Gillette Eyes Tinless Cans for Food Packing Use
Sen. Guy Gillette says hearings will probe expanded use of all-fiber, plastic lined cans for food packing. Albert Robbins notes a secret formula using corn flaxseed and tallow to create oilproof, leak proof cans. MacMillan Petroleum backs the program and offers the formula for civilian use as the War Production Board bans metal oil cans.
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Washington
Guy Gillette
D-Ia
Senate Agriculture
Gillette
Albert A. Robbins
Raymond S. MacMillan
MacMillan Petroleum Corporation
Los Angeles
Calif
Ralph Davies
MacMillan
Robbins
War Production Board
Miller Heads Army Recruiting in Iowa
Capt. Floyd R. Miller arrived in Des Moines to assume command of army recruiting in Iowa. He replaces Capt. Robert Jacques who moved to Camp Carson. Miller will be joined next month by his wife Edith Crock of Hampton Indiana and daughter Jeanne Frances a University of Nebraska junior.
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Des Moines
Floyd R. Miller
Omaha
Iowa
Robert Jacques
Camp Carson
Colo
Miller
Edith Crock
Hampton, In
Jeanne Frances
University of Nebraska
Nearing Induction Ends Life of farmer Dwight Walker
Dwight Walker a 27 year old bachelor farmer of Danville Illinois shot himself with a 12 gauge shotgun on Tuesday near his parents farm home Des Moines county coroner R O Giles said Walker was to be inducted Sept 22 and the body was found near the parental residence in Burlington Illinois
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Burlington
Llp
Dwight Walker
Danville
R. O. Giles
Des Moines
Giles
Walker
Man River yields a 55 pound catfish catch
McGregor fisherman Frank Hill and his 14 year old son John haul a 55 pound catfish, the season's biggest so far, from their nets. John notes they have caught larger cats in past summers and helps with the daily pre-dawn trips.
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the Gazette
McGregor
Frank Hill
John
Johnny Remembe
No Crime Wave in Bluffs Test Blackout
Council Bluffs police report a quiet blackout test with minimal incidents. Officers and civilian defense officials called the drill 100 percent successful and noted the city had its quietest night in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
INS
Iowa
Marengo Board Names Deputy Sheriff to Fill Vacancy
The Iowa county board of supervisors appointed Guy H. Schroll as deputy sheriff for the unexpired term ending January 1, following the resignation of Bert Long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marengo
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Guy H. Schroll
Bert Long
Mattie Marley Reaches 50 Years Teaching in Earlville
Clarence Cox reports Miss Mattie Marley of Earlville marks fifty years of teaching in the same first grade room, starting at Burr Oak and continuing since 1896. Her students include local businessmen and future teachers, with a 1928 reunion noted.
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Mattie Marley
Earlville
Clarence Cox
Senate
Marley
Burr Oak School
Miss Marley
John E. Clifton
Carl M. Laxson
Glen Carty
Navy promotes Maquoketa man for valor in patrol
Merlin James Murray, 31, of Maquoketa Indiana, has been advanced to chief machinist's mate by the Navy for exceptional ingenuity and perseverance in maintaining machinery during a war patrol. His wife lives in Tucumcari, New Mexico.
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Washington
Navy
Merlin James Murray
Maquoketa
Murray
Tucumcari
N. M
Dr Hess Commissioned as First Lieutenant in Army
Dr. A M Hess of West Union has received his commission as first lieutenant in the army medical corps and will leave West Union soon. His practice will be taken over by Dr Edwin Walsh of Hawkeye. Hess has practiced in West Union for two years and he and Mrs Hess have two young sons.
