Labor calls for White House action on coal strike
AFL CIO spokesman urges President Roosevelt to intervene in the Office of Price Administration as the coal strike arc grows. Senator Wagner denounces the strike as destructive to war effort and rejects any justification. Meeting talks resume between United Mine Workers and coal operators under War Labor Board rules while White House weighs possible direct action. Nurse aides class graduates at Lincoln school with civic ceremony and awards, marking wartime volunteer service at Washington county hospital. eight women complete training and pledge future service.
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Washington, D.C
African Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Roosevelt
Price Administraion
Prentiss MM. Brown
Robert F. Wagner
New York
National Labor Relations Act
Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers
Edward R. Burke
Charles O'Neill
War Labor Board
Burke
Aflc10 Labor War Board
White House
Stephen T. Early
Washington
Lincoln School
Washington County Hospital
A Column About Iowa A Column About Iowa
A collision near Gillett Grove left Atto Subbert dead and five others injured when cars driven by Subbert and Bert Mills collided head on at a hill crest four miles southeast of Gillett Grove. Mills is a Clay County farmer.
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Spencer
Jotley
Subbert
Bert Mills
Clay County
Gillett Grove
Penalty Fines in OPA Violations Hit Fort Dodge Firm
Arthur C. Robinson of Fort Dodge Iowa received a 10000 dollar fine for upgrading scrap metals in OPA violation cases. Federal Judge George C. Scott handed down the penalty while brother Sydney Robinson faced dismissal of similar charges. Prosecutors said about nine thousand dollars in profits were earned from the transactions.
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Widwest
OPA
Arthur C. Robinson
Fort Dodge
George C. Scott
Robinson
Sydney Robinson
M. K E. Rawlings
Flood Damage Estimate Reaches 50000 in Oxford Iowa
Oxford residents raised the damage estimate to 50000 after Rhine Creek floods Tuesday night. One bridge and two buildings were destroyed along with fence, highway and rail lines. Livestock losses and crop damage were reported. Rock Island officials said crews were replacing a concrete railroad bridge and 1000 feet of track five miles west. Normal trains expected to resume late Thursday.
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Iowa City
Oxford
Rock Island Railroad
Eleven Iowans Fined In Lottery Actions
Eleven Iowa residents pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate federal lottery laws through baseball pools and were fined 25 dollars each with no costs. Names include Arthur William Hansen Davenport George Kindl Iowa City Willie Sullivan Iowa Falls Frank J Lakoff Maquoketa Milton Prieskorn Fort Dodge Edwin L Wolcott Algona Jesse K Wisher Carroll Clarence Ffortz Marshalltown Glenn H Kurtz Iowa Falls Raquel C Coakley Creston and Fred Racine Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicawy
IowaFalls
Raquel C. Coakley
Creston
Fred Racine
Iowa City
Maurice Walsh
United States District Attorney
Part of Work Halted At Ankeny Plant
In Des Moines the ordnance plant halted part of a shift after two overnight workers complained safety glasses did not fit in hot weather and left. About 450 other employees in the same building quit, though some stayed to near shift end.
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Des Moines
French Committee of National Resistance Formed in Algiers
A French executive committee formed in Algiers acts as the governing power of the French empire outside Axis control. General Henri Giraud and General Charles De Gaulle are named joint presidents, with the group pledging to oppose collaborationists and defend the Third Republic principles.
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Algiers
Henri Giraud
Charles de Gaulle
French Committee of National Resistance
Henri H. Giraud
Giraud
de Gaulle
London
Bids Sought for Washington Sigourney Mail Route
Postmaster M C DeLong announces bids to carry mail on the Washington to Sigourney route. Bids due in Washington DC by June 18. Details available at the Sigourney post office. The department plans two round trips daily instead of one, as current bids require.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. DeLong
Post Office Department
Washington
Sigourney
Washington, D. C
Vacation Bible School Program Announcement
The daily vacation Bible school program at the Christian Tabernacle will be held Friday evening at 7 45. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Tabernacle
American mopping Up Raises Attu Japanese Dead to 1791
Washington reports total Japanese dead on Attu Island now 1791 after renewed operations. All entrenched defenses in Monday’s action were overcome. Kiska installations and camps bombed again the same day with Canadian fighter pilots taking part.
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Washington, D. C
Attu
Kiska
Truck Crashes on 218 Injures Cedar Rapids Driver
Jess Van Antwerp of Cedar Rapids, a Burch Construction driver, was injured when his truck struck guard rails and toppled off an embankment on Highway 218 south of Crawfordsville. He blamed a Burlington car that swerved toward him. he was taken to Mt. Pleasant hospital with multiple broken ribs and back injuries.
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Jess van Antwerp
Cedar Rapids
Burch Construction Company
Crawfordsville
van Antwerp
Burlington
Mt. Pleasant
Weather and humidity hangover hit the day
The bulletin notes high humidity and oppressive heat with yesterday’s high at 86 degrees and noon reading around 78 degrees today.
Navy Enlistee Everett W. Squire Listed at Des Moines
Des Moines announces list of yesterday enlistees in the United States Navy including Everette W. Squire. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ed Squire of Washington and has been attending Iowa State College at Ames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everette W. Squire
Des Moines
United States Navy
Ed Squire
Washington
Iowa State College
Ames
Urge Parents to Supervise Bicycles by Children on Town Streets
R. E. Rhoades of the Motor Club of Iowa urged parents to supervise bicycle use by children, noting many deaths and injuries could be prevented. He cited safety gear, regular checks, school and police rule enforcement, and avoiding busy streets for learners, with safe play spaces away from traffic.
