Iowa Selective Service Boards to Add Members
Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl announced Iowa local selective service boards will expand from three to five members. He said the tougher cases ahead require broader duties and easier absences, with two additional members to be governor-nominated for presidential appointment. recommendations due by May 12. The tribute to current boards noted arduous duties and strenuous hearings.
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Des Moines
LLP
Charles H. Grahl
Selective Service
Iowa
Grahl
Grah
Fayette County Tops Bond Quota
Fayette County exceeded its April unit bond quota by buying 1 040 760 in war loan bonds. County chairman J F Miller said over 2 000 residents purchased bonds totaling 540 760 with banks adding 500 000. Individual weekly totals are listed with the fourth week leading at 462 834.
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West Union
Fayette County
J. F. Miller
Clermont
Harvard Educator Joins University of Iowa Faculty
Dr. Gerald F. Else of Harvard was named head of the University of Iowa classical languages department and granted wartime leave to enter government service. The 34 year old scholar will go to Washington for special war work this month and then join the Iowa faculty after his assignment. He succeeds Prof. Roy C. Flickinger who led the department for 17 years and died last July. Else earned his B A and M S at Harvard and Ph D from Harvard in 1934.
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Iowa City
Gerald F. Else
Harvard University
University of Iowa
Virgil M. Hancher
Else
Washington
Harvard
Roy C. Flickinger
Cambridge
Mass
Anne Shimanek Joins the Women Marines at Oxford Junction
Anne Shimanek youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank H Shimanek has joined the women marines. A 1939 University of Iowa graduate she previously worked in Davenport Iowa.
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Oxford Junction
Anne Shimanek
Mavor
Frank H. Shimanek
Women Marines
University of Iowa
Davenport
Talle Explains His Stand on Tax Measures
Decorah Iowa congressman Henry O Talle outlined a stepwise approach to tax bills before the House and said he would support the Carlson Ruml substitute first then Robertson Forand and Doughton if needed He stressed the House origin of revenue bills and vowed to vote for any measure a majority could agree on while keeping free judgment on return to the House
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Talle
Gazette
Washington
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa
House
Martin
Robertson- Foran
Senate
Carlson-Ruml
Robertson-Forand
Doughton Committee
Carlson- Ruml
House Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means Committee
Conference Committee
Miss Lewis Weds Cadet Sinn at Sikeston Air Base
Stella Jayne Lewis of Aledo Illinois and Air Cadet Robert Sinn of Williamsburg were married May 1 at Sikeston Missouri air base where Sinn is stationed. Attendants were Cadet and Mrs T E Simpson. The bride, a 1942 UIowa graduate, taught English and history at Center Point High School. Sinn, a Williamsburg High School graduate, studied at UIowa College of Pharmacy before enlisting in May 1942. The couple will reside in Sikeston.
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Williamsburg
Stella Jayne Lewis
E. W. Lewis
Aledo
Ill
Robert Sinn
I. J. Sinn
Sikeston, Mo
T. E. Simpson
University of Iowa
Alpha Delta Phi Sorority
Center Point
Williamsburg High School
University of Iowa College of Pharmacy
Army Air Corps
Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Sikeston
Foley elected president of Iowa State Dental Society
Des Moines reports Dr. John J. Foley of Fort Dodge was chosen president elect of the Iowa State Dental Society on Wednesday. Dr. C. S. Foster of Cedar Rapids was reelected secretary and Dr. L. C. Dow of Marion was reelected treasurer.
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Des Moines
INS
John J. Foley
Fort Dodge
Iowa State Dental Society
C. S. Foster
Cedar Rapids
L. C. Dow
Marion
Calmar High to Hear Bruce Gates Commencement Speech
Calmar Bru ce Gates of Waterloo will deliver the commencement address to 21 Calmar High School graduates on May 20 at the school gymnasium.
