Hickenlooper Praises Women In Marion Rally
B B Hickenlooper current Linn county candidate for governor spoke at Memorial hall Marion to more than 200 attendees including Cedar Rapids delegates. He praised women in politics and urged all to vote in the June 1 primary while stressing war time civic duty and local government integrity. He noted strong Iowa old age assistance and warned voters to choose carefully at the polls.
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B. B. Hickenlooper
Linn County
Hickenlooper
Marion
Republican Women's Club
Memorial Hall
Cedar Rapids
Estherville Plans 400 Acre Airfield Project
Estherville officials announced a 400 acre airfield plan after selling 29000 in new airport bonds to Carleton O Beh Co Des Moines. Proceeds will buy 200 more acres. Seven CPT pilots passed examinations last week in Estherville.
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Estherville
INS
Carleton O. Beh Company
Des Moines
CPT
Newhall Masonville Men Earn Armored Officer Commissions
Milton Bradley Kaumm of Newhall and James L. Emerson of Masonville graduated from the armored force officer candidate school at Fort Knox with gold bars and commissions as second lieutenants in the U S Army. Kaumm entered service in March 1941 and Emerson in February 1941. They will be assigned to an armored division or tank battalion.
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Fort Knox
Milton Bradley Kaumm
Jo M. Kaumm
Newhall
James L. Emerson
Roy Emerson
Route 1
Masonville
Armored Force
U. S Army
Kaumm
Emerson
Fairfax Memorial Day Service by American Legion Auxiliary
Memorial Day services arranged by the American Legion auxiliary will be held at 9 15 am in St Patrick s auditorium Dean Stauffacher of Cedar Rapids second district Young Republican chairman will be the speaker.
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Fairfax
American Legion Auxiliary
St. Patrick's Auditorium
Dean Stauffacher
Cedar Rapids
Young Republican
Obituary notices from Iowa towns list multiple deaths
Funeral services and burial details follow for Mrs. Ole Kiel 80 in Calmar Riverside S L Granger 67 in Iowa City Mrs David Reed 55 in Muscatine Carl Fass 1874 1900 born Germany Monticello Joseph Wally 68 West Branch Mary Lindsley 80 Washington Charles Kallhaus 84 with survivors listed across Monticello Riverside Columbus Junction and surrounding areas.
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Riverside
S .L. Granger
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
John Spenner
L. A. Granger
Glenn
Hills
Florance
West of Hills
Wenda Hamilton
Atlanta
John A. Spenner
Florance Spenner
Kalona
Trinity Methodist Church
Columbus Junction
David Reed
Concord Township
Bellesue Hospital
Muscatine
Richie Chapel
Columbus City
North English Man Prisoner of the Japanese in Shanghai
Leroy V. Murphy, son of Mrs. Adolph Hall, reportedly held as a Japanese prisoner in Shanghai by the Red Cross international committee. He was captured around January 1 during the Wake Island fall. Murphy enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 1939 and married in August 1940 in San Francisco. his wife lives with his mother in North English.
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Leroy V. Murphy
Adolph Hall
Red Cross International Committee
Shanghai
Wake Island
Murphy
Marine Corps
San Francisco
Jones County Rally For Hickenlooper Wednesday Evening
A county wide rally for Republican governor candidate Lieut Gen B B Hickenlooper will be held Wednesday at 8 in the Anamosa courthouse community room. Mrs James E Remley chairs the women's division of the campaign in Jones County. Frank Morse of Wyoming serves as honorary chairman and Civil War veteran Charles Niles of Wyoming is county chairman.
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Anamosa
B. B. Hickenlooper
James E. Remley
Hickenlooper
Jones County Hickenlooper For Governor
Frank Morse
Wyoming
Charles Niles
George E Gary a Prominent Toledo Farmer Dies
George E Gary prominent Tama county farmer and long time landowner died Tuesday at Kocher hospital in Toledo after weeks of illness. Born 1865 in Maryland he moved to Tama county as a child and later served nine years on the Tama county board of supervisors including six as chairman. He was a Mason and active in the Farm Bureau and United Brethren church. Survived by wife Maury and six children Nellie Winders Charles Gary Grace Gary William Mabel Hanity and Mary Weaver.
