Newton Doctor Engle Dies After Stroke in Office
Dr. Harry P. Engle, 68, an eye ear nose and throat specialist who practiced in Newton since the early 1960s, died at Skiff hospital after a July 19 stroke. He rode with his father in horse and buggy days, owned one of Newton’s first three automobiles, and once faced a speeding charge before driving 35 miles to Des Moines in two hours with horses cleared aside.
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Newton
Harry P. Eagle
Skiff Hospital
Engle
Des Moines
Woman Charged After Shootings Case in Villisea
Bernard R Moates filed 6000 suit against Anne Fryer 80 alleging she shot him in the arm with a pistol on July 27 as he tried to settle a dispute sparked by a 9 year old boy riding a bicycle onto her lawn Officials plan to present an assault with intent to do great bodily injury charge to the grand jury The Montgomery county sanity commission has pronounced Mrs Fryer sane
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RED Oak
Bernard R. Moates
Villisea
Anne Fryer
Moates
Demands Grand Jury Investigate Dog Races in Council Bluffs
Edward S. White Jr. of Carroll urged Judge Roe to convene a grand jury to probe dog racing in Council Bluffs and why the sheriff allows the track to continue. White spoke as attorney for Joe W. True of Avoca who seeks an injunction.
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Council Blufe
Council Bluffs
Edward S. White, Jr
Carroll
Joe W. True
Avoca
Charles Roe
White
Temperature records mark warm spell and cool night
The afternoon reading reached 88 degrees at two o clock, up from yesterday’s 87. Last night’s low was 62 degrees, the coolest since the heat wave began.
Plane Crash Kills Iowa Photographer and Pilot
Marshalltown Iowa Aug 6 Harold Benzing George photographer for the Marshalltown Daily Times Republican was killed instantly when a plane he rode in crashed five miles northeast. Owner pilot Robert Niederhauser died hours later. Sheriff said two young men were riding for a pleasure flight. Farmers heard the engine fail and saw the crash.
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Marshalltown
Harold Benzing George
Two Soldiers Die in North Carolina Gun Battle
At Fort Bragg North Carolina UP-Sergeant KE L Hargrave 20 of Corsicana Texas a member of the military police and a negro private were shot and killed early today in a gun battle between military police and a group of negro soldiers Three other white soldiers were wounded one critically and two negro privates had minor wounds Authorities opened an investigation and said not all facts had been determined.
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Fort Bragg
N.C
KE. L. Hargraves
Corsicana
Texas
Rural Washington county lists teachers by superintendent Krabill
County Superintendent Lester B. Krabill announces that all but five rural districts have contracts for teachers for the coming year. Some districts may close if no teachers are secured. Most schools open September 1 with a few starting August 25. a long list of districts and teachers follows the announce.
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Washington County
Lester B. Krabill
Krahill
Iowa Corn Crop Suffers Injury From Heat Wave
Des Moines reports Iowa's corn crop deteriorated after two weeks of excessive heat. Much depends on rainfall in the next two weeks as weather and crop officials note white caps seared tassels and bottom firing. Federal meteorologist Reed says rainfall was only about a fourth of normal last week and many areas had no rain, though showers yesterday offered some relief.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Report Service
Charles D. Reed
Reed
Peters couple attends Davenport oil heating meeting
Mr and Mrs T H Peters visited Davenport Monday evening to attend a gathering of oil heating representatives.
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T. H. Peters
Davenport
Senate Overrides Roosevelt Veto On Defense Highway Bill
The Senate voted 57 to 19 to override President Roosevelt's veto of a 250 million defense highway bill. The plan would fund strategic bridge and highway improvements for national defense and distributes funds by population. the House must act before the bill becomes law.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Today
Roosevelt
House
Hull Warns on Japan Move Into Siam
Secretary of State Cordell Hull said any Japanese move into Siam would concern the United States. He noted U S opposition to conquests by force and said American interests and position were clear. The remark followed reports that the U S sent its first war supplies to Russia to aid the Soviet fight against Germany.
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Cordell Hull
Japan
Siam
United States
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
Hull
Russia
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Elect Delegates Install Officers of Legion Post
Sunset Park hosted Leon Beatty post summer picnic with about 70 Legionaires enjoying fried chicken and sides. Five delegates and five alternates were elected to the state convention at Des Moines. New officers were installed led by W Q Morgan, with S W Easter named commander for a snappy year and a 160 member World War I veteran post beginning a new term.
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Leon Beatty Post
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State Legion
Ss. W. Easter
Fred Downing
M. L. Brown
Hilton Rabenold
Archie Buwer
A. E. Baldrige
Martin Whittaker
Howard Miller
George Rudiger
Cy Birka
Des Moines
Leon Beatty
W. QO. Morgan
Brighton
S. W. Easter
George Basker
Charles Kennedy
Russell Frink
Dale Atkinson
Cloyce Stewart
Maynard Brown
Matt W
Miller
Onawa Man Killed In Haystack Fall
James Brown, 77, died when he fell from a haystack on the Levi McNeill farm south of Onawa. Monona county Coroner S N Anderson said Brown’s neck was broken. He was a retired Illinois Central railroad section foreman. Brown is survived by his wife and three children.
