Journal Seeks Tall Corn Entries for State Contest
The Journal will sponsor a Washington County tall corn contest as part of the Iowa Daily Press association event. Entries must be at the Journal offices by 10 a.m. Friday with prizes in county and state competitions, a state cash trio, and rules limiting each entrant to one stalk and proper mounting on a 2x2 board. Don Radda, the prior world champ, plans to compete again though without his record stalk.
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Journal
Iowa Daily Press Association
Washington
Don Radda
Oskaloosa
George A. Wilson
Washington County
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press Associa
Cedar Township
Radda
United States
Rainfall Exceeds Inch Mark In Early Morning Storm
Rainfall of 1.20 inches was reported by the community weather observer after a storm that began around 4 30 and lasted to about seven. Lightning accompanied the rain with loud thunder but no fires were reported. The day’s total topped the prior three days’ 0 82 inch.
Kerr Visit Highlights Local Family Reunion
Wilma Kerr of long City visits with her mother Mrs. Ethel Kerr for a family gathering, sharing time together in town.
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Wilma Kerr
Long City
Mrs
Ethel Kerr
Untitled draft on tie breaking in stalk quality
Fragmented note describes a competition with no entry fee and a tie broken by stalk quality as the deciding factor. It lists no dates places or names and provides minimal context beyond the rule. The text reads like an informal event outline or diary fragment without clear participants.
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Tion Newspapers
Palmer Appointed Street Supervisor
Mayor RR Lytle named A B Palmer street commissioner to replace Blaine J Holmes. council ratified the move at a special meeting. Palmer already serves as Washington assessor and is expected to resign that role before next year’s tax assessments. Holmes leaves after eight years heading the street department for a better post with the state highway board in Washington county.
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RR. L. Lytle
A. BE. Palmer
Blaine J. Holmes
Palmer
Assessor
Washington
Holmes
Washington County
State Highway Board
Russell Frink
Delays Push Army Plan Back to 1941
Brigadier General William E. Shedd told the House Military Affairs Committee that congressional delays on conscription and appropriations will prevent reaching 900,000 men in uniform by October 1. The army now expects to hit the target by January 1, 1941.
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Washington, D. C
William E. Shedd
House Military Affairs Committee
Shedd
Price named president of Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls Iowa August 13 Dr Malcolm Price will become president of Iowa State Teachers College effective September 1 He succeeds Dr O R Latham who died last month Price born Carroll Iowa July 6 1895 earned degrees from Cornell College and the University of Iowa He served in Detroit public schools as deputy superintendent and since 1934 directed personnel and the site and building program for the system
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Malcolm Price
Detroit Public School System
Iowa State Teachers College
O. R. Latham
Price
Carroll
Cornell College
State University of Iowa
Detroit
Ainsworth Man Struck by Lockjaw Case
Ainsworth man Charles Darkins, a blacksmith, contracted tetanus after a foot wound and was hospitalized in Iowa City. Health officials credit early treatment and tetanus anti toxin for good recovery prospects. The county health unit warns puncture wounds can lead to lockjaw and emphasizes preventive serum.
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Washington County
Charles Darkins
Ainsworth
University Hospital
Iowa City
Democrats warned on campaign book sales by law
A Democratic born law and a Democratic attorney general challenged the party’s fundraising method the campaign book. The Hatch clean politics law bars purchasing ads in the book which in 1935 yielded over $400 000. Attorney General Robert H Jackson cautioned the national committee against selling the 1940 campaign book via state or local groups.
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Washington, D. C
Hatch
Carl Hatch
New Mexico
Robert H Jackson
American Admiral to visit Shanghai amid defense row
Admiral Thomas Hart, U S naval commander in the Far East, arrives in Shanghai to study a bitterly opposed plan by Japan that would place U S Marines in control of key defense sectors of the international settlement now under Japanese scrutiny.
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Shanghai
Thomas Hart
United States
Far East
Pilot Training Considered at Washington Junior College
Edwin Jones of the Civil Aeronautics Authority met with Dean Harland Mead to discuss creating an airplane pilot training course at Washington junior college. They estimate 10 students minimum, 30 to 40 potential enrollees, two instructors, 72 hours ground and 35 to 50 hours flying per semester, with possible fields inspected for suitability. Initiation hoped for the next school year as part of national defense efforts, with no military ties.
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Edwin Jones
Kansas City
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Washington
Harland Mead
Washington Junior College
Dean Mead
Washington School
Jones
Dean Meads
General National Defense
Weather Man Picks On Jake Simmering Farm Tragedies
The weather man seems to be picking on Jacob Simmering this season. A storm tore the windmill roof on the Simmering farm near Washington. A chicken house roof was blown off and several trees were uprooted. Lightning struck a large tree on the ten acre tract and a barn was struck this morning. All damage is covered by insurance.
