Lord Halifax To Have Busy Day In Iowa
Lord Halifax British ambassador to the United States arrives in Des Moines with Lady Halifax and party for a full day of engagements. They meet Gov. Bourke Hickenlooper, greet labor leaders, visit War Relief and Red Cross HQ, attend a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, tour three farms, view a WAC training center, and speak at a Greater Des Moines dinner before leaving for Chicago.
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Des Moines
Lord Halifax
United States
Lady Halifax
Lord
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Statehouse
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Gov. Hickenlooper
WAC
Greater, Des Moines Committee
Chicago
Purple Heart to Pvt Glenn R Miller for France wound
Mrs. C C Miller of 459 Sixth Avenue received the Purple Heart awarded to her son Pvt Glenn R Miller who was wounded Oct 3 in France. A shrapnel piece from his left foot accompanied the medal and was removed. Local residents noted the presentation as part of wartime honors.
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C. C. Miller
Sixth Avenue
Pvt
Glenn R. Miller
France
Pvt. Miller
Four Men Escape At Independence
INDEPENDENCE AP Emory Hart acting sheriff of Buchanan county said four inmates at the Iowa state hospital for the insane here escaped before a 6 30 p m checkup Thursday. The men had been patients from four to twelve years and include Arthur Lund 23 from Marshall county Tom Larson from Clayton county Lawrence Maggert from Clayton county and William Perigo from Linn county.
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Independence (Ap
Emory Hart
Buchanan County
Iowa State Hospital For the
Arthur Lund
Marshall County
Tom Larson
Clayton County
Lawrence Maggert
William Perigo
Linn
Plan Repairs To Houses by Assessments
DES MOINES AP A house improvement plan similar to street work is likely to be recommended for Iowa postwar rehabilitation after discussions by the housing committee chaired by State Senator George Faul. The plan would authorize districts surveyed by civil engineers, with repairs funded by 10 year assessments on parcels. details to be discussed Monday with city officials civic groups and chambers of commerce.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Faul
Faul
Board of Trustees
Pasis
Chambers of Commerce
Statehouse
Lt Lynn Morrow Awarded Silver Star for Gallantry
MT VERNON First Lt. Lynn Morrow receives the Silver Star for gallantry in action in France. His wife Margaret Dilley Morrow has been advised. He previously earned the Bronze Star for meritorious conduct and the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in battle.
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MT Vernon
Lynn Morrow
France
Margaret Dilley Morrow
Guardianship suit seeks quieting title in Linn County real estate
In Linn County District Court H A Kurtz guardian for Kate Blum incompetent files a petition against The Merchants National Bank executor and trustee and numerous Blum heirs. The suit seeks to quiet title to land described as SE quarter of section 3 and other parcels in two townships, plus to cancel an unrecorded deed allegedly by Kate Blum on March 2 1942 to W J Blum due to Kate’s incompetence. A hearing is set in Cedar Rapids Iowa by December 18 1944 with default possible if defendants fail to appear.
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Linn County
Kurtz
Kate Blum
Merchants National Bank
Walter Henry Blim
Harold C. Blum
Walsh H Blum
Leland H. Blum
Howard R. Blum
Thelma Arbuckle
George A. Blum
Leotu Cole
Alys Cale
Ivah Blum
Carrie E. Moon
Quy Mundy
Martyn Mundy Trabu Endants
County
Iowa
East
Ranee
Fonte Blum
HS. Kurtz
Linn
W. J. Blum
W J. Blum
Pinintiff
Cedar Rapids
E. A. Johnson
Hirley Bide
Tree Saves Springville Vet Life in Italy Heroic tale from warfront
Special to The Gazette Washington near Mt Marrone Italy a scarred tree sheltered Tech Sgt James W Palmer of Springville New York 34th infantry division saving his life when shell fragments struck the trunk Palmer then sergeant major of the 133rd infantry regiment recounts how a shell fragment hit the back of his head but the tree absorbed the blast. He earned the Purple Heart and Bronze Star for his service in the Tunisian and Italian campaigns and notes a shift in German troops from trained youths to mixed-age fighters during the period.
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the Gazette
Washington
Mt. Marrone
Italy
Tech
James W. Palmer
Springville, Jr
34Th Infantry
Palmer
133Rd Infantry
Lansing Woman's Body Recovered from River
The body of Miss Clara Beck, 47, Lansing, was recovered from the Mississippi river Thursday by a crew from the State conservation department. She had been ill about 18 months and was missing since Wednesday. She is survived by a sister and two brothers.
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Lansing
Clara Beck
Mississippi River
State Conservation Department
Pay Boost Denied To Union Drivers Of Western Grocer
The War Labor Board denied a wage increase for 144 Western Grocer employees in nine Iowa cities including Des Moines Cedar Rapids Carroll Dubuque Oskaloosa Mason City Letts Fletcher Marshalltown Hoxie Fruit Waterloo Iowa Falls. The AFL Teamsters members faced the pay halt while a wage progression plan night shift premium and paid vacations were ordered and a union uniform contract was rejected.
