Appropriations Up For War Conditions In State Budget
War conditions drive higher appropriations as Iowa lawmakers debate the state budget for building needs and cafeteria inclusion. Senate and house leaders, led by Senator Frank C. Byers and Rep. Miller, seek better enforcement of beer laws without local option. Proposals also consider tax exemptions for World War II veterans and fairness for non property owners.
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Senate
House Senate
Frank C. Byers
Cedar Rapids
Rep. Miller
House
Thys
George A. Wilson
Gov
Blue
Proposal for Joint Tax Study Committee in 1947 Legislature
A resolution introduced by Senator Pes jun calls for a 12 member joint committee on postwar tax structure. Fred Crummell chairs a Senate committee. the panel would study current assessments exemptions and revenue methods and report findings and recommendations to the 1947 legislature.
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Senate
Jun
Fred Crummell
Burlingtom
Wis
House
Seeaker
Thunder Storm Follows Blizzard Near Storm Lake
An eye witness reports a rare sequence in Storm Lake where a morning thunder storm followed a wind driven blizzard. Snow and sleet fell as purple lightning flashed on the snow, witnessed by locals.
Uniformed servicemen and women seek assignments and home visits
News notices detail men and women in the armed forces returning home from the southwest Pacific after 33 months overseas. It lists individuals like D. E. Margroff and Wilmer Lantz, plus others moving to reassignment centers, training at Great Lakes, or heading overseas again. Families shared word of furloughs and arrivals from India, Camp Shelby, Fort Bliss, and Fort Lewis as the community tracked servicemen and servicewomen during 1944.
Address Change Notices for Hanson and Medberry
Dale J. Hanson son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Hanson of Clermont is in the Philippines and uses APO 72 San Francisco for mail while the balance of his address remains unchanged. Earl Medberry son of Mr and Mrs Rex Medberry near Clermont is at Heins Hospital Heins for treatments after a month at the Veterans Hospital Des Moines.
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Wlinois Hospital
Earl Medberry
Rex Madberry
Clermont
Heins Hospital
Heins
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Philippines Riots Report From Sgt Harold Deal
From Sergeant Harold Deal comes the account of riot events in the Philippines. The wall incident and January timeline are noted with descriptions of the unrest and early actions described by the witness in the field.
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Philippines
Harold Deal
Wall
Phillylene Islands
Philippine War Diary From the Front Line Home
A soldier writes from a fox hole in the Philippines about fighting for sixty days, air superiority over the Japs, and nightly guard duty. He recalls seeing Bataan prisoners, praises local Filipinos for kindness, and thanks readers at home for mail and Christmas packages. Harold Halverson of Elgin, son of Mr and Mrs Albert Halverson, is nearing four years in the army.
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Bataan
West Union
Echo
Harold
Albert Halverson
Elgin
Local residents host multiple visits in Clermont area
A flurry of weekend visits includes Mr. and Mrs. Otto Krueger and Ruth at Buffalo Center, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Wenger and others with Kathleen Jurgens at her grandparents. Several families from Postville Fayette and Elgin stopped by W. Brandt and Henderson homes. Richard Ray born March 13 at Postville hospital weighed 7 pounds 10 ounces.
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Otto Krueger
Ruth
Alfred Wenger
Archie Schroeder
Karen
Kathleen Jacob
Kathleen
Joe Jurgens
Buffalo Center
R. L. Brandt
W. W. Brandt
Harry Becker
Grinnel
Joe Becker
Iowa City
Jesse Olson
Grinnell
Lon Shepard
Fayette
Phil Steffens
Franz Appelman
Roger Henderson
Elgin
Carol Meyer
Milo Meyer
Postville
Fred Maurer
Isabel Johnson
Isabel Nelson
Elmer Nell
Theo. Loftsgard
Irene Opperud
Cedar Rapids
Jessie Loftsgard
Dorf Opperud
Gerald Gutcher
University Hospital
H. H. Gilbertson
Millard
Clifford Kittelson
Georgana Loftsgard
Chicago
Bert Henderson
Waukon
Carl Westpfah
Postville Hospital
Richard Ray
Bettina Buraas
Gloria
Lloyd Aanes
R. E. Greenslade
Avon Park
Florida
W. Ww. Brandi
Divorce suit filed in Missouri between Baumgartners
Donald F. Baumgartner sues Doris Baumgartner for divorce on cruel and inhuman treatment. They wed December 5, 194%, in Jefferson County Missouri and have no children. Plaintiff is in the armed forces. Merrill Smith pled guilty to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and fined 300 dollars plus costs. If unpaid, he is to remain in county jail at 3 dollars 33 1/3 cents per day. He pled guilty to resisting an officer and received one year in jail with costs. jail term suspended on good behavior and he was paroled to the Iowa Parole Board.
