Iowa confidence man arrested in Indiana
Joe K. Meredith, 52, described as the nation’s top confidence man, is under arrest in Hammond, Indiana. He waived preliminary exam and was bound over to a federal grand jury in Indianapolis. Iowa information is being sent to Indianapolis as authorities detail his past schemes, including posing as a governor’s purchase recommender and attempting to cash a $10,000 Cedar Rapids firm check.
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Des Moines
Joe K. Meredith
Nmation
Cedar Rapids
Meredith
Hammond
Ind
Federal Bureau of Investigation
F.B.I
United States
Indianapolis
Iowa
E. E. Kutiner
Kubnel
Des Moines Night Club Operators Lose Meat Ration Rights
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey enjoined Des Moines operators Johnnie Critelli and Vic Talerico from obtaining beef steaks roast beef and butter beyond OPA allotments. The order also covers Critelli's processed foods, restraining further rationed items until debts are settled. The injunction does not cover Talerico's processed foods or their sugar accounts.
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Des Moines
Johnnie Critelli
Vic Talerico
Charles A. Dewey
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Critelli
Talerico
82 Degree Temperatures Hit Across Iowa After Freeze
After a recent freeze the afternoon soared to 82 degrees in many Iowa cities. Des Moines Council Bluffs Burlington Dubuque Lamar Low City Davenport all reached 82 with 81 in Lamont and 78 Mason City.
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Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Burlington
Dubuque
Low- City
Davenport
Lamont
Mason City
Sioux City
Spencer
Allied Armies Open New Offensive on Road to Rome
Allied 5th and 8th armies began a broad 85 mile Italian front offensive from Naples to Cassino. Early advances included over a mile gains near Garigliano, a crest capture, and Rapido river crossings as they pressed toward initial objectives amid German flame thrower and heavy artillery fire.
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Rome
Naples
Germany
Rapido River
Cassino
Lfri
Memorial Day Plans by V F W at Regular Meeting
At the V F W meeting plans were made for Memorial Day. Ivan Norton named speaker at the cemetery with Longer as chairman. Decoratives chosen include Cleo Shockey Ben Holt Earl Lemley Jamie Cameron Norman Schoonover John Pehler Jess Radda Glen Davis and S W Kastepy as day chairman. Navy services to be held off the bridge two miles southwest of town initiated by Archie Bower.
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Archie Buwer
Post
Harry Swift
J. H. O'Donnell
Edwin Stammer
Clayton Neiswanger
Charles Bickford
Lawrences
Norman Schonover
Jess Radda
Cloudburst Impacts Iowa O'Brien County Fields
Early day reports show 52 degree readings at Charles City and Sheldon as a cloudburst drenched O'Brien county late Wednesday into Thursday. Oats and corn fields along the Floyd River on the east side of the county suffered damage from the heavy rainfall.
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Charles City
Sheldon
O'Brien
Floyd River
Funeral services for Miss Pierson Sunday afternoon
Funeral services for Willa May Tierson fifty will be held Sunday at 2 30 pm at L A Jones funeral home with Rev George Kerr in charge. Burial will be in Keota cemetery. She died yesterday at her niece Mrs S S Loothart home in Fort Madison after a long illness. She was a teacher formerly in Washington Dow City and country schools. Surviving nieces and nephews are listed.
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Willa May Tierson
L. A
Muscatine
Stephen Pierson
Euphenia
Dildine) Pierson
West Chester
Washington High School
Miss Pierson
Dow City
Iowa
George Lewis
Washington
First National Bank Finances Rock Island Lines Locomotives
The First National Bank of Chicago funded a $6.0 million loan to Rock Island Lines at 1.69 percent interest. The loan finances seven new 5,400 hp diesel freight locomotives, nine new 4-8-4 road freight steam locomotives, and 500 new 66-ton boxcars.
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Chicago
First National Bank of Chicago
Rock Island
H.p
Soybean Plant to Open in Washington Under War Priority
Honeymead Products of Cedar Rapids will build a soybean processing plant in Washington this year classed as a war essential industry. Construction starts within ten days with about fifty workers, targeting October operation, and will provide a local market for area soybeans while supporting wartime needs and future peacetime uses.
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Washington
Honeymead Products Company
Cedar Rapids
Wat
Honeymead Company
Washington County
Hipneymead Company
Honeymead
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Warning to Axis Satellites
A May 12 joint declaration by the United States Great Britain and the Soviet Union warns Axis satellites Hungary Romania Bulgaria and Finland that continuing in the war will bring harsher terms. It suggests terms could be less than unconditional surrender if they quit now and notes their aid to Germany sustains the war machine.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Hungary
Romania
Bulgaria
Finland
Montgomery Ward Employees Celebrate District Sales Win
Montgomery Ward employees and spouses hosted a dinner Wednesday night to celebrate first place in the district catalog order sales contest. First prize was $60 and the event served as a farewell for Mr. and Mrs. W. Bond who will summer in New York state. The local store led twenty Ward outlets in catalog order sales in the recently completed contest. The article also notes California walnut production has more than doubled in 20 years.
