Senate faces tough odds on farm bloc price standards
Senate leaders after a strategy conference admitted a pretty tough outlook in blocking the farm bloc from pushing higher farm price standards into the anti-inflation bill. They did not reveal results of an overnight poll on Senator Elmer Thomas's amendment to include all farm labor costs in parity calculations for price ceilings on farm products.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Elmer Thomas
Okla
Iowa boy confesses to rail track derailment causing death
A 9 year old Ottumwa pupil admitted to officers that he placed a wooden tie on Milwaukee tracks near the west Ottumwa crossing causing a derailed motor car and the death of Lindsay Loy, a railroad worker. He saw the wreck as he walked to school and learned of a man’s death later in the day.
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Milwaukee Railroad
Lindsay Loy
Milwaukee Junction
West Ottumwa
Equal Bids In Auto Sticker Contract Bid Round
Des Moines reports two bidders from St. Louis and Los Angeles tied for the lowest bid to supply the 1943 windshield stickers. The state printing board postponed awarding the contract to give company representatives a chance to explain their stickers.
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DES Moines
St. Louis
Los Angeles
State Printing Board
Oil Tugboat Burns on Mississippi River Near Paraland Dock
The Helen H. a Walter Hoag oil towboat from St. Louis burned after a raft drifted ashore near the Paraland Oil Co. dock in Bettendorf. Capt A G Speck estimated losses at about 90000 dollars with no cause known. Quick crew action saved several barges carrying 56343 gallons of gasoline valued at about thirty five thousand dollars.
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Bettendorf
Helen H
Walter &. Hoagland Co
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Paraland Oil Co
A. G. Speck
Speck
U S B 24 Bombers Hit Two Axis Ships At Benhazi Harbor
Cairo Sept 23 The United States air force headquarters reported that Consolidated B 24 bombers scored direct hits on two enemy ships in an assault on Benhazi harbor at dusk yesterday. One ship blew up violently and the other was set afire. Bombs also fell near additional vessels in the harbor.
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Cairo
Egypt
United States Airforce
Benhazi Harbor
Slayings in St. Louis Attorney and Wife Targeted
Illinois state police issued a public description of a suspect in the hatchet slayings of Charles A. Nash, a St. Louis government attorney, and his wife, as investigators sought leads.
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Springfield
Ill
Charles A. Nash
St. Louis
Settlement Reached in Redlinger Case and Trial Set in Shettler Suit
Jurors were excused as settlements closed in two Iowa actions. Ray Redlinger settled with the Rock Island railway over injuries from a crossing collision at North Marion Avenue. The case of William Shettler’s death at a Wellman quarry proceeds Monday against Farmers Light and Power. A divorce decree was granted in Carrie Norman v Oral Norman.
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Shettler
Farmers Light and Power Company
William Shettler
Wellman
Ray Redlinger
Rock Island Railway Company
J. G. Patterson
Redlinger
Railroad
North Marion Avenue Crossing
L. J. Kehoe
J. Morrison, Jr
S. W. Livingston
Washington
A. B. Howland
Des Moines
Carrie Norman
Oral D. Norman
Pian Surgical Dressings Work Organizes Red Cross Classes
About 60 attended a meeting to organize Red Cross classes for surgical dressings. Roger Sherman opened the session with Mrs. R. A. Jurging detailing the work. Classes will run in the city hall dressing room on Wednesdays Thursdays and Friday afternoons and Thursday evenings.
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Red Cross
Roger Sherman
County Red Cross
R. A. Jurging
City Hall
Y.M.C.A
Jurging
Russell Frink
Edith Richards
Witnesses Ready to Place Suspect at Scene
Report notes three witnesses prepared to place the suspect at or near the scene of the killing, indicating strong potential testimony about his location during the incident.
Question suspect in triple slaying in South Bend
Detectives questioned a suspect about a suspected grudge murder of a family of three whose battered bodies were found in bed. John Korpal 67 Stella 65 Ernest 18 were found in their home with skulls crushed by a heavy object.
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South Bend
Ind
John Korpal
Stella
Ernest
Burkholder and Bawel Tie County's First License This Month
Harold B. Burkholder of Kalona and Viola D. Bawel of Oxford received a marriage license at the county courthouse this morning. It marks the first license issued in the county during the month.
