Storm Defense Lines in Greece Unbroken
Two Osceola men died in a crash three miles north of Leon when their car collided with a Burlington Motor passenger train on Highways 69 at 9 10 p m Kenneth Arrington 20 of Osceola and Ike Shelton 20 of Denver were killed Shelton was pinned in the wreckage. Authorities described the scene and noted the car was moving at a high speed.
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Leeon
Osceola
Burlington
Leon
Kenneth Arrington
Ike Shelton
Denver
Shelton
Carrington
Ted Hinds
Rex Cox
Hinds
Cyclone damages Stout farm and nearby properties
A cyclone struck the Miles Stout farm northeast of town shortly after five Saturday, destroying the barn, machine shed and most outbuildings while leaving a few structures intact. Nearby farms at Friese and Sejka also reported damage including roofs, fences, and blown boards, with insurance adjustors expected on site.
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Miles Stout
Stout
Living Lake
Charles Friese
Charles Sojka
Fairview
Lone Tree
Mr. Stout
Joe Wright
Ben Stout
Anthony VanSickle
Vince Marek
Blankenhorn
Marek
Paris
Hayes
Max Richenberers
Sejka
Charles Sejka
Washington
Illinois Bay 13 Takes to Highway
Newton authorities detain 13 year old Gene Reider as they await his father Albert Reider an insurance agent from Sterling UK to collect him. The boy said he left Kellogg after being promised a farm job to fund his plan to continue west.
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Newton
Gene Reider
Jasper County
Albert Reider
Sterling
Kellogg
Financial Report of United Presbyterian Church
The church distributed annual financial reports showing total disbursements of 10 450 18 and a balance of 1 106 74 across all church organizations. Contingent congregational expenses totaled 5 466 16 while mission expenditures reached 3 071 65, including 1 448 for Rev J E Grice’s salary for the Egypt mission lady supported by the congregation.
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United Presbyterian Church
J. E. Grice
Egypt
Truck and car crash on Wayland Road near town
A sideswipe crash three miles south of town on Wayland Road involved a truck driven by 18 year old Jim Thomas of Mt. Pleasant and a car driven by Dennis Boshert of Wayland. No injuries or major vehicle damage occurred. Sheriff Putnam said Thomas had no operator license and four teens rode in the truck. Thomas faced a potential hearing before Justice of the Peace J. Wee later.
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Wayland Road
Jim Thomas
Mt. Pleasant
Dennis Boshert
Wayland
H. MM. Putnam
Thomas
Justice of the Peace J
Death claims William A. Stewart 93 longtime Washington figure
William Allen Stewart 93 longtime county resident and prominent community figure died Saturday after five weeks of illness. Funeral services Tuesday at Sherman’s funeral home conducted by Rev. George Kerr followed by burial at Elm Grove cemetery. He helped fund a local school named for him and left 16 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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William
Atlen Stewart
North Second Avenue
Sherman
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Elm Grove
Stewarts
Washington
Allen Stewart
Stewart
Jackson Township
Living Lake
John Waggoner
Dorothy Kurth
Gary
Ind
Hillman Feels Government Plant Operation Should Be Last Resort
Associate director Sidney Hillman told the Senate defense inquiry that government operation of strike-bound defense plants would be a last resort to run them if no other option exists. He added no extra legislation is needed at present and stressed caution amid the labor situation.
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Washington
U.S
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Wellman Youth Burrell Foster Jr Dies in Arizona Crash
Burrell Foster Jr 19 son of Mr and Mrs B C Foster Wellman died from injuries after an auto truck collision near Casagrand Arizona while part of a University of Arizona student group en route to California for Easter vacation. He was born 1922 near Wellman and attended Wellman High School. He is survived by parents a half brother Henry Foster a half sister Mrs Martha Youngdale and many uncles and aunts.
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Wellman
Burrell Foster, Jr
Burrell Foster
Casagrand
Ariz
Foster
University of Arizona
Tucson
Casagrand Hospital
Mr. Foster
Ellery N. Foster
Kansas City
Arizona
Here
Wellman High School
Washington
de- Molay
B. C. Foster
Henry Foster
Martha “Youngdale
Hila Foster
Cedar Rapids
Henry Ponto
Charles City
Wayne Foster
Morgan Foster
Warren Foster
Clinton
Reckless Driving Costs Wade $50
Wade, arraigned before Justice of the Peace J. Bovee, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and paid a $50 fine. Highway Patrolman D. O. Braden stopped Wade on East Main Street after Wade sped off on signals. Wade was in a car with three companions, including two girls and a young man.
