Drafts to Call 2 Million More by July
The Selective Service announced plans to draft about 2 million men by next July, with 1 million drawn from fathers still with families. Of 427,088 moved to 1-A and 4,483,904 in 3-A, many received deferments for farm and industry work. Officials warn only two of three fathers losing 3-A status in Oct-Nov had such deferments, risking a shrinking pool by mid-summer. The target strength includes 11.3 million with WAVES and WACs, requiring up to 2.1 million draftees between Dec 1 and July 1 and thousands more replacements.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
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Armed Services
Tata
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Civil Service Commission
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Senator McKellar
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McKellar
Canada
White House
Farm Security Administration
Farm
Influenza Strain Hits Iowa Yet Not an Epidemic
District health officials say influenza in Council Bluffs hasn’t reached epidemic levels and many cases go unreported as 25,000 Iowans affected this month. Reports show 6,359 official cases this month, 42,247 in the week ending Dec 11, and 4,002 in the week ending Dec 19, with high absenteeism in schools and industry. The state urges ill people to stay from hospitals and sanitize food handling to curb spread. The Army reports about 150,000 cases in the continental U.S. for the week ending Dec 11, with a national trend of subsiding except in the south and southwest.
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State Health Department
Manaya
Manawe
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Manewa
Iowa
State Department
Jordan
Sept
L. Crawford
War Department
Washington
Continental
United States
Arrest of Criswell at Paxton Neb under guard
Eugene LeRoy Criswell 24 of Council Bluffs is in custody at Paxton Neb after disappearing Aug 22 with Albert Stevens 22, both trustees for jail lawn duties. Authorities say Criswell faces gasoline theft suspicions and Stevens awaits grand jury action on a grease gun theft.
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Eugene LeRoy Criswell
Council Bluffs
Pottewattamie County
Paxton
Neb
Criswell
Albert Stevens
Stevens
Council Buffs
Lotaten
North Platte
Churchill Past Crisis as Bulletin Eyes Pneumonia Resolve
London reports Prime Minister Churchill believed safely past the illness crisis as a 10 Downing Street bulletin says his temperature is subsiding and pneumonia is resolving though irregular pulse noted. He is monitored by a heart specialist in the Middle East while his regular doctors continue care. Weather and temperature data follow.
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London
Churchill
Downing Street
Iowa War Bond Totals Reach Record Stateside Purchases
Iowa war bond sales to date total at least 1.25 billion dollars, with non‑bank purchasers leading the drive and banks adding hundreds of millions. State Bond Administrator W. L. Clark notes Iowa exceeded quotas in prior drives, but participation in this war loan lags World War I. The Fourth War Loan drives begins February 18 with a state quota of 277 million.
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Clarx
Tewans
Banda
Clark
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Predict New Gasoline Cut for Midwest
Des Moines colonel Bryan Houston, national deputy OPA administrator, said Saturday he expected up to a 15 percent reduction in midwest gasoline allotments. He spoke with Iowa farmers on rationing and proposed replacing non highway coupons with a farm certificate system to track tractor and farm use. He said farmers would not likely misuse surplus fuel and warned dealers would face penalties. Local AAA committees would supervise allocations next year as wartime conservation continues.
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Des Moines
Bryan Houston
OPA
Midwest
Houston
Iowa
Col. Houston
Gasoline Bay
AAA
Special Tax Fund Tops 12 Million in Iowa State Report
DES MOINES The special tax fund which holds revenue from income and retail sales taxes stood at 12 257 717 on Dec 9, up 1 711 675 from Dec 31 1942. The gain credited to income tax revenue not halving and record sales tax receipts with one month left in the quarter. The fund supports homestead tax credits and aid programs.
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Des Moines
State Tax Commission
Fred Porter
Louis H. Cook
Tim Ceas
Red Cross Plans Third War Fund Drive For March
Washington March plan announced by chairman Norman Davis aims at a record fund goal of 20600000 for the American Red Cross war fund campaign. Davis noted the effort represents a major drive to support relief and aid services.
