Iowa Column Reports Appointments at Soldiers' Home
Buffalo Harvey A. Davies named state board of control superintendent of the soldiers' orphans home in Davenport. Chairman D. R. McCreery said the appointment takes effect April 1 after Sy. McCauley of Dubuque completes his term.
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Buffalo
Harvey A. Davies
Th State Board of Control
Soldiers’ Orphans Home
Davenport
D. R. McCreery
Sy. McCauley
Dubuque
Hunt named to UI summer session psychology faculty
Iowa City reports the appointment of Prof. William A. Hunt of Wheaton College Massachusetts to the State University of Iowa summer session psychology staff. Hunt will teach abnormal psychology and advanced work in feeling and emotion.
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Iowa City
William A. Hunt
Wheaton College
Massachusetts
State University of Iowa
Hunt
Teen Thief Admits Strikes in Downtown Ottumwa
Ottumwa police report a 15 year old boy who skipped school and slept in basements and railroad stations for two months admitting a string of thefts. He described stealing from parked cars and selling the loot to fund movies and hamburgers.
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Ottumwa
W. M. Hicks
Milk Seen as Top Farm Income Source by Farmers
Oscar W. Olsen educational director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange addressed 150 farmers from 33 counties at a Sioux City conference. He said milk is the greatest single source of farm income, noting milk poultry and eggs together make up 25 percent of farmers income.
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Sioux City
Oscar W. Olsen
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Sioux City Territory
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Olsen
Iowa Tax Find Traces Hidden Nonfiler to Des Moines
Iowa investigators sought a taxpayer who had not filed for years. They traced him from his hometown to Des Moines where he was found working for the state tax commission under the new consolidation program.
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Des Moines
Towa
Iowa
Dee Moines
State Tax Commission
Quick Justice After Robber Slugs Sleeper
Cedar Rapids District Judge H. C. Ring sentenced Harold Northrup, 23, to 25 years after Northrup admitted slugging a sleeping man and robbing him of a $50 21 jewel watch. Charles Rhoda, armory caretaker at Memorial Coliseum, suffered a brain concussion.
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Cedar Rapids
H. C. Ring
Harold Northrup
Northrup
Charles Rhoda
Armory
Memorial = coliseum
Rhoda
Employment in Iowa Gains Momentum
Iowa employment shows ongoing upswing with 27.6 percent rise in private placements in January 1940 from January 1939, per unemployment compensation commission records. December also reports a 9.5 percent gain over the prior year, indicating steadier job growth.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Commission
Boy Steals to Buy Clothes for Sister
An 11 year old Ottumwa boy and his 13 year old sister admitted in juvenile court to planning and robbing a grocery store. They said they stole about $8 to buy clothes for the sister with relief money in the family and went to the movies after the theft.
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Ottumw
Ottumwa
WB. KK
Louis Godoy Fight Pictures At Pax Theater
Boxing fans are informed that Louis Godoy fight pictures will be shown at the Pax Theater on Sunday Monday and Tuesday. The full fifteen rounds will be screened with a notable comedy inserted by Godoy, noted for unusual camera angles.
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Louis Godey
Pax Theater
Godoy
Farmers began AAA participation interviews in Washington County
Community committees start today to interview about 2 450 Washington County farmers for the 1940 federal farm program. Farmers fill forms noting land planted in corn and wheat and soil building practices. May 1 is the deadline but most work will be completed earlier depending on road conditions.
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Washington
Federal Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington County
Huston
Basil Huston
Olds
AAA
J. W. Chandler
Henry A. Wallace
Harry Dye
John Walsh
Marion Stransky
Leslie Gates
John McClintic
Hal Huston
John Knotek
Wallace
Roosevelt
New Christian Church Names Pastor for Washington
Rev. Claude Breidenthal, newly called pastor, will begin duties around April 1 at the Washington Church of Christ. He moves from Bethany Missouri where he led the Church of Christ for six years. Washington has been pastorless since December 1 after Rev. Vernon Carter left for Marion Iowa.
