Truck Crash In Des Moines Kills Man. Two Hurt
A Des Moines crash on 5 E Fourteenth Street involved a light pickup colliding with a parked trailer. William Rout, age 11, died. His father Roy E Boutson, 33, and Richard Wolfe, 15, suffered serious injuries and were treated at Broadlawns General Hospital.
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Des Moines
William Routon
E. Diehl Sr
Anther Boy
Fourteenth St
Bellave
Roy E. Boutson
Wiliam
Richard Wolfe
Belle Baker
Broadlawns General Hospital
Boy Scout Loses Knife When Catfish Snags Line
Jim Morony of Spencer fished the Little Sioux River when a catfish pulled his line knife and tackle into the water. He mourned losing the knife most of all. Days later Jack Smith, 14, caught an 18 inch catfish downstream with Jim’s line still in its mouth.
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Spencer
Jim Morony
P. F. Morony
Little Sioux River
Jim
Jack Smith
Uv’ Ius
Waterloo fruit stand operator held after shooting
Oscar Fox 48 of Waterloo, fruit stand operator, is held in Black Hawk county jail for investigation in a shooting that struck 17 year old Robert Youngblut in the upper right leg. The incident occurred in a yard beside Fox’s stand.
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Waterloo
Oscar Fox
Black Hawk County
Robert Youngblut
Youngblut
Fox
Ottumwa Sacrifice Day Sells 50 000 War Stamps
About 50 000 Ottumwa war stamps totaling 7500 dollars were sold during Sacrifice Day. Chairman L H Ryan said the figure excluded bond sales. The day’s sales brought July total to about 28 000 dollars, compared with 16 000 in June.
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Ottumwa
Wriday
L. H. Ryan
Ryan
Iowans Form Sourdough Club At Valdez Alaska
One hundred seven workers on the highway to Alaska organize a Sourdough club in Valdez to foster fellowship. Officers include Ray Jodway Des Moines president Ralph Persinger Des Moines vice president Ray McCubbins Marshalltown secretary Daniel E Rice Clarinda treasurer and Robert C Dauffenbach Des Moines corresponding secretary.
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Des Moines
Alaska
Valdez
Ray Jodway
Ralph Persinger
Ray McCubbins
Marshall Town
Daniel E. Rice
Clarinda
Robert C. Dauffenbach
Air Patrol Meeting Set for Clear Lake Flight Breakfast
Mason City Civil Air Patrol Squadron, with the Clear Lake Commercial Club, will host the Iowa Wing 72 Civil Air Patrol at a flight breakfast at North Shore Country Club in Clear Lake. The event accompanies Clear Lake Water Carnival activities and Governor's Day.
Ministers Call for Loyalty to Flag and Church
Sunday evening union service in Central Park featured Rev. George Kerr preaching on "Under Two Flags" urging loyalty to both nation and church. The two red white and blue flags flanked the band stand as Kerr urged Christians and patriots to uphold the values symbolized by the flags.
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Central Park
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Kipling
Ivan Riess
Church of Christ
United States
The
Christian Church
Kerr
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
R. C. Keagy
Methodist Church
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
Harold Irwin
Columbus City
German Plane Attacks Iceland Damages Light
A German Lake-Wulf plane attacked a military installation in southwestern Iceland with little damage reported. The notice came from United States headquarters. Dorothy Ellis of Iowa City was an overnight guest at the John Caldwell home.
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Reykjavik
Ireland
Iceland
United States
Dorothy Ellis
Iowa City
John Caldwell
Attendance hoped up at citizens defense school
Officials expect 250 to 300 attendees as the Washington defense school resumes for a five week run with sessions tonight and Monday Tuesday nights each week. Dr. Stutsman and Dr. Boice will discuss medical organization and defense needs while Mr. Norton covers war gases. The air raid siren will be tested at six.
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Citizens’ Defense School
Ivan Nor Zens
Defense Corps
BE. H. Stutsman
C. A. Boice
Norton
Washington
Alex Miller
Army
Roger Q. Selby
Iowa Industrial and Defense Commission
Iowa
Rainfall Brings Cooler Weather After 100-Degree Saturday
Cloudy skies and cooler temperatures followed a hot spell that saw a 100 degree high Saturday. Sunday's high reached 90 degrees after a morning shower and thunder. rainfall measured about 0.60 inches.
Ned Brookhart Named American Consul at Bombay India
Ned Brookhart son of former Senator S W Brookhart and nephew of Washington attorney L L Brookhart has been appointed American consul at Bombay India and will move from Lourenco Marques Portuguese Africa. He was earlier stationed in Siam and Java and served in Shanghai before being seized with other nationals by the Japanese. The state department notes this and other assignments reflect wartime emergency and limited home leave for personnel abroad.
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Ned Brookhart
S. W. Brookhart
L. Brookhart
Washington
Shanghai
Brookhart
Smith Brookhart
State Department
Ned
Bombay
India
Laurenco Marcques
Portugese
Africa
Japan
United States
America
Siam
Java
Charles E. Brookhart
Lourenco Marques
Far East
Middle
County plans to ship feed wheat for livestock use
The Washington county AAA committee reports a large quantity of feed wheat will be shipped to Ainsworth Brighton and Washi r storage in steel bins. This wheat is to support beef pork and dairy production to reduce corn demand. Arrangements can be made at the Triple A office to take wheat from the car lowering trucking costs.
