Washington County Man Drawn First Draft Number No. 158
Sherman Luther Cram sits on his Washington County farm two miles south of Washington as the first number drawn in the national draft lottery No. 158. He owns nearly 400 acres with Joe Nelson and supports a wife and two young children. The 30 year old Missouri native stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and would go if needed, favoring a draft plan he says should have existed twenty years ago to build preparedness and a trained army.
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Sherman Luther Cram
Washington
Joe Nelson
Missouri
Army
Navy
Journal
Three County Registrants Join Navy and Army
Washington county draft board reports three registrants enlisted in the navy and one in the army, with three others seeking voluntary service for one year. The move, plus adjusted registrations between Washington and Johnson counties, leaves Washington’s count near 2,113 of 2,201 expected.
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Navy
Army
Washington County Numbers Drawn in National Draft Lottery
Numbers assigned to Washington county registrants in the first 3,000 drawn in the national draft lottery were announced in Washington, D. C. The list shows specific serial numbers and indicates these men are first to be drafted if not exempt. Mistaken registrations from Johnson county will be removed and reassigned, with further numbers to be published from the remaining 6,000 capsules.
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Washington County
Washington, D. C
Johnson County
Johnson
Greeks Halt Italians Y M C A Drive Near Four Thousand At Noon
The annual Y M C A campaign amasses near 4 000 dollars by noon with 65 workers starting yesterday. By noon only about half of prospects were reported and the drive continues until the budget of 6 000 is met. Committees led by Marion George Bob McFarlans John Owen and Lee Holland report progress and Dr R C Keagy commends strong gains.
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Y.M.C.A
Richard A. Stewart
Marion George
Bob McFarlans
John Owen
Lee Holland
Keagy
Campaien
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Third Ward
Fire scare at Frank Wright home sparks fumigation claim
A passerby mistook the Monticello residence of Frank Wright for a fire. The fire department arrived, but nothing serious occurred. Mrs. Wright said she smelled smoke and chose fumigation due to musty clothes.
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Frank Wright
Monticello
Unclear OCR List of Numbers and Labels From 1959
Fragmented dataset listing eras, chapters, and numeric codes such as LO0-702 and 100-145 across multiple centuries and decades. No complete events, people, or places discernible to summarize into a coherent news item.
End of Peace Time Draft Lottery in Nation’s History
Washington report notes the first peacetime U S draft lottery ended at 5 48 am EST after 17 hours and 30 minutes of drawing from a fishbowl. About 17 000 000 men were numbered for selective service with 800 000 to be inducted in months ahead and 30 000 by November 18. Officials said the first 1 500 to 3 000 numbers will form the initial contingent. Six numbers were missing from the bowl and could not be explained, but no registrant will lack an order number.
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Washington
D. C
United States
Selective Service
Clarence A. Dykstra
National Army
Hallowe en Party for Younger Boys at the Y
A Halloween party for boys under junior high age is announced by the Y M C A and sponsored by the Y's Men's club. They will attend the junior college football game with the high school athletic department, with special seating, then continue the festivities at the Y with refreshments.
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She “Y
Judge Gaffney to Speak Here Tonight
Judge James P. Gaffney of Marengo will address the Democratic meeting at the courthouse at eight o clock this evening. The talk follows his Washington prominence and recent tenure substituting for a sixth district judge. Fort Madison’s Zoe Nabers, a Democratic congressional candidate, may speak and Riverside’s John Walsh is set to chair the event.
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Court House
James P. Gaffney
Marengo
Washington
Congress
Zoe Nabers
Fort Madison
Slayer of Two Takes Own Life in Field Near Webster City
Webster City Oct 30 Hazemann Louis Alfred 51 who faced charges for killing Hamilton county farm couple was found dead in a field near Webster City from a self inflicted gunshot wound. He allegedly used the same 32 calibre revolver believed to have killed Mr and Mrs Groshens at their farm home seven miles north last Wednesday. A warrant for his arrest had been issued the previous Saturday.
