Iowa Firms Pay Penalties For Price Ceiling Violations
Des Moines reports Schramm and Lehmerg Co. of Burlington paid 3947.46 in federal court for selling work clothes above OPA price ceilings. Farmers Co operative Elevator Association Roland in Story County paid 151.28 for selling corn above OPA ceilings.
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Des Moines
Schramm and Lehmerg Co
Burlington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Farmers Co-operative Elevator Association Roland
Story County
Meat Cutter Aims for U.S. Presidency
George J. Callahan a 45 year old meat cutter in Ames filed requests for presidential papers, announced by Ohio Secretary of State Edward Humbiel. He said he is serious and has sought papers in every state and will organize his campaign when the time comes.
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Ames George J. Callahan
United States
Callahan
Ohio
Edward J. Humbiel
Calla- Dan
Inernational Alliance
Iowa State College
Maytag workers aid search for missing Jasper youth
About 50 Maytag factory employees in Newton volunteered to search the Skunk river for 13-year-old Bill Talsma, believed drowned last Sunday southwest of town. The volunteers will Wade the river, which has fallen over 3 feet this week, as neighbor farm women and the Colfax Red Cross unit supply food for the searchers.
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Newton
Maytag
Bill Talsma
Jasper County
Skunk River
Here
Colfax
Red Cross
Senator Gillette Announces $1 Million Iowa Military Installation
The War Department authorized construction of a military installation in Page County Iowa costing one million dollars. Omaha Nebraska corps of engineers will supervise the project and no further details were available.
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Washington, D.C
Guy M. Gillette
War Department
Page Coun
Iowa
Omaha, Neb
Corps of Engineers
Farmers Indicate Support for Dewey in Iowa Survey
A Wallaces' Farmer and Iowa Homestead survey shows a Dewey MacArthur ticket leading Roosevelt Wallace 56 to 44 percent among farm voters in Des Moines area if held now. Nine percent are undecided. If Willkie and Buckner oppose them, Roosevelt and Wallace would secure 55 percent.
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Des Moines
Thomas EB. Dewey
New York
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Wallace
Iowa
Fere Willkie
Ieker
Rvey
Tragic Drowning In Perry Creek Claims Local Teen
Barbara De Crest, a year old daughter of J and Mrs Amos De Forest, drowned in Perry Creek here Friday. The body was recovered almost immediately.
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Sioux City
Barbara de Crest
Amos de Forest
Perry Creek
Funay
Rationing Board Adjusts August Office Hours
The county rationing board announces a change in hours for August. The office will open at ten oclock each weekday for the remainder of the month. Saturdays will open at nine and stay open until noon, with closures on Saturday afternoons.
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County Rationing Board
Seven Take Army Air Corps Exams
Seven young men passed preliminary mental and physical exams for the army air corps at the post office yesterday under Captain Emil A. Koehn. Winners include Charles L. Whiting Crawfordsville Richard A. Sknupp Washington R R 4 Robert L. Custer Washington R R 4 Robert L. Wince Columbus Junction Donald P. Dircks Columbus Junction Harold C. Fink Keota and George J. Swift Washington R R 1. They will be summoned to Des Moines for further testing. more recruiting officers will visit soon. Other interested youths are advised to contact local C A P or V F W members for details.
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Army Air Corps
Emil A. Koehn
Army Air Force
Charles L. Whiting
Crawfordsville
Richard A. Sknupp
Washington R. R
Robert L. Custer
Robert L. Wince
Columbus Junction
Donald P. Dircks
Harold C. Fink
Keota
George J. Swift
Washington R. Rk
Des Moines
John Lemmon
A. P
Air Corps
Experienced fire crew Fails to revive Child
A squad of seasoned firefighters could not revive the child despite prompt response and rescue efforts. The incident prompted a safety review and continued investigations.
Many New Walks Built This Season
An epidemic of new concrete walks in Washington this summer has kept cement workers busy and led to several improvements around town. The latest walk was installed this week by Ralph Minick in front of the L A Jones funeral home with lowered curbs to allow car doors to open above the edge. A new curb slab is being laid at the Fox theater adjacent to the Jones building, also with a lowered curb. Earlier, the walk in front of the Congress hotel in the same block was rebuilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ralph Minick
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fox Theater
Jones Building
Congress Hotel
Finns Seek Separate Peace Negotiations in Stockholm
Stockholm reports that Finland is prepared to seek a separate peace via Stockholm without formal Swedish involvement. The claim appeared in the Nya Dagligt Allehanda without a dateline or clear sourcing after a Helsinki dispatch said political delegates urged President Ryti to explore peace with Russia.
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Stockholm
Nya Daglit Allehaanda
Finland
Helsinki
Risto Rydi
Russia
Last Japs Evacuate In the Fog
Allied forces have occupied Kiska in the Aleutians, with Roosevelt and King announcing the Japanese garrison evacuated under fog. No combat was reported as Attu had fallen and air and naval bombardments disrupted Japanese supply lines.
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Quebec
Kiska
Aleutians
Roosevelt
W .L. MacKenzie King
Attu
Six Months For Corn Thefts In Iowa County Jail
Judge J. G. Patterson in Osceola sentenced Russell G. Eberle of Harper to six months in the Washington county jail after pleading guilty to larceny. Eberle admitted stealing nearly 200 bushels of shelled corn and other farm thefts near Sigourney and Harper.
