Iowa Column Reports Otumwa Iron Works Tied to War Production
Several hundred workers at Ottumwa Iron Works returned to war production after a government ordnance department official from Chicago arranged a meeting between union and management. The United Steel Workers local No 2134 accused the company of delaying contract talks after a 24 hour walkout dubbed mass action. The old contract expired Sept 1.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iron Works
Government Ordnance Department
Chicago
United Steel Workers Local No. 2134
Farmer Sues Over Pheasant Carcass Arrest
John Weidenfeld of Merrill files a $5,000 damage suit in district court after his arrest for illegal possession of pheasant carcasses. Defendants include Walter W. Russell, state conservation officer, and Sioux City Refrigerated Lockers. Weidenfeld claims the birds were chickens killed by a dog and stored for future use.
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Sioux City
John Weidenfeld
Merrill
Walter W. T. Russell
Weidenfeld
Iowa State College
Boy Fatally Injured by Horse Near Climbing Hill
Edgar Eugene Morgan 11 son of Mr and Mrs R W Morgan of Climbing Hill died in a Sioux City hospital Wednesday night hours after an unknown mishap at the family farm. Officials believe a horse kicked him in the head as he went to drive horses to the barn.
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Edgar Eugene Morgan
R. W. Morgan
Sioux City
Dewey Sets Hearing On OPA Action Against Packers
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey set today at 10 a m for a hearing on an OPA petition seeking a temporary restraining order against two Des Moines packing houses for price ceiling violations through upgrading beef and veal carcasses. Notices were served on Bookey Packing Co. and Des Moines Packing Co.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bookey Packing Co
S. E. Eighteenth
Scott Streets
Des Moines Packing Co
Mauryst
Ration Board Members Accused of Extortion in Algona
Two Kossuth county ration board members were arrested by the FBI on extortion charges. They allegedly forced three office workers to return about $116.68 monthly, a third to nearly half of their pay from the Office of Price Administration. One board member allegedly warned of discharge if payments stopped.
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Algona
Kossuth
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James L. Dalton
FBI
Bureau For
Iowa
Dalton
Office of Price Administration
Phillips
Labor Day Event at Case Field Reflects Civil Defense Activities
Labor Day events at Case Field feature a municipal band half hour drill by the Iowa State Guard led by Captain Howard P. Miller, Red Cross emergency care demonstration, and a Citizens Defense Corps parade with Civil Air Patrol participation. E. R. Utterback oversees marching, airplanes will fly over, Roosevelt radio address to be broadcast at 9. Public invited. leaders from other county towns may attend.
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Zton
Wek
Iowa State Guard
Howard P. Miller
Red Cross
Civil Air Patrol
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Defense Corps
E. R. Utterback
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
U. G. Field Artillery
Maurice Slayton
George Kerr
Schwengels
Niles
Army Air Corps
Stewart
World War Cannon To Be Dismantled
The city hall yard relic from the first world war will be torn down tomorrow. Lester Raymond has the contract. The American Legion post voted to sacrifice the gun for scrap metal after securing it from the Rock Island arsenal and installing it as a war relic.
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City Hall
Lester Raymond
American Legion Post
Legion
Rock Island Arsenal
Expert favors U S sales tax over spending plan
Senate hearing hears De Colin Stam advocate a simple federal sales levy on all personal objects with no exception for food or clothing. He estimates the tax would raise about two billion five hundred million dollars and would ease government administration.
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Washington, D. C
de Colin S. Stam
Congressional
Senate
Treasury
Stam
Guerilla Fighting Flare on Northern Ireland Border
Armed Irish Republican Army men clashed near the Northern Ireland border prompting fresh violence. Officials reported gunfire and scattered exchanges as security forces sought to contain the incident and calm the border area.
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Belfast
Ireland
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Sendoff for 7 Men Sept 9 at Railway Station
Chairman Robert Schell announces a Sept 9 sendoff at the Milwaukee passenger station for about 58 men leaving for Camp Dodge and Ottumwa Des Moines trips. The program includes high school band, prayers by Dr. Mastwood, an address by Dave Livingston, candy bars from the VFW Auxiliary, and invited patriotic chairmen from county towns.
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Robert Schell
Patriotic Committee
Camp Dodge
Milwaukee
Wednesady
Schell
Selective Service Office
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Matt Whittaker
Leon Beatty Post
American Legion
F. W. Mastwood
V.F.W
Washington
Attack on Beleke Barracks Sparks Border Gunfight
Police repelled raiders from the illegal Ira who attacked Beleke barracks on the Ulster Ire border after a brief gun battle. Security forces maintained control as the skirmish ended.
