Iowa Column Reports Walkout Halts Betendorf Arsenal
Production of army prime movers at the Betendorf tank plant in Iowa was at a standstill as welders walked out spreading to other departments. Some workers were sent home due to reduced staff. Welders had quit previously after a brief return to work. Roy Leeple, president of Local 149, United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America CIO, said no settlement on piecework rates was forthcoming.
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Davenport
Bettendorf
International Harvester Co
Roy _leeple
Total No. 149
United Farm Equipment and Metal Workers of America, C.I.0
Legion Auxiliary Opens 24th Convention in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids hosts the American Legion Auxiliary conference with 479 delegates registered. Mrs. Leo W. Laird of Héckwell City was slated to terminate as department president, succeeding Mrs. Roy L. Pell of Marshalltown, as Dr. Charles R. Logan Keokuk spoke at the morning session.
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Cedar Rapids
Department of the
American Legion Auxiliary
Leo W. Laird
Héckwell City
Roy L. Pell
Marshalltown
Pell
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
State Legion
Improvements at Burlington War Plant
Maj. Robert Holt announced a building program at the Iowa Ordnance plant to enlarge load lines. Estimates put cost around 2 million dollars. The project aims to boost output for new schedules and should be finished by December 15, with army engineers conducting the work.
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Burlington
Iowa
Robert Holt
Washington HI Y Sells Used Textbooks for Students
The HI Y club at Washington high school announces a used textbook sale for pupils enrolling next month. The sale opens Monday August 21 at the Y from 8:30 to 11:00 a m and again from noon to five p m. It will be closed in the evenings.
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Hi-Y Club
Washington High School
Washington
Capt. Paul Putnam Receives Mail From Japanese Prison
Clyde Putnam reports his wife in southern California received letters and cards from Capt. Paul Putnam, held at Zentsuji prison near Shikoku. Letters dated Oct 3, Dec 17 and Jan 24 indicate he has received mail and two packages from the United States. Putnam was captured in December 1941 while commanding the Wake Island air corps defense.
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Clyde Putnam
Paul Putname
California
Captain Putnam
United States
Putnam
Zentsuji
Shikoki
Marine Air Corps
Wake Island
Japan
Allied bombers sink Japanese freighter off Mindanao
Allied air forces struck the Philippines again sinking a 10,000 ton Japanese merchantman in the Davao gulf off Mindanao island in the southern Philippines.
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Pacific
Philippines
Davao Gulf
Mindanao
Soil Conservation Tour Planned for Washington County
Final arrangements made for a soil conservation tour by the Washington county AAA committee. Attendees include township, Parm Bureau, Farm Security Administration and Soil Conservation Service directors. The group meets at Sunset Park at 9 00 a m on Tuesday August 22 and travels on four school buses to visits farms in Crawford and Brighton Townships. A $160 000 funding pool for limestone and phosphate soil building practices will be discussed along with an afternoon program featuring J S Russell and Hervey Hazen.
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Washington County Aaa Committee
Parm Bureau Board of
Farm Security Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Sunset Park
Howard Anderson
Clyde Sluston
Crawford Township
Marion Robertson
Brighton Township
Washington County
J. SS. Russell
The
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Hervey Hazen
AAA Committee
Improvement in Iowa corn crop raises expected yield per acre
Iowa reports a general crop improvement with the estimated yield at 47 bushels per acre on 11.346 million acres, boosting total corn production to about 533.262 million bushels. Soybeans, oats, and flaxseed are also forecast with varying acreages and yields, while uneven growth and frost risk remain concerns nationwide.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iown
Allied Forces Break German Front Near Paris in Major Push
American columns breach toward Paris as Patton's forces reach the last barrier before the city. Allied units trap and rout German troops across the Normandy pocket, with St. Malo and western Brittany also cleared. Enemies flee in large numbers, surrendering or destroyed.
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HDQ
AEF
Paris
Channel
George 8. Patton
Normandy
Siene
St. Arnould
Chartres-Paris
Patton
St. Malo
Vendome
Tours
Orleans
France
Orleans-Paris
Brittany
von Aulock
August Weather Report Quietly Winds Down
Yesterday's maximum was 84 degrees and last night's low 56, making for pleasant August weather. The noon reading today stood at 76 degrees, signaling continued mild conditions.
Nearly 12 Percent Rise From Year Ago
The report notes an increase that is nearly twelve percent larger than the figure recorded in the previous year, indicating sustained growth.
