Iowa land sale to federal relocation agency reshapes farms
In one of Iowa’s largest farm land transfers ex Bankers Life Co sells 16 farms totaling 4,690 acres in Rosaen and Palo Alto counties for about 109 dollars per acre to the Iowa Defense Relocation Corp. The new agency, backed by a million dollars from the Farm Security Administration, plans to lease land to tenants and break large tracts into smaller farming units for families displaced by defense sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa, & Bankers Life Co
Rosseaen
Palo Alto
Iowa Defense Relocation Corp
Farm Security Administration
Iowa
Sheriff Resigns. Preston Koser Named to Succeed
Iowa City official Don McComas resigns as Johnson county sheriff after six terms since 1931. Deputy Preston Koser to assume duties August 15 and appoints Albert Murphy Margery McDonald as deputy sheriffs and George Bailiff as district court bailiff.
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Iowa City
Don McComas
Johnson County
Preston Koser
McComas
Koser
Albert J. Murphy
Margery McDonald
George Bailiff
District Court
Bequest Bags Cherokee Historical Building Plan
Mrs. Maude Tiel Sanford leaves 40000 for a Cherokee historical building valued at 40900 exclusive of site. The Tiel Sanford memorial building will honor her son who died in 1924. A single 18 by 15 foot Sanford room supports Sanford family relief with no assembly hall or admission charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Tiel Sanford
Sanford
Tiel Sanford
Des Moines General Praises Lear in Army Maneuvers
Brigadier General Ray Yenter former Iowa insurance commissioner now commands the 75th Field Artillery in General Lear s Second Army. He plans to move his troops to Hope Arkansas for seven weeks of maneuvers starting next week at Camp Forest Tennessee. Yenter jokes about Lear s golf and notes Lear is a gruff but effective leader who demands results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Ray Yenter
Iowa
75Th Field Artillery Brigade
Ben (Yoo-hoo
Venter
Divorce Petition Filed by Beulah Weidner in District Court
A divorce petition was filed in the district court clerk's office this morning. Plaintiff Beulah Weidner alleges marriage to Kenneth Weidner at Brighton on December 28, 1939. Attorney EB L Edmondson of Brighton represents the plaintiff.
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Clerk of District Court
Beulah Weidner
Kenneth Weidner
Brighton
EB. L. Edmondson
Seek New Jobs For Workers In Silk Industry
Washington dc August 2 federal security administrator Paul McNutt announced immediate effort to place 175000 silk workers into new roles as silk stocks are frozen. The order from the office of production management halts civilian silk use and shifts production to silk yarn gunpowder bags and parachutes for the armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Paul McNutt
Office of Production Management
Army
Navy
Four Months in German Prisons Described by Richard Hottelet
Brooklyn born Richard C. Hottelet, UPI correspondent, recounts almost four months jailed in Berlin on espionage suspicions. He details harsh interrogation, limited baths, and a shock release July 8 after exchange for a German prisoner, arriving in New York aboard West Point.
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Richard C. Hottelet
United Press
Berlin
United States
New York
West Point
Mrs. Carrick Dies Near Crawfordsville at 79
Mrs. S. W. Carrick, aged 79, died at her Crawfordsville area home after a years long illness. She had lived on the family farm most of her life, with a two year stay in Sterling Kansas. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday at the United Presbyterian church in Crawfordsville. She was born Mary Cowie on August 3 1861 and married S. W. Carrick in 1898. Surviving are her husband two sisters and one son and one daughter who preceded her in death.
