Nazis Again Claim Victory in Russia A COLUMN
A state agent investigates cruelty charges at Eldora state boys training school. Merle Dahms, a 17 year old from Winnebago Minnesota, alleged he was paddled by a cottage attendant. Dahms escaped July 25 and was returned by Patrolman Melvin Hove after reporting welts.
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Des Moines
An Loy
Eldora
George Wilson
Merle Dahms
Winnebago
Minn
Melvin Hove
Dahms
Hove
Highway Patrol
Air License Recall To Conserve Steel
Iowans may be required to turn in 1941 auto license plates to obtain 1942 plates due to a sheet steel shortage. Washington reports the office of price administration and civilian supply asked states to enforce the recall. Steel is being allocated to 1942 plates because substitutes cannot be found in time. Trowa may begin distribution of 1942 plates Dec 1, but 1943 plates could lack steel.
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Des Moines
Bandit Robs Station Operator After Plea for Help
An armed bandit robs NEW SHARON oil station operator Rawman Applegate of $5 from the till after demanding cash. He fires at Applegate missing his head by inches, then takes $15 from the till and divides half the loot with Mrs. Applegate after she pleads the money is needed for doctor bills.
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New Sharon
Stolen Car Used in Statewide Holdups Two Mason City Youths Sentenced
Don Grenier and Harry Sigman, both 19 and 20, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to rob after using a stolen car in hold ups across Iowa. They were sentenced to indeterminate five years in the Anamosa reformatory by District Judge Joseph Meyer. The arrests followed a July 23 hold up at a Mitchellville filling station and subsequent detention in Newton, Iowa.
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Des Moines
Mason City
Anamosa Reformatory
Don Grenier
Harry Sigman
Joseph Meyer
W. H. Bowers
Mitchellville
Newton
Iowa
Mrs. Dunbar 58 Laid To Rest In Iowa City Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Dunbar 58 were held Monday at the Jones chapel with Rev. Carl Klein in charge. Interment followed at Grace Hill cemetery. Mrs. Dunbar died at University hospital Iowa City after an operation and long illness. She was born Edna Pearl Hotle October 10 1882 and married J. W. Dunbar August 24 1905. Surviving: husband a son Clair two daughters Mrs James Sweeney Mrs Randolph Kelsey Mrs Dale Jones and Mrs Earl Fisher all of Washington and two sons Robert and Don at home. four brothers Will Frank John and Charles and three sisters. One daughter Mrs Frances McKinney is deceased.
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J. W. Dunbar
Jones Chapel
Carl Klein
Grace Hill
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Dunbar
Iowa City
University Hospital
Edna Pearl Hotle
Henry
Mary Ann Shockley Hotle
Dutch Creek
Washington County
West Chester
Bethel Methodist Church
Clair
Fairfield
James Sweeney
Cedar Rapids
Randolph Kelsey
Dale Jones
Earl Fisher
Washington
Robert
Don
Frances McKinney
Will Hotle
Frank
Indiana
John
Charles
Kansas
Walter Carkuff
Tra Hogg
Pennsylvania
Ed Libe
Don Radda Heads To National Tall Corn Championship Again
Don Radda of Des Moines Iowa is favored to defend his Tall Corn title at the Iowa State Fair finals Aug 22 29. The 1940 champion remains a leading contender as other farmers from several states prepare to challenge him. Previous records show Radda produced a 23 ft 10 in stalk two years ago and won both state and national tall corn contests last year. The fair will feature additional farm events including a grain growing contest a corn show and a two million dollar live stock show.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Don Radda
Washington
Radda
Wilson
Farm Bureau
Don
Kadda
County July First Registrants Order Numbers Announced
Washington county selective service board lists order numbers for 21 year old registrants on the first day of July. First 22 have been contacted but will not be called until fall or later.
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Washington County
Selective Service Board
Daryl
Wayne Oldfield
Wellman
Manuel Junior McKune
N. Marion Ave
Washington
William Joseph Marie, Jr
Howard Clayton Derby
Rubio
Roger Carrol Lyon
Ainsworth
Jean Fred Messer, Jr
Lake Lodge
Ralston Lake
New York
Clifford Walter Whetstine
Richmond
Allen Henry Zeck
Howard Leo Lewis
Keota
Wayne Ivan Zeck
William Fredrick Fehlberg
Lyle David Luckey
Riverside
Harold Leroy Turner
S. Ave. C
Arlis Ralph Knauss
N. Iowa
Francis Joseph Brophy
Cecil Lamont Gingerich
Doyle Nelson Brown
Brighton
John Lloyd Hughes
6Th Ave
Marshall Elwood = Smith
S. Iowa Ave
Orville Charles Hradek
Cleo Russell Gerot
William Andrew Finke
Buildings Rising Overnight In Ankeny War Plant Boom
Ankeny Iowa residents watch a $30,000,000 federal war plant rapidly rise on a 2400 acre site near Main Street. By March 1 completion is expected with 8000 workers. town infrastructure may need a $5,000,000 bond increase for water and sewage. Some workers already live in trailers.
