Flood Control Debate Stirs Missouri River Region
The page reports ongoing flood concerns along the Missouri River with local pressure for funding and new protection plans. Citizens press for immediate action, urging blending of army engineers plans with existing levee networks and the Pick Plan to safeguard farms and property. The piece notes community meetings in Hamburg and Percival with Congressman Jensen involved and signals cautious optimism about coordinated relief efforts.
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Garygruss
Imoney
Hamburg
Jyonr
Unis
Sioux City
Hambure
Percival
Jen
Sen Wan
Wambure
Midwess
Congress
Durmy Engineers
Whale Highway Commission
Tan Pblws
The
Nile
Navy Ace Alex Vincki Tops West Marianas Skies
Chicago lieutenant jg Alex Vincki, 25, son of an Indiana traffic policeman, has been named the navy's top ace after shooting down eleven enemy planes in two days over the West Marianas. He surpasses Ike Kepford, former Northwestern University star, who previously held the record.
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Chicago
Alexandar Vincki
Indiana
Navy
West
Marianas
Ike Kepford
Northwastarn University
Inland News and Local Movements Across Towns
Busy notes record residents visiting, working, or staying with relatives in nearby towns. Claude and Nadeng visit Redford. Mrs Lang in Nebrarks City. Henry Hagen and Guinns in Sidney. Gorder and Stenzel families in Omaha. Barretts in the brick house near the bridge. Holliman tractors for farmers. several families listed as moving or staying with kin while others work or travel between towns.
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Walter Holland
Sidney
Byron Gorder
Clara Ann
Omaha
Walter Stenzel
Tha Y
Nubert
Hollman
Harren
Sam Mead
Gene Holliman
Simon Barrett
J. J. Stengel
Floyd Heillman
Mya
Will Tiemeyer
Gilson Dafa
Roy Brown
Cynthia Head
Three Americans Lost In World Turmoil
Boyd's Column reflects on the deaths of Irvin S. Cobb Hendrik Willem van Loon and Joseph C. Lincoln as major losses in a troubled era. The piece argues their life philosophies and literary impact offer guidance during a frenetic age, noting the rapid succession of deaths in a single day.
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America
Irvin
Cobb
Hendrik Willem Ivan Loon
Iurtrrous J
Soseph C. Lincoln
Waller Winsehell
Dorothy Thompein
Erain Fyle
Three Authors Highlighted in 19th Century Style
The article discusses Joseph Lincoln and Irvin S. Cobb as storytellers rooted in clean, humorous American tradition, contrasting them with Sinclair Lewis and Dreiser. It praises van Loon as cosmopolitan yet accessible, noting his works for school readers and his diverse talents. It mentions O’Brien County’s Irish naming in 1851 honoring William E. O’Brien and his repeal-era activism.
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Joseph
Lincoln
Ove
Card
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair Lewis
Theodore Dreiser
Ernest Hemingway
New England
Ma’am
Hils
Cape Cod
Bunker Hill
Col Fish
Goa
Yankees
Tivin
Cobb Hind
Havinug
Cobb
Irvin
Jenother
Hendrik Willem” van Loon
Holland
Hia
Trentine
Netherlandies
O'Brien
William
England
Ireland
Nent
Trinity Collnge
Cambridge
Firemen Respond Twice To Car Fire Near Mt Pie Park
Mount Pensart firemen were called out within 24 hours to extinguish a car blaze near the Mt Pie Park. The owner reported repairs after the first fire on Saturday night, and the car reignited early the next morning prompting a second response.
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Mount Pensart
Mt. Pie
Peeshyterian
Pigs Die After Eating Clay Pigeon Clay at Farm
Twenty two spring pigs on the Liord Skull farm near Van Horne died after eating clay pigeons mixed in a pasture used as a trap. The clay contained pitch, which attracted the animals and caused fatal illness. The incident occurred fifteen years ago.
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Liord Skull
van Horne
Regimentation ruling on ice deliveries sparks industry debate
The U.S. Employment Service ruled that ice deliveries do not constitute an essential industry. This decision impacts regional supply chains and workers in Winneshiek County as officials weigh enforcement and economic effects amid wartime mobilization.
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U.S. Employment Service
Fineh
Winneshiek
Resignation Denied as Decorah Transit Board Refuses
Meter travaportation terminal manager Edgar attempted resignation amid a dispute over a required fee. The board refused relinquishment while the period saw an estimated PLEO fund handling by Edgar, with Dy W. Mick ingan succeeding him. In Kansas City, four kittens abandoned by their mother were adopted by Cookie, Wheeler’s seven year old shepherd dog.
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Wedehureh
Edgar
Dy W. Mickingan
Charles B. Wheeler
Kansas City
Cookie
Wheeler
Longtime Eldora church treasurer retires after 50 years
Fred J. Edgar concluded fifty years of service as treasurer for Eldora Methodist Church. The longtime church official dedicated half a century to managing finances, contributing steady leadership and stewardship to the congregation.
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Eldora Methodist Church
Fred. J. Edgar
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