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Lyons Freed on Charge of Assault on North Iowa Farmer NASHUA SOLDIER 8 March 16. 1945 MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE SPEECH CONTEST PLANS COMPLETE West Union to Be Host, to Declamatory Event West Union The district contest of the Iowa High School Speech Association will be held I i I mm ii ii VERDICT GIVEN AFTER 9 HOURS Alleged Attack Took Place on Knight Farm Emmetsburg, Merton Lyons, Des Moines hunter, was acquitted of charges of assault with intent to commit murder by a Palo Alto county jury Thursday night after 9 hours of deliberation. Lyons and his brother, Clyde Lyons, previously acquitted of a similar charge, had been accused by Howard Knight, Emmetsburg farmer, of striking the farmer and firing a shotgun at his feet. The brothers had been pheasant hunting in that area at the time the alleged incident took place at the Knight farm last fall. SAILOR WRITES OF BATTLESHIP Manly Youth Tells of Doings of Lexington Manly Gerald H.

Hebek, aviation machinist's mate 2c, ontf of the crew of the U. S. S. Lexington, writes his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

C. E. Hebel of Manly, that on Feb. 20 a birthday dinner was given for "Lady Lee," the famous battle wagon. He encloses the following information which the crew is proud to remember concerning the battleship: "Do you know: That she steamed 342 full days in her 2 years.

She went 146,000 miles, the equivalent to 6 times ground the world; burned 27 million gallons of fuel oil, shot down 17 enemy airplanes; conducted 21 raids, supported 7 amphibious operations and engaged in 2 fleet actions? "That her airplanes shot down 367 enemy planes. That you have drunk 79,089 bottles of beer? That there are 610 'plank owners' on board? "Did you know that you have entered the realm of the Golden Dragon 4 times, and have gone into the domain of Neptune Rex at least 13 times?" ing to a telegram received by the mother Wednesday. He entered the service March 17, 1943, and trained at Cape Polk, La. He was born at Ames July 13, 1924, and came to Nashua in 1931 with his mother, making their home with Mrs. Crooks' parents, Mr.

and Mrs. T. L. Maitland. In 1940 he was graduated from the Nashua high school and at the time he was inducted into the service he was employed at Rath's, Waterloo.

Surviving are his parents, one brother, Pvt. Ralph, with the marines in the South Pacific, and the grandparents. (3X 1 ILLED OVERSEA Pfc. Robert L. Crooks Gives Life in Holland Nashua Pfc.

Robert L. Crooks, son of Mrs. Laura Crooks, Nashua, and Herbert Crooks, Chicago, who left with an armored division for overseas in December, landing in England, was killed in action in Holland, Feb. 26, accord tp1 Monday at West Union. The program opens at 12 o'clock noon with round robin debates with De-corah, Cedar Rapids (Roosevelt), Tama and Traer participating.

The oratorical division in declamatory with Keystone, Marion and West Union competing, will be heard at 3 p. m. Clear Lake, Marion and West Union, in the dramatic division, will also compete at that time. Interpretative reading contestants competing represent Clear Lake, Decorah and Marion. Cresco and Marion will meet in original oratory, and extemporaneous speakers will be from Cresco and Vinton.

Dinner will be served at 6 p. m. at the school house for school superintendents and coaches? Fayette, Marion, Postville, Rein-beck and West Union speakers appear in the humorous division of declamatory at 7:30 p. and one-act plays will be given by Ames, Strawberry Point, Waukon and West Union, at the same time. Judges will be Herbert V.

Hake, of the Iowa State Teachers college faculty, Cedar Falls, and director of radio station KXEL; Dr. Ernest C. Fossum and Mrs. Winifred T. Hart, of the college faculty.

Schools entered are Decorah, Cedar Rapids (Roosevelt), Tama, Traer, Marion, Keystone. Clear Lake, Cresco. Vinton, Fayette, Postville, Reinbeck, Ames, Strawberry Point, Waukon and West Union. Goodell Al Rust of Geneva is spending this week with relatives and friends. WHERE THE JT EARL MULFORD 'MISSING' SAILOR VISITS PARENTS Iowa Falls Man Can't Explain Where He Was Iowa Falls Secrecy surrounding the whereabouts of Earl Mul- ford, petty officer, 1c, cannot be explained even with his arrival home, but his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Arthur Mulford, are satisfied to have him home agairf. Last September the Mulfords received a message saying their son was missing. They knew he was outside the United States but did not know in what part of the world he was. Another son, Lt.

