Explosion May Have Caused O-9 Sinking
New London Conn. A naval board heard testimony that an internal explosion in the after compartment may have driven the submarine O-9 to the sea bottom, with 33 lives lost a week earlier off Portsmouth New Hampshire.
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New London, Conn
Naval Board of
Robert M. Peecher
Portsmouth
N. H. Peecher
Richard S. Edwards
Atlantic Fleet
William T. Tarrant
Peecher
U S Plans Mass Exchange of Axis Consular Officers
Washington proposes to swap over 500 consular officials and families with Axis nations. An American ship will sail from New York to Lisbon before July to repatriate German Italian staff and their households. The round trip aims to ensure orderly departure, lawful duties, and smooth return of American personnel.
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Washington
United States
York
Lisbon
State Department
Germany
Italy
Roosevelt
Europe
Hitler
Il Duce
Mussolini
Will Stage Nationwide Poll On War Questions
Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago announced a national public opinion poll on Americas relation to the war. The study will be conducted by educators and clergymen, financed by a grant from the America First committee, and run independently and impartially.
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Chicago
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
America
Hutchins
America First Committee
Army maneuvers stress airpower over armor in Tennessee
Lieutenant General Ben S Lear, second army commander, said armored force is not invincible and must be backed by many fight planes. He cited lessons from month long maneuvers in middle Tennessee where ten 48 hour simulated warfare problems involved three infantry divisions and an armored division.
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Army IN Tennessee
Ben S. Lear
Middle Tennessee
Eastern Iowa towns to host flood dam inspection
McGregor and surrounding communities prepare for a U S Soil Conservation Service led inspection next Tuesday of three flood detention dams built years ago to shield McGregor from heavy runoff. The effort reflects ongoing protections and regional interest in flood control.
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Mcgregor
Minnesota
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
The
Conservation Service
Gillette says Britain shaped U.S. policy since 1935
Des Moines Senator Guy M. Gillette told a Chamber audience that British pressure influenced U.S. foreign policy from 1935 onward. He criticized the lease-lead bill but backed democratic principle, urging careful handling of war powers and preferring the term American-British policy.
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U. S
Gillette
Des Moines
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Foreign Office
Roosevelt
Don Bosco Altar Society Formed At Sacred Heart Church
Nine boys from Sacred Heart church organize an Altar society named The Don Bosco. Members include Louis Lasack as president Paul Lasack secretary and treasurer Rouse moderator and Father Joseph Gregor spiritual director along with Frederick Fifield Louis Buresh Leonard Lasack Raymond Rouse Albert Lasack Loren Kula and Richard Sabotka.
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Oxford Junction
Sacred Heart Church
Don Bosco” Society
Louis Lasack
Paul Lasack
Rouse
Joseph Gregor
Frederick Fifield
Louis Buresh
Leonard Lasack
Raymond Rouse
Albert Lasack
Loren Kula
Richard Sabotka
Wheatland
Ruth Nona Bicknese
John F. Bicknese
Jacob H. Stimson
Anna Stimson
Atlantic
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Clarence Koehler
Blanche Bicknese
Kenneth Tulp
Ray Micknese
Paul Riedesel
Warren Hoffman
Norman Bicknese
Wheatland High School
Cornell College
Scott County
Atlantic High School
Iowa State College
Clinton County
DeWitt
Middle Aman
Lina Geyer
Middle Amana
Ray Dietrich
Amana
William Schiff
Willie Dietrich
Iowa Citian Seeks Grandchild Custody Through Court Action
In Council Bluffs Iowa City grandfather Charles Reichardt testified that the mother of seven month old Maryge McCleery did not want to be tied down by the baby. He said Mrs Harvey McCleery failed to care for the child and the step grandmother had to step in. Great grandmother Susanna Mosher defended the family while expressing no anger and praising the home.
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Council Bluffs
Mary Ge McCleery
Charles Reichardt
Iowa City
Reichardt
Harvey McCleery
Susanna Mosher
Mary Ann
Strong predicts Cedar River dam near Moscow to start in 90 days
Davenport report states Harry F. Strong of the First Iowa Hydro Electric cooperative predicts immediate work on a Cedar River dam near Moscow. He cites 8 600 workers, a $14 million cost, and a 120 000 kilowatt plant. Federal approval remains from the Federal Power Commission despite prior state permit denials.
