Iowa Supreme Court Upholds DWI Charge in Drunken-Driver Case
Des Moines reports the Iowa supreme court reaffirmed a prior ruling that an automobile owner may be guilty of driving while intoxicated if he permits an intoxicated person to drive his car. The decision in A J Storms of Creston sends the case back for retrial due to a technical error in the district court's handling of defense testimony.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
A. J. Storms
Creston
Adair County
William Gillispie
High Court
Adairs
Ithe
Bedford Soldier Lawrence Stark Killed in Luftwaffe Action
Lieut Lawrence Stark, 27, son of Thomas and Mrs Stark of Bedford, died May 13 in an air battle over Keil Germany. A daughter was born to Mrs Stark in Portland Oregon on the same day. The Iowan’s death occurred during the air campaign over European theater.
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Bedford
Lawrence Stark
Thomas Stark
Stark
Portland
Ore
Keil
Germany
Record hog receipts at John Morrell near Otumwa
At John Morrell and Co in Ottumwa a hog run topped 290 trucks from 454 owners across southeastern Iowa and Missouri. Yard totals surpassed 13,090 hogs with about 5,700 received that day versus 4,344 a year ago. Farmers cited uncertain 1938 corn crop prospects and many fields under water as the reason for the heavy run.
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Ottumwa
John Morrell and Co
Iowa
Missouri
Des Moines Set For GOP Chair Election Sunday Meeting
The Republican State Central Committee plans to elect a new chairman at a 10 a.m. Sunday meeting in Des Moines. Fred Gilbert of State Center resigns as state chair man to join the state highway commission on July.
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Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Fred Gilbert
State Center
State Highway Commission
Iowa coal operators protest abandonment of rail line
Creston The Iowa coal industry protests ICC hearings on abandoning 8 5 miles of Burlington track between Humeston and Clearfield and between Merle Junction and Clarinda. A M Ferbert and Sam V Carpenter testified that line abandonment would raise the cost of delivering Iowa coal in the served territory.
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Creston
Iowa Coal Industry
Burlington
Humeston
Clearfield
Merle Junction
Clarinda
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. M. Ferbert
Appanoose County
Woman Stabbed During Beer Tavern Attack
Cedar Rapids prosecutors file assault with intent to commit great bodily injury against Frank Matthews, 64, in the Monday night stabbing of Anna Huling, 53. Huling sustained 19 stab wounds in the tavern attack.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Matthews
Anna Huling
King George VI Inspects Allied Forces in North Africa
King George VI arrived in North Africa to inspect allied land sea and air forces before the invasion of southern Europe. Prime Minister Churchill said the force would operate in its most intense form as War Secretary Griggs and Air Secretary Sinclair accompanied the king. Buckingham Palace noted the king welcomed US and French units and that General Dwight D. Eisenhower received the insignia of Knight Grand Cross.
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London
George VI
North Africa
Europe
Churchill
James Griggs
Archibald Sinclair
Africa
Eighth Armies
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
Dwight D. Kaiserhower
Mediterranean Theater
Order of the Bath
Legion Post to Elect Officers Next Month
At the Leon Beatty post meeting Commander M L Whittaker named Harry Simpson George Rudiger and Iverson Wolf to a nominating committee to choose officers for election at the next meeting in August. The campaign to fund 20 000 cigarettes for overseas troops continued with coins donated in milk bottles placed in stores raising about 50 dollars in a week. George Rudiger leads the cigarette fund drive and a district American Legion meeting will be held at the country club in Washington this evening.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion
Hell
M. L. Whittaker
Harry Simpson
George Rudiger
Iveston Wolf
Washington
Tien
Legion Post
Defends Rollback Program Before Senate Banking Committee
Price Administrator Prentiss M. Brown told the Senate Banking Committee that subsidies to processors are necessary to carry out the price stabilization act of 1942. He argued three milestones guide stabilization and that without subsidies, prices cannot be kept at parity, retail levels, and a fair producer–consumer margin.
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Washington, D. C
Prentiss M. Brown
Senate Banking Committee
Brown
Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Congress
Baldrige Receives Training Notice For Occupied Territory
Attorney A. E. Baldrige of Washington, named captain in the specialists' reserve, must report June 26 for four months of training in the school of military occupation. The program aims to prepare officers to govern occupied territories after the war by studying languages, laws, religions, and customs. After training, participants return home to await active service. This branch has had few Iowa appointments. The goal is to prevent future wars through postwar competence.
