Iowa bootlegging raid nets liquor charges and seizures
Cedar Rapids authorities and Linn County officers raided the home of William L. Buchtela near Waubeck discovering a home made still and 12 gallons in a car plus 45 gallons at a cave. Buchtela pled guilty and received six months for illegal transportation and three months plus 300 dollars fines for maintaining a liquor nuisance. An undetermined amount of whisky had been sold in Cedar Rapids and Marion at up to 16 dollars a gallon. The still could produce about four gallons daily.
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Cedar Rapids
Cecer Rapids
Linni County
Iowa
William L. Buehhtela
Buehtela
Buchtela
Marion
Waubeck
Missing in action bombardier Earl Richardson over Germany
First Lieutenant Earl L Richardson a Washington high school and junior college football star is reported missing in action since March 6 after a Flying Fortress mission over Germany. He left Washington in 1941 with a cavalry troop and went overseas last September.
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Earl L. Richardson
Washington
James Stewart
Ainsworth
Alice M. Richardson
San Diego
Calif
Germany
James A. Ulio
Secretary of War
Air Corps
Richardson
Texas
Washington High School
Washington County town elections yield mixed results
Six Washington county towns held municipal elections Monday with low turnout. Kalona and Riverside featured ticket-driven contests while most towns re elected incumbents. Notable results include J. F. O Loughlin mayor in Kalona and N. C. Crawford treasurer in Riverside.
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Washington County
Killed Sunday Then Elected Mayor Monday in Oakland
Rex Roy, candidate for Oakland mayor, was killed by a Rock Island train after a church committee meeting. He had won the election with about 36 percent over write-in rival CG Gardner. City Clerk Harold Spencer sought a state attorney general ruling on filling the post.
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Oakland
Rex Roy
CG. T. Gardner
Harold Spencer
Tipton Lawyer Dies by Suicide Near Sutliff Iowa
Lloyd E. Casterline a 54 year old Tipton attorney was found dead by suicide near Sutliff Iowa. Coroner Frank L. Love said a note in his car explained he killed himself due to a complex he could not overcome and requested cremation.
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Iowa City
Lloyd E. Casterline
Tipton
Johnson County
Frank L. Love
Sutliff
Ita
Casterline
Plan Reduction in Unit at Coe College
Cedar Rapids Maj. James McWillians, commanding officer of the Coe college aircrew detachment, said the air crew complement will be cut by one third after the men stationed on campus complete training. The reduction aligns with War Department policy to increase ground forces and decrease air forces.
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Cedar Rapids
James McWillians
Coe College
War Department
Rhoads Seeks Change of Venue for Upcoming Trial
Ottumwa Iowa prosecutors say former Police Commissioner G F Dusty Rhoads will file a motion for a venue change outside Wapello county in the alleged payers conspiracy case. Judge Harold V Lewis set arguments for April 8 and had scheduled the jury trial for April 10.
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Ottumwa
G. F
Dusty) Rhoads
Wapello County
Harold V. Lewis
Lewis
To let rooms with conveniences in Dover
A Dover notice offers pleasant rooms for rent with full conveniences. The listing notes the location facing the enemy.
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Dover
England
American Flying Fortresses Bomb German Air Bases in France
Hundreds of B 17s backed by US fighters struck four major German air fields in northern central and eastern France. The raid hit Chartres Chateaudun Rheims and Dijon as Spaatz pursues attrition against the German air force amid days of wide scale bombardment.
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London
U.P
France
Pasa
United States
Chartres
Chateaudun
Rheims
Dijon
Carles Spaatz
Paris
Pyrenees
Collision on Street Near Farmers Store
Mrs Elmer Kiene drove into the rear of a shelled corn truck at North Iowa avenue and East Fifth street near Farmers store. The car front was damaged but no injuries were reported.
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Elmer Kiene
Iowa Avenue
East Fifth Street
Farmers
Allied Guns Bombard Cassino as Ground Fighting Subdues
Allied forces blasted German positions in Cassino while ground action across the Italian front eased to small patrols. Artillery concentrated on the Continental hotel and Hotel Des Roses in Cassino as German defenses countered with heavy shelling. The Cairo Verelle road area saw a brief German probe repelled, and U S and Allied air forces targeted rail lines and docks from Rome to Leghorn.
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HDQ
Naples
Cassino
Hotel Des Roses
Krench
Cairo- Verelle
U. S
15Th Air Force
Italy
Rome
Leghorn
Big Draft Groups in April Call
Iowa draft boards ordered all registrants aged 18 to 26 without agricultural deferments to report for pre induction exams in April. Col. Ralph Lancaster said the April call mirrors March but larger numbers will report due to no reserve pool of eligible men. Occupational deferments are abolished for under 26 except agricultural ones.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Lancaster
Selective Service
Lancaster
Invasion Troops Raid Objectives
German planes staged widespread raids on England and Wales marking the first large attack in three years as forces mass for western Europe. Main strikes hit western England including Bristol with heavy bombs and new fire bombs while eight German planes were shot down.
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London
England
Wales
Europe
DNB
Bristol
Mrs C A Arnold Of Brighton Dead
Mrs. Charles A Arnold 76 died yesterday afternoon at Washington County Hospital after repeated heart attacks since Friday. Funeral arrangements by F Hoskis Funeral Home Brighton await word from distant relatives. She was born Ida B Edwards March 11 1868 in Walnut Township Jefferson County and married Charles Arnold July 38 1886 in Cloud County Kansas. Survived by five children Edward Toledo Iowa Bessie Nord Mitchell South Dakota Lyle Ottumwa Hazel Cole and Floyd Arnold Brighton. 19 grandchildren ten grandsons in service. several great grandchildren. brother John Edwards in Washington state. Funeral home details pending.
