Torrential Iowa Rain Causes Deaths and Flood Damage
A Louisa County man drowns after slipping from a bank during a cloudburst in southern and southeastern Iowa. Des Moines meteorologist Charles Reed calls the downpour among the state’s heaviest on record and notes unofficial reports of up to 14 inches. Additional rainfall reports include 7.5 inches at Wellman and 10 inches at Olds, with crops and gardens flooded and fields flattened.
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Des Moines
Iowa
George Lambert
Elrick
Victory &Gardens
Charles D. Reed
Weather Bureau
Reed
Winfield
Wellman
Olds
Iowa City Attacked Attorney Swisher Undergoes Surgery
County Attorney Edward F. Bate investigated the assault on Ingalls Swisher, prominent Iowa City attorney and former mayor. Swisher had a second operation on Monday for fractures to his nose and left cheekbone. hospital attendants call his condition satisfactory and Bate plans to prosecute.
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Iowa City
Edward F. Bate
Ingalls Swisher
Swisher
State University of Iowa Hospital
Rate
Mathews Named Captain of Ottumwa State Guard
Lieut. H. W. Mathews was commissioned as captain and named commander of Ottumwa’s Company G Iowa state guard to succeed Capt. Harry Price who resigned after criticizing equipment and uniforms. Col. G. V. Caughlan appointed Mathews who had served as plans and training officer on the 2nd Battalion staff. He has been an officer of Tass G since its organization.
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Ottumwa
Mathews
Iowa State Guard
Harry Price
G. V. Caughlan
Council Bluffs
Taff
Tass, G
Three Hurt In Home Explosion At Hollis Residence
In Marengo three people were severely burned when a basement explosion heavily damaged Dr. E. L. Hollis’s home. Victims include Edward Lieb seven, Joyce Lieb twelve, and Mrs. Catherine Lieb. Cause believed to be coal water heater and sewer gas exposure. They were treated at a Iowa City hospital.
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Marengo
E. L. Hollis
Edward Lieb
Hollis
Iowa City
Joyce Lieb
Catherine Lieb
Man Sentenced for Tire Theft In Sumner
John F. Struck 41 of Sumner, a county highway maintenance employee, was sentenced to one year in Dinner County Jail after pleading guilty to larceny. He admitted taking four tires tubes and wheels from a farm trailer owned by Alfred Zell of Sumner, per Sheriff Harley Ehlert.
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Waverly
John F. Struck
Sumner
Dinner County
T. A. Beardmore
Struck
Alfred Zell
Harley Ehlert
Dismissal of GEW analyst over past ties and refusal to re sign
John Bovingdon a 52 year old economic analyst in the GEW enemy branch was dismissed by Leo T. Crowley after he refused to re sign his contract. Bovingdon denied the charges and blamed anti-New Deal politics for the move while Dies committee pressure loomed.
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Washington, D. C
Leo T. Crowley
Office of Economic Warfare Today
John Bovingdon
GEW
Crowley
Bovingdon
Martin Dies
House Committee
Congress
Bo Vingdon
Dies Committee
County Jail Still After Three Days
The Washington county jail remained empty for a third day with no new prisoners after the lone inmate was released last Sunday. Sheriff H. M. Putnam said wife Mrs. Putnam has visited her relatives in Davenport, noting the jail faces no feeding duties and joking about who would endure his cooking if anyone is jailed.
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Washington County
Putnam
H. M. Putnam
Davenport
Two Youths Fined for Speeding by Mayor Lytle
Mayor R L Lytle fined Robert Beaman and Del bert Karll twelve dollars and fifty cents plus costs for speeding on Washington streets. Chief George Baker noted both had prior traffic court appearances and warned them. Other youths with no driving licenses received nominal justice court fines for similar charges.
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R. L. Lytle
Robert Beaman
Delbert Karll
Washington
George Baker
Justice Court
Dbe
Salvage Department Urges More Scrap Drive Efforts
The county salvage department announces results from the first half of the year noting 762 tons of metal 6,490 pounds of rags and 54 000 pounds of rubber moved to junkyards. It cites a shortfall against the heavy scrap quota and calls farmers and others to sell scrap through regular dealers while the executive board meets August 9 to finalize plans for the drive.
