Iowa Old Press
Ottumwa Daily Courier
December 2, 1944
NOT SAME PERSON.
Police said today that the Mrs. Maxine Davis arrested on a larceny charge this week, is not the Maxine Davis of 815 West Main street, an employe of the American Optical Co.
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Ottumwa Daily Courier
Ottumwa, Wapello co., Iowa
December 6, 1944
Appearing before Judge Taylor was Mrs. Maxine Davis, 21, of Columbus street, accused of stealing in excess of $100 from an elderly man during a drinking party at a local night club.
The court sentenced her to six months in the women’s reformatory at Rockwell City, but suspended it when a showing was made that the young woman had no previous criminal record and that the stolen money has been refunded.
Ottumwa Families Hear of Two More War Deaths - Arthur
McGavran Crash Victim; Jack Warren Killed In Germany
(Pictures On Page 5)
Two more war deaths were reported by Ottumwa families today. An
Ottumwa youth was killed in an air crash, while a Centerville
man, husband of an Ottumwa woman, was killed in action.
Arthur McGavran, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Brown, living
north of Ottumwa, was killed in the crash of an army twin-motor
bomber near Brunswick, Ga., Monday night.
McGavran had completed his primary flight training and was taking
advanced work at Moody Field, Ga. He had lived in the Ottumwa
community most of his life, graduating from Ottumwa high school
in 1941. He later went to Los Angeles, where he was employed by
the Bostitch Co. He entered the service in February 1943.
Corp. Kenneth E. (Jack) Warren, 23, was killed in combat in
Germany November 16, according to the telegram received Tuesday
by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Warren of 213 South Ward street. Corporal
Warren took part in the D-day invasion and had participated in
action in Holland, France and Belgium.
He attended Centerville high school and Centerville junior
college. He also made his headquarters in Centerville when he was
a salesman for Mid-Continent Petroleum Co. He was the son of Mrs.
Leo Warren of Newton and the father of a 7-year-old daughter,
Deanna.
Corporal Warren entered the service April 29, 1942, and had been
overseas since February of 1943
[transcribed by L.Z., May 2018 & Jan 2020]