Nominees Named for Township Offices in Washington County
County Auditor Stan Kiesey lists candidates in Washington County townships for the November general election. The roster includes for Brighton justice of the peace R W Fillmore and others, with party designations.
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Stan Kiesey
Washington County
Brighton
R. W. Fillmore
Kevi B. Shidler
S. M. Grove
Donald B. Robison
Cedar
Everett Denison
Bar
L. Smith
Ottumwa Board Demands Apology from Dr Sutton
Ottumwa residents and the local chapter of the National Society for the Advancement of Colored People urged a written apology from Dr Willis A Sutton head of Atlanta public schools. The board voted to request the apology after complaints over his Ottumwa High School graduation address containing plantation anecdotes and the use of the word nigger during several stories.
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Sutton
Ottumwa
Willis A. Sutton
Atlanta
National Society For the Advancement of Colored People
Ottumwa Board of Education
Ottumwa High School
Outlook Favorable For Iowa Corn Crop In 1942
Des Moines reports from the United States Department of Agriculture on June 1 show a high condition of Iowa grain and feed crops. The favorable national crop condition supports meeting wartime livestock demand, with Iowa expected to lead the nation in production and promising an abundant corn crop for 1942. Leslie M. Carl, federal statistician for Iowa, notes the outlook.
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Iowa
Des Moines
United States Department of Agriculture
Leslie M. Carl
Towa Masons Elect F. L. Van Hoesen Grand Master
Des Moines Mason F L Van Hoesen 72 elected grand master at the 101st annual communication in Dubuque Cedar Rapids C C Hunt re elected grand secretary for the 18th time Officers to be installed include E E Sparling Cedar Rapids senior warden C Emil Ask Ottumwa junior warden and Ben F Butler Waterloo grand treasurer Nearly 600 delegates from 393 lodges attend the gathering.
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Towa Masons
F. L. van Hoesen
Dubuque
Fordyce
Laflin van Hoesen
Des Moines
Grand Lodge of Town
C. C. Hunt
Cedar Rapids
E. E. Sparling
C. Emil Ask
Ottumwa
Ben F. Butler
Waterloo
Clinton Flood Traps About 200 in Mississippi Waters
Wartime Red Cross relief units mobilized as floodwaters of the Mississippi maroon 200 persons at Clinton. The river also surged beyond banks at Dubuque and Davenport.
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Clinton
Des Moines
Red Cross
Mississippi
Dubuque
Davenport
Farmer Offers to Pay 500 for 1933 Liquor Tax Settlement
Federal attorneys consider Frank Thielen of Brayton Indiana offer to pay 500 to settle a 1896 tax claim on 1600 gallons of whiskey seized in 1923. Prosecution was dismissed as jury selection began. Thielen contested the tax, arguing evidence of the whiskey was illegally obtained.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Thielen
Brayton
Thielen
Insurance Men Oppose Tax Exemption Plan in Iowa
Iowa life insurance men mobilize policyholders to protest a treasury proposal to merge the $40 000 life estate tax exemption into a $60 000 all property exemption. Agents will interview three policyholders and urge letters to Iowa's two senators and nine representatives rejecting the plan.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Treasury Department
Towa
Will Help To Locate The Japs
Washington congressman Warren R. Magnuson returned from a six month Navy tour in the Pacific and urged building more aircraft carriers. He said stronger forces are needed to locate and smash Japan, noting that U S task forces raided Marcus Island Wake Island and Japan itself. He added that with equal strength they have fared well.
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Washington
D. C
Warren R. Magnuson
Navy
Pacific
Magnuson
Japan
Marcus Island
Wake Island
87 Votes Cast For Hospital Board In Primary
Inspection of poll books after the June 1 primary shows 87 voters marked for the county hospital board on the republican ticket with five names written in. Most candidates drew one vote. F W Skubal of Riverside received seven. Carl Jungbluth and George Morrison remained nominated. Minor total changes announced next day include Marion George's majority over Jesse Busby rising to 255, Thornburg gaining 40 for a county total of B and O Miller losing 18 to 279 for governor, Bagley up 46 for state treasurer and Creikshank down 102.
