Flood danger centers Ottumwa as river tops seventeen feet
Des Moines river stood at 17 feet in Ottumwa with rising water spreading through Boone and Des Moines. Red Cross rushed 500 cots and 300 blankets to flood victims in Ottumwa and Eddyville while 200 families were to be cared for at Eddyville School. Army landing craft aided marooned households as levee patrols increased and rail service faced disruption from Keokuk to St. Louis.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ottumwa
Boone
Raccoon
The
Red Cross
Omaha
Eddyville
Norfolk
Neb
H. E. Suydam
Suydam
Marion News Reports California Wedding in Visalia
Mr and Mrs P I Kinkead announce the marriage of their younger daughter Vernell to Aviation Cadet Morris W Ness of Seattle on May 18 in Visalia California They will reside in Merced where he is stationed. Lt Price is in foreign service. Roy Cooley fractured vertebra when a ladder broke while trimming a tree.
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California
P. I. Kinkead
Visalia
Calif
Vernell
Morris W. Osness
Seattle
Merced
Roy Cooley
Community notices from Marion Cedar Rapids area
One hundred fifty one pupils registered for community daily vacation Bible school with 40 in beginners 40 junior 57 primary and 14 in intermediates at various locations. Advertisement notes man with car for short newspaper haul daily except Sunday. Several local social and family updates follow.
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Community Daily Vacation Bible School
Emerson
The
Methodist Church
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Highway Patrol Down to 91 Men in Des Moines
Des Moines Iowa patrol strength fell 57.8 percent leaving 91 officers. Chief Knee said 128 to 74 volunteers joined, with 74 expected to return after honorable discharge. Five of 74 rejoined after service. The force begins a five day Camp Dodge training led by Sgt Lyle Dawson.
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Des Moines
Lowa
Highway Patrol
Chief Knee
Armed Services
Camp Dodge
Lyle Dawson
Washington
FBI
Sgt
Dawson
Iowa Flyer Killed in Plane Crash Near Millville
Second Lt. Charles M. Weber, 21, of Muscatine Iowa, was killed when his army fighter plane crashed eight miles from the Millville New Jersey air base during a combat training mission Tuesday night.
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Iowa
New York
Charles M. Weber
Muscatine
Millville
N. J
Mrs Granger and Mrs Lothian Host Luncheon for Sloss Move
Mrs A E Granger and Mrs W K Lothian plan a Thursday luncheon at the Granger home to compliment Mrs A C Sloss who is moving to Ames.
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A. E. Granger
W. K. Lothian
Granger
A. C. Sloss
Ames
Eye removal operation for Ray Beall at St Luke's
Ray Beall underwent an operation Tuesday at St Luke's hospital to remove his left eye after a January injury from a steel fragment. Mr and Mrs Guy W Miller were summoned to Maywood Illinois by the death of Mr Miller's aunt. Mrs Clementine Schminke returned from Rock Island where she visited her daughter Mrs Earl Aubrey. Pvt Verlet Howe returned to Douglas Arizona after a 16 day furlough with his parents the John Howes. Trojan lodge No 548 AF and AM will meet Thursday for third degree work. Mrs George A Oxley is convalescing at St Joseph's hospital.
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Ray Beall
Harry Waline
St. Luke's Hospital
Clementine Schminke
Rock Island
Earl Aubrey
Pvt
Verlet Howe
Douglas, Ariz
John Howes
Local Social Notes Highlight Marion Families
Ottumwa resident Mrs. E C Ainley returned from Perry after attending the high school commencement Friday where her nephew George Fullerton Jr formerly of Marion graduated. The Christian Church Women's Missionary Society will meet Friday at 2 30 with Mrs J L Roberts and Miss Elda Kemp to present the program.