Washington Boys Meet in England While Visiting Wounded
Nic McCleery a Washington Iowa native stationed at a British hospital greets TeBockhorst son of Henry TeBockhorst from near Washington. The injured youth has a broken leg and may travel to the States for rest. Corporal McCleery reports the patient is in excellent condition.
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Washington
England
Nic McCleery
General Hospital
France
Buddy
Iowa
Nic
TeBockhorst
Henry TeBockhorst
Washington hardware dealer urges proper flashlight battery care
A Washington hardware dealer warns against spoiling flash lights by leaving a dead battery inside. If replacement is impossible, remove and discard the old cell to prevent acid damage and preserve the flashlight until a new battery can be installed.
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Washington
Hightower Preaches at Central Park Union Service
Rev. Thomas W. Hightower, pastor of the A.M.E. church in Oskaloosa and Washington, will deliver the sermon at the Sunday evening union church service in Central Park at eight o'clock. Alonzo Hobbs will sing a solo, with Dr. Fred E. Miller presiding and Alfred Trenerry reading Scripture.
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Thomas W. Hightower
A.M.E
Washington
Union Church
Central Park
God's Merchant Men
Alonzo Hobbs
Oskaloosa
Hightowers
atOskaloosa
Fred E. Miller
The
Methodist Church
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
Death report for Captain Barker proved incorrect
Congress man Thomas E. Martin states Marine Corps reports show no casualty for Captain Harry Barker. The Grinnell Grinnell Herald-Register and Keokuk County News had printed a death notice from Lieutenant Norton’s letter, but Barker’s family and supporters dispute the claim and await official word. Barker, a Washington High School and Grinnell College athlete, is connected to Sigourney through family origins.
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Journal
Thomas E. Martin
Washington, D. C
Grinnell
Sigourney
Harry Barker
Pacific
Marine Corps Headquarters
Harry B. Barker
Keokuk County
Barker
Harry L. Barker
West Main Street
Grinnell Herald-Register
Jim Norton
Guam
Norton
Harker
Washington High School
Captain Barker
Washington
Grinnell College
Summer Union Sunday Service Nears Final Schedule
The service will be held at the Baptist church next to the union venue, marking one of the last Sunday evening gatherings this summer as the union wraps up its weekly schedule.
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The
Baptist Church
Union
State Auditor Examiners Begin Court House Audit
J B Walker of What Cheer and Marie A Thomas from the state auditor's office arrived in Washington yesterday to conduct the annual audit of the courthouse offices. The examination will take several weeks with Mrs Thomas, daughter of Leo Thomas of Fairfield, assisting.
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J. B. Walker
What Cheer
State Auditor's Office
Washington
Court House
Marie A. Thoma
State Auditor
Leo Thoma
Fairfield
Nate Black obituary correction on marriage date
The Journal reports Nate Black who died yesterday was married in 1893 not 1905 as previously published. The correction updates the obituary details and confirms the marriage occurred in 1893.
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Nate Black
Municipal Band Concert Selections Listed
A program for the municipal band features God Bless America Colonel Miners March Pantheon Overture Emblem of Unity March My Heart Isn t In It Over There Selection Perfect Day. Baritone solo Milo Steele is listed with Rosenkrans Holmes Richards Lawrence Arr Lake Bond as performers.
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Colonel Miner's
Milo Steele
Yanks Press Advance on Cannes After Toulon Siege
American field guns bombarded Toulon as tanks and mobile infantry broke through German defenses to near the city. Allied columns pushed 30 miles inland cutting communications and capturing 7000 plus prisoners, with Cannes outlook improving as forces reach La Napoule and outskirts.
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RCME
Toulon
France
Cannes
Riviera
la Napoule
Rome
French Riviera
Sir Henry Maitland Wilson
Mrs. Minnie Ann Corpman Dies at 1 35 A.M.
Mrs. Minnie Ann Corpman died this morning at her Washington county apartment from a heart condition after six years of illness. Funeral arrangements are pending with L. A. Jones funeral home and burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. She was born April 15 1871 in Washington county and married Charles M. Corpman in 1893. Surviving are a daughter, a son, five grandchildren, and a sister. She belonged to the Grace Hill Moravian church.
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Minnie Ann Corpman
Charles Hebner
East Second Street
L. A
Washington
John R
Elizabeth
Wylie) Nelson
Des Moines
Charles M. Corpman
Washington County
Dublin
Grace Hill
Jake Seethout
Carl Corp
J. H. Yount
Buda
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Martin
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Jack Built
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