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Board of Supervisors
County Hospital Board
F. W. Skubal
Riverside
Carl Jungbluth
George Morrison
Marion George
Jesse Busby
Thornburg
B&o
Miller
Bagley
Creikshank
Legion Benefit Dance Friday Night at Rendezvous
American Legion hosts a benefit dance at the Rendezvous Friday night to fund community service work. Tickets have sold well and a large crowd is expected as funds support Legion programs. Music will be by Max Lee's Washington band.
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American Legion
the Legion
The
Legion Post
the Post
Max Lee
Washington Band
Wagner Funeral Friday Service Details
Funeral services for Bobe Wagner will be held at 10 30 Friday morning at L A Jones funeral home The Presbyterian church will conduct the service under Dr F W Eastwood Burial will follow in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Bobe Wagner
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Eastwood
The
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Ways and Means Committee Backs Higher Federal Excise Tax
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to raise the federal excise tax. The vote signals potential passage of increased levies on a broad range of goods and services.
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Washington, D.C
House
Ways and Means
County Defense School Opens With 87 Attendees
The Washington county defense school opened at city hall with 87 people in attendance. Ivan Norton, commander of the county defense corps, led the morning sessions on defense methods and precautions. The program includes fire protection talks by Chief Hal Reister and propaganda and mob psychology by Leigh Soule, with a civilian defense film to follow.
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Washington County Defense School
Ivan Norton
County Defense Corps
Mr. Norton
Ames
Hal Reister
Washington Fire Department
Leigh Soule
State Highway Patrol
Forty years since Eureka school house disaster in Washington
Old residents recall the fortieth anniversary of a 1902 wind storm that buried eight Eureka high school graduates when the school house collapsed. A picnicking party of Coppock travelers fled in three buggies with chaperones Mrs Lillian Haggett and Miss Cora Porter. Lou Harmeier is remembered for alerting others after crawling free. Several people were injured but no deaths reported.
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Eureka
Coppock
Lillian Haggett
Cora Porter
Lou Harmeier
Washington
Cigarette Tax Proposal Pops Up in Local Debate
A proposed tax plan would add a six tenths of a dollar per pack tax plus a seven tenth cent per pack levy, shaping a total increase around 70 cents per package as discussed in municipal discourse.
USO Campaign Totals Show Progress in County Efforts
County USO Chairman John C. Owen reports 1912.04 raised toward a 1306 Washington quota with 633.08 from the city and 1278.96 from other towns and rural districts. Local canvass and district drives contributed funds. more plans for a short, intensive drive next week were announced by the USO committee.
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USO War Fund
USO
John C. Owen
Washington
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Authen O Ae
Chester
Special Services At the Tabernacle
Rev. W J Stevens announces special meetings at the Christian Tabernacle Friday Saturday and Sunday A Friday closing BBS with diplomas for 119 children. Saturday hosts a young peoples rally and Sunday features a missionary conference with 2 30 pm service plus morning and evening meetings Speakers include Rev and Mrs Ed Sorensen Dr Sidney Correll Rev W B Welchant and Gerald Boyer
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W. J. Stevens
Christian Tabernacle
Daily Vacation Bible School
Ed_ Sorensen
Sidney Correll
Dayton
Ohio
W. BE. Welchant
Ottumwa
Gerald Boyer
Rockford, Tih
Senate Revokes Citizenship of Gov
The senate voted to revoke the citizenship of a government official in Washington D C on June 1. Details unclear due to OCR. No further names or organizations are legible. The action appears to involve a formal disqualification or removal measure under Senate authority.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
War leaders urge total effort to win and secure victory
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox and Secretary of War Henry Stimson told Harvard graduates and alumni at the June 11 event that the United States must win the war with full force and then guide other nations to economic security. They warned against complacency risking victory.
