Baby Girl Dies After Drinking Kerosene in Council Bluffs
Ee Marie Snipe, 16 months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Snipe, died at 4 hospital from kerosene ingestion. Doctors linked the death to the child's poisoning. Miss Mildred Beard and Harry Feller wed at the Charles City parsonage as the New Year began, officiated by Rev. J. J. Snyder.
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Council Bluffs
Marie ° Snipe
Wilbur Snipe
TRAER
Mildred Beard
Harry Beard
Charles City
Harry Feller
Henry Feller
Elgin
J. J. Snyder
Marriage Celebrations Open 1941 With New Year Vows
Coun cil Bluffs couple Mr and Mrs Jewel B Dingman wed at the bride’s grandparents home as whistles quieted after the new year. Marguerite Coover is the bride. The Rev Earl Fisher officiated. Ottumwa couple Mr and Mrs Raymond Mote claim to be the first Iowa pair wed in 1941. They married at Milton as bells rang in the new year, Audrey Hargrove the bride. The couple’s remarks claim the record may be tied but not beaten.
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Council Bluffs
Jewel B. Dingman
M. H. Abel
Marguerite Coove Coover
Earl Fisher
Ottumwa
Raymond Mote
Iowa
Mote
Audrey Hargrove
Gifford Hargrove
Milton
Criticism of Henning Discharge From Ledges Park Post
DES MOINES Democratic State Chairman KE H Birmingham criticized the state for dismissing Car Fritz Henning as custodian of Ledges state park. He argued the state failed to value his service and leadership in developing a popular recreation area.
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State
Henning
Des Moines
Fritz Henning
Ledges State Park
KE. H. Birmingham
Birmingham
Des Moines Sets State Fair Officers Salaries
The fair board executive committee fixed Lloyd B. Cunningham of Cresco at 4200 dollars annually as state fair secretary and A R Corey at 8000 dollars after resigning as secretary and becoming assistant. Corey had drawn 5000 as secretary and lived on the fairgrounds while Cunningham moved into a state owned home.
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Des Moines
Lloyd B. Cunningham
Cresco
New
Fair Board
A. R. Corey
Corey
Cunningham
Homse
Shooting of An Aged Waterloo Couple Shocked City
The Cropper couple aged about 76 and 70 were found shot through the head in their Waterloo home. A .38 revolver lay on the floor. Coroner Sidney Smith ruled double suicide due to despondency. Police and county officials investigate jointly.
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Waterloo
Fred Cropper
Sidney Smith
Iowa Daily Press association names group heads at Des Moines meeting
Des Moines W 58 Rupe publisher of the Aimes Tribune was elected president of the Iowa Daily Press association at the Hotel Fort Des Moines annual meeting. John Huston of the Ottumwa Courier became vice president. Directors named K M Turnbull Karl Melcher and William T Plageboeck. Gene S McGuire was reappointed secretary and treasurer.
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Ld.p
Des Moines
Rupe
Aimes Tribune
Iowa Daily Press Association
Fort Des Moines
John Huston
Ottumwa
Iowa City Press Citizen
Gene S. McGuire
Michigan Inauguration Portrait Shows Back-to-Back Governors
In Lansing after the inauguration Michigan’s retiring chief executive Loren Dickinson ages 80 pins a flower to incoming governor Murray D. Van Wagoner’s coat lapel. Van Wagoner, former state highway commissioner, takes office amid ceremony.
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Michigan
Loren Dickinson
Murray D. van Wagoner
Lansing
Dickinson
van Wagoner
Snodgrass Notes From Nashville Before Florida Air Show
Editor reports Jack Snodgrass, in charge of the Washington airport, flies to Florida for an air show and writes a Nashville note. He describes a late night breakfast in Nashville, a gumbo laden trip, and a sarcastic account of Messrs Fry and Fdje touring Kentucky to count stills, claiming 1293 found, though he doubts their accuracy.
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Snodgrass
Florida
Nashville
Jack Snodgrass
Journal
Washington
Tenn
Manooga
Louisville
Here
Kentucky
Tail Cernvest mud sale to Peoria airport manager
A rough account describes an exchange at Peoria where a storage charge for Iowa mud attached to ships was settled when the manager agreed to pay $1.53 per pound. The mud from low county sources was sold to him.
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Peoria
Iowa
Cernvest
Lows
Into Terra Haute With Low Ceiling and Rain
A terse travel note describes a trip to Terra Haute under a low ceiling with light rain. The journey mentions sewing many rail fences during the hop and notes a covered bridge along the way.
From Terra Haute to Louisville Bowman Field Transformed
The narrator notes a move from Terra Haute to Louisville and describes Bowman Field under military control. The air corps has expanded the field with many new barracks and hangars, making the old airfield seem small by comparison.
