Victory garden plans at Clarinda POW camp outlined
A 120 acre Clarinda POW camp project maps a future victory garden. Lieut. Col. Arthur Lobdell and agricultural supervisor Lt Danielson estimate harvest value at 59000 dollars if weather permits. Planned crops include peas carrots corn green beans potatoes tomatoes radishes spinach beets cabbage lettuce onions cucumbers melons lettuce head and the remaining area in mustard asparagus dill Brussels sprouts squash and pumpkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Arthur Lobdell
Danielson
Ames youths die in crash near tow truck on Clay Pank hill
Galen L Bennett 19 of Ames was killed when his car sideswiped a tow truck on Clay Pank hill west of Boone after 1 a.m. Sunday. John Ellis 23 of Ames was only slightly injured. Coroner Garland Hancock said witnesses reported Bennett was driving fast as the two men headed to a roadside tavern.
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Boone
Galen L. Bennett
Ames
Clay Pank Hill
Here
John Ellis
Boone County
Garland Hancock
Bennett
Popcorn Growers Hold for Higher Price
Farmers in Sae and Idae counties hold millions of pounds of popcorn in cribs awaiting higher prices. Processors report little delivery due to the OPA ceiling of 3.68 a hundred pounds for corn on the cob set December 24. Earlier sales ranged from 3.00 to 4.00 per hundred, with 1943 output setting a new record amid wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odebolt
Sae
Idae
Procerors
Schaller
Offices of Price Administration
OPA
Hickenlooper Heads Farm Committee
Des Moines Gov. Hickenlooper said the death of Sen. Charles L. McNary of Oregon is a distinct loss to public service. Hickenlooper will automatically succeed McNary as chairman of the committee to prepare a Republican farm plank for presentation at the national convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Charles L. McNary
Oregon
Public Service
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
McNary
Clinton Nurses Aids To U S Hospital
An emergency call summoned all available Red Cross nurse aides to Schick General Hospital Clinton after most nursing staff were moved on a rush order. Captain Jessie Eh Locke issued the rush call to Red Cross headquarters seeking immediate volunteer assistance. Lt Col Lloyd E Gould confirmed the hospital anticipated the emergency.
Fire hits Topping restaurant in Wellman business district
Fire badly damaged the Topping restaurant on Wellman's main street early yesterday. Fire crews from Kalona and Washington helped Wellman prevent spread to adjacent brick buildings. The blaze began in the lumber or cement basement. origin undetermined. The building is owned by the Topping estate. contents and home were insured but likely not fully covered. Mrs. Topping had surgery at Mercy hospital in Jens City. Insurance adjusters were due in Wellman today.
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Wellman
Topping
Kalona
Washington
Wellman Department
Mearl Munson
Lement
Mr. Topping and
Emblem Sale Raises 211.05 for Iowa Children's Society
The emblem sale held Saturday netted 211.05 for the Iowa Children’s Home Society. Frances Bicher oversaw the event with Jim Dawson winning first prize at 32.28, Betty Ichendahl second with 22.60, and Fredsol third at 19.25. Other workers received movie passes as thanks. sponsors praise all contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Frances Bicher
Jim Dawson
Betty Ichendahl
Fredsol
Emergency plan hinges on nurses aides amid staffing gaps
The shift plan relies on nursing aides as the unit faces a depleted staff, aiming to stabilize care during the staffing shortage and prevent service disruption.
One Diphtheria Case Now in Washington
A single diphtheria case is reported in the city of Washington. A county health unit urges parents to start immunization now, noting it takes three to six months to build immunity and that smallpox vaccination provides immediate protection once it takes. The state health department advises first immunizations before age one and a school entry booster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eity
Washington
County Health Unit
State Department of Health
Ainsworth Dog Infected with Rabies
A dog found in Ainsworth was confirmed rabies positive by the state lab on Saturday. It had been on school grounds and bit one child Friday, who is receiving prophylaxis. People who may have touched or were bitten should consult a doctor. Do not shoot suspected dogs. brain samples required for confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
State Laboratory
Tuberculin Testing Planned for City Schools
The county tuberculosis association and health unit will offer tuberculin tests to high school, kindergarten and first grade students in local Washington schools on March 1 and March 7 with specific times at Stewart St James Lincoln and the high school. Positive tests lead to chest X rays. previous positives with prior X rays need not be retested. Parental consent required for students and available to others upon request. The program aims to detect exposure early to reduce disease and hospitalizations.
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Washington
Stewart
St. James
Lincoln
County Tuberculosis Association
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus Seated 27,000
A fragment notes the Temple of Diana at Ephesus seated about 27,000 persons. The record emphasizes the grandeur and capacity of the ancient site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Ephenesus
More People Die of Lightning Than Snake Bite
The report contrasts fatal outcomes from lightning with snake bites, noting higher lightning mortality. It highlights uncertainty or misperception about snakebite dangers and the need for awareness of lightning risks.
