Iowa Board Uses Conscientious Objectors in State Hospitals
The board of control increases use of conscientious objectors to fill labor shortages at state institutions. Twenty three objectors have been assigned by the War department to Cherokee state hospital in the last month with 25 more planned for Independence. Mount Pleasant houses 29 objectors, and wives of some workers also hold nearby jobs. Half of Mount Pleasant’s staff are objectors or their spouses. There are also plans to place a unit at Woodward state school. Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Board of Control
War Department
Cherokee State Hospital
Independence
Woodward
Mount Pleasant State Hospital
Waterloo Arthur S Buckner Elected State VFW Commander
Arthur S Buckner of Cedar Rapids was elected state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Other officers named include Clayton I Murphy of Chicago Tl senior vice commander J N Lee Decorah junior vice commander Alex M Miller Des Moines quartermaster William Silvers Waterloo chaplain Reverend Lee Crippen Marshalltown post department commander Dr G W Grewell Marshalltown adjutant Max W Van Horn Des Moines chief of staff Sherman Olson Denison inspector Charles Martz Newton EB Ziegler Mason City and C B R Selland Des Moines.
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Waterloo
Arthur S
Buckner
Cedar Rapids
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Clayton I
Murphy
Chicago
J. N. Lee
Decorah
Alex M. Miller
Des Moines
William Silvers
Tloward Etheridge
Lee Crippen
Marshalltown
River crests to rise slightly above earlier forecast
Des Moines river crests at Eddyville and Ottumwa will be a bit higher than earlier projections but about three feet below May highs. Iowa river at Iowa City expected to level off near 16 feet while central Iowa and Missouri lowlands see slow declines.
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Des Moines
Eddyville
Ottumwa
Weather Bureau
Iowa
Towa City
Missouri
Tracy
Charles D. Reed
Spanish War Veterans Meet at Marshalltown
About 169 people registered Sunday for the 38th annual encampment of the United Spanish War Veterans town department and the 28th annual convention of the veterans auxiliary. More delegates expected Monday. First to register was Wilhemina Giesemann of Dubuque, a nurse who served in Cuba and now historian for the veterans.
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Marshalltown
United Spanish War Veterans
Veterans’ Auxiliary
Wilhemina Giesemann
Dubuque
Cuba
Veterans’ Organization
Legion Post Meeting Preview and Boys State Reports
The Leon Beatty post American Legion will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening at eight o'clock in the Legion room at City Hall. Boys who attended Boys State this month from Washing will report. Refreshments will be served.
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Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
Legion Room
City Hall
United States advances on Saipan strongholds and Pacific raids
U S troops near Garapan and Aslito airfields on Saipan fight to expand the beachhead while bombers and fighters hit Sorong coast in Dutch New Guinea sinking or damaging 11 Japanese vessels and destroying five planes. Liberators strike Truk and Biak front reports show slow progress toward Buna and Sorido airfields.
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United Press
U. S
Garapan
Aslito
Saipan
Marianas
Sorong
Dutch New Guinea
Tokyo
Southwest Pacific
Jerman
Samate
Philippines
Carolines
Truk
Biak Island
Geeldink Bay
Borokoe
Sorido
Boy Drowns in Knott Rock Quarry Near West Chester
Robert Ernest Crawford aged 14 about to be 15 drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming with peers in the Knott rock quarry three miles northeast of West Chester. Cramp likely caused the tragedy. body recovered promptly but CPR and an inhalator failed. He was a West Chester eighth grader born June 21 1929 north of Washington. Survived by parents Ernest and Hazel Romine Crawford and sister Wilma Maxine. Funeral 2 pm Tuesday at I A Jones funeral home conducted by Rev H W Munster with burial in Keota cemetery. Coroner Dr W S Kyle said no inquest.
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Robert Ernest Crawford
Knott Rock
West Chester
Robert Ernest
Ernest
Hazel
Romine) Crawford
Washington
Wilma Maxine Crawford
Steve Crawford
Ethel Romine
I. A. Jones
H. W. Munster
Resigns Hospital Post to Lead Kewanee Public Hospital
Miss Lillian Ganere resigns as superintendent of nurses at Washington County Hospital and accepts the post of superintendent at Kewanee Public Hospital in Illinois. She plans to report after a few days at her Memphis Missouri home.
