Five Ottumwa Clubs Refused Meat and Sugar Points
Des Moines OPA headquarters said five Ottumwa night clubs have had meat, sugar and processed food points withheld since December 15. Rae Ek Walters, district OPA administrator, said no points will be issued until proper ration presentations are made. The clubs named are Colony club Sylvania club Jaeger s Pla Mor and Riverside Boat club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Rae Ek
Walters
Colony Club
Sylvania Club
Jaeger’s
Pla-Mor
Riverside Boat Club
Fairfield Objector Sentenced for Draft Evasion
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey sentenced Patl Burton Rail of Fairfield to four years in federal prison and fined $500 after a jury found him guilty of failing to report to the Jefferson County draft board for army induction. Rail, acting as his own counsel, said he would not enter the armed services because he felt God calling him to do His work.
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Fairfield
Ottumwa
Charles A. Dewey
Patl Burton Rail
Rail
Jefferson County
Armed Services
Newton Methodist Heads Anti salooners
Rev Loren M Edwards of Newton was elected president of the Iowa Anti Saloon league at the forty second annual meeting in Des Moines First Baptist church He succeeds Dr Frank M Andersen Des Moines who has accepted a pastorate in Merrill Wis Edwards is Newton's Methodist Church pastor and has led the Colorado Anti Saloon league and sits on the national Methodist temperance board He reelected all other officers and two new members joined the headquarters committee bringing it to 11
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Newton
League
Iowa special elections fill House seats with Republicans
In a January 26 soldier voting special session, eight Iowa House and Senate seats were decided. Republicans netted victories in six races, while a Marion County House contest between Paul Harp and D H Doughman remained unofficial pending the canvass. The Senate tally stands 45 Republicans to five Democrats. the House 98 Republicans to 10 Democrats.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Marion County
Crawford
Jackson
Paul Harp
Pleasantville
Id HH
Doughman
Dein
Bussey
Harp
Justice Arranges Day Work with Night Jail Term
Ben Gulsvig, a buttermaker, is to work for his employer by day and serve an 80 day jail sentence at night after Justice John W. McGeeney arranged the combined punishment. Gulsvig was arrested Monday night by police for driving on an old operators license. the judge had bound him over to the grand jury on motor vehicle while intoxicated charges and had his license turned over to the DMV two weeks earlier.
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Charles City
John W. McGeeney
Ben Gulsvig
Gusvig
San
Motor Vehicle Department
Grand Jury
Gulavig
Elkader
Rationing Board Reports Tires In Extremely Short Supply
The county price and rationing board warns passenger tires remain scarce with Grade I tires set to last four months at current rates and Grade III tires scarce due to dealer reluctance amid wartime strain. Truck tires are far more critical, requiring 550 000 monthly but currently averaging 306 000 with February quotas shrinking, urging heightened care and restraint to keep essential trucks running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huston
U. 38. Army
United States
Jail Nightly Report On Serving Sentence
A report notes routine nightly checks at the jail until the inmate’s sentence is fully served.
Renew Your Ration Books and Sell Cars With Care
Expired ration books require a renewal request from the Washington Iowa office or at the local distribution center. Do not renew by returning a stub, and send all stubs to the office. Before selling a car turn in the A gasoline book at the War Price and Rationing Office Washington Iowa and obtain a receipt for the new owner along with the tire inspection sheet. The new owner must present this receipt to obtain an A book for the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Iowa
Seven Washington county men drafted to Army Navy and Marines
Of the 15 Washington county men who attended Camp Dodge Monday for the January selective service, seven were accepted for the army, three for the navy and one for the marines. Army selection names: James Richard Gardner Glenwood EE Gingerich Floyd W. Lewis William David Vinton Irvin W. White Denver W. Dodge Vernon Sherman Fox. Navy selections: Lewis Clark Baker Ralph K. Erlenbush Albert S. Boyd. Marine: Robert Dean Cooney.