Jonas Mulford, was killed in a plane crash in Florida in May, 1942. Last month an official message informed them their son was safe and a few days ago another mes sage brought word Earl was in the United States and would com municate with his parents as soon as possible. Now that he is home he cannot explain what happened but his parents are satisfied anyway. HARDIN SENDS 8 FOR INDUCTION Iowa Falls The Hardin county selective service board reported that 8 men left Iowa Falls Thursday for Fort Snelling, for induction into the armed forces. Included in the group were Ce cil O.

Elliott, Harold D. Strauss and Willard O. Klein, all of Iowa Falls; Myron H. Schwinger, Hub-bar Robert L. Davis, Eldora; Virgil R.

Higar, Marshalltown; Henry R. Cramer, Steamboat Rock, transferred from Bryan, and Emu O. Dutiotn, trans, ferred to Tolstoy, S. Dak. Dies at iarner Woman Home; Rites Saturday Garner Augusta Riemer, 87, widow of Albert Riemer, long time resident of Garner and Han cock county, died at her home here Thursday morning.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Methodist church in Garner, conducted by the Rev. E. F.

Broberg, pastor, and the Rev. H. Harvey of Klem-me. Burial will be in Liberty township cemetery. Surviving are 5 children, Mrs, Elizabeth Beier, south of Garner; William, Carl and Ben, of the Garner vicinity, and Mrs.

E. J. Blumer, Garner. She also leaves a brother, Charles Bredlow, and a sister, Mrs. August Neuhring, of Garner.

HOLD MEMORIAL FOR LT. PRUDHON Iowa Falls A memorial service for Lt. Robert J. Prudhon will be held at St. Mark's Catholic church at 10 a.

m. Saturday. Lt. Prudhon, son of Mr. and Mrs.

H. W. Prudhon of Nashua, was a navigator on a B-24 bomber. He was killed in action over England, Dec. 27, 1944.

His widow, the former Miriam Kennedy, has received the purple heart medal awarded posthumously to Lt. Prudhon. ELECTRIC CO-OP HOLDS ELECTION Tri-County REA Ends Good Year's Business Cresco M. R. Ringoen of Ridge-way was re-elected president of the Tri-County Electric Co-Operative Association at the annual meeting Wednesday.

Leo Birdsell, Ossian, was re-elected vice president; Charles Bigalk. Cresco, secretary, and James Malek, Cresco, treasurer. All were previously elected directors as were Edward Vrba, Cresco; Helmer Hovden, Ridgeway: Sylvester Wise, Decorah; Clem Leichtman, New Hampton, and John Jacobs, Ionia. Mr. Jacobs succeeds George Ries of Ionia.

Andrew G. Woolfries of Cedar Rapids spoke on "Farm Topics of Today" relative to rural electrification. Music was furnished by vocal and instrumental groups from Cresco high school. The association officers gave their reports. Manager C.

Christianson of Cresco reported the association had a successful year. There are 1,830 farms in the tri-county area of Howard, Winneshiek and the north half of Chickasaw counties receiving REA electrification since the unit was organized Dec. 21, 1938. There are 832 miles of rural electric high lines, 60 miles of which were built in 1944. If conditions permit according to WPB regulations an additional 75 miles will be built this year.

It is estimated that there are 750 farms along the REA lines in the 3 counties that are not electrified. Alfred Gesell of Cresco, Leo Harold of Decorah and George Ries of Ionia were elected to the coming Dairyland Power Co-Operative meeting at Genoa, Wis. A. P. Smith, business manager of Dairy-land Power Co-Operative attended the meeitng.

Elks Adopt New Version of Old Adage Decorah Members of Decorah lodge of Elks are chuckling at the admonition contained on notices of a St Patrick's day dance, sent out by Secretary Clarence A. Juve. In place of the customary invitation to "Come early and stay late," that had prevailed on all former dance invitations, the one issued this week closed with the sentence "Come early you can't stay late." Dancing will close at 11:30. INDUCTEES LEAVE Decorah Two Winneshiek county inductees Arthur R. Hemesath, Ossian, and Berdelle M.

