National Barn Dance plans Red White and Blue party on WLS
NADINE SUBOTNIK reports an advance notice for Sundays I Am An American day celebration featuring The National Barn Dance. Saturday at p.m. over WLS will include the Dinning sisters in Red and White and Blue with Lieut. Comdr. Eddie Peabody and Jane Kaye and announcer Jack Holden reading Wilbur D. Nesbitt. NAOMI CAMPBELL also appears in Young Dr Malone.
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Dinning Sisters
Eddie Peabody
Jane Kaye
Jack Holden
Wilbur D. Nesbitt
Headliners Tonight on American Loved Melody Networks
Public Affairs and Labor for Victory programs headline the evening lineup with The National Barn Dance and Iowa Barn Dance featuring musical acts and community messages. The broadcast airs at 11:00 PM.
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Iowa Barn Dance
Public Affairs
Labor For Victory
Radio Schedule Snapshot 1942 May Evening Lineup
A dense listing of radio programs across stations WGN WLS WENR WMT WHO and more for May 14 1942 and May 17 1992 including news sports music comedies dramas and religious segments with times varied from early morning to late night listing hosts programs and network identifiers.
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Paul Douglas Quits University Post to Join Marines
Chicago alderman and economics professor Paul H. Douglas resigns from his post at the University of Chicago to enlist as a private in the U S Marines at 21 a month. He cites a decade of wanting to fight the Hitler menace and insists he refused a desk job, drawing a crowd of supporters and his wife in farewell.
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Fleet Corporation
Navy enlistment fuels vow to even the score
Hall Mearns Newhall, 26, survivor of a torpedoed cargo ship off the eastern coast, joined the navy on Friday and said he wants to be assigned to a destroyer to have a chance to even the score.
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Hall Mearns Newhall
Navy
Barry and Wife Free After Jury Fails to Return Indictment
Joseph Barry age 42 and his wife Loretta age 48 were released from Johnson county jail after a grand jury did not return an indictment in the death of Eddie B Schmidt 51 found on the Barry farm near Oxford Ila Schmidt worked there The Barrys pleaded not guilty at arraignment on Feb 14.
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Johnson County
Eddie B. Schmidt
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Iowa in Brief Highlights Local Obits and Education News
Decorah plans church confirmations for Ruth Barth Merlin Hagen Harris Lennon Adeline Lovstuen Kenneth Westby. Manchester reports three divorce cases and a marriage announcement for Lorraine Betty Guess and Clair Paris. Anamosa Chelsea Shellsburg Olin Shueyville Vinton and other Iowa towns feature baptisms commencements and Red Cross leadership, with numerous inductions and licenses.
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L. May Huggins
Cedar Rapids
George Huggins
N. Fern Guess
Lorraine Betty
Clair E. Paris
E. J. Paris
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Harlan Appleby
Manchester High School
Paris
Iowa State College
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Delta News
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Arthur T. Carlson
Lowell P. Lincoln
Clarence R. Egger
Vertus J. Rohwedder
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Charles J. Renk
Ivan C. Connell
Robert A. Durst
George H. Timp
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Vincent J. Smith
Harold N. Marugg
William A. Smith
H. E. Dalrymple
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Keota Marine Is Reported Missing
Mrs A Morris has word from the commandant of the US Marines that her son Corp John L Morris is missing since the fall of Corregidor where he was serving at the siege. Mrs Morris will return home Sunday. Morris father T A Morris was killed in an auto crash years ago.
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Lead Mines Near Waukon May Reopen For War Needs
Demand for metals for war use could reopen the lead mines twelve miles north of Waukon in the locality known as New Galena. An old tunnel shaft remains on a farm, with an estimated $75,000 to $80,000 worth of lead once mined. The area was once mined eighty six years ago and smelting facilities existed to convert ore into pig lead.
