Allies Hit Jap Plane Tender Near Solomons
Lockheed medium bombers of the SW Pacific air force scored two direct hits on a 10,000 ton Japanese seaplane tender south of New Ireland in the Bismarck Solomon area. The vessel, likely a converted merchantman, was heavily damaged and motionless after bombs hit its upper deck. American air forces also bombed enemy supply lines from Kokoda to Buna with A-20s and Bell Airacobras, hitting villages used as retreat bases and strafing installations. All planes returned safely and ground fighting around the Owen Stanley mountains remained quiet.
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Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Solomon Islands
Bell Airacobra
Kokoda
Owen Stanley
New Guinea
Buna
Kokoda Gap
Educators Say Facts Alone Won’t Win War
Des Moines date line Dr John A Vieg of Iowa State College told the Iowa Council for Better Education that information alone cannot win the war. He argued facts must enlighten minds and generate will power to mobilize community efforts for war work and enduring peace. He warned the best informed may not be the most determined citizens.
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Des Moines
INS
John A. Vieg
Iowa State College
Iowa Council For Better Education
Wieg
Dr. Vieg
C Edwin Beman A State Fair Board Member Dies
C Edwin Beman 72 longtime Iowa State fair board member died Monday morning from a cerebral hemorrhage. He owned a farm loan business in Oskaloosa and was involved in banking hardware and insurance ventures across Delta Hia and Mahaska County. Born February 9 1870 in Keokuk County he held leadership roles including president of Peoples Savings bank Delta and first vice president of Mahaska County State Bank.
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Oskaloosa
C. Edwin Beman
Iowa State Fair Board
Beman
Keokuk County
Delta
Peoples Savings Bank of
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank
Mahaska County State Bank
Iowa National Fire Insurance Company
Fuel Oil Dealers to Register Oct 20 21
The Office of Price Administration sets October 20 and 21 for dealer and supplier registration across 30 states where oil and kerosene will be rationed. Dealers failing to register lose eligibility to sell fuel under the rationing system.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Injuries Fatal To Oelwein Man
Fred Chapman 50 dies from injuries after a Great Western passenger train strikes a stalled car on a crossing east of Oran. Chapman's wife and four others injured lightly. Chapman survived by his wife, a son in military service, a brother and sister, J. A Chapman and Mrs. Lydia Woffenden of Westgate.
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the Gazette
Oelwein
Fred Chapman
Great Western
Chapman
Oran
J. A Chapman
Lydia Woffenden
Westgate
Sheriff Aden Johnson Fined After Parked Car Crash
Aden Sheriff Jr. was fined 100 dollars and costs in police court after his car struck a parked vehicle at 1410 C Street SW. Fifty dollars of the fine was suspended. Sheriff was restrained by the car owner until officers arrived. Also fined was Stoner for speeding 48 mph on Mt. Vernon Road SE between Thirtieth and Thirty Fourth streets.
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Aden Sheriff, Jr
Second Avenue SE
Austin
C Street
Harry S. Johnson
Clarence Bradley
Badger
Glen Walters
Bradley
Johnson
John C Stoner
Sixteenth Street
Stoner
Thirty Fourth
Mt. Vernon Road
Norwegian Free Fleet in Bold Atlantic Sub Duel
Four Free Norwegian corvettes and a British destroyer fought a two day convoy battle, crippling and likely sinking four U boats while damaging several more. The Viscount led escort as corvettes pressed packs of seven subs with depth charges and gunfire, with no convoy losses reported.
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London
INS
Atlantic
Waterhouse
Path of Faith to be staged at Iowa Baptist centennial
The centennial observance of the Iowa Baptist convention features a new play The Path of Faith written and directed by Rev Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa. The Wednesday presentation at First Baptist church includes Roger Williams students led by actors from Iowa City with George Evans of Chicago as narrator. PMID
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Marcus Bach
University of Iowa
School of Religion
Iowa Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church
Iowa Baptists
Roger Williams
Iowa City
Frank Davis
Unionville
Susan Kent
Ottumwa
Joanne Remley
Billy Winfrey
Haym Solomon
University Theater
Mutual
Glen MacKinney
Wiliam A. Elliott
Ottawa
Kan
Northern Baptist Conference
Jewel L. Pickett
Keokuk
C. F. Perron
Pella
Scrap drives girl to hospital after street crash
MARSHFIELD Wis AP La Vonne Parnell 10 broke her leg while running across a street to haul scrap metal to the school pile. She told reporters from her hospital bed that it was a clean break and her father will take care of the scrap and buy war stamps.
