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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1942
Page
1
Postville Soldier Promoted to Major in Army Air Forces
Charles DP Sonn 25 son of Mr and Mrs Paul Sonnkalb is raised to major in the U S Army Air Forces. He was promoted to captain June 8 at Lubbock Texas where he serves as commandant of cadets at the Lubbock Army Flying School. He entered air forces in 1938 after graduating from Columbia College Dubuque and was an instructor at Randolph Field Texas in August 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
Charles DP. Sonn
Aul Sonnkalb
U. States Army Air Forces
Lubbock
Tex
Lubk Army Flying School
Air Forces
Columbia College
Dubuque
Rndolph Field
Air Raid Test A Success Says Wardens at 46 Stations
Commander Ivan Norton announced air raid wardens were present at 42 of 46 stations and that the test ran smoothly. A brief weekly whistle test will begin Monday evenings to adjust siren pitch and effectiveness. The second citizens defense school opened at the high school with 135 registrants and runs for five weeks each Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Defense School
Secon
Norton
Bettie
Joe Falk
James Schmoeller
Charles Davis
J. Rothschild
Defense Corps
Cleanup drives continue as Sioux City police arrest 89
Sioux City police morals squads report 89 arrests in the last six hours as they clean up the area around the Army air base being built near Sergeant Bluff. Of those taken in, 15 were women charged with vacancy. they are held for earthly authorities. The force describes many arrestees as floaters and drunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Army Air Base
Sergeant Bluff
Quaker Oats Executive Dies After Heart Attack in Chicago
Edward Sheehy aged 49, a Quaker Oats executive in charge of mill production reduction, died of a heart attack at Edgewater Beach apartments in Chicago. He joined Quaker Oats in March 1916 in Chicago and rose to assistant manager at the Cedar Rapids plant before moving to oversee Chicago mill production. He previously worked in Waverly Markey Fort Dodge Buffalo and St. Joseph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids
Edward Sheehy
United States
Edgeswater Beach
Chicago
Ill
Quaker Oats Co
Sheehy
Waverly
Markiy
Fort Dodge
Buffalo, N.Y
St. Joseph, Mo
Fifth Son Is Enlisted In U S Armed Forces
James Smith aged 20 of Sumner enlisted in the Marine Corps in Waterloo becoming the fifth Smith to join the U S armed forces. His brothers Ben Theodore Valentine are marines aged 25 23 and 22, with Robert a private first class with the army in Ireland. An 18 year old brother plans to enlist later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
James Smith
John Smith
Sumner
Marine Corps
United States
Corp
Ben Smith
Theodore
Valentine
Marines
Robert Smith
United States Army
Ireland
Burial set for former resident Josephine Clark at Woodlawn
Burial services are scheduled at Woodlawn cemetery on Wednesday afternoon for Josephine Clark who died in Davenport. She formerly lived here and was a sister of Mrs. George Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Cemetery
Josephine Clark
Davenport
George Turner
Government spends four billion in first 25 days of fiscal year
The United States government, the largest buyer of goods and services, spent over four billion dollars in the first 25 days of the current fiscal year starting July 1, eclipsing the total 1930 government outlay. About 3.5 billion dollars went to war-related expenditures, with spending rate around six and two thirds million dollars per hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
United States
Pelley Charged With Sedition in War Effort Case
In Indianapolis the government opened prosecution of William Dudley Pelley and two associates for alleged sedition. Oscar R. Ewing outlined 12 charges based on statements after 1941 in the Galileean weekly and a pamphlet, asserting the aim to hinder the war effort, not mere criticism of the president or the New Deal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
U.R
William Dudley Pelley
Oscar R. Ewing
United States
Lawrence Brown
Marian Henderson
Ewing
Galileean
Nobilsville
Silver Shirts
America
New Deal
Plan for Men to Enlist in Reserve and Attend College
A meeting with colleges and armed forces reps outlined a plan for men to enlist in a reserve while attending college. Men must pass physical and mental exams and may stay in college until called. The program aims to build a pool of officer material and provide training, with a July 1 1943 cutoff for nonfreshmen enlistment. Washington junior college awaits its quota from the 7th corps area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Armed Forces
