Flood Victims Eye Sky Anxiously As More Rain Is Predicted
Des Moines area and southwest Iowa endured renewed moisture as weather forecasters predicted continued showers. Reports detailed rising rivers, receding floodwaters, and widespread rainfall amounts from many counties, noting two fatalities and extensive crop, road, and railroad damage.
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Iowa
Pocahontas
Fort Dodge
Jefferson
Decorah
Rockwell City
Spirit Lake
Alta
Estherville
Sac City
Perry
Carroll
Waterloo
Forest City
Ames
Cherokee
Iowa City
Omaha
Charlies City
Marshalltown
Iowa Falls
Inwood
Sioux City
Devonport
Burlington
Des Moines
Crest
Washington County Approves 48000 Hospital Addition Bond
Washington county voters approved a $48,000 bond issue for a hospital addition by 1016 to 537. The 65 percent majority met the required threshold, following a revision of Iowa statutes on county hospital bond sales that tied the special election. The measure previously passed in 1940 but was voided by a technicality.
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Gazette
Washington
Washington County
Iowa
Bernard Manley retires from Iowa liquor commission after seven years
DES MOINES (RP) Bernard E. Manley ends a seven year term as Iowa liquor commissioner and returns to Clear Lake with his wife’s health prompting likely farewell. He will be succeeded July 1 by R F Swift of Harlan amid ongoing state store system operations and payroll of about 700.
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Des Moines
Bernard E. Maniley
Iowa
Manley
Clear Lake
R. F. Swift
Harlan, Ia
Commission
Harold M. Cooper
Marshalltown
Dick Lane
Davenport
Lane
Manney
Polk County
Democratic Central Committee
M. L. Curtis
Pilot Violated Nine Rules Before Waterloo Crash
WATERLOO AP E N Townsend reported that Walter Fox 28 of Waterloo violated nine bureau rules prior to a fatal solo crash near Waterloo Sunday. Passenger Clifford Craft 28 of near Waterloo died as the plane, operat ing with dual controls and flying acrobatically without parachutes, plunged from a minimum altitude. The investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Authority cites violations by Fox and notes Townsend and two other federal agents examined the scene.
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Waterloo
E. N. Townsend
Walter Fox
Bureau
Cox
Clifford Craft
Townsend
McGregor and Marquette Family Celebrate Golden Anniversary
Mr and Mrs William Schneider of Marquette will observe their golden wedding next Sunday with a family dinner for children and relatives. An open house in the afternoon will welcome friends. Their three daughters and their husbands and eight grandchildren will attend, along with Herman Cooks of McGregor and family, Robert Stottlemyer of Utica Missouri, and William Trenkler of Marquette and daughter Patricia. Mrs Schneider is 76, formerly Matilda Moody, born near Kendallville Indiana. Mr Schneider is 78, son of a 13 child family. They married in Spencer and moved to De Smet South Dakota in 1891 for a year, then settled near McGregor. Their four children were born there. the eldest son died in infancy. Thirty-eight years ago they moved to Marquette where Mr Schneider joined the Milwaukee railroad and retired in 1930.
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McGregor
William Schneider
Marquette
Herman Cooks
Robert
Marie
Eleanor
Alice May
Robert Stottlemyer
Utica
Jack
Moody Farm
Kendallville
Ind
Jacob Schneider
Schneider
Milwaukee Railroad
Canadian engineers join Iowa summer management course
Iowa City reports Arthur Bradshaw and Robert C Hartwell from York Knitting Mills Woodstock Ontario join the University of Iowa program to study production management and time and motion. About 75 embryo lawyers completed the written Iowa bar exams including 66 Iowa students and seven other graduates. A fraternity appeal from a city tax assessment was filed in district court challenging a 19000 valuation as excessive and discriminatory against the Beta Building Company and 17 organizations.
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Iowa City
University of I Iowa
Arthur Bradshaw
Robert C. Hartwell
York Knitting Mills, Ltd
Woodstock
Ontario
University of Iowa
Iowa Fraternity
No Fraternity
Beta Building Company
Montezuma Farmer Killed In Auto Collision
Montezuma area resident Ellmer Kirk about 50 was killed and his wife seriously hurt in a highway collision Wednesday. The crash involved a vehicle driven by Kes Frazier, another local resident. Frazier was not injured.
