Receipts From Special Taxes Fall In 1943 Along With Liquor Profits
The state reports receipts from special taxes show a 1943 figure of 90 809 under the 72 627 616 record for 1942. A 2 percent liquor profits decline reduced revenue by about 4 486 707. Liquor control transfers to the general fund moved 7 500 000 in profits in 1942 1943. War limits slashed auto industry revenue by freezing new car sales and rationing fuel.
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Des Moines
Tre
M. Grimes
Liquor Control Commission
State General Revenue Fund
General Fund
High School Girl Killed in a Fall at Corning
Iola McCrary, 15, a Corning high school junior, died after falling from the third to the first floor of the school building Monday. Superintendent R O Borreson said she had asked to be excused from class and authorities suppose she was ill.
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Corning
Iola McCrary
Carlla
Corning High School
R. O. Borreson
Penalties Collected by OPA in Des Moines District
OPA officials announced penalties totaling 151061 dollars in the Des Moines district Iowa for 19428 across 64 counties. Judgments fines refunds to consumers and treasury contributions comprised the penalties. Treble damages for overcharges were the largest penalties and most cases involved food sales.
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Des Moines
Offices of Price Administration
OPA
Iowa
United States Treasury
Train 3 260 Cadets for War in Iowa Colleges
President Raymond Walters reports Iowa colleges trained 3 260 military cadets in November. The state’s 17 higher education institutions had 10 259 civilian students, down 46 percent from 1942, though Iowa’s civilian loss was smaller than in most states.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Raymond Walters
University of Cincinnati
Superintendent of Boone Schools Dead
Boone Iowa H J Van Ness age 48 longtime educator and administrator died Monday at Boone county hospital after illness since October He served as Boone High School principal before becoming superintendent and previously led schools at Denison and Red Oak Iowa He held degrees from Cornell College Mount Vernon Iowa and Columbia University
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Boone
H. J. van Ness
Hiere
Boone County Hospital
Boone High School
Denison
Red Oak
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Columbia University
Revised Food Ceilings In Eastern Counties
MOLINE Ill Revised ceiling prices on 700 food items became effective Monday in retail stores in eastern Iowa counties including Dubuque Moines Louisa Lee and Henry Robert M Harper director of the district office of price administration announced The new list allows 1 or 2 cent increases on some items from the 1943 canned fruits and vegetables pack and decreases in others The order also places packaged cheese cocoa graham and soda crackers pancake flour and flour mixes gelatin and pudding mixes and dehydrated soups and tea under flat pricing
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Moline
Ill
Eas Moines
Louisa
Lee
Henry
Iowa
Robert M. Harper
District Office of Price Administration
OPA
Harper
Trucks in Collision Claim Two Lives
John Ten Harmsel aged 9 and Dale Kimmel aged 20, both residents of Hinton, were killed in a highway crash involving trucks. Authorities reported the fatal collision occurred after their vehicle collided with heavy trucks on the rural road.
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Hinton
John Ten Harmsel
Dale Kimmel
Washington County Tax Totals for 1944 Revealed
County Auditor Walter Schroeder reports 1944 taxes amount to 770 619 78 dollars to be paid in March and September. Real estate and personal property total 744 899 96 dollars while moneys and credits are 25 779 82 dollars. School tax stands at 406 716 46, over half of the overall tax bill with district maintenance and construction funds itemized.
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Walter Schroeder
Washington County
Two Die When Oil Truck Overturns After Stock-Cargo Crash
A gasoline transport truck from Sheldon collided with a stock truck on Highway 75 two miles south of here, overturning into a ditch. Driver Ten Harmsel of Wiersma-Vanden Bosch Oil Co. died. his wife survives. The stock truck driver Vernon Frerichs of Hinton also perished. Coroner Lukens reported wrecking crews freed the bodies after about three hours. Kimmel family survivors noted for another victim.