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J. G. Patterson
Osauloosa
Russell G. Eberle
Huarper
Washington County
Sigourney
Eberle
Maas
West Chester
Maas Farm
Harper
Major William Boice Returns Home From Iceland
Major William Boice, medical corps, arrives in New York after two years in Iceland aboard Slane last week. His wife Mrs. Boice and their four year old son, visiting from Iowa City, greet him in a warm reunion. He will report to Dallas for reassignment and praises Icelandic civilians while noting the harsh climate. The major attended Captain Robert H. Shannon's funeral in Iceland on May 8 and later visited his parents Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Boice and other relatives.
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William Boice
Iceland
New York
Slane
Boice
Iowa City
Dallas
Texas
Robert H. Shannon
C. A. Boice
Tax expert proposes plan to raise 40 billion dollars
A leading congressional tax specialist undisclosed by name unveiled a plan to revise federal taxes to boost annual revenue by about 40 billion dollars. The estimate compares with the current year’s projected 38.5 billion. The proposal aims to strengthen federal reserves for a postwar depression era.
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Congressional
Washington, D. C
Congress
Treasury
Health Unit Activities for Week of August 22
Health unit schedules child health conferences on Tuesday in office and Wednesday in Crawfords ville. A civilian defense blood plasma reserve clinic is set for Thursday morning and a convalescent serum bleeding clinic in the afternoon. Friday features a meeting with county rural teachers.
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Crawfordsville
Civilian Defense
Card of Thanks to Carry Small Charge Across Papers
The Journal will begin charging for publishing Card of Thanks notices. The rate matches classified ads at three cents per word, aligning with common newspaper practice of charging for such notices.
Evangelist Fred Steinmann Preaches At Christian Tabernacle Tent
Special services by nationally known evangelist Fred Steinmann at the Christian Tabernacle in a large gospel tent. Tonight at 8 o clock he speaks on The Power of Faith. Sunday at 11 morning Walking With God and 8 evening The Old Rugged Cross conclude the series.
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Christian Tabernacle
Fred Steinmann
God
Old Rugged Cross
Christian Taber
Engineer Walter Reusswig Dies in Indiana At 54
Walter Reusswig of Gary Indiana died August 11 from a heart attack at 54. He was a consulting and drafting engineer with Americana Bridge Company and helped plan the Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay bridges. He is survived by his wife two daughters Marian and Jeanette and son Ensign J M Reusswig U S Navy.
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Kk. W. Mikseh
Ainsworth
Walter Reusswig
Gary
Indiana
Reusswig
Americana Bridge Company
Golden Gate
San Francisco Bay
Sadie Mikseh
Grace Hill
Ensign J. M. Reusswig
U. S. Navy
Marian
Jeanette
Kesler Field's Sgt Faces Roll Call Groans
At Kesler Field a sergeant braces for roll call amid a mix of names. Doo Jam Ng of Newark appears among unusual nicknames as the crowd groans and calls out "Smith" in a city tale of odd alphabet soup.
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Keesler
Mass
Uka
Kesler Field
Ufe
Doo Jam Ng
Newark
N. J
Burlington Road Improves Track with Rail Yard Upgrades
A crew of about four laborers in Burlington yard Washington will raise tracks and replace ties and ballast, removing parts of the yards as new ballast and ties are installed. Work lasts two to three weeks with bunk cars for housing. The project follows a Rock Island railroad deal to use Burlington yard engines, prompting strengthened roadbed and added safety for engine turns.
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Rock Island
Burlington
Washington
Rock Island Railroad
Burlington “Y
Eldon
Columbus Junction
Washington S
Harold R. L. G. Alexander
Germany
Axis
Denmark
Christian
Werner Best
Hitler
Britain
Killed in Action Announcement From Mrs Hough
Mrs Ida Hough of West Chester learns of the death of her nephew after traveling to Washington for the Three-Quarter Century club dinner. The report confirms a fatal outcome related to military action.
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Ida Hough
West Chester
Washington
Allied sea and air pounding Italy as campaign tightens
Allied forces pressed a deep Mediterranean offensive driving Italy toward defeat. American and British ships bombarded coastal railways near Naples and the Gulf of Gioia setting fires as 14 enemy fighters fell. British ships sank seven landing craft near Sealea while raids stretched across southern railways and Naples yards.
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United Press
Italy
Gulf of Eiola
Bwioia
Tauro
Naples
Sealea
Soldier Orra Gilbert dies in Solomon Islands action
The son of Mr and Mrs O D Gilbert of Lussey Iowa was killed in action in the Solomons. Marine Sergeant Orra Gilbert had served three years in the Marines and trained for service with the Marine Raiders in the Pacific under Col James Roosevelt.
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Orra Fhugene
Aotion
Solomons
O. D. Gilbert
Lussey
Iowa
Bussey
Mahuska County
Marines
Maine
Pacific Islands
James Roosevelt
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Ogy
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Page County
William F., Halsey
South Pacific
John H. Hester
Russell Islands
Russell Group
North American
Wyoming
Big Horn National Forest
United States Army Air Forces
Russell Eberle
Albert Maas
Albert
Major William Boice
Nacle
Burlington Road
Fels
Kharkov
Sumy
Lebedin
Red Army
Poland
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