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Dean Robert Wade
Wellman
Wade
Justice of the Peace J
Braden
East Main Street
Fair Weather Welcomed in Midwest Again
Midwesterners welcomed fair weather as the U S weather bureau in Chicago noted rain fell on the western slope of the Appalachians while eastern states hoped for rain. A Texas-origin storm across the nation left seven dead before blowing out over the lower Great Lakes and winds of 35 to 40 mph were felt around Buffalo New York. In Iowa the mercury dipped.
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United Press
United States Weather Bureau
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Appalachian Mountains
Texas
Great Lakes
Buffalo
N.Y
Iowa
Mercury
Violent Death Toll In Iowa Weekend Rises To Five
United Press reports five Iowans died over the weekend. At two fatal accidents, 14 year old Robert Peterson of Atlantic died after a bicycle collision, Kenneth Carrington 20 of Osceola and Jerome Shelton 20 of Denver Colorado perished in a car train crash near Leon, while 18 year old Will Calloway of Middletown died in a highway motorcycle crash on Route 34. Charles Gantz 70 of Burlington drowned returning home after tripping on a culvert in Hawk Eye Creek.
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Cby
United Press
Iowa
Robert Peterson
Atlantic
Kenneth Carrington
Osceola
Jerome Shelton
Denver
Colo
Wills Calloway
Middletown
Charles Gantz
Burlington
Shelton
Carrington
Leon
Calloway
Gantz
Hawkeye Creek
Peterson Boy
Scalded Assistant Engineer Injured at City Laundry
Sam Buell assistant engineer at City Laundering Co. was critically burned while cleaning a water heater. He opened the heater and scalding water surged over his shoulders arms and legs, apparently from water thought drained from the tank.
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Oelwein
Sam Buell
City Laundering Co
Buell
Unseasonably Cold Period With Warmer Weather Forecast
The report notes a spell of freezing unseasonably cold weather followed by a forecast of warmer conditions. It indicates a brief trend toward milder temperatures may come soon.
Pressure on Spain and Greek Front Intensify War Dispatches
Allied dispatches report continued German air and ground pressure on Greece as British and Greek forces mount stubborn rear defense in the mountains near Athens. RAF claims a 16 aircraft battle victory while Germany seeks to rope Spain into the axis to threaten Gibraltar.
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United Press
Adolph Hitler
Greece
Great Britain
Romania
Near East
Spain
Gibraltar
New Zealand
Athens
RAF
Thermopiae
London
Germany
Straits of Gibraltar
Rock
Jugoslav
Berlin
U.R
Galeazzo Clano
Boris
Bulgaria
Fueder
Balkans
Sofia
Yugoslan
Manuel Tsouderos
Bank of Greece
Tsouderos
George
Peter
Palestine
The
Ankara Radio
Yugoslavia
Simovitch
Jerusalem
Radio
Ankara
Grass fire near Cloyce Horsey home contained
Fire department responded to a grass blaze in the southeast part of town near the Cloyce Horsey residence. The flames were feared to spread but were extinguished before arrival of fire trucks, with no material damage reported.
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Cloyce Horsey Home
Outline of $3.44 Billion Tax Boost Plan Debated
Treasury officials briefed the House Ways and Means Committee on a $3.444 billion tax program. Chairman Robert L. Doughton said the committee will draft its own bill, possibly rejecting administration proposals, and will decide what is wise rather than weighing every detail. The panel will reconvene tomorrow to hear suggestions from the joint congressional tax committee.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Coughton
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Tom Schooler
Ottumwa
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Duluth
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Rainey
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Greeson
Wapello County
Bermuda
American Legion
New York
Stout Farm
Illinois Bay
Financial Report of Church Distributed
William A. Stewart
Mr. Stewart
Xenia
Ohio
Prairies
Margaret Eleanor McLaughlin
West Chester
America
William Allen Stewart
Hillman
U. S
Midwest
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