Cattle Lose In Fire At Aberdeen Angus Herd
Otto Y Battles noted judge breeder and showman loses seven head of cattle in a mysterious barn fire that also destroys a 60 by 80 foot structure near the farm. Loss tallies around 20000 with Queenmere valued over 51000 among cattle destroyed. Three horses a crib with 2000 bushels of corn and farm machinery also burned.
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Maquoreta
Aberdeen
Otto Y. Battles
Here
Battles
Blackcap
Rosemere
War Loan Drive to Open Officially Today
Des Moines reports an estimated 50 000 Towans begin one of the era’s largest patriotic drives. Citizens will seek to raise 100 million dollars in war bonds and stamps to support the national 13 billion dollar war financing through the second bond drive. Teams will canvass cities and rural areas calling on neighbors to buy.
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Des Moines
Electrification Project At Pella Reinstated
Washington action resumes 32 rural electrification projects halted last July due to metal shortages. The Pella Co operative Electric Association in Marion county Iowa will wire 53 miles, part of the REA program.
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Washington
D. C
War Production Board
Rural Electrification Administration
Pella Co-operative Electric Association
Marion County
Iowa
Iowa Officers Among 269 Soldiers Reported Missing
The War Department listed 269 soldiers as missing in action, including three Iowans. Lieut. Thomas A. Stricker of Kiron is missing in the European area. Second Lieut. William Jenks of Sioux City and Second Lieut. William K E Van Winkle of Dubuque are listed missing in the Middle Eastern area.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Thomas A. Stricker
William A. Sticker
Kiron
William
Jenks
Frank Lyman Jenks
Sioux City
William KE. van Winkle
Samuel V. van Winkle
Dubuque
Scrap drive urged in Washington county by Ralph Martin
Ralph Martin, head of the county scrap drive, urged residents to do more to collect scrap metal for war needs. He warned mills would run short without timely deliveries and said hidden piles remain to be found, stressing the need for action now.
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Washington County
Ralph Martin
Washington County Red Cross fund nears $15,000 goal
The Washington county Red Cross war fund stands at $14,877 with a $15,000 county quota in reach. Saturday additions include $143.95 from Ainsworth and $51.45 from Washington county hospital staff, plus $68.60 from Burlington's foundry workers. Additional gifts are expected from Wellman Kalona and other districts as two to three days remain to meet or exceed the target.
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Washington County
Red Cross War Fund
Ainsworth
Ruth Norris
Iown Ordnace
Burlington
Red Cross
Wellman
Kalona
Washington
A. E. Atchison
Light Rain Dims Spring Hopes as April Totals Reach .75
Sunday rainfall measured .28 inch marking the third shower of similar amount this April. The cumulative rainfall for the month stands at about three quarters of an inch, followed by cooler conditions that keep spring's arrival tentative.
Butter auction nets $31 for Red Cross at Kiwanis
In Plymouth PA Michael Evans auctioned a pound of Grade A butter at a Kiwanis meeting. The bid reached 31 dollars with all proceeds going to the Red Cross.
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Plymouth
Michael Evans
Evans
Red Cross
Hundreds of Men Battling Missouri River Floods at Omaha
United States meteorologist M Robins lowered the expected crest to 22 5 feet as 600 soldiers from Fort Crook and more than a thousand workers fight to hold the line along the Missouri River. The flood waters reach 21 1 feet at Omaha with large areas under water and highways submerged from Omaha to Hamburg Iowa.
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Fort Crook
Nebraska
Missouri River
M. Robins
United States
Omaha
East
Carter Lake
Robins
Nioy Towle
Little Sioux
Iowa
Sioux City
Onawa
Missouri Valley
Mondamin
Hamburg
Perciville
Missouri
McNutt says nearly all 18 to 38 will be in armed forces by 1943
War manpower chief Paul V. McNutt told reporters that by December 31 nearly all able bodied men ages 18 to 38 will be in the armed forces except about 3.2 million in agriculture, ministry and vital industry, with 14 million physically fit and 1.5 million in agriculture.
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McNutt
Washington, D. C
Paul V. McNutt
MacNutt
Tragedy at Moline Crossing Claims Four Lives
A coroner's jury ruled the early Sunday train auto crash in Moline accidental. The car driver ignored a lowered crossing gate as an eastbound freight cleared, failing to see an oncoming passenger train. Victims include Wanda Casper 23 and Lou Dvorsky 28 along with James Bechtel 20 and Alice Braunlich 20.
