Ottumwa Theater Blaze Destroys Stage and Threatens Downtown
A spectacular Ottumwa blaze heavily damaged the citys largest theater with estimated losses of 75 000 to 100 000. Fire crews from Oskaloosa and Fairfield aided local men as spectators watched flames rise high. About 75 moviegoers fled a Deanna Durbin film when the fire was discovered in the balcony.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Theater
Ottumwa Gas Co
Capitol Theater
Eagles Hall
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Deanna Durbin
Chumley Loses Bid for Used Car Dealer License
Waterloo district judge denied Warren Chumley a suit to compel the state public safety department to issue him a used car dealer license. The department refused citing prior car sales before application. Chumley argued he sold his own car for profit whenever possible.
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Waterloo
R. W. Hasner
Warren Chumley
State Department of Public Safety
State Department
Chumley
Chumiey
City approves land for municipal airport near Mason City
Mason City council passes a resolution to buy 320 acres between Mason City and Clear Lake for a municipal airport. Purchase price is revealed as 46 000 dollars, with land location permitting expansion to a square mile.
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Mason City
Clear Lake
Taken Into Custody on a 14 Year Old Count
Black Hawk county deputies took 61 year old J. McManus into custody on a 14 year old court order. He was fined 500 dollars or five months in jail in 1926 by District Judge H. B. Boies for a liquor nuisance charge. records do not show if the arrest warrant or exact penalty was resolved. McManus said he was in Minneapolis when contacted and that his elder brother had told him the matter was cleared, but court records do not confirm payment of the fine.
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Watherloo
O. J. McManus
Black Hawk County
McManus
H. B. Boies
Minneapolis
Minn
Waterloo
Paul L. Kildee
Des Moines Electric Light Split Hinted
Securities commission may advise separating Des Moines Electric Light Co gas operations from its electric business. Ralph C. Binford, SEU attorney, suggested Des Moines firms and Iowa Power and Light form a single integrating system without gas. He cautioned recommendations are tentative amid ongoing hearings.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Electric Light Co
Securities Commission
Washington, D. C
Ralph C. Binford
SEU
Commission
Des Moines Company
Iowa Power and Light Co
Binford
Public barred from woodlands as fires rage in eastern states
Civilians and soldiers battled numerous fires across eleven eastern states as drought persists since mid March. Public barred from Connecticut woodlands with similar action likely in Massachusetts. New Jersey reports over 50000 acres burned though officials say conditions are improving and cooler weather expected.
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United Press
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
L. S. Sales
Nicholsons to Present Chalk Program at Grace Hill
Mr and Mrs C A Nicholson plan a chalk program Thursday at eight o clock in Grace Hill with chalk pictures awarded to categories such as oldest woman oldest family oldest married couple youngest married couple greatest distance resident longest Grace Hill stay. They spoke in Marion Sunday at the Church of Christ where Vernon H Carter was pastor.
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C. A. Nicholson
Grace Hill
Nicholson
Marion
Church of Christ
Vernon H. Carter
Carter
Penneys Opens in Blair Building During Remodel
The J. C. Penney store moves to the Blair building on the square for eight to ten weeks of remodeling. Manager Do Wilson and John Wickert supervise stock as new merchandise arrives. Wickert earns a Rochester promotion to manage the second floor.
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J. C. Penney
Blair
Penney
Do. R. Wilson
John Wickert
Wilson
Guther
Wickert
Rochester
J. C. Penney Company
N.Y
License 50 New Cars in County So Far in April
In Washington county April car licensing shows 50 new cars registered so far this month, near last year's total of 53 for April. Ten cars were licensed in the past week, bringing the year-to-date to 140 more than on the same date last year. Total registrations reach 5,370. trucks licensed stand at 222, up from 789 a year ago. Names and addresses of recent registrants include L. E. Dunlap, Warren Stewart, Dr. A. W. Clow, Leo Shelangoski, Paul V. Snyder, Mrs. Rose Marr, H. J. Whiting, Paul Schmidt, Guy C. Moothart, T. J. Cantoni, and others.
