Denison Collision Kills Kingsley Man In Highway Crash
Evan Perry, 61, of Kingsley Iowa was killed in a three vehicle crash on a highway overpass at Denison city limits. A truck driver Pred Swink 22 Wauneta Nebraska and a vehicle driven by William Namanny 22 Ida Grove were also involved. Several passengers sustained cuts and bruises.
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Dennison Evan Perry
Kingsley
Denison
Pred Swink
Wauneta
Neb
William Namanny
Ida Grove
Hearing Set on Cedar River Dam Project at Moscow
Iowa Executive Council will hold a Feb 5 hearing in the state house on the Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative request to build a dam across the Cedar River at Moscow. Notices will publish two weeks prior. The power plant would serve rural electric users, cost over $1 million, creating a large lake above the dam.
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Des Moines
State Executive Councill
Stathouse
Iowa Hydro-Electric Cooperative
Cedar River
Moscow
Eight men arraigned on riot warrants in Sioux City
Eight men pleaded not guilty before Municipal Judge H R Kenaston to riot warrants connected with the overturning of two empty coal trucks near the Northern Coal company yards Saturday. The act was tied to a strike by the American Federation of Labor drivers union opposing several firms.
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Sioux City
H R. Kenaston
Northern Coal Company
American Federation of Labor Drivers Union
Suburban Area Is Added to Ottumwa
Ottumwa city council annexed sections to the north and southwest totaling 529 acres including Grandview addition. Residents filed a petition to incorporate as a separate town named Ottumwa Heights. Attorneys vow to pursue a separate town, while city officials call the areas part of Ottumwa.
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Ottumwa
Grandview
Charles Bookin
Herman J. Schaeffer
Conscience Bothered Debtor on Old Note
More than 25 years ago C. B. Eegli signed a note with a young farmer for 168.0 to buy a cow and hogs. The farmer left the community, the note and a year's interest remained unpaid, and now Eeli has received a letter from the man saying he plans to repay what he lost as co-signer.
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Manson
C. B. Eegli
Exli
Eeli
Attorneys Present Witnesses in Baker Cancer Cure Trial
Norman Baker and four others face mail fraud charges over advertising a cancer cure. Defense witnesses testified of cures from Baker hospitals in Sluveka Springs Arkansas and Muscatine Iowa. Ten former patients testified while 70 more witnesses are subpoened from twelve states. trial underway in Little Rock Arkansas.
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Muscatine
Norman Baker
Baker
Sluveka Springs
Ark
Thimble
Little Rock
Bishop Cushman Urges F D R to Repent of Sins
Bishop Ralph Cushman national president of the Anti-Saloon League urged President Roosevelt to repent of his sins and save the nation from liquor at the opening day of the Iowa State Anti-Saloon League meeting in Des Moines. He said Roosevelt had damaged morale and ethical standards by talking about beer.
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Des Moines
Ralph
Cushman
St. Paul
Minn
Anti-Saloon League
Roosevelt
Central Church of Christ
Franklin Roosevelt
Grand Jury Delayed By Snow Locking County Roads
Judge James P. Gaffney moved the January term grand jury to Monday January 22 at ten in the morning due to heavy snow that closed many county roads. County Attorney Richard A. Stewart ordered the change and Sheriff H. M. Putnam will notify jurors. Petit jurors also report next Monday for trial juries unless altered.
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James P. Gaffney
Richard A. Stewart
H. M. Putnam
Mrs May McFarland Returns From Des Moines Visit
Mrs May McFarland arrived home last night after a trip to Des Moines prompted by illness. The concise report notes she returned without further details of her condition or the visit.
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May McFarland
Des Moines
Belisha defends reforms after dismissal as war secretary
London reports Hore Belisha tells Commons that army reforms were carried out in harmony and denies army pressure to oust him. Prime Minister Chamberlain calls claims of a democratic army and high officer threats pure invention and says no policy change will follow his departure.
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London
Leslie Hore Belisha
House of Commons Today
Neville Chamberlain
Hore-Belisha
Moore-Belisha
Army Council
War Secretary
Chamberlain
Traffic Death Toll Tops Four Thousand In War Years
London reports 4,130 people killed in British traffic accidents since the war began as blackout conditions raise danger. An unofficial count places soldier, seaman and airman fatalities at about 2,260.
