Iowans Aboard Navy Arctic Test Carrier Midway
Thirty Iowans serve aboard the 45 000 ton carrier Midway in sub Arctic waters between Labrador and Greenland to test ship operations and equipment under extreme cold. Aviation Ordnance Man 3/c K R Savel of Cedar Rapids among the crew, who say the frigid voyage is lonelier than the Midwest and hope to return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midway
Labrador Sea
Labrador
Greenland
Aviation Ordnance Man
K. R. Savel
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth R. Savel
Jerry J. Savel
Maplewood Drive
Navy
Atlantic
Pacific
Norfolk
United Press
Seaman
F. E. Houser
Centerville
Hesse Named Iowa Motor Vehicle Chief in Des Moines
G H Hesse 52 of Hartley was named superintendent of the motor vehicle division of the Iowa department of public safety at 3200 dollars yearly. He succeeds S N Jespersen, recently named chief of the highway patrol. Hesse, a World War I veteran, had served as northwest Iowa field representative for the motor vehicle department since 1939 and earlier represented O'Brien county in the Iowa house in 1931. He was a charter member of the O'Brien county Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
G. H. Hesse
Hartley
Iowa Department of Public Safety
S. N. Jespersen
Iowa Highway Patrol
Hesse
Northwest Iowa
Motor
O'Brien County
Iowa
O'Brien
Toledo Citizens Honor Pace Doctor for 50 Years
Canadian-born Dr. A. A. Pace of Toledo reaches 50 years of medical practice in Tama county. A testimonial dinner at Toledo Community hall next Wednesday night will honor him, with local groups including the Chamber of Commerce and Lions club participating. Pace, born November 22, 1870, trained at Detroit College of Medicine and began in Chelsea before moving to Elberon and Toledo, has served in World War I, held multiple local offices, and remains active in medical and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
A. A. Pace
Tama County
Chamber of Commerce
LeRoy Reinig Post
American Legion
The
Lions Club
Toledo Community Hall
This County
Woodstock
Ontario
Canada
Kalvin
Rachel Skinner Pace
Vienna
Cleveland
Ohio
Detroit College of Medicine
Methodist Church
Tama County Medical Society
Iowa State, American
International Medical Associations
South Tama County
Red Cross
Pace
Sac and Fox
National Bank of
Vets Returning From Overseas From Eastern Iowa Ports
Eastern Iowans listed for return to United States ports include T/5 John L. Powers of Vinton and T/5 Robert E. Decker of Cedar Rapids aboard ships near New York, and First Lt. Frank J. Valenta Jr. of Cedar Rapids aboard the Cape Henlopen near March 27, with William C. Steffen of Oelwein aboard the William and Mary Victory near March 27. Arrival dates are estimates and passenger lists may contain errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United States
New York
Blue Island
Heincys Lose Their Nerve As End Nears
In Fort Madison two condemned killers Philip Heincy 72 and his son William 45 face execution at sunrise Friday. psychiatrists ruled them sane, their Catholic chaplain reports they fear death but profess no bitterness. They will receive mass and last rites at 4:30 am before the twin gallows drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Madison
Philip Heincy
William
Herman W. Bongers
Father Bongers
Robert W. Raebel
West Okoboji Lake
Joe L. McQuirk
Dickinson County
Rongers
Death Row
United Press
Phillip
God
Weineys
Father Rongers
Maytag Names New Executive In Manufacturing Post
Irwin A. Rose, longtime Edison General Electric Appliance executive, elected vice president in charge of manufacturing at Maytag at the annual directors meeting in Newton. All Maytag directors and other officers were re-elected at the subsequent stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Irwin A. Rose
Edison General Electric Appliance Company, Inc
Chicago
Maytag Company
Maytag
Bierwirth Sentenced In Hammer Murder Case
Robert Bierwirth aged 30 formerly of Sioux City Iowa pled guilty to the hammer murder of Mrs Rae Krohn aged 43 last February 22 and was sentenced Wednesday to from five years to life He had previously worked in Cedar Rapids Iowa and was wanted by police there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Robert Bierwirth
