Aluminum Collection Drive Aides State Offices Seek New Appointments
Governor heads an Aluminum Collection Week Drive while state offices fill vacancies. Roy Souis and Walter H. Beam emerge as contenders for the secretary to the state board of engineering examiners post. The state pharmacy board examiner slot remains vacant with per diem pay and potential earnings up to 2500 dollars. Incumbent D. H. Redfield of Shenandoah completes a second term after initial appointment by Senator Clyde L. Herring and reappointment by Gov. Kraschel.
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Roy Souis
Charles City
Republican State Central Committee
Public Safety Department
Walter H. Beam
Iowa Senate
State Pharmacy Board Examiner
Wilson
D. H. Redfield
Shenandoah
Nelson G. Kraschel
Democrats Seek New Iowa State Chair As Birmingham Leaves
Iowa Democrats ask who will become state chair after E. H. Birmingham's nomination as collector of internal revenue. G. G. Jack of Atlantic and Jake More of Harlan emerge as front runners. Republicans criticize former Tax Commissioner C. F. Green, now replaced by H. A. Granthan, amid ongoing party maneuvering and expected fireworks.
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Iowa
E. H. Birmingham
G. G. Jack
Atlantic
Jake More
Harlan
Jack
More
Tax Commission
C. F. Green
Sioux City
State Tax Commission
Green
H. A
Tex) Granthan
DeWitt
Republican Central Committee
Reappointed Bunce Confirmed as Deputy Banking Superintendent
Iowa bankers welcomed the confirmation of Ralph L. Bunce of Washington to the deputy superintendent of banking post. Bunce has served with the department, and his reappointment signals continued oversight and stability for state financial regulation.
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Iowa
Ralph L. Bunce
Washington
Depuy
Bunce
Unnamed Deputy Seeks Continued Leadership Amid Party Shifts
After serving since 1931 and three years as deputy, the veteran administrator faces uncertainty about remaining in his post as party leadership changes. The department plans to bring examiners in for a training school this week led by Supt. M. W. Ellis.
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M. W. Ellis
Speculation Rife as 1942 Political Outlook Emerges
Speculation centers on Senate and governor races with Democrats wary after past uncertainties on John K. Valentine’s plans. Reports say Valentine may run again, reversing months of talk he stayed out of politics, while Republicans contest headlines and local observers watch shifting endorsements.
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John K. Valentine
Centerville
Valentine
Survey Finds Newspaper Ads Most Effective
A Louisville survey declared newspaper advertising the most effective form of promotion. Public accountants questioned consumers on influential ads and objections, ranking theatre screens and billboards poorest, with newspaper ads dominating sales and persuading 65 of 100 women and 41 of 100 men to buy.
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Louisville
Care was Baive Ground Battle site now Prospect Park
The site of the important battle of Long Island in the Revolutionary War is now largely Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
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Baive Ground
Long Island
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
New Fire Hose Nozzle Lowers Fire Risk Near Wires
A new fire-hose nozzle is designed for use where water may contact live wires or electrical equipment. It projects a stream that will not conduct electricity, reducing the risk of conducting current during firefighting.
New Tribe Found at High Altitude in New Guinea
Al Rand an American ornithologist with the Archbold expedition reports discovery of a new tribe of several thousand people in an interior New Guinea valley, 30 miles wide, living at about 10,000 feet altitude. The tribe had apparently not previously seen white men.
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al Rand
Archbold
New Guinea
Original Coal Grate Display Highlights Anthracite Beginnings
Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania showcases the original coal grate where anthracite burning began 132 years ago, credited with launching the region’s vast anthracite industry. Also noted: James Otis (1725-1783) died by lightning, a centenarian Red Oak resident Hiram Finley turned 100 on Friday, June 13, and a historic horse-watering trough near Waukon is repurposed as a bird bath and flower urn by the city council and cemetery association.
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Wilkes-Barre
Hiram Finley
Red Oak
Finley
Waukon
Giant clams and a record book price in 1038
The Pacific coral reefs yield giant clams large enough for a hundred gallons of chowder and sometimes weighing up to 400 pounds. In 1038 an American book auction set a record, paying $11,700 for a first folio of Audubon's Birds of America.
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Pacific
Audubon
Knoxville Girls Yoo-Hoos Stir Controversy in 110th Battalion
Knoxville readers defend soldiers of the 110th Yoo-Hoo battalion amid debate over their conduct toward girl golfers in shorts. Four local debs Mary Towns Bruner Nancy Hoofman Lloyd Keener and Betty Ashe voiced support. The incident began at Memphis when Lt. Gen. Lear, golfing incognito, was heckled as troops Yoo-Hooed. Lear remonstrated and the men faced a 15 mile hike.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Ben Lear
Mary Towns Bruner
Nancy Hoofman
Lloyd Keener
Betty Ashe
Shorts
Memphis
Lear
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