Wartburg College to Convert Buildings into 68 Apartments
Contracts totaling 151 351 dollars were let to T S Willis Co of Janesville Wis for Wartburg college building conversion into 68 apartments. The American Lutheran church owns the buildings in Columbus Ohio and will lease them to the H O L C for seven years with project costs amortized by rentals. Tidings date back to 1935 when the college moved to Waverly.
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Clanton
Wartburg College
T.S. Willis Co
Janesville
Wis
H.o.ic
American Lutheran Ehnirch
Columbus
Ohio
H.O.L.C
Waverly
County Attorney Returns Liquor Seizure to Original Owners
County Attorney Tagenet Kean announced the return of 256 cases of liquor seized in the Couler Valley warehouse a week ago. He acted after a letter from Attorney General Joan M. Rankin said the liquor should be removed from the state immediately. no criminal action was pursued.
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Pubuque
Tagenet
Kean
Couler Valley
Joan M. Rankin
Atttorney
Jail at Ft. Dodge Empty First Time
For the first time in memory a Webster County jail employee noted there were no prisoners in the Webster County jail at Fort Dodge on Wednesday.
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Ft. Dodge
Fort Dodge
Webster Counts
New Federal Judge Sworn In for Northern District
Henry N Raven of Mason City was sworn as federal judge for the Northern District, Th ursday. The oath was administered by Lee McNeely, clerk of the court in Dubuque.
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Cedar Rapids
Henry N Raven
Mason City
Lee McNeely
Dubulove
Farmer Near Tracy Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Lee Coleman, a 5 year old farmer from near Tracy Iowa, died at Mahaska hospital two weeks after being struck on the He Moines river bridge near Tracy. The collision occurred when Coleman stepped into the path of a car driven by Leo Rose of Bussey. The body was sent to Lovilla. Coleman had been released from Fort Madison penitentiary over a year earlier after a manslaughter sentence in the death of a merchant police officer. Bert Conrey of Knoxville, Iowa, mentioned in connection with the 1938 case.
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Tracy
Oskaloosa
Lee Coleman
Mahaska Hospital
He Moines River
Coleman
Leo Rose
Bussey
Lovilla
Oleman
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Bert Conrey
Knoxville
Iowa 4-H Club Show to Replace Dairy Congress Event
Waterloo directors announce a day statewide 4-H club show will replace the annual Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress show next September. The dairy show was discontinued due to war restrictions.
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Waterloo
Iowa Dairy Cattle Congress Association
Elizabeth Miksch 84 Dies Near Ainsworth
Elizabeth Miksch 84 died this afternoon near Ainsworth where she lived with her son Earl Miksch and daughter Olive Miksch. The body was taken to B. A. Jones funeral home. Funeral services are planned for Monday at two.
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Elizabeth A. Miksch
Ainsworth
Ghter
Earl
Olive Miksch
B. A. Jones
Death notices Mrs Yard report passing of Louis West
Mr and Mrs Arthur Yard received word of the death of Louis West in Oklahoma City this week He had for several years operated a local ice cream factory on East H street once known as the Hartman His body was to be transported for burial according to family plans
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Arthur Yard
Louis West
Oklahoma City
West
We Ice Cream Factory
East H Street
Hartman
Red Armies At Border Of Hungary Advance Rumors
Moscow reports Soviet advance guards moved into the Carpathians near the Hungary border and neared mountain passes. Zhukov’s 1st Army pushed from Delyatia toward Carpatho Ukraine as refugees flee Bessarabia and Moldavia. Romanian communique notes Cernauti fallen and Prut crossings, while Germans face river-crossing losses.
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Moscow
Carpathians
Hungary
Gregory K. Zhukov
Ukraine
Delyatia
Carpatho-Ukraine
Czechoslovakia
Zhukov
Cernuanyi
Seret
Rumania
Supreme Command
Cernauti
Upper
Prut
Bessarabia
Voelkischer Beobachter
Bucovina
Moldavia
Romania
New Theater Tax Increases Rates Effective Saturday
The new wartime theater tax rises to 29 percent, with Saturday April 1 marking price changes. Matinee and evening rates apply for State Theater. different caps for main floor and balcony seating, with service personnel and uniformed workers eligible for reduced rates. All prices include the 20 percent war tax and Iowa sales tax. Complimentary tickets incur a 10 cent service charge.
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Congress
Iowa
Roosevelt lets soldier vote bill become law without signature
President Roosevelt told Congress he would allow the soldier vote bill to become law without his signature. He called the measure wholly inadequate to assure servicemen and women a feasible opportunity to vote.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Holy Week Union Service Opens With Cantata
Washington churches unite for a four week series ending with Easter Sunday. The first service is Sunday at 8 p.m. at the Methodist church featuring the cantata Calvary by Weesel and soloists. Leaders include Rev. Alfred Trenerry and church choirs with multiple selections and the Cantata Calvary-Wessel in full.
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Washington
Weesel
Faure
Aise
Alfred Trenerry
The
Baptist Eluarch
Washington Minuisterial Associations
Redeemer
Handel-Warhurst
Esther Clayes
Gladys Dare
Vera Fife
Floy Bagge
Mar-jorie Phillips
Betty Osinep
Margaret Stiles
Beverly Brown
Mary Vorhees
Elouise Sorden
Clarg Gilbert
Shirley Brown
Julia Zeck
Rachel Carlson
Ruth Dupuis
Towns Increase Red Cross Gifts Across County
Reports from Wellman and Brighton show increases in Red Cross war fund contributions. Wellman totals rise to 1550 plus未 including theater receipts. Brighton reaches about 450 with further gifts expected. County HQ cash stands at 12177.09 plus 526.58 from theaters, aiming for around 15000 toward a 16700 county quota.
