Sheriff leads search for missing farm laborer John Pietersma
Newton Jasper County Sheriff Ray Barber directed a search for John Pietersma a 34 year old farm laborer who disappeared earlier in the day. Pietersma lived near Kellogg worked at Walter Dickey farm four miles north and had just recovered from influenza when he went to work on horseback. The riderless horse arrived later at the Dickey farm as neighbors and authorities searched without success.
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Newton
Jasper County
Ray Barber
John Pietersma
Pietersma
Walter Dickey
Kellogg
Dickey
Waterloo teen pleads guilty in fatal reckless driving case
Clyde Fordyce age 18 of Gilbertville pleaded guilty in municipal court to reckless driving after a Thursday crash in which one person died and another was injured. He was fined 58 dollars.
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Waterloo
Clyde Fordyce
Gilbertville
Madison pair fined for illegally possessing mislabeled whisky
Davenport fRtellie Hughes and Lincoln Asilton both of Madison Wisconsin were fined 100 dollars each in police court for illegal possession of eight cases of improperly labeled whisky. The liquor was confiscated after officers traced the men who paid 43 dollars per case in Madison and fled without surrendering gas coupons following a report from a service station attendant.
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Davenport
fRtellie Hughes
Lincoln Asilton
Madison
Wis
Unity
Reed Phillips
Shaw of Sigourney Awarded Silver Star
Lieut. Col. Robert J. Shaw of Des Moines and Sigourney Iowa has won the Silver Star for valor in Italy. He previously earned the French Croix de Guerre for services with the Free French in North Africa. Shaw, overseas over a year, was an occupational adviser for Iowa selective service and is a former state commander of the American Legion and a World War I veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Robert J. Shaw
Sigourney
Italy
North Africa
Shaw
Iowa
Kurile Islands Raided Third Day by U.S. Forces
American bombers from the north Pacific raided the Kurile Islands for the third straight day. Ventura and Liberator aircraft attacked Matsuwa Shashikotan Paramushiri and Shimushu north of Japan, while 5th Air Force Lib erators Mitchells and Boston bombers hit Hollandia and Humboldt Bay. Japanese fighters countered with eight shot down and ten damaged.
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United Press
North Pacific
Kurile Islands
Japan
Emire
United States
Hollandia
New Guinea
Ventura
Fleet Air Wing 4
Aleutian
Matsuwa Island
Tokyo
Shashikotan Island
Paramushiri
Shimushu
Kamchatka Peninsula
Siberia
Southwest Pacific
5Th Air Force
Humboldt Bay
Bismarkerchipalezgo
Rabaul
Washington to Lead Spring Waste Paper Drive
The countywide campaign to collect waste paper for war relief targets April 24 with school children from Stewart Lincoln and St James parochial programs soliciting at homes in Washington and surrounding areas. Paper type includes old newspapers magazines and cardboard containers. Collections will occur after temporary storage in designated garages or sheds across blocks.
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Washington
Jied Cross War Fund
Stewart
Lincoln
L. C. Willits
Ralph Martin
Supt
W. A. Erbe
Hubert Walker
Washington Is
St. James Parochial School
Stewart School
Lincoln School
St. James
Della Patton
Raymond Stotts Dies at 68 in Garden City Kansas
Raymond Stotts of Garden City Kansas died at home after a short illness. He was about 68, married to Leanna Galloway of Washington. Survived by wife three children Ben in the FBI in New York Dale in Italy and Mrs Sam Broder in Farragut Idaho.
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Raymond Stotts
Garden City
Kan
Leanna Galloway
Washington
W. M. Galloway
Ile
Ben
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York City
Dale
Italy
Sam Broder
Farragut
Idaho
United States Navy
Wishard Dies at 94 in Wellman After Lingering Illness
W M Wishard 94, longtime Wellman lumber dealer and community figure, died at his Wellman home after a long illness. Funeral at his Wellman residence Sunday at 2:30 with Rev R W Pennell officiating, entombment in Wishard mausoleum. Born February 16, 1856 near Dana Indiana, he moved to Iowa in 1853 with his parents, married Letta Foster in 1882, who died in 1942, leaving one daughter Mrs June Williams of Wellman.
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William. Henry Wishard
Wellman
R. W. Pennell
Wishard
Wellminan
Sherman
Frneil
Washington
Dana
Ind
Joseph
Margaret (Mcelowell) Wishard
Iown
Letta Foster
June Williams
Big Guns Trade Blows at Anzio
Allied and German artillery exchanged heavy shellfire along the 5th Army front below Rome as air attacks targeted Nazi rail and road lines north and east of the capital. Ground fighting remained limited to patrol clashes with a nine word communique noting patrols and artillery were active on all fronts.
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Allied Hdq
Naples
5Th Army
Rome
Garigliano
Return of Mosquito Raids From Record Allied Offensive
London reports the sixth day of a major air offensive as 4,000 American planes bombed Berlin and western Germany, with 112 Axis aircraft shot down. British night raids drop incendiaries on Berlin and western war factories. All Allied planes returned safely.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Europe
OWI
Budapest
Ciy
Britain
France
Belgium
Hungary
Yugoslavia
Italy
Corfu
Airplane Pictures Presented at Klein's
An illustrated color booklet of United States army and navy aircraft is being prepared by Klein Klothing K for interested buyers. It includes action pictures of planes and brief descriptions of each aircraft. Booklets available on request at the Klein store.
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Klein Klothing K
Klein
Collect No Use Tax During One Month
At the county treasurer office it was learned no use tax on new cars and trucks was collected for March. Before the war the tax topped $1,000 monthly, but with new cars unavailable the tax is effectively zero. The tax also applies to used cars from outside the state if unpaid elsewhere.
