Iowa land program subdivides farms for tenant relief
More than 10 000 acres in Kossuth and neighboring counties in north central Iowa are being optioned by the federal government to create smaller family sized farms. George A Heikens state director for the farm security administration outlined progress in splitting large northern Iowa holdings. Land is bought mainly from insurance companies and described as very cooperative by officials.
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Ames
Kossuth
Iowa
George A. Heikens
Farm Security Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Bear cub loses leg in city zoo incident
Gazzy a four month old bear wandered near a partition separating him from Bruin an older black bear. Bruin bit Gazzy’s rear leg causing amputation above the knee and tearing part of the sheet metal partition. The longer term effect will force Gazzy to live on three legs.
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Gazzy
City
Bruin
Oskaloosa Judge Orders Life to Turn Over Estate Funds
Judge Pf J Siegers of Newton found H 3 Life in contempt for holding more than 10000 in escrow from the Virginia Knight Logan estate. Life, attorney for Mrs. Robert Franklin and former Logan housekeeper, must deliver funds to Clerk Roy Rowland by Monday. The Logan estate, pursued by L Carson estate executor, seeks recovery of property and cash transferred by Mrs. Logan before death. Carson filed contempt action. Life argues he is only a stakeholder not bound by the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Pf. J. Siegers
Newton
Life
Roy Rowland
Virginia Knight Logan
Escrow
Robert Franklin
Logan
Man Severely Injured When Train Hits Car
Richard Hansen, 20, of Janesville, was badly hurt when his car was struck by a Rock Island passenger train at a crossing in Cedar Falus. He suffered a possible skull fracture and other serious injuries as the car was carried 70 feet. Witnesses said he appeared to try to stop after hearing the whistle. Hansen is employed as a car carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Falus
Richard Hansen
Janesville
Rock Island
Hansen
Noise at Cedar Rapids Train Telegraph Causes Panic
The whistle on a Rock Island train entering Cedar Rapids stuck open for 19 minutes triggering dozens of calls to police, radio station WMT, and the Cedar Rapids Gazette as residents asked whether war had begun or an armistice signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
WMT
Ottumwa High Names New Physical Training Leader
Fred Maasdam, former Washington high school and junior college coach and former Packwood superintendent, has accepted a position in the Ottumwa high school physical training department for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Maasdam
Washington High School
Unior College
Packwood
Ottumwa High School
Dorothy Darnel Elected Iowa 4-H Club President
Dorothy Darnel of Washington was elected president of Iowa 4-H girls at the 14th annual Ames convention on the Iowa State College campus. About 1,600 delegates attended. other officers named include Dorothy Behan, Barbara Liberknecht, and Dorothy Hildebrand.
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Dorothy Darnel
Washington
Iowa
Ames
Elie
Miss Darnell
Daniel
Nign
Dorothy Behan
Clinton County
Barbara Liberknecht
Louisa County
Dorothy Hildebrand
Muscatine Ecounty
Girl on Bicycle Killed in Crash Iowa City
Mary Elizabeth Fuhrman an 11 year old of Iowa City died from injuries after being struck by a car while riding her bicycle one mile southwest of the city. The car was driven by Arthur Parizek 43 North Liberty farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Mary Elizabeth Fuhrman
S. K. Fuhrman
Here
Arthur Parizek
North Liberty Farmer
Move Three Suspects for Safekeeping in Fort Madison
Three suspects Norman Seam nne Frank C. Syreck and Walter Anderson aged 27 31 and 41 were moved to the state penitentiary at Fort Madison for safekeeping after a May arrest in a 1309 dollar swindle of Grover Caster in Ottumwa. A court order directed their removal.
Plan Surfacing Work in County
AMBS June 13 plan details resurfacing projects in Jefferson Keokuk and Washington counties. The Iowa State Highway Commission sets a June 24 meeting to discuss 10 plus miles of bituminous surfacing and stabilized base on routes including 2.5 miles of highway one near Richland and 7.5 miles on highway 77 toward Richland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Pitvine
Iowa State Highway Commission
Jefferson-Keokuk
Richland
Keokuk-Washneton
Brighton
Washington County
Prighton
Wapello County Jail Holds Three Men After Petition
District Judge EB K Daugherty signed the order after a petition by Sheriff Mike Mier. The three men have been held in the Wapello county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moval
EB. K. Daugherty
Wapello County
Mike Mier
Roosevelt warns labor unions against raiding for members
President Roosevelt urged labor organizations to stop raiding each other for members and directed government agencies to monitor jurisdictional troubles. The move coincides with CIO leaders preparing a purge of left wingers, including Trotskyists, linked to subversive activity. White House officials stressed no time for union infighting amid national emergency.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organization
CIO
Daniel Tobin
American Federation of Labor
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Tobin
Mr. Roosevelt
White House
Stephen T. Early
British Plane Torpedoes Nazi Pocket Battleship Off Norway
The air ministry reports a British coastal command plane torpedoed a Nazi pocket battleship off Norway this morning. The vessel Lut Zw and Admiral Scheer remain in service with two ships left. Blenheim bombers attacked, escorting destroyers forced to port on the Skagerrak. dense white smoke rose, hindering observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Air Ministry
Norway
Germany
Lutzow
Admiral Scheer
Skagerrak
Lumber cuts in US exceed a trillion board feet since 1991
Census records show that over 33 years the United States logged more than 1,000 billion board feet of lumber. The figure reflects total removal across the national timber economy and anchors long term production scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Amateur Acts Eligible From Several Towns
Amateur acts from any town in the trading territory are eligible for Wednesday night programs linked to band concerts. Cash prizes total 25 dollars for first, 16 for second, and 5 for third on the final night. Each contestant receives a theater ticket regardless of prize. Contestants from Swedesburg through Coppock may enter. details in the Journal coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Martin
Chamber of Commerce
Swedesburg
Winfield
Olds
Wayland
Packwood
Pleasant Plain
Richland
Rubio
Brighton
Copppeck
Noble
Crawfordsville
Harper
West Chester
Ainsworth
Cot
Washington County enters Iowa Quiz Derby at State Fair
Washington County school teams join more than 150 entries bidding for the state title in the first Iowa statewide schools Quiz Derby at Des Moines August 22 to 29. Teams from St. James Washington Lime Creek Iowa Riverside and Cedar Townships compete under teachers and alternates with sessions daily eight to five and some programs aired on radio.
