Flying Kernels of Eastern Iowa Ready to Pop the Axis
In Glenview a squadron of 24 Flying Kernels cadets from eastern Iowa and western Illinois trains for naval aviation. The group includes a salesman and a former football star among others. for eight weeks they undergo indoctrination and flight training, facing the challenge of civilian to naval life. Art Bonnet, a former RCAF sergeant, leads as star pupil while classmates tackle physics, flight theory, power plants, and radio code amid daily drill and evening code classes.
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Berlin
Flying Kernels
Iowa
Illinois
Glenview
Ill. Naval Air Base
Joe Juvik
Elkader
Daniel Mack
Reynolds
Iil
Jack Hansen
Chicago
Roy Neuendorf
Davenport
Fred Warner, Jr
Cedar Rapids
Phil Ruschmeyer
Boone
Coe
Arthur D. Bonnet
Phil Schacherer
Manchester
Paul Damos
Max Plunkett
Alpha
C. B. Courson
Weed
Calif
Arthur Wright Latta
George “Sonny” Franck
Norman Dahlgren
Clarence E. Ryan, Jr
Moline
Lee Hatch
Rock Island
Walt Roth
Mike Baker
Jack Shea
Lenview
Naval Air Corps Flying Cadets
McNally
Navy
Art Bonnet
Rcaf Flyer
Canadian Air Force
U. S. Navy
America
Bonnet
College
Art Latta
Guttenberg
Weight
Jack Ferring
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Cecyr Rapids Gazette
Goa
Jacksonville
Fla
Corpus Christi
Texas
Des Moines Bank Robber Captured After Chase
Edward Earl Seattle, 28, of Tacoma, robbed Des Moines Bank and Trust of 500 dollars. Patrolman E L Ramsey and auxiliary officers subdued him outside the S S Kresge store at 615 Walnut after a two block pursuit. The teller Floyd Fiene alerted police and John Ginsberg handed over 26 dollar bills in small notes.
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Des Moines
Edward Earl Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Des Moines Bank and Trust Company
Floyd Fiene
John Ginsberg
Walnut Street
E. L. Ramsey
Sixth Avenue
Ramsey
S. 5S. Kresge Company
Kresge
Ed Lower
Two Negro Women Lose Job Dispute in Des Moines
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey dismissed the suit alleging United States Rubber Co discriminated against Elizabeth Shackelford 18 and Zelda Cassell Brown 29 at an ordnance plant near Des Moines. He ruled the case lacked federal labor jurisdiction and urged an appeal to the circuit court.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
United States Rubber Company
Ordnance Plant
Here
Roosevelt
Dewey
Oliver
Circuit Court
Elizabeth Shackeford
Zelda Cassell Brown
1075 Degrees Conferred at Iowa City Commencement Today
The University of Iowa will award degrees to 1,075 students at its 82nd commencement this afternoon. The ceremony caps a whirlwind weekend compressed by wartime education schedules with Governors Day and Mother’s Day observances included.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Veishea Opens at Iowa State With War International Flair
The 21st Veishea festival at Iowa State College launches Thursday at Lake LaVerne with ceremonies crowning the Queen of Queens by Gov. Wilson. The event showcases wartime exhibits, ROTC reviews, parades, and student performances, amid campus-wide displays and athletic events including a Missouri baseball game and a Grinnell tennis meet. President Hancher will award honors and address candidates, as Gov. Wilson urges educated citizens and soldiers.
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Ganette Ames — Veishea
Iowa State College
Lake LaVerne
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
Camevery
Joe
Veishea
University of Missouri
Grinnell College
Iowa State Rotc
Weishea
Cardinal Key and Mortar Board
Gas Tax Refunds Reflect Wartime Fuel Use in Iowa
Iowa state officials report gas tax refunds for January through April 1942 totaled 509132 dollars, up 38 percent from 1941. The rise suggests tractors, plants, and aircraft consumed more fuel than last year, while highway vehicle use may have declined.
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DES Moines
W. G. C. Bagley
Iowa
Hickenlooper Attends University of Iowa Class Reunion
Lieut. Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper of Cedar Rapids paused his governor campaign to attend the twentieth anniversary reunion of his law graduating class at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
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Iowa City
B. B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
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U. & Navy Photo
Arthur Latta, Jr
Roger Brady
Belmond
Dan Mack
Ill
U. 8
George
Sonny” Franck
University of Minnesota
Uncle Sam
Glenview Base
Pat McNally
U. S. Rubber Company
NYA
Clyde B. Chariton
W. Lawrence Oliver
Chariton
Iowa State
Markey
George A. Wilson
Allamakee
Hickenlooper
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