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Terra Haute
Louisville
Bowman Field
Army
Air Ecorps
Louisville meeting greets first boys on tour
Gulf Petroleum Co. furnished free gas and oil for travelers on the trip. It is described as convenient to fuel up at the gas pump and simply say thanks. The note ends with a plan to continue toward Chat-.
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Louisville
Gulf Petroleum Co
Filer
Roosevelt Follies in WPA Projects Draw Town Debate
A fragment notes Roosevelt era WPA projects guiding town development and hints at political tensions with the Solid South as driving into town reveals lasting local impact.
Taxi Driver Sparks Lively Airport Ringe Wish
The narrator requests a token of thanks for a taxi driver who navigated narrow streets with bold driving amid clear weather and mild cold, hoping others encounter the same spirited ride. The tone blends humor with a wish for generous recognition.
Weis Guest Preacher At Washington Methodist Church
Rev Dr Leroy L Weis superintendent of the Burlington district of the Iowa Des Moines conference will preach at 10 45 Sunday morning at the Washington Methodist Church. This is his first visit to the church and many in the community will want to hear him.
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Methodist
Leroy L. Weis
Burlington
Iowa- Des Moines
Weis
Des Moines
Omaha
Muscatine
Washington Methodist Church
Rail Equipment Purchases Hit Record High in 1940
The Railway Age reports that total rail purchases for 1940 exceeded one billion dollars led by equipment buys of 233.374 million, fuel, materials, and cross-ties rising alongside. Class I lines spent 1,083.975 million in 1940, up 13 percent from 1939 and far above the 1930s average.
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Railway Age
Ten Below Forecast In North Des Moines IA
Northern Iowa faces a cold wave with temperatures forecast to hit ten degrees below zero tonight. Readings range from five below in the southwest to zero in the southeast with several towns reporting subzero temps. Charles Reed of the federal meteorologist office says no snow is expected despite Canada’s extreme cold.
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Des Moiishs
Iowa
Canada
Mason City
Charles City
Town Falls
Spirit Lake
Dubuque
Sioux City
Des Moines
Mt. Ayr
Charles D. Reed
Towa
Boy's Condition Improves After School Path Incident
Francis Shetler eight is reported much better at Mercy hospital after being struck by a car near his Wellman area school. He suffered two broken legs and multiple injuries while crossing with brother Marland and another boy. Driver L N Vander Linden Iowa City not held by authorities.
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Towacity
Francis Shetler
John Shetler
Wellman
Mercy Hospital
L. N. Vander Linden
North Linn Street
Iowa City
Washington County
Francis
Marland
Shetler
Malen Yoder
Vander Linden
Roof fire at Melinski home prompts third incident in years
Fire crews responded near 600 West Monroe Street to a reported roof fire at the Frank Melinski residence around 5:15 am. No major damage reported. It marks the third roof fire at the Melinski home in the past year or two.
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Frank Melinski
West Monroe Street
Melinski
Waterloo Baby Dies From Burns
Waterloo Iowa January 4 20 month old Jack Edward King died from burns he suffered when a fire swept through his parents home destroying the interior yesterday.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Jack Edward King
Andrew King
Nine Licenses to Drive Are Granted
Nine drivers earned passing marks in yesterday's Washington examinations and received new licenses or permits. Names listed include Anna Waggoner, Dick Ross, Jack Dankwardt, Merl Sherman, Kenneth Cuddehack, Everett Green, Ezra W. Shenk, Clifford Ingle, Martin Levy, Maurice Krabilj, Reece Mowell, Dennis Graber, Floyd Banks, and Joseph R. Lahr. Five failed to prove proficiency and one permit was issued. Ten chauffeurs renewed licenses for the year at two dollars each.
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Washington
Anna Waggoner
Dick Ross
Jack Dankwardt
Merl Sherman
Kenneth Cuddehack
Everett Green
Keota
Ezra W. Shenk
Wellman
Clifford Ingle
Brighton
Martin Levy
Kalona
Maurice Krabijl
Wayland
Reece Mowell
Muscatine
Dennis Graber
Crawfordsville
Floyd Banks
Joseph R. Lahr
East Pleasant Plain
Czechs Endorse Roosevelt Policy Amid Antiwar Moves
T B Hlubucek president for Iowa of the Czech American National Alliance says Iowans of Czech origin back Roosevelt foreign policy. He cites a telegram to the president and a proclamation by the Czech Alliance urging Americans of Czech origin not to be misled by No Foreign War committee led by Verne Marshall of Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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Cedar Rapids
Partial Inventory of Mrs Logan Estate Shows $113800
Waterloo records show the partial inventory of the estate of Mrs Fanny G Logan a former bank er and investment broker valued at 113800. Exec Wilma S Rayburn Grinnell lists cash deposits and securities totaling 73560 and 40240 respectively. The estate primarily benefits her brother Charles C Gifford a rancher in Papeete Tahiti Society Islands.
