Germany and Italy order U S consulates closed
Berlin reports a German note to the United States demands all U S consulates in Germany and occupied Europe be closed by July 15. The German action follows the American move to shut German consulates in the U S. The DNB says the note cites long criticism of American officials and employees of the American Express Co. The order affects about 10 U S consulates plus press offices and continues the tit-for-tat exchanges between Berlin and Washington.
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Frederick C. Oechsner
United Press
Berlin
United States
Germany
Europe
DNB
Donald Heath
American Express Co
American Express Company
Decorah flood losses total estimated at 876000
June 19 UP I reports a May 29 flood near Decorah caused 530000 to bottom lands in the Upper Iowa basin. Soil official Frank Mendell cites sediment deposits over 2000 acres and says total flood damage runs about 876000 with town losses between 150 and 300000 and rail line damage near Decorah around 124000.
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Amesia
UPI
Decorah
Iowa River
Frank Mendell
The
Soil Conservation Service
Mendell
Mendel
Neurosis Causes Mail Clerk to Steal in Omaha
Lloyd G. Wallace a 47 year old railway mail clerk from Menlo Iowa was fined 3500 and costs after pleading guilty to rifling the mails. Alienists said he suffered impulsive neuroses at times making him temporarily irresponsible though ordinarily normal. Wallace had 27 years as a mail clerk and admitted taking money from letters addressed to Catholic charitable institutions.
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Omaha
Neb
James A. Donohoe
Lloyd G. Wallace
Menlo
Wallace
Dykstra resigns as defense mediation board head
Washington June 19. President Roosevelt accepts effective July 1 the resignation of Clarence A. Dykstra as chairman of the defense mediation board. He plans to return to the University of Wisconsin as president, noting duties kept him from his university post.
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CUP
Roosevelt
Clarence A. Dykstra
Defense Mediation Board
Dykstra
White House
Stephen T. Early
Dyrkstra
William H. Davis
University of Wisconsin
Selective Service System
New Mediation Board
University
Washington
Indict Three Packing Firms Involving Meat Prices
Chicago June 19 UPI reports a federal grand jury indicted three major meat packers and seven individuals along with a meat packing association on charges of conspiring to violate the Senne anti trust act by fixing prices and marketing practices in the Chicago market. The indictments come amid a broader anti trust probe into food prices and willful market manipulation affecting numerous firms and individuals in the pea canning industry.
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Chicago
UPI
Anti-Trust
County Supervisors Denounce Pay for Committee Work
County supervisors from Iowa State Association President Hockaday argued against abuse of per diem payments for committee work. He claimed the job is full time and essential, noting his own average pay around 1500 dollars yearly while other county officials average 1900. He challenged accusations that payment for weekly days is improper.
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UP Des Moine
Tune
Hockaday
Stu Ia Precucail
Muey
Iowa County Officers Association
Herges Fan Pas Association
Hockeday
Fall of Damascus and Beirut Stated Imminent
London reports allied columns heavily reinforced in Syria have achieved marked gains in the past 24 hours and Damascus and Beirut are believed to fall imminently. Free French sources say the final assault surrounds Vichy troops. Damascus and Beirut may be reached within days. Vichy counter attacks at Merdajayoun and Kuneytra were repelled. some prisoners said they fought without understanding the purpose.
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Sidney J. Williams
United Press
London
Syria
Damascus
Beirut
Vichy
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Middle East
Palestine
Transjordania
Merdajayoun
Kuneitra
Conn May Get a Return Bout
Billy Conn the slender Irishman from Pittsburgh may get a September rematch with champion Louis after last night’s chaotic fight. Promoter Mike Jacobs said Louis would fight again in September as 54,487 fans paid 5451,776.91 to witness Louis retain his title.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
New York
Billy Conn
Pittsburgh
Joz Lo
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Tomight
Louis Srogay
Conn
Louis Admirer Died From Excitement Omena Nebd
W Kelly, 72, longtime admirer of Joe Louis, died of a heart attack during heightened excitement at an Inter round bout. The Omaha resident had traveled from his hometown, with Omaha news noting his dedication and the sudden fatal event occurring after a peak moment in the ring.
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Omena
Apster W. Kelly
Joe Louis
Kelly
Omaha
Sears
Man Killed by Engine Near Dubuque
Edward Clark, 82, a retired fisherman, died after being struck by a Milwaukee freight train engine three miles south of Dubuque. He apparently did not hear the locomotive approaching yesterday evening.
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Dubuque
Edward Clark
Milwaukee
Here
Roosevelt Speech At Oxford Confers Honor Doctorate
President Roosevelt spoke via a military aide at Oxford University in Cambridge Massachusetts, declaring we would rather die on our feet than live on our knees. He received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law in absentia after a speech at a special convocation following Harvard ceremonies, where Lord Halifax also attended. The address touched on truth, liberty, and the defense of civil rights in trying times.
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Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt
Edwin M. W. Son
Oxford University
Washington
Lever Quadrangle
Harvard
Lord Halifax
United States
Truin
No Communists Employed In Navy
A brief notice states no communists are employed in the Navy. The terse item lists officials and hints at an official stance or policy clarification, with no further detail provided.