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Washington County
Camp Dodge
Army
Navy
Marines
Selective Service Board
James Richard Gardner
Glenwood EE
Gingerich
Floyd W. Lewis
William David Vinton
Irvin W. White
Denver W. Dodge
Vernon Sherman Fox
Lewis Clark Baker
Ralph K. Erlenbush
Albert S. Boyd
Robert Dean Cooney
C.A.A. Inspection Friday At Washington Airport
A C A A inspection and flight tests are set for Friday February 11 at Washington airport. A written examination will be administered during the visit. Ralph Scott Ed Sorrell and John Martin donated their planes for the C A P operation Sunday afternoon at the local airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
W. &. Bond
Ralph Scott
Ed Sorrell
John Martin
Farm Bloc Victorious In 10-9 Senate Vote
The Senate Banking Committee approved the Bankhead Bill by 10 to 9 to ban the administration price rollback and subsidy program. An administration backed proposal to continue the current program was rejected 10 to 9, and Taft’s compromise plan to fund subsidies while outlawing the price rollback was defeated 13 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
U.P
Senate Banking Committee
Francis Maloney
Connecticut
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Leon Beatty Post A L A Legion Sets 200 Membership Goal
Leon Beatty Post of the American Legion reports 186 paid up members for the year and plans to reach 200 by January 25 when State Commander Dr. Charles Logan visits for a county meeting. Rev BE Wendland spoke on his 1938 1939 Germany trip and Russell Frink led the program. The post also received a shipment of 60,000 cigarettes funded by donations for overseas service members and a Daughters of Union Veterans gift to redecorate Legion rooms at city hall.
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Leon Beatty
Rev
Be, H. Wendland
American Legion
Charles Logan
BE. H. Wendland
Germany
Russell Frink
Armed Services
Post
Daughters of Union Veterans
Legion Rooms
City Hall
D. Ju. V
Soviet Magazine Tartly Attacks Polish Government in Exile
The Moscow based magazine War and the Working Class reaffirmed friendly ties with Poland but accused the Polish government in exile in London of undermining relations and preparing for Europe’s invasion. It signals Moscow’s reluctance to engage with the exile leadership amid border dispute tensions.
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Moscow
Poland
London
Europe
Pilot Hero Wade Dies in Mediterranean Campaign
Lance Wade of Tucson Arizona, acclaimed as one of the Mediterranean Campaign's greatest fighter pilots, is dead as announced today from Allied HQ in Algiers. Wade served with distinction throughout the campaign and his loss is mourned by his unit and country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied Hdq
Algiers
Lance Wade
Tucson
Arizona
Mediterranean
Government establishes alcohol monopoly in Turkey
The government imposes a monopoly on manufacture, sale, and importation of alcohol in Turkey. The new policy centralizes control under state authority, aiming to regulate production, distribution, and revenue from alcoholic beverages.
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Turkey
Stimson Urges National Service Law in War Effort
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson urged Congress to enact national service legislation to equalize military and civilian war obligations. Testifying before the Senate Military Affairs Committee he warned that domestic industrial unrest could erode morale at the front and supported a nationwide service bill aligned with President Roosevelt’s request to prevent strikes during the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Stimson
Austin Wadsworth
Roosevelt
To Make 100 000 Planes in 1944
Chairman Charles E. Wilson of the aircraft production board says the U S will produce more than 100 000 planes in 1944 with a 50 percent rise in combat aircraft output. The plan emphasizes B 29 Super Fortresses and other high performance planes while trimming trainer and obsolete types.
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Washington, D. C
Charles E. Wilson
Aircraft Production Board Today
Wilson
British air war totals released in Commons
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair told the House of Commons that British bomber aircraft dropped about 136000 tons of bombs on Germany in 1943 and roughly 6000 tons from January 1 to 18. He said German bombers dropped about 2400 tons on Britain in the same period.
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London
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
Britain
Navy recruiting interview in Washington Friday
A navy recruiting officer will be in Washington Friday between ten o'clock and noon to interview prospective Paints for the navy WAVES navy air corps naval reserve or ship repair applicants are desired.
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Navy
Washington
WAVES
Navy Air Corps
Naval Reserve
Clinton Scranton Dies Near Chicago
Clinton Scranton 63 died of pneumonia at his Downers Grove home after a brief illness. Funeral services are set for Thursday afternoon at Downers Grove with relatives attending. He was born December 26 1890 in Marion township and was a painter by trade. Survived by a daughter Mrs Donald Johnson of Downers Grove a son Edward Martin serving aboard a submarine in the southwest Pacific two sisters and two brothers. Also survives are Mrs G E Mace and brother Frank Scranton of West Chester and Charles Darbyshire of Ottawa Evalyn Scranton of Oklahoma City and Charles Scranton of Agency Iowa.
