First WAAC baby born at Fort Des Moines column
Des Moines reports the first baby born within WAAC ranks arrived Thursday at Fort Des Moines post hospital. A 22 year old African American WAAC from Franklin Louisiana gave birth nine days after starting training, with officials noting she was an expectant mother on admission. Per WAAC rules expectant mothers and those with dependents under 14 are ineligible, and she will be discharged when she leaves hospital.
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Des Moines
WAAC
Fort Des Moines
Franklin
Post Hospital
Fort
Post
Louisiana
Corps
Canners Seek Pay Increase for Seasonal Workers in Iowa
Roy Chard, secretary of the Iowa Nebraska Canners association, reports a majority vote to petition the war labor board for a 10 cent per hour raise for seasonal workers. About 8,000 to 9,000 workers would gain, affecting hourly processing staff for four price supported products at roughly 50 Iowa canneries operating this year.
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Des Moines
Roy Chard
Iowa-Nebraska Canners Association
War Labor Board
Iowa
Chard
Continue Search For Body Of Flyer Ned Allison
Patrols covered miles along both sides of the Skunk River as authorities continued the search for the body of Ned Allison 19 of Little Rock Arkansas. He was believed drowned when the training ship he rode in dived near Lowell after a crash. Allison was an Army Air Force training student with the Iowa Wesleyan College detachment at Mt Pleasant. Porter Alley of Shenandoah a pilot swam to shore with only slight injuries.
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Burlington
Skunk River
Ned Allison
Little Rock
Ark
Lowell
Allison
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Porter Alley
Shenandoah
Minority Lawmakers Attack Pay-As-You-Go Tax Plan
Nine Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee assailed the administration's pay-as-you-go tax plan calling it a political pressure byword and a loan shark scheme. They warned the bill would raise taxes by nearly 5.6 billion dollars while endorsing the Carlson-Rimle skip-a-year proposal and criticizing a suggested 50 forgiveness provision as unjustifiable.
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Washington, D. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Scrap Drive Set for Tuesday May 4 Weather Permitting
County salvage committee chairman Earle Libe announced a postponed drive will proceed Tuesday May 4 if weather allows with a rain date on Thursday May 6. Farmers report hundreds of pounds collected and scrap piles visible in farm yards while seven steam boilers and several tractors have been donated for pickup.
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Earle Libe
County Salvage Committee
Brighton Surpasses War Bond Quota in Second Loan Drive
Chairman G E Mace reports Brighton completed its sale of bonds for the second war loan, exceeding the quota of 247 500 and prompting the town to lead in purchases beyond its allotment. Crawfordsville also surpassed its quota earlier, while Washington lags as reports indicate extended purchase deadlines through May 8 for Series B, F and G bonds.
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G. KE. Mace
County War Bond Committee
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Washington
Mr. Mace
Lee Holland
Special Bankers’ Committee
Holland
Washington County
Young Bands Score in Concert at Washington High
One hundred Washington boys and girls, mostly high school students, performed in the annual spring bands concert directed by Aarpn W. Young. The event drew a large enthusiastic crowd as the new director proved his teaching and conducting skills in guiding both senior and junior bands through a varied program of challenging numbers.
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Washington
Aarpn
Americans Capture Key Tunisian Positions Near Mateur
Allied forces claimed three more key points on the Tunisian front as they closed on Mateur 20 miles from Bizerte and 33 from Tunis. US shells hit Mateur while air power sank five ships and destroyed destroyers in a major raid. 200 prisoners were taken and a minor Axis withdrawal was noted. Stalin urged momentum toward a march to victory as British bombers hit Essen and the Ruhr.
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United Press
Mateur
Tunisian
Tunis
Bizerte
United States
Medjez el Bab
Amercans
Axis
Junkers
Stalin
Second Front
Essen
Krupp
Ruhr
Health Unit Activities Week of May 3
A summary of health unit events lists a weekly schedule including selective service examinations on Monday at 8:00 p m and child health conferences on Tuesday at 8:30 to 11:30 a m and 1:00 to 3:30 p m at Crawfordsville and in the office. Wednesday features a Wel nan conference from 1:00 to 3:30 p m and Thursday a Richmond conference from 1:00 to 4:00 p m.
