Floods Hit Ottumwa and Des Moines River Areas in Iowa
Regional OPA director Rae Walters suspended most rationing in 36 Iowa counties to aid flood relief and rehabilitation. In Ottumwa the Des Moines River rose to 17 feet with further increases expected, while the Raccoon River rose in Des Moines. Red Cross ordered 500 cots and 300 blankets for Ottumwa and Eddyville flood victims.
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Reed
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Tracy
Weds In California Vernell Kinkead and Morris Ness Wedding
News notes state Vernell Kinkead married Aviation Cadet Morris W. Ness on May 18 in Visalia California. The couple will reside in Merced California where Ness is stationed. Additional items include local piano recital plans and civic notices.
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Morris W. Os~ness
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Des Moines Highway Patrol Shrinks to 91 Men
Iowa highway patrol records show a 57.8 percent drop since Pearl Harbor with 74 officers in the armed forces. Chief C. A. Knee says recruitment is hard as patrol roles mirror military qualifications, leaving 91 on payroll. Training at Camp Dodge continues as one-third of officers attend FBI‑style schooling in June.
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Lyle Dawson
Washington
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Dawson
Iowa flyer killed in New Jersey air crash
Second Lt. Charles M. Weber 21 of Muscatine Iowa was killed when his army fighter plane crashed eight miles from Millville New Jersey air base during a training mission.
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New York
Charles M. Weber
Muscatine
Millville
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Local society and hospital notes from Ames area
The column lists several local events and family news. Roy Cooley recovers from a fractured vertebra after a tree incident. Mrs A E Granger and Mrs W K Lothian host a luncheon for Mrs A C Sloss moving to Ames. Ray Beall undergoes eye removal surgery at St. Luke's after an injury in January. Miller family travels to Maywood Ill for an aunt’s death. Clementine Schminke returns from Rock Island to visit daughter Mrs Earl Aubrey. Pvt Verlet Howe returns to Douglas Ariz after a 16 day furlough with the John Howes. Trojan Lodge 548 A F and A M meets Thursday for third degree work. Mrs George A Oxley convalesces at St Joseph's Hospital.
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Douglas, Ariz
John Howes
Local notes on social events and military moves
Ottumwa resident returns from operation and is linked to Marion families. Mrs. Ainley attends Perry high school commencement. George Fullerton Jr graduates. Christian church Women’s Missionary Society and Reading circle schedule. Bonnie Carey to work as a waitress on the steamship South American. Pvt. Amos Wood Jr. reaches Hawaiian Islands. Cira family to remain in town as Joseph reports for navy service. Rich arps son arrives in New Caledonia. Witte promoted to major at Camp Meade. Oriel Johnson and Sgt Otto Happel wed at Camp Cooke California.
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W. R. Gibbs
Melvin Witte
Camp Meade
van Horne
Oriel Johnson
W. S Johnson
Sgt
Otto Happel
Cedar Rapids
Camp Cooke
Calif
Veteran Army Officer Deluged by Fan Mail from Women
Chicago AP reports Frank U McCoskrie commandant at Fort Des Moines with 30 years service and 23 months overseas in World War I has received 5 000 letters last year and 4 000 this year so far all from women enrolled at the first WAC training center at Fort Des Moines.
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Frank U McCoskrie
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Flood Waters Recede After Iowa City Flood Crest
Flood waters of the Iowa River receded after cresting at 1805 feet at 130 am in Iowa City. The flood, worst since June 1918, left highways and rail lines under water, forced Coralville residents to evacuee, and endangered power and stores before conditions eased as pumps kept pace with rising water.
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Solon
Thief Breaks Into Kirby's Tavern Steals Cash and Cigarettes
A thief forced entry through a rear window at Kirby's tavern Sunday night and fled with seven dollars in cash and several cartons of cigarettes. No injuries reported.
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