iowa Trial
In Clarinda Iowa a six man six woman jury convicted John Davis of Shenandoah of the Petticoat Bank robbery of 65 year old Miss Jennie Maxwell. Davis aided by John Wilder who is serving five years for the same crime held matches for light while Davis removed the money from the victim’s Petticoat. Miss Maxwell identified her assailants despite being bound and blindfolded. Wives of Davis and Wilder await trial.
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Clarinda
John Davis
Shenandoah
Jennie Davis
Miss Maxwell
John Wilder
Davis
Wilder
Air Medal Awarded to Newhall Tail Gunner Hartz
George W Hartz of route one Newhall Iowa tail gunner of a Flying Fortress received the Air Medal for meritorious achievement on five combat missions over Europe. The 23 year old son of Mr and Mrs Harvey Hartz farmed before enlisting October 14 1942. Hartz served with the Eighth Air Force bomber station in England.
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England
George W Hartz
Newhall
Europe
United States
Set Hartz
Harvey Hartz
Legion of Merit awarded to Tech Sgt Charles R Blazek
The War Department announces Tech Sgt Charles R Blazek of Chelsea Iowa received the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious service overseas from January 14 to August 27 1943. While at the Fifth Army invasion training center he prepared schedules charts and sand tables aiding combat team training and contributing to the invasion of Sicily and Italy.
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Washington
War Department
Legion of Merit
Charles R Blazek
Chelsea
Set Blazek
Sicily
Italy
Miner sentenced to die for Texas murder of wife
Harold Arthur Miner, 48, was sentenced to die in the electric chair at Huntsville state prison on May 5 for the fatal shooting of his divorced wife Marjorie Forsyth Miner as she ran from her El Paso apartment last May 12.
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EL Paso, Texas
Harold Arthur Miner
Huntsville State Prison
Marjorie Forsyth Miner
Newton
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Iowa County
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Marion News
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Pauline Nase
George W Price
Norris Lovig
Ruth Engstrom
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P. J Fiedlers
Guy Marvin Mundy, Jr
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Mandeville
Owen
Fay Bailey
Smith Gogg
Nashua
H. C. Gogg
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Gas Company
Winifred Perkins
Anna Mae Wnoelisch
Marilyn Balcom
Burpee
Sarah Isham Slife
L. Wayne Slife
New York City
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Marfa
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Chicago
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Western Auto Associate
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Kenneth Hillerege
Major Hutchison
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Vernon Nelson
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Balster's Furniture Company
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Kenwood
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Corpus Christi
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Camp le Jeune
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Charles Weavers
Springville
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Maywood, Ill
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Meci
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Food Distribution Administration
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Twelfth Street
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C. Scott
Presbyterian Cornerstone
Kensington
A J. Taube
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Red Cross
R. O Shively
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Frank Shively
Milwaukee
Betty Shively
John de Maio
Shreveport
Ed Sigfred Co
Prairie Chapel Garden Club
Ralph Michel
Grover Ankeny
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Ivan Wood
Ninth Street
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Pvt
Amos Wood, Jr
Camp Roberts
Amos Woods
Western Auto Associate Store
Jeanette Ann Davis
Max Davis
Seventh Street
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Hansen
Ressler
Ostergaard
Leventhal
First ST
Post Office
Dick R. Lane
State
Lquor Commission
Tawa
Lane
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Liquor Commission
Sgt. Fischer of
Petticoat Bank
Foxholes
Ocarinas
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
C-C Co
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