Iowa Man Finds Chicago Welcome After War Plant Move
Charles M Fleming 29 left his Harcourt farm to work in a Chicago war plant. Charged with worthless checks, the Fort Dodge sheriff withdrew the case after Fleming agreed to cover $42.50. Judge Donoghue praised the court and Fleming hoped to return to Iowa with 40 acres for his family.
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Chicago
Charles M. Fleming
Harcourt
Frank &E. Donaghue
Fort Dodge
Donoghue
Fleming
Iowa
Des Moines Man Arraigned Over Draft Violation
John Joseph Walker, 41, arraigned Friday before US Commissioner W A Sigler on draft violation charges. Held in $500 bond, case continued while officials verify his record. Walker, jailed in Des Moines after being arrested in Montezuma, claimed he had not read newspapers or heard of Pearl Harbor.
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Des Moines
John Joseph Walker
United States
W. A. Sigler
Sigler
Walker
Pearl Harbor
Montezuma
Glenwood Passes 10:30 P.M. Curfew Ordinance
The Glenwood city council approves a 10 30 p m curfew for youths 17 and under. The measure, drafted by civic groups, includes fines up to 10 dollars for parents of violators.
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Glenwood
Soldier Injured After Foot Protrudes From Train Window
Francis Win iarski 22, a soldier from Pocatello Idaho en route to Blackstone Massachusetts, stuck his foot through a train window while asleep and cut his foot. Taken to Perry hospital he was scheduled to be moved Friday evening to Camp Dodge induction center hospital near Des Moines for treatment.
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Perry-—-Seret
Francis Winiarski
Pocatello
Idaho
Blackstone
Mass
Perry Hospital
Camp Dodge
Boy Killed in Swing Accident at Knoxville
Nine year old Jimmie Bent sen of Knoxville died Friday afternoon when entangled in a playground swing. Coroner R V Mater reported the fatal accident occurred as the youth became caught and hanged himself. The boy's father Emery Bent sen served in World War I and recently received a Navy medical discharge.
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Knoxville
Jimmie Bentsen
Emery Bentsen
R. V. Mater
Himsel
Navy
Summer Schedule For YMCA Pool
The YMCA pool announces summer swimming periods under Jim Gilchrist. Schedule covers Monday Wednesday and Saturday with divisions for beginners minnows and fish and flying fish and sharks plus a special class.
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Jim Gilchrist
Riverside man arrested for desertion and non support
Arthur Kern, 42, of Riverside, was arrested in Cedar Rapids yesterday on a warrant charging desertion and non support of his family. He was brought to Washington by Deputy Sheriff Walt Kiesey and bound over to the grand jury at a preliminary hearing before Justice W. Eldridge. Kern is expected to be arraigned before Judge J. Patterson next Tuesday.
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Arthur Kern
Riverside
Cedar Rapids
Washington
Walt Kiesey
Justice of the Peace
W. &. Eldridge
Kern
J. G. Patterson
Federal vehicle tax stamps go on sale June 10
Postmaster M C DeLonge announced that federal motor vehicle tax stamps will go on sale at the post office June 10. The stamps cost $5 a year and must be affixed on all cars trucks and motorcycles used on highways. Those in use expire July 1 and new stamps must be affixed on that date. They may be secured at any post office.
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M.C. DeLonge
Graduation Held for Nurse Aides at Washington County Hospital
Eight women completed the nurse's aides course at Washington County Hospital. Ed Showers of the Red Cross spoke at Lincoln school on home front morale. Dr E K B Stutsman presided, and the graduates received caps emblems and certificates with the civilian defense oath. Families joined in refreshments hosted by local committee members.
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Washington County Hospital
Ed Showers
Red Cross
Ottumwa Naval Base
Lincoln
EK. BE. Stutsman
Floyd Letts
County Hospital Board
Carl Voorhees
KE. E. Stutsman
Ed Squire
Will Dupuis
Judge rules Tuttle must hang in treason case
Detroit June 5 Federal Judge Arthur J Tuttle orders Max Stephan a Detroit restaurateur condemned for treason to be hanged July 2 in the case. The decision comes after appellate delays and legal motions.
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Tuttle
Detroit
Arthur J. Tuttle
Max Stephan
Destroit
Vacancies in Rural Schools of County
County Superintendent Les ter B Krabill reports 12 to 14 vacancies in rural schools of Washington county as districts rush to secure teachers for the next school year, a period when shortages loom.
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Washington County
Lester B. Krabill
United Mine Workers threaten walkout by June 20
The United Mine Workers warn of a new strike set for June 20 if wage hour agreements with coal operators fail to materialize. The policy committee told 530,000 members to return to shifts and urged cooperation with the plan. In Detroit, Packard workers return after a three day strike appears broken as 65,000 workers resume duties under War Labor Board orders.
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Washington, D. C
Uki
United Mine Worksers
UMWA
Detroit
Packard Motor Co
Gqe Company
War Labor Board
United Automobile Workers Cio
Mrs. Fitchner of Brighton Dies After Illness
Mrs. Walter Fitchner age 59 died at her Brighton area home after a period of illness. Born Cora Saunders in Eldorado Kansas on August 22, 1883 she moved with her parents to Iowa in 1892. She taught rural school and was a Methodist and Woman's Christian Social Society member. She married Walter Fitchner February 28 1908 and leaves two daughters Mrs. Ray Reeves and Mrs. Howard Hazen of Washington, plus a husband two grandchildren one sister Dora Saunders and three brothers Fred Albert Ira all of Brighton. Funeral at Brighton Methodist Church Monday at two with Rev. E E Wolf. burial Hillcrest Cemetery.