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Ankeny
Iowa
Main Street
Des Moines
Dairy Herd Improvement Picnic Draws Crowd Near Wellman
The County Dairy Improvement Group held its annual picnic near Wellman with about eighty attendees. Alwin Lueder oversaw tours to Wallace Hash and M. W. Miller farms, showcasing Holstein and Guernsey classes, followed by a noon picnic in Wellman park and a judging contest with 43 participants across men women and juniors.
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Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Wellman
Alvin Lueder
Wallace Hash Farm
Floyd Johnson
Extension Dairyman
M. W. Miller
Guernsey
Wellman Park
D. G. Yoder
Wallace Eash
Stanley Eash
Erelyn
Arlene Bash
Mr. Lueder
Johnson
Lester Miller
Marvin Matthis
Robert Grimsley
Morton Emde
Stanley Bash
Ord
Earl Booth
A. L. Duensing
Dean Johnson
Roy Eckhardt
Dean Emde
Lloyd Duensing
Paul Miller
Harry Quensing
Waterloo Dairy Hlergh Cattle Congress
Lueder
Alvin J. Lueder
Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Tri-County Holstein Breeders
Twenty five driving licenses awarded at county court
Twenty five licenses to operate cars were granted after weekly driving tests led by a state highway patrolman at the courthouse. Eight instruction permits were issued and eleven testers failed. Chauffeurs licenses went to Charles Watson and Richard Henely of Brighton, Don ald Aldams of Richland, Dean Stewart of Crawfordsville, and Bernard Pauly of Washington.
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Court House
Doris Morgan
Helen Brown
David Wentworth
William Morgan
Merle Allison
Brighton
Mae Rickey
Winfield
Orin Black
Clark Baker
George Morris
Keota
Virginia Tucker
Leslie Dunlap
Wilma Brower
Flossie Ainslie
Jeanne E. Chappell
Washington
Robert Teeple
Wilbur Swartzendruber
Wellman
Alice Holmes
Harry Black
Crawfordsville
Virginia Peterstein
Kalona
Grayce Reif
West Chester
Hilda Edwards
Francis Nelson
Helen Beenblossom
Irene Hawkins
Mildred Moore
Ainsworth
Charles Watson
Richard Henely
Donald Aldams
Richland
Dean Stewart
Bernard Pauly
Truck Crash Injures Young Driver in Missouri Route Work
Joe Fuller 18 of Collins Missouri driver for Concrete Materials escaped serious injury when his clay truck overturned on an oiled hill southeast of Rubio while hauling binder for a new No. 1 west road near Brighton. He suffered a deep leg cut a shoulder injury and minor bruises. The truck owned by his brother George Fuller was severely damaged with estimated losses around 350 dollars.
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Joe Fuller
Collins
Concrete Materials Company
No. 1
Brighton
Rubio
Fuller
George Fuller
Community honors D.H.I.A. supervisor Lueder at picnic event
The All-Iowa Holstein picnic and seventh district Holstein show at Wellman on June 20 featured Mr. Lueder for special assistance in arranging the program. The program book credits him and locals praise his valuable community service in Washington County and hope other counties have such supervisors.
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Wellman
Lueder
D.h.i
Washington County
D.h.i.a
Troop Heads to Louisiana as Captain Brown Is Replaced
The unit bids farewell to Captain Brown while Captain Conner takes command and joins the Louisiana maneuver plans. Mosquitoes at camp provide light relief as letters promise further updates from the field.
Oral J. Brown Takes Command Of Service Troop
Camp Bowie Texas reports Capt Oral J Brown assuming command of the Service troop his new post greeted with enthusiasm. The new skipper is described as A-1 and highly capable in mechanized transport with proven leadership in handling men.
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Corporal Edgington
Camp
Bowie
Texas
Oral J. Brown
Service Troop
Conner to Take Command of DD Troop in Place of Brown
The unit will be led by First Lieutenant Walter G. Conner as Captain Brown departs. The writer praises Conner’s capability, likability, and long tenure with the group, predicting a strong performance and widespread support.
