County Schools Aid Vote Drive Aims to Reach Homes
County residents join a town and rural effort to boost ballot participation. Schools plan a house-to-house canvas Monday before the election with supplies to teachers and a nonpartisan message encouraging every voter to cast a ballot.
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Washington
North Shields
Ainsworth—E. RR
Butterworth
Ens
West Chester
J. L. Callas
Wellman
Harold Ross
Kalona
W. H. Barnum
Riverside
H. I. Colvin
Brighton
B. H. Paxon
Pubills
Washington County
Still Have Jobs In War Industries
Mrs Permelia Lay head of the United States employment bureau says jobs in war industries remain open in ship building repairs airplane manufacture and related fields. Washington county has only signed one of ten requested workers with nine applications still needed. Work locations include the far and middle west with railroad fare paid under conditions and both men and women eligible.
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Permelia
Lay
United States Employment Bureau
Washington County
Iowa Southern Declares Dividend Payment Date Set
A legal notice in the Journal announces a dividend payment on arrears for former preferred stock. The company will pay between $1.80 and $2.1d per share on December 15, benefiting numerous local stockholders.
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Journal Today
Bankers Group Elects Officers at West Chester Meeting
At a West Chester gathering of the Louisa and Washington counties bankers organization J B Henson was elected president for the coming year. Orin Johnson was named vice president and Charles Barclay secretary and treasurer. The group, meeting at the West Chester Methodist church, drew ninety two attendees amid plans for at least three sessions next year.
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Louisa and
Washington County Bankers’ Organization
West Chester
J. B. Henson
Louisa County National Bank
Columbus Junction
Orin Johnson
People’s Savings Bank
Crawfordsville
Charles Barclay
Washington State Bank
Henson
Lee Holland
West Chester Methodist Church
John Ballinsky
Sigourney
Washington
Louisa Counties
Wayland and Keota
Sea shells gifted from Mrs Ward's Pacific collection
A package from Mrs. R. Ward contains sea shells gathered in the South Pacific. The assortment includes mounted jewelry pieces, shells, and rings among the unusual items, with attached notes and a medical actelic reference.
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R. Ward
South Sea
Enneth
Pacific
Navy
Postwar Britain Plans 300000 Homes Over Two Years
Government outlines construction of 100000 houses in the first postwar year and a further 200000 by the end of the second year to boost housing.
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Great Britain
English River Township Exceeds War Fund Quota
Six townships in Washington county have completed their drive for the national war fund. English River township contributed 787.50 of a 650 quota, with Richmond Middleburg and Lookout districts also exceeding targets. County total reaches 16 746.27, well above the 16 654 quota, as campaigns continue and other townships await results. Washington city aims for 6 000, with 5 900 raised so far and final report pending. Donations can be made at the courthouse lobby desk.
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Washington County
National War Fund
English River Townships
English River Township
Richmond
Middleburg
Lookout
William Chapek
Joe Ropp
Marion Stransky
Lime Creek
Iowa
Wil Weme
Riverside
City of
Washington
Washington Nuota
War Fund
Court House
Man Dies After 10 Foot Fall Into Graphite Bin
Elmer Squibb, 61, was killed at Sioux City Battery Co. when he fell about ten feet into a graphite bin while workers unloaded graphite from a boxcar. Several employees were nearby.
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Sioux City
Elmer Squibb
Sioux City Battery Co
Germans in Holland Are Retreating
Allied forces report a German retreat along a 100 mile front in southwestern Holland as British and Canadian troops close in. Berlin claims 50,000 Germans are on the run while Allied amphibious landings target Walcheren to open the Antwerp sea lane.
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Supreme Headquarters
AEF
Paris
Berlin
Walcheren
Beveland
Antwerp
Holland
Supreme Hdq
A.E.F
Par
Maas
Seheide
Sir Bernard II
Montgomery
Felix P Dougall Wounded in Action in Holland
Telegram from Adjutant General J A Ulio informs Mrs. Dorothy M Dougall that Staff Sergeant Felix P Dougall was slightly wounded in action October 5 in Holland. The communication confirms the son of Mrs Dougall is wounded while serving overseas.
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Felix Dougall
Holland
Adjt
J An Ulio
Dorothy M. Dougall
Felix P
Dougall
Soldiers to face trial over bad checks in four states
In Des Moines two soldiers arrested last July in Davenport after leaving alleged bad checks across four states will be tried Friday in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Canehey P. Young, commanding officer of district No. 2 of the 7th service command, announced the plan.
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Des Moines
Davenport
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Canehey P. Young
7Th Service Command
Armistice Day Closing Set by Washington Chamber
The Washington Chamber of Commerce board recommends business and professional offices close from 10 30 a m to 1 p m on Armistice Day. Stores in most southeastern Iowa towns stay open all day on Nov 11, and the Saturday observance complicates closure. Closures align with the morning Armistice Day program centering around eleven o clock.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Iowa
Business Men's
Sherman to oversee county milkweed pod drive
County salvage chief Earle F. Libe and County Superintendent Lester Jr. Jarabill announced Port Sherman will head the effort to collect milkweed pods gathered by county school children. Pods are for war use and deliveries to the Mace garage for shipment are invited on next Saturdays or any after noon next week Monday through Friday.
