Draft bill seeks wider male registration ages in US
Washington August 20 The house military affairs committee tentatively approved a provision to register males ages 18 to 64 inclusive, while the senate bill limits registration to 21 to 31. Also approved were a World War exemption for ministers and divinity students and opposition to medical student exemptions. Marshall testified that 200000 troops are the minimum needed to defend the United States.
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Washington, D. C
House Military Affairs Committee
Senate
House
Army Navy
Alva B. Adams
Colorado
Senate Appropriations
Army
Navy
Houwwe
America
Germany
Mara
Adame
Marshall
George C. Marshell
Congres
Burke Wadsworth
United States
Canada
Three Die In Explosion At DuPont Lab Plant
In Gibbstown New Jersey three men were killed in an explosion at the DuPont eastern laboratory packing house. The facility is a major explosives plant with a heavy guard around the site. An earlier blast at the plant last winter injured two workers.
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Gibbstown
N. J
Genecin
DuPont de Nemours @ Co
Eastern Laboratory
Washington City Council Acts on Assessor Resignation and Elipse Addition
The Washington city council accepted Aick Palmer’s resignation as city assessor after his recent appointment as street commissioner, with two applicants read for the post and no action taken. A resolution approved the Elipse Addition plat by Eelipse Lumber Co, north of the county hospital, and the council instructed plans for brighter school lights with city providing current and two new 24 foot poles at Lincoln, Stewart, and high school grounds.
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Bérome Stree
Washington City Council
A.ick. Palmer
Blaine J. Holmes
A. L. Griffith
George A. Pauls
Eelipse Addition
Washington
Eelipse Lumber Company
County Hospital
Harrison Street
South Fourth Avenue
Stichter
Will Dupuis
Board of Education
Lincoln, Stewart and High School
Six New Cars Licensed in Washington County
Six new cars and trucks were licensed in Washington County in the past week. The month’s total lags last year’s August figures, with 15 licenses this month versus 45 in August last year. As of now 5,584 1940 plates are on cars, down from 6,471 on the same date last year. 824 trucks are licensed, 74 more than in 1939. Owners listed include Jesse Pearson Ainsworth Chevrolet town sedan Harold Speidel Wayland Chevrolet pickup Roy Havel Washington Chevrolet truck H KE Huber Wellman Chevrolet town sedan P L Huber Washington Hudson touring sedan K D Wittetoe Washington Plymouth Roadking sedan
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Washington County
Jesse Pearson
Ainsworth
Harold Speideil
Wayland
Chevrolet
Roy Havel
Washington
H. KE. Huber
Wellman
P. L. Huber
K. DD. Wittetoe
Plymouth
Reunion visit ends in death at local hospital
Mrs W H Meyer of Denver Cole dies at 12 25 PM at Washington County Hospital after a stroke suffered during a Meyer Luers reunion visit. She and her husband came to visit relatives last Wednesday. Funeral held at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Carl W Klein. burial in Denver tomorrow. Carrie Melville McClurkin, born Ohio December 28 1869, married W H Meyer June 16 1899 in Topeka Kansas. they lived in Enid Wichita and Denver since 1918. Survived by her
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W. H. Meyer
Denver
Cole
Washington County Hospital
Meyer- Luers
Jones Funeral Home
Carl W. Klein
Carrie Melville McClurkin
Hugh Park McClurkin
Ohio
Heavyer Falls
Topeka
Kans
Enid Okla
Wichita
Washington County bids for Willkie Iowa address
Local committees in Washington county invite Wendell Willkie to speak during October Festiorn celebrations. Telegrams urge his Iowa appearance and Washington aims to host a large crowd, possibly in a circus tent, weather permitting. Willkie plans at least one major Iowa address and several smaller stops.
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Washington
Wendell Willkie
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
Willkie
Rushville
Indiana
Washington County
Danger to U S Ship Looms Over Refugee Voyage
Officials awaited word that the transport American Legion carrying 897 refugees had passed the European danger zone. Germany warned of grave danger for twelve hours while the United States pressed for safe homeward passage without molestation.
