Farmer Held on Manslaughter Charge in Fatal Car-Strike
Fred Moeller, 31, of near Newhall, waived preliminary hearing before Justice H H Churchill and was bound over on $4,000 bond for a grand jury. He is charged with man slaughter in the death of 65 year old G C Powers of Walla Walla Washington who was struck by a car that failed to stop. Moeller admitted driving the car.
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Cedar Rapids
Fred Moeller
Newhall
Strand
HH. R. Churchill
G. C. Powers
Walla Walla
Wash
Moeller
Powers
Peace rally speaker urges nonwar solution at ISU
Dr. Ernest Fremont Tittle, pastor of First Methodist Evanston, told a crowd at Iowa State Teachers College that war harms both sides and that a peaceful path lies in equitable wealth distribution and higher education. He argued the Nazi path leads to hell and must end without war, addressing over 1,000 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Ernest Fremont Tittle
First Methodist Church
Evanston
Iowa State Teachers College
Titthe
City Youths Are Healthier, Ames Health Head Says
Dr. J. A. Grant of Iowa State College health service says city youths now enjoy better health than farm youths due to improved sewage disposal milk ordinances water purification and better public health facilities and education Rural areas lag in medical care and health education despite prior advantages from sunshine air and vegetables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
J. A. Grant
Iowa State College Health Service
Grant
Voters Approve School Auditorium Gym Bond
Greene voters approve a 35000 dollar bond for an auditorium gymnasium addition at the school. The tally is 451 in favor to 188 against, meeting a 60 percent required majority. Total project cost 71000 dollars with the administration paying the balance.
High School Music Meet Opens at University of Iowa
The second annual Iowa high school music festival runs Thursday to Saturday at the University of Iowa. Participants will form three groups chorus band and orchestra under Thompson Stone A A Hardin and Karl Krueger. They will rehearse twice daily and perform a joint concert Friday night led by Prof. Charles B. Righter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Cream of Iowa
University of Iowa
Thompson Stone
Boston
Mass
A. A. Hardin
University of Iinois
Karl Krueger
Kansas City
Milk Dealers On Trial For Retail Price Fixing
In Dubuque a federal court trial began with jurors chosen and opening statements in 12 defendant conspiracy cases. Prosecutors allege the group fixed and maintained milk retail prices in the Dubuque area in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act.
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Dubuque
Waterloo Youth Confesses Theft Spree Totals 2000
Deputy H M Mitchell of Black Hawk county announces a confession from Mervyn Hall who admits stealing from a Cedar Falls couple, including a purse with 42 dollars and three checks totaling 1800, plus jewelry from another home on April 19.
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Waterloo
H. M. Mitchell
Black Hawk County
Mervyn Iall
Mitchell
Hall
Garfield Neilsen
Cedar Falls
Vere Frank Begar
Sunday School Leadership Training Opens in Washington County
Sunday School leadership training classes began at the First Presbyterian Church with leaders from nine churches. The four session program, sponsored by the Washington County Council of Christian Education and accredited by the International Council of Religious Education, offers two hours nightly and credits toward Certificates of Progress. Dr. Melvin Gingerich is dean. instructors include Rev. George Kerr and Mrs. Vernon Witting.
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Washington County
First Presbyterian Church
Vernon Witting
Guilding
Lester Bill
W. A. Erbe
High School Students Vote For Boy's State Candidates
Washington high school students vote in the Boys State primary election with 12 candidates five per party. Federalists list Willis Booth Dick Bordwell Don Paul Bill Maas Dick Moore Everett Squires. Nationalists list Charles Atkinson Clifford Brown Bob Conner Dick Gardner Don Klein Bob Lowe. Two delegates from each party advance to the general election next Tuesday. Desa Moines trip in June awaits winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington High School
American Legion
Federalist Party
Willis Booth
Dick Bordwell
Don Paul
Bill Maas
Dick Moore
Everett Squires
Charles Atkinson
Clifford Brown
Bob Conner
Dick Gardner
Don Klein
Bob Lowe
Terry Anderson
Jim Gallagher
Washington
Boy's State
Desa Moines
Named to Senate Houston Chosen by Texas Governor
Andrew Jackson Houston, living son of General Sam Houston and a Texas leader, has been named to the U S Senate by Governor W L O Daniel to fill the Morris Sheppard vacancy caused by his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Houston
Sam Houston
Texas
Santa Ana
San Jacinto Battlefield
U. S. Senate
W. L. O’daniel
Houston
Morris Sheppard
Measures To Automatically Balance The Federal Budget
A Senate committee proposed three automatic balance measures led by Chairman Millard E. Tydings. Each plan would require taxes to automatically match expenditures, using a 1930 to 1940 expenditure base for projection as Congress considers the $3.6 billion revenue bill and tax testimony continues in Washington.
