Iowa Column Reflects War Unity and Free Speech Debate
Captain Frank Miles, personnel officer of Iowa selective service and editor of The Iowa Legionaire, argues for clear lines between constitutional rights and sedition. He says the nation has accepted Axis challenges and will fight through until victory, citing the president's pledge to give it back with compound interest.
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Des Moines
Frank Miles
Iowa Selective Service
Iowa Legionaire
Miles
Rock Island Arsenal Seeks Toolmakers Machinists and Operators
Des Moines reports the Rock Island Arsenal has an immediate need for toolmakers machinists and screw machine operators. Entrance pay ranges from $49 to $55 for a 45 hour week with no maximum age limit and a minimum age of 18. Details from the secretary local civil service board Brock Island Oriental Illinois.
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Des Moines
Rock Island
Illinois
Civil Service Board
Brock Island Oriental
Spindrift mimeographed weekly to debut at naval base
Iowa City reports the launch of Spindrift a mimeographed weekly newspaper by storekeepers and yeomen at the naval aviation pre flight school in Lews City Morris L Cohen storekeeper third class will edit with Carl H Ecklund as assistant editor The first issue is planned for Wednesday and will cover news and views of the Iowa training base.
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Iowa City
Naval Aviation
Lews City
Morris L. Cohen
Carl H. Ecklund
Iowa
Oelwein Editor R V Lucas Dies at 66
R V Lucas 66 editor and part owner of the Oelwein Register and longtime Iowa newspaper man since 1900 died here after a cerebral hemorrhage suffered Wednesday night following a day spent in his office.
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Oelwein
R. V. Lucas
Oelwein Register
Iowa
FourYearOld Drowns In Gasoline at Farm Home
Gary Lee Bailey aged four drowned in a tub of gasoline at the Bailey farm home. Firemen and doctors could not revive him after Mrs Farris Bailey sent him inside to wash his hands and found him unconscious and submerged in the gasoline.
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Gary Lee Bailey
Farris Bailey
Editor and Publisher Dies in Rochester
Osage-H. Clinton Hill aged 51 editor and co publisher of the Mitchell County Press and Osage News died of leukemia at St Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota after four months of illness. A lifelong Mitchell county resident he was widely known in Iowa weekly newspaper circles and active in community affairs at Osage.
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OSAGE
H. Clinton Hill
Mitchell County Press
Osage News
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Mitchell County
Two Killed One Injured in Brooklyn Weekend Crash
A Des Moines family of three perished or were injured in a head on collision east of Brooklyn Iowa. Mrs Domenik Morrow 58 and her son 22 Ralph Morrow died. Domenik Morrow 64 the father was critically injured and taken to Kinnell hospital. The truck was driven by Roland Gillespie of Oakland.
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Brooklyn
Des Moines
Domenik Morrow
Ralph Morrow
Kinnell
Iowa
Morrows
Roland Gillespie
Oakland
Forty Nine Men Enlist In Army Over Weekend
Forty nine men enlisted in the army navy and coast guard Sunday at Des Moines recruiting offices. Army recruits totaled forty six, coast guard three and navy one. James N. Gillispie aged 21 of Des Moines was the sole navy recruit.
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Des Moines
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
Marine
James N. Gillispie
Carriers Boost Their Bond Sales This Week
Washington carriers increased bond sales to 2628.10 dollars as campaign leaders such as Dick Cameron and David McCall posted strong weekly totals. Minick and Dodder won star awards, while 50, 25, and 100 dollar bonds dominated. Retail merchants posted a record year of 149 million dollars in 1929, up 51 percent from 1935.
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Washington
Journal
David McCall
David
Dick Cameron
Jack Pauls
Jack
Journal Boys
Pauls Ee
Toe Sweet
Jim Kaster
Skipton Eo
Wayne Towder
John Watson
Dale White
Bob Dodder
John Minick
Archie Fnwer
Joe Lowder
Dick Dodder
Bob Sutton
Charles Minick
Registrars Busy As 45 to 65 Age Group Registers
Washington and county men aged 45 to 65 filled registration desks at city hall and designated places. About 1 700 were expected to register with nine questions to answer and many not subject to immediate military service. A special group from Haskins aided by about 200 railroad laborers’ registration completed in three hours. President Roosevelt registered as his own employer in the national manpower survey and named Mrs. Roosevelt as the address keeper.
