Iowa War Service Remains Near WWI Totals
About 100000 Iowans are serving in the armed forces, within reach of WWI totals. Brig. Gen. Charles H. Grahl notes over half entered through selective service while others enlisted in army navy marines and coast guard. He warns future calls will target married men as single eligible draftees dwindle. Also reported a fatal collision near Templeton involving Keith Conner 23 of Coon Rapids driving a gravel truck. Corn truck driver William Beck 28 of Cassville Mo injured.
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Iowa
Charles H. Grahl
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Grahl
Manning
Keith Conner
Coon Rapids
Here
Templeton
William Beck
Cassville
Carroll
Jap Pictures Show Surrender at Corregidor
Radiophoto pictures arriving in the United States depict U S prisoners of war after Jonathan M. Wainwright's surrender in the Philippines. A line of American soldiers is shown marching to a prison camp with hands raised in surrender.
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Corregidor
Iowa AG bars public disclosure of gasoline tax records
The Iowa attorney general ruled that the state treasurer may not reveal all records and details about the gasoline tax collection and refund applications. Assistant AG Jens Grothe halted a Chicago attorney from examining individual refund claims and gasoline tax payments by importers and dealers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. G. C. Bagley
Jens Grothe
Chicago
Student Pilot Dies In Estherville Crash
Army officers report Corpus Christi student P H Horne, enrolled at Spencer training school, died when his trainer aircraft crashed on the Chris Jensen farm about 20 miles south of Estherville during a routine flight. The cause remains unknown and the pilot was alone in the plane.
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Estherville
P. H. Horne
Corpus Christi
Tex
Army Air Corps” Trainings
Spencer
Chris Jensen
Here
Army
Horne
Des Moines Population Estimate Reaches 168 500
Des Moines now has an estimated population of 168 500, announced by Chamber of Commerce secretary John D. Adams. The figure reflects an 8 718 rise since the 1940 census and rests on surveys for rationed items and increased public utility use.
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Des Moines
John D. Adams
Chamber of Commerce
Adams
Two Men Sentenced in Kidnapping Case in Cedar Rapids
Elmer F Kuske of Denver and Andrew Westman of Trinidad were sentenced in federal court after a grand jury indicted them on three counts for kidnapping 16-year-old Margaret Rollie of Hesper. Kuske received three five year terms, two concurrent and one consecutive, totaling ten years. Westman received five year terms on each count, all concurrent, totaling five years.
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Cedar Rapids
Elmer F Kuske
Denver Colo
Andrew Westman
Trinidad
Colo
Margaret Rollie
Hesper
Kuske
Westman
Destroy 408 Jap Planes U S Has Lost 185 Airplanes
General Arnold reported that 1 110 U S army planes faced 1 499 Japanese aircraft in air combat and 190 Japanese planes were shot down with 104 American ships lost. Including a Chinese volunteer group, the score would read 408 Japanese planes to 188 American craft. Ground losses were not counted. American pilots are being trained in England to learn British techniques.
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Washington, D. C
Henry H. Arnold
United States Army Air Forces
Erations of
Ahn American Volunteer Group
China
Arnold
England
County 4-H Club Show Plans Dominant at Washington Event
Plans are nearly complete for the Washington county 4 H club achievement show to be held August 19 and 20. Livestock judging will start Wednesday at 8 00 A M featuring market pigs then purebred pigs with R L Pemberton of the Iowa Swine Producers Association as judge. Don Rhinner will judge sheep and dairy heifers under E M Wright with calf judging by Rhinner. The baby beeves will close judging by Rhinner. Girls entries run 7 30 A M to noon Wednesday with Lorraine Guernsey judging. Home economy projects judged Wednesday afternoon. Girls demonstrations begin Thursday at nine with the winning team presenting at the Farm Bureau picnic and representing Washington county at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress the week of September 7. All girls exhibits and demonstrations see the Methodist church. Prize merchandise sponsored by local merchants will be awarded at Thursday afternoon picnic. firms include Scott’s Furniture Freshwaters Feed Hemmings Mill Tucker Chevrolet and many others.
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Armory
R. L. Pemberton
Iowa Swine Producer's Association
Don Rhinner
Iowa State College
E. M. Wright
Iowa State Dairy Association
Don Rinner
Lorraine Guernsey
Keokuk County
Farm Bureau
Washington County
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Methodist Church
Washington
Scott's Furniture
Freshwaters Feed Store
Hemmings Mill
Tucker Chevrolet
Ford Garage
Fred L. Stewart Hardware
Rukeaber Hardware
Peters Hardware
J. C. Penney
Washington State Bank
National Bank
Eclipse Lumber Co
Montgomery Ward
State Theater
Jurging
Death of Sherm Benson at 76 in Iowa City hospital
Joseph Sherman Benson 76 died yesterday afternoon at University hospital in Iowa City after a three week illness from a heart ailment. He previously lived with his son Ross Benson in North Liberty and was buried in Ainsworth cemetery after services at L A Jones funeral home. He leaves two sons Cloyee and Ross, a daughter Lucille Williams, a brother Ed M Benson, several stepchildren, twelve grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen and Ainsworth Methodist Church.
