County Towns Give to Red Cross
Iowa men Ralph Blackburn a Des Moines salesman and Joe Gillespie a Des Moines tavern operator were fined 1000 dollars and 100 dollars costs each by District Judge Henry N Graven on liquor transportation charges. They were arrested by Mason City police on March 16 while returning from Minneapolis with 2744 cases of liquor.
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Mason City
Ralph Blackburn
Des Moines
Joe F. Gillespie
Henry N. Graven
Blackburn
Gillespie
Minnepoeta
Iowa Coal Output Hits Record Low in 1943
Des Moines reports 1943 coal production slid to 2,782,249 tons, down 269,230 from 1942. Miners employed fell to 4,271, a drop of 1,296, in the year. George Duckworth, secretary of the state board of mine examiners, presented the figures to Governor Bourke B. Hickenlooper.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Duckworth
State Board of Mine Examiners
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
County Home Steward Dismissal Plan Rejected
Wapello county supervisors decided not to dismiss George Straner county home steward over a single incident in which medicinal whisky was given to a young woman patient. A plan was proposed to appoint a registered nurse to oversee the county hospital and report only to the county physician.
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Ottumwa
Wapello
George Straner
Woman's Leg Crushed At Ankeny Arms Plant
Mrs. Marie McNess, operator of a draw press at the Des Moines ordnance plant, had a severely crushed left leg when a 693 pound motor fell from its moorings onto her. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in fair condition after surgery. amputation was not expected.
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Ankeny Arms Plant
Des Moines
Marie
McNess
Sixth Ave
Mercy Hospital
McNees
Mystery 1944 Red Cross Gift Doubled by Unknown Donor
A 16 year old mystery in Waterloo unfolds as a lost $15 at Paul Davis dry goods store reappears as $30 sent to the Red Cross. An envelope with no address and a note explains the donor’s action to locate the owner or donate, but the store closed years ago and no owner was found.
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Waterloo
Red Cross
Courier Advertising Department
Paul Davis Dry Goods
Paul Davis Department
Davenport man dies after train accident at Rock Island depot
Louis Reich ter, 45, of Davenport, employed in Silvis shops, was fatally injured Thursday when he fell beneath the wheels of a moving passenger train near the Rock Island depot. An inquest will be held Saturday.
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Davenport
Louis Riechter
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Tsland
Iowa farm prices not inflated says Loomis of Waterloo
Fort Dodge reports that farm prices in Iowa are stable with Emery W. Loomis of Waterloo Iowa stating the market shows no inflation. Loomis serves as president of a regional farm association and comments on supply demand conditions.
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
Emery W. Loomis
Waterloo
Allied Airmen Sink Jap Ships in Four-Day Toll
Allied airmen report sinking 18 Japanese vessels in four days off New Guinea and nearby awaits. Two freighters, seven coastal ships, and 22 barges were sunk near Wewak as raids continued along the coast. Other strikes hit Rabaul and Bougainville while Pacific forces attacked Ponape and Kusaie and Marshalls atolls. Japanese forces near Imphal remain on high ground, 30 miles from the city.
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Solomons
Rabaul
United Press
Wewak
New Guinea
New Britain
Bougainville
Ponape
Kusaie
Truk
Carolines
Central Pacific
Marshalls
India
Imphal
Manipur
To Get Seats from Burlington Station
Work continues at the rebuilt Burlington road station in Washington though construction is finished. Agent F. Anderson said waiting room seats will be supplied from the old Burlington station once the new facility opens. The waiting room in the depot reconstruction was much re-
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Burlington Road
Washington
F. Anderson
Burlington
Real Estate Leaders Cite Stable Iowa Land Prices
The Iowa Real Estate association officials at the fourth annual conference report over 150 real estate dealers attended a one-day session. Loomis notes land prices of 150 to 185 dollars per acre for good Iowa land are not out of line and Farm product prices are higher than the 1910 14 parity period. Prices are only one or two percent above that era.
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Iowa Real Estate Association
Loomis
Iowa
British General Sees Peace Near at Mansion House Luncheon
General Sir Bernard Montgomery told a London luncheon that the promised land of peace is not far off though not yet in 1945. He urged national resolve for crucial months ahead and predicted a large British victory once forces cross to Europe.
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London
Bernard L. Montgomery
Mansion House
Montgomery
Germany
Europe
Britain
Building facelift enhances ticket office area
A partial rebuild reduces the southern portion of the building and reorganizes space to improve the ticket office. New floors and platforms have been installed and the entire area repainted, creating a fresher, cleaner environment.
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Iit
Washington county towns raise nearly three thousand for Red Cross
Reports from Washington county towns show nearly $3,000 added to the Red Cross war fund in the current campaign though drives are not complete. Welman reports $1,442 with goals exceeded. Crawfordsville tallies $2,055 and other towns contribute amounts such as Brighton $300 and West Chester $200. Rural districts report increasing cash donations as weather improves and canvasses resume.
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Washington County
Wellhoan
H. E. Ross
Welwit Schools
Ret Cross
Wellman
Wellan
Crawfordsville
Red Cross
T. H H. Huston
Brighton
West Chester
Riverside
Ainsworth
Ross Day
John L. Calhins
Ivan Cummings
Lee Norris
J. L. Fry
Kalona
Kaloa
Fierce Fighting In Cassino Area
Allied and German forces fought intensely around Cassino and nearby hills as 5th Army troops and New Zealand units pressed to break the stalemate. Tanks and 75 mm guns supported infantry while 240 mm mortars bombarded German emplacements near Mt Cassino and the amphitheatre.
