Waterloo evangelist loses B gasoline book at hearing
Waterloo evangelist Oliver Smith had his B gasoline ration book taken after a Monday hearing but kept his A book. The State highway patrol charged him with passing a tractor on a hill between Cedar Falls and New Hartford on January 1 at 45 mph. Smith claimed the tractor signalled for passing and did not deny the speeding charge.
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Waterloo
Oliver Smith
State Highway Patrol
Smith
Cedar Falls
New Hartford
Two Young Men Die in Car in Ditch Near Anthon
Lawrence Mc Dermott, 21, and Raymond Fed derson, 27, prominent Anthon families, were found dead in a car in a ditch about eight miles southeast of Anthon shortly before noon Monday. Coroner J. E. Swanson ruled monoxide poisoning as the cause. He said they likely drove out Sunday night to visit friends.
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Sioux City
Lawrence McDermott
Raymond Fedderson
Anthon
J. E. Swanson
Iowa House Probes School Law Revision Commission
Rep. Wilson Reed filed a resolution in Des Moines demanding a three member committee to investigate why the state commission has not reported to the legislature. The measure seeks a report on the commission's spending of 15,000 dollars allotted by the 1941 legislature for a proposed complete school code revision.
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Des Moines
State Commission
Iowa
House of Representatives
Wilson Reed
Rep
Fairfield
House
George A. W'Ison
Schoolchildren urged to bring copper for free theater show
The State theater will show Henry Aldrich for President at 10 AM on Saturday for students. Admission is free for boys and girls who donate one pound or more of copper or brass, traded to war production channels. Items like pots pans and fixtures are accepted in lieu of money to aid war effort against the Axis powers.
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State Theater
Henry Aldrich
War Production Board
Hitler
Hirohito
Mussolini
Uncle Sam
Case Settled No Jury Trials
Lydia Gingerich versus estate of Lydia Brenneman was settled after being assigned for jury trial. Jurors were excused for the term with possible recall. W L Davis versus H G Swartzendruber to be tried before Judge Bechly with jury waived. claim involves verbal livestock feed salesman contract for $2335.
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Lydia Gingerich
Lydia Brenneman
Petit Jury
W. L. Davis
H. G. Swartzendruber
Frank Bechly
Regular Meeting Of Legion Tonight
The American Legion will conduct its regular meeting this evening at Legion hall with Commander Martin L Whittaker in charge. Important business is announced and members are urged to attend. Plans will be made to assist with the funeral service of Sergeant Edwin Ned Barden tomorrow afternoon. Members of the Legion not at the meeting are requested to notify absentees.
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American Legion
Legion Hall
Martin L. Whittaker
Edwin “Ned” Barden
The
Legion
American Lession
Barden
Sherman
Fort Oglethorpe
Washington
William Barden
Fairfield
Marietta
Partial lifting of draft deferments for fathers announced
Washington Feb 2 The selective service bureau ends deferments for men with dependents in 28 occupations and 19 industries effective April 1. War Manpower Commission chair Paul V McNutt called the list a beginning and said extensions will follow as conditions change. He stressed that dependency alone no longer justifies deferment unless the man contributes to the home front.
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Washington
Pd.c
Selective Service Bureau
War Manpower Commission
Paul V. McNutt
McNutt
Excluded Girls and Children of Progressive Parents in Czechoslovakia
Nazi policies bar girls in Czechoslovakia from all but elementary schools and apply the same restriction to children of progressive families, reflecting broader educational discrimination.
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Czechoslovakia
Legion Hall meeting reminder for tomorrow afternoon
A notice calls attendees to gather at the Legion Hall tomorrow afternoon at 1 30 to join the two o clock service. The brief emphasizes punctual arrival for the early afternoon event.
