Clarence Man Dies After Rural Highway Crash
Clarence Otto J. Kreinbring, 40, dies in a Cedar Rapids hospital from injuries after a collision Saturday night with a gasoline truck near Wald in Cedar County. The truck, owned by Ryan Gasoline Transport of Moline, overturned into a ditch as the driver John H. Wayne jumped clear. Kreinbring suffered a fractured skull and other injuries and was transported by Dan Thumma to the Cedar Rapids hospital.
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the Gazette
Clarence — Otto J. Kreinbring
Cedar Rapids
Wald
Cedar County
John H. Wayne
Ryan Gasoline Transport Company
Moline
Krenbring
Dan Thumma
Kreinbring
Beck Funeral
Clarence
Louis Kreinbring
Chicago North Wenera Railroad
Iowa's 1943 traffic toll rises to ninety
Des Moines AP reports Anthony Biondi 26 of Madrid died in a Des Moines hospital after being struck by a car on Highway 6 west of Des Moines. The toll for 1943 now reaches 90, with 1942 tally at 160 by May 16.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Anthony Biondi
Madrid
Lightning Fire Kills Iowa Family. Widow Survives
Mrs. Virgil Russell, 31, treated for burns and shock after a lightning strike hit the Russell farm home in Keokuk. Her husband, 36, and children Peuline, 9, and Robert, 7, died in the blaze as Russell re entered to try to save the children.
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Keokuk
Virgil Russell
Russell Farm
Kennedy Drowns After Canoe Upset Near Dock
David P. Kennedy aged 22 of Rockford Illinois collapsed and drowned Sunday as he attempted to climb onto a boat dock after a canoe upset on the Mississippi River with a companion.
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Burlington
David P. Kennedy
Rockford, Ill
Mississippi River
Drowned during raft training at Fort Des Moines
Corp. Gerald W. Roth of Lehighton Pennsylvania drowned when a raft capsized during a routine field training exercise on the North river about two miles south of the fort. Public relations officers report the incident occurred Sunday.
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FT. Des Moines
Corp
Gerald W. Roth
Lehighton
Cea
North River
Davenport Mother Receives Five Star Pin at I am an American Day
Mrs Rose Rathburn mother of five sons in the armed forces was honored at an I am an American day program in Davenport. She received a five star pin as praise for her family’s military service with four sons in the navy and one in the army.
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Davenport
Rose Rathburn
Navy
Army
Governor's Mother Dies in Blockton Services
DES MOINES AP Mrs. Nathan O. Hickenlooper 71 mother of Gov. Bourke B. Hickenlooper Iowa died Sunday in a hospital after a heart attack in March at the Blockton farm home where the couple lived for years Funeral services will be held at Blockton arrangements pending Survivors include husband the governor two brothers Wyatt H Blakemore Bedford and John F Blakemore Seattle and two grandchildren The governor's mother had long civic and church involvement and kept a scrapbook of her son's career.
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Des Moines
Nathan O. Hickenlooper
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
State Record Set In Sale of Seals
Des Moines reports Linn county residents bought 10688.98 dollars in 1942 Christmas seals to help set a state record of 195971.69 dollars for the Tuberculosis association. The county sale beat 1941 by 51.8 percent and equaled 12 cents per county resident. Statewide the 1942 seal sale rose 33.5 percent over 1941, achieving 7.7 cents per person versus 5.7 the prior year.
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Gazette
Des Moines
Linn
Tuberculosis Association
Oelwein Soldier Killed in Action in Tunisia
Corp. Hugh Oakley son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Oakley living west of Oelwein was killed in action in Tunisia April 29. He entered service in 1941 trained at Camp Claiborne and was with the first contingent to Ireland. He had been in Africa since Nov. 15, 1942 and served with an anti tank unit. Survivors include four brothers Glenn Loren Wilbur and Maurice. A high mass of requiem was said at Sacred Heart church for Corp Oakley.
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Oelwein—Corp
Hugh Oakley
Floyd Oakley
Oelwein
Tunisia
War Department
Oakley
Camp Claiborne
Ireland
Africa
Glenn
Near
Maynard
Loren
Wilbur
Oecelwein
Maurice
Waterloo
Corp. Oakley
Sacred Heart Church
Posthumous Purple Heart Award for Philip Rooney
Mrs. Philip Rooney learns from the War Department that her husband was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for gallantry in the action where he lost his life. Mrs Rooney and son Philip Jr will move to Cedar Rapids.