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Davenport
Harry F. Strong
First
Iowa Hydro-electric Cooperative
Cedar River
Moscow
Federal Power Commission
Iowa State Executive Council
Let Contracts For New Des Moines County Home
Burlington report lists contracts for Des Moines county home. Carl A. Nelson won general bid at 172. J W Darragh Cedar Rapids secured plumbing and heating. Pratt Electrical Algona earned the electrical contract. The old home, previously federal property, cost nearly 300000 and sits near the future ordnance plant site.
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Burlington (Lp
Des Moines
Carl A. Nelson
Pope
J. W. Darragh
Cedar Rapids
Pratt Electrical Company
Algona
Federal Ordnance Plant
Death of Neville Waite Sparked By Accidental Drowning
A two member coroner's jury ruled Neville Waite Oxford Junction busline operator died by accidental drowning. The inquest concluded Thursday morning with no evidence of foul play.
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Anamosa
Neville Waite
Oxford Junction
Heavy Rain Causes Rail and Road Washouts
Central Iowa suffered heavy rainfall with 3 to 4 inches near the Brooklyn washout and widespread street pavement damage in Des Moines. The Rock Island Rocket faced hours of delay after 500 feet of track washed out near Brooklyn around 7:30 p.m. Freight trains were also held, while several small fires sparked by lightning were extinguished by the fire department. In Ames Boone Guthrie Center and Van Meter rainfall reached 2 to 3 inches, Davenport and Muscatine reporting 97 degrees heat prior to the storm.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rock Island
Chicago
Brooklyn
Ames
Boone
Guthrie Center
van Meter
Davenport
Muscatine
Heavy Rain Damages Rail Line Near Marengo
Three and a half inches of rain fell in two hours Friday evening as Carnforth 16 miles west reported about 400 feet of Rock Island railroad track washed out. Rocket train No. 7 due here at 6 15 p m passed over the track shortly before it went on. Rocket 505 and other trains were held until repairs were completed.
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Marengo
Rock Island
Carnforth
Manslaughter Charges Filed After Iowa Auto Crash
Funeral services are set for John A. Stouffer, 61, a Marshalltown furniture salesman who died from injuries after his car hit a telephone pole near his home, reportedly due to sleep. Frank Rizzo of Oelwein faces manslaughter charges in the death of Homer Winchall of Cedar Falls. bond $5,000, preliminary hearing July 10, Rizzo an intern in a Des Moines hospital.
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Traer
James Hiner, Jr
Marshalltown
Central Iowa
John Robert Thomas
George McKinney
Dysart
Herman Keidel
R. L. Wilson
Keide
Keidel
Traer—Delmar Wilson
Jim Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Fort Des Moines
U. S. Army
Delmar
Linn County
Monticello
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ray Echternacht
Iowa V. F. W. Department
Joseph A. Barron
Arthur P. O'Rourke
American Legion
Charles Coxsee
A. P. Lambert
Soldiers’ Memorial Board
F. E. Patterson
H. A. Hoag
W. H. Jarrett
O. D. Harford
Springville
Hilda Borreson Carr
State Center
John A. Stouffer
Frank Rizzo
Oelwein
Homer Winchall
Cedar Falls
Rizzo
Well-known Waukon Couple Are Married
The marriage of B. Swebakken, former Allamakee county sheriff, and Mrs. Nettie Morstad, both prominent Waukon residents, occurred Saturday morning at the home of Rev. O. Glesne in Decorah. Attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grinager. A wedding dinner in Decorah followed.
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Waukon
Quasqueton Name Traced to Indian Word Meaning Rapid Waters
The first Buchanan county settlement Quasqueton derives from the Indian term Quasque tuck meaning Rapid Waters. Indian trails converged here to use the Wapsipinicon river ford. The town was settled in 1842.
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Quasqueton
Buchanan County
Wapsipinicon River
Uncertain Nazi Drive Updates From Eastern Front
Analysis notes limited Nazi progress beyond Soviet frontier buffer regions with a possible Minsk thrust. Kiev drive stalled in Poland while Romania’s oil and Ploesti bombardment are alleged. Atlantic war progress and Syria Lebanon shifts boost British position as Germany’s eastern campaign weakens.
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Moscow
Pripet
Minsk
White
Russia
Kiev
Poland
Appeals Court Rules Newsrooms Face Irregular Working Hours
The Fifth Circuit affirmed a Dallas News wage and hour ruling, saying editors and news gatherers have very variable and unpredictable hours. The decision highlights the difficulty of standardizing hours in the newspaper business and may prompt a Supreme Court appeal.