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Sheldon
Highway 75
Here
Sioux City
Ten Harmsel
Kimmel
Dan Kimmel
Darlene
114 U S Navy ships lost in war current toll
Washington January 4 AP reports the U S Navy says 114 combatant ships have been lost so far in the war. An unnamed destroyer was torpedoed in the Atlantic on Christmas Eve with the sinking announced yesterday after next of kin notifications.
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Washington
DL. C
United States
Atlantic
Council Grants Cigarette Permit To Hotel Proprieter
At the Washington city council meeting J. J. Green new proprietor of the Congress hotel was granted a cigarette selling permit. Renewal actions for beer permits for Joe Simmering and Dougall bros tavern were deferred to a later meeting. Street committee reports improved street conditions this winter due to repair and resurfacing by Street Commissioner Ralph Miteick and city workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington City Council
J. J. Green
Congress Hotel
Joe Simmering
Dougall Bros
Washington
Ralph Miteick
Wife Receives Card From Major Putnam Captured at Wake Island
Clyde Putnam reports a brief letter from his sister in law, Major Paul Putnam’s wife, who says the prisoner’s health remains excellent. The note, sent via Gripsholm, is a penny postcard with under twenty words and conveys holiday wishes.
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Clyde Putnam
Paul Putnam
Wake Island
Paul
Gripsholm
Boice Son Arrives in New Guinea War Zone
Major William A. Boice of the U S Army Hospital Corps reports arrival on New Guinea in the southwest Pacific. He is attached to an army hospital with several hundred beds, exact location on the island not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Boice
William A. Boice
United States Army Hospital Corps
New Guinea
Southwest Pacific
Pacific Islands
January point values for meat stay low with few increases
The Washington county war price and rationing board says beef veal lamb and pork cuts stay at low consumer points in January with charts effective January 2 though delays push trade copies to January 9. Fresh hams rise one point to match other hams while other items like sliced dried beef and tongue see reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Prairie Flower Baptist Church Holds Annual Meeting
Members of the Prairie Flower Baptist church will gather for their annual church meeting and election of officers Wednesday evening after a cooperative supper in the dining room at 7 o'clock. The business session will be followed by the Lord's table and all friends and members are urged to attend.
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Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Prairie Flower Church
Canned vegetables face point value reductions in new scale
The notice states freen or wax bean cans carry zero points across all sizes while December points sit at five for the 2 can. No. 2 cans of peas drop from 18 to 15 points and other sizes adjust accordingly. No. 2% cans of tomatoes fall from 21 to 16 points, with exceptions for frozen corn peas and lima beans noted.
Dodson Funeral Services Planned for Thursday
Funeral services for Harrys Dodson who died suddenly will be held Thursday. A 12 30 p m service at Sherman's funeral home will be followed by a 2 p m service at the Methodist church in Lone Tree led by Rev Fred E K Miller. Burial is in Lone Tree cemetery.
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Harrys Dodson
Sherman
Lone Tree
Chargh
Fred EK. Miller
Washington Methodist Church
Lone Tree Cemetery
Firstborn of 1944 Born in Washington County
Gary Allen Lewis, six pounds five and a half ounces, son of Mr and Mrs Shrum Lewis, born at the county hospital last evening January 3 at 9 30. He is the first baby of 1944 reported to the Evening Journal.
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Gary Allen Lewis
Shrum Lewis
Washington County
Lewis
Gary Allen
Washington
Lawrence Kuhns
Wellman
Washington County Health Unit
Evening Journal
Former national boxing champion missing on bomber
Capt Carlof (Cully) Eckstrom of Minneapolis, former national collegiate boxing champion, is missing from a bombing mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany on December 20. He is an operations officer for a Thunderbolt group, on his 61st European theater mission, credited with destroying one fighter in October and another pending confirmation. His wife resides at Ryder, North Dakota.
