Combined Halloween and Bond Day Fest in Toledo
Toledo's annual Halloween celebration combines with the city bond drive Saturday. Ben Vaughan chairs the celebration committee with speeches by Adj. Gen. Charles H. Grahl and Third Officer Jane Malerhan WAAC. Events include a parade, races, baton twirling, concerts, a bond auction, costume parade, and a street dance with war savings stamps prizes.
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Toledo
Ben Vaughan
Iso
Adj
Charles H. Grahl
State Selective Service Organization
Jane Malerhan
WAAC
Toledo High School
Courthouse Square
Catherine Yerkes
Drumajor
Oledo and
Tama
Themerican Legion
Toledo Fire Department
Gen. Grahl
Mauerhan
C. E. Yerkes
Olie Irons
Egion Hall
Asa Thomas
M. R.thompson
C. W. Maplethorpe
Lowell Applegate
Earl Donaldson
N. R. MacAnulty
Don V. ‘Wells
Upper Iowa Fall Convocation to Feature Rev L W Hauter
Fayette Iowa The Rev L W Hauter pastor of First Presbyterian Oelwein will deliver the Upper Iowa University convocation address Sunday Nov 1 The subject Salvage Drive The annual convocation marks homecoming's culmination with seniors and faculty marching in procession from campus to the church and serves as the keystone of homecoming events and a milestone for seniors beginning their final year of college work.
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Fayette
L. W., Hauter
First Presbyterian Church
Oelwein
Upper Iowa University
Hauter
Upper Iowa
Struck by Hit and Run Driver Claims Iowa Man
Des Moines AP reports Joseph Graziano aged 63 died from injuries after being struck by a passing automobile while crossing an intersection. The fleeing driver left the scene, and authorities pursued leads in the case.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Joseph Graziano
Navy Day Parade Draws 1400 Preflight Cadets at Iowa City
About fourteen hundred cadets from the Navy preflight training school marched in the Iowa City Navy Day parade on the University of Iowa campus. Dignitaries in the reviewing stand included Capt. David Hanrahan, skipper of the preflight school, Lieut. Comdr. John Bloom, his executive officer, Col. H. H. Slaughter, head of the University of Iowa military department, Charles Smith of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post, and Quin Shay of the American Legion.
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Navy
University of Iowa
Iowa City
David Hanrahan
John Bloom
H. H. Slaughter
Charles Smith
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Quin Shay
Iowa City American Legion
Building Ernest Navy in World Declared by Officer
Lieutenant Commander Michael D. Dearth, personnel officer at the navy preflight school in Iowa City, told the Kiwanis club that once the building program is finished the United States Navy can destroy fleets of other world powers. He praised naval personnel and said 1,400 cadets marched in the Navy day parade, about two thirds of those who will be training in Iowa City in a month or six weeks.
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Iowa Citvy
Michael D. Dearth
Navy
Iowa City Kiwanis Club
United States Navy
Comdr. Dearth
Iowa City
Father Meyer to lead Marshalltown parish after Tama tenure
The Rev. A. P. Meyer, longtime pastor of St. Patrick’s in Tama for 12 years, will succeed Msgr. William Leen as head of St. Mary’s parish in Marshalltown. He will take the post the first week in November after a farewell sermon on November 1.
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Tama
A. P. Meyer
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
William Leen
St. Mary's Parish
Marshalltown
Father Meyer
Msgr
Leen
St. Patrick's Parish
Dubuque
Buchanan County
St. Paul, Minn
P. J.carroll
Watkins, Ia
Watkins and Newhall
Large flock of 2000 wood ducks spotted near Decorah
A flock of about 2000 wood ducks appeared east of Decorah last week, feeding in corn fields and roosting in trees by the Interstate Power pond near the Upper Iowa River. The birds stayed hidden until after 6 pm when hunting is prohibited, and with only one duck per day allowed, the impact on the flock is minimal. It’s been years since such numbers were seen in the area.
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The
Gazette
Decorah
Interstate Power Company
Iowa River
Muscatine Man Named President of Y’s Men’s Clubs
Muscatine resident Hugh Chance was appointed president of the International Association of Y's Men’s Clubs, succeeding Oskar Grunow of Dallas who is entering service. Chance has led the Muscatine Y's Men's Club since 1936.
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Muscatine
Hugh Chance
International Association of Y’s Men's Clubs
Chance
Oskar Grunow
Dallas
Texas
Muscatine Y’s Men’s Club
Homesick Iowa student hangs himself in dorm room
Lester Roy Richards, 17, a University of Iowa freshman from Waucoma, Ia, died by hanging in his Law Commons dorm room Wednesday morning. Johnson County Coroner George D Callahan said homesickness contributed. A maid found the body. Richards’ parents are Roy and Mrs. Richards.
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the Gazette
Iowa City
Lester Roy Richards
University of Iowa
Johnson County
George D Callahan
Richards
Roy Richards
Waucoma
Law
Navy
MacArthur Aide Will Get Degree
MT PLEASANT IOWA Wesleyan college will confer the degree of Doctor of science in aeronautics on Col. T B Wilson chairman of the board of Transcontinental and Western Airlines on an official mission from the Pacific war zone In the Southwest Pacific Col Wilson is chief of air land and sea transportation under Gen Douglas MacArthur.
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MT Pleasant
Iowa Wesleyan College
T B. Wilson
Transcontinental and Western Airlines
Pacific War Zone
Southwest Pacific
Col Wilson
Douglas MacArthur
Aged pair struck by auto die in Davenport
Davenport AP two elderly persons Martin Ochlschlager 63 and his sister Louise Schneider 82 were fatally injured when struck by a car Saturday night while crossing a street. Acting Coroner W A Hoepner said an inquest would be held Wednesday night.