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Clarence
Philip Rooney
War Department
Army Officer Dies Of Bullet Wound
Major Henry A Volk aged 46 died from a gun wound in a Des Moines hospital. He had just returned on leave after service with a bombardment group in Panesia and had been ill with malaria. Police found him in bed last Monday with a bullet wound to the head and his service pistol at his side.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Volk
Panafsia
Volk
Weekend storms lash Iowa with floods and wind
Heavy rains and high winds swept across Iowa over the weekend with tornado sightings near Cres ton Red Oak and Des Moines. A 4 inch downpour at Honey Creek washed out 500 feet of a main line, service restored Sunday. Des Moines area twisters damaged homes while Creston suffered a four block windstorm and widespread roof and building damage. No injuries reported.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Creston
Red Oak
Honey Creek
Missouri Valley
Chicago and North Western Railway
Boyer River
Johnston
Raymond D. Stoner
Decatur
Wapello
Windstorm Damage Reported in Victor Area
A high wind Saturday night damaged structures on the H. G. Meyer property including a wrecked garage and a toppled barn. Windows shattered and trees felled in southern Victor while a gable from Mrs. Mary Stoker’s home pierced the roof of J. W. Schultz residence.
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Victor
H. G. Meyer
Church Leader Rev. Stoddard Lane Dies in Des Moines
Des Moines AP report states Rev. Stoddard Lane, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church and noted community leader, died Monday after a lengthy illness.
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Des Moines
Stoddard Lane
Plymouth Congregational Church
W C Skiff, Former County Treasurer, Dies at 82
W C Skiff, 82, who served 22 years as Buena Vista county treasurer and 15 years as superintendent of tickets at the Iowa state fair, will have funeral services Tuesday. He was a longtime county official and state fair staff member.
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Storm Lake
W. C. Skiff
Buena Vista County
Waterloo Numismatic Meet Names Radke President
A coin exhibit valued around 325000 dollars accompanied the Iowa Numismatic association semi annual meeting in Waterloo. Des Moines financier M A Radke was named president and Cedar Rapids resident Burton H Saxton became a director.
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Waterloo
M. A. Radke
Des Moines
Iowa Numismatic Association
Burton H. Saxton
Cedar Rapids
Winneshiek Supervisors Approve Nordness Bridge Plan
The board authorizes a three span concrete bridge six miles south of Decorah at Nordness after delay from flood repairs. C. B. Taylor won the contract last June but work paused awaiting Public Road Administration approval. Estimated cost is about 6500 dollars.
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Decorah
Winneshiek Board of Supervisors
Nordness
C. B. Taylor Company
Public Road Administration
Norway School Superintendent Plans Naval Reserve Service
Carsten T. Johnston, superintendent of the Norway consolidated school for eight years, resigns to join the Naval Reserve as a lieutenant. He reports to Hollywood Florida on May 29 for air navigation training while his family remains in Norway.
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Carsten T. Johnston
Norway
Ames Air Cadet Killed in Texas
Aviation Cadet Gerald F. E. Johnson of Ames Iowa died in a mid air collision near Goodfellow Army Air Field Texas. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl L Johnson of Ames and was among training pilots.
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San Angelo
Texas
Gerald FE. Johnson
Ames
Goodfellow Army Air Field
Johnson
Carl L. Johnson
Son Ends Life Hour Before Father Dies
Private William E. Miller Jr. hanged himself in Grinnell city jail an hour before his father, a former district court judge, died in Des Moines. Miller, from Fort Lawson, Wash., had a furlough due to his father’s illness and was under arrest for concealed weapons.
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Grinnell
William E. Miller
Grinnell City
Des Moines
Miller
Fort Lawson
Wash
Glenn Bell
Young Miller
Janet
Fort Dodge
Hampton
Grinnell College
Army
W. B.B. Phillips
Sones
Davenport
Iowa Supreme Court
Taylor County
University of Iowa
Iowa
Man Fined for Illegal Fishing at Littleton Dam
C. Murrell of Oelwein was fined 50 dollars plus costs for illegal fishing at the Littleton dam.
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Independence
C. C. Murrell
Oelwein
Littleton Dam
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C. A. Swanson
U. S. S. Iowa
Medical and Surgical Relief Committee of America
G. F. Warburg
Francis P. Hutchins
H. E. Farnsworth
Iowa United Service
Clarence Man
Roth
Norito
Blockton
N. O. Hickenlooper
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Siy le
Service Optical
Second Street
Secedar Rapids
THE
Jack O' the
Coast Guard
Marines
Carsten T. Johnsten
Rayon
Linen Department
Newman’s Street
Cannon's
Featherlite
Percale
Siren Department
Newman
California
Newman's
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