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American Red Cross
Norman 4H
Davis
Saterday
Congress to Adjourn for the Holidays
Congress votes a three week Christmas recess delaying final action on tax bills subsidies and other measures. The first recess of the 78th Congress ends Jan 10 with plans to resume work on major issues including food subsidies and railway wage questions. The stopgap extends the commodity credit corporation funding to Feb 17 while a separate bill on rail pay remains under scrutiny.
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Congress
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Commodity Credit Corporation
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McCormack
D-Mass
Train Headlight Blinded Engineer in Northbound Wreck
Lumberton NC reports the northbound Atlantic Coast Line streamliner collided with a derailed southbound train after the derailed engines had blocked the track. Engineer Frank Belknap blamed glare from train headlights for the failure to spot the danger, with 10-12 dead and over 50 injured amid a chaotic salvage. Belknap and crew escaped unharmed as wrecking crews completed the search.
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Lumberton
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Frank Belknap
Rocky Mount
Belknap
William Myer
Little
Helena
West Coast
Port Samar Bee
Government Now Knows Whats Griping You Miss Parade
Government officials disclose a three month survey in 120 counties showing butter and meat as top shortages driving civilian gripes alongside sugar soap canned goods fruits elastic tape coal and hosiery. The OCR notes focus on shortages of simple manufactured items and that production can be increased quickly to ease civilian inconvenience.
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Government
Jack Grover Washington
Office of Civilian Requirements
OCR
Cilzen Yunks Heey
Russians Move Forward in Ukraine Berlin Admits New Breakthrough
The Associated Press reports Russian forces claimed several Kirovograd front strongpoints were taken, 1400 Nazis killed, and heavy losses of tanks and planes. Berlin acknowledged a breakthrough by 250000 Russian troops near Nevel, 70 miles from the Latvian border, as German counterattacks faltered and retreat continued in places. In Italy, heavy fighting persisted around San Pietro and Mount Lungo with Allied pincers closing on routes to Rome, while Casil no and Lagone saw gains for the Fifth and Eighth Armies amid harsh weather and air activity. Yugoslav partisans countered, and Allied forces reported advancing in the Pacific, with Arawe gains and continued Japanese air losses. A local note reports 20 deer shot at Ledges State Park to reduce wildlife damage and support meat distribution.
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Associated Press
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Kirovograd
Moscow
Berlin
Nevel
Ernst von Hammer
Kisy
Nikolai
Vatu
Fritz von Mannatein
Italy
South Italy
San Pietro
Cassino
Rome
Lungo
Lagone
Filignano
Adriatic
Sth
Balkans
Josip Broz
Drug Tito
Radio
Aaid
Yugoslavia
Radio France
Algiers
Ledges State Park
Des Moines
Boone
State Conservation Commission
Boone County
War Department
New Britain advances as Umtingalu taken in New Britain drive
Allied forces advancing from the Arawe beachhead have captured the Umtin gala gun position on New Britain, signaling a three mile invasion gain. American ground troops moved east and north amid light resistance while Thunderbolt patrols repelled enemy air raids. Cape Gloucester and Arawe air and ground actions continued with heavy bombardment, and the campaign against Rabaul persists as U.S. forces push inland to secure the southern supply route.
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WPI
U. S. 6Th Army
New Britain
Umtingalu
Arawe
Mac.Arthur
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U.S
Thunderbolt
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Thunderbolts
Gover
Cape Gloucester
Rabaul
Save Those Holiday Gift Wrappings for Paper Salvage Drive
Jowans residents urged to turn holiday wrappings into waste paper for the war effort. H C Plagman, state salvage director, emphasized the campaign’s importance and urged local chairs to press residents. Reports show counties totaling 2,565,610 pounds expected in November, with Woodbury and Scott among top contributors.
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DES Mgines
Jowans
H.C Plagman
War Production Board
Blagiman
Dubuque
Pottawattamie
Scott
Woodbury
Cerro Gordo
Johnson
All Kin Notified of Liscome Bay Casualties
The navy says next of kin of all Liscome Bay casualties have been notified. Liscome Bay was torpedoed November 24 in the Gilbert Islands area, and those who had relatives aboard but had not received word are now assured they are safe.
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Washington, Ut
Navy
Liscome Bay
Gilbert Islands
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