List of School Officers In County Town and Rural Districts
A county superintendent lists the current year officers for all town and rural districts in Washington county. The record includes presidents secretaries and treasurers with home addresses, covering townships with consolidated districts and those with individual district offices. Key names span Ainsworth Crawfordsville Riverside Noble Me Wellman Kalona and Washington entries with numerous officer pairs.
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Washington County
Ainsworth
DD. Roberts
Fred Orrin
A. KK. Sands
Ainaworth
Crawfordsville
Gault
Qcrawfordsville
Herguson
Oston
Riverside
Faye Cross
C. J. Karel
River Rhio
Geneva Schnoebelen
Iverside
Noble Noah GG
Widm
Local Names Appear in Iowa-Style Community Notice
Readable fragments list residents and multiple households across Washington and Wellman including Sacha Wilson Bethel-Oscar Sheetz Glenn Knupp Walter Neff Tadlocks Patterson Young and Witthoft families plus Timmins Prairie Flower and Union C. W. Freel. The text resembles a social or property directory entry with many name pairs and places.
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Bethel
Oscar Sheetz
Washington
Glenn Knupp
Walter Neff
Lexington
Ralph Tadlock
Wellman
Wilma Patterson
Doris Tadlock
Wellmain
Henry Witthoft
Washinton
John Witthoft
Timmins
Prairie Flower
Karl P. Booth
Carl Jarrard
Martha Thrasher
Union C. W
Weed Patch Being Leveled Off Today
An unsightly weed patch on East Second Street in Gasoline Alley is being cleared today using a bulldozer type machine operated by Jim Brinton. The overhaul includes new equipment fitted by Franklin Waggoner and aims to level the lot by removing weeds at the roots.
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East Second Street
Jim Brinton
Franklin Waggoner
Eurage and
Paris Drives Into France as Allied Forces Close on Paris
American tank troops and infantry push toward Paris from the west while Canadian forces move from the east. Reports say French forces liberated areas in eastern France and German defenses along the Siene falter as the thrusts aim to trap the German 7th Army near the capital. The thunder of guns reaches Paris as Ottawa and Supreme Headquarters indicate advancing forces closing in on the city gates.
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U.P
Paris
HDQ
AEF
France
Orleans
7Th Army
George
Patton
Cannes-Falaise
Falaise
Gillette Studying Hemp Production in Midwest
Senator Guy M. Gillette's senate subcommittee resumes inquiry into fiber crops and hemp utilization. The review considers full use of hemp flax and similar farm products in the Midwest and discusses hemp outlook with RE M. McCrory, director of the hemp division at the Commodity Credit Corporation. Mills in Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois face potential closures after 1943 processing, with some hoped to continue until the 1944 crop becomes available.
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Washington
Attia
IDPA
Guy M. Gillette
Senate
Middle West
RE. M. McCrory
Commodity Credit Corporation
Midwest
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
McCrory
Grundy Center
Hampton
Eagle Grove
Britt
Senator Gillette
Lightning Hits Transmission Line Cutting Washington Power
Electric service in Washington dropped for about thirty minutes after a high transmission pole burned near Sigourney while carrying power from an Iowa Southern Utilities plant. Load shifted to the Washington plant and service quickly resumed. The damage was blamed on lightning. Yesterday a transformer at West Chester was struck by lightning causing brief outages for West Chester and Wellman.
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Washington
Sigourney
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
West Chester
Wellman
Reinforcements Soon in Pacific War Effort
Admiral Nimitz says reinforcements from Europe are expected to speed the Pacific campaign. Allied airmen strike the Philippines and Halmahera as Marianas are hailed as crucial, with China gaps cited to ensure victory. Davao docks bombed. Loyota airfield targeted. 248 Japanese killed on Biak. attacks on Eten Moen Truk Ponape and Nau Ro continue.
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Chester W. Nimitz
Japan
Philippines
Pacific
Marianas Islands
Oases
China
Philippine
Davao
Philippine City
Halmahera
Loyota
Biak Island
Geeldink Bay
Seventh Air Force
Eten
Moen Island
Truk
Ponape
Carolines
Nauru
Gilberts
Progrants Indicate Wills Decision Timeline Shifts
The text notes that the progrants believe future determinations on these wills will not be fully settled until late September or early October, indicating an extended timeline for final decisions.