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Brighton
Charles A. Arnold
Washington County Hospital
Lyle
Ottumwa
Hazel Cole
Floyd Arnold
John Edwards
Washington State
Funeral for W. F. Jurging Held at Local Home
The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at the L. A. Jones funeral home. Rev. Fred E. Miller officiated. Pallbearers included Floyd Roe Fred Franklin Leo Sueppel E. M. Pierce and J. W. Fields.
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W. EF. Jurging
W. F. Jurging
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Fred E. Miller
Floyd Roe
Fred Franklin
Leo Sueppel
E. M. Pierce
J. W. Fields
Dates to File for Milk Subsidy Given
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee issues filing dates for dairy subsidy payments. Final date for January milk and cream production and sales is March 31. February filings accepted until April 30. Subsidy rate is 5 cents per pound of butter fat and 85 cents per hundredweight of milk.
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Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Plan for Draftee School Program at Washington High
Chairman Claude Tucker announced a pre induction program for county draftees to be held at 7:39 April at Washington High School. Army Major Franklin H. Stempel will describe Camp Dodge induction routines and goals. Navy speaker John R Van Quosuel will outline navy recruitment, training steps, and duties. A Red Cross representative from Ottumwa may present a short film.
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Claude Tucker
Defense Council
Army
Camp Dodge
John R. van Qosuel
Naval
Burlington
Navy
Red Cross
Ottumwa
Red Cross Campaign Surpasses Ten Thousand in County
Unofficial tallies show county Red Cross donations surpassing $10,000 with official reports at $10,082.54 and projected total near $14,000 toward a $16,700 quota. Contributions come from sixteen rural districts and communities including Richmond Grand Prairie Fairview Daytonville Enterprise No. 5 and No. 10 with amounts ranging from $70.75 to $269.50.
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Red Cross
Hichmond
Stanley Vodicka
Richmond
Ainsworth
Grand Prairie
Jackson Township
Yaro Sojka
Fairview
Walter Sojka
Daytonville
Lime Creek Township
Elmer C. Miller
Enterprise
Dutch Creek Township
Seventy-six
Washington Township
Ballot Lists Closed for June 5 County Primary
Nomination papers filed yesterday finalizing county ballots for the June 5 primary. Republicans contend for two supervisorships and a hospital board vacancy. Democrats face no opposition for several offices. Ballots for armed forces will be printed separately and mailed after approval.
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W. S. Kyle
H. P. Wilson
Clarence Fulton
E. S. Rudolph
Arthur Wiley
A. L. Griffith
Joseph P. Quinn
Yaro Sojka
T. C. Huston
Des Moines
Allied air sweep devastates Ponape ships and Wewak airfields
United Press reports a 1600 mile Allied air sweep from the Caro lines to New Guinea. 13 Japanese planes shot down, four likely, with two ships and seven barges damaged off We wak. Attacks targeted Ponape, Musanu, Rabaul, and Wewak airfields as destroyers shelled Manus and nearby islands.
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United Press
Carolines
New Guinea
Ponape
Wewak
Marine Corstara
Carolines Bastion
Truk
Scenday
Ene My
Musenu Island
Frisco Blaze Kill Count Rises With 21 Dead
A late night fire at the New Amsterdam hotel in San Francisco killed at least 21 people, many sleeping shipyard workers, and injured 22 as flames swept four floors. Police suspect arson with gasoline odor noted at multiple nearby fires.
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San Francisco
New Amsterdam
Market Street
Soviet Forces Advance Deep into Moldova Region
Soviet units push south through Bessarabia crossing the Prut river near Iasi as Marshall Konev drives toward the rail hub. The Prut crossing near Iasi is stormed by tanks and infantry, destroying German retreat lines and forcing thousands of enemy troops to surrender or flee.
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Moscow
Bessarabia
Prut
Iasi
Romania
Fritz von Mannstein
Ivan S. Konev
Black Sea
Porut
County Legion Meet At Kalona Tonight
American Legion county meeting to be held this evening at eight in Kalona high school auditorium. Kalona post hosts the county meeting and will serve refreshments after the business and program conclude.
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American Legion
Kalona High School
Kalona
Taxicabs Carry 1.5 Billion Passengers in 1942
Taxicabs carried about 1.5 billion passengers in 1942, marking a rise of roughly 250 million from the previous year. The gain reflects continued demand for urban transport amid wartime activity and mobility needs.
Franklin Acquires Roe Tin Shop To Form Franklin's Sheet Metal
Fred Franklin, a veteran Washington sheet metal worker with twenty nine years in the trade, has leased the Roe Tin Shop and will operate as Franklin's Sheet Metal Shop. Floyd Roe’s plans following the change are not yet clear.
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Fred Franklin
Washington Sheet Metal
Roe Tin
Franklin
Roe Shop
Floyd Roe
Northern Fights Reach South to Singapore
Reports note clashes from northern regions reaching as far south as Singapore, indicating expanding conflict reach and heightened regional tension amid ongoing hostilities.
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Singapore
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Manus
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Frisco Blaze
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