Iowa fair board backs army aviation induction center plan
Des Moines the Iowa state fair board decided not to block a War Department plan to use the fairgrounds for an army aviation induction center. Board secretary L B Cunningham said a committee would discuss arrangements if needed, and the 1942 fair could be moved. Some 4 H club contests might be held elsewhere.
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Des Moines
Iowa State Fair Board
War Department
Army
Fairgrounds
L. B. Cunningham
Fair Board
Cunningham
Marshalltown Father Says Son In Navy After Kearny Torpedoing
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mann of Marshalltown report their son Clarence E. Mann wrote he was alive and well but the navy must reveal his role in the destroyer Kearny sinking near Teeland by a German sub Oct 17. Mann, a chief torpedo man, did not mention the loss in letters. A Washington dispatch says he earned the Navy Cross for maintaining order and discipline amid flooding and deck chaos aboard the Kearny.
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Marshaltown
E. A. Mann
Marshalltown
Clarence E. Mann
Navy
Kearny
Teeland
Mann
Washington, D. C
Iowa to Sell Federal Auto Tax Stamps This Week
Federal auto tax stamps go on sale in Iowa this week after the date was moved up to ease congestion. Edith Johnson, Des Moines post master, says Iowa stamps have arrived and are being distributed to 1,132 post offices, with Des Moines handling the rollout. She added that once stamps reach all Iowa postmasters, the purchase date will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington, D. C
Edith Johnson
Returns to University Despite Blocked Roads
Edward Bock a State University of Iowa senior from Steinauer Nebraska braves heavy snow to reach campus after holiday break. He and his 13 year old brother Eugene used a sled to cover 14 miles to Pawnee City and then Edward found a ride to Iowa City while Eugene returned home pulling the empty sled.
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Iowa City
Edward Bock
Steinauer, Neb
State University of Iowa
Bock
Eugene
Pawnee City
Neb
Edward
Steinauer
Uncle Sam Refuses Soldier's Board Bill
DES MOINES A town youth recalled for induction on January 1 missed the Fort Des Moines center due to a blizzard. He stayed home with his mother for five days and was billed for board and room, but the selective service office refused to pay the charge citing delays caused by the weather.
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Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Selective Service Office
Sam
X-ray Reveals Six Cracked Vertebrae for Dr. Royal
In West Liberty an X-ray shows Dr. L A Royal suffered six cracked vertebrae last Tuesday after his ear skidded on ice and he fell while en route to an Iowa City hospital. The past district Rotary governor will wear braces for several weeks. earlier reports had downplayed the injuries.
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West Liberty
L. A. Royal
Iowa City
Royal
Rotary
Theft of Communion Table Probed at Closed Congregational Church
Waverly police investigate the theft of a communion table valued at 25 dollars from the long closed Congregational church in Waverly.
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Waverly
County Auditor Kiesey Urges War Veterans Tax Exemption
County Auditor Kiesey calls all eligible war veterans to file for the Soldiers Tax Exemption for 1942. The amended law requires veterans to record discharge details with the County Recorder, file an oath sworn claim with the County Auditor, and designate the property for the exemption. Applications must be filed by June 1, with arrangements made if the veteran cannot attend in person.
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Kiesey
49Th General Assembly
Iowa
County Recorder
Stead
Elamn
Board of Supervisors
Farmers Gather Scrap Iron for Defense Drive
In a defense scrap iron campaign the VFW urges salvaging every scrap metal piece no matter how small to fund national defense. One ton was found by Fred Longer and a neighbor, with local drives continuing through February and beyond if needed. The American Petroleum Company provides a lot east of its station for dumping scrap metal.
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5. B. Watson
V.F.W
Fred Longer
American Petroleum Company
Ruth Alexander
United States
Netherlands East Indies
Roosevelt Views Are Disclosed In Price Control Fight
President Roosevelt intervened in the price control dispute, telling the House Banking Committee that Senate farm bloc amendments could trigger labor unrest hindering the war effort. He met five committee members for 45 minutes, and conferees appeared receptive, though some expect a rejection of the Senate farm price rise amendment.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
House Banking Committee
Senate
House Committee
House
Agriculture Department
Bechtel Truck and Auto Collision at City Corner
Bechtel Truck and Auto collision occurred when a Bechtel truck driven by Frank Dea struck a car driven by Wilder Bell at the South Second avenue and East Madison street corner yesterday afternoon. Bell’s car sustained about 70 dollars damage while the truck sustained about 15 dollars.
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W. A. Bechtel Company
Frank Dea
Wilder Bell
South Second Avenue
East Madison Street
Bell
Old Papers to Sell for Red Cross at Congress Hotel
Mr and Mrs J W Peterson owners of the Congress hotel offer a room in their hotel as a depot for old papers. Papers will be sold and proceeds go to the Red Cross. Residents asked to bring newspapers and magazines in tied packages to the Congress hotel or leave loose paper in sacks at headquarters. Roger Sherman Red Cross local chairman appreciates the offer and expects cooperation.
