Iowa state guard training at Camp Dodge aims to ready 287 members
An Associated Press tour describes 287 Iowa guardsmen and youths in a 30 day basic training program at Camp Dodge. The provisional military police unit may shield bridges and utilities as officers enforce army post standards while the battalion learns discipline, first aid, and marksmanship amid 6 AM drills and five mile workouts.
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Iowa State Guardsmen
Camp Dodge
Associated Press
Iowa State Guard
John T. Lonsdale
Iowa State College
Col. Lonsdale
Iowa “Home Guard
State Guard
Maquoketa Parents Learn Son Is Safe
Maquoketa couple Mr and Mrs Archie Tubbs received a navy cablegram that their son Robert Tubbs 21 aviation radio man second class is safe after being reported missing in action when the U S cruiser Houston was sunk.
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Maquoketa
Archie Tubbs
Robert
U. S. Navy
Robert Tubbs
Navy Department
U. S
Houston
Officers Asked To Pay Part of Age Assistance
Iowa Social Welfare board urged county directors to seek contributions from commissioned officers in the military for parents receiving old age assistance. Ranging from 183 to 489.33 monthly by rank, with a 5 percent rise per 3 years of service, about 57,000 aged assistance recipients are affected. The bulletin notes potential delays contacting relatives and suggests monthly allotments. parents should not be dropped from rolls unless unusual cases arise.
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Des Moines
Iowa Social Welfare Board
County Social Welfare
Army
Marines
Navy
Coast Guard
Lowa
Department
Whiskers You Don’t Know Our Girls Mr W
Iowa curator Ora Williams remarks that WPB limits on razor blades may spur a whisker cycle in the United States. He notes trends in facial hair tied to war and civilian imitation, doubts the WPB order will revive the straight edge razor or mustache cup, and says he uses one blade a month.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ora Williams
United States
Williams
WPB
War on Iowa School Districts Likely Says Experts
DES MOINES AP Educational leaders warn war economy may force mergers reducing Iowa school districts from 4 865 and over 8 300 one room schools to fewer larger, better funded institutions. They cite rising costs 50 million dollars annually and teacher shortages as drivers, with plan to study natural centers and permissive legislation before any consolidation.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State School Code Commission
C. M. Ross
Code Commission
Iowa State College
Ross
All-Woman Chelsea Ticket Competes In Iowa Town
Chelsea Tama county faces a rare mayoral race with an all-women slate against two male-led tickets. Ruth Boyer as mayor Amber Vermazen treasurer Nellie McNall assessor and Grace Dobias Elvira Houston Emma Vavra Julia Stanek Emma Kosta councilwomen lead the women’s ticket. The Citizens ticket is led by Mayor Joseph F Novak and includes Charles Hrabak Harold Wilkinson James Musel William Zeman George Benda. The People’s ticket lists Charles Dohnalek L. B. Vitek R J Flynn Frank Hayek James Smith A L Kosta with William Sichra Vernon Musel as treasurer. Voter turnout lags but Chelsea’s contest centers on male vs female leadership and wartime gaps in municipal service.
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Iowa
Chelsea
Tama County
Ruth Boyer
Amber Vermazen
Nellie McNall
Grace Dobias
Elvira Houston
Emma Vavra
Julia Stanek
Emma Kosta
Machiavelli
Citizens Tickets
Joseph F. Novak
People’s Ticket
Charles Dohnalek
Citizens
Charles Hrabak
Harold Wilkinson
James Musel
William Zeman
George Benda
Milvoy Silhanek
George Harris
People’s
L. B. Vitek
R. J. Flynn
Frank Hayek
James Smith
A. L. Kosta
William Sichra
Vernon Musel
Chelsea Women's Progressive
Miss Boyer
Iowa State to Take American Born Jap Students From West
Berkeley AP report says 32 colleges were asked to accept American born Japanese students evacuated from the West coast and waive tuition and nonresident fees. Dr. Sproul of California announced cooperation from Iowa State College Kansas City University and Colorado State College, with about 315 students affected. Only two refusals were recorded from Iowa and Wichita.
War Securities Renamed U.S. Savings Bonds
Iowa officials announced that war securities will be renamed United States savings bonds. The change applies to bonds previously marketed as war securities and marks a shift in designation for citizens investing in defense finance.