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Washington, D. C
Europe
United States
Coast Kid Crowned Hoboes King at Britt Convention
The Coast Kid Benson known as Hobo Ben Benson, road editor of the Hobo News from New York City, won the 1920 Britt national hobo convention vote. He defeated Bill Fallon of Massachusetts and King David of Nebraska in front of thousands, delivering a fiery acceptance speech despite deafness. Scotty, last year’s king, was absent.
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Britt
Ben Benson
Coast
Hobo News
New York
N. Y
Benson
Bill Qpeed
Diagram of a Denver family note mentions Lois Dc. Meyer
Fragment mentions a husband and daughter Lois Dc. Meyer in Denver, indicating a family reference within a broader notice or obituary. No further details available to identify full context or events.
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Lois Dc. Meyer
Denver
4-H Show Awards Crown Marion Timmins and Robert Foster
Marion Timmins won the grand champion market pig and reserve in class at the Washington county 4-H Show with a four pig litter. Robert Foster earned the grand champion baby beef with a Hereford named Chet and the reserve with Butch. Judging covered swine, baby beeves, dairy heifers, and sheep with top ribbons awarded across breeds.
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Chet
Washington County
Marion Timmins
W. C. Adderson
West Liberty
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Marvin Lambert
Lloyd Duensing
William Maas
Robert Flynn
Stanley Chabal
Golan Bull
Theo
Lester Mayer
Cleo McCoy
Richard Flynn
Wimmital Maas
Bal
Raymond Sojka
Maynard Sehneider
Berkshire
Eldon Yeggy
Hampshire
Robert Pfoster
Marion Tummins
Chester
Orten Cray
Milan Cray
Chester White
Poland
China
Maurice Rose
Butch
Maynard Schneider
Ed Syndergaard
Alvin Leader
Guernsey
Lou Anna
Mland
Dean Rinner
LeRoy Vegey
Wilma Mae Fesler
Jersey
Paul Martin
Daisy
Ayreshire
Tailsman
Star Bertha
Dean Emde
Lernard Booth
William Stewart
Angus
Ist
Charles Maas
Duane Sehneider
Melvin Schneider
Robert Schneider
Hereford
Donald Flading
Bertha Flading
Thomas Walker
Raymond Bell
Red Ribbon
John Riley
Churchill touts air superiority as Britain pounds German targets
In a broadcast amid mass German bombing, Prime Minister Churchill boasted Britain’s air production surges and RAF blows at German industry while promising U S defense bases in the western hemisphere. He urged destroyers and warned against easing the British blockade. Casualties cited: Britain 92,000 vs Germany 206,081. London reports that defense-base talks with the United States are near agreement on bases pending details.
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Britain
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Churchill
Germany
Royal Air Force
United States
Hemisphere
Europe
English Channel
London
Lord Halifax
U. S
Willkie renews challenge for Roosevelt debate on campaign issues
Wendell Willkie, provoked by Harold Ickes, renews a pledge to debate President Roosevelt on campaign issues from the same platform. Senator Bridges of New Hampshire denounces Ickes and condemns Roosevelt, accusing the administration of Nazism in a heated exchange on the debate plan.
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Rushville
Ind
Wendell Willkie
Harold Ickes
Roosevelt
H. Styles Pridges
New Hampshire
Ickles
Washington
Iekes
Hitler
Willkie
Wall Street
Britain
Republican Party
Bridges
Lekes
Bucklin Man Gets 30 Years for Tavern Knife Attack
John E. Burris, 44, of Bucklin Missouri, pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit murder after confessing he cut the throat of Robert Roderick, 25, of Mason City in a Burlington tavern. District Judge Pay McCord sentenced him to Fort Madison prison for 30 years.
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Burlington
John EB. Burris
Bucklin
Robert Roderick
Mason City
McCord
Fort Madison
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