Ottumwa Seeks Ammunition Plant For Wapello County
A Chamber of Commerce panel led by Horace A Brown John Huston Roy KE Stevens and H W Davis will visit Washington to press for the establishment of an ammunition loading plant in Wapello County Iowa to boost industry and employment.
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Ottumwa
Horace A. Brown
John Huston
Roy KE. Stevens
H. W. Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Wapello County
Jailed for chicken theft in Cedar Rapids case
Joseph Sin delar of Ely received four months in jail for chicken theft. He asked to return home for home cooked dinners before serving his term, but Sheriff Jim Smith denied the request.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Sindelar
Ely
Jim Smith
Police Seek Stolen Guernsey Bull in Des Moines Pasture
Des Moines police were given a task to recover a stolen Guernsey bull left staked in a pasture by owner L. H. Severson. Severson valued the bull at $50.
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Des Moines
L. H. Severson
Severson
New Flash Tube for Ultra Fast Photography Developed
Iowa State College physicists announce a new flash tube capable of stopping action in a millionth of a second. Professor G W Fox reports the device photographs projectiles and other rapid events. The tube was developed by Thomas R Burnight of Akron as part of his master's thesis in physics.
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Iowa State College
G. W. Fox
Physics
Thomas R. Burnight
Akron
NLRB dismisses Ottumwa Nash-Finch unfair labor charges
Charges of unfair labor practices filed by Ottumwa branch employees against Nash-Finch Co. have been dismissed. The decision comes from Robert J. Weiner, regional NLRB director in Minneapolis, and stems from a strike by Ottumwa workers.
Inmate Luther Williams Sentenced for False Check Case
Luther Williams a former inmate of Sing Sing Folsom and San Quentin prisons was sentenced by District Judge George W Wood Williams to seven years at Fort Madison for presenting a false 170 dollar check to an implement dealer in payment for a plow and twine and receiving 84.55 in change.
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Waterloo
Luther Williams
Sing Sing
Folsom
San Quentin
Fort Madison Penitentiary
George W. Wood Williams
New York Welfare Leader Describes Elderly Housing Program
Mrs. Effie M. Dunning of New York city outlines welfare work with the Community Service Society. She discusses Tompkins Square House a unique elderly housing project with small apartments cafeteria and affordable rent. The building serves visitors from across the country and abroad seeking administration insight.
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Effie M. Dunning
New York City
Dunning
Washington
D. W. Harvey
Community Service Society
Presbyterian Home
Welfare Council
Large Warehouse Destroyed in Muscatine Fire
A fire destroyed a block long warehouse of Roach and Musser Sash and Door in Muscatine Iowa. Firemen from Muscatine and Davenport fought about two hours to control the blaze which also damaged a filling station and blocked the Rock Island Californian train. Two freight cars with stock burned and nearby homes were moved out as onlookers gathered. The origin of the fire was not immediately determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
Iowa
Roach & Musser Sash and Door Company
Davenport
Rock Island
Californian
Weather boosts corn crop progress in Des Moines
Des Moines on August 7 reports favorable weather pushing down corn forward at a remarkable rate. Federal meteorologist Charlie D Reed notes late progress offsets earlier damage and the crop is now in good condition due to recent rains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
U.P
Charlies D. Reed
Reed
Truman Leads Stark In Missouri Democratic Primary
Truman leads Stark in Missouri's Democratic primary with 238,666 votes to 222,028 as 3,964 of 4,448 precincts reported. Maurice Milligan trailed with 114,688 votes. Returns suggest most races were settled in yesterday's voting.
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ST. Louis
Harry S. Truman
Lloyd Stark
Truman
Stark
Maurice Milligan
Kansas City
Infant loses foot in mower accident near Kalona
Abie Opp two year old son of Mr and Mrs Chriss Ropp is in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after his foot was severed below the ankle and the other foot damaged by a mower in a field near Kalona The accident happened when the child crept into tall grass as his father mowed wild lettuce The family hurried him to hospital and doctors were unsure if the second foot could be saved
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Kalona
Abie Opp
Chriss Ropp
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Ropp
Burlington woman visits Oak Park after stay at Simpson home
Betty Bower of Burlington spent Sunday night at the Albert Simpson home and then proceeded to Oak Park, Illinois, to spend time away.