Roosevelt hints at a possible meeting with Stalin
President Roosevelt, returning from Africa and South America, said a future conference with Premier Stalin is possible but not guaranteed. He reaffirmed no armistice with the Axis and defended the Casablanca plan to press Germany to surrender. He noted Russia and China’s absence from Casablanca was understandable given their war circumstances.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Africa
South America
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Guilio Vargas
Churchill
Vargas
Casablanca
Germany
Russia
Japan
China
Governor to Attend County War Work Meeting in Washington County
Governor B. B. Hickenlooper is invited to speak at a county wide civilian war work gathering in Washington County on February 24. The event, sponsored by the Citizens Defense corps, aims to boost Red Cross, war bonds, salvage drives and other home front activities with church, civic and WAAC support.
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Departments of War
Washington
Red Cross
Citizens Defense Corps
B. B. Hickenlooper
Ivan Norton
Norton
Mr. Norton
Washington County
City grants beer permit to Dougall Bros for year
The council approved a beer license for Dougall Bros. Its current license expires February 28 and the new license runs for one year from that date. Much of the meeting covered routine items with brief talk about possibly drilling a new city well.
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Dougall Bros
India to Plant Food Crops on 2.5 Million Acres
About 2,500,000 acres of land once used for short staple cotton in India will be redirected to food crops this year, signaling a shift in agricultural planning and crop focus by authorities.
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India
Regimentation and Planned Economy Draw Eddie Rickenbacker
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker argued that the nation spent billions to destroy self reliance and now wastes more on planning lives. He urged Congress to allow veterans to work without unions, grant them equal voting rights in unions, and date seniority from enlistment, with a test reintroducing front-line troops to factories.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Eddie Rickenbacker
Groundhog Sees Shadow Forecasts Six More Weeks of Winter
The article notes Groundhog Day with a sunny day confirming a long winter ahead. It cites the legend that the groundhog's shadow predicts continued cold, implying approximately six more weeks of wintry weather.
Would Increase Postage Rates
Washington DC February 2 1943 Postmaster General Frank C Walker told the House Appropriation Committee that postage for letters would rise by half a cent in each of the three first class classifications after June 30 if Congress adopts the recommendation. He said the increase would balance the postal department budget for FY 1944 as the current three cent rate expires June 30.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Frank C. Walker
Walker
House Appropriation Committee
Defense Corps Seeks Wide Attendance for Thursday Meeting
Clarence Logan commander of the Citizens Defense Corps in Washington and Ivan Norton county commander announce a special meeting at the high school Thursday at eight. Topics include blackout planning, emergency communications, and other home defense matters. Attendees from other towns are invited as Norton notes strong turnout and ongoing county meetings.
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Clarence Logan
Citizens Defense Corps
Washington
Ivan Norton
Norton
Haskins
West Chester
Allied fears grow as Axis reinforces Balkans and Cyprus
Axis moves heavy reinforcements into the Balkans and shores up the Greek coast amid fears of a Balkan invasion. Churchill tours Cyprus as analysts note its potential as a base for Crete and Greece. Reports of American troops on Cyprus surface but lack confirmation. In Tunisia and Russia, Allied offensives press German positions near Kursk Kharkov and Rostov while the RAF strikes western France and Belgium.
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United Press
Axis
Balkans
Turkey
Cyprus
Churchill
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Russia
Maknassy-Faid
Eighth Army
Kursk
Kharkov
Rostov
Funeral for Sergeant Edwin Barden Wednesday at 2
Funeral services for Sergeant Edwin Gibson Barden are set for Wednesday at 2 PM at the United Presbyterian Church with Rev. George Kerr officiating. Burial will follow at Elm Grove Cemetery. The American Legion and American Legion members will join the military escort, with a firing squad and color guard.
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Edwin Gibson Barden
United Presbyterian Church
George Kerr
Elm Grove Cemetery
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Leonard Bender
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New York
Bender
Armed Services
Stalin
Mr. Roosevelt
Joseph D. Scholtz
Ombha
J. H. Pirseh
the Protective Services
Omaha
Mgr. Norton
Kathryn McWilliammns
WAAC
Slort Des Moines
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Training Center
U.S
Jerusalem
Defense Corps Meeting
South Seas
U. S
Ing
United
Crete
Greece
Royal Air Force
France
Belgium
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