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Waterloo
Fanny G. Logan
Wilma S. Rayburn
Grinnell
Executrix
Kiene Family Purchases Washington County Farm Under Tenant Program
The Henry J. Kiene family of Ainsworth becomes owners of the 192 acre Washington National Bank farm three miles west of Crawfordsville under the Bankhead Jones tenant purchase act. Joseph F. Knotek announces the first Washingon county loan this year and notes four farms are under option with settlements likely by March 1. The Kienes will move March 1 and plan a livestock program with annual payments totaling 385.88 plus 177 in taxes totaling 293 per acre.
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Henry J. Kiene
Ainsworth
Washington National Bank
Crawfordsville
Joseph F. Knotek
Washington County
Bankhead-Jones
Elmer
Ernest
Wilbur
Charles
Mr. Kiene
Kiene
Cecil F Rooks
Farm Security Administration
Kienes
Washington County Tenant Purchase Advisory Committee
Otto W. Schmitter
Rubio
Wade A. Gardner
Wellman
U S Citizens in Japanese Forces?
Senator Guy M. Gillette of Iowa said he will refer to charges from the Sino-Korean People’s League that the Japanese consulate in Honolulu registered American citizens of Japanese descent for military service. The letter claims conscription began during Japan’s 1940 census, with about 50,000 Americans in Japan already in training.
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Washington, D. C
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
State Department
Hawaii
Japan
Sino-Korean People's League
League
Honolulu
Inauguration of Governor Wilson Set for Jan 16
Des Moines January 4 Governor George A Wilson will be inaugurated for his second term January 16 at 2 p m before a joint session of the Iowa senate and house of representatives The oath will be given by Chief Justice Oscar Hale of the state supreme court Afterward the governor and Mrs Wilson will host a reception and an inaugural dance will begin at 8 p m
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Des Moines
UPI
George A. Wilson
Charles H. Grahl
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
B. B. Hickenlooper
Oscar Hale
State Supreme Court
Arrest Held in Iowa City on Drunk Driving Charge
Sheriff H. M. Putnam reports Rex Nickerson, 34, of Washington is jailed in Iowa City on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with bond set at 500 dollars by a justice of the peace.
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Iowa City
H. M. Putnam
Johnson County
Rex Nickerson
Washington
Defense plant expansion costs near seven hundred million
Contracts for expansion of defense plants and equipment total nearly 700 million dollars to date, according to a compilation released by the national defense commission.
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Washington, D. C
National Defense Commission
Mercury Weather Drift Halts Iowa Forecasts
A cold front surged across Iowa with the low in the northern and western regions far colder than expected. The minimum last night was five degrees above zero as temperatures plunged from 36 to over 30 degrees lower in a few hours. Dry conditions prevail today with clear skies and no precipitation in sight.
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Iowa
Washington
Fisher Admits Thefts on Farms in Jasper County
Sheriff Ray Barber said two robberies in western Jasper county were confessed by Paul Fisher of Des Moines. He admitted stealing $12 from the Clarence Beyer farm near Prairie City on Oct. 20 and $8 from the G H Vander Keift farm east of Mitchellville on Oct. 25. Fisher is held in Des Moines.
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Newton
Ray Barber
Jasper County
Paul Fisher
Des Moines
Clarence Beyer
Prairie City
G. H. Vander Keift
Mitchellville
Fisher
Heaviest Attack of The War
Europe moved to alert as Britain launched a massive air assault on Bremen causing widespread destruction of docks shipyards and factories. In North Africa British forces closed on Bardia with initial breakthroughs aided by tanks and air and sea bombardment. Ireland debated severing relations over bombings while Vichy France altered its official journal title. British and German air actions continued across Europe with several aircraft shot down.
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United Press
Europe
Great Britain
Bremen
Bardia
Libya
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
London
North Africa
Middle East
P. C. Spender
Eire
Bristol
England
Vichy
France
Berlin
Germany
Balkans
Belgrade
Valona
Durazzo
Dunkirk
Bulgaria
Sofia
Aegean Sea
Salonika
British Isles
Struga
Tirana
Albania
Air and Home Securities Ministries
Inquest Postponed in Albia Police Officer Death
A coroner’s inquest into the death of Richard Williams, 58, Albia policeman, is postponed until Monday due to two witnesses’ absence. Williams collapsed in the county jail after arresting three men in a tavern fight, with authorities believing a heart attack from overexertion caused his death.
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Albia
Iowa
Richard Williams
Williams
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