Sioux City
Rae Krohn
Bierwirth
Cedar Rapids
Marengo Pfc. Fights for GI Pay as Father of Five
Herman Punke of Marengo, a private first class with twenty months in the army and fifteen overseas, says the pay is his main appeal. With five children, he will collect $202.80 monthly, a sum he finds hard to beat by any civilian job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Herman Punke
Punke
Prince the redwing back for crumbs at Marquette home
Florence L. Clark reports that Prince the redwing blackbird returned to the West Yards home of E. C. Atchison in Marquette after a winter south. The bird, scarred from a gunshot, feeds from the Atchisons and guides his fledglings, rarely missing crumbs, and departs with the other redwings each October for migration south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGregor
E. C. Atchison
West Yards
Marquette
Prince
Atchisons
Mrs. Atchison
Bloody Run
Atchison Home
Atchison Yard
Fire Escape Contracts Get Tentative Approval
Des Moines reports tentative approval on contracts totaling about 40 000 for fire escape equipment as the state board of control takes the first step to remove fire hazards at state institutions. Eighteen steel escapes will go to the Soldiers Orphans home in Davenport and spiral steel escapes will be installed at several state facilities including Independence hospital Marshalltown Soldiers home Oakdale and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Board of Control
John W. Strohm
Soldiers’ Orphans
Davenport
Independence State Hospital
Jinsane
Soldiers Home
Martshalltown
Oakdale
Cherokee State Hospital
Eldora
Mitchellville
Mt. Pleasant State Hospital
Toledo
Woman Slain Husband Held in Iowa City
SHENANDOAH I a AP Edward Gordon 25 year old navy veteran was jailed in Page county after his wife Mildred Gordon 22 died from knife and axe wounds. Police say the attack occurred at her parents home Sol and Mrs Veech who witnessed part of the assault. Mrs Gordon started divorce proceedings. The couple had recently lived with her parents and were former Rockford Missouri residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Edward Gordon
Page County
ClarInda
Mildred Gordon
Ed Hipsley
Gen Marietta Iowa native awarded Distinguished Service Medal
Maj Gen Shelley A Marietta born Palmyra Iowa receives the Distinguished Service Medal. The Army cited his leadership guiding blood plasma and immunizing biologics programs and his role as commanding general at the Army Medical Center Walter Reed and head of medical department schools from 1939 to 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Shelley A. Marietta
Palmyra
War Department
Army
Navy
Medical Department
Army Medical School
Enlisted Technicians School
Army Dental School
Army Veterinary School
Walter Reed General Hospital
Jields Cancer Campaign Iowa Head Appointed
A. H Blank a Des Moines theater executive was named Iowa chairman for the American Cancer Society campaign. Iowa's quota is 204000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. H Blank
Iowa
American Cancer Society Campaign
Food Dealers at Ames Seek Sugar Relief From Gov
Four Ames businesses petitioned Gov. Blue for higher sugar allotments due to a sudden influx of about 4,500 more mouths to feed since 1941. The Moore Brothers dairy O'Neil dairy Ames Bottling Co and Carr bakery signed a telegram noting 50 workers with families. Blue cited Ames sugar issues and a Des Moines plant closure as evidence of federal economic control and warned of broader impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ames
Robert D. Blue Wednesday
Moore Brothers
O’neil
Bottling Company
Carr Bakery
Town State College
Blue
Iowa Council of Republican Women
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hartley Jespersen
Virginia Lichty
Chelsea
Elberon
Daisy A. Wareham
Belle Plaine
J. E. Arends
David Anthony Arends
Neufchateau
France
Bazailles-Sur-Meuse
Toledo Legion Post
Toledo School Board
Toledo Chamber of Commerce and Lions
Odd Fellows
Second Avenue
State Furniture CO
Post Office
First St. SE
By Dale M. Johns
Maytag Organization
Marengo Pfc
G.I. Pay
Bird
Florence L. Clark
First Avenue SE
Gen
Marietta
Jields Cancer Campaign
TY PN
Lede
Wolf
California
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!