Iowa Entomologist predicts mild pest year for corn crops
State entomologist Carl J. Drake said 1944 should be favorable for farmers, with corn borers, grasshoppers, and chinch bugs not expected to cause heavy losses. He noted light to moderate outbreaks possible if weather favors pests and announced five more counties added to the corn borer quarantine, bringing total to 46, while gladiola shipments remain restricted.
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Des Moines
Carl J. Drake
Iowa
Drake
We Win and Stand With Our War Bond Drive
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa urges support for the third war loan drive. He praises the valor of servicemen and calls on all Americans to buy more war bonds to fund weapons and equipment for the fight in Europe and the Pacific.
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United States
Iowa
America
Guy M. Gillette
Europe
Japan
Wallace and Hull Outline Peace View
Washington leaders clash over postwar strategy as Cordell Hull calls for international force to maintain peace and a world court for disputes while Vice President Wallace backs a UN military court and enforcement of peace via Ball-Burton-Hatch-Hill proposal.
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Wallace and Hull
Cordell Hull
United States
Farm Youth Dies Helping Father on Hay Truck
Services set for Charles Dixon 16 in Christian church after he was killed Thursday while gathering baled hay. He was on a truckload when his chin snagged a telephone wire and he fell, suffering fatal head and shoulder injuries. He is survived by his parents and two brothers.
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Charles Dixon
Christian Church
Labor shortage cripples Sioux City coal and poultry trade
Labor problem is acute in Sioux City as over 2000 tons of coal wait to be unloaded due to lack of workers. Poultry firms report business nearly at a standstill, with 30,000 chickens and 20,000 turkeys normally processed daily in the area.
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Sioux City
Iowa Woman 102 Says We Have Too Much
Anita reports 102 year old Mrs. T. H. Kilworth visiting in Iowa with her son in law and daughter. She recalls Civil War days and postwar gloom and laments today we all have too much. Born December 18 1841 near London England she married in 1863 and moved to Illinois then farmed near Extra until 1895. She has lived alone since 1906 with a daughter nearby doing household tasks.
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T. H. Kilworth
O. C. Wheeler
United States
Illinois
Extra
Women at Ames to Live in Frat Houses
Ames announces a plan to house women in 21 fraternity houses around the campus. The move aims to expand student housing options and integrate female residents with fraternities on a cooperative basis.
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Ames
Ruth I Miller Leads Bond Contest Amid Rising Racers
Ruth I Miller remains in first place in the Merchant's Thrift club bond contest with $50 war bonds. Envelopes over the weekend show strong competition as Janet Jean White climbs from sixth to first division while other contestants like Mary Florence Lemley Lilly Jay Allred Lois Fitzgerald and Patricia Anderson also post notable totals. With one week left in vote gathering, contestants are urged to continue their efforts.
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Merchant's Thrift Club
Mary Florence’ Lemley
Ainsworth R.R
Janet Jean White
Ains
Offices at Court On Winter Schedule
The Washington county courthouse offices resume winter hours and will be open Saturday afternoons as on other days. Historically they closed Saturday afternoons in summer but will now operate year round. Iowa State College campus plans include converting men’s bunk rooms to boudoirs and repurposing ten large houses for women students displaced by trainees.
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Washington County Court House
Court House
Iowa
Iowa State College
Bowles Announces Immediate Subsidy Program to Spur Price Cut
General Manager Chester Bowles of the Office of Price Administration announced an immediate subsidy program aimed at reducing living costs to about 2 percent above September 15 1942 levels. The plan will lower prices for apples onions oranges peanut butter lard potatoes and edible vegetable oils with an estimated cost of 100000000 funded from existing government funds. The effect should be seen in the October 15 cost of living index.
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Washington, D. C
Chester Bowles
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Bowles
Farm
Congress
Truckers Urged to File Fuel Appeals Early
Washington county truckers needing extra gasoline are urged by rationing authorities to submit appeals promptly to ensure timely emergency fuel. Action on applications now takes several days or up to a week, longer than before. Applications should be made at the AAA office where staff assist in completing forms before sending them to the county ration office. Two to three such appeals are filed daily by drivers hauling livestock rock and other materials who require additional supply for essential transportation.
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Washington County
AAA
Firefighters Respond After Alarm at Gault Home
Firemen were called to the Gault residence Saturday evening where they arrived to assess a smoke situation and ensure the home was safe. Authorities reported no injuries and the scene was cleared after a routine check.
