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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
1
Council Bluffs Mayor W A Byer states he has no objection to dog races but requires the track's option system to be proven not gambling. He suggests court ruling from district court or guidance from Iowa Supreme Court or attorney general before operation.
G Deck er French, secretary of Ducks Unlimited in Town, Davenport Iowa, was praised by a congressional committee chair for his power to influence federal officials to alter a long standing rule on migratory waterfowl hunting seasons. The remark followed Dr. Ira N Cabrielson's testimony that French was right to push for an earlier Iowa season.
Algona and Charles City named eligible for FHA loans to build 45 new homes for war workers. Holger Holm, FHA Omaha director, says rental range must be reasonable for prioritized assistance. Twenty units in Algona to rent 81 to 504 dollars monthly and 25 in Charles City to rent 331 to 45 dollars monthly.
Covault 55 of Grinnell paroled from a six month Polk County jail sentence after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. Judge O Franklin suspended his license for 60 days and he must pay $15.80 in court costs. The case drew Des Moines attention last December over an alleged payoff to a former city prosecutor Ted Hartung, who denied any involvement.
Iowa State College economists Mabel Nelson and Ruth Hicks say home canning waste was 1.43 percent of last year’s 150 million quarts, with 2 million spoiled. They note about 40 of every 100 families discarded some canned goods and offer recommendations to cut spoilage from 1 to 3 cans per family.
Two soldiers removed 69 year old Sewell Avery from Montgomery Ward & Co at Chicago plant offices to enforce a government seizure. Attorney General Biddle aided enforcement after Avery refused to cooperate with commerce department agents and leave his office. An injunction was planned to restrain the takeover.
County extension director J. W. Chandler stresses corn importance for war needs. Iowa accounts for about one fifth of U S corn and its starch and syrup support explosives, nemelin, surgical dressings and adhesives. Corn derivatives also serve as core binders in metal castings and forgings.
W Ef Bond resigns after six and a half years as manager of the Montgomery Ward store in Washington. H H Hiett, from Cedar Rapids, becomes the new store manager and plans to move his family to Washington soon. The piece notes Bond’s community involvement and Hiett’s background in merchandising. It also mentions a local coffees club election and unrelated notes on wartime butter shipments and a California yard building a Liberty ship without lost time incidents.
The article notes corn is vital for pork production on the Town farm and other war goods. A freeze order on corn does not apply to Washington County because it is a corn importing county, allowing feeders to buy within the county and growers to sell to any buyer locally.
London April 27. The ongoing invasion bombardment of western Europe enters its 11th day with 1000 to 1250 American planes pounding Atlantic wall defences after a 1000 bomber RAF night raid on railway yards at Essen Schweinfurt and a Paris suburb. Up to 750 four engined bombers with 500 escorts attack northern France while medium bombers and fighters widen strikes on invasion coast. German reports say Allies mass ships in British waters for invasion.
Judge EF C Eicher, former Iowa congressman and ex SEC member now DC federal chief justice, presides over a tough sedition trial. The article notes other stories including John Wilson's Army training at Aberdeen proving ground and Claude M Stanley's stay for unemployment conference. The Senate agricultural subcommittee led by Senator Guy M Gillette will probe farm crop use in making strategic materials.
Anton Reiner of 608 North Sixth Avenue received word from the war department that Private Maynard R. Reiner died April 17 in Oxford England after sustaining injuries while serving in the engineers' corps. He had been in the United States Army for one year since April 15 1943. Born July 16 1924 in Gettysburg South Dakota he was the son of Anton and Matilda Mundy Reiner. He attended St James parochial school and worked on a Rock Island railroad bridge before enlisting. He leaves his father two sisters Zera Marshall and Zanda Keiner and a half brother William Keiner. His mother died in 1923 and a sister died in 1918. He was a member of St James Catholic church.
Harley A. Hardin of Seventy Six township died shortly after noon yesterday in a Dubuque home where he had received care for months. The farmer, born in Louisa county, lived most of his life in the area and ran a large apple orchard near Keota. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 9 30 a m at St Marys church Keota with a rosary at 8 p m Friday at Marshs funeral home. He was married to Bridget OFlaherty who died in May 1943. He is survived by a sister, Mrs Emma McLaughlin, and a number of nieces and nephews.
The Office of Price Administration reduced the ceiling on hogs over 240 pounds by 75 cents per hundredweight, effective May 4, to 14.00 per cwt, seven cents below Chicago’s 14.75. Hogs 240 pounds or less keep unchanged. The move seeks to free corn stocks and discourage use of other grains in lifting weights, aiding farmers and elevators amid a 60 day stock freeze.
Riverside contributed 800 to the Red Cross war fund, boosting county totals to 22 189 64 against a 16 700 quota. countywide salvage proceeds from waste paper are expected to add several hundred dollars, and Riverside was last city to remit.
A child health conference will be held at Crawfordsville High School on May 3 from 1 00 to 3 30 P M Infants pre schoolers and selected school children may receive physical examinations Appointments via Margaret Davidson Crawfordsville post office.
Paul H. Shearer of the Navy Recruiting Office in Burlington announced a navy recruiter will be in Washington Friday from nine in the morning until three in the afternoon with headquarters at the post office.
Berlin reports a renewed Red Army assault on Sevastopol and northern Romania as German and Romanian troops resist on the Iasi front. Moscow notes momentum in Crimea with heavy fighting and five-point defense lines reminiscent of Cassino.
United Press reports Allied forces completed occupation of Hollandia airfields in northern New Guinea and captured Madang seaport boosting bases for aerial operations. Air raids struck Marshalls and Truk islands, with Kurile targets hit from Aleutians as Puylau and Davao distances shrink.
H C Pinney and daughter Mabel Finney announce an open house for the Finney Feed and Supply Co at a new North Iowa avenue site two doors north of Fred L Stewart hardware. Pinney has sold Kent feeds for two years and plans a stock including self feeders and waterers later. Allied air forces bombed and mauled enemy ground forces near the road to two Japanese cities as daylight operations continued.
Allied land and air forces launched a coordinated attack on the Japanese supply line to Imphal and Kohima, with six major counter-offensives anticipated to drive invaders back across the Burma frontier. Sporadic fighting around Kohima persists as armored columns advance toward Imphal.
Public schools in Michigan trained 411,636 individuals under a state federal vocational program to prepare workers for industrial and food war production roles.
Fragmentary report notes British aerial and ground units operating north of Imphal with heightened activity. No further details on dates or outcomes are provided in the readable text.
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