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Jacob
Washington
Hold driver after Muscatine death
Muscatine witnesses report W. H. Fisher, watchman at the Roach and Musser factory, died from injuries after a car crash. The driver, Donald Bliven of Ottumwa, Iowa, is jailed pending an inquest for allegedly failing to stop at the scene.
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Muscatine
W. H. Fisher
Roach & Musser
Donald Bliven
Otts
Iowa
Bliven
County Recorder Resigns to Practice Law
Fort Dodge Elmo McCormick Webster county recorder since 1933 resigns to enter the practice of law.
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Fort Dodge
Elmo McCormick
Webster County
British Garrison Withdrawn Reported in Reliable Quarters
In reliable quarters, word spread that the withdrawing British garrison had departed, a development noted as credible by observers. The report suggests a strategic pullback affecting nearby posts and regional security dynamics.
Kenneth Bailey to Join Frances Flanagan on Fall Concert Tour
Kenneth Bailey, son of Mrs. John Bailey, will begin a concert tour as accompanist for Irish violinist Frances Flanagan. The first New York recital is set for Friday evening, October 11 at Town Hall, following his selection to appear with Flanagan this season.
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Kenneth Bailey
S. Kenneth Bailey
John Bailey
Bailey
Frances Flanagan
New York
Town Hall
Flanagan
Britain Offered 1300 Planes Monthly From U S
Arthur Purvis head of the British purchasing commission said the United States offered Britain 1300 to 1400 warplanes a month starting late 1941. The figure appears as a counter offer based on data from William Knudsen, defense production head.
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Washington
D. C
Arthur BB. Purvis
British Purchasing Commission
United States
Britain
Purvis
William 8. Knudsen
Defense Commission
Kaster Elected to Head Baptist Men
The Baptist men's group held a church meeting electing officers for six months. S. W. Kaster was named general leader with C. V. Brown Glen Yoder Harold Walker Woodrow Crone as task leaders. Rodney Arnold treasurer Ar.nold Carr secretary Dan Moriarty assistant secretary Wayne Kendrick historian Clyde Kelly Harley Brock game committee Richard Leetto retiring header.
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S. W. Kaster
Folowing
C. V. Brown
Glen Yoder
Harold Walker
Woodrow Crone
Rodney Arnold
Arnold Carr
Dan Moriarty
Wayne Kendrick
Clyde Kelley
Harley Brock
Richard Leetto
Des Moines Hit by Central Iowa Heavy Rains
Heavy rains lashed across central Iowa with Des Moines receiving nearly an inch in under an hour and widespread street flooding in the business district. Perry logged 38.27 inches in two hours, while Waukee recorded 1.64 inches in 90 minutes and Ames Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Keokuk also reported rain.
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Des Moines
Perry
Waukee
Ames
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Keokuk
Earh
Blessing Seeks to Save Farm Funds From Loss
Ottumwa reports A J Dabney a 66 year old Davis county farmer says a woman claiming to be an Indian blessed his $800 savings to prevent loss. Sheriff Merry aided a search for the about 35 year old woman and her male companion who vanished with the money after the blessing. Dabney found only paper in the package when he checked Sunday.
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Ottumwa
A. J. Dabney
Davis County
Dabney
K. KB. Merryman
Bloomfield
Planes in Daylight Air Raids Over Britain
Britain strikes back in daylight raids from Jutland to the Bay of Biscay. Royal Air Force sorties cost 12 planes, while German losses reach 28 fighters over Britain by late afternoon. Royal airmen take the offensive amid heavy Luftwaffe bombings.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Jutland
Bay of Biscay
Britain
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Jutland Sea
England
Royal Air Forcs
Mecklenburg named industrial arts instructor at Washington Junior High
J Orval Mecklenburg will join Washington Junior High as industrial arts instructor replacing George Mohr who resigned to take an advanced post in Davenport. The 23 year old Morning Sun native holds a BS from Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls and has two years coaching experience at Wheatland. He is tall, single, and comes with strong endorsements from Morning Sun Burlington Cedar Falls and Wheatland faculty.
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J. Orval Mecklenburg
Wheatland
Iowa
Washington Junior High
George Mohr
Daveenport
Mecklenburg
Morning Sun
Burlington Junior College
Iowa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
State University of Iowa
Burlington
Judge Patterson Sets Washington Court Dates in August
Judge J. G. Patterson of Oskaloosa held a day of court in Washington yesterday and plans a brief session on Friday August 23. He said he will also be in Washington for one more day before the September term, with Judge F. P. J. Siegers of Newton presiding.
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J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Washington
Washington County
FP. J. Siegers
Newton
Spanish War Vets Set Annual Picnic in Dubuque
Eastern Iowa Council United Spanish War Veterans will hold an all day basket picnic at Eagle Point Park in Dubuque on Sunday September 1. All comrades from Washington vicinity are invited to drive to Dubuque for the gathering. Coffee ice cream soda and other picnic fare will be served free of charge.
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Eastern
Iowa Council
United Spanish War Veterans
Eagle Point Park
Dubuque
Washington
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