Allied hold at Garigliano bridge as German bombardment fails
German artillery concentrated on an Allied bridge across the Garigliano river two miles southeast of San Andrea. For two hours Nazi gunners hurled high explosives in a bid to destroy the bridge and halt Allied supplies and troops to the Cassino front. About 250 shells landed in the area, but Allied spokesmen reported no significant damage.
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Cassino
Garigliano
San Andrea
County Women's Club Meet Here
The Washington county convention of the Iowa Federation of Women's clubs is set for Wednesday April 19 in the community room at the Y M C A. Mrs C J Weldin will chair with registration at 9 30 A M. Hostess clubs are the fortnightly and Nineteenth Century clubs. Representatives include Sorpsis Ainsworth Study club of Bright on Wednesday Study club of Crawfordsville Idris and Alpha clubs of Kalona A S C and W Q W clubs of Wellman. Afternoon speaker John H Moninger of the Meat Packers Institute Chicago will address the session open to the public. Mrs Ada Hillis of Kalona gives the invocation and Mrs Orville Elder extends greetings. A nap service report will be given by each club. The forum Do We Have Juvenile Delinquents in Washington County If so How Can We Help Them features Rev George Kerr Walter Kiesey Rev Fred Miller Eileen Jeffrey Mrs Emil Fesserschwerdt. Special features include a club message by Mrs Arthur Reed district director a social hygiene film by the Washington County Health Unit Russian Relief kits and a closing business session. Group singing led by Carolyn Hamilton with a vocal solo by Mrs Ross Day and music by the A L C club precede a cooperative luncheon at noon hosted by the W Q V club.
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Washington County
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Y.M.C.A
C. J. Weldin
Sorpsis
Ainsworth
Study Club
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Idris
Kalona
A.S.C
W.Q.W
Wellman
John H. Moninger
Meat Packers Institute of Chicago
Muninger
Margaret Moninger
Marshalltown
George Kerr
Walter Kiesey
Fred Miller
Eileen Jeffrey
Emil Fesserschwerdt
Carolyn Hamilton
Ross Day
A.L.C. Club
W.Q.V. Club
Washington Country Club Plans for Year's Activity at Dinner Meeting
Washington Country Club members outlined a busy year focusing on golf expansion and broader membership access. Directors backed continuing dues exemptions for service members and their families, with 21 members in the armed forces reported and more to join. Improvements include tree planting, ditch grading, and converting dining room planks into 18 compact folding tables. President J W Schenefelt led a hopeful session after a fine dinner by Mrs Emma Barnett as golf activities resume.
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Washington Country Club
C. E. Wilson
Frank Miller
Country Club
John Tucker
Emma Barnett
J. W. Schenefelt
Soldier Ballots Sent Out for Primary Election
County Auditor Walter Schroeder has begun mailing primary ballots to service members who applied. Printing should complete today for all precincts and parties. So far 14 applications received, mostly from distant posts. many more expected. Families and friends urged to mail ballots promptly with return envelopes provided.
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Walter Schroeder
Army
Navy
Marines
Armed Services
New York
San Francisco
Schroeder
Peterson Defeats Suit Over Bicycle Crash Fatality
A district court jury found in favor of defendant W. J. Peterson in a $14 000 damages suit filed by Mrs. Ella E. Wince after the death of her husband Isaac Wince. Isaac Wince was killed in October 1942 when his bicycle was struck by Petersons truck while en route to work as a night guard at the airport.
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Red Oak
W. J. Peterson
Ella E. Wince
Isaace Wince
Wince
Peterson
Course Starts Strong Despite Early Season Weather
The course is in excellent condition for this early point in the season. Winter and early spring weather has helped keep the turf in good shape, enabling an unusually early completion of preparations.
Soviet Forces Advance in Crimea Seize Key Ports
Red armies push through Crimea reaching Yevpatoriya and Simferopol as German and Romanian troops retreat toward Sevastopol. Over 20,000 enemy soldiers captured. 70 guns and 400 trucks seized. Sevastopol blockaded. large-scale siege anticipated by weekend.
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Moscow
Crimea
Sevastopol
Black Sea
Permet
Theodore I
Tolbukhins
Simferopol
Yevpatoriya
Feodosiya
Yeremenko
Kerch
Murym
Yalta
Crimean
4Th Army
Red Air Force
Fined for Driving Without License in Local Hearing
At a morning hearing before Justices of the Peace W. H.Fldridge and R. L. Quinn of Ainsworth, Louise Littie of Washington was fined $15 plus costs for operating a motor vehicle without a license and Quinn was fined the same for permitting an unlicensed person to drive his car. The case grew from an early week accident at the North Fourth Avenue and East Seventh Street intersection where Littie, driving Quinn’s car, collided with another vehicle.
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Justices of the Peace
Fldridge R. L. Quinn
Ainsworth
Louise Littie
Washington
North Fourth Avenue
East Seventh Street
Quinn
Miss Little
Customary gift from new officers to first saluting man
A newly commissioned army officer typically presents one dollar to the first enlisted man who returns a salute, a traditional gesture reflecting military customs and hierarchy. This practice highlights rank recognition and esprit de corps within early 20th century armed forces.
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Reds
Frisian Islands
Shaw of
Silver
Naval Tase
Paramushiru
New Britain
Thomas C. Hart
U. S. Asiatic Fleet
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Far Pacific
Nimitz
China Coast
Hart
W. M. Wishard
Anzio
U.S
Klein’s
Chicago
China
Washington High School
Ada Hillis
Orville Elder
Logan Rief
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