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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1943
Page
1
Io.A Iowa City six farm houses west of here damaged by fire after lightning struck an electric light pole that toppled on a telephone wire during a storm. The charged line carried 7,500 volts to the houses, which ignited where the wires entered. Farm residents put out the fires but all telephones in the community were burned.
A blaze Monday leveled the bulk station of Red Line Oil Co in McPaul along with five gas line storage tanks and a nearby house. Fire departments from Glenwood and Tabor aided McPaul firefighters to bring the fire under control. the largest tank reportedly held 12,000 gallons of gasoline.
Howard Vincent Rickter eight son of Mr and Mrs Harry Rickter was killed when a team ran away as he rode in a wagon with his father at Duffey farm two miles south of Manchester. His head was crushed by a wheel. Survived by a brother Jerry and parents and the man's employed at the Duffey farm.
Sioux City Judge George C. Scott telephoned Attorney General Francis Biddle to a letter addressed to President Roosevelt announcing his desire to retire from the federal bench. He cites age over 70 and more than a decade of service. health has been an issue, though he remains active. Scott, 79 last August 8, was appointed by President Harding in 1922.
Kenneth Epperson aged 18 son of Mr and Mrs W W Epperson of Glenwood Missouri was electrocuted at the Ottumwa Ice Co plant after stepping on a tank to replace a live wire that had jumped a pulley Fellow workers pulled him from a 220 volt line and firemen failed to revive him after about twenty minutes of inhalator treatment.
The War Department has authorized a military prison camp at Clarinda with a $1,000,000 estimated cost. Senator Guy M. Gillette told The Clarinda Herald Journal that work will be supervised by the Corps of Engineers in Omaha Nebraska. Details on camp size buildings and start of construction were not provided.
The FBI announced the arrest of three people in Detroit on wartime espionage charges the first such case in the present hostilities. Two German aliens were seized under presidential warrants and a Canadian born beauty served as a counter espionage agent. The trio face possible death penalty if convicted and one, Dr Fred William Thomas, pleaded innocent as arraignments proceeded.
Mrs Mollie McConnell, a San Diego grandmother who will not reveal her age, has joined and completed WAAC training. She says she is mother to a 22 year old daughter who is grandmother to a 19 month old. She issues a challenge to younger WAACs to out WAAC her.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill announced eight day talks largely centered on war against Japan and pledged swift forward action by Allied fleets, armies, and air forces. They hinted at a possible tripartite meeting with Soviet Russia but said Moscow was not invited as it is not at war with Japan. They approved combined chiefs of staff plans and discussed political issues arising from military operations and recognizing the French National Committee for Liberation.
In San Francisco a six day state wide drive targets gathering up “dead soldiers” beer bottles amid a shortage. The Brewers' Institute urges patriotic effort to collect all the dead bottles.
Pan American launches air service linking New Orleans with Central and South America over a 2009 mile route. The line runs through Mexico Guatemala and Nicaragua to Panama bridging the Mississippi valley with the Isthmus regions.
At a Washington meeting chaired by Mace, county chairman, a committee was appointed to lead the third war loan drive. The group will conduct a door-to-door campaign in Washington to sell bonds, aiming to meet a $1,032,000 county quota, with a follow up rally for towns outside Washington. The drive targets every family and notes past shortfalls in bond purchases.
The House subcommittee on a newsprint shortage tours eastern mills and meets officials in Quebec. Chairman Lyle H. Boren says Canadians share the view that manpower solutions, not just production, will avert a crisis next year. Rep. Wolverton notes Canada’s move to urge farmers to cut wood for 60 days without affecting draft status, highlighting farmers’ 30 percent woodpulp share.
Telegram from the War Department informs Mr and Mrs L T Fullerton of 420 West Sixth that their son Technical Sergeant Harry L Fullerton is missing in action since August 12 over Gelsenkirchen Germany. He joined the army May 22 1942 and had been overseas since January. he served as first engineer and machine gunner aboard a Flying Fortress. He is a Washington high school graduate who played football. his wife and 11 month old Carolyn Kay live in Washington.
Chester Bowles of the Office of Price Administration announced an intensified effort in the price roll back campaign focused on fresh fruits and vegetables. He said these items have shown a greater proportional rise than other cost of living factors and urged action.
Congressman Thos E Martin spoke at a Rotary luncheon reporting war progress and outlining five war essentials. He warned production lags of about 5 percent monthly and urged sustained momentum for victory. The audience of about 75 included guests with L A Jones presenting and Merle Booth singing.
Bowles told the War Food Administration meeting the 60 percent rise in fresh fruit and vegetable prices had a psychological impact as the campaign to educate the public on food as a weapon of war opened.
London reports that Heinrich Himmler, head of the secret police, was named interior minister in a Nazi leadership reorganization. Observers say the move would place Germany under Gestapo control and signals a gamble by Hitler amid intensified air raids and military defeats.
Adolf Hitler reshuffled officials placing Heinrich Himmler at the interior ministry to secure Gestapo rule as Berlin faced a massive raid. A German estimate put the Berlin raid at 700 planes with British forces dropping 1,500 to 2,000 tons of bombs on four square miles.
John J. Mattes deputy revenue collector announces the post office office will close Thursday Friday and Saturday for a brief vacation. The office has telephone No. 90 for information from Mr. Mattes.
Match manufacturers and WPRB consider several conservation measures. They include shortening stitch length by a quarter inch saving about 20 percent of steel wire, trimming wooden match length by a quarter inch saving about seven million board feet of wood, and removing all frills on book matches such as varnishes lacquers finishes, and special wrapping.
The article discusses the OPA program as a monetary policy tool aimed at curbing inflation. It outlines how price controls and supply interventions were intended to stabilize markets and protect consumers during rising costs.
Burglars struck two East Washington street businesses yesterday. Jarvis appliance store lost 58 dollars in small bills and a bank book. L A office suffered 40 dollars mostly in silver from a money bag. Sheriff’s office investigates with a transient suspect being sought.
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