Plea Entered in Gasoline Tax Refund Case
Howard Cross of Farrar and W H Castings of Altoona pled not guilty in district court to a joint indictment charging them with altering and making a false statement on a state gasoline tax refund application. Cross bought gasoline for non highway use from Castings, owner of Davenport Oil Co. at Altoona. State agents say the sale slip date was changed from June 3 to June 13 1943 to meet the three month limit.
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Des Moines
Howard Cross
Farrar
W. H. Castings
Altoona
Francis Kuble
Cross
Castings
Davenport Oil Co
Kuble
Iowa Seeks 6.6 Million in Series FE War Bonds
Des Moines reports show Iowa must raise 6.6 million dollars through Series FE bonds to hit a 66 million dollar goal. With 90 percent sold, officials say the final 10 percent will be hardest, urging statewide efforts and making war bonds the first business of the day.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Federal Resere Bank
Iowa War Finance Committee
W. L. Clark
Dairy association re-elects ISDA officers at sixth annual meeting
All officers of the Iowa State Dairy association were re-elected at the sixth annual meeting Monday. The officers are Fred Larrabee of Clermont president P T Stewart of Maynard vice president J B Estes of Waterloo secretary treasurer Dr C Y Cannon of Ames and Kirk Fox of Des Moines directors at large. The organization comprises 11 groups six breeders five processors.
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AMES
Iowa State Dairy Association
Fred Larrabee
Clermont
P. T. Stewart
Maynard
J. 8. Estes
Waterloo
C. Y. Cannon
Kirk Fox
Des Moines
Demand for Poultry And Eggs Increases
Sioux City report notes wartime food production will rise with 25 percent of 1944 egg output for armed forces. C E Dominy from the War Food Administration warns every pound of dried eggs sent to Russia aids soldiers.
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Sioux City
Iowa Nebraska Poultry and Key Institute
C. E. Dominy
Dairy and Poultry Branch
War Food Administration
WBA
Dominy
Russia
Recovers Wallet and 1880 in an Hour
Ottumwa farmer Manford South, 63, returned to town after saving ten years. He planned to buy war bonds with 500 and deposit the rest, but discovered his money was gone. An hour later he recovered the wallet and $1,880, praising honest people.
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Ottumwa
Manford South
South
New Tax Bill Vetoed by Roosevelt Blocking Social Security Hike
President Roosevelt vetoed the new tax bill calling it filled with favoritism and tax relief for the greedy. He urged doubling the 1 percent social security tax and simplification of federal tax laws. He warned the measure would cancel automatic social security increases and provide large treasury losses.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Typewriter Repair Costs Cut at Fort Dix as WAC Takes Over
The Fort Dix Quartermaster spent about 8000 dollars yearly on typewriter repair and upkeep. WAC Pfe Gertrude Isom from Los Angeles now performs the job for 54 dollars a month, saving Uncle Sam the difference.
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Fort DIX
N. J
U.P
WAC Pfe
Gertrude Isom
Sutherland St
Los Angeles
Cal
Uncle Sam
Railroad Worker Returns Lost Cash Billfold
Fred Als dorf, a railroad employee, found a billfold with 1880 dollars on a downtown sidewalk and turned it in to the Daily Courier office. The money was returned to its owner, South, when he came to the office intending to place a lost advertisement.
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Fred Alsdorf
Daily Courier
South
February Thaw Brings Thunder Lightning and Rain
The region saw a damp thaw with an unusual winter electrical storm yesterday evening. Lightning and thunder accompanied a heavy downpour, followed by showers this forenoon. Rain totaled .60 inches by nine this morning and may rise further. Peak temperature reached 43 degrees with 39 at seven PM. no freezing occurred as rain and warmth eroded last week’s snow.
Three Die as Buses Collide With Truck Near Cook
Three people were killed and thirty four injured when two Hammond Indiana inductee buses crashed into an overturned tractor trailer one mile south of Cook Indiana. The collision occurred today as the vehicles carried men from Hammond to a destination in Indiana. Authorities investigated the high casualty crash and transported the injured to regional hospitals.
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Crown Point
Ind
Hammond
Indiana
Cook
Permission To Sue Auto Driver In Des Moines
Mrs Lena Anderson obtained district court permission to sue Leo F Kielly 41 of State Center for fatal New Year s Eve crash that killed Harold Anderson. Kielly an implement dealer confessed police say he drove the 1941 Buick that struck on Southwest Twenty First Street near Valley Drive. Anderson died two days later. Kielly pleaded innocent in municipal court on manslaughter and remains free on a 5000 dollar cash bond.
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Des Moines
Lena Anderson
Leo EF. Kielly
State Center
Harold Anderson
Kielly
Anderson
S. W. Twenty-First Street
Valley Drive
Liberty
Tire rationing tightens farm tractor and implement tires
Rubber Director Bradley Dewey warns farm tire requirements exceed production for the next six to eight months. A two group quota system will split rear-wheel from front-wheel and implement tires. March restrictions suspend most tire conversions from steel to rubber and prioritize replacement tires for the most in-need farmers.
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Rationing Board
Bradley Dewey
Office of the Rubber Director
War Food Administration
Washington, D.C
Usec
Caroline Islands Key to Japan’s New Empire
Puluwat and Lamotrek areas in Caroline Islands are cited as strategic keys in Japan’s projected imperial expansion. The note emphasizes their location and potential role in securing broader territorial influence.
