Needham Elected Iowa State Superintendent of Printing
Sherman W. Needham editor of the Mile Post Ames was elected state superintendent of printing by a 3 to 1 vote of the five man state printing board. He will start Sept 1 and succeeds L M Shaw who quit to run the Taylor County Herald. The post pays 38300 annually. Needham comes from a long Iowa newspaper family, born in Sigourney, and a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College. His father W H Needham founded the Keokuk County News and worked in Iowa newspapers for 70 years.
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Des Moines
Sherman
Needham
Milepost
Ames
State Printing Board
L. M. Shaw
Bedford
Taylor County
Iowa
Sigourney
Iowa Wesleyan College
W. H. Needham
Keokuk County
School Teachers Appointed Across District
The board of education elected Englert of Iowa City to teach commercial subjects at the high school and junior college. Isabel Goodwin of Jefferson named to teach general science and art at the high school. Julia Anne Johnston of Kirksville Mo will teach at Lincoln school.
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Board of Education
Cavern Causes Death Of Worker on Sewer
John Reents 49 of Dumont died in Hampton hospital from injuries after a ditch six feet deep collapsed at Ardale while he worked on a sewer. A hemorrhage caused the death with a broken collarbone and multiple fractured ribs that punctured a lung.
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Hampton
John Reents
Dumont
Hampton Hospital
Aredale
Couple Married 81 Years Separated by Death
Mrs. George Goben, 96, of Lucas died ending an 81 year marriage with Iso Goben, 96. The couple were credited as the longest married pair of living Americans.
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Lucas
Sainry
George Goben
Iso 96
Gobens
United States
Cherokee voters approve $60,000 airport bond
Cherokee residents pass a $60,000 bond issue to buy land for an airport and build facilities. The measure won 534 votes in favor to 269 against.
Will Salvage Crops On Aviation Base Site
Almost all corn soybeans and hay on the 1 440 acre tract for the naval aviation training base will be salvaged. The crops are being cut for silage as fast as possible to allow grading and construction work to begin.
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Ottumwa
Naval Aviation Training
H. C. Wilson
Iowa Sept Tire Quotas Cut 22 Percent From August
Des Moines announces a 22 percent cut in Iowa September tire and tube quotas from August. The state total drops to 27 176 tires and tubes, 7 497 fewer than August. Local boards must tighten tire allocations to essential war effort and public health needs.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold KE
Teachout
Wedding Ring Found After 35 Years Near Iowa City
Mrs. John Sedlacek of Iowa City shared how a lost diamond wedding ring was recovered 35 years later. The ring, misplaced on a farm north of Iowa City, was found by their son Frank when he returned to town with it after many years.
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Iowa City
John Sedlacek
Sedlaceks
Wedlacek
Frank
New Teachers Named by Board
The Washington school board announces new staff for the coming year. Clyde Owen resigns as head coach at Washington High to lead Clarinda High School, Isabelle Goodwin is hired for general science and high school art, Gertrude Englert will teach commercial subjects, and Julia Ann Johnston is named primary teacher at Lincoln School. Labor Day is observed with no school. the term begins Monday August 31.
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Clyde Owen
Clarinda High School
Washington Board
Owen
Washington
Clarinda
Isabelle Goodwin
Jefferson
Miss Goodwin
Simpson College
Kelly and Woodward
Iowa
Gertrude Englert
Iowa City
Colfax
Margaret Helen Knuth
Miss Knuth
Julia Ann Johnston
Kirksville
Board of Education
Martha Decker
Lincoln School
Washington Schools
Six Sons of Ottumwa Family Join Armed Forces
DES MOINES the sixth son of Mr and Mrs T B Lyman of Ottumwa enlisted in the navy as a first class seaman Monday. Robert Karl Lyman 33 formerly foreman in the meat canning division is now in service.
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
T. B. Lyman
Armed Forces
Robert Karl Lyman
Navy
Registration at Washington junior college augsburg
Announcement calls for registration of students for Washington junior college at the high school building on August 27 and 28. Classes begin August 31 with same courses as last year except German. An enhanced athletic and physical program will be offered to keep young men in condition per war department guidance. Birth certificates and three letters of recommendation are advised for students enlisting in reserve forces.
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Washington Junior College
War and Navy Departments
W. A. Erbe
Mr. Erbe
Fortify Roads Dig Trenches Wartime Moscow Frontlines
Reports from Moscow reveal urgent crisis before Stalingrad as Soviet troops fight massive tank battles and citizens fortify roads and dig trenches around Stalingrad. German dive bombers and parachutists press advances while Churchill signals upcoming aid and RAF targets Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
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United Press
Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga River
Women attend surgical dressings institute at Burlington
Mrs. Edith Richards of Ainsworth Mrs. R A Frink and Mrs. Rollie Jurging of Washington are in Burlington today and tomorrow for a surgical dressings institute. They will use the knowledge gained to supervise a bandage making project in Washington under Red Cross direction.
