Wallace Deflects Blame for Defeat at Conference
Des Moines July 29 Up Vice President Henry A Wallace exonerated the south and implicated Wall Street financed and southern reactionary leaders for his failure to win renomination at Chicago. He praised farmers and cited Marvin Jones Senator Bankhead and Senator Barkley as influential in securing agricultural measures. He urged liberal leadership in the south to reduce Wall Street influence and unite west and south with farmers and laborers. The item notes Hart for re election in Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Chicago
Wall Street
Wallace
Midwest
South
Marvin Jones
John Bankhead
Alben Barkley
Wort
Claude Pepper
Florida
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Farmer and Laborer United
Hart
Community Center at Ainsworth Opens For Youth
The Arc at Ainsworth Recreation Center opened for local youths and plans to host Tuesday adult evenings. Ernest Simkins joined the Youth Council, replacing Warl Miller in service. The center seeks kitchen equipment and donations while Karl Wood donated the Main street building.
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Ainsworth
Arc
Ernest “Jiggs’ Simkins
Warl Miller
Albert Jeffrey
Main Street
Karl Wood
Herbert Glass
United Presbyterian Church
Allies Close on Coutances and Push in Normandy
Allied forces drive through Coutances toward the sea as American tanks spearhead advances in Normandy. Russians reach Warsaw outskirts while British and American air forces strike Merseburg Bremen and Stuttgart amid a broad European push.
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United Press
Warsaw
Coutances
France
Normandy
Italy
Tuscan
Florence
Merseburg
Germany
Bremen
Hamburg
Stuttgart
Avrenches
Brittany
Sienne
Soulle
George F. Patton
Sicily
Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pats
T. Lawton Collins
Seventh Corps
Collins
Cherbourg
Omar Bradley
Leonard T. Gerow
Fifth Corps
Martin in Favor of Universal Military Training Program
Des Moines July 29 Congressman Tom Martin, a World War I veteran and Iowa University former instructor, advocates universal training to prepare for postwar needs. He proposes 17 to 21 year olds be conscripted for a year or equivalent, combining two years of ROTU and three months summer camps, plus optional full service training or National Guard access.
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Martin
Des Moines
IDPA
Tom Martin
University of Iowa
House Militiry Affairs Committee
Iowa Cition
R.O.T.U
National Guard
Mrs Fulton to Sing at Central Park Band Program Tonight
Mrs Fulton will sing Miss You and People Will Say Were In Love on the band program in Central Park tonight. Ivan Rich of Olds directs the band, substituting for Ralph Young.
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Robert Fulton
Central Park
Ivan Rich
Olds
Ralph Young
Des Moines CAA Opens Planes Sales Center
The Civil Aeronautics Administration reports a flood of inquiries about buying planes. Des Moines will be a sales center in region five with the War Training Service handling sales. Planes range from Piper Cubs to B 24 Liberators and will be sold to highest bidders in as is condition.
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Des Moines
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
War Training Service
Federal
Rankin Backed by Court on Co-Ops
The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that the attorney general and assistants may sue as private citizens to seek ouster and dissolution of cooperative burial associations. Atty. Gen. Rankin had asked a county attorney to sue Winneshiek Cooperative Burial Association for embalming without a license and for licensing issues. When the Jackson county attorney did not sue, Edward S. White, former assistant attorney general, filed the action as a private citizen.
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Des Moines
State Supreme Court
Co-operative Burial Associatons
John Rankin
Winneshiek County
Winneshiek Co-operative Burial Association
Jackson County
Edward S. White
Explosion Heard Across Town Shocks Local Residents
A loud blast rattled windows and many residents questioned its origin. Reports suggest the explosion came from an unusually heavy source, stirring curiosity and concern throughout the town.
Ben Coppock Dies Suddenly at 68 in Washington Iowa
Benjamin Coppock 68, longtime justice of the peace in Washington, died suddenly at his home of a heart attack after gardening. Funeral services are pending with burial at Wim Grove Cemetery. Rev. Alfred Trenerry to preside. Survived by his wife Rachael, son Ralph Coppock, two daughters Mabel Lott and Betty Thornton, and many relatives. He served a second term as justice of the peace and was a Republican candidate for re election.