Nate Black 60-Year Washington Printer Dies at 75
Nate Black long a Washington printer and part owner of the Journal for 50 years died at 8:30 AM at the county hospital after a six year illness. Funeral 2 PM Sunday at L. A. Jones. burial Elim Grove. Survived by step son Walter Williams and several siblings. former co owner linked to the Daily Hustler Evening Journal.
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Nate Black
Journal
Washington
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Elim Grove Cemetery
Black
Daily Hustler
Harry Keister
William Fitzwilliams
William McCausland
G. Logan Payne
Evening Journal
Mr. Payne
Orville Elder
Nathaniel L. Black
Muscatine
Eugene and Mary (Motts) Black
The
Washington Democrat
Rodman & Hood
Diack
Frank Frazier
Frazier
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Masonic and
Knights of Pythias
Allies link beachheads in southern France advance to Cannes
American and French invasion forces joined along a 50 mile front in southern France backed by tanks and artillery. They captured the port of St Raphael and Frejens, liberated 500 square miles, and moved toward Toulon and Cannes as German resistance tightened with dug in strong points and pill boxes. Allied air reconnaissance noted Nice harbor in flames and Dramont reported captured.
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France
Marseille
Nice
Levant
Port Gras
St. Raphael
Rhone River
Normandy
Italy
Rome
Frejens
Toulon
Riviera
Cannes
Berlin
Trucks Now Better Regulated Under State Weight Program
Iowa highway commission reports three year weight enforcement since 1941 improved truck loading and registration. Officers issued 238647 summons with fines and increased registrations totaling 692507.12 while enforcement cost 204239.36. Daily summons fell from over 26 to more than ten, drivers now verify loads and register where needed.
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Ames
IDPA
State Highway Commission
Commission
Iowa
Entries Listed for 4 H Livestock Show
Washington county 4 H livestock show plans 25 baby beeves 2 beef heifers 8 dairy heifers and 23 litters of pigs. Beef entries include 12 Angus 9 Hereford 3 Shorthorn with judging August 23 and an August 24 2:00 p m baby beef calf sale. Swine have 9 market litters and 14 pure bred litters Dur oes 4 Poland China 2 Hampshire 1 Berkshire with J C Holbert judging all classes and barns open August 23 evening for visitors.
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Livestock Club
Washington County
Poland
China
Hampshire
Berkshire
J. C. Holbert
Martha Baker sues for 2000 in auto accident case
Martha Baker through her father Howard Baker files a district court action against W W Durst seeking 2000 in damages for injuries from a Nov 6 1943 collision on highway 2 at West Chester when a pickup driven by Durst allegedly rode into the Brown car on highway 92. The petition alleges driver negligence and no license. Attorneys S W Livingston and Richard A Stewart represent the plaintiff.
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Clerk of District Court
Martha Baker
Howard Baker
W. W. Durst
Highway 2
West Chester
Kenneth Brown
Clark Baker
Highway 92
W. Livingston
Richard A. Stewart
Office Closed Three Days by Internal Revenue Office
John J. Mattes announces that the internal revenue office in the post office basement will be closed Friday Saturday and Monday August 18 through 21. He notes the shutdown affects all regular services during the period.
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John J. Mattes
Internal Revenue
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Fourth Front
iLyon
Mediterranean
Turin
Santander
Milan
Fcorsica
Bologna
Livorno
CRMAN
Fritz
International Soundphoto
Brighton
M. M. Gowey
R W. Fillmore
L. R. Relinski
Oregon
David R. Powers
Haskins
G. A. Prosser
Onelta Fisher
Brighton Township
Indian Creek
B. W. Tucker
Archie Farrier
L. P. Guy
C. C. Lowe
Allen Bradford
Oakland
Ray Hafferty
Steve Warrier
Ka Potratz
Walnut
Evelyn Nicola
Everette
Lewis
Sacha Wilson
Cedar Township
Sunmimit
John Ek. Young
John Young
Bula Patterson
Ger
Mans
Maquis - Controlled
Gillette
United Press
Ruth A. Williams
Walter B. Williams
Leon
Bob
Tom Motts
Chicago
Helen Stevenson
Indianapolis
Ind
Air
Dramont
Nice Harbor
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