Column on Iowa Pastor Dr Stoddard Lane Dies
Dr Stoddard Lane pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church died May 17 after a four month illness. His Iowa estate totaled 1385 04 with debts estimated at 1514. The will left the entire estate to his wife Estella H Lane who was named executrix. The estate includes 406 05 in cash stocks and bonds 11878 99 in household goods and personal effects a summer cottage near Brunswick Maine valued at 1600 and other assets.
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Des Moines
Stoddard Lane
Plymouth Congregational Church
Accused in Death In Pool Room Fight
Frank Ockenfels 57 of Coon Rapids waived to the grand jury after arraignment on second degree murder charges. Bond set at 5000 dollars. County Attorney Bruner alleges Pfiffer 57 died from a broken neck following a pool hall altercation last week.
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Carroll
Frank Ockenfels
Coon Rapids
Justice Court
Robert S. Bruner
George Pfiffer
Pfiffer
Bruner
Ottumwa Man Pleads Guilty in Draft Evasion Case
Richard Earl Fox, 20, of Ottumwa pled guilty at a U S Commissioner's arraignment to failing to report for his final draft examination. He was released on a $5,000 bond. Fox, a Jehovah's Witness, is described by his father as an ordained minister.
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Ottumwa
Richard Earl Fox
U. S
Wilbur Dull
Accuse Iowa Trucker In Moline Fatal Crash
Donal Hoke of Moline was killed when his car collided with a chicken truck in East Moline. Lloyd Ryder of Sigourney Iowa drove the truck bound for Chicago. About 200 chickens died and 100 escaped from 84 crates.
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Moline
Ill
Donal Hoke
East Moline
Lloyd Ryder
Sigourney
Iowa
Chicago
Tractor accident claims Moville boy's life
Robert J. son, nine, was killed when a tractor slid into a ditch and toppled, burying him in mud and water near his Moville home. Coroner J. K. Swanson reported the boy was driving the tractor when it toppled. His mother died about a month earlier. his father and two brothers survive.
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Sioux City
Robert Johnson
Moville
J. K. Swanson
Senator Warns Of Labor Unrest Over Anti-Strike Bill
Senator Elbert Thomas of Utah warned the Senate during its first Saturday session of the year that final action on anti-strike legislation would likely incite unrest affecting war production.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Taxes Due June Fifteenth in 1942 Income Scheme
The treasury reminds taxpayers who paid the March 15 quarterly income tax installment to also pay by June 15. The June 15 payment equals the March 15 amount and is credited against 1943 taxes. Deduction of 20 percent withholding on wages begins after July 1 to cover 1943 taxes.
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Washington, D. C
The
Treasury
Judo Demonstration Highlight at Legion District Meeting
The district American Legion conference in Washington on Wednesday June 16 features a judo demonstration by two Navy Pre-Flight School experts from Iowa City. Attendees include Dan O'Brien state commander and R J Laird, Frost Patterson, with a business session and lunch.
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District American Legion
Washington
Navy
Iowa City
Legion
Army
Dan O'Brien
State Legion
R. J. Laird
Frost Patterson
Fontanelle
Vics
C. R. Logan
Keokuk
Leon BeBatty Post
Post
City Wall
Washington Country Club
Pantelleria Seizure Casualties Reported by War News
First reports of Pantelleria casualties show Allied losses forty airmen killed or missing while Axis losses exceed 10 000 prisoners. The island endured round the clock aerial bombardment intended to prevent the inhabitants from sleeping.
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United Press
Pantelleria
Garden Clinics Schedule For Washington Tuesday
Irene Yard garden chairman announces Washington garden clinics next Tuesday June 15 with Dr Sylvester from Iowa State college aiding. Schedule lists ward by ward starts 9:20 10:45 1:15 and 2:45 PM at specific gardens. Citizens invited to bring plant problems for diagnosis and control advice as part of county wide program on June 15 16.
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Washington
City of
P. Sylvester
Iowa State College
Ward
Lyle Schulty
West Second Street
Howard Sitler
East Third Street
Calendar Factory
Frank B. Miller
West Washington Street
W. J. Stevens
South
Iowa Avenue
West Chester
Wellman
Earle Libe
Citizens’ Service Corps
James Ashby and Ethel Thompson Tie Civil Union in Washington
James Donald Ashby and Ethel Eleanor Thompson, both residents of Washington, obtained a marriage license at the courthouse this morning.
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James Donald Ashby
Ethel Eleanor Thompson
Washington
Court House
Capitulation Attributed to Key Factor Amid Italian Prisoners
The passage notes one main contributing factor to the surrender, with all the prisoners identified as Italian.
Attu and Kiska Operations March On in Aleutians
American air forces and army units increased pressure on the Aleutians. On Thursday four engine bombers hit Kiska runways and gun positions while fighters strafed harbor barges. On Attu island 66 Japanese were killed and one captured as mop up continues, bringing total enemy deaths to 1,911 and prisoners to 21.
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Washington D. C
Aleutians
Kiska
Navy
Army
Attu Island
Serana Bay
Khlebnikof
Giving Money for Smokes for Soldiers
Leon Beatty of the American Legion leads a drive to fund cigarettes for troops overseas. Milk bottles in local businesses hold cards detailing the purpose and collection. Funds received will buy cigarettes at five cents a package through a manufacturer arrangement, about a quarter of civilian cost, with each pack stamped for the Legion post of Washington.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
The
Legion Post of
Washington
Three Inches of Rain Drench Washington in June So Far
The official weather observer reports about 3 inches of rain in Washington in the first twelve days of June, with showers on six days. Rain in May was just as wet, delaying planting and crop cultivation, while today brings the warmest temperature in over a week after a morning downpour.
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Washington
Oserver
Washington County
Withholding Rules on Exemption Certificates
The notice states employees must file an exemption certificate with the employer to avoid payroll tax withholding. Without proper form, withholding is required, and penalties apply for providing false information or failing to supply needed data.
Walters New Des Moines OPA Chief Says No Politics
R E Walters, 52, takes over as Des Moines district OPA administrator overseeing 64 Iowa counties. He vows reform minded leadership and says his duty is to help county rationing boards manage wartime shortages, pledging to stay focused on the war effort and public information.
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OPA
Des Moines
Iowa
Shelby County Rationing Board
Walters
Manad mids Amana arson confession reaches federal case
Louis Roeniig Jr of Middle Amana Iowa confessed to FBI agents that he set fire to the Middle Amana refrigerator plant on June 7. The blaze destroyed the plant, causing losses over 200000 after it had secured a 60000 Army Navy contract. Roeniig was arraigned in Cedar Rapids and bound over to the federal grand jury. bond set at five thousand could not be posted.
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Des Moines
Louis Roeniig, Jr
Middle Amana
Iowa
FBI
J. L. Dalton
Roeniig
Roemig
Cedar Rapids
U. S
R. L. Whelan
German Industry Hit Again In Major Allied Air Offensive
Allied air forces struck Germany and occupied areas in a heavy multi-front assault. RAF bombers hit Duisburg and Munster in a record night raid while American bombers targeted U-boat centers at Wilhelmshaven and Cushaven. In the Mediterranean, Lampedusa endured heavy Italian fortress bombardment as Pantelleria fell. Russian air forces conducted their largest strategic operation, destroying many German planes at heavy cost.
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Wilhelmshaven
Cushaven
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