Plans to ship surplus grain into Iowa to ease storage
Des Moines reports plans by midwestern agriculture officials to move several million bushels of old wheat from Kansas and other wheat belt states into Iowa. George Bradley of the Commodity Credit Corp. Chicago says the shipments will occur immediately to store for the new crop harvest in the southwest this month.
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Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Kansas
Southwest
George Bradley
Commodity Credit Corp
Chicago
Ill
President steamer clears bridges by torch work
The excursion steamer President from St. Louis entered Keokuk landing with tall smokestacks snagging on the Mississippi bridge. Torch cutting reduced the stacks by eight feet to clear the Quincy Memorial bridge with a 75 foot clearance at low water, while at Hannibal the ship cleared by only two inches.
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St. Louis
Keokuk Landing
Mississippi River
Quincey, NL. Memorial Bridge
Hannibal
Thief Steals Rings From Cedar Rapids Home
A intruder entered the A. J. Ramsey residence in Cedar Rapids while the Ramseys slept on the porch and fled with three rings valued at over $600 and $6 in cash.
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Cedar Rapids
A. J. Ramsey
Ramseys
Rainbow Girls Elect Grand Worthy Advisor in Iowa
Marian McEwen of Iowa City was elected grand worthy adviser of the Iowa grand assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, at the convention in Ottumwa. She succeeds Marian Krumbholtz of Mason City. Beth Snyder of Onawa was elected associate worthy adviser. The 1943 meeting will be in Des Moines.
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Marian McEwen
Iowa City
Iowa Grand Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Marian Krumbholtz
Mason City
Beth Snyder
Onawa
Des Moines
Richter Seeks Rubber Scrap Drive Aid From Iowans
A. F. Richter, chairman of Iowa's rubber salvage campaign, asks farmers and civic groups to collect scrap rubber from farms. Farmers busy in fields cannot bring it to stations, so groups with trucks should arrange pickups. Farmers with scrap rubber are urged to call the nearest filling station.
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Second Street
Wisie Long
Long
Cities Service Company
Richter
Des Moines
Women Surpass Men In Army WAAC Exam
In Des Moines Iowa an WAAC physical exam screened 164 Iowa women with 31 rejections. Overweight was the second major rejection cause after defective eyesight and officers called the pass rate comparable to or better than the men.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
WAAC
Governor Proclaims Aid-to-Russia Day in Iowa
Gov. George A. Wilson proclaims next Monday Aid-to-Russia day on the first anniversary of Germany's attack. The aim is to recognize the Soviets' stand and encourage Lowans to contribute to Russian war relief.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
Wilson
Germany
Russia
Americans urged to evacuate Egypt swiftly
The state department advised 2358 Americans in Egypt and 42 in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan to leave at once. Consular officials in Egypt conveyed the guidance after Libya events influenced the decision.
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Egypt
Sudan
Libya
Department
Home Guard to Get Higher Pay in Iowa
Iowa Attorney General rules that Home Guard members on active duty receive the same pay as regular army personnel. Guardsmen who are state or municipal workers may draw pay from both sources for 30 days of active duty and take 30 days leave without job status loss. They cannot receive the extra $1 daily martial law supplement.
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Des Moines
Iowa Home Guard
Iowa forger held in California arrest described as nation’s most notorious
Bert Salem, 40, accused of passing fraudulent checks totaling over $2,300 at eight Iowa banks is under arrest in Los Angeles. Federal agents call him the most notorious check operator in the nation.
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California
Des Moines
Bert Salem
Los
No. 1 Worker-Father Named Yankee Doodle Daddy of 1942
Arthur Ash of Detroit, 47, chosen by the National Father’s Day committee as the outstanding defense worker father. He will be formally named in Washington after being pictured in New York. Ash is father to three sons and a daughter.
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Arthur Ash
Detroit
New York
Washington
Ash
Soviet press accuses Turkey over Accra attack frameup
Moscow claims Turkish authorities staged a provocation after four men were convicted in Accra for an attack on German Ambassador Franz Von Papen. Two of the defendants are Russians. German radio had alleged Moscow orders. A bomb targeted Von Papen and his wife but caused no injuries.
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Erwin Rommel
Desert Army
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Mediterranean
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Sevastopol
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Near East
Iowa A F B I Chief Plans Return of Salem for Prosecution
James L. Dalton head of the federal bureau of investigation office in Des Moines says he was advised of Salem's arrest and has begun negotiations to bring the alleged check artist to Iowa to face charges.
