Judge Orders Release of Harry Reeves in 1936 Sioux City Jewelry Case
District Judge J. R. Leary freed Harry Reeves who had served six years of a 40 year term after Reeves filed a writ of habeas corpus claiming he could not have burglarized the Sioux City jewelry store because nothing was stolen. The store owner was later convicted of conspiracy related to the case.
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Ced
Cpus
J. R. Leary
Harry Reeves
Sioux City
Reeves
Clinton man nominated for grand master of Iowa Odd Fellows
A. J. Meyer of Clinton was nominated for grand master at the Grand Lodge meeting in Des Moines at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. Other nominees to be voted on next June include George C. Smith Cedar Rapids for deputy grand master W. A. Merriam Des Moines grand secretary C D Evans Ottumwa grand treasurer and Bk FE Menefee Iowa City grand representative. The only contested office will be grand warden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. J. Meyer
Clinton
The
Iowa
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge
Fort Des Moines
George C. Smith
Cedar Rapids
W. A. Merriam
C. D. Evans
Ottumwa
Bk. FE. Menefee
Iowa City
Roll-back Proposal Questions Surveyed in Washington County
Rural residents mostly oppose subsidies to consumers via a price roll back on food. A Farm Bureau survey of 224 responses shows 185 against roll back, 192 favor parity price method, and 196 support prewar planning now. Labor shortages and price policy uncertainty top obstacles to wartime production.
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Washington County
Research Department
The
Farm Bureau
M. M. Rabenold
County Farm Bureau
Iowa Baptists Choose Mason City for 1944 Convention
Boone, Iowa named as site for the 1944 Iowa Baptists convention with sessions closed. Harold Elting of Marshalltown elected president, Rev. John R. Estes Ottumwa vice president, J. H. Cochrane Jr Charles City recording secretary. Grain dealer William Grettenberg of Coon Rapids faces a $12000 fine for OPA violations with $10000 for false records and $2000 for selling above ceiling. case handled by Des Moines district office with district attorneys presenting evidence.
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Mason City
Boone
The
Iowa Baptists
Harold Elting
Marshalltown
John R. Estes
Ottumwa
J. H. Cochrane, Jr
Charles City
Sioux City
George Scott
William Grettenberg
Coon Rapids
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Grettenberg
Grand Jury
Des Moines
Donald D. Holdoegel
George O’malley
T. B. Diamond
United Biles
Northern
Iowa
War Fund Drive Reported in Washington City
First day totals in Washington show 727.50 collected from 13 of 40 solicitors in the national war fund campaign. Leaders aim for 2000 from business district, with Residence area to follow. county and city quotas stand at 16554 and 4506 respectively. Rural districts report strong support and partial figures include Dutch Creek township and Enterprise district. Harvesting corn requires over 217 million man hours this year.
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National War Fund
Washington
Fred Downing
Marionn George
Dutch Creek Township
Joe Hartnell
Cc. C. Niffenegger
West Chester
Louis Smith
Enterprise
Tax policy vote splits on postwar school funding plan
Legislation discussion shows 106 voting for continuing a straight 50 percent reduction in the state income tax. Ninety four back collecting the full amount with 50 percent as state aid for schools to broaden the school tax base. Eleven favor full collection with the funds earmarked mainly for postwar uses other than schools.
Nearly 2 000 Register For No 4 Ration Book At High School
Registration for No 4 ration book finished for 1,996 people at the high school under Supt. W. A. Erbe. Through two days 3,816 registered, with the full four day period aimed at about 8,000 by Saturday night. Registrants were divided by last names across days A to E and F to L, with M to is today and T to 7 Saturday.
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Supt
W. A. Erbe
Taken Suddenly Ill, Salesman Dies in Hospital
Joe E. Young, 73, a monument salesman with Washington headquarters, died at Washington county hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Federated church in Keota, with pastor Rev. Clayde Smith. He had been a dinner guest at Charles Casper home prior illness and is survived by two daughters, Erma Thompson widow.
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Joe E. Young
Washington
Washington County
Federated Church In
Keota
Clayde Smith
Marsh Funeral Home
Mr. Young
Charles Casper
Erma Thompson
Roosevelt vows to drive Japan from the Philippines
President Roosevelt denounces a puppet Philippine government set up by Japan and promises to mobilize all U S resources to drive the invaders from the Philippines. He insists the United States will remain steadfast in reclaiming the islands and defending allied positions in the Pacific theater.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Phillipine Islands
Japan
United
Postwar planning committees set up by 40 state legislatures
The Council of State Governments reports 40 states formed interim panels this year to study postwar planning, interstate cooperation, juvenile delinquency, highway and aviation plans, and public welfare. California, Illinois, New York, Wisconsin and others have specific commissions on delinquency and youth court procedures.
