Delaware County Scrap Drive Aims For 600 Tons
Delaware County observes a one day scrap pickup as businesses and schools close at noon to gather metal. Hundreds canvass households in Manchester and surrounding towns with dozens of trucks delivering scrap to yards. Decklar Auto Parts reports 123 loads totaling about 200 tons and 10 tons bought outright. Harry Goodman wrecking yard notes about 110 tons from 125 loads. County leaders Howard Shelly and Chester McCarthy supervise with town chairmen named.
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the Gazette
Manchester
Delaware County
Manchester Junk Rds
Decklar Auto Parts
Buck Creek
Greeley
Masonville
Dundee
Harry Goodman
Howard Shelly
Chester
McCarthy
County
Triple A
Delaware county cooperative sale supports armed service families
Shelly praised the county turnout as outstanding and credited widespread cooperation. A list of names including Walter Gingerich and Clyde Mosher appears in connection with the event. Proceeds from scrap sales will aid families of servicemen.
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Shelly
Delaware County
McGregor Scrap Drive Reclaims 20 Tons of Material
McGregor Service club conducted an all day scrap drive collecting about twenty tons of material. Phillip Daubenberger led salvage at the lumber yard where the gathered items included an 85 year old Howe sewing machine and antique obstetrical instruments. A cracked 490 pound fire bell also joined the collection, once praised for its size and tone and believed to contain silver bronze and steel.
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McGregor
McGregor Service Club
McGregor Salvage
Phillip Daubenberger
Howe
Mississippi
Scrap metal drive under way in Clayton County
County chairman Stephen Donlon says a coordinated effort is planned to collect all scrap metal before snow falls. Implement dealers will act as agents and the county is divided among them with districts assigned. School directors are urged to help locate and gather scrap.
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The
Gazette
Eleader
Clayton County
Stephen Donlon
Scrap iron drive starts at Shueyville High School
Shueyville High School launches a scrap iron campaign with a student contest. Competing teams assign a lieutenant, corporal, sergeant and 11 privates to collect material.
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Shueyville
Shueyville High School
New Farm Fire Truck Aids Mendon Township Near McGregor
A $4 500 farm fire truck funded by a one mill levy will serve Mendon township near McGregor and Marquette. The unit carries 1000 feet of hose a 500 gallon pumper a 30 foot ladder and a 300 gallon water tank. It will be housed at the McGregor fire hall and operated by McGregor volunteer firefighters. In the photo Fire Chief Bill Walter stands with driver Bill Hendrickson.
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Mendon Township
McGregor
Marquette
McGregor Fire Hall
Bill Walter
Bill Hendrickson
Soldiers pledge to buy war bonds out of army pay
Des Moines AP Lieutenant Colonel Orson B Powers reports at Camp Dodge reception center that 94 percent of selectees passing through have subscribed at least 10 percent of their army pay for war bonds. Twenty four percent allotted more than 10 percent. Processing line assists soldiers in filling pay reservation blanks. Inductees cautioned not to subscribe more than they can afford.
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Des Moines
Orson B. Powers
Camp Dodge
Benu
Col. Powers
Dyer Indictment On Man Arrested At West Liberty
Three men were indicted by a federal grand jury on Dyer act violations. Melvin J. McCann of Omaha is accused of stealing a car in Omaha last June 9 and driving it to West Liberty Iowa where he wrecked it and was arrested. Lawrence Bartlett of Omaha faced earlier charges of stealing a Council Bluffs car in 1941 and driving to Detroit before release on bond. Eugene Wents Phillips, Iowa native, is charged with stealing a California car and driving to Audubon Iowa from San Mateo last January.
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Council Bluffs
Melvin J. McCann
Omaha
West Liberty
Lawrence Bartlett
Detroit
Eugene Wents Phillips
Iowa
San Mateo
Calif
Audubon
Army Gets Jones Contingent Monday
ANAMOSA The following Jones county men will leave for army service Monday after completing physical exams and two week furloughs. Names include Howard J. Barto Oxford Junction Dade C. Binley Anamosa Marvin C. Blohm Center Junction Carl F. Bohlken Monticello Bernard D. Bunce Anamosa Laurence J. Callaghan Bernard Glenn F. Coffin Monmouth Leonard A. Coleman Anamosa Gale Edwards Anamosa Max R. Fayram Onslow John M. Fitzsimmons Monticello Harlo B. Gearhart Anamosa Oliver O. Grover Wyoming Wayne E. Haida Anamosa Elmer T. Hankin Monticello Edward J. Knake Wyoming Morris A. Lane Olin Edward E. Mallie Martelle Arthur E. Marek Anamosa Laurence J. Neunaber Olin Marvin H. Null Onslow Clarence M. Ottep Anamosa Ladislav C. Peckosh Oxford Junction Peter T. Petersen Wyoming Albert D. Remington Olin Carl B. Renk Monticello Harold F. Schneiter Monticello Henry J. Schone Monticello Laurence J. Siebels Monticello Irvin C. Sievers Wyoming Herman D. Tieken Monticello Carsten T. Thompson Cascade Joseph Tye Jr Oxford Junction James A. Wright Monticello Leonard J. Meadow Monticello The following men will leave for service Tuesday morning Oct 6 Harland Bixler Olin Lloyd Stone City Merle Lath Onslow Nicholas Muller Monticello Clarence Oaken Monticello Skahill Cascade Williamson Monticello Callaghan Petersen Remington and Tieken were inducted for limited service.
