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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1943
Page
1
Waldo Puck, 15, was killed on his farm south of here when a tractor pulling a barrow started forward after he apparently dismounted to free the barrow. His neck was broken and the tragedy was discovered by his mother at noon.
Iowa policyholders and beneficiaries received 32.2 million dollars in 1942, averaging 88 220 dollars daily. National Underwriters reports Des Moines ranked twentieth in total payments and per capita payouts at 12 64 dollars.
A company of dragoons arrived at a prairie outpost that would become Fort Des Moines before orders redirected its fate. The anniversary marks a century since Capt. James Allen and his men camped along the Des Moines River.
Ration restrictions cut Lews State liquor store sales in the first four months of this year. State liquor commission figures show 177 stores sold 636,528 gallons through May 1, down from 811,390 gallons in the 1942 period.
DES MOINES Iowa traffic on state highways fell by about one third during the early war rationing period but later shows a rebound. New traffic count surveys by the state highway commission indicate a rise in the rate of vehicle flow from December of the rationing era as gasoline and tire restrictions began to bite.
A premier wartime documentary arrives as Desert Victory, documenting Rommel's defeat by General Montgomery's Eighth Army. The film plays five days at the State Theater, then shifts to the Fox for Sunday through Tuesday. The footage portrays a turning point in the war with implication on the war’s outcome.
Poppies will be worn in Washington on Saturday May 29 to honor war dead from two wars. Mrs Oscar Lane of the American Legion Auxiliary announces profits fund welfare for victims and families. Poppy Day observances are led by the Leon Beatty Unit with Mrs Carl Voorhees and Mrs Lane directing. Volunteers will distribute crepe paper poppies citywide. Proceeds support disabled veterans and families of the dead.
Des Moines reports that Americans of Japanese ancestry may be relocated to farms and towns nationwide. Officials say they are loyal, hard workers and qualified for many jobs including farming, nursing, and skilled trades.
Detroit May 21 The Chrysler division head Leo LaMotte accuses CAW high officials of fomenting strikes for political ends as Chrysler closes the De Soto plant amid 4 000 workers joining 24 000 others in Detroit’s major wartime walkout. He urges strikers to return to work for national war effort. The War Labor Board calls for explanations on resuming production. LaMotte singles out Walter Reuther for overstepping control of the Chrysler plant.
Evangelist Raymond L. Alber defended the Bible as God's word in a sermon on The Great Revelation at the Christian church. He warned against treating the Bible as myth and urged full membership turnout for roll call. The evening featured a pantomime by Alber, a solo by Alber, music by Mr. House, and artwork illustrating Fannie Crosby’s song Out in the Desert.
A 92-year-old resident of Minook Illinois rolled up his sleeves and hauled 17000 pounds of scrap for the local scrap drive, demonstrating notable civic spirit and community involvement.
The worst flood in years drove about 1,000,000 people from homes as lines of tributary crests moved toward the Mississippi. Levees broke along the Illinois and Wabash rivers flooding millions of acres of farmland while easing pressure on city dikes and sea walls in several larger towns.
Mrs Susan Horan Roche former Washington resident died yesterday in Omaha Nebraska Funeral services will be at St Mary Magdalene Catholic church in Omaha Saturday morning The burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery on the Horan lot beside her parents The family has lived away from Washington more than 40 years Arrangements are by Shermans funeral home.
Members of the Washington club hosted an all day meeting of the first district Women’s Republican clubs at the YMCA Community room. Mrs. William Beggs presided with committees assisting. opening session at ten o'clock, luncheon at noon, and guest speakers in the afternoon.
Des Moines district Office of Price Administration says motorists will not receive extra gasoline for vacation driving. Raymond S. McKeough, regional director, U S OPA, confirms no relaxation of restrictions on gas for B and C cardholders. Rubber concerns cited by Rubber Director William M. Jeffers warn the next four to six months will be a critical period for the nation.
Mrs. William McClintic, 78, died in Washington Thursday evening after a period of failing health. Born Oct. 22, 1864, in Muscatine county, she lived much of her life in Washington county before moving to Brighton. Survived by her husband and three sisters, funeral set for 2 pm Saturday at the Brighton Methodist church, burial in Brighton Cemetery.
The article notes Washington residents woke to sun after a two week spell of rain and clouds. The weather brightened with clear skies and rising temperatures though a brief moonlit night interrupted the sunshine.
A Moscow dispatch hints Stalin may help plan United Nations strategy amid Roosevelt and Churchill talks. The report notes Davies delivered a Roosevelt message to Stalin and was highlighted in Soviet press. Allied air forces pursued Europe invasion with heavy raids, shooting down 22 Axis planes and destroying 91 on the ground.
The Tokyo broadcast reports Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, chief of the Japanese navy and architect of Pearl Harbor, killed in mid April during an air battle in the South Pacific. Allied sources in Australia say an aerial prelude to a major offensive was feared. The exact kill site was not disclosed. Four new attacks on New Guinea targets were sent to General Douglas MacArthur, as Allied bombers dropped 18 tons of explosives on Labour, New Britain in a 70 minute raid.
A reader notes today was the first clear day in Washington since May 5, with temperatures reaching 72 degrees at 1 PM, marking a break from over two weeks of cloudy conditions.
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