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James Brown
Levi McNeill
Here
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Brown
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British and Russian Navies Reach Contact in Arctic Waters
London reports that British and Russian naval forces are in contact in northern waters after British air raids on Pet samo Finland and Kirkenes Norway. Officials say warships of both powers are communicating as plans for a blockade of northern Finnish and Norwegian coasts are discussed.
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Bussian
Petsamo
Kirkenes
Orcutt Wins Prize On Business Growth
Albert Orcutt owner of the local Piggly Wiggly store was among contest prize winners sponsored by Piggly Wiggly for sales growth in May and June 1941. The event awarded five trips to the New Orleans convention, with Orcutt the sole Iowan, winner choosing a General Electric radio phonograph as his prize.
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Piggly Wiggly Organization
Albert Orcutt
New Orleans
Honolulu
T. H
Mr. Orcutt
General Electric
Dillon to Talk on Jews to Palestine
Evangelist Edward Greer Dillon speaks in a large East Washington Street tent on the significance of the Return of about 500,000 Jews to Palestine. He follows with talks on the revival of the Roman empire and Mussolini's ambition, and a Friday lecture on Are we at the Close of the Times of the Gentiles.
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Edward Greer Dillon
East Washington Street
Dillon
Mussolini
Washington
Five Entries in The Amateur Contest Tonight
The Mt Pleas ant band concert at 7 45 precedes the weekly amateur contest in Central park scheduled for 8 46 tonight. Entries include Betty and Joyce Logan of Washington Colleen and Barbara Godwin of Washington Betty Colthurst of Ainsworth Mary Crane of Medford Oregon Norma Jeanne Seaton Iowa City Velma and Helen Dunkerson Harper. Prizes are two dollars for second and three dollars for first from the Chamber of Commerce.
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Joyce Logan
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Barbara Godwin
Betty Colthurst
Ainsworth
Mary Crane
Medford
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Lowa City
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Helen Dunkerson
Harper
Chamber of Commerce
Navy Reads 2 Million Books Yearly Across Fields
Navy enlisted personnel read about two million books annually covering topics from international law to westerns and detective stories. Isabel Dubois, director of libraries in the bureau of navigation, said that about 69 percent.
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Washington
Navy
Isabel Dubois
Bureau of Navigation
Legion aims program at veterans with community meeting
Ainsworth post hosted a meeting attended by several members and World War I veterans not yet members. The gathering included introductions and greetings as the group discussed its planned activities for the Legion program.
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Ainsworth
NYA Work Moves to Berdo Building on West Polk Street
National Youth Administration crews under Jacob Roth begin setting up in the former Cavalry building as 30 youths aged 17 to 25 work on county projects. About 20 applicants await enrollment, with Virginia Sheetz Bonnie Ryan and James Rinner assisting. plans include housing girls in the nurses home for sewing and training, while some will pursue nursing courses.
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Jacob Roth
Washington County
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James Rinner
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Wayland High School
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Roth
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Navy readers favor westerns and sea tales spark mixed interest
A navy librarian notes demand trends among sailors. Westerns dominate popular taste, while most vessels boast sizable libraries. Submarines begin with about 150 volumes, yet sea stories lose appeal after initial exposure.
Decisive battle claims echoed from Smolensk to Moscow
Vice President Henry Wallace in Colorado said Washington believes the Nazi regime will collapse from internal troubles if the Russians hold out until autumn. Berlin said the Smolensk victory would be decisive for Europe and perhaps the world, with German forces massing for a likely drive on Moscow. Russian losses were claimed at 4 million killed or disabled, with vast Soviet prison camps and equipment totals cited. Attlee told Parliament that Germany fights a two front war and German plans have been twisted by Russia’s resistance.
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Pepper Sees Selectees Serving Five to Ten Years
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida predicted the government will likely keep selectees National Guardsmen and reservists in service for at least five years and possibly ten or a generation. He opposed a two year limit proposed by the administration and argued the emergency is beyond description.
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Claude Pepper
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Fepper
San Feria man to visit relatives then return to Texas
Harry McKibben of San Feria Texas has spent several weeks with Foster relatives. He will go to Freeport Illinois in the morning to visit relatives before returning to Texas.
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San Feria
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Freeport
Grinnell crew honors Harl Safris before event
A group of Safris employees held a miscellaneous shower for Harl Safris at the Safris home, acknowledging his approaching blessed event while noting women’s ideas for party themes.
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Harl Safris
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