Plan Iowa Factory to Convert Corncobs into Defense Products
Glendale California AP Wilkerson says a Missouri Valley Iowa plant under construction will process 40 tons of corncobs daily for defense items including nitro glycerin gunpowder synthetic rubber and alcohol The Department of Agriculture labs list 50 possible cob products and Iowa State College collaborates with Dr E C Lathrop in the venture
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Plan
Iowa
Glendale
Calif
Francis E. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Missouri Valley
England
Iowa State College
E. C. Lathrop
ISU Expert Notes Corncobs Could Make Defense Chemicals
Dr. O R Sweeney of Iowa State College says nitro cellulose gunpowder and related products can be made from corncobs, citing past work with cooperators and noting war shortages may spur new development. He compares to cat hulls and recalls 1921 gunpowder work by Dr. D D Moses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweeney
Missouri Valley men plan cob based defense chemical plant
Two Missouri Valley grain elevator operators Joe Guinan and Francis Day seek land in Missouri Valley Iowa to build a factory for processing corncobs into defense chemicals. They expect to start small scale processing next fall with consultant Francis E Wilkinson of Glendale California already involved.
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Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley Grain Elevator
Joe Guinan
Francis Day
Francis E. Wilkinson
Glendale
Calif
Builders Rise In Solon Area Anew
The Peters brothers southeast of Solon rebuild after a recent fire. Miller Brothers plan a corn crib and granary. John Kasparek will erect a machine shed. Fred L. Beranek remodels his home. William McLaughlin builds a barn. Illinois Oil company will construct an oil station in the southeast part of town.
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SOLON
Peters Brothers
Miller Brothers
John Kasparek
Fred L. Beranek
William McLaughlin
Illinois Oil Company
May Festival Voices Brahms Requiem At Cornell College
Mount Vernon section notes the forty third annual May music festival at Cornell college May 15 17 featuring Brahms Requiem by the Cornell Oratorio society with the Chicago Symphony orchestra. soloists Kathryn Witwer soprano and Bruce Foote baritone, Witwer a frequent Chicago guest artist and Foote active in radio and cinema. performance scheduled for Saturday May 17 at 2 15 PM.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell College
Cornell Oratorio Society
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Kathryn Witwer
Bruce Foote
Chicago
Miss Witwer
Chicago Apollo Club
Warner Brothers Studios
Former Cornell Student Wins 1941 Prize for Clara Barton Biography
Mildred Mastin Pace former Cornell student wins $200 New York Herald Tribune prize for the best book for older boys and girls published in 1941. Her biography Clara Barton profiles the Red Cross founder and outlines Pace career from The Gazette to radio research and authorship.
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Gazette
Mount Vernon
Mildred Mastin Pace
Cornell College
New York Herald Tribune
Pear College
Pace
Paul Revere
Clark Roberts Pace
Business Week
Paces
New York
New Jersey
Sunnyside Wins Marion Township Meet At Thomas Park
Highest honors in the Marion township schools play day went to Sunnyside with 14 blue and three red ribbons. Sunnyside entrants included Ray Frederick Allan Sloan Dean Ivan Mollenhauer Dorothy Leona Levasseur. Other winners were Martins Creek Excelsior and Big Head with multiple firsts and seconds. several local families were guests at Mother's Day gatherings. Z T Kramer funeral services were held. Homebuilders class held a Sunday potluck with program performances.
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Sunnyside
Marion Township
Thomas Park
Ray Frederick
Allan Sloan
Dean
Ivan Mollenhauer
Dorothy
Leona Levasseur
Martin’s Creek
Excelsior
Big Head
Speeding arrests and fines across Iowa cities
Clarence Smith of Anamosa posted 5 bond after a Saturday speeding arrest and did not appear Monday in Mayor Mullin's court. J F Scolaro of Cedar Rapids forfeited a 10 bond for speeding. Linn Bucklin of Cedar Rapids and Charles L. Smith of Mount Vernon paid 1 and 2.85 in costs respectively for passing in a 700 foot zone.