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Claude Breidenthal
Washington Church of Christ
Washington
Bethany
Church of Christ
Vernon Carter
Marion
Iowa
Eldridge Speaks on Defense Plans at Y's Men Meeting
Lieut. W. G. Eldridge addressed the Y's Men's Club Tuesday on national defense. He explained attack and defense concepts with European examples, stressed cavalry, and noted weather affecting tanks planes and combat cars. Willis Jones was welcomed as a new member.
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Lieut
W. G. Eldridge
Y's Men's Club
Lieut. Eldridge
Willis Jones
Burlington Youth To Stay With Bob Morgan Guest
Junior Howell of Burlington arrived this morning and will be a guest at Bob Morgan's home for several days as part of a social visit.
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Junior Howell
Burlington
Bob Morgan
Clarence Panzer Starts Work as Cook at Morgan Cafe
Clarence Panzer of Iowa City began work Tuesday as a cook at the Morgan Cafe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Panzer
Iowa City
Morgan Cafe
Truman Demands Action Over Bermuda Mail Seizure
Senator Harry Truman decried Britain’s seizure of U S mail from the Clipper plane at Bermuda calling it a hell of a note and urged drastic measures. Senator Bennett Clark backed the stance and pressed a bill to bar Clipper landings at Bermuda citing the mail incident. A second item notes Harry Montgomery’s 29 hand in cribbage, a rarity, reported after a game with Tom Stewart.
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Washington, D.C
Harry Truman
Missouri
United States
Bermuda
Truman
Bennett Clark
Clark
Harry Montgomery
Tom Stewarts
Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Greater Washington Index Highlights Local Markets and Services
The 6th Annual Greater Washington Edition outlines Washington Town as a thriving trading and cultural hub. It catalogs departments and services from apparel and groceries to automotives, professional services, and utilities, emphasizing progress and abundant local commerce.
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Greater Washington
Middle West
City of
Washington
County Wide Health Education Program Runs Feb 26 to March 7
The Washington county health unit collaborates with the county and town school superintendents to stage a two week health education film series from February 26 to March 7. Films include Cloud in the Sky on tuberculosis and With These Weapons on syphilis control with other titles to be announced. A tentative town and rural schedule lists showings in West Chester Living Lake Brighton Wellman Kalona Riverside Public New Haven Riverside Parochial Ainsworth Westminster Crawfordsville Center Lime Creek Lincoln Lexington Stewart Rubio and more.
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Washington County Health Unit
Riverside Parochial
Health Department
West Chester
Living Lake
Brighton
Ficher
Wellman
Haskins
Kalona
Cedar
Riverside Public
New Haven
Ainsworth
Ster
Westminister
Crawfordville
Center
Lime Creek
Lincoln
Lexington
Stewart
Rubio
Not to Wed Says Jimmy Roosevelt Refutes Marriage Plans
James Roosevelt, son of President Roosevelt, stated he has no plans to marry Romelle Schneider after his divorce. He arrived in Washington from California en route to Philadelphia to address a convention, calling Schneider a very good friend rather than a fiancée.
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Washington, D. C
James Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Romelle Schneider
Mayo Clinic
Hollywood
California
Philadelphia
Tallest Man Still Growing at Eight Feet Nine Inches
Aston Feb 22 Robert Watlow the tallest man in the world is 22 today and still growing. He stands eight feet nine inches and weighs 495 pounds with about three quarters of an inch height gain and four pounds since last birthday. His appetite exceeds that of the average man and he sleeps in a nine and a half foot long bed. Halary Barker of Sigourney was a business caller here last evening.
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Aston
Uup
Robert Watlow
Shannon returns from Inland Daily Press convention
R. KE. Shannon came back from Chicago after attending the Inland Daily Press association convention held there.
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R. KE. Shannon
Chicago
Inland Daily Press Association
Students Present Assembly Program Under Education Leadership
The assembly, led by Education, closes with God Bless America. Supervising principal Helen Levis and teachers Mary Welch Kathryn Kaney Marian Cover Marie Landau Carol Forgey Elsie Glassburner and three special teachers Deema Wood Virginia Morris who guided dances and Margaret Christiansen music instructor present the program to the public tomorrow evening. Admission is 20 cents for adults and 10 cents for children. tickets available from students or at the building that night.
