Must Hold Selectees Leaders Told About Iowa Backing Auto Kill
Five year old Joseph Brown was killed at Ayrshire when backing auto driven by his uncle Peter Brown 42. He had been playing in a driveway and, after being ordered away, ran into the machine’s path. The wheels passed over his head. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs Matt Brown and five other children. Dr R J Brink Palo Alto county coroner ruled death accidental.
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Ayrshire
Emmetsburg
Joseph Brown
Peter Brown
Brown
Joseph
Matt Brown
R. J. Brink
Palo Alto
U S Will Not Occupy Azores Says Welles
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles stated the United States intends Portugal to keep control of the Azores and Cape Verdes, and has no plan to seize the islands. He echoed Hull's note and noted Roosevelt’s Iceland occupation plan aimed to preserve sovereignty of Atlantic outposts.
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Washington, D. C
Sumner Welles
United States
Portugal
Azores
Cape Verde Islands
Welles
Cordell Hull
Cape Verdes
Portugese
Roosevelt
Iceland
Atlantic
Hull
Des Moines Girl Hurt in Fall at Ledges Park
Rosalie Smotkin, 17, of Des Moines, fell 25 feet into Pease creek at Ledges state park near Boone while leaning over a ledge. She was admitted to Boone County Hospital in unconscious condition with undetermined head injuries. Her father is Morris Smotkin, a grocer.
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Boone
Rosalie Smotkin
Pease Creek
Ledges State Park
Des Moines
Boone County Hospital
Rosalie
Morris Smotkin
Mount Pleasant Girl Wins Legion Essay Contest
Elizabeth O'Connor, 18, of Mount Pleasant wins the national American Legion auxiliary essay prize for Mother Clarke Pioneer Woman. Her Iowa colonial America study earned first honors and was featured in the auxiliary publication. She was aided by Sister Mary Bonita and Mary McCabe in Chicago and at local unit work.
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Mt. Pleasant
Legion
Des Moines
Elizabeth O'Connor
Mount Pleasant
National American Legion Auxiliary
Mount Pleasant High School
Miss O'Connor
Mother Clarke
American Legion Auxiliary
Iowa
Lansing Man Dies After Stray Bullet Incident
Erwin Cooper 73 of Lansing died at a LaCrosse Wisconsin hospital from a heart attack and shock after being shot in the abdomen by a stray bullet while on his porch. The gun was fired by small boys from a nearby creek bottom.
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Lansing
Erwin Cooper
LaCrosse Wis
Cedar Falls Youth Hurt After Tree Fall
Virgil Neuen kirk, 20, of Cedar Falls, is in serious condition at Allen Memorial Hospital with a broken back after a 25 foot fall while topping a tree. He reportedly lost his footing and fell backward.
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Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Virgil Neuenkirk
Allen Memorial Hospital
Five People Injured in Des Moines Area Three Car Crash
Five persons sustained minor injuries in a three car collision on Highway 6 west of Des Moines near Clive. Named injured include Ruth Fort Elaine Methlie Dr George W Marston Velma Marston Lloyd R Marston and Lloyd D Elliott. Deputies say Elliott tried to pass an eastbound car and crashed head on into Marston driving causing Marston to strike Horton’s car.
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Des Moines
Clive
Ruth Fort
Elaine Methlie
George W. Marston
Lewis
Velma Marston
Marstons
Lloyd R
Polk
Lloyd D. Elliott
Chicago
William Horton
Elliott
Dr. Marston
Marston
Harton
Admits Loss of Sloop Auckland in July Action
The admiralty confirmed the loss of the 1200 ton sloop Auckland off London on July 14. The vessel carried 188 officers and men and was armed with eight four inch guns.
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London
U.p
Admiralty
Auckland
Strike Hampers Defense Work at Sealed Power Plant
A strike at the Sealed Power plant in Muskegon Michigan threatens widespread disruption to defense production. The United Automobile Workers walkout since July 8 has already slowed output at Willys-Overland in Toledo, maker of army scout cars, and at Cummins Diesel Engine in Columbus Indiana, a producer of ordnance equipment.
