One Day Scrap Drive Mobilizes Delaware County
Delaware County businesses and schools closed at noon for a county wide scrap metal drive expected to yield 500 to 600 tons. Residents from Manchester to rural towns hauled loads to junk yards while county and town chairs oversaw collection. Funds from scrap sales will aid families of armed service members.
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Delaware County
the Gazette
Manchester
Decklar Auto Parts
Buck Creek
Greeley
Masonville
Dundee
Harry Goodman
Howard Shelly
Chester O. McCarthy
Triple A
Shelly
Scrap metal drive under way in Clayton County
County chairman Stephen Donlon announces a coordinated scrap collection effort. Implement dealers act as agents to gather metal, with the county divided among dealers and districts aligned to school boundaries. School directors are urged to help locate and collect scrap.
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The
Gazette
Eleader
Clayton County
Stephen Donlon
Scrap iron drive sparks student contest at Shueyville High
Shueyville High School launches a scrap iron campaign with competing teams naming lieutenants and corporals as part of a student contest.
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Shueyville
Shueyville High School
Farm fire truck boosts Mendon McGregor protection
A new 4500 dollar fire truck funded by a one mill tax levy will serve Mendon township near McGregor and Marquette. The apparatus carries hose lines, 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 and firefighter Bill Hendrickson stand beside the vehicle.
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Mendon Township
McGregor
Marquette
McGregor Fire Hall
Bill Walter
Bill Hendrickson
Soldiers pledge to buy war bonds from army pay
Des Moines AP Lieut. Col. Orson B Powers at Camp Dodge said 94 percent of selectees passing through the center have subscribed at least 10 percent of their army pay for war bonds and 24 percent have allotted more than 10 percent. A processing line aids soldiers in filling pay reservation blanks as they enter service. Inductees are cautioned not to subscribe more than they can afford.
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Des Moines
Orson B. Powers
Camp Dodge
Col. Powers
Dyer Indictment On Man Arrested At West Liberty
Three men from Omaha were indicted on Dyer Act violations. Melvin J. McCann 18 stole a car in Omaha last June 9 drove it to West Liberty Iowa and was arrested by a highway patrolman. Lawrence Bartlett 39 released on bond after a 1941 Council Bluffs car theft drove to Detroit. Eugene Wents Phillips 30 native of Iowa charged with stealing a car in San Mateo California and driving it to Audubon Iowa.
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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 their physical examinations and two week furloughs. List includes 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 Halda Anamosa Elmer T Hanken 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 Otten 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 Cars ten T Thompson Cascade Joseph Tye Jr Oxford Junction James A Wright Monticello Leonard J Mead on Monticello. The following men will leave for service Tuesday morning Oct. 6 Harland Bixler Olin Lloyd LaBarge Stone City Merle Lathrop Onslow Nicholas Muller Monticello Clarence Oaken Monticello Lloyd Skahill Cascade William Thompson 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
Wayne E. Halda
Elmer T. Hankin
Edward J. Knake
Morris A. Lane
Olin
Edward E. Mallie
Martelle
Arthur E. Marek
Laurence J
Clarence Oaken
Lloyd Skahill
Cascade
William Thompson
Callaghan
Petersen
Remington
Tieken
Victory Corps Proposed for Iowa High Schools
Des Moines AP Miss Jes sie Parker Iowa state superintendent urged creation of a high school Victory Corps in both public and private secondary schools nationwide crisis demands. She said thousands of youths must take key civilian and war related duties and schools must accelerate training for land air sea and production services and community work.
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DES Moines
Jessie Parker
Victory Corps
Iowa
Parker
Indian Summer Spell for Iowa Prevails
Indian summer weather dominated Iowa with forecasts of continuation. Omaha reported a 76 degree high, Decorah saw 34 at night, and no precipitation was recorded across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Omaha
Mercury
Decorah
Fingerprints Bother I C Defense Workers
Civilian defense leaders in Iowa City report only 300 of about 1300 workers registered. Commander Rollin Perkins says fingerprinting is not tied to criminal files and urges all workers to visit the police station to complete local records.
