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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1941
Page
8
The Board of Supervisors met with all members present on Saturday December 13 1941. On motion by Supervisor Ned Morrow and seconded by Supervisor H P Wilson the County Auditor was authorized to issue a warrant.
The Board of Supervisors authorized use of funds from the general county fund to cover costs in the foreclosure case Washington County Trustee vs Og ee Hennon et al with no further reference to the board. The meeting adjourned on motion by H P Wilson and Ned Morrow, subject to call of the chairman.
New York report notes 1917 18 wartime Scouts 420008 while today 1.5 million Scouts Cubs and leaders aid national defense. They have joined the waste paper campaign for Defense Production Act needs. A Flushing troop earns about 20 dollars monthly for camping and one unit collected four and a half tons. Selective service boards may waive induction for Merchant Marine and reserves.
Des Moines reports the United States Maritime Service needs about fifty thousand men aged 18 to 23 to man 1 200 new merchant ships over the next two years. Training lasts seven months with free transport, clothing allowance and medical care. Pay scales range from 21 to 72 50 dollars monthly during training and increase after assignment. Active service for at least one year required.
President Avila Camacho assigns Gen. Lazaro Cardenas to command Mexico arm forces from the American border to Guatemala. He will coordinate emergency defense plans with the United States against a possible Japanese invasion threat.
St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church has discontinued German language services. The congregation includes many members of German descent and will shift to English services as the community adjusts to the changes.
States Navy and thereby become exempt from selective service. All offices of the Iowa State Employment Service are prepared to give additional information and to take applications of men desiring to enter this service. All young men desiring to invest i
Rev. Ad Schwidder, pastor, praised the church decision and predicted it would be reflected in about 130 parishes in the Town district west of the Missouri synod.
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