Song and Laughter in Pella Tulip Festival Opens
In Pella Iowa crowds fill the streets for the eighth annual tulip festival opening with costumed pageantry. Miss Jeanne Van Gorkom is crowned queen and daily street scrubbings and parades highlight the three day event while visitors from a wide area attend. Burgemeester Fultz presided and ordered the street cleaning as thousands gather for the open ing and expected crowds over the weekend.
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Pella
Otherlands
Jeanne van Gorkom
Burgemeester Fultz
Netherlands
Iowan Home from Philippines on Crippled Cruiser
Lieut H C Brandt, one of three Council Bluffs dentists in the armed forces, returns aboard the battered Marblehead after 18 months apart from his wife who travels to meet him on the east coast. The couple plan a visit with his parents Dr and Mrs C R Brandt in a couple of weeks.
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Council Bluffs
U.S
Marblehead
Pacific
H. C. Brandt
Council Bluffs Brothers
Brandts
C. R. Brandt
Norwegian Loyal To U S but Law Would Deport Him
Des Moines report details Rolf Bloom Petterson a 20 year old Norwegian born alien ordered to leave the United States by May 31. He cannot depart without his selective service board's permission and has appealed to Washington. He arrived two years ago on a seaman's permit and has sought enlistment and citizenship while working as a welder for a war contracts firm. He plans to go to Canada for legal reentry and citizenship if deported, and has lived with his aunt Mrs Ivar Erickson.
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Des Moines
Rolf Bloom-Petterson
sNorway
Selective Service Board
Washington
Bloom-Petterson
Army
Navy
Canada
United States
Restaurant Men Object to Fifty Percent Sugar Cut
Waterloo residents backing the Town Restaurant Owners association file a resolution with Leon Henderson price administrator after a convention criticized a 50 percent sugar cut for restaurants while other manufacturers face 30 percent. They claim only 20 to 25 percent of sugar goes to counter and table service with 74 to 80 percent used in prepared foods. Des Moines named as 1943 meeting host.
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Waterloo
Leon Henderson
Town Restaurant Owners Association
Association
Des Moines
Ste
Wilson Speaks at Tama GOP Women Dinner
About 100 attended the Tama county GOP women’s annual dinner where Gov George A Wilson of Iowa and candidate for U S senator spoke on economy. Wilson said the state treasury would have eleven million dollars on hand by June 1 and urged funds for shock absorbers. Robert Blue of Eagle Grove, candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke on executive department reform and plans to reorganize the judiciary.
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Toledo
Tama County
GOP
George A Wilson
Towa
Wilson
Wilsan
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Scrap metal dispute over Bruck farm in Ruthven Iowa
Washington received scrap concerns as Iowa salvage chairman reports about 80 tons of metal on John Bruck’s Ruthven farm. Bruck resists parting with the usable machinery while voicing strong anti foreign sentiment amid the wartime context.
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Washington
Bruck Farm
Des Moines
Iowa
H CC Plagman
John Bruck
Ruthven
Plagman
Palo Alto County
L. D. Brennan
Bruck
United States
Johnson Grand Jurors Open Barry Murder Probe Monday
Johnson county grand jurors will begin investigating the Barry murder case next Monday. The Oxford farm couple Mr and Mrs Joseph Barry are accused of killing Eddie TH Selumit. A grand jury earlier was dismissed after a member moved away and another was related to the Barrys.
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Sorctal
Iowa City
Johnson County
Joseph Barry
Oxford Farm
Eddie TH Selumit
Ifarald
Evans
Edward F. Bate
Muscatine County
Barrys
Belle Plaine Rainbow Installs Officers in Ceremony
Belle Plaine Rainbow for Girls holds a public installation naming Winnifred Miller as worthy adviser. Installing officers include Jeanne Newland as worthy adviser and Joan Burrows as marshal with a program featuring Patsy Bush singing and Peggy Bird presenting a roses basket and white Rainbow Bible.