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Cambridge
Mass
Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
United States
Stimson
Knox
University
U S Signal Corps Seeks Radio Personnel
The United States civil service commission invites applicants for radio related positions in the signal corps. Openings include a mechanic learner at 1020 yearly and a trainee repairman at 1440 yearly with prior radio experience preferred. Age 16 to 50, 1 A eligible, civilian pay during training, contact offices in St. Paul Minnesota for details.
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United States Civil Service Commission
United States Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Board of Civil Service Examiners
United States Employment Service
U. S. Civil Service District
St. Paul
Minnesota
Drowns in Mississippi at Riverview Park
Jean Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Brown drowned in the Mississippi River at Riverview park after wading into the swift current yesterday in Clinton Iowa her body was not recovered.
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Clinton
Iowa
Jean Brown
C. B. Brown
Riverview Park
Objector Placed on Probation by Court
Lloyd W. Boomgarden of Rock Rapids, 23, a farm laborer, was placed on three years probation by Federal Judge Gunnar Nordbye after pleading guilty to violating the selective service act by failure to report for induction. He described himself as a conscientious objector and promised to enter the service. He will go to Fort Des Moines for induction.
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Fort Dodge
Lloyd W. Boomgarden
Rock Rapids
Gunnar Nordbye
Boomgarden
Serrce
Fort Des Moines
Nordbye
Government Fraud Prosecution Targets War Contract Vendors
Government contractors face fraud charges tied to war contract performance. Investigators allege misrepresentation and improper billing affecting defense procurement across multiple agencies and projects.
Third Large Contingent to Be Called Into Army From County This Month
Washington county selective service board sent induction notices to a large group of registrants. This will be the county’s third large call in June and the biggest number yet this month though not as large as the initial request. The list includes many from the third registration with some from first and second, and one man, Donald Palmer Benblossom, has enlisted in the Navy.
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United States Army
Washington County Selective Service Board
Selective Service Board
Donald Palmer Benblossom
Navy
Eugene Forest Trash
Washington
Dale Herbert Jones
Crawfordsville
William Fredrick Fehlberg
Wellman
Logan Treon
Heilman
Francis Albert Skubal
Holstein Show Entries Ahead for Washington Armory Event
Entries are arriving for a Holstein show at the Washington armory in southeastern Iowa. Judging starts with class placements at 10 30 am by J Bollings and afternoon contests for older cow classes. Expected exhibitors include Hilda and Bruce Taylor Delta Charles Troyer Sons Wellman R W Sarver Rose Hill Dan and Dean Johnson Brighton Anton Hutchinson Williamsburg V V and J L Mosher Salem and Lloyd Duensing Washington. Major past exhibitors may bring full loads Friday as entries close when judges place classes. Prizes include thermos jug and dairy pail for men, picnic basket and stationery for women, zipper portfolio and loose leaf binder for juniors, with milk stools for all. Donors from Washington Chamber of Commerce and Lowdon company Fairfield. 4 H and vocational teams vie for a traveling loving cup and Eversharp pencil for first place.
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Washington Armory
Iowa
J. Bollings
Hilda and
Bruce Taylor
Delta
Charles Troyer & Sons
Wellman
R. W. Sarver
Rose Hill
Dan and Dean Johnson
Amana
Morton Emde
West Chester
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Lowdon Company
Fairfield
Sugar Rush Sets Up as Canning Sugar Certificates Hit 25 011 Pounds
The rationing board reports certificates issued for 25 011 pounds of sugar for canning in the county since applications began. Monday 107, Tuesday 80, and Wednesday 94 certificates were issued. Most county offices outside Washington closed except Ainsworth and West Chester. The court house and office closed for a state county officials convention in Des Moines. evening hours 7 to 9 to accommodate applicants.