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Crawfordsville
Wel
Richmond
May 1 1942 Iowa tire quotas cut sharply by OPA
Des Moines OPA announced May tire quotas for the Des Moines district are reduced from April totals. Grade 1 tires down 1,891, Grade 3 down 1,426, truck tires up 447, farm tractor tires unchanged. May certificates dropped to 9,315 Grade 1 and 10,019 Grade 3, with new rules combining Grade 2 into Grade 1.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Office of Price Administration
Washington
OPA
The
County Canning Demonstrations Scheduled Next Week
A series of canning and freezing demonstrations will be held in county communities starting Tuesday May 4 at 1 30 p m at St Marys hall River side for the city and Iowa township area Ruth Foster will lead the session and provide practical guidance The next meeting is at Ainsworth High School May 5 at 1 30 p m for the Ainsworth Oregon township area May 6 at 1 30 p m at Beth el church Highland township Area women are urged to attend to learn canning methods from victory gardens to reduce spoilage and support war needs Chairman Earle Libe emphasizes the worth of their quiet hard work and asks attendance in each area.
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St. Mary's Hall
Riverside
Iowa Township
Ruth Foster
Ainsworth
Oregon Township
Bethel
Highland Township
Victory Gardens
Earle Libe
Three Injured in Crashes of Cars
Yesterday two crashes left three people injured. John Muthkin of Brighton drove a pickup that overturned after a left rear wheel was struck at East Second Street and North Twelfth Avenue. Malikin suffered cuts and bruises while two passengers escaped harm and hogs were recovered. A second wreck near Wellman involved Henry Foster and his wife with multiple lacerations and a shoulder injury. Foster claimed a car sideswiped him on a wrong side of the road. damage was about 200 dollars.
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John Muthkin
Brighton
East Second Street
North Twelfth Avenue
Maliikin
Henry Foster
Wellman
Foster
Roosevelt orders seizure of coal mines amid strike threat
President Roosevelt directs Secretary Ickes to take immediate possession of all coal mines where strikes are threatened or in progress and to protect workers resuming work. Ickes to operate mines and coordinate with the Army for protection. UMW chief Lewis offers no comment on the move. Des Moines notes Iowa miners remain outside the dispute with a five day cancellation notice.
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New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Roosevelt
Interior
Harold L. Ickes
Washington, D. C
U.P
Ickes
Army
Mr. Roosevelt
Lewis
White House
Stephen T. Barry
Secretary of War
Nations al War Labor Board
Early
Iowa
Des Moines
Navy Recruiter Speaks to Local WAVES SPARS Aspirants
Burling ton navy station led Iowa for SPAR and WAVES recruiting with top applications. John K. Garnant YN2C Paul H. Shearer RC1 and John Russell Van Osdel met Friday with seventeen year old boys and young women to discuss entering naval service.
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John Russell van Osdel
Burlington
Navy
Iowa
WAVES
van Osdel
Burlington Station
John K. Garnant
Yeojman
Paul H. Shearer
Rescruiter
Mr. van Osdel
Washington County Tire Quotas Listed for Des Moines District
Tire quotas for the Des Moines district include Washington County allocations: trade one 101 grade three 146 truck tires 100 and farm tractor and farm implement tires 0T.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Ward Store Here Is Second in Contest
The Montgomery Ward & Company store won second place in a district catalog order contest among nineteen stores. A prize of $35 funded a storewide meal last evening. The Washington store finished second best to Iowa City.
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Montgomery Ward & Company
Montgomery Ward
Washington
Iowa City
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Senate Truman
Harry Truman
Bennett Champ Clark
McNair
Lesley J. McNair
U. S. Army
North Africa
General McNair
Tunisian Battlefront
U. S. Army Signal Corps
Young
U. S
Mateur—Tahent Hill
Tunisia
Joseph Stalin
Nan
Mr. Young
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