Iowa 1942 tax yields break state records
State Treasurer W. G. Bagley reported 1942 brought record tax revenue of 72.59 million from 13 special taxes and liquor stores, surpassing 1941 by 4.45 million with several taxes peaking. Deaths on Iowa highways fell 34 percent to 394, while six people were hospitalized after a head on collision near Bode in Humboldt.
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Des Moines
Iowa
W. G. c. Bagley
Karl W. Fischer
Commissioner of Public Safety
Fischer
Humboldt
Fey
Bode
World War Snapshot from Jan 2 1942
Manila falls to the Japanese including Cavite base. Washington reports 26 nations at war join a virtual alliance. British seize Bardia in Libya. Russians claim recapture near Moscow. Germany unveils a 30 point NS regime program with Mein Kampf as guide.
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United Press
Manila
Cavite
Washington
Bardia
Moscow
Germany
County Officers Start New Terms in Local Government
County officers begin new terms with re elected officials taking posts at the courthouse. County Auditor Walter Schroeder and County Attorney George Morrison serve by appointment to replace Stan Kiesey and John Owen, who left to join the navy. Board chairman Ned Morrow starts another three year term, with H P Wilson and Ernest Rudolph continuing in their respective terms.
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Court House
Walter Schroeder
George Morrison
Stan Kiesey
John Owen
Navy
County Board of Supervisors
Ned Morrow
H. P. Wilson
Ernest Rudolph
G. Bell
No Sign of Breaks in Flood Wall
Portsmouth Ohio faced a full Ohio River flood crest as emergency crews and army engineers fortified the walls with sandbags. Observers expected a crest near 61 feet late today, with 63 feet of protection from wall breaches. Cincinnati reported 52 feet as waters rose. Homeless were sheltered by Red Cross and church centers while city agencies mobilized for emergency response.
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Portsmouth
Cetty
Cincinnati
Red Cross
Fewer Prisoners in County Jail in 1942
Sheriff Harold M. Putnam reports 1942 county jail inmate count fell to 60 from 78 the year prior. Court work eased. civil fees earned for the county totaled 264.74 with 968.87 turned over. Mileage 255.80. one prisoner to state prison at 8.40. board and care 941. Costs differ from 1941 in multiple items.
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Washington County
Harold M. Putnam
Sheriff's Office
Reformatory
County board to fill hospital board vacancies after appointing stewards
Reappointed by the board as steward and matron of the county home. Supervisors will later appoint to fill vacancies on the county hospital board.
Point rationing to reshape national buying habits
Des Moines report explains planned point rationing starting soon with ration books two and the shift from item by item coupons to grouping cereals and related goods by point values. It argues points will curb impulse buying and force careful budgeting to avoid end of month shortages.
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Des Moines
Nere
Hold O'Brian Again On Forgery Charge
James O'Brian a farm worker north of town was arrested in Muscatine by police at the sheriff’s request for passing a forged $20 check using the name Oral Norman at Coast to Coast store. He will be returned to face the charge. Previously he served a suspended six month sentence after a similar charge in St Louis.
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James O'Brian
Muscatine
H. M. Putnam
Oral Norman
O'Brian
Washington
Officers Installed By Masonic Lodge In Washington
Elective and appointive officers to serve this year were installed in the Washington lodge of Masons last night. Names include Worshipful Master Russell Goodin and senior warden Edmund D. Morison Jr. Also listed are junior warden Victor Blattner treasurer George L. McDaniel secretary Arthur Yard and other officers. Robert Arthur named senior steward will be installed later due to absence.
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Washington Lodge of Masons
Russell Goodin
Edmund D. Morison, Jr
Victor Blattner
George L. McDaniel
Arthur Yard
Owen Grecian
Charles Kennedy
Harold Jarvis
Tyler
Edward Squire
T. L. Brookhart
Robert Arthur
Government Bills Soar As U S War Costs Hit Records
The United States posted record spending in 1942 with expenditures near 56 billion dollars and war costs above 50 billion. The national debt approached 110.6 billion as the Treasury financed the year with a 9 billion dollar victory loan.
