Washington County Farmers Mutual elects Dusenbery president
At the annual meeting in Washington County, Harry A. Dusenbery of Cedar township was elected president, replacing Ira A. Coon who moves to Washington. The association reported record in force coverage of 25.87 million dollars for 1944 and 40 thousand dollars paid on claims, with six directors re-elected and plans to purchase the former Washington National Bank building for new offices.
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Washington County Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association
Harry A. Dusenbery
Cedar Township
Ira A. Coon
Washington
Charles A. Kennedy
The
Mutual
Washington County
Washington National Bank
C. C. Wilson
National Bank of Washington
Phil Weldin
W. C. Sheets
Dutch Creek
Lloyd Marek
Jackson
William T. Te
W. O. Morgan
Ira Coon
Highland Township
Highlands Township
Sidney Coon
Ira Cgon
Coon
Washington County Farmers’ Mutual
Ira Coeon
Dusenbery
H. A. Dusenbery
George M. Lord
Oregon
Charles Kennedy
W. O. Morfan
Clay
Wil
Column on Iowa native dies in plane crash near Lemay Utah
Seret D. J. Bell Jr., 27, of the Army Air Corps, was killed when his plane crashed en route home to Sioux City after leaving Tonopah Nevada. He was returning to attend his father’s funeral, who died the previous Monday from a heart attack. Official notification of the crash reached his family.
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Clarion Seret
D. J. Bell, Jr
Army Air Corps
Lemay
Utah
Bell
Sergeant Bell
Sioux City
Tonopah
Nev
Exploding Tire Injures Man at Fort Dodge Service Station
Charles Kemna, 30, a service station attendant from West Bend Iowa, is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital after a tire he was repairing exploded. He sustained a skull fracture and other head injuries.
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Fort Dodg
Charles Kemna
West Bend
Mercy Hospital
Negro Company Sought in Iowa State Guard
Gov Rourke B Hickenlooper told a Des Moines NAACP committee he would study creating a Negro company in the Iowa State Guard. Ike Smalls said the governor would meet with state guard leaders in about two weeks to discuss the proposal.
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Des Moines
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Iowa
Ike Smalls
First View
State Association
Methodist Pastors In Iowa See Salary Increases
Iowa Methodist pastors have raised salaries by 100 to 500 dollars annually as living costs rise during wartime. A survey at district superintendents meeting reported by Bishop J Ralph Magee found no complaints from pastors about pay.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. Ralph Magee
Wife of Former President Hoover Dies in New York
Mrs. Lou Henry Hoover, 68, wife of former U S president Herbert Hoover, died of a heart attack in Waldorf Towers New York suite while preparing for dinner. The Hoovers came to New York for the holidays from Palo Alto California. Their sons Herbert Jr and Allen were notified and headed east.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Waldorf Towers
Mr. Hoover
United States
Palo Alto
Califk
Herbert, Jr
Allen
California
Hoover
Lou Henry
Waterloo
Iowa
Newspapers Named Official County Papers for 1944
At a hearing before the county board yesterday the Kalona News Wellman Advance and Washington Journal argued for designation as official county newspapers. Each paper submitted its county subscriber lists with figures: Washington Journal 2998 Kalona News 419 Wellman Advance 392 Brighton Enterprise 242. Figures exclude out of county subscribers.
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County Board of Supervisors
Kalona News
Wellman Advance
Washington Journal
Brighton Enterprise
Roof Fire at Porter Home Halts Before Major Damage
Fire crews were summoned to the Edgar Porter residence at 422 East Seventh Street after a roof fire was found this morning. Firefighters contained the blaze with little damage to the house.
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Porter
Edgar Porter
East Seventh Street
Mercury Dips Below Zero in Washington Weather
The first subzero temperature of 1944 hit Washington last night at two degrees below zero. Temperatures began moderate today with noon reading at 15 degrees above zero. Yesterday's high reached 24 degrees above zero as conditions lightened.
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Washington
Kavieng Bombed by Allied Planes in New Guinea
Allied airmen heavily damaged Japanese shipping and air facilities in the southwest Pacific including a Kavieng raid on New Ireland as part of a 17th straight night assault. McArthur notes fighting eased at Cape Gloucester while Major Boyington and the Black Sheep squadron search for their missing leader over Rabaul after his 26th aerial victory.
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New Guinea
Solomons
New Ireland
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Douglas McArthur
Cape Gloucester
Kavieng
Rabaul
Torokina Airfield
Bougainville
Jan
U.P
Boyington
Escape in Night Clothes From Ainsworth Farm Fire
Ainsworth residents Mrs Everette A Stewart and three children escaped a two story home fire at 3 am by climbing a ladder from an upstairs window with bedclothes. The house and its contents were destroyed, though a tenant house remained intact as neighbors and Harvey Meek helped battle the blaze. The Stewarts, moving from the farm to Columbus Junction, were staying in the tenant house on the O Beirn property nearby.