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Mowine
Davenport
Alice Braunlich
Casper
Bechtel
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Miss Braunlich
George Brunlich
Dr. Braunlich
Washington County Inducts 13 to Army and 8 to Navy/Marines
Washington County selective service lists 13 men inducted into the Army 5 to the Navy and 3 to the Marines after last week’s physicals. The Army contingent leaves after a brief home furlough with Navy and Marine members also awaiting active duty. Names include John Abe Bissey Russell Leroy Drollinger Harry Dale Dusenberry Roscoe L Livezey Clarence Glen Randall Harold Wayne Rath Maynard Roy Reiner Archie John Saforek Max Deloss Lee David Franklin Wentworth William Lee Kelley Maurice Martin Koehler Wayne Ordell Wolfe Marvin Junior Bower Cecil William Myers Leroy George Pratt John Clarence Votruba Salten Bernard Clare Sondag Lyle Price Kelsey Nels Burdette Westermark Harry Schwab.
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Army
Navy
Marines
Marine
Lyle Price Kelsey
Rock Island
Nels Burdette Westermark
Washington
Harry Schwab
Chicago
Kelsey, Koehler, Sondag and
Wolfe
Schwab
Citi- Lugo
Winners Named at Iowa Children’s Home Tag Sale
Frances Richer led the event for the Iowa Children’s Home society reporting first prize to Dean Garrett with 22.05 dollars, second to Marie Chance with 21.38 dollars, and third to Catherine Little with 19.59 dollars. Other workers received movie passes and sponsors thanked all contributors for the success.
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Iowa Children's Home Society
Frances Richer
Dean Garrett
Secon
Marie Chance
Catherine Little
Davenport Bechtel Fatal Crash At Moline
A fatal collision near Moline left Davenport Bechtel dead at the scene while three others died within an hour at a local hospital. All victims were thrown from the car as wreckage was dragged roughly 700 feet by the impact before the Californian locomotive was cleared.
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Fident
Davenport
Bechtel
Moline
Madison J Orr 82 Dies After Three-Week Illness
Madison J Orr aged 82 died Sunday morning at five after a three week illness. Funeral at 2 pm Tuesday at Sherman's funeral home with Rev Basil G McBee of the Associate Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Born January 2 1861 in Columbus City Iowa. son of Samuel F and Jane Henderson Orr. married Isabella Coulter September 2 1886 in Washington. lifelong resident of the community with time spent in Minnesota.
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Wanda Casper
Moline
Ill
Rock Island
St. James Catholic Church
Washington
H. J. Corcoran
Elm Grove Cemetery
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Miss Casper
Charles Casper
South Fourth Avenue
Madison J. Orr
Sherman
Basil G. McBee
Associate Presbyterian Church
Orr
Elm Grove
Cem
Etery
Mr. Orr
Columbus City
Iowa
Samuel F
Jane P. (Henderson) Orr
Isabella Coulter
Minnesota
British Forces Occupy Sousse Amid Tunis Campaign
The British eighth army drove the Afrika Korps through Sousse as the Tunisia battle neared a climax. Allies sealed a steel arc around the Tunis Bizerte pocket, squeezing Axis troops to a 75 by 40 mile pen. Axis hopes to delay the invasion of Europe appear dimmed.
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United Press
Eighth Army
Afrika Korps
Sousse
Tunisia
Tunis-Bizerte
s+frica
Europe
Warning Issued on Defense Emergency
Telegram to Ivan Norton praises civilian defense readiness as the hour of emergency nears. James D. Schultz urges comprehensive blackout and daylight alert drills in the Midwest and Great Lakes, with tests designed to disrupt civilians as little as possible. Norton warns citizens to shelter within five minutes of sirens.
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Ivan Norton
Washington County Defense Corps
James D. Schultz
Omaha
Midwest
Great Lakes
Norway
Tokio
Mr. Norton
Auxiliary
Washington
Washington grocery operator dies after long partnership
Washington since 1908. He operated a grocery store on the south side of the square and southwest of the square for a number of years in partnership with the late J. W. Patton. Surviving him are his wife, one daughter Mrs. Chester Holcomb of West Chester, one sister Mrs. Tina French of Washington, and three grandchildren.
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Washington
the Square
J. W. Patton
Chester Holcomb
West Chester
Tina French
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Pella
Red Cross Fund
E. N. Foster
Ana
J. L. Fry
Walona
Foster
United Nations
North Atlantic
U. S. Coast Guard
Charles
Laura A. (Lintz) Casper
Washington High School
State University of Iowa
Clark College
St. Luke's Hospital
Red Cross Reserve
Vida Casper
Lou Dvorsky
St. Ambrose Academy
Scott Field
Illinois
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command
Washington County Selective Service Board
United States Armed Forces
John Abe Bissey
Russell Leroy Drollinger
Kal
Ona
Harry Dale Dusenberry
Roscoe L. Livezey
Clarence Glen Randall
Kevta
Harold Wayne Rath
Riverside
Maynard Roy Reiner
Archie John Saforek
Richmond
A Max Deloss Lee
David Franklin Wentworth
Brighton
William Lee Kelley
Washing
Maurice Martin Koehler
Marvin Junior Bower
Wash
Ington
Cecil William Myers
Leroy George Pratt
John Clarence Votruba
Salten
Bernard Clare Sondag
Washington Business
Tunis
Zerte
Kairouan
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