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Kansas City
Regional War Labor Board
Western Grocer
Iowa Cities
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Carroll
Dubuque
Oskaloosa
Mason City
Letts-Fletcher Company
Marshalltown
Hoxie Fruit Company
Waterloo
Iowa Falls
AFL Teamsters Union
Comepanies
Two Marengo Girls Injured in Crash
Two Marengo High School seniors suffered injuries when their car crashed into a flat car at the west edge of Victor. Rose Marie Wanamaker fractured her right leg while Beverly Hahn received cuts and bruises. both are noted as leading students and athletes. Driver Dean Roggenstein and Robbie Benton escaped injury.
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The
Gazette
Marengo
Rose Marie Wanamaker
Edwin Wanamaker
Beverly Hahn
Clarence Hahn
Victor
Marengo High School
Miss Wanamaker
Dean Roggenstein
Robbie Benton
Iowa Deaths Lighted by Farm Fall and Obituaries
Obituary notices from Iowa communities report Mrs. Ellison Orr 84 mourned in Waukon with husband and extended family surviving including a son J Ward Cook. Dan Kelly 78 dies after hay chute fall near Waukon with brother Jess as survivor. Mrs. Robert Wallin 22 dies in Richmond Calif honored in Traer with family and bridal lines. Stella Dvorak 71 of Rice Lake Wis buried in Calmar with daughters and siblings named.
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Kelly
Tracr
Robert Wallin
Richmond
Calif
States Funeral Home
Traer High School
Joe Holub
Traer
Norman
Frank Holub
Tracy
Calmar
Stella Dvorak
Rice Lake
Wis
Martha Thomas
Minneapolis
Alice Thomas
Emily Novak
Chelsea
Emma Humpal
Lucy Shira
Spillville
Obituaries from Several Iowa Areas Mention Died and Services
Falls South Dakota and Theodore Novak of Seattle are listed with grandchildren and a great grandchild. Dr G R Bruce of Columbus Junction dies in Pasadena California with services in Glendale. Mrs John Wiltey former Columbus Junction resident dies in Omaha with graveside service. Mae Pemble 70 former Killians clerk dies. sister in law Maude Pemble noted. Ray H Dunlap 56 dies. survivors include wife two sons and extended family. John N Kyle dies in Cedar Rapids hospital. service planned at Mt Vernon Presbyterian Church.
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Earl
Omaha
Manchester
Mae Pemble
Killian’s Department
Cedar Rapids
Maude Pemble
Ray H. Dunlap
Methodist Church
Howard Dunlap
Marine Corps
South Pacific
George
Boulder
Colo
Herman
Hopkinton
Jessie McGuire
Lake Forest
Ill
Myra Gillespie
Nebraska
Mt. Vernon
John N. Kyle
Mt. Vernon Presbyterian Church
Iowa Congressman's Son Killed on Saipan
Des Moines reports the death of Corporal Edward Cunningham, 24, son of Congressman Paul Cunningham, who was killed in action on Saipan Island on November 15. Relatives were advised Friday.
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Des Moines
Edward Cunningham
Paul Cunningham
Saipan Island
26 Iowa Case Load Shines at FBI Laboratory
DES MOINES AP says the FBI laboratory in Washington handled 26 Iowa cases in the last fiscal year. One case aided Clinton police in solving a hit-and-run death. Iowa agencies increasingly use lab services, eight cases from the state the prior year. The Des Moines office notes growth from a lone technician and microscope to a facility with many technicians and equipment valued at about 1 million dollars.
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DES Moines
Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory
Washington
Iowa
Clinton
Ernest E. Kuhnel
FBI
Kuhner
Thanksgiving Mass Observed By U S Forces In Reims
A Methodist chaplain Major G W Baker of What Cheer and Eldon Jr watched as Thanksgiving mass was celebrated in Reims France. More than 1000 U S soldiers and the entire city joined in the observance of the American holiday.
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Reims
France
G. W. Baker
What Cheer
Eldon, Jr
U. S
Fayette Airman Home from India
Capt. C. G. Whitley, credited with 159 combat missions and 464 combat hours in the Burma China India theater, visits his parents with his wife. He wears the Distinguished Flying Cross and Oak Leaf cluster, led the Burma Banshees in a P-37 unit of the Tenth Air Force, and after leave will report to Santa Monica California.
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Fayette
C. G. Whitley
Harold Whitley
Whitley
Tenth Air Force
Santa Monica
Calif
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L. C. Jensen
Santa Clause
Santa
Kiddies
C. B. Vernon
Washington, Kan
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Marion Theater
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Robert Mitchell
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Pfc
Lawrence Martin
Fort Bearing
L. N. Martins
W. W. Vaughns
Walter Vaughn
Davenport
Lloyd Burlingham
Storm's
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Central Avenue
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Daisy Proctor
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Owen
Jerry Williams
Moline
Earl Caraway
Miles Hess
Caraway
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Jerry
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Syl’s Grocery
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Norman Strachen
Army Air Forces
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Cynthia Drexier
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Independence
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Rosedale Butter
LOG Cabin
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Silver Star
Springville
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Saipan
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Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Blackhawk
Blackhawk Brewing Co
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FBI Laboratory
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