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New Galena
Col Faith to Head Woman's Corps School at Fort Des Moines
Senator Clyde L Herring said Colonel Don C Faith will command a Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps school at Fort Des Moines Iowa Training 25000 women a year Three months courses will be offered about 400 women enrolled at first to handle a later large enrollment Fort Des Moines post to be taken over Faith a member of the War Department general staff is now at Fort Des Moines
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Luther Students Elect New Council Members
Luther college elects 1942 43 president Luther Lloyd Herwig junior Lake Mills and Adolph Horseth Bertha Minn named vice president for next year Junior council members include Ruth Karnes McFarland Wis and Richard Lolleque Austin Minn Albert Jacobson Chicago Ill elected sophomore representative This year s juniors Edna Lee Ossian and Marvin Norland Garner automatically become next year s senior members
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Luther College
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Richard Lolleque
Austin
Albert Jacobson
Chicago
Ill
Edna Lee
Ossian
Marvin Norland
Garner
Dysart Pupils Buy $3435 in War Bonds and Stamps
Dysart school pupils from sixth through high school report total purchases of 3435.40 in war bonds and savings stamps since Feb 15. The sixth through eighth grades contributed 1453.90 while the high school added 1981.50.
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Gazette
Wellman and Riverside Publisher Joined Army
A. C. Kuipers, owner of the Wellman Advance and Riverside Leader, left for Fort Des Moines this week where he was inducted into military service. Merrit Learned, formerly of Des Moines, has taken charge of the two newspapers.
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Merrit Learned
Des Moines
Iowa City Leaders Named for Johnson County USO Drive
Harry Dean and William W. Summerwill of Iowa City were named division heads for Johnson County's USO drive, which begins June 1. Summerwill leads the Iowa City campaign, Dean heads the rest of Johnson County organization.
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Local Graduation Notes From Traer Oska loosa Winthrop Lisbon
Traer announces Lara Phyllis Hoeppner to Curtis Stringer in Los Angeles with May 23 wedding. Delta reports 16 seniors and 12 eighth graders receive diplomas. Ralph Utterback and Caroli Darnielle win citizenship awards. Winthrop holds commencement for 20 seniors with talks by Dr. H A Riebe and Rev W J Macaulay. Dorothy Fawcett and Robert Hardy named valedictorian and salutatorian. Lisbon lists Eugene Emerson selected for Boys State and sets high school baccalaureate and commencement events with Father Goodman sermon and Mrs Williams address. diplomas to be awarded by Orville Crawford.
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Lisbon
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Cedar Rapids
Orville Crawford
Deaths in Van Horne Keystone and Nearby Areas
Funeral services are set for Peter Jurgens 61 who died Friday with arrangements at the Jurgens farm home and Ayres chapel Keystone. Charlies J. Kline 79 found dead to be buried Evergreen cemetery with services at Fry-Holland chapel. J. W. Jones former Vinton resident dies, services at United Brethren church Vinton. Oliver W. Cole 87 died in Marengo funeral at Fesler chapel Titler cemetery. Jessie Crabbe Traer dies at St Francis Waterloo cerebral hemorrhage funeral at Congregational church Buckingham cemetery.
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Roosevelt faulted press and agencies over gas rationing confusion
In a letter to Gov. Wills President Roosevelt said press reports caused initial confusion on gasoline rationing and that government departments did not clear it quickly. Gov. Wills released the missive with White House approval after criticizing cross purpose Washington announcements from multiple agencies.
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Traer Ward Schwab Wins Three First Division Awards
Ward Schwab, a Traer senior and Gazette carrier, earned three first division solo awards in Oelwein contests including bass voice and trombone plus baritone. He led in the senior play, plays in the high school band, and serves in church music. He plans to study at Iowa State Teachers College after summer business studies in Waterloo.
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Cedar Rapids
Mark McDunn
Coe College
James Gordon
Waterloo
Iowa State Teachers College
Rev. A. S. Pei kert Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon
Calmar residents prepare for Sunday evening baccalaureate sermon in the high school auditorium delivered by the Rev. A. S. Pei kert.
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Lowans Flee as Old Muddy Boils Over
NEBRASKA CITY Nebraska residents flee as floodwaters rise on the Missouri River. The river stood at 165 feet this morning, a 0.4 foot increase in 24 hours, with 18 to 19 feet expected by Monday. Livestock moved to higher ground as farms and depots brace for inundation. Omaha and Plattsmouth report rising stages.
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Oxford Junction Graduates Receive Medals at Commencement
At Thursday evening exercises for Oxford Junction High School, Major A E Hodovol awarded citizenship medals from the American Legion to Robert Burda and Eleanor Kolarik. Kolarik, valedictorian, also received the Edward Tabor medal for public speaking.
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