Grinde-land, Spring Grove, went to Fort Snelling, Wednesday, to begin military training. Among the largest ship propellers ever made in the United States are those being built by a Philadelphia foundry. They measure 22 feet in diameter, and have 4 blades. Weighing 70,000 pounds each, they are made of nainai JOINS ARMY NURSES Rosalie Hebel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

F. V. Hebel of Manly, received her commission in the army nurse corps as 2nd lieutenant' recently. She left for Camp Carson, where she will be stationed. Miss Hebel was graduated from St.

Mary's school of nursing, Rochester, and was supervisor in the isolation department there before enlisting in the army. Dougherty Elevator Savings Hit $7,839 Dougherty Miss Gertrude Fowler, manager of the local Farmers' Co-Operative Elevator reported business for the year was Net savings amounted to $7,839.99 and the net savings to be distributed was $7,265.98. The board was re-elected. Buy your War Bonds and Stamps from your Globe-Gazette carrier boy. PUT i nod 6 .9 cost fuyed, COME FROM uinu IVIUK VY rH MONEY' a Cfiaracter jpins Wear vnil on your tuit with on of thM cWming pins.

Oxidiwd Silvor or An-tiquo Bromt Finish. All havo safaty catches, and pro-war prico. .00 (Plus Hi. Tai) TO MY SWEETIE Oil THE FENCE PROMOTED Word has been received in Manly of the promotion of Fred J. Schlotterback to staff sergeant in Luxembourg.

He has been in service since November, 1943, and has seen plenty of action. He is a brother of Homer and Ray Schlotterback and Mrs. William Kelly, all of Manly. LEADERS STUDY BUTTER PROBLEM Bode Man Comments on Chicago ADA Meeting Des Moines Substantial expansion of nation-wide advertising of dairy foods through the farmer-financed American Dairy association is in the making as the outgrowth of a "cabinet session" of the dairy industry in Chicago C. R.

Schoby, Bode, chairman of the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission, has announced. Schoby disclosed the program on return from the annual ADA meeting, where he was re-elected a national ADA director and member of the executive committee. E. S. Estel, Waterloo, also was re-elected secretary of the ADA and member of the board pf directors, and Roy J.

Smith, Spirit Lake, was re-named a director. Because of war-time travel conditions, the Chicago meeting took the form of the "cabinet session" of key leaders in all branches of the industry across the nation. Schoby said it was brought out at the session that "you can't have butter" summarizes the government's butter policy and that "the man who wants to make more butter is discouraged from doing so while the housewife, who wants more butter, is fenced in by tight rationing at 24 points a pound." It was emphasized, Schoby related, that in the No. 1 butter state of Minnesota, production was driven down from 326 million pounds of butter in 1941 to 250 million in 1944, a loss of 76 million pounds in that year alone. The ADA leader reported that speakers at the meeting contended the government program led to this downward trend in such states as Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa while, in other areas, farmers short of help and machinery have often had to turn over milking of their cows to the calves, resulting in "less milk, less butter." LIST LAWSUITS FOR JURY TRIAL Judge William Butler to Preside at Garner uamer i weive new cases i have been filed for the March term of district court which convenes Monday.

William P. Butler of Mason City will be the presiding judge. The new cases are: Town of Garner vs. Henry Sporaa and Margaret P. Sporaa, suit against operating a junk yard in Garner; Roger Nelson vs.

Nehi Distributing auto collision damage suit, Wesley Kehl vs. Elzo Lewerke, petition in landlord's attachment, $430; Fred Thiel vs. Frank Trca, suit on account Taalkeus A. Ahrenkield et al vs. Harry E.

Bonnwell et suit to quiet title: Beatrice L. Linder vs. Walter R. Linder. divorce: Earl Boehnke vs Frank Tienan, auto collision damage suit $239.29: Melvin Arnold Olson vs.

Christine Louise Olson, divorce. Forest City Bank Trust company vs. Carlyle Abele suit on note Forest City Bank and Trust Company vs. Carlyle Abele. suit on notes, $54.46 and The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.

S. vs. Joe Doughan and Isabel Doughan, petition for landlord's attachment Erna Boomgarden vs. Lu-ella Nelson et al, suit to quiet title. Five cases are noted for trial: Nelson vs.

