Iowa alumni elect Hamill president of association
W Keith Hamill of Newton Iowa has been elected president of the State University of Iowa alumni association after mail ballots were counted. Hamill a 1917 liberal arts graduate and 1919 law alumnus succeeds Bert Burnquist of Fort Dodge as president with vice presidents Ingalls Swisher Iowa City and Mrs Beatrice Gould Hopewell New Jersey.
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Hamill
Liberal Arts College
Bert B. Burnquist
Fort Dodge
Ingalls Swisher
Iowa City
Beatrice B. Gould
Hopewell
N. J
Damages Sought Over Fatal Auto Crash Near Luana
Three petitions filed in district court seek 51 799 35 in damages from Harvey and Ed Heins of Monona for the death of Robert E Ferguson and Milton Voelske in an August 1942 collision on Highway 62 east of Luana. The suit names the Heins as owners of the car driven by Harvey Heins that struck the Hertrampf vehicle carrying George Hertrampf and the Voelske and Ferguson youths.
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Eleader
Robert E. Ferguson
Frank Woelske
Monona
Harvey
Ed Heins
Harley Ferguson
Milton Voelske
Highway 62
Luana
Young Ferguson
Voelske
George Hertrampf
Hertrampf
Woelske
Ferguson
Former Senator Endorses Douglas for President
Bay Pines Florida former Senator Smith W Brookhart in ill health at veterans hospital praises U S Supreme Court Justice William O Douglas as a grand potential president. Brookhart hopes Democrats nominate Douglas in 1944 and would support him regardless of nomination.
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Bay Pines
Fla
William O. Douglas
U. S. Supreme Court
United States
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Brookhart
Veterans’ Hospital
Douglas
Assessed $400 Fine On Liquor Charge
Waterloo Illinois liquor case summary reports Mark Abbe pleaded guilty to selling Illinois whisky at his nightclub. He was fined 400 dollars plus costs and given four months in jail with a suspended sentence on good behavior. County Attorney filed a municipal charge against Jos ephine Straus for selling whisky to minors. she posted a 500 dollar bond and was released.
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Waterloo
Mark Abbe
Shannon B. Charlton
Abbe
Paul Kildee
Josephine Straus
Roy of Four Years Drowns in Des Moines Pool
In Des Moines a 4 year old boy Patrick McCarthy son of Mr and Mrs Frank McCarthy 420 College avenue drowned Thursday afternoon in six foot deep water at Birdland pool. He and a 7 year old neighbor climbed the fence and waded in butPatrick slipped from the edge into the deep water as the other boy watched helplessly.
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Des Moines
Birdland Pool
Patrick McCarthy
Frank McCarthy
College Avenue
McCarthy
Herbert Victor Neve, Jr
College Ave
Missouri River Flood Hits New Rampage at Falls City
The Missouri River surged to 20.05 feet at Falls City breaking the previous 19.65 foot record. The flood threatened to breach the dike and flooded hundreds of acres of rich farmland in the Rule area.
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Falls City
Neb
Missouri
Rule
U P Church Elect Officers and Hear Reports
Washington United Presbyterian church re elected most officers for three year terms at the annual meeting. Roger Sherman named chairman, Russell Bell vice chairman, Marion George secretary, Mary French financial secretary, Marion George mission fund treasurer, D N Anwyl general fund treasurer, and Jay Brewer and Neil Trotman trustees. Dr Will Orr to preach at a planned special service. Church membership listed as 529 with total receipts for all organizations at 12 485 40. A congregational dinner preceded the meeting with about 125 attendees and seasonal decorations.
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Washington United Presbyterian Church
Roger Sherman
Russell Bell
Marion George
Mary French
Mission Fund
D. N. Anwyl
General Fund
Jay Brewer
Neil Trotman
Will Orr
Westminster United Presbyterian
Egypt
E. E. Grice
Seeking New Tax Formula
House Speaker Sam Rayburn announced bi partisan work on a compromise pay as you go tax plan with leaders from both parties and six Ways and Means members meeting in Washington D C. Republican leader Joseph W Martin Jr and Democratic leader McCormick discussed the conference outcomes and said further reports to delegations would follow.
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Washington, D. C
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Ways and Means Committee
Rayburn
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
McCormick
Martin
Improvement noted in Washington business section
Two improvements highlighted this week include removing the scrap pile near the post office to improve the vacant lot and plans to place future piles in less conspicuous locations. Work also continues on clearing debris from a recent fire that destroyed the old frame building on North Iowa avenue, with most remnants removed and a proposed attractive front for the lot after the war boosting block appearance.
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Washington
Iowa Avenue
Ladies Aid committee serves meal at gathering
A meal was served by a committee from the Ladies Aid society led by Mrs. Richard Stewart as chairman. Other members included Mrs. Oscar Lane Mrs. Clarence Logan Mrs. Nora Ebner Mrs. Ernie Temple Mrs. Ruth Duncan Mrs. Douglas Smith and Virginia McCall.
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Ladies Aid Society
Richard Stewart
Oscar Lane
Clarence Logan
Nora Ebner
Ernie Temple
Ruth Duncan
Douglas Smith
Virginia McCall
Witty Minn. Knitter Invents Yarn Bracelet with Hook Chain
A Minnesota woman creates a wearable yarn holder combining a bracelet hook and chain to suspend a ball of yarn from the wrist. The device aims to free hands during knitting and keep the yarn secure while working.
