Embezzling Charge Shocks Fonda Postal Clerk
Francis M. Tice 40 a post office clerk from Fonda was committed to Humboldt County Jail in Dakota City on $2500 bond after waiving a hearing on an embezzlement charge. A St. Louis post office inspector said Tice opened a first class letter to Montgomery Ward Co Chicago and took 431 dollars. DES MOINES Fort Des Moines reports October as the busiest selective service month with about 100 draftees daily and 350 to camps in Texas ending this weekend.
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Francis M. Tice
Fonda
Humboldt County
Dakota City
U. S
Arthur W. Hyke
St. Louis
Tice
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Ill
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
L. H. Hagen
Texas
Iowa
Minnesota
Hagen
Airplane Plant Seized by Army at Bendix
Air Associates plant in Bendix New Jersey was seized by 2100 soldiers under orders of President Roosevelt. Col Roy M. Jones announced army supervision of defense production worth 5 million dollars. Guards halted activity at entrances while Army posts secured the site pending resumed output.
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Bendix
N. S
Gee
Roosevelt
Air Associates, Inc
Roy M. Jones
War Department
Army
Des Moines Work Drive Surges With 10024 Jobs in September
Iowa state employment service reports 10 024 Towans found work in September marking the largest monthly total since the defense program began and an increase of about 35 percent from September 1940. About one fourth of Towans employed went to the Des Moines ordnance plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa State Employment Service
Wine Book Ready for Iowa Stores After Liquor Board Vote
DES MOINES The Iowa State Liquor Control Commission announced the wine book is prepared and will be sold in 176 state liquor stores. The modest guide covers proper use of wines, lists varieties available, and states their prices, amid earlier dry workers’ criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Liquor Control Commission
M. J Curtis
Albert J. Miller Named Employment Supervisor in Des Moines
J. R. Pefferle, chair of the Iowa employment security commission, announced eight transfers to state employment service offices. Albert J. Miller of Des Moines will replace F. W. Fischer as supervisor after Fischer left for a federal post in Washington D. C. The changes take effect Saturday.
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Albert J. Miller
Des Moines
J. R. Pefferle
Iowa Employment Security Commission
State
State Employment Service
The
Employment Security Commission
F. W. Fischer
Federal Employment Security Bureau
Washington D. C
Pefferle
Daisy Ray Elected Grand Matron Of Iowa Eastern Star
Mrs Daisy Ray of Oelwein was elected worthy grand matron of the Iowa Grand chapter of the Order of Eastern Star at the three day convention closing session. She will succeed Mrs Laura M Lenz of Mason City. Officers were installed in colorful ceremonies as more than 1000 delegates and almost 2000 visitors attended.
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Oelwein
Eastern Star
Des Moines
Daisy Ray
Iowa
Herring Aims Defense Strike Bill in Congress
Senator Clyde L. Herring of Iowa announced plans to introduce a bill to curb defense strikes. The measure would impose penalties on labor organizations, require a waiting period before strikes in defense industries, demand a secret employee vote, and prohibit linking employment to union membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Congress
Red Cross calls for greatest roll call amid defense effort
Roger Sherman of the Washington County Red Cross warns that national defense depends on a massive roll call from November 11 to 30 with a local goal of 3 000 members. He notes expanded staffing at army and navy posts and 62 camp offices as part of a broad program to aid military and civilian defense.
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America
Red Cross
Roger Sherman
Washington County
Army
Navy
Sherman
War Department
The
Red Stross
Redross
Labor Group Membership Rule Cited in Work Requirement
The text notes that remaining a member of any labor organization or paying dues may be required as a condition of performing such work. The passage presents the notion as a stipulation tied to ongoing employment or tasks.
Wet spell persists with light rain throughout day
Rain fell steadily for hours totaling about .37 inches by 1 PM, though the official measure shows less than half an inch. The ongoing wet spell extends into autumn with numerous September and October days of rain. Temperatures hovered from 41 to 47 degrees over the past 48 hours.
Milk Fund Donations Boost Lincoln and Stewart Schools
The two school milk programs began Octo ber and run through spring break. Twelve Wednesday Bridge members gave $10 total for both schools and the Washington County Registered Nurses Association contributed as reported at the last meeting. The fund serves children unable to pay for milk and free bottles are provided. Letters to local groups prompted further donations as committees including Eileen Jeffrey Kenneth Freeman and E A Ralston oversee the process.
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Lincoln
Stewart
Wednesday Bridge Club
Washington County Registered Nurses Association
Twenty Die In Airplane Crash Near St Thomas Ontario
An American Airlines jet attempting an emergency landing in drizzle and fog crashed on a farm 14 miles west of St Thomas Ontario killing 17 passengers and 3 crew. The plane from New York to Detroit exploded on impact at 9:40 p.m. CST.
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ST. Thomas
Ont
American Airlines
Here
New York
Detroit
Northwestern Airlines
Moorhead
Minn
United States
Superintendent Dies In Sudden Collapse
NORTHWOOD G. J. Frandle 51 longtime Worth County schools superintendent died from heart disease after driving home and collapsing near his car beside his house. He was serving his fourth term. Survived by wife and daughter Gloria.
