Iowa corn growing championship awarded in Grundy county
A. Myers and Son of Heatman won the Iowa corn-growing championship with a 238.62 bushel yield. The Grundy county larders received the corn king trophy at the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers association annual meeting. Gold medals went to 2161 master corn growers with 100 bushels or more average in 10 acre yields.
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Ames
IoWa
Toc. A. Myers and Son of
Heatman
Wre
Grundy County
Iowa Corn Ad
Senate to review civilian defense funding and names
A Senate sub committee prepared to pick up House discussions on a 160 million dollar deficiency bill for civilian defense. The scope includes personnel questions involving Mrs. Privia Delano Roosevelt Fiorello La Guardia Kevin Douglas and Maynus Chaney amid questions of government authorization and potential remuneration.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
House
Office of Civilian Defense
Privia- Delano Roosevelt
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Kevin Douglas
Maynus Chaney
Roosevelt
Kenneth McKellar
Tennessee
John Taber
New York
Chaney
Taber
Oxford Couple To Plead Not Guilty of Murder
Defense lawyers say Joseph L. Barry aged 47 and Loretta Barry aged 48 will plead not guilty to first degree murder in the death of Eddie K. Schmidt 51 an Oxford farm hand. The coroner reports Schmidt died about a week before his body was found near a horse barn where investigators question why it wasn’t discovered earlier. Sheriff Preston Koser commented on the case.
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Iowa
Cilryy
Vefense
Joseph L. Barry
Loretta
Eddie K. Schmidt
Oxford Farm
Schmidt
Theody
Preston Koser
Webster City Sergeant Faces Odd Dental Dilemma
Reports say Sergeant Henry O Maloney from Webster City had teeth pulled and sent to Ireland by the army medical corps while he remained in the United States. The army now must decide whether to ship the sergeant abroad or return the teeth to America.
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Webster Cit
Henry
Maloney
Army Medical Corps
Webster City
Northern Ireland
Iowa
Mahoney
United States
Ireland
America
Anticipated Midwest Population Rise Linked to War Growth
Vachlan Macleay of the Wissippi Valley association told the Fort Dodge Chamber of Commerce that war driven defense plants in the central states may lift population in the middle west. He urged wise planning to keep industrial growth sparked by national defense.
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Fort Dodge
Children Pick Wrong Homes in Snowbound Quarters
Two Burlington boys, living in a federal defense area with 575 identical houses, wandered home from school unable to tell their houses apart due to deep snow. Staff at the administration building helped locate their homes.
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Burlington
Federal Defense
Eemployes
Ackley Buys Bonds With Light Profits
Ackley town council bought 20000 dollars in defense bonds from municipal light plant earnings since December. Town clerk Will J. Scourick reports customers receiving December bills due in January saw them marked paid as a Christmas present totaling over 3000 dollars.
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Ackley
Acklivy
Will J. Scourick
Ottumwa Airport Names New Manager After Purchase
Virgil L. Fisch of the Agency was appointed manager of the Ottumwa municipal airport after the airport commission approved his appointment. He purchased five planes and other equipment from the Lesson School of Flight. Capt. C. P. Oleson, former airport manager, has been called to active service with the 124th Observation Squadron. his return to private flying is uncertain.
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Ottumwa
Virgil L. Fisch
Lesson School of Flight
C. P. Oleson
124Th
Convicts Donate Blood For War Victims Center
Fort Madison reports 75 convicts gave blood under Dr Fe C Wagner to the state serum center in Des Moines for treating war injured. Four hundred volunteers have pledged a half pint each and more donations are planned in the coming days.
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Fort Madison
Fe. C. Wagner
State Health Board
Des Moines
Coast Guard Enlists 19 Year Old Robert Houseal
Robert John Houseal, 19, of 702 East Second Street Washington, enlisted Monday in the United States Coast Guard at Des Moines and was sworn in late Monday in Omaha after a physical. He will train at a coastal station for basic shipmanship as an apprentice seaman and may advance after training. Des Moines recruiting officer Simuel M. Surrett says 100 men will be enlisted in February. applications are still being taken.