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Joseph Sherman Benson
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ross Benson
North Liberty
Iowa
L. A. Jones
F. J. Robins
Methodist Church
Ainsworth
Benson
Mr. Benson
Washington County
Joseph Benson
Matilda
Embree) Benson
Washington
Clara Belle Easter
Estella Cooper
Havre
Des Moines
Modern Woodmen
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Cloyee
Rock Island
Ross
Lucille Williams
Buffalo
Ed M. Benson
Alta Doerr
Mankato
Minn
Verne. Winfry
Ames
Shell Diehl
Calvin Cooper
San Diego
Calif
Army bomber crash near Hastings claims nine lives
Detroit August 15 Lt H C MacDonald adjutant Willow Run flying field said the Hastings Michigan bomber crash killed four officers and five enlisted men.
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Detroit
H. C. MacDonald
Willow Run
Hastings
Mich
Book Exchange Opens Monday at the Y M C A
The Hi Y club runs an annual book exchange at the Y M C A starting next Monday August 17. Washington school used books are brought to the Y for sale by the owners, providing funds for sellers and access to texts for pupils. Already 76 books have been...
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Hi-Y Club
Washington
Rioting Reported in Calcutta Amid Police Firing
Wholesale rioting erupted in Calcutta with police firing on demonstrators after officers were struck by stones. Rioting spread to at least seven areas. authorities planned harsher penalties for sabotage targets while the broader situation gradually improved.
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Hombay
India
Calcutta
United Press
Delhi
New Commercial Teacher Named at Washington High
Election of Margaret Helen Knuth of Chicago as teacher of commercial subjects at Washington high school and junior college is announced by school authorities. She replaces Margaret Moberly who resigned to teach at Arlington Heights. Knuth, a Dubuque and Bayless College alumna, has taught at Bayless and in Iowa and Illinois schools.
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Margaret Helen Knuth
Chicago
Washington High School
Margaret Moberly
Arlington Heights
Miss Knuth
Dubuque High School
Dubuque University
Bayless Business College
Dubuque
Northwestern University
State University of Iowa
Bedford
Iowa
Morrison, Ill
Informa
Tion
Kenneth Freeman
Davenport Woman To Visit Over Sunday At Parents
Maxine Logan of Davenport will arrive this evening for an over Sunday visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. A Logan at the Y office awaiting arrangements and more relatives are expected.
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Maxine Logan
Davenport
Mrs. A Logan
Sendoff for Six Men on Tuesday
Chairman Robert Schell announces a Tuesday sendoff for six men leaving Washington for induction and service. The group will travel by auto to Mt. Pleasant to catch a Burlington train to Burlington then to St Louis, with a 11:30 program at Central Park and a noon lunch before departure.
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Army
Jefferson Barracks
Des Moines
Washington
Burlington
County Selective Service Board
State
Selective Service
Mt. Pleasant
Schell
Mrs Manoah P Rowe 71 Dies in Riverside
Mrs Manoah P Rowe 71 of Riverside died yesterday afternoon after a stroke and failing health. Funeral arrangements were tentative awaiting word from a son in California with services planned at Riverside Methodist church and burial in Kalona. Surviving: husband four sons a daughter three sisters two brothers and other relatives. Church and funeral home listed as Marner and Adams.
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Riverside
Manoah P. Rowe
California
Methodist Church
Kalona
Marner and Adams Funeral Home
Lillie
Frank A. Rowe
Linton
Ind
Everett E
Elmer K
Panama
Elza
San Diego
Calif
Bessie Austerman
West Branch
Emma Neal
Clayton
Bessie Green
Flemington
Ethel McCrabb
Clinton, Mo
Emerson
Earl McCutchen To Do Research At Ohio State
Earl S. McCutchen of Washington will begin research at Ohio State University next Monday as part of a project in ceramic engineering to aid United States military functions. Deferment from the selective service was granted, as experts expect his work to be more useful than army service. He will work with G A Bole on strontia applications in ceramics, aiming for a six month period, with flares and tracer bullets as key uses.
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Earl S. McCutchen
Wallashington
Ohio State University
United States
G A. Bole
Ohio University
M. Cutchen
Army
Navy
McCutchen
Ohio
Washington
C. R. McCutchun
University of Georgia
Ohio State
Forces push in Solomons as Axis reports signal surprise landings
American and Allied air and sea actions in the Solomons indicate strengthening footholds. MacArthur says bombers attacked a Japanese convoy south of Babul while strikes hit bases at Kieta and Carola. Axis reports acknowledge U.S. landings on Solomon beaches, with two points held. Pearl Harbor notes Japanese Aleutian threats and potential Siberia clash.
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Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Babul
Kieta
Bougainville
Carola
Bakku Island
Berlin
Solomon
United States
North Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Aleutians
Siberia
Alaska
Caucasus
Don
Mrs. J. Enoch Linder of Ainsworth Dies
Mrs. J Enoch Linder 78 of Ainsworth dies after a long illness at her home. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 3 PM at Shermans funeral home in Washington with Rev Ivan Riess of the Church of Christ presiding. Burial will be in Washington. Surviving husband five sons and several relatives.
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Ainsworth
J. Enoch Linder
Sherman
Washington
Ivan Riess
Church of Christ
Ella Bishop
G. W
Nancy Bishop
Salem
Ind
Noch Linder
Lincoln
Washington County
Pleasant Hill
Iowa City
Ray
Ottumwa
Ralph
Glen
Harley
Dodge Center
Minn
Robert
Kindred
Lincoln, IL
Linda
Atlanta
Ill
Emma Fullerton
Emmeett
Idaho
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Robert Schell
M. P. Rowe
Earl McCutchen
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