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Angeles
Cal
James L. Dalton
Iowa Federal Bureau of Investigation
Des Moines
Salem
Iowa
National income may reach 1942 peak at 108.8 billion
The Commerce Department estimates 1942 national incomes at about 108.8 billion dollars if the first quarter pace continues. The annual rate after Q1 shows 5.806 billion above Q4 1941 and 22.8 billion above Q1 1941. In actual dollars Q1 income was 25.7 billion, aided by seasonal adjustments. Corporate savings reached 506 million in the quarter, roughly unchanged from last year.
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Washington, D.C
Department of Commerce
Eager to Fight On Second Front
London dispatch reports a modern allied army ready to move on a second front in Europe or near east if Roosevelt and Churchill order it. Boost in buildup stems from Libyan reverses, Axis Crimea offensives, and growing striking power in Britain.
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England
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Near East
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Winston Churchill
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Crimea
British Isles
Hitler
Level Prices to Farmers Can Aid In Stabilization
Iowa State College economists say keeping prices farmers pay near the first half of 1942 levels would place farmers in a strong position under the national price stabilization program. May purchasing power for Iowa farm products was 110 percent of 1914-1914 parity, with many prices potentially rising to parity plus 10 percent or more under price controls. Hog and cattle prices, though, have felt indirect effects from ceilings on wholesale pork and beef, as they account for about 60 percent of Iowa's cash farm income.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa Farm Economist
Eicher Addresses Graduating Class at National University
Chief Justice Edward C. Eich er delivered the commencement address to 207 graduates at Continental Hall Washington D C The event included an honorary degree for General Douglas MacArthur accepted by Bowman MacArthur Justice Hither and David Caldwell received doctor of laws honorary degrees Marshall's wartime credo of world policing and freedom with might framed the address It urged preventing weapons from falling into reckless hands and stressed global responsibility
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Federal District Court
The
National University
Continental Hall
Washington, D. C
Evening Star
Douglas MacArthur
Bowman MacArthur
Justice Hither
David Caldwell
Department of Justice
Justice Bicher
George C. Marshall
Marriage Licenses Issued At County Courthouse
Harold W. Guengerich and Lydia M. Miller and Glenn W. Guengerich and Elsie Ann Miller, both couples from Wellman, received marriage licenses yesterday. So far this year the county issued twenty nine licenses, fourteen in June and fifteen in the previous five months.
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Harold W. Guengerich
Lydia M. Miller
Glenn W. Guengerich
Elsie Ann Miller
Wellman
Farm families face shortages as prices rise elsewhere
Economists warn that despite frozen prices farmers pay, higher costs for scarce goods will strain farm families. They note that regardless of price changes, households will likely have to go without many desired purchases as shortages persist.
Odd Occupations Listed by 1940 Census Takers
Census data from 1940 reveals unusual jobs such as fishworm rancher whistle tester ham sniffer and egg breaker highlighting quirky labor during the era.
Shoe stores market value tallied by census
Census figures show more than twenty thousand shoe retailers collectively moving about 617 million dollars in annual sales. The data focuses on stores whose primary business is selling footwear.
Badges Promoted for Get Acquainted Week in Washington
A Washington committee announces badges for every resident during Get Acquainted Week to foster neighborliness. Blue badges will be distributed by Journal carriers, with space for name and occupation, and back messages urging participation and wearing the badge all week.
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Washington
Washingtonian
Get Acquainted Badge Campaign Runs All Next Week
Washington residents urged to wear the Get Acquainted badge next week. The light blue board badge can be pinned to clothing and printed with name and occupation or address. Badges distributed Saturday by newsboys. extra badges available at drug stores, the Journal office, or church Sunday morning.
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Washington
Journal
Sec
Washington Drug
Allied Leaders Face Major Axis Threat Across Med Fronts
Churchill and Roosevelt assess rising Axis advances in Tobruk and Egypt, Sevastopol, and Turkish tensions as Allied plans hinge on staving off Mediterranean, Black Sea dangers. Tobruk encirclement fears grow, Sevastopol bombardment increases losses, Turkish stance tightens amid bomber landings and political strains.
Plenty to Eat, Wickard Says
Secretary of agriculture Claude R. Wickard assured Americans they would be well fed for the duration of the war despite a threat to food stocks from hoarding. He blamed hoarding by consumers and by processors and middlemen along the line.
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Washington, D.C
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Sailors From Lexington Stop in Washington on Homeward furlough
Survivors of the aircraft carrier Lexington, sunk in the Pacific, were seen in Washington as they waited for a bus. They had been brought to San Francisco and were en route home for short furloughs, keeping quiet about their wartime experiences.
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