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Court House
Harold B. Burkholder
Kalona
Viola D. Bawel
Oxford
P. T. A. Wartime Pledge
The National Congress of Parents and Teachers pledges to remember the Founders ideals and protect children during war and disaster. It vows to seek new service for youth, work toward a humane world, and keep faith with America’s heritage of liberty and justice for all.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
America
Club Hosts Pilot Class for Washington Visitors
Twenty six cadets from Washington civilian pilot training class and instructor spend five weeks in town for study and recreation. The Ys Men hosted dinner with music from the Washington high school sextette and an egg throwing contest, bingo prizes, and plans for Sunday dinners.
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Washington
Y's Men's Club
Iowa
Ilinois
Missouri
Forrest Schwengels
Washington, D. C
Boyd White
Washington High School
Army Air Corps
Army
John Yousling
John
Theodore B. Brown
Blackout Reminder Cites Iowa County Defense Test
Commander Ivan Norton warns residents to avoid using telephones during the half hour blackout. Radios may be used with shielding. the test aims to gauge patriotism and wartime cooperation as Airplanes monitor the blackout. Wardens conduct house to house checks and dancers adjust lighting to blue shade. Highway patrol and State Guard monitor roads between ten and 10:20.
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Ivan Norton
County Defense Corps
Mr. Norton
Iowa
Norton
Wellman
Defense Corps
State Guard
Dave Donovan Dies at 76 in Iowa City Hospital
Dave Lavere Donovan 76 died at 9 15 this morning at the University hospital in Iowa City after a long illness following a light stroke. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2 PM at L A Jones funeral home with Dr R C Keagy of the Methodist church officiating. Burial in Woodlawn cemetery. Born April 8 1866 in Washington he lived here most of his life aside from a period in Texas. He owned the first automobile in Washington and earlier worked as a carriage painter and later an interior decorator. He and Matilda Pearson married in 1926 and she survives along with brother Albert Donovan of Moline Ill and sisters Elva Wells Long Beach Calif and Bonnie Quinn St Louis.
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Dave Lavere Donovan
University Hospital
Iowa City
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Woodlawn
Albert Donovan
Moline
Ill
Elva Wells
Long Beach
Calif
Bonnie Quinn
St. Louis
Weldin Family Relocates to 621 West Monroe Street
Mr and Mrs C D Weldin and their daughter Edith moved today from Brighton to their new home at 621 West Monroe Street They are urged to call Tee Brown to arrange dinner and related plans.
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C. D. Weldin
Edith
Brighton
West
Monroe Street
Tee Brown
Desperate and Expensive War War Bonds Drive Urges Washington County Help
The county war bonds chairmen explain the costly global war and urge farmers to boost contributions. They note higher costs for training and equipment, urge livestock, grain, and produce sales to fund bonds, and provide a yardstick based on 1941 profit projections to guide additional investments by October 1.
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Washington County
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
A. EK. Baldrige
County War Bonds Committee
Fire Prevention Week Emphasized for Wartime Farmers
County Agent J W Chandler warns Oct 5 to 10 Fire Prevention Week will matter more during war as farm losses from fires threaten scarce materials. He urges a 10 point plan to inspect chimneys, stoves, lighting systems, hay mows, inflammables, fuel, electricity, and ladders to prevent fires across Washington County farms.
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Chandler
Washington County
Stalingrad Holds Amid Street Fighting and Air Attacks
Red Star reports the Soviet claim that Stalingrad can and will be held as street battles continue. Russians advance in the northwest sector while others are driven back in house to house clashes under unprecedented Nazi air raids.
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Red Star
Red Army
Stalingrad
Moscow
Africa
Cairo
Erwin Rommel
el Alamein
Bengazi
Barze
Tobruk
Gialo
Oasis
Gulf of
Sirte
Rommel
Adolph Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Vienna
von Ribbentrop
Carmichael Fined $100 For Truck License Violation
Homer Carmichael a Sigourney truck driver paid a $100 fine today after pleading guilty to operating a truck without a chauffeur license. A separate charge for failing to yield half the right of way was dismissed. The crash on highway 92 near Washington injured C G Mohr and four others. Former Judge H F Wagner defended Carmichael with County Attorney John C Owen for the state. Sheriff H M Putnam and deputies attended the arraignment along with highway patrol officers.
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Homer Carmichael
Sigourney
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Bovee
Carmichael
C. G. Mohr
Deep River
Washington
Mohr
University Hospital
Iowa City
H. F. Wagner
John C. Owen
H. M. Putnam
Fire readiness plan for family home safety drills
A family discusses fire safety and agrees on a plan of action if a fire breaks out. They secure water supply reels and designate roles for rapid response and evacuation.
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Sam
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