Local News on Veterans and Births in Iowa Town
Local notes honor returning service members and new births. Lieutenant Verought returns on short leave from the Navy in Minneapolis while families share Thanksgiving visits. Discharges arrive for Ensign Floyd Mathes and Ensign Norman F. Van Gorp. Iwo Jima and Southwest Pacific service figures appear among the many local servicemen. Voters approve a $50,000 school bond for additions and improvements with federal aid hoped. Thanksgiving offerings total over $1,600 for churches, with multiple parishioners reporting furloughs and promotions.
Lincoln Army Air Field honors discharge for Van Roekel
November 19 release from Lincoln Nebraska confirms 2nd Lt. Robt. J. Van Roekel honorable discharge after serving as B 29 navigator. He entered service October 31, 1943 at Amarillo Texas. The report notes family connections and local visits surrounding Thanksgiving plus other community notices.
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Army Air Field
Lincoln
Nebraska
Robt. J. van Roekel
Louis van Roekel
Robert
Amarillo
Texas
Weatherproofing cuts coal loss says agricultural engineers
Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College report 44 percent of heat escapes through cracks around non weatherproofed doors and windows. Storm doors and windows top the list for weatherproofing with weather stripping and puttying advised. Attic insulation and trained wall insulation follow as ways to save coal and boost comfort. Bonds are recommended as a prudent farm investment to fund improvements while delaying durable goods.
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Agricultural Engineers
Towa State College
Buying Bonds Best for Those With Ready Cash
Towa State College economists Carl Malone and Edward Allen urge farmers to decide bond purchases on an individual business basis. They note inflation fears receded but tax changes still affect decisions, with ready cash and investments like government bonds and farm improvements as the main options for farmers.
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Towa
Towa State College
Carl Malone
Edward Allen
Allen
Congress
Ind
Malone
Powell Appeals Life Sentence in Knoxville Double Slaying
Marion Powell a 69 year old Des Moines man filed an appeal in the Iowa supreme court seeking reversal of his life term for the murder of Knoxville farmer Mike Slykhuis. He was convicted in Marion county last June and is imprisoned at Fort Madison. Authorities linked him to the killing of Ike Slykhuis in a double shooting at the elder Slykhuis farm home on April 28.
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Marion Powell
Des Moines
Mike Slykhuis
Knoxville
State Supreme Court
Powell
Marion County District Court
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Mike
Ike Slykhuis
Slykhuis
Knoxville Express
Monkey reads about bomb, vows to restart civilization
An anecdote from a zoo visit in a large city recounts a monkey tearing up Sunday papers after reading headlines on the atomic bomb and UN delegates. The animal then declares to a calm elder, We’ve got to start civilization all over again, in a quip attributed to E K P in Chords and Discords.
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Mac
Pacific
Atlantic
Mamma
E.K.P
Northwood Anchor
Diphtheria Cases Rise in Iowa in November
Iowa health officials report 29 diphtheria cases in the first ten days of November, raising the year total to 150. Counties cited include Cerro Gordo with 14, Scott with 8, Humboldt with 5, and Boone and Marshall with one each. Officials warn of seasonal increases and urge exposure contacts to receive antitoxin and pursue active immunization for lasting protection. Universal immunization could largely eliminate the disease.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Cerro Gordo
Scott
Humboldt
Boone and
Marshall
742 War Vets Enrolled at Iowa University
World War II veterans now at the University of Iowa total 742 as of November 15, with nearly 200 more interviewed for the second semester. Ninety two men enrolled between November 5 and 10. Director William D. Coder reports 36 percent married, 58 percent foreign service, 12 women veterans enrolled, 67 men in rehabilitation work, and average ages from 21.5 for liberal arts freshmen to 27.4 for graduate students.
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University of Iown
William D. Coder
Veterans Service Office
Coder
Foreign Service
Veterans Rehabilitation Program
Linn County Walton League Buys Live Coons For Release
The Linn County Izaak Walton League plans to spend one hundred dollars to buy live raccoons for release after trapping season. Coon hunters will receive four dollars per uninjured raccoon delivered to Conservation Officer Ray Beckman in Cedar Rapids. Pelts this year are worth far less than the live animal price, while the American Legion is chartering about five new posts daily, mostly World War II veterans.
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Linn County
Izaak Walton League
Ray Beckman
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Traak Walton League
American Legion
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Verle Verought
Navy
Minapolis
Minnesota
Verle
Paul van Zante
Ticago
Sam Ver Steeg
Degrah
Harry G. Tysseng
Art Sheridan
Illinois
Harry
California
England
Will van Duren
Osakloosa
Dale van Duren
St. Paul
Minneota
Melvin Jam
Mrs. Guilford Winegar
Pella
Great Lakes Naval Station
Floyd Mathes
Norman F. ‘van Gorp
Donald J. van Gorp
el Toro
Calif
Marine Corps
Southwest Pacific
Monroe
Jacob G. de Haan
Neal A. Kuiper
Des Moines Register
Neal
Athos II
New York
Peter van Drunen
D. R. Gosselink
M. T. Kamerik
Collins Hospital
Bertha Keuning
Herb Vander Waal
Bertha Vander Waal
Chr. Reformed Church
Inter
Nelson Pleiman
Leonard Booy
12Th Tactical Air Command
Edward Vande Wall
Ren. Co
T. D. Bn
Camp Hood
Fred Bosveld
Est
John Lasschuit
Ley
Rf Mayas
John
Van
Jauper
Wormley
Cam
Wm. DeJong
Maytag Research and Development
Maytag Company
Newton
T. R. Smith
Ie Laboratory
Wayne Pos
Hampton
John A. Pos
J. W. Vander Linden
Pos
L. V. Briggs
Briggs
Wayne
Mr. Pos
Howard Halverson
Oskaloosa
Howard
Halverson
June Weyerse
M. J. Hoffman
George G. Gaass
Hoffman
Holland
First Reformed Church
Skelly
Verrips Skelly Station
South Pella
Esa
Sully
DePenning
Gamble
Lynnville
Montezuma Renderers
Agri
Iowa University
Linn County Walton League
Coons
Speevers
Peoria
John Deere
Moline
Deering
Adriance
H.p. John Deere
Fairbanks-Morse
Ottawa
Walter G. Vander Hart
Klyn Bros., Aucts
R. Ver Meer
Highway 14
Otley
Cordova
Marion County
HOGS
Warrick Brothers Blood Lines
McCormick
Bradley Corn
Black Hawk
Gerrit Hoksbergen
Worth & van Zante
Monroe State Bank
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