Prospective Draft for Students Shocks University Fans
The University of Iowa faces surprise as about 150 juniors and seniors in the enlisted reserve are slated for potential service after reaching draft age. Col. H. H. Slaughter says a few freshmen and sophomores are in but mostly unaffected due to age. The program, started in July, aimed to let students enlist and study two years before war service, with college completion possible if conditions allowed.
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University of Iowa
Office of
Tornington
Col
H. H. Slaughter
Military Department
Cedar Rapids recruits 30 navy prospects for Des Moines exam
Thirty eastern Iowa men were sent from the Cedar Rapids naval recruiting station for physicals in Des Moines as part of entry to the U S Navy. Most who pass will be sworn in at a mass induction Sunday at Bever Park at 2 pm. The day includes a band concert and a competition between the army navy and marine corps. Over 40 men will be inducted as Iowa marks 3 000 token force in honor of the Iowa ship launch.
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Des Moines
U. S. Navy
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Navy
Bever Park
Army
Marine Corps
Front
Henry H. Joritz
Walker
Alvin K. Wyborny
James D. Sample
Ralph A. Dutton
Strawberry Point
Donald J. Weiland
Iowa Flyer Now a Major Serving RAF Mission in Egypt
Clifton Pen Oleson of McGregor, an early Iowa aviation pioneer, has been promoted to major in the U S Army Air Forces. He is reported on a special RAF mission in Egypt, began travels there in July. Oleson, 18 as WWI pilot and instructor, later led Otumwa airport training, rejoined as captain with Iowa's 124th Observation Squadron.
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McGregor
Clifton Pen Oleson
Iowa
U. S. Army Air Forces
Oleson
RAF
Egypt
Ottumwa
Pilot Training Corps
Army
124Th Observation
Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
Esther
Catharine Turner
Golden Wedding of Thornburg Residents John and Sarah White
Mr and Mrs John White of Coal Creek near Thornburg celebrate their 60 year marriage Sunday open house 2 to 4 pm They wed Sept 14 1892 at the Friends meeting house Sarah Bates is his wife They are 77 with seven children fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren active in community affairs
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Thornburg
John White
Coal Creek
Edison L
Eddyvil
Edgar B
Bellflower
Calif
Charles T. c
Gibson
Dwight Griggs
Des Moines
Carl Vollmer
Mukwonago
Wis
Morris
Oskaloosa
Indictment in Tipton Robbery and Related Case
A grand jury returned an indictment against Edwin Tracy of Muscatine for robbery in Tipton. He pleaded innocent before Judge G K Thompson. A second charge of assault with intent to murder was dismissed. Tracy is in Cedar County jail, linked to the Tipton barn robbery of Wilbur Ochiltree who lost about four hundred dollars. Ray Tracy, Tracy’s brother, pled innocent to a murder charge in Muscatine and faces trial set for October 5. He is held without bond on a death linked case arising from a garage fire in Tipton.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Edwin Tracy
Muscatine
G. K. Thompson
Tracy
Wilbur Ochiltree
Ochiltree
Ray
D. W. Jackson
Ray Tracy
James Thomas Payton
Low rate of positive syphilis tests among draft draftees
Des Moines report shows 1.72 percent of 73 908 draft samples tested by the Iowa Hygienic Laboratory in 1941 42 were positive for syphilis, up from 1.45 percent on 30 265 tests the year before. The figures, while not confirming disease in individuals, suggest the prevalence in the tested group.
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Des Moines
Selective Service System
Iowa Hygienic Laboratory
State Department of Health
Marion Youth on Wakefield Fire Trip Sept 3
Private First Class Donald E. Benedict son of Mr and Mrs Russell Benedict 1298 Fourteenth Avenue was aboard the naval transport Wakefield Sept 3 when fire severely damaged the ship He had been stationed with the AEF in Northern Ireland and was returning to the United States with a foot injury He is at Tilton General Hospital Fort Dix New Jersey All personal belongings were destroyed Benedict phoned his parents Thursday evening.
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Donald E. Benedict
Russell Benedict
Fourteenth Avenue
Wakefield
Benedict
A.E.F
Northern Ireland
United States
Tilton General Hospital
Fort Dix
N. J
Jean Buehler to wed Oran Covington this month
Henry Buehler of Cedar Rapids announces the engagement and approaching marriage of his daughter Jean Buehler to Oran Covington, son of H A Covington of Marion. Jean is a McKinley high school graduate and Oran is a Marion high school alumnus class of 1940.
