Des Moines ordnance plant workers favor CIO union
The NLRB regional director announced the vote at the Des Moines ordnance plant showing 50.1 percent backing the CIO, 44.5 percent for an AFL joint organizing committee, and 6.4 percent choosing neither union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Moines Ordnance Plant
Rubber Workers Union
C.I.0
National Labor Relations Board
Robert K. Rissman
NLRB
C.1.c
American Federation of Labor Joint Organizing Committee
Health official outlines trailer camp rules for workers
Dr. F J Condon district director for the state board of health told representatives from three towns and six townships in Wapello county that auto courts and trailer camps for naval air base workers must follow state health rules. He said the installations will not be discouraged but must be compliant.
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Ottumwa
Wapello County
F. J. Condon
Centerville
State Board of Health
Naval Air Base
Iowa Legion Women Elect Mrs Tracey President
Des Moines The Iowa department of the American Legion auxiliary elected officers at the closing session. Mrs Frank Abraham of Mount Pleasant won the vice presidency in the only contest, narrowly defeating Mrs C J Turner of Grinnell. Mrs Thomas H Tracey of Manchester was elected president without opposition. she is married to a former Iowa legion state commander who left for active army duty at Camp Wheeler Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Abraham
Mount Pleasant
C. J. Turner
Grinnell
Thomas H Tracey
Manchester
Ila
Tracey
Iowa Legion
Army
Camp Wheeler
Steel Hoarding Penalty Hinted by WPB Official
Cedar Rapids delegates at the Iowa Nebraska Industrial Unions council hear Thomas Burns of the War Production Board warn of penalties for hoarding critical steel. He cites unconverted steel stocks and vows action against industrialists who divert materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa-Nebraska Industrial Unions Council
Nnual
C.I.C
Thomas Burns
War Production Board
Burns
Fort Leavenworth
Iowa Ready for Ban on Gas by Rail Policy
Des Moines reports that an order by Harold Ickes blocks railroad delivery of automobile gasoline to Iowa and 19 other states. Iowa's gasoline now mostly moves by truck after prior rail redistribution, with 70 percent of rail redistribution converted to motor distribution since March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Ickes
Major Revisions Foreseen for War Revenue Bill
Washington August 22 16. Senate Finance Chairman Walter S George Ga says the $6.2 billion house war revenue bill will undergo major revision to shift taxes toward income to fund the war and curb inflation. He expects new levies could raise between 4 and 12 billion dollars, with total annual collections near 16.3 billion dollars.
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Washington
D. C
Walters. George
Dem
Senate Finance Committee
Promotion for Maj. Paul Putnam
A list of 212 Army Air Force officers announced for promotion includes Maj. Paul Putnam of Washington Iowa among those listed as missing in action or captured. Other names show officers from Wells Minnesota and Frank Project among the missing. the report notes four presumed prisoners of war.
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Washington, D. C
Aug
Warine Corps
Frank Project
Wells, Minn
Paul Putnam
Washington
Iowa
Retail expenditures in 1939 Census reveal auto and fuel shares
Census figures show for every 100 dollars in retail spending in 1939, about 12 dollars went to automobiles and nearly 7 dollars to filling stations. This highlights the strong role of auto-related purchases in the era.
Nelson Reports July Surge in War Production
Chairman Donald Nelson of the War Production Board announced that July war production was three and a half times higher than November 1941, the month before Pearl Harbor. He cautioned that airplane output lags and other weak spots remain.
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Washington, D. C
Donald Nelson
The
War Products Board
Harbor
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy
Brazil declares war on Germany and Italy becoming the first South American nation to do so. The move follows Nazi submarine attacks that sank Brazilian ships, risking broader regional shifts as Chile and others consider severing relations with the Axis.
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Rio DE Janiero
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Panama
Five Nazarene Ministers Ordained at Iowa District Assembly
Five Iowa ministers of the Church of the Nazarene were ordained at the annual Iowa district assembly in OsKaloosa. The new ministers are Rev. Martin Lee Britt Rev. R. E. Hodgson University Park Rev J A Phipps Washington and Rev H OC Shrout Council Bluffs. Nelson said June war material production was seven percent below forecasts though July showed progress toward targets. June output reached 4.5 billion dollars at an annual rate of 64 billion, as the president aimed for 40 billion in 1942.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Church of the Nazarene
Martin Lee
Britt
R. E. Hodgson
University Park
J. A. Phipps
Washington
H. OC. Shrout
Council Bluffs
Nelson
Damages Sought After Washington County Highway Crash
Robert Doyle Smith sues Ruth D. Pine and Floyd J. Pine for 10949 in damages from a February 10 1942 crash on highway 92 alleging driver negligence. Baldrige Bailey of Wash ington represents the plaintiff.
