Gasoline Use for Farm Machinery Under Scrutiny
Iowa officials investigate farmers using motor fuel issued for tractors in passenger cars. Reports cite a farmer receiving rations for 1,680 miles in three months while his speedometer shows 4,000 miles. Tax refunds totaling 3,753,367 gallons in April surpass last year, with 90 percent refund to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Des Moines
Iowa Office of Price Administration
Tom Couchman
Tom Couchman, Member of Ration Board No. 3
Iowa
Iowa highway traffic drops from 1941 peak by 1943 survey
Des Moines reports Iowa highway travel in 1942 was about 11 percent below 1941, the alltime peak. The first four months of 1943 show traffic 36 percent under 1941. Gasoline rationing began last December, Sunday traffic fell then rose above weekly average, and commercial traffic share grew from 18.62 percent in 1941 to 24.6 percent in 1943.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Wapello Sets July Dates for Homecoming and Horse Show
Wapello officials confirmed July 20 21 and 22 for the annual homecoming and horse show. Sponsored by the Community club Luther Vollmer post American Legion and the fire department, the event promises community activities and local pageantry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
Community Club
Luther Vollmer Post
American Legion
Fire Department
Prisoner Held in Jones County Jail To Face Governor
George LaJune, 40, released from the reformatory, fights return to California as a parole violator. Extradition papers disputed. he is held in Jones county jail until Monday for a Des Moines hearing before Gov. Hickenlooper at 11 a.m. Defense appointed Glen J. McLaughlin.
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Anamosa
George LaJune
California
Earl E. Warren
LaJune
Iowa
Justice of the Peace
George C. Lawrence
Jones County
Des Moines
Henry Eichhorn
Hickenlooper
Glen J. McLaughlin
Tama County to Dedicate Honor Roll Ceremony at Courthouse
The Tama County honor roll of service members will be dedicated at the courthouse Sunday with Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl delivering the main address. Lieut. Elizabeth Adams Waac, Charles R. Logan, the Rev. Paul J. La Valette, and Judge B. F. Thomas are among speakers. Willard F. Russel chairs. The event includes flag-raising by L. W. Burns and an Tama county all star band concert directed by Asa Thomas.
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Toledo
Tama County
Charles H. Grahl
Selective Service
Elizabeth Adams
WAAC
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
American Legion
Paul J. la Valette
St. Patrick's Church
France
Pearl Harbor
Massachusetts
U. S. Treasury
Willard F. Russel
H. B. Smith
Harry E. Taylor
Traer
E. R. Cronk
Montour
Farm Bureau
Lions Clubs
Chambers of Commerce
L. W. Burns
Asa Thomas
Marion High Alumni Elected At Annual Banquet In I O O F Hall
Cluo Castle was named president of the Marion high school alumni at a banquet in the I O O F hall. Officers include Mrs. Walter Reinsch as vice president Alice Hyde as secretary and Anna Mullarey as treasurer. The event honored many graduates and featured a 147-guest dinner with patriotic floral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cluo Castle
Marion High School
I. O. O. F. Hall
Walter Reinsch
Alice Hyde
Anna Mullarey
Jean Hatt
Elizabeth Hatt
Marion High
Iowa Army Man's Wife Murdered Near His Camp
The body of Norma Faye Scogin, wife of Lieut. George L. Scogin of Des Moines, was found under a brush pile near Tullahoma Tennessee where she visited near Camp Forrest. A cafe operator named George Slim Johnson was trapped at the Nashville bus depot and wounded himself as officers closed in.
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Norma Faye Scogin
George L. Scogin
Des Moines
Tullahoma
Tenn
Camp Forrest
George
Slim" Johnson
Olice
Nashville, Tenn
Breakfast plans announced at Mrs Cleveland home
May 27 breakfast set for 8:30 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Frank J. Cleveland with Mrs C R Oxley and Mrs L S Dove in charge. Margaret Forbes has enlisted in the womens marine corps reserve and will resume work at International Harvester in Cedar Rapids while awaiting call. George H Clark and his son Larry returned Friday from Norfolk Nebraska. Dorothy Haffa, Marion junior high principal, will teach at Iowa State College this summer. Sherman A Fontaine of Rock Island is spending the weekend with family.