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Henry Buehler
Fifth Street
Cedar Rapids
Jean
Oran Covington
H. A. Covington
Fifth Avenue
Marion
Miss Buehler
McKinley High School
Mr. Covington
Marion High School
Social notes and local visits at Cedarids social column
Compliments to Harriet Gibson of Washington D C as Mrs J T Galliven hosts a luncheon with eight at the table. Virginia Bardwell of Cedar Rapids was an out of town guest. Open houses announced by Rev and Mrs Frederick Nelson at the Congregational manse 1595 Eighth Avenue. Verle Breed to visit till Monday with the Breeds. Don Heim visiting Cedarids from Fort Ord as guest of Miss Wyonna Carey. Edward Vaughn from Phoenix visiting his parents. Jane Low returns from Chicago visit. Edison Pharmacy ad seeks girls.
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Harriet Gibson
Washington, D. C
J. T. Galliven
Virginia Bardwell
Cedar Rapids
Frederick Nelson
Eighth Avenue
Verle Breed
Great Lakes
Ley F. Breeds
Don Heim
Fort Ord
Calif
Cedarids
Thy
Reed's Sisters Arrive for Reed Homecoming
Mr and Mrs Gilbert Rathburn and children of Sioux Falls South Dakota arrive Friday to join the Reed homecoming for their brother Bill Reed. Mr and Mrs Ervin Shesler and their daughters of Indiana Harbor Indiana also visit. Mrs William Shesler and her daughter of Indiana Harbor are guests in Mrs E J Reeds home.
Fall Season A Dessert Luncheon Opens Milwaukee Club
The Milwaukee Woman's Club opened its fall season with a dessert luncheon in Memorial Hall on Saenaien afternoon. Committee members Mrs. Co A Trask, Mrs. Emil Petrush and Mrs. Glenn Hempy served refreshments to 25. New members welcomed included Mrs. Frank Zuhlke, Mrs. Robert Lowe, Mrs. O A Beerman, and Mrs. Edward Schoech. Mrs Elmer Fisher won ...
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Memorial Hall
Milwaukee Woman's Club
Co. A. Trask
Emil Petrush
Glenn Hempy
Frank Zuhlke
Robert Lowe
O. A. Beerman
Edward Schoech
Elmer Fisher
Earl Fulton Weds Betty Maxson in Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Charles Fulton announce the marriage of their son Earl Fulton to Miss Betty Maxson of Janesville Wisconsin. The ceremony occurred September 9 in Monroe Wisconsin. Earl Fulton is a Marion High School graduate of 1940 and recently sang with the Stan Stanley orchestra at Delavan Gardens Wisconsin.
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Earl Fulton
Charles Fulton
Betty Maxson
Janesville
Wis
Monroe
Fulton
Marion High School
Stan Stanley
Delavan Gardens
Delavan
Organize Home Nurse Class Formation in Marion
Mrs. R. K. Stoddard county home nursing chair and Mrs. J. Franklin Marion branch chair organized a home nursing class Friday. Twenty members enrolled. organizational meeting set for Sept 22 at 1 30 p m in the school building with Mrs Parsons as instructor.
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R. K. Stoddard
J. Franklin
Marion
Robins
Parsons
VINTON HYBRID CORN ADVERTISEMENT AND LOCAL NOTES
Vinton hybrid corn promoted as one of the best with Coast to Coast hardware now Marion township dealers. An eight month old, Elmeretta Vikdol, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Vikdol of 1695 Eighth Avenue, moved to Marion from New Hampton and is seriously ill with pneumonia. A note about Monticello fair secretary Harry Rodman and Mrs Rodman attending Bill Reed banquet for Mayor John C Mullin. Also a one day 10 percent discount on men’s overcoats top coats and suits with stamps and bonds offered by Ed Sigfred Co.
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Vinton
Coast To Coast Hardware
Marion Township
Elmeretta Vikdol
Elmer Vikdol
Eighth Avenue
Marion Monday
New Hampton
Harry Rodman
Monticello Fair
Rodman
Bill Reed
John C. Mullin
Sigfred Co
Forrest Trial on Auto Theft Set for Sept. 28
A Delaware district court in Manchester will summon a jury on Sept. 28 to hear the state versus George W. Forrest charged with stealing an automobile from his brother in law Frank Bishop of the Almoral neighborhood north of Earlville.
