Marion Business Girls Host Mothers at Birthday Feast
The Marion Business Girls club hosted a mother daughter banquet at the Presbyterian church with 48 attendees. Miss Alice Wallace served as toastmaster and the program featured club history piano solos readings and a Mother’s Day poem. Members of the Presbyterian Ladies Aid served the meal.
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Marion Business Girls Club
Presbyterian Church
Alice Wallace
James E. Cippera
Frances Bees
Anna Mae _ Nollsch
Arminta Davidson
Ruth Marie Hense
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society
Milwaukee rail worker August Johnson dies after long illness
August Johnson 87 a veteran of more than 50 years with the Milwaukee railroad bridge and building department died Wednesday at 4 55 am at his home 276 Tenth street after a long illness He was a Presbyterian church member Surviving is nephew Arthur Johnson of Keystone Funeral arrangements are pending Friends may call at the Yocom chapel
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August Johnson
Bridge and Building Department
Milwaukee Railroad
Tenth Street
Presbyterian Church
Arthur Johnson
Keystone
Yocom Chapel
Lincoln kindergarten visit invites pupils and mothers
Children with surnames A to M attend morning session and N to Z in afternoon for Lincoln kindergarten next fall. Visitors use the Fourth avenue south entrance. Miss Jean Kleeberger is the teacher.
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Lincoln
Fourth Avenue
Jean Kleeberger
Free Calls for Mothers From Schick Hospital Men
Twenty soldier patients at Schick hospital will make free telephone calls to their mothers on Mother's Day May 14. The program, arranged by Clyde Hendrix Clinton manager for Pillsbury Feeder Mills, will honor mothers living farthest away who cannot attend the hospital event. Mothers of all patients are invited to visit.
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Clinton
Schick Hospital
Clyde Hendrix
Pillsbury Feeder Mills
Red Cross
Red Cross Motor Corps
Park Board Members Appointed by Mt. Vernon City Council
Mt Vernon park board members appointed at Monday night city council meeting are J F Gaston Mrs Laura Hoffman and Eldon DeCamp with approval of their duties and terms.
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MT. Vernon
Park Board
J. F. Gaston
Laura Hoffman
Eldon DeCamp
Iowa June Draft Quota Slightly Below May Call
Iowa's June draft quota is a trifle less than May, per state selective service. Lt Col Robert Fulton notes June is comparable to February, with March the peak. April and May fall short of March, and more than 265,000 Iowans are serving in the armed forces.
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DES Moines
INS
Iowa
State Selective Service
Robert Fulton
Restaurant Men Seek Compliance With Price Rules
The Iowa Restaurant association presented a resolution to the price panel in Polk county asking strict enforcement of maximum price regulations for restaurants and taverns. An investigation found many eateries not complying with rules that set prices from April 4 to 10, 1943. A meeting to explain price compliance will be held in Des Moines on June 5 and 6.
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Des Moines
Iowa Restaurant Association
Ration Board No. 1
Polk County
Paul H. Martin
Iowa
Martin
No Change Reported In Cost Of Living
Eight gains for Iowa business in March are reported by the University of Iowa bureau of business research. The cost of living in Iowa shows no change from February or the previous year, a key figure highlighted by Prof. George R. Davies in the Iowa Business Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa Bureau of Business Research
George R. Davies
Iowa Business Digest
Muddy Roads Force School Bus Delays Across Iowa
DES MOINES AP Muddy roads have halted many school buses with some districts closing for up to two weeks. Paul B Norris of the state department of public instruction says heavy mud makes routes impassable and fuel use up, risking premature vehicle breakdowns while officials try to keep buses on approved routes.
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Des Moines
Paul B. Norris
State Department of Public Instruction
Norris
Funeral halted by patrolman to recover runaways
State Highway Patrolman Clayton Coberly stopped a funeral procession led by Sgt. Richard Hittle to pick up two runaway youths, Virl Ritter and Lloyd Winkel, who had left Cherokee. He escorted the boys to Onawa and notified Cherokee authorities.
