Ten Events Listed at U Homecoming
Iowa City announces the thirty fourth University of Iowa homecoming on November 2 and 3 with ten events. Activities include a Beat Wisconsin mass meeting, receptions at the Triangle and University clubs, a dance with Jack Teagarden, hockey and open houses, I club meeting, buffet luncheon for I men, and the Wisconsin game kickoff at 2 p.m. Decorations and prizes mark the wartime return.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Louis Zopf
Central Committee
Iowa
Midwest
Wisconsin
Old Capitol
Jack Teagarden
I” Club
Wisconsin-Iowa
Badgers
Iowa Union
Engineering
Pacific Veteran Now in Command At Ottumwa Base
Capt. Thomas P. Jeter of Risen South Carolina assumes command of the Ottumwa naval air station in a ceremony. he succeeds Capt. K. B. Salisbury, who begins fleet duty after 14 years ashore. The air station will become a navy preflight school in December.
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Ottumwa
Thomas P. Jeter
Risen
S. C
Bunker Hill
Naval Air Station
K. B. Salisbury
Jeter
Naval Aviation
Salisbury
NLRB Orders Election For Insurance Agents
The NLRB ordered a collective bargaining election within 30 days among all Metropolitan Life Insurance agents working in Iowa including district and detached office staff. Agents will choose representation by the International Union of Life Insurance Agents or the United Officers and Professional Workers of America CIO, or no union.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Iowa
International Union of Life Insurance Agents
United Officer and Professional Workers of America
CIO
Solons May Investigate State Board Over Eldora Training School
Des Moines reports indicate a possible special session to tackle state institutions with focus on Eldora training school. Hardin county grand jury urged resignations of board chairman David McCreery and member P E Hopkins for alleged dereliction, E A Carlson appointed July 1.
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Des Moines
INS
Board of Control
Eldora
Hardin County Grand Jury
David McCreery
P. E. Hopkins
E. A. Carlson
Irving Long
Robert D. Blue
International
Blue
Senate
Threeman Board
Hopkins
McCreery
George A. Wilson
E. A. Pullen
Carlson
Des Moines Packing Plant Strike Still On
More than 1,000 workers at the Iowa Packing Co. continued their strike in Des Moines as union officials held meetings. Edward Beltrame and other leaders met A. T. Stephens to discuss returning veterans’ seniority, with no settlement announced. The company manager cited Swift & Co. legal staff and National CIO officials as parties to any settlement.
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Swift and Co. Legal Department
Chicago
National Cio
OPA Chief Says Rent Control Expansion Won’t Happen
Des Moines Iowa Walter D Kline state OPA director says insufficient funds and staff prevent expanding rent control to more Iowa cities. He notes strong demand from uncontrolled areas but cites limited resources. He urges tenants to report excessive rent increases. Commercial rents have risen, hindering veteran business starts.
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Des Moines
OPA
Iowa
Walter D. Kline
Kline
Poet Guest Introduces Attic Keepsakes and Memories
A nostalgic poem recalls sorting through attic treasures while avoiding discarding items with future use. The piece contrasts clutter with affection, noting keepsakes from Bud and Janet and preserved family mementos amid dust and love. Washington dispatch reports Lt Colonel James A. Maurice promotion from major to lieutenant colonel. Tipton fire guts home of Truman Manship and wife. belongings lost. house owned by Mrs. Eda Van Buren.
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Washington
War Department
James A Maurice
Monticello, Ia
Tipton
Truman Manship
Manships
Eda van Buren
Melton to Perform Friday at Iowa State Gym
James Melton, leading tenor of the Metropolitan Opera association, will give a concert Friday at 8 p.m. in the Iowa State college gymnasium.
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Ames
James Melton
Metropolitan Opera Association
Iowa State College
Kellogg's All-Bran for Constipation Relief
An advertising pitch promotes Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily high fiber cereal to ease constipation without laxatives. It claims bulk aids elimination, provides iron calcium phosphorus vitamins and protein, and urges consuming a daily dish with water. Produced by Kellogg's of Battle Creek and Omaha.
