Axis Prisoners Declared Near 100000 A Column About Iowa
Iowa social welfare board officials said Monday one Iowa will receive an old age pension check of 42 dollars in June. About 30 grants above the old thirty dollar ceiling have been approved for June. The assembly removed the ceiling and based future assistance on need. The average payment ranges from 32 to 63 dollars, with many exceptions for medical needs. There are 54174 pensioners on the rolls. higher food allowances will take effect in June.
Woman Given Five Years for Larceny
Betty Seaver 39 from Newton pleaded guilty to second offense larceny and was sentenced to five years in the Rockwell City Iowa women's reformatory. The theft involved $30 from a cash drawer at a local service station last Thursday.
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Newton
Betty Seaver
Women’s Reformatory
Rockwell City
Youth Captured After Jail Break
Ernest B. Roberts 18 of Revere Mo. escaped Burlington jail and was later taken into custody in Memphis Mo. He is held for investigation in a May 7 tavern holdup and waived extradition. Police will go to Memphis to bring him back.
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Burlington
Ernest B. Roberts
Revere
Burlington City
Memphis
Roberts
Iowa Unemployment Fund Reaches 33 Million Mark
Iowa's unemployment compensation reserve rose to 33,061,355 in April, a near million dollar gain. The fund, deposited with the federal treasury, earns interest for the state system to cover future benefit payments. April benefits totaled 654,066, well below 884,624 in employer tax contributions.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Employment Security Commission
Federal Treasury
Ten Convicts Admitted to Army From Reformatory
DES MOINES The Camp Dodge induction center announced Monday that 10 of 16 men from the Anamosa state reformatory were accepted for service directly into the army. The remaining six failed induction tests and will be returned to the reformatory officials said. It is the first time the state board of parole has released men from penal institutions directly to the army.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
State Reformatory
Anamosa
State Board of Parole
Army
Now Faces 3 Charges After Car Hits Woman
Waterloo authorities say Mrs. Alvis Allen fractured pelvis and suffered extensive bruises after being struck downtown by Virgil Kinsel, 33. Kinsel was jailed on a driving while intoxicated charge and released on bond on two other counts. the incident followed an April 30 alleged attack on another pedestrian, George Madsen, when he reportedly returned to the scene.
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Waterloo
Alvis Allen
Virgil Kinsel
Kinsel
George Madsen
Re-elect Y Directors At Washington Y M C A Meeting
At the Washington Y M C A annual meeting 172 attendees heard the re election of G N Barclay Fred L Stewart R E Brown John Winga and Richard Stewart to three year terms and Marion George to fill the remainder of Richard MecCleerys term. Andy Woolfries spoke on England war conditions from his recent stay in the country.
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Woolfries
England and War
Washington Y. M. C. A
G. N. Barclay
Fred L. Stewart
R. E. Brown
John Winga
Richard Stewart
Marion George
Richard MecCleery
W. F. Bickel
Bob McFarlane
Doris Gray
Martha Jean Crossett
Jean Atchison
Bonnie Jean Simpson
Eleanor Tucker
Beverly Brown
America
England At
Andy Woolfries
WMT
England
Not Guilty Cafe Scuffle Trial Ends With Not Guilty
Kinsel faces assault and battery charges related to a February 20 Waterloo cafe scuffle with Donald Dushek. Earlier, he was found not guilty in a separate incident involving Mrs Mildred McGuire at the same cafe.
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Madson
Kinsel
Donald Dushek
Waterloo
Mildred McGuire
Navy Service Keeps Wiley From Defense Council Meeting
Ivan Norton reports a communication from Lewis Edward Wiley stating he cannot attend the defense council meeting on April 23 due to Navy duties in the Pacific. Wiley notes his former role in the defense corps and his mailing list fame lingered despite enlisting in January.
