Axis Makes Strong Defense in North Africa Tribute to Draft Boards
Funeral services for Alfred J. Dowell, 52, who died at the Iowa ordnance plant in Burlington, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at his home. Coroner R. O. Giles reports Dowell’s death brings plant fatalities to five in four days and the body will be taken to Iowa City for examination. Brig. Gen. Hanford MacNider, Mason City, was wounded in Guinea during the Buna assault as he served with American forces. Iowa liquor stores led retail gains nationwide with an 8 percent rise from October 1941 figures, while jewelry up 59 percent, shoes 40 percent, and dry goods 37 percent reported by the University of Iowa bureau.
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Burlington
Krokuk
Alfred J. Dowell
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Dowell
R. O. Giles
Des Moines County
Hanford MacNider
Guinea
Des Moines
Mason City
Buna
New Guinea
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa Bureau of Research
Washington county praised for selective service work
Capt. Frank Miles of the state selective service office told a Chamber of Commerce audience that Washington county has the best drafted service board in Iowa. He noted 65,000 Iowa men in the army and 130,000 statewide, with total war service possibly reaching 200,000. He defended draft boards against critics, praised their unpaid work, and urged continued public support as casualty figures mounted.
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Selective Service Board
Washington County
Frank Miles
State Selective Service Office
Chamber of Commerce
County Selective Service Board
Draft Board
Washington
113Th Cavalry
Jay Brown
Iowa
Board
Miles
Selective Service Boards
Public address urges total civilian effort for war win
The speaker warns Americans to back every sacrifice to shorten the war and save lives, stating there are only two outcomes: victory or perishing. He calls for home front fortitude to match the soldiers, and outlines praise for draft board members and office staff, including G. E. Mace, Richard MecCleery, and Leslie Dunlap, with thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for a testimonial dinner.
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Miles
Draft Board
Richard MecCleery
Lloyd Foster
Francis Schnoebelen
Leslie Dunlap
Woman Innocent In Keokuk Shooting
Mrs Gladys Kling smith twenty two was found innocent by a district court jury of assault with intent to commit murder in connection with a shotgun shooting of her husband Virgil also twenty two last Sept. 21. Kling smith and his cousin Earl Dobbs eighty two were seriously injured by a single gunfire as they sat in Kling smiths automobile. Both have recovered.
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Keokuk
Kokuk
Gladys Klingsmith
Virgil
Klingsmith
Earl Dobbs
Fumes Force Temporary Closure at Sioux City Plant
In Sioux City Wincharger Corp on the night shift seventy workers were affected by monoxide fumes. Three women collapsed and were treated by police and later sent home. All present were examined as the plant closed for the rest of the shift.
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Sioux City
Wincharger Corp
Waterloo Family Loses Second Son in War
Waterloo couple, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ray, report their son Clarence, 21, first class seaman, killed in action in the Pacific after enlisting January 8. Their other son, Harry, 88, chief machinist mate, was missing when the U S S Astora sank in September. The Rays are the first Waterloo parents to lose two sons in World War II.
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Waterloo
Navy
Frank Ray
Clarence
Pacific
Harry
U.S.S. Astora
Rays
Weather turns milder after cold snap
Last night’s minimum rose to six degrees above zero, while the previous nights recorded three below and two below respectively. Forecasters say conditions should moderate further today with improving temperatures.
Dinner guests at Noble home of Mr and Mrs Sherm Wolfe
Mr and Mrs Sherman Wolfe were hosted for dinner last evening at the William Conrad residence in Noble.
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Mrs. Sherm Wolfe
William Conrad
Noble
President Orders WPA Liquidation and Ends Work Relief Program
President Roosevelt ordered the liquidation of the Works Progress Administration declaring a national work relief program no longer necessary. Fleming was to close out WPA affairs by February 1 1943 and eliminate WPA funding from the next fiscal year. The president praised the WPA for a job well done while noting its honorable discharge. WPA established in 1935 employed millions. wartime work reduced the WPA roll to about 350 000.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Phillip B. Fleming
Federal Works Administrator
WPA
Fleming
President Delays Timeline for New Manpower Program
At a press conference the president refused to give a completion date for the new manpower program, saying there was nothing definite to report but that something would develop soon. He offered no further details on the manpower situation beyond that hint.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Rubber shortage fears cited by rubber director Jeffers
Rubber director William M. Jeffers warned that delays in synthetic rubber plant construction may shrink the national stockpile below the 120,000 tons deemed disastrous by the Baruch report. In a progress report to War Production Chief Donald Nelson he said the program lags Baruch and further delays could prevent maintaining crude and synthetic stocks above 120,000 tons.
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Uch
Donald M. Nelson
Jeffers
Baruch Committee
Frank W. Roberts Dies in Colorado at 72
Frank W. Roberts, 72, died this morning in Colorado Springs after a long illness and a stroke last June. He was born in Washington and moved to Colorado about 40 years ago for health reasons. He is survived by his brother Carl J. Roberts of Washington. The body will be returned to Washington for burial with services not yet planned.
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Frank W. Roberts
Colorado Springs
Carl J. Roberts
Washington
Mr. Roberts
Colorado
Training School for Farm Bureau Women
The next three day training schools for Farm Bureau women will start next week. Irma Gardner of Iowa State College will teach Home Care of the Sick. Meetings planned in Crawfordsville and townships with leaders, starting at 10:30 a.m., each attendee to bring a school day lunch.
