Counties With Clean Traffic Records For 1943 In Iowa
Fourteen Iowa counties had no traffic fatalities in 1943, an improvement over 1942 though none remained flawless for both years. Adair Audubon Bremer Davis Emmet Sioux Howard Jones Lucas Mitchell Pocahontas Wayne earned clean 1943 records. Adams Taylor Van Buren Worth had one fatality in 1943. Total 302 fatalities in 1943, down 24 percent from 396 in 1942.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bert L. Woodcock
State Division of Safety Education
Adair
Audubon
Bremer
Davis
Emmet
Sioward
Humboldt
Jones
Louisa
Lucas
Mitchell
Pocahontas
Sioux
Wayne
Adams
Taylor
van Buren
Worth
Delaware
Washington
Legislative Session Opens Tomorrow for Soldier Voting Act
Des Moines reports the Iowa legislature set to convene at 10 a.m. Wednesday in a special session called by Gov. Hickenlooper to enable voting by about 250 000 Iowa soldiers. Republicans plan caucuses to decide possible additional tax remission. Democrats will caucus tonight and are expected to back the soldier voting act.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rourke B. Hicken- Jooper
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Remove Gasoline Tank Caps Fined in Rosehill Prank
OSKALOOSA Rosehill youths faced charges after removing caps from nine gasoline tanks during a dance night. Justice W J Howell fined Garrett Shultos 25 and Leo Elliott 19, remanding a third youth 16 to juvenile court.
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Oskaloosa
Rosehill
W. J. Howell
Garrett Shultos
Leo Elliott
OPA Director's Wife Loses Her Ration Book
In Des Moines Iowa Rae K K Walters OPA district director noted ration books were being lost by housewives and motorists He ordered duplicates only after a 30 day waiting period Now the wife of the director Mrs Rae E B Walters of Harlan is reported as having lost her ration book
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Des Moines
Rae KK. Walters
Harlan
OPA
Iowa
Rae EB. Walters
Girl Dies at Drinking Party in Council Bluffs
Three teenage Iowans were held on open charges after the death of 17 year old Edna Maxine Pruett whose body was found in a car near a lunchroom. The youths met the girls at a Council Bluffs dance hall and later bought whisky to spike soft drinks at nearby establishments before driving back to the stalled car.
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Council Bluffs
Edna Maxine Pruett
Riley Nelson
Rationing Office Closes for District Meeting
A district bulletin from the Rationing Office states a Friday closure at the Des Moines request with Os_kaloosa attendance by District Director R. B. Walters. It notes amendment No. 51 to ration order No. 17 extends release time for low priced women’s shoes to February 5, with caps at $2 or less.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
R. BE. Walters
Highway Patrol Honors Mrs Miller At Fairfield Memorial
Washington county 4 H club boys led by Deane Rinner attend district short course in Fairfield as nine candidates vie for state offices. Memorial service honors Mrs Alex Miller with wreath laid on her Elm Grove cemetery grave by Highway Patrol members.
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Highway Patrol
Miller
Fairfield Meeting
Alex Miller
Washington
Elm Grove
C. B. Day
Cedar Rapids
Leonard Simms
Des Moines
R. P. Halleck
Fairfield
W. T. Donahue
Oskaloosa
Voss Goeth
Cedar Falls
Kermit Rhodes
Marengo
Charles G. Cole
Adair
Don Danforth
Council Bluffs
Joe Dixon
Osceola
Joe Hallgren
Montezuma
D. C. Braden
David Elder
Josephine Elder
Deane Rinner
Wayland
Ames
Washington County Boys’ Organization
Deane Rinnes
Washington County
Duane Schneder
Riversite
Bil Foster
Bill Norman
Wellman
Lloyd Duensing
Warren Dare
Car Trouble Halts Attempt to Move Miss Pruett
While the young men entered the lunchroom the car failed to start again and they could not arouse Miss Pruett, leaving the situation unresolved.
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Miss Pruett
Three Men Leave For Navy Service
Al Boyd Ralph Erlenbush and Lewis Clark Baker departed yesterday to begin active duty in the United States navy. The move reflects ongoing enlistments as the war effort continues with fresh seagoing personnel.
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Navy
al Boyd
Ralph Erlenbush
Lewis Clark Baker
United States Navy
War Dead and Casualties Reported Across Services
The Office of War Information released totals for US armed forces since Pearl Harbor. Overall casualties reach 142,289 with 32,662 dead, 47,123 wounded, 32,699 missing, and 29,805 prisoners of war, including 1,933 deaths in prison camps. Navy and War Department figures are 35,572 and 106,717 respectively by late January 1944.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Pearl Harbor
Office of War Information
War Department
Navy Department
Mrs. Pearce Dies in Denver Leader in Women’s Groups
Mrs. Sarah Hodges Pearce of Denver Colorado born in Washington county Iowa died at home after a stroke. She taught rural schools, was cousin to Mrs. John Adams of Ainsworth and lived in Denver 44 years. Survived by husband Joshua C. Pearce two daughters Mrs. Gano Senter and Mrs. Ina H. Dunhan seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
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Sarah Hodges Pearce
Denver
Colo
Joshua C. Pearce
Deaver
Pearce
Washington County
Iowa
John Adams
Ainsworth
Gano Senter
Ina H. Dunhan
Fined a Dollar a Mile for Speeding Case in Rural Route Four
Justice of the Peace Ben Cop assessed Warren Schaeffer a $15 fine plus costs for speeding. Schaeffer, of rural route four, was cited by the state highway patrol for driving 40 mph in a 25 mph zone, with the fine calculated as a dollar for each mile over the limit.
