Spain to Stay Neutral and War Updates Report
Washington reports a missing in action Navy sailor Charles K. Dusenbery is presumed lost in connection with the North Africa offensive. He served several years and had survived prior sinkings and hospital recovery, with family in South Seventh Avenue awaiting official word. His brothers John and Lewis serve in the Army and National Guard locally.
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Charles K. Dusenbery
Lee Dusenbery
South Seventh Avenue
Navy Department
Navy
North Africa
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Fleet
John Dusenbery
Rantoul Fieldd
Illinois
Lewis Dusenbery
Davenport
Charles
Iowa jury convicts man for draft board failure
A Des Moines area jury found Harold T. Shelley 22 guilty of failing to report to the Guthrie county draft board for induction. His father Gordon Shelley a Guthrie county farmer noted another son serves overseas as an Air Force aircraft technician and said he is proud of both sons and their convictions.
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Des Moines
Feder Court
Harold T. Shelley
Jehovah's Witnesses
J & Guthrie County Draft Board
Army
Hugh
Gordon Shelley
S& Guthrie
Wifhe
Kacy
Siamese twin daughters die after birth near New Vienna
Jaret Mary and Judith Ann Sabers, Siamese twins born July 22 to Mr and Mrs Floyd Sabers, farm couple near New Vienna, died Monday at State University Hospital Iowa City. Hospital administrator Robert E Neff cited disturbance of nutrition as the cause, noting hydrocephalus and other congenital malformations contributed.
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Iowa City
Jaret Mary
Judith Ann Sabers
Floyd Sabers
New Vienna
State University Hospital
Robert E. Neff
Neff
Stole Slot Machines, Loses Plea for Freedom
Walter Clarke a 42 year old convict lost his attempt to declare freedom based on the claim that two stolen slot machines have no legal property value. District Judge James Burrows had granted a hearing on the illegality of imprisonment since the machines were illegal property.
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Fort Madison
Walter Clarke
James Burrows
Clarke
Scarlet Fever In Iowa Shows 1942 Decrease In Cases
Des Moines report: Iowa Scarlet fever cases for January through November 1942 totaled 1,529, down from 1,676 in 1941. Despite the annual decline, December has seen a rise with 48 cases to date as the seasonal increase begins.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa State Department of Health
Former Iowa Dean May Go to High Court
Judge Wiley B. Rutledge former dean of the Iowa law school is being considered for a United States Supreme Court seat. He had been appointed to the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals on March 21 1939 and faced a choice between the high court and the lower appellate bench. The Byrnes vacancy opened as former South Carolina senator resigned to lead the president's economic stabilization agency.
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Washington, D.C
Wiley B. Rutledge
Iowa Law School
United States Supreme Court
Iowa Law
United States Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Funeral set for Leroy F Hesseltine in Conesville
Funeral services for Leroy Fre mont Hesseltine of Conesville will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 at the Conesville Methodist church with a graveside service in Elm Grove cemetery Washington. He died yesterday morning at 11:20 at his Conesville home. Born February 20 1870 he was the son of George and Susan Hesseltine. Surviving are his wife Dora and nine children, 16 grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. A son and a brother are deceased.
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Leroy Fremont Hesseltine
Conesville
Conesville Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington
Hesseltine
George and
Susan Dunbar Hesseltine
Dora Alice Thompson
Harold MacCourlough
Glen Cuddeback
Tracy Miller
Klatskamie
Ore
Henry Schenkel
Civilian Defense Poster Prize Donated to War Fund
Betty Jean Barth of 2218 Ave A won first prize in the fats and grease poster contest sponsored by the Civilian Defense office and donated the entire $3 prize to the St. James school war savings fund.
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Betty Jean Barth
Ave
Office of Civilian Defense
St. James “School
Second Ward Civilian Defense Meeting
An important brief gathering for Civilian Defense Workers, in the Second Ward, will be held Wednesday evening December 9 at 7 39 p m at the Civilian Defense office. Ward leader Vernon Witting urges prompt attendance so the meeting can finish in a few minutes.
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Second Ward
Vernon Witting
Navy enlistment correction for Roger Sheetz
A Saturday notice corrects the name of a Washington young man who enlisted in the navy at Des Moines. The record should read Roger W. Sheetz instead of Robert W. Sheetz.
