Ottumwa Tavern Operator Guilty in Liquor Possession Case
Ottumwa operator George Lewis pleaded guilty in district court Tuesday to illegal possession of intoxicating liquor and was fined 600 dollars by Judge EB Simmons. He admitted ownership of 163 cases seized in a raid on Peter Alexander’s home, asserting Alexander had no ownership. The raid, by R W Nebergall, was described as the largest in Iowa in recent years.
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Ottumwa
George Lewis
EB. L. Simmons
Lewis
Peter Alexander
Alexander
R. W. Nebergall
State Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Federal Aid Secured for Dependent Children in Iowa
Iowa awash in relief as federal aid of 1.0 million dollars annually for dependent children is approved after six months of uncertainty. Gov Bourke B Hickenlooper announces federal social security board approval, enabling matching funds from state and counties totaling about 1.5 million dollars each year.
Prison Term For Stealing $522 Charged in 1941 Burglary
Cedar Rapids John C. Jacobson 31 of Clinton received a sentence not exceeding ten years in Fort Madison penitentiary for breaking and entering. His appeal bond was $1,000. Jacobson pleaded guilty to taking $522 in currency from the Boston fish market on April 12 1941.
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Cedar Rapids
John C. Jacobson
Clinton
M. C. Hamiel
Fort Madison
Jacobson
Boston
Des Moines Jury Convicts Negro in Dining Car Slaying
Dave Smith a 34 year old Negro waiter was found guilty of first degree murder in district court of Judge C Edwin Moore. The Rock Island dining car killing occurred near Des Moines on May 9 after a disagreement over fried potatoes. Morgan Edward a Negro was wounded with a razor in the back of the neck. Smith faces life imprisonment.
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Des Moines
Dave Smith
C. Edwin Moore
Smith
Edward Morgan
Rock Island
Morgan
Low Bid for Knoxville Hospital Infirmary Buildings
The Veterans Administration on Tuesday received the low bid of 782 500 dollars for two infirmary buildings at its Knoxville Tennessee hospital from A. H. Proksch of Iron River Michigan Jensen and Co of Minneapolis bid 830 780 and Permanent Construction Co of Chicago 838 300.
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Washington, D. C
Veterans Administration
Knoxville
A. H. Proksch
Iron River
Mich
Jensen & Co
Minneapolis
PTA Meeting Members Travel to Cedar Rapids
Supt. W. A. Erbe and junior high principals Stewart and Lincoln schools Ethel McCreedy Syrita Sehleuter and Helen Levis depart early for Cedar Rapids to attend the state Parent-Teacher association convention.
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W. A. Erbe
Stewart and
Lincoln
Ethel McCreedy
Syrita Sehleuter
Helen Levis
Cedar Rapids
Italy Declares War on Germany Co operates with Allies
Allied High Command in Algiers reports Italy declares war on Germany and becomes a co beligerent with the Allies. Premier Badoglio announces the move after Italy's armistice, with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin welcoming the action and stressing the armistice terms remain in force.
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Italy
Germany
Algiers
United Nations
Pietro Badoglio
Washington
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Badoglio
Bacoglio
Ridgeway Fisher Finds Bottle Inside Bass
Charlie Moore of Ridgeway South Carolina spilled a bottle of green frog bait while fishing. The next day he caught an eight pound bass with the bottle inside the fish, surviving the unusual catch.
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Ridgeway, 8, Cc
U.P
Charlie Moore
Ridgeway
S. C
Washington Community Honored For Civilian Defense Efforts
A county ceremony in the Washington high school auditorium awarded 78 residents 500 hours or more of Civilian Defense and War Service Corps work. State leaders praised Washington for its record while urging continued participation despite waning public enthusiasm. Col. Halligan called for total civilian effort in the war.
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Washington
Washington County
Civilian Defense Corps
War Service Corps
Des Moines
Selby
Edward A. Kimball
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Morrison
Colonel Halligan
Col
Frank Halligan
Iowa Selective Service
Washington earns V-Home banner for defense effort
Seventy percent of Washington Iowa homes qualify as V-homes earning the National Office of Civilian Defense banner. The town is cited for dedication in training volunteers, high defense standards, full quota salvage and overall wartime community effort. Colonel Joe W. Leedom Acting Regional Director credits James M. Landis and the Washington Council of Defense for the achievement.