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Washington,d. C
Senate
Millard BE. Tydings
D. Md
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Union Reopens Soft Coal Mines After 28 Day Shutdown
United Mine Workers announce production will resume Thursday morning after district presidents were informed of operators agreeing to end the 28 day shutdown. The UMW policy committee will meet at noon to ratify the decision. A telegram from southern operators requests a meeting with union officials.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
Philip Murray
CIO
Thomas Kennedy
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
UMW
Washington, D. C
United Mine Workers Union
Roosevelt
Japan Signals Possible Rapprochement With United States
Tokyo sources report Japan seeks adjustment of relations with the United States. Foreign Minister Matsuoka might visit Washington if a diplomatic win seems possible, though no immediate proposals were seen and Japanese circles offered few details on possible steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torio
Japan
United States
Matsuoka
Washington
State Worker Outlines Iowa Child Welfare Progress
Mrs Esther Ortlab representing Des Moines child welfare offices told the Rotary club that Iowa's aid to children program is advancing. She cited about 90000 dollars annually from federal and free state sources, with sixteen counties employing workers and two more on a waiting list. The effort aims to prevent delinquency by aiding neglected children and keeping them out of institutions, with case histories shared. Dr. D C Barrett introduced her and soon departs for a new post in Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Ortlab
Des Moines
Rotary Club
Iowa
Free State
Tractor Accident Fatal to Youth on Farm Near Muscatine
James Swegert Jr., 18, of Oil City, died from injuries after a farm tractor overturned on him. He had been injured last Saturday on the Bradford Shirkey farm in Rock Island County Illinois where he worked only a few days. He is survived by his parents four brothers and two sisters.
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Muscatine
James Swegert, Jr
Oil City
Bradford Shirkey
Rock Island County
Illinois
FDR Questions Lindbergh German Award Return
The War Department accepted Col Charles A Lindberghs resignation from the Army Air Corps Reserve Nicholas Earry said the presidents aide wondered if Lindbergh intends returning his Nazi decorated order to Hitler The award was the Order of the German Eagle given in Berlin four years earlier for distinguished flying achievements The White House had not received the resignation letter yet at the time of the report
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Washington, DCL
The
War Department Today
Charles A. Lindbergh
Army Air Corp Reserve
Washington, D.C
Stephen Earry
Roosevelt
Army Air Corps Reserve
Hitler
Lindberg
Berlin
Hermann Goerring
Lindbergh
Henry N. Stimson
Whites House
Strait of Dover
Kingland
Great Britain
London
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
England
Mediterranean
Britain
Plymouth
Cars Licensed In April Surpass 1940 Totals
County Treasurer Marion S. George reports 65 cars and trucks licensed in April, bringing year to date total to 6,397 compared with 5,265 last year. Fifteen registrations occurred last week, with 683 full-year trucks and 205 half-year trucks noted, plus a list of new registrations including Horst, Richards, Baird, Oswalt and others across Wellman Ainsworth Riverside Washington Kalona and Keota.
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Marion S. George
George
Co. L. Horst
Wellman
Chevrolet
Edith Richards
Ainsworth
Studebaker
G. F. Baird
Myron Oswalt
Keota
Maplecrest Turkey Farms
B. W. Jacobsmeier
Riverside
Plymouth
Andy Blattner
Washington
Pontiac
J. DD
Rabenold
Porter Elevator
West Chester
Crystal Alter
Rubio
Hostetler and Plank
R. L. Godlove
Dewey Propst
Chrysler
A. C. Ruegsegger
Buick
Frank M. Longwell
A B Carr Dies Today in Washington County
A B Carr 68 prominent Washington county farmer and meat dealer died at 2 AM at his daughter's home 202 E Madison St after five months illness. He moved to Washington eight years ago and partnered with son Arnold in the meat market. Surviving: wife three sisters one brother five children six stepchildren and 11 grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 3 PM at the Baptist church with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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A. B. Carr
Washington County
Charles McConnell
Madison Street
Carr
Washington
Arnold B. Carr
Warren County
James
Martha Carr
Clara T. Allaman
Lucille Lowe
The
Baptist Church
H. L. Shirley
Lockridge
Dora Ralls
Idaho
George Duke
Davenport
Alfred Trenerry
Elm Grove
Jones Funeral Home
Students Named To Honor Roll At St James School
Twenty six students at St James School were named to the honor roll after spring exams. Recipients include Mary Lon Barth John Minick Marie Vittetoe Mary Bruty Lois Ofelt Louise Barnes Betty Barth Duane Redlinger Biddy Johnson Anna Marie Wieland Joanne Trojovsky Mary Louise Redlinger James Redlinger Dick George Alberta Wieland Betty Gross Jane Whitehead Mary Joe Tobin Martha Whitaker Damaris Badham Marilyn Miller Sally Graf Wayne Barnes Charles Bruty Carol Walker John Gilpin.