Reserve
Air
Reserve Corps
Washington
7Th Corps
Omaha
Neb
Arrest Two Men At Wellman for Army Desertion
Sheriff Putnam and Deputy Kiesey tracked a stolen car to Wellman and arrested two men identified as Army deserters who admitted desertion but denied stealing the vehicle. A third man, lodged for lacking a registration card, joined them in the county jail. All three claim Lake Placid New York as their home address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Putnam
Walt Kiesey
Wellman
Lake Placid
N.Y
Ralph W. Masse
Burial Planned for Wellman Victim of Electrocution
Funeral services for William Shettler 34 of Wellman will be held at the Wellman Mennonite church with ministers W Gingerich and George Miller in charge. Burial will be in East Union cemetery. The service is tentatively set for 9 30 Friday morning pending word from a brother in Alaska. He was electrocuted while setting off dynamite at the Shettler quarry near Wellman yesterday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
William Shettler
Wellman Mennonite Church
W. §. Gingerich
George §. Miller
Bidwell Funeral Home
East Union Cemetery
Alaska
Shettler
Mother of George Roy Fields Is Dead
Mrs. Mary Nestor of Bucklin Missouri died this morning after a brief illness. She was the mother of George Fields former high school principal and Sergeant Roy Fields of Camp Bowie Texas. A heart attack preceded her passing and Sergeant Fields was summoned home yesterday. Surviving son Edwin also lives, as does George in Boise Idaho and Roy at Camp Bowie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nestor
Bucklin
George Fields
Sergeant Roy Fields
Camp Bowie
Texas
Nestor
Sergeant Fields
Roy Fields
Edwin
George
Boise
Idaho
Roy
Camp Bowle
Army Air Corps Recruit Force Arriving Today
Young men may enlist in the army air corps in Washington this afternoon or tomorrow without traveling to Des Moines. Des Moines recruiters arrive for interviews and enlistments, aided by Air Service officials and the VFW. Public outreach includes VFW posts and a Des Moines radio station. Enlistment exams and orders take place in Washington at city hall Wednesday afternoon with a sound track and motion pictures shown in Central Park after the band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army Air Corps
Washington
Des Moines
Air Service
Washington Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Iowa
Illinois
Air Corps
Army
Central Park
Gram
Thirteen CPT Students Complete Solo Flights
Thirteen of fifteen civilian pilot training students at the Washington airport and junior college have now soloed under three instructors. Bob Conner, who joined late, remains the other student to solo, with both set to fly solo soon. Celebrations involve tearing shirts, whose collars are saved in the hangar office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Airport
Local family attends Grand Rapids Baby Chick Convention
Mr and Mrs Harry Ramseyer with Gwendolyn and Harry Jr return from a business trip in Michigan. They attended the International Baby Chick convention in Grand Rapids last week where Army Air Corps officers spoke. Attendees could arrange immediate enlistment, avoiding a Des Moines trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Ramseyer
Gwendolyn and
Harry, Jr
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Forces in West Are Weakened
Forces in the West falter as a reinforced Axis offensive drives toward Cauca sus oil fields and Stalingrad industrial center. Hitler pours eleven fresh divisions from Holland and France into the assault while Red Star notes growing difficulty. German command also fights in North Africa where British attacks yield prisoners but limited gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Alex Morris
Caucasus
Stalingrad
Red Army
Hitler
Holland
France
Red Star
North Africa
el Alamein
First Communion 100 Years Ago Will Be Recalled
Washington church plans an outdoor vesper communion on August 6 to mark the first service held a century ago. Elders will issue tokens August 2 and August 5 to track participants for the historic event at the United Presbyterian Church site near West Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Street
Delbert Bailey
Carl Keck
United Presbyterian Church
Cartoons From Get Acquainted Week Journals Available
The original artist sketches for cartoons that ran during Get Acquainted Week are now at the Journal office. If your picture appeared in the Journal that week you may obtain the original sketch by visiting the Journal within the next ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
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