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Washington County
Iowa
Des Moines
Lester B. Krabill
St. James School
Washington
Mary Xavierita
Marie Vittetoe
Mary Lou Bapetl
Shirley Duncan
Alter
Leona Kucera
Marjorie Welte
Jim Kupka
Marjorie Thomann
Betty Gerot
Riverside
Arden Bell
Leroy O'Conner
Riveside
Cedar Township
Eliz. Clark
Carol McDowell
Richard Lacina
Maxine Reeves
Gladys Huber
Billy Norman
Wellman
Warren Dare
United States
Local towns listed along route in Iowa region
A sequence of town names including Columbus Junction Sigourney Keota along with Kalona Wellman Webster South English Kinross Riverside North English and Richmond appears in the source text as a regional path or reference.
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Ler
Columbus
Sigourney
Keota
Nlaskins
Richmond
Kalona
Wellman
Webster
South English
Kinross
Riverside
North English
Parked Car Hit In a Street Crash
A car owned by Joe Lang on West Madison Street was rear ended by Alva A Heisdorffer 26 of Richland. The Lang car sustained about 75 in damage and Ann Heisdorffer of Richland cut her forehead. Sheriff Putnam reported another Iowa City youth group wreck in Kalona last night with no serious injuries to occupants.
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Joe Lang
Madison Street
Alva A. Heisdorffer
Richland
Ann Heisdorffer
H. M. Putnam
Iowa City
Kalona
Firing Squad Conducts Nelson Service at Elm Grove Cemetery
Services of a military nature were held yesterday afternoon at Elm Grove cemetery for Ralph Nelson, world war veteran and former Washington resident, who died in a veterans' hospital near Chicago. Rev. George Kerr of the United Presbyterian church presided at the graveside, with members of the American Legion as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elm Grove Cemetery
Ralph Nelson
Washington
Veterans’ Hospital
Chicago
George Kerr
United Presbyterian Church
American Legion
Hogs reach ten dollars in Chicago market
CHICAGO Ill June 13 UP hogs sold at a three year top of ten dollars on the Chicago live stock market today. Traders reported a light supply and strong demand boosted the price. The rise follows a weeks long uptrend due to heavy government purchases. The ten dollar high last occurred July 27 1938 with a ten dollar fifteen cent top.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Long Farewell for Local Figure with Pallbearers and Color Guard
Pallbearers named Ray Cox Dennis Flynn Frank Casey Charles Denison Cloyce Stewart and Charles Kennedy stood in for a local funeral service. The firing squad included B F Bostwick Sam Munson Everette Burham Clyde Putnam Oscar Lane Ed Eikelkamp Tom Swift Walter Anderson with Archie Buwer in command. Jesse Radda acted as bugler sounding Taps while Jay Brewer Robert Noonan served as color bearers and Cy Birka Harry Ramseyer as color guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Cox
Dennis Flynn
Frank Casey
Charles Denison
Cloyce Stewart
Charles Kennedy
B. F. Bostwick
Sam Munson
Everette Burham
Clyde Putnam
Oscar Lane
Ed Eikelkamp
Tom Swift
Walter Anderson
Archie Buwer
Jesse Radda
Jay Brewer
Robert Noonan
Cy Birka
Harry Ramseyer
Sinking of Robin Moor prompts U S on international law
Washington reports Under Secretary Sumner Welles insists safety precautions must precede sinking of ships. Germany threatens to sink all Allied supply ships, while RAF raids devastate Ruhr industries. Damascus and Beirut observers await outcomes of negotiations for peaceful entry. Berlin denies US sinking claim and labels it war propaganda.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
Sumner Welles
Robin Moor
United States
United Press
Germany
Britain
Royal Air Force
Ruhr
Damascus
Beirut
Syria
Berlin
Washington
Pernambuco
Cairo
Iowa Draft Quota Set at 1303 Men for July
Des Moines report says Iowa must furnish 1303 soldiers for the army between July 1 and July 20 under the selective service act. Of these, 1064 will be inducted at Fort Des Moines and the remainder at Fort Crook, Nebraska, leaving Iowa with a total of 9600 men drawn under the act.
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Des Moines
Robert Fulton
State
Selective Service Headquarters
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Fort Crook
Neb
Auto Crash Kills Iowa Man. Nine Hurt
Wesley Lee 56 of Low Moor Iowa died and nine others were injured in a late night crash on highway 30 five miles east of DeWitt. The accident occurred last night and authorities investigated the scene.
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Clinton
Wesley Lee
Low Moor
Iowa
DeWitt
Paper Cutter Wanted for Red Cross Room
The Red Cross sewing and knitting room seeks a paper cutter about 86 inches wide for parcel wrapping. They have small cutters but lack a 36 inch width model and ask if any Washington business house can lend or loan one. those with a cutter available should call 809.
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Washington
Red Cross Sewing and Knitting Room
Red Cross
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