Iowa FSA funds to expand farm family participation and loans
Iowa FSA director George Heikens said 1943 funds will help about 1,000 additional Iowa farm families join the program and boost wartime food production. Supplemental loans will aid expansion on 2,300 of more than 10,000 FSA operating farms, with 20,644 Iowa families aided since 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Farm Security Administration
Iowa
FSA
George Aeikens
Heikens
Des Moines
A. J. Loveland
Iown
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Loveland
Iowan Enlists in Canadian Army in 1940 Missing in Dieppe Raid
Irving Heller a 33 year old former Fort Dodge theater manager who moved to Canada and joined the army in 1940 has been reported missing in action in the Dieppe raid. The notice notes his strong anti Nazi views and service in the Canadian forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dieppe
France
Irving Heller
Fort Dodge
Bartender to Face Attempted Murder Charge in Sioux City
County Attorney Maurice Rawlings said he would file a charge of attempted murder against Maurice D. Walsh 28 bartender tied to a tavern shooting that wounded Mrs. Charles Phillips 24 and her husband in Sioux City. Investigators report Walsh threatened a soldier off duty with a pistol and discharged it as the soldier attempted to disarm him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Maurice Rawlings
Maurice D. Walsh
Charles Phillips
South Sioux City
Neb
Mail Carrier Sues Over Dog Bite Damages
Mail carrier Mark D. Sellon files a district court damage suit seeking 13 950 against Mr and Mrs Phillip Hoffman alleging injuries from a dog bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Mark D. Sellon
Phillip Hoffman
Five Rescued from River at Keokuk
Five Keokuk persons were rescued from the swift Mississippi after their motor boat capsized midstream. Mr and Mrs Frank Mateus, and their daughter Aileen 11 and son Allan 8, were saved by Joe Inman in a row boat. Melvin Smith, owner and operator of the boat, was saved by a nearby coast guard cutter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keokuk
Mississippi River
Frank Mateus
Aileen
Allan
Joe Inman
Melvin Smith
Coast Guard
Iowa Man Dies in Gasoline Truck Fire
An Iowa transport truck carrying 3600 gallons of gasoline overturned in Omaha and caught fire, killing Bob Wohlenhaus of Villisca. Driver Emil Dixon of Creston escaped injury. Wohlenhaus, a Fisher Oil Co. employee, was a passenger and trapped in the cab. Fire units were summoned to the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Bob Wohlenhaus
Emil Dixon
Creston
Fisher Oil Co
Red Oak
Wohlenhaus
Dixon
Labor Day AAA Picnic Set for Sunset Park
Sunset Park hosts a district AAA picnic on Labor Day with hundreds of farmers from 14 southeastern Iowa counties to hear state committee members speak on Agriculture and the War Effort. Washington county AAA Chair Carl Oldfield expects all four state committee members to attend and invites public participation.
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Labor Day
Sunset Park
Iowa
AAA
Carl Oldfield
Washington County
Albert J. Loveland
Janesville
Hervey E. Hazen
Denmark
John B. Kimberly
Colling
Laurel Dieterich
Brooklyn
Mr. Loveland
Territory
Washington
Johnson
Muscatine
Henry
Louisa
Jefferson
van Buren
Lee
Des Moines
Keokuk
Asiaska
Wajello
Davisco
Basil E. Huston Vids
Thashington
Reas
Keota Secures Doctor After War Duties
Keota gains medical coverage as Dr. G E Montgomery and Dr Charles Irwin leave for military service. Dr K L McGuire of Richland announces transfer to Keota under the emergency management division. Keota’s office opens Friday August 28 in Dr Montgomery’s former office.
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Keota
G. E. Montgomery
Charles Irwin
Richland
Office of Emergency Management
Montgomery
Medical Corps of the Army
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Irwin
Bond and Stamp Booth Opens In State Theater Lobby
During September the motion picture industry sponsors a bond and stamp drive with a booth in the State theater lobby. Sixty Washington women volunteer to work daily 1 30 to 6 00 and 7 00 to 10 00. Each day the next day’s booth duty will be listed in the State ad. Morning purchases may be made at the theater office. Stamps sold at Fox theater ticket office. Purchasers may have their names inscribed on a B 26 bomber if they request it. September is Salute to Our Heroes month and bonds bought on September 1 receive a theater ticket.