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Belle Plaine
Order of Rainbow
Winnifred Miller
R. W. Miller
Jeanne Newland
Joan Burrows
Phyllis Hoffman
Helen Palmer
Patsy Bush
Peggy Bird
Miss Miller
Jayne Isle
Charlene Stettler
Charity
Mary Hunt
Hope
Joyce England
Ruth Ann Shields
Helen Pfingsten
Joy Hoffman
Electa Groszkruger
Erma Ruth Johnston
June Myers
Joan Visquain
Paula Anderson
Lillian Beck
Fidelity
Patsy Janss
Mary Helen Eige
Genevieve Heller
Dorothy Lamb
Lorene Leonard
Outer Observer
Beth Stettler
West Union Seniors to Hear James I Dolliver
James I. Dolliver of Fort Dodge, Republican senator candidate, will address the West Union high school graduating class on The Meaning of Americanism Thursday evening. Music by Marvin Peterson, Shirley Nutting, the girls chorus, and the boys quartet. W. H. Antes to award diplomas and Supt. C. Bo Christian to announce scholarships and awards.
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West Union
James
First Wing of Flying Hawkeyes Completes Enlistment
The University of Iowa Flying Hawkeye squadron adds four new naval aviator enrollees bringing total to 27. New members include Leonard E Wilson Joel Hinrichs Gerald Ankeny and Richard Sharp as plans set for a second wing this summer with training in June at Iowa City or Lambert Field St Louis under squadron commander Bill Green.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Leonard E Wilson
Sioux City
Joel Hinrichs
Williamsburg
Gerald Ankeny
Dixon VI
Iawn
Richard Sharp
Ute
University
Lambert Field
St Louis
Bill Green
Newton
Hawkeye
Hopkins Sends Greeting to Iowa Men at Fort Sill
Harry J. Hopkins former Iowa administrator and Water and Power official, sends a greeting to Hawkeye state soldiers in training at Fort Sill Oklahoma. The Iowa night program, sponsored by military authorities and the USO club, aims to boost morale with messages from notable Iowans including Vice President Wallace and Bob Feller.
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Harry Hopkins
Iowa
Fort Sill
Okla Cap
Harry J. Hopkins
Adminis
Saldieas
Hawkeye State
USO Club
Lawton Ohh
Hlophins
Treland
Ulster
Japan
Henry A Wallace
Bob Feller
Meredith Willson
Gus George A Wilson
Charmen
Saent Jo Wale Hams
Des Moines
Sergi Wood
Abernathy
Mason City
Iowans Urged to Help Guard Physicians Health
The Iowa state health department urged public cooperation with doctors and dentists to protect their health amid physician shortages. Overwork is rising in areas with few physicians, and strain will grow as more physicians are drafted. The department asks the public to limit calls after 1 PM to great emergencies and to prefer clinic visits over home visits.
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Des Moines
State Health Department
Six-Year-Old Girl Has 12 Living Grandparents
Roberta Ann Davis aged six is reported as having twelve living grandparents including maternal grandparents Emil Medaus of Oelwein and Earl Sperry of Paxton UL, paternal grandparents Glenn Davis of Stanley, and paternal great grandparents Mike Duckett and John Davis.
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Gazette
Stanley Roberta Ann Davis
Royal Duwh
Watertoo
Mehulding
Emil Medaus
Oelwein
Earl Sperry
Paxton
Willsperry
Fayette
Glenn Davis
Stanley
Mike Duckett
John Davis
Tipton Native Paul Melarand Joins Hollywood Caravan Tour
Paul Melarand, Tipton high school graduate of 1927 and son of former local businessman George McLarand, plays flute with a band touring with the Hollywood Caravan on a war bond drive. The Des Moines stop is scheduled for Sunday.
