Carpenter Kills Doctor Then Ends Own Life At Clarinda Hospital
Elmer McCowen head carpenter at the Clarinda state mental hospital shot and killed Dr. Roscoe D. Smith, superintendent, then killed himself after setting fire to his clothing. Ralph Hughes witnessed the attack as they rode in a hospital car. no inquest will be held.
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Clarinda
Elmer McCowen
Clarinda State Mental Hospital
Roscoe D. Smith
Doctor Smith
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
McCowen
Ralph
Clarinda Hospital
Page
J. D. Harding
Auto Mishap Injures Iowa Youth. Other Briefs Reported
Ot tum wa Ia Paul Ray Utter 19 sustain a skull fracture brain concussion and broken ribs when his car skidded on wet gravel and overturned Jim Waddell 13 suffered concussion and scalp wounds in the crash In Des Moines the 18 month old Crabtree boy was treated after corn cob was removed from his lung via windpipe Doctors believe the cob had been lodged ten days In Fort Dodge a jury awarded Beulah Jacobsen 9000 in a wrongful death suit over Arthur Jacobsen killed when his car hit dirt on a highway under construction in Coon Rapids A district convention for Des Moines will nominate a congress candidate on July 26 with delegates elected June 29
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Kurt
Ottumwa
Paul Ray Utterback
Jim Waddell
Council Bluffs, Ja
Dillard Crabtree
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
R. O. Garber
Robert K. Goodwin
Redfield
C. C. Dowell
Fort Dodge
United States District Court
Beulah Jacobsen
Seymour
John L. Vernimont
Carroll County
Arthur Jacobsen
Jacobsen
Coon Rapids
Phyllis Otto Leads Trans Miss Golf Quarterfinals
Fifteen year old Phyllis Otto of Atlantic Iowa the Iowa state high school champion and sensation of the women's Trans Mississippi Golf tournament faced Kay Pearson of Houston in the quarter finals. Otto scored an 8 and 6 victory over Mrs Chester Keating of Chester Missouri in the previous round.
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Louis
I. N
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Iowa
Kay Pearson
Houston
Texas
Miss Otto
Chester Keating
Chester
Early Ball Scores Exhibition Game in Chicago Ends 10 9
National nine defeats American nine 10 to 9 in an exhibition at Chicago with Mooty Raffensberger Todd Collins Grove Hash Ostermueller Dick Glenn among the players.
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Chicago
Boston
Mooty
Raffensberger
Todd
Collins
Grove
Hash
Ostermueller
Dickman
Glenn
Weather Town and Nebraska Forecast Summary
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with scattered showers possible in southeast and extreme south central areas. Friday will be partly cloudy and warmer, with Nebraska forecast for tonight and Friday warmer and mostly cloudy in the east.
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Nebraska
Seven Donations Boost Red Cross War Fund to 222000
Seven gifts add twenty dollars to raise the Red Cross war relief fund to 222750 in this edition. The drive seeks urgent funds for Europe relief. The News-Telegraph will list contributors and acknowledgments in later columns.
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RED Cross War Fund
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Europe
News-Telegraph
N. D. Winston
Friends
H. M. Boorman
Frank Boggs
Archie III will attend GOP convention in Philadelphia
Shenandoah publisher Willard D. Archie, a seventh district delegate, may miss the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia after gall bladder surgery. If unable to attend, first alternate Mrs. Clarisse S. Hartje of Adair would take his place.
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Shenandoah, In
Willard D. Archie
Shenandoah
Philadelphia
Clarisse S. Hartje
Adair
Atlantic marks Flag Day with program Friday
Flag Day observance in Atlantic includes an 8 pm patriotic program in uptown city park led by Rev. P N Mc Dermott. A 7 30 pm flag parade from the Elks club to the park features the American Legion VFW B P O Elks Boy and Girl Scouts National Guard Junior Chamber of Commerce and Municipal Band with a complete evolution of the flag.
