First Day of Red Cross Drive Slow in Daviess County
Elmer Buzan announces that Daviess county has raised 509.60 on the Red Cross war fund drive begun Monday. The county aims for a 14,400 quota by March end as volunteers stress overseas aid and home front services from kits to garments. A slogan urges wage earners to give a day’s pay or adopt a double contribution this year.
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Elmer Buzan
Daviess County
Red Cross War Fund
Buzan
Red Cross
Union
India
South Pacific
Red ‘Cross
Read Cross
American Red Cross
Fires Visible For 200 Miles After RAF Berlin Raid
RAF reports describe its largest raid on Berlin with 500 aircraft dropping seven tons of high explosives and incendiaries. Berlin’s central district faced hospital and church damage, while German propaganda claimed selective hits. Allied gains in Tunisia and Sicily followed, with American troops advancing near Shetla and Rommel’s forces seen showing losses. Russian defenses near Lake Tremen advanced, and MacArthur prepared for operations against Japanese forces near New Guinea.
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J. Ne Is
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Adolf
Hitler
Harold H. Balfour
Britain
For Air
Europe
St. Hedwig’s Catholic
St. Hedwig’s
Unter den Linden
Foreign Office
Tunisia
Raway
Sheitla
Feriana
Palermo
Sicily
Russia
Semyon Timoshenko
Tremen
Germany
Demyansk
Baltic States
Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Tash
Raiicyorts
New Guinea
Ory
Social Security Agent to Visit Evansville City Hall
A Social Security Board field office representative will be in the Washington police court room at city hall at 1 00 p m Friday March 12 to assist locals with social security problems. Employers, employees and others may get help with forms numbers and establishing old age and survivors insurance claims. If unable to attend, contact the Evansville field office at 202 Court Building Fourth and Vine streets.
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Social Security Board
Evansville
Washington
City Hall
Court Building
Fourth and
Vine Streets
Indiana
News broadcast at Rotary meeting in Vincennes
The Washington Rotary club will host a 15 minute noontime news broadcast by Vic Lund of Station WAOYV from the speaker’s table at the meeting. The daily program runs from 12 15 to 12 30 and covers news up to that moment. Washington citizens are urged to tune in Wednesday noon.
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Washington Rotary Club
Vic Lund
WAOYV
Vincennes
Lund
Wahington
Commissioners Meeting Highlights and Tax Foreclosure Appraisal
The board of county commissioners met in monthly session with business including a visit to the county farm for the annual inventory and plans to appoint appraisers to set values on properties recently seized from delinquent taxpayers.
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Board of County Commissioners
WCA Extends Offer to Teams for Saturday Theater Visit
The Washington Community Association with Indiana Theatre invites players from four regional basketball tournament teams to attend any performance on Saturday. Principals from Washington Jasper Decker and Sullivan high schools received letters extending the invitation for a daytime or evening visit.
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Washington Community Association
Indiana Theatre
WCA
Washington
Jasper, Decker and Sullivan
WOA
Emergency loan official coming to county office
Walter L. Thomas the emergency crop and field loan field supervisor will be at the county agent’s office Thursday morning. Farmers needing a crop or field loan should see him while he is in Washington this week.
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Walter L. Thomas
Mr. Thomas
Washington
Mrs Louis A Wilson undergoes major operation
Mrs Louis A Wilson of 210 Dewey avenue underwent a major operation yesterday at Olney hospital. Her condition today was reported to be satisfactory.
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Louis A. Wilson
Dewey Avenue
Olney Hospital
Knox Ration Officer Dies in Indiana Office
Vincennes Indiana March 2 Raymond L Uland 48 former executive secretary of the Knox county rationing board died of a heart attack in a doctor's office Monday afternoon He became ill while working and went to the doctor for treatment He died a few minutes later Survived by widow and six children including a son in the army He had served as chair of the war prices and ration board and later as executive secretary
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Vincennes
Ind
Raymond L. Uland
Knox County Rationing Board
Aland
Ater
Diseased Meat Sold on Black Market Warns Senator
Washington March 2 The Senate Agriculture sub committee heard Wilbur Laroe Jr general counsel for the national department meat packers association warn that eating diseased meat sold to the public through the black market threatens public health. He said the industry has cooperated with the department of agriculture but the black market could undo years of protection.
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Washington
Congress
Wilbur Laroe, Jr
National Department Meat Packers Association
Senate Agriculture
Laroe
Claude M. Erwin Dies at Mitchell Indiana
Claude M. Erwin aged 59 former Baltimore and Ohio ticket agent in Vincennes died at his Mitchell home Friday morning at 9 30 following a long diabetes related illness. He worked Thursday at the Mitchell ticket office where he served as agent. Survived by widow Mayme Wise Erwin and children Wilford James Everett Earl Ruth Helen Jean. funeral held at Mitchell Baptist Church with burial in Mitchell cemetery.
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Ruth Squibbs Wallace
Salem
Helen Jean Anderson
Mitchell
Mitchell Baptist Church
Mitchell Cemetery
Death of 17 year old man prompts $10000 claim
Clarence Webster as administrator of Lyhman Webster seeks damages for the death of 17 year old Lyman Webster who was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio switch box car between Hickman and Depot streets. Lawsuit filed March 1 in Indiana alleges a moving switch without an locomotive or brakeman and that the youth was shouting near the switch. Plaintiff resides in Sullivan County.
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Ake Ind
Eee
Clarence Webster
Lyfhaiy Webster
Lyman Webster
Baltimore and Ohio
Hickman
Depot
Young Webster
Sullivag County
Washington March 24 Levy Tentatively Decided
The house ways and means committee tentatively approved a 20 percent withholding tax on wages and salaries after deductions. It would fix deductions at 26 dollars for a single person, with allowances per dependent, and maintain the present 5 percent victory tax for a total 20 percent levy. The plan would start on July 1, but no decision on which year’s tax would be credited was reached.
