Paris Battle Deepens as Allies Fight to Hold City
Paris endures relentless fighting as German forces push toward the capital. French and British counterattacks persist near the Beaumont area while Paris considers open-city tactics to avoid destruction. Moves include plans to pull back to southern suburbs if necessary.
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United Press
Paris
Germany
Chalons-sur-Marne
Maginot Line
Eiffel Tower
London
Beaumont Sec
Poultry Industry Day Draws Ames Attendees
More than 50 poults producers buyers and hatchery men attended the annual poults industry day sponsored by low State college. W D Termohlen chief of the poultry section of the agricultural adjustment administration described the AAA surplus egg removal program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMES
Low State College
W. D. Termohlen
Poultry
The
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Wall demolition wrecks J C Penney roof in Cedar Rapids
A brick wall being torn down adjacent to the J C Penney store toppled onto the building tearing a large roof hole. Damage estimated at 5,000 to 10,000 dollars. Ted Hall Construction Co of Des Moines led the razing. No injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
J. C. Penney
L. A Erickson
Ted Hall Construction Co
Des Moines
Enrollment at Iowa State College Engineering Tops 600
Dean Francis M. Dawson of the State University of Iowa college of engineering notes the state board of education 600 student cap is about 52 above the ten year average. Average enrollment since 1930 is 449, with only two years over 600 and the peak last year at 569 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Francis M. Dawson
State University of Iowa College of Engineering
State Board of Education
Fairfield Band Concert Night painting exhibition at world fair
Des Moines Iowa artists Edith Sternfeld of Grinnell and Dorothea Tomlinson of Des Moines will show two paintings each in a New York World Fair exhibit sponsored by the American Artists Professional league. The Iowa league has 20 members. the exhibit features two paintings from each state. Sternfeld's water color Rollin Along and Tomlinson's oil Fairfield Band Concert Night are among the selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Edith Sternfeld
Grinnell
Dorothea Tomlinson
American Artists Professional League
Iowa
Mice Sternfeld
Bristow Druggist Searle Named Iowa Grand Master
Harry L. Searle a Bristow druggist and longtime Iowa Mason was named grand master of Iowa Masons at the 100th anniversary grand lodge convention. Council Bluffs was chosen as convention city for 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Harry L. Searle
Bristow
Iowa
Rugger Seeks Injunction Over Golf Balls In City Garden
Sioux City truck gardener Charles Rugger petitions district court for an injunction to protect his life and vegetables from golfers on the adjoining Happy Hollow course. He says 20 to 40 balls daily endanger him and that players retrieving balls trample his garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Charles Rugger
Happy Hollow
Rugger
Vacation Bible School program at United Presbyterian Friday
A two week United Presbyterian daily vacation Bible school concludes Friday at 7 34 p m with a program in the church. Students present a summary including group music Bible stories dramatizations and memory work. Diplomas will be awarded and a treat provided. A free will offering helps cover expenses. all children parents friends and visitors welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterian Daily Vacation Bible School
United Presbyterian Chburch
Muate
Clarinda hospital official shot. worker commits suicide
Dr. R. D. Smith, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane in Clarinda, was shot in the head and shoulder and taken to Municipal hospital. The assailant, Mer McCowen, head carpenter, then locked the shop, poured kerosene on his clothing, set it afire, and killed himself after firing three times.
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Clarinda
Iowa
R. D. Smith
State Hospital For the
Imer McCowen
McCowen
Dr. Smith
Ralph Hughes
Brighton Man Taken by Death
George Lechner died at Washington county hospital at 8 30 this morning after a year of poor health. Born in Germany on March 5 1864 he moved to Iowa at seventeen and lived in Donnellson Winfield before settling in Brighton in 1884. He worked for the C B and Q railroad for fifty years retiring in 1933. Survived by his wife Elizabeth Melliney five children and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services likely Friday in Brighton conducted by Rev E B Hehner.
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Brighton
George Lechner
Washington County Hospital
Hehner
Germany
Iowa
Donnellson
Winfield
C. B. and Q. Railroad
Elizabeth Melliney
Henry
Fred
Yee
Lee
Ft. Dodge
Clark Pfeffer
Ainsworth
Edith
Chillgothe
Ill
New American Service Station Opens Saturday in Town
Washington's new American service station at South Town Avenue and East Jefferson Street will open with an open station event Saturday. Managed by Marshall Smith, it features a fireproof buff brick building with offices rest rooms and dual washing and greasing bays. Roy C. Smith president and Bert Nagle traveling representative will attend along with local staff Wallace Nicola Bill Brown and Mrs Nicola.
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Washington
South Town Avenue
East Jefferson Street
Marshall Smith
The
American Petroleum Company
Mr. Smith
Roy C. Smith
Davenport
Wallace Nicola
Town City
Nicola
Bill Brown
M. L. Brown
Bert Nagle
Waterloo
Thed Company
Baseball Jount Plans Started
A meeting in Central Park was held to discuss Washington area plans for a summer major league baseball trip. About 35 attended as organizers Whitehead and Casey outlined two possible games and rail options with a Wednesday vote to decide which trip proceeds.