James Opens New Shoe Repair Shop
Sam James opens his own shoe repair shop at a new South Iowa avenue location south of Klein's Klothing Co. The former Moore's Battery repairman will operate the business starting Wednesday morning.
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James
Mr. James
Moore's Battery
Additional Hours At Revenue Office In 1943
John W. Matthess deputy collector of internal revenue says the basement post office revenue office will stay open longer Monday Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Today and tomorrow 8 a m to 9 p m and Wednesday 8 a m to midnight Sept 15 except for a lunch hour. Matthess helps Washington county taxpayers compute income and victory tax for 1943. Fire near Mrs Sherm Gault home on South Avenue B caused by a kerosene stove posed danger but caused no damage.
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John W. Matthess
Internal Revenue
County Third War Loan Drive Yields Disappointing Totals
County war finance chairman G. E. Mace and Washington city head Frank B. Miller report this month’s Third War Loan yields are below expectations. Only about $285,797 in county subscriptions have been turned in, far short of a $1,032,000 quota, with many residents yet to be surveyed.
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Washington County
G. E. Mace
County War Finance
Frank B. Miller
Washington City
Mace
Crawford
Crawfordsville
Brighton
No Grand Jury at September Term
Judge P. J. Siegers issued an order dismissing the grand jury for the September term and they will not report tomorrow. They may be called later if needed. The county has had no grand jury for a year after last year’s September term.
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P. J. Siegers
Rain totals climb as Washington sees heavy showers
More than an inch of autumn rain fell in Washington Saturday night raising totals to 1.15 inches. Showers during the night made many country dirt roads difficult to navigate. Temperatures cooled with a high of 63 and a low of 51, while Saturday reached 70 and the overnight low dipped to 51.
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Washington
Mrs Cunningham Dies in Indiana
Nellie DeWitt Cunningham widow of Ambrose E K Cunningham aged 76 died this afternoon at her daughter Mrs Taylor Newell’s home in Goshen Indiana. Her body will be brought for burial with services Thursday at two o’clock at L A Jones funeral home. Burial will be in Elm Grove cemetery. She leaves a daughter Mrs Florence Newell and two sisters Mrs James Allen of New York and Mrs Lawrence Sell of Colorado.
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Ambrose EK. Cunningham
Taylor Newell
Goshen
Ind
Rock Island
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove
Cunningham
Indiana
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James Allen
New York
Lawrence Sell
Colorado
Illinois boys on freight train bound for Texas questioned
Three Chicago area youths left Park Ridge and Des Plaines on a Milwaukee freight train en route to El Paso Texas were questioned at the sheriff's office after being dropped at Haskins. Families did not oppose the trip. They planned to return home as their $20 funds dwindled to $7.
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Texas
Sheriff's Office
Haskins
Milwaukee
Park Ridge
Des Plaines
Ill
el Paso
Hard Battles Reported in Naples Area
Allied reports say the American 5th Army repelled heavy counterattacks on the Salerno front south of Naples as the Nazi 16th Panzer Division fought to keep an escape corridor open for troops retreating from southern Italy. British forces seized Crotone and moved toward Bari as Nazi tanks attacked the American and British spearheads at Salerno in intense fighting.
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5Th Army
Salerno
Naples
16Th Panzer Division
Italy
Crotane
Bari
Allied forces clash near Salerno in heavy Italian battle
Allied invasion forces and German armor fought the heaviest battle of the Italian campaign along the Salerno coast south of Naples. UPI dispatch from Salerno said American troops advanced into the mountains within 15 miles of Mount Vesuvius as British forces push south. Berlin claimed a retreat to Salerno and coastal areas while the allied communique spoke of very heavy fighting around Salerno.
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Mark Clark
Naples
United Press
Salerno
Mt. Vesuvius
Berlin
County Tax Budget Approved by Board at Court House
The county board of supervisors approved the proposed tax budget for county funds with no objections. The session also endorsed tax budgets of other county taxing districts presented today.
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County Board of Supervisors
Italians Backed Out of Armistice Terms
London report reveals in final hours before Italy’s armistice and unconditional surrender that Italian negotiators urged the Allies to reconsider terms. General Eisenhower stood firm and offered no sympathy, as secrecy over the negotiations lifted.
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London
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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