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Donald F. Baumgartner
Doris Baumgartner
Jefferson County
Merrill Smith
Iowa Parole Board
Iowa
A & Propos
Britain
Great Britain
Moinee Reguier and
Tribune
Social notes of gatherings and visits across Iowa towns
Mrs Jessie Loftsgard hosted a 630 dinner for daughter Georgana of Chicago with guests including Mrs Tillie Swenson Mrs Robert Hamilton and Bobby plus Mr and Mrs Merie Alderson and Margaret Becker. Many week end visits unfold as local residents travel to Des Moines Iowa City and Cedar Rapids for medical and family events.
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Jessie Loftsgard
Georgana
Chicago
Tillie Swenson
Robert Hamilton
Bobby
Merie Alderson
Margaret Becker
Wese
Bess Okey
Mabel Appelman
Lucian Appelman
Des Moines
Oscar Gilbert
Iowa City
Lorraine Osterhus
Luther College
L. T. N. Olson
Mardell de Clemmens
Oelwein
Doyle Bennett
Ed Kozelka
Gail
Postville
Emma Gunderson
Verla
Len Simek
Russell Grover
Gene
Fayette
Guardian
Russell Larson
Clarke Voshell
Decorah
Frank Fay
Oliver Rowland
Dan Kloster
Almer Aanes
Ave
E. Red Wing
Minn
Nannie Lubker
Orville Tielbar
L Dean
Farmersburg
Elmer
Elmer T. Nelson
Near West Union
Theo, Loftsgard
Marriage Licenses Issued March 16 17 in Iowa Notice
The office of Herbert D. Klamer clerk of district court reports licenses issued March 16 for Archie E. McLeish and Inez I Inwin both of Oelwein John P Callahan of Dubuque and Mary M Magirl of Stanley Velmah P Tyler of Oelwein and Anna M Smith of Maxell March 17 Finish Brandenburg Arlington and Ruth M Thomas of Fayette.
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Herbert D. Klammer
Archie E. McLeish
Inez I. Inwin
Oelwein
John P. Callahan
Dubuque
Mary M. Magirl
Stanley
Velmah P. Tyler
Anna M. Smith
Maxwell
Brandenburg
Arlington
Ruth M. Thomas
Fayette
Guilty Plea in OMVI Case Results in Fine and License Suspension
Guilty verdict entered for Verni Brandt on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He pled guilty to the charges, fined 300 dollars plus costs, and faces a 60 day driver’s license suspension. The case highlights the penalties for drunk driving under OMVI statutes.
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Omvi Verni Brandt
British Farming Output During 1942 43 Season
British farmers in the 1942 43 season produced farm products valued at 2 120 000 000 dollars according to Minister of Agriculture Hudson.
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Hudson
Sow Birth Delays Express Shipment in Mankato Ward
A Mankato Minnesota express office was converted into a makeshift maternity ward when a sow en route from Brookings South Dakota to Worthy County Iowa went into labor. The crate proved too small for a sow and piglets, so Jay Iverson, a local farmer, was summoned and retrieved the litter from Mankato in his own car.
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Mankato
Old Homestead Sold Near Palmyra for 93 Years Faithful Holders
A 40 acre Warren County farm once owned by James family members for 93 years sold to an outsider. Henry James of Mayflower stock entered it in 1851 and paid government price of 1.25 per acre. Mrs. Henry James, Ohio native, first white woman to settle in Warren County. Last vendor was Mrs. Ermil Caldwell formerly Ermil James. Plus a Rock Rapids incident with a Sioux City Produce Co truck skidding on Main Street, injuring one slightly and damaging five passenger cars and street electroliers.
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Palmyra
James
Henry James
Mayflower
Warren County
New York
Ermil Caldwell
Ermil James
Rock Rapids
Sioux City Produce Co
Main Street
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Clermont Enterprise
Bess Tschantz
Enterprise Telephone
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Fayette County
Statehouse
Philippines Sea
Manilla Bay
Luzon
Subic Bay
Lingeyan Gulf
Leyte
Cebu Islands
D. E. Macgroff
T/5
Engineers
Army
Southwest Pacific
Jefferson Barracks
E. C. Margroff
Merlin Miller
Memphis
Tenn
Richard Miller
Great Lakes
Cpl
Wilmer Lantz
Camp Shelby
Miss
Wm. Lantz
Wilmer
States
Panama Canal Zone
South America
Lavern Stumme
Charles Shipton
U.S. S
Harold Triem
Ralph Triem
India
Washington, D.C
F. W. Bigler
Pfe. Wm. Bigler
Army Air Corps
Leon Jacob
Alfred Jacob
Fort Bliss
Texas
California
D. E. Tinker
Alan
Fort Riley
Kansas
L. G. Lehman
Strawberry Point
Harry J. Burcell
Meme
Sgt
James Anderson
Gilbert Anderson
West Coast
Richard L. Olson
John Deere Machinery and
Parta Clermont, Iowa
DR. SC. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
West Union Animal By-Products CO
Qure
W.M.C
Froelich
Mr. Kiely
Recht-Froelich Chevrolet Co
Church
Rockford
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