British Capture Sidi Barrani in Libya Campaign
British forces seized Sidi Barrani 75 miles from the Egyptian Libyan frontier after a brief campaign against Italian troops commanded by Marshal Graziani. The desert army reported capturing about 6,000 Italians and dismantling war matériel as a major push aimed at halting the Italian advance toward Egypt. Greek forces shelled fascist positions in Albania as Britain warned of severe action over the looming food crisis while Moscow readied defenses amid wartime strain.
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Cairo
Egypt
Sidi Barrani
Sidi Parrani
Emeypt
Libya
Keyptian
Marshall Rodolfo Graziani
United Press
Great Britain
Tepelini
Mediterranean
Albania
London
Robert Hudson
Britain
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Column notes Iowa piecemeal losses in divorce and deaths
Sioux City man M W Mc Kirchner 46 lost his wife two lots 40 acres and most household goods in a divorce decree while his overstuffed Davenport remains. In Oelwein Sister Mary La Vidienne died in her Sacred Heart grade school classroom of a heart attack with services at Mount Mercy academy Cedar Rapids.
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Sioux City
M. W. McKirchner
Davenport
Oelwein
Mary la Vidienne
Sacred Heart
Mount Mercy Academy
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City Judge Dismisses Slander Suit Against Marshall
Municipal Judge George M. Paradise dropped his $27,000 slander action against Sioux City lawyer Jesse F.E. Marshall and the London Lancashire Indemnity Co. The suit claimed Marshall said Paradise had coached witnesses in an auto accident case.
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Sioux City
George M. Paradise
Jesse FE. Marshall
London & Lancashire Indemnity Co
Marshall
Paradise
Estate of C. J. Miller Listed in Bassett Declares Value
Preliminary report filed in New Hampton details the estate of C. J. Miller a Bassett farmer who died by his own action on September 22. Estate valued at 47395 dollars with heirs Mabel Miller widow Charles City Harland Miller son Bassett Maud Otto daughter Sonia Ada Wilkinson daughter Mason City.
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New Hampton
C. J. Miller
Bassett
Mabel Miller
Charles City
Harland Miller
Maud Otto
Sonia
Ada Wilkinson
Mason City
Governor Wilson Declines Reelection in 1942
Des Moines Iowa Governor Wilson announced he will not seek re election in 1942. He indicated he might run for the United States senate seat held by Clyde L Herring at present. He spoke at a Young Republican victory dinner saying a Republican governor will be elected in Iowa in 1942 but it will not be George A Wilson.
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Des Moines
Wilson
United States Senate
Clyde L. Herring
Young Republican League
Ilowa
George A. Wilson
NYA Plans Survey of Farm Valuations
Waverly reports a survey of Bremer county farm land values by 40 acre tracts. Three NYA teams, under the county planning board, will map assessed values per acre on township maps to aid the 1941 real estate assessment planning for supervisors.
Balkans Alliance Talks Stalled as Russia Refuses Pushes
Ongoing preparations intensify amid persistent reports that Russia has refused to back German thrusts into the Balkans, signaling stalled efforts and tense Allied diplomacy.
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Russia
Balkans
Horseshoe Club to Quit and House for Sale
Washington Horseshoe Club votes to dissolve at annual meeting with twelve members left from a 5? year existence. The club's building near the State Theater and Bush feed store, 28 by 64 feet, will be sold. interior linings added five years ago protect the metal exterior. President Andy Blattner notes dwindling interest and member deaths.
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Washington Horseshoe Club
Andy Blattner
Rlub
State Theater
Bush Feed
Fred L. Stewart
Collecting Books for Needy Families
The American Legion Auxiliary reports a state wide drive to collect books from families no longer needing them for redistribution to needy and shut in individuals at Christmas. Last year the program collected over 2500 books in under two weeks and aims for many thousands more this year. Books left at Jack Sprat stores are moved to central points and delivered to invalids and homes in need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Jack Sprat
Legion Auxiliary
Jury Drawn for January District Court Term 1941
Fifty petit jurors and twelve grand jurors were drawn for the January term of district court to convene January 6 with Judge J. G. Patterson presiding. The lists name numerous residents across wards in the county and set reporting schedules for grand and petit jurors.
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Court House
J. G. Patterson
Oskaloosa
Books Needed for Auxiliary Drive Worthy Material Sought
The Crone store will take books through mid-December with delivery arranged to locations chosen by Auxiliary officers. Old magazines are rejected as communities already supply them. all kinds of good books for adults and children are solicited to aid the sick and needy instead of gathering dust.
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Crone
Riverside visitors frequent Columbus Junction business
Mr and Mrs R C Rummel of Riverside and Mr and Mrs P Bell with son Donald of Columbus Junction were business visitors here today.
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R. C. Rummel Hert
Riverside
5. P. Bell and Son
Donald
Columbus Junction
Inductions Into Army Lag Behind Schedule Nationwide
Washington officials said the induction program for National Guardsmen and selective service trainees is behind schedule with potential 50 000 men short by January. Delays stem from cantonment construction and congressional delays, with early 1940s schedules adjusted and new timelines promised. Roosevelt issued an executive order allowing conscientious objectors to perform non combatant service including unarmed units medical work and supportive roles.