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Justice of the Peace
Ben Cop Pack
Warren Schaeffer
State Highway Patrol
War Loan Drive Goes Full Blast In Allamakee County
A four zone war bonds drive launches with 140 volunteers after a high school meeting led by Frank Miller. Groups begin door to door sales across towns and counties as G. E. Mace reports scattered county progress and towns preparing to report later in the week.
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Frank Miller
Washington
G. E. Mace
Allamakee County
Americans See Rome Front Clear View From Hills Near Rome
Allied dispatches from the Italian front report American observers in the front area can clearly view Velletri Albano and Genzano on the Appian way, with Albano 13 miles inland and Velletri seven miles southeast. Troops inland 12 mines were noted as front advances proceed toward Rome.
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Italy
Velletri
Genzano
Albano
Rome
Appian Way
Don White
United States
Genbano
Algiers
Mussolini Canal
Over 4 000 Cars Licensed in County in 1944
Washington county had 4 025 automobiles and 801 trucks licensed by today in 1944. Vehicle owners must license by February first to avoid a five percent penalty or a minimum one dollar per license.
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Washington County
Allamakee County Sets High War Bond Quota
Allamakee County, first in the state to report its war bonds quota in the fourth loan, sets a $634,000 target. Bonds bought on day one totaled $701,385. Chairman Mace explains individual quotas are the maximum one can buy while maintaining conscience and wartime duty. Washington County reports a $1,980,000 quota and calls for full cooperation.
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Allemakee County
War Finance Committee
Mace
Allamakee County
Washington County
Republican Candidates Increase in Washington County Nomination Drive
Washington county election news shows four more Republican candidates circulating nomination papers for county offices. Clarence Fulton of Crawford township joins the slate seeking the board of supervisors seat starting January 1946. Incumbents seeking renomination include Sheriff H M Putnam and Recorder Harriet Coulter, with Ernest Rudolph also running for reelection.
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Washington County
Clarence Fulton
Crawford Township
Crawfordsville
Board of Supervisors
H. P. Wilson
Fulton
George Fulton
Marion George
W. E. Howell
R. R. Noonan
Stan Kiesey
John C. Owen
Bond Premiere At State Theater
The State and Fox theaters announce a war bond premiere at the State theater on Wednesday February 9. Admission is open to anyone buying a bond at the theater office before the show. The feature is True To Life starring Mary Martin Dick Powell Franchot Tone and Victor Moore with a government short The Price of Rendova. Buyers receive a premiere ticket and may inscribe a hero’s name on a theater seat plaque as the drive aims to fund the fourth war loan.
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State
Fox Theaters
State Theater
Mary Martin
Dick Powell
Franchot Tone
Victor Moore
United States
South Pacific
District Officers to County Legion Meet
Burlington district commander H. Gilbert and Tipton district Auxiliary president Mrs Leona Anderson will attend the county Legion meeting at the Knights of Columbus hall this evening. State commander Dr Charles Logan and state president Mrs Roy Pell are also announced. Tap dances by Mrs Joyce Lowry will be part of the entertainment with dancing afterward and card tables available for non dancers.
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H. €. Gilbert
Burlington
American Legion
Leona Anderson
Tipton
Mandeville Couple Celebrate 43rd Anniversary Amid Grandsons’ Service
Woonsocket Rhode Island tribute notes Edouard and wife Edouard Mandeville mark their 43rd wedding anniversary on January 1 by dedicating the day to their 10 grandsons serving in the Army and Navy. Five of the grandchildren are listed as on active duty.
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Woonsocket, R. I
U.P
Edouard Mandeville
Reds Drive Provokes Outbreaks Across Front
Berlin acknowledged intensified Russian attacks near Leningrad as heavy fighting raged along a 110 mile front from Leningrad to Lake Ilmen. Soviet reports said German armor and motorized units renewed pressure east of Vinnitsa near the Bug river defenses, while Greek reassurances and Bulgarian mutinies added regional unrest amid the war.
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London
Berlin
Leningrad
Stockholm
Baltic States
Ukraine
Lake [Lmen
Red Army
Dnieper Bend
Virovograd
Vinnitsa
Fritz von Mannstein
Bug River
Bakans
Ankara
Severa
Bulgaria
Russia
Balkan
Germany
Indict Briggs in Letter Forgery Case
A federal grand jury charged George N. Briggs with falsely making and forging the Harry Hopkins letter. The indictments clear Harry L. Hopkins and Harold L. Ickes, with C Nelson Sparks named as the victim publication. The case stems from a two week probe into the doctored missive to Dr Umphrey Lee of Southern Methodist University. The panel also exonerated Lee and Frank Phillips of any involvement.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
George N. Briggs
Harold L. Ickes
Harry Hopkins
Dent Roosevelt
Advn
Harry L. Hopkins
Ickey
C. Nelson Sparks
Akron
Ohio
Briggs
Hopkins
Umphrey Lee
Southern Methodist University
Wendell L. Wilkie
Lee
Frank Phillips
Oklahoma
Senator Gillette Charges Anti Jewish Campaign
Iowa Democrat Senator Guy M. Gillette says there is a coordinated anti semitic movement in the western hemisphere and that Americans must curb it He plans to withdraw a resolution to form a commission to aid European Jews noting the president created the war refugee board to handle such tasks He asserts a deliberate effort to foment anti semitic feeling.
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Washington, D. C
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Western Hemisphere
War Refugee Board
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China
Boas
Cpl
Richard G. Beenblossom
A.P.O
New York City
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Ing
Army
Jackson
Henry A. Wallace
Frank Walker
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert E. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Committee
Mayflower
D. C
Nezi
Bond
County Legion
Mrs. Anderson
Mr. Gilbert
K. ©. Hall
Ickes
Gillette
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