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Caroline Islands
Japan
Churchill vows intensified allied air offensive this spring
Churchill told the Commons that Britain, the United States and Russia will launch a far broader air campaign against Germany this coming spring and summer, warning Germany may retaliate with pilotless aircraft or rockets. He refused to promise the end of the European war in 1944. U.S. 8th and 15th Air Forces conducted coordinated strikes from Britain and Italy, delivering a two‑direction blow on German targets as part of a three‑day series of heavy bombings.
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London
U.P
Churchill
Commons
Germany
Cairo
Teheran
Britain
United States
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Briain
R.A.F
Italy
U.S
America
S &Th
15Th Air Forces
Reich
U. S
Strategic Air Forces of Europe
8Th Air Force
Winston Churchill
Washington Registrants Begin Pre induction Examinations
At two this morning 28 men left Washington for Camp Dodge for pre induction physicals under the selective service system. Twenty two are Washington county registrants and six transfered from other counties. The group may form the March draft call from the county and will not be called for induction for at least three weeks. Names are not released due to guidance from Col Ralph Lancaster at state selective service headquarters.
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Washington
Camp Dodge
Washington County
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
The
Selective Service Board
Col
Ralph Lancaster
State Selective Service Headquarters
Chinese Lecturer Opens Series of Understanding Talks Tonight
Chinese lecturer C. Chia-I Cheng to open the Institute of International Understanding series at the high school auditorium in Washington. He will discuss Oriental Nations as Contributors to a new World Order. Tickets 55 cents for all four lectures. sold at Journal office and Y M C A. Cheng is editor and lecturer with ties to Swarthmore Yale and Peiping institutions.
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Washington
C. Chia-I Cheng
Institute of International Understanding
Rotary Club
Cheng
Chicago
Illinois
Tsing Hua College
Peiping
China
Swarthmore College
Yale University
Midwest
Chinese News Service
Chinese Ministry of Information
American Bureau For Medical Aid
United China Relief
National Committee For
T. V. Soong
Journal
Sub 14 Year Old Replaces Teacher in Fifth Grade Class
Lorraine Gendr on, a 14 year old honor student, substituted for a missing fifth grade teacher and led the class. Principal Henry Padden praised her performance as a grand job.
Far Beyond Dimensions Yet Employed in Warfare
A historic quotation highlights a weapon or strategy described as exceeding the known limits of military technology. The phrase signals a breakthrough idea or extraordinary capability anticipated to influence the conflict against Germany. The source emphasizes scale, novelty, and potential impact on the war effort.
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Germany
Former Muscatine Resident J J Fishburn Dies
Mrs J J Fishburn of Muscatine dies suddenly after a cerebral hemorrhage following news of a ship sinking. Her family includes sisters Mrs B B Bordwell of Washington and Mrs Louis Hecklinger of Waterloo. Funeral set for Thursday afternoon in Muscatine.
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B. B. Bordwell
J. J. Fishburn
Muscatine
Fishburn
Avid
John’s
Alpha Wabnitz
Bordwell
Washington
Louis Hecklinger
Odessa Wabnitz
Waterloo
J. M. Coder
Chicago
William Wahnitz
Henry Otto
Fish
Funeral services for John J. Davison at Cottonwood church
John Jay Davison aged 45 died yesterday at the county hospital. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 PM at Cottonwood church south of Coppock with Rev. Ivan Riess officiating. Burial will be in Cottonwood cemetery. He leaves his wife and eight daughters at home.
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John Jay Davison
Cottonwood Church
Coppock
Ivan Riess
Church of Christ
Cottonwood Cemetery
Christian Church
Davison
Geneva
Gertrude
Grace Delight
Barbara
Beatrice
Fighting Is Confined to Air Sorties
Allied air forces carried out heavy bombing of German front and rear lines around the Anzio beachhead and the Cassino hills. Raids extended 35 miles north of Rome hitting Orte yard and ships at Imperia and Leghorn. Luftwaffe lost three aircraft while Allied planes reported no losses in a day of air operations. British and Italian forces engaged along the Cassino front with petrol clashes noted along the Garigliano.
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U. S. Army
U. S
Italy
HDQ
Naples
Gnc
Anzio
Cassino
Rome
Orte
Imperia
Leghorn
Luftwaffe
Russians Fight Inside Krivoi Rog for Quick Victory Parade
Soviet troops stormed Krivoi Rog and pressed toward Pskov as they aimed to celebrate the 26th anniversary of the Red Army. German forces evacuated Krivoi Rog, the last Nazi stronghold in the middle Dnieper bend, signaling a widening Soviet push on the western coast and western Ukraine.
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Moscow
Red Army
Krivoi Rog
Pskov
DNB
Dnieper
Black Sea
Ukraine
Davison Rites Held for Local Resident
Harold A Davison of Coppock died aged 69 with surviving family including wife Grace Pratt and children Dwight George Bobby and a daughter. Born October 26 1898 in Marion township he lived there most of his life. He was a farmer and trucker by occupation.
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Harold Alfred
Coppoeck
Sam Neff
Wayland
Earl Dickinson
Dwight
George
Bobby
John A. Davison
Coppock
John W. Davison
Washington
Fred Wagner
Howard Wagner
Roy
Charles
Brighton
James Benda
Marion Township
John W
Eva (Pickens) Davison
Grace Pratt
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Ponape
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TsIs
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