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Clarence Smith
Anamosa
John C. Mullin
J. F. Scolaro
Cedar Rapids
Linn Bucklin
Charles L. Smith
Mount Vernon
Slaters Buy Home On Sixth Street From N Edwards
Mr and Mrs Ned Jones sold their home at 510 Sixth Street to Mr and Mrs Joe Slater of Perry. Mr Slater is a passenger conductor on the Arrow between Marion and Omaha.
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Ned Jones
510
Sixth Street
Joe Slater
Perry
Mr. Slater
Marion
Omaha
Tuckastitch Club to Meet at Fitzgerald Home
The Tuckastitch club will gather Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. James Fitzgerald, 1190 Lincoln Drive, for its regular meeting.
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Tuckastitch Club
James Fitzgerald
Lincoln Drive
Social visit highlights Cedar Rapids and Des Moines guest list
Mr. and Mrs. Marion F. Robb with Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Johnson of Cedar Rapids spent Sunday at Bellevue. Also visiting were Betty Howell of Iowa City and James McCarthy of Des Moines at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Howell.
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Marion F. Robb
C. A. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Bellevue
J. B. Howell
Betty Howell
Iowa City
James McCarthy
Des Moines
Sure Kill Kills Rats Mice and Cockroaches Ad
An Owen's Cut Rate Drug advertisement promotes Sure Kill Kills for rats mice and cockroaches priced at 23 cents.
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Owen
New Marion presents Northwest Mounted Police with stars
Spectacular advertisement lists Gary Cooper Madeleine Carroll and Robert T. Preston in Northwest Mounted Police. Also promotes Eve Arden and Roger Pryor in She Couldn't Say No. Colorful display showcases two film offerings and the marquee lineup.
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New Marion
Northwest Mounted Police
Family visitors and local golf schedule noted
Guests Sunday included Ray mond Shaffer and family from Mason City and Alfred Patsch family from Davenport. Marion high school golf team to play Mount Vernon Tuesday. Nina Ellison and children Virginia and Gerald Stark visited Des Moines relatives. Edward V Carey hosted a family dinner for his birthday and twin Ernest G Carey of Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Switzer
Raymond Shaffer
Frances and
la Venne
Mason City
Alfred Patsch
Jeannette and
Russell
Davenport
Marion High School
Mount Vernon
Nina Ellison
Virginia and
Gerald Stark
Des Moines
Edward V. Carey
Mr. Carey
Ernest G. Carey
Ames
Perry couple attends Marion funeral then visits Clyde Scott home
Mr. and Mrs. Earl White of Perry attended the funeral of Z. T. Kramer in Marion and spent the weekend with Mrs. White’s sister, Mrs. Luella Hutton, at the Clyde Scott home northeast of Marion.
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Earl White
Perry
Marion
Z. T. Kramer
Mr. White
Luella Hutton
Clyde Scott
Marion Choral Club Meeting This Tuesday at Kinser Home
The Marion Choral club will gather Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Glenn E. Kinser located at 1625 Ninth Avenue for a group session and planning.
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Marion Choral Club
Glenn E. Kinser
Ninth Avenue
Stitch and Chatter Club Hosts Meeting at Conley Home
The Stitch and Chatter club was entertained Friday evening at Mrs. R. D. Conley's home near Springville. The group plans to meet May 23 with Miss Lillien Voorhies.
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Stitch and Chatter Club
R. D. Conley
Springville
Lillien Voorhies
Birth of Roseann Kay Hackett weighs six pounds
A daughter named Roseann Kay Hackett was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Hackett of Eighth Avenue. The baby weighed six and a half pounds at birth and arrived in May.
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George Hackett
Eighth Avenue
Roseann Kay
New Art Club Plans Dinner At Goudy Tea Room
Mrs. Frank Fairley hosts New Art club gathering Friday evening in Mount Vernon. Dinner planned at Goudy tea room with members asked to notify Mrs. Eugene Mc Conaughy by Tuesday evening.
