Beekeepers Attend Denison Short Course At CCC Camp
A Denison beekeeping short course drew over 150 Western Iowa beekeepers with F B Paddock leading the program and speakers including Howard Shipton and Richard Stearns. In Waterloo, a drowning scare ended with La Verne Watson rescuing a youth from Cedar River undercurrents, the boy saved with a Red Cross preserver and believed uninjured.
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Denison
Denison CCC
F. BR. Paddock
Howard Shipton
Sioux City
Watherloo
Rchard Stearns
Waterloo
Cedar River
LaVerne Watson
Watson
Red Cross
Stearns
Boy survives 18 foot fall from window in Waterloo
In Waterloo a 23 month old named Frank Durgin escaped serious injury after tumbling 18 feet from a second story window. A loose screen failed as it leaned on him, but his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Durgin found him laughing and walking about upon their reaching him, with only minor bruises reported.
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Waterloo
Frank Durgin
Des Moines Board Approves Two Service Tunnels at State Hospitals
The lows state board of control awarded contracts for two tunneling projects at state institutions. A 1,027-foot tunnel at Clarinda State Hospital will cost 12 050 to connect from the main building to Hope hall. A KOT feet tunnel at Mount Pleasant State Hospital will cost 5 274 20 to link the main building to the women's infirmary.
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Des Moines
Lows State Board of Control
State Hospital For
Clarinda
Hope Hall
Mont Pleasant
Women's Infirmary
Des Moines Youths Charge Girls With Immoral Show
Three Des Moines men file charges against two female performers at a carnival claiming an immoral show. The youths say they attended after hearing it was improper and that the girls appeared nude on stage. They defend their actions as part of a social work interest to close indecent shows.
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Des Moines
Hopf
Barnes Barnsafire at 615 South Avenue Barn
A barn at the home of Mrs. Cynthia Barnes at 615 South Avenue burned around 1 45 PM. Mrs. Barnes discovered the blaze after neighbors spotted it and alerted the fire department. old hay fueled the fire and firefighters fought to save the building with limited success. Mrs. Barnes suspects boys who had been playing in the barn started the fire.
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Cynthia Barnes
South Avenue
Barnes
Axis Pressure Grows as War Flares Across Europe and Seas
The report notes intensified German and Italian bombing aimed at British sea power and targets in the Mediterranean while Britain and France exchange measures over food, finance, and reconstruction. It cites claims of ships sunk or captured, bombardments of ports and factories, and Marshal Petain urging Bastille Day observance.
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United Press
Germany
Italy
Ktisa Isles
Mediterranean
Britain
British Isles
London
High Command
Portland
Newport
Dundee
Billingham
Newcastle
British
Air Ministry
Marseilles
Toulon
France
Marshal Petain
Truck Crash Ignites Gas Station Fire in Davenport
In Davenport Iowa three men escaped injury after a truck crashed into a filling station causing two gasoline pumps to topple and the station to burst into flames. No one was hurt. The incident occurred late last night with firefighters dousing the blaze.
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Davenport
Iowa
Healthier Washington County Gains From Census Data
Washington County New York shows a favorable birth death balance per 1955 Census Bureau. The county had 376 births and 114 deaths, a surplus of 162 births, with infant mortality lower than the national rate and stillbirths at 31.9 per 1000 live births.
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New York
Washington County
Census Bureau
Can Still Sign for St Louis Ball Trip
Ray Whitehead reports a few openings remain for a baseball trip to St Louis on July 21. Applications are being received at the Ed Simmering room north of the National Bank. The train departs Washington at four in the morning. trip cost eight dollars covers railway fare and seats for a double header Brooklyn Dodgers versus St Louis Cardinals.
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Ray Whitehead
St. Louis
Ed Simmering
The
National Bank
Washington
Whitehead
Brooklyn Dodgers
Stavis Cardinals
Local Owner Flees After Gasoline Truck Fire
Gus Ruyman owner fled through a rear window as truck driver James V. Braden and driver-to-be Ralph Madsen escaped. Fire consumed more than 1,000 gallons of gasoline in the incident.