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Gay
R. E. Rhoades
Motor Club of Iowa
American Automobile Association
Rhoades
Simpson Car Recovered Near Batavia Iowa
Harry Simpsons Lincoln car stolen from its parking space near Batavia city hall Tuesday night was found today near Batavia in Jefferson County. Sheriff H M Put ram and Simpson plan to go to Fairfield this afternoon to retrieve the vehicle. Deputy reports the gas gauge showed about half tank, car would not start, hauled into town. otherwise condition is good and a small repair bill should suffice.
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Harry Simpson
Batavia
Jefferson County
Iowa
Death notices for Crowder and Chance relatives
Mrs. Minnie Chance received word of her brother-in-law William Crowder’s death on May 27 in Olympia Washington. His wife was Edith Pearl DeWeese, sister of Mrs. Chance. Earlier this week Rev. Joshua Chance, brother of Allen Chance of Washington, died in Wellington Kansas.
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Minnie Chance
William Crowder
Olympia
Wash
Edith Pearl DeWeese
Chance
Joshua Chance
Allen Chance
Washington
Wellington
Kansas
Libe Seeks Public Aid for Fats and Grease Salvage
Earle Libe, director of the Citizens Service Corps, urges community help as the fats and greases salvage drive lags. Washington county volunteers, led by Mrs. Fred Reid, collected nylon and silk hose, but the fat campaign runs for 90 days until September 1 to gather every drop from households.
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Earle Libe
Citizens Service Corps
Washington County
Fred Reid
Joe
State
R. L. Gibson Leases Local D X Station
Ralph L. Gibson, Washington man, has leased the D X station across from the Tucker Chevrolet garage and opened for business on Wednesday. He formerly ran a produce business for eighteen years and owned a feed mill for four years. The station was previously operated by Al Brown and more recently by Dale Gallagher.
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Ralph L. Gibson
Washington
al Brown
Dale Gallagher
Workers Walkout Shuts Packard Plant in Detroit
More than 20 000 Packard employees walked out to protest upgrading three African American workers. Union spokesmen disputed the count and said some divisions kept operating while a company representative said the whole plant would close due to the strike. The action involved members of the United Automobile Workers CIO and halted operations across multiple departments.
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Detroit
Packard Motor Car Company
United Automobile Workers, Cio
Registration for Farm Workers Soon in County
O. C. C. officials and extension workers met to plan registration of all men women and youths not now in farm work but who can assist. The June 1 to 10 registration window is set by the governor. Earle Libe and John Harp select coordinators for Washington and county towns. Further announcements will follow as plans are finalized.
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The
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Earle Libe
Citizens’ Service Corps
John Harp
Extension Service
Pantelleria Targets In Mediterranean Invasion Fears
Allied and axis reports suggest Pantelleria may face the first invasion blow as Allied ships bombard the island. Eisenhower HQ says a Tuesday strike off Sardinia sank two supply ships and a torpedo boat, while two enemy destroyers were forced ashore.
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United Press
Pantelleria
Sicilian Narrows
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sardinia
Ten Youths Register For Service In May
Washington county youths who turned 18 in May registered with the county selective service board. May totals matched the monthly average since the law began, eight to twelve registrants. Names listed: Orin Gale Black Keota George Frederick Semler Kalaha Lawrence Kinood Glasgow Columbus Junction Frank Robert Chuck Brighton Harry Anderson Washington Richard Marlowe Marshall Washington Paul Anthony Kasper Riverside Marvin Gale Boone Keota Robert James Bontrager Winfield Richard Dale Brown Washington County.
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Washington County
Selective Service Board of the County
Lawrence Kinood
Glasgow
Columbus Junction
Frank Robert Chuck
Brighton
Harry Anderson
Washington
Richard Marlowe Marshall
Navy Sailor Reports Return From Aleutians
Bob Rohrer, a navy serviceman, phoned his mother Mrs Dan Rohrer and sister Mrs Virginia Ramsey from a West coast port to say he had just returned to the continental United States after serving in the Aleutians during the Attu occupation by American forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Rohrer
Navy
Dan Rohrer
Virginia Ramsey
Continental
United States
Aleutian
Attu
Soule of Dayton Sighted in Marion Iowa During Travel
Leo Mangold reports Leigh Soule of Dayton Ohio seen on a Marion street as Soule heads home from Marshalltown after a funeral. Soule would have visited Washington but lacked time and plans another trip during his vacation.
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Leo Mangold
Leigh Soule
Dayton
Ohio
Marion
Iowa
Washington
Mr. Soule
Marshalltown
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Floyd Letts
County Hospital Board
I. W. Eastwood
Ed Showers
Naval Air Station
Ottumwa
Dolly Bennett
Thelma Luther
Roger Sher
Man
County Red Cross Chapter
Ned Morrow
Civilian Defense Council
OCD
Ruth Church
Miss Bennett
Miss Luther
Ed Ward
Rodney Kephart
Charles Hennon
Arthur Bielefeldt
Wayne Marston
Ed Sorrell
Darrell Ross
Triy Jones
Atto—— Subbert
UPA
Mivux Allyy
Ankeny
Giraud and
Sigourney Mail
Star Route
Cedar Rapid
Mt. V Pileasant Hospital
Simpson
Sheriff's Office
Olympia, Wash
Libe
R. L. Gibson
Packard
North Africa
Orin Gale Black
Keota
George Frederick Semler
Kal
Paul Anthony Kasper
Marvin Gale Boone
Robert James Bontrager
Win
Richard Dale Brown
Washgeton
West Coast
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