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Robert John Houseal
E. Second Street
Washington
United States Coast Guard
Des Moines
Robert
Isadore Houseal
Omaha
Neb
Coast Guard
Simuel M. Surrett
Des Moines Coast Guard
Oldederal
Classified causes of death exceed two hundred in census
Census data show over 200 classified causes of death. The report highlights the complexity of recording mortality categories and the diversity of illness and injury contributing to fatalities across the population.
Normandie Liner Wrecked by Four Hour Blaze in Hudson
New York February 10 UP The $60,000,000 liner Normandie wrecked after a four hour fire while undergoing conversion to war service. The ship lay on its side in the Hudson with a cratered superstructure and water flooding the hull. One man died and 104 injured as sparks from a torch ignited life preserver kapok aboard, while officials said the hull remained dry below deck and repairable.
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New York
Normandie
U.S.S. Lafayette
Hudson River
Wayne Kendrick Named New YMCA Janitor
Wayne Kendrick will become the YMCA building janitor starting next Monday. He lives on Fast Main Street and previously worked at the Mace garage and the McCleery calendar factory. He succeeds Ed Squire, who moved to the Masonic temple.
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Wayne Kendrick
Fast Main Street
Y.M.C.A
Mace Garage
McCleery
Mr. Kendrick
Ed Squire
Masonic Temple
Cloyce Gault
Market for traditional heavy union suits in the United States
Despite trends toward dainty silken undergarments, the United States still shows demand for women's old fashioned heavy union suits in the market.
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United States
Three Injured in Head On Crash on Highway 92
Three people were taken to the county hospital after a two car collision at the Cuddeback corner on highway 92 west of Washington. Mrs. Floyd Pine of Columbus Junction and Doyle Smith of West Chester drove the wrecked vehicles. Mrs Pine may have a skull fracture and suffered multiple injuries. Mr Smith had serious leg injuries and a torn ear. Mrs Smith sustained a gash, dislocated thumb and knee bruises.
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Cuddeback Corner
Highway 92
Washington
Floyd Pine
Columbus Junction
Doyle Smith
West Chester
Mr. Smith
County Education Board Meeting Discusses Deputy Salary and Rural Fundraising
The County Board of Education met at the courthouse with members Crawfords ville, Seventy six township, Althea Montgomery, and Lester Keibbill present. They approved the superintendent of schools deputy salary matching other county deputies and urged rural schools to support defense stamp drives and other federal efforts, limiting solicitation to major national organizations.
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W. W. Twinam
Crawfordsville
F. A. Dunbar
Seventysix Township
Althea Montgomery
Lester B. Keibill
Ed Watson
Court House
Bord
Knit Union Suits Production Tops 6 Million Annually
Sus factory reports indicate that more than six million knit union suits are produced each year. The shipments include weights of six pounds and over. The data highlights strong output and likely growing demand in the apparel sector.
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Sus
Petal Button Factory Workers Donate Generous War Support
About 325 employees at the American Petal Button company respond to patriotic drives by buying roughly 400 in defense stamps and bonds each weekly payday through the company bookwork system. They and the factory management also contributed 52.10 to the Red Cross.
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American Petal Button Company
The
Red Cross
Death of H Smock Former Keota Resident
Harry Smock 78 former Keota resident died unexpectedly while wintering with sister Nell Garner in Lamona Pla. Born 1865 in Keota he founded the Keota Alta in 1891 then worked in Chicago. Survived by four daughters two sisters two brothers and nine grandchildren with funeral plans to be held in Keota cemetery.
