Sugar Rationing Stamps to be Issued and Cadet Examinations
Iowa column notes mass physical and mental exams for 1160 youths seeking army aviation cadets. Exams at Fort Des Moines and federal courthouse test centers, with seven and a half months training ahead and a monthly 75 dollar stipend. Clyde McMurray, 41, pleads manslaughter after murder charge. eight year sentence plus 200 dollar fine.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Army Post
Air Corps Center
Des Molines
Clyde McMurray
Minnesota State Penitentiary
Stillwater
John J. Halloran
McMurray
Iown
Walter Todd
Leona Ore
Sugar ration stamps to cover weekly allotments
The office of price administration announced that special sugar stamps will be issued by local boards in book form, each covering at least three months. Every individual gets a separate book, with a typical weekly allotment of about 12 ounces, regardless of age. Families register with boards already assigning tires to civilians like doctors and nurses.
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Washington
3D.C
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Leon Henderson
Farming Camp Lodge Ground Proposal at Camp Dodge
Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg proposes renting 2000 acres of unused Camp Dodge land to Iowa farmers for soybean cultivation. Iowa seeks a 66 percent boost in soybean production this year. The plan rests on Camp Dodge not being used by the government for military or other purposes.
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Des Moines
Mark Thornburg
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Thornburg
Education In War Production Plans Discussed In Iowa
Ames County agents and 4-H home demonstration staff will hold district training to extend war production education to all farm families in Iowa. Meetings are set for today in Ames, Thursday in Storm Lake and Waverly, and Friday in Atlantic and Washington. DES MOINES The Production Management Office ordered hardware distributors to halt Manila rope sales for civilian use due to army navy demands. Rope may be sold only in limited cuts and for navy or defense uses.
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Ames — County
Iowa
Murl McDonald
Iowa State College
Ames
Storm Lake
Waverly
Atlantic
Washington
Des Moines
Office of Production Management
Iowa Hardware
Army
Navy
Iowa Retail Hardware Association
Navy and Defense Supplies Corporation
Defense
Judge awards Hansen against Duling for breach of promise
Ottumwa District Judge BE Daugherty awards Fern Hansen of Sioux City $10,000 in a breach of promise suit against Ottumwa real estate agent G R Duling. Hansen also receives a $1,500 judgment for funds she alleges he entrusted to Duling. Duling did not appear in court.
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Ottumwa
BE. K. Daugherty
Fern Hansen
Sioux City
G. R. Duling
Duling
Miss Hansen
Clergymen Lose Tire Priority In Iowa Rationing
Des Moines report states clergy are not eligible for tires under current regulations. Iowa Rationing Officer Robert Adams confirms a telegram from the Office of Price Administration says clergy status is not a priority and the matter is under study.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Robert Adams
Office of Price Administration
Legion Post Seeks Growth as 148 Members Stand Ready
Leon Beatty post of the American Legion reports 148 members with a drive to top last year’s 161. Captain Howard Miller leads the new state guard company in Washington and attends the post meeting. Al Baldrige notes growing Boy Scout activity while Miller cites an upcoming county meeting on Feb 17. The post approves sending the Legion manual Fall In to service members and funds a pig roast in Iowa City on Feb 12.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
State Guard
Washington
Howard Miller
Auxiliary
Legion
F E. A. Ralston
Armed Services
Towa City Post
Bob Schell
Iowa City Post
Voice of Experience radio figure Marion Taylor dies
Marion Sayles Taylor, known on radio as the Voice of Experience, dies at 53 in Hollywood from a heart attack. Son of a Baptist minister, he began his radio career in 1927 and wrote books and pamphlets on human relationship problems reflecting a life marked by divorce.
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Marion Sayles Taylor
Hollywood
Taylor
New Seed Store To Open Friday In Washington
The Wart May nursery and seed store will open in Washington on Friday February 6 at the southeast corner of the square. Paul Gorton named manager, previously assistant manager of the May organization for two years. Earl May notes seed shortages and transport issues reduce stores to 29 this season while Washington remains strong with full stocks expected. Vegetable seeds sell briskly amid Victory Garden calls and early purchasing advised for farm and garden seeds. Everett Whisler traveled to Emerson after visiting his brother P F Whisler. Mrs Whisler is hospitalized in Iowa City for medical care.
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Wart May
Washington
Squire
Paul Gorton
May
Earl May
Seison
Nashington
Victory Gardens
Hevyer
Everett Whisler
Emerson
P. F. Whisler
University Hospital
Iowa City
Joint meeting honors Department Commander Tracey
The report notes a February 9 joint meeting honoring Department Commander Tracey. It also states that Comrade Jay Brewer's wife was admitted to Washington County Hospital.
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Tracey
Jay Brewer
Washington County Hospital
Navy reports 1292 missing or held in Pacific
A navy spokesman told the senate naval affairs committee that 1292 officers and men of the navy and marine corps are missing or prisoners in the Pacific. This follows Secretary Knox's earlier tally of 2729 killed and 656 wounded after Pearl Harbor. The disclosure came during hearings on a bill to continue allotments to dependents of Americans captured by the enemy.
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Pearl Harbor
U. S. Navy
Marshall and
Gilbert Islands
mid-Pacific
Marshall Islands
Japan
Wake Island
U. S
Hawaiian Islands
Marshalls
League of Nations
Dutch East Indies
Amboina
Washington, D. C
Navy
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Marine Corps
Pacific
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
House
Production Must Continue Says Minnesota AAA Chief
Minnesota AAA chairman Charles W. Stickney told 400 AAA former field reps from 10 north central states that war brings material and labor shortages but production must continue at all costs with no regard to profit. He urged farmers to boost output under the Food for Freedom program while conserving soil fertility.