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West Union
A. M. Hess
Army Medical Corps
Edwin Walsh
Hawkeye
Hess
Red Cross Kit Bag Tag Day Totals in Waukon
Vinton reports a kit bag tag day fundraiser in Waukon raised 192 dollars over Saturday. Community volunteers and Red Cross participants collected donations to support emergency services and relief efforts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton
Red Cross
Waukon
Jail Witness Holds Keyte on Induction Charge
Gerald Keyte 24 of Barnes City was jailed after arraignment on a charge of failing to report for induction under the selective service law. He said he is a Jehovah's Witness and had been summoned twice, most recently Aug. 8. He was ordered held on $5,000 bond pending grand jury action set for Sept. 16.
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Ottumwa
INS
Gerald Keyte
Barnes City
Keyte
Jehovah's Witnesses
U. S
Wilber Dull
West Union Group Army Selectees Report for Des Moines Assignment
East Iowa list of West Union area men bound for army camps reports to Des Moines on Friday. Names include Elwood Aeschliman Clinton Rueber Conrad Curtis Oscar Andreae Francis Baldwin Lawrence Bathke Fay Church Warren Weger James Gilbert William Bartels Robert Malven Clifford Becker Richard Johnson Everette McNulty LaVerne Rose LeLand Heldt John Becker Charles Bodie William Crowe Eldon Schmidtke Chester Eggert Donald Granne man George Mueller Henry Pfeiffer Delmar Sorge from Oelwein Hawkeye Elgin Fayette Randalia Maynard and other nearby towns.
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West Union
Des Moines
Elwod P. Aeschliman
Chicago
Warren D. Rueber
Clinton
Conrad J. Curtis
Hawkeye
Oscar S. Andreae
Arlington
Francis T. Baldwin
Wadena
Lawrence D. Bathke
Oran
Fay W. Church
Sumner
Warren H. Weger
James H. Gilbert
Clermont
William A. Bartels
Robert D. Malven
Maynard
Clifford A. Becker
Richard A. Johnson
Everette V. McNulty
LaVerne A. Rose
Leland E. Heldt
Donnan
John C. Becker
Charles M. Brodie
William D. Crowe
Eldon K. Schmidtke
Chester H. Eggert
Oelwein
Donald R. Granneman
George H. W. Mueller
Elgin
Henry M
Deaths noted in Edgewood West Liberty and Independence obituaries
Funeral services were held for Mary White 87 in Edgewood with burial in Edgewood cemetery. Emmett Buckman 63 died in West Liberty after a long illness and connections span Millville Pa to Williamsport Pa. J W Clenden nen 88 longtime Independence farmer died at home after years as an invalid.
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Edgewood
Mary White
Platt
Thomas H. Smith
Trinity Methodist Church of
White
Mary Bailey
Ottawa
Ill
Myron White
Clayton County
Iowa
West Liberty
Emmett Buckman
Carrie Eves
Millville
Boyd Eves
Quaker Church
First Presbyterian Church
The
Missionary Society
Aid Society
Independence
J. W. Clendennen
Butler County
Fayette
Buchanan
Lamont
H Funeral
H. Dill
Oak Grove Cemetery
Traffic Deaths in Record Drop in Iowa for August
Des Moines AP reports August highway deaths in Iowa fell to 24 from 55 a year earlier. July fatalities were 42. For the first eight months total highway deaths were 269, down 90 from 359 in 1941, and motor vehicle accident injuries dropped by 2,684 to 4,450 from 7,134.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Freeze Order Lets Iowans Shrink Debt
Des Moines reports show Iowans reduced charged debt by August 10 with small remaining accounts. Merchants noted 16 to 20 percent defaulted before the frozen accounts policy. State banking data reveal bank loans across 545 banks fell by 10,504,876 while deposits rose by 25,969,714 in the six months to June 30.
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Des Moines
State Banking Department
Des Moines Fireman Preacher Defies Chief in Stand
Des Moines AP reports Rev. Howard L. Stanbrough a fireman and preacher faced a deadlock with Fire Chief Charles L. Slade over his dual roles. Slade issued a writen order restricting Stanbrough to fire duty only under rule 54. Stanbrough pledged he would not lay down his bible and would preach next Sunday, risking discharge.