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Earle F. Libe
County Salvage Department
Lester Jr. Jarabill
Port Sherman
Reds Push North as Soviet Armies Enter Norway
London reports Premier Stalin announced the capture of Munkacs and a Soviet push into northern Norway as Russian troops arrive to aid Norwegian forces. Kirkenes falls, and fighting near Gumbinnen and East Prussia continues with Red Army spearheads driving into German lines.
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London
Munkacs
Joseph Stalin
Haakon of
Norway
Moscow
U.P
Whirkenes
East Prussia
Red Army
Gumbi
Arctic Circle
Hungary
Kirkenes
Tetsamo
Mrs Zecks Funeral Set For Friday Afternoon
Funeral services for Mrs James K Zeck who died yesterday at the county hospital are announced for 2 30 Friday afternoon at the Methodist church. The service will be conducted by Dr Fred Miller and burial will be at Elm Grove cemetery.
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James K. Zeck
County Hospital
Methodist Church
Fred &. Miller
Elm Grove Cemetery
Maxwell Pupils Back in Their Classes
Most of the 85 students at Maxwell's consolidated high school were expected back in class after a walkout left 14 in the study hall. The protest cited stricter discipline and the new staff, led by Supt. George D. Williams, Miss Bessie Horn, and W P. Curnutt.
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Maxwell
Consolidated High School
Frank Mishler
Board of Education
George D. Williams
Manly
Bessie Horn
Ellsworth
W P. Curnutt
Williams
Horn
Curnutt
Iowa Merchants to Testify as Witnesses in Case
Four Iowa merchants are slated to appear as witnesses. Documentary evidence totals sixty four pieces collected. Iowa Colonel Youfyg said Pvt. Joly F Barkley and Pvt. Jacek Hoefler are expected to face charges of fraud and passing bad checks, as previously stated.
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Iowa
Youfyg
Pvt
Joly F. Barkley
Jacek Hoefler Proba
Pursue German Army in Greece Near Salonika
British troops pressed into northern Greece driving beyond Larissa in pursuit of thousands of German infantry retreating toward Salonika. Greek guerrillas had freed Larissa after a 30 mile thrust from Volos as British regulars moved up to sustain the chase.
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Rome
Larissa
Salonika
Volos
Escaped from Leavenworth Barracks
A report notes an escape from the U.S. disciplinary barracks at Leavenworth. The fugitive is described as having left the facility and is at large, with authorities alerted and pursuing leads. The incident prompts security reviews and inmate accountability checks.
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U. S
Leavenworth
Heavy Bombers Attack Ruhr Industrial Firms
Allied air forces blasted Bielefeld Munster and Hannover in the Ruhr industrial area with Eighth Air Force claiming the raid used four engine bombers and escort fighters. The operation targeted direct routes linking the western front to Berlin and was conducted through overcast skies.
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London
Thane
Bielefeld
Munster
Hannover
Ruhr
Berlin
Funeral services for D. L. Carbaugh Friday in Elm Grove
D. L. Carbaugh prominent in Washington Masonic circles and longtime Milwaukee railroad employee dies after yearlong illness. Visitation at 1:30 pm in Ottumwa Funeral Home with 3:30 pm Masonic rites at Elm Grove Cemetery where burial will follow beside his first wife. Survived by wife four daughters two grandchildren and siblings in Chicago.
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D. L. Carbaugh
Washington
Ottumwa
Elm Grove Cemetery
Lester Jay
Theodore Leonard
First Methodist Church
Elm Grove
Washington Lodge of Masons
Carbaugh
Washington Lodge
Blue Lodge
Masonic Temple
Chapter
Ecouncil
Order of Eastern Star and White Shrine
Bellflower
Milwaukee Railroad
Earl Warren
Jackson, Mich
Harry Wilson
William Jandeska
Goldie Carbaugh
Chicago
Fire Department Responds to Car Fire Near Washington Street
Fire units rushed to a location one block west of the square on Washington street where a car was on fire. The vehicle sustained only minor damage with no injuries reported.
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the Square
Washington Street
U S Navy Victory in Major Pacific Sea Battle at Leyte
The U S Navy shattered the Japanese fleet during a two day battle near Leyte Gulf. Admiral Nimitz says American surface ships and carrier planes hit Japanese battleships cruisers and destroyers as the combined Allied force repelled the invasion fleet.
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Philippines
Commeique
Twken
Leyte
Nimitz
MacArthur
Americas
Leyte Gulf
Japan
Imperial Headquarters
Philippine Sea
Halsey
Pearl Harbor
Luzon
Singapore
South China Sea
Sea Gulf
Hat
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Iowa Southern
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1St Army
Bergen Op Loom
East Schelde
Zuid Beveland
Lower
Schelde
Rilland
Isthmus
Breda
Breskens
Oostburg
6Th Army Group
Elianal
Vosges
Thomas K. Dewey
New York
State Street
Stevens Hotel
Chicago Stadium
Sherman
Reds
Greece
U.S. Sairforce
Masonic Burial Service
U. S. Navy
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