Blue Plans Historic Tour Of Iowa State Institutions
Lt Gov. Robert D. Blue announces a tour to visit all 20 state institutions before his January inauguration. The plan aims to gain firsthand knowledge to guide future funding, with visits already made to Anamosa Cherokee Iowa City and Ames and Cedar Falls and more trips planned to Glenwood Clarinda Council Bluffs and others.
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Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Board of Control
Clarinda
Cherokee
Independence
Mt. Pleasant
Glenwood
Woodward
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Rockwell City
Eldora
Toledo
Davenport
Mitchellville
Marshalltown
Oakdale
Board of Education
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
School For the Blind
Vinton
School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Blue
Tama
Eagle Grove
Des Moines
Anamosa Soldier Recalls Saipan Battle Near Death
Special to The Gazette. Second Lt. Henry Scheer of Anamosa Iowa describes a brutal Saipan counterattack by Japanese forces. He was twice wounded and led a small group of wounded to form a perimeter and hold off enemy troops until evacuation. The 27th Infantry Division helped secure Saipan as Scheer, a University of Iowa graduate, receives the Purple Heart.
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the Gazette
San Francisco
Benzai Rush
Saipan
Henry Scheer
Walnut Street
Anamosa
Scheer
27Th Infantry Division
Letterman General Hospital
Stheer
Lt. Scheer
Wards Saipan
27Th Infantry
August Scheer
University of Iowa
Infantry
Fort Benning, Ga
Hickenlooper undecided on Senate oath and seniority
Governor-elect Hickenlooper of Iowa weighs when to take the oath for the U S Senate as Congress convenes January 3 He may sit on the Republican side with Senator George Wilson and would gain seniority over later sworn-in colleagues If he delays the oath Iowa politics and committee assignments hinge on timing and party rules
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Washington
Geov
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iuwa
Senate
Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
Iowa
Hickenlooper
George Wilson
R-la
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Wilson
Gillette
Republican Committee On Committees
Committee On Rules
Real Thanksgiving For Two Von Koschembahr Siblings
DES MOINES INS reports Private Gisela von Koschembahr and Private Ursula von Koschembahr celebrated their first U S Thanksgiving as naturalized citizens and army WACs. They came from Dresden Germany in 1938 with family and have 11 siblings. Two brothers Gerhard and Clemens also serve in the U S Army.
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Des Moines
INS
Gisela
Ursula von Koschembahr
U. S. Army
United States
Gerhard von Koschembahr
Wacs
Dresden
Germany
Europe
Cleve
WAC
Gerhard
Clemens von Koschembahr
United States Army
Rebekah Lodge Banquet Highlights Mother Daughter Event
The annual mother daughter banquet sponsored by the Rebekah lodge was held Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows hall. Mrs. A. C. Webster served as toastmistress and Doris Huffman of Mason City, a past president of the Rebekah assembly, delivered the address.
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Postville
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
A. C. Webster
Doris Huffman
Mason City
Rebekah Assembly
Eastern Iowa Federal Liquor and Slot Licenses Listed
Records from the U S internal revenue office in Des Moines show eastern Iowa clubs organizations and individuals paying federal liquor and slot fees since July 1 The list includes Anamosa Belle Plaine Decorah Independence Iowa City Marengo Monticello Tama Tipton Toledo Vinton Waukon and other places with numerous lodges posts clubs and state liquor stores named along with individuals and establishments such as Elks Legion V F W Moose Lodge and cafe outlets The compilation notes gaps and missing entries for several locales.
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U. S. Internal Revenue Office
Des Moines
Eastern
Iowa
Anamosa
Kenneth Crawford
the Pub
State
Belle Plaine
Decorah
Rush Park
V.F.W. Club
Wapesipinicon
Iowa City
Divorces Filed in Jones County Courts for Cruelty
Sibyl Shady sues Clifford A. Shady in Jones County District Court seeking custody of four minor children. Jean B. Miller sues Dale L. Miller asking to restore her maiden name as Jean Broderson.
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Anamosa
Jones County District Court
Sibyl Shady
Clifford A. Shady
Jean B. Miller
Dale L. Miller
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Frank Nye
The
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ship of State
Carney
Beaverette
M. J. Raftis
MGR
Oe Nagy
Vam
Santa
Bassinetti
As and Jill
Judy Farms
Ouija Boars World Globes Shop
Flys
Sanford
Federal Liquor
Leroy Scanlan
Perkway
Clara Zimmerman
Anchor Club
Manchester
Marengo
Monticello
King Tower
Benda
R. J. Blythe
Floyd Tower
Russell L. Cooper
Porter's
Trimble
Tipton
Moose Lodge
Waukon
Belle Plaine Couna Club
Bertha Lynch
Lincoln Cafe
Jayson
Wing
Zelan
Remy A
Yager's
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