War Clauses May Be Allowed in Insurance
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Charles R. Fischer suggested a broader view of wartime policy duties urging insurance firms labor and industry to share in sacrifices. He noted many requests for war clauses in life policies and said he may revise his stance from no war clauses to a possible acceptance under broader national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Iowa
Charles R. Fischer
Fischer
Errorle
Japan
Russia
Trial Of $10,000 Suit Against City Of Oelwein
A jury of 12 including 10 women and two men is sworn in Judge Goheen's court to try a $10,000 damage suit filed by Mrs. Mayme Wood of Oelwein against the city over injuries from a Dec 26 1940 ice and snow fall. Wood, a wheelchair user, is a Fayette county Democratic figure and extracts manufacturer. Jurors listed by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
T. H. Goheen
Mayme Wood
Oelwein
New Secretary of G O P Committee Named
R E Hill of Oxford Junction will take office June 1 as secretary of the Republican state central committee succeeding Tex Grantham who leaves July 1 for the Iowa state tax commission. Charlton says 14 ballots all for Hill. 17 ballots sent. Hill has served on the central committee since 1938 and publishes weekly papers in Oxford Junction Wyoming and Lost Nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Republican State Central Committee
R. E
Wyoming
Grantham
Governor Wilson Returns From Washington Visit
Gov George A Wilson returned Friday from a conference with defense officials in Washington. He said Iowa can play an important role in national defense due to its strategic location and strong agricultural output. Accompanying him were Edward A Kimball and Rodney Q Selby spoke of Iowa's defense facilities and the officials' awareness of the state's capabilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
George A Wilson
Washington
Iowa
Edward A. Kimball
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Rodney Q. Selby
Wilson
Four Sentenced in Club Case at Iowa City
Four defendants pled guilty to nuisance tied to the Veterans club in Iowa City with Judge Harold D. Evans sentencing each to 300 dollars and costs or 90 days in jail. Others faced various gambling device and liquor charges with fines and short jail terms. trials set for June 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Johnson County
Grand Jury
Harold D. Evans
Veterans Club
Jack Kennedy
Charles F. Smith
James Gwynne
Harold Stangley
Ed Oldis
AL Workman
Kennedy
Gwynne
Smith
Tosts
Jawl
Workman
Oldis
Stingley
Ronald Kessler
Solon
Waldo Geiger
Early Trout Fishing Costs Cedar Rapids Man $1.23 A Minute
E W Bauman of Cedar Rapids faced a $10 fine plus $14.65 costs after a hearing for trout fishing before the May 1 opening at Backbone State Park. He paid a total $24.65 for occupying 20 minutes before five with no fish landed. His companions were discharged.
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Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Backbone State Park
E. W. Bauman
Bauman
J. E. Benter
W. C. Dresserhouse
W. J. Morf
Dubuque
John M. Brayton
Mt Vernon Girl Wins Poppy Day Editorial Prize
Des Moines Iowa Miss Jean Houstman Mount Vernon high school girl won the statewide editorial writing contest linked to the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Day. She receives the auxiliary traveling trophy to keep for one year and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs O J Houstman. Saturday marks the Poppy Day sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
INS
Jean Houstman
Mount Vernon
American Legion Amxiliary
M. Myrton Shelley
Iowa Department of the Auxiliary
Miss Houstman
O. J. Houstman
Alumni Banquet Honors Shueyville Class of 1941
Large crowd attends the Shueyville alumni dinner honoring the class of 1941 and the fiftieth anniversary of the first graduating class of 1891 Two living graduates from 1891 attend The event features Inez Witousek Joseph Novotny O J Rhodes Lou Buresh F J Snider Elizabeth Bowersox Leonard Reyman and others. Swisher marriage announced Lillian Herman to Robert Konasek April 16 at John Huss church Coggon commencement address by Rev W P Sandrock with several speakers and a girls glee club
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Shueyville
Rujia Harless
J. R. Bowersox
Delia Sheih
Inez Witousek
Alumni Association
Swisher
John Huss
Clarence Oelfe
Coggon
W. P. Sandrock
M. C. Melcher
Ann Buess
I. D. Ondler
J. B. Hungerford
Girls Glee Club
North Liberty Church Marks 100th Birthday With Centennial Events
North Liberty Methodist Church begins a four day centennial celebration led by Bishop J. Ralph Magee of Des Moines with morning services and a homecoming picnic. A series of speakers including Rev. Lloyd Tennant and Dr. Wade Crawford Barclay will address congregants through Wednesday.
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North Liberty
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
North Liberty Methodist Church
True Blue
Lloyd Tennant
A. M
Moravia
William G Tennant
Oregon
J. A. Worrell
Milo, Ia
Fischer Says Missouri Violated Agreement
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Karl W. Fischer says Missouri failed to honor a reciprocity pact by charging Iowa workers building Fort Leonard Wood at Rolla for Missouri licenses. He cites several hundred Iowa men living in Iowa who were compelled to buy licenses and urges victims to report details to his office for refunds.
