Iowa School Fire Avoids Injury and Editorial News
A rural No. 8 school at Afton burned in the attic but all twelve pupils and the teacher Miss Thelma Moon escaped injury. In Iowa City Martha Lois Kock of Evansville Ind was elected editor of the 1940 Hawkeye student annual, first woman editor in ten years, with Deming Smith of Toledo named business manager.
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AFTON
Thelma Moon
Iowa City
Martha Lois Kock
Evansville
Ind
State University of Iowa
Deming Smith
Toledo
Pella Tulip Time Queen Named at Central College
Bernace Vander Linden freshman at Central College in Pella is crowned queen for Tulip Time. Attendants Martha Van Berkum Janet Kiyn Margaretta Slobe and Leona Schilder join during festivities May 11 to 13 as Gov George Wilson accepts invitation to attend.
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Pella
Bernace Vander Linden
Central College
Martha van Berkum
Janet Kiyn
Margaretta Slobe
Leona Schilder
George Wilson
Widow Seeks War Risk Payments For Beaty Policy
Mrs Grace Guenther filed a district court claim to collect unpaid war risk insurance on the policy of her first husband William C Beaty a World War veteran who died twenty years ago The installments had been directed to Beaty s mother who died two years ago and Guenther s second husband is also a war veteran.
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Sioux City
Grace Guenther
William C. Beaty
Beaty
Leon United States army training center proposed east of Leon
The War Department requests a Leon area training center east of Leon spanning about 40,000 acres in Decatur and Wayne counties to house Seventh Corps troops. Headquarters are in Omaha and Maj. Gen. Ford prepared the data, now succeeded by Gen. Bishop. The plan places the site on the Iowa Missouri boundary portion in Missouri.
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Leon
Decatur
Wayne Counties
War Department
Washington, D.C
Congress
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Neb
Stanley H. Ford
Percy FP. Bishop
Ford
Iowa-Missouri
Missouri
Laborers Testify on Graves Desecration at Woodland Cemetery
Des Moines civil service commission held a five hour hearing on desecration of graves at Woodland cemetery last fall. Twenty seven witnesses testified including two cemetery laborers who described digging through more than a dozen adult and baby graves while laying a water main. Other workers corroborated the accounts.
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Des Moines
Woodland Cemetery
Dew Moines Civil Service Commission
Bond Issue to Equip Two New Junior High Schools
Mason City petitions circulated calling for a May special election on a 792000 bond issue to complete construction of two new junior high schools and to provide equipment. Of the amount, 32000 funds would finish contracts and 60000 would buy furnishings and gear.
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Mason City
Friendly Card Game Costs Farmer $500 in Sioux City
Fred Susemihl, 62, of Le Mars, told Sheriff Scholer he lost 500 dollars in a friendly card game with three strangers at a Sioux City hotel. Two men, James Harry Gray and James Everett Newman of Kansas City, Mo., were jailed for investigation. several others fled. Gray and Newman said they were victims too, blaming unidentified party members.
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LE Mars
Fred Susemihl
Frank Scholer
Sioux City
James Harry Gray
James Fverett Newman
Kansas City
Gray
Newman
Supreme Court Judges Entertained at Dinner
Iowa City Elks club hosted the Iowa Supreme Court justices at the annual Red Snapper dinner. The bench and many wives will attend the State University's college of law for Supreme Court day festivities. A highlight is the courtroom argument between two law student teams.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Britain France Ready to Fight in Global War
Des Moines reports a GOP senator defends Iowa state board of control amid ouster calls over mental hospitals and orphanages. Paris dispatch says Britain and France believe their military superiority could prevail if war comes, outlining forces, fronts, and strategic theaters across Europe and Africa.
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Britain
France
Control Board
Des Moines
U.P
State Board of Control
Senate
George Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Webb Miller
Ralph Heinzen
United Press
Paris
Germany
Italy
Russia
Europe
Mediterranean
North
Africa
Alps
Brenner Pass
Washington Chamber Holds Second Share-the-Wealth Auction
A second auction in Central Park at 1:30 p m Saturday offers over $100 in new spring merchandise from Washington stores. Sponsored by the Washington Chamber of Commerce, the event uses Dividend Dough as free bogus money. Adults only and no business-affiliated bidders. rules tighten to improve the event and attract broader participation.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
Central Park
Washington
Officers Named By U P Church With Good Reports
The United Presbyterian church annual meeting reported a fruitful year with membership at 620 and higher service attendance. Officers re elected include Roger Sherman as chairman and Percy Whisler as vice chairman along with noted secretaries and trustees.
