Missionaries Return to Des Moines After Pacific Journey
Seven Open Bible missionaries arrive in Des Moines after a harrowing three month ocean voyage from Sumatra. Their seven children aged one to nine join them as more than 1,000 church followers from across Iowa fill the Rock Island station. A trumpet band played God Bless America to welcome them. The group has long visited Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dutch Indies
Sumatra
Open Bible Church
Southwest Pacific
Rock Island
Iowa
Tire Rationing Causes Frustration for Iowa Creameries
In Des Moines Iowa creamery managers battle rules on tire rationing for cream trucks and butter deliveries. Officials say trucks hauling milk and cream to plants stay eligible, while returning butter to farms could mark them as retail deliveries, removing tire priority.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Rationing Board
Pend Investigation of Narcotic Theft
SIOUX CITY two men were jailed pending investigation of narcotics thefts from hospitals in Sioux City Omaha Neb and Oshkosh Wis. They gave names Ray Scott 43 and Glenn Clark 46. Federal narcotics officer H B Anderson said he would come to question them. Nurses at St Vincent's hospital reported 100 morphine and codeine tablets missing from a cabinet Tuesday while they were in another room. A prior theft occurred at the same hospital two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Oshkosh
Wis
Ray Scott
Glenn Clark
H. B. Anderson
St. Vincent's Hospital
Exercise Your Toes By Picking Up Pencils
Des Moines report notes Miss Wilma Haynes, a Missouri education director and former Iowan, advises women to sit, remove shoes and stockings, and pick up pencils or marbles with their toes to strengthen neglected muscles and reduce fatigue.
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Des Moines
Wilma Haynes
Missouri Physics
Haynes
Heart Disease Tops Iowa Death Causes
Des Moines report shows heart disease leading all death causes in Iowa last year, accounting for nearly a third of total deaths per the vital statistics division. The finding underscores cardiovascular disease as the state’s foremost killer and highlights its continued prominence in mortality data.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Vital Statistics Division
Soldiers May Vote At Iowa Elections
Des Moines report notes that all armed forces members who were voters when drafted retain absentee ballot rights in Iowa's 1941 primary and general elections. The law extends application time and allows ballots to be sworn before a commission to protect the franchise of service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desmoines
Iowa
Stave
Michigan Farmer Killings Lead to Life Term for Piccone
Dominic Piccone, 20, ex convict, was sentenced to life for murdering three Michigan farmers Cassius Barber 71 Romaine Potter 76 and Carl Mackenzie 40 to settle a grudge. He related his two day crime spree and was arrested two miles north of Otisville after commandeering a car. Roy Thorpe 56, held as hostage during a 900 mile drive.
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Pontiac, Mich
U.K
Dominic Piccone
H. R. Holland
Pontiac
Michigan
U.P
Exconvict
Piccone
Marquette State
Cassius Barber
Romaine C. Potter
Oxford
Carl Mackenzie
Jackson County
Keith Williams Wins Kite Flying Contest
Keith Williams won first place in both divisions of the YMCA kite contest held yesterday at Lincoln school grounds. Bill Askea and Jim Bradford followed in kite making, while Bob Skipton and Ronnie Baker were runners up in kite flying. A treasure hunt and marble contest are on the schedule for upcoming YMCA activities.
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Keith Williams
Lincoln School
Bill Askea
Jim Bradford
Bob Skipton
Ronnie Baker
Communion Service at Methodist Church This Evening
The sacrament of the holy communion will be observed at the Methodist church this evening at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Mrs. Ahrens 79 Dies After Lingering Illness
Antionette Niebuhr Ahrens widow of P G Ahrens died at 5 15 pm at her home 105 West Jefferson after a three week bedfast illness Funeral services were set for 3 pm Friday at Sherman s funeral home with Dr R O C Keagy of the Methodist church officiating Burial followed at Elm Grove cemetery She was born January 15 1863 in Emden Illinois daughter of Simon and Frances Hartwick Niebuhr Married in 1884 the couple moved to Washington County 37 years ago then to Washington 21 years ago Surviving are son Logan Ahrens of Washington two sisters Mrs Clara Murphy of California and Mrs Adelia Stuckel of Watertown New York one brother S A Niebuhr of Peoria Illinois a grandson Harold Ahrens of Washington a granddaughter Marjorie of Davenport and two great grandchildren Also surviving are a son Hugo and a granddaughter Phyllis Jane both deceased She was a member of the Methodist church and the Journal s Three Quarter Century club.
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Emden
Ill
Simon
Frances
Hartwick) Niebuhr
Omden
Philip G. Ahrens
Hey
Washington County
Washington
Ahrens
Tess
Logan Ahrens
Clara Murphy
California
Drive for Defense Bond Pledges Grows Across County
Washington county launches a rapid pledge drive for defense bonds with many solicitors visiting homes and businesses. A. K. Baldrige reports strong early returns including a $17,000 pledge in a southern township and about $7,000 on a third ward street. The effort, chaired by T. L. Brookhart, aims to reach every home and office within two weeks, stressing bonds as an investment to support wartime spending.
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Washington County
Defense Savings
Washington
A. K K. Baldrige
T. L. Brookhart
Baldrige
United States
Census estimates 13.5 million men to register for service
The census bureau estimates that more than 13,500,000 men aged 45 to 65 must register for selective service, as announced in Washington D C. on April 2.