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Lillian Ganere
Washington County Hospital
Kewanee Public Hospital
Kewanee, Ill
Memphis
Ten Men Sent to Camp Dodge for Induction Exams
Ten Washington county men boarded the eleven oclock bus for Camp Dodge for pre induction examinations. Twenty two county men have been sent for tests in recent days, including twelve who went last Friday. Those who traveled today were Eddie Brugge, Riverside Lester Pressly, Truro Duane Widmer, Mt Pleasant Paul Woeelan, Washington Eugene Knerr, Brighton Max Rinner, Mt Pleasant Francia Blayes, Washington Lewis Beenblossom, Crawfordsville Laird Simpson, Ainsworth Clayton Hill, Washington.
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Washington County
Camp Dodge
James
Eddie Bruegee
Riverside
Lester J. Pressly
Truro
Duane B. Widmer
Mt. Pleas
Paul R. Woeelan
Washington
T. Knerr
Brighton
Max D. Rinner
Mt. Pleasant
Francia P. Blayes
Lewis W. Beenblossom
Crawordaville
Laird J. Simpson
Ainsworth
Clayton C. Hill
Infant son of Mr and Mrs Meek laid to rest at Kim Grove
Graveside services for the infant son of Private and Mrs Ralston Meek were held this afternoon at Kim Grove cemetery. The baby, born yesterday at the county hospital, lived only a short time. The services were conducted by Fred F. Miller.
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Kim Grove
Ralston Meek
County Hospital
Fred FE. Miller
Linas Wood, 70, Taken by Death in Ainsworth
Linas Ainsworth Wood died at age 70 this morning at the county hospital after years of illness. Funeral services are set for 10:39 Wednesday at Sherman’s funeral home with Rev. Ivan Riess officiating, burial in Ainsworth cemetery. Born September 9, 1873 in Mercer County Illinois, Wood lived most of his life around Ainsworth and Washington as a farmer. He married Jessie Schenefelt on December 25 1894, who survives, along with one sister Mrs. Will Crozier of Washington.
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Linas Ainsworth Wood
Ainsworth
Sherman
Ivan Riess
Wood
Mercer County
Ill
Norman F
Anna (Welliver) Wood
Washington
Jessie Schenefelt
Will Crozier
Nazi jet propelled pilotless bombs identified
The air ministry in London identified the Nazi pilotless bombers as jet propelled projectiles launched from ramps in northern France, likely using take-off rockets for assistance.
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London
Air Ministry
France
Russians at Approaches of Viipuri
Moscow reports Russian mobile forces push along the Karelian isthmus toward Viipuri as Finnish troops retreat. American Jeeps and Soviet spearheads head toward the city from Mirovisto and Makslahdenkyla while the Baltic fleet moves north. Finland battles to hold lines as panic and heavy fighting intensify on the Karelian front.
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Moscow
Finland
Viipuri
Miroivisto
Mannerheim Line
Makslahdenkyla
Timne
Karelian
Summa
Koivisto
Leninggrad-Vilouri
Final War Bond Drive Plans Made Tonight
A Washington meeting for men and women is set at the court house this evening at 7 30 to finalize plans for the fifth war loan drive in Washington and nearby townships. Campaign leaders say supplies will be distributed to volunteers and weather is not expected to delay Tuesday road canvassing.
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Washington
Court House
Mrs. Gould Funeral At Columbus Jct
Funeral services for Mrs J W Gould of Conesville will be held at two o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the Richie funeral home in Columbus Junction. Rev A E Diddams of Washington Calvary Baptist church will conduct the services with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Mrs Gould died Saturday afternoon at Washington county hospital after years of ill health. She was born April 5 1884 in Louisa county to Edwin and Harriet Clark Murdock and married April 16 1902 to Joe W Gould. The family lived on farms near Lone Tree and Conesville before residing west of Conesville. Survivors include her husband three daughters Mrs James Boyd Mrs Lumir Vacha of Washington Mrs Gail Shull of Ainsworth two sons Charlie Gould Ottumwa and George in the Chicago navy her mother Mrs R H Clark of Washington and a large list of grandchildren sisters brothers and other relatives. A brother and a sister are deceased.