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Washington County
Court House
L. E. Dunlap
Washington
Chevrolet
Warren Stewart
Buick
A. W. Clow
Plymouth
Leo Shelangoski
Ford Tudor
Paul V. Snyder
Kalona
Rose Marr
Ainsworth
Hudson
H. J. Whiting
Crawfordsville
Paul Schmidt
Riverside
Dodse
Guy CC
Moothart
Wellman
T. J. Cantoni
Atchison and Ralston Attend Iowa School Conference
A E Atchison president of the Iowa Association of School Boards and E A Ralston Washington schools superintendent join Des Moines meeting of school boards and executives called by Jessie Parker state superintendent The conference on Iowa school problems opens at ten with a luncheon at noon and continues into the afternoon
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A. E. Atchison
Washington Board of Education
E. A. Ralston
Washington
Des Moines
Jessie Parker
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Atchison
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa
Cars in Collision at East Jackson and South Third
Cars driven by A. L. Logan and A. C. Ruegsegger, both of Washington, collided at East Jackson Street and South Third Avenue yesterday afternoon. Ruegsegger’s car turned on its side with about $150 damage and Logan’s car sustained about $75 damage. passenger Mrs. Alta Martin of Wellman was involved.
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A. L. Logan
A. C. Ruegsegger
Washington
East Jackson Street
South Third Avenue
Ruegsegger
Logan
Alta Martin
Wellman
Washington council passes traffic and parking ordinances
At a city council meeting the body approved two ordinances regulating automobile traffic on streets and prohibiting truck parking in busy travel zones. The session also set plans for a garbage disposal contract with Willis Beaty at 78 dollars a month and outlined Red Cross room improvements in city hall. Chief Reister requested fire department training funds and to avoid vehicle obstructions during emergencies.
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Washington City Council
Washington Streets
Journal Today
R. L. Lytle
Willis Beaty
Red Cross
City Hall
H. H. Reister
Fire Department
Ames
Passenger injured in Ruegsegger car crash details
A passenger sustained a gash over one eye and a left shoulder injury in the Ruegsegger car crash. Others in the two cars were not seriously hurt, only shaken up. Two boys rode with Mr. Losgan.
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Ruegsegger
Mr. Losgan
City adopts two traffic ordinances on Washington streets
Two ordinances passed by the city council last night publish on page two. One regulates automobile traffic on Washington streets and the other restricts truck parking on heavily traveled streets. Both take effect immediately.
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Journal Today
Washington Streets
Japanese Policy Is Peaceful in U S View
Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka said the United States would pursue peace with Japan, citing three recent treaties with Wang Ching-wei’s regime in China, Thai Indochina, and the Soviet-Japanese pact as proof of Japan’s peaceful policy. She argued U S confidence in Japan’s intentions would lead to peaceful ties.
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Tokio
Yosuie Matsuoka
United States
Japan
Wang Ching-wei
China
Matsuoka
Had No License to Drive Pays a Fine
James Thomas, 18, of Mt Pleasant, pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle without a valid license before Justice of the Peace J Bovee. He was fined ten dollars and costs, paid by his mother who accompanied him. The truck he drove, owned by a Mt Pleasant man, collided with a Wayland car south of Washington. the charge arose after it was found he held no license.
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James Thomas
Mt Pleasant
Justice of the Peace J
Bovee
Justice Bovee
Thomas
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Wayland
Justice Court
Two of Pastor's Friends in Prison Are Missionaries
Reverend George Kerr reports on two missionary friends in trouble abroad one freed from Addis Ababa prison and the other jailed at Taiden Korea Duncan Henry of Goldfield Iowa freed by the British to spend Easter with family after months as an Italian prisoner in Ethiopia Dr DeWitt Lowe son of Pawnee City Neb in a Japanese court over alleged desecration at a Presbyterian mission his wife and children remain in Nebraska and Kerr recalls their shared Pawnee City past and seminary ties
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George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Addis Ababa
Ethopia
Taiden
Korea
Duncan Henry
Goldfield
Iowa
United Presbyterians
Italy
Mary Anne
Henry
DeWitt S. Lowe
John S. Lowe
Pawnee City
Nebr
Presbyterian Mission
Chung Ju
Lowe
Kerr
Seminary
Pittsburg
Penn
Washington's Oldest Mason J F Marsh Dies at 89
James F. Marsh longtime Mason since 1876 and former Washington city council member died at home after a stroke aged near 90. He lived in Washington County since 1854 and was active in the Masons for 65 years. Funeral is set for Wednesday with Masonic rites at Elm Grove Cemetery.