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Chicago
Charles W. Stickney
Minnesota
AAA
North Central States
Stickney
North Central Region
Sink Freighter Off Maryland Coast Two Dead
The United Fruit Company freighter San Gil, 3598 tons, was torpedoed and sunk off the Maryland coast by an enemy submarine. Two crew members died. four others were injured among 41 on board. Survivors said shells followed the torpedo hit as lifeboats were launched.
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Lewes
Dela
Mrs. Frank E. Stewart Taken Funeral Friday
Mrs. Frank E. Stewart died Tuesday at 5 30 pm at 726 South Iowa avenue after years of illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm at L. A. Jones funeral home with Dr. R. C. Keagy officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. She was active in the Methodist church and clubs including the Fortnightly, Pythian Circle, and Priscilla. She was born October 24, 1866, near Washington and married Frank B. Stewart May 9, 1894. Survived by her husband and one sister Mrs. John Pratt, with two deceased half-sisters.
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Frank E. Stewart
South
Iowa Avenue
L. A. Jones
R. C. Keagy
Elm Grove Cemetery
Stewart
Methodist Church
Methodist Church, the Fortnightly Club
Pythian Circle
Priscilla Club
Druezilla Jane Moore
Washington
Amos and
Martha (Custer) Moore
Frank B. Stewart
Seventy-six Township
John Pratt
Sue Tomlinson
T. J. Thomson
Mary Stiles
Clothiers Convene in Des Moines Convention
Phil Antonoff returned yesterday afternoon from Des Moines where he attended the two day state convention of the Iowa Retail Clothiers Association held in Hotel Fort Des Moines.
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Phil Antonoff
Des Moines
Lowa Retail Clothiers Association
Fort Des Moines
Battle for Singapore Is On in Far East
Battle for Singapore, a British stronghold, is under siege after retreat from the Malay peninsula. Lieut. Gen. A. E. Percival urged all residents to defend the fortress as Singapore island, 24 miles by 14, houses about 750,000 with 80 percent Chinese population.
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Singapore
Britain
Far East
Singapore Island
Malay
Johore Strait
Johore
A. E. Percival
Boy Scouts Night At Y's Men's Club
Owen B Thiel of Iowa City addressed the Y s Men s Club at the YMCA dinner meeting on Boy Scout work A E Baldrige attended and Nels B Westermark was welcomed as a new member Clarence Logan reported the show Let Yourself Go should net about 215 for the club pledge to the YMCA The stunt committee held a nursery rhyme contest with Thiel and Baldrige winning a sack of candy
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Owen B. Thiel
Iowa City
Y.M.C.A
Thiel
A. E. Baldrige
Nels B. Westermark
Clarence Logan
Baldrige
Cars in Collision at Casefield Corner
The Ralph Martin delivery truck driven by Jack Dankwardat collided with a car driven by Don Wylie at Casefield corner in the southeast part of town. No injuries were reported and damage to both vehicles was estimated at about $35.
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Ralph Martin
Jack Dankwardat
Don Wylie
Casefield
Traffic Rules Important Says Chief of Police
Chief George Baker urges motorists to heed amber signals as four second clearance lights not a pass and enforces permanent stop signs. City sets 25 mph after one block from the square and warns about winter parking lines while urging caution at park walk crossings to protect pedestrians.
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Police Department
Newton lawyers travel to Washington for court next week
Ivdea PP and T Sievers of Newton were to appear in Washington Thursday for a court session. They planned to travel to the capital today but one is down with a severe cold.
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Ivdea
T. Sievers
Newton
Washington
After the War Thought by Arges Klotsche
Martin Klotsche of Milwaukee, final speaker in the Institute of Understanding series, urged a national focus on postwar planning. He warned against neglecting world affairs and noted the US’s interdependence with distant nations for raw materials and markets.
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Institute of Understanding
Martin Klotsche
Milwaukee
Wrnter
Washington
United States
Klotsche
League of Nations
Boston
New York
Wake Island
Help from America Awaited as Allied Defenses Struggle
United Nations battle to hold far eastern defenses as great reinforcements from America are expected. In Burma on the Salween, near Singapore’s Johore Straits, and on Dutch islands, Allied forces resist heavy odds while General Wavell calls for time for reinforcements. Axis gains in Libya report 325 miles advanced toward Derna, with British defenses near Benghazi and Bardia sectors under pressure.
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United Press
United Nations
America
Japan
Salween
Burma
Johore Straits
Singapore
Boreno
Celebes
Ambboinsa
Australia
Archib Wavell
Libya
Mediterranean
Derna
North Africa
Msus
Benghasi
Washington High School Band to Perform Thursday Night Concert
Washington high school director Maurice Brayton announces a 7:30 pm concert in the school auditorium with the band and junior band totaling about 120 musicians. Admission is free and the program features marches, overtures, waltzes, and solos, highlighting sections and guest performers.
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Maurice Brayton
Washington High School
Brayton
Bomber Engine Plant in Chicago Gets War Contract
Lt General William Knudsen announced a $106,000,000 contract to Chrysler for a bomber engine plant in Chicago. Construction to start immediately with operation in nine months. The Wright 12 cylinder air cooled engines will be built, employing about 25,000 people.
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Chicago
William Knudsen
Chrysler Motor Corporation
Knudsen
Lecture prompts questions after talk by Mr Klotsche
Following the lecture Mr Klotsche faced questions that sparked a discussion on topics he had addressed. Ralph Shannon introduced the speaker and set the scene for the event.
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Klotsche
Ralph Shannon
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