Iowa Republicans elect 23 unpledged delegates at state convention
At the Des Moines gathering the 23 delegates, 20 men and three women, were chosen as unpledged to vote freely at the national convention. The delegation includes Harrison E. Spangler, George A. Wilson, Bourke B. Hicklenlooper, and Willis B. York, with elections described as automatic and harmonious.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harrison E. Spangler
United States
George A. Wilson
Bourke
BB. Hickenlooper
Willis
York State
Gallagher Found Frozen To Death Near Bluffton Farm
Decorah Emmet Gallagher 32 a Bluffton township farmer was found frozen to death in a field near his home Friday. His body was found by his brother James. No inquest will be held. He is survived by his mother Elsie Gallagher three brothers and six sisters.
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Decorah
Emmet Gallagher
Bluffton Township
James
Elsie Gallagher
Investigation requested into large waste of mining manpower
Iowa District 13 of the United Mine Workers of America telegrammed Secretary Harold L. Ickes calling for an inquiry into the mining industry. It said Iowa mine output in 1943 fell about 250 000 tons from 1942 and predicted mines would run only half time in early 1944.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa District 13
United Mine Workers of America
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Air Training Program cut at Iowa colleges
Four Iowa schools Drake university Des Moines Iowa State college Ames Coe college Cedar Rapids Morningside college are among 19 states where the air crew training program will end June 30 announced in Washington D C The change affects only air crew students not AAF personnel training or ground crew programs Maj Wayne L Watling Drake university said he has not been notified of the termination
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Des Moines
Iowa
The
Army Air Forces
Washington, D. C
Drake University
Iowa State College
Ames
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Morningside College
Sioux City
Iown
Iowa Wesleyan
Mount Pleasant
Wayne L. Watling
War Department
AAF
Army
Tuberculosis Group Elects Dubuque Man
DES MOINES Dr. J. C. Painter of Dubuque was elected president of the Town Tuberculosis association at the closing session of its two day meeting. Other officers named include Mrs. M. L. Sears of Sioux City first vice president G. A. Mote of Marshalltown second vice president Mrs. C. L. Gord of Davenport secretary Edwin F Buckley of Des Moines treasurer and Dr. Ralph Lovelady of Sidney B A Norem of Mason City Peter W Janss of Des Moines Mrs Fred Letsch of Waterloo and Dr F H Hennessy of Calmar directors Twenty directors at large were elected.
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Des Moines
J. C. Painter
Dubuque
Town Tuberculosis Association
M. L. Sears
Sioux City
G. A. Mote
Marshalltown
C. L. Gord
Davenport
Edwin F. Buckley
Ralph Lovelady
Sidney
B. A. Norem
Mason City
Peter W. Janss
Fred Letsch
Waterloo
F. H. Hennessy
Calmar
Clinton Corn Plant Curtails Operations Amid Stock Shortages
A Clinton corn processing facility reports widespread stock exhaustion leading to reduced operations and halted production. Company officials indicate continued output constraints as supply levels remain critically low and operations scale back to match available corn stocks.
George Horn wins Skelly award for farm leadership
George Horn of Jackson township received the W. G. Skelly award for superior achievement in agriculture. The NBC network presentation from radio WHO highlighted his 160 acre farm with 35 sows farrowing this spring and plans for 40 litters next fall. He counts hog production as his forte and uses labor exchange with his brother to run the farm. The award included a $10 war bond and insignia. about 40 people attended the breakfast at the Washington Y M C A.
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George Thorn
Jackson Township
W. G. Skelly
WHO
Washington Y. M. C
Skelly
Lloyd Burlingham
Skelly Oil Company
NBC
Horn
Allen Pearson
Paul Henderson
Mr. Skelly
George Horn
Tega
Hora
Leroy
Ben Miller
Kalona
Skelly Company
W Kalona
Keith
George Hora
Isbor
J. W. Chandler
Kaster resigns from Washington police force
W Kaster completes term after serving since October and resigns effective April 1 at mayor Lytle’s request. He will return to insurance work. Chief Hancher returns to duty after illness. Buckwalter to enter armed forces. another vacancy expected soon.