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State Theater
Washington
Fox Theater
Motion Picture Theaters of
Iowa
North American Aviation Corporation
Burial Service for Baby Bernadine Messenger
Graveside services will be held at 2 30 Sunday afternoon in Elm Grove cemetery in charge of Rev W L Clapp for Bernadine Mary Messenger four day old infant daughter of Corporal and Mrs Otis Messenger Friends may call at Sherman s funeral home this evening or tomorrow
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Elm Grove Cemetery
W. L. Clapp
Bernadine Mary Messenger
Otis Messenger
Sherman
War Time Chalices From Goldplate Iron Base For Chaplains
Chaplains in the U S armed forces will use chalices made of goldplate over an iron base while copper and brass are withheld from producing religious articles until after the war.
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U.S
Lamar Colorado Appointed Chief Medical Officer
Lamar Colorado is named chief medical officer for the war relocation project for Japanese Americans, reflecting a wartime administrative role and health oversight responsibilities.
Campaign Aims to Boost Oils and Greases Collection
County salvage committee chairman Earle Libe announced a drive to increase the oils and greases collection in Washington county. R. Wilson and Mrs. Will Sider will lead efforts with educational literature to every home and activities through schools and women’s clubs. Des Moines reports Iowa’s monthly quota at 760000 pounds, with statewide progress lagging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Libe
County Salvage Committee
Washington County
R. Wilson
Will Sider
Des Moines
Iowa
Kidnapping Charge Dropped in Dakota Case
Attorney L J Kehoe returned home from South Dakota where he represented Kenneth Ayers 18 and Donald Netser 21 both of Wellman who had been arrested for kidnapping The kidnapping charge was dropped and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor was substituted with the two youths pleading guilty to that charge and receiving 30 days in jail Ayers and Netser had given a 14 year old girl a ride when she ran away from home and she was picked up at Wahpeton North Dakota and Faith South Dakota
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Kehoe
South Dakota
Kenneth Ayers
Donald Netser
Wellman
Ayers
Netser
Dakota
Wahpeton
N.D
Faith, S.D
State totals only 24 000 pounds so far
Only 24 000 pounds have been collected in the state to date, with officials urging further contributions to reach the target. Local authorities stress the need for nationwide support and note lingering shortfalls as fundraising continues.
Industrial Centers Bombed in Major Allied Attacks
Allied air forces struck Germany and the Pacific night offensives with the R A F directing a mass bombing over Nurmberg and Saarbrucken while Britain reported 30 bombers lost. American bombers attacked Malute near Amiens and a French factory servicing Nazi planes as US forces led operations in China.
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United Press
Germany
Southwest
Pacific
Royal Air Force
Nurmberg
Bavaria
Saarbrucken
Berlin
R. A. EF
London
Britain
United States
Malute
Amiens
Far East
China
Six Cars of Crushed Rock for Washington Streets
Crushed rock for street surfacing is arriving for Washington streets with two cars spread today and four more expected this afternoon. A total of thirty cars are ordered and may be diverted if rulings change. There is growing hope for bituminous top coating materials, with steps toward a release successful though potential delays remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
YWCA Sets New Fall Schedule for Women’s Swimming
With school opening the YWCA shifts from summer to school year timings. Tuesday and Friday classes begin at 4 16 pm for grade children 6 pm for junior and senior high pupils and 7 30 pm for adults and high schoolers. Private lessons may be arranged with Jean Atchison instructor. The pool has seen higher participation after YMCA improvements.
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Y.W. C.A
Y.W.C.A
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Don Radda
Cedar Township
Journal
Mr. Radda
O. EB. Schmitt
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Radda
Don
Walter Rukgaber
Mabel Lemley
Ainsworth
Radda
Lemley
Earl FB. Lemley
Mable
June
Juanita Wallace
Jesse Radda
Schmitt
R. L. Lytle
Committee of
Will Tal
All Star Committee
Mem
Oldfield
Mr. Oldfield
Dr Montgomery
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