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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1942
Page
1
Senator Clyde L. Herring reports a new plant by Jeck and Sons of Atlanta will employ 75 to 100 people at the Spirit Lake produce plant. The War Production Board approved the remodeling and equipment priorities for the site.
Iowa reports indicate a bumper corn crop but needs more sunny warm days to mature before frost. Last week showed mostly satisfactory progress with central and northern regions delayed by Monday night rains. In southern areas corn hardening while some counties require rains for new seedings to proceed.
ONAWA June Greece, two, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Greece, Whiting, was in serious condition at a Sioux City hospital Tuesday after swallowing kerosene at the Greece home. Doctors said she is expected to recover.
Des Moines reports Iowa last month auto and trailer retail sales valued at 943000, down from 7529350 in July 1941. Use tax on motor vehicles and trailers for July was 18864, far below the 150587 figure of the prior year, per state tax commission. The 2 percent tax applies to all retail vehicle sales in the state.
Robert Matthew Huebsch a two year old son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Huebsch died at Mercy Hospital after falling from a third floor window of the apartment building where the family lives He had gone to the third floor with playmates and is believed to have fallen against a screen pushing it out and tumbling to the street
During a second period of extra sugar distribution at the county rationing office 91 668 pounds of canning sugar were issued across 4 275 certificates from July 13 to now. If each certificate covered a family of four, more than 18 000 people were affected. A note mentions only two civil licenses were de...
A county sendoff in Central Park yesterday featured Dale Kiesey with candy bars as he and other men prepared to board trains to Jefferson Barracks. Mrs. Paul Desmev erly bid her husband farewell. BE. ER Burham and W.F.W. Jeader addressed the crowd. The note references rationing periods with sugar allotments and ration book statistics for July and August.
Edward Chabal captured the grand champion market barrow at the Washington County 4-H achievement show held in the Armory. His Duroc entry also led the pen of four market pigs, with Cleo McCoy's Berkshire pen as reserve over all breeds. Other winners included Harold Horak in heavy litter class and Richard Dare with Berkshire-Duree cross litter in second place.
Neil and Jim Humble of Humble Produce received small gold pins from Wayne Allied Mills for increased Wayne product sales in the past year. Only 2,892 feed men across forty states earned the honor.
At Leon Beatty post, American Legion, Commander Matt Whittaker and Fred Downing reported on the state convention held in Waterloo. Iowa City won first in district honors, Kalona second, Washington third, earning the district the state trophy.
Eight girls 4-H clubs showcase nutrition and home defense themes at an Achievement show in the Methodist church basement. Judge Lorraine Guernsey of Sigourney presides as clubs display health, canning, and victory garden projects for public viewing.
Sheriff Putnam reports the Thompson car stolen from West Main near the courthouse Monday has been found in Burlington. Thompson and another man will travel there this afternoon to retrieve it. The vehicle was seen near a garage where Paul Lytle of Washington worked and he notified Thompson last night. The car appears to have been taken early Monday for a ride and abandoned in Burlington.
Trucks start at eight o'clock tomorrow morning in four wards and the business section to gather scrap metal promised in the house to house canvass. L. Willits says about half the houses will have scrap material, ranging from a few pounds to several hundred, to form a large pile for the county campaign. The city park commission will add the remains of an old cannon from Central park to the effort alongside Legion drive promises.
A Nazi surface raider using two torpedo boats sunk an American merchantman near a New England port in the first such attack of World War II. Sixteen of the men were believed casualties, authorities said.
Soviet forces press counter offensives in the Kletskia area and near Koetinikovski as they claim to have destroyed German reserves, guns, and tanks. Moscow reports German losses rising, while Russians claim to halt a German push across the Don and hold the second line.
The war manpower commission voted to stop all voluntary recruiting by the army and navy. Paul V. McNutt planned to ask President Roosevelt to transfer all procurement of fighting men to the selective service system, likely with a draft age reduction from 20 to 18 years.
Report notes that several members were killed while the rest of the 46 crew were captured after a hostile engagement. The incident details remain sparse with emphasis on the casualties and captivity.
Allied commandos and British and American troops struck the Diette coast of France in what was described as the greatest operation in western Europe since Dunkirk. The assault involved tanks, heavy artillery, and air support with reports of significant damage to a major defense gun battery. The action continued into the afternoon with bombardment and fighting along the coast.
Commander Ivan Norton of the county defense corps announces that students who missed sessions may make up the work Thursday evening at seven at the defense office in city hall. Completion is required for graduation certificates as the current citizens' defense school nears its schedule with lectures, demonstrations, and a mustard gas briefing.
The salvage drive on the west side of the square begins tomorrow. Colonel Tattle and Hap Friedel boast they will collect more salvage than workers on all other sides combined, with results to be known by Thursday evening.
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