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Frank Fairley
New Art Club
Goudy Tea Room
Mount Vernon
Eugene McConaughy
Marion lodge No. 6 to hold special meeting
Marion lodge No 6 Ancient Free Mane are to meet in the Masonic temple Wednesday at 7 30 p m for work in the second degree.
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Marion Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Miss Annie Laura Davidson Weekend Visit With Parents
Miss Annie Laura Davidson, in structor at Eldora High School, spent the weekend here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H A Davidson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laura Davidson
Eldora High School
Mrs. H. A. Davidson
Berry Family Visit Highlights Davenport Kin
Mr and Mrs Clint Berry and their sons Dennis and Wayne of Davenport spent Sunday at the home of their daughter Mrs Lloyd Bryant, marking a family gathering in the area.
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Clint Berry
Dennis and
Wayne
Davenport
Lloyd Bryant
May Luncheon of Entre Nous Club Planned
The Entre Nous club will hold its May luncheon on Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the K. V. cafe.
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K. V. Cafe
Ladies Aid Meeting At St Pauls Lutheran Church
The Ladies Aid society of St Pauls Lutheran church will meet Thursday at 2 p.m. at the home of Mrs Earl T Brockman northwest of Marion. Officers will be elected.
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Ladies Aid Society
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Earl T. Brockman
Marion
Waldo Lindley Visits Clinton and Iowa City Family
Waldo Lindley of Clinton spent Mother’s Day with his mother Mrs. Tom Reamer. In the afternoon they visited Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Reid at Iowa City.
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Waldo Lindley
Clinton
Tom Reamer
Mrs Flora Lawson Visits Kankakee Ill Relations
Mrs Flora Lawson travels to Kankakee Illinois to visit her son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs G M Holcomb during a family visit in midweek.
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Flora Lawson
Kankakee, Ill
G. M. Holcomb
Brother Sidney Stickney dies at Tampa home
Wilfred Stickney is advised of his brother Sidney Stickney's death at Sidney's Tampa Florida residence. Sidney had moved from Marion to Florida seven years earlier.
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Wilfred Stickney
Sidney Stickney
Tampa
Fla
Mr. Stickney
Marion
Florida
Marion Tigers Face Maquoketa at 3 30 Tuesday
The Marion high school baseball team hosts Maquoketa high school Tuesday at 3 30 p m at the Marion athletic field seeking a win to boost their season standings.
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Marion High School
Maquoketa
Marion
Wallace and relatives visit Cedar area and Chicago kin
Mr and Mrs Donald Wallace of New Hampton spent Sunday in the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Wallace. Mr and Mrs N W Harry and daughters Miss Ida Harry of cere and Mrs George Mo of Cedar spent in Chicago with relatives.
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Mrs
Donald Wallace
New Hampton
Mr. Wallace
Carl Wallace
N. W. Harry
Ida Harry
Cere
George Moof Cedar
Chicago
Vigilance Urged as Sabotage Risk Grows in Wartime
Des Moines AP R W Nebergall chief of the Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation urged public vigilance against sabotage and espionage. He called for reports of defaming statements or praise for foreign powers, to be kept confidential to protect innocent parties. He stressed law officers and citizens must defend democracy if war comes.
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Des Moines
R. W. Nebergall
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa
Ofo
Mortar Board Taps Six Women At Iowa
Six University of Iowa junior women were named to Mortar Board the senior women's honorary, at a tapping service near the campus home of President Virgil M. Hancher. Named were Mary Caro lyn Kuever Iowa City Jane Nugent Oak Park Barbara Kent Iowa City Virginia Ivie Shenandoah Miriam Katz Osage and Edith Stuart Dubuque. Junior women are elected from 20 candidates each year by Mortar Board members based on scholarship and activities.