Allied forces engage Germans on Anzio front in Italy
American divisions 3rd 34th and 36th part of 5th army in Italy fight along Anzio beachhead south of Rome. British troops seize two enemy strong points on the left flank while Allied artillery repels German assaults near Aprilia. Fire and bombardments continue as veterans from Texas Minnesota and Oregon battle Nazi defenses.
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Naples
5Th Army
Washington
Oregon
California
Anzio
Rome
Nettuno
Cassino
Towa
Minnesota
36Th
Texas
Aprilia
Alban Hills
Anzio-Albano
United Press War
Wellman Man on Missing Airplane
Karl D. Stutsman of Wellman received a telegram from Clovis New Mexico army air base reporting his brother Technical Sergeant Glenn Stutsman, 23, is aboard a missing airplane from a routine training flight that departed for Denver on February 26. The last contact placed them over Denver returning to base with fuel to fly past 1 a.m. All efforts are underway to locate the aircraft. more details will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl D .Stutsman
Wellman
Clovis
N. M. Army Air Base
Glenn Stutsman
Southwest
Stutsman
Charles Stutsman
Febe Stutsman
Washington
Clovis Field
Glenn
Denver
Colo
County Bond Sale Over Total Hits 1.2 Million As Death Claims Griff Humphreys
County war bond sales report shows 1 146 155 75 raised toward a 1 million quota with five banks still to report and a possible total near 1 200 000. Griffith Humphreys 81 dies after long illness at his Washington Street home funeral Wednesday at the Presbyterian church burial in Cambrian cemetery. He came to Iowa in 1881 lived near Wyman then Washington since 1900s with a Welsh birth and a family including a daughter Della and sons Ed and Fred plus several grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are by L A Jones.
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G., B&. Mace
Washington County War Finance Committee
Tomorow
Mace
Presbyterian Ednarch
Griffith Humphreys
Fpet
Washington Street
F. W. Eastwood
Cambrian Cemetery
Cotter
L. A. Jones
Muaphreys
Wales
Mr. Humphreys
Iowa City
Edward
Elizabeth
Hans) Humphreys
Wyman
Washington
Catherine Adaline Davis
Della Humphreys
Fred Humphreys
Myrtle
Humphreys
Presbyterian Church
Bourd of Trustees
Margaret Rees
Columbus Junction
Mra
R. Vinvie
Crawfordsville
Lewis Morvan
Pharr
Texas
Lieanor
Winifred Humphreya
Racine
Wis
United States Armed Forces
Last of Services Draws Big Crowd
The seven New Jersey union services drew large crowds through January and February with over 3 000 attendance across St Paul Evangelical Presbyterian Baptist Associate Presbyterian Methodist Christian Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches. Rev Alfred Trenerry said plans for more union services are under consideration and attendance this winter exceeded the previous year by about 1 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehure
United Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's
Filing Window Open for Washington School Election Nominees
Papers may be filed until noon Friday March 13 for the Washington school election. Two candidates seek seats on the board of education, Mrs Charlotte Baldrige and Marion George, and one candidate, Frank Kos, runs for treasurer. Terms of Mrs Baldrige and Harry Ramaeyer expire this year.
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Washington
Board of Education
Charlotte Baldrige
Marion George
Frank Kos
Baldrige
Harry Ramaéyer
Mayor F L Lytle Fined Warren Stewart Two Dollars
Local report notes mayor F L Lytle fined Warren Stewart two dollars on a charge of disregarding a regulation. The brief item records the nominal penalty and the names involved in the municipal action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Ll. Lytle
Warren Stewart
Coats
Russians 14 Miles From Pskov in Massive Soviet Drive
Soviet forces under Gen Govorov and Gen Popov smashed German reinforcements and advanced along a 50 mile front toward Pskov. The breakout overran towns near the lake and cleared areas from Lake Pskov to Shimsk, with several sectors forcing German retreat and heavy casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
U.P
Leonid Govorov
Leningrad
Pskov
Latvia
Estonia
Vastsy
Cherensha
Bombers Hit Northern France In Allied Blitz
American and British air forces led a large daylight strike on northern France as heavy bombers from the United States 8th Air Force and RAF bombers joined medium and light aircraft in a coordinated attack. Typhoon fighters and fighter bombers supported the raid, with Marauder bombers of the 9th Air Force also striking earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
France
United States
8Th Air Force
Gemany
Americana
Fig
Sth
Mayor Hears Hearing Over Speeding Case
A hearing before the mayor featured witnesses and City Solicitor Henry Alley representing the city and T A Michels for Mr Stewart. The mayor fined Bill Benbionsom, 17, £15 plus costs for speeding and reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ‘Alley
T. A. Michels
Stewart
Bill Benbionsom
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Iowa
Clinton
U.S. Hospital
Rotterdam
Bember
Soldiers of
Knights In Shining Armor
Coventry
Warsaw
Children’s Society
Italy
Walter F. George
Georgia
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Edwin Halsey
Congress
Roosevelt
International
Griff Humphreys
Govoroy
Markian M
Ostrov
Pushtofka
Pskov-Nevel
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