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All-Brand
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Omaha
Girl 6 Killed Near Waukon
Special to The Gazette reports six year old Jane Deeny, child of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Deeny, fatally injured when struck by a lime spreader truck driven by Harlan Johnson of Waukon on a highway eight miles northeast of Waukon. Sheriff Leonard Bulman said she ran in front of the truck from behind a car she had been riding in. She died minutes after arrival at Waukon hospital.
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the Gazette
Waukon
Jane Deeny
Donald Deeny
Harlan Johnson
Leonard Bulman
Waukon Hospital
Seven Rural Schools in Lincoln Stop Classes Over Polio
Davenport report says seven rural schools in Lincoln township Scott county were closed as a precaution against infantile paralysis for the rest of the week Two Mt Joy area polio deaths occurred in four days with Mrs Victor Koch in critical condition at University hospital Iowa City Her husband also died from bulbar polio State health department in Des Moines reports polio cases in Iowa tripled the expected total with 247 cases by last Saturday versus 166 at this time last year.
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Davenport
Lincoln Township
Scott County
Mt. Joy
Victor Koch
University Hospital
Iowa City
State Health Department
Des Moines
Iowa
Manchester Church To Note Anniversary
The Manchester Methodist church marks its ninetieth anniversary with Sunday services. Bishop C W Brashares of Des Moines will speak at the morning service, and Rev. Charles E Mason, pastor for three years, will deliver the evening sermon. Special music will accompany both services.
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Manchester
Manchester Methodist Church
C W. Brashares
Des Moines
Charles, E. Mason
Furlough Tales of Pvt Berge at Home Farm
AP reports Pvt Glenn Berge home on furlough from Camp Walters Texas endures a string of illnesses from tonsillectomy to mumps scarlet fever measles and a broken arm during his visit. He jokes that he’s having the time of his life back on the farm.
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Kensett
Glenn Berge
Camp Walters
Texas
Berge
Baking Firm Denies Libel Suit In Broadcast
Altstadt and Langlas Baking Co says it is not responsible for remarks on a news broadcast it sponsored. Otto Von Krog sues for 20000 dollars claiming radio announcer H R Gross libeled him after his September indictment by the Hardin County grand jury. The firm notes it only sponsors the program and does not control the news.
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Hardin County Grand Jury
Waterloo War Hero Injured in Bridge Fall
Waterloo flight officer George R. Holroid was listed in critical condition after a fall from the Chicago Great Western bridge over the Cedar River. He was found unconscious on the abutment with a fractured collarbone possible skull fracture and loss of blood. Holroid, a 10 bombing mission veteran, had just returned from Saipan on 45 day leave.
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Waterloo
George R. Holrord
Cedar River
Holroid
Japan
Saipan
Bishop Sees Danger in Women Workers in U S
Des Moines AP report notes the National Catholic Rural Life conference opens its 23rd annual meeting with a Papal blessing. Bishop Gerald T. Bergan of Des Moines and Bishop J. H. Schlarman of Peoria urge direction for Christian family life amid global flux and looming dangers.
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Des Moines
National Catholic Rural Life Conference
Gerald T. Bergan
J. H. Schlarman
Peoria
Family central to planning warns Bishop Schlarman
Bishop Schlarman stresses that family should be the core of planning. He notes children should grow up with both parents and warns that a large female labor force could harm the nation more than a German or Japanese invasion.
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Schlarman
United States
Germany
Japan
One Low Cost Family Group Life Plan for All
Omaha offers the Service Life Insurance Co Family Group Plan covering 2 to 6 people for $1 a month not per person. It provides $1000 basic life coverage with double benefits for auto and triple benefits for travel deaths, and the policy continues after a death in the family. Free 10 day examination with no obligation to buy.
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Nebr
Legal Reserve
Service Life Insurance Co
Omaha 2
Nebraska
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