Third Large June Contingent of Selectees Leaves for Induction
The third large group of Washington county men leaves for an induction center at 5:30 AM. Several changes occurred since June 11 including additions and withdrawals with Navy enlistments and transfers. The roster lists 28 named inductees from Washington and nearby towns, with Hartsock added and Eckhardt deferred.
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Washington County
Army
Washington
Paul Dewayne Hartsock
Columbus Junction
Donald P. Benblossom
John L. von Arb
Reinhold G. Eichhorst
Ray Harrison
Roy W. Eckhardt
Local Beet Labor Protest Alleges Underpayment
About 60 Waterloo area high school boys recruited for beet field work protested alleged underpayment under the food victory labor pooling program. County Attorney Paul L. Kildee called the issue a misunderstanding after a conference with party leaders. He expressed confidence workers would be paid in full. The planning group represented workers from two farms amid reports of satisfactory pay at other farms.
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Waterloo
Sur Beet
County Atorney
Paul L. Kildee
Kildee
Health officials plan typhoid vaccine drive in Council Bluffs
The state department of health will provide typhoid vaccine to all residents of the area after the city health board was informed last week.
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Council Bluffs
State Apartment of
City Board
Navy recruiting in Iowa shows increased enlistment age
Des Moines naval rating station reports recruits now weigh more by five to 12 pounds than when entering training. Enlistees in 1942 are larger on average than those of 1941. In 1941 most recruits were 17 to 19 years old. post Pearl Harbor, more mature men join. Iowa leads central states in enlistments per 100 000 population in May. Truman Jones, Iowa Navy recruiting officer, notes the trend.
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Bes Moines
Great Lakes Aval
Chicgo
Ill
Des Moines
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Iowa Navy Recruiting Service
Central States
Truman Jones
Arge
Iowa
Iowa students urged to undergo compulsory body-building programs
Arthur Wendler of the State University of Iowa physical education department reports a survey of more than 1,000 freshmen male students shows elective physical education does not build fitness. He says the average freshman physical fitness is slightly below normal peacetime standards.
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Iowa City
Arthur Wendler
State University of Iowa Physical Education Department
Wendler
Towa
Parole Granted for Two Iowa Prisoners
Des Moines state parole board grants paroles to Joe Johnson 39 serving five years in Lee County for escape and to Claude Warrington 31 serving 6 to 10 years from Jones County for escape. Johnson was in state prison and Warrington in the reformatory.
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Des Moines
State
Joeohnson
Lee County
Claude Warrington
Jones County
Johnson
Warrington
Reformatory
Burlington landlords seek March 1942 rent freeze change
More than 800 Burlington landlords organized by the Burlington Real Estate board push to shift the OPA rent freeze date from January 1, 1941, to March 1, 1942 for Burlington and nearby areas.
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Burlington
OPA
Defense
Burlington Real Estate Board
Seashore Recalled as Interim Dean at Iowa State University
Dr. Carl E. Seashore, 76, longtime professor and former dean of the State University of Iowa graduate school, is recalled from retirement to interim leadership after Dr. George D. Stoddard resigns to become New York commissioner of education. He has served since 1897 and led the school for 28 years.
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Iowa City
Carl E. Seashore
State University of Iowa Graduate School
Seashore
George D. Stoddard
Stoddard
New York State
Axis Submarines Sink 323 Ships in Atlantic and Caribbean
The United Press reports total merchant ships sunk by axis submarines in the Atlantic Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico reached 323. A Canadian built merchant ship was damaged but its crew unharmed after a Japanese submarine attack in the eastern Pacific. Colombia schooner Resolute was sunk 30 miles from Trevidoneia island with six dead and three wounded of 12 crew.
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United Press
Atlantic
Caribbean
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Royal Canadian Navy
Ottawa
United Nations Registers
Bogota
Colombia
Resolute
Trevidoneia
Lt Tucker Flies Home for Visit
Lieutenant Gene Tucker and his flight commander from Randolph Field Texas landed at the local airport around two this afternoon flying a Vultee army training ship. A message from Tucker in St Louis said the visit depended on rain and field conditions. A large group of friends and Tucker’s parents greeted the crew as the ship circled the business district greeting his hometown.
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Gene Tucker
Randolph Field
Texas
Tucker
St. Louis
Claud Tucker
Gene
Weather Man Resigns Post In Des Moines Broadcast
Washington's weather man resigns as Charles D. Reed announces Preston Wolf asks to be relieved of local observer duties. Wolf cites business demands making continued reporting impossible though local records remain a public service. Those interested may contact Reed at the Weather Bureau in Des Moines.
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Washington
Charles D. Reed
Iowa
Preston Wolf
Wolf
Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Fire at Everette Palmer farm sparks corn crib blaze
The Farmers Mutual fire truck responded at ten o'clock this morning to the Everette Palmer farm ten miles southeast of town when gasoline pumped from a tank ignited and spread to a nearby double corn crib. The fire was put out before the tank burned and the crib suffered only smoke damage.