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J. W. Peterson
Congress Hotel
The
Red Cross
Roger Sherman
Petersons
Census shows factories producing over a million 2kW electric ranges
The census notes that U.S. factories in the past four years have manufactured more than one million electric kitchen ranges rated at 2 percent kilowatts and above.
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K.W
Campaign call offers rides for metal event in Washington
The note asks readers with no transport to contact Everette Burham, organizer for Washington, to arrange a ride to the big metal event supported by the VFW campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
V.F.W
Everette Burham
City of
Washington
City Bond Sale Set for January
Notice in the Journal shows a Washington bond sale at 7:30 PM on January 26 in the city hall council chambers. The issue totals $6,468.97 and finances street improvements. Proceeds fund portions of last year’s rock and asphalt surfacing projects assessed locally.
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Journal Today
City of
Washington
Council
Officers Named By State Bank Reelect Directors
Seven board members were re-elected at the Washington state bank annual meeting with 329 of 500 shares represented. The board then re-elected officers including John F. Foster as chairman and Glen N. Barclay as president. Holland served as secretary and reported on the past year’s business.
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Washington State Bank
G. N. Barclay
John F. Foster
W. W. Jarrard
George L. McDaniel
Hart J. Miller
W. L. Alcorn
L. A. Holland
Glen N. Barclay
Lee Holland
Frank L. Kos
Charles M. Barclay
Barclay
Holland
Church Men's Club To Meet Thursday
The Metho dict church Men s club will hold its January meeting Thursday evening January 15 in the social hall. Theodore Bailey president announced the event. A special entertainment program is planned under Wendell Baker. Dinner will be served at 6 30. A large crowd is anticipated.
Send Japs To Inland Points Move In British Columbia
Conservative J A Paton urged the British Columbia legislature to approve a mass evacuation of coastal Japanese to inland areas as a precaution against fifth column activity. He called for action to remove all Japanese from the coast, while Vancouver officials awaited Ottawa conferences. Police and military authorities were told to detain and identify Japanese residents.
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Victoria
B. C
U.P
J. A. Paton
Paton
British Columbia
Vancouver
Ottawa
Dominion
Bank earnings rise with larger year profit and deposits
Net earnings for the year reached 12726.86 with 6000 distributed as dividends and the rest added to undivided profits. State bank deposits stand 181662.65 higher than a year ago, indicating growth despite the prior year’s base.
Willkie Considered for Labor Umpire Post
President Roosevelt weighs Wendell L. Willkie for a supplemental board of wartime labor umpire or arbitrator roles on the new national war labor board. White House secretary Stephen Early said the Willkie possibility was not the conference’s main aim. The war labor board, created by executive order, replaces the national defense mediation board with William H. Davis as chairman.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Wendell L. Willkie
National War Labor Board
White House
Stephen Early
Willkie
War Labor Board
National Defense Mediation Board
William H. Davis
Early
New Labor Board
Mrs. Stephen Named Local Director of Victory Book Campaign
Grace Stephen city librarian is named director of the Victory Book campaign to collect books for U S armed services and the Merchant Marine. She will form committees for collecting distributing sorting and repairing books. Campaign is sponsored by the American Library Association the American Red Cross and the USO.
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Grace Stephen
United States
Merchant Marine
Stephen
Mildred H. Pike
Sioux City
Iowa
American Library Association
American Red Cross
USO
Allies Increase Air Power Against Japanese Fronts
Allied forces clash with Japanese across the Far East with heavy bombing in Burma Malaya and the Philippines. Bataan defenders win a heavy artillery exchange driving back enemy armor and infantry concentrations as Dutch and American air reinforcements strike Tarakan and Celebes and press bombardment of Tarakan.
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United Press
Far East
Russia
North Africa
Philippines
Bataan
East Indies
America
Tarakan
Celebes
Western Pacific
Malaya
Borneo
Singapore
Burma
Rangoon
Thailand
Berlin
Egypt
Britain
God's Acre Dedication Attended by Bishop
Bishop W O Weidler of Kansas City and State Superintendent G E MacCanon of Des Moines joined Stilson for the God's acre dedicatory program at the United Brethren church. The Stilson plan uses the 1941 corn crop to fund 1942 expenses, differing from typical past-due payments.
Architect Schubert Reveals Postwar Home Trends
C. W. Schubert of Schubert & Sorensen spoke to the Rotary Club. The La Crosse firm plans the county hospital extension and predicts future homes will be cheaper and simpler with flat roofs once government restrictions ease. He noted complex architect duties amid limited materials due to war. Attendance neared one hundred percent.
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C. W. Schubert
Schubert & Sorensen
Rotary Club
Schubert
County Hospital Board
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Fellowship
Deposit Spots for Books Named by Mrs Stephen
The Evening Journal notes sites for placing donated books as advised by Mrs Stephen. It lists locations and procedures for contributors seeking to deposit volumes.
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Evening Journal
Stephen
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Frank Knox
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
National Press Club
Hershey
Bechtel
118Th Cavalry
Japan
Germany
Italy
O. J. Brown
Milwaukee
Brownwood
Texas
Camp Bowie
Toop
State Bank
U.S
Far Pacific
Labor Post
Mrs. Stephen
God’s Acre
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