Jones Leaves Welfare Post as Smith Takes Over
Washington county board names Douglas T. Smith acting director of the county welfare office replacing Stephen B. Jones who goes on a leave of absence for army induction within three weeks. Smith has served as junior and then senior welfare worker since 1940 and previously taught speech literature and English at Atlantic and Des Moines institutes.
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Stephen B. Jones
Washington County
Douglas T. Smith
Mr. Jones
Washington
Texas
Mr. Smith
Washington County Board of Supervisors
Smith
Washington County Welfare Department
Welfare Service
Atlantic
Iowa
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Fayette County
Jones
Court House
Iowa crop supervisor seeks $2 per ton corn price rise
Jess Alton, state AAA crop supervisor, will push a $2 a ton increase for sweet corn to spur Iowa acreage. He schedules a meeting with Iowa Canners Association to discuss the plan, citing a need to triple plantings. He says a promise of 15,000 acres exists, but 49,000 to 50,000 acres are needed to meet the national goal.
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Des Moines
Jess Alton
AAA
Iowa
Alton
Iowa Canners Association
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa youths urged to daily body building at convention
Des Moines delegates at the central district Physical Education association meeting called for one hour daily of body building for youths. Prof. Arthur J. Wendler noted the army needs three to four months to condition new recruits.
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Des Moines
Central District Physical Education Association
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Army
Arthur J. Wendler
State University of
Be Not Too Literal In Tax Payments
Des Moines Iowa man Ann Iowan sent half of a money order to the state tax commission for the first half of his income tax and promised to mail the second half in September. Tax officials said this half and half approach was not acceptable and urged a full money order covering the first half immediately.
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Des Moines
Woodbury County Protest Over Retread Tire Quota
Harold L. Murphey of Sioux City protested to state rationing chair Robert B. Adams about Woodbury county's April retread tire quota. He argued 33 tires for Woodbury is too low while citing Polk and Scott county allocations. Adams stood firm, saying Woodbury's 83 quota is correct and pledged to forward the protest to Washington, D. C.
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Sioux City
Harold L. Murphey
Woodbury County
Robert B. Adams
Murphey
Polk County
Adams
Washington, D. C
Seize $2,000 Worth Gambling Devices
State officers and deputies raided Peter A. Ley’s home in a west Waterloo residential area and seized 15 slot and cigarette machines 16 money punchboards and 24000 lottery tickets valued at more than 2000 dollars.
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Waterloo
H. T. Wagner
Peter A. Ley
West Waterloo
Miller held on stolen auto concealment charge in Waterloo
Myron A Miller 44 of Bode waived preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner Arthur W Hyke and was bound to the federal grand jury in Fort Dodge Iowa June 9. Unable to post 1000 dollar bond he remained in Humboldt county jail at Dakota City.
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Waterloo
Myron A. Miller
Bode
United States
Arthur W. Hyke
Fort Dodge
Miller
Humboldt County
Dakota City
Des Moines to Honor Army Day With City Parade
More than 10,000 Des Moines civilians will march Monday to honor the men in khaki. Shoe clerks saleswomen stenographers bookkeepers and other downtown workers join the Army day parade marking the first nationwide tribute since war declaration.
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Des Moines
United States
YWCA Membership Drive Set For April 21 24
The YWCA announces its annual membership drive from April 21 to 24 led by president Mrs. Glenn Tollden and committee members Mrs. A B Atchison Nelle Tripp Mrs W B Dupuis and Etha Dawson. Proceeds fund YWCA community activities. The drive is the sole annual solicitation and welcomes contributions from residents including men.
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Y.W.C.A
Glenn B. Tolden
A. B. Atchison
Nelle Tripp
W. B. Dupuis
Etha Dawson
Y.W
M.C.A
Special Easter Music and Sermons Planned Across Washington Churches
Washington churches announce special Easter services next Sunday with sermons on He Is Risen An Easter Meditation Easter Thoughts Christ Is Risen and The Resurrection. Choirs will perform Easter anthems and the cantata The Resurrection. Good Friday services continue this afternoon with seven ministers addressing Christ’s last words.
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Washington
Journal Today
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Ivan Riess
The
Christian Church
Fonteyn Manney
United Presbyterian Choir
Carolyn Hamilton
Presbyterian Choir
Henry Shields
Iola Dittmer
Elouise R. Sorden
Charles Murdock
Christ On the Cross
Credit Bureau Revising Its Files In Washington
The Washington Credit Bureau announces a complete annual revision of its files to provide accurate paying histories for credit decisions. It notes benefits for local business people and travelers, and mentions access to national and international credit records through its network of 1,300 bureaus and 20,600 local records.
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Washington Credit Bureau
Washington
Credit Bureau
Association of Credit Bureaus of America
Associated Credit Bureaus of
Town
Associated Credit Bureaus of America
Army Considers Fairground Use in Des Moines
DES MOINES April 3 The United States army again considers Iowa State fair grounds as a supply depot for the air corps Major George Griggs of the air service command inspected the grounds Lloyd Cunningham fair board secretary said a decision from the war department would come in a week or ten days If the air corps takes over the grounds the fair is unlikely to be held this year and a different location might be found.
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Des Moines
United States Army
Iowa State Fair
Air Corps
Lloyd Cunningham
Fair Board
George Griggs
Air Service Command
Cunningham
War Department
Knights Templar Easter Service Planned at Washington
A special Easter service for Knights Templar members will be held Sunday at 2 30 PM in Washington Methodist Church. Dr R C Keagy will deliver the message. About 100 uniformed members from Bethlehem commandery and visitors from Iowa City Muscatine Burlington Mt. Pleasant Keosauqua Fairfield and Oskaloosa are invited. The procession starts at 2 PM from the Masonic temple and marches to the church.