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Betty Bower
Burlington
Albert Simpson
Oak Park, Lll
Thursday Movie Show for Children at State Theater
The State theater hosts a Thursday matinee for children as the final program of the 1940 supervised playground season in Washington. Ralph Pratt offers five cent admission for Lincoln and Stewart playground kids, who must arrive with adults at two o’clock and bring nickels. Mary Atchison and George Mohr supervise respective playground groups. Friday wraps the season with cleanup rather than supervised play.
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State Theater
Washington
Ralph Pratt
Lincoln
Stewart
Sandy
Mary Atchison
Lincoln Grounds
George Mohr
Mohr
See Fine Prospect For Junior College
Kenneth Kimberlin a Washington junior college field representative has worked a month to boost enrollment. He has visited most of the 1940 high school graduates and county high schools graduates with good response. National Youth Administration aid is down creating need for student work and rooming as out of town students arrive. Dean Mead will be available for counseling in his office for interested students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Kimberlin
Washington Junior College
National Youth Administration
Dean Mead
Fragments of Reunion With Monmouth College Friend
A short reminiscence notes a few days spent with her Monmouth college chum Frances Simpson, illustrating a friendly social visit and the close ties between former classmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monmouth College
Frances Simpson
Seven Cars Licensed in County This Week
Seven new cars were registered in the county treasurer's office during the past week, six since August 1. The total licenses now stand at 5,566, 118 more than the same period last year. Owners include G L Wilson Washington Chevrolet truck J P Colton Ainsworth Chevrolet business coupe Wehrie Motor Co Wellman Mercury 4 door touring sedan Wehrie Motor Co Wellman Ford deluxe Tudor Harold T Miller Woman Ford truck E L Stewart Washington Chevrolet special deluxe sedan H B Cheney Crawfordsville Ford Tudor.
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G. L. Wilson
Washington
Chevrolet
J. P. Colton
Ainsworth
Wehrie Motor Co
Weilman
Wellman
Harold T. Miller
E. L. Stewart
H. B. Cheney
Crawfordsville
Committee Changes Mind On Draft Hearings in Washington
The House military affairs committee votes 11 to 10 to reopen hearings on the conscription bill and invite former Secretary of War Harry Woodring and Gen John J Pershing to testify, after a harmonious session contrasting with yesterday's heated meeting accusing opponents of the draft of a fifth column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
House Military Affairs Committee
Harry Woodring
John J. Pershing
Woodring
Pershing
Ambassadorship Remarks Probed by State Department
Acting Secretary Sumner Welles said the State Department sought an explanation from John Cudahy the American ambassador to Belgium regarding remarks he made in a London press interview yesterday.
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Washington, D.C
Sumner Welles
State Department
John Cudahy
Belgium
London
Hurricane Warning Ordered From Lake Charles To Sabine
The United States Weather Bureau issued hurricane warnings from Lake Charles to Sabine Texas as a tropical storm grows stronger and is forecast to move inland near or just east of Port Arthur.
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New Orleans
United States Weather Bureau
Lake Charles
Sabine
Texas
Port Arthur
Fascist Bombings In Africa Increases Pressure On British Empire
A United Press summary reports Italian forces captured Hargeisa and Odweina in British Somaliland as bombing raids expand across Africa. British air raids hit targets in Paris and Holland while fascist advances threaten Suez, Haifa, and potential Spanish involvement grows.
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Cairo
Egypt
U.R
British Somaliland
Deira
Heast
East Africa
Hargeisa
Odweina
London
Air Ministry
Paris
Holland
Germany
United Press
Africa
Americas
Atlantic
Hritieh
Alexandria
Haifa
Suez Canal
Hitler
British Isles
Spain
Italy
Rome
Willkie Sparks Iowa Indiana Hog War in Des Moines
During a Des Moines stop on his Iowa visit Wendell Willkie teased Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mark Thornburg and Greensburg Indiana businessman Arthur Lemmon. The two argued over hog ranching records and Wallace figures in a running dispute that proved unresolved.
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Lemmon
Iowa
Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Des Moines
Indiana
State House
Arthur Lemmon
Greensburg
Ind
Rush County
Wilkie
Mark
Mark Thornburg
United States
Thornburg
Lowa
Wallace
Jones County Fair Grounds Adds Racing Stables
The Jones county fair grounds now include near two thousand five hundred racing stables expanding facilities for horse events and exhibitions.
