Agree on War Policy Plank in G. O. P. Platform
A column notes Iowa events with a Nevada couple John R. Hattery and Gladys Louise Hansen obtaining a marriage license and marrying in Nashua. In Marshalltown, 200 choir members greet hymn singer Joe Emerson at the Great Western station. he will headline the sixth annual church and idle school day with a parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampton
John R. Hattery
Nevada
Iowa Highway Patrol
Gladys Louise Hansen
Little Brown
Nashua
Marshalltown
Marshall County
Joe Emerson
Great Western
Emerson
Fred Jacky
Chiego
W. D. Curry
Sioux City Private Williams Injured in Army Truck Crash
Private Donald Williams age 19 of South Sioux City injured when an army truck in a convoy to Little Falls Minnesota overturned about 15 miles south of Sioux City. The truck carried four companies of the seventeenth infantry from Fort Crook near Omaha Nebraska during national guard maneuvers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Donald Williams
Wiltruck
Little Falls
Minn
Seventeenth Infantry
Fort Crook
Omaha
Neb
Farm Women Choruses to Compete at State Fair
Des Moines reports thirteen county choruses will advance from preliminaries to finals at the Iowa State Fair this summer. The 1940 state champion farm women’s chorus will be chosen in the finals directed by Mrs. Sarah Porter Ellis. Cash prizes totaling 325 dollars will aid defraying travel and participation costs for the choruses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Sarah Porter Ellis
State Fair Board
Miss Welch Passes Bar Leads Iowa Exam
Des Moines reports Marjorie Elaine Welch of Logan led 126 applicants on the written bar exam and qualified Tuesday for the practice of law in Iowa. She is the daughter of Atty. and Mrs. William Welch and plans to practice with her father in Logan.
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Des Moines
Marjorie Elaine Welch
Logan
Iowa
Miss Welch
Atty
Wiliam Welch
Chatanooga, Tenn
Farmer John Wilkins Faces Case Over Detained Children
Ottumwa reports Wapello county farmer John Wilkins accused of holding Daisy Walker aged 5 and Willis Walker aged 7 for alleged nonpayment of a board bill. Walker sought a writ of habeas corpus. District Judge E K Daugherty ordered the children brought to court Tuesday. Wilkins admits the children lived on his farm for months but says they were there at Walker's request and he knew of no dissatisfaction. He denies any card bill involvement.
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Ottumwa
John Wilkins
Wapello County
Chilren
Jack Walker
Walker
Fight on Finch Bugs Under Way Across Iowa Counties
Des Moines reports ongoing campaign against finch bugs with distributed bait roeside at strategic points in southern and eastern Iowa. Rain slowed movement slightly but infestation remains critical in about a third of the state with heavy counts in many counties. migration is starting in many areas and wholesale shipments anticipated within a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Towa
Estern
Iowa
Martin presides as permanent chairman at GOP convention
Congressman Martin serves as permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia after receiving the gavel from Governor Stassen who was temporary chairman. He leads the Republican members of the House on the floor.
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Martin
Philadelphia
Stassen
Minnesota
Congress
Hoover Urges Keeping Out of War at Convention
At the Philadelphia convention Herbert Hoover urged keeping the United States out of foreign wars unless the western hemisphere is attacked. He criticized the New Deal as steering America toward dictatorship, urged calm realism, preparedness, and aiding allies without entangling the nation in war. He warned democracy’s fate mirrors Europe’s rise of totalitarianism.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Hoover
Republcan
United States
America
France
England
Republican presidential race peaks as platform settled
Philadelphia June 26 A final dispute over the foreign affairs plank was resolved with Dawes mediation. Dewey's backers claim 410 first ballot votes while Willkie gains favor with Minnesota governor Stassen and New York delegates. The isolationist line labels the GOP as Americanism, preparedness and peace ahead of the convention.
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Philadelphia
Redhot
Wendell Willkie
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Texas
Willkie
Dewey
Oklahoma
Charles G. Dawes
Republican Party
Party of
Roosevelt
Gpep Ae
Six of Six Bid for County Offices File Expense Affidavits
With one week left to meet expense limits, six of Washington county primary candidates have filed affidavits. W. W. Schroeder reported 81.75 spent on county paper ads and postage, Harriott Coulter listed 25.73 for announcements, and I. F. Kraemer showed no expenses.
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Washington County
W. W. Schroeder
Harriett Coulter
County Recorder
I. F. Kraemer
Red Cross July 10 Auction in Washington for War Relief
An auction sale in Washington on July 10 aims to raise the county Red Cross war relief quota. Mayor Lloyd Lytle collaborates with the Red Cross offering a street for the event, with Chamber of Commerce support. The Washington County Agricultural Conservation association mobilizes farmers, and W. G. Eldridge will appoint committees to receive and list donated items while volunteers serve as auctioneers and clerks.