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Iowa City
Rollin Perkins
United States
Iowa Doctors Called for War Service As Recruiting Ends
Dr Thomas F Suchomel of Cedar Rapids said few Iowa doctors will enter service unless already processed. Iowa State Medical Society announced recruiting for armed forces had stopped temporarily as over 600 doctors, about a quarter in practice, are in uniform or being processed. Communities import doctors from other regions to ease shortages, including Keota gaining three from nearby, and a Richland doctor moving to Keota for the duration.
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Thomas F. Suchomel
Cedar Rapids
War Manpower Commission
Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa State Medical Society
War Department
Keota
Keokuk County
Richland
Des Moines Vice Raids Net 23 Women
Des Moines vice squads arrested 23 women Tuesday night as part of an operation to curb prostitution and venereal disease. Captain Floyd Hartzer said 265 women had been arrested previously while underscoring the aim to protect servicemen from disease.
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Des Moines
Floyd Hartzer
Cornerstone Laid for Grace Lutheran Church in Fayette
Fayette The cornerstone ceremony for the Grace Lutheran church occurred Sunday in the Fayette area. Rev H J Wunderlich of Fredericksburg delivered the dedicatory sermon at the high school auditorium. Other speakers included Rev Otto Schultz Westgate Rev W Tensmeyer Elkader and Rev J H Potratz Kearney Neb. A sealed document and church papers were placed in the cornerstone along with coins and a pastor letter. The church uses material from a nearby abandoned rural church near Strawberry Point and relies on volunteer labor from the congregation.
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Fayette
New Grace Lutheran Church
H J. Wunderlich
Fredericksburg
Otto Schultz
Westgate
Iowa Mission Board
Missouri Lutheran Church
W Tensmeyer
Elkader
J. H Potratz
Kearney
Strawberry Point
Postmaster at Montour Retires After 27 Years
Laura M. Smith retires as Montour postmaster after 27 years of service under five presidents. Appointed in 1915 by Wilson, she saw class changes for the office from fourth to third and back to fourth. Dorothy Harris named acting postmaster, to assume duties Thursday.
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Montour
Laura M. Smith
Wilson
Harding
Collidge
Hoover
Roosevelt
Smith
Harry Long
American Legion Post
Maple Hill
Dorothy Harris
Ames Enrollment Holds Up At Town State College
Enrollment figures show a fall term drop of less than five percent at Town State College. Registrar J R Sage announced a current total of 5,843 students, likely rising to about 5,900 with late enrollments. In 1941, registrations stood at 6,104. Beyond regular students, Iowa State oversees about 1,500 students in two naval training schools and a flight school.
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Ames
Town State College
J R Sage
Sage
Iowa State
Fewer Automobile Accidents in Iowa
Des Moines reports a 25 percent drop in motor vehicle accidents in Iowa for the first seven months of 1942 versus 1941. Traffic fatalities fell to 271 with 4,432 injuries, from 356 deaths and 7,160 injuries in the same period last year, as state Public Safety Commissioner Karl W. Fischer notes.
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DES Moines
Iowa
Karl W Fischer
Public Safety
Trafic
Fischer
Iowa City Woman Sworn into Wacs
Five recruits for the women's army auxiliary corps sworn in at the Des Moines recruiting station include Joan Venter 24 Iowa City Margery Pickett 27 Mason City Fannie Bukoff 23 Waterloo Mary Jane Larson Whiting IA and Aroma Van Steenberge Burke Venter has been a state health department employee at Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Joan Venter
Towa City
Margery Pickett
Mason City
Fannie Bukoff
Waterloo
Mary Jane Larson
Whiting
Aroma van Steenberge
Burke
Kohl chosen alderman at large in Iowa City council
Leon Kohl was chosen alderman at large to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Edward W. Lucas. Lucas had resigned after being selected police judge a month earlier by the city council.