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Marshfield
Wis
la Vonne Parnell
U S Troops Visit Johannesburg During Official South Africa Tour
Reuters reports U S troops arrived in the Union of South Africa and conducted a sightseeing tour in Johannesburg. The visit was official and included tea with the city mayor.
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London
Reuters
Johannesburg
United States
Union of South Africa
Abandon State Of Emergency At Trondheim
The Moscow radio says Jonas Lie was dismissed as Norwegian chief of police and Major Vidkun Quisling took charge of civil police while Germans lift the civil emergency in Trondheim. Thirty four people were executed as saboteurs during strict control. Quisling sources claim the policy affected many innocent Norwegians and should not hit them harder than necessary. Norwegian circles in London predict continued outbreaks against Nazi rule. Belgian minister Delfosse says Germany edges toward collapse on military and home fronts as morale and discipline erode with slow war.
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London
Moscow
Oslo
Jonas Lie
Vidkun Quisling
Trondheim
Quisling
Stockholm
Marengo O E S to mark 50th anniversary
Marengo chapter No. 123 Order of Eastern Star observes its fiftieth anniversary Tuesday Oct 13 at the Masonic temple. Daisy Ray Iowa worthy grand matron will speak with Adah G Thompson Cedar Rapids grand secretary and other officers present. Masters of ceremonies A H Kraus and Ruby Solbrig welcome guests as a quartet performs in the temple dining room.
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Marengo
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Daisy Ray
Iowa
Adah G. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
O.E.S
A. H Kraus
Ruby Solbrig
Temple
L. M. Colbornson
G. Ellis
Milford Engelbert
Milton Brown
Local concert features Dinzler accompanist and Panknen cornet solo
Mrs Nelsa Dinzler appears as accompanist while Robert Panknen performs a cornet solo. Several daughters of O E S members will sing vocal selections, adding a family vocal element to the program.
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Nelsa Dinzler
Robert Panknen
O.E.S
Davis Gets 30 Years For Assaulting Guard
Davis 30 of Truman Arkansas was sentenced to 30 years in the men s reformatory for assault with intent to murder after a jury found him guilty. He also has 15 months for breaking and entering and a five year term for escape. May 25 of Worthington Missouri received five years for escape and 30 years for his role in the assault. Both men participated in a July 10 escape by jimmied lighting and overpowering guard G C Clark at the reformatory power house.
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Anamosa — Welch Davis
Truman
Ark
C. J. Haas
Davis
Boyd May
Worthington
Springville
G. C. Clark
May
J. E. Heiserman
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Dietrich claims America contributed chewing gum and coca cola
Otto Dietrich, German press chief, writes in a Columbus series that America never contributed to world civilization beyond chewing gum and coca cola, a statement published in German and occupied country papers.
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United Press
Otto Dietrich
Columbus
America
Flow of Yankee Arms into Egypt Rises Constantly
Allied air power and US supplied equipment flood Egypt as Rommel faces a larger UN force in the Western Desert. American planes press Axis supply routes, while ships labeled USA arrive at Red Sea ports for front line movement. Submarine threats from Germany and neutral states complicate supply lines along the Atlantic.
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Cairo
United States
Egypt
Western Desert
Rommel
United Nations
Africa
Nile Delta
Mediterranean
Europe
High Command
U.S.A
Red Sea
Axis
Atlantic
Associated Press
West Africa
Bulge
Govt Control Wasteful Laggard Railroad Says
The Toledo Peoria and Western railroad reports that federal operation rules cause wastes and delays after six and a half months under government control. President George P. McNear Jr cites hopes government acts to stop wastes, urging action or return to private operation. The 239 mile line from Effner Indiana to Keokuk Iowa serves as a Chicago by-pass after a labor dispute and strike.
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Peoria, Ill
Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad
Sun
George P. McNear, Jr
Effner
Ind
Keokuk
Chicago
Office of Defense Transportation
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Poor PA
Claude Callan
Julia
Joe
Manhattans
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Coaltan
Manhattan
Belgium
Antoine Delfosse
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Delfosse
Germany
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Uncle Sam
Gib Crockett
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Armstrong’s Millinery
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