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Webster City
U.re
Alfreed
Louis Hazemann
Hamilton County
Here
Henry Groshens
Hazemann
Boys plan seven o'clock meet at the Y for game
Clarence Logan chairman of the boys work committee leads the group to a game with Dawn Kiesey and Howard Little from the M C A staff assisting at the meeting point the Y at seven oclock.
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Clarence Logan
Dawn Kiesey
Howard Little
Roosevelt to Announce Expanded U S Aid to Britain
President Roosevelt on the Roosevelt train en route to Boston will announce broader U S aid to Britain. The move would prioritize British orders for more fighting planes from U S factories to accelerate overseas deliveries. Willkie campaigns in Maryland and West Virginia criticizing Roosevelt and defense. The Boston address airs at 9 15 p m CST on NBC and CBS.
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Roosevelt
Boston
Great Britain
Germany
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Wendell Willkie
West Virginia
Maryland
Baltimore
Joseph P. Kennedy
NBC Blue
CBS
Prairie Fire Willkie Movement Starts in Washington County
A county wide campaign for Wendell Willkie was launched at city hall with about one hundred men and women from all sections of Washington County. The movement, independent of political organizations, grew from the Chicago based prairie fire idea and spread to Omaha Des Moines and other cities. Robert Arthur chaired the meeting and described the spontaneous growth of the prairie fire revolt against centralized government control.
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Washington County
Wendell Willkie
Chicago
Central West Area
Omaha
Des Moines
Robert Arthur
America
Armistice Program at Eleven High School
Miss Agnes Samuelson executive secretary of the Iowa State Teachers Association will address the Armistice Day program at the high school at eleven oclock in the morning. After the observance schools will be dismissed for the day. She will also speak at the Legion banquet that evening and ex service men are urged to attend.
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Agnes Samuelson
Miss Samuelson
Iowa State Teachers Association
Legion
Mrs Babcock and Betty Arrive for Visit with Mrs Elder
Mrs John A Babcock and her daughter Betty arrived this afternoon to spend a few days in town with Mrs Orville Elder, greeting friends and planning their stay.
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John A. Babcock
Betty
Orville Elder
Prairie Fire campaign explained to county volunteers
Literature was distributed to delegates and a house to house canvass across the county will begin immediately by volunteer workers. Democrats and Republicans attended the meeting, which had no speeches and focused solely on outlining the prairie fire campaign.
Weather stalls Axis advance as Greeks stall Italian push
Greek forces in the frontier mountains reportedly halted the axis offensive into the Balkans with British naval aid and bad weather. Italian columns were repelled at several points while weather limited Italy’s air fleet and mines blocked a key Greek zone.
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Salonika
Balkans
Greece
Romania
United Press
Italy
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Jugo-Slav
Five Thousand Seven Hundred Cars Licensed in County
Washington county reports 5700 cars with 1940 plates, up 127 from last year, and 175 trucks, up 102. Eleven new vehicles licensed this week list owners in Washington and nearby towns, including Rev. C. A. B. Van Waus of Holy Trinity Richmond and others with Mercury, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Ford, Buick, Pontiac, and Hudson models.
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Washington County
C. A. B. van Waus
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
R. Bk. Shannon
Washington
Frank Kron
Riverside
Donald A. Kiley
William J. Masson, Jr
Roy L. Brewer
J. WW. Enslin
M. Swartsendruber
Wellman
Edith Beaty
Two Die in Auto Crash Near Loeck Ridge Fairfield
Two men were fatally injured in a car crash at Loeck ridge in Fairfield county yesterday. Frank Nelson died at 1 45 PM from injuries and his companion A Nelson died early this morning in Jefferson county hospital. The driver reportedly lost control, causing the wreck.
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Fairfield
Iowa
Loeckridge
Frank Nelson
A. ©. Nelson
Jefferson County
Rouse and Bridges Families Visit Muscatine
Mr and Mrs Er K Rouse Marian and Ruth Bridges and their niece Jane Knupp of Iowa City spent Sunday in Muscatine with Mr and Mrs D M Bridges and brother A M Bridges of Galesburg Illinois.
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Er. K. Rouse
Marian
Ruth Bridges
Jane Knupp
Iowa City
Muscatine
D. M. Bridges
A. M. Bridges
Galesburg, IM
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