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Washington County
Commodity Credit Corporation
Ainsworth
Brighton
Washior
Secretary of
Triple A
Dairy Men in Chicago Area Targeted by UMWA Drive
John L. Lewis's United Mine Workers of America launched efforts to organize dairy workers in northern Illinois, northern Indiana, and eastern Iowa. Vernon Ford, regional director, said the drive will cover all milk sellers in Chicago and nearby areas, extending to farm owners as part of union benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vernon Ford
Ford
Mrs. Eugenia M. Smith Dies at 85 in Washington County
Mrs. Eugenia Myrtle Smith widow of Ezra Smith died at 8 30 Sunday morning at the county hospital aged 85 she spent her life in Washington county. She will be buried at Pleasant Plains cemetery after funeral at L A Jones funeral home Tuesday at 2 30 in charge of Dr R C Keagy. She taught in county schools and was a charter member of Pleasant Plains Missionary Society. Surviving are two sons Earl and Walter eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Her husband Ezra Smith died in 1988.
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Eugenia Myrtle Smith
Ezra Smith
Washington County
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
R. C. Keagy
The
Methodist Church
Pleasant Plains
David and
Sarberah
Clark) Canier
Washington
Washington Academy
Pleasant Plains Church
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Washington Methodist Church
Secretary Olin Begins Service At the Y Today
Terry B. Olin started his duties as secretary of the Washington Y M C A today He recently moved from Newton where he led Y work and promoted the physical department He is a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and succeeds Leigh Soule who has moved to Dayton Ohio as a secretary at a large Y M C A
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Olin
the ‘Y
Terry B. Olin
Washington Y.M.C.A
Newton
Mr. Olin
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Leigh Soule
Washington
Y.M.C.A
Dayton
Ohio
Brookhart Named Bankruptcy Referee for Iowa District
Attorney T. L. Brookhart was reappointed as referee in bankruptcy by N. F. Reed, clerk of the U.S. district court in Des Moines, for a term of two years starting Sept. 1, 1942. The district covers Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Van Buren, Wapello, and Washington counties.
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T. L. Brookhart
N. F. Reed
United States District Court
Des Moines
Davis, Des Moines
Henry
Jefferson
Johnson, Keokuk, Lee
Louisa
Mahaska
Powesheik
van Buren, Wapello
Washington Counties
Brookhart
Five Hurt In Highway 22 Collision West Of Riverside
Five persons in a car and a truck were injured in a rear end crash on highway 22 about eleven o'clock Saturday night a mile west of Riverside. Verle Kruse of Riverside drove the truck with his wife and four year old daughter as passengers. Cletus Kron of Riverside drove the car that struck from the rear. Elmer Metz, a passenger in Kron's car, also sustained cuts and bruises. total damage estimated at 350 dollars.
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Highway 22
Riverside
Verle Kruse
Cletus Kron
Kruser
Kron
Elmer Metz
Amos Weaver 71 Dies at County Hospital
Amos Weaver 71 died at the county hospital this afternoon at 12 55. The body was taken to L A Jones funeral home where funeral plans are being made. Time depends on whether his son Wayne can come from the west coast. Weaver had been ill for months and in hospital since late May. His home was 614 West Main Street. He formerly lived on a farm northeast of Washington.
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Amos Weaver
L. A. Jones
Wayne
West Coast
Weaver
West Main Street
Washington
District Expanded After New Appointment
The narrative notes a teen years period under the appointment of Judge Charles A. Dewey of the federal court and mentions a recent enlargement of the district.
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Charles A. Dewey
Federal Court
Francis Ralston Visits Here From Rock Island
Francis Ralston of Rock Island spent yesterday in the city visiting friends and taking in local sights. He paused for a chat at a downtown café before continuing his trip.
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Francis Ralston
Rock Island
Hurl Back Nazis in Caucasus Puts New Tide In Battle
Russian forces launch fresh counterattacks on the Caucasus front led by Marshal Timoshenko to prevent German advances toward Maikop and the Kuban river. Allied air units hammer Axis targets in China and North Africa as British defenses brace for raids along the coast.
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Europe
Kieve Army Air Forces
Britain
Frank O. D. Hunter
U. S. Fighter Command
Asa N. Duncan
Army Air Force
Robert C. Candee
U. S
W. H. Frank
U. S. Air Service Corps
United Press
Caucasus
United States
China
Near East
Australia
Simeon Timoshenko
Don Cognack
Red Fleet
Causus
Efort
Kuban
Maikop
Red Army
Kushchezka
Salsk
Linchuan
Kiangsi
Desert Battle Front
Mediterranean
New Guinea
Port Moresby
Kokoda
R.A.F
Germany
the Caucasus
Kuban River
Sea of Azov
Laval Blames Propaganda for Riot in Vichy France
In Vichy on August 3, Pierre Laval blamed foreign propaganda for a riot sparked by women shouting revolt. One person died and nine were critically injured as revolver fire broke out between police and agitators amid crowds at Paris food stores.
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Vichy
France
Pierre Lasval
Paris
Boston's first wartime horse and buggy casualty
Archibald Rogers, 50, of Boston, was struck by an automobile while guiding his horse-drawn taxi across a street and was recovering in a hospital.
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Boston
Mass
Archibald Rogers
Rogers
Raleton Parents Highlight Local Honor
Mr and Mrs E A Raleton are cited in a local note celebrating their family and community involvement in the town.
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Mrs
E. A. Ral
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Brig
Gen
Hunter
Frank
Gen. Candee
Duncan
Sourdough
Sioux City
Ralph C. Prichard
Ila
Boyd White
Tom Gray
Grees
Lewis
Union of Dairies In
Chicago Area
County
Bankruptcy Post
Stalingrad
Kletskaya
Don
Russia
Laval
Eton
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