House Group Denounces Farm Labor Policy A Column
Kalona and Brighton collect 185 tons of scrap metal. A column notes Iowa Marquette. The body of Charles Taylor, 70, old-age pensioner, was found in the river north of here by a clammer Louis Mich ish. Taylor’s death may have been accidental after he failed to answer a knock at his shack.
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Kalona
Brighton
Marquette
Charles Taylor
Mississippi
Here
Louis Michish
Taylor
Congress urged action on farm labor and manpower policy
The House agricultural committee harshly criticized the administration’s farm labor policy and warned that without ample labor tools and better prices the nation could lack necessities of life within a year. It called for deferment from the draft for production workers and a nationwide manpower survey and priority system.
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Congress
Pompian Woman Dies From Home Fire. Son Escapes
Mrs. B. E. Pom pian, 33, died in the hospital from burns after carrying her daughter Susan, 3, from their burning home in Corydon. A son Dickie, 7, escaped by climbing to the porch roof. The house and contents were destroyed. Mr. Pompian, a traveling man, arrived from Minneapolis Thursday.
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Corydon
B. KE. Pompian
Susan
Dickie
Des Moines Indian Summer Hosts Poor Opening Duck Hunt
Des Moines IA sees weak opening to migratory waterfowl season with few ducks spotted. Hunters report below par shooting, though the season runs daily from sunrise to sunset through December 23, offering more chances.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowans Turn Excess Tires to Government
Iowa motorists began selling their excess tires to the government to build a national stockpile amid nationwide gasoline rationing. The Office of Price Administration announced the plan from Washington as the Railway Express agency began collecting tires, with Des Moines receiving thirteen pickup requests within hours of its opening.
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Des Moines
Iowa
America
Office of Price Administration
Washington,d. C
Railway Express Agency
Grandson of Mrs Huber Asphyxiated
Funeral services were held in Davenport for Terry Lee Hogan two year old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Hogan and great grandson of Mrs Frank Huber of Washington Mrs Hogan is the former Sara Marie Huber. The Hogans employed Lola Hevern to care for their son. A heater in the basement leaked gas filling the house and causing the deaths.
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Davenport
Terry Lee Hogan
Jack Hogan
Frank Huber
Washington
County's Largest Induction Group Leaves Today for Furlough
A large group of county inductees boarded two buses for induction examinations and potential furloughs. Married men led the caravan to an induction center with the possibility of a two week at home furlough if accepted. extended furlough to Oct. 30 contingent on orders from Des Moines. The party includes many named individuals from Washington Wellman Davenport Kalona and other towns. A two day visit by Mrs. P. H. Frank of Waterloo accompanies the scene.
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Or & SF
Washington
County Selective Service Board
State Board
Des Moines
Scrap metal drives boost county totals in Oregon and Kalona
In a three week countywide effort led by Earle Libe, Washington county collected 185 tons in two drives including 104 tons at Brighton and 81 tons at Kalona English River. Kalona surpassed its 60 ton quota and total scrap sold since Sept. 10 reached 476 tons. Brighton reports total over 106 tons with heavy pieces remaining.
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Ainsworth
Oregon Township
Libe
Kalona
English River
Brighton
Frank Czok
Highland Township
Crawford Township
Marion Township
Japs Land Large Force on Guadalcanal Shelling U S Positions
U S communique reports a large Japanese landing on Guadalcanal with artillery shelling allied positions. Additional enemy ships were entering the Solomon area. U S motor torpedo boats were shown in action for the first time and claimed a probable hit on a Japanese cruiser.
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Solomon
United States
Health conference at Crawfordsville announced
A child health conference hosted by the county health unit will be at Crawfordsville High School on Wednesday October 21 from 1:00 to 3:30 PM. Parents with children five years old and under are invited and asked to call Mrs Githens at 100 for appointments.
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Crawfordsville High School
Nazi Drive at Stalingrad and Allied Actions Across Fronts
German forces claimed a two mile front at Stalingrad advancing toward the Volga, with heavy armored and dive bombing units amid ruined factories. In the Pacific, American raids on Kiska produced large fires and the destruction of three enemy sea planes, while a separate Allied assault targeted Japanese positions in the Solomons.
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U. S. Navy
Solomon Island
U. S
New Hebrides
Fiji Islands
United Nations
Southwest Pacific
Solomons
American Samoa
Stalingrad
Kiska
Japan
Aleutian
Navy
Gerovins
Volga
Red Star
Moscow
Defense School to Meet at High School
The first session of the new civilian defense school will be held Monday evening in room 101 at the high school. Clarence Logan, Washington commander, will oversee the school. The venue was moved from city hall to the high school.