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DES Moines
Karl W. Fischer
C. A. Knee
Iowa Highway Patrol
F. W. Creger
Motor Vehicle Department
Missouri
Jefferson City
Rolla
Fischer
W. H. Steward
Missouri Motor Vehicle Department
Waterloo Group Views Display Of Cedar Rapids Parks
Members of the Waterloo playground and recreation commission toured Cedar Rapids city hall to review architectural drawings for park improvements. The group included Ed Moore Jr and John W Koch with civic volunteers from the Woman's club. The drawings are on display in the Memorial Coliseum lobby until Saturday noon.
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Waterloo Playground and Recreation Commission
Cedar Rapids
Ed Moore, Jr
John W. Koch
Leo Leeper
Don Wordell
Waterloo
Andrew Petersen
Oscar Anderson
Woman's Club
Robert Lubbock
Planes Visit Cedar Rapids For Goodwill Flight Showing
About 12 to 15 Piper Cub planes will land at Cedar Rapids airport Saturday at 11 15 am on a goodwill flight for I Wanted Wings the Paramount picture to be shown at the Paramount theater starting Memorial day The planes fly from Des Moines and next stop Iowa City A delegation led by Hal Sheridan Paramount manager will greet the flight captain and receive the film at the airport
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Cedar Rapids
Paramount
Poppy Poster Contest Winners Announced by Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. Oscar H. Lundquist announces Cedar Rapids Poppy Poster contest winners for senior and junior divisions. First prize goers include Maxine Charipar and Jerry Cimburek with other placed students. Cash awards of 3, 2 and 1 dollars were given per division as judges Marvin Cone and Edward Bruns evaluated posters displayed in downtown windows.
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Legion Auxiliary
Oscar H. Lundquist
Hanford
American Legion Auxiliary
Cedar Rapids
Maxine Charipar
Frank Charipar
Avenue NW
Roosevelt
Carolyn Solbrig
Gus Solbrig
Seventh Avenue SW
Vera Pyle
J. H. Pyle
Twenty-first Street
Betty Jean Dahl
Clara Dahl
Fifth Avenue SW
Jerry Cimburek
McKinley
J. Cimburek
Sixth Avenue SE
Earl Dennis
Joe Dennis
Marvin Cone
Edward Bruns
Grand Mound Sets July Rodeo and Homecoming Dates
Grand Mound officials the Grand Mound Commercial club and American Legion post fixed July 4 5 and 6 for a rodeo and home coming celebration at a joint meeting. It is planned.
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Grand Mound
Grand Mound Plans Huge Three Day Event
Committees named for concessions advertising rodeo tickets dance grounds booster parade and more as Grand Mound aims to stage three of its biggest days with leaders including Harry Ohrlein Joe Ohrlein Ralph Campbell A Kent Paul Lichtenstein Roger Kelly M T Jensen R Rock Leo Kelly C Stoller Jens Geronzin Jerry Wolfe Dan Anderson L Stotesberg Roy Pecken-schneider and Julius Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Mound
Harry Ohrlein
Joe Ohrlein
Ralph Campbell
A. Kent
Paul Lichtenstein
Roger Kelly
M. T. Jensen
R. Rock
Leo Kelly
C. Stoller
Jens Geronzin
Jerry Wolfe
H Ohrlein
Fred Bousselot
Lester Ott
Dan Anderson
City Briefs and Civic Updates Across Town
Mrs John W Linsley of 845 First Avenue returned from a two week visit in New York City. An excursion to Camp Claiborne Louisiana is planned with a meeting at the Roosevelt hotel tonight at 8. Public improvements authorization covers road oil cutback and paving asphalt purchases by the city council. A YMCA life saving class will hold a public demonstration at the Y pool Saturday at 8 p.m. Dr Paul C Greene of Coe College attends a drivers training seminar at Iowa State College and plans a summer course to train high school teachers for drivers education.
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North Liberty
Alex Miller
Washington, la
Frederic M. Miller
Iowa Supreme Court
Emory Miller
Muscatine
George B. Bownan
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
A. C. Denison
J. C. W. Coxe
Public Improvements Department
Y Pool
Paul C. Greene
Coe College
Iowa State College
Purse stolen from home of Mrs Ramos in 1930 note case
Mrs. Alfred Ramos reports theft of a purse containing about four dollars in cash and an endorsed but uncashed check dated 1930. The loss occurred between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday at 1128 Fourteenth Avenue SE.
