Community Social Honors James Pence and Dick Fladung
Lexington reports a Friday schoolhouse gathering to honor James Pence departing for service and Dick Fladung on furlough. Attendees shared a potluck, with updates on Arden Free and Ethel Paul visiting relatives, and notes on Dick Gardner in hospital with measles.
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Wade Gardner
Lexington
James Pence
Dick Fladung
Rock
Arden
Chicago
Ethel Paul
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Flynn
Carrie Evestone Spencer
Ft. Morgan
Colo
Spencer
John Wesley Evestone
Ira Huber
Eyestone
Trunk Murder Mystery Ties Chicago to Los Angeles Case
Police questioned Riccardo Mora in Chicago as Los Angeles authorities pursued a baffling trunk murder. The trunk, shipped from Chicago, contained the deceased woman’s body and was found at a railway express agency. An express clerk said Mora did not bring the trunk to the Chicago office.
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Chicago
Riccardo Mora
Los Angeles
Railway Express
Mora
Fleetwood
Express Company
Office
International
Thanks to friends for sympathy after Owen Woods
The Woods family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their son and brother Owen C. C. Woods. Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Woods and family convey their appreciation.
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Owen CC. Woods
P. C. Woods
Army and Navy fuel use would fill 2765 tanker cars
The daily gasoline consumption of the U. S. army and navy would fill 2 765 large size railroad tank cars or 46 trains of 60 tank cars each.
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U. S. Army
Navy
Massive WWII air raid dents Dunkirk Boulogne coast and Paris outskirts
The RAF and allies mounted a 9th raid night over Bermuda and French targets, dropping 1500 to 2000 tons on Dunkirk Boulogne and staging strikes on an Annecy ball bearing works and a Berlin plant. Twin Mosquitoes hit Berlin. Seven aircraft were lost.
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Bermuda
Dunkirk- Boulogne
Straits of Dover
Paris
Annecy
France
Berlin
Cars Collide North Edge of Town In Bluffton Morning
Cars driven by Jack Trotman and Israel Hoxworth collided on North Marion Avenue just north of city limits. Estimated damage was about 100 dollars per vehicle. A hitch helicopter trailer attachers escaped injury. Mr Hoxworth faced a charge for failing to heed a stop sign.
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Jack Trotman
Israel Hoxworth
Enue
Trial of Case Against Secretary Linn Opens
Ostrander of Batavia Iowa seeks a temporary injunction to restrain Secretary Harry D Linn from enforcing Iowa cream grading rules on Ostrander's purchases for buttermaking and from requiring price differential posting. Judge Heinrich Taylor presides. The case challenges state regulations claiming interference with cream purchases for sale outside Iowa.
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Linn
Ostrander
Record of Devastating Fire Losses Over Past Year
A year of disasters reports fire claiming more than 10,000 lives and consuming irreplaceable materials at nearly 1 million dollars per day. Authorities warn ongoing risk and urge strengthened fire prevention and safety measures nationwide.
Plane Crashes Near Denison. All 10 Aboard Safe
A B-17 Flying Fortress from the Sioux City Army air base crashed near Denison after the crew of ten bailed out into Nebraska. The aircraft struck a ravine near highways 59 and 141, four hours after bailout. All landed with minor injuries. ambulance took them to the Sioux City hospital. The bomber was badly damaged with propellers lost and fire burned out.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Sioux City Army Air Base
Dennison
Nebraska
Wey
Denison
Penden
Wayne
Irimy
Curfew Law Takes Effect in Waterloo
Waterloo city council passed a curfew ordinance targeting youths under 16. The rule requires minors to be off streets by 10 p.m. on weeknights and 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, with added police presence and lighting at roller skating rinks.
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Waterloo
Judges Hear Request to Reassign Trial of Mayor Nevin
Application filed in the Town supreme court seeks a judge from outside the second district to hear the Olis ter proceedings against Mayor David A Nevin. Attorney Charles Rovkin said the move will likely delay the trial by one or two weeks from the scheduled Monday start.
Unclear Aircraft Incident Reported Across Iowa Area
Officials at Sioux City air base were informed of the event around 4 am while Denison residents heard the plane crash at about 2 am after circling low over Carroll, Iowa near midnight. The span covered several hundred miles of the region.
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Sioux City
Denison
Carroll
Iowa
Army Inductions and State Personnel 1940–44
The War Department reports overall Army strength rising from 613,416 on Nov 1 1940 to 7,451,915 on Jan 1 this year with 8,258,600 inducted between Nov 1940 and Jan 1944. Iowa shows 11900 male and 1246 female on Jan 1 1944 with 13100 male and 1615 female inducted and 18744 male and 388 female separated.
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Army
War Department
Bill Putman’s Standard Station Ad Includes Auto Repair Services
The notice lists Bill Putman's Standard Station offering general auto and truck repair work in Washington on Highway No. 02 with phone 438-3. It advertises Atlas Wires, car washing, greasing, and battery service.
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Washington
Atlas Wires
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