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Iowa City
Leon Kohl
Edward W. Lucas
Heavy Quota Cut For Truck Tires In October
Des Moines reports a reduced Iowa truck tire quota with counts dropping from 5031 in September to 4155 in October under Robert B Adams. Recapped tires fall to 3665 for counties, while passenger car quotas rise to 899 and total recap tires to 5505. War workers receive 1195 grade 2 tires in October.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert B Adams
Office of Price Administration
Allamakee
Benton
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Cedar
Clayton
Clinton
Delaware
Fayette
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Muscatine
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Directed Verdict Denied in Schenk Conspiracy Trial
Judge B Thomas denied a motion for a directed verdict for LaVerne Schenk CIO organizer on a Benton county conspiracy charge. The state rested after noon with L J McDowell and Roy Van Wechel testifying as special deputies during the Vinton Produce riot. The defense began calling witnesses Tuesday afternoon.
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Gazette
Vinton
LaVerne Schenk
CIO
Benton County
B . Thomas
L J McDowell
Vinton Lumber
Roy van Wechel
Forage
Vinton Produce Company
Appleby Defends Bureaucrat Role Before Iowa Audience
Ames Iowa Paul H Appleby undersecretary of agriculture told a crowd at Iowa State College Tuesday he trusts the bureaucrat to act for the public good in government decisions affecting special groups. He said private groups often overstate their public spirit and that government has a clearer public interest mandate.
Doris Mae Cizek Weds Raymond Formanek at Immaculate Conception
Doris Mae Cizek married Raymond Charles Formanek in a 9 p.m. ceremony at Immaculate Conception Church Clutier. The couple, both from local families, were attended by Virginia Uridel and Laverne Krezek.
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Gladiolus
Immaculate Conception
Doris Mae Cizek
Raymond Charles Formanek
Charles Cizek
Joseph Formanek
Chelsea
Thomas Vopatek
Virginia Uridel
Laverne Krezek
Fred Kopecky
Christine Chalupnik
Tallman Named Managing Editor of I C Press Citizen
Ron Tallman, formerly News Editor of the Iowa City Press Citizen, is appointed managing editor in Edwin B Green's absence while Green serves in the armed forces. Tallman has led the paper as News Editor for five years and earlier was Sports Editor.
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Gazette
Iowa City
Ron Tallman
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Edwin B Green
Tallman
Pres Citizen
Former Rail Foreman William Hanlon Dies at 88
Funeral services will be held at St Augustine’s church in Des Moines for William Hanlon 88 a former lumber foreman for the Great Western railroad at Oelwein He died at his Des Moines home Tuesday Survivors include his widow a daughter Mrs Grace Piehl Des Moines two sons Laurence and James both of Chicago and a brother James of Oelwein.
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Des Moines
St Augustines Church
William Hanlon
Great Western Railroad
Oelwein
Grace Piehl
Laurence
James
Chicago
Iowa high school marching band contests cancelled
DES MOINES UP The Iowa High School Music association canceled the annual marching band contests in four cities to conserve transportation. Four weeks later president Lorrain E. Watters said the events may be moved to spring with the spring music contests. Forty four bands had enrolled for the Oct 17 schedule.
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Des Moines
Iowa High School Music Association
Iowa
Lorrain E. Watters
Manchester Sawmill Operator Guilty in Larceny Case
Thomas Sauerbry of Manchester, a sawmill operator, is convicted of larceny of a domestic animal tied to a heifer theft from Ada Chrystal near Manchester. The jury deliberated 4 1/2 hours. bond set at 3000. penitentiary sentence up to five years. Alex Holmes asked for a new trial motion due Oct 19.
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Manchester
Thomas Sauerbry
Alex Holmes
Strawberry Point
Sauerbrys
Shannon Chariton
Sauerbry
Ada Chrystal
Jacobsen Pushes Reopening Old Lead Mines in Iowa
Rep William S Jacobsen urged the Bureau of Mines to study reopening lead and zinc mines in Dubuque County and nearby northeastern Iowa. He says former mines could supply vital war metals if shafts are dewatered, noting proximity to housing facilities and local labor.
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Spera
the Gazette
Washington
William S Jacobsen
Bureau of Mines
Dubuque County
Iowa
Jacobsen
Inwa
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