Trailer Camp For Married Vets at ISC
Special to The Gazette Ames veterans at Town State College will gain winter housing relief with 180 to 150 temporary units to ease cold exposure until permanent housing is built. Demountable one and two bedroom houses will be added. one unit owned by the college will rent for $1 per year to married veterans. Location is pending on college property, with federal relief sought after study of other schools. Harriet Grange leads the housing committee and has 106 applications since Oct. 8 with 39 having children.
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Gazette
Ames
Town State College
Pas
Jeneers Ae
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Harriet Grange
Aiaine
Salen H Committee
Pet
Geeing
Steve
Beech Avenue
Deaths in Millersburg Family Within 32 Hours
Samuel Schaffner 79 dies of tetanus from a wire cut. his death follows his wife Em ma Faas who died days earlier. Schaffner survived by wife Clara Cheney and their son Charles and daughter Mrs Alfred Shaull. eight grandchildren and one great grandchild, with siblings James, John, and four sisters. Funeral arrangements pending.
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Millersburg
Samuel Schaffner
Emma Faas
Charles Schaffner
Schaffner
Clara Cheney
Charles
An We Baan
Alfred Shaull
James
John Schaffner
Pilot Township
John Furler
Marengo
Minnie Humphrey
Pilot
Myrtle Ef
Goodman
White Lake
Ronald G. Reed dies of cerebral hemorrhage in Waterloo
Randal G. Reed, 48, vice president of James Dry Goods, died Monday afternoon in Waterloo from a cerebral hemorrhage. A former teacher and football coach at Mason City, he served as an assistant football coach at the University of Iowa in 1921. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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Waterloo
Randal G. Reed
James Dry Goods Company
Reed
Mason City
University of Iowa
Rounds Out 50th Year In Belle Plaine Business
A. E. Feddersen jeweler and optometrist marks five decades in Belle Plaine. Now eighty three, he continues running the store with sons Erle and Paul Feddersen. Immigrating from Schleswig Holstein in 1882, he trained in Germany and worked in Freeport St Paul and Duluth before opening here in 1895. His wife is Mabel Dillon of Belle Plaine.
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Belle Plaine
A. E. Feddersen
Feddersen
Erle
Paul Feddersen
United States
Schleswig-Holstein
Germany
Freeport
St. Paul
Duluth
Eastern Iowans Listed For Homecoming From Overseas
The Associated Press notes several eastern Iowa veterans slated to arrive in the U S from overseas aboard ships in the coming days. Names include Cedar Rapids Pic Richard J Muhs Lowdon Oelwein Cpl Joseph T Hall Greeley S Sgt Clay A Brady Decorah T 5 Arnold H Myrah Sigourney T 5 Edward C Long Elkader Sgt Donald R Yohe Marion Lt Baird A King Cedar Rapids M Sgt Lewis C Harlan Mar ion Leonard E Griffin Marengo Sgt Harry E Hiey Cedar Rapids Sgt George R Reader Marengo Pfc Byron D Conway Vinton and more from various ports and ships.
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Associated Press
Boston
Laconia Victory
Amiel R. Mick
Cedar Rapids
Pic
Richard J. Muhs
Lowdon
Joseph T. Hall
Oelwein
Clay A. Brady
Greeley
New York
Santa Cecilia
Ralph M. Schroder
Dysart
Montcl
Leonard E. Griffin
Marengo
Newport News
Colby Victory
Harry E. Hiey
George R. Reader
Byron D. Conway
Vinton
Two C.R. Men Elected Officers by Jewelers
DES MOINES AP H C Kirkberg Forte is the new president of the Iowa Retail Jewelers association, which will hold its convention next spring at Des Moines. Other officers are George Fischer Clinton vice president Robert Prastka Cedar Rapids secretary and treasurer John Gillam Marshalltown H O Woodbury Newton and Wallace G Boyson Cedar Rapids directors.
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Des Moines
H. C. Kirkberg
Forte
Iowa Retail Jewelers Association
George Fischer
Clinton
Robert Prastka
Cedar Rapids
John Gillam
Marshalltown
H. O. Woodbury
Newton
Wallace G. Boyson
Pheasant Hunt Spurs Gun Seizures and Arrests in Iowa
State conservation officers report a busy start to pheasant season with 19 arrests in Marshall County and 20 guns seized near Webster City. Injuries include Albert Bierl of Clarion in serious condition and Ronald Lippard of near Marshalltown wounded by a firearm discharge in a car.
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State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Hampton
Albert Bierl
Clarion
Ronald Lippard
Lloyd Huff
Walter Harvey
Marshalltown
Ottumwa
Huff
Harvey
Marshall County
Hamilton County
Webster City
Gov Blue Joins House Hunters in Des Moines
Gov Robert D Slue plans extended time away from his office to search for a home. He has lived in his second house since taking office last January and must vacate by December 1. He eyed Camp Dodge housing but school concerns for his two high school children block move. The Iowa legislature considered buying a governor's residence earlier this year but bills failed. Iowa lacks a state governor residence.