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Washington
County
Haskins
Journal
Photographer
E. J. Jey
Lee Nicholson
L. M. Birney
D. R. Powers
K. A. Mathers
Dale H. Peters
Clarence Booth
Herbert Campbell
M. T. Coon
Milwaukee Railroad
Lee Holland
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
United States
White House
Gas leak at Wright home on East Main street
Fire department responded to a gas leak at the Joe Wright residence on East Main street. A damaged outlet from a gas stove caused the escape. no fire occurred and the stove was repaired.
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Wright
Joe Wright
East Main Street
World War II Update Mixed Losses From Global Battles
Reports from London detail Hitler's escalating threats as Allied forces press air and sea offensives worldwide. The U S Navy confirms the loss of a destroyer near Florida with limited casualties while Corregidor endures heavy bombardment.
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United States
Florida
Navy
Pacific
War Department
Corregidor Fortress
Patuan Peninvwla
France
Baltic Coast
Four Washington High students elected to Boys State 1942
Dick Marshall Junior Prebyl Bill Houseal and Everette Miller were chosen by Washington high school pupils this morning to attend the 1942 Boys State at Des Moines. The selection occurred at a mock convention with Eugene Dunlap as chairman.
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Dick Marshall
Bill Houseal
Everette Miller
Washington
Des Moines
American Legion
Eugene Dunlap
Marshall
Prebyl
Houseal
Miller
Dave Livingston
Bob Downing
Bob Marble
Wayne Palmer
Ira Morrison
Don Crossett
Eugene Grecian
Boys State
The
Legion, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary and
Y's Men’s Clubs
Harp to Lead Summer Swimming at Washington YMCA
John Harp, newly appointed physical training director at the Washington YMCA, will oversee the pool and summer swimming program aiming to make every boy a swimmer. The facility, improved for sanitation, maintains water at 74 to 76 degrees with life guard certified staff and offers individual instruction upon request.
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Washington,m.c.a
John Harp
Y.M.C.A
Red Cross
Leigh Soule
Dr Ruth Church Receives Public Health Service Reserve Appointment
Dr Ruth Church, director of the Washington county health unit, was named by President Roosevelt as a reserve officer in the U S public health service with the rank of assistant surgeon. The certificate, signed by Paul V McNutt, makes her subject to five years active duty and possible civilian defense assignment.
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Ruth Church
Washington County
Roosevelt
United States Public Health Service
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
State Public Health Department
St James Girl Lois Ofelt Competes in State Spelling Contest
Lois Harriett Ofelt of St James represented Washington county in the Iowa state spelling event held in Des Moines. One hundred one pupils from 96 counties participated with the oral final deciding winners Mary Margaret Montgomery and Elsie Mamo. Montgomery won with Mamo as runner up. The event combined a morning written test and an afternoon oral round.
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Lois Harriett Ofelt
St. James School
Washington County
Des Moines
Lois
Mary Margaret Montgomery
Hiteman
Elsie Mamo
Woodrow Wilson Junior High School
Rationing Report List Of Week Applications
The report names individuals and firms with rationing items applied for or pending. Trucker John J. Voder and Milford Shettler seek truck tires and tubes. Hayes and Robertson list tires and farm produce. bus, electrical, and ordnance workers appear among applications.
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Voder
John J
Shettler
Milford
Hayes
Don
Jackson
Gertrude
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Winegarden
R. C
Howell
R. W
Washington Wins Honorable Mention for Traffic Safety Record
George C. Baker Washington chief of police received an Honorable Mention certificate from Paul F. Jgill secretary of the All-Iowa traffic safety contest for the town’s excellent record of no fatalities from traffic accidents during the year. Washington has had no fatal crashes for several years and few minor incidents at intersections. Police and state highway patrol have actively curb violations this spring, focusing on speeding and stop-sign adherence.