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Tipton
Paul Melarand
Hollywood
Des Moines
MeLarand
Ted Fio Rito
Tipton High School
George McLarand
Myers Funeral Friday in Turner Chapel
Funeral services for Thomas A. Myers Stanwood stock buyer will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the Turner chapel Cedar Rapids. The Rev Suplee will officiate and burial follows at Koszta cemetery eight miles west of Marengo. Friends may call at Turner chapel.
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Stanwood
Turner Chapel
Cedar Rapids
Thomas A. Myers
Suplee
Koszta
Marengo
Mrs Starbuck 95 Dies in Marion Longtime Resident
Mrs Laura Mary Starbuck, 95, Marion pioneer and Civil War era widow of John A. Starbuck, died Wednesday at home of Mr and Mrs Shather G Khak. Born May 15 1846, she lived in the community most of her life and was the last of her family line. Funeral Monday at 2 pm at the Baptist church, Rev Benjamin H Shaw officiating. Burial in Oak Shade Cemetery. Flowers requested not to be sent. viewing at Yorvom chapel.
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Laura Mary Starbuck
Mirtor
John A. Starbuck
Shather G Khak
Mrs Starbuck
Marion
Norns
Ann Blakeslee Cone
Squaw
Starbuck
Baptist Church
Ben-jamin H Shaw
Lotan Oak Shade Cemetery
Second Salvage Pickup Scheduled for Saturday
A second salvage pickup will occur Saturday morning between 9 and 12, announced by PC Lassen, chairman of the civilian defense council. Residents should bundle papers and magazines, bag rags, and only leave usable salvage on porches if rain threatens.
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PC. Lassen
Civilian Defense Council
Lassen
Harold N White Earns Tank Repair Technician Diploma
Harold N White of Camp Polk Louisiana, a member of the 54th armored field artillery, receives a diploma as a qualified technician from the armored force school Fort Knox after completing a tank maintenance and repair course. He is the son of Mrs Otto Lange Route 3 Magan and entered service in August 1941.
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Harold N. White
54Th Armored Field Artillery
Camp Polk
Tank Department
Armored Force School
Fort Knox
Otto Lange
Magan
Community church groups hold officer elections and events
Mrs doe Walker reelected president of the Companions Missionary group at Cedar Rapids meeting hosted by Mrs Gus Postel. Officers named include vice president Mrs William Stroope and secretary Mrs Kenneth Pearson. Rainbow division elects Mrs S F Cars as president with Mrs Cecil Page as vice president and Mrs HF Ives as secretary. World Outlook readings were shared at a Loyal division gathering. A tornado scare reaches Pryor Oklahoma affecting MEW Langard and family, while St Paul’s Lutheran Men’s Club plans a May 15 meeting. WG Bowen visits Davenport for the Town division dinner with 31 attendees.
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Doe Walker
Companions Missionary Goard
The
Christian Church
Gus Postel
Cedar Rapids
William Stroope
Tce
Kenneth Pearson
Raymond Dian
Roc McCalley
Flash Emmons
Streope
Tents Kreegermeier
S F Cars
Rainbow
Methodist
WS C.S
W. Sheets
Cecil Page
HF. Ives
Walter Bensch
Robert S Oxley
G O Pyle
Hollywood Fla
Ras Prales
Uosis
WG Bowen
Dubuque and Hines
Savanna
Milwaukee Women's Club
Perry
Ma. Bowen
Daw Peres
Coun
Child Study Club Hosts Cornelian Lab Party at KOV Cafe
Members of the Child Study club entertained the Cornelian lab Wednesday evening at the KOV cafe. Mrs Cecil Page and Mrs S F Cury welcomed guests while Anna Dean Marchant and the Child Study chat quartet performed. Readings by Mrs Nieckhaefer and favors of handkerchiefs shaped as miniature umbrellas were given.