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Gazette
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Mortar Board
President's Point
Virgil M. Hancher
Mary Carolyn Kuever
Jane Nugent
Oak Park
Ill
Barbara Kent
Virginia Ivie
Shenandoah
Miriam Katz
Osage
Edith Stuart
Dubuque
High Six
Iowa
Shueyville Announces End of Year Activities Schedule
Students and families note the Shueyville year end events. Senior trip May 14, baccalaureate May 18 with Rev J T Stewart sermon, senior class day May 20, alumni banquet May 21, commencement May 22 with Dr Earl English address, and May 23 picnic and exhibits.
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Shueyville
J. T. Stewart
Earl English
Martin named chair of painting and drawing at KC Art Institute
Fletcher Martin, 37, former lumberjack and visiting artist at the University of Iowa, is appointed chair man of painting and drawing at the Kansas City Art Institute replacing Thomas Hart Benton. He had a New York one man show last November praised as imaginative realism. Born in Palisade Colorado he worked as harvest hand and lumberjack before joining the navy in 1922 where he boxed and played football.
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Kansas City
Fletcher Martin
Kansas City Art Institute
Thomas Hart Benton
Martin
University of Iowa
New York
Palisade
Colo
Navy
Seven Famed Authors Lead Iowa Summer Letters Course
At the University of Iowa seven visiting writers join the summer writers workshop run June 9 to August 1. Eric Knight Ruth Suckow Josephine Johnson Wallace Stegner Robert Frost Robert Penn Warren Herbert. Paul Engle Norman Foerster Frank Luther Mott Wilbur Schramm direct the program alongside visiting lecturer Knight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
School of Letters
Eric Knight
Ruth Suckow
Iowa
Josephine Johnson
Wallace Stegner
Robert Frost
America
Robert Penn Warren
The
Southern Review
Herbert
Paul Engle
Norman Foerster
Frank Luther Mott
School of Journalism
Wilbur Schramm
American Prefaces
University English
Executive Council Buys 34 Autos for Iowa Agencies
The Iowa Executive Council on Monday bought 27 autos for the Department of Agriculture from Jensen-Dunn of Des Moines at 5 251 plus 27 trade ins an average 194. Seven patrol cars were purchased at prices 170 to 262. One patrol car came from Opper Nygaard Motor of Atlantic for 262 plus trade in and three from Schoening Motors Mineola at 254 each. Purchase of a $10 000 three story brick annex for University of Iowa Currier Hall girls dormitory was deferred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Iowa Executive Council
Department of Agriculture
Jensen-Dunn Company
Highway Patrol
Opper- Nygaard Motor Company
Atlantic
Schoening Motors
Mineola
Board of Education
University of Iowa
Currier Hall
Atlantic youths killed in Camp Claiborne crash
Services for two Atlantic National Guardsmen killed in a motorcycle car crash near Camp Claiborne Louisiana will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the high school auditorium. Francis McNamara Jr and Lyle Theodore Beener both 20 were members of company K 168th infantry.
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Atlantic
Atlantic National
Iowa Income Tax Reaches Record 5 Million This Year
Des Moines AP C H Sayre Iowa income tax director reports state collections and accounts receivable for 1940 total 5 153588 an increase of 711000 or 16 percent from last year Personal net income payments rose driven by 128729 returns yielding 4472496 up from 103870 returns and 3748496 in 1940 The average payment declined to 34 75 from 36 09 as small taxpayers increased total filings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. H. Sayre
Iowa
Sayre
Wilson Heads Office Building Committee
The joint Iowa state office building committee, meeting in Des Moines, elected Gov. George A. Wilson as chairman. It plans to hear Des Moines architects and later hear out of town proposals as it proceeds with plans and contracts for a new state office building using $1,650,000 in surplus funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Office Building Committee
George A. Wilson
Executive Council
Sioux City
Davenport
Plan Renewal of Driver Licenses in Iowa
Public Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer announced Iowa will start accepting applications on June 9 for the biennial renewal of driver licenses. More than 1,000,000 drivers must renew before July 5, 1943, with substantial changes to forms and renewal procedures this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Public Safety
Karl Fischer
Change Regulations On Cedar At Palisades
DES MOINES The state conservation commission ruled Union Grove lake near Gladbrook will close for fishing this season due to insufficient legal-sized fish. Planned summer improvements and a later update on developments were announced. Cedar river area at Palisades Kepler state park moves to new category allowing motorboats and waiving fishing licenses for resident women anglers.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Union Grove
Gladbrook
Ea Park Lake
Cedar River
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Good couple marks 61st wedding anniversary in La Porte City
Mr. and Mrs. Cicero Good observed their sixty first anniversary with a family dinner at home They were wed May 12, 1880 in Benton county now reside in La Porte City for 21 years since retiring from farming Mr Good 83 Mrs Good 75 Their children include Mrs Roy Finley Waterloo and Mrs John McChane and Mrs Peter Dixon La Porte City with nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren Two sons have died.