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Central Park
Washington
Whitehead
Ray Whitehead
Enterprise
Jim Casey
Baseball, Incorporated
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
St . Cardinals
St. Louis
Milwaukee Railroad
Burlington Railroad
Iowa contest honors Mrs Sineclair with top song
In a contest by the Iowa federation of women's clubs Mrs Robert Sineclair earned one of the two best songs and another of her selections will advance to a national competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Robert Sineclair
Alsome
Official Canvass Adjusts Election Figures for Kiesey Gain
After final canvass and clerical tallying on June 3, statewide totals show minor shifts. Stan Kiesey gains to 1746 votes for county auditor after correcting an addition error. other offices report small adjustments with no change in governor totals.
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Board of Supervisors
Stan Kiesey
Beverly Brown Wins Bike Prize In Local Parade
Beverly Brown won first place for a bicycle float in yesterday’s bi cycle parade sponsored by Montgomery Ward and Company. Rosalyn Harwood placed second. Ten prizes went to participants including Otis Kelley Eugene Davis Margaret McCall Virgil Herring Joan Fields Frederick Pehler Hughie Boyd and Joe Goodlander.
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Beverly Brown
Rosalyn Harwood
Montgomery Ward and Company
Otis Kelley
Eugene Davis
Margaret McCall
Virgil Herring
Joan Fields
Frederick Pehler
Hughie Boyd
Joe Goodlander
J. W. Enslin
R. L. Lytle
George Mohr
Leigh Soule
Washington Bottling Works
Brewer's Dairy
Montgomery Ward
Crawfordsville Obituary and Local Election Results
Crawfordsville resident Joseph R. Lease, 72, died at home after a two week illness. Funeral set for Friday at the Methodist church with L. A. Jones funeral home handling arrangements. Lease, a longtime barber and cafe owner, is survived by his wife, children, siblings, and grandchildren. The obituary also lists local public officials and Democratic primary results showing John K. Valentine and Edward Breen leading in governor race and county results including hospital addition support.
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Crawfordsville
Joseph R. Lease
Lease
Crawfordsville Methodist Church
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Washington
Nimrod
Mary Wharts Lease
Cora Sewell
C. D. Martin
Cedar Falls
Fred Jarvis
Northeast
Marion Olds
Davenport
Russell Zickefoose
Ivor Davia
Wyman
C. C. Schantz
A. D. Lease
M. W. Welch
Emma Fox
Will
Muscatine
N. J
R. E
Marion George
Jesse Busby
R. KR. Noonan
H. M. Putnam
Harriet Coulter
W. 8. Kyle
John Owen
Theodore RB. Bailey
Ned Morrow
J. J. Rieh
Ernest Rudolph
B. F. Bauer
I. F. Kraemer
J. F. Letts
John K. Valentine
Edward Breen
Congress
Herbert Thompson
James Bell
James France
Nabers
Farmers Observe Corn Growth In Town Observers Compare Local Heights
Town residents note differences in corn growth among businesses and homes. Don Pauls service station Smart and Parrish Lucille's ice cream shack compete for tallest hill while Bobby Steele waters with rain, Roy Schaffer’s son tends a champion stalk. A novel idea is carried.
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North Iowa
Don Pauls
Smart & Parrish
Lucille’s
North Fourth Avenue
Bobby Steele
West Madison
Roy Schaffer
Tallest corn on parade route in Cedar township
Washington county post reports a miniature corn field grown at Tall Corn Farms in Cedar township. The crop stands about 40 inches tall and will be loaded on a truck for the V F W encampment parade in Burlington Saturday afternoon June 22.
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Washington County Post
V.F. W
Cedar Township
V.F.W
Burlington
Washington, Iowa
Egypt Will Defend Territory If Italy Attacks, Aher Pasha Says
Cairo premier Aly M. Pasha declared Egypt’s policy is defensive but will declare war if Italian territory is invaded or any Egyptian point is bombed. He spoke after severing diplomatic relations with Italy and affirmed a response to any inch of Egyptian land or military objective being invaded.
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Cairo
Aly M. Aher Pasha
Egypt
Italy
Feypt
North of Paris French Lines Hold Despite Reports
North of Paris and forced the Germans back five miles, but dispatches quoting a French spokesman at Tours and French preparations to fall back south of the capital if the northern lines broke were not supported.
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Paris
Tours
Reynaud Appeals to Roosevelt for U S Aid in Europe
Premier Paul Reynaud disclosed to have sent to President Roosevelt an appeal for a public U S declaration of aid. He promised to fight before Paris behind Paris and in French provinces and, if necessary, in America’s possessions. The message dated June 10 sought material and moral support short of an expeditionary force.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
Roosevelt
United States
America
Reynaud
Europe
Roosevelt Pledge Aid to France Before Formal Request
The White House announced that President Roosevelt would provide full material aid to France prior to receiving a formal cable request from Premier Reynaud. Secretary Byrnes stated the pledge would be considered a complete answer to Reynaud's appeal for help.
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Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
White House
Roose
France
Paul Reynaud
Stephen T. Barly
Reynaud
Adjournment of Congress Delayed In 1940s City
Washington reports that Speaker William Bankhead of Alabama said he no longer expects Congress to adjourn by June 22. House Majority Leader Sam Rayburn of Texas agreed, noting discussions about recess during the national convention period but no decision reached.
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Washington
D. C
William Bankhead
Alabama
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Hawkhead
Out
Hudson Case Fire Destroys Brooder House and Chickens
Hudson Case in Waverly aimed to raise chickens this year but a fire gutted his brooder house and all poultry and also burned the trailer where he lived. He managed to save only his night clothes.
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Hudson Case
Waverly
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New York
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New Station
South Town Ave
Kiesey
Washington Do. Farmer
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