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Washington
Navy
Des Moines
Roger W. Sheetz
Robert W. Sheetz
Naval Aviation Cadet Enlistment Halt Ordered in Iowa
Navy orders halt to Class V 5 naval aviation cadet enlistments in Iowa except for bona fide applications on or before December 36 1942. Eligible men must finish enlistment by December 15 and must have filed regular navy forms or college based V 5 applications through college armed service representatives.
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Navy
Armed Service
St. Louis
Huffman
Paul McNutt
Navy Department
War Jobs for Youth Through NYA Clinton Center
The National Youth Administration recruits 16 to 25 year olds for two month machine shop training at Clinton Missouri Rock Island Seattle and other sites. Trainees receive free room and board and 10.80 monthly, with paid transport to induction centers after training. Over half of enrollees are girls, many preparing for armed forces work, leading to good war industry jobs and victory.
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National Youth Administration
War Manpower Commission
Clinton
Clinton Center
Rock Island
Illinois
Seattle
Washington
Center
Armed Forces
Army
The
Navy
Marine Corps
NYA
Farmers Willing to Do Share in War Effort
Edward A. ONeal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation told the 24th annual meeting that rising government costs threaten more than food prices. He warned of growing government boards and bureaus and urged a 54 hour basic industrial work week while farmers would work 70 to 80 hours to boost food and fiber without extra pay to curb inflation.
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O'Neal
Cold spell lingers with dense fog across the region
The temperature held at four degrees above zero last night as another heavy fog covered the area this morning. The fog, similar to yesterday's, formed a prominent early morning feature shaping travel and visibility.
Extra Gasoline For Truckers Extra Gasoline For Truckers
County rationing board announces extra gasoline coupons for truck and pickup operators in essential war work. The Washington Rationing Board will issue coupons equal to the applicant’s request for sixty days. Operators must keep a detailed log from December 1, 1942 to January 1943 showing mileage, tonnage hauled, and gasoline used to support possible ODT certificate increases.
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County
Washington
ODT
County War Bond Sales Rise in November on First Anniversary
Washington county reports November bond purchases exceed October totals though not matching September. Bond sales across National Bank of Washington, Washington State Bank, and post office reached about 14 000 dollars for December 7 with small denomination purchases, reflecting farmers’ pledge to support the war effort.
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A. E. Baldrige
Washington County War Bond Sales Committee
Baldrige
Washington County
Washington
The
National Bank of Washington
Washington State Bank
Post Office
Altoona’s Notable Rail Hub and War-Era Reporting Note
In December crews must log mileage trips tonnage and gasoline use for ration board reports. Altoona Pennsylvania claims the world’s largest car wheel foundry and the world’s largest railroad roundhouse, plus the famed Horseshoe Curve.
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Altoona
Franco stance keeps Spain neutral amid World War II
General Franco addressed the Falangist council signaling Spain remains midcourse between belligerents. Observers view the speech as unchanged in Spanish policy, avoiding commitment to the Axis or Allies. Allied and German forces in North Africa report ongoing clashes as Dakar facilities shift to Allied use under Boisson accord.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Germany
Italy
North
Africa
Hitler
Gibraltar
Spanish
Morocco
Djbourba
North Africa
Pierre Boisson
Dakar
Silk Stockings Turned In For War Work
Charles Ragan delivered 500 pairs of silk stockings to the Penney store. The items were the product of years of effort by Mrs. Ragan and their five daughters to aid in the war effort.
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Charles Ragan
Penney
Increase State's Corn Allotment for 1943 Iowa
Des Moines reports Iowa county corn allotments for 1943 rise by 466 882 acres over 1942 figures. A J Loveless, Iowa AAA chairman, says the increase aims to secure feed for 1944 and beyond and stock reserves amid crop risks. Payments next year depend on each farm family's adherence to its farm plan. Washington county’s allotment is 88 274 acres.
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Des Moines
Iowa
A. J. Loveless
Iowa Aaa
Loveless
Washington County
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
New York State
White House
Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation
Lawrence Frank
State Department
Conesville Church
Ehm Grove Cemetery
War
Fice
Roger Sheetz
ST. Louis, Mo
Roosevelt
Naval Aviation Cadet Selection Board of
Hullman
Farm Bureau President
Chicago
Edward A. O'Neal
American Farm Bureau Fed
Thoes
Office of Defense Transportation
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