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Montgomery Ward
O.der
W. &. Bond
New York State
Montgomery Ware
Ward
Catates
Municipal Band Opens National Music Week In Central Park
The Washington Municipal Band performs Saturday night weather permitting in Central Park as part of National Music Week. The program includes marches and overtures led by director Ralph W. Young, with a second recital by six young women studying voice at United Presbyterian Church as part of the observance and Fortnightly Club music series.
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Washington Municipal Band
O'Ebeck
Central Park
Carolyn Hamilton
United Presbyterian Church
Music Department
Margaret Stiles
Edith Gillespie
Doris Gray
Presbyterian Church
Ralph W. Young
Shirley Dunlap
Frances Falk
Virginia Gibson
Donnabelle Kephart
Betty Mayo
Dorothy
Audrey Patman
Junior Hennen
Hetty Stewart
Ralph Schilling
Washington Hill High School Class Day Awards Ceremony
High School seniors at Washington Hill hold their Class Day with awards across academics, athletics, and service. Valedictorian Evelyn Givans and salutatorian Shirley Dunlap highlighted a yearlong program featuring the Hi-Life 1944 dedication to Supt. W. A. Erbe.
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Washington Hill School
Ralph Schilling
John Whittaker
Shirley Dunlap
Phyllis Brown
Erbe
Frances Falk
Supt
W. A. Erbe
Evelyn Givans
Alice Hichelberger
Lila Kolden
Esther Lenninger
Lola Mace
Margareen Redlinger
Hazel Sojka
Betty Stewart
Lancaster Outlines New Draft Rules for Iowa
Des Moines May 12. Col Ralph Lancaster assistant state director of selective service outlined new draft regulations for Iowa. He said no one aged 18 to 25 will qualify for occupational deferment unless the state director recommends an exception. 1-A classification follows a priority: all under 26, volunteers, delinquents, 26 to 29 1-As, then 30s 1-As.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Ralph Lancaster
Selective Service
Gerald Carris Promoted to Major in World War II
Mr and Mrs John S Carris of Keota announce their son Gerald R Carris has been promoted to major. The pilot known as Gerry Carris arrived in England in January 1944 and flies a bomber from an English base.
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Keota
John S. Carris
Gerald R. Carris
Carris
Gerry” Carris
Washington
England
Nazi Raid Costs Allies Heavily in Western Europe
London reports a large Allied air raid involving about two thousand American bombers striking central Germany and prewar Czechoslovakia. The attack hit Merseburg Lutzendorf Bohlen and Zeitz with strong fighter escort, while German broadcasts claimed costly losses for the raid and noted fierce aerial battles across the region.
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London
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
France
Belgium
Merseburg
Lutzendorff
Bohlen
Zeitz
Brux
Rhineland
Mrs. Roberts Will Speak on WSUI for Mother’s Day
Mrs. Carl Roberts of Washington will discuss her Madonna picture collection on WSUI Saturday at 11 30 AM as a Mother’s Day observance. She has over 1000 pictures, amassed as a four year hobby.
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Mrs. Roberts
WSUI
Washington
Carl Roberts
Roberts
Madonna
Postpone Golf Meet Planned for Sunday
The Washington Country Club tournament committee announced the breakfast golf tournament planned for next Sunday morning is cancelled in observance of Mothers Day. A dinner tournament will be held next Thursday evening with play starting at six and dinner at 7:30 in the clubhouse. Further plans will be announced early next week.
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Washington Country Club
Post exchange at Camp Ellis logs sales to soldiers
Camp Ellis in Illinois reports total sales of 56,499,006 beverages including soft drinks milk chocolate milk and 3.2 beer to soldiers in training from April through December.
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Camp Ellis
Ill
Post Exchange
Westfield Bonds Drive Surges After Single Buyer Lands Quota
In Westfield Vermont the original Fourth War Loan quota stood at 3000 dollars but a lone purchaser immediately bought the entire allotment, ending the town effort to meet the target before it started.
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Westfield
Delaware Indians Name Newborns From Dreams Tradition
Among the Delaware Indians it was customary for a father to name his newborn children with names taken from dreams, reflecting a cultural practice of dream-derived identifiers within families.
Rhode Island Woman Invents Three Person Gasoline Chair
A Rhode Island inventor launches a three wheeled chair powered by gasoline. The device carries three occupants with a driver seated at the rear. It stands as a novel home built vehicle claiming practical travel efficiency.
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Sthode Island
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