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George C. Baker
Washington
Paul F. Jgill
Baker
State Highway Patrol
First Aid Class To Be Organized
A meeting at the Y on Tuesday evening at eight o'clock will organize an advanced Red Cross first aid class. Those who completed the standard first aid course in recent weeks, numbering over 120, are eligible for enrollment.
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Red Cross
Drake relay queen Kay Abernathy honored at Younker’s banquet
Younker’s tea room hosted a banquet for Drake relay queen Kay Abernathy of Texas. Contestants saluted her with the song Deep in the Heart of Texas.
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Younker
Kay Abernathy
Texas
Traffic Lines Marked Today by City Crews
Chief George Baker supervised traffic regulation as Street Commissioner A E Palmer and city workers began marking downtown streets with orange lines. They painted the center line around the square, stop lines at intersections, and pedestrian walkways.
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George Baker
A. E. Palmer
Funeral for Mrs Beard Held in Washington
Mrs Waliza Beard died at Salt Lake City April 17 at age over 90. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 30 a m at Shermans funeral home with Rev George Kerr of the United Presbyterian church in charge, burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Cloyce Beard of Salt Lake City and a Monmouth college student grandson survive. Mrs Beard long time Washington resident who left ten years ago to live with her son. Her husband Calvin A Beard died October 1886.
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iMirs
Cloyee Beard
Washington
Salt Lake City
Mr. Beard
Waliza Beard
Salt Lake
Sherman
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Woodlawn Cemetery
Eliza J. Riddle
Venango County
George W
Jane (McKay) Riddle
Calvin A. Beard
Pennsylvania
Beard
Traffic violators cited on South Iowa Avenue
Robert Lee Marble of Washington Ronald K Curtis of Columbus Junction and Carl Gabriel Paetz of Muscatine were ticketed by Highway Patrolman John Rhynsberger for speeding and running stop signs on South Iowa Avenue. They were fined one dollar and costs by Justice of the Peace J F Bovee.
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Robert Lee Marble
Washington
Ronald K. Curtis
Columbus Junction
Carl Gabriel Paetz
Muscatine
John Rhynsberger
South
Iowa Avenue
Justice of the Peace
J. F. Bovee
Amy Christian Visits Cedar Rapids With Friends
Amy Christian of Cedar Rapids made a Saturday and Sunday visit here with friends.
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Amy Christian
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt Outlines Seven Point War Time Plan
President Roosevelt sent to Congress a seven point program for war time economic controls. It includes heavy taxes, general rationing, price ceilings, wage stabilization, and currency limits to keep living costs down. He calls for a $25,000 annual net income cap after tax and notes only two points require legislation.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Four Republicans file papers for county offices
With a week left to file for the June 1 primary, four Republicans have submitted nomination papers for county posts. Charles Custer, John Owen, Harold M. Putnam, and Stan Kiesey filed, aiming for county board of supervisors, county attorney, sheriff, and county auditor respectively. Others have taken papers. no Democratic filings yet.
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Stan Kiesey
Charles Custer
County Board of Supervisors
John Owen
Harold M. Putnam
Handkerchief production valued at $20 million in US
Census figures show more than 420 million handkerchiefs are manufactured in the United States each year, valued at about 20 million dollars. The data highlight the scale of domestic textile output and employments linked to fabric production.
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Naval
WPB
Potomac River
Ray Walker
Germany
French Coast
London
England
Adolph Hither
Viscount Simon
Hitler
United Press
Sturtevant
Douglas MacArthur
Correcdor
Batauan
Manilla Bay
Heinkel Plant
Rostok
Heinkel
Royal Air Force
Dunkirk
Belgium
Holland
Russia
Red Air Force
Leningrad
Burma
Joseph W. Stilwell
U.S.A
Thazi
Mandalay
Mediterranean
Pierre Laval
Toulon
Harp
Dr. Church
St. James
Mrs. Beard
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