Nehi, Kehl vs. Lewerke, Garner vs. Sporaa, all listed above; Bernice Wolf vs. H. E.

Carr, suit for rent $595 and damages $300; Courtland Buchanan vs. Jay Buchanan, suit to quiet title. The criminal case of the state of Iowa vs. Henry F. Sporaa, charging selling beer without a permit, will come up for action of the grand jury.

Sporaa was bound over froi the court of Justice R. J. Fritsch. Grand jurors are to report for duty Tuesday, March 20, at 10 a. m.

and petit jurors March 27, at 10 a. m. VISHS PAL'S GRAVE Clarksville In a letter to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.

F. Busching, Lt. Dean Busching states he visited the grave of Lowell Leeper, son of Claire Leeper, on New Guinea island. Lowell died of wounds received in combat in the Philippines. Merkel's First Floor Here There Clarion 2nd.

Lt. Harold Johnson came Tuesday evening from Forth Worth, for a 10 day visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnson. Le Roy, Minn.

Misses Velma and Adeline Malconson spent a few days in Waterloo as guests of their cousin, Miss Verna Engel- hart. Luverne Mrs. Martha Godfrey, wno nas Deen at ine nome oi ner daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. Howard McMartin, Phoenix, since early December returned home recently.

End Pvt. Robert Nelson son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nelson, who leu lor fort tsneinng, eD. 19, was sent first to Jefferson Bar-rarks.

then to Fort Rilev. where he will receive his basic training. RuHrt lVTr anrl Mrs. Alvin T.nhr of Rockford and son, Robert, who is enjoying a furlough from ureat Lakes Naval Training Station, with his wife and children, were recent guests of Misses Anna and Gertrude Lohr. fVwtdplI Rplntivps received word from Pfc.

Kenneth Griggs stating he nas completed nis army training ana lert lor overseas. Rake Warren Osborne, cox swain, who has been stationed with the coast guard at Mobile, Ala nas been transferred to Bal timore, where he is attending school. His wife, who was with him at Mobile, is staying with her narents. Mr. and Mrs.

Johnnie Rake, for an indefinite time. Decorah Lt. Isadore Meyer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Meyer, arrived in Decorah Wednesday for a 30 day visit.

Havfield Mrs. Georee W. Pit kin left for Boston. where she will spend a few days witn her husband whose ship is Deing repaired. Clarion Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Sumners were called to Jackson, Tuesday evening because of the serious illness of their son, Eldon Sumners. Clarion Mrs. Luvern Cram received word that her husband, Pfc. Cram has arrived safely in France.

Chester Mr. and Mrs. Win Cray, Dick and Kay, went to Minneapolis Wednesday for a couple of days. Bode Robert Ellingson, son of Mr. and Mrs.

E. M. Ellingson, while playing at school, slipped on ice and broke 2 ribs. Allison C. H.

Fleshner returned Tuesday from the hospital at Charles City where he was taken March 7 following a heart attack while driving his car south of town. Dumont Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Pfaltzgraff and daughter, Sandra, who spent the past 2 years in Richmond, arrived Tuesday. They were accompanied home by her mother.

Mrs. John Schuler, who spent the winter with them. Goodell Robert Sellers, Christie Peterson, and Alvin Nolte, are at Jefferson Barracks, this week for their army physicals. Rake Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Lund and family of Jackson, arrived at the parental Bert Lund home, called by the news of the death of their brother, Sgt. Wallace D. Lund, who was killed over Germany. Mclntire Mr. and Mrs.

John Miller are visiting the latter's sister, Mrs. Henry Pettis and husband at Farmington, Minn. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. A.

J. Erickson, Mrs. W. H. Erickson and Mrs.

James Hacker went to Rochester, Wednesday where Mrs. Erickson and Mrs. Hacker will go through the clinic and Mrs. W. H.

Erickson will receive a checkup after her operation 10 days ago. Mclntire PvL Ray Jordan arrived home for a furlough with his wife, mother and other relatives. Ray has been in the south Pacific for over 2 years. Fredericksburg Mr. and Mrs.

A. Ellison who recently celebrated their 50th wedding an-niversay, are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Harold Lehman in Glen-dale, Ariz. Rake Mrs. L.

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