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War Securities
U.S. Savings Bonds
DES Moines
Iowa
United States Savings
Fourth of Machine Facilities in Iowa Still Unreported
Iowa War Production Board director George Beese said information on machine facilities is unavailable for about 25 percent of Iowa manufacturers. Census records cover less than three quarters of facilities, hindering war industry expansion. David L. Arm of Iowa State College seeks a complete census for Midwest ordnance use in Chicago.
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Des Moines
George Beese
Iowa
War Production Board
David L. Arm
Iowa State College
Midwest Ordnance Headquarters
Chicago
Beese
WPB
War Contract Allocation Planned Through Chicago Office
The Crocker building hosts an office coordinating about $600 million in war contracts to be distributed across the Midwest through the Chicago office.
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Crocker
Midwest
Chicago
WPA Employs 81,000 Iowans Through Projects
Des Moines AP reports state WPA administrator John M. Naughton says over 81,000 Iowans have worked on WPA projects, about one in twelve eligible. More than 66,000 left WPA, with 38,845 moving to private jobs and 22,357 returning in three years, leaving 16,488 in permanent private work. Additionally 158 Iowa WPA workers joined the armed forces.
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Des Moines
Naughton
Iowa
Zero Hour Near For Income and Property Taxes
Iowa faces the April 1 delinquency deadline for both state income and 1942 property taxes. Officials caution penalties on late payments and note many taxpayers misfill returns or write checks to the wrong recipient, prompting remittance corrections. Tax receipts expected total about 6 million for income and 98.3 million for property taxes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Tax Commission
Towans
Internal Revenue
Navy Recruits Reached By Navy Rescue at Chariton
Four Mason City men en route to Des Moines to enlist in the Navy were stranded when their crowded Rock Island train stopped briefly at Chariton. Navy officials sent a pickup truck to bring them to Des Moines, where they enlisted, and two fellow army recruits were also brought back and enlisted in the Army.
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Des Moines
Navy
Mason City
Chariton
Uncle Sam
Shirley J. Hit
Albert F Runtsch
Paul R. Joynt
Eugene C. Joynt
Rock Island
Trenton
Army Recruiting Office
Navy Recruiting Office
Rex Oliver
A. J. Baskerville
Army
Kehoe Faces Senate Run in Washington Henry District
Louis Kehoe of Wellman, Republican, filed for state senate in the Washington Henry district. Harold Felton of Indianola, a Republican, collected renomination papers for reelection in Des Moines. The report notes Felton and Kehoe moving forward with their campaigns.
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Des Moines
Harold Felton
Indianola
Iowa
Dan Turner Named To Head Prison Industries Program
Dan Turner former Iowa governor said he was delegated by Maury Maverick to organize the nations prison industries for lend lease and wartime use. He cited 167000 prisoners and 30 million dollars in equipment. officials expect production to rise four to five fold despite legal obstacles. Major William Burke and John J. Hannan assist in the effort.
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Washington
Dan Turner
Iowa
Maury Maverick
War Production Board
California
New York
Turner
William Burke
Michigan
John J. Hannan
Wisconsin
Prisoner in C. B. Hangs Self on Cell Door with Necktie
Jailer Ed Rath found Axel F. Pierson 47 Omaha dead in his cell Friday night his body hanging by a necktie from the door Pierson had been questioned by narcotics agents after a prior arrest history including a 1934 case involving burning a recluse and a 40 year sentence later paroled in 1937 His earlier crimes included hijacking and a 1923 railroad yard incident where a carload of liquor led to a fatal shooting nearby
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Council Bluffs
Ed Rath
Axel F. Pierson
Omaha
Pierson
Fort Madison
Governor Urges Arbor Day Observance in Iowa
Governor George A. Wilson urged Iowans to observe Arbor Day on April 10 during a radio address. He emphasized war needs and the ongoing value of tree planting to build orchards, woodlands, and future lumber for construction and tools.
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Gov. Wilson
Des Moines
INS
George A. Wilson
Iowa
Towans
Wilson
Middlewest
Iowa birth rate climbs for fourth straight year
In Des Moines AP reports Iowa recorded 46,825 births last year, up 2.9 percent from 45,533 in 1940 and 10.5 percent above 42,369 in 1937. Vital statistics director Dr. Eric Pfeiffer attributes the rise to wartime effects, with male births rising modestly and female births increasing more.
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ES Moines
Iowa
Eric C. Pfeiffer
State Vital Statistics
United States
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Campbell
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