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Des Moines
Robert D Slue
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Plan To Build Fence At Eldora Is Dropped
DES MOINES INS An Eldora boys training school fence plan was set aside after a 90 minute meeting with Gov Robert D Blue and board of control members Blue offered no statement on the meeting but noted some other solution would be found He outlined a ninth recommendation from September 28 and said leasing a war prisoner camp to house incorrigibles from Eldora is unlikely and no camp is usable yet
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Des Moines
INS
Eldora
Robert D. Blue
Board of Control
Blue
Man Found Dead in Clinton Home From Gas Leak
Andrew Larsen, 75, was found dead Monday night in his Clinton residence where he lived alone. He apparently died from gas escaping an open jet, after returning from a yearlong visit with a son in Chicago.
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Clinton
Andrew Larsen
Chicago
Iowa State Commerce Commission Plans Franchises and Objections
A fragmentary notice describes an application to grant electric utility franchise rights involving poles wires and conduits in Linn County Iowa. The Iowa State Commerce Commission invites written objections filed by a stated deadline in a public proceeding.
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Iowa Electric
Tows
State Commerce Nc
Linn County
Iowa
Iowa Ate Commerce Commis
Bankers See Inflation Pressure at Iowa Convention
Des Moines AP reports bankers arriving for the Iowa Bankers annual convention voiced concern over rising prices and inflation. Deputy Comptroller Co B Upham of Washington, a former Iowa City official, notes possible on series E in the victory loan drive. Senator Alben W. of Kentucky was set to address bankers on the United Nations Charter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Alsso
Co. B. Upham
Washington, D. C
Alben W
Kentucky
Heat Is On Police Force In Ottumwa
Mayor orders second probe into Ottumwa police after Harold Buell a Parsons College football player and decorated Navy veteran was jailed for speeding and passing at an intersection. Buell described the jail as filthy and sanitary conditions poor. Charges were dismissed amid ongoing inquiry into police practices and prior assault accusations against two officers.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Police Department
David A. Nevin
Harold Buell
Parsons
Buell
Nevin
General MacNider Resigns Return From Tokyo
Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNider of Mason City says he has resigned and will resume work in Mason City. The two war veteran, who served four years in action from the South Pacific to Tokyo, is on leave and returned from Tokyo last week with a marine son.
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Des Moines
Hanford MacNider
Mason City
South Pacific
Tokyo
Second Secret War Project At State College Revealed
Ames report by Charlene Stettler details Iowa State College wartime oxygen research projects directed by the Office of Scientific Research and Development. The first project on copper cobalt compounds sought a bloodlike oxygen carrier, aided by MIT and UC Berkeley. A second project improved the liquid air process, enabling large scale oxygen generation at room temperature for naval vessels and repair ships.
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State College
Gazette
Ames
Navy
Iowa State College
Dean H. W. Gaskill
Iowa State Project
Genera Oxygen
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Army
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of California
Iowa
Harvey Diehl
Department of Chemistry
Revolutionary cobalt compounds may unlock oxygen hemoglobin link
Dr Diehl and Dean Gaskill describe a new cobalt compound at Iowa State with reversible oxygen uptake and release. The team, including Marshalltown undergraduate Clifford Hach, built 800 compounds with 15 showing the key reversible property. MIT perfected the single effective machine for the process. 12 minute cycles yield 500 cubic feet of oxygen per hour.
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Dean Gaskill
Iowa
Diehl
Clifford Hach
Marshalltown
Iowa State
Massachusetts Institute of Technol
W. Ge Company
Battle Creek
Town State
Bond Issue Voted for Ottumwa TB Hospital
In a special election Wapello county residents approved a $300000 bond issue by seven to one to finance construction of a new tuberculosis hospital at Sunny Slope sanatorium Ottumwa to replace the one destroyed on New Year’s Day.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
Sunnyslope Sanatorium
Selene
John Jay as First American Secretary of State
John Jay served as the first secretary of state of the United States, establishing early executive diplomacy and shaping the role in the new republic. He contributed to early foreign affairs and constitutional foundations during the presidency of George Washington.
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John Jay
Halsey to receive white horse Constitution in New York
Admiral William F. Halsey is slated to be presented with Constitution, a pure white stallion from Nebraska breeder Cal Thompson, by the Gold ee Legion in New York. Constitution, a cousin to Shiroiyuki, won’t be for sale and will ride with Halsey during a future appearance.
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New York
William F. Halsey
Hirohito
Shiroiyuki
Halsey
Tokyo
Constitution
Navy
Central Ser
Cal Thompson
Sailor Thompson
Ruth
Naper
Neb
Ee Legion
Irving Fisher
Yale
Legion
Thompson
Hamburg Bomb Maps Found Under Lingerie
Washington report cites vice president of the United States strategic bombing survey confirming that German maps are found concealed beneath lingerie. The discovery is described as part of ongoing wartime intelligence assessments.
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Hamburg
Washington
INL
United States Strategic Bombing Survey
Fourteen Year Old Slayer Recaptured With Girl
Allentown Pa AP Myron Semunchick 14 and an 18 year old girl who aided his escape were recaptured Monday night near Easton in Seipsville. Semunchick sentenced to life for the murder of Mae Barrett 9 last January. Officials said the pair escaped from Allentown State Hospital the day before. The superintendent said the boy fled after a bell rang and an attendant opened a door.
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Allentown
Myron Semunchick
Allentown State Hospital
A. Cook
Mae Barrett
Philadelphia
Seipsvill
Easton
Pete Girl
Semunchick
Moe
Harry F. Hoffman
Mabel
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Armstrong Millinery
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Third Street
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Slayer
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