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Anamosa
Jones County
Howard J. Barto
Oxford Junction
Dade C. Binley
Marvin C. Blohm
Center Junction
Carl F. Bohlken
Monticello
Bernard D. Bunce
Laurence J. Callaghan
Bernard
Glenn F. Coffin
Monmouth
Leonard A. Coleman
Gale Edwards
Max R. Fayram
Onslow
John M. Fitzsimmons
Harlo B. Gearhart
Oliver O. Grover
Wyoming
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Elmer T. Hankin
Edward J. Knake
Morris A. Lane
Olin
Edward E. Mallie
Martelle
Arthur E. Marek
Laurence J. Neunaber
Marvin H. Null
Clarence M. Ottep
Ladislav C. Peckosh
Peter T. Petersen
Albert D. Remington
Carl B. Renk
Harold F. Schneiter
Henry J. Schone
Laurence J. Siebels
Clarence Oaken
Skahill
Cascade
Williamson
Callaghan
Petersen
Remington
Tieken
Victory Corps Proposed for Iowa High Schools
Des Moines AP Miss Jesse Parker state superintendent urged creation of a high school Victory Corps in all public and private secondary schools in Iowa. She cited a manpower crisis and said youths must prepare for military war industry farm and civilian service. Facets include land air sea production and community service.
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DES Moines
Jessie Parker
Victory Corps
Iowa
Indian Summer Spell Grips Iowa With Mild Conditions
Indian summer weather persisted over Iowa on Wednesday and forecasts from the weather bureau indicate it will continue. The Omaha area reported a high of 76, while readings dropped to 34 Tuesday night. No precipitation was recorded in the state.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Mercury
Eah
Fingerprints Bother I. C. Defense Workers
Civilian defense leaders in Iowa City report only 300 of about 1 300 workers have registered for fingerprinting. Commander Rollin Perkins says the process is not tied to criminal records. Workers are urged to report to the police station to complete local files.
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Iowa City
Rollin Perkins
United States
Iowa ends doctor draft as 600+ physicians enter service
Dr Thomas F Suchomer of Cedar Rapids, with the War Manpower Commission unit, said Iowa will send few more doctors to service. The Iowa State Medical Society announced recruiting has stopped temporarily as more than 600 physicians, about a quarter of active practitioners, are already in uniform or being commissioned. Localities have begun importing doctors from less strained regions. three Keota doctors joined, while Richland’s physician relocated to Keota for the duration.
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Cedar Rapids
War Manpower Commission
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
War Department
Ans Aoarate
Keota
Keokuk County
Richland
23 Vice Arrests in Des Moines Raids
Des Moines vice squads arrested 23 women Tuesday night in a drive to curb prostitution and venereal disease. Capt. Floyd Hartzer said 265 women had been arrested previously, with most raids targeting small hotels and questionable houses.
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Des Moines
Floyd Hartzer
Church Cornerstone Laid for Grace Lutheran at Fayette
Fayette The cornerstone of the new Grace Lutheran church was laid in a ceremony at the high school auditorium with sermons from Rev. H. J. Wunderlich and remarks by several regional clergy. A Bible, Luther catechism, church records, building committee names, architect, and a pastor’s letter were sealed inside. The church is built from reclaimed materials and funded by the congregation’s labor.
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Fayette
New Grace Lutheran Church
H. J. Wunderlich
Fredericksburg
Otto Schultz
Westgate
Lowal
Strawberry Point
Postmaster at Montour Retires After 27 Years Service
M. Smith retires after 27 years in the Montour post office, having served under five presidents since 1915. Appointed by Wilson, she witnessed class changes in 1915 and 1922. Dorothy Harris named acting postmaster and to assume office Thursday.
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M. Smith
Wilson
Harding
Collidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Ames Enrollment Holds Steady at Iowa State College
Ames enrollment shows a mild drop of under five percent for fall term at Iowa State College, announced by registrar J. R. Sage. The current count is 5,843 with potential to reach about 5,900 after late adds, versus 6,104 in 1941. Including 1,500 naval and flight trainees, total enrollment rises further.