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Toledo
George E. Gary
Tama County
Kocher
Gary
Maryland
William H
Rebecca Gary
Maury Martin
Martin
Highland Township
Jerry George
Montour
Toledo Township
Garvin
Crystal
Tama County Board of Supervisors
Tama County Farm Bureau
United Brethren Church
Nellie Winders
Charles Gary
Grace Gary
Cedar Rapids
William
Mabel Hanity
Mary Weaver
Koster to Graduate From West Point In Coast Artillery Commission
Samuel W Koster son of Mr and Mrs W W Koster will graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point and be commissioned in the coast artillery corps He served as sergeant in the corps of cadets and played on the army basketball and lacrosse teams His parents and Mrs Koster's niece Miss Marie Smith will attend the commencement exercises and return with him after a short leave before duty begins
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West Liberty
Samuel W Koster
W. Koster
United States Military Academy
West Point
Coast Artillery Corps
Corps of Cadets
Army
Koster
Marie Smith
Cascade Couple Observe Their 55th Anniversary
Cascade Mr and Mrs Matthew Bisenius of Cascade observed their fifty fifth wedding anniversary at home Sunday with their children and grandchildren present. Mr Bisenius has run his general store in Cascade for six decades. Mrs Bisenius was the first president of the Cascade Legion auxiliary. Of their 11 children, three sons and a daughter served in World War I, and three grandsons serve in World War II.
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Cascade
Matthew Bisenius
Bisenius
Cascade Legion Auxiliary
First Cadet Contingent Arrives for Navy Air Training in Iowa
The first contingent of navy air program cadets arrives in Iowa City to begin a three month pre flight training at the University of Iowa center. Cadets report, undergo medicals, receive uniforms, and start inspections and conditioning ahead of flight training.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Navy
Midwest
Annapolis
University of Iowa Center
University of North Carolina
University of Georgia and
St Mars S
Calif
Oan
Aoe
Dia
Quadrangle
Hillcrest
Clissream
David CO Hanishaw
Moan
Foothalloch
Bernie Bierman
Judge Stiger Seeks Reelection To Iowa Supreme Court
Justice Carl RB Stiger of Toledo announces Tuesday his candidacy for reelection to the Iowa Supreme Court pending approval from the Democratic state judicial convention. Born 1889 in Toledo, he graduated from Toledo public school and Western College, served as Toledo mayor, and twice ran the state legislature.
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DES Moinesins
Carl RB Stger
Toledo
Iowa Supreme Court
Stiger
Western Callese
Lowerits
Chicago
Hiw Schaal
Tama Cout
Severferrty Pia
Feen Sanreme
Juste
Ameroam Legon Tyons Club
Vagsorie
Grinnell Blaze Destroys Three Bowling Alleys
A fire in Grinnell ruined three bowling alleys behind the Bal Vier lanes. The damaged buildings housed a paint and hardware store and a radio shop. Owned by JB Smith of Eldora and operated by Lee Cunningham of Gonnet, the alleys suffered losses likely covered by insurance.
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Spetta
George Paint and Apnhance
Kelkos Radio
JB Smith
Eldora
Panerated
Lee Cunningham
Gonnet
Iowa Gasoline Pump Licenses Fall Short of Last Year
Des Moines AP report notes 19 294 gasoline pumps licensed since July 1 compared with 20 043 in 1940 41, a 38 percent drop. Officials expect next year’s total may dip to 17 000 or less as travel and possible rationing shrink. Stations cut pumps, some closing, and metal plates for licenses hindered by shortages.
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DES Moines
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Department
Harvard Scholarship Honors Mt Vernon Youth
Among 114 freshman recipients of Harvard College scholarships is Henry G. Carlton 18 of Mt Vernon a graduate of Mt Vernon high school who will enter Harvard next fall
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Srecoten
Gare
MT Vernon
Harvard College
Henry G. Carlton
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