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W. Kaster
Washington Police Force
R. L. Lytle
Carl Hancher
Lytle
Mr. Kaster
Hancher
Marvin Buckwalter
Washington County March tax receipts top one half due
March tax collections totaled 233 145 24 plus a homestead credit check 60 902 75 from the state bringing year to date 424 949 60. This equals 55 14 percent of the annual tax levy with half due by April first and the rest in September. Additional payments in transit will further increase the total.
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Washington County
Permelia Lay Appointed Interviewer In Washington USES
The War Manpower Commission names Permelia Lay as interviewer in charge of the United States Employment Service office in Washington effective April 1. Lay, former manager of the Washington county employment service, is praised for efficiency. The office stays on the north side of the square and will expand services for Washington county residents and surrounding counties in the Fairfield area. Edgar A. Cupp arranged the appointment in Washington.
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The
War Manpower Commission
Permelia Lay
United States Employment Service
Washington
van Buren, Jefferson
Washington Counties
Edgar A. Cupp
Fairfield
Six 18 year olds register for military service in March
In Washington county six youths who turned 18 in March registered with the selective service. Names listed include Robert I. Boileau Washington Donald J. Rsehely Mr Pleasant Eugene L. Vogel Ke ela Francis James Gilchrist Washington William R. O Connor Ainsworth Roy Keith Hardy Washington. Five February-born 18 year olds also registered: John Herbert Kron Riverside Robert J. Snyder Kalona Donald Dean Guy Washington Edward C. Leichty Wayland Max Leon Sheets Washington.
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Washington County
Selective Service Board
Robert I. Boileau
Washington
Donald J. Resehly
Mr Pleasant
Eugene L. Vogel
Keela
Francis James Gilchrist
William R. O’connor
Ainsworth
Roy Keith Hardy
Ohn Herbert Kron
Riverside
Robert J. Snyder
Kalona
Donald Dean Guy Washington
Edward C. Leichty
Wayland
Max Leon Sheets
Plans set for Mrs. Miksch burial in Ainsworth area
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth A. Miksch will be held at two o clock next Monday afternoon near Ainsworth subject to road conditions. If roads fail, services move to L A Jones funeral home with Rev. F J Robins officiating. Burial at Ainsworth cemetery. She died yesterday after a long illness. Survived by son Earl and daughter Olive at home, sister Minerva Earnhart of Long Beach Calif.
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Elizabeth A. Miksch
Ainsworth
L. A. Jones
F. J. Robins
William Clark
Sarah Smith Clark
Tillman Mikseh
Washington
Franklin Center
Washington Academy
Methodist Church
Miks
Clinton corn refinery halts operations due to corn shortage
Clinton Company's corn refining plant remains idle with employees kept at posts as operation resumes depend on receiving more corn. It marks the third major plant to shut this month after Corn Products Refining Co. in Kansas City and Hubinger Co. in Keokuk also closed.
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Clinton Company
Kansas City
Corn Products Refiring Co
Hubinger Co
Keokuk
Maxwell Service Held for Clayde Maxwell
Funeral services for Clayde Maxwell will be held Monday at 2 30 p m at Sherman's funeral home with burial at Crawfordsville. The funeral party arrives Sunday morning from Fargo North Dakota where Mr Maxwell died yesterday.
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Clayde Maxwell
Sherman
Crawfordsville
Fargo
North Dakota
Maxwell
Captain Barker Appears in Tarawa Marine Film
Captain Harry Barker of Washington features in a chapel scene at the start of the Tarawa film showing at the State theater this evening. The final screening is tonight.