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DES Moines
Howard L. Stanbrough
Charles L. Slade
Stanbrough
Slade
Fire Department
Teacher Shortage Forces Iowa Schools to Drop Commercials
In Des Moines AP report, Iowa schools will skip teaching commercial subjects this year due to a serious shortage of commercial teachers. Deputy state superintendent J P Street says commercial teachers are practically non existent and unavailable. Other subjects facing shortages include science and mathematics as war industries and armed forces pull qualified instructors.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. P. Street
Street
West Union Couple Wed at Methodist Parsonage
Miss Lovella Dibble daughter of Clermont residents and Gordon Shepard son of West Union residents wed at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Rev W H Mitchell officiated at the parsonage with immediate family present. The bride, a teacher trained at Iowa State Teachers College and Upper Iowa University, and the groom, a Woodbury College graduate and freelance writer, plan to move west.
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West Union
Lovella Dibble
E. H. Dibble
Clermont
Gordon Shepard
Clare Shepard
W. H. Mitchell
Methodist Parsonage
Jack
Jane Dibble
Iowa State Teachers College
Clermont High School
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Atlantic
Shepard
West Union High School
Woodbury College
Calif
Los Angeles
the West
1-A for All but Those with Most Serious Defects
DES MOINES AP Men with hernia syphilis or diabetes will be classified as 4-F on the draft rolls ineligible for any military service. Lieut Col Robert S Shane states the state selective service aims to present less severe defects to the armed forces for final decision. Instructions were sent to local draft boards.
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Des Moines
Robert S. Shane
Shane
Rietz Quits as Head Of Math Department At Iowa University
Professor Henry L. Rietz resigns as head of the University of Iowa mathematics department. Roscoe Woods named acting chairman. The paper lists numerous faculty appointments and promotions across multiple departments including history religion psychology and engineering.
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Rietz
Iowa University
Iowa City
Henry Lewis Rietz
University of Iowa
Roscoe Woods
Troyer Anderson
Swarthmore College
David C. Shipley
Yale
Joseph B. Code
Catholic University
Washington
School of Religion
Willard J. Poppy
Robert R. Sears
Iowa Child Welfare Research Station
Yale University
Kenneth W. Spence
Clyde W. Hart
W. R. Miller
Howard V. Meredith
Grant Fairbanks
Paul L. Risley
Iowa Doctors in Armed Forces Reach 8 Percent
DES AP Iowa reports about 452 of 2600 doctors and over 200 dentists have received military commissions. By year end, expect around 600 doctors in uniform, roughly 25 percent of the state's physicians. Civilian medical needs can be met with 600 in service, but more could strain supply.
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Iowa
Col
Shane
State Medical Society
C. S. Foster
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Dental Society
Armed Services
Mercer named director of civilian defense training in Johnson County
Willis Mercer chosen by Johnson County civilian defense council to replace H S Jennings who resigned to join the army air corps. Mercer previously organized the council in schools and plants and led the county defense effort. Funeral services held for Len Plum, 65, with burial at Oakland Cemetery. Graduate nurses urged to attend a two day home nursing instructor institute led by Ruby Caldwell for the Red Cross at Westlawn classrooms.
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Iowa City
Willis Mercer
Johnson County
Civilian Defense Council
H. S. Jennings
Jennings
Army Air Corps
Mercer
Civilian Defense Corps
Wes City
Kenneth M. Dunlop
H. F. Willenbrook
Erling Thoen
Mason Ladd
Roscoe Taylor
Len Plum
Raymond Ludwigson
The
Christian Church
Oakland Cemetery
Westlawn
Ruby Caldwell
American Red Cross
First Aid Class Passes Tests at Scotch Grove
Nineteen of a 21 member first aid class completed the course Monday evening by passing tests. The class was taught by Miss Ann Dushanek and Joe Barron of Monticello.
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Scotch Grove
Ann Dushanek
Joe Barron
Monticello
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