Uncertain Heatwave Continues Across State
Weather forecast shows continued fair and warmer conditions with temperatures near or above 90 degrees this afternoon and Friday afternoon. The past 24 hours peaked at 89 in Sioux City while Marshalltown and Creston reported the state’s lowest readings with no precipitation recorded.
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Sioux City
Marshalltown
Creston
Ninth National Eucharistic Congress Opens in Twin Cities
Officials estimate nearly 4000 masses daily through June 26 with more than 500 masses every half hour at key congress sites. Hundreds of extra altars required across churches in Minneapolis, St Paul, and at the state fairgrounds Eucharistic center. All masses open to the public amid a historic scale of simultaneous services. Continued on Page Eight.
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St. Paul
Minn
Twin Cities
United States
Britain Will Aid Russia Editorial Quietly Proclaimed
London edition outlines British stance on aiding Russia amid German aggression. Wallace Carroll reports an editorial in the era paper urging support while noting Britain’s cautious public posture and the claim of a Russian setback or defeat.
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Wallace Carroll
United Press
London
Lore Beaverbrook
Britain
Russia
Turington
Babies born to twin mothers in Iowa event
In June, two twin births occurred to the wives of residents of Stacyville and Osage, Iowa. Mrs Adrian Brown of Stacyville and Mrs Reuben Kramer of Osage each welcomed twins by cesarean section. One baby was a girl. other details are unclear from the readable fragment.
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Mason Civ
Ceesanan
Adrian Brown
Stacyville
Li Hu
Reuben Kramer
Osage
Germans deny invasion of Russia amid rumor flood
Berlin reports authorized Nazi quarters deny any German invasion or border clashes with the Soviet Union. They call the rumors foreign in origin and say relations remain unhostile. Russian residents in Berlin continue normal activities as discussions remain muted.
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Joseph W. Grigg
United Press Staff
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Fight to save condemned dog
Oakland June 19 The case before Superior Judge T W Harris asks if Rowdy a mixed breed of mongrel terrier and cain terrier whose owner faces death can be spared from a state execution an injunction seeks to bar killing the dog as the court weighs whether the creature should be spared under prior custody or order.
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Oakland
Cal
T. W. Harris
fFiedmont
Fort Dodge Man Killed in Auto Crash
A Fort Dodge man was killed instantly when his car left the road on a curve six miles south of town on Kaighiwa road. Police said he was driving about 60 miles an hour when the crash occurred, the vehicle overturned and rolled for some distance. The identity of the deceased was not released pending notification of relatives.
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Jewe
Fort Dodge
Here
Kaighiwa
Poli
Jumped To Death From Building In Two Harbors
Police found the body in the rear of an apartment building in Two Harbors Iowa. A note indicated the victim had been employed as a junior credit man for a large steel firm and had recently graduated from Drake University. The message mentioned names Latimer and Heten.
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Richard E. Harbors
Mer
Towa
Apartme
Harbors
Heten
Latimer
Iowa
Johnson
Drake University
Russia Calls Up Reserves Amid Evacuation Reports
Stockholm reports that Russia is calling up reserves for military service while tens of thousands of Russian children are evacuated from Soviet cities to safe rural areas. Finnish travelers say mobilization has intensified as troops move north from Leningrad toward territories ceded to the Soviet Union. Rail traffic northward is largely military. Dispatches claim Moscow is sending thousands of children from Moscow and Latvian cities to rural regions for the summer.
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Holger Hansen
United Press
Stockholm
Russia
Finland
Leningrad
Moscow
Leningrade
Kiev
Tax increases approved amid budget talks
United Press reports in Washington on June 19 that a congressional committee tentatively approved tax increases roughly doubling current individual income levies. Details remain unclear as the panel balances revenue needs with political pressure.
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Frank McNaughton
United Press
Correspon Washingston
Soviet Germany tensions overshadow war fronts in Syria report
United Press dispatches say Russo German tension dominates war news as Russia calls up reserves and evacuates civilians. Berlin and Moscow offer limited comment amid rumors of frontier clashes while Syria fronts see intensified British and French activity around Damascus and Kuneitra.
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Harrison Salisbury
United Press
Moscow
Berlin
Europe
Finland
Rumania
der Angriff
Paul Joseph Goebbels
East Prussia
Syria
Cairo
London
Kuneitra
Herdjayoun
Damascus
Monroe Man Killed in Auto Accident
In Jasper county the first traffic fatality of the year was recorded today. Charles A. Long, 73, a prominent Monroe business man, died after the car he rode in collided with a truck on the road east of Colfax. He owned extensive farm property and was a member of the Monroe Electric and Light company. Survived by his sons and a daughter Mrs. Aler, Iowa City.
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Newton. In
Jasper County
Charles A. Long
Monroe
Colfax
Purena Light Ane R Company
Monroe Telephone
Fe Tre Sons
Aler
Iowa City
Sit-Down Strike and a Wife's Relatives Involvement
A chaotic scene unfolds as tensions rise over a sit-down strike. The wife’s relatives appear entwined in the events, with witnesses recounting concerns and misgivings about departures and the emotional impact on the family. A man reflects on a confusing sequence of arrivals and departures, noting his uncertainty about her whereabouts and state of mind.
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