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Beleke
Ulster
Ire
Scrap drive urged as steel output threat grows
War production chief Donald M. Nelson and army and industry representatives warned of a dangerous curtailment of steel production in the coming months unless scrap collection improves. He appealed to about 200 newspaper publishers and editors to rally families to contribute metal for the salvage drive, saying the nation is not winning the war on production. The scrap must reach furnaces before snow flies to be effective.
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Washington, D. C
Donald M. Nelson
Army
Nelson
United States
Knott Funeral Held Saturday at Local Funeral Home
Funeral services for Harry H. Knott are set for two o'clock Saturday afternoon at L. A. Jones funeral home with burial in Elm Grove cemetery. Spanish War Veterans from Albert M. Huff camp are asked to meet at 1:45 at the Jones home to attend.
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Harry H. Knott
L. A. Jones
Elm Grove Cemetery
Albert M. Huff
Jones Funeral Home
Mr. Knott
Defense office hours set at city hall daily
Mrs. Walter Logan will be at the civilian defense office in the city hall daily except Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until noon to answer telephone calls or attend to other defense business.
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Walter Logan
District AAA Picnic at Sunset Park on Labor Day
A large crowd of farmers from 14 southeastern Iowa counties is expected at the District AAA picnic set for Labor Day at Sunset Park. State AAA committee members including Chairman Albert J. Loveland will attend and deliver the main address. Businessmen and the public are welcome. attendees should bring basket dinners for noon with the program starting around 1:30 or 2.
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Iowa
Sunset Park
Albert J. Loveland
Ainsworth Child Health Conference Set at United Presbyterian
A child health conference directed by the county health unit will be held at the United Presbyterian church in Ainsworth on September 9 from 1 00 to 3 30 p m. Well children five years old or younger are invited. Appointments are by calling Mrs John Buenneke. Lay assistants from the community include Mrs Orville Thoma and Mrs Robert Acheson.
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United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
John Buenneke
Orville Thoma
Robert Acheson
Defense Meet Draws 325 to Armory Session
Commander Ivan Norton praised the turnout of 325 civilians at a special armory drill last night as part of prep for the Labor day demonstration in Casefield. Lt Rodney Kephart led drills. attendees learned duties for Monday night and the upcoming test blackout, with air raid siren volume boosted and Theodore Brown commended for organizing the effort.
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Ivan Norton
Citizens’ Defense Corps
Casefield
Rodney Kephart
Mr. Norton
Norton
Germans mass forces before Stalingrad military center
The Berlin radio reported 25 German divisions and 1 000 German planes concentrated before Stalingrad. Tass cited by Moscow said Germany has lost at least 60 000 pilots and navigators in the Russian war so far, with wounded airmen sent back into action before full recovery.
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London
England
Berlin
Stalingrad
Moscow
Russia
Germany
Tass
Soldier from Iowa Takes British Bride
Staff Sergeant Alfred M. Fox of Hartford Iowa in the United States Army Air Force wed Lance Corporal Maude Jones of the Auxiliary Territorial Service in Warrington England. It was believed to be the first marriage between an American doughboy and a member of Britain's WAAC equivalent.
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United States Army Air Forces
South Pacific
Seventh Air Force
United States Army Air Force
Maude Jones
Auxiliary Territorial Service
WAAC
March Stars and Stripes Forever Cheerio Selection
A public music page lists March selections including Cheerio, Iowa Corn Song, Stars and Stripes Forever and The Star Spangled Banner.
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Iowa
Stars and Stripes Forever
Germans Fall Back as Allied Air Power Strikes In Desert and Asia
Allied air forces from Egypt to the Pacific hit Axis targets. Rommel’s forces withdraw in the desert amid heavy tank losses while Allied planes pound German positions. MacArthur’s bombers strike four Japanese bases as Marines push on in the Solomons and American bombers hit Nanchang in China.
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United Press
Axis
Egypt
Japan
Pacific
Red Army
Stalingrad
Erwin Rommel
Cairo
Desert
North Africa
Axias
Far East
Douglas MacArthur
United States Marine
Solomons
China
Nanchang
Graduation at the airport features 15 pilot grads
A ceremony at the airport Saturday at 3 p m will award small silver wings to 15 young men who completed ground school and flying course. Dr Stanley H Niles of Iowa Wesleyan College will speak. Richard A Stewart of the Washington board of education will present the wings.
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Forrest Schwengels
Stanley H. Niles
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Richard A. Stewart
Washington Board of Education
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