Fort Madison duo to hang for prison guard killing
Fort Madison Iowa July 30 1941 Ivan Sullivan 28 and Lowell Haenze 27 face death on the gallows for killing guard Robert Hart during an escape attempt at the Fort Madison state penitentiary. Judge James R Burrows sentenced them after a day long hearing finding them guilty of murder in the first degree.
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Fort Madison
Pi— Ivan Sullivan
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Lowell Haenze
Sullivan
James R. Burrows
Leyie Sullivan
Haenze
Robert Hart
Forrest Estes
Hart
William Cunningham
Sioux City
William O. Kunce
Omaha
Wilford Sampica
Cedar Rapids
Cunningham
Kunce
Sampica
Middle West
Estes
Kansas
Missouri
St. Joseph
Altho
Patterson Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of War
The Senate confirmed Judge Robert Porter Patterson of New York as assistant secretary of war. Senator Sheppard secured unanimous consent for Patterson to be sworn in immediately. Patterson succeeds Louis Johnson in the little cabinet post, a longtime friend of Henry L Stimson, chosen by President Roosevelt.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Porter Patterson
New York
Sheppard
D-Tex
Senate Military Committee
Patterson
Louis Johnson
Henry L Stimson
Roosevelt
War Department
Topeka Visitors Attend Local Community Services
Sunday union park service featured Farm Bureau and 4 H Club participants with readings by Ralph May and Trula Longacre. Walter B. Ford postmaster died in a Kansas City hospital. funeral held at Trinity Episcopal Church in Lawrence with burial at Pleasant View. Probate reports note marriage licenses issued. county agents and editors attended a Kansas City Farm Bureau broadcast. Local social notes list visits, illnesses, and community events through the week.
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J. N. Johnson
Topeka
Union Park Service
Herb Schoville
Farm Bureau
Don Rice
Ray Longacre
Ada Pennington
Lavelle Anderson
Clyde Cook
Claire Rogers
Figgs Brothers
Ralph May
Trula Longacre
E. A. Ahrens
Joseph Lane
B. P. Davis
Walter B. Ford
Kansas City
John E. Bowers
Trinity Episcopal Church of
Lawrence
Lee Gibson
Republic City
Sadie Anderson
George Anderson
This Place
Ora Anderson
Will Armstead
Fay Brown
W. O. Hamilton
George Harman
Fount Hurst
James Mitchell
Valley Falls
Harry Riley
Winchester
Ed Sheldon
Annis Kirkham
James Swoyer
Bess Curry
Gilelspie
Bird Shrader
Perry Shrader
McLouth
Bert Metzger
Roy Baker
Lottie Johnson
Orankie
T. Wright
Grantville
Enoch Wright
Pinney
Paul Gibson
Dunavant
Doris Metzger
Oskaloosa
Warren Teel
John Roberts
KMBC
Number Ten Community Club
Mary Emma Hamilton
Ozarks
Amy Armstrong
Jamies
Beverly Keeling
Marguerite McCoy
Orpha Smith
Ernest Jennings
San Francisco
Calif
Eliza Sturgeon
Mary Spurlock
Sedalia
Mrs. Otis Glover
Manhattan
Puzzle Clue Grid Reflects Named Figures and Items
A dense crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues across a themed set. Read as a historical puzzle page, it pairs terms like father of the U S A and a sun deity with varied definitions such as speech greetings and silvery metals, forming a multi entry clue grid.
Valley Grove Notices of Distant Travel and Local Visits
Shirley and Marjorie Stewart left for Oklahoma City to join relatives and plan a Texas and New Mexico trip visiting places of interest. The return visit will include Charles and family and Mrs Eliya Stewart. Mrs Arthur Ousdahl and Veola attended a tea at the Wellman home. Clifford Kincaid and sons began an extended visit with relatives. Will Nowak hosted guests from Lawrence and McLouth area. Cards from Shirley and Marjorie Stewart confirm they enjoy their trip. A telegram said Millard and Mrs Stewart will visit soon before returning to Oklahoma City. Merle Ford cock tended threshers last week and a Hardy Oak cemetery meeting was held.
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Shirley
Marjorie Stewart
Charles Stewart
Oklahoma City
Willard Stewart
Texas
New Mexico
Stewart
Charles
Eliya Stewart
Arthur Ousdahl
Veola
Wellman
Clifford Kincaid
Franklin
Melvin
Edward
Ios
Will Nowak
Nowak
Lawrence
Everett Shockley
McLouth
John Cannon
Wichita
Charles Petrie
Georgie
Bobbie
Charlies Bliss
Buck Creek
Bliss
Shirley Madeleine
Smith
Thursay
Millard Stewart
Merle Ford Cock
Hardy Oak Cemetery
Jefferson County Notices and Local Changes
Obituary notes the death of Walter B. Ford former Jefferson County postmaster in Oskaloosa, with family survivor Margaret Ford. Local employment programs announce youth work training for 17 to 24 year olds at Camp Wabaunsee with aviation course links. Sunny Valley Farm Bureau July meeting reports. postmaster transition to Leo Scales noted after Ford’s death. Water shortages and crop moisture distress cited.
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Jefferson County
Walter B. Ford
Oskaloosa
Ford
Wilson
Roosevelt
Journal World Classifieds Quietly Pulse as Town Market
The Journal World classified pages serve as the town’s busiest marketplace with a steady flow of ads and notices. Readers browse listings for jobs, housing, services, and items for sale as local commerce thrives.
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Journal-World
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Ivan Sullivan
Lloyd Morris
C. V. Hannum
Fred Pickle
Elk Falls
Mary Elizabeth Shultz
B.A. Hospital
Bryant Hall
Kenneth Lewton
Fred.Nevins
Patty
Mildred Tabbert
Yellowstone Park
Roland Clark
Salina
H. T. Phinney
Arlan Wilkinson
Bridge Club
Charles Gardner
Charles Long
Homer. Trapp
Robert Crouch
Leo Scales
Ailee Henry
Pete Taylor
Tom Davis
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Walter Boyd
C. E. Bliss
Epworth League
Methodist Church
Institute
Baldwin
Robert Frick
P. C. Machiels
Ita Bourne
Alice Finley
Bill
Santa, Fe
Clifford Speilman
U.S. A
George
Bier
Dauinis
Aisiey
Nil al
Cisi
You
Valley Grove
Vermont
Dickinson
Daltons
Randolph Scott
Kay Francis
Andy Devine
Brian Donlevy
Stuart. Erwin
Walter Disney
Willkie
Patee
Gene Autry
Carolina Moon
Ronald ‘Regan
Murder
Monte Cristo
Alexander Dames
Louis Hayward
Joan Bennett Warren William
Luli Deste
Philip Dorn
Babes IN Arms
Weaver
Dimities
Paramount
Dickerson
Bauer
Vy Price
Jersey
Frances Denny
Wrisley
Walter Pidgeon
Florence Rice
John Carroll
Phantom Riders
And
Weaver Bros. and
Elviry
Grand Ole Opry
Pago Pago
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