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Robert Doyle Smith
Ruth D. Pine
Floyd J. Pine
Highway 92
Baldrige & Bailey of
Washington
Mrs Wehr Resigns to Head County Farm Bureau Office
Mrs Harold Wehr, longtime Evening Journal staffer, resigns to join the Washington county Farm Bureau on September 1 after a one week vacation. Maxine Baxter will replace her, handling most of Wehr’s duties while continuing wire news. A broad shift in responsibilities follows Wehr’s departure amid wartime pressures on business and professions.
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Harold Wehr
The
Evening Journal
Washington County Farm Bureau
Maxine Baxter
Journal Force
Miss Baxter
Daily Wire News
Wehr
Rural Teachers To Cedar Falls Training Program
County Superintendent Lester B Krabill announced four Washington county girls will travel to Cedar Falls next month for a rural teachers course at Iowa State Teachers College funded by a 17000 state education grant. Viola Marek Riverside Ethel Darlene Sojka Riverside Capitola Flynn West Chester Lois Lieehty Wayland will study six months then return to rural schools for supervision by Cedar Falls experts and later resume training for rural teachers certificates.
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Lester B. Krabill
Washington County
Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Viola Marek
Riverside
Ethel Darlene Sojka
Capitola Flynn
West Chester
Lois Lieehty
Wayland
Krabill
Defense Corps to receive arm bands Monday evening
Graduates of the first citizens defense corps school in Washington are asked to report to city hall at 7 30 to receive arm bands for auxiliary firemen police air raid wardens and fire watchers. The group then attends a defense school session at the high school and the graduation program is set for Tuesday evening with Col H H Slaughter delivering the address.
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First Citizens’ Defense Corps
Washington
Defense School
Col. H. H. Slaughter
Iowa City
Defense Corps
Coffee Rations Seen as Likely
Rationing of coffee to American consumers appeared closer after a war board announcement that allocations to wholesale dealers and other merchants would be set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U. P
War Board
Marines claim heavy losses for Japanese in Pacific battles
United States forces in the southeast Pacific report continued, bloody combat against Japan. In three engagements the marines say they killed 42 and took no prisoners, with 34 killed and 85 wounded among U S troops. On Makin Island and in the Solomons the action included destruction of installations and a drawing of Japanese forces into decisive fights commanded by Evans Carlson and James Roosevelt. Long range bombers from Australia aided efforts to harass rear bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Solomons
Douglas MacArthur
Makin Island
Gilbert Group
Gilbert
Evans F. Carlson
Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Solomon
Australia
State Guardsmen To Meet Tuesday
Captain Howard P. Miller announced that the local Iowa State Guard headquarters company will skip Monday drill and meet at the armory Tuesday at 7 30 p m The group will then go to the high school to attend the graduation of the second defense school and hear Colonel Slaughter deliver the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Miller
Iowa State Guard
Armory
Unifoom
Colonel Slaughter
Washington
Howard P. Miller
Second Defense School
Slaughter
Old Aged Man Coming to Ottumwa for Insurance Talk
Gardner, acting manager of the federal security agency at Ottumwa, says he will be in Washington on August 26 with headquarters at the post office from eight in the morning to three in the afternoon. He invites interested persons to discuss questions about old age and survivors insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesters. Gardner
Federal Security Agency
Ottumwa
The
Journal
Washington
Post Office
Italians Destroy Town in Serbia in Retaliation
Private Jugoslav advices report General Graja Mihailovich's guerilla air force attacked an axis garrison at Bangaluka and a German troop column, inflicting casualties. In reprisal Italian planes destroyed the town of Kljue killing 70 Axis soldiers and wounding many others. The guerrillas reportedly captured 800 rifles and 5,000 cartridges.
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London
England
U.P
Jugoslav
Graja Mihailovich
Bangaluka
Kljue
Mihailovich
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The record notes a 30 percent cut compared to the previous year, indicating a substantial reduction in funded programs or services. Details on the affected sectors or exact amounts are not provided in the readable text.
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Top Command
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Carl Spaatz
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