Seventy Youngsters Barbered Up For Christmas Season
Maj. A J Reese of the Salvation Army says 40 Keokuk youngsters were "all barbered up" for Christmas with help from a union barber crew in a free haircutting party. In Newton, William Birdsell 32, a transfer company employee, is hospitalized with a skull fracture after ice fell from a truck while clearing streets.
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Keokuk
A. J. Reese
The
Salvation Army
Eieven Union Barbers
Newton Willi Birdsell
Birdsell
Creston Man Named Chairman of Teachers Association Panel
Burton RK Jones of Creston is named chairman of the Iowa State Teachers association legislative committee. Joining him on the committee are H. W. Fearing West Des Moines Lester Bh. Keller Davenport Russell J. Tourer Missouri Valley T. R. Roberts Decorah and PF. K. Schmidt Eldora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Burton RK. Jones
Iowa State Teachers Associaation
Jones
H. W. Fearing
West Des Moines
Lester Bh. Keller
Davenport
Russell J. Tourer
Missouri Valley
T. R. Roberts
Decorah
PF. K. Schmidt
Eldora
Jefferson High choir members faint in heat at Christmas Vesper
In Council Bluffs four students fainted from the heat during Thomas Jefferson High School a cappella choir's annual Christmas Vesper service. Carol Ogren Shirley Fouteh and Betty Fuller fainted in sequence while Ronald Smith left stage as the choir performed. Virginia Herman also suffered appendicitis. Sixty five students crowded on stage faced a warm auditorium environment.
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Council Bluffs
Thomas Jefferson High School
Carol Ogren
Shirley Fouteh
Betty Fuller
Ronald Smith
Virginia Herman
CCC Repair Units Planned for Des Moines Area
A civilian Conservation Corps central repair unit with six masonry buildings will be erected at a cost of $60,000. It will repair and service transportation equipment for 33 Iowa COC camps and nearby camps in surrounding states. The seven acre site was donated by the Des Moines industrial committee, an arm of the Greater Des Moines committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Econservation Corps
Iowa
Gets Ninety Days for Corn Theft
District Judge K W Dingwell sentenced Howard Smith, 25, Knoxville, to 90 days in jail and fined him 250 for pleading guilty to stealing corn. George Shell, 33, Knoxville, received 90 days for forgery and one year in state penitentiary for breaking jail to be served after the jail term. Richard Cooper, 19, Marion County, got six months for larceny from a motor vehicle.
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Knoxville
K. W. Dingwell
Howard Smith
Smith
George Shell
Wort Madison
Richard Cooper
Marion County
Dutiable Gifts From Canada Spark War Duty Note
Sheriff Riley C Nelson of Pottawattamie County recalls wartime duties on three Christmas gifts from Canada in 1941. Postman collected 5.41 for wartime duties as the Nelson family noted the gifts were welcome but funding Britain’s war.
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Council Bluffs
Riley C. Nelson
Poattawattamie County
Canada
J. H. MeKas
New Liskford
Ontario
Nelson
Britain
Goodfellows Christmas fund short of goal prompts appeal
The Goodfellows fund has raised about $59.30 from recent contributions, about half the amount needed to supply as many baskets as in past years. Chairman Holland says a last minute push is needed and urges many supporters, noting smaller gifts from more donors would boost morale.
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Goodfellows
Holland
Goodfellows’ Committee
Band Leader Hal Kemp Dies From Crash Injuries
Band leader Hal Kemp died in a Madera California hospital from injuries from a Wednesday night automobile crash on the way to San Francisco. He suffered a punctured lung and developed pneumonia after the collision with another car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Kemp
Madera
Calif
San Francisco
Partition Suit on Loan and Trust Property Filed
Mrs. Lucy Rehmel and Mrs. H. J. McCreedy filed a partition suit in district court against C. B. Dougherty and others over the West Main Street Loan and Trust building. The petition seeks an equitable partition or sale to divide or liquidate the real estate, with appraisers and a referee to oversee the sale. Attorney Richard A. Stewart represents the plaintiffs.