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A. E. Baldrige
Washington
Specialists’ Reserve
Liday
Baldrige
Johnston Inspects Civil Air Squadron in Iowa
Major Johnston of Des Moines, wing commander of the Civil Air Patrol in Iowa, inspected the Washington squadron and the Columbus Junction and Morning Sun flights at the armory. 84 members attended and the inspector explained CAP’s status as an auxiliary of the Army Air Force. Lt. Col. and Mrs. W.G. Eldridge and Ralph Bringman were guests.
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Don ©. Johnston
Des Moines
Civil Air Patrol
Iowa
Washington
Columbus Junction
Morning Sun
Armory
Johnston
CAP
Army
Army Air Force
John Lemmon
W.G. Eldridge
Ralph Bringman
Wellman
Navy
Washington Squadron
Girl Drowns Wading in Creek Near Home
In Mount Pleasant a 13 year old, Fern Freeman, disappeared after walking off a ledge while wading with three companions in Big Cedar Creek one mile south of home. Betty Wehrle, 14, tried to aid with a stick but Freeman could not reach it and remains missing as thirty men conduct a continuing search Tuesday.
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Mount Pleasant
Big Cedar Creek
Home
Fern Freeman
Betty Wehrle
Fern
Charlie to Wed Again
Charlie plans a second wedding, reported from Santa Barbara California. Details remain sparse as the notice centers on a forthcoming ceremony between the same couple.
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Charlie
Santa Barbara
California
Chaplin Weds Oona ONeill in Historic Marriage
Charlie Chaplin 54, with white hair, receives a marriage license to wed 18 year old Oona ONeill daughter of playwright Eugene ONeill. The actor and protege proceed with plans amid a public spotlight on this high profile union.
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Chaplin
Oona O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Man Dead in His Hotel Room at Home Hotel
Samuel Robbins aged 87 was found dead in his room at the Home hotel on South Marion Avenue. Coroner Kyle cited a likely heart attack after Robbins had suffered heart trouble. Funeral services were conducted by L. A. Jones and Rev. Ivan Riess with burial in Elm Grove cemetery beside his wife. Robbins, born May 1 1855, had lived in Washington twelve years and previously in Ainsworth. He leaves a nephew Richard Woodruff of Davenport and a niece in Laramie Wyoming. wife Mary Jane Tripp predeceased him in 1934.
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Samuel Robbins
Home
South Marion Avenue
W. S. Kyle
L. A. Jones Funeral Home
Ivan Riess
Washington
House panel OKs 1944 civil war agency funding
The House Appropriations Committee approved 2.939 billion dollars for eighteen civilian war agencies for fiscal 1944. It acknowledged past mistakes and praised informed public criticism while denouncing unfounded attacks on bureaucrats amid the expanded war effort.
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Washington, D. C
U.P
House Appropriations Committee
United States
New Methodist Church Appoints Rev Fred E Miller
Rev Fred E Miller will move to Washington this week to begin his duties as pastor of the Methodist church. He previously led the Chariton church for two years and was assigned to Washington at the recent Des Moines conference session.
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Fred E. Miller
Washington
Methodist Church
Chariton
Des Moines
Chorus Practice Friday For Young People
Rehearsal moved to Friday at eight in the high school. Boyd White vocal instructor directs the summer sessions. About 40 attend each session, held twice weekly. Open to current high school students, rising sophomores and recent graduates.
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Boyd White
Cuban evangelist to speak at Christian Tabernacle service
Senor Lavasilda of Cuba, an evangelist, will discuss his mission work in the West Indies at the Christian Tabernacle this evening at eight o'clock. Additional remarks are expected.
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Senor Lavasilda
Cuba
West Indies
Christian Tabernacle
Air Fields Of Sicily Blasted In Mediterranean War Report
United Press notes intensifying Allied air strikes against Sicily as strategic pressure grows in the Mediterranean. King George VI visits allied forces, Mussolini signals a fateful hour, and Axis propaganda hints at an imminent invasion. In China and the Pacific, gas attacks and heavy Japanese losses are reported, with a major Russian battle near Orel entering its third day.
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Germany
Italy
U. S
Kiel
Bremen
Pantelleria
Lampedusa
Linosa
Mediterranean
Sicily
International
United Press
Wien
George VI
Axis
Benito Mussolini
Migensk
Orel
Three Washington youths enter active army service
Three Washington county men Homer Birney Fred Graham and Wilford C Dawson were inducted into the army two weeks ago and after a 14 day furlough at home boarded a bus for Camp Dodge this morning to begin active duty all are residents of Washington and will report to their posts in the army.
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Washington County
Camp Dodge
Army
Homer Birney
Fred Graham
Wilford C. Dawson
Washington
Public Invited to Hear Him Tomorrow Night
The public is invited to hear him tomorrow night, with an emphasis on accessible remarks and community engagement. Attendees can expect a presentation followed by a question session and informal conversation afterward.
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