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Washington
Indiana Days Gain Ground As Bills Pass
Indianapolis March 2 INS The Indiana drys gained ground as the senate passed several house bills today by votes 33 to 12 and 35 to 10. The Newsom bill would require jail terms of 10 days to six months and fines 25 to 500 with license revocation for drunken drivers. A GOP patronage measure to transfer control of state license and store divisions from the tax board to the state auditor passed 35 to 10. The civilian defense bill for two years with 786 940 plus 15000 for the civil air patrol passed unanimously. The senate also backed a measure to finance purchase of real estate licenses.
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Indianapolis
INS
Indiana
Senate
Newsom House
Crati¢ State Tax Board
Republican State Auditor
House
Civilian Defense Administration
Civil Air Patrol
Psicb
Eeadsites
Soan
Licente Real Estate
Daviess County Blackout Report Praised by Official
Robert A. O'Neal sends a report on a February blackout across Daviess County detailing a citywide power loss from 8 30 to 4 00. The report notes failure of the communications system to alert towns, describes public and emergency responses, aerial observation, and strong public cooperation with no intentional violations. It concludes with no recommendations beyond perfecting county communications.
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Daviess County
Daviess
Glendale
de Ashington
Peoples Bank
Washington
Army
Marriage Licenses for Norman Fu and Helen McCarthy
Norman Fu aged 28 of Te. Griller, son of Ed Full and Helen McCarthy, and Helen McCarthy of Reliance, daughter of Leonard McCarthy, obtain marriage license in a state records notice.
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Norman Fu
Loteé, Griller
Ed Full
Helen McCarthy
Cannerburg
Reliance
Leonard McCarthy
Driving Ban May Be Eased Across East Coast
Washington sources report a strong probability that the rigid east coast driving ban will be lifted this month. A gasoline coupon is set to become valid for five million card holders in 17 eastern states and the District of Columbia. Sentiment grows in government departments after Jarman’s warning that river cargo must stay running.
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Washington
Arch 2
District of Columbia
Gevdepieht
ODT
Jarman
License plate shortage halts issuance in county
Motoring residents face delays as county license bureaus report missing plates and a supply shortage. Officials warn plates may not arrive by Saturday and urge motorists to prepare for extended wait times.
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Iroe
Theichig
Yesterday's Weather Report Summary
Yesterday weather recorded a high of 43 degrees and a low of 22. The previous night’s low was 17 degrees.
Still Hope for Rescue of 66 Men in Mine Disaster
Bear Creek Montana March 2 In a continuing rescue effort workers tunnel through the Smith coal mine where 66 men remain unaccounted after Saturday’s explosion. Three bodies recovered raise the death toll to eight as officials press for survivors.
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Bear Creek
Mont
Smith
R. Ramek
War time license tag shortage plagues Indiana motorists
In Indiana during March, thousands of motorists faced tag shortages as the supply of 1943 miniature war time license plates ran out. Even after the deadline, some counties halted plates, with emergency 20 day stickers issued. Governor Schricker cannot halt the deadline without risking fines under existing law.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Henry F. Schricker
Hospital Notes Reports Admissions and Major Operation
Thomas Deering of 703 Graham Street was admitted yesterday. Ada Brittian of Winslow underwent a major operation this morning. Mrs. Wmn E Jones of Petersburg was admitted this morning.
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Thomas ‘Deering
Graham Street
Ada Brittian
Winslow
Wmn. E. Jones
Petersburg
Lutz vs. Lutz Divorce Filed by Henry A Lutz
Henry A Lutz sues Jennie H Lutz for divorce. Seal and Seal serve as attorneys for the plaintiff in this legal action filed in the local jurisdiction.
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Henry
A. Lutz
Jennie H. Lutz
Seal & Seal
Our Men in Service John Jr Pickett Enlistees
United States Navy and Army personnel from Indiana are listed with hometowns and units. John Jr Pickett and John Ickett, 17, of Rural to 4 are noted as apprentice seaman and more, alongside Ralph Cannon now at Yuma Army Air Field. O Connor family members appear in the Port Bn and APO listings with New York post office care.
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John Jr. Pickett
Indiana
Washington
John Ickett
John D
Ralph Cannon
Phoenix
Arizona
Yuma
Army Air Field
ETO
APO
Care
New York
N.Y
Robert J. O'Connor
Co. C
Gare
N. Y
Paul John O'Connor
Co. A
Ord. M. S
Thomas E. O'Connor
Co. Ba
Benjamin
Four OConnor Sons Serve in United States Military
Mr and Mrs Johnn OConnor of Montgomery report four sons serving in the U S Armed Forces. Eldest son Staff Sgt Ernest Ji OConnor holds a Q Command post as part of the military family in wartime service.
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Johnn O'Connor
Montgomery
Uate
Ernest Ji O'Connor
Present address of Hugh A Branaman in Bedford Navy training unit
The present address of Hugh A Branaman son of Mr and Mrs Harry Branaman long N Meridian Street is 82/c Co 3 A 43 in the Radio Naval Training School Bedford Pennsylvania.
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Hugh A. Branaman
Harry. Branaman
N. Meridian Street
82/c
Naval Training School
Bedford
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L. A. Wilson
KNOX
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Levy
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State Observer
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Robert A. O'Neal
Iver
Fashington
Poultry House
Invillé
Lontgorhery
Gendaleé
Auxiliary Service
Solomons
Order OF Mary Immaculate
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
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