Coroner’s Jury Returns Sealed Verdict in Voss Death
A coroner’s jury met behind closed doors and returned a sealed verdict on the death of Paul Voss 41 fatally shot at his farm south of here. Voss stepson Doran Machovec 15 remains missing with a statewide search in progress. Machovec stayed at a Fort Dodge hotel Saturday night. A preliminary county attorney information charges Machovec with murder in Voss’s death. DES MOINES New Year’s Day prison escape at Anamosa leads to discharge of three employees and demotion of two others by Warden Foss Davis with board approval. Gov Hickenlooper calls it for lack of adherence to orders but finds no collusion.
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Des Moines
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Reformatory
Foss Davis
State Board of Control
B. B. Hickenlooper
Hickenlooper
Child falls from moving car injures two in Newton
Patricia Ann Slocum two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond T Slocum farmers near Monroe suffered critical injuries after a car door opened and she fell under the wheel of a moving automobile at Skiff hospital Monday night.
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Newton
Patricia Ann
Raymond T. Slocum
Monroe
Skiff Hospital
Four Plead Not Guilty in Bare Slaying Case
Two girls and two boys were charged with first degree murder in the William H. Bare slaying at Pleasantville. The defendants signed statements admitting part in the holdup that ended with Bare shot at his filling station December 22. The arraignment before Mayor Farr L. Young drew about 150 townspeople as the four appeared calm.
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Pleasantville
William H. Bare
Bare
Farr L. Young
Bates
Miller
Boy Wanted for Killing Captured
Doran Machovec a 16 year old Renwick high school student sought since Saturday in the slaying of his stepfather Paul Voss 41 was captured today at the John Bestmann farm southeast of Minden. The youth allegedly admitted firing a .22 rifle but said he did not know the wound was fatal. Charges of murder were filed.
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Atlantic
Doran Machovec
Friction Between Moscow and Polish Exile Government
Moscow doubts the London exile government truly representsPolish people amid a Soviet proposal for settlement of the Polish Russian border. Officials stress Russia seeks friendship with Poles not the exile cabinet in London, which Moscow says fosters anti Soviet policy.
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Moscow
Russia
London
Soviet Union
Stanislaw Mikolafcvyk
Former Resident Dies in Oklahoma
George E Newton of Granite Oklahoma died at his home yesterday. He was a brother of Mrs R L Badger of Washington and was married to Mari Kleese. Funeral services were held in Oklahoma. Surviving are two sons Isaac and Ralph and Mrs Badger. Newton was born and raised in Washington county near the McConnaughy home.
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George E&. Newton
Granite
Okla
R. L. Badger
Washington
Badger
Newton
East Second Street
Mari Kleese
Isaac Kleese
Oklahoma
Isaac
Ralph
Mr. Newton
Washington County
McConnaughbey
First Address Entry for Eleanor V Peiffer Retired
The record lists the initial address for Eleanor V Peiffer Retired 23 niece, An 6 C USN Te W R, Bronx New York 638 with no additional context or dates provided.
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Eleanor V. Peiffer
Niee
The
C. Usn
W.R
Bronx
New York
Young Macho Vec Files Filed At Humboldt
Reports indicate actions were filed against the individual known as young Macho Vec at Humboldt yesterday, with local authorities documenting the case and awaiting formal filings.
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Young Machovec
Humboldt
Churches to Hold Union Gatherings in Washington
Ministers from seven Washington churches announced a winter series of union Sunday evening services through January and February. The plan, approved after a pastors’ meeting, will rotate among seven churches with each minister preaching in his own church. The schedule lists St Pauls Evangelical and Reformed, Baptist, Associate Presbyterian, Methodist, Church of Christ, Presbyterian, and United Presbyterian across January 16 to February 27.
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Washington
Milo Phillips
Byvaneelical and Reformed Church
Phillips
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed
Milo J. Phillips
Baptist
Alfred Trenerry
Associate Presbyterian
Basil McBee
Methodist
Fred E. Miller
Church of Christ
Ivan Riess
Presbyterian
W. Eastwood
United Presbyterian
George Kerr
Morgan outlines farm program and tractor shortage
Morgan Warren county AAA chairman spoke at the Rotary Club on farm program history since 1919 and how the Triple A now focuses on soil practices. He cited 1948 Iowa crop production 6 percent above 1942 despite labor shortages and stated a need for more farm machinery with 49 tractors allotted and over 200 farmers seeking them. Guests Howard L. Witting and W. J. Curtis attended. a patriotism committee on the U S flag was formed.
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Warren Morgan
AAA
Rotary Club
Morgan
Iowa
Howard L. Witting
Washington
W. J. Curtis
Cedar Rapids
United States
Ralph Young
Glenn Holden
Leslie Gates
Karl Mohr
Wartime Frontiers Spark Polish Diplomatic Clash
Exiled Polish government leaders in London protest while the Union of Polish Patriots in Moscow fights back. Russia faces postwar demands over territories once part of Russia including eastern Poland Latvia Estonia Lithuania and Bukovina. Finns fear a harsher stance as frontier lines from 1939 are debated.
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Poland
London
Washington
Moscow
Russia
Latvia
Estonia
Lithuania
Bessarabia
Bukovina
Finland
State Bank Holds Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Stockholders represented 313 of 500 shares at the Washington State Bank annual meeting. Directors re-elected include G. N. Barclays, John F. Foster, W. W. Jarrard, George L. McDaniel, Earl J. Miller, Dr. W. L. Alcorn, and L. A. Holland. Lee Holland reported deposits rose about 600000 to 222,268.05 by year end. A dividend was paid on January 1 to stockholders. Afterward the board re-elected officers: John F. Foster chairman, Glen N. Barclay president, Lee A. Holland vice president, Frank L. Kos cashier, Charles M. Barclay assistant cashier.