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Chicago
Council of State
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Texas
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Arkansas
Colorado
Minnesota
Georgia
Oregon
New Hampshire
Stalin Talks With Eden At Moscow
The Moscow tripartite foreign ministers conference gained significance as Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin left the eastern front to meet British conferees. Stalin hosted British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in the Kremlin with Molotov and Sir Aren L. Clark Kerr in attendance.
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Stalin
Eden
Moscow
London
Joseph Stalin
Eastern Front
Russia
Anthony Eden
Kremlin
Radio Moscow
Vyacheslav Molotov
Areni- Lala Clark Kerr
Stalin Likely Involves Secretive Front in Western Europe
The article suggests a meeting with United States Secretary of State Cordeil lull would occur, signaling Stalin may gain an indirect role in a conference that could settle the allied second front question in western Europe.
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United States
Cordeil Lull
Stalin
Europe
Navy Day Recruit Drive Seeks 65 New Recruits
J R Von Osdel Burlington navy recruiter says about 65 Washington boys aged 17 may enlist on Navy Day October 27. Interested youths should bring birth certificates to the Burling ton recruiting office to apply. Enlistees travel to Des Moines then Farragut Idaho for training with a 15 day furlough after three months.
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J. R. von Osdel
Navy
Burlington
Washington
von Osdel
Des Moines
Naval Training Station
Farragut
Idaho
Rothschild Heads Fur Vest Project
I Rothschild will head the fur vest project for this territory to collect old furs for merchant seamen. Last year over 2 000 pounds of furs were gathered by Mr Rothschild. Used fur garments are invited over the next two weeks at the Rothschild store for shipment in one lot. He recently received an award certificate for the Far West project.
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I. Rothschild
Mr. Rothschild
Rothschild
Far West
Roosevelt pledge on Philippines democracy after war
In a formal statement President Roosevelt vows to do everything to restore democratic processes of government in the Philippines as part of the wartime effort against Japan. The remarks emphasize commitment to Philippine self governance following invasion threats.
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Roosevelt
Phillipines
Fifty Attending Assessors Meet Across Three Counties
About fifty people from Washington Louisa and Keokuk counties attended an assessors school at the court house led by Ben Hall of the state tax commission. The program covered money and credits taxation in the morning and homestead exemptions and merchandise assessment in the afternoon. Betty Joyce Corpman’s funeral service was conducted Wednesday at L A Jones funeral home.
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Washington County
Court House
Louisa
Keokuk
Ben Hall
State Tax Commission
Disaster to Nazi Forces Is Imminent
Berlin radio said the Red Army struck along the Dnieper ends and west of Smolensk and driven wedges into the German line along a sixty mile Melitopol front signaling a great new offensive.
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London
Berlin
Red Army
Dnieper Line
Smolensk
Melitopol
Soviet Red Army Breaks German Lines in Dnieper Bend
Report says Red Army drives into the German defenses along the Dnieper bulge, threatening a decisive victory that could spell Nazi disaster. Thousands of German troops potentially trapped, with further gains reported north toward Kremenchug and Nikolayev area. In Italy, Allied forces push toward a new German line with a four mile advance and two towns seized near Capua Venafro region.
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Russia
Red Army
Dnieper Bulge
Dnieper
Kremenchug
Nikolayev
Bug River
Black Sea
Crimea
Italy
Venafro
Trupp Burial Set for Saturday in Elm Grove Cemetery
Bert Trupp 65 of Rockford Illinois died after a short illness in a Rockford hospital. Graveside rites will be at Elm Grove Cemetery Saturday at ten, with friends meeting at Sherman Funeral Home to accompany the funeral procession. His body will be brought from Rockford tonight, the service held there this afternoon, and accompanied by daughter Mrs Al Boyd to Washington by train. He leaves two daughters, a granddaughter, a brother Gene Trupp, a sister Ada Gantz, and Dr F W Eastwood. Pallbearers include Warren Carris Archie Farrier Eugene Engel Sidney Clark Johnston Roy Edwards Dale Robertson and Cioyce Hayes. Burial in Elm Grove.
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Bert Trupp
Rockford
Ill
Elm Grove Cemetery
Sherman
Washington
al Boyd
Iowa
Winifred Trupp
Alliance
Ohio
Gene Trupp
Waterloo
Ada Gantz
Cedar Rapids
F. W. Eastwood
Warren Carris
Archie Farrier
Eugene Engel
Sidny and Clark Johnston
Roy Edwards
Dale Robertson
Cioyce Hayes
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Oskeloosa Herald
Sigourney News
Charles K
Grinnell
Will H
Sigourney
Sherman W
Ames
Timent
Eral
Elting
County
T. F. Barker
Robert Turkington
Kenneth R. Swisher
Cecil Hudson
T. S
Philippines
Ican
Arundel Isle
Ensign H. Miner
Indianapolis
Rothschild Heads
Herriot
Edouard Herriot
Republican
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
International
Gress In
United Press
Piedimonte P D'Alief
Alief
Capua
Venefio
Trupp
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