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Northwood
G. J. Frandle
Worth County
Frandle
Gloria
Census snapshot shows farm ownership patterns
Out of every hundred farmers in the United States 51 operate owned farms 89 percent are tenants and 10 are part owners or managers according to the census observed in the report.
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United States
Thousand Dollars Still Needed for Y Budget Campaign
Washington Y M C A faces a $1,060 shortfall in its $5,650 yearly budget as of this week. After three days of canvassing, 256 prospects remain unseen and $4,590 has been pledged from memberships and contributions, with ward totals showing progress and rural mail sums adding $232.50. First and second wards near goals, while third and fourth wards approach completion.
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Washington’s Y. M. C. A
V F W Plans Armistice Day Poppy Sale and Salute
Washington County VFW wraps plans for its eleventh annual poppy sale on Saturday November 8 with headquarters at Scott Furniture Store. Auxiliaries led by Mrs Angela Snookey and Roy J Schaeffer spearhead volunteers for buddy poppies while a ceremonial eleven-bomb salute is planned for Armistice Day at 11 pm taps by Boy Scouts.
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Washington County Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Scott Furniture Store
Angela Snookey
Roy J. Schaeffer
Post
Annual Poultry Show Promises Expanded Washington Event
The Washington County Poultry Breeders association announced a four day poultry show in Washington on December 1 to 4. Members met at city hall to finalize plans and add new features. The women will sponsor a quilt display featuring crochet and sewn crafts with prizes for quilts bedspreads crochet items rugs and pillow cases.
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Washington
Washington County Poultry Breeders Association
Americans Consume Over Thirteen Million Canned Seafood Cases
A government report notes U.S. per year consumption of 13,563,680 cases of canned fish and seafood including shrimp clams oysters and crabs. Data attributed to manufacturers and the census bureau.
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Census Bureau
VFW Post and Auxiliary Candy Boxes for Service Men
At a joint meeting the Auxiliary and post packed eight kinds of candy into two pound boxes for servicemen with relatives in the post or auxiliary. Eleven men receiving boxes include Marsh Atkinson Rudy Knottnerous and the Longer brothers at Camp Bowie George McAvoy Camp Claiborne Dale Hamm Mare Island Darrel Swift Great Lakes Richards in Washington Capt J O Brown at Camp Bowie. Ray C Watson is recovering at the Des Moines veterans hospital and received a candy box. Candy committee chair Mrs Fred Longer led the effort with assistants Mrs Naomi Custer and Mrs Elsie Little.
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Elsie Little
Naomi Castes
Stella Palmer
V.F.W. Hall
Marsh Atkinson
Rudy Knottnerous
Camp Bowie
George McAvoy
Camp Claiborne
Dale Hamm
Alaska
Darrel Swift
Mare Island
Calif
Bob Swift
Great Lakes
Richards
Washington State
J. O. Brown
Ray C. Watson
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Ray
Fred Longer
Naomi Custer
Burial for Richmond child dies from food poisoning
Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart church Rock Island for Jean Marie TeBockhorst two years old buried in Holy Trinity cemetery Richmond. Her sister Barbara Jean remained ill in St Anthony's hospital and a family gathering Sunday is cited as the likely source of the illness.
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Sacred Heart Church
Rock Island
Holy Trinity Cemetery
Richmond
Jean Marie Te- Bockhorst
Omar W. Te- Packhart
TeBockhorst
Henry TeBockhorst
Washington
Firmin TeBockhorst
United States Army
Rock Island Argus
Toan Marie TeBockhorst
Omer W. TeBockhorst
Sixteenth Avenue
Barbara Jean
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Joan
Jean Marie
Railroads Urged To Cut Rates On Iron and Steel
Washington dispatch reports the Office of Price Administration and five other agencies urged railroads to reduce rates on iron and steel shipments to the Pacific coast. The request, sent via the Transcontinental Freight Bureau in Chicago, seeks lower per 100 pounds costs while doubling minimum carloadings from 40 000 to 80 000 pounds.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Price Administration
Pacific Coast
OPA
OPM
Maritime Commission
Army, Navy
Procurement Division of the Treasury
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Chicago
Unrestricted Sea War Debates Deepen Across Atlantic
Washington and Berlin exchange notes as Senator Maloney blocks fast votes on shipping restrictions after the Reuben James sinking. Britain accuses Germany of unrestricted warfare to cut U.S. arms flow. Roosevelt says no change in policy. Berlin claims six merchant ships sunk by U boats in recent operations.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Francis Malonrty
Connecticut
W. Lee O' Daniel
Texas
United States
Reuben James
Germany
Britain
Russia
High Command
Berlin
Roosevelt
America
Gor Many
Reuben James Wold
North Atlantic
Navy
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Roose
Velt
American Locomotive Works
Schenectady
N. Y
Herring
Araft
American Red Cross
Eileen Jeffrey
Kenneth Freeman
E. A. Ralston
V.F.W
BE. R. Burbam
National Defense Program
Boy Scout
Jess Radda
American Legion Auxiliary
Hitler
London
Iceland
North Atlantic Sea
Crimea
Donets
Moscow
U.S.S. Greet
U.S.S. Kearny
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