Two Upper Iowa Seniors Win Major Prizes at Commencement
At Fayette Iowa two Upper Iowa University seniors shared top awards. Cameron Self of Washington won first prize in the John W Disksman prize and Claude Welch of Fayette took second. The prize honors four year records in scholarship leadership character and ability with cash awards of 30 and 20 dollars.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa University
Cameron Self
Washington
Iowa
John W. Dicksman
Claude Welch
Women’s Army Corps Applications Due In Des Moines
Des Moines officers training school applications for the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps must be on file at the army recruiting office by Thursday Lieut Frank V. Kent announced. Applications after June 4 cannot be considered Mental tests start today and will be given daily. Applicants will be notified in advance of their test schedules.
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Des Moines
Officers Training School of Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army Recruiting Office
Frank V. Kent
Kent
Arraign Two On Murder Charge in Des Moines
DES MOINES I A 28 year old Negro semi professional football player Robert B Van devere and Ed L Maupin 23 Negro pleaded innocent when arraigned before Municipal Judge C Edwin Moore on murder charges The killing victim Harold F McCasland 26 carnival ticket taker was stabbed in the abdomen and back
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Des Moines
Robert B. Vandevere
Ed L. Maupin
C. Edwin Moore
Harold IF. McCasland
McCasland
Summer theater in barn near Cedar Rapids planned
Cedar Rapids will host a summer theater project modeled after New England firms. The center is an old barn two miles west of the city remodeled as a stage with seating for about 100 in the open air.
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Cedar Rapids
Old New England Enterprises
Open Rent Ceilings Office In Burlington
Oscar A. Brandt of the office of price administration opened the Burlington defense area rent office in the Farmers & Merchants bank building Monday. He was assisted by Benjamin Baltzer of Chicago and Allen Heald, both regional rental officials.
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Burlington
Oscar A. Brandt
Price Administration
Burlington Defense Area
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Benjamin Baltzer
Chicago, Ill
Chicago
Allen Heald
Jailed 2000 Times Man Hangs Self in State Hospital
Billy Goodfellow, about 66, long described as a local police court character, reportedly hanged himself at Independence state hospital after multiple arrests. He had previously been sent to the hospital for intoxication.
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Waterloo
Billy Goodfellow
Independence State Hospital
Buchanan County
Goodfellow
State Hospital
Chosen New Head Of Ordnance Plant At Burlington
Col J S Crawford deputy district chief of ordnance procurement district Boston Mass will come to Burlington about mid June to command the Iowa ordnance plant He will succeed Lieut Col Otto M Jank transferred to the office of chief of ordnance in Washington D C Mr and Mrs Eugene Warren and son from Iowa City visited their aunt Ella Warren here for the weekend
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Burlington
J. S. Crawford
Ordnance Procurement District
Boston
Mass
Iowa
Otto M. Jank
Washington, D. C
Eugene Warren
Iowa City
Ella Warren
British Raid Targets Essen Krupp Armament Works
The British air force conducted another mass bombing raid on Germany last night centering on the Krupp armament works at Essen in the Ruhr. One intelligence officer said 1,036 planes took part and urged sending 2,000 to 4,000 bombers over Germany nightly.
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UN “4 Press
Germany
Krupp
Essen
Ruhr
Britain
N D Anderson Dies at 62 at Anderson Hotel
Nathaniel Deck Anderson died this morning at 6 30 at the Anderson hotel after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 00 PM at Sherman's funeral home with Rev George Kerr officiating. Burial will be in Ainsworth cemetery. Anderson operated the Anderson hotel and taxi service before retirement to garage work then hotel ownership. He leaves a daughter Mrs Spencer Thompson of Wastin ton and a brother John Anderson of Montezuma.
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Sherman
George Kerr
Ainsworth Cemetery
Nathaniel Deck Anderson
Blount County
Tenn
Washington County
Washington
Nellie Crawford
Anderson
South Marion Avenue
United Presbyterian Church
Spencer Thompson
Wastinton
John Anderson
Montezuma
Two marriage licenses issued on June 1 at clerk’s office
The clerk of court issued two marriage licenses yesterday the first day of June. They were secured by Charles P. Zah on of Rock Island and Bonnie Marie Ryan of Washington Ver non G. Stagner of Kalona and Sanice E. Craig of Riverside.