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HDQ
Naples
Mar
Cassino
5Th Army
New Zealand
Mt. Cassino
Castle Hill
Rapido
Portella
Castellone
County drive seeks full funds to meet $16700 goal
Ship, where 62.50 was collected by Floyd Green. Several Washington solicitors reported yesterday. Need Every Dollar Present reports estimate unreported communities contributions to meet the county quota of 16700. Persons not contacted or wishing to add gifts may leave donations with Mrs. Weldin at the Atchison store.
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Washington
C. P. Weldin
Atchison Shoe
Coirt
Lincoln School
Jarrard
Floyd Green
Weldin
Atchison
Temperance Talk by O G Christgau at Church Service
O G Christgau of the Anti Saloon League of Iowa will give a temperance message at the Church of Christ during the regular morning worship next Sunday. He has spoken in Washington and was well received. Pastor Ivan Riess invites all to attend and hear him.
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O. G. Christgau
Anti-Saloon League of Iowa
Church of Christ
Washington
Christgau
Ivan Riess
Certificates for Tractor Tires and Gasoline Restrictions
County ration board announces changes effective March 17 1944 restricting new rear tractor tire certificates to worn tires only when recapping is unavailable. Local boards must issue tires and gas coupons via War Price and Rationing Office Washington Iowa between April 1 and 10.
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County Ration Inl
Washington
Iowa
Roosevelt vows punishment for all war criminals
President Roosevelt affirmed allied resolve to punish all leaders and functionaries responsible for the deportation and murder of refugees in Europe and Asia. He declared none who participated in the savagery against civilians shall escape punishment and all who shared guilt will share the fate.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Roosevelt
Europe
Asia
Funeral services for Mrs W A Stewart in Keota
Funeral services conducted yesterday afternoon at the Christian church in Keota were led by Rev B K Fesler. Music featured a quartet of Mrs F F Hagist Mrs C A Pence A B Cupp and fivbert Brooks with a duet by Mrs Bngist and Mrs Pence accompanied by Mrs Gale Cupp. Pallbearers included John Powell Norris Romine Ralph Romine Clark Bell Willis Beatty and Claire Beatty. Burial followed at Kecta cemetery.
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W. A. Stewart
Christian Church
Keota
B. Kk. Fesler
F. F. Hagist
C. A. Pence
A. B. Cupp
Fivbert Brooks
Bngist
Pence
Gale Cupp
John Powell
Norris
Ralph Romine
Clark Bell
Willis Beatty
Claire Beatty
Kecta
Russian Armies Still Advancing Across Bessarabia and Poland
Russian columns push deep into Bessarabia nearing the Prut border as Marshal Ivan B. Konev’s 2nd Ukrainian army routs a German regiment and takes 1,000 prisoners. Zhukov’s 1st Ukrainian army drives 25 to 58 miles toward Tarnopol and Proskurov in a new offensive opening routes toward Bucovina and the Dnieper headwaters. Stalin reports the 1st Ukrainian army has captured over 400 towns and villages while Zhukov’s forces advance toward Zaleshchiki Chertkov and Gulyatin near Tarnopol.
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Moscow
Bessarabia
Prut
Rumania
Ryshkanovka
Soroca
Dniester
Ivan
Koney
Gregory K. Zhukov
Tarnopol
Proskurov
Old Poland
Bucovina
London
Josef Stalin
Ukraine
Tarnopol-Proskurov
Zaleschiki
Chertkov
Dniester and Gulyatin
Churchill visits U S invasion base in England during war
Prime Minister Churchill inspects the U S invasion base in England as bombers of the 8th Air Force strike Germany for the third straight day and Italy losses are acknowledged. He praises allied unity and predicts the western invasion will shatter Germany, with joint action soon against the enemy.
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London
U. S
8Th Air Force
Germany
England
Churchill
Italy
Europe
Cassino
Anzio
Nazis occupy satellite states across southeastern Europe
A London dispatch reports German forces near total control of Hungary and push 50,000 troops into Romania to seize railways and communications while storm troops seal strategic points in Slovakia. The Ankara report says Bulgarian and Romanian cities on the Black Sea and Danube transport from Budapest to Galati are under German control.
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London
Europe
Hungary
Ankara
Vienna
Slovakia
Daily Herald
Black Sea
Danube
Budapest
Galanti
Prisoner of War Letter From Sgt Harry Fullerton
Mr and Mrs L T Fullerton report a letter from their son Technical Sergeant Harry Fullerton a bomber crew member shot down over Germany last August and held as a prisoner of war in a German camp The letter indicates recovery from wounds and thanks to the Red Cross requesting items via the Red Cross This is their second letter from him in Germany the first arriving December 9 The extent of his injuries remains unconfirmed though a German broadcast hinted at injuries to both legs and one arm
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Tt. Fullerton
Harry Fullerton
Germany
Red Cross
Fullerton
Climate Of A Place Described As Its Average Weather
The climate of a location is defined by its typical or average weather over time. This concept encompasses long term patterns of temperature precipitation and humidity observed in the area.
Five Army Airmen Die In Sioux City Air Crash
Five army airmen were killed when two B-17 Fortresses collided at the Sioux City base. One plane taxied into another during takeoff. gasoline ignited, flames engulfed both ships, leaving six injured and eight others unharmed.
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Sioux City
Large county draft group travels to induction center
Washington county sent a large group to the induction center for examination yesterday, the biggest from the county to Camp Dodge. Dr. C. A. Boice notes the county previously sent 153 men in July 1918 to Camp Pike, Arkansas.
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Washington County
Camp Dodge
C. A. Boice
Craft Board
Camp Pike
Ark
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Poland
Brody, Lwow
Nikolaev
Russia
Red Army
Balkans
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Stewart
U. S. Base
Sgt
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