Iowa column details jail fire escape ruse and fugitive Bardell
In Albia the Monroe county jail meets federal standards for confinement. Dale N Bardell of Cedarville Illinois, jailed after a Fort Sill absence without leave arrest in a stolen car, set his mattress ablaze to delay capture and slipped free as guards opened the block during the smoke-filled incident.
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Albia
Monroe County
Dale N Bardell
Cedarville
Ill
Fort
Sill
Okla
Bardell
Logan Tate
Iowa Announces August Car and Bicycle Quotas
Robert B. Adams of the state office of price administration says 463 new passenger autos and 1,232 new adult bicycles will be available to eligible purchasers in Iowa this August. County quotas disclose 32 counties have no new automobiles and 13 counties will have only one car available.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert B. Adams
State Office of Price Administration
Danbury Man Sentenced for Beating Horse and Boy
John Kellar, 60, of Danbury, was sentenced to two 30 day jail terms after a municipal court verdict of assault and battery and cruelty to animals. Bert Walker, 7, testified he protested the beating of a horse and was whipped with a lash, showing marks as proof.
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John Kellar
Danbury
Bert Walker
Kellar
Walker
State Treasurers Purchases $100,000 War Bonds for Sinking Fund
Des Moines State Treasurer W. G. C. Bagley bought $50,000 more in war bonds for the state sinking fund, totaling $100,000 after previously purchasing $50,000 earlier this year when the annual limit was $50,000. The limit increased to $190,000, enabling the second purchase with funds just received.
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Des Moines
W. G. C. Bagley
Bagley
Parsons Leaves Washington School To Join U S Army
Biology instructor Thomas M. Parsons of Washington high school and junior college resigns and heads to Army duty. He will report August 10 to Camp Tyson Tennessee as a second lieutenant. Parsons seeks a leave of absence after five years on the faculty and will move with his wife and two children to Iowa City in September.
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Thomas M. Parsons
Washington High School
RH. A. Ralston
Parsons
United States Service
Camptyson
Tenn
Ralston
Patty
Thomas
Iowa City
Sam
Rose Radzinski
Los Angeles
Radzinski
Army
Navy
Ambulance
Defense School Seeks More Students for Wardens Training
Citizens defense training sessions resume next Monday with Commander Ivan Norton urging 200 volunteers to fill all stations. The eight oclock high school session offers make up time, graduation certificates in August, and expanded wardens meetings across wards August 4 to 14. A siren test Monday at six will gauge tone, and a telephone based call system reaches 400 in five minutes. Municipal band to perform at August 26 graduation.
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Citizens’ Defense Training School
Ivan Norton
Defense Corps
Norton
Expansion of Fire Watchers Service Planned
The article notes an immediate need to expand and develop the fire watchers service into an ef designation with continued discussion on Page 2.
One Million Men to be Classified 1-B for Draft
Washington August 2 1944 national selective service headquarters announced an undisclosed 1-B draft quota for August signaling broad use of draftees to replace physically fit men in active duty. The army has already tested 1-B inductees in light manual and clerical work. About one million men of military age will soon be classified 1-B.
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Washington
D. C
National Selective Service
Army
Training planes collide near Rider Field. student killed
Two Pine Bluff aviation training planes collided six miles south of Rider Field. Student Harry George Fancker, 20, of Killitas Washington, died on a solo flight when his wing struck another plane belonging to H. Raywick, a young lieutenant. Raywick escaped with injuries.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Rider Field
Harry George Fancker
Killitas
Washington
Fanecker
H. Raywick
Raywick
Seizure of Axis Citizens Near Aleutian Waters
FBI announces seizure of 87 Axis nationals in New York who possessed Japan made navigation charts showing depths and air and sea distances around the Aleutian and Triborlof islands. They were described as dangerous aliens, all of military age, and had refused to serve in the U S armed forces.
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New York
U.P
Aleutian
Tribilof Islands
FBI
Japan
United States
China
U. S
Civil Air Patrol members head to Des Moines review
Ten members from the local Civil Air Patrol depart for Des Moines for a state review at the municipal airport. Walter Logan leads the group as nine pilots train under 72 hours of ground instruction and prepare for advanced defense service.