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Washington, D. C
Henry L. Stimson
Congress
War Department
National Guard
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Roosevelt
Theaters Near Completion of Redevelopment Work
The Washington theaters reshaped the main floor plan removing the center aisle and adding Kroehler push back seats. The Fox theater re-spaced rows to gain four inches, sacrificing about thirty seats for more comfort and leg room.
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Washington
Kroehler
Fox Theater
Firestone Store Opens This Week In Washington
Pickens' For Tires opens as a Firestone authorized store in Washington in a building once Kurtz market on South Iowa avenue. Alex Joe Picken and Raymond Picken manage and own. open house is planned for Friday and Saturday. The shop offers new and used tires, battery services, Firestone accessories and home appliances.
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Pickens
Firestone
Washington
Kurtz Market
Iowa Avenue
Alex
Joe) Picken
Raymond
Fairfield
Legion Party Held At YMCA In Honor Of Troop D Members
The YMCA community room hosting a Legions party for Troop D soldiers Monday evening included Y board members among the guests. The Y contributed toward the event honoring troopers who are to leave next month for a year of training in Texas.
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Y.M.C.A
Legions
Troop D
Texas
Iowa Geologist Sees Potential for Oil Beneath Iowa
Prof. Allen C. Tester of the University of Iowa geology department says southwestern Iowa has long held oil potential due to anti-clinal and faulted structures. He notes exploration would cost several hundred dollars per square mile and warns against indiscriminate drilling, stating current wells do not determine whether Iowa will become an oil producer.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Allen C. Tester
University of Iowa Geology Department
Colombia
Central America
Tester
Auto registrations lag last year in Washington county
Registration figures show autos behind 1939 levels on the current date with 51 cars registered this year versus 655 last year. Trucks are slightly above last year with 84 licensed now, while 77 were on Dec 10 of 1939. New car registrations threaten to miss December records. 27 registered in the first ten days. Special numbers for license plates remain reservable this week at the county treasurer’s office before the window closes. Sixteen new car owners listed, including Yaro Lasek Ainsworth with a Studebaker custom coupe and Mace Motor Co Washington with a Ford Fordor, among others in Washington Wellman Kalona Crawfordsville and Wellman listings.
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Washington County
Yaro Lasek
Ainsworth
Studebaker
Mace Motor Co
Washington
Ford Forder
John EE. Young
Well
Herman GG. Swartzendruber
Wellman
Chevrolet
Harold W. Jarvis
Dodge
G.” D Dawn
Joe Link
A. B. Carr
Arizona Limited Train Preview in Chicago to Phoenix Route
The Rock Island shows its new streamlined Arrowhead or Arizona Limited equipment in Chicago before service begins next Sunday. The same train hauled Notre Dame home from Los Angeles after a 1940s upset of Southern California, completing a smooth test run through Washington at about one mile per minute.
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Washington
Arizona
Rock Island
Chicago
Phoenix
Notre Dame
Los Angeles
California
Britain Blocks Hoover Aid Plan In Food Relief
Washington reports Britain refuses to lift the blockade blocking U S food shipments to German occupied Europe. Lord Lothian says Hoover plan would aid Germany. Hull hints relief groups may seek German contribution. Finland appeals for aid citing its neutral status and own shipping.
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Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Britain
Herbert Hoover
Lord Lothian
Washington
Europe
Hoover
New York
Lothian
Hull
Washington, D.C
Cordell Hull
Germany
Hiull
Holland
Belgium
France
U.S
United States
Finland
Hjalmar Procope
Half Billion U S Note Issued With Tax Plan
A 500 million dollar U S note issued to help finance the national defense program was offered today as the first ever to be subject to federal taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt Busy on Official Work Aboard Tuscaloosa
President Roosevelt continued official duties at sea aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa in the Caribbean. He reviewed papers flown from Washington by a navy plane, moving through calm seas on December 11 aboard the destroyer Mayran escort.
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Mayran
Caribbean
President Roosevelt
Tuscaloosa
Washington
Navy
Rock Island Rockets Train Service Details
The Rock Island Rockets are a deluxe extra fare train with Night and fast service. It will run Chicago to Phoenix every other day from December 15 to April, westbound through Washington at about 1 39 to 2 00 a.m. and eastbound around 4 30 to 5 00 a.m. No intermediate stops between Rock Island and Kansas City are scheduled for passengers.
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Rock Island
Washington
Kansas City
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Ruby Beauchamp
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Clay
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R. C. Kelsey
Martha Kos
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Max Marble
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Glenn Miller
Dutch Creek
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Ina McDowell
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Ray Rathmel
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Will Shalla
Franklin Center
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W. M. Tweeten
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Sadie Wilson
Ruby Wolf
Albert L. Yoder
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R. E K. Brinning
C. L. Drollinger
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George Gerot
C. F. Hoover
J. M. Kelly
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K. A. Mathers
Harry Maxwell
Clarence Rowe
Howard Stoutner
Seventy Six
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