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Alfred Ramos
Fourteenth Avenue SE
Memorial Day Speaker for Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown
Rep Elmer Johnson of Cedar Rapids will deliver the Memorial Day address at the Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown on May 30. The program begins at 8 30 a m on a platform near the headquarters building with an assembly hall option if weather is bad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Soldiers Home
Marshalltown
Mechanicsville High seniors hear Taylor address on success
A. L. Taylor the Chamber of Commerce executive secretary delivered the commencement address to Mechanicsville high school seniors on Thursday night. His topic was What Young People Need Today for Success in Business. About 450 in the gym watched a girls chorus and an eighth grade chorus perform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Taylor
The
Chamber of Commerce
Mechanicsville High School
Protest at Henderson Welding School Twitter
Twenty residents petitioned the city council to remove a nuisance alleged from the Henderson School of Welding at 825 Fifth Avenue SE. The matter was referred to the public safety department.
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Henderson School of Welding
Fifth Avenue SE
Public Safety Department
Two Cars Reported Stolen by Police
Police reported two car thefts Friday morning. H. J. Wiley said his panel truck parked on Third Avenue East between Fourth and Fifth Streets at 9 a.m. Friday was missing at 10 a.m. Harry Kesser, staying at a trailer camp on Johnson Avenue Northwest, said his car was stolen from the camp around 10 p.m. Thursday.
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H. J. Wiley
Fourth Avenue SE
Third Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Harry Kesser
Johnson Avenue NW
Last Hike For Pupils
The playground and recreation commission will conduct a Saturday hike for children eight and older in the northeast city area. They meet at Daniels park at 9 a.m. and return by 3 p.m. Each child brings lunch and may cook over an open fire. WPA leaders Mrs. Nettie Rosenberg Norman Reid and Charles Filling supervise.
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Playground and Recreation Commission
Daniels Park
Indian Creek
WPA
Nettie Rosenberg
Norman Reid
Charles Filling
Former Coe historian Eriksson dies in California
Dr. Erik M. Eriksson 45 former head of the Coe College history department and longtime USC professor collapsed while lecturing and died in Pasadena California. An Iowa native he taught at Lombard college Iowa State Teachers College and the University of Iowa earning a PhD in 1922. He authored several books and a syndicated column. He is survived by his wife Minnie Louise and four children. Funeral services will be held in Pasadena Saturday.
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Erik M. Eriksson
Coe College
University of Southern California
Eriksson
Coe
Lombard College
Galesburg
Ill
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa
Supreme Court
T. H. Steele
Government In
Dictionary of American History
Odebolt
Erik
Maria Eriksson
Minnie Louise Reuber
Lois Minnie
Margaret Helen
Robert McKinley
Mary Louise
Iowa Association of Social Science Teachers
American Historical Association
Mississippi Valley Historical Association
American Association of University Professors
Phi Kappa Phi
Alpha Pi Zeta
Phi Alpha Theta
Pi Kappa Delta
Pi Delta Epsilon
Army Reserve Corps
American Legion
Pasadena
Calif
Social Agencies Face Hard Times Warn Hankins Council
S. R. Hankins, general secretary of the Y M C A, warned the Council of Social Agencies that difficult days lie ahead. He cited pre World War I agency strains and said higher expectations would collide with shrinking funds and support, signaling possible cuts for social workers.
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Hankins
Council
S. R. Hankins
Council of Social Agencies
Hawkins
Council Elects New Officers Aiming Unity and Service
Hawkins urged the council to boost understanding among represented groups, engage laypeople in its program, and aid community needs through mutual support. New officers include Rev. W. A. Jacobs as president, Mrs. Alice R. Kirwin as vice president, and Lucy Simpson as secretary-treasurer.
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Hawkins
W. A. Jacobs
First Congregational Church
Alice R. Kirwin
Public Welfare Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Lucy Simpson
Junior League
Robert Hennessey Found Not Guilty Of Reckless Driving
Robert Hennessey was found not guilty of reckless driving by Judge Harry S. Johnson after police and city prosecutors failed to prove beyond a doubt that he did not exercise caution. The incident involved a collision with W. L. Crissman at Third Avenue and Fifteenth Street SE on a Sunday. The brake failure and steering wheel rim were noted in testimony, and Hennessey said the wheel came off while he tried to avoid the crash. He faces a separate charge for operating a motor vehicle without a driver’s license in another court Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Crissman
Fifth Avenue SE
Harry S. Johnson
Rober Hennessey
Thirtieth Stree
Hennessey
Arivey
Crissman
Third Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Beyan
Hennesse
H. R. Churchill
Cour
Upper Iowa Graduation Week Aims for Week of Festivities
Commencement week at Upper Iowa University runs May 27 to June 2 with an address by Dr. John Lewi Gillin of Wisconsin at 10:30 a.m. The schedule includes a baccalaureate sermon, reunions for classes of 1891 and 1916, senior dinners, violin and music recitals, a senior class play, alumni meeting, and a vesper concert by the Upper Iowa singers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vivia T. Smith
J. W. Dickman
College Hall
Upper Iowa Singers
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