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London
Carlof (Cully) Whckstrom
Minneapolis
Ludwigshafen
Germany
Eckstrom
Thunderbolt
Ryder
North Dakota
Main thawed goods keep vegetables free of point contamination
Frozen vegetables are processed to remove point contamination and ensure purity. The procedure maintains consistent quality while preventing physical defects. The measure supports safety standards and consumer protection in the produce supply chain.
Hog Record at Chicago Today
More than 17 900 hogs were carried in today at the Chicago livestock market after 54 000 hogs were received yesterday establishing a 110 year record. Soldiers aided livestock handlers to clear congestion in the pens and receipts today total 34 900 salable hogs expected to ease the crowd.
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Chicago
Home Guarders to Try Marksmanship
Washington headquarters company of the Town State Guard held a weekly drill last night reporting 56 on the roster with two lost to the army and marines, leaving 54. The authorized strength is 60, and Captain Howard Miller seeks more enlistments. Members practice rifle on the armory range competing with Iowa Guard units. medals are offered for expert 180/200, sharpshooter 160/200, marksman 130/290. Captain M. L. Brown of the US Army attended and spoke. Afterward, members planned a Rendezvous dance on Jan 21 with K Payne and his orchestra to raise company funds.
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Washington
Iowa Guard
M. L. Brown
United States Army
Jefferson Barracks
State Cafe
K. Payne
Kalona Pair Obtain Marriage License at Court House
Theodore R. Larsen and Anna M. Hochstetler of Kalona secured a marriage license at the court house today, marking the first step toward their planned ceremony. The couple’s names and hometown are confirmed in the records.
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Theodore R. Larsen
Anna M. Hochstetler
Kalona
Germany's Defense Is Crumbling Amid New Soviet Drive
London reports Russian armies across the pre war Polish frontier on a 30 mile front and widening to a 50 mile front. Stalin proclaims Red Army captured Belaya Tserkov south of Kiev as Nazi forces face a potential trap and heavy Allied raids hit northwest Germany with 13 missing bombers.
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Ukraine
Germany
London
Romania
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Belaya Tserkov
Kiev
Soviet spearheads drive into prewar Poland and air offensive on Berlin
Soviet forces reportedly pierced into former Polish territory as Red Army units pushed across frozen marshland near Olysk, while Allied air raids hit Italy and the Mediterranean front, blasting a ball bearing factory and rail yards. British Eighth Army advanced within five miles of Pescara as German defenses held the Adriatic coast. Reports from Moscow and broadcasts in Stockholm corroborate the crossfront action.
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Washington, D. C
Frank Knox
Marshall Islands
South Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Knox
Marshalls
Kaveing
Truk
Japan
Pearl Arbor
New Britain
New Guinea
United Press
Poland
Mediterranean Command
Turin
Italy
U. S
Adriatic
8Th Army
Pescara
Red Army
Oleysk
Moscow
London
Stockholm
Sergeant Woodford Injured in Air Raid over Germany
Staff Sergeant Charles Woodford son of Mr and Mrs Ray Woodford of Oskaloosa was injured in a bombing raid over Germany November 29. He suffered frost bite and unconsciousness in a Bremen raid while serving as tail gunner. He is in a hospital in England and expected to rejoin his crew soon. He recently received an oak leaf cluster for participation in raids over Germany and occupied countries.
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Charles Woodford
Ray Sk. Woodford
Oskaloosa
Germany
Eagland
C. S. Schmioeller
John Cunningham
Woodford
War Department
England
Charles
Bremen
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Middle East
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Cairo
Churchill
General
Washington City
Brighton Cty
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Wellman Riverside
West Chester Oy
Coppock
Brighton Ee
Crawford
Dutch Creek
English River
Highland Lowa
Jackson Lime Creek
Marion
Oregons
U. S. Navy
Council
Major Putnam
Major Bolce
Guinea
Ortona
Eighth Army
Prairie Flower
Dodson
Lewis Boy
County Hospital
Russia
Berlin
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