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Ames
Iowa State College
J. R. Sage
Sage
Iowa State
Fewer Automobile Accidents in Iowa
Iowa reports a 25 percent drop in motor vehicle accidents for January through July 1942 versus 1941, based on state safety data. Traffic declined 23 percent from the previous year. First seven months tallied 9,735 crashes with 271 deaths and 4,432 injuries, compared to 13,004 crashes and 356 deaths in 1941.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Karl W. Fischer
State Commissioner of Public Safety
Fischer
Iowa City Woman Sworn into Wacks
Five recruits for the women’s Army Auxiliary Corps were sworn in at the recruiting station in Des Moines on Tuesday. Named are Joan Venter 24 of Iowa City Margery Pickett 27 of Mason City Fannie Bukoff 23 of Waterloo Mary Jane Larson of Whiting and a Van Steenberge Burke. Venter has worked for the state health department in Iowa City.
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DES Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Joan Venter
Iowa City
Margery Pickett
Mason City
Fannie Bukoff
Waterloo
Mary Jane Larson
Whiting
A van Steenberge
Burke
Kohl chosen alderman at large in Iowa City council
Leo E. Kohl was chosen alderman at large by the Iowa City city council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Edward W. Lucas after Lucas was selected police judge a month earlier.
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Iowa City
Leo E. Kohl
Edward W. Lucas
Heavy Quota Cut For Truck Tires in Iowa
Iowa and its counties face reduced truck tire quotas for October under the Price Administration. The state’s truck tire allotment drops from 5031 in September to 4155 in October, with counties receiving 3665 recapped tires, down 267 from September. Passenger car quotas rise slightly to 899, while total recapped tires fall to 5505. War workers get 1195 grade 2 tires. Eastern Iowa county allocations list specific counts for Allamakee through Winneshiek.
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Iowa
Robert B. Adams
Office of Price Administration
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Benton
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Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Directed Verdict Denied in Schenk Conspiracy Trial
A directed verdict motion for LaVerne Schenk CIO organizer on a Benton county conspiracy charge was denied by Judge B F Thomas after the state rested. The last witnesses for the state were L J McDowell a Vinton lumber dealer and Roy Van Wecel a garage owner, both special deputies at the Vinton Produce plant on April 20 when a riot occurred between deputies and CIO pickets on strike.
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Vinton
LaVerne Schenk
CIO
Benton County District Court
B. F. Thomas
L. J. McDowell
Roy van Wecel
Vinton Produce Company
Appleby Positions for Bureaucrats in Public Decisions
AMES UP Paul H Appleby undersecretary of agriculture told an Iowa State College audience that bureaucrats can act publicly satisfactory and fairly in decisions affecting special groups. He dismissed private claims that non government groups are equally mindful of the public interest, saying government function serves the public interest more clearly.
Tallman Named Managing Editor Of I C Press Citizen
Ron Tallman former news editor of the Iowa City Press-Citizen is appointed managing editor in Edwin B Green's absence serving in the armed forces. Tallman has spent five years as news editor and earlier served as sports editor.
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Iowa City
Ron Tallman
Iowa City Press-Citizen
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Press Citizen
Funeral services for William Hanlon 88 in Des Moines
Funeral services will be held at St. Augustine's church for William Hanlon 88 a former lumber foreman for the Great Western railroad at Oelwein who died at his Des Moines home Survivors include his widow a daughter Mrs Grace Piehl Des Moines two sons Lawrence and James both of Chicago and a brother James of Oelwein
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St. Augustine’s Church
William Hanlon
Great Western Railroad
Oelwein
Grace Piehl
Lawrence
James
Chicago
Iowa High School Band Contests Cancelled for Year
Des Moines Iowa The Iowa High School Music Association cancelled the annual marching band contests in four cities to save transportation costs. President Lorrain E Watters said the events may be rescheduled in the spring with the spring music contests. Forty four bands had been listed for the affair scheduled for late February.
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Des Moines
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa
Lorrain E. Watters
Des Moi
Manchester Sawmill Operator Guilty in Heifer Larceny Case
Thomas Sauerbry of Manchester was found guilty of larceny of a domestic animal for the May theft of a heifer said to belong to Mrs. Ada Chrystal. The verdict followed a four and a half hour jury deliberation. Sauerbry bonds set at 3000, with a possible prison term up to five years. Assistant Alex Holmes was granted until Oct 19 to file for a new trial.
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Thomas Sauerbry
Cmy
Alex Holmes
Strawberry Point
Sauerbry’s
Shannon Charlton
Sauerbry
Ada Chrystal
Albert Raymond
Carl Anderson
Raymond
Harry G. Utley
Frank Lundell
Marion Satterlee
Walter Ross
Victor Shaull
Frank Carruthers
Masonville
Ray Vontalge
Harold Holfhaus
Earlville
H. J. Willenberg
New Vienna
Adeline Winterburg
Delhi
Harvey Burridge
Greeley
Ray Chaplin
al Kerichen
Hopkinton
Jacobsen Suggests Old Lead Mines Be Reopened
Rep William S Jacobsen asks the bureau of mines to study reopening lead and zinc mines in Dubuque county and nearby parts of northeastern Iowa. He says water removal from shafts could allow these mines to supply war metals again, noting proximity to housing facilities and local labor.
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William S. Jacobsen
Bureau of Mines
Dubuque County
Iowa
Jacobsen
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