Allies Renew Bombing of Nazi Key Centers
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover announced the capture of William King and indictments against John Chaney Hillery Mayen for a $52000 swindle of an Iowa widow spending winter in McAllen Texas. Ned Davis already sentenced ten years. The case involved fake real estate operators and a fake stock exchange scheme.
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Washington, D.C
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wmory Speer King
Iowa
Las Vegas
Nevada
King Wes
Dallas
Texas
John Glen Chaney
Hillery Mayen
Ned Davia
Iloover
Lawa
McAllen
King
Hoover
Laredo
Erocup
Exchange
Theoney
Davis
FBI
L. Dalton
Nephaiie
Washington Fbs
Des Moines Judge Frank Shankland Dies at 73
Polk county district court judge Frank 8. Shankland, 73, who served 16 years, died at his home 4020 Fleur Drive from a heart ailment. Services set for 3:30 p.m. Friday at Dunn Funeral Home. A Republican, he was renominated by both parties last year for a fifth four year term. Born on a Jasper County farm, he attended Monroe High School, Benton Harbor College, Drake University Law College graduating in 1902, then began practice in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Frank
Shankland
Polk County
Fleur Drive
Dunn
Jasper County
Monroe, In
Benton Harbor College
Michigan
Drake University Law College
Chicago Lottery Ring Indicts Plea Fines Set
Sixty two of S persons indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to violate lottery laws were fined 25 dollars each by Judge Michael II I e o e after pleading guilty. The defendants acted as agents selling tickets in a baseball based lottery tied to treasury balances and race tracks. Named fined were Henry Cahill Hampton C Harrison George La Hue James Nassif Willis Pritchard William Quinlan A C Roberts Arthur O Lurber Loren A Wood and others from Iowa towns.
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Chicago
of &S
Michael II
Treasury
Trowans
Henry Charles Cahill
Hampton
C. P. Harrison
Wever
George la Hue
Waterloo
James Nassif
Cedar Rapids
Willis Pritchard
Sioux City
William Quinlan
Dubuque
A. C. Roberts
Maquoketa
Arthur O. Lurber
Burlington
Loren A. Wood
Fort Madison
Carbon Monoxide Kills Two In Dubuque Car
Coroner Norbert Behr ruled carbon monoxide poisoning killed William Rini ker, 28, and Helen Miller, 24, whose bodies were found in a car parked on a highway near Dubuque. The vehicle’s engine was running when discovered about 7 am, and the pair had likely been dead for around an hour.
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Dubuque
Norbert Behr
William Riniker
Helen Miller
Farm Groups Split Over Farm Price Policy in Congress
In Des Moines Iowa farm groups clash over price policy with the Iowa Farm Bureau siding with the farm bloc for higher prices while the state agricultural adjustment administration and the Iowa Farmers Union urge holding prices to curb inflation. County AAA committees at three district meetings voiced support for preserving the parity program as is and said farmers in their areas do not want changes.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Congress
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
State Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa Farmers Union
Farm Bureau
AAA
Box car spills 155 mm shells. Nebraska found
Burlington railroad officials reported a box car loaded with 155 millimeter shells was found in Nebraska after shells spilled. Ordance officials planned inspection to determine how many shells were lost.
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Creston
Nebraska
Burlington Railroad
Ordnance
Keagy Promoted to Lieutenant in Army Engineers
Robert Keagy son of Dr and Mrs R Keagy was made a lieutenant in the army engineers corps after graduating from officer training at Ft Belvoir Virginia He will report to Camp Chaborne Louisiana for duty and began training in Colorado last fall during Thanksgiving furlough He had hoped for another furlough upon completion but that could not happen
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Robert Keagy
R. €. Keagy
Army Engineering Corps
Ft. Belvoir
Virginia
Camp Chaborne
Louisiana
Keagy
Colorado
Delayed Draft Policy Keeps Fathers With Families Exempt
Washington official McNutt said every effort is made to delay drafting fathers as long as practicable while a national order keeps families intact. The exemption applies to those with wives or children or those who relied on them before November 8, 1941. Single men are reportedly in short supply.
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Washington, D.C
Op— War Manpower Commission
Paul WY. McNutt
National Selective Service l
McNutt
Thore
Washington county war bond drive falls short of quota
Chairman U G A Mace says local pledges lag the county target as residents pledge conservatively. He urges all signers to invest as much as possible and notes half the solicitors report below expectations. Local businesses where workers pledged ten percent or more include Rothschild's store Orcutt market and others.
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Washington County
UG. A. Mace
County War Bond Committee
Mace
Washington
Rothschild’s
Orcutt Market
M. Bridges & Co
Johnson Market
Guther
Durham
Draft Plan for Meat Rationing In April
Washington March 4 AUUP The office of price admin has drafted a plan for point rationing in April covering meats bacon butter cheese t urd and cooking fats Red coupons of ration Look number two would be used interchangeably for these commodities The plan allows an individual meat purchase to exceed 1% pound average if other items are forgone Each consumer would receive a monthly point total to cover all items and may allocate points as desired Most major food items will be rationed by April and the program may shift to mid April instead of March 28
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Washington
1.C
Office of Price Administration
Victory Books All in by Saturday
Chairman George Kerr urges completion of the Victory Book drive this week. People with good books for soldiers should bring them to the Y by Saturday, or place them on the Y’s collection drop and volunteers will pick them up.