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James F. Marsh
Masons
Washington
Washington City
Sherman
C. E. Strong
Prairie Flower Baptist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Washington Lodge of Masons
Lee A. Holland
Masonic Temple
Mr. Marsh
Rochester
Ind
Adam D. Marsh
Hannah (Ault) Marsh
Washington County
Indiania
Iowa
Marsh
Plains
Kalona
Jackson Township
Shiloh
M. O’loughlin
Marsh Bailey
James Marsh
Washington Masonic Lodge
Journal
Reverend Son Charged With First Degree Murder
In Terre Haute Indiana on April 20 40 P charges of first degree murder were filed against 24 year old Cozzie Merrill Jones Jr a preacher's son for the alleged slaying of 12 year old Kedith Barton. Jones was seized while fleeing toward Illinois after authorities found the nude body by Sugar Creek and mob violence threatened.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Cozzie Merrill Jones, Jr
Preacher
Kedith Barton
Jones
Illnois
Sugar Creek
Reserved Seats for Sinister House at local high school
Reserved seats for the junior college play Sinister House go on sale Wednesday morning at Phillips and Hebner drug store. Reserved seats cover the Thursday high school performance. Friday night show has no seat reservations.
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Phillips & Hebner Drug Store
Army Chief Says Army Has Gone Over the Hump
General George C. Marshall told the senate committee that the army has overcome major hurdles in shifting from peacetime to wartime mobilization. He said the service has moved past the biggest obstacles in preparing for national defense.
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Washington, D. C
George C. Marshall
Army
Senate Committee
National Defense
Britain and Greece Hold Long Battle Front at Thermopylae
Allied forces pitched a major resistance along a 40 mile line from Thermopylae to the Gulf of Corinth as German panzer divisions pressed the mountain passes. German speed boats reportedly seized Samotrace near Turkish waters and attacked Lemnos while British units and the Royal Navy countered to slow the Axis advance toward Athens.
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Great Britain
Greece
Adolph Hitler
Thermopylae
Dardanelles
Royal Navy
Tripoli
Germany
Athens
London
Gulf of Corinth
Aegean Sea
Salonika
Samtrace
Lemnos
Istanbul
Ex-Convicts Escape From Henry County Jail
Two former inmates escaped last night from the Henry county jail after breaking out of lockup during the sheriff’s absence. Ralph Walsh, 22, and J W Griffith, 28, fled in a stolen car owned by Ed ward Caldwell. Walsh’s reported home is Cincinnatus Ohio. Unkrich Iowa Wesleyan student supervised the jail during the absence. Two others jailed for intoxication did not attempt escape.
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MT. Pleasant
Henry County
Ralph Walsh
J. W. Griffith
Walsh
Cincinnatus
Ohio
Edward Caldwell
Clarence Unkrich
Iowa Wesleyan
Seventh and Eighth Grade Tests Planned May First Two
Examinations for seventh and eighth grade pupils in rural Washington county start May 1 and end noon May 2. County Supt. Lester B. Krabill announces locations at Lime Creek Daytonville Iowa Valley Jackson Center Seventy Six Center Rubio Clay Ind Black Hawk Rubio Marion Noble Dons Shiloh English River Richmond Highland Oregon Center Cedar Union New Haven Brighton rest of Clay Brighton Washington Franklin court house. Studies include civics spelling geography reading arithmetic language history hygiene and music for those without a phonograph.
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Washington County
Lester B. Krabill
Dre Krabill
Lime Creek
Daytonville
Iowa
Valley
Jackson
Center
Seventy Six
Rubio
Clay Ind
Black Hawk
Marion
Noble Dons
Shiloh
English River
Richmond, Highland & Oregon
Cedar
Union
Dutch Creek
New Haven
Brighton
Rest of
Clay
Washington
Franklin
Court House
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Sern RN
Judge Beehly
Newton
Frank
Newton High School
Beechly
Anamosa Reformatory
Bechly
Jasper County
Ray Barber
F. L. Bedell
Nicholsons
Wn Weirton Steel CO
Weirton Steel Company
Weirton
W. Va
Steubenville
C. I. O. Union
T. E. Millsop
Atchison, Ralston
Council
Pastor
Film Players
Ronald Reagan
Hollywood
Maureen Elizabeth Reagan
Jane Wyman
Maureen
J.F. Marsh
Richmond Lodge
Richmond
Washington Lodge
Richmond Baptist Church
Bunker Mill
Hitler
Corinth
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