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Washington, D. C
Census Bureau
Senators Debate Labor Bill Expansion After Connally Seizure
The senate moved to elevate the Connally plant seizure bill on April 20 stirring calls for broader labor legislation. Senator Joseph H. Ball of Minnesota urged a senate labor committee meeting to decide on further action while Senator Taft of Ohio urged amending the house approved Smith bill and reporting back to the senate.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Connally
Joseph H. Ball
Minn
Senate Labor Committee
Taft
Ohio
Largest Group of Selectees Called So Far in County
Washington county selective service board issued notices for the largest group of registrants to be inducted into the army from the county since the law took effect. The list includes volunteers Roy J. Patterson and Lyle W. Brock among others, with details withheld on induction date and center. The county boards completed early classifications for the first two registrations and prepare for occupational surveys while awaiting notices for the third registration.
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Washington County
Selective Service Board
Melvin Bender
Brighton
Lyle W. Brock
Washington
Roy J. Patterson
Wellman
Lyie W. Brock
Dale Dean Curl
William Forrest Noel
Harold L. Whetstine
Richmond
Ton William Ray Riley
Crawfordsville
Robert Eugene Eckels
Dale Ward Southwick
Kalona Charlies
D. Simpson
Ainsworth
Carl Raymond Brown
Lancaster
Leo W. Oldfield
Gilbert S. Kueneman
Riverside
Karl K. Martin
Keota
Arthur Roy Speas
Kalona
Firmin G. Waldschmidt
Stephen B. Jones
Robert Hugh Veggy
Wellman Ward
Newton Benson
George G. Crawford
Merwin L. Kelley
George B. Nash
George Claire Olinger
Joliet
Illinois
Clement L. Dautremont
Richard Henry Simmering
County Board
Washington, D. C
Iowa drive seeks 125000 for Navy Relief fund
A campaign in Iowa aims to raise 125000 for the Navy Relief society to aid wives and children of Navy Coast Guard and Marine personnel. The society provides emergency funds, with no red tape, to families of sailors in need amid ongoing global military operations and casualty costs from Pearl Harbor.
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Iowa
Navy Relief Society
Navy
Marine
Coast Guard
United States Navy
Pearl Harbor
Seven Seas
Marines
America
Robert B. Creswell
Ottumwa
Wilbur W. Fatka
Paton
Hubbard
Beryl J. Black
Cambridge Ave
Des Moines
Creswell
William H. Schaudt
Slater
Robert Rohrer
Second St
Washington
Jean Readinger
Iowa recruits told of Navy Relief drive in four weeks
President Roosevelt Navy Secretary Frank Knox and Red Cross president Nor man H. Davis back a nationwide five million dollar campaign. Davis cites full cooperation with the Navy Relief society to aid sailors and families. The Iowa drive runs four weeks with county quotas.
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Iowa
Ily
Roosevelt
Navy
Frank Knox
Nan H. Davis
The
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Navy Relief Society
Notable Alumni Honored in City Memorial
Murray Reese Taylor Frank L. Polk Sheldon Clark and Gard are listed among those honored in a city memorial. The event recognizes local figures for their contributions to education and community service, with remarks from officials and a moment of remembrance.
Training Aides for Nurses Plan Nationwide Shortage Response
R C Wood an area supervisor for NYA seeks county cooperation to start a training project at the county hospital for girls to become nurses aides. Applicants aged 16 to 24 must be unmarried unless husbands are in the armed services. Training lasts 3 to 4 months with 80 hour pay of 19.20 plus one meal daily. NYA provide uniforms. Shifts run from morning to 11 pm as needed to accommodate high school seniors.
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R. C. Wood
Nya
County Employment Office
County Welfare Office
Woods
Red Cross
Armed Services
Burma War Push Near India Intensifies Japanese Assault
Japanese forces surge in Burma with a 16-ship fleet landing 5,000 troops at Akyab near the Indian border. Heavy air strikes press Allied lines around Prome and Toungoo as Japan seeks to preempt India joining the Allied front and widen pressure on Calcutta and Bengal.
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United Press
Japan
Burma
India
Prome
Toun
United Nations
Akyab
Bay of Bengal
Calcutta
Stafford Cripps
Lieutenant Coulter Talks from Hawaii
Lieutenant John Coulter telephoned his mother in California from Honolulu. He said he felt well and that conditions there were normal as they chatted about family matters. The SF operator reported a clear connection with a good line and no time limit to the call.
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John Coulter
Harriet Coulter
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Death Claims Mrs Floyd Roe in Iowa City Hospital
Mrs Hattie Iren Roe 49 died at 1 45 am at University hospital Iowa City from a heart condition after a previous heart attack. Funeral 2 30 Saturday at Shermans with Dr R C Keagy. burial Elm Grove cemetery. Born Jan 13 1893 in Kelloy Minn she lived Milwaukee as a child and Washington since marriage to Floyd Roe Aug 8 1910. Survived by husband son Robert daughter Irene Allen two grandsons Oscar Schendel Milwaukee brother Oscar Schendel Milwaukee. This marks a second Roe family death within a year.
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Hattie Iren Roe
University Hospital
Iowa City
Sherman
R. C. Keagy
Elm Grove Cemetery
Kelloy
Minn
Otto W
Jennie
Morton) Schendel
Milwaukee
Washington
Floyd Roe
Richa
Douglas Allen
Oscar Schendel
Milwaukea
Roe
al Roe
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Indies
Irks Cooperative Creamery
Mrs. Ahrens
Grant E. McKensie
Mt. Pleasant
Earl Dale Rath
Donald E. Penningroth
Well
Ernest Ray Downs
Towa
Society
National Citizens Eommittee
Clarence Dillon
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Bernard M. Baruch
Charles Edison
Thomas W. Lamont
Richard K. Mellon
Harold S. Vanderbilt
William Green
Philip
Olsen and Johnson
Philip R. Weaver
Relief Society
Ner Cowles, Jr
India Today
Coulter
Hawaii
Son
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