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St. James School
Mary Lon Barth
John Minick
Marie Vittetoe
Mary Bruty
Lois Harriet Ofelt
Louise Barnes
Betty Jean Barth
Duane Redlinger
Biddy Johnson
Anna Marie Wieland
Joanne Trojovsky
Mary Louise Redlinger
James Redlinger
Dick George
Alberta Wieland
Betty Gross
Jane Whitehead
Mary Joe Tobin
Martha Whittaker
Damaris Badham
Marilyn Miller
Sally Graf
Wayne Barnes
Charles Bruty
Carol Walker
John Gilpin
Counties Spend 17 948 235 On Roads In 1940
Iowa's 99 counties spent 17 948 235 for secondary road construction and maintenance in 1940. The state highway commission reported to Gov. George A. Wilson via Fred White chief engineer. Counties graded 646 miles and surfaced 838 miles of trunk lines costing 960 443 dollars. They graded 2 981 miles and surfaced 1 357 miles of local roads costing 3 587 838 dollars.
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Des Moines
State Highway Commission
Iowa
George A. Wilson
Fred White
White
Spring Dress-Up Traffic Lines Painted In City
A. E. Palmer and the local street commissioner supervise the annual spring dressing of parking lines and curb guidance across the square. Work began yesterday on the south side, with bright yellow lines painted in one block to dry before proceeding. White sand is sprinkled to protect the paint, donated by a local monument company. New lane lines mark intersections to cue drivers at signals.
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A. E. Palmer
Palmer
Kiesey Named To Grand Jury For Central Division
Federal Judge Charles A. Dewey empaneled the main term grand jury for the central division court in Des Moines. William Dielman of Sully was named foreman and Stan G. Kiesey of Washington was among seventeen jurors. The panel began session immediately and expected to return indictments within the week.
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Des Moines
Charles A. Dewey
Central Division Court
William Dielman
Sully
Stan G. Kiesey
Washington
C B Myers Dies At Bettendorf
Otha B Myers 72 a longtime Washington resident died last night at five in the Masonic Sanitorium Bettendorf after eight years of illness He was born June 14 1868 in Jefferson county and lived in Packwood later working as a plow salesman for twenty years He married Bertha Moorman in 1903 Survived by his wife two brothers the Rev Lester G Myers of Mansfield MA and F G Myers of Ft Collins CO and a sister Mrs J A Caldwell of Hedrick Burial will be at Packwood with funeral at Jones funeral home Thursday at 10 AM Rev R C Keagy in charge.
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Otha B. Myers
Washington
Masonic
Bettendorf
Mr. Myers
Jefferson County
Elliott Business College
Burlington
Packwood
R. C. Keagy
Plymouth Sustains Heavy Bombing as Evacuations Begin
German air attacks on Plymouth intensify with multiple raids on the naval base and city as officials order about 10,000 children aged five to sixteen evacuated. The town is declared an evacuation area with children to be sent to rural Devon and Cornwall regions.
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Devon
Cornwall
County Sends 27 Draftees To Army Camps
The Washington county draft board announced 27 draftees called in six months. On May 7 three more men depart for camps, adding to the total. Names include Clarence W. Blum Wellman Robert James Reber Wellman and Berlen Phillip Houseal Keota. Alternates Marius Leonard Moberly Riverside and Ronald Glen Hawkins Ainsworth. Non-registered volunteers and registrants who moved are noted.
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Washington County
Clarence W. Blum
Wellman
Robert James Reber
Berlen Phillip Houseal
Keota
Marius Leonard Moberly
Riverside
Ronald Glen Hawkins
Ainsworth
Women Golfers Meet to Plan Summer Activities
Washington Golf and Country Club women golfers will hold an organization meeting at 1:30 tomorrow afternoon at the clubhouse. Committees will be named to plan summer activities and several tournaments will be organized. Last year about 46 women were active in the group and participation is expected to grow.
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Washington Golf and Country Club
Fine for Driving Without License Set by Justice
A minor was fined 2 dollars plus 2.50 costs yesterday by Justice of the Peace Ed Boyee for operating a vehicle without a license. State highway patrolman D. O. Braden made the arrest.
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Justice of the Peace
Ed Boyee
D. O. Braden
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Farmer
SUI
J. L. Lewis
29Th Infantry
Fort Benning
Infantry Board
U. S. Army
FDR
A.B. Carr
Kiesey
C. B. Myers
Suez
United Press
Germany
English Channel
Dover
Ministry of Health
County
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