Spencer Youth Held for Sister Slaying in Spirit Lake
Allen Baines, 31, was ordered into the Anamosa insan e ward after a Spirit Lake area homicide in which his sister Mabel Baines, 44, died from a blow with a rusty carpenter's draw knife at their farm home northeast of Spirit Lake. The hearing cited prior commitment to Cherokee state hospital in 1934 and established insanity.
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Spirit Lake
Allen Baines
Mabel Baines
Anamosa Reformatory
G. W. Stillman
Baines
Cherokee State Hospital For
Ottumwa Officer Dies After Vehicular Collision
Chief Petty Officer Paul Narragan aged 40 died Tuesday from a compound leg fracture and other injuries suffered Sunday when struck by a car driven by Clarence Craty of Ottumwa. Craty said Narragan stepped in front of the vehicle and he could not avoid the impact. officers later arrested Craig and found the naval officer unconscious in the street.
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Ottumwa
Paul Narragan
Clarence Craty
Craty
Narragan
Craig
Girl Induces Brother to Return to Jail
Miller and a fellow Mason City youth fled the Boone county jail on November 21 after sentences for robbery. They were tracked to an Ins home where Miller’s sister persuaded him to surrender to Sheriff Wilkins a week later. The pair escaped by cutting a hole in the jail wall with a bed piece.
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Boone
Gaylord Miller
Mason City
Boone County
Harold Simon
Miller
Ins
Fred Wilkins
Sled Crash Injures Two Boys in Sioux City
In Sioux City James Walsted aged 7 and Basil Bliss aged 8 suffered skull fractures after a coasting sled crashed into a telephone pole. Walsted was listed in extremely critical condition by hospital staff. the incident marked the season's first serious coasting accident.
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Sioux City
James Walsted
Basil Bliss
Walsted
Large Iowa Land Deal Sells 2080 Acres in Cerro Gordo
A major Iowa land transaction closed Tuesday as 2,080 acres south of Ventura in Cerro Gordo County sold for 187,500 dollars. Buyers Harry K. Bellamy and Mrs Evelyn Bellamy of Cedar Rapids acquired the Woods Brothers stock farm at 66.15 dollars per acre. Charles A. Housh of Des Moines brokered the deal for Travelers Insurance Co.
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Ventura
Iowa
Here
Cerro Gordo County
Harry K. Bellamy
Evelyn Bellamy
Cedar Rapids
Charles A. Housh
Des Moines
Travelers Insurance Co
Woods Brothers
State checkers here for annual county accounting
John Horning of Muscatine and George R. Dunning of Centerville, state checkers, are at the court house to conduct their annual accounting of county offices. They expect to remain five or six weeks.
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John Horning
Muscatine
George R. Dunning
Centerville
State Checkers
Court House
Share-the-ride initiative at Congress Hotel
Mrs. J. W. Peterson of the Congress hotel launches a community ride sharing project. A lobby blackboard lists travelers and seekers, with hotel contact and times. passengers and drivers arrange rides without pay, the hotel acting only as a connecting link.
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Congress Hotel
J. W. Peterson
Morrison Named County Attorney During Owen’s Navy Service
Washington county board of supervisors appointed George F Morrison to serve as county attorney during the absence of John C Owen who is now in the navy. The move supplements Morrison’s prior acting county attorney appointment by Judge P J Siegers.
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Washington County Board of Supervisors
George F. Morrison
John C. Owen
Navy
Mr. Morrison
P. J. Siegers
Government exempts dried eggs from price control for January and February 1943
Washington, D. C. December 9. The Office of Price Administration ruled to meet a threatened dried egg shortage for the armed forces. Dried whole eggs sold to the government are exempt from maximum price regulations for January and February 1943, as are shelled liquid or frozen eggs sold to manufacturers buying them to make dried eggs for government use.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Opa
Brown and Gray to Officers' Training
Edsall Brown, from a Washington draft group, was transferred last week to Fort Benning for officers' training after arriving at Camp Robinson. He received a ten day furlough and returned home last night, much to his family's surprise. Thomas Gray, also from Camp Robinson, phoned his mother that he will be sent to Fort Benning for the officers' training school, possibly with a furlough after arrival.
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Edsall Brown
Camp Robinson
Arkansas
Washington
Fort Benning
Thomas Gray
Brown
Ed Gray
Judge Siegers to return home amid light Washington court week
Judge P. J. Siegers of Newton has held a brief session of the November term in Washington and plans to return home this afternoon. He will return to Washington for another day of court in about two weeks. The session saw little business for the judge.