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George Kerr
Campaign c
First Patient Enters Clinton Army Hospital
Pvt. John M. Jorgensen of Davenport becomes the first patient at the new Schick general hospital in Clinton. He was on furlough when illness sent him to the facility, which now opens for patients and fills its beds.
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Jorgensen
Davenport
United States Army
Army
New Schick General Hospital
Kow
Navy Recruiting Man Here on Friday
A Navy recruiting representative from the Burlington station will visit Washington each Friday in March to contact women for WAVES SPARS and coast guard service. In Washington the HQ will be at the post office building from 12:30 to 3:00 p.m. Women aged 20 to 35 with at least two years of high school are invited to get information and application forms. Requisite address and forms available from U S Navy Recruiting Station Burlington Iowa.
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Navy
Burlington
Washington
Coast Guard
U.S. Navy Recruiting Station
Post Office Bldg
Iowa
Auxiliary Police Meet Friday Night
The auxiliary police division of the citizens' defense corps will convene at city hall at 7 45 pm with Chief George Baker in charge. Attorney L J Kehoe will speak and three motion pictures on police work will be shown from the state university. About 75 men are expected for the first session of a six week Friday night course.
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Auxiliary Police
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Armory
George Baker
L. J. Kehoe
State University
Museums Increase Importance in War
Iowa City reports museums boosting public memory and morale during wartime efforts. Limited details describe institutions expanding displays and educational programs to support citizens and troops.
Museums Vital For War Era Preservation Says Iowa Professor
Professor Homer R. Dill, director of the State University of Iowa museum, warned Wednesday that museums gain new importance in the present world war. He urged maintenance and careful care of specimens to preserve traces of rare animals and works that may become extinct after the war.
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Homer R. Dill
State University of Iowa Museum
Republicans Move to End $25,000 War Salary Cap
UP House Republicans launch a campaign to abolish President Roosevelt s wartime salary limit of 25 000 and may seek to repeal all salary restrictions. They aim to amend Rep Wesley Disney s plan to set salaries over 25 000 at Pearl Harbor levels. Support grew after the House Rules Committee granted an open rule for consideration with debt limit legislation rising to 210 billion.
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Washington, D.C
House
Roosevelt
Wesley E. Disney
Democrat
Oklahoma
Pearl Harbor
Disney
House Rules Committee
Civil Aeronautics Board Orders Fare Probes for 11 Airlines
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered 11 major domestic air lines to show cause why passenger fares should not be cut by 10 percent. Respond by five days.
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Washington, D.C
Civil Aeronautics Board
Monmouth Play to Feature Letters to Lucerne
Georganne Rudiger of Washington Iowa joins the Monmouth College property crew for Crimson Masque presented March 12 and 13 in the Little Theater. Letters to Lucerne, a war story, was named among Burns Mantle's ten best plays of the year. Rudiger is a Monmouth freshman.
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Monmouth
Ill
Georganne Rudiger
Washington
Iowa
Bingel family joins war effort in New Jersey
Joseph Bingel will enlist as a private in the army tomorrow while his wife joins the WAAC awaiting call. Their pet dog Butch is set to join dog defense organizations as part of the family's wartime service.
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Fair Lawn
N. J
Joseph Bingel
Army
WAAC
Butch
Dogs For Defense Organizations
Ukiah Hosts One of Five Global Latitude Observatories
The International Latitude Observatory at Ukiah California is one of five such observatories worldwide. Each is spread across longitudes but all lie on the same parallel of latitude.
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International Latitude Observatory
Ukiah
Cal
Hamburg Blasting Targets Rotterdam Docks and German Rail Yards
London dispatch reports P American Flying Fortresses striking Nazi Europe with daylight raids on Rotterdam docks and rail yards at Hamah Western Germany. Allied forces also report sinking or destroying 16 ships in New Guinea and pressing within three miles of Faid Pass in Tunisia amid renewed air power.
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London
England
Europe
Adolph Hitler
Rotterdam
Hama
Germany
Oll
New Guinea
Aail
Mediterranean
Faid Pass
Tunisia
Chester Boundary Disputed in Lawsuit
The suit, filed in the Wacunglou county district court by J. C. Stancer and Bernice DSlancer against Harold and Hazel Griggs, seeks a boundary commission to fix the line between lots in West Chester. Plaintiffs allege a fence and outhouse sit on their land and ask removal if proven on their property.
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Wacunglou County
Huege
Hal Ihey
Ole
Ogie
West Chester
Colr Properties
Firemen Re-elect Present Officers
Washington firemen held their annual election to choose officers for the next year. H. H. Reister was named chief for his fourth term, with Carl Kelly first assistant chief, Floyd Harvey Mee Mike Crone treasurer, and Custer Harvey drivers. The council must approve at the first April meeting. The department lists thirty members.
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Washington Firemen
H. H. Reister
Carl Kelly
Floyd
Harvey Mee
Mike Crone
Custer
Harvey
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