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Calmar
Bruce Gates
Waterloo
Calmar High School
Tall Free French Girls Impress an Iowa Sailor
Special to The Gazette recounts Keith Southwick a 22 year old petty officer second class from Riverside Iowa talking of his Pacific tour since September 1940. He praises Noumea Noumea s Free French women while detailing his shark catch in Tulagi harbor and a rubber boat souvenir from a downed Jap bomber. He notes Guadalcanal natives customs and desires chewing gum packages from home. He lists surviving relatives and mentions future ship reassignment to Phelps cemetery.
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the Gazette
Guadalcanal
Keith Southwick
Riverside
Leon Southwick
Kalona
Pacific
Noumea
New Caledonia
Tulagi Harbor
Keith
Mother Walker Dies in Montour at 82
Annette Walker known as Mother to Northern railroad crews dies in Montour four days before Mother’s Day. A resident since 1869 she waved to trains from her home by the tracks. Survived by four sons Leonore Young Jesse Young Grant Young and two daughters Mrs J J Clawson and Mrs S T McCoy and Mrs Frank Dvorak.
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Saux Prairie
Wis
Walker
Montour
Tracks
Ottumwa
Leonore Young
Oklahoma City
Jesse Young
J. J. Clawson
Grant Young
S. T. McCoy
Manly
Frank Dvorak
Cedar Rapids
Death notices from several Iowa towns report multiple locals
Obituaries list Mrs. Herman Maas 59 of Marengo and Herbert H. Smith 57 of Volga City along with Earlville’s Frank Loomis 73 and Decorah’s Arne Berg 38 among others. Surviving relatives include spouses children and siblings, with services and burials planned in local churches and cemeteries.
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Marengo
Herman Maas
Marengo Hospital
Freda
Otto
Edwin
Arnold
Iowa Township
Alma Koester
Williamsburg
John Wichman
Anna Furler
Conroy
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. John’s Cemetery
Volga City
Herbert H. Smith
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Hill Crest Cemetery
Richard Smith
Arthur
Ernest
Charlies
Missoula
Mont
Earlville
Frank Loomis
Robinson
Deie
Sioux Falls
S. D
Dean
Los Anles
Calif
Eorge
Whittier
Decorah
Arne Berg
Decorah Hospital
Fjelstal
North Washington Prairie Cemetery
Robert
Betty Jean
Alvin
David
Marvin Grandstaff
Elgin
Ill
Grace B. Renans
Arthur Bernatz
Ossian
Laurence Ible
Beloit
Wis
Charles
Waukon
William A Lambert
Winneshiek County
Laura Cisna Wed Private Morgan Hicks Jr in Georgia
Urbana residents Mr and Mrs William Cisna announce the marriage of daughter Laura Mae Cisna to Private Morgan Hicks Jr son of Mr and Mrs Morgan Hicks of Malcolm The ceremony took place at a Methodist parsonage in Macon Georgia The bride a Urbana High School graduate attended Iowa State Teachers College and taught in Hartwick Public School Hicks was a farmer before joining the army and is stationed at Camp Wheeler near Macon
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Urbana
William Cisna
Laura Mae
Morgan Hicks, Jr
Morgan Hicks
Malcom
Ma— Ga
Urbana High School
Iowa State Teachers College
Hartwick
Hicks
Camp Wheeler
Macon
Library Association Plans 13 Broadcasts on Libraries
Ames Iowa Library Association will present a 13 program series on libraries and library service over WOI at 7 45 p m each Thursday starting May 8. Speakers include Cedar Rapids librarian Miss Alice Story.
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Specis
Gazette
Ames
Iowa Library Association
Libraries and Library Service
WOI
Broadcasting Service
Iowa State College
Miss Alice Story
Cedar Rapids
No Increased Service Call Seen in June
Des Moines Iowa Adjutant General Charles H Grahl said the June selective service quota for Iowa is about the same as May with May calls slightly under April. He estimated Iowa in uniform around 200000 and noted five percent of May selectees were for limited service. He added farm labor needs are being met. A letter from Major General John F Williams commended Iowa state guard after April inspection calling it in excellent condition.