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Clinton Scranton
Downers Grove
Chicago
Coursal
G. E. Mace
Frank Scranton
West Chester
Mr. Scranton
Marion Township
Washington
Martin and
Mary (Oxley) Scranton
Hurley Manufacturing Company
Donald Johnson
Edward Martin
Southwest Pacific
Mace
Charles Darbyshire
Ottawa
Evalyn Scranton
Oklahoma City
Charles Scranton
Agency
Towa
Neuhart Dairy Sale Fetches High Prices For Stock
Reports from the Fred Neuhart ranch southwest of town show strong demand for purebred Swiss dairy cattle. A top cow sold for 275 dollars and a top bull for 270 dollars. The 26 cows and heifers averaged above 200 dollars, with forty head sold overall. Auctioneers were Colonel Duncan of Creston and Brown and Bruty of Washington.
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Fred Neuhart Place
Colonel Duncan
Creston and
Brown and
Bruty
Washington
Ys Men’s Club Dinner Features Army Chaplain Talk
The weekly Ys Men’s club dinner was held at the Community room of the Y.M.C.A. Guest Robert O. Hammer of Santa Anita, California. Club president Robert McFarlane led the meeting and introduced Lee Holland who directed the program. Guest speaker Captain Fred Blick of Kearns Field Utah spoke on being an army chaplain with humorous and serious anecdotes from army life.
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Y's Men's Club
Y.M.C.A
Robert O. Hammer
Santa Anita
Calif
Robert McFarlane
Lee Holland
Fred Blick
Army Air Corps
Kearnsfield
Utah
Bond Drive Progress and County Efforts in War Loan
First reports from the fourth War loan drive show many only buy token bonds of 25 and 50 dollars. County chairmen urge larger purchases to reach the 1,080,000 quota. several townships assign new organizers and set local goals while countywide meetings continue. First two weeks’ sales total 80,765.50 or 7.4 percent, Riverside leads in bond proportion, followed by West Chester and Kalona.
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G. &. Mace
County War Finance
Pince
Clay
Max Waterhouse
W. O. Ralston
Dutch Creek Township
Ralston
Washington City
Mace
Frank B. Miller
Brighton City
Riverside
West Chester
Kalona
Bridge Collapse in Brazil Kills and Injures Many
Dispatches from Porto Alegre report the giant Rio Das Antas bridge in Rio Grande do Sul province collapsed. The structure is among South America’s largest and many people are killed or injured. Authorities and rescuers search the debris while officials assess the disaster.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Porto Aegro
Rio Das Antas
Rio Grande Do Sul
South America
Russians in Offensive on Long Front
Soviet premier Stalin announced gains west of Leningrad with Red armies widening the offensive to 25 miles. British forces attacked Cassino with artillery barrages and flank moves as American and French units press in the center, while tanks and infantry clash along the Italian front and the Appenines.
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London
Josef Stalin
Red Army
Leningrad
United Press
Italy
Cassino
Oranienbaum
Novograd
Black Sea
Baltic States
Poland
Rumania
Nikolai F. Vatutin
Rovno-Shepelovka
Slavuta
Lwow
Russia
Khome
Garigliano
Reynolds Packard
Sth
Appenines
Adriatic
Ortona
Britain's Denial of Separate Peace Reported in Moscow
London authorities and Russian press publish Britain's denial of a Pravda dispatch on peace talks with Germany. The report notes Hitler's alleged peace offer to the Allies via Turkey and claims of semi official envoys in Ankara discussing terms with Russian diplomats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Today
Britain
Pravda
Adolph Hitler
Turkey
National Broadcasting Company
Sweden Today
Stockholm
Geneva
la Suisse
Hitler
Ankara
Mayor Lytle fines Milo Zeek for traffic violation
Mayor R. L. Lytle held a traffic court session last night and fined Milo Zeek $12.50 for violation of city street traffic regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Lytle
Milo Zeek
Reports Point to Heavy Loss of Lives
Reports indicated a heavy loss of lives with no immediate details available. Authorities warned that information was fluid as rescue and verification efforts continued.
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Signor
AMG
International
Farm Bloc
Senate Banking Commit
Tee
Bankhead
Legion
William Halsey Spruance
Margaret Spruance
Preston Lee Spruance, Jr
William F. Halsey, Jr
South Pacific
Preston Spruance
Centreville
Del
U. S
Neuhart
Stalin
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