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Farm Bureau
Irma Gardner
Iowa State College
Oregon
Crawford Township
Howard Anderson
Crawfordsville
Cedar
Jackson
Franklin
Washington
Y.M.C.A. Clay
Brighton
Charles Drish
Three Local Flyers Depart for Moberly Field
Charles Sutten and Lester Rath of Washington and Donald Batterson of Kalona plan to leave late today for Moberly Missouri to take a cross country flying course. They received primary instruction at Washington airport and junior college in a CPT course, then completed a secondary course at Columbia Missouri and have waited four weeks for assignment.
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Charles Sutten
Lester Rath
Washington
Donald Batterson
Kalona
Moberly
Columbia
Must Have More Workers on Surgical Dressings
A city hall committee appeals to women to join the surgical dressings drive for the army. Only about 7 500 sponges have been made toward a 41 400 quota in five weeks, needing 200 to 300 workers across shifts. Report to the city hall dressings room on Weds Thu Fri. bring tea towels and clean dresses. sanitary rules apply.
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Washington
United States Army
Department of War
R. A. Frink
City Hall
Journal
Red Cross
Is &O
Attend Church Sunday Urged by Civilian Defense
E. D. Morrison Jr., chairman of the county defense council, urged patriotic citizens to attend church next Sunday to recall the Pearl Harbor anniversary. He noted December 7 marks the date, and services should include prayers for the nation and a Unified Nations victory.
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Office of Civilian Defense
United States
Morrison
Defense Council
United Nations
Chamber of Commerce Directors Elect Three New Board Members
The Washington Chamber of Commerce conducted its December meeting to elect three new directors. Clarence Logan Walter Bond and Robert Paterson won board seats while Harold Johnson Vernon Witting and Glenn Mace remain as holdovers. The board will elect a president and officers at a future meeting with annual reports due in January.
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Board of
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Logan
Walter Bond
Robert Paterson
Harold Johnson
Vernon Witting
Glenn Mace
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
T.e
2296 U S Liquor Stamps Sold in Iowa This Year
Des Moines again led Iowa in federal retail liquor tax stamps sold this year with 270 stamps. Nationwide, 2,296 stamps were sold at $27.60 each, according to records of the Bureau of Internal Revenue released today.
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Des Moines
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Iowa
New Eight Week Course to Start
A new eight week course is planned with instruction extending over two months. The program aims to build skills and provide structured lessons for participants.
County Inspectors Listed Under New Rationing Rules
A new expanded list of county inspectors is announced at the county rationing office with station numbers for each. The notice also details coupon values in ration books, noting four gallons per unit in A B C books, five gallons per T-1 T-2 truck units, and one or five gallons for E and R books used for non high way gasoline.
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Crawfordsville
John McNeill
Fletcher Motor Company
Riverside
Rummelbart’s Mobilgas
Washington
Jacobs Tire and Radio Service
Montgomery Ward
Ray A. Reeves
Cox Motor Company
Cooperative Service Co
Standard
William Putman
Pickens
Messer Shell Service
Leo J. Sueppel
Frank Bostwick
D. H
New York Singer to Perform at Presbyterian Church Sunday
Mrs. George W. Campbell a New York City vocalist known as Wilma Mirelle will solo during Sunday morning worship at the Presbyterian church. She is visiting her mother Mrs. Matt Miller and previously lived in Ainsworth. Campbell has appeared with the Metropolitan Opera and composed works sung by Met soloists at Christmas and other events.
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George W. Campbell
New York City
Presbyterian Church
Campbell
Matt Miller
Ainsworth
Metropolitan Opera Company
Wilma Mirelle
Metropolitan
Allied Gains Slow Across Africa and Russia
Allied advances stall as Axis air superiority resurges in North Africa with German reinforcements at Tunis and Mateur. In Tunisia bitter fighting near Tebourba and Bizerte tests line holds while supply lines and communications hinder the Allied push. In Russia cold and fog slow operations as German resistance stiffens amid a broad Soviet advance.
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Tunis-Bizerte
Tebourba
Tunis
Mateur
Bizerte
Africa
London
Algeria
Tunisia
Sicily
Russia
Curtail Output of Ice Cream in U S
The War Production Board ordered a 20 percent reduction in December and January production of ice cream mix and frozen desserts to ease a severe butter shortage. Officials said a broader order would follow.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
War Production Board
Republican Campaign Financial Report Filed in Washington County
Theodore B Bailey of the Washington county Republican committee filed an affidavit detailing receipts of 688.98 expenses of 616.13 and a remaining balance of 72.85 for the November 3 election. The report shows a 105.68 balance from the 1940 campaign with large contributions from county office holders and others. The 300 item was paid to the state central committee for statewide campaign efforts in Iowa.
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Theodore B. Bailey
Washington County Republican Committee
State Central Committee
Iowa
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Axis
North Africa
Frank
Europe
G. E. Mace
International Harvester Company
Fowler McCormick
Clarksdale
Miss
William
M. Jeffers
Farm Bureau Women
Moberly Field
Sutton, Rath and
Batterson
Ileave
E. D. Morrison, Jr
the County Defense Council
Pearl Harbor
Elect Chamber of Commerce Directors
Logan
Bond
Patterson
Rubio
Rubio Motor Company
Saunders Motor Company
Herb Stouse
George Statler
West Chester
Miller Garage
GC. C. Hoile
New York
United Press
Gereman
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