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United Press
Sealed Power Corporation
Muskegon
Mich
War Department
United Automobile Workers
AFL
Willys-Overland Company
Toledo
Cummins Diesel Engine Company
Columbus Ind
Mrs Westen 82 Dies After Prolonged Illness in Missouri
Sophia Westen 82 and last of six Koehler siblings who emigrated from Germany died at a St. Charles hospital after three years of declining health. Funeral Tuesday at St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed with Rev. Carl Lein. burial Elm Grove cemetery. Surviving children include John Martin Westen Harm Westen Dora Klockenga George Westen and Kathryn Pease.
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Sophia Westen
Koehler
America
Germany
St. Charles
Carl Koehler
Meinz Koehler
Illinois
Evert H. Westen
Emden
Washington County
Ainsworth
Washington
Westen
John
Martin Westen
Harm Westen
Wayland
Dora Klockenga
Pekin
George Westen
Kathryn Pease
Rockford
Frank Ross Breaks Hip After Car Collision in Washington
Frank Ross of West Chester sustained a fractured hip when struck by a car driven by Kenneth Cuddeback of west of Washington. The accident occurred Saturday evening at the northwest corner of the square, and Ross was taken to Washington county hospital for treatment.
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Frank Ross
West Chester
Washington County Hospital
Kenneth Cuddeback
West of Washington
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87 Airplanes in Washington Show Private Pilots Strong
Washington welcomed 87 aircraft for a pilots breakfast with about 75 percent owned by private individuals. Some 225 people traveled by air, with wives and children joining. flights came from Illinois Iowa and Missouri. The event featured female pilots and no accidents as crowds watched from the airport.
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Washington
Aviation
Army and
Naval Air Services
Eighly
Jack Snodgrass
St. Louis
Murphy
Jack
Virginia Snodgrass
Iona
Illinois
Missouri
Dixon
Galesburg
Peoria
Moline
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa
Paul Shaw
Six New Cars Licensed In Washington County This Week
Six new cars and trucks were registered at the office of the Washington county treasurer in the past week. These and other licensed vehicles bring county totals for 1941 to 5 699 with 5 528 a year ago. Truck licenses total 807 versus 721 a year earlier. New vehicles are owned
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Washington County
Car Ditched at Chester Injures One
Chester reports a Chicago driver, Chester Grosse, suffered a head cut when a car wrecked at the West Chester corner on No 92. The vehicle rolled over but was repaired at a West Chester garage and driven away. Four occupants escaped serious injury.
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Chester Grosse
Chicago
West Chester
Mrs. Margaret E. Conley Dies at County Hospital
Mrs. Margaret E. Conley aged 82 died at 8 25 this morning at Washington county hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 30 Wednesday at L A Jones funeral home with Rev. Ivan Riess officiating. She resided at 1121 Mast Washington street and was the widow of Melvin D. Conley who died February 24, 1922.
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Margaret BE. Conley
Washington County Hospital
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ivan Riess
The
Christian Church
Conley
Mast Washington Street
Local Auto Owners List Names in Keota and Washington
C R Statler of Keota Chrysler sedan D EB Yoder Wellman Chevrolet coupe Curran company Washington Chevrolet pickup L Glen Guengerich Kalona Chevrolet sedan H M Putnam Washington Mercury sedan Robert Greiner Keota Plymouth sedan.
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C. R. Statler
Keota
Chrysler
D. EB. Yoder
Wellman
Chevrolet
Curran Company
Washington
L. Glen Guengerich
H. M. Putnam
Mercury
Robert Greiner
Plymouth
Churchill Pledges No Parley With Hitler
Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares Britain will have no truce with the Nazis and will bomb German cities as hard as Germany bombed Britain. He says Britain has reached air superiority and will continue the bombing "month after month and year after year" until a new freedom is born.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Adolph Hitler
Germany
Churchill
Ministers Are No Communists
Rev. Carl W. Klein held a communist circular during a Washington Sunday service. He spoke on behalf of local ministers that churches reject communism and cannot endorse its principles. The remarks followed pamphlet circulation among the audience at Central Park union service, drawing applause.