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J. Would
Conesville
Richie
Columbus Junction
A. E. Diddams
Washington Calvary Baptist Church
Elm Grove
Etery
Gould
Washington County Hospital
Ora Murdock
Edwin
Harriet Clark Murdock
Louisa County
Joe W. Gould
Lone Tree
James Boyd
Lumir Vacha
Washington
Gail Shull
Ainsworth
Charlie Gould
Ottumwa
George
Navy
Chicago
R. H. Clark
James
Marjorie
Janice Boyd
Ronald Eugene Shull
Wendell
Lloyd
Kenneth
Everette Gould
Evelyn Vacha
Will Simkins
Edna Sprague
Lola Rath
Mela Vacha
Roy Fredenburg
Davenport
Gladys Murdock
Glenwood
Henry Murdock
Kansas
Morley and
Ellis
Los Angeles
Calif
Gail
Riverside
Special Mission At Airport Involving Civil Air Patrol Cadets
Nearly 50 members of the Washington Civil Air Patrol squadron and cadets conducted a mobilization for navigation at the airport. Observation planes flew with qualified pilots while cadets served as navigators and observers under Lt. John Lemmon, with Lt. Robert Choate as officer of the day and Sgt Grace Lemmon leading the crash crew.
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Washington Civil Air Patrol Squadron
Civil Air Patrol Cadets
John Lemmon
Robert Choate
Harold Mangold
Grace Lemmon
Dan Brindley
Miss Dawson to Be Mayor on Tuesday
Anna Dawson will serve as substitute mayor of Washington on Tuesday by appointment of Mayor R. L. Lytle. Four women policemen will assist, including Mrs. F. C. Surface and Mrs. Darrell Ross, with strong enforcement of traffic rules during the town’s wartime bond drive.
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Miss Dawson
Anna Dawson
Washington
R. L. Lytle
Car Missing From Owner's Garage Leads to Juvenile Court Hearing
Franklin Waggoner reported his car stolen from beside his garage Saturday night. A 15 year old boy, near Keota, admitted planning to keep the car over Sunday and test it out. He told officers he would return it tonight and a hearing is set in juvenile court.
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Franklin Waggoner
Keota
Birney Family Guests Visit Local Home
Ensign and Mrs Richard Birney arrived from Newport Rhode Island to spend the week with his parents Mr and Mrs Homer Birney James Birney SC 3C of Spurgeon Bay Wisconsin spent yesterday here with the Birneys.
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Ensign
Richard Birney
Newport
R. I
Homer Birney
James Birney
Spurgeon Bay
Wisc
Birneys
Attempt to Break Out Is Thwarted in Cherbourg Push
American troops drove to within seven miles of Cherbourg and captured Bricquebec eleven miles south of the port. US long toms began shelling Cherbourg as forces pressed from Montebourg to seal a barricade around the port, trapping German troops. The 9th Division reportedly repelled a second German breakout attempt across the peninsula.
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London
Cherbourg
Bric
Quebec
Allied Supreme HD
United States
Montebourg
Supreme Headquarters
U.S
Allied US 9th Division Repels German Breakout at Cherbourg
Allied Supreme Headquarters reports the US 9th Division checked a German breakout attempt along the Cherbourg peninsula. They drove back the assault northwest of St. Sauveur Le Vicompte, inflicting heavy casualties on about 30,900 Germans trapped around the Normandy port.
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Allied Supreme Headquarters
London
United States
Cherbourg
9Th
St. Sauveur-Le Vicompte
Cherboure
Normandy
Baby Bonds Sold to County Parents in Fifth War Loan
Mrs. A. B K Baldrige heads the county women’s department selling baby bonds in the fifth war loan. Parents of children born in the last year may register to receive Walt Disney certificates. Bonds bought under this drive count toward the loan quota.
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A. BK. Baldrige
Women's Department
Lightning strikes pine near Springman home
A lightning blast during yesterday's shower struck a pine in the Springman yard near Elm Grove cemetery. The bolt missed the house but knocked out power and telephone lines. The pine split in two and a tree splinter was driven into a maple tree across the road.
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Elm Grove Cemetery
More Rainfall and Cooler Weather
Precipitation yesterday evening totaled 0.3 of an inch, lifting June’s rainfall to about seven inches. A cold snap followed with a high of 85 and a low of 55. The morning read 57 degrees at seven, with no higher than 69 by late forenoon.
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Cherbourg Peninsula
Legion
New Guinea Coast
Phwarthap
King George
Churchill
England
Bernard L. Montgomery
Flower Corps
Linas Wood
New Weld
China
Tanapag
Hainan
Magicienne
Nafutan
Formosa
Ibiak
Amboina
Japan
Palau
Atokyo
BONIN
Guam
Guinea
Caroline
Bonins
Nippon
Biak
New Guinea
Frent
Mrs. Gould
Columbus
Springman
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