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the Waves
Claire Louise Roberts
Carroll Roberts
Springville High School
Cedar Rapids Insurance Company
Corp
San Diego
Marion
Starry
Don A. Starry
Washington, D. C
L. B. Lacock
Seventh Avenue
Col Starry
Asa Fay
Cedar Rapids
Josephine Jsindig
Fay
Harold Thorington
Hilden Lacock
Gary
Clifford
Johnson
E. V. Carey
Robert Carey Johnson
Gordon Inman
St. Luke's Hospital
Barbara Ann
Frank Spence
Eighth Avenue
L. W. Inman
Marion Baptist Church
Inman
Frank J. Cleveland
C. R Oxley
L. S Dove
Marines
Margaret Forbes
Women’s Marine Corps Reserve
International Harvester Company
Dorothy Haffa
Marion Junior High
Iowa State College
Sherman A. Fontaine
Rock Island
Blackout test hits 25 Iowa counties with confusion
An unannounced blackout in 25 counties of the Sioux City and Council Bluffs warning districts faced confusion over signals and wardens duties. Fred Johannsen and Mayor David Loepp criticized public and warden clarity while Des Moines remained the only area with no blackout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Fred Johannsen
David F. Loepp
Iowa
Des Moines
Lyon
Osceola
Dickinson
Sioux
O'Brien
Clay
Bremer
Cherokee
Woodbury
Ida
Monona
Sac
Crawford
Carroll
Harrison
Shelby
Audubon
Pottawattamie
Cass
Mills
Montgomery
Adams
S Fremont
Page
Taylor
Cedar Rapids Man Fined $300 for Drunken Driving
Elmer Vincent Foulks of Cedar Rapids pled guilty to a drunken driving charge in Cedar county district court. Judge M. C. Hamiel fined him $300. he paid $100 and was given six months to pay the remaining $200 after being arrested last Sunday near Stanwood by state highway patrolmen.
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Tipton
Elmer Vincent Foulks
Cedar Rapids
Cedar County
M. C. Hamiel
Foulks
Stanwood
Iowans Report as Cadets at Navy Preflight School
Thirty three Iowans are among 310 cadets who reported at the Iowa navy Preflight school earlier this month. The Iowa cadets include John Co. Yavorsky of Belle Plaine Earl Bartlet Jr of Mr. Pleasant Robert E. Dahms of Traer and Lawrence W. Carr of Manchester.
No Extra Gas for Vacation Driving Is Ruling of OPA
Des Moines district OPA denies extra gasoline for vacation driving after a Chicago ruling by regional director Raymond S McKeough. War plant workers with B or C cards may not use gas allotments for vacations, rubber shortages expected for four to six months.
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OPA
Des Moines
Jeffers
Former Solon Bank President Dies at 62
William Apitz 62 of Solon died at his home on Thursday Born May 27 1880 in Johnson county he led Solon State Bank for many years until ill health forced retirement Survived by wife Lena four sisters and two brothers Services set for Sunday at 4 p m in Solon Methodist Church with Rev A C Prochl burial in Oakland Cemetery Solon.
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Gneotte Solon
William Apitz
Solon
Johnson County
Solon State Bank
Lena
George Harapat
Iowa City
M. Bogue
Vinton
Mary Apitz
Lena Apitz
Charles Apitz
West Branch
Henry Apitz
Solon Methodist Church
A C Prochl
Oakland Cemetery
Brosh Funeral Home
Iowa County Men Leave For Service
A Marengo group of enlisted reservists departed Thursday for army service after a week furlough. Those entering the army include Charles H Berger Kenneth L Blair John W DeGood Russell L Dietze Robert I Farley Aubrey D Grubb Leo R Hall Donald V Lowe Vincent F McMann James F Myers Merrill R Norden Frederick W Pine Edward A Schirm Joseph J Shannahan George M Smith Gordon H Wills Roy R Wilson and Austin L Goodman Oral Gleason Robert Thys and Robert B Christman joined the navy.
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Marengo
Charles H Berger
Kenneth L. Blair
John W. DeGood
Russell L. Dietze
Robert I. Farley
Aubrey D . Grubb
Leo R. Hall
Donald V Lowe
Vincent F McMann
James F. Myers
Merrill R. Norden
Frederick W Pine
Edward A. Schirm
Joseph J. Shannahan
George M
Anamosa Mother's Five Sons In Service
Mrs Angela Kehoe of Anamosa has five sons serving in the armed forces and a grandson in the Marines. Ted Kehoe is in Camp Grant Illinois Ralph Kehoe at Fort Lewis Washington Melvin Kehoe in California Justin Kehoe recently sent to an undisclosed destination Gerald Kehoe serves in the Navy somewhere in the Pacific Donald McNamara a marine The Kehoe daughters are Mrs William McNamara Mrs Victor Knight Mrs Ralph Ditch all of Anamosa and Mrs Leo Hejda of Cedar Rapids.
