Washington counties seeks scrap metal drive aid
The salvage committee led by Mayor R L Lytle and E D Morrison Jr calls a Thursday meeting at the Y to organize Washington county residents for farm scrap metal collection. Frank ook and crews have gathered metals in Lime Creek English River Iowa and nearby townships but weather and mud delay progress. They need volunteers to organize pickups in three or four townships and from Ainsworth Crawfordsville and Brighton areas to finish the job promptly.
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Washington
Frank €Ook
Lime Creek
English River
Iowa
Cedar
Dutch Creek
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville
Brighton
Legion Invests 42.20 in Blood Bank at Hospital
At the Leon Beatty post of the American Legion meeting in city hall, members voted to invest 42.20 from a World War I cannon sale into a blood bank at Washington County Hospital. Dr. C A Boice urged funds for plasma storage equipment for emergencies.
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Legion
Leon Beatty
American Legion
Washington County Hospital
Column on Iowa wages in August survey
A Des Moines column notes Iowa’s overt weekly wage averaged 33 per employed person in August from 425 manufacturing firms surveyed by the state bureau of labor. Twelve industry groups were included and 7 567 workers were covered, with 20 327 women. engines and tractors drew the top average of 3 33 per week.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Atust
State Bureau of Labor
Thirty five on Strike In Cedar Rapids Mill
About 35 Honeymead Products Co workers in Cedar Rapids remained off the job after a Monday night walkout at the feed plant. The dispute with management centered on wages with workers seeking 10 cents more per hour. The company offered to rehire only as new employees, cutting seniority. Union spokesman Marvin Sperman said workers are ready to return if they keep their previous rights. a meeting with management was pending. Base pay at the plant is 68 cents per hour.
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Cedar Rapids
Honeymead Products Co
A. F. of L
Marvin Sperman
Federal Jury Indicts Eight at Ottumwa
Eight people were indicted by a federal grand jury in Ottumwa in three selective service cases. Marion Barr Russell of Lewis was sentenced to four years after pleading guilty to failing to report for induction. Rossell claimed injury but physicians found him fit for service and he opted for prison. Chester Marie Vogt of Fairfield refused a physical and said he would serve in any branch. Vogt, held on $5,000 bond, expects to report to his draft board.
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Ottumwa
Charles A Dewey
Marion Barr Russell
Lewis
Rossell
Dewey
Chester Marie Vogt
Fairfield
Dalton to lead probe of Zephyr blast in Iowa
Des Moines. June Dalton, head of the FBI in Des Moines, traveled to Nodaway Tuesday to personally direct the investigation into the Zephyr explosion that shattered the Burlington railroad Zephyr cars. FBI said it cannot announce a cause for the 12 blasts that caused about $5,000 in damage to nine of the 12 Denver-bound cars three miles east of Nodaway.
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Des Moines
Dalton
Iowa
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nodaway
Burlington Railroad
Noda Way
Tells Conference Pastor Crop Short
Dr. Thomas R. Potter of New York statistician and editor of Methodist church minutes spoke in Waterloo on Tuesday. He noted the war has not yet reduced the number of men studying for the ministry, which remains about the same as before.
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Waterloo
Thomas R. Potter
New York
N. Y
Methodist Church Minutes
Potter
Upper Iowa
Thief Steals Cash From Farmers Implement Store Desk
Thirteen dollars? No. Thirty three dollars in cash was stolen from the bookkeeper's desk at Farmers Implement store yesterday afternoon. Manager Jim Stewart notes the crime occurred with visible witnesses and two John Deere workers nearby, and urges return of the money in a plain envelope by mail to avoid a broader investigation.
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John Deere
Stewart
Rainfall Reaches Forty Hundredths as Morning Weather Clears
Rain began about 5 30 this morning bringing .40 of an inch with heavy showers and hail at times. Yesterday’s high reached 84 degrees as conditions eased later in the day.
Defense Corps Sessions Set for Tonight and Tomorrow
Commander Ivan Norton announced meetings of Washington civilian defense corps members this evening and tomorrow at 7:30 in the defense office at city hall. Ward groups split by third and fourth wards tonight and first and second wards tomorrow. Clarence Logan also named Randolph Kelsey head of the air raid warden division.
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Ivan Norton
Washington Civilian Defense Corps
Defense Office
City Hall
Norton
Clarence Logan
Washington City
Randolph Kelsey
Washington Defense Corps
Prewar Challenge: Filling Vacancies for Chaplaincies
The source notes a major prewar issue as men accept chaplaincies in the service, creating vacancies to be filled. It highlights a manpower shortage affecting religious support roles and church or military staffing plans. The context implies broader wartime mobilization implications.
Police Campaign Targets Excessive Speeding in Town
Chief George Baker announced a citywide drive against speeding on Washington streets. Several drivers were arrested and fined 7.50 each for ordinance violations. The police will impose stiffer penalties if speeding continues, and officials aim to curb dangerous intersection passing.