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Gus Ruyman
James V. Braden
Ralph Madsen
Playground Enrollment Increases At Lincoln Stewart
Daily attendance over four weeks at the Lincoln and Stewart playgrounds averaged 173 children, totaling 3458. 260 registrations are at Lincoln and 149 at Stewart with 40 percent new. Girls softball saw Lincoln defeat Stewart 21 to 16. upcoming hikes and a horseshoe tournament are planned.
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Lincoln and Stewart School
George Mohr
Lincoln
Stewart
Shurch League
Linecoln
Stewart Grounds
Mary Atchison
Sunset Park
Mohr
Lincoln School
Changes in Burlington Trailways Bus Schedule
Changes in the Burlington Trailways schedule noted at the Candy Kitchen station describe three eastbound departures at 10 38 a m 3 55 p m and 12 10 a m and three westbound departures at 6 08 a m 3 08 p m and 12 12 p m The 3 55 p m eastbound bus moved from 4 15 p m and the midnight run replaces a 7 50 a m morning trip The morning westbound bus now leaves from Washington 6 28 a m
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Burlington Trailways
Candy Kitchen
Washington
Indictment Hits Former Kansas City Political Boss
Thomas J. Pendergast, the ex political boss of Kansas City, was indicted again today by a federal grand jury after completing a prison term for tax evasion. The July 13 action marks another criminal proceeding against the longtime figure.
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Kansas City
Thomas J. Pendergast
Rinky Dinks Triumph 19 to 15 on Thursday
A team labeled the Rinky Dinks secured a 19 to 15 victory on Thursday. The brief report notes the score and day of play without additional context.
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Rinky Dinks
Roosevelt Third Term Draft Faces Fed paced Push in Chicago
Chicago July 13 Tremendous pressure is reported to be used to keep Postmaster General James A Farley as national committee chairman and lead Roosevelt third term campaign. Parry Hopkins pressed Farley to stay on. Mayor Edward J Kelly says Roosevelt wants Farley in place. Farley indicated retirement and private business but will be nominated with Gardner. anti third term sentiment could reach about 200 of 1094 delegates.
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Chicago
James A. Farley
National Committee
Roosevelt
Parry L. Hopkins
Farley
Kelly
Hopkins
Edward J. Kelly
Washington
Aetigatkins
New York Yankees
John N. Garner
Burton K Wheeler
Montana
Iowa Farmers Aim to Beat Radda's 28 Foot Tall Corn
Washington's Don Radda set a World record with a 28 feet 10 inches stalk. West Liberty's Doris Ridenour taped 22 feet 2 inches for second and Batavia's D D Hill measured 20 feet 2 1/2 inches for third. The contest is open to all Iowa farmers with no entry fee and regional contests Aug 16 leading to the state event.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa Daily Press
Radda
Washington
Don Radda
Doris Ridenour
West Liberty
D. D. Hill
Batavia
The
Journal
Iowna Daily Press Association
George Osborne
Arkansas
Rulea
Towa
Death claims Mrs. G. F. Wallace at home in Washington
Mrs. George F. Wallace age 76 died suddenly from a heart attack at 10 a m at her home 815 South Iowa Avenue She had helped with morning chores and had been partly helpless since a hip fracture seven years earlier Funeral services set for Monday at 3 p m at United Presbyterian church Ainsworth with Rev W H Hemphill and burial in Ainsworth Cemetery Survivors include three daughters Clara Elsie and Mrs Clarence Walker a son Mac and two grandchildren Also survives her husband George F Wallace who died earlier this year
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George F. Wallace
South
Iowa Avenue
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
W. H. Hemphill
Ain
Highland Township
Washington
Indictments Tied to Obstruction and Government Fraud Case
The indictment cites conspiracy to obstruct justice and defraud the government. Also charged are Emmett O'Malley of Kansas City former state superintendent of insurance and A L McCormac, a St. Louis insurance executive.
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Emmett O'Malley
Kansas City
A. L. McCormac
St. Louis
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