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Wellman
Red Cross War Fund
Wellman Theater
Brighton
State and Fox
Pleasant View
Marion Pence
White Oak
Dutch Creek
Carl Mayer
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Llaskins
Riverside
Coppock
Clay
Crawford
English River
Ueranklin
Oneness
Hughland
Iowa
Jackson — A
Marion
Oregon
Red Cross
Toll Biggest Suffered by Air Armada
London reports the Royal Air Force suffered its heaviest loss in allied air history as 96 bombers were shot down by German night fighters and anti aircraft guns during a moonlit raid on Nurnberg and western Reich targets.
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London
Royal Air Force
Nurnberg
Western Reich
R.A.F
Leipzig
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Bomber Command
Luftwaffe
Germany
Britain
Clyde Maxwell Dead in Dakota
Obituary note from Washington reports Clyde M. Maxwell age 72 died at Fargo North Dakota at his son Verle Maxwell’s home after a period of ill health. Born in the Crawfordsville area he farmed nearby for many years. Funeral plans include arrival of the party in Washington and services tentatively set for Monday at Sherman’s funeral home. Surviving children include Delbert.
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Clyde M. Maxwell
Verle Maxwell
Fargo
North Dakota
Crawfordsville
Washington
Sherman
Delbert
Salvage and Red Cross Plan County Waste Paper Drive
The Salvage Department and Red Cross unite for a county wide waste paper campaign April 1 to 22. Volunteers including schoolchildren will canvass homes and collect bundles for sale proceeds to aid the Red Cross. City and rural leaders organize local plans with a final pickup by May 1.
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Salvage Department
Red Cross
Civilian Defense Office
Cloud Willits
Ralph Martin
Hubert Walker
Lester Krabill
Helen B. Ward
W. A. Erbe
Roger Sherman
Recé
Washington City Adopts Fiscal Year 1944 45 Appropriation Ordinance
The Washington city council passed an appropriation ordinance at yesterday's meeting to cover expenditures for the fiscal year April 1, 1944 to March 31, 1945. Total receipts are listed at 39 78, with 30 415 from taxes and the rest from miscellaneous receipts and balances. Expenditures include 18 736 for general government and smaller sums for police sanitation highways health sewage disposal fire maintenance library band park cemetery and bond funds.
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Washington
Notable Midwest Figures Named in Obituary Fragment
The text names Wellman Paul of Indianapol Leland Ames Verle Far se and Mrs. Charles Strothman of New London Iowa. It notes his wife died in 1936.
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Wellman
Paul
Indianapolis
Leland
Ames
Verle
Farse
Charles Strothman
New London
Iowa
Canning Sugar Season Announced for 1944 in Washington County
The War Price and Ration Board announces the 1944 canning sugar season. Residents may request blanks and file them, but processing begins April 20. Sugar allotments up to 20 pounds per person are allowed until February 26, 1945. Applications require OPA Form R 323 and Spare Stamp No 37 from War Ration Book 4 for each person named.
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Washington County
Americans Hit Palau Bases in Deep Pacific Drive
United Press reports powerful American naval forces smashed Japanese bases in the Palau islands 460 miles from the Philippines in dawn operations. The attack involved battleships carriers cruisers and destroyers, with aerial strikes extending from Palau to the Marshalls and New Guinea. Casualties included three PT boats and 11 men possibly to friendly forces.
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United Press
Palau Islands
Philippines
Palau
Tokyo
Hawaii
U. S
7Th Airforce Liberators
Central Pacific
Eten
Moen Islands
Truk
U. S. Navy
Catalina
McArthur
Carolines
Woleai Atoll
Hollandia
New Guinea
Wewak
Rabau
New Britain
Bismark
Ponape
Ujelang Island
Marshalls
Jungbluth Named Delegate In Iowa Republican Caucus
DES MOINES March 31 Charles RE Wettenmeyer Davenport and Carl Jungbluth Washington were elected first district delegates to the Republican national convention. Margaret Hinderman Wapello and Mrs Harry Freebern Birmingham were named alternates. Congressman Thomas F Martin Town City spoke at the caucus urging Republicans to carry the ball this November and claiming the new deal is scared about the election.
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Des Moines
Charles RE. Wettenmeyer
Davenport
Carl Jungbluth
Washington
Margaret Hinderman
Wapello
Harry Freebern
Birmingham
Thomas F. Martin
Town
Martin
Colombian Congress authorizes soil conservation service
The Colombian Congress has authorized the creation of a soil conservation service and soil analysis laboratories. This action aims to support agricultural planning and environmental stewardship across regions.
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Soil Conservation Service
Congress
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Anna Mae Baskett
George Dare
Lyte Wilcox
Betty Osincup
Genevieve
Baker
Mr. Miller
Owen Sayes
Edna M. Klein
Mary Elouise Lorden
Baptist Church
Schwayhart
Naval Pre-Flight School
Iowa City
Christian Tabernacle
W. J. Stevens
Mila J. Phillips
St. Paul's
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