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Montezuma
Ellmer Kirk
Kirk
Kes Frazier
Frazier
War department approves 7.2 million for Burlington project
The War Department authorized a 7.2 million expansion to increase facilities at the Iowa ordnance plant in Burlington. Details of the expansion were not disclosed.
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Washington
War Department
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Burlington
Boys State Camp Opens June 15 For Iowa Youths
The fourth annual Boys State camp at the Iowa State History Camp seeks to organize 12 counties into 24 model governments. Jordan Larson of Dubuque will direct operations, Ray from Iowa State College Ames runs athletics, Tom Norris of Manchester serves as chief counselor, Roy Johnster oversees the band, Paul C. Taff of Iowa State directs food, and Dr. George Watters of Des Moines handles governmental principles for American youths.
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Iowa State
Jordan Larson
Dubuque
Ray
Iowa State College
Ames
Tom Norris
Manchester
Roy A Johnster
Paul C. Taff
George Watters
Des Moines
How It Was Named Lincoln Iowa Village Story
AP reports a Tama county Iowa village named Lincoln grew from an initial choice Spencer after a local family and homestead. The post office refused Spencer saying one Spencer per state was enough for postal records.
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Lincoln
Tama County
Iowa
Spencer
Three-Truck Pileup Caused By Cattle On Highway
A Tuesday night pileup on highway 13 near Manchester injured two people and damaged three trucks after cattle roamed the road. Clarence Milroy of Delaware and Mrs Boone suffered injuries. cattle were killed and traffic was detained for hours.
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Manchester
Clarence Milroy
Delaware
Lloyd Deuel
Lamont
Deuel
Gera Gon
Boone
Milroy
Carl Anderson
Iowa Fatal Highway Crashes Highlighted in Safety Book
Des Moines AP reports a new 46 page Iowa Highway Accident Facts shows a fatal injury every 44 minutes and 123 Iowans died on roads in 1940. The book prints 10,000 copies for police, schools and safety groups. it notes costs from accidents and details by age, month and crash type.
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DES Moines
State Public Safety Department
Iowa
Colors In S. U. S. Art Bldg Aimed At Student Wakefulness
The Iowa City article explains a ly painted interior of the S U S art building in bright colors to avoid a dull institutionalized effect and notes the colors were chosen to keep students from sleeping in study halls.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Girl's Assailant Escapes After Shootout in Algona
In Algona a man forced a 10 year old girl into a car and fled as officers chased Walter Stewart. He fired twice at Simonson’s car, hitting it once before the suspect was captured and charged. The girl was beaten about the head but not seriously hurt.
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Algona
Donald
Fairfield Man Elected President of G A R in Iowa
Elliott P. Taylor of Fairfield, aged 95, was named commander as the Iowa department of the G A R closes its sixty seventh on Song Re. J J Neuman of Des Moines was the outgoing head and T J Noll was reelected assistant adjutant general. Officials include J S Merriam and others across Des Moines Seymour and Cedar Rapids.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Elliott P. Taylor
Fairfield
J. J. Neuman
T. J. Noll
J. S. Merriam
William H. Earnest
Seymour
James P. Martin
Sutherland
George Bushnell
Cedar Rapids
Mark H
Co-Inventor of Farm Tractor Dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Charles H. Parr, 73, co-inventor of the farm tractor with C. W. Hart, died Tuesday in Los Angeles during a visit. Born in Wisconsin, Parr and Hart moved to Charles City in 1901 and in 1902 began burning kerosene as a fuel, cutting fuel costs in half. The term tractor was coined by a sales manager tied to the Oliver Farm Equipment plant, which employed 800 to 1,000 workers locally.
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Charles City
Charles H. Parr
C. W. Hart
Los Angeles
Mr. Parr
Wisconsin
Mr. Hart
Uf Ed
Oliver Farm Equipment Company
West Union OKs $63,300 Sewage Modernization Plan
West Union city council voted to adopt plans for a modernized sewage disposal plant and extended mains to all dwellings. Estimated total cost is $63,300 with about $45,000 from city general obligation and $18,000 from special assessments. A resolution of necessity and hearing of objections is set for July 7.
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West Union
Chamberlain Lectures At Grinnell Institute
Journalist William Henry Chamberlain will deliver five lectures at the Grinnell Institute of International Relations from June 12 to 21. Topics cover future world order with talks on belligerents aims axis partnership plans for world government the next peace treaty and Asia order.
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Grinnell
William Henry Chamberlain
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Chamberlain
League Women Voters
Asia
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