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Davenport
Martin Ochlschlager
Louise Schneider
W. A. Hoepner
Gillette criticizes censorship policy on military losses
Washington AP Senator Gillette of Iowa denounces delaying public news of military reverses. He warns that postponing reporting harms national morale and breeds suspicion that facts are being hidden, even if no justification exists.
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Gillette
Washington
D-Ia
Hickenlooper Praises Grant Wood At Chicago Exhibition
Lieutenant Governor B B Hickenlooper paid tribute to Grant Wood during the fifty third annual Chicago Art Institute American exhibition. He called Wood a human part of his Midwestern birthplace and praised the artist for truth and verity in his work and boldness that conveys regional culture to all viewers.
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Chicago
Ill
Ins
B. B. Hickenlooper
Grant Wood
Chicago Art Institute
Iowa
Hickenlooper
War bonds sold at Monticello rally raise over 10 thousand
Monticello buyers and farmers purchased 10,475 dollars in war bonds at a Tuesday bond wagon event led by Frank Stimpson Jones county bond chairman. Items sold included a 1,000 dollar Stetson hat and a 500 dollar bacon slab, with proceeds boosted by crowd bidding and local women hawking bonds and stamps.
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Monticello
Wilson and Company
Frank Stimpson
Jones County
J. B. Seehusen
Center Junction
Wilson Bond
Bill Reed
Marion Flying Tiger
AVG
Burma
Sam Schuetz
Paul Schuetz
A.E.F
Northern Ireland
Jones County Service
Joe Herard
Cascade
Ray Hoag
Oelwein Firm Honored For Salvage Collection
L. M. Bawden of Des Moines, inspector for the War Production board, presented J. J. Levin of Levin Auto Parts in Oelwein with a banner for outstanding metal salvage work. The award is one of 300 nationwide, likened to the army navy E for excellence.
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Oelwein
L. M. Bawden
Des Moines
War Production Board
Bureau of Industrial Conservation
J. J. Levin
Levin Auto Parts
United States
Herring Seeks Federal Sales Tax Adoption in War Effort
Cedar Rapids luncheon attendees hear Senator Clyde L. Herring advocate a national sales tax to fund the war, urging government economy and a shift away from state taxation. He warns against broad drafting, stresses farming output, and supports a postwar League of Nations with American leadership.
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Cedar Rapids
America
Clyde L. Herring
Roosevelt Hotel
House
Herring
League of Nations
Volunteers Needed In Truck Regiments In Iowa
The Iowa trucking council appealed for volunteers for two special truck regiments for immediate overseas service. About 60 enlistments have been received. 75 more men aged 18 to 45 not yet ordered to report for induction are needed. Pay ranges from 88 to 121 dollars monthly.
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Des Moines
Iowa Trucking Council
War Department
Hickenlooper Kraschel battle of the ballots in Iowa governor race
In Iowa a Republican hopeful Hickenlooper known for overcoming a political liability leads the governor race against Democrat Kraschel. Hickenlooper, 46, Cedar Rapids, with two terms in the legislature and as lieutenant governor, has built name value since a strong June primary showing. Kraschel, 53, famed as a major livestock auctioneer, runs as Democratic nominee after long service as governor from 1934 and 1936, with a career spanning senate bids and a lieutenant governorship.
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Miller
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Linn County
Blockton
Nathan O
Margaret A. Hickenlooper
Taylor County
Iowa State College
University of Iowa Law School
Verna E. Bensch
Jane
David
Rose G. Kraschel
State Senate
Cass-Sedby
Kraschel
United States Senate
Francis G Cutler
Boone
George A Wilson
Wilson
Macon
Harlan
Agnes Johnson
Kraschels
Fred
England
East
Jim
University of Iowa
Amana Sailor Joseph Merta Navy Painter in Newfoundland
Amana resident Joseph Merta enlisted in the navy last July as a painter and is now stationed in Newfoundland. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Merta of Amana.
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Amana
Lumir Joseph Merta
Navy
Newfoundland
Frank Merta
Republican Rally at Opera House in Wauk on Saturday
In Wauk on Saturday evening a Republican rally will be held at the opera house with Rep. Henry O Talle of Decorah, the incumbent candidate for the Second Iowa district, slated as the principal speaker.
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Waukon
Opera House
Henry O Talle
Decorah
Iowa
Wilson rebuts rival as novice in Iowa rally
DES MOINES AP Gov George A Wilson Republican senator hopeful chided Sen Clyde L Herring for calling him a novice saying he could find his way to the United States Senate and back home more often at a rally with seven Republican clubs. Rep Paul Cunningham touted his Washington experience and Republican unity in wartime. Other GOP candidates at the meeting included Lt Gov B B Hicklen looper, C B Akers, W C Bagley, Harry Linn, John E Mulroney and David B Long.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Clyde L. Herring
United States Senate
Wilson
Rep
Paul Cunningham
Argonne Municipal Armory
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Cunnningham
Cunningham
Congress
B. B. Hickenlooper
C. B. Akers
W . C. Bagley
Harry Linn
John E. Mulroney
Supreme Court
David B. Long
Commerce
Iowa Bike The Quotas Are Cut
DES MOINES AP The Office of Price Administration reduced Iowa quotas for November. Passenger automobiles set at 69 and adult bicycles at 213, below October levels. November totals for autos and bikes are 704 and 1025 respectively with reserve supplies also lower than October.
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Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
Iowa
North English resident buys C. M Williams property
Mrs Lat tie Summers has purchased the C. M Williams property in the west part of North English. She will take possession at once.
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North English
Lattie Summers
C. M Williams
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