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United Presbyterian Congregation
Roger Sherman
Percy Whisler
Marion George
Mary French
D. N. Anwyl
Richard A. Stewart
Mission Fund
Fred L. Stewart
L. Livingston
William M. Nichol
Theater Crowded for Big Broadcast at State Theater
The Y's Men club and local supporters filled the State theater last night for the Big Broadcast charity show with 800 attendees and standing room. The program featured a spelling bee won by George Mohr, and the event raised about $115 for the Y.M.C.A pledge, while reports detailed $9,593.11 in year contributions across contingent, mission, and local church funds.
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Y's Men's Club
Washington
State Theater
Radio Pro
E. E. Grice
Egypt
Ladies Aid Society
Women’s’ Missionary Societies
Junior Missionary Society
Choir
George Mohr
Audrey Hotle
Tom Parsons
Georgeanne Rudiger
Nellie Anderson
Dorothy Watson
Marilyn Bell
Fred Maasdam
Kenneth Kimberlin
Walter Lussky
Leon Beatty
The
American Legion
Trains Collision Kills 24 in Mexico City Area
Twenty four people died and 38 were injured when two passenger trains collided near San Nicolas and Slave stations on the route to Mexico City. The incident occurred early today, according to a report received here.
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Meixco City
Mexico City
San Nicolas
Arrest of Champaign Mayor Ends Vice Probe
Champaign Illinois April 13 Sheriff arrests Mayor James D Flynn on an indictment charging malfeasance in office for failure to suppress rampant vice in the city. The indictment is one of 26 returned yesterday by a special grand jury.
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Champaign
James D. Flynn
State University of
Ilinois
Cooking School at Methodist Church
Three cooking sessions will be held in the Social Hall of the Methodist Church in April 2021 presented by Sally Sandison from the University of Minnesota. An afternoon session at 2:00 and an evening session at 7:30 will show bottled gas use and offer prizes from Everything Sally Makes. W. L. Rukgaber sponsors the event. Sandison is a Home Economics graduate and faculty member.
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Methodist Church
Sally Sandison
University of Minnesota
Sally
W. L. Rukgaber
Miss Sandison
March Hospital Census Shows Growing Use of Facility
In Washington County the hospital admitted 79 new patients in March. Eighteen births occurred and 29 patients remained at month end. The facility treated 683 hospital days excluding infants with a daily average of 22.7 and average stay about 7.2 days, signaling a need for more private rooms and occasional two beds in corner rooms.
Britain and France vow to defend Greece and Romania
The United Kingdom and France publicly warned fascist powers they will fight to protect Greece and Romania from aggression. Prime Minister Chamberlain pledged Britain will defend Greece and Romania, with France’s Deladier reaffirming mutual aid and shared aims to safeguard Mediterranean interests amid rising tensions in Europe.
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United Press
Great Britain
France
Balkan
Mediterranean
Italy
Albania
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Romania
Greece
Corfu
Poland
Turkey
Premi Deladier
Roman
Europe
United States
Vetera
Borah
First Bi Monthly Cow Testing Association Formed in Iowa
Washington county hosts the inaugural bi monthly cow testing group named the First Bi Monthly Cow Testing Association. Lyle J. Fesler is president with Clarence Brown Brighton as vice president Arthur Hamilton Keota secretary treasurer and Glen F Miller and Joseph Schantz of Washington as directors. The group plans fifty two members and tests cattle every other month with full production and sales records. A full time tester will advise on feeding and sire selection. Operation hoped to begin May 1 with support from Iowa State College extension service and the Farm Security Administration.
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Washington County
Iowa
GAM
Lyle J. Fesler
Riverside
Clarence Brown
Brighton
Arthur Hamilton Keota
Glen F. Miller
Joseph Schantz
Washington
Iowa State College
Farm Security Administration
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