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Court House
Des Moines
Creston Educator W L Sanders Dies in Creston IA
W L Sanders dean of Creston junior college since 1926 and president of the Iowa junior college conference died suddenly in Creston Iowa early today. He served in the navy in World War I and held bachelor and master of science degrees from Iowa State College. Surviving are his widow and a daughter.
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Crhaston
Iowa
U.P
W. L. Sanders
Creston
Iowa Junior College Conference
Sanders
Iowa State College
Washington Chamber of Commerce Names Team Members
The Washington Chamber of Commerce announces three team members. Each member is listed with role responsibilities and duties to represent the chamber in community activities.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
County War Bond Quota Seeks 19 Percent Household Share
Questioning local budgeting, the county urges households to allocate 19 percent of spending to War Bonds this month as part of a public defense effort and quota program.
Roosevelt Molotov Agree On Measures For Europe Front
Washington and London announced a full understanding between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vyacheslav Molotov on creating a second front in Europe in 1942. They discussed speeding up U S war materiel to the Soviet Union and strengthening US Soviet cooperation after the war.
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United Press
Roosevelt
Vyacheslav Molitov
Soviet Union
Europe
Washington
Whites House
London
Molitov
Britain
White House
United States
Molitov-Roosevelt
Molitor
Joseph Stalin
George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
United States Navy
Besia
Germany
Far East
Russia
Japan
Churchill
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Clay
J. M. Stone
Ww. B. Day
Keith L. Barnes
Crawford
H. FM. Johnston
Frank Gault
Emery Liechty
K. A. Coates
Dutch Creek
J. A Mayer
W. C. Sheets
English River
Stanley Bodicka
Albert Stumpf
A. W. Kern
William Chapek
Franklin
C. L. Harley
W. Leslie Gates
J. Roy Bauer
George F. Wright
Highland
Ralph Nicholson
J Boyd
John RB. Quinn
M. T. Coon
M. P. Rowe
Lew
Melvin Whetstine
Dan Steiner
Marion
C. E. Roth
W. H. Mitchell
John Gamon
J. R. Kauffman
Otto Frey
Oregon
Lee Thompson
Ww. A. Lopshire
County Board
Legion
the Tabernacle
Knox, Stimson
Eco
Nomic Security
Harvard University
U. S. Signal Corps
John Edwin Downs
Verne Joseph Kueneman
Charles John Wulf
Ains
Harrison Henry Hesseltine
Verlie Grant Wollrab
Earl Stuart McCutchen
George Theodore Koehler
Thomas Jerome Walsh
Donald Palmer Benblos
Som
Clay Robinson Figgins
Kalona
Richard J. Yoder
Ita, Kan
Richard Marvin Fuller
Reinhold George Eichhorst
Williamsburg
Robert Humphery Griffith
Edward Gerald Digney
Ray Harrison Harrison
Duane Archibald Dawson
Rock Island, Ill
Glifford Lyle Walton
David Burrell Pearson
Wayne Lloyd Davis
Charles Oliver Dunbar
Shirley Sherman Statler
Mt. Pleasant
Lester B
Ingham
Billy Eugene Cnossen
Darrell Dennis Neff
Portage
Wis
Richard Allison Huber
Lester Lewis Hesseltine
Robert William Rock
Roy William Eckhardt
Donald Everett Hesseltine
Donald Everett Curtis
Robert Dean Crossett
Glen Harold Long
Delbert Truman Hysell
Jimmie Clifford Custer
Norbert Leo Chuck
Charles Ernest Baker
Lloyd van Sant
Brigh
John Harold Jones
John Levick von Arb
Holstein
Armory
Traveling Loving Cup
Wellman Commercial Club
Eversharp Pencil
United Nations
Libya
Bir Haeteim
Tobruk
Lam Don
Kharkov
Ukraine
Sevastopol
Red Army
Kalinin
Moscow
Chekiang
Australian
Australia
Rabaul
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