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Crawfordsville
S. W. Carrick
Here
Mary Cowie
Thomas Cowie
Louisa County
Albia
Carrick
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Wyman
United Presbyterian Church
Twenty two earn operator licenses from driving test
Twenty two persons passed automobile driving tests yesterday and were awarded operators licenses. Nine failed. Three instruction permits issued. Three chauffeurs also licensed and one failed. Licensees include LaDeema Jurging Harold Johnson Margaret Wagner Delbert Karl Ettie Morrison Claude White Washington William Swift Alma Kucera Riverside Mary Welman Vida Godber Wellman Letha Bond Charles Kessler Rubio Raymond Sonday Keota Delbert Hesseltine Emily McClean Charles Harvey Alice Johnston Loyd Courtney Brighton Rachel Graber Alice Kauffman Willard Conrad Wayland Willard Reschly Crawfordsville. Chauffeurs licenses granted to Delbert Black Columbus Junction Delbert Jebousek Lee Tree Leonard Wilson Washington.
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LaDeema Jurging
Harold Johnson
Margaret Wagner
Delbert Karl
Ettie Morrison
Claude White
Washington
William Swift
Alma Kucera
Riverside
Mary Welman
Vida Godber
Wellman
Letha Bond
Charles Kessler
Rubio
Raymond Sonday
Keota
Delbert Hesseltine
Emily McClean
Charles Harvey
Alice Johnston
Loyd Courtney
Brighton
Rachel Graber
Alice Kauffman
Willard Conrad
Way
Playing With Matches Causes Child's Death
Des Moines report says seven year old Ann Bushman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Erwin Bushman, died in a fire started by playing with matches. Authorities investigate cause and circumstances of the home incident.
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Des Moines
Ann Bushman
Erwin Bushman
Africa and Far East Involved In War Developments
United Press reports describe stalled Hitler blitz in Russia and rising tensions in occupied Europe. Indications emerge that Germany may press for French naval bases in Africa, Dakar among them, while Vichy resistance persists and Laval may return. Japan threatens further after U S measures, warning of a spark to a larger conflict.
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United Press
Adolph Hitler
Russia
Europe
Africa
Japan
Far East
Vichy
Dakar
Pierre Laval
Aluminum drive progress in Washington county
Chairman E F Bauer reported that after the national defense aluminum collection on Wednesday a sizable amount arrived at Washington city hall and more was delivered at Brighton. He has not yet received instructions on where county collections should be taken.
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E. F. Bauer
Washington County Aluminum Campaign
City Hall
Washington
Brighton
Bauer
Washington County
Heat Affects Attendance at Lincoln Stewart Playgrounds
Heat over the last two weeks reduced attendance at Lincoln and Stewart school playgrounds with about half the normal turnout on the hottest days. Since the Tuesday night rain, attendance rebounded to near normal, with over 100 children at the grounds yesterday and Thursday. Total enrollment has reached 265, with most attending regularly. All playground children are invited to a State theater party next Tuesday at five cents, 2 pm show, assemble by 1 45 at Lincoln grounds for group arrival.
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Joe Duen
Lincoln
Stewart
Weather Recap Focuses On Heat Peak and Cool Night
The report notes a 1:30 PM temperature of 93 degrees with yesterday reaching 96. It also records a recent coolest night at 67 degrees after a string of warmer evenings.
Farm child dies from burns at Iowa Lutheran Hospital
A child died at Iowa Lutheran Hospital after being burned while playing with matches near a kerosene stove on a farm half a mile north of Huxley. The incident involved two younger brothers and the parents were at the scene.
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Huxley
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
Burns
Pipeline Workers Move Southwest Iowa for Gas Project
W A Bechtel crews once numbering nearly 200 on river crossings east of Washington have dwindled to about forty in the area. New valve teams have arrived to fit connections as pipe delivery for the Texas to Chicago line faces steel priorities and a possible September start looms. The Bechtel office will remain in Washington, with the Natural Gas Pipeline of America shifting its field office to the square upstairs in Washington.
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W. A. Bechtel Company
Iowa
Cedar
Washington
Southwesern
Red Oak
Glenwood
National Defense
Bechtel Company
Baxter Coal
Natural Gas Pipeline of America
Oskaloosa
Ellis Yuegus
Texas
Chicago
Funeral planned for Mrs. Frieda Klein at Kitzen
Mrs. Frieda Klein funeral services set for Monday at two in St. Luke's church Kitzen Minnesota. Rev Carl W Klein and family travel to Bitten to attend his mother's funeral. Klein died after a minor Nebr Lincoln car crash while riding with Rev Walter Klein of Cleveland.