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Atlantic
P. N. McDermott
American Legion
Elks Club
Fifth
Poplar
Third Street
Chestnut
American Legion and Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars and Auxiliary
B. P. O. Elks and Docs
Boy and Girl Scouts
National Guard
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Elks
Boyd Cambridge
Atlantic Municipal Band
Irvan Rich
Robert Chadwick
Atlantic Lodge No. 445
Defense program to boost nation's business peak
Army estimates show 189 new munition and airplane plants costing nearly one billion dollars may result from the defense program. AFL predicts new midwest communities around plant sites as industrial growth and defense hiring drive production toward a record level by September. Federation statisticians say 1,000,000 skilled workers will be trained and millions more needed for mass production jobs.
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Washington
Army
American Federation of Labor
Middle West
Federation
Monthly Business Review
Lindbergh urges arms buildup amid Europe crisis
Washington June 13. Col Charles A Lindbergh told five senators and one representative that the allies face a dark military outlook in Europe and urged America to arm to the teeth while staying out of the European war for now. He warned of possible threats to defend the continental United States or the Western Hemisphere and outlined plans for another radio address. The lawmakers present included Sen Bennett Clark and Sen Shipstead, with Rep Van Zandt. Wheeler warned against a party line on war policy.
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Washington
Europe
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Germany
Great Britain
France
United States
Bennett Clark
Missouri
Clark, Shipstead
Minnesota
Worth Clark
Local man charged with tipsy driving released on bond
Chase Priest of this city was charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated. He waived to the grand jury at justice court and was released on a $300 bond after an arrest by Sheriff P. P. Edwards and Highway Patrolmen King and Cole of Adair.
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Chase Priest
Justice Court
Priest
P. P. Edwards
King and Cole
Adair
County Engineers Meet Here Today Discuss Farm to Market Roads
Twenty two county engineers from the southwestern district met in the courthouse to discuss farm to market road program details. The session was called by L. M. Martin district engineer of Council Bluffs who formerly lived in Atlantic.
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Southwestern Flown
Court House
L. M. Martin
Council Bluffs
Atantic
Hands Off Bill Moves Through House On Right Of Way
Washington reports the house rules committee approved a senate backed measure warning Germany and Italy to keep hands off allied possessions in the western hemisphere. Rep. Fish urged swift approval as France seeks a separate peace while the war department plans a major defense expansion and new aid to Britain and France.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Germany
Italy
Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Fish
N. Y
Roosevelt
Egypt Declares War If Attacked Amid Break With Italy
Premier Aly Maher Pasha warned Cairo will go to war if Egypt is attacked while severing diplomatic relations with Italy. Italian staff and consuls evacuated as relations rupture. Ethiopian tribes claimed a victory over an Italian division near Cairo, Reuters reported. Italian air raids hit Aden with casualties and one Italian aircraft down.
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Cairo
Egypt
Italy
Aly Maher Pasha
Serafino Mazzolini
London
Mussolini
Reuter’s
Declared Open City To Avert Its Destruction
France renews resolve to resist Nazi Germany after President Roosevelt offers extensive U S aid. Paris declared an open city as morale soars with news of arms sales and airpower support, while German supplies dwindle and tank fuel forecasts raise hope for a continued Allied fight.
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Hitler
Argonne
Paris
Premir Paul Repnaud
Roosevelt
American Congress
Roosevelt Answers Reynaud Appeal Before Reach
Washington reports President Roosevelt already answered French Premier Reynaud in his Charlottesville address. White House secretary Early said the Charlottesville speech fully addressed the cable request for all possible aid short of an expeditionary force. Bullitt’s cable arrived late, text garbled, prompting publication of the full Reynaud appeal text.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charlottesville
Reynaud
White House
Stephen T. Early
Italy
William C. Bullitt
Bullitt
State Department
Early
Paris
International News Service
France
Barry
Tours
Paris Under Threat As German Forces Advance Toward Capital
Berlin reports the German high command demands Paris surrender as main German army nears the city. French war ministry says Paris will be defended from the north but lines may reform south of the Seine to spare the city from destruction.
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Paris
Nasi
France
French
War Ministry
Champagne
Beaumont-Suroise
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Arabia
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H. R. Knickerbocker
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Maria Ritter
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Tardenois
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