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Treasury
Claim Oil Reserves Are Short
The House special sub committee warns that oil reserves are insufficient to meet current civilian and military needs. It projects war use may require an extra million barrels per day and urges discovery of additional reserves and price increases to sustain production.
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Washington, D. C
Special House
Tests for drivers moved to Fridays in county court
A new schedule shifts driver tests to Fridays at the county courthouse every other week to give examiners more time in Burlington. Patrolman Cummings will conduct the tests, with renewals extended to January 15 for chauffeurs and truck drivers statewide.
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Court House
Warl Cummings
State Highway Patrol
Cummings
Washington
Burlington
Washington County
Draft Board Clerk Sent to Hospital
Bert Gibson chief clerk of the Wapello county rationing board spent New Year's Day as a patient at St Josephs hospital under orders to stay in bed for several days. Doctors attributed the illness to physical exhaustion after a busy day at the rationing board offices. His wife and daughter are also in hospital with serious illnesses in adjacent rooms.
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Ottumwa
Bert Gibson
Wapello County
Farmers Asked to Set a New Record for 1943
The U S department of agriculture urges farmers to equal or exceed 1942 output under Food for Freedom. Secretary Wickard notes war demands will rise to about one quarter of production next year and 150000 farmer committeemen will recruit 6 million farmers for 1943 to ensure labor, supplies, transport, fuel, and machinery.
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Washington, D.C
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Wickard
Department of Agriculture
Plan to Double U S Ship Tonnage
Washington reports 1942 saw a record 720 ocean going merchant ships launched totaling 8.2 million deadweight tons. Kaiser and mass production forged new efficiency while 1943 targets rise to 16 to 20 million tons as the Maritime Commission seeks new authority.
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Washington, D.C
America
Roosevelt
Henry J. Kaiser
Loulder-Dam
Kaiser
Robert E. Peary
Maritime Commission
Health Unit Activities Week of January 4
Upcoming schedule notes a child health conference on Tuesday afternoon from 1 09 to 3 30 PM. The brief entry lists health officials and venues but provides limited detail beyond timing.
Child Health Conference Set for Wednesday Afternoon
An event listed as a child health conference will be held at Well Man on Wednesday from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. The notice notes the session aims to address pediatric health concerns and community welfare.
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Wellman
Russians Capture Key Cities During Major Winter Offensive
Red army advances in seven sectors consolidating hold on Veliki Luki a vital railway hub. New Year gains include Elista and four Caucasus towns as German resistance collapses in parts. In Tunisia Allied bombers target Sousse Sfax Gabes while British subs sink two large ships off Tunis Gulf.
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Elista
Kalmyck Republic
Stalingrad
Caucasus
Tunisia
Sousse
Sfax
Gabes
Bizerte
Tung
Gulf of Tunis
New Year's Dinner At United Presbyterian Church
About 175 attended the New Years dinner at the United Presbyterian Church despite bad weather and illness. The January Ladies Aid committee supplied meat, rolls and coffee, with Marion George as general chair. Dr. Arch Owen of Monmouth College spoke after a group singing led by Carolyn Hamilton, recalling his years at the Washington church. Roger Sherman presided, and Rev. George Kerr prepared for the next communion.
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Unitsed Presbyterian Church
Ladies Aid Society
Marion George
Nelle Tripp
Stella Donaldson
Alice Harvey
Jessie Stewart
H. J. Schoonover
Pp. F. Whisler
Ross van Nostrand
H. C. Finney
Laura Graham
Carolyn Hamilton
Helen Harvey
Dr. Owen
George Kerr
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Ohio
Chaman Board of Supervisors
Bell
Ohio River
A.m
O’brian
Masonic Lodge
United States
U.S
House
Pittsburgh
U. S
Red Army
Veliki Luki
United Presbyterian Church
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