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George Baker
Washington Streets
Baker
No Indictment Against Wade and Court Assignments
The September grand jury reported no bill against Dean Wade of Wellman on rape charges and was discharged with possible recall. Dismissals were filed in cases against Eddie Stumpf Donald Kern and Charles Jirsa for fireworks violations. Judge Patterson assigned jury cases for this term and set jurors to report September 23 at 9:00.
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J. G. Patterson
Dean Wade
Wellman
Wade
John C. Owen
Eddie Stumpf
Donald Kern
Charles Jirsa
Kalona
Proclamation Calls Washington Iowa to Wartime Scrap Drive
Mayor Lloyd Lytle and Civilian Defense Director Edmund D. Morrison Jr. announce a town meeting at the Washington YMCA on Thursday September 17 1942 at 730 pm. The event urges civic participation to salvage hundreds of tons of local scrap metal for war production and defense.
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Washington
Iowa
Lloyd Lytle
City of
Edmund D. Morrison, Jr
Eleven Air Students Enlist in Reserve Training Class
Eleven young men joined the new pilot training class at the airport and junior college to reach 26 members. They will travel to Des Moines later this week for army air corps reserve enlistment. Ground school and flight instruction proceed with in-air sessions despite early rain. An extra plane secured by Ralph Scott is on site, with another plane and two instructors to be added this week.
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Des Moines
Army Air Corps Reserve
Forrest Schwengels
Ralph Scott
Court schedule updates and divorce decrees issued
Rollie Optenberg party returned from Dante Wyoming and attended trial Monday. Rathmel versus Rayborn set for trial after jury trials. Decrees granted in Louise Arduser v Harlan Arduser and Eva May Blackman v Harold L Blackman. Judge Patterson to travel to Oskaloosa today and return to Washington next Tuesday.
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Eva May Blackman
Harold L. Blackman
Patterson
Oskaloosa
Washington
Yorktown Sunk After Midway Battle Navy Reports
The five year old aircraft carrier Yorktown was sunk on June 7 after damage at Midway. It was hit by bombers and torpedo planes June 4 and later torpedoed by a Japanese submarine while in tow. Ninety four casualties were reported, with 19 officers and 15 men lost.
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Navy
Yorktowns
Hammon
Three Blasts for Speeding Drivers By New Iowa Club
Iowa forms the Three Blast club to curb speeding on highways. Motorists show three horn blasts at speeding cars as a sign of public safety, with state officials backing the campaign and promising membership on the first use.
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New Iowa Club
Iowa State
State Department of Public Safety
Iowa
Three Blast Club
Iowa State Safety Council
Public Safety Department of
Roger G. Jones Taken by Death Funeral Friday
Roger G. Jones died at 10 45 this morning at Washington county hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 30 in the Methodist church conducted by Dr R C Keagy. Arrangements are by L A Jones funeral home. He was a rural mail carrier here for more than 24 years serving routes one and eight.
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Roger Gregory Jones
Washington County Hospital
Methodist Church
R. C. Keagy
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Jones
Cars Collide on South Iowa Avenue In Town
Cars driven by Ross Van Nostrand of south of town and Mrs J M Lloyd collided on South Iowa avenue yesterday. Both cars sustained considerable damage and Mrs Van Nostrand received a bruise on her forehead when her head struck the windshield.
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Ross van Nostrand
Y's Men Discuss Aviation and Cadet Training
The Y's Men weekly dinner featured Walter A. Logan Civil Air Patrol commander for squadron 722-6 outlining CAP aims and activities while Forrest Schwengel described the pilot training program. Milo Sorden chaired and announced committee heads Richard A. Stewart Theodore Brown Robert McFarlane C. E. Bowden W. J. Shannon Dave Elder.
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Walter A. Logan
Forrest Schwengel
Mr. Logan
Civil Air Patrol
Squadron 722-6
Schwengels
Milo Sorden
Richard A. Stewart
Theodore Brown
Tobruk Raid Costs Two Destroyers
The British admiralty announced two British destroyers were destroyed in the raid on Tobruk.
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Tobruk
London
England
Navy Decoration Is Awarded to Brighton Ensign
Pearl Harbor dispatch reports Aviation chief ordnance man John W. Finn received the congressional medal for heroism at Kanohoe Navy Air Station after fighting Japanese planes with severe wounds on December 7. He was decorated aboard a warship by Admiral Chester Nimitz during ceremonies for 25 awards. The presentation honored airmen for actions at Midway and other islands, including a Navy Cross to Ensign Edward F. Edmondson of Brighton Iowa.
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Pearl Harbor
John W. Finn
Kanoohe Naval Air Station
Chester Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Midway
Edward F. Edmondson
Brighton
Iowa
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