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Farmers Mutual
Everette Palmer
Washington county defense school enrolls 238
The Washington county civilian defense school opened Wednesday evening at the high school auditorium with 238 enrolled last night. Films showed bombing effects including Manila and Pearl Harbor with London raids planned for this evening. Governor Wilson will speak at the Thursday graduation after additional training on blackout camouflage masks first aid and panic prevention.
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Washington County Civilian Defense Schoo;hich
Manila
Pearl Harbor
London
E. E. Stutsman
H. M. Putman
George Baker
Ralph Shannon
Ivan Norton
County Defense Corps
Leigh Soule
George A. Wilson
Commander Norton
State Guardsmen to Meet Sunday at 6 30
Members of the headquarters company of the State Guard in Washington are asked to meet at the Armory at 6 30 Sunday morning June 28. The company will move to Camp Dodge for field training for two weeks with Lieut Rodney Kephart in charge for mobilization.
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State Guard
Washington
Camp Dodge
Rodney Kephart
Litvinov Joins In Consultations With Roosevelt and Churchill
Washington reports that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held extended conferences with Soviet ambassador Maxim Litvinov. The talks signal coordination on grand strategy to win the war and keep a second European land front as a key Soviet goal.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Maxim Litvinov
White House
Litvinov
Europe
Soviet Union
4000 Planes in May Reported by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt disclosed for the first time during the war that American industry produced nearly 4000 airplanes in May. The month also saw about 1500 tanks and about 200 artillery and anti-tank guns, excluding guns and other weapons.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Oday
County Republicans Pick 32 State Delegates in Caucus
At the county convention in the Washington courthouse the Republican party named 32 delegates to the Des Moines state convention on July 17 and similar numbers for judicial conventions. The report by Roger Sherman listed both delegates and alternates from multiple townships for state and district judicial conventions with several ineligibilities noted for the Sioux City gathering.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Sioux City
Oskaloosa
Roger Sherman
Committee On Delegates
Democratic County Meeting Sets Delegates for July Conventions
Washington county Democrats named delegates and alternates to state and district conventions. John Walsh presided at City Hall with Mrs. H G Richardson as secretary. Delegates include Jack Walsh Grace Brown Amos Stout Emma Richardson and others.
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Washington County
John Walsh
Riverside
City Hall
H. G. Richardson
Mr Walsh
Ed Sullivan
Ernestine Grady
Will Embree
O. F. Boller
Mary Gruffin
N. K E. West
Harry Dye
John Quinn
Grace Brown
Des Moines
Shrine Auditorium
Jack Walsh
Jo Sullivan
Matt Redlinger
Jack Kelly
Amos Stout
John Roth
Joe Pieper
Elizabeth Dye
Emma Richardson
Harry Barker
Zelda Shebeck
T. V. Knerr
Russell Bell
M. ©. DeLonge
Stella Latchem
Hilton Rabenold
Will Flynn
Albert Stumpf
Ivo Grady
Mary Tracy
Clarence Boshart
Hotel St
George Eglin
Ross Levert
Hazel Redlinger
Lucy Dempsey
Ed Mayer
Iid Mayer
Ed Bovee
Chris Horning
George Brown
T. A. West
Roy Wells
James Deef
Maggie Pieper
Ethel Vanerus
Davenport
Hayles Hall
Grace Bown
William Chapek
George Stumpf
Warry Dye
Wilbert Rose
N. &. West
Charley Steiner
Matt Wehr
Mary Griffin
J. L. Fry
Walter Brown
Joe Kos
A. W. Kern
W. P. Davidson
J. W. Combs
Hilda Brown
T. W. Zilmer
Mable Thiesen
Bird Cress
World War II Battles Intensify Across Europe Africa and Asia
RAF raids near Bre men and Rommel’s advance from Libya push toward Matruh while axis forces strike Egypt and Kharkov fronts. US bombers join RAF to hit Tobruk and Ben Ghazi as German efforts to sever near east oil routes and British lines intensify. Heavy fighting rages at Sevastopol and in Chinese defense as China's Taihang battle district sees 2000 Japanese dead.
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Egypt
Erwin Rommel
Libya
Matruh
Mediterranean
United States Army
Tobruk
Ben Ghazi
Matra
Cairo
London
Rommel
Eighth Army
Alexandria
Suez
Near East
Kharkov
Russian Ukraine
Caucasus
Moscow
Kupyansk
Baltic
Sevastopol
China
Chungking
West Chester to Host Defense School Next Monday
Mayor Art L. Rigenhagen announced a defense school to be held at the public school building in West Chester next Monday June 29. The event aims to educate residents with several speakers listed by the chief air raid warden.
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West Chester
Art L. Rigenhagen
Chester
Rigenhagen
Iowa Pig Crop Jump Signals WWII Food Effort
Des Moines June 26 1942 crop report puts Iowa hog herd at 13 184 000 head an increase of 21 percent from 1941 reflecting wartime demand and farm relief programs across the state with top producers and counties likely to see higher outputs.
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Iowa
Des Moines
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