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Ruth Engstrom
Marion Methodist Church
Carl Krog
Jimmie Kruger
Janet
Bobby Hammond
David Martin
Colleen Sanders
Shirley Fern
Darrell Stimson
Mary Shaw
Nancy Wickham
Priscilla Tanner
Loren Jacobs
Jeannette Nelson
Joanne Petrusch
Margaret Ann Reinsch
Betty Ann de Jong
Janet Gordon
Carolyn Sanborn
Roxy Lea Scott
Betty Schrimper
Doris Eckhart
Norma Jean Madison
Billy Lundquist
Betty Heeren
Marjorie Whittemore
Richard Bristol
Edwin Binks
John Kassler
Norman Fitzgerald
Judy
George Gipp
Jeannine Murray
Keith Scott
Marion
Roberta Hite
Alburnett
Kenneth
Richard
Jack Moore
Mr. Vernon
Dean
DiAnne Peterson
Cedar Rapids
E. C. Ainley
Perry
George Fullerton, Jr
The
Christian Church Women's Missionary Society
J. L. Roberts
Elda Kemp
Reading Circle Luncheon Friday at Mrs Carpenter's Home
The Reading circle meets Friday at 1 p.m. for luncheon with Mrs C C Carpenter of 1515 Ninth Avenue. Bonnie Carey a sophomore at Iowa University plans to work this summer as a waitress in Chicago aboard the steamship South American between Chicago and Buffalo. Several classmates from the university will join her. Pvt Amos Wood Jr has arrived in the Hawaiian Islands per a letter to his parents the Amos Woods of 292 Eleventh Street. Joseph Cira will report to Des Moines Thursday for navy service with Mrs Cira and their children remaining here. Pharmacist Mate 2/c Richard Arp son of Mr and Mrs Henry Arp has arrived in New Caledonia.
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Effie M. Miller
Eleventh Street
H. S. Burting
Cedar Rapids
Reading Circle
C. C. Carpenter
Ninth Avenue
Bonnie Carey
Iowa University
Chicago
Buffalo
Pvt
Amos Wood, Jr
Hawaiian Islands
Amos Woods
Joseph Cira
Des Moines
Navy
Richard Arp
Henry Arps
New Caledonia
Gibbses’ Son-in-Law Promoted at Camp Meade
Mr and Mrs W R Gibbs learn their son in law Melvin Witte has been promoted to major at Camp Meade Maryland. Oriel Johnson and Sgt Otto Happel wed May 20 at Camp Cooke California near Van Horne and Cedar Rapids respectively.
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Earlville
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 Flooded With Fan Mail From Women
Chicago AP reports Frank U McCoskrie, commandant at Fort Des Moines with 30 years in the Army and 22 months overseas, receiving thousands of letters from around the world. Last year tally reached 5,000 and by this year’s point 4,000 letters have arrived, all from women enrolled in the first WAC training center at Fort Des Moines.
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Chicago
Frank U McCoskrie
Fort Des Moines
Flood Waters Recede As Iowa City Feels Aftermath
Special to The Casette reports receding flood waters in Iowa City after the worst flooding since June 1918. Coralville and nearby highways were submerged with water threatening homes stores and rail lines. Pumps kept pace at the Towa Illinois Gas and Electric plant as crews moved residents and rerouted traffic through Solon.
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Iowa City
Coralville
Finkbine
Roscoe Taylor
Highway 6
Finkbine Field
Cedar Rapids
Iowa River
Curtis Bridge
Johnson County
Solon
Thief Loots Kirby's Tavern in Sunday Night Break-In
A thief broke into Kirby's tavern Sunday night through a rear window and escaped with $7 in cash and several cartons of cigarettes. No injuries reported and police investigating the burglary.
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Urbana
Kirby's
Constipated Then Finding Lasting Relief Letter Carrier Tale
A fragmented vintage item mentions a rural letter carrier and a search for relief, hinting at a humorous or advisory note from an old column. The readable parts suggest a quirky anecdote about perseverance and health.
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Gwen
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Fifth Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
George Engstrom
Deerfield, Ill
Harry Emerson
Mrs. Willis Jordan
Anamosa
Guy W. Miller
Maywood, Ill
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Trojan Lodge No
George A. Oxley
St. Joseph's Hospital
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Uni
Frank Wilder
Soden & Point
John Dawson
Fredericksburg
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Thomas Durant
Clarence J. B Hayward
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Decorah
George C. Oxleys
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