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Charles P. Zahon
Rock Island
Bonnie Marie Ryan
Washington
Vernon G. Stagner
Kalona
Sanice E. Craig
Riverside
County Republicans Nominate Marion George and H P Wilson
In a light turnout primary Washington county Republicans prenominated Marion George for county treasurer by 206 votes over Jesse Busby and renominated H P Wilson for Supervisor by 294 over Charles S Custer. Unofficial returns from 22 precincts were turned in. officials will verify totals as some errors may exist.
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Washington County
Marion George
Jesse Busby
H. P. Wilson
Charles S. Custer
Martin Silver Brighton
Cedara
Clay
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Kalona O
Richmond
Franklin Center
West Chester
Wellman
Marion
Oregon
Kalona
Washington City
Frank
First Ward
West Chest
Second Ward
Highland
Third Ward
Fourth Ward
Jackson
Nira
Npos
Washington Twp
Abe
Busby George
Brighton
Cedar Clay Ae
Precincts Gauge Top Gubernatorial Contest Interest
Republicans lead in the governor race across precincts while the two main tickets draw the most attention. Figures for lesser state offices and unopposed county candidates are not provided.
New Teachers Elected for Washington Junior High
The Washington board of education elected Arthur J. Bielefeldt to replace Wilmar Dukes at the junior high. Bielefeldt, a Dunkerton graduate with teaching and coaching experience, will teach manual arts.
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Washington
Board of Education
Wilmar Dukes
Guy Carlton
Dubuque
Arthur J. Bielefeldt
Dunkerton
Dukes
Iowa State Teachers College
Colorado State College
Milford Township
Nevada
Iowa
Junion High
Wilson leads Thornburg and Hickenlooper sweep Iowa primary
Des Moines reports late returns show Governor George A. Wilson ahead by about 40 000 votes for the Republican Senate nomination over Mark Thornburg with remaining precincts thin. Hickenlooper wins the Republican governor nomination by over four to one while Kraschel tops Augustine for Democrat governor.
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Court House
Wilson
Hickenlooper
George A. Wilson
Washington County
Mark Thornburg
B. B. Hickenlooper
Earl Miller
Tom Martin
Seth Silver
Des Moines
U.P
United States
Iowa
James J. Dolliver
Fort Dodge
E. Scott Davies
Clyde N. Herring
Ernest J. Seeman
Waterloo
Hick
Thornburg
Karl G. Miller
Hickenhlooper
Nelson G Kraschel
A E. Augustine
Robert Blue
Eagle Grove
Martin Piles Up Big Lead for Re nomination
In the first Iowa district Democratic and Republican races, Thomas E. Martin led the Republican field with 15,433 votes to Seth Silver’s 3,968 as 259 of 290 precincts reported. Democratic hopefuls Bell, Foster, Nall and Willenbrock trailed, with no candidate reaching 85 percent, making a convention likely.
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Clyde Herring
Nels G. Kraschel
Augustine
Nall
Iowa City
Foster
West Branch
Congress
Bell
Willenbrook
Walter R. Brown
Martin
United Press
Iowa
Silver
Thomas E. Martin
Seth Silver
Cantril
Con
Willenbrock
Salvage Drive Planned by Local Committee Chairman
L. C. Willits, salvage chairman, announced trucks will start Thursday morning to collect salvage material in Washington. He asks that people have material ready and accessible for pickup.
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L. C
Annual 4 H Rally Day Set for Thursday
The 4 H Club Rally Day will be hosted Thursday at Washington high school with 9:00 registration. Isabelle Combs and Darlene Sojka will oversee the program focused on wartime needs, featuring the morning election.
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Washington High School
Isabelle Combs
County Girls Club
Darlene Sojka
Brayton Prominent Salesmanship Speaker To Visit Washington
Arthur Brayton a noted Iowa authority on salesmanship will speak to Washington merchants clerks and salesmen next Monday evening June 8 at a Y M C A dinner Tickets available from area business leaders The talk set by the Chamber of Commerce is the first in a three event series Brayton and his Chicago Marshall Field experience are highlighted for a humorous and informative address on serving customers.
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Arthur Brayton
Iowa
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Brayton
Des Moines
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