Woodchopper Killed by Car in Iowa County
Jim Carlton, 54, a woodchopper in the Amanas, died in an Iowa City hospital after being struck by a car while walking with his wife on highway 149 near Homestead. The driver did not stop. charges of failure to stop and aid are expected against Frank Kadera of near Oxford. Carlton’s body was sent to Brush funeral home. services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in Amana cemetery.
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Gazette
Marengo
Jim Carlton
W Woodchopper
Amanas
Iowa City
Highway 149
Homestead
Milford Engelbert
Iowa County
Frank Kadera
Oxford
Engelbert
Adolph Hallgren
Henry Malek
Cedar Rapids
Carlton
Brush Funeral Home
Amana
War factory inspections planned in Iowa
DES MOINES UP John Strohm state fire marshal Tuesday was appointed state supervisor of essential war factory inspections in Iowa. Charles R Fischer state insurance commissioner said inspectors and engineers from the fire insurance service will assist in eliminating fire hazards in essential factories. A school of instruction for the inspectors and engineers will be held here April 20 and 21.
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Des Moines
John Strohm
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
War Inspection Service
Fire Insurance Company
Rhoads Ruling Expected Monday on Venue Change
Ottumwa district judge H V Levis will rule Monday on the request to change venue for the conspiracy trial of G E Rhoads former public safety commissioner.
Five Holy Week Lectures at First Presbyterian Cedar Rapids
Dr. David I. Berger will deliver five Holy Week sermons at First Presbyterian Cedar Rapids from April 3 to 7 at 12 10 p m under the theme Meeting the Master He heads the Bible department at Coe College and will speak on In Bethlehem The Clue to History in a Day of Confusion Other topics include In Jerusalem In Bethany In the Upper Room and At Calvary Organ Prelude by Eleanor Taylor of Coe College at 11 55 a m with Ruth E Massey as soloist Services end at 1 00 p m Sponsored by the Cedar Rapids Ministerial Association and the Y M C A of Cedar Rapids.
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David I. Berger
First Presbyterian Church
Bethany
Calvary
Eleanor Taylor
Coe College
Ruth E. Massey
Berger
Muscatine
Theological Seminary
University of Dubuque
Mystery drugging case tied to Marion pills
The three year old daughter of the Virgil Leidighs of Robins was found drugged after a Marion physician supplied a nearly empty box of pills to an older family member. The child was taken to Cedar Rapids hospital Tuesday and is recovering. The report closes with local notices on visitors, clubs, ads and community events.
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Virgil Leidighs
Robins
Marion
Lehdighs
Cedar Rapids
Ensign Shupp Returns to Philadelphia Navy Yards
Warren E. Shupp, commissioned ensign in the navy, returns to Philadelphia navy yards for new construction work after a leave with his parents and wife Kathleen. Several other sailors and soldiers, including Jack M. Carney and Lincoln W. Christensen, receive recent promotions and transfers in the South Pacific and on the East Coast.
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Warren E. Shupp
Navy
Philadelphia Navy Yards
Walter A. Shupp
Twentysixth Street
Philadelphia
Kathleen
Shupp
Herschel Greer
First Avenue NE
Pearl Harbor
Maryland
Ensign Shupp
United States
Washington
D. C
Jack M. Carney
South Pacific
H. M. Carney
B Avenue NW
Lincoln W. Christensen
Electric Hydraulic Naval Training School
Washington, D. C
Ee Saad
Fifteenth Avenue
Social notes and guests from Marion area
Mrs. Emma Wilson hosted a luncheon for Mrs. Leila Bowden of Port Huron with guests Mrs. W. R. Stookey Mrs. Oliver Johnson Miss Oral Gilmore and others. Guests include Mrs. Ray Newman of Dearborn and Mrs. Lloyd Faber of Dumont. Mundy shows improvement after a work accident.
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Ray Newman
Dearborn, Mich
Emma Wilson
Marion
Leila Bowden
Port Huron
Mich
W. R. Stookey
Oliver Johnson
Oral Gilmore
Cedar Rapids
Lloyd Faber
Dumont
Owen Turners
Free French Croix de Guerre Awarded to Shaw of Sigourney
Friends of Lt. Col. Robert J. Shaw of Sigourney Iowa learn he has been awarded the French Croix de Guerre for his service with the Free French army in North Africa. Shaw previously was an occupational adviser for the state selective service and a former state American Legion commander. He served in World War I as an ambulance driver and earned French decorations for his prewar service.
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Des Moines
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
North Africa
Col. Shaw
Selective Service Headquarters
American Legion
America
Five 17 Year Olds Enlist in Marines
The Cedar Rapids Marine recruiting station reported five 17 year olds enlist in the Marine Corps. Names listed include Robert A. Russell, George W. Miller, Robert E. Hull, Richard H. Fields, and Lawrence R. Johnstone. They were sworn in Des Moines and placed on inactive duty until completing high school training.
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U. S. Marine Corps
Cedar Rapids
Robert A. Russell
Bever Avenue
George W. Miller
Fifteenth Avenue SE
Robert E. Hull
Iowa City
Richard H. Fields
Tipton
Lawrence R. Johnstone
Marion
Des Moines
Soviet Warning to German Satellites
Izvestia told Bulgaria and Romania to choose now between breaking with the Nazis and joining the Allies or becoming a battlefield and sharing Germanys fate. The warning framed the two nations as potential joins in a broader Soviet-led effort.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Bulgaria
Rumania
Germany
Leap year photo sparks nationwide marriage proposals
A University of Utah coed, Lorna Gleave, posed with ballots bearing "Will you marry me" as a leap year gag. The AP distributed the image and now she receives marriage proposals from soldiers and sailors nationwide.
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Lorna Gleave
University of Utah
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