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Des Moines
Charlies H. Grahl
Iowa
Adj
Charles H. Grahi
John F. Williams
National Guard Bureau
War Department
Washington
Charles W. Allphin
Seventh Service Command
Williams
Lisbon Girl Aids Ames Coeds in Victory Garden Drive
Margaret Siggins of Lisbon is among 150 Iowa State coeds volunteering in the victory garden program. They cut and process two acres of asparagus, with plans to harvest beans and tomatoes later. Workers are paid regular rates and will operate in two hour shifts weekly through mid June.
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Ames
Margaret Siggins
Harry Siggins
Lisbon
Iowa State College
Former C. R. High School Teacher Is Commissioned
Harold Still, Cornell college personnel adviser, received a naval ensign commission in Des Moines on Tuesday. He will report to the navy preflight school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, July 10 to begin training for instructional work. Before joining Cornell, Still served as assistant coach and mathematics teacher at Roosevelt High School in Cedar Rapids.
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MT. Vernon
Des Moines
Harold Still
Cornell College
Navy
Chapel Hill
N. C
Cornell T Still
Roosevelt High School
Cedar Rapids
Cadet David Smaha Plays Radio Flute For Stag Hound Survivors
Norfolk AP report details how Jack Smaha of Red Oak Iowa entertained 83 shipmates with a radio flute concert while the U S cargo ship Stag Hound sank off the east coast of South America in March. All 84 aboard survived after 25 hours in two lifeboats with radio contact maintained. Captain Harold T McCaw notes Smaha declined a South American radio contract upon rescue.
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Norfolk
Jack Smaha
Red Oak
United States
Harold T. McCaw
South America
McCaw
Smaha
Iowan
Iowa liquor stores sell over two million in war bonds
Des Moines reports Iowa liquor stores sold 2 116 325 dollars in war bonds and stamps during the period, with the announcement coming on Wednesday.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Blackout Practiced Across Six Iowa Counties
Iowa officials reported the first unpracticed blackout Tuesday night across six counties including Davenport and Dubuque. Navy reports said the test was a success with sirens widely used. Davenport used aerial signal bombs at July 4 style signals, triggering some alert confusion but no traffic incidents occurred.
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Navy
Walackout
Alex Miller
Iowa
Contorller
Daveneport
Davenport
Four Iowans Cited for Gallantry in New Guinea Campaign
AP reports more than 100 officers and men were cited for gallantry during the New Guinea Papuan peninsula campaign. Iowa recipients include Staff Sgt. Charles D. White of Traer for Distinguished Flying Cross, Philip M. Eckberg of Boone for DFC, Capt. Philip M. Eckberg for DFC, First Lt. Robert E. Carlson of Creston for DFC and Air Medal, and First Lt. Walter L. Hurd of Fort Dodge for DFC.
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New Guinea
Charles D. Whitehead
Traer
Philip M. Eckberg
Boone
D.F.C
Robert E. Carlson
Creston
Walter L. Hurd
Ity Fort Dodge
White robin pair draws attention in Van Horne yard
A white robin with a red breast and its mate have attracted much notice in the yard of Mrs. A. O. Reinherdt in Van Horne.
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van Borne
A. O. Reinherdt
van Horne
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Leibsohn
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Charles W
Los Angeles
B. F. Currence
Charles City
Alice
G. T. Steine
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George Wheatman
Almon
Calmar Township
Manchester
William C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Shelly
Oakland Cemetery
Glen
Masonville
William Ruth
LeRoy Nickerson
Hawkeye
Albert Gager
Bethel Cemetery
E. B. Shaw
Alfred Stewart
Oelwein
E. R. Gager
Alpha
Auburn
William C. Westlake
University Hospital
Ralph D
Kansas City
Eva L. Grace
Denton
Kan
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Little Rock
Ark
H. B. Westlake
San Francisco
Charles Lamb
Hazel Molesbarry
Wisconsin Rapids
Allison
Christian Church
Molesbarry
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Vannie Molesbarry
Emma
Laura M. Cisna
Georgia
Mrs. Hicks
Library Association
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
C. R. High School
Harold
Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Dubuque
Jackson
Hether
Coca-Cola Company
Oya
Eeaka
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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