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Jones County Fair
Thanksgiving Town Festival in Wellman to Stage Pageant
Wellman hosts a mammoth Thanksgiving Town festival August 22 with a 150 performer pageant on the park stage depicting the history of Thanksgiving. The event includes a soap box derby with 20 entrants, an amateur contest, and concerts by the local band. Wellman, famous for Maplecrest Turkey Farms and regional turkey production, bills itself as a national Thanksgiving hub.
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Wellman
Iowa
America
Wellman Park
Wellmat
Championship Band
Turkey Plant
Maplecrest Turkey Farms, Inc
Country Home
Readers Digest
Fisher Divorce Filed by Leona A Fisher
A divorce petition was filed in district court by Leona A. Fisher seeking a divorce from her husband Harl L. Fisher.
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Disttrict Court
Leona A. Fisher
Harl L. Fisher
Legion Picnic At Sunset Park Marked By Chicken Feast
Members of the Leon Bailey post and guests gathered at Sunset Park pavilion for the annual Fred chicken picnic. The event featured committee leaders like Harry Simpson and W. Easter with Vic Crone and others handling tickets. Officers were installed by Fred Downing and Ted Crone praised for sound records. Delegates named for the state convention were announced as plans discussed for a potentially pivotal Legion year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Baetty
Sunset Park
Post
Legion
Washington
Harry S.mpson
5. W. Easter
M. L. Brown
Hassell Frink
Vic Crone
Palmer Schilting
Jay Brewer
George Birney
Bob Noonan
Carl Guther
Kaster
Roosevelt Reveals Strategy Conference for Third Term
HYDE PARK N Y Aug. U P President Roosevelt held a strategy conference with running mate Henry A Wallace and Secretary Harry L Hopkins to plan the third term nominating drive. Hopkins expected today Wallace arrives tomorrow for talks at the summer White House. A non political tour may take him into New England with possible stops at defense bases in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Connecticut.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Aug. T
U.P
Roosevelt
Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
Commerce
Harry L. Hopkins
Hopkins
Wallace
White House
New England States
Massachusetts
New Hamphire
Connecticut
Coakley damages verdict reversed by Iowa Supreme Court
The Iowa Supreme Court on August 7 reversed a Blackhawk County district ruling that awarded $50 to Mrs. Mary Coakley Washington for injuries at a Waterloo dairy congress in 1937. The court held negligence contributed to the trampling incident during the exhibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Madines
Iowa State Supreme Court
Blackhawk County District Co
Mary Coakley Washington
Waterloo
High Court
New Home Excavation Begins for Ledger Residence
Construction starts this morning at 722 East Washington street for a five room single story home designed in Early American style with blueprints by Harry Sowden. Eclipse Lumber Co. handles the building. The Ledger family hopes to occupy by November.
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A. R. Ledger
East Washington Street
Harry Sowden
Eclipse Lumeber Company
Ledgers
Ora J. Gingerich
South Fourth Avenue
Eclipse Lumber Company
Gingerich
Wellman
Coach Anderson Named Chief All Star Coach for Packers Clash
Dr Edward Anderson of Iowa won the national vote as chief coach of the college all star team that will face the Green Bay Packers in Chicago on August 29. He received 4 168 614 votes near him was Don Faure of Missouri Big Six champions.
Delegates Named and Notables Attend Meeting
The group named acclamation Howard Miller and Fred Downing retiring district commander to the three delegate spots with M. L. Brown A. EB Hardrige and Harry Simpson elected. Alternates listed Preston Wolf George Baker Al Goddard Marty Whittaker and Dr P L Etter. Visitors included Warren Morgan Harry Selzer J T Friedel and Robert Schell among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Miller
Fred
Warren
Morgan
Brighton
Glenn Davis
Joe Haffner
Charley Bovard
Burlington
Harry Selzer
Mediaepolis
J. T. Friedel
Happ
Washington
Robert Schell
Roy L. Chopek Post
Iowa
Sidn Morrison Ice Cream Company
Arnolds Park
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Roach & Musser Company
Baby
Parm
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Britain
State
Kimberlin
U.S
England
Legionaires
Veice
W. Kaster
Bobe Kurté
T. L. Brookhart
Ted Crone
Brookhart
Robert RK
Noonan
Leslie Dunlap
W. O Morgan
Downing
al Goddard
George Baker
Russell Frink
Harlan W
Coakley
Supreme Court
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