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Edith Richards
Ainsworth
R. A. Frink
Rollie Jurging
Washington
Burlington
Red Cross
High School Seeks Student Help for Home and Store Jobs
Mr. Erbe coordinates students seeking out of school hours work for room and board or business positions. Interested families or employers may contact him to connect with willing students.
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Erbe
Motion Picture Industry Heads September Bond Drive
The treasury names the motion picture industry as sponsor for September war bonds sales with a one billion dollar national quota. Iowa’s share is 20 million and Washington county’s is 165014. Ralph Pratt of State and Fox theatres announces upcoming events to spur sales, with Chamber of Commerce backing. Series E bonds may be purchased at theaters on sight, and applications for F and G bonds will be taken.
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Treasury Department
Iowa
Washington County
Ralph Pratt
State
Fox Theatres
Chamber of Commerce
Journal's Washington County Tall Corn Contest Prizes
The Journal announces a tall corn contest with prizes in war stamps for the tallest, second tallest, and third tallest stalks. Entry is limited to one stalk per farm, with exhibits due by 10 a.m. Friday, August 28 at the Journal office, and entrants must permit publication of their photo and exhibit. Don Radda of Cedar township is noted for past wins and a stalk rumored to rival his famous 24 foot stalk.
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Washington County
The
Journal
Journal Office
Don Radda
Cedar Township
Countywide Blackout Test Schedules September Window
Commander Ivan Norton announces a county blackout drill planned for late September. He writes to the Seventh Army Corps to arrange the test with observation planes over Washington for inspection and a report on blackout completeness. The date target is September 22 to 25, but the army may adjust it. On blackout night civilian defense units act, citizens enforce full blackout, and no cars may be on the streets. Further details will follow when the date is set.
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Ivan Norton
Washington County Defense Corps
Seventh Army Corps
Washington
Mr. Norton
Junkin First A.E.F Fighter To Down German Plane
London report says Second Lieutenant Sam F. Junkin of Mathez Mississippi became the first American fighter pilot in the European theater to shoot down a German aircraft in combat. The victory occurred in the Dieppe area.
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London
Eng
U.P
Sam F. Junkin
Mathez
Miss
A.E.F
Dieppe
Young Promoted to Captain in 113th Cavalry Troop EB
Captain Nathaniel KE Young will command Troop EB 113th Cavalry, promoted from first lieutenant. The mechanized Oskaloosa unit, former by Captain William G Eldridge, is on maneuvers in Louisiana. Young served about ten years in the National Guard and earlier joined as second lieutenant with Troop D 118th Cavalry when that unit left Washington in January 1941. He recently transferred from Troop D.
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Nathaniel KE. Young
113Th Cavalry
Oskaloosa
William G. Eldridge
Louisiana
Young
National Guard
118Th Cavalry
Washington
Pilot Junkin Wounded and Rescued After Plane Bailout
Last week Junkin sustained a right shoulder wound and bailed from his plane. He was later rescued from the water by crew members of his naval craft.
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Junkin
Public graduation program at defense school announced
Tonight at eight o clock the second citizens defense school holds a graduation open to the public. Col H H Slaughter will speak with the Municipal band preforming. Commander Ivan Norton presides and Supt A Ralston speaks before Slaughter as uniform units from Iowa State Guard CPT class civil air patrol occupy the stage. Certificates will be awarded to qualified students from the recent five week course and earlier graduates also receive certificates.
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Second Citizens’ Defense School
Col. H. H. Slaughter
Regular Army
Ivan Norton
County Defense Corps
Bk. A. Ralston
Slaughter
Iowal State Guard
CPT
Civil Air Patrol
Patriotic Groups Form Local Veterans Organization
A temporary association of patriotic groups formed at city hall with representatives from the D.B. of U. S. Spanish American War Veterans American Legion and Auxiliary Veterans of Foreign Wars and others. James H. Baird elected president and Belle Rice named secretary to coordinate Memorial Day and other patriotic activities. The meeting discussed the Civil War brass cannon McCutcheon’s Battery in Central Park and a War Department letter urging protection of such relics.
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U. S
American Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James H. Baird
Belle Rice
Central Park
McCutcheon
New Naval Battle in Progress in Solomon Islands
Washington reports a major air and naval engagement in the Solomon Islands as United States forces strike at Japanese ships. The navy communique says a large carrier, battleship, several cruisers and a transport were hit, with battleships and carriers sustaining damage and air forces ranging over the area. The attack aims to prevent a Japanese recapture of American-held bases.
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Washington, D.C
Solomon Islands
United States
Solomons
Truk Island
Caroline
Yulagi
Navy
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Sherm Needham
New Wa
Ngton School
Englert
Isabel Goodwin
Gener
Julia Anne John
Ston
Kirksville, Mo
Gertrude
Cherokee
Morrell
Mr. Lyman
Burlington Railroad
Lyman
Jack
Mary Alice
Stockholm
Ankara
Volga
Russia
Churchill
R.A.F
Frankfurt
Wiesbaden
Britain
Nazi Europe
Surgical Dressings Institute
O. K E. Schmitt
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Defense
Defense Corps
Capt
Paul Scholer
Iowa Ordnance Plant
John
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