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New Orleans
Fifth
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dallas News
Philip B. Fleming
United States District Court
Dallas
Supreme Court
Ten U S Fighter Planes Battle 30 Nazis in Libya
Ten American made Tomahawk P-40 fighters fought 30 German Messerschmitt 109s over the Libyan desert. At least four Germans were shot down with several more damaged. Tomahawks escorted bombers including Glenn Martins in Libyan raids near Tobruk and Bardia. An Australian pilot praised the attack on Gazala airfield as effective and well executed.
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London
Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
Messerschmitts
Tobruk
Bardia
Libya
Gazala
Glenn Martin
Spanish Volunteers Rush To Enlist In Fight Against Reds
MADRID AP Registration of volunteers for Spain's legion to fight beside Germany against Russia moved quickly on Saturday in Madrid and provincial capitals. A queue formed at Madrid enlistment booths with middle class youths, a few army regulars, and war veterans. Enlistment was rapid as recruits underwent immediate medical examinations by falange officers.
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Madrid
Spain
Germany
Russia
Falange
German News Agency Reports 15000 Spanish Volunteers Forming Army
Berlin officials quoted by AP say an infantry division of 15,000 men will compose the first Spanish volunteer contingent for action against Soviet Russia. The report notes DNE as the source and cites Friday night timing.
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Berlin
DNE
Russia
Ladies In Retirement Repeated Tonight At Cornell Theater
Mount Vernon reports Cornell Summer Theater repeats the psychological murder mystery Ladies in Retirement as its second production of the season. Barbara Brice of Tama leads the female role, enthralling the audience. Ben Hoover of Chicago stars as the clever male lead.
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Cornell
the Gazette
Mount Vernon
Cornell Summer Theater Group
Barbara Brice
Tama
Ben Hoover
Chicago
Betty Bogue
Rutland
Ruth Houstman
Archduke Felix Outlines Postwar Europe Vision
Archduke Felix of Austria spoke at the University of Iowa drawing a plan for Europe after World War II. He urged a system of small, equal powers united economically by a common canal network and governed by a central authority. He proposed uniting regions by language history and economics rather than regional autonomy. His talk noted a German victory unlikely without internal revolutions.
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Iowa City
Felix
Austria
Hapsburg Dynasty
Iowa
Great Britain
Europe
United States of America
Iowa Youths Held After Bank of Des Moines Incident
Iowa officials await statements from two captured youths linked to a Des Moines area hotel robbery and a filling station theft. Authorities identify the suspects as Al Brumbaugh and Walter W and place them under arrest in Montana. A toll-bridge hold up at Francisville Mo earlier in June is also under review with a critical brain-injured victim.
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Des Moines
R W. Nebergall
Iowa Bureau of Investigation
Montana
Nebergall
Algona
Primghar
Des M
al Brumbaugh
Walter W
M Tana
Keokuk
E. C. McPherson
West
Francisville
Milwaukee housewife found guilty in brutal slaying case
Alice Dornblaser, 51, convicted of second degree murder by a municipal court jury in the slaying of landlady Carrie Seymer, 58, in her Milwaukee apartment. Judge Max W. Nohi sentenced her to 14 to 25 years in the state reformatory at Taycheedah.
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Milwaukee
Alice Dornblaser
Waukee
Carrie Seymer
Max W. Nohi
Dornblaser
Taycheedah
Seymer
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Los Angeles
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Lutheran Home For Crippled Children
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East Moline
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Clement Bujewski
Durant
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Cherokee
H. C. de Kock
Raymond
George Deihl
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Neb
Cherokee Junior College
University of Iowa
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L. E. Casterline
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Iowa Pilgrim Fellowship Camp
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Peoria
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Emma Sutherland
Perry C. Sutherland
Sutherlands
Jones County
Frances Westphal
Board of Education
Westphal
Claude C. Hobson
Olds
Ruth Pratt
Indianola
Elizabeth Brown
Creston
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Kalona
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Iowa Bureau Federation
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the Wasteland
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Frank J. Mallie
Martelle
Galen C. Brainard
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Amber
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Ermy J. Koranda
Olin
Alfred Pegarick
James M. Indekofer
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Cascade
Roy F. Rodman
William J. Reimers
Howard W. Klinefeiter
Vernie E.kreger
Donald C. Leinin
Charles A. Strauser
John E. Buresh
Carl B. Farrington
Central City
Leo Edward Duffy
John W. Dorothy
Harry E. Dearborn
Stone City
Harry A. Young
Richard E. Andrews
Clarence A. Allamand
Wyoming
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