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Civil Air Patrol
Des Moines
Walter Logan
Mr. Logan
A. C. Peterson
Dan Brindley
Forest Schwengels
L. W. Schenke
Wendall Baker
R. J. Catlett
Valesia Musil
Weather Brings Continued Warmth Across Washington
The day starts warm with temperatures rising into the upper nineties in Washington. Yesterday's high reached 96 degrees, near the summer peak, following a week of daily highs around or above 90.
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Washington
County Legion to Install New Officers at Meeting
The Washington county American Legion to elect and install new officers at the regular county Legion meeting in Crawfordsville next Monday at eight. Howard Miller of Washington is the present county commander and Warren Morgan of Brxton the adjutant. Local meeting Tuesday will be Leon Beatty post at city hall Legion rooms next Tuesday evening under Commander Matt Whitaker and newly installed officers.
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Washington County American Legion Organization
Regular County Legion
Crawfordsville
Howard Miller
Washington
Warren Morgan
Brighton
Leon Beatty
Legion Rooms
City Hall
Matt Whittaker
Patrol Work Aids Defense Ship Lanes Steady
The C O P has assisted in patrolling vital defense areas and ship lanes for months, aiding the protection of crucial routes. The effort supports ongoing security in coastal operations and maritime traffic control.
Mrs Palmer 84 Dies After Five Day Illness
Hannah N. Palmer widow of Jesse R. Palmer died at 1 20 this morning at her home 203 West Madison street following a five day illness. Funeral at L A Jones funeral home 10 30 Monday with Dr R C Keagy officiating burial in Wellman cemetery. Survived by six children and a brother W E Albin of Kalamazoo Michigan.
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Hannah N. Palmer
Jesse R. Palmer
West Madison Street
L. A. Jones
R. C. Keagy
The
Methodist Church
Wellman
Hannah N. Albin
Elijah and
Miranda
Romine) Albin
Amish
Iowa
Washington
V.F.W
Journal
Women's Relief Corps
B. G. Butterbaugh
Stuart
Stella A. Palmer
A. G. Palmer
Baltic, S. D
A. E. Palmer
A. B. Palmer
E. Loran Palmer
Hedrick
W. E. Albin
Kalamazoo, Mich
Local unit backs civilian defense effort in Washington county
In Washington county the local unit is cooperating actively with the civilian defense program.
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Washington County
Gains by Germans In Russia Nazi Gains below Don Continue
British bombers hit Dusseldorf with over 150 two ton block busters and hundreds of thousands of incendiaries in a dense RAF raid described as the war’s most concentrated bombing since it began. Lancasters led a major attack with a large force of bombers and many fires persisted at dawn. Reconnaissance planes later approached the city. The Red Army and RAF signaled growing resolve to meet the German challenge.
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London
England
Dusseldorf
Air Ministry
Venish Westphalen
Son of Pioneer Settler Is Dead in Rochester
Harland Hamill Dawson died in Rochester Minnesota after weeks of medical treatment. He was born May 26 1863 in Washington, was son of James Dawson and Nancy A Martin, a longtime Washington resident and real estate investor. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 10 30 AM at L A Jones funeral home with Rev George Kerr, burial in Elm Grove cemetery. He is survived by nephew William Adair of Omaha and cousin Mrs D J Patterson of Washington.
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Harland Hamill Dawson
James Dawson
Washington
Rochester
Minn
L. A. Jones
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Nancy A. (Martin) Dawson
Washington Academy
Elliott's Business College
Burlington
Ottumwa
Ella Gerlaw Smith
Gerlaw, Ill
Colorado Springs
Denver
Dawson
Washington Church
William Adair
Omaha
D. J. Patterson
Wedding License Totals Highlight Slower July in County
Only two marriage licenses were issued in Washington county in July while June showed stronger activity. Through June, 32 licenses have been issued this year at the clerk of court office, with 3 in January, 7 in February, 2 in March, 1 in April, 2 in May, and 15 in June.
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Washington County
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Los Angeles Coiffure Guild
Wacks
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Williamsburg
Crawford
Civil Air Patrol In
County Legion Meeting
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