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Frieda Klein
St. Luke's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Kitzen
Minn
Carl W. Klein
St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed Churches
Washington and Valley
Bitten
Aluminum for 640 Airplanes Given by Iowans
Des Moines report shows Iowa residents donated aluminum pots and pans for nearly 240 bombers and over 400 pursuit planes. Colonel Robert Shaw said totals could exceed 200000 pounds with eight centers reporting 195000 pounds stored. remaining centers pending reports.
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Des Moines
Robert Shaw
Davenport
Mason City
Creston
Ft. Dodge
Clinton
Keokuk
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Dubuque
Russian Tank Force in Attack on Central Front
German news agency reports that Russian tank forces began a heavy attack on the central front aiming to relieve German pressure. The high command says Soviet divisions east of Smolensk were crushed and encircled.
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Berlin
Smolensk
Bull Loose on Highway Near Town
A motorist reported a bull charging a car on the highway about a mile southwest of town. Deputies found no bull on the road but located one in a nearby field and suspected it had been herded into an enclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Walt Kiesey
Don Braden
Mrs. Page 84 Taken by Death Funeral Sunday
Emma Page aged 84 died at her daughter’s home 509 North Avenue B after a two year illness at 9 45. Funeral services set for 2 00 Sunday at Sherman's Funeral Home with Rev R C Keagy of the Methodist church officiating. Burial in Elm Grove cemetery. A full obituary is promised for next Monday.
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Emma Page
Ray Phillips
North Avenue B
Sherman
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Elm Grove Cemetery
Journal
Page
Speed Wears Out Tires
Auto tires wear faster at high speeds than at low speeds. The statement notes that higher velocity accelerates tire tread loss and risks, affecting performance and longevity. It emphasizes safe driving through moderate speeds and proper tire maintenance to extend life.
Internal Crisis Grants Martial Law Across Norway
Stockholm dispatch reports German occupation authorities declare a civil emergency in Norway effective immediately. The decree places Norway under martial law with trials for many offenses shifted to German military courts and orders Norwegians in coastal and border zones to surrender their radios to German authorities.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Norway
Britain’s V broadcast urges buying spree in Germany occupied areas
The BBC speaker urged all in occupied Europe to start buying food coal shoes and then furniture and kitchenware for the coming winter. He warned that emptying shops would hinder the German war effort by preventing them from stealing goods, a point noted in New York.
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Great Britain
Germany
Europe
New York
Roosevelt Tax Plea Rejected By House Group
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected President Roosevelt’s request to remove the mandatory joint husband wife income tax return provision in the $3.521 billion tax bill. It also declined lowering the personal exemptions of 900 for single and 2000 for married, and rejected switching corporations from the average earnings method to the invested capital method.
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United Press
House Ways and Means Committee
Rooseelt
Robert Doughton
North Carolina
Treasury
Minor Changes in County Tax Assessments
Iowa state tax commission issued a tentative order fixing adjusted values for the county with only two personal property changes. Valuations for lands buildings and town lots remain, while Colts two years old drop four percent and three years old plus drop five percent. A hearing in Des Moines on August 11 will consider objections and finalize findings.
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Iowa State Tax Commission
Stan Kiesey
Tax Commission
Des Moines
Tax Board
County Board of Supervisors
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Iowa Defense Unit
Hitler
Duke of Kent
Canada
George VI
Ottawa
Duke of Windsor
Windsor
Winnipeg
Canadian Bureau of Information
Jack Snodgrass
Travelair
Snodgrass
Kenneth Kimberlin
Alexanderlotz
Secret Police
Tourou
New York Police
Johanna Hoffman
Lss
State Theater
Mrs. Klein
Susie
Linda Sue Snodgrass
Elm Grove
Norwe
Sults
Roosevelt
House
State Tax Commission
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