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Onawa
Clayton Coberly
Richard Hittle
Headquarters
Virl Ritter
Lloyd Winkel
Cherokee
Coberly
Melvin Peterson
Phipps
Vinton Student Named Editor of Cornellian Paper
Darthy Thompson, a junior from Vinton, was elected editor of the Cornellian for the next school year. Dickey Thompson of Notre Dame Indiana, formerly Fort Dodge, was named business manager and co editor. The piece notes a statistic on Estonian livelihoods from farming and dairying.
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Gazette
MT. Vernon
Darthy Thompson
Vinton
Cornellian
Cornell College
Charles Dick- Mist Thompson
Notre Dame
Ind
Fort Dodge
Dickey
Rence
Cornelian
Walter Beall dies at 72 longtime West Union publisher
Walter H. Beall 72 editor and publisher of the West Union Argo-Gazette and Hawkeye Beacon died in a Rochester Minnesota hospital after meningitis. He was born October 20 1871 at Mt Ayr Iowa and paced a long career including the consolidation of local papers and leadership in Republican and civic groups. He is survived by his wife Blanche and a foster son Lawrence Beall and a brother Randolph Beall. Funeral plans are pending.
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Gazette
West Union
Walter H. Beall
West Union Argo-Gazette
Hawkeye Beacon
Rochester, Minn
Rochester
Mt. Ayr
Beall
Simpson College
Indianola
West Union Argo
Argo
Hawkeye Bea
Y. M.C.A
Fort Riley
Kan
Fayette County
Northeastern Orale Park Association
Upper Iowa University
Methodist Sunday School
Izaak Walton League
Citizens, Rotary and Historical and Literary Clubs
Masonic Order
Blanche M. Beall
Lawrence W. Beall
San Jose
Calif
Randolph Beall
Richer and More Ice Cream May Be Made This Spring
Des Moines report notes that from May 1 to June 30 ice cream makers may use 75 percent of milk solids used in May and June 1942 and increase maximum solids content to 24 percent. The move aims to fully utilize milk during peak output periods.
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Des Moines
INS
George B Sheche
WFA Office of Distribution
Sheehe
Clayton County Enlists 21 Men in Army and Navy
Twenty one Clayton County men entered the service on Tuesday with fourteen going to the Navy and seven to the Army. Named sailors include Ernest C Backes Hubert E Schweikert Kenneth C McGuire Loren W Herman and others from Guttenberg Elkader Strawberry Point McGregor Luana and Elkport. Army recruits include Merle M Funk William M Thomas Guy R Schriver Melvin E Smith and Orval M (last name truncated).
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Eleader
Clayton County
Navy
Army
Ernest C Backes
Hubert E. Schweikert
Kenneth C
McGuire
Loren W. Herman
Guttenberg
Harold E. Miller
Jake R. Rothlisberger
Elkader
Keith V Thoma
Garnaville
Burton O Balluff
Donald W
Foley
Gerald H. Everett
Orville C. Kluth
Strawberry Point
Lorance F Stade
McGregor
Alvin E. Doerring
Luana
Romanus Traps
Elkport
Merle M. Funk
William M. Thomas
Guy R. Schriver
Melvin E Smith
Orval M
Transfer Notes for Mueller and Associated Parties
Mueller and Farmersburg transfers include Leigh E Sheppard in Elkader Raymond L Everett andVolga City transfers noted as moved to new locations or roles with party references listed for record-keeping purposes
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Mueller
Farmersburg
Leigh E Sheppard
Elkader
Raymond L Everett
Volga City
Henry WeselmannFormer Calmar Mayor Dies at 75
Henry Weselmann 75 former Calmar mayor in 1926 27 and meat market owner since 1891 died at home after pneumonia in failing health. Services at 2 pm Thursday Calmar Lutheran church burial in city cemetery. Born Hamburg Germany came to US at 17 lived Elkader then Calmar 1891. Survived by wife three children nine grandchildren.