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London
Ministry of Transport
Otumwa Ed District votes on two school bond propositions
Otumwa independent school district will vote on two measures. One bonds issue of 325000 for two new schools and an addition to a third. The other asks to spend 18000 from school funds to build a new athletic field with promised aid of 32000 from the works projects administration.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa Independent School District
Work Projects Administration
Death of Mrs Esta Cooper Benson Mentioned in Notice
The notice notes the death of her niece Mrs Esta Cooper Benson, a former Washington resident, indicating familial ties and past residence.
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Esta Cooper Benson
Washington
Clearing Snow From Washington County Roads And Streets
Snow clearing continues on county roads and Washington streets though main highways are nearly open. Digging out remains on side roads and curbing piles slow business. A cold wave brought two degrees above zero with a 24 degree high. Radio road reports list broadcast times from stations including KMA KRNT WHO WMT WOW and KSC.
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Washington County
Washington Streets
Washington
L. M. Bicher
State Highway Commission
Towa
KMA
KRNT
KSC
WHO
WMT
WMAX
WOW
Three British Submarines Lost in Hazardous Service
The Admiralty announced the loss of three British submarines Seahorse Undine and Starfish believed destroyed while operating on the German coast. Crews numbered about 107 normally, with some rescued by Germans. Berlin claimed Starfish and Undine destroyed in Helgoland bay.
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London
Berlin
High Command
Helgoland Bay
Confirm Murphy as Court Justice
In Washington on January 16 the Senate confirmed the nomination of Attorney Murphy to the federal judiciary, advancing the confirmation process for a high court seat.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Attor
Mrs Wallace Joins Keedick Lecture Bureau as Agent
Mrs. Ben Wallace of Iowa City formerly Dorothy Miller of Washington has become booking agent for the Keedick Lecture bureau in New York. Her territory includes Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and part of Illinois where she will arrange college and university lectures. Noted speakers William Beebe and William Lyon Phelps are among those booked.
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Ben Wallace
Iowa City
Dorothy Miller
Washington
Keedick
New York
Wallace
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Illinois
William Beebe
William Lyon Phelps
New York City
Olga Samarof Stokowski
Ruth St. Denis
Benjamin Gitlow
Henry C. Wolfe
Philip Guedalla
Herbert Graf
Metropolitan Opera Company
Esta Benson buried in Tingley after stroke
Funeral services for Mrs Esta Cooper Benson formerly of Washington were held Saturday with burial at Tingley Iowa She died Thursday aged 67 after a prior stroke She was the former Esta Anderson niece of Mrs May McFarland and left the community about thirty years ago She survived by husband three daughters one son two brothers and several step relatives
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Esta Cooper Benson
Washington
Tingley
Iowa
George Benson
Ed Benson
Des Moines
Henry
Sadie Anderson
McFarland
Alta Deer
Mankato
Minn
Verna Winfrey
Ames
Shell Die
Calvin Cooper
San Diego
Calif
Lird
Omer Anderson
Applications for 110 Corn Loans in County in December
Iowa AAA chairman O K Klein announced 22 328 corn loans covering 258 798 774 bushels were certified from Dec 1 1939 to Jan 1 1940. Government will loan 57 cents per bushel on last year’s corn. In December 110 applications in Washington county covered 124 004 bushels.
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Des Moines
Iowa
O. K. Klein
AAA
Washington County
West Chester Businessman Visits Washington
Earl Griggs of West Chester traveled to Washington yesterday on business, visiting the nation’s capital for meetings and engagements related to his local enterprise.
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Earl Griggs
West Chester
Washington
Murphy Nominated as Associate Justice Without Vote Record
The article notes Frank Murphy’s nomination as associate justice of the supreme court with no recorded vote. It highlights the absence of an official roll call on the nomination and outlines the procedural context surrounding the appointment.
Change Takes Place Today in Troop Officers
Captain O J Brown announces changes in Troop F officers. First Lieutenant Walter Conner moves to squadron adjutant duty, taking over for Captain Eldridge who became supply officer. Max Donaldson promoted to first lieutenant and Nate Young to second lieutenant, with Young set to face a board at Des Moines for commission eligibility.
