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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1943
Page
1
The Topeka army air base released the names of five air servicemen killed when a four motored bomber crashed during a routine training flight near Boone on Saturday. Witnesses saw the plane explode and rescuers recovered bodies from the rain soaked terrain.
A severe hail storm struck about 50 square miles west of here early Sunday damaging corn crops. The storm carved a path from a half mile west of town to Superior and stretched 10 miles north toward Raleigh. Precipitation totaled .56 inches.
Gerald Kloster a Geneseo resident and former Elkader local was killed in a Rock Island Arsenal accident last Thursday. A coroner's jury after hearing 13 witnesses returned an open verdict on the inquest into his death. He was crushed between a crane and a pillar while painting in the arsenal building.
Local waters rise to record levels with Spirit Lake over seven feet higher than 1935 minimum and West Okoboji showing a similar increase. Private beaches recede as lakes remain unusually high across Arnolds Park and surrounding areas.
Funeral services for 6 J. Duster 49 longtime executive secretary to Gov Bourke Hicklooper and former state American Legion commander will be held 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church Cedar Rapids. Rt Rev John M Molloy to officiate with burial at Mt Calvary Cemetery. Duster died of a heart attack Saturday morning at the governor's Des Moines home.
Eugene Victor Stevens, 21, farmer near Raettinger, drowned in a lake near Arnold's Park on Sunday afternoon. He was wading about five feet deep, twenty five feet from shore as waves rose. Stevens could not swim. his wife and sister-in-law and brother-in-law were with him and tried to assist before losing grip.
A Soviet legal rule implies that any citizen who refuses work to a woman on the grounds of her gender faces penalties. The provision underscores state insistence on compulsory labor equality under the regime.
Des Moines reports warn against too much optimism about tire availability as August quotas are issued. Washington county lists specific allocations while an Iowa advisory official urges conserving rubber with practical tips to stretch tire life. Des Moines district August quotas show an 8,859 passenger car tires limit, down from July, underscoring depleted stocks.
A residence at 717 East Madison Street owned by Harry Work and occupied by the Ward Shafer family burned around 12:30 last night. The Shafer family was away visiting Muscatine and returned during firefighting. Fire started unknown. exterior walls and roof stood while interior was ruined. Contents were nearly destroyed. no insurance reported. rebuilding unlikely due to the old, poorly maintained structure.
Cairo dispatches report that the Ploesti oil fields in Romania suffered heavy destruction after a precision attack by nearly 200 American Liberators. Two bombers were shot down and many failed to return from the 2400 mile mission, yet officials hailed the raid as a major blow to Germany's oil supply.
Nine railroad section workers were killed when a westbound Big Four passenger train struck them one mile east of Nokomis Illinois. Four men escaped. The station agent said the workers did not hear the warning whistle before the collision.
Harvest season and shorter days prompt the Washington Municipal Band to move Central Park concerts to 8:00 PM starting Wednesday August 4. Rural band boosters praise the extra half hour for farming families and food production.
Sermon by Rev. Alfred Trenerry of the Baptist church drew a large crowd at Central Park Union Evening Service. Next Sunday’s service may feature Rev. Fred Miller of the Methodist church or Rev. George Kerr of the United Presbyterian church.
Davison twins Janice and Joyce Davison jump from second to first in the Merchants' Thrift Club $50 War Bond contest led by strong votes from Brighton Route 2. Ruth Miller remains a close contender, with standings listed through last Saturday and the prize to be awarded in two weeks.
Lin Sen China’s 79 year old president died last night. He declared nothing can stand in the way of victory for his nation and voiced ambitions for a new family of nations in a final testament released today.
Edward Omer Florang aged 69 died Sunday afternoon after about a week of illness. Funeral arrangements are with L. A. Jones funeral home as word comes from distant children. Born October 10 1873 in Riverside, he spent most of his life in Washington county except 17 years in South Dakota. Survived by son Felix Florang of Firesteel D. D. and four daughters Mrs Joe Rothenbacher of McIntosh D. D. Mrs Joe Krotz of Ainsworth Mrs William Chmelar of Washington and Pauline Floran of Des Moines one brother Frank of Washington one sister Mrs Mary J Prymek of Riverside and ten grandchildren.
In July Washington county added fifteen names to its draft registration list as 18 year olds registered at the selective service office. The cohort includes Dale Palmer Washington Donald Helfrich Brigh ton Joseph Gowey Crawfordsville Herbert Rich Wellman Everette Baker Washington Charles Johnson Wellman Donald Genkinger Hines Washington Dwight Loeffler Keota Roger Banks Washington Bernard Kephart Paul Watson Ainsworth Delbert Barll Washington Edward Hudson Well Everette Prebyl Washington.
Spanish explorers in 1521 identified a warm Pacific current that moderates California climate and accelerated galleons sailing toward the Philippines. This current later influenced navigation strategies in early transpacific routes.
The daily ore tonnage removed from the open pit copper mine of the Utah Copper Co. during normal operations surpasses the dirt moved on the Panama Canal during its peak construction.
Allied forces in Sicily intensified the offensive on the Messina bridgehead, with the Seventh Army claiming to have captured 10,000 prisoners, including many Germans, and advancing about 12 miles along the northern flank near San Stefano. Crete residents urged to aid Italian troops resisting Germans while awaiting a signal for a broader uprising. Swedish cabinet reportedly moved to terminate transit rights for German troops, risking Norway’s defense.
Washington County Sheriff H M Putnam announced the county jail is empty of prisoners for the first time in about twenty years. The jail’s emptiness persisted most of the year with only one to three inmates present, and yesterday a man released from a five month term left the jail unfilled at noon today.
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