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Dents
Helen Levis
Mary Welch
Kathryn Kaney
Marian Cover
Marie Landau
Carol Forgey
Elsie Glassburner
Deema Wood
Virginia Morris
Margaret Christensen
Dr Simpson Leaves Buffalo Church for Oak Park Parish
Dr John E Simpson of Buffalo resigns as pastor of North Park United Presbyterian Church after a long tenure since 1932. He will move with his family to Oak Park Illinois to lead Oak Park United Presbyterian Church, with farewell service planned and a new book in the religious field noted.
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John E. Simpson
Buffalo, N. Y
J. F. Simpson
North Park United Presbyterian Church
Buffalo
Simpson
Oak Park United Presbyterian Church
Oak Park
R. G. Vincent
Washington
Robert McKee
Dr. Simpson
North United Presbyterian Church
Pittsburg
Washington Academy
Monmouth College
Pittsburgh
Spain Frees U.S. Aviator and Seven Others
Harold Dahl, an American aviator, along with seven other Americans, was released from a prison camp in Madrid. Dahl had faced a death sentence after capture in the civil war but was pardoned by Gen. Francisco Franco after a letter and a photograph from Dahl's wife, a singer and dancer.
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Madrid
Harold Dahl
Dahl
Francisco Franco
Neighbors Cut Wood for the Gregorys
Neighbors helped Mr and Mrs Bart Gregory by supplying their winter wood. On Tuesday a group joined to split and stack timber at the Gregory home. Earlier, Lloyd Humston and Frank Pringle prepared timber nearby and arranged the necessary work with the road neighbors.
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Bart Gregory
Lloyd Humston
Frank Pringle
Clarence Jackson
Palmer Holden
Claude Rhodebeck
Carl Phillips
Richard Pringle
Lloyd Hameton
Clyde Crawford
Raymond Humeaton
Carl Redlinger
Glenn Schwarts
Willis Schwartz
Lloyd Alliman
Author Publishes Fourth Book With Rev Harper Mc Knight
The author of two widely used youth and missionary texts has released a new book titled Into My Storehouse. This fourth work is a collaboration with Rev W J Harper McKnight.
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W. J. Harper McKnight
Air Raids On Britain Foiled In Coastal Defense Test
German bombers renewed coastal attacks on Britain but met a strong counter-attack by ships and planes. Two raiders were shot down and others driven back as coastal vessels equipped with gunlogs joined the defense. A Norfolk coast trawler opened fire on a predator plane, which fled.
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London
Admiralty
Norfolk
Air battle reported off Norway coast with ships and prisoners
Unidentified air forces clash off the north coast of Norway while fishermen report a squadron near Goesin e Fjord where the Nazi ship Altmark is aground with 326 prisoners aboard.
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Bergen
Norway
Goesine Fjord
Prigson
Altmark
Finns Laud Victory on Mannerheim Line Front
Finnish high command reports two more divisions called to service and claims 2000 Russian deaths in renewed attacks on the Mannerheim line. They credit a blizzard for aiding Finnish defenses as assaults in Lake Moula and Vuoksi sectors are repulsed with heavy Red Army losses.
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Helsinki
Mannerheim Line
Red Army
Lake Moula
Vuoksi
Karelian
Sweden to Strengthen Air Defenses and Shoot on Sight
Sweden said its northern army corps received orders to strengthen air defenses and shoot on sight Russian aircraft over Swedish territory after a Russian bombardment of Pajala. The government sought full compensation from Moscow and ordered precautionary measures with immediate air action if borders are crossed.
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Stockholm
Pajala
Moscow
Notable neighbors honored for kindness to grieving family
Grant Humston, Charles Palmer and William Marte are named. Mr Gregory had not been in good health the past two weeks, and he and Mrs Gregory wish to express their heartfelt appreciation to their good neighbors for this act of kindness.
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Grant Humston
Charles Palmer
William Marte
Mr. Gregory
Mrs. Gregory
Washington corn festival plans discussed at armory meeting
Washington farmers will join with the Washington Chamber of Commerce at the new armory for a February 29 meeting to outline preliminary plans for next fall’s corn festival. Rev. C W Klein leads the committee and no permanent groups will form until county farmers are aligned. Washington aims to host a major regional event with business and farming leaders collaborating.
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Washington Chamber of Commerce
New Armory
Washington
Journal
C. W. Klein
Washington County
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