Two Negro Women Lose Job Dispute in Des Moines
Federal judge Charles A Dewey dismissed a suit against United States Rubber Company over alleged discrimination at the Des Moines ordnance plant. The ruling rested on lack of federal jurisdiction over labor disputes, despite Roosevelt’s executive order. The plaintiffs Elizabeth Shackelford, 18, and Zelda Cassell Brown, 29, sought posts they were qualified for.
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Des Moines
Charles A Dewey
United States Rubber Company
Ordnance Plant
Here
Roosevelt
Elizabeth Shackelford
Zelda Cassell Brown
Flying Kernels of Eastern Iowa Get Ready to Pop the Axis
Eastern Iowa and western Illinois youths form a naval air corps unit called the Flying Kernels. Cadets from college and business backgrounds endure 16 hour days, ground school, and strict Navy discipline while training to become officers in eight to nine months.
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Berlin
Flying Kernels
Iowa
Illinois
Glenview
Ill
Naval Air Base
Joe Juvik
Elkader
Daniel Mack
Reynolds
Jack Hansen
Chicago
Roy Neuendorf
Davenport
Fred Warner
Cedar Rapids
Phil Ruschmeyer
Boone
Coe
Arthur D. Bonnet
Phil Schacherer
Manchester
Paul Damos
Norman Dahlgren
Clarence E. Ryan
Moline
Lee Hatch
Rock Island
Walt Roth
Mike Baker
Jack Shea
Lenview
Naval Air Corps Flying Cadets
Navy
McNally
Art Bonnet
RCAF
Western
Ines
Lake Geneva
Wis Bonnet
Canadian Air Force
U S. Navy
America
Bonnet
Loras' College
Art Latta
Guttenberg
Elkader Junior College
Bonne
Coc
Jack Ferring
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Pat McNally
Jacksonville
Fla
Corpus Christi
Texas
1075 Degrees Conferred At Iowa City Commencement
The University of Iowa will confer degrees on 1 075 students at its eighty second commencement this afternoon. The weekend blends commencement Governor s day and Mother's day ceremonies into a compressed wartime schedule.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Veishea Opens at Iowa State With War Focus and Pageantry
The 21st Veishea begins Thursday at Iowa State College with opening ceremonies on Lake LaVerne. President Virgil Hancher will crown the Queen of Queens as the 1942 festival launches a three day program. War themes appear in exhibits stressing conservation and the war effort while ROTC units showcase military displays. Major events include student Vodvil shows, debates, a starry musical, sports duels with Grinnell and Missouri, and the parade finale with Cardinal Key and Mortar Board taps. Governor Wilson urges educated citizens and soldiers, pledging support for defense and freedom. Special awards will be presented this afternoon by Virgil Hancher. Eastern Iowa candidates and degrees are listed.
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Ames — Veishea
Iowa State College
Lake LaVerne
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
Army
Joe
Markey
Cedar Rapids
Veishea
University of Iowan
University of Missouri
Grinnell College
Iowa State Rotc
Cardinal Key and Mortar Board
Iowa
Des Moines Bank Robbery Ends in Capture by Patrolman
A bandit named Edward Earl Little, 28, of Tacoma, robbed Des Moines Bank and Trust of £500, then fled two blocks before Patrolman E Ramsey tackled him in the Walnut Street area near Kresge. Ramsey wrestled the suspect to the ground as witnesses helped subdue him.
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Des Moines
Tte Pehce
Edward Earl Little
Tacoma
Warn
Des Moines Bank and Trust Company
Walnut Street
E. Ramsey
Sixth Avenue
Ramses Teag Chase
Diuc
SS Kresge Company
Rameev
Kresgetore
Ee Lower
Nea. B
Gas Tax Refunds Show Where Fuel Goes in Wartime
Wartime refunds on gasoline taxes rose in early 1942 with 309182 dollars returned in the first four months, up 18 percent from the previous year. Refunds apply when fuel is not used in highway vehicles and may benefit plants and machinery with eligible exemptions.
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NFL
Tooa
Begley
Seturnas
Trectors
Artic Als
Hickenlooper Attends Iowa Law Class Reunion
Lieut Gov B B Hickenlooper, Cedar Rapids, took time from his bid for the Republican gubernatorial nomination to join the twentieth anniversary reunion of his University of Iowa law class in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Taok
Iowa
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Garrette Campbell
Chow
Arthur Latta, Jr
Roger Brady
Belmond
Dan Mack
George
Sonny" Franck
University of Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Glenview Base
U. S. Rubber Company
Dewey
Oliver
Circuit Court
NYA
Clyde B. Charlton
W. Lawrence Oliver
Charlton
Salned
Gene Tunney
Tunney Fish
Yy Ldadil
Wang
Campbell
U. S. Navy
Iowa State
George A. Wilson
Allamakee
Waukon
Anna Moon
Edward J. Thomas
Dorothy L. Hastings
Floyd Fiene
John Ginsberg
Ramsey
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