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Captain Brown
Conner
Texas
Mosquitoes
Maneuvers
Louisiana
Brown
Walter G. Conner
Return of Lt. Donaldson and Lt. Young to Troop D
Lt. Max A. Donaldson and Lt. Nathanial E. Young are back with Troop D after time away. The homecoming brings relief as the unit resumes duty and daily operations with restored leadership.
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Max A. Donaldson
Nathanial E. Young
Address for Private Percival Doolittle on maneuvers
August 2 1939 style tease provides return address for soldiers seeking mail. Private Percival Quincey Doolittle of the 118th Cavalry is listed with serial number 20743919 and unit p Troop. The note includes A P O No 308 Bagley Louisiana as the mailing address.
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Johnnie
Percival Quincey Doolittle
Cav
Bagley
Louisiana
Pictures Bring Soldiers To Troon For Posed Portraits
Pvt Tom W Kelley nicknamed Two Gun led troopers in sunlit posing sessions in the Troon area. Troops formed groups and singles for photographic reproductions while Kelley claimed no film had been used despite questions about the number of rolls.
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Tom W. Kelley
Two-Gun
Troon
Tom
Private James M. Casey Inquires About Supplying Mattresses
The passage notes Private James M. Casey, known for his humor, being persuaded to check at the supply tent about providing mattresses for upcoming maneuvers.
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James M. Casey
Texas Mosquitoes Play Prank at Night
A fragment notes mosquitoes in Texas and a tent scene at 10 29 PM with a claim of a bomb scare or prank, unclear details, referencing August 5. No injuries reported.
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Texas
Mosquito Night Feels Like Silent Invasion
A vivid diary style passage describes insomnia caused by tiny nocturnal pests. The author recalls fumbling for nets, stings that leave welts, and the eerie disappearance of bites by dawn, leaving no sympathy from anyone who slept through the night.
Troop Prepares Gear Check Before Departure
The unit reports no fatigue and focuses on packing and storing equipment, planning to take essentials in tip top condition and leave nonessential items behind.
Louisiana Trip Aim Sparks Curiosity About State
A traveler expresses interest in learning details about Louisiana for a future visit, signaling curiosity about the state's places, culture, and history to explore upon arrival.
Peace by Adolf Hitler film at the State theater
The March of Time presents an analysis of Hitler to alleged peace moves and broken promises. It argues Hitler uses systematic falsehoods and treachery as it traces his conquests from rise to power with exclusive Nazi inside-Europe pictures.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
British Empire
United States
March of Time
Hitler
Europe
Americans Spend Millions Daily on Amusements and Hotels
Census figures show Americans allocate about 3 million dollars daily to amusements and 2.5 million dollars each day to hotel services. The data highlight the scale of daily consumer expenditures in leisure and lodging sectors.
Offensive Is Making Headway In World War II News
Nazi high command claims a crushing defeat of Soviet forces southeast of Smolensk and the capture of Korosten as British and Russian air forces strike Berlin Kiel and other Reich centers. Soviet reports deny gains while Nazi reports trumpet new successes in Ukraine and Smolensk. A German claim cites massive encirclement casualties.
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United Press
Smolensk
Korosten
Kiev
Berlin
Kiel
Reich
Ukraine
NBC cites German report on Nazi wounded from eastern front
NBC quoted a German radio report stating 280000 Nazi wounded had been moved from the central sector of the eastern front by Junkers transport planes. The same report claimed the transports carried 13000000 pounds of war materials on the way to the front, marking the first Nazi-source wounded figure since the Russian campaign began.
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Adolph Hitler
Ukraine
Smolensk
Korosten
New York
Naal
United States
National Broadcasting’ Company
Eastern Front
Junkers
NBC
Iowa Youth Killed Falling From Platform
Harold House 16 son of Mr and Mrs Everette House was killed in Knoxville Iowa when he fell from a six foot platform at a produce company where he worked part time This accident occurred on August 9 according to UP reporting
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Knoxville
Iowa
Harold House
Everette House
George Grecian Dies at 77 in Highland Township
George William Grecian 77, a longtime Highland township farmer, died at two this morning after two years of illness. Survived by wife Fannie Steele, stepson Riley, daughters Mrs. Jesse Meeks and Mrs. Nellie Stutsman, eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild. burial at Ainsworth Cemetery after service at Jones Funeral Home chapel.
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George Grecian
Highland Township
Jones Funeral Home
R Keagy
Ainsworth
George William Grecian
Washington County
William Grecian
Fannie Steele
Riverside
Washington
Harriet Grecian
Riley
Jesse Meeks
Nellie Stutsman
Leis Mace Returns From Agency Visit With Cousin
Leis Mace came back last night from Agency where she stayed a week with her cousin Phyllis Scranton.
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Leis Mace
Agency
Phyllis Scranton
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