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Manchester
Delaware
George W. Forrest
Frank Bishop
Almoral
Earlville
Iowawar work unaffected by worker losses says official
Des Moines reports that Iowa war production remains strong despite workers joining the armed forces. Officials say only a few key men in war industries were drafted, with fair selective service. Manufacturers are speeding up training for replacements, though some skilled work requires years to master.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kimball
William Barnes
United States Employment Service
Barnes
Francis Pickett Named Pastor for Shellsburg Church
The Rev. Francis Purl Pickett of Minneapolis accepts a call to Shellsburg Federated Church and will lead Sunday morning and evening services. He is married with two daughters Judith and Abigail. A Los Angeles Baptist Seminary A B graduate and Northwestern Evangelical Seminary B D graduate, he served as a missionary in the Belgian Congo from 1935 to 1939 and has since pastored Richfield Community Church in suburban Minneapolis.
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Shellsburg
Francis Purl Pickett
Minneapolis
Iowa City Schools Report Enrollment and Air Raid Plans
The Iowa City public schools enroll 2 109 students this year, down from 2 118 last year, announced Supt Ivor Aae at the school board meeting. Air raid precautions were discussed and it was decided children stay in school buildings when air raid warnings are given per civilian defense council guidance.
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Iowa City
Ivor A. Ae
Iowa City School Board
Civilian Defense Council
He's Ready for The Army Now
Chester Marle Vogt a 27 year old Fairfield truck driver had refused a draft physical last week. He told Sheriff Mier at the jail he is ready to go any time now and said he was mad at draft officials and would not join the army claiming to be full blooded German. He was arrested by federal agents and jailed in default of 5000 dollars.
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Ottumwa
Chester Marle Vogt
Fairfield
Mike Mier
Vogt
Cedar Rapids Girl to Get WAAC Sheepskin
Six Iowa women among 243 WAAC officer candidates scheduled to graduate from Fort Des Moines training center. The list includes Ruth Elizabeth Woods of Des Moines Elizabeth Louise Flanagan of Cedar Rapids Mrs Kola Snyder Gallagher of Council Bluffs Irene O Galloway of Templeton Helen C Grote of Neola and Mrs Marcella Miller McCue of Greeley.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Fort Des Moines
WAAC
Ruth Elizabeth Woods
Elizabeth Louise Flanagan
Cedar Rapids
Kola Snyder Gallagher
Council Bluffs
Irene O. Galloway
Templeton
Helen C. Grote
Neola
Marcella Miller McCue
Greeley
Oldest Postville Resident Dead
The oldest Postville resident, a business man, died at 3:30 a.m. Friday at his home after a two week illness. He ran an auto sales agency for years and was active with his son Robert until recently. Born in Baden Germany, he came to Iowa in 1862 and started his Postville business in 1876 after a string of trades. Survived by Robert, another son Joseph, and daughter Mrs Lowell Moody. services Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Community Presbyterian church with burial in Postville cemetery.
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Robert
Baden
Germany
Hecker
Lansing
Dubuque
Port
Mary Hupp
Postville
Hupp
John
Joseph
Lowell Moody
Excelsior
Pettions of Manchester Hit by Wartime Turnout
Special to The Gazette reports the Pettions of Manchester facing major wartime changes. Father and mother, Mr and Mrs Henry Pettin, have five sons either in the army or awaiting service. The family’s links to Collins Radio in Cedar Rapids tie them to war work. Orville serves in coast artillery at Fort Worden Washington. Fred trains in radio work at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Norman works in a Marysville Missouri war plant and anticipates enlistment. John leaves for army exams in Des Moines this week. Warren, 18, attends an aircraft school in Kansas City and plans to enlist.
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Henry O. Pettlon
Manchester
Pettions
Pettion
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Roy Galloway
Orville Pettion
Coast Artillery
Fort Worden
Wash
Fred Pettion
Camp Claiborne
Norman Pettlon
Marysville
John Pettlon
Des Moines
Warren
Kansas City
Noted Iowa Lawyer Miss Corelia Egan Dies at 82
Sioux City reports the death of Corelia B. Egan age 82 a pioneer woman attorney in northwest Iowa and longtime leader of women’s organizations in the state. The obituary notes her trailblazing legal career and civic work.
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Sioux City
Corelia B. Egan
Iowa
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Third Avenue
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Marion, Iowa
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