40 Changes Listed for Methodists
Waterloo AP appoint ments for 1942 43 show 40 of 163 charges changed. Rev H H Dill succeeds Dr Earle Baker at Cedar Falls First Methodist. Dr Frank W Court moves to Linden Waterloo. Roscoe Sires becomes Tipton pastor. H W Singer shifts to Independence. Conference adjourns after readings and ordination.
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Waterloo
J. Ralph Magee
Upper Iowa Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church
Cedar Falls
Earle A. Baker
H. H. Dill
Methodist Church
Independence
Frank W. Court
Linden Methodist Church
Roscoe B. Sires
Tipton
H. W. Singer
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Missionary Foresees China Wins War Despite Losses
Special to The Gazette reports Miss Margaret Meninger of Marshalltown says China may lose battles but win the war. A Presbyterian missionary in China since 1914, she notes China’s rebirth and the war’s role as time’s ally. She recalled internment after Pearl Harbor, gardening for vegetables, and smuggling poinsettias and funds to Chinese Christians and a leper colony.
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Washington
China
Margaret Meninger
Marshalltown
America
Gripsholm
Miss Meninger
First Presbyterian Church
Woman's Society
Salaries of City Workers in Iowa Drop 1.5 Percent
Des Moines reports that administrative salaries for 44 Iowa cities with populations over 5,000 fell 1.5 percent in the year ended March 31. Total salaries were $693,960, down $10,701 from the prior year, with an average cost per person of 75 cents versus 77 cents. Cities listed include Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Oelwein, Decorah, Washington, and Grinnell with various per person and total figures.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Oclwein
Decorah
Washington
Grinnell
United Brethren Shifts Are Made
In Waterloo, at the Iowa conference final day, pastors were reassigned. Castalia receives Fred Moore. Gladbrook gets Zerry Hougham from Ventura. Sumner gains L. E. Crippen from Garwin. Moore had done evangelistic work and was not a Town conference member. Supplying churches include Clarinda Garber Garwin Hopkins Grove Manchester Mystic Pleasant Ridge and Talmadge.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Church of the United Brethren In Christ
Castalia
Fred Moore
Gladbrook
Zerry Hougham
Ventura
Sumner
L. E. Crippen
Garwin
Mr Moore
Clarinda
Garber, Garwin
Hopkins Grove
Manchester
Mystic
Pleasant Ridge
Talmadge
Luck Holds for Waukon Flyer in Second Crash
Lieut. Fred O'Riley of Waukon Iowa survived a second crash landing after combat over Timor sea with Japanese bombers and Zeros He steered a failing plane to a mangrove swamp then set it down with no serious injuries He was rescued hours later and his plane returned to service He is the son of county agent Frederick O'Riley and recently married Peggy Anne Finery of Newark New Jersey to the southwest Pacific war theater.
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Australia
INS
Fred O'Riley
Waukon
Air Corps
O'Riley
Timor Sea
Air Station
O’riley
Frederick O'Riley
Allamakee County
Peggy Anne Finery
Newark
Cedar Rapids Seeks Bids for Sidewalk Construction 1942
City invites sealed proposals through October 8 1942 for building permanent sidewalks on specified streets in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Work to begin by October 16 and finish by November 16 1942. Payment via assessment certificates to abutting property and bid security required.
Big Gap Seen In Road Fund In Iowa Budget Outlook
Iowa faces a potential shortfall for the farm-to-market road fund after a 25 percent drop in primary road traffic and proportional declines in gasoline tax and vehicle fee receipts over the last quarter. Fred R. White, chief engineer, warns further tax and travel declines could erase funds for the farm road program and jeopardize primary road upkeep across the state. In Volga City, Mrs Charlotte Russell and Frederick Schnarhorts wed Sept 15 in Missouri. couple plans to live in Marshalltown.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fred R. White
Town Highway Commission
White
Volga City
Charlotte Russell
Laurel
J. Crain
Frederick Schnarhorts
F Schnarhorts
Missouri
Marshalltown
Cedar Rapids sidewalk resolution lists Greene Subd parcels and more
The Cedar Rapids City Council adopts a resolution for permanent sidewalks along numerous Greene Subd and Well Place blocks in Cedar Rapids Iowa. It details parcel addresses and frontage, requires sand gravel and cement sidewalks per plan, with publication notices due by October 8 1942. If property owners fail to permit construction the city will build and assess costs against parcels.
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Cedar Rapids
City of
Linn County
Towa
8Th Street
Auditor’s
Ath St
Auditor's
Washington Ave
Bever Park
Ist
1St Ave
Roft
Bever Ave
Bever Park 1St
Bever Park Ist
16Th St
3Rd Ave
7Th St
6Th Ave
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Sth
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Bot
Daniels St
Daniels
Ubd
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O. LE
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Ode
4Th Ave
Greene
Sur
Lot & Greene
Sarin
4Th Riess
8Th St
Greene's
Greene’s
L. A
Ah St
Aveares
Weares
28Th St
Well Place
8Th Ave
Camburn Ct
Camburn Gt
Matt Ave
Wellington Place
Wellington Fince
Aun Ave
Wellington
5Th Ave
Eddition
15Th St
11Th St
Iowa
State of Towns
Coke Bandit Back in Jail After Break
Davenport AP report details two youths linked to the "coke kids" gang who escaped from Scott County jail Sunday by overpowering the turnkey. One, Donald Leroy Butterfield, 20, led the gang and was captured after a high speed chase. the other, Marion Eugene Powell, 18, was found near his home. They allegedly freed three other men, attacked the turnkey causing serious injuries requiring 45 stitches, and fled with keys. The pair had earlier robbed a Cedar Rapids drug store and a grocery, taking cash during the spree.