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P. J. Siegers
Newton
Washington
Adjust Prices of Milk in Iowa
Des Moines reports the Office of Price Administration set new maximum milk prices in Iowa to prevent shortages. Effective immediately, the plan classifies cities by population into class A and B for wholesale and retail milk pricing across the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
State tax official in Washington to discuss income matters
C O Warren of Ottumwa representing the state tax commission is in Washington this week conferring with several local residents on state income tax issues.
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C. O. Warren
Ottumwa
State Tax Commission
Washington
Failure at Capital is Blamed by Farmer Leaders
Senator Elmer Thomas told the Farm Bureau Federation the administration must change its attitude or high officials risk removal. He listed four farmer demands, including treating agriculture as a war industry, deferment of farm workers from service, a parity formula, and rising prices to ensure sufficient wartime production. Harry K. Johnson urged farm service emblems to boost pride and overcome stigma for rural workers.
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Chicago
Lib
Elmer Thomas
Thomas
Farm Bureau Federation
Congress
Harry K. Johnson
United States Chamber of Commerce
County Men Enlist In Armed Forces
Enlistments of Washington county men completed at Des Moines show Ralph E. Bringman Dean R. Wade Raymond L. Cortuim of Wellman Lawrence H. Trotter of Ainsworth in the navy Bernard W. Barger of Washington in the marine corps and John J. Chuck of Brighton in the army air forces. Navy officials remind men with bona fide navy enlistment applications must oath by December 14. Navy quota rules place excess enlistees on inactive duty or transfer. new applications paused for ages 18 to 87, with 17 plus 38 to 30 years eligible. Total 275 enlistments previously started were completed Tuesday.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Ralph E. Bringman
Dean R. Wade
Raymond L. Cortuim
Wellman
Lawrence H. Trotter
Ainsworth
Navy
Bernard W. Barger
Washington
Marine Corps
John J. Chuck
Brighton
Army Air Forces
Iowa
Truman Jones
Jones
Ottumwa Meeting Highlights County Auditor Visit
Ottumwa residents noted a visit yesterday by County Auditor Walter Schroeder drawing attention to local oversight and public affairs during a community meeting.
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Walter Schroeder
Ottumwa
Carl Oldfield Injured In Narrow Road Collision
Carl R. Oldfield head of the county AAA and war board president was injured when his car sideswiped an empty truck on a slick narrow road near West Chester. Daryl Oldfield and Lyle Oldfield, with Dale Duttweiler as a passenger, were also involved. injuries were minor and both were treated then returned home.
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County Aaa
County War Board
Row
West Chester
Mr. Oldfield
Daryl
Lyle Oldfield
William Shettler
Alfred Debler
Wellman
Dale Duttweiler
Carl Oldfield
Carl
Oldfield
Cedar Rapids
First Ward Civilian Defense Meets at City Hall
Claude Woods announces a brief gathering of all Civilian Defense workers in ward one this evening at eight at City Hall. The meeting will distribute blackout instructions for Monday night December 14.
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Claude Woods
Clivilian Defense
Ward One
Registration to Start Friday for 18 Year Olds in Washington County
The Washington County local board announces registration for men who turn 18 this year. Registration occurs at the selective service office in Washington this Friday and continues through late December. Each birth cohort has a designated week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Sundays.
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Washington County Local Board
New Selective Service Bureau Established in War Manpower
Paul V. McNutt announced a new Selective Service Bureau within the War Manpower Commission promising minimal changes to the system. Major General Lewis B. Hershey will read the new bureau, reporting to WMC executive director Arthur Fleming, while remaining under supervision.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Bureau of Selective Service
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
WMC
Arthur Fleming
Labor Committee
Detroit Girls Held for Car Theft in Cass County
Betty Breakman 17 and Barbara Duncan 15, both of Detroit, were jailed in Cass County after arrest on a car theft charge. They were traveling to Hollywood to seek movie work and allegedly stole Werner Blunk's Ford truck near the area.
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Atlantic
Betty Breakman
Barbara Duncan
Detroit
Mich
Cass County
Hollywood
Werner Blunk
Near Here
Tax Officials Gather for Special District Meeting
The county auditors and assessors will attend a special district meeting to discuss tax problems and coordinate approaches to assessment and revenue issues.
Allied air raids extend across Italy and North Africa
Allied air forces intensify strikes in the Mediterranean theater from three directions British bases against northern Italy French North Africa against Tunisia and Egyptian bases against Tripolitania. McNutt backs current draft board system praising 6 500 local boards and stressing coordination with the United States Employment Service.
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Italy
Mediterranean War
Axis
French North Africa
Tuenisia
Egypt
Tripolitania
Mussolini
Elmer Davis
War Information
McNutt
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