Farmer Rossow Found Dead in Auto Near Spirit Lake
Special to The Gazette reports Sheriff Carl Anderson was notified of a body found three miles northwest of Manchester identified as Roger Rossow 28 a farmer. He apparently shot himself in his automobile west of Spirit Lake by the county line. The tragedy likely occurred Wednesday. Theo Shelly with Beenes family brought the body and car to Manchester. Rossow was the son of Will Rossow and left three children. The widow is a daughter of Will Fuller near Manchester.
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Manchester
Carl Anderson
Roger Rossow
Spirit Lake
Theo Shelly
Beenes
Rossow
Will Rossow
Will Fuller
Iowa Commission Faces Court Test On City Plant Tax
Assistant Attorney General John E. Mulroney says temporary injunctions halt tax actions against municipally owned power lines extending beyond city limits. The Iowa Tax Commission argues such lines are taxable like private utilities, with possible transfers to Polk county district court for trial.
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Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
John E. Mulroney
Muscatine
Webster City
Mulroney
Polk County District Court
Fort Dodge
Securities Exchange Commission
Iowa
Gillette Naval Academy program approved by Congress
Congress passed a bill sponsored by Senator Gillette allowing up to 20 citizens from other republics to attend Annapolis Naval Academy at a time. Each republic may send no more than three students, who will have midshipman status but cannot be appointed to US Navy offices after graduation.
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Washington
Appleg
Gillette
United States
Annapolis Naval Academy
Republic
United States Navy
Wellman World War Vet Dies Of Wound
Alfred Morgan Wellman 46 a World War veteran died in the county hospital in Washington at 5 am Friday after confessing to Sheriff H M Putnam that he shot himself in the abdomen with a .22 caliber rifle. He was found on the floor of his home by passersby who heard him shouting for help. The rifle lay nearby and the inquest had not been decided. He leaves a widow a son and two daughters.
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Gazette
Wellman
Alfred Morgan
Washington
H. M. Putnnan
Morgan
Two Men Injured In Keystone Collision
Peter Koch and Harold Jackson were injured in a collision three miles north of Keystone on Wednesday evening. Koch suffered a compound jaw fracture and a broken collar bone and was taken to St Luke's hospital in Cedar Rapids for treatment. The Koch car was practically demolished.
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the Gazette
Keystone
Peter Koch
Harold Jackson
Koch
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Death Takes Wm. Sihler After 50 Years At Luther
Decorah Iowa professor William Sihler 75 died at home after a year of illness. He spent fifty years on the Luther College faculty, retiring last fall. He taught geography history Latin English zoology biology penmanship religion gymnastics vocal music and German, and led the German department for years. He authored German Greek and Latin texts and translated Heys Fifty Fables for Children. He wrote Luther college songs and other melodies. He was born November 5 1865 in Fort Wayne Indiana and survived by his wife Amelia three daughters and a son plus siblings.
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Decorah
William Sihler
First Lutheran Church
Sihler
Luther College
William Hey
Concordia College
Fort Wayne
Ind
University of Wisconsin
Johns Hopkins
Dr. Sachs’ Collegiate Institute
New York City
William
Susanna Sihler
Amelia Schust
Margaret Sihler
University of Chicago
Herbert L. Kennedy
Miles City
Mont
Henry Buenneke
Maynard
Iowa
Ernest Sihler
Wittenberg
Wis
Cornell Version of Midsummer Night's Dream Charms Audiences
The Cornell summer theater staged Midsummer Night's Dream with lively dance routines by Barbara Brice and Betty Laughlin. Don Johannsen Russell Bidlack and others delivered strong comic and supporting performances while special lighting created a fairyland mood. Directors Albert and Bertha Johnson led the cast.
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Mount Vernon
Cornell Summer Theater
Barbara Brice
Tama
Betty Laughlin
Freeport
Ill
Shakespeare
Don Johannsen
Clinton
Ben Hoover
Chicago
Russell Bidlack
Simpson College
Dale Jeffryes
Fred Taylor
Rockford
Sally Hubbard
Bloomington
Lois Bigger
Douglas Huderson
Marjorie Baker
Cedar Falls
Albert
Bertha Johnson
DeWitt Mayor Plans One Arm Milking Contest
DeWitt Mayor Charles Muhs challenges Clinton Mayor Harry Pape to a milking contest at Root Park on Sunday July 27 despite a left arm cast. Pape welcomes the challenge and vows to prove he can win even with one hand.
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Clinton
Charles Muhs
DeWitt
Harry Pape
Pape
Root Park Grounds
Muhs
Iowa
Illinois
Tank Invention by Swinton Debuts On Somme Field
Maj. Gen. Sir E. D. Swinton of the British army conceived the armored tank and its first use occurred on the Somme in France on September 15, 1916.