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Washington
Iowa
National Office of Civilian Defense
Iown
V-Homes
James M. Landis
Washington Council of Defense
Bond Sales Here Surpass Quota by 47000 in Third War Loan
Chairman G. E. Mace reports county banks sold war bonds totaling 1,078,999.75 dollars last week, 47,000 over the 1,032,000 dollar quota. KEF and G bond sales counted. post office purchases not included. Subscriptions cards must be returned by tomorrow to close the drive.
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G. E. Mace
Washington County War Finance Committee
Mace
Hardest Battle Yet to Come Warns Churchill in Commons
Prime Minister Churchill declares the bloodiest fighting of the war lies ahead for Britain as he resists halting coal draft, defends kept field forces, and rejects miners' calls for nationalization without broad national unity. He warns against relying on a German collapse.
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Hie
Catania
Naples
United States
Great Britain
Russia
United Nations
Badogsko
London
Churchill
Commons
County selective service lists Army and Navy draftees
At the county induction center 14 men were accepted for army service and seven for navy. Army draftees may return home on a three week furlough. Navy recruits have one week before active duty. Names listed include Rex L. Bain and Raymond L. Minick among others.
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Army
Navy
Selective Service Office
Rex L. Bain
Charles R. Bartz
Gene E. Crossett
William E. Hammer
Maurice B
Hartzler
Donald
P. Helfrich
Ranald V. Hotle
Charles R. Johnson
Robert J. Nicola
George E. Swift
Charles L. Whiting
Cecil J. Yoder
Sylvester J. Zielinscki
John BF. Moxley
Raymond L. Minick
Conrad B. Batterson
Floyd M. Leslie
Raymond D. Ryals
Berthold W. Schneider
Johnd. Simmering
Ora C. Marlatt
Don't Burn Leaves On Asphalt Streets
Mayor R L Lytle and Street Commissioner Ralph Minick urge Washington residents not to burn leaves on streets surfaced with crushed rock and asphalt. The heat can melt tar, ruin the pavement, and cause costly damage to street surfacing in front of homes.
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R. L. Lytle
Ralph Minick
Washington
Chill inferential rebuke of American leaders over war row
Chill inferredly rebuked American politicians for indulging in war era disputes. He told the commons that in unnamed countries soldiers abroad and politicians at home fought with equal vigor. His remarks aligned with US senate controversy from returning front-line trips.
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Chill
Commons
United States
London Daily Mail
Today
100 Square Miles Taken From Nazis
Allied forces push through Italy with a 10 mile drive capturing San Croce di Sannio and Bonefro as the 5th and 8th Armies threaten the German line and target bridges and rail yards from Civitavecchia to the Volturno front. Kiev evacuation reports emerge as German forces withdraw from the city.
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United Press
Italy
Germany
5Th Army
Calore River
Naples
Rome
San Croce di Sannio
Termoli
Bernard L. Montgomry
8Th Army
Bonefro
St. Klis
Volturno
Mark W. Clark
Civitavecchia
Kiev
Russia
Rainfall total .60 inch ends Indian summer spell
Yesterday and last night brought .60 of an inch of rain, the first in October. The change ends the period of Indian summer with cooler temperatures, a 57 degree reading this morning versus around 80 earlier in the week.
Navy recruiting interview at Hotel Washington tomorrow
Men and women may interview the navy recruiter at the United States Post Office tomorrow until 5 PM and from 7 to 8 99 PM at the Hotel Washington. Quotas for Seabees near filled. men with construction experience urged to apply now. Waves quotas are unlimited and many are needed.
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Navy
Waves
United States Postoffic
Washington
Wellman Bomber Pilot Missing in Action
Word reports Lieutenant Robert Marner of Wellman missing in action since September 25 in the North African theater. He attended Wellman and Iowa City high schools, joined the Canadian air force before U S entry, then served in the American air force and is in his early twenties.
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Robert Marner
Wellman
United States
Murial Marner
County Farm Bureau
Marner
Iowa City
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Cedar Township
Jess Radda
Clara Blodgett
Joan Fields
Clara Falk
Helen Swanson
Martha Downing
Jean Mangold
Chicago Tribune
Knoxville Hospital
PTA
County Board
Washington County Ration Board
Rubio
Rubio Bank
Brighton
Ainsworth
Riverside
Brighton High School
Supi
I. H. Paxson
Ainsworth High School
KE. R. Butterworth
Riverside—High School
H. &. Colvin
Richmond
Della Downs
A. J. Steinbeck
Kalona
Chester Wellman
H. FE. Ross
Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville— High School
Donald Githens
Washington— High School
Badoglo
Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa Defense Commission
Towa
Joe W. Leeedom
Winston Chur
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