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O. J. Brown
Walter Conner
C. J. Lambert
Sigourney
W. G. Eldridge
Washington
Conner
Max Donaldson
Nate Young
Donaldson
Youne
Des Moines
Brown
Young
National Defense Program
Wilson Won’t Call Extra Session for State Office Building
Governor George A Wilson said he will not convene a special session of the Iowa legislature to fund and erect a state owned office building at the statehouse rounds. He cited no necessity for a special session at this time despite an interim committee urging action and proposed funds for hospital improvements due to deplorable conditions at the six mental hospitals.
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Des Moines
George A Wilson
Laws
Legislative
Five Driving Licenses Issued In County
The state highway patrol issued five driving licenses to Joe Pease J Lloyd Lewis Wendell Williams Mrs J L Griggs of Washington and Howard Beeese of Coppock. Five failures occurred in driving exams. Nine chauffeurs licenses were granted to Glen Moothart Stanley M Laurence Marlo Matthes Ivan Rhodes and Ernest Shettler of Wellman Co C Moorhead Crawfordsville Joe Barnes F H Hunt Washington Olie Lee Cross Iowa City. Nine chauffeur license renewals were reported.
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State Highway Patrol
This
Joe Pease
J. Lloyd Lewis
Wendell Williams
Washington
Howard Beeese
Coppock
Glen Moothart
Stanley M. Laurence
Marlo Matthes
Ivan Rhodes
Ernest Shettler
Wellman
Co. C. Moorhead
Crawfordsville
Joe Barnes
F. H. Hunt
Olie Lee Cross
Iowa City
Washington Junior College Eleventh in Iowa Enrollment
A 1939 1940 Iowa survey ranks Washington Junior College eleventh among twenty six junior colleges by enrollment. The first semester saw eighty students average, with forty seven from Washington High School and thirty three from other towns. The second semester promises adding courses and activities including social science, English, secretarial science, and chemistry, with registration at Dean Mead's office.
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Iowa
Washington Junior College
Washington
Washington High School
Dean Mead
Weather Forces Foursquare Tabor Service Change
On account of weather and road conditions the announced service at the Foursquare tabernacle tonight will not occur. The service will be combined with the Wednesday evening meeting.
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Foursquare Tabernacle
Grades Pool NYA Aid Is Withdrawn
Forty five students were dropped from NYA payrolls at Iowa State College while 84 others will be reinstated or added, NYA administrator John L. Holmes announced. The change is tied to scholarship requirements and a C average for NYA eligibility.
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Ames
National Youth Administration
Iowa State College
John L. Holmes
NYA
Roosevelt proposes U S credit to Finland for farm goods
President Roosevelt proposed that the United States lend money to Finland to buy surplus American farm products and manufactured goods. He said the credit would not cover arms and noted the plan in letters to Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead. Senate resolutions urged invoking the neutrality act regarding Finland, Russia, China and Japan to promote peace and U S security.
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Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
United States
Finland
John N. Garner
William Bankhead
House
Russia
China
Japan
Senate
John A. Danaher
Connecticut
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Danaher
Finnish defense claims repulse Russian attacks on Karelian isthmus
An official communique reports heavy Finnish losses inflicted on Russian forces on the Karelian isthmus and at Sal la front. It notes a Russian detachment attacked near Lake Ladoga but was driven back with many casualties. On the north central front, attacks were stopped as Russians mass new forces toward the Gulf of Bothnia. Finnish troops also report capturing Russian soldiers trained to parachute behind lines.
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Helsinki
Karelian
North Central
Salla
Lake
Ladoga
Finland
Bothnia
Why Ancient Mexico Passed Out Despite Indian Legacy
Dave Elder spoke to the Rotary Club about his trip to Mexico City and argued ancient Mexicans failed to develop the wheel ships and soil conservation. He described Mexico as socialist under Cardenas with no class distinctions and cited expropriation of American holdings as justified by Mexican courts. He urged friendly U.S. relations for mutual benefit.
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Dave Elder
Rotary Club
Mexico City
Centrary America
Mexico
Dave
Cardenas
United States
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Mier
Admiral M. Yonai
Mitsumasa Yonai
U. 8
G-Men
U. S
John F. Cassidy
William G. Bishop
Christian Front” Society
Hore Belisha and Chamber
Lain
House of Commons
Otumwa
el Segundo
Cal
Admiralty
Murphy
Esta Benson
Nate
Wilson
America
Rotary
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