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Knight Templar Order
Washington Methodist Church
R. C. Keagy
Knights Templar
Washington
Order
Bethlehem Commandery
Wahington
Iowa City
Muscatine
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Keosauqua
Fairfield
Oskaloosa
Masonic Temple
Iowa Guard Extends Training To May 16
Governor George A. Wilson announced the 288 Iowa home guard officers at Camp Dodge will stay another 30 days. The extended service pushes training from March 16 start to May 16, with possible extra time under consideration. The decision followed a meeting with Lt Gen Matthew A. Tinley and Col John Lonsdale.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Iowa Home Guard
Camp Dolge
Matthew A. Tinley
Council Bluffs
John Lonsdale
Camp Dodge
Fire damages house moving equipment in garage yard
Firefighters halted a blaze at 2 30 am that damaged house moving timbers owned by John M Goodwin of 920 East Madison Street. Several large sills were charred to half an inch. others were spared. The fire, traced to a neighborhood bonfire, started before detection, and was extinguished quickly.
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John M. Goodwin
Madison Street
Funeral service for Mrs Floyd Roe set for 2 o clock
Members of the Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine are asked to attend the funeral at the Masonic temple tomorrow at 2 PM. Mrs. Floyd Roe, a member, is the deceased.
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Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine
Masonic Temple
Floyd Roe
British in Burma face critical Allied position as Japan advances
British forces on the Allied right in central Burma hold but face new Japanese push through two valleys toward the mountain arc dividing Burma from India. Burmese native troops defect to Japan, aiding the invasion. Jap troops reach within 10 miles of Prome on the Irawaddy front. Chinese forces move toward Toungoo, recapturing a railroad town and linking with troops inland as 18,000 Japanese press western Toungoo.
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Burma
India
Prome
Irawaddy
Toungoo
United Press
United Nations
Philippines
Chungking
Roosevelt
Axis Radio
China
Chiang-Kai- Shek
New Delhi
Joseph W. Stilwell
London
113th Cavalry to Parade and Display in Dallas
The 113th Iowa National Guard cavalry regiment will bivouac exhibit and parade in Dallas April 4 to 6 for Army Day. Col. William Chase and Maj. Roy Haff inspected Fair Park and planned a sham battle Sunday and a full parade Monday through the city. About 1,500 men, 325 vehicles, and diverse arms will be shown to the public with an arranged USO dance and no secrecy.
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Dallas News
America
United States
Germany
Walter Krueger
Gd Army
Viii Army Corps
William C. Chase
118Th
Iowa
Camp Bowie
Roy . Haff
Krueger
Fair Park
Fair Grounds
Chase
Fhoom
Cotton Bowl
Bowie
113Th
Iowa National Guard
Uncle Sam
Kreuger
Woodall Rodgers
Paul Carrington
Chamber of Ecommerce
Harry L. Seay
B F. McLain
19Th Infantry Battalion
Texas Defense Guard
R. G. Storey
35Th Battalion
TDG
Ted Dealey
29Th Battalion
C. Joseph Snyder
Berle Charges Standard Oil Refused Brazil Gasoline Contract
Assistant Secretary of State Adolph Berle Jr testified at a senate hearing that in October Standard Oil of New Jersey refused to breach its contract to supply gasoline to axis airlines in Brazil. He said the refusal rested on Standard Brazil’s contract with Condor, a German controlled Brazilian airline, to provide aviation gasoline and oil, and warned that nondelivery could trigger a suit to end all deliveries.
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Washington, D. C
Adolph Berle, Jr
Senate
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Axis Airlines
Brazil
Berle
Standard
Condor
Fort Peck Dam in Montana Holds Vast Earth Fill
Fort Peck dam on the upper Missouri River in Montana contains more than 100 million cubic yards of earth used to form its massive structure and reservoir.
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Fort Peck
Missouri River
Montana
Dispute in India Still Unsettled
United Press reports a wide India dispute amid World War II tensions. Japanese forces press Burma front near Prome and Toungoo while Britain withdraws from Prome. Roosevelt may be asked to mediate to prevent clashes over dominion status and postwar India direction.
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Roosevelt
Chungking
China
U.P
New Delhi
India
Great Britain
China Daily News
China Times
Germany
Russia
Burma
Bay of Bengal
Indian
Walter Goode Taken by Death
Walter S. Goode 52 born in Washington died last night at 10 at the state hospital Mt. Pleasant after four years of treatment. Funeral 2 PM Saturday at L. A. Jones funeral home with Rev. Carl W. Klein officiating and Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by a daughter and two brothers in Washington and California. he was a musician who played in local bands and orchestras before illness ended his performing career.
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Walter S. Goode
Washington
State Hospital
Mt. Pleasant
L. A. Jones
Carl W. Klein
Elm Grove Cemetery
Walter Goode
John and
Elizabeth (Bethuram) Goode
Arthur
Bruce
Blanche Ruedy
Burlingame
Calif
Grace Norris
Ferson
Iowa
Charles Kirknride
M. L. Thompson
San Mateo
Frank Anderson
Fresno
Elsie King
North English
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Douglas Smith
MacArthur
U.S. Army Signal Corps
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
U. S.-Filpino
Jesus Villamor
Philippine Air Force
J. M. Goodwin
ROE
Bengal
Chie Mgran
113Th Cavalry
Dallas
Tex
Standard Oil Co
Fort Peck Dam
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