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Clerk of District Court
Lucy Rehmel
H. J. McCreedy
C. B. Dougherty
West Main Street
Court House
Washington Loan and Trust Company
Loan and Trust Building
Mr. Dougherty
Richard A. Stewart
Morrell Board Votes Dividend to Stockholders
John Morrell & Co. directors voted a dividend of 50 cents a share on the common stock payable Jan. 25 to stockholders of record Feb. 31. The payment is the regular quarterly dividend. For 1940 the company has already paid 2.75 a share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
John Morrell & Co
Flight students prepare for final aviation tests at WA junior college
Ten members of the Washington junior college aviation school will take final examinations in navigation meteorology and aircraft operations next Monday December 23 after completing ground school. An official from the civil aeronautics administration will assess their work with flight training totaling about 30 hours. successful candidates receive private pilot certificates and may carry passengers but not for hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Junior College Aviation School
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Gene Tucker
Ned Fry
Bob Shannon
Gerald Carris
John Lloyd Hughes
John R. Dunbar
Charles Thrapp
Ed McCutchen
Alvin Bennett
Thomas Nicholson
Harland Mead
Junior College
Jack
Virginia Snodgrass
Washington
Dean Mead
Five Draft Appeal Boards Named for Iowa
Governor George A. Wilson proposes appointees to 25 Iowans serving on five draft appeal boards. Boards include labor business farming medicine and law. Districts cover Des Moines central area and four regions: northwest northeast southwest southeast. Names listed for southeast board include Shadle Burlington Bliss Ottumwa Jenkinson Davenport Thuenen.
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Des Moines
George A. Wilson
W. F. Shadle
Cedar Rapids
Harold J. Wilson
Burlington
F. G. Bliss
Ottumwa
H R. Jenkinson
Iowa City
Harold F. Thuenen
Davenport
Lucas
Wayne Counties
Blackhawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Jones and
Clinton
County Chauffeurs Renew 1941 Licenses After Exams
State Highway Patrol man Hen Bentzinger and his clerk conducted the weekly drivers examinations in Washington. 147 chauffeurs renewed licenses for 1941 by paying a two dollar fee. Seven licenses were granted and one failure occurred. Recipients included Donald K. Bently Muscatine Ernest Lamb Columbus Junction Harrison Hesseltine John Arbogast Brighton Marshall Koehler Ainsworth Lyle Crawford Crawfordsville Robert Friedel Washington, with two more drivers receiving licenses after tests. Next Friday is Bentzinger’s last 1940 visit to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hen Bentzinger
Bentzinger
Washington
Donald KK. Bently
Muscatine
Ernest Lamb
Columbus Junction
Harrison Hesseltine
John Arbogast
Brighton
Marshall Koehler
Ainsworth
Lyle Crawford
Crawfordsville
Robert Friedel
Clarence Morrison
Wellman
Charles Crone
Funeral services for John Timmerman
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at L. A. Jones funeral home for John Timmerman a Journal pressman of two years. The body was sent to Quincy Illinois for a service at Stormer's funeral home this afternoon with burial in a Quincy cemetery. A Christian Science service led by Mrs. E. D. Morrison and Mrs. J. W. McBurney was conducted here, and the Journal went to press an hour early so Timmerman’s colleagues could attend together.
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John Timmerman
Journal
L. A
Timmerman
Community Sale Raises Funds for Goodfellows
At Whittaker's Community Sale yesterday about 250 attendees from Ottumwa Muscatine Bloomfield Mt. Pleasant and Washington county contributed 11 to the Goodfellows fund Santa Claus collected the funds and Lee Mollanu led the drive Stock offered included 200 head of cattle 260 hogs 60 sheep and nine horses cattle sold to 15 dollars and steers to 84.50 Veal calves brought 20 dollars and heifers 35 dollars Harry Whittaker has run these weekly community sales for years drawing crowds into Washington.