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Carl W. Klein
Washington
Red Party
Union
Central Park
Pastor Klein Calls Church People To Action In Park
Rev. Carl W. Klein of St. Pauls Evangelical and Reformed church urged park listeners to wake up and work against evil influences and uphold Christian life. He tied his message to Proverbs and urged active church involvement amid modern temptations. The service included music by a municipal brass quartet and notices of next week’s preacher and choir.
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Klein
Carl W. Klein
St. Paul's
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
Ivan Riess
The
Christian Church
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
Alfred Trenerry
Baptist Church
Baptist Choir
Everett Burham
Robert McLaughlin
Dave Pearson
Pob Faulkner
Driving While Intoxicated Tops County Convictions
The annual report from R R Noonan shows twenty seven convictions in Washington county district court for the year ending June 30. DWI was the most common offense, followed by larceny. Other convictions included illegal possession of liquor, burglary, and various specific thefts. Two acquittals occurred in cases appealed from a justice court.
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R. R. Noonan
Washington County District Court
Views of Marshall Roosevelt call for longer army selectee service
President Roosevelt and Army Chief of Staff General George Marshall urged congressional leaders to authorize keeping selectees for more than a year based on intelligence agency data. A White House session lasted two hours and 15 minutes as leaders warned opponents could resist strongly while hearings were ordered to start immediately. The measure would let the army retain selectees, National Guardsmen, and reserve officers for the emergency duration and allow use beyond this hemisphere and U S possessions.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Army
George Marshall
White House
Marshall
Senate
House
Alben W. Barkley
Hemisphere
United States
Goering Declared In Disgrace By Radio Moscow
Radio Moscow reported Goering in disgrace as Nazi air force chief for opposing the war on Russia. The broadcast, picked up in New York via United Press, said Hitler called him a coward and suggested Milch take air force command.
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United Press
Radio Moscow
Hermann Goering
New York
Stockholm
Goering
Russia
Hitler
Edward Milch
William H. Langenberg Dies in California
Obituary note from locals on William H. Langenberg's death at Sawtelle Veterans Hospital in California. Burial planned in Los Angeles. Survived by wife, son Karl in Hollywood, daughter Helen Clay and husband attorney in Los Angeles, two sisters Lucy and Rosa, and brother Charles in Washington.
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William H. ‘Langenberg
Veterans’ Hospital
Sawtelle
California
Los Angeles
Karl
Hollywood
Helen Clay
Washington
Lucy
Rosa
Charles
Declared O Daniel Elected Senator
The Texas canvassing board certified W Lee O Daniel as United States senator to fill the late Morris Sheppard’s term. A former governor, he beat Lyndon Johnson by 1311 votes after the official count, with Stephenson to succeed him as governor.
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Austin
Texas
W. Lee O'Daniel
United States Senate
Morris Sheppard
O'Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
O’daniel
C. R. Stephenson
Trial outcomes and sentences across Iowa cases
Cases tried resulted in dismissals for ten individuals while five received prison terms ranging from one year to forty years at Fort Madison. Three to eight year sentences were handed to offenders in Anamosa and Rockwell City reformatories. County jail terms varied from 36 days to one year, with five fines between $300 and $500. Eleven sentences were suspended for good behavior and parole granted. County criminal prosecution costs listed include $2,479.43 for jail expenses and $1,599.86 for county attorney compensation. Attorneys' fees for defense totaled $200.
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Fort Madison
Anamosa
Rockwell City
Board of Prisoners
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Pressel
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Eastman
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Cooper
Chester
Margaret E. Conley
County Hospital
Melvin D. Conley
Reich
Moscow
Communist Party
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Wm. H. Langenberg
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