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Clarence Logan
Washington
18-Year Draft Change Seeks Full War manpower Act
The Senate military affairs committee unanimously approves lowering the draft age to 18 as the House prepares to debate a similar measure. Senator Reynolds says four bills will extend president’s powers to enlist all manpower, with War Manpower Administrator McNutt as first witness. The House Rules Committee moves the bill to the floor for two hours of debate tomorrow, expected passage then. Senate action likely mid next week.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Military Affairs Committee
House
Robert R. Reynolds
Dem
N. C
Senate Committee
Paul V. McNutt
Senate
House Rules Committee
Men Seeking Jobs As Corn Huskers Urged To Register
Farmers in need of hand huskers should notify Mrs. Albert Lay at the government employment agency on the north side of the square. Mrs. Lay reported several Missouri men sought husking work this week but she had no openings to offer.
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United States
Albert Lay
Roosevelt reports drop in non war government spending
President Roosevelt told Congress that current non war expenditures for the fiscal year are 35.6 percent below the 1939 peak. The six day accounting shows total outlays at 80 billion dollars with 74 billion for war, 4 billion for non war, and 1.85 billion for interest. budget director Harold B. Smith prepared the report.
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Roosevelt
Harold B. Smith
Enlistment List Adds Roe and Moot Hart in Des Moines
Des Moines announces new military enlistees including Robert Alva Roe of Washington in the army and Earnest L Moot Hart of Washington in the navy. The official notice names these two individuals among those joining the armed forces today.
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Des Moines
Robert Alva Roe
Washington
Earnest L. Moothart
Navy
May Defer U S Rationing Plans
An OPA official said nationwide rationing of scarce commodities will be extended due to war time shortages but not as soon or sweeping as some expect. He declined to forecast when rationing of coffee clothing and other goods would begin and did not address others.
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Washington, D. C
OPA
Forged $24 Checks Cashed In Washington
A young man about 21 or 22, five feet ten inches tall and 170 pounds, wearing work clothes and a sweater, used two counterfeit Washington State checks for 24 dollars total yesterday in Washington stores. He paid 12 dollars at Benteco Market for cigarettes and 12 dollars at Peters Hardware for shotgun shells. Both checks bore the name G Webb and were signed A Anderson with differing endorsements. The fraud was discovered today and the checks turned over to the sheriff's office. It is the first such incident since last February's spree of five bad checks in one day.
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Washington
Benteco
Peters Hardware
Washington State Bank
G. Webb
A. Anderson
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North Side
Lewis Eugene Anderson
Vernis Sewell Batley
Crawfordsville
Charles Earnest Beaman
Columbus City
Dale Duane Bower
Doyle Nelson Brown
Keota Lester Leslie Butterbaugh, Wellman
Leo Earl Dunbar
Samuel Henry Bush
Wellman
Henry Stricker Embree
Joseph Elliot Engel
Earl Lewis Fisher
Washing
Ton Marie Deen Freel
Glenn Leal Geret
Riverside
Dwight Woodrow Hayes
Logan Treon Heilman
Richard Benson Hotle
Wash
Ington
Willis Carl Jones
Merle Anthony Kallaus
Henry James Karnes
Hubert William Kucera
Shrum
Wilson Lewis, Washington
John Calvin McDowell
West
Chester
Maynard W. McGinnis, Musca
Jarl
Franklin McGraw, Daven
Port Leonard Thomas McKeene, Washington
Lawrence Edwin McNeal
Robert Eilis Marshall
Ington Emmett Emanuel Messenger
William Paul Monroe
Warren Richard Nash, Brigh
Edward William Nejedly
Rona
Wilford Ward
Charles Roy Randall
Marion Kenneth Rapp
Ington Elmo Francis Rummelhart
John Thomas Ryan
Arden Donald Saforek
Richmond
Wilber Leroy Schaut
Donald Leroy Semler
Raymond Lee Sistern
Brigh
John Paul Sommer
Lone Tree
Edwin George Stumpf
Gail Lamont Swartzendruber
Iowa City
Harold Ernest Taylor
Craw
Fordsville
Paul Henry TeBockhorst
Urban John TeBockhorst
Lyle Rudolph Triska
William Luther Varney
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Enport
Charles Wesley Walker
Merle Dale Warner
Charles Leroy Wells
Joseph Lee West
Roy Orville Wetrich
Clifford Walter Whetstine
Richland
Clarence William Wilson
George Washington Yoder
Walter James Yoder, Rich
Weldon Curtis Yoder
Alfred William Yordi
River
Lawrence Robert Zielinski
Dale Nagley Kerr
Russell Perry Willard
Ton
Marion Shrader McAvoy
P. H. Frank
Waterloo
Wilbur Miller
English River Township
Making
Earle Libe
County Salvage Chairman
Brighton and
Washington County
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Highland
U.S
Guinea
Pacific
Port Moresby
Australia
Truk
Marshall
Gilbert
New Caledonia
Maj
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Center
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Okla
Robert E. Galer
Marion E. Carl
Woodburn
Ore
Carl
Marine Corps
Solomons Island
Guadalcanal
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