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Whittaker
Sterling College Gospel Team to Led Sunday Services
Six members of the Sterling college gospel team will conduct the morning services at United Presbyterian church tomorrow. The students study for ministry and CC. T. Carson Bible professor is advisor. Bill Brewer from Washington will join the team and participate in the services.
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Sterling College
United Presbyterian Church
CC. T. Carson
Bill Brewer
Washington
Chauffeurs Department Faces One Failure Report
Washington report notes a single failure in the chauffeurs' department with unclear details in the fragment. The text provides no names, dates, or concrete outcomes beyond this isolated lapse.
Navy Strength Now and How It Will Be Diagram
A diagram outlines current U S naval strength and projections for future builds under the national defense program. It notes several more units to the fleet and how they will impact overall capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Navy
U. 3S
National Defense Program
State Departments Seek 19 Million Budget for Next Biennium
Des Moines reports budget requests from 52 state departments totaling 19.12 million per year for the next two years, up from 16.27 million now. Large increases include the University of Iowa seeking 649 thousand more and Iowa State College asking 680 thousand more for general expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
C. Fred Porter
Legislative Interim Committee
University of Jewa
University of Iowa
University
University Hospital
Psychopathic Hospital
Iowa State
Iowa State College
Public Safety
Department of Public Safety
State Tax Commission
The
Conservation Commission
State Printing Board
Board of Social Welfare
Commerce Commission
Industrial Commission
Department of Health
Department of Vocational Education
Christmas Day to Close Businesses in Washington
Washington will nearly shut down next Wednesday in observance of Christmas. The Chamber of Commerce reports all stores including food outlets will close for the day. poultry houses lumber yards and barber shops will also close. Drug stores will close noon to 430 and restaurants follow holiday hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. B E. Schmitt
Chamber of Commerce
Two Men Die as Car Hits Passenger Train in Jesup
In Jesup Iowa a car collided with a passenger train early today. A man and a youth were killed instantly and the bodies were taken to an area hospital for identification. The crash halted rail service temporarily while investigators worked at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesup
Towa
Christmas Mail Heavier This Year Says Post Office
Post office reports show Christmas mail, both incoming and outgoing, heavier than four years ago with a strong expected increase over 1939. A busy weekend is forecast with inbound mail rising tonight through Sunday and officials preparing for a day of heavy handling Monday before Christmas.
Car Hits Train In Quad City Crossing Fatalities Reported
An automobile collision with an Illinois Central westbound passenger train at a crossing injured a third man critically. The dead are Ira Wilson 50 of Hampton Harry Blackledge 17 of Rowley Bert Clark 35 of Rowley. The car’s driver was taken to St Francis hospital Waterloo in critical condition. Clark’s car struck the train on its side.
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Illinois Central
Ira Wilson
Hampton
Harry Blackledge
Rowley
Bert Clark
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Clark
Germany warns United States as war strains rise
Berlin accuses U S of harming Nazi regime with “pin pricks insults and moral aggression” while American embassy staff in Paris face withdrawal. Churchill seeks new Washington envoy as Allied raids and Mediterranean clashes intensify.
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London
Germany
United States
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Japan
The
Press Association
Hitler
Ronald Cross
Cross
Paris
France
Liverpool
Winston Churchill
Washington
Archibald Sinclair
Lord Halifax
Hull
Washington, D. C
Cordell Hull
F Cacil M. Cross
Mary Leigh W. Hunt
United Press
Berlin
Mediterranean
Italy
Libya
Bardia
Tobruk
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U. S
Goodfellows Fund
C.C.C
Goodfellows’ Fund
Richard Stewart
Joe Link
Com- Fe
Munity
J. W. Chandler
Muriel Dunbar
Anonymous
Past Worthy Advisors Club
Morrell Board
Boards of Appeal
Wilson
Timmerman Funeral
Santa
Mr. Claus
New York
Santa Claus
Ment
Comptoller
State College
Sults
Garde de Protection
Nazia
Pierre Laval
Europe
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