Special Election Called in Crawfordsville Iowa 1941
Notice of a July 24 1941 special election in Crawfordsville Washington County Iowa to vote on a franchise for Iowa Southern Utilities Company enabling generation distribution and sale of electricity for 25 years. Polls at Williams Store open 8 am to 8 pm with Yes No ballot. ordinance details and rights duties set by town council.
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Crawfordsville
Ashington County
Iowa
Crawfordsille
Washington County
Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Towa
Southern Utilities Company of Delaware
Iowa Southern Utilities Company of
Delaware
W. P. Davidson
K. A
Coates
Red Cross Nurses Saved From Torpedoed Ship
Seventeen Red Cross nurses rescued after a Dutch steamer Maarsden torpedoed in the Atlantic carried a detachment of U S marines and nurses bound for London. Frances A. Bacon of Farmington Michigan Mary Ann Sullivan of Boston Massachusetts and Martha L Reis of Wooster Ohio are among the three pictured. Two marines may have died in the attack.
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Red Cross
U. S
London
Atlantic
Frances A. Bacon
Farmington, Mich
Mary Ann Sullivan
Boston
Martha L. Reis
Wooster
Grandma Ross Holds Baby at U S Mint Visit
Mrs Nellie Tayloe Ross director of the U S mint is seen with her infant grandchild as the father Lieut William B Ross looks on at Maynard Hospital Seattle Washington during a daytime visit.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
U.S Mint
William B. Ross
Maynard Hospital
Seattle
Washington
Charles City on Banking Head blijkt
Attest notices for Charles City banking head in Washington County Iowa list dates June 28 July 5 12 19.
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Charles City
Attest
K. A. Coates
Town
M. W. Ellis
D. W. Bates
Albia
Iowa Daily Press
Screen Actress Heather Angel Sues For Divorce in Hollywood
Screen actress Heather Angel files for divorce from actor Ralph Forbes in Hollywood citing his habit of staying away at night. The couple wed in 1934 and separate charges are included in Angel's brief complaint.
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Heather Angel
Hollywood
Ralph Forbes
Miss Angel
Forbes
U S Forces Occupy Iceland Amid War Powers Debate
U S Navy units begin defense of Iceland as isolationists criticize the move, bringing U S action 915 miles from Norway. Reykjavik, recently raided by German planes, sees Prime Minister Hermann Jonasson back President Roosevelt’s dispatch of American troops to defend the island.
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U. S
Iceland
U.S. Navy
Fergen
Norway
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Reykjavik
Hermann Jonasson
Roosevelt
Truxan Family Bridge From Richmond to Fresno Remembrance
Riverside notes mourn the death of W. J. Truxan 79 of Fresno after heart trouble. Born in Bohemia and raised near Richmond, he married Anna Shradel and raised a family including Rev. Joseph Truxan. He later ran a Riverside general store and vineyard, retiring as a California Fruit Growers inspector. Funeral at Fresno Catholic church. Also reports a second violent storm in Riverside and visits by C. E. Rosene and Thomas Dautremont. Kenneth Kinsey travels to Great Lakes Navy training after St Mary’s schooling.
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Riverside
Christine Shradel
W. J. Truxan
Fresno
Calif
Truxaw
Bohemia
Frank
Mary Truxaw
America
Richmond
Holy Trinity Church
Anna
Maenck Cafe
Mike Truxan
Nebraska
Truxan
California
California Fruit Growers Association
Joseph Truxan
Kiefer
C. E. Rosene
Moline
Ill
Rosene
Elizabeth Kiefer
Thomas Dautremont
Co. A
John C. Dautremont
Kenneth Kinsey
St. Mary's Catholic School
Des Moines
Great Lakes
United States Navy
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Grandma Ross
Sues
A. S
Capital
W. J. Truxaw
Commercial Printing Department
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