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Davenport
Scott County
Coke
Donald Leroy Butterfield
Reed Phillips
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Marion Eugene Powell
Naval
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
William Hanemann
Cedar Rapids
Charles Zastera
Ellis Boulevard
Frank Pusateri
Tenth Street
Pusatcri
Funeral services for Lieut Robert Symonds Tuesday
Funeral services for Lieut Robert Wyymonds, who died Friday in a plane crash at Tampa Florida, will be conducted by Rev Charles F Edwards at Grace Episcopal church in Decorah Tuesday at 3 30 p.m. Burial with military honors will be in Phelps cemetery.
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Spreial
Gazette
Decorah
Robert Wyymonds
Tampa
Fla
Charles F Edwards
Grace Episcopal Church
Phelps Cemetery
Hickenlooper to Speak at Moose Convention in Waterloo
Lieut Governor B B Hickenlooper the Republican nominee for governor will be the principal speaker at the Loyal Order of Moose state convention in Waterloo from October 16 to 18. Sterling R Leckington Waterloo lodge governor estimated about 5000 members will attend.
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Hickenlooper
Waterloo
B. B. Hickenlooper
of the Loyal Order of Moose
Hele
Sterling R. Leckington
Waterloo Lodge
Senator Herring Urges Overseas Ballots in Time for Vote
Senator Clyde L. Herring advocates timely ballots for Iowans abroad to vote in the November election. He criticizes Town election officials for delays and argues ballots must be ready with no excuses.
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Moines
IDPA
Clyde L. Herring
Ballot Certification Tightened as Overseas Ballot Changes Take Effect
Secretary of State Earl G Miller has ceded election duties to deputy Hughes Bryant who is preparing ballots for certification ahead of deadlines. The Sept 24 minor party and independent filing deadline drives early certification to county auditors by Sept 25. Overseas voters will receive a special ballot limited to senatorial and congressional races, with no local or state races included.
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Earl G Miller
Iowa
Hughes Bryant
Bryant
Congress
Sinking Yorktown photographer serves in Midway battle
Eugene Jones of Hawkeye, Fayette County, flew torpedo plane gunfire during Midway aboard the Yorktown. His wartime photos, released by the Navy, appeared in Life and newspapers. Jones is one of three Fayette County survivors, along with Robert Humphry and David Pattison. He trained at Great Lakes, served aboard the Yorktown in multiple campaigns, and will report to Treasure Island. He is not yet 21 and has a long war record.
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Blanche Reall
West Union
Eugene Jones
Hawkeye
E. Jones
Navy Department
Life
New York
Chicago
Jones
Treasure Island
Fayette County
Yorktown
Robert Humphry
New Zealand
David Pattison
Mare Island Hospital
California
Midway
Great Lakes
Hawaii
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
Salamua-Sac
New Guinea
Tulagi
Coral Sea
Blairstown Soldier Promoted to Corporal
Military authorities announced the promotion of Private First Class Paul E Brandt to corporal. A Blairstown native, he has served since January 6 1942 and is assigned to Keyfield on duty with a bomb squadron, a son of Mr and Mrs Frank Brant.
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Blairstown
Keyfield
Miss
Paul E Brandt
Brant
Frank Brant
Look Out Below: bars ban under-21 officers
The column notes a Washington trend where bars deny entry to lieutenant colonels under 21 unless with parents. It also covers Vern Nall, a Democratic candidate for Iowa's First District, and comments on his campaign pace. Governors Griswold and Wilson are referenced regarding Iowa guard duties and past college sports, with light humor about gambling laws and a guardsman family moment.
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Mason City Globe Gazette
Washington
Vern Nall
Iowa City
Iowa
Nall
Iowa City War Bond Drive Exceeds 108000
War bond sales in the victory premiere program in Iowa City topped 108000 dollars. A Buy a Bond dance at the Memorial Union was to wrap up the drive Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
INS
Memorial Union
Witnesses figure in missing boy case in Des Moines area
R A Bourne 30, Iowa Jehovah's Witnesses convention chairman, posted 500 bond on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor after taking a 16 year old boy to a Wisconsin convention against his mother's wishes. The boy, Wayne Emmons of Iowa City, has been missing since Sept 13. Bourne admitted taking the boy to Ames and buying a ticket to Madison. arraigned before Justice C C Briggs with Sept 30 hearing set.
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Indianola
R. A. Bourne
Iowa
Jehovah's Witnesses
Liberty
Wisconsin
Harold Emmons
Iowa City
Wayne
Lewis Johnson
Bourne
Des Moines
Amesia
Madison
Wis
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
Brooklyn
Johnson
C. C. Briggs
Accused Pickpocket Pleads Not Guilty In Des Moines
DES MOINES AP Frank A. Sanders 52 of Minneapolis pleads innocent to a large theft charge in a $467 pickpocket case. Des Moines tavern operator G W Martin says Sanders joined a man who stole money as he left a bank. Sanders released on $1,000 bond with hearing set for Oct 12.
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Des Moines
Frank A. Sanders
Minneapolis
G. W. Martin
Sanders
Man Arrested for Too Much Talking
Special to The Gazette Manchester August J Gartner 40 of Detroit Mich was placed in county jail for investigation after Hopkinton residents reported unpatriotic remarks that he would not fight anyone's war. MT Vernon Roadhouse womens dormitory on the Crise well campus recently elected officers President Kate Moss Des Moines vice president Louise Reynolds Mason City secretary treasurer Jamice Appetit West Bend social chairman Joanne Day Davenport
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the Gazette
Manchester
J. Gartner
Detroit
Mich
Carl Anderson
Gartner
Hopkinton
Anderson
MT. Vernon
Crisewell
Kate Moss
Des Moines
Louise Reynolds
Mason City
Jamice Appetit
West Bend
Joanne Day
Davenport
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