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Washington
Washington County
Red Cross War Relief Fund
Lloyd Lytle
Red Cross
Chamber of Commeres
Washington County Agricultural Conservation Association
W. G. Eldridge
Fragmentary quote hints at totalitarianism themes
The fragment references a future dominated by dictatorships and militaristic governance. It hints at totalitarian economics and expansive military power shaping society. No individuals or places are named in the readable text.
Sidelights on National Republican Convention
Report by W Earl Hall from Philadelphia June 26 describes convention doorkeepers as tough. W A White argued with a door keeper over credentials as the first session broke up. The piece notes political tensions and sideline remarks as observers react to the war policy divide.
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Iowa Daily Press Association
W. Earl Hall
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Philadelphia
Penn
IDPA
Connolly
William Allen White
Emporia, Kan
Britain Strikes Back With Coast Raids And Inland Bombing
British forces carried out landing raids on the German held coast and intensified air bombardment inland. The ministry said strikes targeted German troops, bases, and war industries while British planes attacked the Italian coast and Naples before being driven off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
British
Ministry of Information
British Isles
Midlands
Naples
Rome
Three Escaped Convicts Rob Ames Filling Station
Three convicts escaped from Fort Madison on June 22 held up an Ames filling station early today, stealing 216 dollars and a car. They fled west in a stolen Missouri vehicle, armed with a machine gun and shotgun, identified by owner Jerry Emmons and attendant William Loy. Names: Ivan Sullivan, Lowell Haenve, and Forrest Estes. prior convicts from Emmett, Sioux, and Greene counties.
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Ames
Iowa
Fort Madison
Missouri
Ivan Sullivan
Emmett County
Lowell Haenve
Sioux County
Forrest Estes
Greene County
Jerry Emmons
William Loy
Fairgrove
Gallatin
Three Iowa convicts escapees linked to Ames hold up chase
State police broadcast that the three escaped Iowa convicts who held up a filling station at Ames may have fled in a green sedan seen in Cedar Rapids on road No 30 early this morning. Police chased the vehicle but could not overtake it.
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Des Mones
Iowa
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Corncob Pipes Boost Festi corn Sale Across Town
Al Goddard reports more than 400 corncob pipes distributed at 25 cents to promote the Festi corn next October. Joe Simmering sold over 200 at his North Iowa tavern while pipes are also sold at North Side restaurant Klein Klothing Co Phillips Hebner drug store and the Chocolate Shop. Badges for the women’s booster branch have arrived and a community distribution club will form soon.
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al Goddard
Booster Club
Joe Simmering
North
Iowa Avenue
North Side
Klein Klothing Co
Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Chocolate Shop
Goddard
Weather Good For Iowa Crops Despite Bug Damage
The Iowa Weather and Crop Service reports above normal temperatures and rainfall last week with good crop progress. Chinch bugs damage corn in southwestern counties, delaying barrier placement, while oats barley and winter wheat mostly fare well except where infestations hit southern fields.
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Dks
Lowa
Charles D. Reed
Lowa Weather and Crop Service
J A Walker 86 Hurt in West Chester Crash
James A. Walker aged 86 of three miles northwest of West Chester sustained mainly head gashes and shock when his car ran off the Statler corner roadside and ditched. He freed himself and was aided by passersby, then taken to a Washington doctor before returning home.
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James A. Walker
West Chester
Statler
Washington
Railway Club Meets in Washington Station
The June meeting of the East Kansas City division service club of the Milwaukee road was held at the station in Washington with twenty five in attendance. Chairman Boughtin presided as members heard a Brock brothers and Lawrence Watson music program. Refreshments and a social hour followed with guests from Rathbun Linby Haskins Cone and Ardon.
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East Kansas City
Service Club
The
Milwaukee Road
Washington
Boughtin
Haskins
Brock Brothers
Lawrence Watson
Rathbun
Linby
Cone and
Ardon
War game drills shift heavy guns to Atlantic canal side
In a strategic move cited in reports, heavy railway guns are moved from the Pacific to the Atlantic side of the canal as part of war games meant to keep defense forces alert.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Ten Years Ago Today Washington Murder Spree Ends
In June 1930 Sheriff Fred Sweet and Night Marshal Aaron Bailey were shot after stopping a car theft suspect. The manhunt failed to capture the killer, later identified as Jack Klutas, who was killed by Chicago police. William Bailey later identified Klutas after exchanging gunfire.
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Washington
Fred Sweet
Aaron Bailey
Jack Klutas
Chicago
William Bailey
Washington Night-Watch
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Highway Patrol
Weds
Joseph W. Martin
Hoover
Eldridge
Journal
Dick MecCleery
Phillips & Hebner
ERTS
Ekei
Italian
Hitler
Low Countries
Norway
Panama
Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
J. A. Walker
Railway Club Meets
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