Clarinda Prisoner of War Camp Opens Today
Clarinda opens as the first prisoner of war camp in Iowa with Lieut. Col. Arthur E. Lobdell to take command. A small military police detachment will prepare the camp for German POWs arriving after Jan 1. Quartermaster supplies are expected this week. In Des Moines the Iowa Supreme Court ruled a labor union may not pressure employees of one company to aid a dispute with another firm, upholding an injunction against the Burlington local 218 from stopping drivers who haul John Blaul and Sons’ merchandise.
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Clarinda
Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Burlington
Truckers’ Union
John Blaul and Sons
Burlington Transportation Co
Des Moines liquor stores set monthly permit sales record
Iowa liquor stores sold 25 957 permits in November, lifting totals since July 1 to 284 997. The five months ending Dec 1 surpassed the entire previous fiscal year except 1942-43’s near 300 000 permit total, with December sales expected to push 1943 44 above that benchmark as rationing began last January.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Liquor Commission
War bond Christmas gifted to Melcher family
The William Jadle family received congratulations from the state war finance committee for a war bond Christmas. Mr and Mrs Wadlle bought war bonds this week as Christmas gifts for each of their 11 children.
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Melcher
Wiliam Jadle
State War Finance Committee
Mrs. Wadlle
Two blasts rock Roach & Musser Co factory injure two workers
Muscatine men D L Dulear and James Wakefield, a fireman, are in Bellevue hospital with severe burns after a two phase explosion at the Roach and Musser Co plant Tuesday noon. The first blast hit as the plant shut for lunch, flames and smoke east of the power building. a second blast punched through the top of the building. Firemen contained the fire about an hour later and police detoured Noonday traffic. General manager A R Tipton said the cause and extent of damage were not yet determined.
Iowa Holstein Breeders seek WPB dairy equipment allotment
Waterloo report says the Iowa Holstein Breeders association urged the War Production Board to reserve more dairy farm equipment and parts. The group opposed otter substitutes and opposed OK-backed feed subsidy programs. Lester Juhl of Bremer County was named state champion Holstein club member for 1943.
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Waterloo
Iowa Holstein Breecers Association
Aft- Boon
War Production Board
WPB
Ecord
Lester Juhl
Bremer
Hlstein Club
Below Zero Weather Across Iowa
Des Moines reports a cold wave easing as temperatures ranged from 4 to 10 below zero in several towns. Lamont registered 10 below, Des Moines airport 9 below, with towns like Spencer Ft. Dodge Ames and Iowa City also recording subzero readings as a shift toward warmer weather began.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Lamont
Spencer
Ft. Dodge
Sioux City
Ames
Burlington
Iowa City
Charles City
Lincoln School Presents The Cross Patch Fairies Operetta
Lincoln School pupils present a three act Christmas operetta The Cross Patch Fairies tomorrow at 7 30 in the school community room directed by Vera Fife with teachers assisting. Main roles include Frances Miller Marilyn Kelsey Carol Dan Brindley Frank Miller Roberta Arthur Sandra Gallagher and Harry Ramseyer Jr with Patrick Santa Claus Carol Martin Mrs Santa Claus Charles Barthelow and Captain Splinter. The show features cross patch friends elves wooden soldiers and Mother Goose figures performed by students from first through sixth grades.
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Lincoln School
Vera Fife
Lincoln
Santaland
Frances Miller
Sister Sue
Marilyn Kelsey
Carol
Dan Brindley
Jimmy
Frank Miller
Timmy
Roberta Arthur
Dolly
Sandra Gallagher
Polly
Harry Ramseyer
Carol Martin
Santa Claus
Charles Barthelow
The
Toyland Brigade
Cross Patch Friends
Santa's Elves
Washington county sets fourth war loan quota
Washington county announces a quota of 1 080 000 for the fourth war loan. The national quota stands at 14 billion, down from the third loan, with a shift in bond sales toward individuals and away from large corporations and banks.
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Washington County
Treasury
Pastor recounts year in Germany before World War II
Rev. E. H. Wendland of Immanuel Lutheran shared experiences as a theology student in 1938 Germany. He described Munich crisis, Sudetenland tensions, Jewish persecution, riots, and shop destruction. He left Antwerp weeks before the 1939 war began, noting a storm trooper’s anger at a birthday song.
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E. H. Wendland
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Germany
Wendland
Nationwide Railroad Strike Called by 350000 Members
Five operating brotherhoods announced that 350000 members voted to strike December 30 in protest of present wage scales. The report notes the action as a nationwide strike and cites the union leadership and timeline.
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Cleveland
America
Fourth war loan drive dates announced in county
G. B. Mace, county war finance chairman, said the fourth war loan drive will start January 18 and end February 16. Organization efforts in Washington County will not begin until after the new year.