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Keota
Harry Smock
Lamona
Pla
Park Ridge
Ill
Garner
Lamont, Fla
Guy Smock
Charles Smock
Chicago
Smock
Walter
Diplomatic row over limited doctors in Vichy
In Vichy France the belly ache of Minister Chataignan caused a diplomatic stir. Only two doctors were available a British and a German one. He summoned the British doctor, provoking a German protest and a Vichy demand for an apology.
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VICHY
U.P
M. Chataignan
Berlin
Chataignan
MacArthur Rejects Aguinaldo Surrender Plea in Philippines
Filipino rebel Emilio Aguinaldo urges immediate surrender but Gen. Douglas MacArthur, commanding the Philippines forces, rejects the plea as Japanese armies threaten fresh attacks.
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MacArthur
Emilio Aguinaldo
Philippines
Dean Mead to Teach in Navy Ground School
Dean Harland Mead of Washington junior college will serve as an associate ground school instructor for the U S Navy. He will teach navigation meteorology rules of the air and related subjects to pilots in training at Navy stations nationwide during the war. He will receive a leave of absence from the Washington board of education for the duration of the war while government service continues.
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Dean Mead
Navy Ground School
Harland Mead
Washington Junior College
United States Navy
Washington
E. A. Ralston
Chicago
Mr. Mead
Civil Service
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Naval Air Force
Washington Board of Education
Mead
Red Cross War Relief Fund Reaches $5480 In County
The county total for the Red Cross war relief fund rose to 5480.79 with more expected later this week as reports come in from Washington solicitors and campaign workers. At the Red Cross headquarters on the square 4203.79 had been received, about 300 more than yesterday, including 100 from the Richmond community brought in by Stan Vodicka. Larger gifts included 19.14 from county hospital nurses and 25 from the Washington State Bank.
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Red Cross War Relief Fund
Washington
Red Cross
Richmond E
Stan Vodicka
Richmond
Washington State Bank
Otto Schiebel Turns In 44 License Plates for Red Cross
Otto Schiebel of Washington turned in 22 sets of old automobile license plates at the courthouse to be sold for old metal for the Red Cross. A report yesterday described an Iowa man with 27 sets saved since 1918 who likewise donated plates for metal.
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Otto Schiebel
Washington
Court House
Red Cross
Iowa
Junior College Dean Goes on Leave with Acting Replacement Named
Superintendent Ralston announced Dean Mead will take a leave of absence and Althea Montgomery of the junior college faculty will serve as acting dean. Mead has led Washington junior college since its 1927 start, nearly fifteen years, and will be temporarily separated with reluctance. Ralston said cooperation among faculty ensures continued high instruction and adjusted class schedules despite the added teaching burden.
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Gements
Ralston
Dean Mead
Althea Montgomery
Washington Junior College
Police Arrest Man Twice in One Day
James Paras, operator of the Paras grill in Waterloo, is in the Black Hawk county jail after being arrested twice in a single day. The report notes the two separate arrests occurring within hours of each other.
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Waterloo
James Paras
Paras
Black Hawk County
Land New Force at Singapore
Forces strike across the Pacific theater with new Japanese landings on Singapore's north coast and at Macassar in Celebes. British defenses face intensified pressure as air support wanes, while Japan pushes toward strategic bases. Meanwhile U S ships suffer losses in Hawaiian waters and Chiang Kai-shek arrives in India to aid Allied defense.
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United Press
Japan
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Singapore
Java
Philippines
Celebes
Macassar
Bandjermas
Borneo
Gasmata
New Britain
U. S
Washington
War Department
Hawaiian
Royal T. Frank
Chiang
India
Chiang Kai-shek
Burma
Rangoon
China
France
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Mediterranean
Africa
Tangier
Early arrest over illegal cigarette sales and search raid
He was arrested in the morning on a charge of illegal sale of cigarettes to minors. Bonds set at 200 dollars, posted later. Departing the station, detectives served a search warrant revealing a quantity of contraceptives at his establishment.
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Detective Bureau
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