City Hall cannon remains a fixture as salvage talk grows
Brigadier notes the old cannon still occupies a yard spot in City Hall while calls arise to spare it for defense. A push to Save fats and greases unfolds as women tote saves, some for soap making. Mentions include Charles Berdo’s arrival at Camp Meyer from Iowa City, other locals heading to service, Edith Faris’s farm letter, and a Jubilee-style double wedding anniversary.
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City Hall
Charles Berdo
Camp Meyer
Florida
Iowa City
Moving reflections on age and property rights in Iowa
A Washington woman near 87 laments renters and memories, urging kindness to the elderly over grabbing belongings. The piece contrasts care for seniors with meddling heirs, noting how possessions outlive owners and highlighting the need to respect aging individuals. A political notice then begins, detailing a Democratic Judicial Convention in Iowa's Sixth District set for July 9, 1942, at 11:00 a.m. in Oskaloosa to nominate three district judges. The notice lists county delegation counts aligned to 1940 votes for Gov. Kaltenine and specifies Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Poweshiek, and Washington counties.
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Sixth Judicial District of
Iowa
Oskaloosa
John Kalventine
Towa
Jasper County
Keokuk County
Mahaska County
Poweshiek County
Democratic chairman C VerPloeg action on June 9 1942
The record notes C VerPloeg as Chairman of the Democratic party on the ninth day of June 1942. The snippet records a formal party leadership moment without further detail.
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C. VerPloeg
Democratic
Gwynne Renominated in Third District Republican Primary
Representative John W. Gwynne won renomination in the third district Republican primary by 852 votes over James E. Coonley. Official canvass across 14 counties shows Gwynne leading in a hairline finish with county tallies detailing the margin.
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Waterloo
John W. Gwynne
Econgress
Gwynne
James E. Coonley
Hampton
Marines Help Capture Over Twelve Thousand Prisoners
U S marines of the Second Division aided in capturing 12 026 prisoners in World War I accounting for about one fifth of the total taken by the American Expeditionary Forces.
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U. S
Ent! A.E.F
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Larry Simms and
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Richard McCleery
Edith Faris
Sellersville
Penn
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Justice of the Peace
J. £. Boeve
Bayvillage
Ohio
H. H. Baxter
Central Park
Brigade
Yard & McFarlane Insurance Agency
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Winga’s
Cafe
Washington
Time Magazine
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Mama Dionne
Washington County
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Brent Dean Bennet
Geen
Superman, Inc
Pete Smith
Hedda Hopper
Hollywood
Tate
Rosemary LaPlanche
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Ice
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Charles P. Vogel
Democratic Judicial Committee
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A. W. Clow
D.O
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Wwe
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Brindley
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Crawfordsville
Holmes Motor Company
Keota
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Hoskins Furniture Company
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Southern Utilities Company
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C. S. Lemmon
Mace Motor Company
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Miller’s Garage
West Chester
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Lockwood
Scott Furniture Co
Sitler Auto Paris
Smart & Parrish Implement Company
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