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Captain Barker
Tarawa Marine Film
Harry Barker
Washington
Tarawa
State Theater
Arnold Purchases Berk's Barber Shop
Rodney Arnold a 26 year veteran barber buys the Clarence Berkhoff barber shop near the square and takes possession today. Berkhoff plans to leave soon for navy service with Shepard staying on as barber and Berkhoff remaining briefly. The Arnolds return from New Orleans after five weeks visiting their son at an army camp.
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Rodney Arnold
Clarence Berkhoff
Berkhoff
Navy
Arnold
Rank Shepard
Mrs. Arnold
New Orleans
Willkie Opens Nebraska Campaign at Republican Convention
Wendell Willkie urged Republicans to stay true to principles and issues not engage in petty bickering as he opened his Nebraska drive for the 16 convention votes. He planned a noon address to a Republican women's luncheon in Lincoln and a late evening speech at the Coliseum after a 10 day tour through Wisconsin.
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Omaha
Nebr
Wendell Willkie
Nebraska
Willkie
Lincoln
Colliseum
Wisconsin
Legion to Meet
The regular meeting of Leon Beatty post American Legion will be held next Tuesday evening. The program will be in charge.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
War Food Administration Raises Grain Processing Quotas
Washington April 1 The War Food Administration today increased the amount of corn that grain elevators must set aside for processing into essential war products from 35 to 60 percent The original order had been issued a week earlier in principal producing counties but results were disappointing Some plants stopped operations or ran on limited schedules due to the earlier limits.
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Washington, D. C
War Food Administration
WEA
Red Cross Cash Reaches 14032 in County Drive
Washington county Red Cross war fund drive totals reached 14032.00 with 526.58 from Washington theaters and 1200 plus yesterday from schools and local solicitors. Top donors include Henry Berdo 154, Henry Weiser 150, Henry Miller 142, and Harold Altenbernd 111. rural districts pending reports. A broader house donated by Joe Wolfe was postponed to next Friday sale.
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Red Cross
Washington
Washington Solicitors
Henry Berdo
Jackson Center
Banker
Henry Weiser
Palestine
English Over
Henry Miller
Glendale
Washington Township
Valley
Dutch Creek Township
Harod Altenbernd
Francis Feltz
Lincoln
Stewart
Washington County
Joe Wolfe
Records Gathered for Soldiers From Washington Citizens
Chairman 8S. W. Kaster of the Legion committee announced 939 records were contributed by Washington residents in the past month to be made into new phonograph discs for the army navy and marines. Virginia Maxine Beenblossom led with 407 and Shirley Dunlap followed with 8389. Mr Easter praised the donors and the two leading contributors who helped accumulate the records.
Red Army Closing in on Odessa in Southern Ukraine
Soviet forces tighten grip around Odessa as German retreat accelerates from the Black Sea area. In Italy, Mount Marrone falls to Allied forces after a six week lull, while the Pacific campaign targets Truk and allied islets with heavy air and naval bombardment and anti ship strikes.
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Red Army
Odessa
United Press
Ukraine
Sih
Cassino
Pacific
Truk
Caroline Chain
Palau
Ponape
Black Sea
Lower
Dniester
Moscow
Bessarabia
Tiraspol
Akkerman
Mt. Marrone
Germany
Europe
Schaffhausen
Zurich
Federal potato price support bands set for 1944 crop
Washington reports War Food Administration will support the 1944 potato market with prices from 2.63 to 3.50 per 100 pounds for early and intermediate crops and 1.65 to 2.45 for the late crop. Prices on WFA loans and purchase programs run higher than 1943, by 6 to 15 cents per 166 pounds depending on month and locality.
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Washington, D.C
War Food Administration
Court House Proceedings Lead by Local Residents
Ir ven Cherry and Beatrice Mulkey of Cedar Rapids join Mary Mc Kune and Mildred Arlene Chor pening of Washington at the courthouse today for proceedings.
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Court House
Irven Cherry
Beatrice Mulkey
Cedar Rapids
Marry McKune
Mildred Arlene Chorpening
Washington
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