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Washington County
G. BR. Mace
Patrol Hears Lieutenant Baker at CAP Meeting
Second Lieutenant Wendell Baker, formerly with the local Civil Air Patrol squadron, spoke at the weekly CAP gathering describing his progress through pre flight and pilot training and his Army Air Force commission. He praised CAP and noted the January 4 1944 reunion aims to recruit five or six new members to fill vacancies.
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Wendell Baker
A.A.F
Civil Air Patrol
Baker
Washington
Army Air Force
C.A.P
Army
Navy
Ten Pounds of Paper Per Person for Salvage Drive
Washington launches a citywide salvage drive urging each resident to contribute ten pounds of waste paper. Boy Scouts and volunteers will collect curbside paper, loading it directly onto trains to speed delivery to mills. The War Production Board warns mills lack scrap and stresses paper is essential for packaging and shipments overseas.
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Washington
Libe
War Production Board
Gserap
Navy Inducts 8 for Navy 5 for Army 3 for Marines
At the selective service office 27 men went to Des Moines for induction eight to the navy three to the marines five to the army and one to the army air corps. Two men were held over for further physicals. Names of those inducted are listed for each service.
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Selective Service Office
Des Moines
Navy
Marines
Army
Army Air Corps
Kenneth Burle Brown
Clyde Henry Crile
Wayne Eugene
Roger Banks
Callistus Kern
Washington
Darrel Wade
Wellman
Gasoline coupons E and R remain valid beyond date
The war price and rationing board announced that E and R gasoline coupon books with any coupons left are still good and may be used at dealers until further notice despite the expiration date of December 1, 1943. Empty E and R books must be mailed to the rationing board office.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Eureka Country School Burned In Suburban Marion Township
The Eureka country school six and a half miles south of Washington on the Cop pock road burned this morning between four and five. Eleven pupils lost books and equipment. the furnace or chimney may have started the fire due to cold weather. Superintendent Krabill noted the furnace and chimney were not in perfect condition and could not reach the teacher for details. The school may use the Eureka church or other nearby schools. the township board will act. The alarm was raised by Ernest Green and Farmers Mutual arrived too late. Louise Gillaspe taught the school, living near the site.
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Eureka
Washington
Coppock Road
Lester B. Krabill
Louise Gillaspe
Eureka School
Paul Bell
Marion Township
Ernest Green
Farmers’ Mutual
Resistance Purge Shifts German High Command Amid Offensives
United Press reports a purge of the German high command aimed at thwarting a peace move by Nazi factions. Rumors say Rundstedt replaced by Rommel in western Europe defense with Jungklaus taking Belgian command, as heavy fighting continues in Russia and Italy.
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Junkers
Russia
Italy
London
Wehrmacht
Lukewari
Gerd von Rundstedt
France
Erwin Rommel
Western
Europe
Richard Jungklaus
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Alexander von Faulkenhausen
Moscow
Porter to Speak at Washington High Dinner
Lieutenant Frank Porter, a coaching staff member at the naval pre-flight school in Iowa City, will address the Washington high school football squad of 1943 at a Chamber of Commerce dinner. The event, 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Y, is well attended by local business leaders and students. Porter previously led athletics at Marshall College and played multiple sports.
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Frank Porter
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Supt
W. A. Erbe
Moon” Mullins
Naval Pre-Flight
University
Iowa City
Porter
Marshall College
Huntington
West Virginia
Marshall
Good Fellows Have Only $17
A local Good Fellow fund has received a total of 17 dollars in contributions. A nine year old, Wayne Hyde of Washington R. R. 4, donated a dollar and praised for the Christmas spirit. Other donors listed include George Breitenbach 100d Fellow tree, Mrs. Bill Smart, Lt. Col. Wm. G. Eldridge, and several individuals giving one to three dollars.
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Good Fellow Fund
Wayne Hyde
Washington R. R. 4
Wayne
George Breitenbach
Wis
Bill Smart
G. Eldridge
Report 16 Killed In Crash Of Plane
A four motor army plane on a routine mission from Fort Worth Texas crashed near a hilltop three miles northeast of the Omaha airport on the Iowa side of the Missouri river. The entire 16 man crew is reported killed and no survivors were found. The crash is believed to involve a craft that had departed Omaha moments earlier.
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Omaha
Iowa
Missouri River
Ft. Worth
Texas
Three Men Assigned Shared Room at University of Alabama
Three young men from this community are assigned to the same room during training at the University of Alabama. Donald Hines and Robert Custer of Washington and Donald Kracaw of Wyman are listed as roommates.
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University of Alabama
Donald Hines
Robert Custer
Washington
Donald Kracaw
Wyman
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