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Ivan Norton
Civilian Defense Corps
Lewis Edward Wiley
Defense Council
Navy
Pacific
Wiley
Defense Corps
Memorial Service For Lt General Andrews In London
Memorial services were held at the Royal Military chapel in Wellington Barracks for Lt General Frank M. Andrews and other victims of the Iceland air crash. Attending were Lt General Jacob L. Devers, Major General C D Symons, and dignitaries including Sir Archibald Sinclair, Lord Croft, John T. Winant, A G Biddle, and Col Elliott Roosevelt. The king’s representative was Sir Bernard Paget. the U S army band and choir performed.
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London
Frank M. Andrews
Iceland
Royal Military Chapel
Wellington Barracks
Jacob L. Devers
Andews
United States
C. D. Symons
United States Army
Bernard Paget
Col Elliott Roosvelt
Archibald Sinclair
Lord Croft
John T. Winant
Great Britain
A. G. Biddle
Methodists Announce Vacation Bible School Dates
The Methodist Vacation Bible School will run May 19 to 28 with daily hours 9 00 to 2 30 pm. A planning committee including Willis Jones and Dr. R C Keagy completed arrangements. Mrs Hehner leads the school with Edna Mercer as general superintendent. Departments led by Lois Mace Shirley Dunlap Mildred Helmick Pearl Whistles and Oakley Payne. The YMCA helps with the swimming pool on select days and a final day picnic invites attending families. Ages four to thirteen are welcome.
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Willis Jones
R. C. Keagy
Oakley Payne
E. S. Hehner
Lean
Hehner
Edna Mercer
Lois Mace
Shirley Dunlap
Charles Wilson
Mildred Helmick
Pearl Whistles
M.C.A
Bible School
Bond sales may reach seven hundred thousand in second war loan
G. KE. Mace county war bond chairman says Washington county sales for the second war loan will exceed six hundred thousand and may run as high as seven hundred thousand. The county quota was eight hundred twenty thousand, with sixty percent of the goal reached to May first. Jefferson county purchases exceed its four hundred twenty thousand quota, totaling four hundred eighty thousand eight hundred eighty eight.
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G. KE. Mace
Washington County
Jefferson County
Fairfield
Whetstine Cited For His Bravery
Richmond note confirms Austin L. Whetstine, private first class, received a citation from the armored division headquarters in Tunisia. On December 6, 1942 near El Bathan he fought as a machine gunner in a half-track, aiding a mounted counter attack and inflicting heavy enemy losses. A second action on December 10, 1942 in a defensive position showed marked marksmanship, felling several waves of advancing infantry.
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Richmond
Charles Whetstine
Austin Whetstine
Armored Division
Tunisia
Austin L. Whetstine
el Bathan
Whetstine
Jie
Washington County Hospital Open House Tomorrow
National Hospital day will be observed at Washington County Hospital tomorrow. Washington County residents are invited to visit the hospital and inspect the new building addition. Open house runs from one to five in the afternoon with nursing aide students acting as hostesses.
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Washington County
tomor@rrow
Summer Program of School Music Planned at Washington High
Superintendent W A Erbe announces a free two month summer music program at Washington High School for pupils from the district. Instrumental students will have daytime lessons and weekly band practice led by Ralph W Young. vocal students meet two evenings weekly with focus on the mixed chorus. Sessions run May 24 through July, open to interested pupils who should contact Mr Young or Mr White.
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Supt. W. A. Erbe
Washington
Ralph W. Young
Hose
Young
Mr. White
Whiting Daughters In a Surprise Visit
Martha and Mildred Whiting twin daughters of Mr and Mrs Hollis J Whiting of Crawfords ville arrived from the west and east coasts for a two week visit. Mildred works in Washington DC in a government filing office and Martha is employed in an airplane factory in San Diego California. Their brother John has served in the navy since Pearl Harbor period and was recently transferred to the east coast.