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Anamosa
Angela Kehoe
Ted
Camp Grant
Ralph
Fort Lewis
Wash
Melvin
California
Justin
Gerald Kehoe
Pacific
Donald McNamara
Kehoe
William McNamara
Victor Knight
Ralph Ditch
Leo Hejda
Cedar Rapids
All female editors named for Cornellian staff 1943 44
Barbara Lieberknecht of Letts is named editor of The Cornellian for 1943 44 Barbara Ainsworth of Aurora Illinois is chosen business manager This marks the first all female pairing to hold both salaried staff positions at the publication They were selected from nine applicants
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Gazette
MT. Vernon
Barbara Lieberknecht
Letts
Cornell
Cornellian
Barbara Ainsworth
Aurora
Ill
Vinton Soldier Cited for Courage by Army Citation
A citation commending Ted Robert H. Thompson for exceptional and meritorious conduct arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs F B Thompson. Thompson and four other Iowa soldiers aided in evacuating troops from an isolated town under heavy enemy fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Ted Robert H. Thompson
F B Thompson
Thompson
Iowa
Ottumwa Plans May 27 Slot Machine Crackdown
Ottumwa public safety commissioner G F E Rhoads says on Thursday May 27 authorities will arrest operators of slot machines whisky bars and any remaining gambling games within city limits. Mayor Nevin backs the youth movement and the move to close the city while noting private club privileges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Rhoads
David A. Nevin
Wapello
Des Moines Safety Chief Targets Bing Dice Game
Safety Commissioner Clarence Koenigsberger vows to crack down on a dice game called Bing describing it as a gyp game. He says authorities have orders to clean out the game and prevent its operation.
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DES Moines
Clarence Koenigsberger
Center Junction Couple Weds in Davenport Parsonage
Merline Culkins of Muquoketa married Pfc. Robert Hansen son of Mr and Mrs W Ho Hansen at a Congregational parsonage in Davenport on May 14. The bride teaches school while the groom is stationed at Indiantown Gap Pennsylvania.
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Center Junction
Merline Culkins
Muquoketa
Pfc
Robert Hansen
W. Ho Hansen
Davenport
Sergi Hansen
Indiantown Gap
Runaway Tractor Injures Marengo Golf Course Caretaker
Marengo caretaker Clyde Raney was badly hurt when a mower runaway tractor sped downhill on the golf course. He was thrown beneath a mower, fracturing a collar bone and breaking two ribs with cuts and bruises.
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Gazette
Marengo
Clyde Raney
Raney
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Melvin Schmidt
Mrs Schmidt
Emil Keller
Franklin Park
Mr. Schmidt
Eleanor Schmidt
Harvey Montgomery
Franklin Park, SI
Whallwood Cafe
Vern Farley
Lawrence M. Farleys
Navy
de Moines
Tuday
Sophia Osterday
Ninth Avenue
Allen's Bluffs
Congregational Church
Blanche Hamm
Belle Plaine
Helen Hamm
St. Luke's Training School
Bezdck
J. F. Dawson
Portage, Wis
Owens
Harlan F Knight
Leonard A. Swisher
Mondovi
Wis
Harry Ford
St. Luke's
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Phyllis
Glenn O. Pyle
Sunkist
Syl’s Grocery
Gretchen Mentzer
University of Iowa
Railway Mail Association of
Cedar Rapids and Marion
I O. O. F. Hall
First Avenue NE
Linn County
Guy B. Berlin
Business Girls
Evelyn Howe
Bonnie Carey
Marion Business Girls Club
The
Gas Company
Ruth Marie Wense
Glatha Port
Marian Hines
Young People's Rally
Mildred Nichols
United Youth Movement of America
Marion Congregational Church
First
Bethany Congregational
G O. Pyle
Diana Fret Club
Paul J. Fiedler
Camp Good Health Fund
Culbert’s Food Market
Rosedale
van Camp
Central City
Dickey
Pillsbury
Fleischmann's Yeast
Kellogg's All-Bran
Ralston Wilson
B.Y
Rus
Monarch
Cudahy
Clorox Otte
Kellogg's Gro Pup
Storm's Thrift Sale
Seersucker
Henri Rocheau
Jergen
Metal Pot Cleaners
Storm
George H. Clark
Larry
Norfolk
Neb
C. R. Man
Solon Bank
Bing
Morton
First Street
Pillsbury'’s
Peter Pan Bread
Monarch Coffee
Pepsi Cola
Wilson
Libby
Blutex
Peter Pan Bread Monarch Coff Doz
Bor
Gatto’s
Springville Creamery Co
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Toat
Delonte
Demelonia
Atery Toby
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