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Calmar
Henry Weselmann
Calmar Lutheran Church
Hamburg
Germany
United States
Elkader
Labor Board Election At Iowa City Plant
National Labor Relations Board election to be held at the Iowa City Poultry and Egg company plant Friday from 4 30 to 5 30 p m on the question of whether employees wish to be represented for collective bargaining by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America AFL Local 170.
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Iowa City
National Labor Relations Board
Iowa City Poultry and Egg Company
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of
North America
F. of L
Iowa City Plans Bond Sale for Public Swimming Pool
Sealed bids for 62 500 dollars of swimming pool bonds are due by 2 p.m. May 17 at the city clerk’s office following a council resolution. Three complaints were filed, including tax relief requests from two fraternity houses over depreciation. Home accident fatalities rose S percent in 1943.
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Iowa City
Plan Special Prayers For Invasion Day
Des Moines leaders announce an interdenominational service at Shrine auditorium to pray for the invasion of Hitler’s Europe. The 10 a.m. observance will close stores during the hour. retailers and employees will participate.
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Des Moines
World Justice and Peace
War Activities Committee
Shrine Auditorium
W. M. Briggs
Grace Methodist Church
Gerald T Bergan
Eugene Mannheimer
Warren Taylor
Forest Avenue Baptist Church
K G Carney
H L, Horton
R J. Quacken
Bush Harry ‘Ginsberg
Retailers’ Activities Committee
Bricker Speech Set for Des Moines May 11
Gov. John W. Bricker will deliver a major campaign speech titled Agriculture Today and Tomorrow in Des Moines on Thursday May 11. The address follows a 15 minute Q and A radio broadcast on the same topic carried by the Mutual network. He will also speak in Lincoln Omaha and Milwaukee on successive days May 12 and May 13.
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Columbus
INS
John W. Brexer
Des Moines
Mutual Broadcasting System
Ohio
Lincoln
Omaha
Neb
Milwaukee
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Aitape
Australian New Guinea
Robert H. Pendlebury
Royal Australian Naval Reserve
J. R. Bogue
Sioux City
Marion News Gazette
Marion
Marion Business Girls
Diana Fret Club
H. B. Phillips
E. C. Ainley
W. C. Sheets
Marion Gas Company
Irvin L. Ford
Central Avenue
Joe Howe
Stone City
Storm’s
Elmer Fisher
Tommy
Osakis, Minn
Mr. Fisher
Amelia Fisher
Minneapolis
W. J. Schnell
Third Street
Veterans Hospital
Mrs. Schnell
C. D. Stout
Auewe
John C. Mullin
Free Methodist Women’s’ Missionary Society
I. J. Trimble
W Dz. Shank
Eighth Street
Binkey
Owen
St. Paul's Lutheran Family Club
Harvey Montgomerys
Marshall Oxley
Rachel Hatch
Iowa State Teachers College
W. C Sheets
Evelyn Coppock
Cedar Rapids
Big Head School
E. A. Lagerquist
Herman Dirks
Julia McKean
Mary Claire McGuire
The
Waver
Histhesia
Oakland
Edward McGuire
Seaman
Vincent Hart
Farragut
Idaho
Linda Kay
Vincent
James A Pringle
A. C. Stewart
Charles Wil
Galen Lint
Arthur Lints
Allen B McKean
Jimmie
Madison, Wis
Pvt. McKean
Truaxfield
Trojan Lodge
A. F
A.M
Masonic Temple
Ralph C Seager
Marion High School
Walter Reinsch
Gretchen Mentzer
Wolf
Second Street
Schick
Carter
Ambrose McKernan
Decorah Hospital
Ruth Muellerman
LaCrosse
Lanesboro
Vernon Sorenson
Ervin Rasmussen
Colleen Smith
Darlene Fretheim
Auburn
George Petersen
Donald Petersen
Vinton Hospital
Third Avenue SE
Lepr
Poloz
Lic
Automobile Accessories
Duro No
Polley
Rock Island
Walter Beall
Labor Board
Bricker
D! Scholls
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric CO
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