23 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1943
Page
1
Fort Dodge airman Lieut. Martin P. Alger earns $25 per Japanese aircraft shot down in New Guinea. His brother in law Walter Paap backed him with $75 in war bonds and promises more as Alger tallies three victories, including a bomber.
Iowa union leaders plan a program to boost turnout by raising dues slightly and creating a fund that refunds union members after they vote on election days. The plan suggests a nickel or dime per month to fund the refunds.
Mrs. Anna Louise Kavanagh, former teller at State Central Savings bank in Keokuk, was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday in connection with a $10,000 shortage in bank funds.
Creston Creston High students seek a supervised nicotineless dry student night club to dance to juke box tunes and sip sodas. Local ministers and civic groups back the proposal.
In San Diego Navy Fireman Patrick Henry Sullivan 43 uncle of five Waterloo Iowa brothers who perished when the cruiser Juneau sank will serve aboard the new destroyer The Sullivans as part of the Navy buildup after the disaster.
DES MOINES The state department of public safety said the new law easing chauffeur licensing is now in effect. Anyone with a valid license from another state may apply to county sheriffs, pay $2 for a temporary chauffeur permit valid 15 days.
Iowa City police arrested 26 year old Robert Vrehoticky alias White after spotting him wheeling a loaded baby carriage with a case of beer on each shoulder. The collapsed buggy contained three more beer cases. He faces a charge of stealing beer from the Iowa City Bottling Works and is the father of six children.
Clinton staged a surprise blackout on Wednesday night drawing city council concerns about civilian defense and the need for new ordnance measures amid talks on public safety and utilities.
High school presents a well received Easter concert as chorus members in white robes perform on stage with candlelit cross setting. Soloists Eleanor Tucker Gwendolyn Ramseyer Leonard Booth and Beverly Brown contribute while Merle Booth from the State University of Iowa appears as guest soloist. The verse speaking choir adds sharp precision and memory performances enhancing the program.
Everett Prebyl David Turner and Raymond Wheelan were elected by the high school student body to attend Boys State this June at Grinnell college. The event, sponsored by the Iowa American Legion Posts, marks the first time meetings take place on the Grinnell campus. Rotary club Chamber of Commerce and Leon Beatty post sponsor one boy each with the local Legion post determining the Washington delegation size. A school convention this morning produced spirited speeches and multiple ballots before the trio was chosen.
A proposal argues the defense ordinance should be rewritten to grant air raid wardens and auxiliary police expanded powers. The move aims to strengthen local wartime preparedness and enforcement capabilities.
The sophomore junior senior girls double sextet performed Listen to the Lambs. Members include Doris Gray Martha Crossett Sara Lu Miller Henrietta Stewart Bonnie Simpson Frances Whisler Shirley Brown Jean Atchison Genevieve Baker Gwendolyn Ramseyer Eleanor Tucker and Marcella Boileau.
Washington stores, restaurants and all businesses will be closed all day Tuesday April 27 for a scrap drive. The closure allows employers and employees to participate. if it rains the drive shifts to Thursday April 29. Signed County Civilian Defense Salvage committee.
In Hamilton Bermuda delegates at a Allied refugee conference reject easing the blockade to feed millions in Axis occupied Europe. They veto exchange of Jews for prisoners and rule out orderly exodus talks with Hitler as the five day meeting moves to delicate issues.
Salvage reports from six more block areas have been submitted to Ralph Martin assistant salvage chairman. The county wide scrap drive will be held next Tuesday April 27.
A good crowd attended the Chester eighth grade play directed by Sarah Page. The cast displayed progress from their faithful rehearsal as Mr and Mrs Wilton Harley and Sandra Kay Davenport visited. Wilton Harley has begun a Purdue officer training course after Chicago exams.
Allied air forces, with the British 1st Army, pound Axis defenses around El Bab and in the Med region. Massed guns and swift attack planes strike strong points as operations proceed amid heavy bombardment and nighttime traffic.
The Trades and Labor Assembly of Sioux City backed a congressional inquiry into Captain Eddie Rickenbacker and the leaders allied with him. The resolution argues his accusations aim to sow doubt about labor’s war effort and seeks to identify sponsors and funding of his air transports.
Mrs John Mather of Ames Iowa was chosen as the State Mother for Iowa in 1943 by the American Mother's committee of the Golden Rule Foundation. The national American Mother for 1943 is Mrs Mary Moore Dabney Thomson a five year widow from Glendale Ohio with four sons in service Red Cross and war plant work.
A six mile infantry thrust breached Axis defenses along the road to Tunis advancing from Cap Serrat toward Ibou Arada marking the first phase of a general offensive. The action concentrates on northern Tunisian coast operations and involves cross coastal maneuver.
Scrap collectors Alex Tom and Bob Carson organize a county wide metal drive in Washington on Tuesday April 27. Three trucks and four pickups will operate with seven am check in and eight am start, residents urged to place scrap along the front wall for easy pickup and to call civilian defense for heavy items.
A letter from Bob states he is now Captain Robert Shannon, replacing Captain Shannon, while serving in the United States Army Air Corps with a B-24 bomber crew stationed in England.
AtlantaApril 23 A state senate committee report details Pattnal State Prison Reidsville inmates inviting visitors to an open house before a mass escape of 25 prisoners. The document notes wartime liberty inside walls and questions over narcotics liquor gambling and intimate relations prior to Warden Duvalls tenure under Governor Arnall.
Windsor Ontario April 23 UP reports production of vital war material at Ford Motor Company of Canada three Windsor plants was halted completely due to a dispute with the United Automobile Workers CIO over an alleged speed up order.
For the convenience of buyers, the Washington County War Bond office at the Mace Motor Company garage will accept bond applications on Saturday evenings during the April war loan drive. This service aids individuals unable to visit banks or post offices during normal hours.
Allied land and air forces launch a major offensive in northeast Tunisia. British 1st Army moves three miles on a nine mile front south of Medjez el Bab and captures strategic hills. American bombers pound German and Italian positions as battles rage near Tunis. Axis broadcasts claim Allied expansion west of Tunis with intensified efforts by the 8th Army.
Funeral services for Mrs Martha Fy Reeves widow of Thomas J Reeves were held at Harbach funeral home in Des Moines. She died at her home 1632 47th Street and her burial is planned for Elm Grove Cemetery at two o clock tomorrow afternoon. The Reeves family formerly lived in Washington and Mr Reeves is buried in the family lot at Elm Grove.
Washington April 23 UP The house ways and means committee discussed a new democratic pay as you go tax plan offering an estimated fifty percent forgiveness of 1942 income taxes but no vote was taken Chairman Robert L Doughton declined comment after the hour long meeting One member said the sponsor refused to bring the proposal to a vote lacking sufficient support Any bill the committee approves could be altered by the house on the floor.
The Knights Templar invite members from Washington Fairfield and Mt. Pleasant to an Easter program at the Iowa City Methodist church at 3:30 Sunday. Dr. R. C. Keagy of Washington will speak. Knights and families meet at the Masonic temple at 1:30 to travel to the service.
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