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Minnesota
Red Cross War Fund Nears 16000 in County Drive
Washington county reports a Red Cross war fund total of 15430 with expectations to reach at least 16000. West Chester adds 161.30 for a 510.80 total. South Prairie School district donates 90. Washington Fortnightly club gives 55. Country districts show strong response as canvass continues under Roger Sherman and G. K. Mace with local headquarters at A. E. Atchison shoe store.
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West Chester
Washington Fortnightly Club
South Prairie
Roger Sherman
G. K. Mace
Atchison
Phil Weldin
Chaplain Assignment At Utah AAF Center
KEARNS Utah Colonel Converse R Lewis announces the assignment of 1st Lt Fred M Blick as chaplain at the army air forces basic training center. A Harvard chaplains school graduate, Blick previously led a United Presbyterian church in New Kensington Pennsylvania and served as an infantry lieutenant in World War I. He is a Washington Iowa native whose wife resides there.
Urge Buying War Bonds Second War Loan Drive
Reports from across the nation urge buying war bonds while local records show April purchases fall short of the county quota. Washington County officials stress the need to invest to the limit, pledging that bonds substitute for food or other necessities and citing the slogan they will make a goal.
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Treasury Department
Treasury
Washington County
Davenport High Students Strike Over Superintendent Firing
About 3,590 of Davenport High School’s 2,200 students walked out in protest of the dismissal of Superintendent Irvin H. Schmitt. Principal Naumann urged against a strike, which the school board had approved 6 to 1 last week, terminating Schmitt effective June 30 for his progressive policies.
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Irvin H. Schmitt
Naumann
Schmitt
Evans Completes Aviation Mechanics Course in California
Paul F. Evans, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Evans of Washington Iowa, has graduated from Aero ITI in Los Angeles. The course trains Army Air Forces technicians who maintain bombers and fighters. He becomes eligible for crew chief duties on a bomber and could earn corporal or sergeant rating.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Pfe
Paul F. Evans
Guy Evans
East Second St
Washington
Iowa
Aero Iti
Los Angeles
Falit
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
First YMCA Organized in Boston in 1851
The first YMCA in the United States was organized in Boston in 1851 marking the start of a nationwide youth and community movement. The formation reflected 19th century efforts to provide urban recreation education and moral guidance through organized association.
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First
YMCA
U. S
Boston
Spain Offers Help to Restore World Peace
Barcelona April 16, Foreign Minister General Count Francisco Jorjana announced Spain is ready to offer its good offices to achieve immediate world peace. He urged collaboration of the Holy See and neutral countries toward peace efforts.
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Spain
Secretary Hull Rejects Spain Peace Mediation Offer
Secretary Cordell Hull stated that the United States seeks unconditional surrender of the Axis and its satellites, denying Spain’s offer to use its good offices to negotiate world peace. The remark came as Washington framed its wartime diplomacy discussions.
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Washington, D. C
Cordell Hull
Spain
Mother of Iowa Governor Hospitalized in Des Moines
Mrs. M. O. Hickenlooper mother of Governor B. B. Hickenlooper was taken by ambulance to Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. She is critically ill with a heart ailment but her condition improved enough for transfer. The governor has hired a Des Moines heart specialist for her care.
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Des Moines
M. O. Hickenlooper
B. B. Hickenlooper
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Special Music At Palm Sunday Union Service
Mrs. Henry Shields organized a Palm Sunday union service at the Presbyterian church for eight o'clock. Featured vocalists Harold Reeves of Cedar Rapids and J Forest West of Grinnell will perform solos and a duet with other Cedar Rapids and Grinnell guests joining the choir. The event opens a three part union series ahead of Easter with a Good Friday service planned at the Baptist church a week later.
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Henry Shields
Presbyterian Church
Washington
Harold Reeves
Cedar Rapids
J. Forest West
Grimuell
Iowa
Shields
Kiney
Grinnell
The
Baptist Church
Christ
Rommel's Army Defiant In Tunisia Counter Blows
Axis forces in northeastern Tunisia vow to fight back as Allied pressure tightens. British First Army repels attacks near Medjez El Bab while air forces pound axis targets from Sicily to Tunisia. Easter service announced at Christian church with several local pastors listed.
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Medjez-El Bab
Tunis
Scholastic Cup Awarded to Kenneth Steinbeck
Kenneth Steinbeck of Rubio wins the Scholastic Cup for the State University of Iowa. He captained the university track team and has excelled in academics while being a leading athlete. Steinbeck is Iowa’s top pole vaulter in years, tying for first in the Big Ten indoor meet this spring with 13 feet 3 inches, the first Hawkeye to place in a conference title since 1929.
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Kenneth Steinbeck
Rubio
Polish Army Officers Reported Missing in Blockton
London April 16 The Polish government in exile appealed to the International Red Cross to investigate the disappearance of a farm crew at Blockton.
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London
International Red Cross
Polish Officers in Russia Said Released From Camps
Ten thousand Polish officers and reserve officers held in concentration camps in Russia were reported by the Russians to have been released. The claim followed long wartime detentions and remains unverified by Western sources.
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Russia
Catholic group says Russia holds 2.9 million Poles as hostages
The National Catholic Welfare Conference charged that Russia is detaining about 2,900,000 Poles to pressure Poland into accepting Soviet claims on pre-war territory. The claim was reported from Washington on April 16.
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Washington, PD. C
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Russia
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