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E. D. Swinton
Somme
France
Clermont Lutheran Church Observes 90th Anniversary
Clermont East Clermont Lutheran church marks its ninetieth anniversary with events over Saturday and Sunday. Dr. J A Aasgaard of Minneapolis will be guest speaker and address the congregation alongside Rev J Krogh of Port Arthur Ontario. Dr Jacob Lanner and Rev E E Ramsey partake in services and sermons.
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Clermont
Port Arthur
Oontario
Canada
Jacob Lanner
E. E. Ramsey
J. A. Aasgaard
Crime Upgrades Highlight Iowa Peace Officers Course
Iowa City AP reports that U S crime trends are rising about 15.3 percent since January. John M Rankin Iowa state attorney general told delegates at the University of Iowas fifth annual peace officers short course that crime costs officers about 120 dollars per year and that officer effort can help change the trend. Course enrollment broke records with 360 officers registered, surpassing the 336 who attended in 1939 as final classes approach.
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Iowa City
United States
John M. Rankin
University of Iowa
Rankin
College of Law
Iowa Southern Utilities Buys Land for Substation
In Columbus Junction the Iowa Southern Utilities company purchased land from the state highway commission on highway 92 near Tisor's oil station to build a modern substation.
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Columbus Junction
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
State Highway Commission
Tisor
Officers elected by American here Tuesday evening
A list of officers elected by the American Legion here Tuesday evening includes Commander George Rothmeier first vice commander Leo Bernard second vice commander George Sellers adjutant John Miller sergeant at arms Ralph Foss chaplain the Rev F M Garrett historian Clarence Wilson and transfers to local districts for induction.
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LA Porte City
George Rothmeier
Leo Bernard
George Sellers
John Miller
Ralph Foss
F. M. Garrett
Clarence Wilson
James D. Bourne
DeWitt
Bourne
Lambertson
Ames
Mar
Des Moines
Arey
James
Los Angeles
C. W. Beach
Henry Wright
Catherine Spain
Petersville
Clinton County
Mercy Hospital
Clinton
Catherine Quinlan
Bloomfield Township
Cornelius Spair
Clement
Gladys
Patrick Quinlan
Delmar
Vincent
Omaha
Neb
Burr von Schroeder
Maquoketa
A. J. Hanrahan
Immaculate Conception Church
John Lynch
Church Cemetery
Randalia
Leonard Talcott
Air Corps
Camp Grant
Baton Rouge
State Teachers Formulate Ethics Code at July Institute
Iowa educators from superintendents principals and teachers will study ethics from law medicine and education to draft a professional code. Speakers include Miss Jessie Parker Dr Belmond Farley Dr F P McNamara and Harold Templeman with sessions on public relations and democracy in practice.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Institute of Professional Relations
Teachers College
State Department of Publicstruction
Iowa Congress of Parents and Teachers
Iowa State Teachers Association
National Education Association
Cedar Rapids
Belmond Farley
Washington, D. C
Jessie M. Parker
Des Moines
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Robert Buckmaster
Waterloo
F. P. McNamara
Dubuque
Iowa State Medical Society
Agnes Samuelson
Harold Templeman
Sey
E. C. Denny
Teachers College Education Department
Malcolm Price
Lucile March
Sioux City
ISTA
Carelessness Seen As Criminal As Arson, Fire Expert Says
Dr. Richard C. Steinmetz, a fire investigator from Chicago, told delegates at a training course in Iowa City that careless employee acts causing fires in defense plants can have effects as damaging as deliberate arson. He cited sabotaging fire equipment and protection systems and recalled the Black Tom munitions loss in World War I. FBI agent J. L. Dalton outlined Nazi and Communist methods as part of the discussion. A record 360 officers enrolled for the five day program.
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Iowa City
Richard C. Steinmetz
Chicago
Ill
Steinmetz
United States
England
New York
J. L. Dalton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Burlington seeks federal aid for school expansion
Burlington school district requests 0.8 to 0.9 million dollars in immediate and long term federal aid tied to the ordnance plant. About 80 to 100 thousand dollars more is sought to equip rooms, hire teachers and buses for the 1942-43 year. The appeal was made by City Superintendent Rey H. Bracewell at a meeting with officials and agency representatives.
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Burlington
INS
Rey H. Bracewell
Bracewell
Lieut. Col E D Brown Assigned To Army Post
Lieut. Col E D Brown former board of education member and What Cheer Clay Products sales manager left for Des Moines Monday for a week before reporting to Fort Sill Oklahoma His family will stay until Sept 1 when they will join him Mrs Marrion named Brown successor and E M Lawrence takes over as sales manager for the firm
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What Cheer
E. D. Brown
Board of Education
What Cheer Clay Products Company
Des Moines
Fort Sill
Oklo
Matthew Marrion
E. M. Lawrence
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Methodist Church
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William Walch
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