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Martha
Mildred Whiting
Hollis J. Whiting
Crawfordsville
W. A. Whiting
Washington
Mildred
Washington, D.C
San Diego
Calif
Whitings
Robert
Pier
Chicago
Ernest
California
John
U.S. Navy
Hawaiian
Pearl Harbor
Mt. Pleasant
Sailor’s Pocketbook Reported Stolen Near New London
Paul Boyd a sailor stationed at New London Conn lost or had stolen his pocketbook containing his pass identification card railway tickets and about 13 dollars during a furlough. It was last seen at the courthouse yesterday afternoon and had not been found by this afternoon.
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Paul Boyd
Navy
New London
Conn
Court House
Stevens Family Returns After Nevada Mortgage Burning
Rev. W. J. Stevens and family came home Monday from Nevada Iowa where he took part Sunday in the mortgage burning ceremony for the Nevada Christian Tabernacle. His son Rev. Robert Stevens organized the church and served as its pastor until fall 1942, and the building was erected in fall 1540 under his supervision.
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W. J. Stevens
Nevada
Iowa
Nevada Christian Tabernacle
Robert Stevens
Mr. Stevens
Group Leaves For Army Today
A contingent of Washington men inducted into the army last week left for active service this morning. Names include Louis N. Koehler Ainsworth Harrison Jr Knott Leon C. Meeks Eugene V. Keifer Willis G. Pearson and Robert O. Palmer. Clyde B. Finke of Crawfordsville joined the navy. The group gathered at the selective service board then at the Legion rooms for coffee and rolls provided by West Chester citizens before traveling by bus to Des Moines with Muscatine county recruits.
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Washington
Army
Louis N. Koehler
Ainsworth
Harrison Jr. Knott
Leon C. Meeks
Riverside
Eugene V. Keifer
Kalona
Willis G. Pearson
West Chester
Robert O. Palmer
Des Moines
Clyde B. Finke
Crawfordsville
Charles H Sitler Wellman Blacksmith Dies at 85
Charles Harvey Sitler, 85, of Wellman, died yesterday afternoon at Washington county hospital after a two month illness. Born in Xenia Ohio, he moved to Wellman as a child and worked as a blacksmith. He was married to Nettie Croneworth who preceded him, and leaves a daughter Mary Butterfield of West Palm Beach Florida. Funeral planned for Wednesday at 2 pm at his sister Patience Brown's home, with Powell funeral home arranging. He was a member of the Wellman Odd Fellows lodge.
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Charles Harvey Sitler
Wellman
Washington County Hospital
Mr. Sitler
Xenia
Ohio
Peter
Ann Maria (Bowers) Sitler
Nettie Croneworth
Mary Butterfield
West Palm Beach
Fla
Clark Sitler
Washington
Howard Sitler
Powell
Patience Brown
Odd Fellows Lodge
Washington Christian Tabernacle Growth Noted in Congregation
Part of the church’s work highlights its steady growth since organization. Members report continued expansion and activity within the Washington Christian Tabernacle congregation.
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Washington Christian Tabernacle Congregation
Ten coal miners die trapped at Praco mine in Alabama
In Birmingham on May 11 ten miners were killed after becoming trapped four thousand feet inside the Praco mine tunnel. Rescue efforts faced extreme conditions as the trapped workers could not be reached.
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Birmingham
Alabama
Praco
Ala
Truce Asked as Last North Africa Tank Battle Rages
London reports the Zaghouan area hosts the final tank clash of the North Africa campaign as German forces press for armistice talks. Allied HQ says about 20 000 axis prisoners captured on Cap Bon peninsula since Monday. Dutch reports note a state of siege in occupied Holland and executions of patriots for sabotage.
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London
U.P
Algiers
Cap Bon
Zaghouan
Allied
Africa
Aneta
Holland
Axis Armistice Request and Tunisia Ceasefire Report
Radio Algiers said German forces in Zaghouan Tunisia asked for an armistice after British entry into Hammamet. French communique demanded unconditional surrender and intact weapons. Allies report Tunisia resistance nearly ended, with Axis prisoners near 100000 since May 5.
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Radio
Algiers
Zaghouan
Tunisia
Hammamet
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