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Ainsworth
Jan
Everette A. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Stewart Home
Harvey Meek
Mutual
Bill
Patty Stewart
Stewart
J. M. Stewart
B. M. O'Beirn
Omaha
O’beirn
Everette Stewart
Washington Fire Department
O’beirns
Divorce Suit Filed by Virginia Graf for Custody
Virginia Graf filed with the clerk of court for a decree of divorce from Raymond Graf. They married at Fairfield March 9 1934 and lived as husband and wife until late November 1943. She seeks custody of two minor children and lists Keota as her residence while the defendant lives in Lime Creek township. Attorney: Henry B Bailey.
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Virginia Graf
Raymond. Graf
Fairfield
Keota
Lime Creek Township
Henry B. Bailey
Draftee Physical Exams Initiated by Selective Service
Washington DC January reports say draft boards began scheduling 14 registrants for pre induction physical exams ordered by selective service. Under the ruling 4 A soldiers will receive official army medical exams at least 21 days before induction, with delays possible for ample serviceable men.
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Washington, DC
Sister of J H Will Dies in Kansas City
Mrs Paul Roberts of Kansas City Missouri dies New Year’s Day. Funeral and burial held in Kansas City. Minerva Will, longtime Columbus City resident, survived by husband four children and brother J H Will.
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J. H. Will
Ainsworth
Paul Roberts
Kansas City
Minerva Will
Columbus City
Roberts
Will
Card of Thanks from Lloyd Howsure family
We express sincere thanks to those who called on us during our hospital stay and to those who sent cards letters flowers and gifts. Deeply appreciated from Mr and Mrs Lloyd Howsure and Linda Jean.
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Lloyd Howsure
Linda Jean
Fire Destroys Kitchen and Dining Area in Unseen Start
Fire erupted in a building's kitchen and dining room with unclear origin. Crews guarded the scene until seven o'clock this morning to ensure flames would not rekindle and threaten nearby structures.
Blizzard Strikes Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas
A severe blizzard disrupted Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas with record snow drifts and freezing temperatures. Tex panhandle temps fell 25 degrees in 18 hours while Oklahoma City reported eight inches of snow and 13 degrees. Amarillo suffered its worst blizzard since 1898 with blocked roads and iced lines.
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United Press
Texas
Arkansas
Okhlahoma
Texas Panhandle
Texas Gulf Coast
Oklahoma City
Quanah
Ft. Smith
Ark
Little Rock
Amarillo
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Alabama
Tennessee
Fire Threat at County AAA Office in Former Bank Building
Fire broke out around six yesterday evening in a wastepaper box in a lavatory of rooms housing the county AAA office in the former Washing ton National Bank building on the square’s northeast corner. Adjacent woodwork scorched before firefighters stopped the blaze. damage was minor but could have grown serious if unchecked.
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Washington National Bank
County Aaa
Paine Quote on Preservation versus Recovery
A Paine aphorism notes that keeping character is easier than restoring it after loss. The remark emphasizes prudence in safeguarding integrity rather than repairing it after damage.
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Paine
Russians threaten collapse in south and Italy sees San Vittore fall
Russian forces push into Poland and approach to Kirovograd amid claims of irresistible victory from Isvestia. Allied air strikes hammer Germany while German advances into Jugoslavia retreat Tito forces from Bosanka Gradiska. San Vittore falls to American units in a brutal Italian battle. Continues on Page 2.
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Eighth Army
Italy
Pescara
Ortona
Rome
International
United Press
Russia
Stalingrad
Reich
San Vittore
Moscow
Isvestia
Rumania
Poland
Red Army
Dnieper
Kirovograd
Ukraine
S.A.F
England
Ludwigshafen
Mannheim
Rhineland
Jugoslavia
Marsahli Josip (Tito) Brozovich
Bosanka Gradiska
Bosnia
United Nations reports gains as Kiev front advances
UN radio says 5th army seized Giusto near San Vittore. Soviet forces under Konev capture Kirovograd while continuing a four day push up to 31 miles. German radioclaims attack on Florence with unspecified casualties and damage. Martin Hallensleben cites Soviet strength as a bid to split and destroy German lines.
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London
U P
United Nations Radio
5Th Army
Giusto
San Vittore
U.P
Martin Hallensleben
Ivan S. Konev
2Nd Ukrainian Front
Kirovograd
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Farm Mutual
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Adolf Hitler
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Erwin Rommel
Totters
Ychieti
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Ask Negro Company
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AAA
Paris
Florence
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