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Benjamin Coppock
Washington
Seuen Siath Avenue
Wim Grove
Alfred Trenerry
L. A
The
Baptist Church
Coppock
Ralph Db. Coppock
Dallas
Texas
Mabel Lott
Lebanon
Oregon
Betty Thornton
Whiting
Ind
Walter B. Coppock
Shenandoah
Iowa
Harry Coppock
Lansing
Mich
Howard Sigafoose
John Godwin
Bride Sees Husband Drown in Iowa Lake
ARNOLDS PARK The honey moon of a soldier and his bride ended in tragedy Friday afternoon when Corporal George Gullgren 21 of Menson drowned in Lake Minnewashta. Corporal Gullgren and his bride of three days former Marilyn Read 21 of Stannope came to Arnolds Park on their wedding trip.
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Arnolds Park
Iowa
Corp
George Gullgren
Menson
Lake Minnewashta
Corporal Gullgren
Marilyn Read
Stannope
Goats Pull Wagon Crew In Indiana Truck Crash
Word from Keokuk County reports Charley McCartney and son Gene traveling in Indiana with goat-drawn wagons involved in a collision with a truck and two cars. They sustained only bruises while the autos suffered heavy damage.
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Keokuk County
Charley McCartney
Gene
Indiana
Explosion Report Near Town Grounds Blackened Stumps
A blast of dynamite was reported used to blow up tree stumps in the country southwest of town. Residents noted the noisy detonation and ground disturbance, with authorities tracing the origin to a remote rural area.
Technician Harland’s Son Wounded in France Report
Alvin J. Harland of 817 South Avenue D received a telegram from Adjutant General Alio stating his son Technician 5th grade Lawrence C. Harland was seriously wounded in action July 10 in France. Lawrence belonged to Washington’s Troop D, 113th Mechanized Cavalry, and had left for Camp Bowie in 1941. he had been in England before France.
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Alvin J. Harland
South Avenue D
Alio
France
Lawrence C. Harland
Washington
113Th Mechanized Cavalry
Camp Bowie
Texas
England
Pvt. Richardson Hurt Seriously Ill in Middle East Service
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Richardson learned their son Louis V. Richardson, a private first class, is seriously ill from injuries while overseas. The message from the Adjutant General notes he has been in North Africa for about a year and will receive updates as reports come in.
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Wilbur R. Richardson
Louis V. Richardson
Pfe. Richardson
North Africa
Adjutant General
Hopeful Bond Drive Seen In County Today
War Finance Chairman G E Mace urged last minute purchases to push the fifth war loan county total toward a final 85 percent of quota. Banks and post offices would stay open to allow late buys, with reports possible from issuing agencies. Today’s sales reached 603 907 50 on a 740 800 county quota.
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War Finance
G. E. Mace
Mace
Employment Rise in 1944 Women Lead Gain
The civilian labor force grew from April to May 1944 to 652 840 000 with a 786 000 rise almost entirely by women.
Carnival crowd in 1939 Washington centennial memories
Journal notes from a Tivoli carnival walk with Fred Downing reveal that several carnival workers joined Washington during the 1939 centennial celebration. The piece highlights M. V. Privett and wife, Gorg and Mrs McAllan, J. O. Green, and others recalling photography, stands, and a dog killed in 1939.
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Journal
Tivoli
Fred Downing
Washington
Red
M._ V. Privett
Cedar Rapids
Privett
Privetts
Gorge McAllan
Centennal
J. O. Green
Carni
American B-29s Strike Anshan in Manchuria Raid
Dawn attack by B 29s hits Anshan in Manchuria 55 miles southwest of Mukden. The raid targets the Chengsien rail yards and Japanese steel complex at Anshan, a major pig iron and steel producer. Col Roy Lynn announced the mission with the code word Mary signaling completion.
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U. S
China
Anshan
Mukden
Manchuria
Chengsien
Peiping-Hankow
Darienport Arthur
Japan
United States Army Air Force
Col
Roy Lynn
Holton
Kansas
20Th Bomber Command
Burial services for Robert H. Clark set for Monday
Short funeral services for Robert H. Clark are planned Monday afternoon at 1 30 at Sherman's funeral home with a 2 30 service at Pleasant Grove Church of God near Columbus Junction. Burial will follow at Indian Creek cemetery. The services will be led by Rev A E Diddams Rev James Robbins and Rev Jesse Huddle of Wapello.
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Robert H. Clark
Sherman
Pleasant Grove Church
Rule on the Sale of Vitamins in Stores
Iowa opinions restrict concentrated vitamins to drug stores with a pharmacist supervision. Only straight vitamins like A B-1 B-2 C D face the rule. blends or trade-named combinations may be sold by non drug stores, per the Rankin administration.
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Des Moines
John Rankin
Iowa
Robert W. Larson
J. F. Rabe
State Board of Pharmacy Examiners
Larson
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