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County Salvage Department
Washington County
State Salvage Department
Iowa
Judge Patterson Holds Court Here
Judge J. G. Patterson of Oska loosa held a day of district court in Washington as part of the March term. The session focused on probate docket matters and he plans to return August 9 for the first motion day under the new procedures. Washington attorneys and Clerk R. R. Noonan attended the district bar association meeting in Sigourney to discuss the new rules.
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J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Washington
R. R. Noonan
Sigourney
District Bar Association
No New Tires Limited for Spares in Iowa Courts
A county rationing board bulletin states no new tires will be available for spares for several months except for firemen and doctors who must drive fast. No tires at all for drivers with four usable tires plus one emergency spare, a rule to be discussed in Iowa courts.
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County Rationing Board
Albany General Hospital Baby Abduction Strikes City
Judith Gurney, a two day old girl, was abducted from Albany General Hospital. Doctors say the mother Mrs. B W Gurney remains in precarious condition amid a wide police search and hospital inquiries into possible inside involvement. State authorities explore entry methods and a possible inside conspirator.
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Albany
Ore
B. W. Gurney
Albany General Hospital
Legion Invests in 400 War Bonds at Leon Beatty Post
At a Leon Beatty American Legion meeting it was voted to invest 400 in war bonds from post funds. Reports show carnival profits of 262.79 and 81.65 from the root beer stand. The post plans to purchase 40,000 more cigarettes for service members and notes eight WWII veterans have joined, with 538 members paid up.
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Leon Beatty
The
American Legion
Post
Carnival
S. W. Kaster
Ivan Rommel
Legion
Navy
Norfolk
Legion Post
Jay Brown
Army Air Service
California
Arnott Wylie
Leon Beatty Post
Skunk and English Rivers Rise. 25 Bridges Damaged in County
Waterways including the Skunk and English rivers rose steadily after the weekend rain, flooding basements in Washington and damaging inventories at McCleery calendar and Curran company plants. County officials report 25 bridges and culverts washed out or damaged, with road shoulders eroded and several box culverts displaced. repair crews led by Robert Welte work to reopen routes and caution motorists.
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Washington County
Crooked Creek
Washington
McCleery Calendar
Curran Company
County Board of Supervisors
Robert Welte
Wallace Attacks Big Corporations in Postwar Plan
Vice President Henry Wallace told the Iowa State Federation of Labor that a postwar showdown with large corporations is inevitable as he accused them of scarcity economics and blocking all-out production. He urged objective planning to balance production for agriculture labor and business.
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Des Moines
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Iowa
Allies seize ground as Sicily campaign gains momentum
Allied forces renew pressure in Sicily driving back Axis defenses along Mt Etna and near Messina. In Russia, Orel remains in retreat as Red Army advances on the southern front while Patton and Montgomery push new gains in Sicily, signaling a potential Axis collapse.
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Sicily
Orel
Mt. Etna
Messina
Russia
Georges. Patton
Seventh Army
Caronia
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Eighth Army
Selby Compliments County on Blackout
Rodney Q. Selby of Des Moines civilian defense leader compliments Wasco County on last Friday night’s blackout. He notes the county cooperated 100 percent and asks Norton to thank the Citizens Defense corps and the public.
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Rodney Q. Selby
Des Moine
the Star
Ivan Norton
Wasington
Mr. Norton
Citizens Defense Corps
Edward Florang Funeral Services Friday
Funeral services for Edward Florang, who died last Sunday, will be held Friday morning at 9:80 at St. James Catholic Church under Rev. H. J. Corcoran. Burial follows at St. Mary's Cemetery in Riverside. A rosary will be held Thursday at nine o'clock at L. A. Jones Funeral Home.
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Edward Florang
St. James Catholic Church
H. J. Corcoran
St. Mary's Cemetery
Riverside
L. A. Jones
Drying and Brining Meeting at Kalona
Ruth Fogler county home economist leads a Kalona program Friday August 7 at 2 p m on drying and brining fruits and vegetables. Attendees learn drying methods driers storage sauerkraut and other vegetables with 4 H demonstrations by Mary Ellen Duensing and Margaret McCall.
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Kalona
Ruth Fogler
Mary Ellen Duensing
Margaret McCall
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Rose Reid
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Mike Crone
Ralph Martin
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