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LA Porte City
Cicero Good
Benton County
Good
Roy Finley
Waterloo
John McChane
Peter Dixon
Listerine Antiseptic for Dandruff Claims
An ad praising Listerine as a scalp antiseptic says morning and night use with massage kills germs on scalp and hair. It cites a clinical test where 76 percent of dandruff sufferers showed improvement within a month and attributes it to the germ-killing action against Pityrosporum Ovale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantine
Monticello High School to stage Abie's Irish Rose
Monticello high school seniors present Abie's Irish Rose in the school auditorium Thursday evening May 22. Leading roles go to Juanita Shever and Robert Liddy with a cast including John Messerli Gloria Babb and others under director Miss Marjorie James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Monticello
Abie
Monticello High School
Juanita Shever
Robert Liddy
John Messerli
Gloria Babb
Lester Monk
Charles Ross
James Howie
Ross Albers
Lorraine Jacobs
Gertrude Wenger
Deloris Bohlken
Betty Otten
Dorothy Prult
Stanley Schrader
How It Was Named Sabula
SABULA AP notes the town in Jackson county formerly known as Prairie La Pierre and Carrollport and Charleston finally settled on Sabula after a tea party suggestion. William Hubbell studied the Mississippi sands and Latin sabulum to inspire the final name. The 771 resident community embraced Sabula to end the confusion with another Charleston in Lee county.
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Sabula
Jackson County
Clinton
Prairie la Pierre
Carrolport
Carroll
Charleston
Lee County
William Hubbell
Mississippi
Four Weekend Deaths In Iowa Auto Accidents
Four people died in Iowa traffic crashes over the weekend, raising the weekly total to 14 and the year to date to 170. Des Moines county resident John Fye, 70, died when a truck left a bank. Adolph Westergard, 23, Goldfield, died in a Butler county crash. Betty Pearce, 20, Austin Minnesota, died in Pocahontas county car upset. Henry A. Sallen, 45, Fort Madison, died in a train car collision in Lee County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
John Fye
Yarmouth
Adolph Westergard
Goldfield
Butler County
Betty Pearce
Austin
Austin, Minn
Pocahontas County
Henry A. Sallen
Fort Madison
Lee County
Judge Purcell Of Clinton Dies After Long Illness
Clinton Iowa Judge John E. Purcell 58 of the Clinton county district court died early Monday after a long illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. He was born in Clinton and educated at St Marys College Kansas and Lake Forest College. He began law practice in Illinois in 1908 then Iowa a year later. A longtime Democratic Party figure and 1932 Democratic National Convention delegate. His widow and a daughter survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
INS
John E. Purcell
Clinton County
Purcell
St. Mary’s College
Kansas
Lake Forest College
Illinois
Iowa
Motorized Field Artillery Set to Reach 93 Percent by June 30 1941
By June 30 1941 the War Department plans 93.2 percent of field artillery in active service across the United States and possessions to be motorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
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Roy Wickham
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Center Point
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Gene Allen
J. A. Hoover
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Richard Bristol
Billie Kinstler
Tommie Jones
Jimmie Kinstler
Nancy Klopp
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