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Cora Saunders
Mldorado
Kansas
J. G
Angeline Smith Saunders
Tiowa
Brighton
Pleasant Plain Academy
Methodist Church
Women's Christian Social Society
Walter Fitchner
Ray Reeves
Howard Hazen
Washington
Dora Saunders
Fred
Albert
Ira
F. A. Hoskins
Prighton
Methodist
E. E. Wolf
Hillcrest Cemetery
Vacancies posted for next year in large schools
Many vacancies exist in fairly large schools seeking experienced teachers. Individuals interested in teaching next year are urged to contact Mr. Krabill for more details.
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Krabill
Draft evader held in county jail after Brighton arrest
Jim Lane, formerly of Jefferson county, was arrested at Brighton by an F B I agent and is held at the Washington county jail. A deputy U S marshal was to transport him to Ottumwa for arraignment before a federal commissioner on the draft evasion charge. Lane allegedly failed to register and had been working in Moline before moving to Brighton.
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Jim Lane
Jefferson County
Brighton
Washington County
United States
Washington
Lane
Ottumwa
Moline
Extension of Driver's Licenses Set for Monday at Court House
State Highway Patrolman Don Braden delivered 17 ledgers with 8500 receipts to the sheriff for attaching to Washington county licenses to extend them three years at 75 cents total or 25 cents per year. Extension vouchers available eight to five starting Monday in the court house lobby through July 3. current 1941-43 licenses required.
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Court House
Don Braden
Sheriff's Office
Washington County
Henrietta Stewart
Margery Logan
Rainfall Reaches Three-Quarters Inch By Noon
Rain fell steadily since early morning with amounts near three-fourths of an inch by noon. Yesterday’s high reached 73 degrees and low 58 as the day stayed wet and mild.
Walters Named Administrator of OPA for Des Moines District
R. E. Walters, a Harlan Democrat, was named OPA administrator for the Des Moines district. He will take office Monday as a dollar a year appointee, succeeding Robert B. Adams who resigned this week. The regional administrator announced the appointment.
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Chicago
R. E. Walters
Harlan Democrat
OPA
Des Moines
Raymond S. McdKeough
Walters
Robert B. Adams
Adams
Eclipse Lumber Announces DuPont Paint Dealership
Eclipse Lumber company reveals it will carry the complete DuPont paint line marking its first foray into selling a full brand. Manager Mr. Wilson praises the deal as an extension of package service aimed at matching paint with board purchases.
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Dupont
Eclipse Lumber Company
Eclipse
Wilson
Health Unit Activities Week Of June 7
Schedule lists child health conferences on Tuesday and Wednesday with times and locations. A special mother's class is planned Thursday at 2:00 p.m. in the same unit. Includes Brighton reference for one conference.
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Brighton
Invasion Plans and World War II Skirmishes Reported
Dispatched reports say Churchill returned to England after wartime talks with Roosevelt and Ike in Washington. Allied air strikes on Taranto and Pantelleria, plus Italian targets, pressure Axis defenses while plans for a Mediterranean invasion unfold. Russians air raid Orienfortress near Orle as Kursk memories echo. Chinese advance near Ichang signal continued push toward central China.
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Gibraltar
Mediterranean
North Africa
Italian
Pantellerie
Italy
United Press
Winston Churchill
England
Dwight D. Hisenhower
Africa
Grotenglie
Taranto
Eiserhower
Pantelleria
Milo
Sicily
Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
Sir Allan Brooke
Anthony Eden
Fisenhower
Mediteranan
London
Eden
Russia
Orel
Nazi
Orle
Kursk
Pacific
Ichang
China
Chungking
Yangtsee River
Ousted President Surrenders in Argentina
Raymon Castillo, ousted president of Argentina, landed at La Plata naval base and surrendered to General Masson, commander of the second army division.
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LA Plata
Argentina
Raymon Castillo
Masson
Funeral services for Glen Stalder at Holy Trinity Church
Funeral services for Glen Stalder who drowned in the English river near Richmond were held yesterday at Holy Trinity Catholic church in Richmond in charge of Father Beckman. The church was filled with family friends and burial followed at Elm Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Eugene Welte Robert Welte Paul Chapek James Strabala Herbert Pauley and William Houseal.
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Glen Stalder
Richmond
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Father Beckman
Elm Grove Cemetery
Eugene
Robert Welte
Paul Chapek
James Strabala
Herbert Pauley
William Houseal
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Gen. Eisenhower
U. S. Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Arthur T. Wood
Frank B. Baldwin
W. J. Shocker
Army
U. S. Marine Corps Photo
Y.M.C.A
Naval Base
Dr. Stutsman
Washton
United Nations’ Territory
Malta
Mediterranean Sea
H. M. Putnam
Putnam
Central Park
Ralph W. Young
America
Mr. Jones
Liza
Amparito Roca
Connecticut
Berlin
van Boskerch
Fillmore
King Berlin
Texidor Mangan
Bennett _Nassann
Sousa
Nealth
Reds
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