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Child Study Club
Cornelian Lab
KOV Cafe
Cecil Page
S F Cury
Anna Dean Marchant
Bernard Schenken
Bieckhaefer
New Bunting
James Farrles
Nieckhaefer
Eli
Fay Bailes
CO Marchant
Bunting
Baseball Tournament Delayed by Wet Weather
The Marion high school diamond postpones the baseball tournament opening to Friday at 4:45 PM due to wet field conditions. The event is moved from Thursday after noon to Friday at Marion as the Aldonion high school and Mae Velle teams were affected.
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Marion High School
Pam
Alanion High School
Mae Velle
Local Notices and Social Updates From Council to Luncheon
Cil Bluffs Omaha and Des Moines update lists residents travels guests and home moves. City council meets tonight at 7:30 at city hall with J W Bowdish Jr present as assessor. Reading circle hosts program by Mrs Williams with Mrs Cessford in charge.
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J. W Bowdish, Jr
Reading Circle
Ralph Jo Williams
Tenth Street
Robert Cessford
Local Notables Attend Events and Family News
The notice lists several family movements and visits: Sadie Roberts of Cedar Rapids cares for a wounded relative. Arthur Scott travels to Colorado Springs for defense work. J L Roberts’s wife returns from Perry and Des Moines. Leo Roberts had surgery at Perry’s King's Daughters Hospital. Other items mention Vanderlinden visiting Pella for tulips, Leona Grape Clark returning home from Cedar Rapids, Will and Frank Ross and daughter Miar Maret in Silvis, Ida Smyth visit, O A Beerman visiting W G Bowen, De Toss Marken of Des Moines learning her husband Rev Mark en, a chaplain in Ireland, has been promoted to lieutenant colonel.
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Will Ross
Frank Ross
Miar- Maret Ross
Silvis
Ida Smyth
Ins Mece
Will Lysinger
Mr. Lysinger
de Toss Marken
Des Moines
Helen Roberts
Marion
Marken
AEF
Ireland
Governor Extends Guard Camp Tenor By 30 Days
Gov George A Wilson announces a further 30 day extension of the Iowa state guard battalion on active duty at Camp Dodge. Training runs through January 11 next year, with about 50 men already released after the first 60 days. Adjutant General Grahl says the camp will be kept partially if federal use arises.
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Charles 4H. Grahl
Earl Miller
BR. Hickenlooper
Linn
Iowa Health Department
State Guard
Camp Dodge
Registration closure for wireration cards in Clermont
Registration for wireration cards in Clermont closed Tuesday with a total of 886 applications recorded. Local officials announced the turnout and thanked residents for their participation.
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Clermont
Iowa Democrats build strong local organization statewide
Harlan, at 38, Jake More chairs the Iowa Democratic central committee and has built a dense network in all 99 counties. The piece notes a surge of candidates at precinct township county state and congressional levels and cites debates over school funding sources and gubernatorial money plans. It also mentions Camp Dodge potential extended training and a planned May 17 breakup.
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EL Moines
Jake 5 S. More
Harlan
State
Democratic Central Committee
Iowa
Shelby County
Service induction list of Cedar County selectees
The Cedar County board notified twenty selectees for induction on Sunday May 17. Names include Lloyd Grage Wilton Junction Glenn L Sievers Tipton Raymond A H Fuess Lis bon George E Nanks Stanwood Leo D Schneckloth Bennett LeRoy E Finck Durant George F Tevis Tipton Albert L Guer ink Sunbury Harold L Goettsch Bennett Sylvan A Wenndt Lowden Walter Papp Bennett William B Banks Clarence Harald E Eiler Tipton Arnold H Martin Tipton James I L Cook Mechanicsville James W Maurer Tipton Louis F Schafer Durant Donald M Mitchell Tipton Thomas E Yotland West Branch Kleo M Olson Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County Board
Lloyd Grage
Wilton Junction
Glenn L. Sievers
Raymond Ahh
Fuess
Lisbon
George E. Nanks
Stanwood
Leo D Schneckloth
Bennett
LeRoy E Finck
Durant
George F Tevis
Albert L. Guerink
Sunbury
Harold L. Goettsch
Sylvan
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