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Washington State Bank
G. N. Barclays
John F. Foster
W. W. Jarrard
George L. McDaniel
Earl J. Miller
W. L. Alcorn
L. A. Holland
Lee Holland
Glen N. Barclay
Lee A. Holland
Frank L. Kos
Charles M. Barclay
Allied planes sink 22 barges in New Guinea action
Allied forces in New Guinea and New Britain areas pressed the attack as planes and torpedo boats sank 22 barges and bombarded transports and supplies. American marines hunted scattered Japanese remnants near Cape Gloucester, with a seven to one toll reported.
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Allied Hdq
New Guinea
New Britain
Cape Gloucester
Roosevelt Urges National Service Law in Wartime Address
In his third wartime State of the Union, President Roosevelt urged enactment of a national service law drafting all able-bodied men and women for essential industry. He tied the plan to four remaining items in a 6.6 point program including tax reform and price controls. He also sought subsidy continuation for essentials and a soldier vote remedy avoiding state controlled machinery.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Bomb Germany in daybreak bomber sweep
An hour long parade of giant American bombers crossed the channel in daylight. The raid followed the RAF Mosquito attack on Berlin the previous night as Allied forces pressed the air offensive over Axis Europe.
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London
Axis
Europe
Berlin
Sofia
Bulgariaa
Singer Frank Sinatra's newborn son likely to be named
A baby boy born last night to Mrs Frank Sinatra wife of the famous singer may be named Frank Sinatra Jr. The press reported the newborn is eight pounds thirteen ounces.
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Jerse Clee
Frank Sinatra
Nannied
Frank Sinatra, Jr
County licenses show vehicle totals for year to date
County Treasurer George reports 860 cars and 70 trucks licensed since January 1. By today 3510 automobiles 713 trucks and about 600 trailers licensed for 1944, with most licenses and 1944 stickers completed in December. Delinquency penalties not due until February 1. December 1943 license fees totaled $57,649.75 versus $19,583.53 in December 1942.
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Marion&. George
Former Agent at Brighton Is Dead
James B. Painter 57 of 702 East Van Buren street died at 1 45 this morning in Washington county hospital after a long illness. Funeral Thursday at 10 at Sherman's funeral home with Rev H C Whiting of Fairfield in charge. Burial in Brighton cemetery. Painter longtime Rock Island railroad station agent at Brighton for 16 years then Sigourney for two. Born March 5 1886 in Smithshire Illinois. Married Mabel Lowry in 1906. she died in 1922. Remarried to Hazel Boughtin four years ago. Survived by wife five daughters and one son with several grandchildren. brothers Melvin and Carl Painter. sisters Mrs John Chard and Mrs Louis Kubich. One brother preceded him in death.
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James B. Painter
East
van Buren Street
Washington County Hospital
Sherman
H. C. Whiting
Fairfield
Presbyterian Church
Brighton
Purial
Mr. Painter
Rock Island Railroad
Sigourney
Washington
Smithshire
Ill
Rome
Iowa
Mabel Lowry
Hazel Boughtin
Painter
Belknap
Princeville
Masonic Lodge
Modern Woodmen
Joseph Stockman
Rock Island
Ed Darner
Fremont
Arthur Donovan
Moline
Cecil Glider
Davenport
James Weiler
Burlington
Melvin
Carl Painter
Monmouth
John Chard
Aledo
Louis Kubich
Dodder Lindner Marriage License Obtained
Daryl H. Dodder of Washington and June Lindner of Chicago secured a marriage license at the courthouse yesterday.
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Daryl H. Dodder
Washington
June Lindner
Chicago
Court House
January Grand Jury Is Excused in Washington County
Judge J G Patterson opened the January term and ordered grand jurors notified their services are not required. Washington county has had no grand jury for over a year as the criminal calendar remains clear. Petit jurors were not yet told to report though none of the term’s cases were set for trial. Opal B Kern was granted a divorce from Arthur James Kern, the county’s first divorce of 1944.
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Washington County District Court
J. G. Patterson
Washington County
Patterson
Opal B. Kern
Arthur James Kern
Funeral services held for J. W. Van Dyke in Ottumwa
J. W. Van Dyke a 61 year old former Washington business man died after a one day illness at his Middletown home. Funeral services were conducted in Ottumwa on January 3 with burial in the family plot where his parents are buried. He was father to Mrs Armour Griggs of Washington and Ranford VanDyke of Fort Madison, formerly of Washington.
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J. W. van Dyke
Washington
Ottumwa
van Dyke
Middletown
Armour Griggs
Ranford VanDyke
Fort Madison
VanDyke
White Way
Colenso
Reds Offer To Give Up Polish Area Seized in 1939
Soviet government proposes to return about 7,000 of 77,700 square miles seized in 1939 along the Curzon line as part of a boundary settlement with Poland. A treaty of mutual alliance with Poland is offered, while Allied offensives press on in Ukraine and Italy with American and British forces advancing near Cassino and in others sectors.
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Reds
United Press
Poland
Italy
Nemirov
Bug River
Rumania
Bessarabian
Odessa- Warsaw
Dnieper
Ivan S. Konev
Smela
Kirovograd
Cacausus
DNB
Kerch
Crimea
White Russia
Red Army
Vitebsk
Paris
Curzon
United Nations
Cassino
Cervere
Rome
Mt. Ticerni
Mt. Procchio
Cervero
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